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“What things?” I ask almost immediately. I was already feeling skeptical, why didn’t they tell me all this information before I signed the contract?“It’s nothing to worry about. They are just little things that would have to happen before the wedding.”“Okay and those things are?” I ask“Well-” Luke says pausing to bring out his phone which I believe was where the list was.“-The both of you would have to be seen in public a few times before the wedding. Henry, do we have any events coming up?” Luke asks, turning his attention to Henry.Henry glances at the tab in his hand before replying. “None, but- um there is that art gallery that always sends an invite to Mr. Armani annually for his attendance at their charity art show that takes place every year but he always notifies me to decline so I'd already taken it upon myself to decline their invitation for this year's show. We also have the annual Charity Foundation for the Homeless.”“Hmm. Bailey, I hope you love art.” Luke says facin
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“Good afternoon Mr Cedrick.” I say as I enter the car. I really don't think this man likes me very much because he started driving without saying a word to me, ignoring my greetings.Cedrick drove as we sat in an uncomfortable silence with only the sound of the wind dancing around the car playfully tousling my hair and the trees heard in the background, i actually started wished that he had played his usual old people playlist on the radio today.Cedrick stopped in front of my apartment building jolting out of my thoughts and my phone started buzzing in my bag as I alighted from the car, Cedrick drove off without a word, “what a strange man.” I mumbled as I reached into my bag to get my phone. It was Shayna calling.“Hi, Shay, how are you?” I ask as I make my way to my apartment “Bails, Meet me at the grocery store next to your apartment in umm.. Twenty minutes STAT!!” Shayna says, ending the call abruptly.“Ughh-i can't believe she's going to make me go back outside today! Can't I ju
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I was jolted awake by the annoyingly loud buzzing of my phone. The loud sound disturbed the peaceful silence that was in the room, rudely awakened me from my dreamless state. I groan and glance at the window. The sun hasn’t even risen yet. Who the hell was even awake at such an ungodly hour? I pick up the device and slide accept without even looking at the caller ID.“Good morning bailey.” Hazel's voice slices through the silence in the room, I put my phone off speaker and made my way into the living room to avoid stirring up Shayna.“It’s certainly not a good one anymore.” I mumble as i settle down on Shayna’s couch“Uhh? Can you repeat what you just said, I didn't quite get you.”“Ignore it, I wasn’t referring to you.” I lied“Good morning Hazel, how are you doing? Is there something you need help with?”“Um i am fine__no i was just calling you in advance to know firsthand if you had anything planned today?”“It depends. Do you need me for anything?”“Yes, I actually do…um, I am s
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Cedrick picked us up from the boutique once we were done and drove us to the wedding planner's office.Walking into the two story building and I couldn't help but gawk in awe of the magnificent glass front that had glass birds and little glass swans on them. It was so beautiful that I stopped in my tracks to take in the beautiful scenery and Hazel walked ahead of me to the receptionist desk and I followed her afterwards.She tapped the desk with her nails to gain the attention of the woman there. “Good afternoon. I’m here for Mrs Patricia Flair. I booked an appointment with her for one pm today.”“Hold on, please give me a moment to confirm the appointment details.” the lady sitting behind the desk says glancing at the monitor In front of her as she inputs somethings into the keyboard.“The name on the appointment?” she asks.“Bailey Simmons.”“Ohh….. Ok You can head right up, Mrs Flair will be right with you.” She says picking up her office phone and calling the presumed Mrs Flair and
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As I walked out of his office unable to control the tears streaking my cheeks, I accidentally stumbled into Luke and my bag tumbled to the ground, scattering all its contents on the floor around me.“Great! Today just keeps getting better and better.” I said before squatting on the floor to pick everything up. Luke bent to help me.“Here, let me help.” Luke said “No, it’s alright Luke, it's not your fault that I am a klutz.” I said but Luke remained adamant and continued helping me in picking up the contents of my bag from the floor.“ Oh No Bailey you are not a klutz, it’s all my fault, i was actually coming to talk to you and William about something, so i guess i was in such a hurry to catch you before you left that i wasn’t looking at where-He stopped mid sentence as his gaze fell on my tear stained eyes.“Why are you crying, is everything alright with you Bailey? I hope William did not say something hurtful to you?” He asked in a sympathetic voice.“Pfft.” I said quickly, wiping
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As Hazel and I exited the office, we took the elevator downstairs and walked over to the receptionist table where Stella worked. We got to her desk but she was busy with her computer as her fingers danced around the keyboard in a swirl of clicks, it wasn't until Hazel made a “Ahem” sound clearing her throat before she finally took note of our existence.“You again?” she said, basically snarling at me, Hazel gave me a puzzled look before speaking up.“Hello again Mrs Stella, we were sent directly from Mr Armani himself, could you please direct us to the staff’s locker room?” “Ohh yes, he called to inform me not too long ago, please give me a second the…..” She mumbled to herself as she rummaged through the stacks of papers and files on her table rifling through its content with focus, searching for the mysterious document or file. “Found it! Here you go.” she said, handing Hazel a pamphlet that had their company’s logo on it. “If you open to page 5, you’d see a detailed map of the en
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I rubbed my eyes before glancing at the clock on my nightstand, it read noon. Wow! I never sleep in. Yesterday was too exhausting, I wanted to go back to bed but I knew I had to get up if I intended to meet John before he started his daily crankiness and also before the club officially opened for the day.I headed into the bathroom to brush my teeth before taking a quick bath. I entered my room afterward to change into one of my old ripped jeans and a white sweatshirt. I put on my white Crocs to match before deciding to take my tote bag instead of my usual purse.I walked into the kitchen, placing my bag down in a corner of my small counter as I moved around the kitchen trying to decide on what to make. I decided on a packet of Samyang ramen which was my usual go-to meal. It was ready within a few minutes, I sat down on my couch to start eating from my bowl as I scrolled through my phone.I made a mental note to tell Shayna about how much of a jerk William was since she practically h
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Ring…Ring… I jumped out of my bed like my ass was on fire. I glance at the clock and I just have an hour and a half before Luke comes to pick me up. I wonder if William told Luke about what happened yesterday and if Luke was picking me up just to scold me.I dash into the bathroom and do the necessities. Once I was done with that, I styled my hair into a center-parting ponytail and lotion my body before opening the cloth bag Hazel had sent earlier.I put on the black with white polka dot A-line gown that stops a little below my mid-thigh and It had see-through long puffy sleeves. I paired it up with the black thigh leather heel boots and a white cute bag placed in the shopping bag.I loved the outfit but there was no time to admire myself in the mirror. I spritz on perfume before rushing to the kitchen to have toast and my daily dose of mocha.Once I was done, I washed my plate and mug and made my way down to wait for Luke.Luke arrived not up to a minute later and I got in the car a
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EPILOGUE A few months later…Bailey's POV I sighed as I finally laid Arlo to sleep after all the crying. I looked at his peaceful face and couldn't help but notice how much he looked like William.After a lot of horrible suggestions from William and Shayna. We finally agreed to name him Arlo after William's grandfather, it was either that or John Cena. And I was not gonna name my son after William's favorite wrestler or after Shayna's favorite rapper.I quietly left the room in search of William. It had been a very long day and I hadn't seen much of him. Matthew had thrown us a huge party to celebrate the renewal of our marriage vows and I was tired from all the rush and excitement.I opened the door to our room to find him asleep, at least that's what I thought. I went into the bathroom to take a shower and came back to lay beside him. It wasn't even up to 5 minutes when I heard Arlo crying through the baby monitor. I groaned in utter frustration and
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A few months later…Bailey's POV “Thank you for coming with me,” I said as I adjusted my seatbelt. “You don't need to thank me, according to this book, it's my duty.” He said, pointing to the pregnancy help book on his lap, William has been reading a lot of these pregnancy help books over the weeks and I personally think the author sucks. Just last week, he kept trying to convince me to go for something called a vagina steam, and don't get me started on the time he practically coerced me into making a mayonnaise face mask. How does that help the baby? William pushing a stray strand of hair to my ear brought me out of my thoughts. He shifted it back a little so that it was not too tight on my belly. He was always so cautious and passionate when it came to my belly and he had no idea how happy and secure that made me feel. “Thank you. I'm tired already, I can't wait for him to come out.” I grumbled, touching my belly. He chuckled. “I gotta admit, pregnancy suits you.” He teased me
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Bailey's POVThe gates of the mansion opened up as I pressed the entry code, as I got to the big doors I saw Agatha “Oh, child.” Agatha said, running to me when she spotted me. Worry was written all over her face. I was surprised to see her seeing as William wasn't sure she would come back after he jailed Gianna. “Agatha.” I smiled at her and entered the living room. She glanced at my stomach and I noticed her eyes got watery. “Oh, Bailey.”“It's been so long aunt, how have you been?” I asked her and she hugged me. I didn't resist. I hugged her back. She must be going through quite a rough time herself, I thought.“Erm.. I'm so sorry about Gianna.” There was a moment of silence and then she spoke.“You don't have to apologize for anything, child. She made her own choices and she has to own up to the outcome, hm?” She said, holding my chin, and smiling. I forced a smile too.“I'm so glad you're back. Should I make you something? You must be so tired.”“Noo, I am not um… I won't be lo
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Matthew's POV“It all started when I fell sick, some months after William turned 9. I fell into a coma during my sleep and woke up with a stroke.”I recounted and Bailey gasped in shock.“Ohh my God! I am so sorry, that must have been horrible” she replied, tears welling up in her eyes.“It was and there is no need to feel sorry for me. It happened years ago,” I replied and she nodded. I know I was a bit harsh with my words but I absolutely despised it when people felt pitied for me. I continued talking, and Bailey inched closer.“My life was shambles. Vannessa wasn't working then and I was the main provider for my family. It was also the worst timing because prior to that horrible day, I remember making plans for us to take a trip.. I wanted to make an extra effort to bond with them and have a good time, as Vanessa always complained that I spent too much time working and was almost never at home.” I took a deep breath before speaking up again.“It wasn't entirely my fault I was alway
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3 MONTHS LATER…Bailey's POV“Yes Shayna, I'm just getting home. I'm about to climb the stairs.” I said, balancing the grocery bag in my other hand.“Take the elevator. Why are you using the stairs, are you trying to kill my baby?” she squealed.“Your baby?” I asked.“You know what I mean! But just take the elevator Bails,” “If you must know, I got to the elevator and saw it was under repairs. According to Richard, it broke down in the morning. Besides, using the stairs would mean exercising, it keeps the baby active.”“Okay. How was the appointment? What did the gyne say?”“Nothing negative, Ultrasound is done, baby's fine. He said we'll be able to determine the baby's sex by next week.” I said and she squeaked happily.“Okay cool but don't wait up for me today, I'll be home late. I'm going out with Scott today.” “You guys have been doing a lot of that lately, but you claim it's nothing serious.” I mocked. “Yes, because it's nothing serious. Get your mind out of the gutters, Baile
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Bailey's POV“What.. What's this, William? Divorce papers? W..why?” I asked, my voice trembling and breaking as I stared at William who types away on his phone. “Don't ask me why. Just sign the damn papers.” He replied, his eyes still fixed on his phone. He didn't bother to meet my eyes. “But this..this means..”“I know exactly what this means, Bailey. I breached the contract, so I'm gonna pay you. Henry would handle that aspect. Now, please, sign the goddamn papers.” He said, finally putting the stupid phone away. I don't know if it was the pregnancy hormones kicking in, but I hate that stupid phone.“I wasn't talking about the money, I-”“Bailey I really don't have time to waste. Sign these.” My leg started growing weak. I sniffed. I had been trying very hard to stop myself from crying but my voice was giving me off. I had to sniff to push the emotions in. “B.. But what about your grandfather's will? Your inheritance? How are you going to get..”I said, my voice breaking. “I don
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Bailey’s P.O.V“William what…where have you been? No, don't answer that. I have never been so glad to see you. Did yo.. did you hear what Ethan said about gian-“Yes, I heard everything.” he replied with a sad look on his face. He looked tired and uninterested with what I had to say. I slowly observed his appearance and the sound of something dripping caught my attention. That was when I noticed the massive trail of blood around William, I gasped when I saw his bloody knuckles.“W.. William, what happened to you? Why… let me go get the first aid box,” I stammered as words failed me. “Just stay here, I'll be ba–”“Don’t bother, I can take care of myself,” he cut me off and turned around heading towards the kitchen door. “Wait, where are you going? I called out to him, “You can't leave me here. What about Ethan? W… what are we gonna do about him?” I whispered that last part out.“Nothing, I’m going upstairs to take a shower and as for Ethan, leave him. The cops will be here any minute
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Bailey’s POVBang! A loud crash jolted me up from my sleep, I rubbed my eyes groggily to try to make sense of my surroundings when I heard another crash, it sounded like it was coming from downstairs. I reached for my phone to check the time and saw it was the dead of the night. I couldn't help but wonder where William was and who could be causing such a commotion.“What's going on,” I mumbled in a sleep state as I rushed downstairs, the kitchen seemed to be the source of the noise. The kitchen was in a mess, broken plates, broken silverware, everything was in a mess and Ethan was in the middle of it all, he was standing there in a disheveled state, his hair was a mess and there were dark circles under his eyes it looked like he hasn't slept for days. I was still taking in his features when he threw an empty wine bottle on the floor causing an ear shrieking noise.“Ethan,” I called out my voice trembling, “What…what are you doing,” I asked, “what are you doing here so late at night?”
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BAILEYThe past week has been so weird, everyone's attention has just been weirdly fixed on me, especially William. I noticed that he's becoming more caring and always following me for doctor appointments whenever he has the time.It's nice of him to do so and I would never complain of such but it does seem a little fishy. I had always thought that he wouldn't want to even like the idea of having a baby, especially since Gigi is in the picture but he's different.And not once did he even opt for things like abortion or divorce. He's being so mature about it, I had expected earlier on for things to go much worse than this.I heard a knock on my door and it was like I was talking about the devil. I looked up to see Williams holding a coconut oil in his hands. I smiled admiring his peaceful nature. “Hey you,” he walked over to my side, sitting close to me on the bed.“Hi, how have you been?”“Good, just bought this for you,” he brought out the oil. I was about to collect it but he immed
