Erika decided that she liked Cassidy the second she saw how happy her brother was. Rowan never looked as content when he was still with his ex, and now seeing him grinning as he wrapped his arm around Cassidy's shoulder, Erika wondered if he realized that she might be the one for him. She could see their eyes filled with love, only time will tell when they will take the next step toward marriage.Rowan's oldest sister had to admit that Cassidy was younger than she and her sisters had expected. They shared glances and were a bit worried for the first couple of seconds until they all met his eyes, then they know. They perfectly know that Rowan looked peacefully blissful with his younger girlfriend by his side.Pleasantries were tossed around until Erika noticed how Cassidy's twin brothers moved to the kitchen, each one on each side of Mrs. Dawson while quietly munching on cookies and drinking their iced teas. All three were watching them as if they were waiting for something to go bad,
When vacation ended the sisters departed first since they couldn't stay longer at the lake house. There were lots of hugs and promises for family dinners and the boys were on their best behavior making Cassidy proud. But then again Dillon was happy since his handsome boyfriend had popped in and stayed for the rest of the vacation days. The sisters seemed to welcome the swim captain, by teasing the young couple more often than necessary which then leads to a silly grinning Edmond feeling good about himself."Of course, I'm with them," Edmond laughed at his brother, taking the sisters side. "I'm part of the alphabet, E for the win," he winked but apparently Edith was cashing in on her and Cassidy's discussion on the first day and left Edmond on a tiny land in the middle of the lake. "Edith, you can't be serious?" Edmond glared at her, his hands resting on his hips though his stance meant nothing to Edith as she turned the jet ski around and headed for the mainland yelling that it was
"Come on, Rowan, you can't tell me that you're not thinking that she's the one?" Edith challenged him. After Erika called her last night and filled her in about her brother's last visit to their mom, Edith decided to kidnap Rowan for a quick lunch, slashed intervention.Between them, Edith knew that he'd listen to her. They were always close, and she understands him better than their other sisters. Rowan worries, the man knew how to run his business, he had instincts. But relationship-wise, he was a disaster waiting to happen. Edith wanted nothing more but to slap him in the head for not seeing what was right in front of him. "But she's so young, and I'm her first. You can't seriously suggest that I get down on my knee and propose just because mom told me to?" "You love her?""Yes," "And she loves you?""Yes," "So? What's the problem?" "Edith,"They paused when the waiter arrived at their table with their food. "Ro... you're not getting younger,""Geez, thanks for the reminder,
A couple of days after their last sexual encounter, there was an awkward silence between them every now and then. It was as if the two of them knew something was wrong but didn't want to be the first to point out the elephant in the room. Cassidy thought since he was the mature one he should've discussed whatever is going on with them, more so because she was worried that she might overthink it. But in Rowan's mind, he thought if Cassidy had any qualms she should ask him, and since she didn't ask any questions, he ended up talking about everything else to steer clear of the issue. It was stupid, he knows that he should talk about it. But in his mind, he really didn't want to lose her if he pushes too fast. He never felt so in love before that he knew he'd be lost without her. It was pathetic and so fucking sappy he thought. But the truth was that he just wanted to be with her, to love her for however long they can be together. Rowan knows his heart wants what it wants, and Cassie
Cassidy and Rowan decided to tell his sisters first and then tell the twins over the weekend. Turned out that living in their bubble, and keeping their news to themselves was nice but they realized quickly that they wanted to share their happiness with their loved ones. Cassidy was a bit nervous, sometimes her mind would go back to her being not good enough for him. But when he put his hand on her back, all of her worries disappear. She knew that he'd support her, that he loves her, and that no matter what people say their love conquers all. As sappy as it sounds, Cassie knows that it was true. And when she rewinds her memory to the lake house, she remembered that his sisters liked her, and she realized that she was being silly for even doubting herself."Oh. My. God. I can't believe you finally did it, little brother! I'm so proud of you! Congratulation, Cassidy!" Erin hugged Cassidy then Rowan, then gave him a loving pat on his cheek. The sisters were meeting them at their favorit
The sun was shining through the heavy curtains when Charlotte woke up. She was tired from working at Babes last night. At the age of twenty-three, she was feeling like an old woman with creaky joints. She was too pale and too skinny, she lost weight easily after her future was ripped apart from her grasp.Charlotte was once the prima ballerina at one of the country's prestigious ballet houses until her dad's embezzlement case came to surface. Not long after that, her mom passed away from a heart attack after months of struggling for her life in a hospital bed. All while her dad's trial was going on, until the day he was sentenced and imprisoned for the biggest financial fraud the country had witnessed in the last decade. She was humiliated, her friends abandoned her, and she was burdened with the huge debt of her mom's medical bills. Homeless and jobless, Charlotte was entangled with a stranger, a man who took her into his mansion of a house where he let her stay to pay off her mom's
The first time Seamus Braddock heard about the situation regarding Cormac Sullivan, he was certain that someone had done the man wrong. Because Braddock knew him, and the Sullivan he knew wouldn't put his family in a dire position, let alone dare to embezzle millions of his client's funds, and the news even talking about foundations being tangled in the scheme.Braddock was not aware of what was happening to Sullivan until it was too late, thinking that he has his ways to get out of his mess. But then Sullivan's lawyer called him for a favor. The old family friend wanted him to take in his daughter, his lawyer had explained that during his trials Mrs. Sullivan had passed away due to a heart condition, leaving his daughter and a significant amount of hospital bills. Bills that Sullivan was not able to pay since his accounts and assets were seized by the government.Seamus's dad was close with Sullivan, in the first year of Sullivan opening his office, his family had done lucrative busi
The moment Burke told him that she took the job he couldn't focus on his work. Seamus wanted to yank her off the stage and lock her in her room until her dad could take her back. And when she fights him on the idea he finally relented and thought that he let her do it. She wouldn't probably last a day at the place, not with her gentle nature. Seamus had known from her file that she had been sheltered all her life by her parents. She was an only child, and her parents loved her dearly. But then weeks later, she was still dancing at the club and seemed to make friends there making Seamus more frustrated. He put her at arm's length and let her do what she wanted to with her life while he carried on with his. Seamus was working and bringing different women home on the weekends, just to make sure that she saw them thinking it'll put the necessary distance between them. "I heard you're settling in, in the club?" He heard so much more actually, he also heard that she was getting extra fri