Chapter 4: The Unexpected News
Two and a half weeks into her stay, the pregnancy test sat on the kitchen table early one morning. Mama had already left for work. Naomi stared at the two clear pink lines, hands trembling slightly.When Zion walked in, still sleepy in just his boxers, hair messy from sleep, she looked up with tears in her eyes."Zion… I'm pregnant."He froze for a moment, processing, then crossed the room and pulled her into his arms, holding her tight. They stood there in the kitchen with sunlight streaming through the window, the faint smell of last night's stew still in the air."We'll figure it out," he said firmly, kissing her forehead, then her lips — soft, reassuring, lingering. "Together. No matter what comes — family, people talking, anything. We're in this."She cried quietly into his chest. He rubbed her back, whispering comfort.That night, after Mama went to bed, they made love slowly and emotionally in his room. No rush. Zion kissed every inch of her body — her neck, her now slightly more sensitive breasts, her still-flat stomach where their baby was already growing. He went down on her first, licking and sucking her clit gently until she came with a quiet, trembling moan, fingers tangled in his hair.Then they moved to missionary — deep, eye-to-eye, slow rolling thrusts. They kissed the whole time — lazy, tongue-heavy kisses, breaths shared. When he came inside her, it felt different. More meaningful, more connected."I love you," he whispered against her lips.Naomi's eyes filled with tears even as pleasure washed over her. "I love you too… so much."They lay tangled afterward, his hand resting protectively over her belly, talking in soft whispers about the future — how to eventually tell Mama, what society would say about their complicated relationship, but also how none of it mattered as long as they had each other.Outside, Lagos continued its noisy life — neighbors arguing, generators humming, distant okada horns and street vendors calling. Inside their small flat, their secret world was warm, intimate, and quietly growing.The two months were only halfway done, but everything between them had already changed forever.To be continued…