Wing Of Change
Chapter 40

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Frank wished he didn’t have to subject the little boy standing before him to needles and pricking but Sandra Bassey has left him with no other choice but to request for a paternity test just to prove that he was indeed his.

Frank could see the question in his searching eyes as he stood beside his mother. His brown eyes that was almost hazel was looking at him with keen interest which only reminded him of himself when he was little and very much curious indeed but other than that, he can’t seem to replace any other resemblance of his on the little boy.

Daniel was brown skin and fairly handsome with full lips. He was not more than five, yet he looked like he was older than his actual age.

Frank didn’t bother to look at his birth certificate that he was presented with. All he wanted was the paternity test results.

He walked over to where he stood beside his mother in the hospital lobby and managed a smile at him. The little boy didn’t smile back but something close to that reflected in his curious eyes.

He wondered what his mother has told him.

Was he to address the little boy as ‘son’? Well_that’s not proven yet..He thought to himself as he approached them with careful steps.

Frank had no idea what he was going to say to him but he knew he has to come up with something sooner than later as he finally reached for his hand a moment later before looking up at him.

“Hello Daniel” He said with a smile.

“Hello” He said simply.

He noticed the hesitation in his voice as his eyes looked at his mom momentarily then back at him.

“My name is Frank and am guessing your mom had told you about me?”

The little boy answered with a nod which brought some relief to Frank’s tense demeanor. He had no speech rehearsed on how to introduced himself to the boy but whatever Sandra must have told the boy about him will have to do for now.

“Good..so how are you Daniel?”

“I’m_ fine…do you want to know what my mom said?” He asked.

“No Daniel. How about you tell me” He gave Sandra a sideways glance and she shrugged.

“My mom said you are my Dad. Is that true?”

Frank was caught off guard with the boy’s question as he couldn’t come up with a quick reply.

“Uhm,Well, we don’t know that yet and that’s why we are all here Daniel. We have to wait and replace out the truth about some few things okay?” Frank had answered in a rather honest way while Sandra had rolled her eyes at him with a snort.

“Okay.. But will you play with me if the doctor says you are my Dad?” He looked hopeful as he stared up at his face.

Frank isn’t the type to make promises he can’t keep but he would sure as hell love to play with the little boy whether he was his or not. He has no fault in whatever his mother was planning and if he turned out to be his then he would do whatever it takes to file for his full custody.

He gave the boy a reassuring smile and a nod as he squeezed gently against his hand.

“Yes Daniel, of course i will play with you”

His little arms quickly wrapped around Frank’s neck in an embrace.

The moment he had his arms around him, Frank felt as though something had shifted within him and a part of him was suddenly wishing for the test results to come out positive.

“We need to get this over and done with so the two of you can finally be a real family” Sandra’s voice had chipped in as he pulled away from the little boy after a while and turned to face her.

“We will see what the result says won’t we?” Frank voice a silent threat.

“Oh we shall” she countered back with a smile.

The nurse led them towards the check up room with Frank trailing from behind. He hate hospitals but he needed to be there.

“You two are the boy’s parent, yes?” Asked the nurse as they entered the small room with a single table containing some disinfectant and cotton wool, not to mention the syringe that was lying beside the turnicate.

“The boy needs someone to hold him if he tends to be scared” the nurse had turned to the both of them.

“I will keep him company” Sandra had replied before he could, saving him the option of saying no because he can’t stand the sight of b***d.

Waiting out in the lobby did nothing to his mood. Instead, it made him more anxious and uncomfortable. The strong disinfectant wasn’t helping either as he kept looking at the time and towards the closed door.

There were taking far too long.

When they finally emerged from the check up room, Daniel has a little cotton wool and a bandage attached to his upper arm indicating where his b***d was drawn from. The little boy looked pale if not scared.

“Hey Daniel, are you okay?” He asked feeling guilty all of a sudden.

He answered with a nod.

“He is not a fan of needles and b***d Frank. Even though you refuse to see it, Daniel is like you in some way”

Frank said nothing as he took the boy by the hand and gave him a little squeeze.

“I’m sorry Daniel that you had to go through this. I don’t know if you understand what am saying but everything will be fine okay?”

“Okay”

“Well, it’s time for me to go give them my b***d so you should look after him”

As he turned to walk back into the room, Frank thought he saw someone that looked awfully familiar walking down the lobby. He was in a haste to even crack his brains for answers as he quickly went along.

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It’s been three days since they took their b***d samples for test and Frank has been more anxious than ever. He has tried more than twice to tell Aria the truth and each time his courage eluded him over and over again.

Somehow he found a way to keep his promise even without the test results been proven. He was drawn to Daniel in ways he couldn’t explain despite everything he feels towards his mother.

For five years, she has kept him a secret and only God knows what she was up to and if the test does prove that he was his then he has to be ready to face whatever consequence but one thing was for sure, he won’t loose the only thing that mattered to him most.

Aria

Frank was so deep in thought that he didn’t realized when his secretary_Gina knocked on his door and followed by her head poking through.

“Excuse me sir but someone just delivered this package for you”

“We need to get this over and done with so the two of you can finally be a real family” Sandra’s voice had chipped in as he pulled away from the little boy after a while and turned to face her.

“Who did?” He sounded bored as he stared back at her

“It’s doesn’t say Sir but it was personally addressed to you”

“Just drop it over there” pointing at the table by his left..”I will see to it much later”

She placed it where he had requested and was on her way out when she almost collided with someone at the door.

“Ariaa” she squealed in excitement.

“Oh Gina” She exclaimed as well before pulling her into a quick embrace.

“What are you doing here, am so happy to see you_I mean look at you. So fine”

“I’m here to see you know who” Aria replied with a glance at Frank’s direction.

“Let me not keep you out for long, I will see you later”

Aria walked over to where he sat and place a quick k**s against his l*p but he was too quick to deepen the k**s before she could pull away as his hand reached out and held her close.

Aria only yelp in surprise but she responded to the k**s nonetheless as her lips replied with the same urgency and want.

His hand traveled down her shoulder and slide further towards her waist and lingered there a little longer. He missed every inch of her as he continued to explore her mouth deeper, pulling out the most sensual of sound from her throat as she m****d heavily against him.

He leaned back and stared into her eyes and saw the passion that lies within. She was aroused just like he was. The front region of his pant was a proof to that fact but he dare not react to it. she was to be loved and not used.

Aria was the woman he loved and want to make his wife. He captured her rosy lips yet again as her eyes clenched shut to welcome the touch of his l*p against hers.

Frank had no idea as to why she was there but he was happy to have her at that moment.

After a little while he pulled away and kissed the tip of her nose and leaned back to stare at a thoroughly kissed Aria.

“You look like a dream when you are dizzy in the head I must admit”.

She chuckled as she took a minute to steady her heart beat.

“You do enjoy seeing me this way don’t you?”

He answered with a shrug.

“I came to pick you up for lunch but I see that you were hungry for something else” her eyes narrowed with amusement.

“I like to have my dessert before the main course if you must know so let go get that lunch before I decide to ravish my dessert again, no one knows how far I will go this time”

Aria was the one handling the steering this time around as she drove them to a close by eatery. It happened to be one of the places she usually pick her lunch while she was still working for Frank.

“Been a while since I had lunch here” she reasoned as she turned toward the parking lot.

Once seated, Aria waved a waiter over and they both placed their orders.

Half way into their meal, Frank noticed someone walked over to their table only for him to realize who it could be.

Sandra!

What the f**k was she doing over there and even worst heading to their table like she was freaking invited.