pair. And at first, it seemed that way. Their
first meeting had been magical, love at first
sight but then for whatever reasons, the other
meetings that followed were a real nightmare,
all they ever did was fight, and it soon became
clear to them and those who watched them
from the sidelines that they had no future
together. So, without saying anything about it,
they just drifted apart, he got married and so
did Nina, but then neither of their marriages
worked out. none of the girls had a baby. Two aborted
their pregnancies, a third miscarried hers and
Nina didn’t hear what happened to the fourth.
And then he decided to remarry. Now he was
remarried, but his wife had complications, he
had taken her to many experts, and they all said
she couldn’t have children.
“Thank you, Chris.” Nina sat down beaming.
“You look well.” Nina gulped. She didn’t like the way he was
looking at her. He was now remarried, what did
it matter what happened to them?
“Oh Chris, I am so sorry to hear that.” Nina’s
voice was just above a whisper. He must feel
devasted.
“Hey, Nina.” Chris smiled and embraced her as
she reached the table where he was. “Please,
sit down.”
He sighed and smiled. “What happened to us,
Nina?” He asked momentarily, changing the
subject.
He smiled his thanks. “So do you.” He looked
her over. “It’s good to be able to see you again
finally.”
“It’s all water under the bridge now, Chris.” She
responded with a smile. “It was not meant to
be.”
They spent the next few minutes exchanging
pleasantries and then they ordered their
food. As they ate, Chris mentioned that he had
asked her to meet him up because he wanted
to discuss something important. Nina raised
an eyebrow. What could he possibly want
to discuss with her? She wondered. She had
been under the impression that this meeting
concerned her interest in his property.
“You know, sometimes I think of you, and I feel
like the man who made his girlfriend his wife
and his wife his girlfriend.” He had a trace of
sadness in his eyes.
Nina began to think that coming out to have
lunch with him was a bad idea. She had no idea
he had remarried, and she did not come to
rekindle any flames, she just wanted to discuss
his property which she wanted to rent for her
business! This was awkward, to say the least!
“So, what would you like to discuss with me?”
Nina asked.
Without much ado, he began to speak. He had
been married to his first wife for several years
without a child, and when the marriage ended,
he was so frustrated and desperate to have a
child that he got four girls pregnant at the same
time. Nina’s eyes widened in shock even as she
gave thanks silently that she hadn’t been trying
to swallow at the time; she might have choked
on it. He went on to say that unfortunately,
“Well, Chris, I believe that if we were meant to
be together, it would have happened.”
“I believe it can still happen.”
“Really? How? You are married.” Nina
reminded him.
He hadn’t forgotten. He went on to offer Nina
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