Kathy Pov"Cross? Who is she?"I asked and waited for his answer, I want to see how he is going to get himself out of this, he lied about being at work the photo already proved that to think I was going to apologize to him for overreacting but then this said it all, he was a lier and by the picture a cheat too, the fact that his expression didn't even change, he didn't even appear to be sorry for being caught, he just kept staring at the photo."Are you going to answer me or are you going to keep staring at the photo? Are you doubting if you are the one in the photo? It's you, and a woman going into a hotel room and also you and her yesterday, now let's talk about being at work all day,"I said my anger increasing with each word."I owe you no explanations,"Was all he said, I actually knew that's what he was going to say, yeah that and also the mind my business part."Cross, really? That's what you are going to say? You owe me no explanation, my husband pictured going into a hotel r
Cross PovOnce again I found myself sleeping outside my home, I just didn't feel like going home, not when Katherine was there and acting like a crazy woman, she won't believe whatever I say even if I tell her nothing happened with Ginna, and I didn't want to explain either, I didn't owe her anything, and whatever had gotten into me that made me change the contract we signed, I guess it off now because right now, I just wanted to be a free man, not trapped with a woman I didn't even like, yes I admit that we were okay before but right now, no we are not, our marriage is just going to be what I wanted it to be from the beginning, a paper marriage only.I didn't have much work to do today at the office so I plan on leaving early, I had plan to meet up with Ginna, but because of the article that was released, I told her to lay low, the first thing I did when I got to work that morning called her to not bother to go back to work, someone might recognize her and harass her, and I didn't wa
Kathy Pov"What? You would choose her over me?"I asked trying as much as possible not to give him any reactions."Don't make me answer that, you wouldn't like my answer,"He said he wasn't even looking at me, he was looking everywhere else but at me, which was okay because I didn't want those eyes on me either."Dude, I already know your answer so it won't be a new thing, guess what? I am used to people not choosing me, so it won't hurt like you think it will,""Is that so?"He asked, I actually wanted to laugh at him but I just kept it in, I didn't want to give him any reactions, he didn't deserve it, he would choose her over me? he was just coming home for the first time in three days and he dared to tell me, his mistress will be moving in with us, and that's the only reason he even came back because if not I am sure he wouldn't have come back to this house, well, like I told him, if she moves in here then we are done, I ain't gonna sit and watch the son of a Bitch do such to me, e
Kathy PovI just stood there staring at him, I couldn't believe him, he had the nerve to ask me that, I could say the same for him, he was the one who hasn't been around so why did he think he could ask me where I have been."And you think I am going to answer you?""What the fuck Katherine? Do you know how scared I was that something had happened to you? And you weren't taking your calls either, at least learn to answer your God damn phone,"He cursed, I rolled my eyes and made to pass by him, he stopped me with his hand, I shoved at him."Get your hands off me, why were you calling me? why does my staying out late have anything to do with you, you don't care about what happens to me remember? I am not your business, so don't fucking act like you give a fuck about me,""Katherine!!"He barked."Cross!!"I shouted right back, he looked around before pulling me by the hand and dragging me into the main house with him, I fought ticket his hand off me but he held in too strong, he was st
Kathy PovI woke the next morning thinking all that happened last night was a dream but the tenderness of my private areas was proof that it did happen, I laid in bed, not feeling like living the house or going to school, I didn't have much to do in school today as the project was taking more of our time in school, I had semester exams soon too, I looked around my room trying to make sense of what happened last night, but as much as I thought about it, I couldn't come up to anything. When I had woke up last night and I was alone, I had felt like the biggest fool in the whole world by letting Cross lay his cheating hands on me, I felt ashamed of myself for not being able to tell him no and had left the room quietly and came back here, my body had been too exhausted to overthink which is why I was doing the overthinking now, I felt like he was trying to either get on my good side again or he was trying to manipulate me into believing and trusting him again, I wasn't buying any of his sh
Cross Pov"Aha, finally,"I said pulling her close, I didn't know just how much I missed her until I held her in my arms, I couldn't sleep last night with her in this room, I thought about it and decided I didn't like fighting with her, I didn't have to love her to care for her, and I did, I cared for her, so I decided not to go to work today, and spend the day with her, I went out to get her something as a form of a bribe but she hadn't even looked at it, she had looked at me with so much hate and sadness that it made me feel bad for everything that I had put her through these past few days."I still don't like you Cross,""I don't like myself either, I am sorry for what I said okay, it won't happen again,""You promise?""Yes,""And there is really nothing going on with your ex? I know I shouldn't bring her up again but I can't help it, she is the woman you love and I feel helpless,"She said, I pulled her back into my hug."Ginna is not a threat Kathy, don't worry, I promise I am
Unknown Pov"I don't want to do this, I can't do it,"The bitch said and I rolled my eyes, she was acting out again and I hated it, she was always doing stupid things, going off the goal and we didn't have that much time, I didn't, she could act out, she is not the one at risk if been arrested, she had all her papers intact, I needed to leave this city soon, I didn't get approval before coming here and the police here always ask for means of identification, if they find out I am using a fake ID I might get in trouble."Come on Ginna, why are you doing this again, it's not that hard, we need the money, so don't act out, don't ruin this for us,""I am not ruining anything, I just don't want to do this anymore, I can't, I can't ruin Cross life over my greed, he is a good man, I made a mistake coming here to get revenge on him, he didn't do anything to me,""A good man you say? A good man that didn't show up when you were bleeding and losing your child with him? If it wasn't for me you wo
Cross PovI drove into Ginna's apartment and quickly got off the car, I had been trying to call her but she wasn't taking her calls, I knocked on her door calling her name, she didn't answer, I imputed her password and step into the house, it was quiet."Maybe she is not home,"I said as I walked towards her room calling her name."Ginna?""I am here,"Came her weak reply and I rushed into her room, she stood there looking so scared, I wondered what happened and why she wasn't taking my calls."Ginna, what happened? You scared me," I tried calling your phone after you call but you weren't picking, are you okay?'I asked, looking around the room, she was alone, she had tears in her eyes."I am sorry I called you, I went to the gym and when I came back, there was a man there, I was so scared that I had called you, but he already left now, I don't know who he is,"She explained."Oh God, I should have come earlier, but I was coming from Kathy's school so it took a while to get here, are
Kathy Pov"What did I ever do to deserve you and our little ones? This is too much, I couldn't have done anything to deserve this much joy and happiness,"Cross, let out. we were in our baby's nursery putting the twin to bed, exactly two months after their birth, they were healthy and growing so beautifully."You deserve it all My love, even if you think you don't, you do,""God, I am so blessed,""We too,""I love you, My baby,""I love you more, now shush, we need to get these little ones to sleep I want their dad all to myself until they wake up,"These passed two months have been both fun and hectic, for a kid it would be hard but there were two of them, I wonder just how Anna could take caring for two kids, sometimes it gets do overwhelming, sometimes it will be so easy but most time it not, thank God I had more help and so did Anna, if not I don't think we could have done it on our own, Anna gave me lots of lessons, my mother inlaw, sisters and mother did too, they all had exper
Cross PovIt was a delight to watch my wife grow bigger and bigger with our baby each day that turned into weeks and then months, we returned back to New York temporarily, spent just two weeks, and went back home to Arizona, we both decided it was better to start a family back home in Arizona, Max who had been the runaway kid soon became the new me as dad instructed him to go learn how to run the company, of course, the poor guy didn't want to, I couldn't blame him but after talking to him, he decided to eventually go but he firmly told Dad that he had no intentions of running the company so even though I was back home in Arizona, I still had the major post there and still went there for important meetings and business dealings, Katherine and I moved out of the mansion as I didn't want to keep leaving in my parent's house, I wanted a home for us, and we both got a beautiful, not so bigger but homey house in a calm environment in Arizona, everything was just going fine for us, this was
Kathy PovIt took a while for me to adjust to the life without my baby, no I couldn't adjust, I still cried at night, I still blamed myself and I don't think I will ever get over the feeling of loss, Ginna had been right about one thing, she left an unforgettable wound that time was doing nothing to heal, not even seeing Ginna and Louis getting sentenced helped no, it's being over four months since the incident but it was still fresh in my memory, especially when I think about the fact that I would have been huge with child now almost getting ready for delivery."Baby?"Cross called, Cross, he has been an angel, my only constant aside from our family, we were still in Arizona and I didn't plan on returning to New York anytime soon, I had trauma, for me New York was a bad place where I only had bad memories, here in Arizona I could at least be comfortable, I had my both families and also Anna's twins, they were a source of joy to me, a glimpse of what it would have been like if my baby
Cross Pov"Doctor, when is my wife going to wake up? It's been over four days,"I asked the doctor, who didn't seem to have an answer, hearing that our baby was no more was the sadness thing I have ever heard, it brought me down on my knees, I cried my eyes out that day for the chance u had and lost, if only I had gotten to Katherine earlier, we wouldn't have lost our baby and my wife wouldn't still be asleep after four whole days, that day had been the worst days of my life, first having to watch the peramedics work on Kathy and bring her to the hospital, to waiting for the doctor to come and give me news and when the news finally came my worst nightmare had been confirmed, they couldn't do anything to save our baby as whatever Ginna had done couldn't be undone, in that moment, I felt like killing some one, felt liking making Ginna pay for everything with her blood, she has been arrested, that was all I knew for now, Louis who had turned himself in at the last moment had told the pol
Kathy's PovI woke up to strong pain, my whole lower abdomen hurt, I looked around the room for Pearl, she wasn't there, where could she have even, I saw her before I went to sleep, fearing for her safety, I tried to get up but the pain was getting out of hand, my whole lower abdomen hurt and my baby was in distress, I tried to shout and call for help but I couldn't get much out as I was weak from struggling with Ginna last night, she had come after they both left after talking to Cross and had tried to force me to drink whatever she was giving e, I didn't know what it was but I knew what she was doing, I figured it out, she didn't have a problem with me but my baby, she was trying to kill my baby, I couldn't let her do that even though she had succeeded in giving some of that stuff again.I looked around the room wishing for a miracle to come by."You are awake?"Louis said entering the room, he didn't look happy or anything like he was after the call with Cross, maybe he and Ginna f
Cross POVThe next morning, I was up early, I didn't want to waste any time, the plan we had seemed good and easy enough, I wanted my wife back, this morning I had to call my parents ad hers, I couldn't keep it from them anymore, they deserved to know what's going on with us, I called my mom first."Son, what's going on, you never call me,""Mom, it's Kathy, she has been kidnapped,"I revealed as the tears started again, I couldn't just seem to get the tears from coming."What? When did that happen?""About four days ago,""And you are just telling me, Cross what did you think you are doing? Why didn't you tell us as soon as it happened?""Mom, I am sorry, I didn't want you guys to worry,""Well, we would be whether you tell us now or later, what did I tell you about keeping things to yourself?""I am sorry mom,"I replied, I felt guilty for not telling them sooner, I should have listened to Dean and just told them."Are you okay? Have you had any information? We will be in New York
Cross PovIt's been three days, three whole days, and still no news of Katherine, I was slowly dying inside, I felt like this was all my fault, I was the one that brought Ginna back into her lives, and Louis that bastard came with Ginna if only I had not associated with Ginna, the police went over to Ginna's house again but they didn't find anything, they have long declared them as suspects, they didn't call, if they called I would have given them all the money they requested for just so they can give me back my wife but no call, nothing, my living room was filled with people again, Marilyn, Dean, Grace and the police officers, they showed up earlier today and had been here for a while, we have been going over all the stuff we have gone through before to see if we left out anything but there was nothing, nothing at all, there was no clue as to where they might have taken Katherine, and until they called we couldn't even make any move, it was furstrating and nerve wrecking, if these pe
Kathy Pov"Good morning, it's time to start,"Ginna announced as she entered the room that Pearl and I have been kept, Pearl was still not awake and I was beginning to worry for her, I tried waking her up when they had untied me to give me food last night but she didn't respond, at least she was breathing fine, I hope she wakes up soon."What do you want from me Ginna?"I asked eyeing her, it wasn't as if I was scared of her, she was the one scared because if she wasn't she won't have had me tied if only I could take off this damn piece of rope."You find out real soon, but first the conversation, you remember? We were having one the other day,"She replied I remember what she was on about."What about that?""You wanted to know how you ruined my life remember? Well, I will tell you just how I am going to ruin your own life, don't worry, you will make it out of here alive, I don't have any plans of killing you but then after I am done with you, I damn well sure you will wish you were
Cross PovI got home a little later than I expected, already anticipating growling for not keeping to my promise of coming home early, I tried to call Kathy though, but she didn't take her calls, it was nothing new as I was used to her not taking her calls, I went straight to our room ready to see her pout and frame anger, I opened the door but she wasn't in our room."Baby?"I called going over to the restroom, she wasn't there either, the toon looked just like it did when we left this morning, I know because I was the last person to leave the room, I went downstairs to the kitchen thinking she might be there with Nora but no one was in the kitchen, I went to the garden where she usually goes to cool off, but again she wasn't there."Where is she?"I asked myself walking to the staff quarters, the possibility of her being there was low but since I couldn't find her anywhere in the house I had to check, I met Kris and Betty there."Betty, have you seen my wife?""No, sir, she hasn't c