My Stilettos - Ch. 6

From the last chapter

Alma and Max are together again, after she told him about her pregnancy.Of course, she also told him the she was expecting his son.She gave birth to a boy, whom they named Carlos.

After that, Alma went back to her old life.To her parties and lovers.And Max remained home, with their son, who looked more like Alma's ex-boss, Wei.

By the age of 35, Alma had two more children.A daughter with Shark (she named her Edith) and another son, with Nicky Varney (she named him Juan).Now they had a big family, but this thing didn't make Alma change.

Now, Alma tried to avoid her husband as much as possible, spending her time out, or at her lovers' houses.She even went in some trips with them, telling Max that their house was just too crowded for her and that was too exhausting.All the kids, the nannies ... and the mess.Too much.

She spent her 36'th birthday with Lenny Smith-Jones, whom she met at a friend's house few weeks earlier. 

They went to a short trip, at one of his properties from L.A.Alma loved L.A.!She went shopping and danced all the night, at the party her lover organized for her.

After that, it didn't take too much time for her to figure out that she was pregnant.Again.Three kids already and another on the way.Of course, this time too, it wasn't her husband's child.

She told Max about her pregnancy a week later, after the dinner.Well, he was a little surprised, because he never expected his wife to want a house full of children, but he was happy.So Alma was happy too.

But this time all the things like morning sickness, back pain and her moods ... well, it was just too tiring and stressful.So she decided that, hopefully, this time will be her last child.Not that she was getting older or something like that, but ... this whole thing just wasn't for her.

She spent most of her time in her room, reading, because she was too upset to went to another party or date.

Her older son, Carlos was already 6 years old, and he was looking a lot like Wei.How could Max not see that?!Well, maybe having their first born son with her Japanese lover wasn't the smartes thing in the world.

They were already married for 11 years when Alma gave birth to her youngest daughter, whom she names Lia.The same night, Alma found that her daughter's father, Lenny had a heart attack and he was in hospital.One life for another, thought Alma.The next morning she heard that the old man died.In a strange way, she left sorry for the little baby girl, who will never meet her father.Well, maybe she already had a favourite.Lia looked more like her: she had her big, beautiful turquoise eyes, her lips and her nouse.Alma really hoped that, when she'll be  a toddler, she'll have her hair colour too. 

A week after her daughter's birth, Alma went back home, still exhausted.Carlos already went to school, while Wei still visited him.She could see that her older son loved to spend some time with that man.

When her kid's birthdays arrived, Alma refused to attend the party.She was simply too tired to dance.She remained home, with her youngest daughter. 

One year later, Alma woke up very early in the morning and went to look in the mirror.

The woman in front of her wasn't her anymore: she had very pale skin, her lips were pale too and she had huge pale circles around her eyes.Her hand were trembling, maybe from the fatigue.

What was wrong with her?She was only 37.

My Stilettos - Ch. 5

From the last chapter

Alma and Max's marriage was like this a couple of years: Max was always out of the town, with his business, while Alma had her affairs with some men from the town:Harwood Clay, an artist from the neighbourhood, Nick Knack, Wei Keane, Shark Racket and many other rich men whom she met at different parties. 

Gossips started travel in the town and, of course, Max heard some of them.One year, two years ... more than five years.

And, one day he decided to confront Alma.He yelled at her and he demanded explanations for her behavior.Then she cried.It was her 30th aniversary and he forgot this thing.Immediately, he felt guilty and he apologized.She went to her room and locked the door.

Next morning, she discovered that she was pregnant.Probably with Wei's child.

Well, she never portraited her as a mother.Of course, babies were cute, but they were also noisy and ... a big responsability for two adults.Of course, she was not 30 years old, but she was still young and beautiful.

She thought about that all the morning and, finally, she made a decision: the baby will be the perfect reason for a reconciliation between her and Max.But first, she had to do something.To make her husband confident that it was his child.

So she spent that day (and night) with him.After so many weeks.She told him that she was sorry for all that happened in those five years.That she felt lonely and that she was young and reckless.And he listened her, telling her how sorry he was for yelling at her. 

A month later , she announced him about her pregnancy.He couldn't be happier!They were going to have a baby!She smilled and told him that she was happy too, with him.

Finally, she could be relieved.He will never find who was the real father of the baby and she fullified her duty as a wife.She'll give him a son and everything will be allright.Right after that he will be too busy with their newborn baby and she'll go back to her old life.

A few months later she had a beautiful son.She named him Carlos and, after two days in hospital, they went back home.Well, their son's skin colour was a little darker than his parents, but nobody seemed to notice that.Nobody except Alma, who also informed Wei about her pregnancy. 

After Alma rested a week, they organized a party for their son and they invited all their rich friends from the town.Of course, Wei came too and saw his son for the first time.He smilled when he saw that the baby had his skin tone.Also, he spent the night dancind with his lover.  

After the party, Alma resumed her life as it was before the birth of her son.She went to parties and met her lovers, spent the night with them, while Max was at home, with his son, trying to ignore the fact that his wife was at another party.She was young and, she had the right to spend some time partying, right? 

A year and a half later, Alma was pregnant again.By the age of 35 she already had three children: Carlos, Edith and Juan.Well, she made some countings and they weren't Max's children.None of them.One of them was Wei's child, a girl's father was Shark and the other one... she wasn't sure. 

She watched them playing in the nursery and she couldn't belive.Five years ago she was expecting a son, not sure that she was ready for the whole motherhood thing.And now she had three kids.

Well, they were lovely.Carlos was looking exactly like his father: his skin colour, his nouse and his eyes. Even Wei's hair colour.Well, Max was sure that when he was young and he had some hair, it was black, so he liked to say that Juan had some of his features.Alma simply smilled, saying that he was right.

Wei still visited Carlos, spending some time with his son and Alma, observing how intelligent the toddler was for his age.

She hired a babysitter, because, even now, after three pregnancies, when she had those three children, she still used to spend her night out and her days at the SPA.

Edith was sweet too.She also had black hair, but a lighter tone.She had her mother's beautiful eyes and lips.Her father visited her a couple of times, but not as frequent as Wei, when he visited his son.But she was Max's favorite, so it was ok.

Alma is now 35 years old, she has a husband and three children from three different men.What about her now?