“Mom” I repeat, walking towards her and she smiles.“How are you dear” she says, pulling me in a warm embrace and a tear rolls down my cheeks.“I missed you mom” I sobShe pulls away from the hug looking confused, “Jim told me you look stunning, and you really do. I’ll be glad to make you my daughter-in-law” she smiles, immediately covering up her confused look.“Yes, your daughter-in-law” I fake a smile and clean my tears.My heart drops when I voice those words, but I let it slide.Jonathan stares at me in awe wondering what just happened, but he refuses to say anything about it.“Jonathan my son, come and give your mom a hug” she tells Jonathan.Jonathan walks up to her, and she embraces him in a hug.“How are you my son?” she asks Jonathan, pulling away from the hug and holding on to his cheeks.He looks embarrassed.“I’m fine mom” he says, holding her hands and releasing them from his cheeks.She ruffles his hair and I could clearly read the embarrassment written all over Jim’s f
“Who is Jessica, Jonathan” I ask again“We don’t talk about Jessica” he says“Can I just know who she is?” I persist.“I’m sorry Anastasia, we just don’t talk about her”“Okay” I say, feeling disappointed.Jonathan’s phone rings, breaking the silence“Excuse me” he says, and he excuses himself to pick up his call.My phone rings after Jonathan have left, and I smile at the caller ID.“Hey”“Hey princess, I saw your message, I’m glad you loved what I did for you”“Babe, can we switch to a video call instead?”“Well I just came out of the shower, but that’s fine”He switches to a video call, and I could feel butterflies erupt from my stomach when I see his face.His hair is wet, and it lays flat, dripping down his gorgeous face, and I could feel myself get wet. For him.“You look sexy babe” I tell him“Wait until you see the abs” he brags and places his phone on a surface, so I could get a better view“Damn! It feels like this is the first time I’m seeing your body. It was made by the h
“It's good to learn how to cook, so you could always prepare dishes for your husband when you get married, since home cooked meals are better than takeouts” she says and the words sound too familiar.My mother always told me that when I was little. Mrs. Dan is my mom.“Mom, it’s me, Anastasia” I say, scared of her reaction.“Yea I know it’s you Anastasia, I love how you’ve already regarded me as your mom. We’re gonna have a great time together”.“I mean you’re her, my mom” I say, trying to make her understand.The expression on her face goes cold. Her eyes tilt and goes back to normal.And it’s just the same as when I was little.“Anastasia, I’m sorry that you miss your mom. But if it makes you feel any better, I’ve embraced you as my child” she winks and the joy in my heart completely drops.I fake a smile at her and decide not to talk about the topic anymore.“I’m sorry, you just look and act so much like her, my mother” I smile and she smiles back. Her smile sends warmth to me.“St
The same girl he tells me not to worry about is the same girl who owns a room in his house.What happened here?I ask, trying to examine the room closely when a hand touches my back and I jump in fear.“Fuck” I yell when I turn around and smack the person hard“Stop it” Jonathan says, holding my hands firmly“Fuck it’s just you” I say, trying to calm my racing heart and remove my hands from his firm grip.“Anastasia, what are you doing here, no one is allowed in here”“I got lost” I lie“Well then, let’s leave here” Jonathan tells me, guiding me out of the room.He leads me back into the hallway.“C’mon, let me get you back to your room. You look tired” he says, pointing to my sleepy eyes.“Yeah sure” I tell him, and he guides me to Jim’s room.I walk into Jim’s room and I see Jim lying on the bed“Hey” I say excitedly, forgetting all about the incident that just happened“Hey baby” he says, opening his arms and gestures me to come to himI crawl into his arms and lay in bed with him
“Jonathan, if you had told me this earlier, I would have been excited like a baby who just got a candy from a candy store, but right now, I want nothing more than to lay in bed with Jim. I’m exhausted so how about we talk about it tomorrow” I tell Jonathan.On hearing these words, I could see the disappointment written on his face, but I ignore it.“Okay Anastasia, have a great night”“Bye” I smile and head to Jim’s room“Baby open the door” I say when the door knob doesn’t twist“Give me a second, babe,” he says from inside.He walks up to the door and opens it.He is tying a bathing robe. But not the one in the bathroom. It’s a different one, and I walk into the room and lock the door.“You got another?” I ask, pointing to the bathing robe his putting on.“Yeah, I figured you could have the other since it looks so perfect on you”“Yayy!” I cheer.“Babe, want to get in the shower with me?” He asks.“Of course I want to,” I say.Jim helps me take off my gown, leaving me in my underwea
Jim stands up, walks into the bathroom, while I lay lazily on the bed.He comes out from the bathroom with a wet towel and uses it to clean me up.I jerk at the touch, but Jim uses his hands to keep me steady.He cleans me up and goes ahead to place the towel into a basket that, I assume, is meant for the dirty clothings.I invite him to bed, and he lies beside me, pulling me closely.“I love you so much princess, and I don't think I would ever stop” he whispers into my ears.“I love you too” I reply and a lump forms in my throat.A part of me is scared to say so because it is true, maybe too true, and it’ll lead me to get hurt.“What are you thinking about?”“Why do you love me, Jim? I’m mid”.“Don’t say that about yourself, Anastasia. You’re mine and what’s mine can’t be mid”.“Why do you love me?”“I have no words. Back when I was little, my mom always told me that love is a thing of the heart. It doesn’t know why it chooses someone, it just does. And when it does, it may be lucky,
“I don’t think I’m ready for what’s about to come” I say to Jonathan.“It’s nothing serious and I just need you to know some things that are going on”“Okay, should I be scared”“Take a chill pill, Anastasia. Everything is fine”.“Okay”“Jessica-“No, no no, no no, not yet, and at least not now. Her name gives me a sick feeling in my chest, and I don’t think I’m ready for that just yet”.“At your own time Anastasia, at your time” Jonathan says, and I could see his shoulders relax and so does his muscles“You’re not comfortable talking about her, none of you are. So I’ll just let Jim tell me when he’s ready”.“Okay Anastasia. I’ll respect your wish”.“But anyway, why don’t we go downstairs to have some breakfast, I’m starving” I say, trying my possible best to kill the tense atmosphere, and it seems to have worked“Alright Anastasia, I’m starving” he says, his tummy grumbles and I let out a laugh.JIM’S POV-chapter 34“Mr. Michael, the work has not been completed yet. It should be comp
“What do you mean quit your job Jim, I can’t do that,” I say, handing the flowers back to him, ignoring the crowd that was present.“Anastasia, get your bags, let’s go for a drive”“Jim I just came to work, I can’t leave just because you said I should”“I’m going to talk to your so-called boss, and he gives you approval to leave, you would leave” he tells me, not giving me an option.Mr. Hemsworth is seated at one end of the coffeehouse, and I see Jim walk toward his direction.Mr. Hemsworth gives him a friendly handshake and signals for attention.“Mr. Hemsworth is calling you over there” I say to my coworker and she frowns.“Doesn’t seem like it’s me he wants” she says“Girl just go meet the dude, I’ll attend to the customers” I tell her, and she sluggishly leaves.I serve the customers, smiling at them and asking what they want. And I forget that I was keeping an eye on my boyfriend and on my boss.I see Jim walk up to me, smiling audaciously, and it tells me he has gotten what he