Novels by Marvy-dee

ASHLEYI drop the paint brush and look at my work, critically, through the painter's eye of course. I smile inwardly at another master piece created by me, this one is more special than the other paintings that I've birthed, yes I like to call my paintings my babies. I look around the room smiling in satisfaction, Nathan would be so surprised to see that I've turned the room into an exhibition room, it's already three weeks since he travelled and honestly, I've been enjoying this free time alone, just thinking of my life and trying to make worthwhile decisions especially as I'm about to start college. Although some days I just wanted to talk to him desperately, I missed him and his bossy cold tone. As much as the alone time did some good to me, sometimes I just felt extremely lonely, even though Kate was here on some days.I'm also happy that I was able to buy all my paint tools with the money Nathan gave me. This particular drawing reminds me of how I felt when I kissed Nathan for

NATHAN"I'm going for a conference at Australia, I'll spend most of the summer there" I say and Ashley sighs and drops her fork down.I couldn't help but just watch her on my bed when I came back, she looked so harmless, like her sharp mouth can't literally wound a soul. I understand the reason for her being like that, she's had a pretty rough childhood and she grew up in a violent home. For these 9 months that we'll be married, I hope I can make it the best time for her, I'll treat her like a younger sister. I agree that I needed company and it took Ashley coming around for me to realize that I've been pretty stuck up and emotionless to even care about myself, talk less of others. She opens her mouth to say something but she decides against it. "I'll drop some money with you as your allowance, Roy, my driver will take you anywhere you want to go, keep me informed on your whereabouts, I have so much on my plate to worry about you getting kidnapped. Roy is capable of protecting you a

I really apologize for not updating this book in a while, a lot has been going on but I will try to become more consistent, however I'd need a little time, to clear my head and to re-read the book so I can sink into the story once more in order to give you my best.Please sit tight as more interesting and suspenseful chapters are on the way, I just can't wait!!Shout out from your fav, Ashley and Nathan Kriss, ugh! I've missed them a lot!!Please check out my other book, "Spirals:Tattoo in my mind" while you wait.Thanks a lot for understanding 😊~~ LoveMarvy-dee

I drag my clumsy body from my room to get a cup of coffee from the kitchen. I dreamt about my mom last night, but this time she was the one walking me down the aisle to marry Nathan. I understand it's because I got married yesterday and my mind is still pondering over it. I miss my mom, a lot, I miss my dad too, even though I didn't spend enough time with him. My dad was murdered when I was 6, he really loved my mom, a lot, and I hope I can have that kind of relationship with someone, something genuine, something selfless.It's quite early and I'm already dressed up, ready to apply to work at a cafe, it's my only option right now and I can't jinx that. I'm feeling a bit tired, I didn't get enough sleep last night, I hope I don't sleep off at the cafe.Nathan is sitting on the chair in the kitchen and he's doing something on his laptop. I pour in the coffee from the percolator into a cup. "Good morning Nathan" I gulp down the coffee and pour myself another cup. "Where are you going t

I hug Kate for a while before I take her to the bench at the river bank. "Happy birthday Ash" she hugs me again and I sniff. "Why didn't you tell me about this""I couldn't tell you Kate, it happened so fast. I'm just a pathetic collateral" I scoop a spoon of ice cream from it's plate into my mouth. "This will soon be over. I know". I stop myself from telling her about the contract Nathan signed with me, I feel guilty about not telling her but this is past my control. "Are you happy with this?""Are you kidding me? If I can go back in time to change this, I would" "We'll think of a way out of this. I'll work something out for you Ash""There's a way out of this Kate, I just have to put up with this for 9 months" oops! It slipped, I swear!"9 months?""Nathan doesn't want this too, he'll work this out for me after 9 months" "Oh" she opens the box of pizza and takes a slice. We just sit there for a while, comfortably with each other, eating, enjoying the cool river breeze, my birth

"I thought you were going to come in a dress, not this" Nathan's grandma rake her hawk eyes over the white, silky jumpsuit that I'm wearing. I'm just sick of gowns for now. "Well since you're here and the guests have already seen you, we can manage. Do not embarrass me" she adds sternly before her heels click away. Yes, she hates me, that's no hidden fact and it's a mutual feeling but I really hope she doesn't sprain her ankles on that incredulously high stiletto.I can't find Nathan and my skin is itchy just by standing alone in this room filled with nobs, it's really suffocating. I pick up a glass of champagne and I savour the taste as I gulp it down. Everything in this party is really top-notch, I wonder how Nathan's grandma pulled this off in less than a day, of course you can do anything when you're wealthy."You're Nathan's wife right?" A female voice sounds and I turn around to see two girls. "Well I don't see much" one of them says to the other. "Pardon my manners, I'm Elai

"Hello mom" I say impatiently. My mom always has a way to interrupt us. There's shuffling at the the other side of the line "Hey B, uh can you guys come over for dinner at dad's place, sorry for the late info I totally forgot"No way. "Mom, it's not possible" Bailey hits my side lightly "You can't turn your mom down" she whispers"You're with Bailey?" My mom asks. "Yeah""Great! Please put the phone on speaker" I roll my eyes and put the phone on speaker. I know Bailey can never say no to my mom and my mom knows that too, that's why she wants to talk to Lee. I already made a great dinner for the two of us, but Bailey won't think about that, of course it's my darling mother. I roll my eyes again and Bailey hits my arm."Hey Bailey, I know it's already late but can you guys come over for dinner at my place? I would've done this later but my husband already booked my flight back to Georgia and it's tomorrow" my mom's persuasive voice sounds and I'm sure it has already convinced Baile

Bryne.I need her to understand that losing our baby wasn't her fault, I need us to go back to being us before the miscarriage. "Thanks Bryne, for every thing, for being my back bone, for being more than a boyfriend, for being so gentle with my heart" she maintains eye contact with me while stroking my face with her thumb."You don't need to thank me for taking care of you, you're my responsibility Lee" I kiss the inside of her palm. "let's go eat""Bryne I- okay, let's go eat" She steps away but I grab her hand and bring her closer. "What do you want Lee" I whisper over her ear and she claims my lips in a slow kiss. I want to go at her pace, I need to go at her pace even though all I want to do is to grab her and make her scream my name multiple times. She looked so sexy in the dress this morning and it took me all the strength I had, to stop myself from responding to what she was unconsciously doing to me, when she kissed me, I almost couldn't control myself again and then she sc

Immediately I get back to my office, I sit on my chair and remove my shoes. I don't think I can survive another minute in this shoe. I sigh in relief and massage my feet once I take the shoe out. It's been four hours of intensive practice and thank God for the lunch break else I would've died inside that room. I got to watch other journalist do other shows and I was given instructions about how everything is going to happen. Honestly, I can't wait for Friday and from the look of things, Baddie can't wait for Friday either. Baddie really made the whole practice interesting and I already feel so relaxed with him. Baddie says he likes that kind of atmosphere and so do I. Baddie reminds me of Derrick, when everything is settled, I'll take Derrick's lunch offer. Baddie walks into the room smiling. He sighs and slumps into his chair. "Hey we could have lunch together. There's this place at the corner of the street, it's pretty good"."Maybe next time, I really can't walk in this shoes, m

BaileyBryne pulls up at the parking lot of the building. Today is Monday, my first day at work and the excitement isn't as much as I expected it to be.Bryne squeezes my hands and I smile. Bryne has been everything since I lost our child. He has been over caring and I'm just so surprised at how perfect he's holding everything up in this situation. I hope my sour mood isn't going to affect my first day at work, I don't want to give out any first impression of being grumpy. "I know you'll do great" Bryne hands me a jar of cookie and I want to decline but it's my mom's cookie and who dares decline it plus he won't let this slide as I strongly refused to have breakfast. I take a bite and another and another till I'm done with four cookies. Bryne smiles, handing me a bottle of water. "Thanks" I gulp down the water and check my self in the mirror again for the 100th time today. You can't blame me for that, appearance matters as a new employee and a journalist at that. I know my life i

I plop down after wearing my rubber gloves, I dip the floor scrub into the foamy bucket of water and I scrub Bailey's blood stain from the floor of my dad's kitchen.Today is Saturday and I'm happy Kara agreed to keep Bailey company even when she's supposed to go back to college today. I told the housekeeper and the cook not to come here today because I'm sure they would've felt obliged to clean the blood from the kitchen floor which I wouldn't like them to do. My mom told me to pick her up in an hour's time and I hope that I'll be done with this by then. I scrub the floor harder and wipe out the foam to see if all the bloodstain is gone and I repeat the process after seeing some stubborn stains still on the floor. I've not discussed the plans I have for the company with my mom yet even though I'm sure she'll be uninterested in it as usual. Sometimes I wonder if my mom actually loved my dad because shortly after my dad burial, she moved to Georgia to be with Khaka, her boyfriend wh

BRYNEI lead Bailey into her house but she doesn't respond to me. She has been this way since she got conscious and I hope she gets better. I'm so happy she was discharged, I wouldn't stand spending another hour in the hospital. Kara has gone to my dad's house to get all the shopping bags over to Lee's house. I can't keep her at my dad's place, my mom may come home anytime and I cant explain anything to her yet. Bailey goes to her room and I follow her."Lee please talk to me, say something, anything" I can't bear the silence. "I was just so careless, I couldn't-" I wrap my hands round her waist and pull her to me. She can't blame herself for this, she shouldn't take all the guilt to herself. I'm at fault too, I didn't listen to her enough to understand. She sobs quietly and I rub her back. We'll work through this, I know we will. "Why didn't you tell me?" "How could I tell you, I was scared" She sniffs and I tip her head up to look at me."I told you I want to be involved in