FORBEARANCE

CHAPTER FIVE

With our eyes holding each other's gaze, I stare beyond his evil deeds, my heart race against my ribcage as I remember the reason I love him. Marco was there for me when the burdens of being the perfect daughter haunts me. He stood by me and told me that everything was going to be okay, after I accidentally burnt down my father's work office at home, Marco took the blame for me.  He took that blame like it was nothing and after that huge save all he took in return was a kiss on the lips.

Our lips touch once more and my love for him overflows, drowning all the negativity around us. His touch is dangerous yet it burns with trace of love.

"Marco, if we go through this everything will change" I look him in the eyes, hoping he understands that if we have s*x tonight, his ties with Faith ends.

He ease up from on top of me and sits at the edge of the bed "It's not as easy as that Ambrose, You'll understand soon enough" he lefts the room, leaving the door open.

I knew it would end this way, there is no way he'll cut ties with Faith, somehow my heart feels like waiting but my mind is telling me to bottle all these feelings towards him, feelings he must earn, the  feelings I'll never show him again.

After that emotional roller coaster, I had to get out of the regardless of  his rules. Coming down the stairs with my purse in hand Damion stop me on spot.

"I'm sorry ma'am, Mr. Fernando gave me strict orders" Standing mountain tall in front of me, he folds  his rams "I cannot let you leave"

"I'm on my period and I'm running out of pads" Holding my stomach to sweeten the lie, I then hang onto his arm.

"I'm sorry, I can't"

Squinting the tears out my eyes, I look up look up at him "I can feel the heavy flow I need more pads"

His from breaks "Okay I'll  inform him that you're leaving"

I got to the car quickly and drove off, with Sophie on  speak I asked her, if she's ready for me to pick her up.

"I'm outside waiting" With her house only a couple minutes drive from hers I picked her up not too long after talking  to her.

"I thought your husband told you not to leave the house?" She asks while strapping on her seatbelt.

"He did but his grand opening is tomorrow night, I need something to wear" apart of me told me  not go and I wouldn't if  the public wouldn't find it suspicious.

"I might have to get something for myself, something flashy"

Laughing hard and took a quick glance a her "You're serious about this?"

"Yes!!"

We arrived at the store, Sophie immediately found a elegant black dress, it's strapless top flaunts her cleavage as the slit at the side gave her a sassy look. "I love this dress!"

"Sophie you look awesome!" I was ready to create more excitement over her dress but my phone went off.

"I thought I told you to not leave the f*****g property"

"I'm buying a dress to wear to your opening" I clap back

"There is no need for you to do that, I already bought a dress for you. Now get the f**k home"  He hung up the phone in my ears and I just froze. Even buying a dress is problem to him, soon or later he'll gain  control over how I breathe and my air intake.

"Sweetheart are you okay?" She folds her dress over her arm and walk towards me.

"No, Marco just called so I have to go"

She tilts her head in disbelief "Aren't you going to get a dress?"

"No, he told me he already bought one" It was great doing something exciting today, acting as if  I was  really on my period so the guard could let me out.

"Awwwwwe  your husband is so thoughtful, he loves you so much that he got a dress for you"

That's what  we make people see, behind those huge gates of our house, we are like strangers. I'm  fine with us being strangers, these feelings I have for him won't be hurt.

"Are you taking that dress?"

"Of course, I'm just gonna grab a cute purse to go with it and we can leave.

Marco came home with a deadly mood, the second he came to kitchen and grab a bottle of  Vodka I knew something was up. I served him a plate of  food, he didn't even  look at it.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"I like it better when your quite, please don't say a word".

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Pining  my  hair up nicely in a sleek bun, I then put in my favorite earrings. I hate green, it just doesn't look good on me. The dress is really nice but I have three problems, the opening in the back ends right at my lower back,  second problem its a mermaid type dress, third problem is that I hate green.

We are in the back seat of his limo, he scoot over close to me and sniffs  my neck seductively, with his fingers trailing my waist he look in my eyes. I ignored, that foolish feeling I use to have when he's touching or near me, I buried it. Why fluster over man that's in too deep with his side-piece to let go, he's aware of my feelings for him yet he puts them on pause to act like a boy.

"Can you scoot back over, I like it when you are not close to me"

He chuckles "What kind of game are you playing, wife?"

"The same game you've been playing, I'm done waiting for love"

He chuckles lowly and grab my cheeks, squeezing them "Stop lying to yourself Ambrose, If you think that you've completely buried it. I'll  take only  two minutes to dig it up"

The car stop, cameras are out waiting for our arrival. Marco came out  first and then helped me out, my emerald green silhouette heels touched the red carpet below my feet, the flashing lights of cameras and people asking for me to look their way, got my palms sweating . With our arms entwined we walked down to the huge doors of his hotel, that has a huge red ribbon. His father hands him a huge scissors, he gave me one of the handles and we both cut the ribbon together. Marco looked down on me and told me to look up. I did what he said and fireworks of all colors burst across the skies, I took be by suprise when he kiss me slowly, I can't push him a way in public, I have to accept his kiss.  Marco knew what he's doing, this is not just a simple kiss, holding my body firmly to his he deepen the kiss nicely.

Opening my eyes slowly, he placed his lips near my ear and whisper "It takes years to bury love, not even time can erase what you feel for me"

He leads me into the hotel where a beautiful stage was set up, for John Ledge  and Adele to perform. Marco looks down at me "You always wanted to meet them"

I can't help but feel excited and surprised, showing those emotions will probably give him the wrong idea. Smiling at him, I nod my head and took a seat  after he made his speech, about success and a whole lot of other motivational stuff.

"Aren't  you  proud of your husband Ambrose?" Sophie smiles at me and took both my hands "He's such a respectable man"

"Of course I am Sophie" I pretended to be a happy and proud wife, because I  know that  Marco Fernando lacks respect.

While the performance is taking place, I found myself wrapped up tightly in Marco's arms. He kept clinging to me so we'll look good for the cameras and for the nosey people watching. His hand ran up my bare arms like a feather as his stare never left my face,  with my head on his shoulder, I kept my eyes focus on the performance.

"You look beautiful tonight, especially in emerald green" 

"Compliments won't heal wounds of the  heart Marco"

He peck me on the forehead "It does makes the heart flutter and warms the cheeks of a blushing woman"

I gaze up at him, he always looks good in black, those blue eyes of  his looks even more radiant "Don't get cocky"

Marco kiss me on the lips again "Hmmmmm I hope your ready for our little vacation"

Furrowing my eyebrows, I gaze at him  with a surprised look "What—what vacation?"

"If  you can remember cleary, we have a baby to make an—"

I cut him off to say "Forget it, that's not happening"

"Oh Ambrose, the reason we are taking this vacation, is to get on the same page with each other" he entwine our fingers "Then we can make a baby"

"I'm not coming on that vacation, I'm not ready to be a mother and you are not ready to be a father"

My statement about him not being ready got him intense, he took a deep breath and fix his eyes at me "And what makes you say that?"

"I don't want my child to think, that having two partners is healthy. Marco you are not a father figure"

His hold on my waist tighten "You are delusional Ambrose, I'll  show  you otherwise when the baby comes.

Laughing softly I roll my eyes at him "Trust me Marco, there will be no baby"

The event came to and end. Marco helped me in the limo and immediately told the driver to roll up the private window. He grab me and pull me over on his lap in a  straddle position, fighting him with all my strength my hair went loose coursing down my shoulders.

"Marco. Let. Me. Go!" He used one of  his big palms to cuff both my hands behind me, my body is now in a immobile position.

He took off  his silky black tie and restrain my hands, I then watch him retrieve a pocket knife from his pocket, he used it to design a slit in the side of my dress, a slit that stopped at my waist.

"Marco you need to stop"

He smiles "You look sexy when your are  all tied up like a gift"  he reach over to a small glove compartment and took out a ball gag with a red bow on top, I assume he added the bow.

Holding my head in place he strapped it around my mouth, he then lift me off his lap and onto a seat of my own. "What were you complaining about again?"

It makes no sense if  I try to speak, my words will never slip through this gag.

"You were complaining about not having a child, Ambrose we are a married loving couple, why wouldn't we have a child together?" He taunts

The limo stops, my heart race even more. He flung me over his shoulder and walk with me up to the porch and then into the livingroom. Marco dropped me on the couch as if he was desperate to reach home. I try to run away, but running with your arms tied behind your back, is not easy.

He burst out laughing "Why are you running?"

I stop in my tracks and glance over my should, He has this look on his face when someone is holding back a laugh, I couldn't  fight back physically nor verbally.

"Don't come near me!" All those words I muster up to say are muffled by the gag. I can  feel my own drool, coming down the corner of my lips.

"Wow you're drooling for me now?" Marco burst out laughing while walking closer to me. He took off the gag "I had so much fun, watching you all tied up.

"Untie me you son-of-a-b***h!!!"

"Are you saying my mother is a b***h?"

"Take it how you want it!. Untie me!!"

He walk pass me with a scroll on his face "Untie yourself"

"Marco no, please untie me!" Walking behind him as he make it to the stairs, I try to undo my hands "I have to use the bathroom, please"

"Turn around"  he untie the knot and then pull me against him "Our vacation starts  in three days, you don't have to pack anything. I've  got  that covered"

The morning started off as usual, placing a plateful of bacon and scrambled eggs infront of him, I watched him under hooded  eyes as he type, on his laptop 

"I'll have coffee this morning, instead of  orange juice

He made a total fool of me last night, while I was over his shoulder railing with a gag in my mouth, the driver of the limo was being entertained. Marco laughed at me as if  I'm a clown, I've been humiliated before but last night  was drastic. I hated that dress but after all the compliments I received about it, I wanted to keep it.

"Eat with me" he sits me down a stool beside him and fork up some bacon and eggs to feed me.

"I'm not hungry as yet"

He kept the fork up to my lips "I'm  not asking you to eat with me, am telling you. Now open your mouth"

I did what he said and open my mouth to take in the food, he smiles at me and feed himself a forkful.

"Where are we going for this vacation?" I ask after swallowing.

"You'll find out when we land"  he tug on the end of my crop top "You won't be needing these anymore when we get back"

"W-Why?"

"Wife,your coming back from that trip pregnant"

My body froze "He most be joking" I thought to myself. I can't have his child, not now not ever. Marco eyes smile at me as he took a sip of his coffee, what can I do to stop this pregnancy?.

"Let me guess, you're thinking what can I do to stop this pregnancy?" He place the cup back on the countertop "I'll be off  from work and my eyes will be on you every second"

My eyes got glassy from the tears "You ca-can't do this. I don't approve of this baby making"

"You also didn't approve of this marriage"

"Marco making a child is big deal, well be parents and I'm not ready"

He cup my face with his hands "Everything will be fine, maybe this baby can close this gap between our love"

Swatting my face away from him, my face harden "A baby can't fix this gap, Marco you are the f*****g gap!!

I got up from around the counter and head to my room. This baby won't fix anything, it won't stop him from seeing Faith, he's only doing this for his mother's sake. I'm only a pawn in his game, I should have never fell for that kiss, I was a naive seventeen yearold who didn't understand nothing, about the affairs of the heart and he took advantage of that. Scrolling through my i********: page, I  quickly went through a couple of my pictures from night, again the media portrayed us as the loving couple. Commenting how lucky I am to find a man like Marco Fernando, little did they know he's a manipulative fucker.

It's been a while since I've seen my father, I can never forgive for what he had done, but I can't stop from thinking about him.

"Ambrose open up" 

"Go away Marco, I need time to think"

He unlocks the door and walk in with a sandwich and a cup of orange juice "You need to eat"

"I'm not hungry"

Marco place the glass of orange juice on the bed table and push the sandwich to my lips "Don't argue, just eat"

I took the sandwich from him "I can feed myself"

While I was eating he got on the bed, sit behind me and wrap his arms around me "A baby girl is all  I  want"

"Isn't that what your mother want?"

"I've been thinking lately, Ambrose I really want a baby" he kiss my jawline "I'm gonna fix us"

"What cause the change of though?"

"What you said last night really struck a nerve, I'm gonna be the best father"

The last time Marco was this sensitive, was years back when he showed me the delicate side of him, his hands slid up under my crop top and he squeeze my breast appreciating the softness.

"Trust me I'll make everything better, their be no problem between us"

"The only problem between us is Faith" I got up from his hold "I'm not getting pregnant because you laid on your back last night and think you'll be a good dad"

"You know what?" He got off the bed "I'm done begging and asking for your permission, the minute we set foot on that play we are making a baby!"

"No the f**k not!, why don't you ask Faith to carry your baby!?"

"Am I married to Faith?"

"You don't need to be married to have a child, you two are already f*****g"

He shook his head slowly "Don't f*****g go there" backing me against the door he kept his eyes on my breast "We'll have some nice kids, Ambrose our little girl will be perfect"

"Marco, I can't do this. A baby took just seconds to conceive, it doesn't take seconds to bring up a child"

"I'll be there every step of the way"

"I'm sorry Marco but you have it  prove to me. I'm not going in this blind, show me that you can be a great dad"

We stare into each other's eyes for the longest time, I can't afford to let him get what he wants out of all of this, I want him change. Faith, he keeps hanging on to her as if  she is his backbone or she knows his secrets.

This is not proofread as yet, I'll run through soon. Guys can you plz share this book with your friends if they are into this genre