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
SEKANI: At the back of my head, there was only one thing on repeat. That I had to run away from this man. That he wasn't at all good for me. That he was bad for me and I hated that I kept suppressing those thoughts that nothing else mattered. I remembered my first kiss. Sean was my first kiss. I could barely get a kiss from anyone in high school and each time I heard Sekani talk about the magical kiss she'd shared with her boyfriend in high school, I was curious to know how it felt. Although Luca had offered to give me that experience, I had turned him down. Hell, he was my best friend. Why would he want to ruin what we had for a mere kiss? So I started out with my first kissing experience. I started with the nerds who found me interesting enough to talk to but neither of them seemed to get the hint or were too nervous to kiss Sekani Salvador. Then I tried finding that kiss amongst the nonexistent students but they seemed to hate my braces. So I gave up. I didn't worry ab
SEKANI: I slept off after giving myself a much-needed orgasm. I did everything possible to make sure I didn't think of what transpired between me and Sean. It was only going to prove what Luca had said was right and I felt genuinely ashamed of myself for even allowing things to go that way. I slept off minutes later, waking up to the shrill ring of my alarm during the early hours of the morning. Turning over, with eyes still closed, I grabbed my phone and swiped my screen before letting it drop to the bed. Another ten minutes wasn't going to hurt or get me fired. So I enjoyed the few minutes I had left, getting every sleep I could at least catch before it rang once again. Letting out a groan and almost bursting into tears, I snatched my phone and opened my eyes, sitting up in the process. "Why do I have to go to work today?" I groaned, falling back into the bed and spreading my legs out like a little child relaxing on a Saturday morning. Wait... Today
SEKANI: "Ma'am, your right foot." I placed my right foot into the hands of the woman seated before me. She placed it on a plush footpad and began to apply a white coat of gel polish on my feet. I stared down at my nails, sighing and almost kissing her but I held back from doing that with everyone constantly staring at the CEO of Ultra Media. It was why I hated being here. The eyes. But with a nail tech this good, I could ignore a few hours of just letting them stare. Once I was done, I paid her, making sure I tipped her handsomely for a job well done. She waved me goodbye, along with the other women who were pretending not to have been staring at me. I also waved at them before walking out of the shop and making my way to the hairstylist. She didn't take much time, as my hair was still very well down. All she did was add a few highlights before I made my way out of the salon to my last stop which was the boutique. Two hours and several dresses later, I arri
SEAN: Mya, after about an hour, could take a few laps with my supervision and just half a lap unsupervised. A few times, I'd caught her before she dropped to the bottom, bringing her back up as we both shared deep laughter. "I can do it, Daddy!" Mya slipped out of my hold and I relaxed, watching as she struggled to finish to the end. I floated right behind her and pulled her out of the water before sitting her on the concrete slab. "How are you both enjoying your swimming lessons?" Sekani asked, stepping out through the french doors with s towel hanging around her shoulders. She was fully dressed so I guessed she had brought the towels for either me or Mya. "Having fun, mum!" Mya called from where she stood. "I can now swim on my own, yayy!" "Oh, that's nice," Sekani replied, briefly glancing at me with an unreadable expression before she took a seat on the lounge. She was wearing a sundress that barely reached her knees. That way, I could peek at her flawless skin