(Leigh’s POV)
When I opened my eyes, I saw my husband’s gorgeous face. I wondered what time he came home last night that Kayla was making fun of me already that I scared and pushed Alex away. I fell asleep worrying about him, but all my fears and worries fade away with him beside me.
I snuggled closer to him, and after I did, he wrapped his arms around my body and kissed my forehead.
“Good morning, Cupcake,” greeted Alex in his low and sexy voice.
“Are you still mad at me?” I asked worriedly as I threw my head back to look at him. He raised his eyebrows, narrowed his eyes, and shook his head.
“Why would I be mad at you?” He asked, kissing the tip of my nose and brushing my messy hair to the side of my face.
“Because…” My voice trailed off, low
(Alexander’s POV)I was like crazy, pacing outside the bathroom door. I didn’t know what came to my mind for hurting her with my words, but I didn’t want to force Leigh into something she would regret in the end. She may not know it, but I promised her last night I would not let her fall deeper into this relationship.Her eyes were puffy from crying, making me feel more guilty. Kayleigh Hearst, my beautiful and full of wonders wife, who was good at hiding her feelings, was all-smiling at me as she came out of the bathroom door. “Ready for the final act, Mr. Hearst?” She asked as she walked past me to get clothes from her closet.“Should we be sweeter?” I asked as I looked elsewhere when she dropped the towel intentionally. “Are you testing me, Leigh?” I turned around, puffing air out of my
(Alexander’s POV)“Don’t you have a job?”“Hmm?” My eyebrows raised, glancing at Leigh, who was busy browsing someone on a social network page.She smiles sheepishly at me. “I mean, don’t you have other jobs? Sorry, Alex, but the one we’ll meet today -”“Another ex?” I cut in as I shake my head and focus my attention on the road. Although I have a hint already of who we will be meeting today, I would rather let her talk about him than guess.“Uh-huh,” she answers, pouting as she looks at the pictures and sighs most times.I touch my lips with my thumb, getting crazy with her silence and sighs. “Talk to me, Cupcake,”She pouted her lips and sighed again, causing me to shake my hands and stop the
(Leigh’s POV)Alfie whistled when he saw me. “Somebody’s read for a catfight, roar!” He handed me the folder of our set of proposals and glanced at Alex. “Good morning, Mr. Hearst!”“Just Alex, Alfie,” He corrected. “Don’t make it sound like I’m included in their business. Stay me out of it.”“Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed today,” Alfie rolled his eyes at me. “Coffee?”I shook my head, watching Alex as he sat down on the couch, taking the newspaper Alfie left when he saw us coming.“Not you,” Alfie said, puckering his lips at Alex. “I’m buying coffee at the coffee shop downstairs.”“Let me join you,” Alex told Alfie, standing up and placing the newspaper bac
(Leigh’s POV)“Don’t be funny, Alex,” I gritted my teeth, forcing a smile as I glanced at Alaska and Bernard. “Don’t overdo it because it’s not funny.”Alaska looked annoyed already, half-closing her eyes as she glared at the manager. Of course, she knew the owner of the restaurant, so the ‘Alex Joke’ being one of the owners won’t work.Alex heaves a deep sigh, nods at the manager, and says, “Fine! Call the owner, then,” he faces me and gives me a sullen look, but right now, I really don’t care. My nostrils flared in anger because he added more stress and anxiety to me.Mr. Smith smiled apologetically at us and stepped outside the private dining area to call the owner.“I told you this is a bad idea getting them as the coordinator,&
(Leigh’s POV)“Are we gonna bet who will breathe first, Elle?” Alfie asked.“Or maybe,” Elle giggled as she moved her head closer to Alfie. “Who will blink first? Why play that game anyway? What for?”I put down my hand and sighed heavily as I gazed at them. “Did they leave already?” Thinking of Bernard and Alaska exhausted me. My nostrils flared as I asked them in an impatient tone.“Uh-huh!” Alfie answered, not looking at me as he played the video on his cellphone and showed it to Elle. “I had my proof just in case anyone of them denied their shape.”I slumped on my seat, crossing my arms on my chest while I tucked my tongue into my cheeks. Thinking he would show a rock, I threw a paper shape, but he surprised me with a scissors shape.
(Leigh’s POV)Three heads, including mine, turned our direction to the condominium building. Alfie and Elle went out immediately of the car, leaving the two of us to talk before going out. I was one hundred percent sure that they were talking about me as they walked and laughed toward the main entrance of the building.“Oh!” My face turned fiery red as I looked at Alex again.He trailed my face with his fingers and slightly downturned his head to meet my eyes. “You think I would do that?”I fumbled for the right words, but I ended up saying one word. “Yes.”“Come here, Cupcake,” He sighs, cupping my face with his palms and kissing my lips quickly before putting his arms around me. “I will never do that, okay?”“Alex,” I threw
(Alexander’s POV)Entering Leigh’s apartment was like getting into a bigger version of her bedroom. Only her apartment had a kitchen, a small living room, two bedrooms, and a shared bathroom, but everything was organized. I placed the takeaway food we had from the restaurant on the kitchen island and walked in the direction of her bedroom, where I found her staring at her open closet.Leigh knows I am standing and leaning on the frame of her bedroom door and continues to ignore me as she blinks her eyes on her clothes. I watched her take away some of her clothes and place my things in a careful and organized manner. She impressed me, though, for moving faster than I expected like she has been trained for this all her life. When she was almost done, I walked toward her and embraced her from behind. I rested my head on her shoulder as I memorized w
(Leigh’s POV)My lips curved a smile when I saw Alex sleeping sideways, facing me. His hand was on the small space between us as if wanting to reach me. I know he is not perfect, but how can an imperfect man look perfect and real to me.Cupid loves to play jokes on me, hitting me with his arrows when I see a gorgeous man, and when he starts making his moves at me, my heart gives in right away. I bet Cupid was with me at Mei’s wedding with a mission of making her fall in love with him on the day of their wedding, but instead, the arrow accidentally hit me.My hand reaches his face, trailing my index finger on his close eyelids, his pointed and beautiful nose, down to his soft full lips. My lips parted, remembering how I became obsessed with his kisses, drowning me every time his lips touched mine. Only Alex could make me forget, turns on every part of me, and
(Alexander’s POV) “You may kiss your wife,” the officiant said, but my lips molded Leigh’s lips before he could finish his line. Leigh and I laughed as we watched Alfie’s video that he had sent us. I saw myself as tears rolled down my cheeks as I claimed her mouth, tasting the sweetness of my wife’s lips and feeling the overflowing happiness that we had finally renewed our vows. We were seated on the couch, facing the king-sized bed where the twins slept soundly. “Renewal of vows,” Leigh whispered as she leaned her head on my shoulder. “When I saw you and Chase talking this morning -” I cut him. “He was telling me the big problem I’d face if I continued my plan of marrying Zyra.” Her almond-shaped eyes gaped at me, looking at me with wonder. “Why didn’t you sign the divorce papers, Alex?” I planted a kiss on her hair. “Because I always hoped we will have our chance, Leigh.” “Me, too,” She smiled, but her eyes squinted and asked me, “When they said that the groom was missing, I
(Leigh’s POV)The groom is missing.How dare Alex ruins his multi-million-dollar wedding? I was puffing out air, thinking about what came to his crazy mind running away on this special day.When Ellen and Kayla came to my room, they were quiet. They seemed to have known the problem, but they chose not to talk. Kayla placed little Alexander in his stroller while Ellen approached me, taking baby Amanda from me.Elle opened the door and helped me fix the skirt of my wedding gown.“An update, Elle?” I asked her.“Alfie’s fixing the problem,” she said, glancing at my sisters, who padded out of the room. She laughs nervously when she notices I am worrying and don’t know what to pick first. “Focus, Leigh. This is your wedding. You’re not the one who loses the groom, so give that beautiful smile and have a blast,” she said, picking up my bouquet and giving it to me.“I just saw him a while ago -” My voice trailed off, realizing it was nonsense to talk about him now. “And why are you here? You
(Leigh’s POV)So much for my plan of beauty rest!I hardly had a wink last night because baby Amanda was crying almost all night that I wanted to rush her to the hospital, but whenever I danced her in my arms, she would stop crying and go to sleep. George brought Maxine yesterday to our house, and since she couldn’t come to our bedroom, she has been howling and crying until midnight. Only when Kayla got Callie out of my room that she stops whimpering.“What happened to you?” Elle blinked, looking at me as she entered my room.I climbed down from the bed lazily, went to my dresser, and saw my hair worse than a haystack. I groaned, looking at my eyes.She rolled her eyes, tugging me back to the bed.“What time are we leaving?” I asked, lying again on the bed. I need sleep—more of it.She chuckled. “We’re actually leaving. Just sleep in the car,” she suggested. “You need to have your hair done, makeup, and everything.”I groaned, going under the covers of my blanket. “Why is it that it d
(Leigh’s POV)“For you… For you, I will…” I breathed out, clutching my shirt, wondering why I couldn’t memorize my wedding vow.I inhaled… and then exhaled, looking at the perfect blue sky. It was a miracle that the weather today cooperated with us. Since Alex left that night, the sky has been crying with me, and though my family and friends saw me smiling, my heart was aching from the deep wound of the hard decision we had made.As long as we are together, every step or decision we make will be a mistake.“The flowers are soooo beautiful, Leigh,” Alfie uttered, admiringly looking at the different flowers, from roses of different colors to other flowers that we hardly recognize unless they would tell us what they were.I smirked at him. “When you get married, and the budget is sky is the limit, this is the result.”“But the couples would go to hell after,” he sighed.“Don’t say that,” I said, looking at the large and open meadow.It was last week when Mr. Hearst, the older Mr. Hearst,
(Alexander’s POV)After dinner, George went to Aunt Ida’s house, her temporary place to stay while we were here. Even if I don’t ask her, I know how she likes staying here because of the homey feeling we are experiencing.I heaved a deep sigh as I looked at the dark sky, trying to gather my senses together, thinking of what happened today and what I would do after this. For a honeymoon idea, I knew how much Leigh wanted to go back to the farm. We could spend our time there as one family, and when the twins are one or two, maybe we could all travel together.“Beer?” Royce asked, giving me a bottle of beer.I smiled, taking the bottle.“Reconsidering?” He sat on the wooden bench, gazing at the sky.“About Leigh or the twins?” I smirked, causing him to chuckle.He drank his beer, giving me a silent answer to tell him my plans for them.“As much as I hated Leigh for lying to me, I still love her, Royce,” It was easier to be honest to him than tell Leigh my feelings. She is one complicated
(Leigh’s POV)Was it the warm sprinkle from the shower? Perhaps Zyra’s fingernails have poison causing me to feel like this.Before he stepped into the shower area, my body was burning with desire, and there was a need inside me that wanted him to touch me… and kiss me.“Leigh,” His voice trailed off because as soon as he was in front of me, my hands grabbed his head, curling my fingers to his hair, never wanting to let him go. My heels have their own mind, raising my body to reach his soft lips, making my tongue do its work, exploring his mouth, taunting him into an adventure that I didn’t care if we would regret in the end.I must have turned on something in him, too. He pinned me to the wall, and his hands excitedly touched every part of me, feverishly arousing my heart, body, and soul. We were on fire, kissing intensely, touching passionately, caressing our bodies like we have hungry for a long time.He brought me into a new world when he thrust his manhood to my core, rocking and
(Leigh’s POV)Before I went to the kitchen to drink water, I brought the three babies to the porch and continued working there. Being a single mother, I had to work, but I mostly handled special editing projects, so I could still work from home. I asked Dyna to watch them for a while as I went inside, but as soon as I returned to the porch, she left in a hurry to go to her bakeshop. If only I could pull the days to our wedding day so that this would be over. Yet I also wished to stop the time, hoping that Alex would not get my children from me. I was in the middle of editing a picture when a familiar car stopped in front of our house.I rose to my feet, walking in the direction of the white vehicle because I was not sure at first who could our unexpected visitor be, but when the passenger door at the back of the car opened, I was surprised to see Zyra.She dashed to me, looking furious as she approached me. “You bitch!” She screamed angrily as she pulled my hair toward her.I could n
(Alexander’s POV)With a crib in Kayleigh’s bedroom, it was impossible to add another bed, and despite everyone’s disapproval of letting me stay in her bedroom, they didn’t have the choice when Carlito spoke up, explaining the reason why. I received sullen looks, especially from her brothers, but no one shared their disagreement.I have been staring at her ceiling for an hour now, listening to her even breathing. I felt guilty for taking our children on the day of her birthday, but I didn’t know, and I was already consumed by much anger that I didn’t think much.When I heard baby Amanda cry, I closed my eyes immediately when I felt Leigh move. She got up, still yawning, when she climbed down from the bed, taking our daughter from the crib. She sat on the chair next to the bed and pulled off her sleepwear to expose her breast to her. When I heard her even breathing as she breastfed our baby, I opened my eyes to check on them, watching her look like she was sleeping.As my little girl w
(Alexander’s POV)Kayla and Eloisa came into the room with little Alexander and baby Amanda. When the twins cried, it was like something snapped inside Leigh’s mind, making her blink. She scrambled to her feet, ignoring me in front of her and seeing only her two children.“Alex…” She cried.Eloisa, her eyes puffy from crying, nodded. “Yes. Alex came back and returned them.”“Are they hungry? Is Alex…” Leigh said, pressing her breasts and shaking her head. “Never mind.”“You have to eat and clean up first, Leigh,” Kayla told her.“Of course,” she said, pacing around the room, not knowing what to do first. “Is Alex -”She stopped again, perhaps she still didn’t know how to ask it, but couldn’t she see me? Kayla placed Amanda in the crib and approached her sister, putting her hands on her shoulder and holding her in place.“Alex is fine. He’s very much okay. You don’t have to worry about him. Listen to me, Kayleigh, gather yourself together because the twins are hungry. Eloisa will help