She heard noise outside; Ethan had woken up. She was feeding him while in the living room, Robert's heavy footsteps paced back and forth. She didn't want to go out because earlier he seemed to need space.After a while, she started practicing walking with Ethan, and although he was very excited at first, he soon sat down, not wanting to try anymore."How about we take a bath?" she suggested. She placed him in his crib and went to prepare everything for the two of them, organizing their clothes on the bed, both theirs, took toys to the bathroom, and brought the towels closer. "We're ready." Now naked, it was Ethan's turn.Robert knocked on the door at that moment. Alice wasn't alarmed since she had locked it, and even if she hadn't, he never entered without knocking, especially if the door was closed.She approached quietly, but Ethan's babbling gave them away."What are you doing?" He asked."Are you feeling alright now?""I'm fine.""What were you doing?""Just some things, what plan
"Wow…" she said with genuine amazement, paying attention to every detail in the room and the man who had stood up, with his shirt unbuttoned at the chest, revealing a bit of his skin. Alice scratched her neck and turned her head, suppressing a yawn. "I almost stood you up, Robert," she said, embarrassed."Good thing you didn't. I was about to pop the champagne, open the gifts, and dance by myself.""Dance?" She took a few steps towards him. "Can you dance?""Is your bedroom door closed?" so the music wouldn't wake Ethan."I think so.""Then, let's see if I can dance." He pulled his phone out of the right front pocket of his trousers and in a few seconds, music started playing behind them. Robert confidently approached her, putting his phone back in his pocket, placed one hand on Alice's waist and raised the other for her to join hers to his. With a half-smile and a lot of enthusiasm, Alice did so, moving closer to Robert, so her head was near his chest and shoulder. He took the first
"I know it's you, Robert," she said again, to Robert's relief. With her fingers, she traced his face, and he smiled near her lips. "I hurt you too, I've never apologized, Robert." He placed his fingers on her lips, stopping her from continuing."Let's start from scratch, all three of us. A new beginning. Tell me yes.""I want to say yes, but…""What's stopping you, Alice? If you give me your hand, I'll never let go again.""It's complicated.""I promise to make you fall in love.""It's not being that difficult." She confessed, shrugging. "Getting to know you and... loving you is turning out to be easy. I find myself watching the door every time you leave, and my heart celebrates in my chest when you arrive and now... when you kissed me... I felt like it was the first time you did. Do it again." Slowly, she moved closer to his mouth and put effort into that kiss like never before in her life, leaving young Alice gasping, wanting more of his mouth and moving towards Robert's lips to get
It smelled faintly of smoke. How could a simple piece of bread in the toaster burn so badly? She couldn't understand it.When Ethan woke up, not crying, just making some noises, Alice responded to his call, leaving Robert in bed. She got Ethan ready, and they went to the kitchen, giving the day off to the lady who did the cooking and cleaning, after tidying up from the previous night. She had slept in Robert's bed! She felt great after that night of sex, and it had been a magnificent birthday. The third gift was still on her bed, unopened because she wanted to prepare breakfast for Robert. Now she realized that was a bad idea; she should have let the lady prepare breakfast before leaving. Now she was in trouble!She took Ethan out of the kitchen and began to disperse the smoke before it set off the alarm. A small piece of bread had gotten stuck in the toaster, causing all the smoke. Exhausted, Alice realized she wasn't cut out for this."I'd better stay rich, or we might starve."She
The driver picked him up at the airport. The last time he saw him was on the day of his wedding to Alice Taylor, and he didn't stay all night; he and his wife, Noelia Mills, attended.It was a wonderful afternoon, and Robert rode with the windows down, entering the area where his brother lived. There was an air of peace, too much peace, as well as luxury—those places you enter and immediately know that the people inside have a lot of money.The path was lined with huge gardens, everything was very green, the smell of pine filled his nose, refreshing him, the singing of the birds was heard, and the residence seemed like something out of a fairy tale or something similar, too big, too perfect.The dogs came out to greet the car, and Robert began to tense up. It was no secret that his brother held no love for him, but... he needed him, and Robert could not afford not to go to him, as he no longer had the support of his father. He had lived a life full of luxuries and waste, so without a
Robert walked past Noelia, who was only a few meters away from her husband's office. "Wait, Robert," she said, noticing the items in his hands as Robert stopped. She approached him, for Robert did not step back to where she was. "How long has it been since we've seen you?" Her sweet voice carried a tinge of insincerity, coupled with a low tone meant to avoid being heard by her husband. Noelia came from a good family and met Cedric while he was teaching classes at the university, thanks to a part-time job he had while about to graduate. She was just starting university. Falling in love with Cedric was as natural as breathing for her, given Cedric's attractiveness, intelligence, and attentiveness, though he harbored some secrets and was reluctant to open up to others, trusting almost exclusively in his mother. He didn't even maintain close contact with Mr. Graham, his father, since the divorce between his parents happened when he was very young, and his father immediately started anoth
They coincidentally met. Both were in the living room of Robert's house while Mark shifted uncomfortably.He met Mary Jane when Loren married his brother, and later, they met again when she secretly contacted him to request his services to start divorce proceedings, to get advice on everything involved and what could happen with her son, which she later abandoned due to her father's threats, retracting everything and then moving to another place with her son, to a house not shared with her husband, though he still saw his son, but Mary Jane felt some freedom not living under the same roof as him."Are you okay?" He asked without looking at her. That man was madly in love with Mary, but she seemed to ignore him. Or not realize what he felt for her.They had met occasionally thanks to Loren, where Mark indirectly asked her to invite Mary. Little by little, he fell for her, even with Taylor's indifference.He didn't expect to find her there; it had been mere coincidence."Yes, I'm fine.
To change things up, they were drunk. After dinner, the two went to chat in the study, but Cedric began to pour one drink after another, until the laughter began, along with the sincere conversations."Where... is Connor's mother?" he asked, sprawled on the sofa, he removed his shoes and socks, turning his body toward his brother. Cedric was in his chair, with his feet on the desk, also removing his shoes. "Connor told me she was still in rehabilitation, but if I remember correctly...""Robert..." he stopped him, not letting his brother continue. "I know you're worried about Connor, but as I've told you, things here can be a bit difficult for him, but it's also because he doesn't put in the effort.""That doesn't answer my question." Occasionally, Robert didn't know when or how to keep quiet, and most of those times were when he was drunk or because he was very interested in a topic. Like at that moment. "Tell me... what happened with Miss Silver?"The door to the study opened just th