Bound by her bump novel Chapter 1

Annie said her goodbye to Ella. She watched as Ella’s car left her driveway and then she went back inside.

Before Ella left, they talked more about how busier and crazier their life was going to be in the future months, with the baby in the picture. To be honest, Annie was a little scared about the whole thing but she was even more scared about the fact that She may not get pregnant on the first trial of the procedure and if that happens, she would have to keep trying until it worked.

Annie switched off the TV, closed the windows, turned off the lights in the living room before heading to her bedroom. She took a shower, did her nighttime skincare routine and changed into something comfy.

She tied her now dried hair into a messy bun, reached for her laptop, a pen and a notepad, then she got comfortable on her bed to do some work.

The month was coming to an end which means Annie will have to pay her workers so she was trying to go through all invoices and also cross-check everything her accountant sent to her email.

She did that very quickly after which she started looking online for a bigger shop to rent. She was thinking of relocating her beauty parlour to a bigger place with more space. She got tired when she didn’t find the shop that interests her so she eventually shut down her laptop.

Annie got comfortable under the duvet, reached for her phone and replied all pending messages.

She got tired after a while, said a short prayer and slept off.

••••••••••••

“So what did Doctor Myers say concerning the test you took? When will the results be ready?” Evelyn, Eric’s mother asked Eric.

“I haven’t heard from him mom but I should get the result latest by Wednesday,” Eric replied, connecting his glass of white wine to his lips.

Eric Ivan-James was the first child and only son of Evelyn and Austin Ivan-James. He was 30 years old and handsome as hell. He currently heads his Father’s company alongside the chain of five-star hotels and investments he owns. Eric was one hell of a hard worker and what makes him unique was that he was very kind and he treated everyone with respect; A trait he got from his parents.

Because of his busy schedule during weekdays, he made sure he spent Sundays with his parents, had lunch and dinner with them and updated them with the latest developments concerning the company.

Right now, Eric was seated with his parents in one of the living rooms downstairs.

“I’m tired of hearing the same thing all the time so I don’t think collecting the result will be necessary anymore,” Eric added.

“No dear. You should follow up with the result. Everything will be fine.” Evelyn said with pleading eyes which earned a sigh from Eric, knowing he’ll have to find time during the week to go collect the result.

To be honest, Eric Ivan-James was tired of it all. The depression started when he found out he had a low sperm count. Since then, he has been in and out of the hospital once every three months for some tests to keep up with his progress and also for treatment recommended by Doctor Myers.

Seeing that there wasn't any progress, Eric concluded he was not destined to conceive and that he would adopt a child when the time was right. But his mom found a way to make him go for his last check-up where his urine, sperm and blood samples were collected.

“Alright mom, I will go for the result this week.” Eric heeded to his mother’s plea which made her smile.

Before they could go further into their conversation, they were interrupted by Laura. Eric’s youngest sister, the baby of the house.