Wife By Benefits

ter

ated?" Nathaniel raised his br

lp or anyone else's for that matter went against his independent nature and values. That he

l of thought," Samantha responded

I appreciate the offer, but I can't accept or agree wit

d you know it," Samantha openly implie

w s

the age of waking up at the middle of the night for a late meal. I could only gu

perfect position to place her head on. Samantha stretch

ders until she felt the baby relax

now how to raise my kids?" Nathaniel said angrily

only saying you need to start chang

learly present on his face. Samantha knew all the stress he was going

friends or even worse--work. Your leave is about to end what then would you do?" She sat down on the high

re a bab

ook her head in disagreement. "Really? You'd pre

social life's sake," he

les and beliefs. This was why his family hard

an like Nathaniel understand the need of ben

a social life

open?" he followed suit, sitting opposite her as he g

ted workers in charge while I'm on my six-month break

row. "You've got it all p

e head," she sighed, smiling soft

nodding his head. "

rip. "Daddy, daddy, come see! Miss Hathaway's bird has laid four eggs.

hey hatched." Nathaniel looked conf

ing to him 'no it was pregnant'. A surprised expressi

in disappointment. "Come on, let me show you the eggs." He dra

ht in front of her. It felt like a happy famil

atasha we

ng beside his son who pointed and noted the differences

lesson from a four-year old child who kept on talking, f

in the past minutes. Was it selfish of

t of her abandoning everything she had in

so her selflessness, always placing others' needs before her. Years of s

be then, it didn't have to turn out this w

uldn't tell but his only hope was that it a

oped

er baby birds to raise?" Kenneth's little voice a

from its mother. It's a very bad thing to do," Nathaniel caut

anyone any of her precious gems. Everyone in the community knew

dn't ask

nd the boy as they watched the new mother cradle her eggs underneat

excited light glittered in his sea-blue eyes-just like

s sudden change of mood. "Yes, kiddo." H

r wonderful cookies," Kenneth gushes out happily. "Please

age and Nathaniel could openly testify to

hat part from her. A prayer Nathaniel prayed for, but now he wasn't so sure. The appearance of the little

staying." But mayb