Chapter 168
Zendaya’s POV
My birthday showed up a few days later as Asher burst into my room while I was still asleep to sing a happy birthday song for me with the children by his side.
I smiled seeing the children try their best to stay on pitch as a table was placed across my midsection and food brought from the trolley Asher had brought in.
He placed the food on the table with the children laughing and talking about how he had nearly burnt down the kitchen making the food.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.
It was beautiful having to talk to this beautiful family. It was even better knowing that I belonged to it. We talked a lot about how we wanted the party to go even when I told them to surprise me.
While eating, I had something on the side of my lips which Asher got for me by wiping it with a finger tip. It made my insides shiver as I blushed, looking away from him.
The urge to fall into his arms and kiss him was high.
But no. I had to hold myself from doing that. We were not there yet. I wanted to build a relationship with him and not ruin it.
I didn’t know how my past self would react to me jumping on the man. Maybe she would agree or cringe, I don’t know.
The children sang even more songs but I was enjoying his company.
My phone rang as I picked it to see it was from Aurora.
“Hello,” I answered just as the children exited with Asher.
“Happy birthday!” she squawked on the phone.
“Thank you!” I smiled.
“It’s fine. So how are you going to celebrate it? Are you going anywhere? Will you be visiting any new place?”
“I don’t think I’d want to leave the house just yet. I can stay inside and watch a movie.”
But she wasn’t having that. She was very angry that I was about to be a boring sister.
“No sister of mine would have her birthday spent in a box. You and I will be going out of that house and we will be partying. Do you hear me?”
“I don’t feel like going…” the call cut as I looked to see a message from her telling me to wear something nice and revealing.
I didn’t like where this was going but she was my sister and that sisterly bond was important so I decided to go with her.
I got out of bed and had my bath before checking through the clothes for what to wear.
I didn’t have any idea where we would be going. It could be a party or a club, I had no idea but it was a place where we would have so much fun. I took deep breaths, waiting for my options to come to a halt before taking a dress I found appealing.
It was sexy, professional and very comfortable. I would go with it. Knowing how Aurora was. I knew she would have other ideas on what I was to wear but I was willing to go with whatever she would get for me.
I decided to wait for her.
Meanwhile, I headed for the living room to join the rest of the family in dancing to some oldies songs that played on the radio. The children seemed to enjoy the songs and it made me happy to bond with the family.
While we were dancing, Aurora joined us and saw me in casual clothing. To say she was disappointed was a very nice way to put it. She just didn’t want me to look like a crabby person.
I looked at Asher to save me but he looked away not wanting to be involved as the woman held my wrist and dragged me into the room.
There she got out most of my clothes before settling for the one she found more appealing. It was slutty and I didn’t like it.
“You are already a mother, no one needs to know that. You are going to be at an afternoon party anyway. People need to love you a little. Try living for a while and we’ll see how beautiful it turns out. I’m married but see what I’m wearing.”
She did look like a hooker with the dress she had on. If her husband liked her going like that, then I could look like her too.
We wore it and Asher got us a limousine which we used.
We got to a mall and had the best time of our likes doing karaoke, shopping and eating random things.
It was my birthday and she was determined to make it the best time of my life.
When I was done having fun, I called home to see Asher answering the call from the balcony. I wanted to see the children however he said I would see them when I got back.
That, I found strange, but I couldn’t fight with him so I let it go.
“Oh let’s get this,” Aurora took me to a shop which sold beautiful dinner gowns and I wondered why I would get one.
We got it and she ordered that I should change into it.
That was something I was beginning to get suspicious about.
Why would she want me to get that?
On our way home, she stopped at her junction as I was taken home.
I got there to see that the children were waiting for me in the cinema.
With everything I had gotten I got to the cinema to eat them with the children before asking for Asher and finding out he was in a meeting.
As the night went down. I got called by Asher to come downstairs.
Leaving the cinema with the children who had gone to bed, I found him dressed in a dashing suit as he pointed to a dinner table for two.
He gave me a large cake which he cut and gave me a piece to eat. We ate and I felt loved at that moment.
“Let’s dance,” he said to me as I stood up before feeling faint.