The new couple spent the early part of the morning sleeping together in Cruz's bedroom in the cottage. It was past noon before they finally woke up and they prepared to leave. Since it was already day, Cruz was discreet about leaving as Jessica didn't want to be spotted by his parents. She believed it was still too early to introduce herself to the family. In another two hours, they arrived at Santa Monica at Jessica's place. Cruz was still feeling sleepy so he immediately went straight to bed. Jessica on the other hand decided to make lunch since they only had snacks on their way. Jessica decided to prepare grilled chicken skewers with sauce but because there weren't enough chicken at home, she had to order them and wait for another 40 minutes before her order arrived. It took her about an hour after she got her order to finally get the food ready and after setting the table she went upstairs to wake Cruz who was still sleeping in her room. Jessica sat on the bed by his side a
Cade bit his lower lip slightly before mouthing a reply. "This isn't about me. It's about Cruz. I think he was sexually abused while growing up." He blurted out. Jessica released a sigh of relief upon hearing what he had to say because it would have been worse if someone was secretly harassing him. She stood up to her feet, turned sideways and covered her eyes with her palm while trying to calm herself from the fear that clouded her mind just moments back. "When my brother left last night, Dave was asked to stay home with me. I had access to his phone for about an hour and while scrolling through his WeCom handle, I happened to go through his conversation with my brother. I traced their conversation back to the night when your nudes were released on the internet and I found these pictures." He explained, showing the pictures to Jessica.Jessica collected his phone and looked through the pictures for a while. It was a picture of Cruz and a few teenagers. Nothing was spectacular abo
Jessica was stunned by their reaction to her statement as they both jumped out of their seats and lay flat on the floor. "Jessica, call 911 NOW!" Cruz ordered while holding firmly to his brother's hand. The two were already burning up, their skin becoming reddish and swollen. The parts they scratched were covered with bruises. Beads of sweat covered their body and breathing was becoming harder for them. Jessica finally grasped the situation. The brothers were allergic to something in her food. As told, she quickly called 911 and while frantically waiting for them, she tried to figure out what first aid to administer to them. She knelt beside them and asked what he could do to help but Cruz's allergy was severe. He could barely catch his breath so talking properly was almost impossible. Jessica quickly searched the internet and the first thing she saw was to make the patient lay flat on their backs which the brothers were already doing. The next was to inject an adrenaline shot
Just as Jessica attempted to run out of the room to get the doctor, Cruz who suddenly burst out laughing grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him, forcing her to sit on his bed.It took her several seconds to finally grasp the situation. Cruz wasn't dead as she feared. It was just a stupid prank he played on her. She let out a sigh of relief as she hugged him tightly. She couldn't control her wailing even though her fear had vanished. "Were you that scared?" He asked curiously and Jessica could only nod positively. It didn't take long for Cruz to realize how wrong he was to pull such a prank on her. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." He apologized wholeheartedly. Jessica was already too worried to get angry at him and when she finally released him from the hug, she stared into his face for almost a minute before she burst out laughing while wiping the tears off her face. Not sure why she's laughing, Cruz also joined her. "You look so funny and ugly with all these bruise
"Jessica, can you calm down a bit?" Cruz urged as he stood up to his feet. "There is no need for me to calm down. We're going to discuss whatever problems she's having with me right here and now!" Jessica retorted. "Cade, go to your room for now. I will come to you when this drama is over." She urged Cade who quickly obliged with any questions. He was already satisfied with the fact that Jessica was standing up to the annoying doctor. "I guess you're the madam of this place now but you can only control Cruz and his brother, not me!" Valeria snapped at Jessica but she was done being talked down on. "You can say whatever rubbish you like. I don't give an F as long as you tell me what your problem is with me!" Jessica snapped back at her. "Jessica…" "Please don't call me! You weren't there yesterday when she talked about how I poisoned you and your brother but you were here today when she was spewing yet you kept quiet obviously because you respect her a loooooot! I've heard a lot
THREE MONTHS LATERThree months into their relationship and things were still going perfectly for them. Cruz has never been so in love and so was Jessica. By now, it was no news to anyone. They were the most popular celebrity couple in the WeCom community and even though a lot of people showed their support, others criticized it, claiming Cruz wasn't a one-woman man. Cruz didn't mind any of that and neither did Jessica because they both know what they'd been through to get to where they are now.Cruz was still taking his therapy sessions with Dr. Logan and the results were turning out amazing every single time. Jessica on the other hand completed her internship at Westham Pharmaceutical and was awarded a full-time job at the school. Cade, on the other hand, was still taking private lessons with Jessica in preparation for his upcoming college entrance examination and he was also awarded a scholarship to study in any college of his choice as long as he did well in the college's entr
Jessica looked back and forth at both Cruz and the fumes in the sky. She was obviously stunned and speechless at the same time because this was the last thing she'd ever imagined. Not to make Cruz feel embarrassed, she bent down, holding his hands. "Cruz, are you crazy? Are you out of your mind? It's barely been three months! What are you doing?" Jessica asked worriedly. "I understand but I already made up my mind. I know what I want and that's you. I know for sure that there's no other woman who is going to have a place in my heart as you do. Jessica, procrastination is for those who don't know what they want, but that's not the case with me. Dating for 3 months was for you to make up your mind, my mind was already made up the moment I took you to Palm Springs." He confessed, his eyes filled with so much love and sincerity. Jessica knew there was no way to convince him to change his mind about the proposal. She also knew the only thing stopping them from taking a step further in t
"A Date? What date?" Jessica asked cluelessly. "Our wedding date of course! We already got engaged. I've proposed and you've accepted so I believe that's the next step." Cruz explained. Jessica was so surprised that she spat the food in her mouth. "Wedding date? Are you for real?" She asked curiously. "Isn't that supposed to be the next thing after a proposal?" Cruz wondered, confused by how surprised Jessica was. "Well…it's indeed the next step, but I…I mean…isn't it too early to start talking about dates? I mean it's barely 24 hours." She stuttered, fully aware that her excuses weren't genuine enough. It's not like she wanted to make excuses, it's just that she didn't know how to respond to the situation at hand. "Jessica, you're freaking out right now. You have to calm down." Cruz suggested and Jess let out a sigh of relief. "Am I being weird right now?" She asked, directing her question to Cade who nodded in affirmation. "Uhmm…I'm sorry for acting this way but all this is