"We are civilized people," Robert thought as he saw Cedric's mother arrive. He remembered her just as she was, despite the years they hadn't seen each other, the years they avoided seeing each other because Robert represented something she despised, a reason for Mr. Graham to divorce her and marry Robert's mother.Alice felt Robert tense up, and only then did she realize why Noelia had such a wide smile. She was winning this silent battle. Robert had told her that Cedric's mother had poisoned his mind against him when they were children, which drove them further apart, especially since Cedric hurt Robert. But now, it seemed, the older brother wanted to get along with Robert. The schemes were Noelia's, to annoy, not Cedric's."I'm sorry, Robert. I had no idea," Cedric apologized, but Robert just shrugged, downplaying the presence of his mother. They were adults now; it shouldn't affect him, and that lady should have let go of her hatred towards someone who had nothing to do with her se
Robert stood up to greet her, placing a hand on Alice's waist, and it wasn't necessary to draw her in because she stepped up beside Robert, lifted her face, and subtly sought her partner's lips. Before anything, Robert smiled."How lucky am I?" he asked with a wide smile."We'll see tonight," Alice whispered after kissing him. "Did you miss me much?" she took a seat next to Robert, after declining to sit on his lap."I'm tired," Noelia stood up, unable to bear how Alice monopolized all the attention, including her husband's. It was downright audacious how Cedric looked at her!"Well, I'm off to bed too," Noelia approached her mother-in-law, taking her by the hand to lead her to her room. But before she completely left, she dropped the last words that would make the situation between them genuinely tense."Aren't you coming, Cedric?" she asked her husband. That question shouldn't have even been asked; she expected Cedric to say the same as her, that he was going to bed."No, I'll stay
"I want to leave this place," were the first words Alice said to Robert after she reacted and let out the water that had entered her body when she fell into the pool and hit her head. It hurt; her clothes were all wet, and she felt a slight pain in her chest and back, not to mention her throat. She wanted to keep coughing, but it hurt, pressing her sides trying not to cough. "Get me out of here, Robert," she started crying, taking refuge in the arms of her beloved. Cedric felt terrible about what had happened. He looked for Ethan and saw him in Connor's arms, feeling relieved to see where his son was.Robert picked her up to take her to the room, Cedric took Ethan from his son's arms and followed Robert, everything had gone silent because truly no one could believe that Noelia had thrown Alice into the pool to hurt her; it was... a strong shock for everyone, not even Alice expected it.Robert left his wife on the bed and immediately went to the door, taking his son from his brother's
It had been five days since they returned from Cedric's house. After that trip, which seemed like a personal mission for Alice, achieving it and securing a new feat. Noelia had received her comeuppance from Alice, after attempting to make her life miserable, Cedric had told Robert about the situation between the couple, but when he wanted to tell Alice, the blonde refused to hear anything about it. She genuinely wasn't interested in Cedric and Noelia's private life and least of all wanted to feel any guilt if the couple divorced. She wanted nothing to do with it anymore. She had gotten her revenge; she didn't need to know anything more or bear the consequences. That matter was forgotten for her.They had gone shopping for some swimwear Alice needed for their vacation, but they hadn't expected to run into Charisse Sinclair and her brother, Jared. It was the first time Jared had seen the couple together after learning they had decided to give it a try. It was also the first time he had
They had decided on two weeks of vacation. After all, they deserved it, but it was also one of the gifts for Alice's birthday."I still can't believe it," Alice took another sip, they had gone a bit overboard with the cocktails, but miraculously the blonde wasn't drunk, only Robert was."Alcohol seems to agree with me." She wasn't one to drink, she couldn't even remember ever getting drunk in her life, she lacked that type of experiences, and although she thought she'd end up drunker than a grape, it turned out her partner was the one already quite happy with all the drinks they had taken."The moon is coming out," Robert pointed towards the sky, but there was nothing there, just a cloudy sky. About to rain. Ethan was sleeping behind them. Empty glasses were everywhere, and Alice was looking at the one in her hand. She took Robert's so he wouldn't drink more, but she liked seeing him this way, she had never seen him like this and acknowledged he looked cute. Lately, he had been lookin
Three days before the end of the holidays, Ethan woke up with a fever, his cheeks were very red and he felt bad, you could see it in the expression on his face or the soft moans he let out, crying in a low voice. I didn't want to eat anything.They immediately took him to the hospital, it was only a mild virus, but the symptoms could occur for another week, it was not necessary to be hospitalized, but to follow the care recommended by the doctor.It was not convenient for him to travel in that state, so it would no longer be two days that were left there, they had to be at least one more week, during his son's recovery.Because of that, they took another hotel, moved to the city center to be more comfortable and make it a more pleasant place for Ethan.Seeing her weakened expression or how lacking in mood she was broke her parents' hearts, Alice became very nervous, she even cried, it was the first time that Ethan got sick, a very new experience for her parents."He has fallen asleep,
"Are you leaving yet?" Charisse left her room, it was eleven at night and Robert was there, he had dinner with them. She already had to go to bed, the next day she had to study. And Jared had already told him to go to bed."Yes, I'm leaving now. You go to sleep. She gave her a kiss on the forehead and the young woman smiled all in love with her brother's friend, she was crazy with Robert Graham, his platonic love. He tried to hide it as much as he could, he would never notice her, it had been more than five years and the difference was a lot, considering that Charisse was not even of legal age.The doorbell of the house rang and Jared went to open, leaving them alone in the living room, Charisse took the opportunity to give him a good night hug and Robert left, considering that that would not do him any harm to him, he did not see her in any other way, more than as his friend's sister, they were close, they chatted a lot, the three of them went out, he occasionally took her somewhere
"How little was a life worth?Bethany had covered all the medical expenses of the young Charisse.Jared, who only had her, lost his life, while his friend supported him at that time, but what else could they do when Charisse's life hung by a thread?Jared felt that he was losing everything when his sister went into a coma.Her world was destroyed, because the only one who supported it was her.She was his reason for being, his reason for living and that was taken away from her. He cried so much on Robert's shoulder that the first few nights that was the only way Jared closed his eyes, when he fell asleep while crying.There was no good news, there was no news.That afternoon Beth arrived with an exaggerated dress, with colors that stood out and the fabric that was scarce on her body, during the first week she remained calm, without her presence overwhelming Robert.But he had already let him have his mourning, the party had to start again, he didn't do all that so that now Robert want