AIDEN I rolled around in the swiveling chair I sat in as I replayed the phone call I just had in my head. She had sounded timid but the excitement and relief was evident in her voice. “Um hi.“ I had remained silent, unable to trust my own voice. “Aiden, are you there?“ I cleared my throat, “I'
ANASTASIA For the umpteenth time, I hurriedly bent forward toward the sink and retched multiple times but nothing came out. I sighed and returned to where I sat on the toilet floor. I had barely been able to drag myself out of bed this morning. I had woken up, feeling seriously nauseated. Though
DENNIS"Hey man, are you busy?"I shook my head before I remembered that he couldn't see me. "No.""Okay, so I just forwarded the contact info of the man that would talk to you about the investment.""Oh," I said, unable to hide my disinterest. I had even forgotten about it.I heard his carefree lau
ANASTASIA My lips titled into a smile the same time my brows pulled down. “Dennis is home?“ I muttered to myself, my gaze fixed on his car as I turned away from the taxi. As I made my way to the house, I wondered if him leaving that early was why he returned early. The reasons for his unannounced
ANASTASIA This time, Dennis became rigid. There was a short silence before he slowly pulled away, his hands lightly resting on my waist. His forehead was scrunched deeply as he asked, “What do you mean he took care of the bills?“ He laid emphasis on ‘took care.’ I frowned, confused. “I mean he pai
ANASTASIA I dropped to the floor of the driveway as I watched his car drive off into the night. My heart tightened in my chest and I gripped it, hoping to stop it from wrenching itself. My head ached as tears slowly rolled down my cheeks. At first it was just a brief gasps as I tried to hold mysel
SHARON Throwing myself into work hadn't been enough distraction. Despite my heavy workload, I still find myself thinking about Aiden, Anastasia and their baby. It got worse after Aiden announced that the procedure was successful and Ana was pregnant. I knew that the second best way to get rid of
AIDEN I didn't know the prospect of being a father— or rather, the process of being a father again was this exciting. As Ana and I watched the ultrasound, my gaze fixed on the tiny life we've created, my heart beamed with so much joy. How could something I couldn't touch make me do happy ? Perhap