MATCHMAKING BABY - CHAPTER 9&10
“it is still here. This house is hunted!” Vanessa screamed
“stop shouting. She can hear you” Sebastian whispered
“ I’m never coming back here. Never” she whispered
“me too. Let them take their house”
Right then a knock came on the door. They both screamed again.
“its’s unto us Sebastian!” Vanessa yelled
“no…please no. I don’t wanna die yet. I’m not done sowing my wild oaths” Sebastian said
“Sebastian!…Vanessa!” Silva’s voice echoed from the door
“Silva is the ghost?” Sebastian asked rhetorically
“are you two all right?” she asked but they didn’t reply. They were to terrified to reply
“Sebastian!” Silva called again and knocked harder. She had heard them scream earlier while she was up writing a song. She knew it wasn’t that of pleasure so she rushed to their door immediately. Fortunately, the old nanny had walked away so Silva didn’t see her. If she had seen her, she would also scream and run off
“Silva is that you?” Sebastian asked after removing the blanket from over his head
“yes it’s me. Are you okay?”
“one moment please” he said. Vanessa also sat up and dropped the blanket. They both stared at the door intently like they could see through it at the person standing there
“I’m coming Silva” he said and tried to climb down the bed..
“no… wait” Vanessa said and held his arm. She climbed down the bed with him and they slowly walked to the door. Sebastian opened it a little and peeped out
“are you sure you’re the one Silva?” he asked
“of course I’m the one”
“what’s that one thing I’m so scared of?” he asked her to be sure she wasn’t the ghost..
“to wake up one morning and discover that your—”
“—it’s you” he cut in and opened the door widely
“Vanessa, what’s wrong?”
“we saw a ghost. A female ghost” she said
“a what? A female what” Silva asked with a chuckle
“it’s true. We saw a ghost. Sebastian had seen that same ghost before. She matched his description” Vanessa added
“he has never seen ghosts. He was drunk that night and was just hallucinating”
“no. I saw it. I saw it then and I saw it now. Vanessa was here. She saw it too” Sebastian stated and Vanessa nodded her head.
“what is going on here?” Saree asked as she was walking towards them and rubbing her eye
“did you hear them scream too?” Silva asked
“yes. Why? I thought something bad was happening” Saree stated
“well Sebastian and Vanessa here said they had seen a ghost” Silva said and crossed their arms
“ghosts? Ghosts don’t exist” Saree said
“yes they do” both Sebastian and Vanessa said
“ghosts do not exist. You guys need to go to sleep. In sleepy. Bye” Saree said and yawned. She looked forward and saw a short image moving slowly towards them. She thought her mind was playing tricks with her since they were talking about ghosts. Silva coincidentally looked there and her eyes widened
“Saree…are you seeing anything?” she asked
“seeing what?” Sebastian asked and he and Vanessa looked at the direction Silva was staring at. Right then, the old lady laughed. The four of them screamed and all ran into Sebastian’s room. They ran under the blankets and hugged each other there.
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Sunlight had illuminated the room and Sebastian woke up first. On the bed with him was Vanessa, Silva and Saree. They had all slept off after fear clouded their minds and they had fallen asleep hours into the night.
“hey wake up you silly things. Wake up” he said and shook the ladies. They woke up and scretched
“is the ghost gone? Vanessa asked
“it’s morning already. We’re safe” he said
“was that a real ghost? I’m so scared’’ Saree said
“go to your room now. This bed is crowded. Vanessa wake up. We have to leave this house”
“we well dad this house is hunted. We can’t continue like this” Saree said.
Vanessa got off the bed and entered the bathroom.
Saree and Silva held hands and walked out of the door though they had looked left and right first.
Vanessa decided she would like to go to Sebastian’s house. After an hour they went there. Tonia was so angry that they had slept out together but she didn’t show it. She tried to act kind but she was glaring daggers at Vanessa.
Suddenly while they were watching TV in the living room (Vanessa and Tonia) when Mikael was ushered in by the maids.
“hello Princess” he said immediately his eyes met with hers
“what?” she exclaimed
“it is so nice to see you again” he said and smirked.
“who is that?” Sebastian asked as he climbed down the stairs. Mikael caught hold of his face and his own face widened. He was owing Sebastian a huge debt and had been trying to run off. He had no idea it was his house.
“he’s my ex. I wonder how and why he’s here” Vanessa said while looking at Tonia
“ex? No…it’s the wrong person. In fact this is the wrong house. Bye!” Mikael said and turned around, heading out of Sebastian Monroe’s house
“hey stop there! Tell me exactly what you’re doing here! Did Tonia make you come here?” Vanessa said and began to hurry after him.
Tonia was confused as to why Mikael was suddenly acting that way.
“does he know Sebastian from somewhere?” she mistakenly asked herself audibly not knowing Sebastian was now standing close.
“what did you say?” he asked and she gasped and stared at him without answering.
“you said something. And you also called my name” Sebastian said
“uhh it’s that guy. I was wondering how he knew your house. You see, he’s Vanessa’s ex and she hasn’t gotten over him yet. Do you think she called him?”
“ex? That guy is her ex? How dare he come here?” he said and hurriedly went outside. Tonia smiled and sat down.
“hey you stop right there!” Sebastian ordered Mikael who was in front of the gate with Vanessa. They both looked at Sebastian who was hurrying towards them.
“I’m leaving. Bye… I came here to cause trouble and trouble has found me” Mikael said and opened the gate. Right then Sebastian caught hold of his face and gasped
“Mikael Munoz!” he yelled angrily and began to run. Vanessa was surprised. Sebastian ran through the gateway and saw Mikael running down the street.
“hey! Stop there!” he called out but Mikael took a turn and was out of sight. Sebastian stopped running immediately and bent down to catch his breath. Vanessa ran to him
“what was that? Why were you running after him? Do you know him?” she asked immediately she reached him. He stood straight and pointed a finger at her
“you… You’re trying my patience aren’t you? How dare you bring a debtor to my house? How dare you call a man to my house?” he rasped
“what? Me? That was not my doing? Why would I want to see my ex” she said
“because you’re still in love with him”
“what? No I’m not. Did Tonia tell you that. Ahh that snake. She’s the one who invited him not me”
“on no condition should you invite any guy over.”
“why are you blaming me here? I said it was Tonia’s doing. Wait… Why are you even acting like a pervert right now? You’re acting like I’m your girlfriend or something”
“what are you then?”
“I’m your baby mama”
“baby mama that turned my girlfriend last night
“that was just a lie. We were pretending!” Vanessa yelled at Sebastian
“so you’re trying to say that you are nothing but my baby mama?” he asked
“I’m going home. Don’t come back looking for me” she said and began to walk away
“what about your dress?” he asked
“you bought it. So keep it” she said while walking away
“hey wait! You can’t just go back like that. Hey! I’m talking to you! You’re going to see my doctor today so come back! Vanessa!”
She scoffed and continued to walk away until she got a cab.
Sebastian shrugged and walked back to his house. Tonia stood up immediately Sebastian walked in.
“what happened?” she asked
“Mikael Munoz ran off. That b@stard made me give him a loan and didn’t pay back. I had to pay because my father was very angry” he stated without looking at Tonia’s face
“and what about Vanessa?” she asked
“she left. And she told me not to come looking for her” he said and scoffed
“where did you two go? You were dressed this morning like you went for a party and stayed overnight”
Sebastian smirked and looked at her.
“I’m going out and I might be back late at night so eat dinner alone” he said and began to walk back towards the door. He was on his way out before the drama earlier.
“wait… Where are you going? Are you still going to see Vanessa? She said you shouldn’t look for her” Tonia said.
“I’m not going to look for her. I’m simply going out. Stop being so clingy” he said and walked out.
Tonia sighed and sat down. Wh@??ver she was trying to do was just making them closer. She wondered where and why they they spent the night together.
“her only advantage over me is her pregnancy. That should be my target” she said inwardly
*
Sebastian stepped out of his car and held the pizza box in his hand. He walked to Vanessa’s door and knocked.
“what are you doing?” she asked from behind him. He looked back and smiled when he saw her
“hey”
“I said what are you doing here?”
“I came to see you” he said
“okay. You’ve seen me. Bye” she said
“don’t be silly. I also came to know how you’re faring and how the baby is. Are you still having morning sickness?” he asked and moved closer to her
“so you’re the caring type? Or you’re just pretending?”
“my doctor made me say all of this” Sebastian said and Vanessa laughed
“you’re a moron, you know that?“ she asked
“my dad always says that to me” he said and chuckled
“you’re holding a pizza box?”
“yeah. It’s actually for you. You can have it” he said and she collected it immediately, truth was, she was very hungry but very lazy to cook.
“thanks. You can come in for a few minutes.” she said and began to walk to the door. She opened it and Sebastian followed her inside.
“how’s Tonia? Is she still going clubbing” Vanessa asked as she opened the box and dropped it on the table
.“she’s been with me for a week and you’re asking? I don’t know”
Vanessa chuckled.
“I want you to meet my doctor today. He’s going to pay attention to you so comply with me okay”
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“I have a doctor”
“I don’t care about your doctor. You’re going to see the doctor I bring”
“okay. I won’t argue”
Sebastian stared at Vanessa as she began to eat. He had noticed that she was a lover of food with or without pregnancy
He took his phone and texted her address to his doctor to come and see her immediately. Soon the dotor was at the door and Sebastian opened it himself and offered the doctor in.
After checking up on her, he began to speak.
“both you and your baby are fine. However there are some certain foods you shouldn’t eat. I’ll make a list of them for you. The most important thing is your mental health now. Sebastian needs to be by your side to help you psychologically. For peace of mind, both the parents of the unborn child should love and support each other.” the doctor said
Sebastian and Vanessa slowly looked at each other.
“Ms Vista, is it possible for you to move in with Mr Monroe?” the doctor asked
“yes. I’d love to” she said with a smile. Sebastian was surprised. He thought she was going to refuse
“you’re not going to refuse? I thought you h@??d me” he said
“Tonia wants you. But I got a hold of you first so I’m going to continue holding you” she said with a freaky smile
“that’s good Ms Vista. I’ll come back every week to check up on you” the doctor said and stood up to go
“I’ll take my leave now” he said and Sebastian walked him to the door and closed it after he left.
“so… I’m moving in tonight” she said
“tonight? So soon? Why the rush? Why the sudden change of behavior towards me? You’ve been smiling, why?” he asked
“let’s just say, I can’t wait to be a burden to you” she answered
“what?’
“and also tell Tonia that she is going to see the lioness in me rise. I’m going to rip her apart and make her regret trying to snatch you away”
“so you’re saying you’re going to fight for me?” he asked with a silly smile
“don’t get any wrong ideas. I’m going to be a huge burden to you”
“burden? There’s no way you’re going to be a burden” Sebastian said with chuckle
“there is nothing I can’t handle. And there’s no way you can take me by surprise. Wh@??ver you plan, I’ll know and I’ll avoid it” he said with pride
“can you avoid this?” she asked
“what?” he asked. Vanessa smirked and walked into the kitchen. She came back with her hands behind her back
“you think I don’t know? Haha, you’re hiding a cup of water there. You want to pour it in my face” he said and laughed again
“how did you know?” Vanessa asked
“haha… I’m Superman” he said and showed the muscles on his arms 💪
“you can never take me unaware because–” he was cut short when he saw a ski||et (frying pan) flying in the air towards him, directly aimed at his face. He gasped and tried to move out of its way immediately but it was too late so it hit his face and he fell down groaning.
“there’s more to come baby daddy. Expect a pot next time. I’m going to pack up” Vanessa said and went to her room.
“women….are dangerous” he mumbled on the floor
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Sebastian rubbed his neck and groaned as he slowly climbed up the stairs. He came back home immediately and vowed never to go back to Vanessa’s house because she kept hurting him anytime he was there.
As he got to his door, Tonia rushed out from the direction he just came from. She was downstairs when one of the maids came to tell her that Sebastian was back.
“Sebastian” she called out to him. He calmly turned and looked at her. She gasped when she saw his face
“what?” he asked
“uhmm… There’s uhh… Your face is… Swollen and red” she stuttered
“women are… Dangerous” he said and opened the door to his room.
“wait… I wanted to…”
He entered and shut the door
“what the h.ell happened to him? Does he gamble? Or did he get attacked by robbers?” Tonia asked herself as she stood akimbo by his door. She looked at it and wanted to knock but refrained.
“maybe I should just let him be for now” she said and walked out.
Sebastian sluggishly walked to his bed and fell on it. He groaned and closed his eyes. He was very tired and his nose hurt. He later slept off in that position and forgot that Vanessa was supposed to move in that night.
Tonia who had gone down to watch television was surprised when she saw people moving boxes in. They were not familiar faces which meant that they were not workers in the house.
“excuse me, what’s going on here?” she stood up and asked one of the men
“someone is moving in” he replied
“someone? Who is it? Sebastian never mentioned any someone to me” she said
“I don’t know who she is ma’am. They seem related. Anyway, please excuse me” he said and walked outside.
“she? A she. And they seem related? His sister?” she asked herself. She walked outside and saw only the workers bringing down boxes from the van and didn’t see the lady.
She went back inside and headed to Sebastian’s room. She knocked and opened after he didn’t answer. She sighed when she saw him sleeping with legs scattered on the bed.
“he didn’t even undress and shower” she said and scoffed. She moved to him and wanted to remove his shoes but immediately she touched his leg, he kicked it hard and shouted “women are dangerous!” from his sleep.
Tonia was shocked. If she wasn’t fast enough she would have been kicked in her stomach.
Sebastian had gone back to sleep like he didn’t do anything
“Ahhh wake up!” she screamed. Then she took a pillow and threw it on him. He groaned and sat up
“who’s moving in Sebastian?” she asked
“Van…” he mumbled subconsciously
“yes… There’s a van outside moving boxes in. Do you have a sister who’s moving in?” she asked but he didn’t reply. He fell back on the bed and she groaned in frustration and hit her feet on the floor. She rolled her eyes and walked out of the room. When she got down, the van and the workers had gone. Then she asked the Butler who was standing in the living room “are they done moving in?” she asked
“yes ma’am” he replied
“what about the lady? Is she here already?”
“she did come. But she went back” he answered
“hmm, that means she’ll be back soon. Maybe she forgot to get something. I’ll just wait and see her first” she thought to herself
“okay. Thank you” she said and walked to the dining table. It was time for dinner and when she heard that Sebastian was home early, she thought she’ll be able to eat with him for the first time since she arrived in his house.
*
After Vanessa told Sebastian that she was moving in, he had called his Butler that a lady was moving in so he had announced it to the other workers including the security guard at the gate.
After Vanessa moved in, she decided to go and get new clothes. She just felt like buying them for no exact reason.
Tonia who was waiting to see the lady who moved in had slept off in the living room when Vanessa arrived with her shopping bags. She smirked at Tonia’s sleeping figure and walked up the stairs to her new room. She was feeling a bit sad that she had lost her best friend who she was so close to. However, she condoled herself because she was not at fault and had no reason to feel sad or guilty. She showered, wore her pyjamas and went to sleep.
Morning came and she brushed her teeth and went downstairs.
Maria who helped her arrange her things met her in the living room.
“hey… Maria, right?” Vanessa asked
“yes Miss. Good morning” Maria replied
“morning” she said in a yawn
“uhmm would you like breakfast now? Mr Monroe and the other lady are having breakfast already” Maria stated
“oh sure. I didn’t get to eat the noodles you prepared for me days ago. I’m looking forward to eating this time” Vanessa said and Maria smiled.
They began to walk towards the dining table. Both Sebastian and Tonia were looking into their plate when Vanessa arrived. She yawned loudly to announce her presence and they both looked up immediately, surprised.
“what?” Tonia said and gasped
“Ahh I’m hungry. All that packing yesterday drained me of my whole energy. Maria get me a plate please” Vanessa said while sitting down. Tonia couldn’t believe Vanessa was the one who had moved in. Sebastian also looked surprised not because he saw Vanessa but because he had forgotten she was going to move in.
“what are you doing here?” Tonia asked
“the exact thing you’re doing here baby” Vanessa replied as she was scanning through the dishes on the table.
“what do you mean by that?” Tonia flared
“I’m the one with the short temper but you’re acting like you’re the one”
“Vanessa, why can’t you just stick with your life? What’s your problem?”
“hey stop yelling at me for visiting my baby daddy! I’m hungry okay, just eat in peace.”
“Sebastian, why aren’t you saying anything here?” Tonia asked
“because I learnt my lesson last night and I’m not going to interfere in your business.
“a lesson?” Tonia asked
“women… Are dangerous” he said and continued eating.
“why do you keep saying that! You said that last night when I tried to help remove your shoes!” Tonia yelled and banged her fist on the table
“can I please eat in peace. Today is a Saturday, I need rest” he said and stared at the both of them
“too bad it’s already a Saturday and we didn’t storm a club like we used to” Vanessa said to Tonia. She just scoffed and looked away
“Sebastian, can you please call Silva and Saree to come visit me today. Tell them I moved in” Vanessa said with a smile
“sure” Sebastian replied and continued eating
“who’s Silva and Saree?” Tonia asked as she glanced from Vanessa to Sebastian and back to Vanessa
“wait… Sebastian didn’t tell you. Wow”
“tell me? Tell me what? Sebastian what didn’t you tell me?” Tonia asked. He sighed and continued to eat
“I’m officially his girlfriend now. We went for an official dinner with his family and even spent the night there before coming over here. His sisters love me and can’t wait to see their little niece” Vanessa stated in a way that made Tonia jealous. Sebastian didn’t even object to anything she had said so Tonia knew it was true. She just stared at her without a word.
(Vanessa 1, Tonia 0)
Maria was back with a plate and cutlery for Vanessa.
“what food would you like ma’am. I’ll dish it for you” she said and Vanessa smiled
“aww don’t worry dear. I’ll do that. Thank you” she said and collected the plate from her. Maria smiled and left. She really liked Vanessa.
“I need something healthy for the baby. Seb honey, can you pass me the bowl of salad?” she asked him and Tonia scoffed
“Seb honey? What sort of rubbish? It’s not even good to the ear” Tonia snorted
“I like it” Sebastian said and Tonia’s eyes widened. He just embarrassed her.
“ouch” Vanessa said and chuckled. She collected the bowl from Sebastian
“thank you” she said. Tonia huffed out air and stood up then walked out
“where are you going? I thought we could be one big happy family!” Vanessa yelled after Tonia who was already out of sight. She then laughed
“Vanessa, I do not like wh@??ver it is you’re trying to do. You’re trying to ruin the peace of this house” Sebastian said
“no honey… As long as Tonia doesn’t cross my lane I won’t cross hers. But the Tonia I know would do anything to make me feel inferior to her and I’m never going to stoop so low. So if you want to keep your own peace, stay out and stay put from our fights” Vanessa stated
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“are you thr_@tening me right now?”
“no dear. It’s more like a warning”
Sebastian sighed softly and continued to eat.
His phone beeped and he picked it up and read the message from his father.
“Vanessa, my dad just rescheduled the dinner to tomorrow night. So we’re going back tomorrow” he said
“oh… Okay. It’s fine by me” she said. Then she took a glass of water to drink. As she tried gulping it down she remembered the ghost and how she promised herself never to step foot in the house anymore
She poured the water back into the cup from her mouth and Sebastian furrowed his brows at her.
“did you say we’re going back to the house?”
“yeah. What’s wrong with going back to the house?” he asked. She was about to reply when he gasped. He took his phone and typed that the dinner should be in a hotel instead. He was about to tap the send button but he realized his dad would never agree to it.
“we’d have to go to the house. My dad would never allow us to have dinner somewhere else” he said to her
“hmm, as long as we don’t sleep over then I’m good” she said
“okay then. We won’t sleep over”
*
Tonia paced about her room thinking of what to do to Vanessa that would satisfy her.
She kept thinking but just couldn’t find something that would make Vanessa really angry.
“what if I just pick a fight with her again? She’ll be really angry” she thought to herself. She nodded her head and went back to the dining table. They were having their desserts then and she sat down between Vanessa and Sebastian
“so you guys ate all the food without me huh?” she asked. Non of them answered her. She stared at Vanessa then at the cream pies by her right hand
“could you please pass me one?” she asked Vanessa who stared at her and chuckled
“I’m sure you can stretch and take it” Vanessa said. Tonia smiled. Exactly what she wanted. She stood up and stretched her hand then took a plate. As she was retrieving her hand, she let go of it and it fell right in front of Vanessa, on top of her cup of strawberry and cream smoothie. The pie splashed on her face and her smoothie poured over the table and began to drip on her leg. Both Vanessa and Sebastian gasped.
(Tonia 1, Vanessa 1)
“oops… Sorry” she said sarcastically and smirked. Vanessa sighed and wiped her face with her hands. She stood up and pushed Tonia hard. She fell down with her chair
(Vanessa 2, Tonia 1)
“what the!” Sebastian exclaimed
Tonia immediately stood up and took a glass of water, Vanessa also took a glass of water.
“hey if you two are going to fight then get the f-__-k outta my house!” Sebastian ordered. Both the ladies splashed their glass of water on his face at the same time instead of splashing it on each other like they planned in their minds
(Vanessa 2, Tonia 1, SEBASTIAN 0)
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To be continued.
Written by Hossy