Just as I settled in the seat to take my meal, I heard the doorbell ring. My gaze traveled to the monitor and my face lit up with a smile as I saw Dennis at the door. “Dennis!" I called as I opened the door. “Come in." There wasn't the shy smile I had grown accustomed to as he brushed past me. E
AIDEN Slowly, I sat up as I returned from the heavenly that filled me with the feeling of having Ana in my arms. My mind was a fog that refused to clear up as I stared at the door she had fled out of and slammed close. I had desperately wanted our reconciliation, I wanted our love to blossom again
I shook my head and looked ahead in the distance at the men that had rose early to get to work as I remembered the dark days after she left and I added in a small voice. “Everything fell apart after that.” Martin remained silent and I could practically feel the guilt and regret emanating from him.
ANASTASIA I couldn't sleep a wink after I returned to my flooded room. You'd have thought that the flooded room would bother but it was the last thing on my mind as I laid in the bed that thankfully hadn't been submerged in the pool of water. There was nowhere else I could go to sleep in the middle
I waited to hear Aiden's voice but he said nothing. There was a long silence that I almost thought they had finished talking until the other voice spoke up again. I now assumed that the owner of the voice was Martin. He said, “I can still help, if you let me.” “How would you do that?" Aiden asked
ANASTASIA The lodge keeper appeared at my door, around midday after the plumber left and asked, his face etched with worry, “Are you okay? The plumber said you were crying." I had forced out a laugh. "I knew he panicked. I'm fine. It's just my period. I get so emotional whenever the time comes.”
The next day at work, I finally summoned up the courage to talk to Aiden, about everything. I prepared myself to own up and apologize for how I wronged him and hurt him and how I would love to make things right. When I reached work that morning, I didn't see him come up but when I asked, Rachel tol
ANASTASIA My palms flew to my mouth to silence my gasps. As I watched the lady continue to move ontop of Aiden, I took staggering steps back until my back came in contact with the wall on the other side of the hallway. I dragged my shivering hand away from my mouth, to my chest, where it stayed fo