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Elaine. I yawned as I made my way downstairs. I was running a little late for work because I had trouble finding what to wear. This was an unusual struggle for me since denim and t-shirts were my go-to items, but after becoming Mrs. Dobre, the list of possibilities grew way past that. I wore a pair of dark denim jeans and since I couldn't find a proper white shirt that wasn't of fine material, I grabbed one of Zack's t-shirts. It was a little loose on me, seeing that he had broader shoulders than me, but this was nothing that a little tucking in couldn't fix. The only thing it couldn't fix though, was the scent of Zack's cologne, not that I minded. But I found it a little distracting. Since Zack was back on his work schedule, he wasn't around as usual on a weekday. He woke up really early and I'd follow suite two hours later. I pulled on a knee length black coat to make the fact that my shirt was a little too baggy less noticable and paired it with black winter boots. I pushed aw
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Zack. I rushed into the hospital as I made my way to Audrey's room. I had just received a phone call from Elaine saying that Audrey's stomach was acting up and hearing her so distraught was unnerving. I immediately left work upon hearing the news and made my way here. I felt slightly guilty to leave all the work to my assistant since today was very busy and I could tell that she was already exhausted. My nervousness overshadowed that guilt, however, as I hoped that Audrey's situation wasn't something too difficult to handle. Reaching the room that Elaine texted me about earlier, I saw her seated on a white bench across Audrey's room. She was probably waiting for the doctor to finish their examination. She was resting against the bench as she looked at the door nervously. It was only when I got closer that I discovered that her hands were shaking. "Hey," I greeted as I sat next to her and she looked at me. "Hi," She responded softly. "How are you feeling?" I asked before reaching
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Elaine. "Please come again!" I said with a friendly smile and the customer nodded before leaving the shop. I walked around the counter and leaned against it as I looked around the store. Seeing that there were a few more customers in the shop, I sighed in relief. It has been a few days since Audrey came over to help and business has been slow after that day. For some reason, today my shop was bustling with so much activity that I found it a little difficult to catch up. Busy though the day was, I was happy that this day's work was making up for the days that my shop was almost deserted. On another happy note, Audrey and I had a proper talk the day after our argument. Zack didn't want to be involved so, he left us to ourselves and I was okay with that. It wasn't like I needed him to keep my sister and I from getting too angry. Audrey and I didn't argue often and when we did, we were quick to reconcile. After I had calmed down properly, we had a long talk that ended with a hug. If t
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Zack. Elaine let out a loud moan as she arched her back to meet my thrusts. Her breathy pants and soft moans were the sweetest that I've ever heard and her body was soft against my hands. My grip on her thighs tightened as I moved deeper into her and I moaned at how tightly her insides squeezed me. Elaine's body was the best. The feel of her tender skin against mine, her heat enveloping mine and the way she clung to me as we sought pleasure from each other. Her arms were wrapped around my shoulders tightly and her eyes were closed as she trembled beneath me. I kissed down her neck and gently bit down her shoulder, causing her to laugh. Our lips met in a soft kiss and she moaned into my mouth when I increased my pace. I pulled away from the kiss and looked down at her beautiful face that was twisted with pleasure and lust. She opened her eyes, making our eyes meet, and I could tell that she felt good. Our bodies were coated with sweat as we pleased each other and I loved how well her
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Elaine. It was another fine day at the flower shop and people had already started preparing for Christmas. All the shops on my block and the block across from me put up a festive theme inside and outside their shop and I quickly joined them. I realized that keeping the holiday spirit up made customers more enthusiastic when they were inside your shop and I was glad that plenty of people had events where flowers were needed. Despite already being in December, there wasn't any snow yet but the weather was very low that a simple sweater wasn't enough. I leaned against the counter with my elbows as I thought of my own happy moments. My marriage was going better than I expected and I was glad that all the warnings or reminders, that Zack was prone to doing, were minimized. I didn't expect him to have such a romantic side but I have been with him long enough to notice that he was a little soft inside. We began to talk more and although we rarely ate breakfast together, he'd kiss my cheek
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Elaine. I wasn't intimidated. I definitely wasn't intimidated. Why should I be? Just because Zack's ex-financée showed her face doesn't mean that I was supposed to feel threatened. To top it off, Zack is a married man and we agreed to satisfy each other and enjoy our marriage. Zack has been behaving quite suspicious these days. He started arriving home late and barely talked to me when he was around. He'd either be busy on his laptop or take a shower then head straight to bed. On some days, he'd come back with Cassidy's perfume on him and on others, he would be in a bad mood. Despite how many pep talks I gave myself, I failed to forget the perfume that kept getting on him. It was obvious that he was trying to dodge the question the last time I asked and I could tell that he didn't want to tell me. Did he meet her often? If he did, why and how did her perfume get on him? I shook my head. I wasn't jealous. Why would I be jealous when Zack was my husband? It was him who said that t
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Elaine. I quickly walked to the nearest cafe that I could find and hesitated at the door. I didn't want to cause a scene and with the tears that kept running down my face, I was sure that I looked like a mess. But it was nighttime and I didn't feel comfortable loitering around by myself so, I decided to seek shelter while I at least tried to collect myself. Entering the cafe, I sat on a free table near the large, glass doors before burying my face in my palms and completely breaking down. I didn't want to cry in front of the customers here; Actually, I didn't want to cry at all but my emotions were so all over the place that keeping myself composed wasn't even an option. My palm was still stinging from the slap that I gave Zack earlier and despite running off, I was glad that he didn't come after me. I didn't turn to look at his face when I said that I didn't want to see him anymore. I was afraid of what kind of face he would make. Would it be one of hurt or utter indifference? I
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Elaine. I groaned as I slowly opened my eyes and stared at the wooden ceiling above me. I frowned slightly, not recognizing where I was and I sat up. I rubbed my eyes with a yawn as I remembered what happened last night. I sighed and rushed a hand through my hair in frustration. I felt exhausted. I felt so drained that going to work wasn't even on my agenda. Luckily, the keys were with Ethan and I trusted that he would take good care of the shop. Talking about work, I looked around for my phone and found my purse on top of the nightstand. Getting it, I opened it and pulled out my phone before waking up my screen. It was past nine and I had missed my alarm, which was weird because I could swear that I hadn't heard it. My eyes widened when I found over ten missed calls and texts from my sister. This was followed by even more texts and missed calls from Zack. Completely swiping anything related to Zack off of my screen, I unlocked my phone and began to call Audrey back. She was proba
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Cassidy."Cut!" The director yelled and everyone on set let out a relieved sigh. "Well done. Take a 15 minutes break and let's get back to work."We were shooting a scene for a popular book that was adopted into a television series near central park. It was a hot day and the director was more intense than usual.Walking to my station, my assistant ran to me with an umbrella and she carried it over my head."That shot came out so cool!" She exclaimed. "It's great to see you back in action."I laughed. "Thank you, Sera. Although I would lose my job if I didn't do anything for a long time.""I doubt that. You're a star!""Thank you. Please get me some water before I lose any more energy.""Already got it." She handed a bottle of cool water to me."Thank you," I said as I got it from her and look a long gulp.She gave me a towel and I used it to wipe off the sweat from my neck and foreh
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Elaine.I sat in the bathtub with my back leaning on its now warm surface. Zack hadn't said anything since our conversation in the car and I was scared. What was he thinking? How did he feel about what David said?I wasn't proud of the things that I did in the past and now that Zack heard about it, I couldn't help but feel so dirty. It was one thing to be a lowlife and another thing completely when your loved ones find out about it.When I was going to meet David, I thought that I would just drop the money and leave, but to have him try to force himself on me... I was so stupid. I was thankful that I had jeans on but thinking of him touching me sexually made my skin crawl.Of course, we messed around in the past. We were a gang of criminals who went about swindling people. Having no one to trust I had no problem sleeping with him or anyone to blow off some steam. It was just sex. What harm could it bring?That's what I thought then bu
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Zack."That's all for today. If you have any additions later on, contact my assistant and she will let me know," I said as I leaned into my chair and stared at the people in front of me.Some nodded and we gathered all of our papers before standing up. Handshakes were exchanged and I smiled to myself as I thought of how this business deal would work in my favour.I walked out of the conference room and made my way to my office. Memories of this morning suddenly rushed into my head and my joy faltered.I didn't want things to turn out the way that they did but it all went out of my hands before I could notice it. The hurt in her voice was still loud in my ears and she failed to look me in the eye. Was I that incompetent to her?My anger rose and I stopped in my steps. I was so irritated! Why couldn't she see that I was worried about her? How could she get angry over me trying to help her? She made me feel like I was troubli
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Elaine. The bedroom was silent as Zack and I prepared for work. We had just taken a shower together and Zack was looking for what to wear in the walk-in closet while I stood in front of the mirror and admired my reflection. I was in a really good mood this morning. I wore a black turtleneck that was tucked into some jeans and a gold necklace hung around my neck. My hair was up in a neat bun and I put on some minimal make-up. Because of my job, I couldn't wear accessories on my hands. There were also times when I would have to remove my wedding ring just to be safe. My gaze dropped to my ring and I laughed at myself. I never imagined that I would ever value my marriage this much, especially with the circumstances that brought us together. My thoughts were interrupted by Zack walking into the bedroom. He had a black suit on and his hair was gorgeously ruffled up. He looked as amazing as always, but I could not help but notice that he had something on his mind. He's actually been lo
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Zack. I hummed a soft melody as I made my way towards Elaine's shop. She has been acting strange for a while now and despite our late night talk, she was even more out of it this morning. She didn't even talk to me much before leaving for work. But all that was going to end today. I prepared an evening date for us and I restocked her card with cash. I hoped my gifts would lift up her mood and the thank you text I got from her was really cute. I cleared my throat as I stood in front of the door. The last time I was here, I had an argument with Elaine and I was embarrassed by my jealousy towards her employee. I had to trust her. Also, I was much better than him in every aspect so, I let it not worry me. There was nothing to argue about now so, I pushed open the door and stepped in. The interior of this shop never ceased to impress me. I looked at the counter and saw Ethan staring at me. "Welcome, sir," he said nervously when
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Elaine.David and I entered a cafe a few blocks down and found seats by the window. Taking our seats, a waiter rushed to our table and took our orders. Another perk about being Zack's wife was that service came fast and easy. I didn't have to wait in line or wait for my turn.I couldn't talk to David in an empty ally or a totally private place because I did not trust him. A part of me felt like there was something up his sleeve and I was not willing to find out what it was. This cafe wasn't too crowded but it had enough people to stop him from doing anything stupid.The waiter came back with our coffees after a few minutes and I began to slowly sip mine. I looked up at David and he just stared at me while not bothering to touch his coffee. This man was threatening me a few minutes ago and now that we are alone he's quiet?"What do you want?" I asked. "Depending on how high your voice is, we are in a private place."He chuckled. "Of co
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Elaine.Zack drove a little faster than usual and the cool, evening air filled the car. Judging from the direction of the wind, the front windows were probably opened midway and it felt amazing after being closed up at that woman's wedding.I was itching to see the view since the lights always looked magical in the dark, but this blindfold deprived me of that. I wondered where Zack was taking me. He didn't look like the type of man who did such things and I didn't know what to expect.I could not think of anything bad because of the nervous smile that he had on his face when he asked me to put on the blindfold. But at the same time, I couldn't think of any special occasion currently or any coming up. Whatever it was, I hoped that his mother wasn't there.The car suddenly came to a stop and Zack gave me a soft peck. "We're here," he said and I pouted."That's cheating, Mr. Dobre," I protested and he chuckled."Give me a moment."
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Zack.Elaine and I got out of the car as we stared at the beautiful reception building in front of us. I was expecting a lot of paparazzi flashing photos but the security did a good job keeping them out.I did notice a few, more composed, photographers roaming around and I was glad that people didn't come to my face with a camera.Elaine wore a long, peach, off the shoulder dress with a slit reaching the middle of her thigh. Her hair was in a braid and a beautiful diamond pin held her bun together.I was in a black bespoke suit with a peach shirt and black bowtie. Since this was a special occasion, I gelled my hair back and made sure to look my best.Being the gentleman that I was, I skipped the church ceremony and came directly for the after-party. I had more interest in listening to her explanation than her wedding vows.I held the small of Elaine's back and guided her inside. I could tell that she was nervous and I couldn't
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Elaine.Soon, we entered a new year and things seemed to have settled down. The festive decorations reduced by the day and shop owners were back to business.Since we were still in the cold season, people were moving around in warm clothes and to me, it still gave a festive vibe. The sidewalks and loans were coated in light dew as people navigated their way through the morning."That's the last of it," Ethan said as he approached me with a box in his hands. "We're ready to open."I looked up from the box that I was sealing up. "That's great but we need to sweep up.""Really?" He looked at the floor to inspect it. "If the small strings bother you so much, I can just pick them up."I laughed. "Are you looking forward to working that much?""My family's been smothering me since we went on holiday so, I'm happy to be out of the house. Besides, I'm treated like a handsome prince here.""I'm happy that you feel th
