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Contract Marriage
Third Person

Pacing up and down the hospital corridors with his brows furrowed and etched in deep thoughts not noticing the hustle and bustle of nurses and doctors rushing to save lives not even noticing the harsh smell of antiseptic lingering in the air. Jake cannot help but feel scared for his wife Laura.

He was feeling utterly useless that he couldn't help her, when she was fighting for her life and that of his twins. It was her first time giving birth, and she was having twins at that. He was so deep in thought that he did not notice the sound of footsteps approaching him those of his very close friend and business partner Alex Walters walking up to him.

Alex shared an uncanny resemblance with Jake and they were most often mistaken for brothers and that spurred their relationship more. Both of them were Black Americans  they were both dark skinned with brown eyes about 6'1 in height, lean and well muscled with hair shaved close to the scalp, the difference between them was that Alex wore black rimmed glasses but  Jake didn't, and the fact that Alex was leaner than Jake giving him  a nerdy look. Both of them also had a career in Real Estate.

Jake jolted out of his daze when Alex put a hand on his shoulder "Jake relax everything will be fine" Alex said.

"How can I relax when my wife is in there fighting for her life" Jake replied visibly tense.

"I know Laura will make it she is a very strong woman" Alex said.

"But she's been in there for hours and she's not as strong as she may seem"

"She'll be fine Jake you don't need to stress too much" Anne said

Anne Walters is a light skinned lady with black eyes, she's about 5'6 inches tall, slim but don't be deceived by her simple stature although she was a woman, she was a major part of Alex and Jake's Company, she did many major things in the company that even men were...