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
Hot and cold Charlotte thought. She was done crying, for the time being anyway. She remembered when Seamus was kind to her after she got back from the hospital the night she sprained her ankle. But now weeks later he was back to being a cold housemate, thinking only the worst of her, making her hate him with great passion. "Why do you need to go back to Babes? You should find another place to work where you don't have to parade half-naked." Seamus said after he overheard her conversation on the phone telling the person on the other line that she was going back to Babes the next day. His eyes were on her as she put her phone down on the table and joined Seamus for breakfast, sitting in front of him just like she usually does."I've had the clear with my doctor. And I would, soonest I find another place to work. I told you this before." The younger woman rolled her eyes as if she was tired of having to repeat the same answer over and over again. "Why do you insist, you're being stub
Charlotte felt relieved for getting out of the house as Seamus had been watching her a bit too closely for her comfort. Charlotte was the first to arrive at the coffee shop near Babes where she was going to meet Bree and Dee before they started their shift at the club. While waiting for her friends she fills her time by checking her email on her phone. Her eyes skimmed and started deleting spam emails, but then stopped and froze when she saw his name."Heya, Sindy." Dee greeted her with a dash of her usual morning attitude. She was always the cheerful one out of the whole girls at the club. Bree always said that it was Dee's personality, which was annoyingly happy. And they laughed about it, but at that exact moment, Charlotte hoped that she could be as positive as her friend. "Hey, what's the matter?" Dee asked when she saw Sindy looking paler than she usually was. And at that exact moment, Bree arrived and noticed something was not right with the stripper Ballerina. "Oh, Sindy, h
It has been days since her confession, and the tension was high. While Seamus was tiptoeing his every move around her, Charlotte was overthinking every gesture she put out. After her shocking confession and the facts that Bruce gave him, Seamus was beyond livid. He was aware that she needed his assurance that nothing had changed, but at the same time, his feelings for her were all over the place. Seamus knew that vengeance will be the strongest one until he deal with the rapist bastard. Charlotte on the other hand wanted nothing but to forget everything that had happened. So, she worked with Jojo at Babes, then went straight back to Seamus every day. With her strange working hours, she would be home and he would have retreated to his room. In the morning she'd grab a quick breakfast just because she wanted to see him, but each morning Seamus was busy on his phone or with his tablet that they don't spend much time talking. Charlotte hated that she misses him, she hated that she wa