"Wow! I often come across online videos of babies kicking in their mother's belly, but I never expect it'll be this strong," said Annie in surprise and awe. "Corinne, you seem like you have a very naughty baby inside you. Does it not make you uncomfortable?"
A motherly halo appeared above Corinne's head. She gently stroked her belly while saying, "It's bearable. I won't be surprised if this kid turns out as exasperating as his dad."
Annie rested her cheek on her hand as she stared at Corinne, who was absolutely overflowing with happiness albeit without herself aware of it. "Oh, Corinne, I'm so jealous of you. You and Uncle Jeremy are going to live happily ever after together. I hope I'll find a man that loves me as much as Uncle Jeremy loves you in the future."
Corinne raised an eyebrow. "Don't you have a boyfriend? I'm sure the wedding bells will be ringing for you soon."
Annie's expression immediately dimmed. "Actually… We've broken up."
Corinne was not surprised at all. "Why did you two break up?"
Annie sighed and said, "He…proposed to me, and that scared me, so I didn't say yes."
Corinne narrowed her eyes. "You mean getting married scares you?"
Annie frowned. She looked a little lost when she answered, "No, it's not that. I am looking forward to getting married and would often think about how I want my wedding to be. You heard of the time I nearly got married, right? Well, I found out my ex-fiance was a cheating dirtbag, so I put a stop to the wedding. Before that, I really looked forward to my wedding day. For some reason, I'm very resistant to the idea of getting married to Marcus."
"Well, the reason is simple. You don't love him," said Corinne simply, hitting the nail on the head.
Annie's expression froze. 'I don't love Marcus? Well, yes, that's true. He's a nice guy, for sure. I don't have to worry about being cheated on when I'm with him,' she thought.
"O…Okay! I'll call 911 now!" Annie hurriedly took out her phone and dialed the emergency hotline. Once she was put through, she told the operator their situation and address.
"Corinne, the ambulance is on its way. It should reach in about 10 minutes. How are you feeling? Can you hang in there?"
Joey did not understand what was happening. Scared, he clutched Corinne's hand and cried while calling, "Auntie Sissy… Auntie Sissy… Auntie Sissy…"
Corinne was in so much pain from the contraction that she struggled to catch her breath. However, that did not stop her from telling Annie what to do, comforting Joey, and looking at the clock on the wall all at the same time.
'Sh*t! The baby's coming sooner than expected. Here goes nothing!'
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...