ONE-NIGHT STAND'S BILLIONAIRE IS MY BABY'S FATHER

KRISTEN ZOEY As I walked back to my house that evening, I couldn’t help but think about my life, I mean who doesn’t think about their lives at one point? I know this sounds stupid but that is who I am, I have always been a perfectionist ever since I was in high school, I have always wanted my life to be perfect and everything to be on point and I think I am kind of getting there, anyway I don’t want to bore you with my numerous outbursts, so I will just go straight to the point, my name is Kristen Zoey, I just graduated about a year ago and after working as an intern in one of the banks in town, I got absorbed in afte and that is where I was working. Working at the Diamond Trust Bank had always been my dream and when I graduated from college, my mom was there to help me reach my dreams, she wasn’t that rich or well-known around but her college friend was working at the bank as a manager, that was how I got my job, my internship after about six months I got in as a financial analyst but I will tell you one thing though, it is not as enticing as it sounds but a job is a job regardless. It was around five o’clock in the evening when I alighted from my cab, I still didn’t have my car but I was getting there, that is how it goes, one step at a time. I got my keys from my handbag and opened the door to my apartment, I lived in a two-bedroom apartment, all thanks to my mom, she helped me cater for the mortgage during my internship until I started working officially and I could afford to pay on my own. I was super tired and the first thing I did was to take off my heels and plop myself on the couch, took my remote and switched on the TV, flipped through the channels, got my favourite TV show and then walked to the water dispenser, poured myself a glass of water and went back to sit on the couch. As I was watching my favourite baking show, “The Great British Baking Show” my phone chimed, it was a text from Keasha. Keasha and I had been friends for the longest time I can remember, since high school and we even went to the same college but ended up doing different courses in two different fields. “Hey what’s up, I just got home, and you have anything you want to tell me?” I asked and she chuckled on the other end. “No I just missed you and I thought it would be okay if I call you and say hi to you.” She said and I laughed lightly. “You miss me this much and I am not your boyfriend, girl you need to set your priorities well because this is getting out of the way.” “I know you wish that was true, I know your life is lonely, you should get a boyfriend or something.” “Nah, I don’t think so Keasha, my life is not boring, I am just so busy that I don’t think I have time for boyfriends, not after what happened to me, I am not going to fall for the same track again, I am good, despite tomorrow is Friday and the week is finally coming to an end, work is tiresome but the paycheck is good, I can’t just quit you know?” “I am not asking you to quit Kristen, I am only asking you to loosen up and live a free life, and being heartbroken is one thing and moving on is another thing, I am hooking you up with someone if you are going to do nothing about it.” “I don’t think you called me to lecture me about my love life, on the other, you don’t even have a perfect relationship, you just keep sleeping around with whoever you want as for me, I don’t think I have that interest in men, I am working on perfecting my career.” “I see, I am not against any of it but there is a life besides a career and all that, you need to loosen up a little bit and live your life.” “Yeah that I will when the right time comes, but meanwhile, let me focus on something more important, how are you doing, did you get the guy you were after?” “Yeah, with my charming skills, I don’t think I would lose that handsome dude, anyway I was calling to tell you I have a good deal tomorrow, I know it is Friday so you will be free and you won’t be at work.” “Yes?” I said waiting for her to add something but I already knew what she was going to talk about, you see one thing with Keasha, she was always a party and clubbing type of girl that loved parties and clubbing so much, so I wouldn’t be surprised if what she wanted to tell me had something to do with the club or a party she was invited to. I am not saying I am a saint but at least my priorities weren’t upside down like hers, she was still my friend regardless. “Are you going to join me, it is just me, you and some of my colleagues at work” “It is a party right?” I asked obliviously. “Of course, what else happens on a Friday evening? So I will see you there?” “I will confirm it to you tomorrow; I want to make something to eat right now.” “Okay and please don’t give me a negative answer.” “Whatever Keasha, I got to go,” I said and hung up, I knew if I continued talking to her then I wasn’t going to do anything so I walked right into the kitchen to make something for myself. I am not a good cook and I don’t like cooking either but what is there to do when you are staying alone? Of course nothing, I checked in the fridge and I had one piece of chicken left, that was enough, I settled on noodles and fried chicken. The following morning, I woke up as usual put on my jogging outfit and locked the door behind me before I ran towards the park, my usual morning routine. One thing about me is that I love staying fit and every morning before going to work, I would go for a run in the park then head back home, freshen up and go straight to work later but this particular morning, it was like I woke up on the good side of the bed. On my way back to my place, just a few meters from the park, I saw a figure I thought I knew or maybe I was just having my imagination, but that was not it! As I ran across the road, I saw him, he wasn’t wearing a cap or a hood to hide his face or something, he was running right in front of me a few meters ahead of me, there is no way I could confuse him for someone else, he was there and too bad because he didn’t even notice my presence, he just ran past me like I was some sort of a stranger, which I was to him, I thought maybe, he would recognize me because we schooled together since junior high school, but maybe I wasn’t noticeable to him or maybe he was just too focused on his run that he didn’t see or notice my presence as I ran past him. One thing I couldn’t fail to notice was how big and muscular he had gotten, he was still the handsome Reece I had a crush on back in the days, his Viking-gold hair that made him look so handsome to me, and by the way, I loved his sea-rover blue eyes, they always looked dreamy to me and not to mention his deep voice! He was running at a slower pace, so I just ran with his speed because I didn’t want to go past him, I wanted to watch him run, something weird is that I loved the way he ran, the way his titan shoulder muscles twitched as he ran, he looked dishy to me only that I wasn’t the one enjoying the meal. After running at a slower pace for a few minutes, I realized I was approaching my place but I wasn’t ready to let go of his figure in front of me, so I did the unthinkable, I know you will call me desperate but I don’t care, I did what I had to do to get his attention. I feigned I was hurt and in pain, so I screamed and he immediately stopped in his tracks and turned back to look at what was happening, realizing he was looking at me, I touched my toes in pain and feigned being hurt. “Ma’am, are you okay?” He asked and I wondered how on earth he couldn’t recognize me or maybe I wasn’t just important to him like the other girls. “No, I think my feet twisted,” I said as I gently touched my feet and winced back in pain, “oh my God it is so painful,” I whined and he bent over to look at my leg. “Okay, let me have a look.” He said and went ahead to help me remove my shoe, I was stealing glances at him behind my cap the entire time, “Ouch, that hurts.” I feigned pain when he touched my toes. “I think you just twisted your toes, it is going to be okay, are you sure you can manage to be on your own the rest of the journey? You will have to apply something on it so it doesn’t sore up.” He said suggestively. “Yeah, thank you, I will be fine, thank you.” I said and he raised his eyebrows, “I got to go though, thank you for helping me out.” I said and didn’t even give him a chance to add anything, I simply ran towards my place and of course, I had to fake my injury as I ran, I have never felt so embarrassed in my life, I felt so stupid for thinking that he would recognize me for a second. Once I was sure I was some distance away from where I left him standing, I stopped in my tracks and looked back but he was nowhere to be seen, he had vanished into thin air, “Whoosh, thank God I don’t have to run around looking like a psycho.” I said and took a deep breath and walked the rest of the journey to my place. Since I didn’t want to be late to work, I immediately hoped to the shower with hopes that it would take only a few minutes to get ready and rush to work before I got ass fired