SEAN: I stood at the corner with a smile on my face. Watching Sekani give a vote of thanks had to be the most awe-inspiring speech I'd ever heard. It was so simple and yet, it carried so much intensity. A few times, we locked gazes. She never maintained it for so long but I was glad that at least, she was looking for me in the crowd. As soon as she was done, everyone began to disperse. My eyes remained on her as I bade the guards I knew goodbye, promising to schedule an appointment with the important clients. I began to weave through the small crowd of people, making my way towards Sekani who was speaking to one of the men around. Just before I got to her, Luca went to stand beside her. He seemed to know the man she was speaking to also and they exchanged pleasantries before he wrapped his arms around Sekani's waist. I noticed that she stiffened. And so did I. Only that my fists were clenched in anger. It took a lot for me not to go over there and tear Luca's h
SEKANI: Last night was lit. In fact, lit was an understatement. Shirley had done a really good job throwing a celebratory party and for that, I decided to give her a bonus for such exceptional planning. I'd given her the week off, telling her I only needed her to be available at the party on Saturday evening. So it was just me in the office and my deputy director. I rarely ever saw him as we communicated through texts or anything that wasn't face-to-face. I only saw him a few times a month, mostly during board meetings or when important things needed to be relayed. I'd sent him a text, telling him I needed him at my office so we could discuss our budget for the new year which already started today. A knock sounded on the door and knowing he was the one, I beckoned him in. He slipped in with no smile on his face. I was used to that part of him already. He rarely ever smiled and it gave an impression that he was a mean person. But he wasn't. He was far from mean. In f
SEAN: Well, that was harsh. Sekani had a way of just hurting people causally. All she just had to say was how she didn't give a fuck how I found her attractive or how hard my cock went when I saw her this morning. I knew that might have been quite a straightforward thing to say but I don't regret saying it at all. I meant every word. "Are we taking your car?" She asked, turning towards me when we got to the parking lot. She shoved her hand into her tote bag and grabbed a pair of sunshades to block out the sun while muttering a complaint about how she had forgotten to apply more sunscreen. There, a woman who took care of herself even with her demanding job. It was why I always made dinner so she didn't have to stress, why I had a cleaner drop by twice every week to come to the house. "Yes, we are," I replied in a singsong voice and tapped on my remote button. The car beeped and I pulled it open. "Hop in." We finally settled and she turned to look at me with a gri
SEKANI: Sean was starting to be all sweet and spicy. I didn't know what to make of it. I didn't know if I liked it or if I wasn't just used to someone being that sweet to me. After losing my family members, I'd be devastated. I mean, that was expected of anyone, right? I delved into the pits of depression, shutting out every romantic relationship that might have bloomed at the time. That wasn't my priority. I was dealing with the guilt of sleeping with Sean, knowing fully well he was in a serious relationship with Simone. They'd died in a ghastly accident without knowing the truth. Without knowing that I had slept with Sean and was carrying a baby. I guessed that was the universe handing me a scone of ice cream with a cherry to top it off. All of the partners I would have had or dated didn't work out because I was too busy running around and handling Atrix Communications which was a subsidiary of my father's company. It seemed to be promising at that time so I focu
SEKANI: The rest of the day went by in a blur. I called Sheila a few times only to remember immediately that I had given her the day off. I was soon starting to regret and contemplated calling her a few times before deciding not to. Once office work was finished, I decided to leave early. I needed to be at the spa tomorrow morning against the anniversary party on Saturday which was going to be held the day after tomorrow. I'd already sent an email to Sekani informing her that I was going to be off work. Not only did I need to be at the spa, I had an appointment with my nail technician and my hair stylist. And oh, I needed to get a new dress and perfume to match the color and aura. I was already tired from even thinking of it and contemplated just sleeping in tomorrow but I knew that wasn't possible. My body was excited to be treated with finesse but my mind only wanted to remain asleep for the whole of tomorrow. I mean, enough beauty sleep guaranteed a healthy me tomorro
SEAN: I'd never felt so much at once; embarrassment, sheer guilt, shame, anger, self-loathing, and the one directed at Luca. He'd come in and suddenly, he had the attention of the girls, including Mya who used to be all over me. She barely left his side, showing him around the kitchen and laughing at their inside jokes. How long had they all bonded for them to have such inside jokes? It was absolutely ridiculous. "Uncle Luca!" Mya called in a loud voice as she pulled him into the kitchen. Sekani had just opened the first box containing cheesecake and was cutting through with a cake knife. She'd spent the better part of the last twenty minutes ignoring me and acting like I wasn't there. Well, I stood and watched, feeling utterly useless and when I offered to make snacks or a meal to complement the dessert we were about to have, she informed me that Luca had already ordered Italian. How the hell did he know the right things to do and I didn't? Well, I guessed being ab
SEKANI: I didn't miss the tension in the air the moment I walked into the TV room with Mia in tow. I always knew they never liked each other. Maybe not so much for Sean who never paid attention to him in the past. But Luca? He harbored deep resentment for Sean. He had been the one with me throughout my pregnancy. So he knew what I went through. He was there before Simone even got involved with Sean. He was there in high school, my literal best friend since were little. And he didn't hide it. He didn't hide the hate he harbored for him. Luca was speaking quite nicely to Sean and it confused me more than anything. I had no idea why but I could tell he didn't mean it. He must have said something mean to Sean because Sean wasn't smiling and his replies were curt. "Go play with Dad and Uncle Sean. I'll set the table up." Mya turned to the men right when Sean snatched the Compact Disk from Luca with a glare. Luca was also glaring at him. She turned back to look at
SEKANI: I finally left Mya's room and made my way back to find Luca seated on the couch and eating from his plate of cake. "I thought you were too busy fighting with my husband that you forgot to eat the cake." He turned to me with raised brows. "Your husband? You now call him your husband?" I shrugged. "I've gotten used to it, I guess." "I knew this was a bad decision. I warned you, Sekani," he sighed and slapped his palm over his head. "I knew you were going to eventually fall in love with him. When it comes to Sean, it's like you turn off your logical button." I frowned, taking offense at the fact that he thought I'd fallen in love with Sean. "Why do you say that?" "Look at you! Calling him your husband and all." "And because I did that, you deduce I am in love with him? Who do you see me as, Luca? The stupid girl from college? The girl who didn't know when to fucking walk away and see that this isn't for her?" He placed his plate on the coffee table and pushed t
SEAN: I paced from one side of my office to the other, impatiently waiting for a response from the delivery guy I had specially paid to send the package to Sekani. An hour had passed and I was yet to hear from him. At the sound of a knock on the door, I hurried towards it, disappointed to see Jake standing in front of me when I opened the door. "Why do you look at me like I am the last person you want to see today?" "Because you are," I flopped into one of the seats. "What are you doing here?" "I've not seen my best friend in a week. His calls haven't been picked and then I am told that he's here today so I head over to his office to see him, only to be told that I am the last person who wants to see," He clutched his heart in pain. "That hurts really bad, I have to tell you." "How are you doing?" "Good," He took a seat beside me. "With you not around, things have quite been okay, I guess. Everyone respects me when you're not around." "You're being dramatic as
SEKANI: The next morning, I woke up in a daze. I was in torment and that torment was the memories from last night. How did it happen? What had driven me to his study, one I had never stepped foot into since I could last remember? Sean was snoring softly beside me and I wore just panties and nothing on top. I tried not to move for the sake of not waking him up and having to spend the next few moments awkwardly. How could I get his fucking arm off me? It was almost the crack of dawn and the skies were starting to turn into a lighter shade of Ultramarine. Birds were starting to sing and music played softly in the background from Sean's phone. Yes, while we were having several rounds of sex and waking at intervals to his hard crotch between my buttocks, he had stopped to play music to spice up the moment. And it had done the work. After he did that, it was all me instigating it all, ignoring the warnings my brain sent to me. At that moment, nothing made sense. Only having Sean th
SEAN:Mya was fast asleep on the couch when I got to the living room. I picked her up and took her back to her room, placing her on the bed and tucking her in before kissing her forehead goodnight. I stood there at the head of her bed for a while, watching her sleep peacefully. Mya was the reason any of this made sense because I knew I'd have taken my L and found my way. I couldn't deal with the guilt and all of these anymore but how could I just leave when I had a daughter who loved me so much? Knowing that sleep was going to be hard for me to find, I made my way to my study and decided to complete a few tasks. Thankfully, by the time I was going to be done, maybe Sekani would be fast asleep. I didn't want to get into a conversation with her and even if it was going to take just one night of not speaking to each other again, I could survive it. I was ten minutes into finishing up a few documents when I heard the sound of the door clicking open. I looked up to see Sekan
SEAN: Spending the whole day with Mya had been nice, but worrying over Sekani and her whereabouts didn't allow me enjoy it to the fullest. I tried to be the most playful around Mya but I could tell she didn't believe I was. She constantly asks if I was sad until I forced myself to be overly happy. Things you did for the women you loved. I was going to do anything to make Sure Mya was happy. I kept checking Sekani's twitter page to see if she was going to make any post. I was already used to anticipating her posts as I had spent the last five days stalking her page and following whatever was going on in her life. And now that she was out, I found myself doing the same thing. It wasn't until eight o'clock she called me, sounding a little bit drunk. Her words slurred and I got more worried. She was probably calling me because she got lost. I was sure Sekani would never call me now matter what the hell was happening and now that she did, I was kind of happy that she actual
SEKANI: I dressed casually today. It was Sunday and also a beautiful day. And thankfully, I had started my morning on a good note. There was something about going to that cliff that made me realize life could be beautiful and enjoyed. Something about it that reminded me we only lived once. So I decided within myself to spend my weekends doing nothing but having the time of my life. But now, how could I have the time of my life with Sean in it? How could I enjoy it with the reminder that someone who had wronged me in the past was also enjoying it with me? It felt like I was going round and round in circles because hell, I shared Sean to suffer and somehow, I hadn't even achieved a thing that made me proud of the fact that I actually did. Nothing I had planned seemed to work. It was either irrelevant or just something I didn't do. And as I drove out of the gates of the house, I made a mental note to harden my heart. I made a mental note not to look at Mya and decided agains
SEKANI: Sean was quick to catch and stabilize me and when I tried pulling away, he held me from moving and shut the door behind me. Even in the dimly lit room, I could see how his eyes dropped intensely onto mine. I could see how they swirled with so much intensity. "Sekani," He muttered under his breath. "Can we talk now?" "There are several places to talk and you choose this place?" I asked, raising my brows in askance. "Why choose here of all places?" "Let's not act like we don't know you've been avoiding me since my return. This was the only place I could get you," He pulled away from me and folded one arm over the other before turning towards the door. "I haven't been avoiding you," I replied. "I have only been on my own. Doing my own things like I usually do. We have never done anything together and you could have simply told me you wanted to speak to me." He scoffed and raked his fingers through his hair. "Really? When have you ever given me the c
SEAN: "My name is Mya Salvador," Mya spoke slowly and politely. I'd never seen such an active child mellow to my mother and this was the first since she greatly disliked kids. I could tell my grandmother was already in love with her. From the way she smiled and spoke, they both enjoyed a wonderful conversation. So I decided to leave the kitchen in search of Sekani. I made my way over to the living room but it was void of her presence. Whistling, I made my way to the room in a way to alert her that I was coming to see her. But then, I got to her room and didn't see her there. Frowning, I stopped by the door and stared into the room, void of her presence. None of her clothes hung around. No sign of her at all. I walked into the room and took a seat on the side of her bed. I ran my hands on the sheets, imagining she was there and I was caressing her body. I slept beside her last night and yet, she felt so far. So distant. I couldn't reach out to her as I was very scared of b
SEKANI: By the time I arrived home, it was almost dusk and I could already tell that Sean was in the kitchen making dinner once again. Mya was also in the kitchen and as I walked into the house, I heard her chirpy voice in the kitchen, asking Sean all sorts of annoying questions he kept answering her. It was finally nice to have him back. Now, Mya could disturb someone else that wasn't me. Without going into the kitchen as I was avoiding Sean at all costs, I made my way into the room, took off my clothes, and decided that the food I had shared with the girls was enough. And tomorrow was Sunday so there was really nothing to do. I checked the time to see it was a few minutes after seven o'clock. Watching movies on Netflix wasn't a bad idea so I did just that, opening up my laptop and logging in before spending over thirty minutes looking for a suitable movie to watch. Well, I found one. It was a historical romance movie set in France and it was something I could
SEKANI: After what happened last night with me losing my guard, I promised myself not to let it happen again. For a man who had disappeared all of a sudden a week ago, I shouldn't have even let him touch my skin. It was a mistake and I wasn't going to let it repeat itself. After breakfast, I went back to the room we shared, got cleaned up, and slipped into a sundress. I had a day out with Yuri, Amelia, and Toni. It had been months since we last hung out and now that our schedules finally aligned with no one sick or tired, as snatched up the opportunity and decided to hang out. We were going to be having a picnic at the beach and Toni had taken that upon herself, asking me to come along with bottles of wine. I took my toke today, applying skincare and light makeup before putting on my jewelry and snatching my handbag from the shelves in the walk-in closet built into Sean's room. When I got to the living room, Mya was seated on the beanbag with Sean on the floor besid