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
AIDEN My gaze roved her frame. There was no blood on her hands or on any part of her body. Though her head was down, her shoulders didn't shake from sobbing. I heaved a sigh of relief and thanked the universe that she was physically fine as my gaze swept the room. I didn't know what I had expected
ANASTASIA The moment the doctor stepped in, his gaze immediately rounded up on the seat that Aiden had been occupying. “Where's he?“ “He left,“ then I added, “there was an emergency.“ He nodded and we continued the session. After my session, I made my way to Amie's room. As I headed there, I re
ANASTASIA As I walked through the driveway, headed for the bar's entrance, I was impressed at the renovation that had been done to the place. It looked better upclose. I still remembered when Dennis told me, before our wedding, about renovating the place. We had both stayed up for several nights a