"Take it easy with him okay?" I said to the guards as they helped Damien out of the car. The headaches wouldn't let him bend his head like any normal person would while getting out of the car so we had to guide him out of the vehicle somehow.When he got out, I stayed glued to his side fully aware of how the rest of his body ached as he was walking for the first time in a while.I heard him grunt a few times as we slowly trudged into the house. I held him by the waist to support him while his hand went around me. "Welcome home!" We heard everyone exclaim in unison as soon as we got into the living room.They had balloons and a large banner with the words; 'Welcome home Damien." I smiled. This had mom and Fiona written all over it. I looked up at Damien to see his reaction. He was all smiles even as they came over to hug him one after the other. The hug with mom lasted a little longer than usual to my utmost surprise. Maybe him hitting his head was a good thing, I thought.All his w
Ariana's POV; It was past 8pm. Dinner was long done and over with. Damien had his dinner up in his room long before everyone else because of his medication and to my surprise he did not ask for too much of my attention. Throughout the day, he hadn't requested for my presence, not even when he needed my help. It was strange but a bit relieving. I was currently talking to Brianna about bringing Mico over to the house the next day because Damien had agreed to letting him in. "Alright. I'll see you guys tomorrow." I said and dropped the call. Barely two minutes after, another call came through. It was mom. "Hey mom." "Ariana, darling, are you close to Damien?" "Uh, no. Is there something you want to tell him?" I wondered why she didn't just call him instead. "I just wanted to check on him. I feel like he's not okay and I've been trying to call him since. I'm too tired to walk over to your side of the house." "Oh. I'm sure he's okay." I said, casually dismissing her worries. "Neve
Damien's POV; She was red as beet and it was a hilarious sight. She rushed out of the bathroom in haste. I grabbed my towel and wrapped it around me even as I wiped my head with the other. "Why are you running away?" I asked as I came out and saw her pacing the room. "Are you seriously asking me that?" She asked me still blushing furiously. "Yes I am." "Really, Damien?" I shrugged, pretending to be oblivious. "Would you help me with applying my lotion?" "Don't push it, Kingston." She glared at me and marched out of the room. I chuckled. *** Only two days in and I was making immense progress. I just needed to recover properly so I could execute my other plans. I love this woman and I'm not letting her go no matter what she thinks. I looked at the time. It was past time for me to take my medication and Ariana wasn't anywhere in sight. I picked up my phone to call her and it rang for a while but she did not pick up. I called over and over again until it totaled ten missed cal
Nighttime came around and I found myself carrying Mico with me into Damien's room for moral support. "What's that?" He asked me as I set down the pooch on his little bed near the couch, close to to the sliding door, leading to the terrace. "His name is Mico." I said squatting down to pick him up. "Why is he here?" Damien asked again, tilting his head to stare at the little fella. "He's sleeping here tonight, just like me." I said, cradling the little guy who had his eyes trained on Damien. "Hell no, he isn't!" He didn't even let me properly introduce them to each other. "Why? It's part of our deal and if he's not sleeping here, neither am I." I firmly said. "Ariana..." "Why do you always find a way to get out of whatever we agree on? It's absolutely unfair!" "All these wouldn't even be happening if you just agreed to take me back and give me an actual chance." He retorted. "If I wasn't giving you a chance, I wouldn't be here!" I countered."Well it doesn't seem like much of a
"Damien?" I tapped on his bicep continuously as he slept. I had tossed and turned on the bed up until it was midnight and I couldn't take it anymore. The face of that woman had been plaguing my mind especially after Damien had given me the cold shoulder all day. "Damien!" I whisper yelled, shoving him a little bit. Damien was a light sleeper so he was supposed to have come awake by now unless, of course, he was ignoring me. "What is it Ariana?" He asked groggily. Ariana? Not babe? Oh hell no! I won't take it! "We need to talk." I coldly muttered. "About what?" He sounded whiny. "Sit up. It's imperative that we talk about this, right now!" I practically ordered and he slowly sat up muttering something about me not letting him sleep when he needed all the rest he could get. I ignored him and went ahead to speak after putting on the bed lamp so I could see him better. "Who's Daisy?" I asked seriously. "Huh?" His brows furrowed in question. "Why are you asking?" He asked back. "
Damien's POV; I wanted her to apologize. I wanted her to realize that playing with my feelings aren't cool but it seemed like she wasn't getting it. I mean, why would a person choose to play a song to purposefully spite someone in love with her? She was taking my feelings for granted and I couldn't take it. I truly hoped she got the message and did the right thing but it was over a week and there was nothing forthcoming. "Hey man." I said connecting to my airpods which I had purposefully not used when I spoke to Daisy just so I could get Ariana jealous. "Hey bro, I heard the good news. I'm glad you're okay, Drew can catch a breather now." Aiden said in one breath. I chuckled. "Yeah, I'll be at the office on Monday." I assured, biting into an apple from the fruit bowl Ma Rosa had sent up for me. She had been pampering me a lot more than she did when Ariana was absent. "How's wifey?" "She's alright." I muttered in disinterest. "Ah, I know that tone. You two are at it again." He
Damien's POV; Dinner was eventful. The way I poured my feelings into those statements was something I never thought would happen, especially not in that manner. I was relieved now that she had heard how I felt but I didn't know if I had made things right or just worsened it all. It was tiring to think about. I turned at the sound of loud laughter. It was the cheerful laughter of all the women that mattered in my life. They all seemed to be gushing over Tracy's baby bump. She was due in some weeks and that excited each and everyone especially my mother who had been pushing for a grandchild for a pretty long time. I was thankful that Tracy had relieved me of the burden. I glanced at Ariana, briefly eyeing her outfit that showed off so much class. Looking at her, not just any man could walk up to her in a bid to shoot his shot. He had to think deeply before making that move. Almost as if she felt my gaze on her, she looked up and I instinctively directed my eyes away from her before
"A date? Tonight?" I asked him as we mounted the stairs after brunch. We couldn't make it in time for breakfast so we had Lorenzo prepare us something. No one called us down for breakfast because they thought we were 'busy'. Mom even said she thought we were in the middle of morning sex so she thought to not disturb us. I choked on my juice, no thanks to that statement. We were actually just so caught up in discussing certain things that we didn't notice time fly by. "Nope. Right now." "Now?!" I exclaimed. Who goes on a date at past eleven in the morning. "You have twenty minutes to get ready." He checked his watch. "Forty." I bargained. "Fifteen." He countered. I gasped. "Thirty five." I said. "Twenty five." "Thirty." I countered. "Fine." He conceded with a sigh. "I'll be back in thirty minutes." He said and I nodded. He soon left me alone. "What am I going to wear?" I thought aloud. After long minutes of searching for an outfit, I settled for bell bottom jeans with a wh