"You don't look so good" Gregory says, "I'm fine, my feet are hurting, I lie through my teeth. I don't want to ruin his night even if mine has been destroyed by his girlfriend. I wonder if he still loves her, and still wants to be with her as much as she wants to be with him. Even though he has been nice to me for the past few days, that doesn't mean I'm the one he wants, he had a whole life before this baby thing sprung up on both of us. But the thing is I am beginning to feel things for him. Maybe it's because he stares at me like no man has ever done, or it's the massages or even the fact that he lets me sleep on the same bed as him, cuddling me while at it. "I wanna, dance with you". He says, he looks genuine that I can't say no, this is the first time he is asking something of me."Sure". The word slipped from my mouth making my brain protest remembering the words of his ex Ellie. He stretches out his hand for me to take, pulling me to the dance floor."I'm not really a good d
Gregory hasn't come back, it's already morning. I tried reaching him but he didn't take any of my calls. I called Oliver too, he told me everything was fine and under control he wouldn't say anything other than that. I am about to take a bath when the door opens revealing my husband. He looks worn out."Morning babe". He walks in tiredly giving me a peck. Even his voice is tired."Are you okay". I ask with great concern on my face. "I'm fine". He looks anything but fine, on the contrary he looks like he was run-over by a bus. "I highly doubt that''. I murmur with a quizzical look. "Do you still want me to massage you?". Are you kidding me? Between the both of us he is the one who needs a massage, here he is asking me if I need one. Yup I think he lost some screws last night. "Actually…," I breathe out, "I think you're the one who needs a massage, you look like shit" I blurted out before I could register who I was talking to. He burst out with laughter, his head falling backwards
GREGORY'S POV“This is getting out of hand, whoever is doing this is getting bolder with each day that passes' ' I say to the private investigator at the other side of the line. We've been moving in circles with this investigation for over a year now, trying to figure out who is sabotaging my business and my damn life!. It is beginning to irk me at this point. I run my hands through my already messy hair trying to ease my frustration, which does nothing to ease the agitation building up inside of me.“What about that Patrick guy?”. I enquire.“Still nothing sir”. His response was curt. This makes me cut the call in annoyance. “Who could it be, who could be behind all this”. My frustration is at its peak, eating deep into my bones, brows furrowed to show my feelings.I let out a breath, trying to calm myself down again. When my business started getting attacked, I thought it was a mere coincidence, something of no major relevance but with so many negative occurrences at my various wa
DENISE'S POVMy cheeks are rosy, my hair looks healthier, there's a shine to it, there's life in my skin. The girl watching me in the mirror is nothing like the girl I saw a few months ago. This girl seems happy, content even. I can see it in her eyes, they aren't dull or tired, they have a glint to them, a rare contentment. A smile tugs my lips at the realisation that my life is somewhat at ease. Who would have thought that I would feel like this after a whirlwind that struck my life offsetting the balance. There is a wave all of a sudden, what if this isn't real? A glitch in the matrix maybe. I shake my head at my unseemly thoughts. Just in time Gregory calls out to me, walking right into the bathroom without knocking. I'll say we've improved in our relationship, I don't know how it happens but it gets better each day. He still makes me nervous, eliciting butterflies in my stomach anytime he steps into the same space as me. I am not so sure I can get over the way I feel and act arou
I've told you before, you don't need to worry I promise” I whine to Gregory over the phone. He doesn't want to let me do anything or even leave his sight, it's sweet and all but I need to do stuff on my own. I've always done things on my own asides the occasional help from Rosie and mum.“It's not like I'll be alone, Rosie will be there with me, Oliver will equally be there, nothing is going to happen. And I promise, at the slightest sign of any trouble I'll call you, please.” Even though I couldn't see him, I already have puppy dog eyes.There's a heavy sigh at the other end of the line after a few seconds of pregnant pause.“Fine, you can go to the mall” his beautiful voice rings out.“But if you notice anything out of place call me. Love you”. He cuts the call and my eyes are rounded in surprise. I am stunned, he just said “love you”. He has never said that before, my heart rate picks up, “he just said love you, Gregory just said love you. My brain keeps repeating it.I need to get
The hairs on my body stood at attention, I wasn't expecting this, not even in the slightest bit. “You know, I warned you, I didn't even do it once, which is on like me. I usually do it once and that's it. But with you, I did it more than once. It is obvious you're a stubborn little pest. You proved adamant, testing my not so big patience”. She laughs humorlessly.“The thing with stubborn pests is that they get destroyed, killed even”. She takes a step closer to me and I take one of my own back. We do this till I have nowhere to move to. Due to her heels she looks taller and intimidating. “Your marriage to Gregory didn't bother me much since it didn't put a dent in our relationship, but as time went on, your stupid little self took his attention away from me, you see, I don't quite like it when attention is taken from me. He has his sole attention on you and that baby and I don't like it. Even at events he ignores me all because of you”. Her blue eyes gaze into my hazel ones with so
Oliver looked at my deplorable state with a raised eyebrow and it reminded me of his boss. “Damn my life”.“What happened Mrs Williams” he wastes no time with the question, his expression turning rigid.“Nothing, I just had a little accident”. His face gives him away, he doesn't believe me. “Ma'am with all due respect, I'm not sure I believe you”. My heart rate skyrockets at his Lazer detection ability. I try to laugh it out but it comes out more like a choked sound. Rosie doesn't even bother backing me up. She just stared between me and Oliver, closing watching our interactions if I would fold and tell the truth.“I'm telling the truth, it was an accident, you don't need to think about it too much”. The lie fell out of my mouth like always . Hiding my abuser because I'm scared.“Ma'am you need to tell me when things go wrong, I wouldn't know what line of action to take if you keep things from me. And if the boss asks I wouldn't know what to say so please ma'am, what happened”.“Not
When I was little my dad adored me. He would always tell me how much he loved me and mom. He told me stories about how he met mom and how they started dating and in no time they were married and they had me. Dad would always say that whoever I was going to marry would adore me, love me, cherish everything that comes with me. He told me my love wasn't going to be basic, it would be special, breathtaking, Nothing like he had ever shown me. He promised me it would be so much more. That my heart was gonna sing when my better half walked into a room and my eyes were going to light up. And even when time had passed on we were going to share a friendship so deep and strong that nothing from the outside was going to shake it. I believed him you know, I believed every word he told me not just because he said them but because I saw mum and him. I saw the twinkle in both their eyes when one person would enter a room. They had their couples fight but they always had that deep friendship that co