"Hazel, honey, Gage has something to say. Are you finished with your breakfast? Do you want more toast?""No mommy, I'm full." She looked at Gage smiling, waiting for him to speak. "So, your mom and I have been talking, the last couple of days we've been getting closer. Friendlier. And I wanted to get to know your mom better, date her, and get to know you better too. Would you like that?" "You want to be mom's boyfriend?" Gage was a bit startled when the four-year-old girl knew about the concept of boyfriends. But he put himself together and replied calmly. "Yes, but only if you agree." "I like my mom happy, so only if you promise to make mommy happy. My daddy didn't make mommy happy." The little girl adoringly bit her lip and looked at her mom. "I'll try my best to make her happy and you can keep an eye on me, how's that?"She giggled and told him that he was silly. "Okay, now, can we go swimming?" Her cheeky smile was contagious, her eyes widening in excitement making Gage pick
The next day Bree called Cassidy, she was lonely, Gage was working and Hazel was taking her nap."How old is Gage anyway?""What? What happened? Tell me? Why are you interested in his age?" Cassidy bombarded Bree with her questions. "And when are you going back to the club?""Cass..." "Alright...he's thirty-seven. Now, tell me." "Gage told me to take a couple of days off, I'm sure you heard about the incident. And Hazel is still recuperating from her sickness, so I guess I'll wait for further instruction from the boss." Bree tried not to lie, instead, she hid some information from the struggling med student. "Uh-huh," and just as she expected Cassidy was not buying into her bullshit, but she didn't ask further instead she continued talking about Rocco and Dee on how the couple was being sickeningly sweet to each other, then fill her in on how the last bachelor party went rogue at Babes.Bree ended the call when Hazel woke up from her nap. She ushered the toddler to the sofa to play
"Gage, we just went out yesterday, I really need to work. At least let me do something?" Bree asked letting Gage pull her into his arms at the same time."I may not be a billionaire, but I do have money, Bree. Put yourself in my shoe. I care about you and Hazel and the last thing I want to do is to put you to work." Gage was being modest, the man was a self-made multi-millionaire. He was set for life though not many people were aware because his lifestyle was always modest and he never felt the need to flaunt his wealth. "But what if we break up, I don't want to end up back in that same place. I literally had nothing Gage. Put yourself in my shoe." Bree retorted, throwing his words back at him. Gage sighed heavily and did that, then he finally relent. "Okay, but I want your lawyer's name, I'm going to get my lawyer to look into your case and see what he can do with your alimony and child support. And... I'm not letting you strip, I'll ask Jojo to take you under her to help with admi
It was Bree's first day back at Babes, she had met Jojo the day before to get a good grasp of her new job. Hazel was dropped off at her daycare earlier by herself and also Gage. The little girl was too excited that she gets to show off her new friend Gage to the staff at the daycare. Since Bree was working with Jojo in handling more of the administration side of things she was scheduled a nine to five working hours. It was the only schedule Gage would let Bree work for and she finally relent thinking at least she was working and hopefully able to save money for her and Hazel's future. "So, you and Gage huh?""Yeah, I'm dating him," Bree said knowing Gage had told Jojo about their relationship status yesterday. The man couldn't care less about what his employees think of him. But Bree on the other hand, she was new and she knows exactly how disposable she was. Disposable to Gage and also to her employment. Somehow after losing everything with Everett she had never felt so disposable
"Mommy, can I have that ice cream now?" Hazel asked ever so sweetly at her and that alone made her inside sigh in delight. She wanted to hold her little sunshine tight in her embrace and inhale her baby scent for as long as she could. But Bree knows she couldn't, so she settled by giving her a quick peck on her cheek while she told her that she can her chocolate ice cream.Hazel's little squeal didn't go unnoticed by Gage who had just gotten off the phone and he smiled at her. But Bree could tell there was something else that was bothering his mind when his smile seemed a bit on the edge.Bree had been working along with Jojo for almost three weeks now and in those three weeks, she had been staying at Gage. By now she knew his expression, she had been good at reading people. Bree even knew about her ex's affairs she just didn't know how to act on it and eventually made a fool of herself. But with Gage, Bree put her hand on his and urged him to talk to her once they were sitting, rela
"Bree, can I help?" Marvin asked as he put his beer aside, the man was probably bored waiting on Gage."No, it's okay, I'm almost finished and Gage should be here any moment." Bree smiled at him, though she worried about her future with Gage.Reality hits hard and she knows it was all too good to be true. Bree needs to get back to stripping and earn fast money then she could probably move away from the city where the living cost was too much for her and Hazel."Bree?" Gage called her name for the second time and she snapped her head from the chicken dish she was plating and smiled at Gage. The man looked utterly handsome in his suit work clothes."Oh hi Gage, I didn't hear you come in." She offered him a glass of water when the man kissed her cheek softly and thanked her. She didn't like that Marvin was watching them. Bree was the kind of woman that would rather blend into the walls, rather than be the one objectified and studied. "Food smells good," Gage praised and Bree smiled tel
It was the day of the family dinner. Bree was feeling nervous, so after her shift at Babes ended, she was saying yes to coffee with Cassidy. She still had another hour before she was scheduled to pick up Hazel.Cassidy was finally done with her midterm and she wanted to unwind. "It's my treat, come on.""Well, I don't shake my ass anymore and I'm not making money rain on me. So, you better be paying for coffee but I'll pay for the cakes. Yup, I feel the need for those creamy chocolate cakes."Cassidy laughed at Bree, the young med student always loved spending time with Bree and the feeling was mutual. Aside from her misfortunes, the woman spread positivity like a rainbow and Bree needed that with everything that's been going on in her life. The women ordered then both seated in the corner booth for privacy. "So what's with you and that hot silver fox," Bree asked wanting an update on Cassidy's newest client."Ugh, how much do you know about him? I thought you'd be out of the loop s
Hazel was tucked safely in bed when Bree was about to go back to her room. But Gage stopped her and took her into his room instead. "We need to talk." He closed the door behind him and wanted to explain further before Bree cuts him off. But she did anyway and he was forced to listen."There's nothing to talk about, Gage, we will continue this for Hazel but next month Hazel and I will move out. I will stop paying my lawyer, the guy is useless. I won't be fighting for Hazel's child support. I will stay and work at Babes, then hopefully, before the end of the year I will have enough money and move out of the city where the living expenses will be lower." "What the hell, Bree? Do I even get a say on this?" Gage put his hand on her shoulder trying to shake her determination away."No. This is my life. No man will have a say in my life. Not anymore. I've learned from my mistake!" Bree was breathing heavily, the emotion was too much. She didn't want to leave Gage, she liked him, she was fa