SCARLETTCaelum is in a mood.He's constantly having temperamental days and I've learned to stay away from him during those times, I keep myself at arms length because I don't want to be on his bad side, ever.For the last three to four hours he's been on his phone, making calls that don't seem to be going through and those that do make him yell at whoever is on the end. I'm sitting quietly in the next room, watching him work from home with his car keys next to him which indicate he's most likely to leave anytime soon.Caelum might be upset but I'm enjoying this. I love having him home on my days off, he treats me so good on those days, way more than he does on typical days if I'm being honest.My phone dings, the screen lighting up with an email. I'm very quick to pick it up, not wanting to wait for important news from my manager, who also happens to be my cousin on my dad's side of the family. It's an email from one of the companies I'm signed with, a newly formed lingerie company a
AURORAI had a long nap and sometimes naps make me tired but it's girls weekend, and I won't be the one to ruin it because she misses her daughter or much less because she's turning into a nap addict. Everyone has been so pumped for this trip, and I believe it's going to be a great experience for everyone and we have our dear friend group child Grace to thank for coming up with the idea.“Aurora!” Katherine calls out for the second time in less than five minutes. She's made a habit of calling out to me constantly so I don't miss my daughter calling me every few minutes.“Yeah?” I laugh, the eyeliner in my hand shaking when I do.“Your phone is ringing again..” I hear her say, walking through the door that joins our room to that of Olivia and Grace.I instantly veer back, taking my buzzing phone from her, I have an inkling of who is calling before I even check the screen. “Oi oi oi, somebody bring a fire extinguisher because Katherine is on fire.” I grin, making her blush instantly. Ka
*****“Pour me another one!” Olivia giggles through the music.We're in the backseat of the Limousine, getting tipsy before we even step into the club. Katherine and her high tolerance for alcohol started long before any of us was bathed and ready. We took a few pictures back at the hotel and posted them to our Instagram pages, well I just posted two pictures, one with all of us and another with just me, it's a mirror selfie with the stupidest caption, "Rumor is spreading tonight."“This tastes exactly how I imagine I taste,” Olivia grins. “Expensive.”“That's one way to break the ice on a first date.” I snort, taking a sip of my wine.Everyone giggles lightly, the mood getting absolutely lightened when I hear ...... Playing through the speakers. Katherine is quick to start us off with the song, with Olivia joining her before Katherine and I simultaneously chime in. The song brings back so many memories, memories that smell like melted ice cream and ad choices in men.When the song di
CAELUMI love a good lingerie opening show, and as the husband of a supermodel, I've learned to appreciate the various brands and designs of lingerie. Yet tonight, as I sat through a full hour of women of all shapes, sizes and color model lingerie, I couldn't help but see it all as bland and common and none of the models picked my interest. Usually I would be picking which woman to fuck at the end of the night the moment the show begins but I sat through an entire show, pissed at everything there is in existence and the credit goes to one woman, Aurora. I saw her face on half the women on that stage tonight, fantasizing her in the kind of ravishing lingerie of her personal brand while her words from earlier echoed in my head. How dare she leave without my consent and hang up on me to top it all of?Aurora is a fucking drug, and right now, I need my hit. Even as I stand next to Scarlett's friend Eva I'm irritated, nursing a glass of vodka while she goes on and on about my wife and how
“You like this?” I ask her, setting the remote control back down. I stride to the sofa that directly faces the tv and lower myself onto it, sitting Layla beside me. She scowls, her eyes already watering. “No no, please don't cry on me. At least wait until Lia gets back.”Her lip quivers, and she opens her mouth, a cry falling from her parted lips.“Do you need something? Water? Juice? A cupcake?” I blurt out in a panic, hoping to get an answer from her. I feel stupid, trying to converse with a crying child.“Wait,” I let out, an idea clicking. My hand reaches into my pocket and fetches my wallet. I look up from it and back to Layla as I open it. I fetch a $100 bill from it and extend it towards her. “If you stop crying right now, I'll give this to you.” I tell her but she doesn't quite, she simply looks from the money to me, her watering eyes practically judging me for being stingy. “You are right, I can do better.” I murmur, hastily retrieving a few more dollar bills from my wallet.
EMELIALatter night when returned from Ryker's, I came home to quiet the surprise. Caelum was on the sofa, sound asleep with Layla laying on his chest. They both looked awfully comfortable, and when I tried to take her away from him without waking him up, he pulled out a gun. Of course I should have foreseen it supposing he often carries a gun with him.I had taken a picture prior to attempting to take Layla from him, and when he left, I sent Aurora the picture. Aurora hadn't replied to any of my messages that night, or the morning after. Olivia did however call to inquire about Layla and whenever I asked for Aurora, she was either sleeping or busy with something. I thought it was because she was mad about the picture yesterday morning when I took Layla back to her place, I found out she had lost her phone in Vegas.I love that she had the Vegas trip, it seems like it was therapeutic for her, aside from the hangover she had and drunk calling Caelum that is. My little sister Gia left y
AURORAAn arm drapes over me, my ears are perked to the sound of everything around me. It should be the sound of chirping beds but instead I'm hearing Avicii & Rita Ora's Lonely Together us, that goddamn playlist irritates me. My body is lifted from underneath, hauled against another. I turn, feeling his cock hard against my ass. My eyes meet his, and he licks his lips, watching me in his natural bewildered gaze.Fuck, my head hurts and it's not because I hit it against the headboard a few minutes ago. I'm still hangover from Vegas, my entire body is a goddamn wreck. I blame Caelum, and the devil, they're the reason for my stupid decision making cycle. I'm hurt, and hurt people hurt others but I don't want to hurt others yet here I am, invariably doing it.“Hey,” my lips stretch into a small grin. I'm always happy with him, we're happy when we're in bed together but outside of it we can't keep ourselves on the same page or schedule. I blame myself, I'm the reason we never worked out.
SCARLETTCaelum came home tonight, he came early but he also went out just as quickly as he came in. I'm becoming accustomed to him not being here at night, and only getting to me around three or two in the morning. I want to be a typical wife and whine about it but I can't, I'm not a typical wife. Caelum is used to me whining about which dress to wear, what suit he'd look good in next to me and which diamond set I'd like next and I'm not about to change that.My husband is my best friend, we've worked hard to keep our marriage normal as possible and we did have an agreement before we tied the note, Caelum told me one thing and one thing only, "Don't fall in love with me because I can never love you back. As much as I would love to love you like a husband should, I can't Scarlett, I'm not capable of loving like that and if you do fall for someone don't hesitate to tell me so I can free you from this sham we're getting into." This sham as he called it has become the most truthful thing
CAELUMThere was a time when I was desperately pleading with Scarlett for a baby, and now that there's light of us having one? I'm not thrilled, I want to be thrilled, I want to be happy about it but I can't find one fatherly bone in my body to help me. Possibly its the wrong timing that hasn't sat with me but I'm having a hard time connecting with Scarlett on the news. Still, I have to consider her feelings, I shouldn't have reacted as irrational as I did because at the end of the day it takes two to make a baby.We made that baby, regardless of how drunk I was, it's time to face up to my actions. I was going to divorce her but now, I'm not sure what to do but I do know that I can't let another man raise my child and I don't want Aurora to further suffer.I'm drunk, and high as a kite, craving more because what I already took isn't doing the job, making me forget. My phone lights up with yet another message from Aurora, she's ecstatic planning for her store opening. I've given her a
CASSIANI've spent the last week with my fiancé and her family, as annoying as she is, we've got some common ground. She's not my ideal choice for a bribe but close enough, she'll have to do. My choice in a woman is near to Caelum's choice but less fiery, the kind of fire that Aurora exudes would scorch me a little bit. I've been in contact with Aurora throughout my trip, and her near death experience that rattled Caelum appears to have done the same to her too.I had ordered a few beers and texted my party people about the party I would be holding at my place tonight, to celebrate my return from my short trip but if I'm being entirely honest, it's to celebrate the misery that has not yet befallen me as I prepare for my marriage. Emelia and Aurora said they were not coming because they would be enjoying a night out in the city by themselves. Those two have formed what Ryker, Bishop, Caelum, and I had built the moment we met and it comes just as effortlessly. It's pure, my fiance will
EMELIANAI park my car outside a familiar neighborhood, I've been to it during my high school days I must say there's been major improvements made. I used to have a boyfriend that lived here and now I don't even remember his house. The feeling of nostalgia hits, but I ignore it and focus on my phone, checking the red dot until I see my location close in on a gated household. The gate is open, so I hurry inside, sure to close it behind me.Gianna called me an hour ago, she sounded hysterical and I couldn't catch what she said was happening so I decided to drive to her, using the tracker on her phone. She knows about it, which is why she insisted that I go and get her, minus her providing me with an address. I assume she just had an argument with one of her spoiled friends and now she wants her big sister to get her. This is nothing new there but it's usually Sienna's craft not mine. Hell, I'm just glad to be called.Knocking on the door, I wait for someone to open it for me but I get n
SCARLETTI've waited up for Caelum all night, he didn't respond to any of my text messages or calls, and eventually I couldn't get through to him. My parents are beyond mad at the way he stormed out, Mom was worried it could have been a family emergency so she called Caelum's mom and she said, according to her knowledge nothing alarming had transpired.It's seven in the morning, I have a magazine shoot at exactly 9 a.m and I'd be dammed if I breached the contract because my husband went MIA on me, again. Eva will be coming to pick me up, she already texted me to say she's on her way.I'm ready, trying to hide the bugs I have under my eyes from waiting up all night for Caelum to show up. I had spent the entire day decorating this room to surprise him, and now I want everything in this room gone, I don't want it taunting me to recall what I thought last night would be like vs what it actually went like. I'm about to open my bedroom door when it opens, the door slamming into me.“Fuck.”
CAELUMMy heart is racing, I just saw her this morning. How is she not okay? She was fine when I left her yesterday, ecstatic even. I'm speeding through traffic to get to her but I fear I might be too late. Bella called an ambulance to her apartment right before she called me. When I declined her call, she texted me saying Aurora wasn't feeling well, and from there, the messages got worse, alarming. I couldn't sit in that restaurant any longer, I wanted to get to her. Bella is no longer answering my calls, and I'm still far from Aurora's apartment. With Bella not responding to my messages, I fear the worst has happened and if so, I hardly believe in miracles but if anything happens to Aurora, God better perform one or get two for the calling of one. I don't know how it is that I stayed sane without Aurora, but I can't do it twice. I've had year's of therapy to get over Aurora, until I realized it wouldn't work and quit, I'm not ready for an eternity of therapy to cope with never bee
SCARLETTMy parents are in our city, and Caelum, and I to be having dinner with them, and after that Caelum is taking my mom to see her favorite opera while my father and I go to a twenty-four hour running amusement park. It's tradition, one we don't break but now, as I stare down at my phone it would seem like I've seen the last of this tradition.“Scarlett,” my mother calls out from across the table, her voice startling me.My phone slips out of my hand and drops to the floor beside me. My gaze instantly jerks up to meet my mother, “Sorry.” I blurt out, proceeding to pick my phone up.“Honey,” my mother squeezes my fathers hand but I know she's addressing me because her gaze doesn't leave mine. “Where is Caelum?”And there it is, I can't make up any more excuses for him, I don't know what lies to form for them. Caelum has been putting off dinner with my parents for the longest time now, and it's not like him. Caelum is punctual with his schedule but lately, his schedule means nothin
**************Fifteen minutes after Caelum rudely ended our call, Cassian's driver arrived to pick me up. I insisted on driving behind him because after whatever nonsense Caelum is wasting my time on, I will need to pick up three more little girls then go back to my parents house for Paulina. Cassian's driver left me ten minutes ago, he led me to a newly constructed yet famous shopping complex. I'm familiar enough with the place to know that his family owns a jewelry store here, one run by his other sister, Sienna. I've seen no sign of Cassian, despite seeing his BMW in the parking lot there's nothing else suggesting his presence. I've left him four unanswered messages and I'm just about pissed off by his temerity. Stymied, I fetch my phone and open his contact card, calling him one time before I follow through with my already made decision to leave this place. The phone rings and just when I thing it's going to die out, in the very second, he picks up. “Hey pretty girl.” I can a
AURORA“Paulina sweetie, did you get your backpack into the car?” I ask, seeing her run past me. Paulina, Everleah and Layla have a girls day party at my house tomorrow and to start, I'm having a sleepover for them tonight. I had to invite Layla's sister too because I want to grow up around her siblings seeing as I'm not planning on giving her any, perhaps I could adopt in a few years but right now, just Layla is fine.Paulina doesn't respond but a few seconds later she runs back, “Auntie?”“Did you put all your things in the car sweetie?”“Yes,” she nods. “I'll go double check to see if I didn't forget my fluffy bunny.“Okay, hurry up because we have to pick up Everleah too, and Sapphire.”“Aurora!” my mother yells from the kitchen, she's been confined to it for the last hour. I was starting to think she was simply avoiding me, and I would have thought it if she didn't order Chinese takeout specifically for me.Entering the kitchen, I see my mother in her apron, with prints of white
CAELUMThe hospital chose to keep me under observation under mom's request. I stayed to ease her worries, if not I would be back to work, or tinkering weak for Aurora's attention.“I love you.” I whisper to her, watching her sleep on the bed. It's been two days, I get minor headaches and my arm right hurts, I've been told to not overwork it but it's my favorite of late, I am both left and right handed but my right touched Aurora better. She came over as soon as she dropped Layla off at school, we had been talking nearly all night so I know she hardly slept. Looking at her now I feel contend, like I have my old Aurora back.The bed was swapped out for a bigger one by the physician because every time Aurora walks in, I want her laying next to me. The door to hospital room opens, revealing my sister on the other end, with a bouquet of flowers. “Hey,” she faintly smile, walking past me to set the flowers in a vase. “From mom.” she tells me, her gaze shifting to Aurora on the bed. I see a