My Baby's father - S01 E09

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My Baby's father - S01 E09

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 9

Kim’s p.o.v.

“Miss Kim,come with me please”. the nurse said leading the way and I followed suit.

“dad are you okay?” I asked immediately I entered the room. My dad was seated on a wheel chair and a doctor I haven’t met before was taking his vitals. We exchanged pleasantries and I got to know that he was the chemo specialist.

“i would leave you two right now. An intern would come and wheel him to his room”. the doctor said.

“no need,I would do that. How is my dad doing?” I asked him.

“He is improving and we hope it continues like that. But he is quite weak for a first chemotherapy”. he said.

A good and bad news in one sentence.

“would he be fine?” I asked him.

“hopefully he would be. We should have a little hope but we shouldn’t raise our hope too high. His condition is rare but a miracle can happen right?”. he asked with a tiny smile.

“yes it can”. I said with determination.

“excuse me then Miss?”.

“Kim… Kimberly”. I told him.

“A nice name though. Kimberly”. he said with a gentle smile before taking his leave.

what a gentle man and he is hot too. Kim easy,easy. You didn’t come here for a hot doctor.

I wheeled my dad to his room and he haven’t said anything since I helped him to lay on the bed. I was beginning to get worried he wasn’t one to stay quiet whenever I am around him.

“dad are you okay?” I asked him.

“yes I am”. he replied with a tight smile that seems to hurt.

Coolval stories.

I scrunched my eyebrows “does it hurts? tell me where it hurts”. I told him.

he gulped before replying softly “it does hurt alot”.

i suddenly felt like crying and I fanned my eyes to no avail but a tear slipped away and i wiped it immediately.

“Kimberly,you don’t need to cry. I would be okay”. he assured me.

“you have been saying that for about 8 months now but you are still in pain”. I said bitterly.

“look at me Kimberly”. he grabbed my hands and I flinched at how cold his hands were “I am going to be okay and I would go home with you,this sickness would pass. But it breaks my heart to see you sad,wipe your eyes okay”. he said and I wiped my eyes immediately.

“you aren’t going to die right?” i blurted out.

“No Kimberly,I won’t okay? I won’t”. he assured me.

“yes you won’t”. I said gripping his hands like my life depended on it.

if he dies I won’t forgive myself. I love my dad so much.

“Kimberly,where did you get the money for my chemo. The doctor said you have paid all the outstanding fees. Did you get a job already?” he asked.

“yes”. I replied. I knew it was a lie but I couldn’t tell him the truth, I can’t just say ‘i accepted to be my boss fiancee for 6 months to get his funds’ that doesn’t sound right and it isn’t right either.

“really? you got a job?” he asked and I nodded “yes I got a job”

“why didn’t you tell me about it?” he asked again.

“I didn’t want to bother you because I wanted you to focus on your chemotherapy and moreover I wanted to settle the bills first”. I told him.

“Right so the pay must be really huge since you already settled my medical bills and my chemo on your first pay”.

“yes it is really huge”. i told him.

“the work must be stressful too,you don’t have to push yourself so hard okay?”.

This advice came at the wrong time because I already pushed myself pass my limit.

“The job is for 6 months though”. I told him truthfully,I couldn’t just lie to him like that.

“six months? what kind of job is that. Tell me Kimberly Is it illegal?” he asked alarmed.

“of course not. The job contract lasts for just six months but at least,It would take care of you and I”. I told him.

“Kimberly are you sure this is….”

“Dad! that is enough”. I told him kissing his cheeks and he wrapped his hands around me “I am alright”.

“you smell like strawberry”. he said sniffing me and I laughed in return,it felt so good.

“dad stop it” I whined but he wasn’t budging and I didn’t want to leave his arms too.

I love this man more than my whole life and everything i did for him was worth it. He is worth it. I was drunk in the rare moment when my phone rang.

“Kimberly go and pick that”. my dad said and I reluctantly left to pick the call. it read ‘my jerk of a boss’ right! spoiler alert.

I flashed my dad a pathetic look before exiting the room.

”Kim why does it takes so long before you pick your calls?” he asked in his usual intimidating voice.

”but you called only once and look I picked the call”. I argued.

”you picked after the fifth ring. I am a busy man”. he ranted on.

who does he think he is anyways?.

”I am also busy too and I tried my best to pick the call immediately it rang”.

”yes you did”. he said sarcastically “our first public outing is tonight”. he said.

”tonight? and you are just telling me now?” I asked dumbfounded.

”when was I suppose to tell you? I remembered telling you to stay put and go with the flow”. he said and I wanted to snap but I later decided it was not the right thing to do.

”what time and where exactly should I meet you?” I asked calmly.

”meet me? are you really that clueless on things like this? i would come to pick you up.” he said.

”why? I don’t think that is necessary”. I told him.

”you think that is not necessary? how do you expect us to create an impression if we don’t get there the same time and moreover do you have an entry card? where you invited? I was the one invited and I decided to come with you because that is our first step”. he explained and i felt really stupid, looking at it,it wasn’t right for us to get there at different times.

”what time?” I asked.

”I would come get you at 6″. he replied.

”6? isn’t that too early?”.

”it isn’t, wear your casual clothes,I have booked an appointment in a fashion store you would be provided with what to wear and the rest”. he said.

”and who said I can’t wear what I have?” I asked feeling angry.

”because the party is an elite party and you can’t go with me in casual clothes remember we are making an impression Tonight and you have to look your best. What’s with you anyways? you should be happy you are getting new clothes”. he said and that was the last straw how could he say that? I was not a charity case or anything because I really needed money does not mean any rich person could step on me.

”are you still there?”. he asked.

”you said 6pm. That’s okay I am hanging up now”. I told him.

”hold on,aren’t you gonna tell me your house address?” he asked.

”right my house address. J125 Greenwich street”. I said before hanging up.

I knew finding my house address would be hard because there were tens of Greenwich street in NYC but I couldn’t care less,that is his punishment for thinking he can talk to anyone the way he likes. We definitely had alot to talk about.

I bade my dad goodbye and I went home. Immediately I got home,I saw a package at the front of my apartment,I bent to pick it,it was designed with yellow and red ribbon . There was a paper with words scribbled on it,I removed the paper to see what was written there. it read ‘kim,I was baking this cookies when I thought of you and I decided to give you some. I miss you and our little chats at work,I sincerely hope things weren’t like this. Take care of yourself and eat well because you are not looking so healthy. Lots of love and hugs Laura.’ It was Laura,it was really sweet of her to have thought of me. I made a mental note to pack some for dad when next I was going to the hospital.

I went inside,kept the cookies safe in the refrigerator. i switched on the TV to see if they were airing any of my best shows,that turned out to be the best sleeping pill because I fell asleep not long after.

The ringing of the alarm bell signified me that someone was at the door. I rubbed my eyes before going to open the door,I opened the door to reveal Ashton fully dressed in an Italian cut suit,he looked so… OMG I am not going to drool over the a-----e.

“Take a picture it lasts longer”. he said smirking.

what the hell “keep on dreaming,I was only starring at you because I wasn’t expecting to see you this early”.

“oh you sure weren’t expecting me when you just dropped a random address and I had to find the Greenwich street that Kim lives in”. he said again.

“come on in or you can just wait in your car”. I told him not liking the idea of him coming into my house.

“no I would come in”. he said entering and I locked the door after him. “small and cozy house”. he muttered. “hurry up,we don’t have alot of time left”. he ordered.

a-----e.

I went to my room and threw on a casual clothes,still not happy with the notion of me having to dress like others.

Kim it Is just for 6 months and you are back to your comfy clothes.

“let’s go”. I told him immediately i entered the living room and he scrutinized the cloth I was putting on and I thought he wanted to make a rude remark but he decided to stay mute.

We got to the fashion store,it was huge no doubt but it didn’t fascinate me,it was like I was going to be slaughtered with different products I would not feel comfortable in.

“Hey Ashton”. the lady said making flirtatious eyes at him and I rolled my eyes.

“Clara this is the lady I told you about”. he said with a Stern voice oblivious of her seductive gaze.

she looked at me scrutinizing my looks and I gave her a flat look in return “is she the one?”. she asked dumbly.

“yes. Make her more presentable. We don’t have much time”. he said .

oh I wasn’t presentable.

she was about to throw another witty comment when she saw the look on my face “oh yes,give us an hour and you wouldn’t believe she is the one anymore” she turned to me “let’s go”.

I followed her and the other ‘beauty experts’ to a room. After YEARS of me changing clothes, changing shoes, restyling my hair to different styles,one of the ladies had the gut to tell me to cut my hair a little and I snapped at her. After patting and beating my face all in the name of makeup they where finally done. I looked pretty to say the least but I knew I preferred the ‘comfortable kim’ to this ‘presentable one’.

“I would send the payment to your account”. Ashton told the Clara lady.

“yes,and it won’t hurt to have a drink with me you know”. she suggested shamelessly.

“excuse me please”. he said ignoring her former statement and we left the store to the venue of the party.

I didn’t feel too comfortable in the clothes and I couldn’t wait for us to get this over with.

What would happen tonight?.