The next morning, I woke up feeling light-headed, I felt my nipples, pinching against my blanket.

I raised the blanket and was surprised by the outcome, I was literally without clothes, naked.

The last thing I can remember was going to bed with my clothes on and now I'm completely naked?.

it didn't just disappear overnight.

(My clothes).

I soared my eyes around trying to gather my thoughts when the door to my room pushed open.

I hastily covered up with my blankets, when my best friend, Christain, walks in with a tray of breakfast in his hand.

"Good morning bestie,"

He comes to me shirtless.

"Good morning,  did you sleep here last night,?".

I had an effect.

He beamed.

"Don't you recall what happened?". He looks at my nervous face

"No,". I shook my head having no clue.

The last thing I remember was after coming back from Liam's home, Christain had called me to meet him at the bar, but after that,  I don't seem to recall anything that happened.

Christain saw that I had no recollection of what happened and decided to play a trick on me.

"Sara, look at me,". He raised my head, " I'm sure you don't recall what happened, I'll tell you,". He takes out a used condom from his pocket, showing it to me.

That got me trembling.

"Did we have...sex,?".

I got hysterical.

Christain laughed.

"Yes, we did, last night,".

He confirmed grinning so much at me.

How the heck did I end up getting myself entangled in this?.

My hands began to shudder as I panicked.

He saw that and admitted.

"Calm down Sara, nothing happened, I was just kidding,".

I met him instantly and said.

"You were only joking around, I've you gone mad,"

I throw a pillow in his face.

He laughed.

"I'm sorry, but be rest assured that no happened between us, okay?". He says.

I rolled my eyes when my phone rang.

I forgot I was meant to resume work very early before seven in the morning and now it is a minute past eight.

I picked up the call, and in the background, I heard Liam's angry tone of voice.

"Sara, why haven't you resumed,?".

He beguiled to know why.

Immediately I jumped down from bed, wrapping myself in my blanket, "I am sorry sir, just give me some time to get ready,".  I grabbed my toothbrush and toothpaste on top of my table, navigating toward the bathroom door.

I passed Christain who kept on staring at me.

"I don't care, I want you present, before nine, or else, say goodbye to your job,".

He cautioned and disconnected the call.

He didn't even let me speak.

...

I quickly showered and the same time get dressed in the bathroom, before stepping out.

Christain quietly watched me run in disarray and not once did he alter a word of assistance to me,  sometimes he can be such a wizard. 

"Excuse me,"

I pulled him away from getting in my way.

I held onto my shoes and hurried out of the house.

Outside, I stopped a cab and jumped in.

"Please drive,"

I told the driver while fixing up my hair...

I got out of the cab the second,  the car stopped by Liam's mansion.

I ran in,  I barely got into the mansion, I only passed the huge gate,  because, at the door, a woman bumped into me.

"Hey, you okay child,?" She held unto my shoulders.

I checked my time before responding to her, "yes ma'am, but do you have any idea where sir Liam is,?". I questioned her while scampering my eyes around.

She faced me.

  She was going to tell me something when the exact person I had asked about yelled from behind.

"You're late,"

Liam says as he grunts angrily.

"Why are you late,?" He asked again. swiftly moving toward my direction.

"I... I,". I thought twice.

Liam however gets annoyed, he grabbed my hand forcefully and threw me outside.

"Get out,". He sanctioned, as I turned back and have him shut the door to my face.

"Hold on please,". I hit on the door

"Go away Sara," I heard Liam shouting from inside.

He seems angry.

I sat on the bench outside, for over an hour.

The door kept on being locked and I thought Liam wasn't going to listen to me anymore.

I got up leaving when the door suddenly opens up.

I turned back and met Liam at the door.

"Come in,".

Liam said and went back in.

I hurried after he did.

He walked ahead but abruptly stopped to question me.

"Tell me, Sara, why are you late,?".

He folds his hands against each other.

I thought of the perfect lie to tell because I can't tell what happened, however, the worst tale came rushing out.

"I had an emergency at home, my mom got hit by a horse,".

Without thinking I said.

I had no idea, how that came out, but it did and I thought I'd be kissing my job goodbye, but  Liam surprised me and walked away.

He grinned also while leaving me behind.

After some hours later. I sat on the couch when Liam finally came down again.

He saw me and said.

" Did you not move from this spot throughout the whole day,?".

He checks the time, I did too, it was precisely a minute past seven in the evening.

I got up from the couch.

" Sir, I was waiting for you, I still don't know the explicit duties you want me to do as your son's nanny,".

I lowered my gaze while speaking to him.

"Specific duties, I don't think I explained everything to you,  wait I'll be back,".

Liam takes a hand out and went up again.

Liam alighted a little later.

He placed a paper in my palm.

"Please read," he tells with a smile.

I collected the paper and read through it, while reading, I noticed some strange words.

I looked up, "I'm sorry sir, an in-house nanny,?". I questioned him.

Liam gave me this look as if I had just said something stupid.

He further asked, "haven't you been a nanny before?".

He looks into my eyes, and all of a sudden, I felt guilty.

I couldn't fabricate and so I told him.

"No, I haven't been a nanny before sir,". I didn't have enough courage to look at him.

Liam wasn't pleased by that.

"So, you haven't been a nanny before,?."

He says again, displeased by it  the second time

"Yes sir, I haven't been a babysitter before,".

I replied, avoiding his disappointed gaze.

"So! How the hell I'm I going to entrust my son, to someone who doesn't know the first thing about babysitting,".

Liam scowls and shouted at me.

I am quite aware that Liam has every right to stop me from working, but I do need this job.

My dad will always tell me, that it's better to say the truth and get punished than lie and live with the guilt.

So, if Liam wants to stop me from working, it wouldn't be an injustice.

"Look, sir,  I am sorry, I know I said I have been a nanny before,  but I am willing to learn and abide by the rules and regulations governing our contract, please give me a chance sir,".

I begged with my hands crumpled.

Liam stares brawled about his decision.

"Hmm! I can see you're sorry, but it's okay, maybe God wanted you to get this job," he sets out a smiled afterward, " but in all honesty, I'll like to see how you handle a kid of such naughtiness especially if the child is my son,".

Liam speaks in an audible voice.

"Can you do it, Sara,?".

He asked for a final verdict.

"Yes sir,  I can do it,"

I declared right back.

Liam nods and walks away.

The following morning, I woke up quite early, I had my bags packed, and set to begin a new phase in my life.

Ding dong.

I rang the doorbell the moment I got to Liam's mansion, I waited patiently for a response when something flashed brightly before my eyes.

I looked back in a haste and saw cameras flashing at me.

From all angles, they rushed in.

  Questioning to know my identity.

Liam gets to know about the issue.

"What is going on here,?" He says as we all turned to look at him.

"Please Mr. Liam,  is she the mysterious lady we've been dying to meet,?".

Said one of the news reporters.

Liam faced him...

"Mysterious lady, who the heck are you talking about,?".

He says, holding out his hand to me.

The whole issue with the press appears to be getting controlled by Liam, but unawares, everything escalates further, when a lady yelled behind.

"Liam Kahn! Who the hell is she?".

The angry-looking lady shouted.

It would seem like, everyone except me knew who she was because the press all exclaimed in surprise, I even heard one of the reporters whisper to her fellow reporter that she was Liam's girlfriend.

They all flashed their cameras as she moved forward.

"Tatiana, can we please go in and talk,". Liam explained as he tries to get a hold of her hand.

But she pulls back, confronting me.

"Who're you?," She kept on interrogating with the same question.

Liam snatched her back to his gaze again.

"Tatiana! What the hell do you think you are doing," he looks at me before meeting her again, "come, let's go and talk inside,". He held unto her hand forcefully taking her away.

I was so overwrought with the entire issue, Liam skimmed past me still clenching her hand.

I thought of getting my bags on the ground when my ears took heed of a heavy slap, instantly I looked back, and I met Tatiana holding out her hand and Liam pressing his hand on his left cheek.

Did she just slap him?...

Everyone went silent, waiting to see how  Liam reacts to her anger, however, he maintained his composure but shouted.

"Everybody get out,"

He kept on caressing his cheeks.

However, when no one seems to listen, Liam gets further infuriated.

He picked up a plank from the ground and swore to beat everyone right here, ignoring the fact that, most of the reporters were Ladies.

Witnessing such a warning, the entire mansion, became empty.

They all left.

They might've left, but  Tatiana bolstered her angry gaze on us.

"Who is she, Liam".

She asked again when Liam decides to walk away.

Liam excluded her and turns to me.

"Let's go, Sara,"

He says as we walked into the mansion together.

I saw her try to take away his hand from holding mine when Liam turns back so mad that she instantly pulled off and allowed us to go inside together.

Two hours later, after getting settled in, I strolled to the living room, I met  Tatiana seated on the porch, she faced me with her back and so didn't notice when I walked in behind her, "ma'am, do I need to call sir Liam to come,?".

I said.

She turns and irritable answered back.

"Don't disturb me, okay, just go, ?" She looked away immediately.

As instructed, I took my leave.

After leaving her alone on the porch, I thought of going to grab a glass of water from the kitchen, simply to hear Tatiana yell Liam's name, as she walks to the bedroom.

"Liam,". She maniacally disturbed the entire mansion.

I met Liam rushing out of his room, "what the hell is going on? Why are you shouting my name,"

He spoke back in a loud tone.

"I... Am.... Sorry,".

She throbbed at the glimpse of his anger.

Liam complained as he walks back in.

  She came after slamming the door to his bedroom.

I had no idea what they both discussed, however, the next time I saw them, they both walked downstairs holding hands.

Liam finds me glaring.

"Sara, can you please go upstairs and call my son down,"

In a calm tone, he said to me.

"Yes sir," I answered back running up to Andre's bedroom.

"Andre's, you in?". I walked in after I had no response even after knocking twice on the door.

I knocked on his bathroom door, thinking he might be taking a bath.

"Andre's, you in?". I called again. But no answer.

Immediately I opened the door.

Andre wasn't taking his bath, and neither was he in his bed.

Where on earth could he be?.

I brought the news to Liam

"Sir, I can't find Andre's, he isn't in his bedroom?". I told him.

Liam gets up from his sofa, " how do you mean,?" He says running up to his son's bedroom, I pursued behind.

I went in after he did.

Liam sees me standing at the door.

"I can't find him, where is he?" He interrogated me.

" I'm so sorry sir, I don't know,". I conceded, staring my eyes away from looking.

Liam grunts.

He picked up his feet and ran out of the room.

I went after him.

Liam asked me to go check at the playground which was a  few blocks from the mansion.

I listened to him,  but just when I thought of leaving, Liam's phone rang, and the second I heard him alter, Andre's name, I stopped and faced him.

"Sir, what happened,?" I asked.

"I just got a call, my son is at the hospital,". Liam inform as he ran out.

We all drove to the hospital.

At the hospital, we met the doctor in charge of Andre's ward and he took us there.

Andre's had a broken leg.

Liam was so angry, yet emotional seeing his son's leg bandaged

"Son,"

Andre lifted his head when he heard his father's voice.

He tries to come down, however, Liam asked him to rest.

"I have every right to be mad at you, where were you and why did you leave without anyone knowing, huh?" 

Liam takes up his hands to hit his son but hesitated.

"I am sorry dad,  I only wanted to fulfill the promise we made to mom," Andres answered, lowering his gaze.

"What promise,". Liam replied.

Andre lift's up his head and said,

"Today is her death anniversary, dad, did you forget,?"

Liam stared back in alarm.

"Oh my gosh, I cannot believe I forgot about that,".

Liam said as he clenched his son's hand.

The doctor walks into the room

"Mr. Khan, may I speak with you?". He says...

"Yes please, right behind you doctor,". Liam said, he leaves his son under my care.....

After some time, he came back and caught me having a heated conversation with his girlfriend.

"What the hell is going on here,?"

Liam looks at me.

"Nothing sir, It's nothing"

I replied, hissing at Tatiana.

I hid the fact that Tatiana tried hitting Andres, however before I could alter more words, she covered everything up.

"Baby, don't worry, it's nothing serious, forget about it," she said, mashing her hands against each other.

"Okay," Liam rolls his eyes, he carried Andre up.

He looks at me, "shall we go,?"

He said.

"Yes sir,". I responded to him, walking behind.

We drove back to the mansion.

While driving Liam noticed some strange tension between his girlfriend and me.

After some time we returned. I got down from the car and the next person walking right after I did was Tatiana.

At night,  Andre went to see me ime me n his bedroom, even after I had asked him not to leave his room.

He met Tatiana on his dad's bed, getting ready for bed, and asked.

"Why are you still here, I thought you would have left,". He progressed his eyes flipping a dramatic look at her.

Tatiana laughed.

"Aww! Don't be sad baby, but since I am your daddy's girlfriend, you should better get used to me, okay?".

She grinned.

Andres gets angry and left...

After he left,  Liam rode out of the bathroom.

"Where you talking to someone?". He asked her.

Tatiana however fibbed and told him a contrary truth.

"No, no one baby,".

She sets the pillow to sleep.

The following daylight, I got up quite early and strolled over to Andre's room, he gets up after seeing me at the door

"Good morning champ,"

I rode ahead to get his uniforms ready.

Andres smiled and greeted me back.

"Good morning miss Sara,".

He help me to pull off his pajamas, and he hurried to the bathroom, in his boxers.

........

Afterward, we both came down to meet the others at the breakfast table.

"Good morning dad,"

Andres sat beside his father.

Liam slowly caressed his cheek,  before seeing me.

"Good morning sir," I greeted.

"Good morning Sara, hope you slept well,?"

He asked me.

I shook my head to answer when someone else drifted my response away.

"I slept well, Baby,  thanks for asking," Tatiana walks in.

She tries playing with Andre's, but he pushed her away.

Liam sees that.

I'm guessing champ doesn't like his dad's girlfriend.

How fun. I am not against, Liam's relationship with Tatiana, but with what I can tell, Liam will never get married to her, and if he tries to Andres will rebel against it

.........

......

After letting Andres have his breakfast, Liam asked me to take the car outside and drive with him to school.

"Bye dad,". Andre gets down from his chair.

"Bye son,". Liam answered,  looking as we got to the car.....

"Liam! Do you need a nanny, you know I can take care of your son, I am your girlfriend remember?"

Tatiana conveyed to Liam, the minute we left in the car.

Liam faced her and smiled.

"You! Take care of my son,  did you forget Andres hates you, he wouldn't even let me get married to you, and trust me, he might be a little child but I listen to him always,".

He says. He left her alone at the table.

An hour later, I returned after sending Andres to school,  I walked past Liam's study room, and inside, I saw a picture frame of a woman hung on the wall.

The lady in the picture frame wore a red gown with her hair packed up from stroking her back, indeed she looked like those princesses in a fantasy story.

"What are you doing here?'.

Liam caught me.

I turned back and met his eyebrows squeezing at me.

"No, nothing sir,". I lied, scooting to leave.

I was just about to step outside when Liam grab my hand and pushed me back to his gaze again.

He grinned a little and said.

"You came here because of the lady in the frame right?". He caught me.

There was no need to continue hiding, I accepted.

"Yes sir,". I said.

Liam asked me to go down and join the others for the ceremony taking place tonight.

I shook my head and hurriedly left.

I picked up a carton box on my way.

Later on the same day, we got everything set for the ceremony.

I walked in to meet the guests. Everyone present there wore black.

I saw Liam talking with some of the guests, Andres was right beside him. He looked gloomy.

Later, they bought a picture frame of Liam's dead wife, positioning it at the center of the room.

Liam sees that and left with his son.

They walked before the photo and quitely lowered their head.

One after the other, we all did the same, paying our respect to the late Mrs. Elena Khan, Liam's and Andre's late wife and mother.

For the past two hours, we stay quiet but some people tend not to keep to rituals.

I saw Tatiana stylishly sneaking out, with a bottle of champagne in her hand.

I don't know what Liam sees in her, unbelievable.

After all ceremony, Andres fell asleep after a strenuous evening, I carried him and went to his bedroom.

Later, after putting him to sleep, I walked down to grab a glass of water from the kitchen, but instead, I met Liam totaled on the ground.