Beep-Beep-It was all a blur after that. I don’t remember a single bit of what happened after I was shot.. But I could hear beeping sounds all around me. And I could hear him.“It’s okay, Angelica. I’m here. I’m here. You’re....you’re safe now.”“You’re safe.”-----My eyes opened as quickly as possible. I looked around and figured I was in a hospital bed, laying. I move my body slowly and it felt weird because I wasn’t feeling any kind of pain. I mean, I should be grateful but, who did the bullet hit then?“Me.” He says.I look at the corner of the room to my left, where Ethan is resting. He held his bandaged hand out to show me that the bullet hit him instead.“How?” I say. My voice was all manly and rusty.“Well, let’s just say we were there on time. The moment the door opened and when Natalia pulled the trigger, I moved you out of the way. So the bullet hit me instead of you. But somehow the gunshot affected your brain. You fainted.”“Where’s Natalia?” I ask.“She uh... she’s safe
“What? He!” I got all clumsy and excited to finally see him again. This was the news of the century for me. There was nothing I would want more than Jonathan being okay. I got up from the bed, but I saw Ethan’s face.He was sad. I mean, I knew he was more than happy. But Jonathan waking up now meant that I would have to choose. And the chances are equal for both of them, but there’s only one person included in that choice. Either Ethan or Jonathan.I signed and smiled at him, taking his hand in mine.“Let’s focus on Jonathan for now, okay? I know what you’re thinking about. Don’t force and mess your head.”Ethan smirked and cupped my face once again.“I guess I’ll let it slide, for now.” He smiled and kissed my hand.“Well, you have to.”“You still need to rest a little. We can go over to Jonathan’s in an hour after you give them the statement.”“Shit, I have to give them a statement. But what should I?..”“The truth, Ms May.” Ethan looked at me all seriously, but he made sure that ev
“How’ve you been?” I say while walking inside the room where Jonathan was resting.“I’ve been better. You?”“Been better. How do you feel?”“A little dizzy and I’m having a massive headache. And I want to get out of here.”“Well, we can’t do that unless we’re sure that you’re gonna go into a coma again.”“I don’t think that’s how it works.” We both laughed and Jonathan started coughing and squeezing in pain.“Okay, no laughing for a few hours, I guess,” I say while rubbing my hand on his back to ease some coughs.“I think you should probably rest,” I say while helping him lie down.“No..It’s okay I.”“Jonathan, Rest.”“Are you...scared?” He asks and totally caught me off guard.Was I? I mean, of course, I care about Jonathan more than anything. I literally have no one now, no one I could trust. Was it more than just a concern for a friend? I don’t know. Maybe. I should just concentrate on his health first.“Okay, rest. Your medications are taking control of you.” As soon as I say this
“How can we be going to Vegas? And what about Jonathan!? He-““Don’t worry about him. We’ll be back by tomorrow or the day after.”“But I can’t just-.”“Ms May.”Ethan turns to me with full attention. He again had this smirk he always gives, the devilish one.“Do you need this trip or not? I’m doing this because you need to freshen up your mind from all this drama. We can go back if you want, and I won’t even try to force you into this.”“It’s totally up to you. You can either come with me or stay at my hotel and start working, with your choice, of course.”“So?”The offer was tempting, but I needed a vacation. And not to mention with him. I looked at his jet, which was already running. Then I looked at Ethan, scoffing.“One day.”He smiled and gives me a quick kiss.“As you say, Ms May.”We climb out of the car and walked inside the jet. It was way much bigger than it looked from the outside. There were only two air-hostess and pilots. They got us settled in and we finally flew off t
WOW!I mean, I knew it was a happening place, but this? This was fucking more than that.We were now driving for almost 10 minutes. I see people partying, enjoying, playing and hella drunk. Some even got married. Well, the thing is they won’t even know that they were married the next morning.Everyone comes here to enjoy their life to the fullest, at least what’s left of it. I came here for a different type of fun.Fun with someone whom I never thought I’m going to have.Ethan Cooper.“I don’t know how you do this.”“Do what?”“Don’t let shit get to you,” I say.“What I don’t show doesn’t mean what I don’t have, Ms May. I tackle a lot of shit every single day. But what kind of man would I be if I throw all of it on your face? You don’t deserve that.”Ethan turned to me.“You deserve someone who knows what worth you’ve got. Who knows, he’s with Angelica May, and that they’re the luckiest person in this fucking world.”“You’re not just some woman I met at work, Ms May. You’re more than
We were already on our way over to the casino. We went partying, drinking, and even dancing. Who knew Ethan Cooper had it all in him? Though he danced as if he was being judged by everyone else, he did it for the sake of my happiness.Now, we were playing billiards in this room, it was a different one. You could rent a pool table individually and have no disturbances at all.“Nice shot,” I say.“Tell me, why are you so good at this again?”“Because I started playing pool when I was 14. You get a habit.”“Yeah, this habit of yours is making me lose.”Ethan laughed and came over to my side, choosing a better angle to hit the next shot.“You’re cute when you’re angry,”“Ugh, just hit the ball.”He took the shot instantly, making the ball go right into the corner hole.He looks directly at me, smiling.“Your turn, Ms May.”“Yeah, I know,” I was getting childishly frustrated because, in every single game, we played or joined, Ethan was the one who came. I mean, I’m flattered that he’s good
“What? What the hell are you talking about?” I ask Ethan.“Someone...” He paused and covered his face in his hands.I was still going through every single bit of what was written. Everything was there, every single fucking thing! Where we always met, in which part of the building I was working in, what were my hours? Everything.“Who the hell could have done this?” I ask, frustrated.I looked over at Ethan. He was tensed, a lot tensed. I go over to him and try to calm him down.“Look, Ethan, I...”“Maybe this is not so bad,” he says.“What?”“Yeah,” He turned his body towards me and took my hands in his. Ethan was staring deep into my eyes, which were giving me chills.“Angelica, Honestly? I do care about my reputation. What I’ve built so far, I don’t want to lead into a complete waste. And if the news was out with another woman, I would have done anything in my power to make it a false accusation, but..”“But?”“But it’s you, Ms May.” Ethan cupped my face and made his forehead touch
Before I could walk towards her, Ethan calls my name again.“Ms May?” I look at him, and then I look at Clara, who was now gone.I rushed inside Ethan’s office and lock the door behind me.“What are you doing?” he asks.“It was her, Ethan. I’m it’s f*cking her!”“Who?”“That Clara or something, whatever her name is! I know she’s behind the leaking! I just know it!”“And how do you know she did?”“I...” I gazed into his eyes, pausing. What the hell was I supposed to say? That yeah, she’s in love with Jonathan and just to get back at me, she’s doing this?“It’s a whole jealousy story. Look, believe me! I’m telling you it’s her!”Ethan took a deep breath and got up from his seat, walking towards me.“Okay, calm down. If it is her, I’m sure we’ll understand it.”“How?”“Leave that to me.”“How are you so calm about this? She’s ruining your-““Angelica, I don’t give a shit about what she’s spreading and what she’s not, as long as it’s about us together. Yes, we were in Vegas together, we w
“Oh, I...I can’t believe it,” It was true. The pain, the tension and the unbearable mood swings. After Angel was born, it was all worth it.I forgot about it all. As soon as I held her in my arms.“Now, baby, the doctors are going to take her away for a second, okay? They need to make sure she’s healthy. Can you do that?” Ethan says in a whimpering, smooth voice.“I..Okay. But please ask them to be... gentle with her. Please.”“I know, baby, they will be. Trust me, okay?”“Okay, okay. Here,” I pass Angel to the nurse and she wraps her around her arms safely.“I can’t believe she’s finally here, Ethan. I can’t believe it.”“Mrs Cooper, we need to run some tests on you too, and I’m afraid we have to do it right now.”“Okay, Okay,” I say, and Ethan looks a little concerned about me. He just saw me giving birth. It was valid.“I’ll be fine, Ethan. I promise. Please watch over at Angel. She needs to be with her father right now. Please, can you?..”“Okay, Okay. I’ll be back, okay? I love y
I was only a few days before I go into labour. My moods were swinging like a cursed wheel. Always going around.Mai and the others held a small get-together for me. Ethan’s friends and all of mine were there. The small celebration was simple, yet so lovely. Some of Ethan’s friends, do have kids too. So it was nice being around there, before time.”I can’t believe I’m about to be an aunt, Anna. I’m so excited.” Mai says while jumping and clapping her hands.“Oh, trust me, I wasn’t sure about going through with it at first. But who am I to question the beauty of birth?”“You’re right, having a baby changes everything. Not to mention a massive load of spending expenses carefully, but I guess that won’t be a problem for you.”“Oh, yeah. Not because we don’t care about the expenses. Ethan and I decided to treat our daughter not too extra and not too low. We don’t want her to be raised like a spoiled kid of a billionaire daughter.“”Well, if you don’t spoil her, I will,” Hailey added, laugh
I drove back home and found Ethan working on some papers.“You’re back,” he says, but his eyes were fixed on the files. “I thought girls’ day out would take you 50 years to come back.”“It wasn’t a girls’ day out, Ethan.“ I say as I walked behind him and held him close in my arms.“What do you mean?” He asks.”I went to see Natalia.”Ethan instantly stopped everything he was doing and spun his body towards me.“What the hell are you talking about? And you’re telling me this just now?!” He says in a growling manner.”Baby, I know that I never told you about this. I should have. But I knew always in my heart how you would react if I asked you.““Yes, because you and I are well aware of what she did, Anna. How long has this been going on?”“I don’t want to meet her Daily, Ethan.“ I say in a simple tone and walked over to him. I held Ethan’s hand tightly in mine.“I know it’s a girl, Ethan. I know.” I say, smiling at him.“You checked the fi-““Nat told me.”“How did she know?”“She actua
--4 months later--“Well, the good sign is the baby is safe and sound. Everything is A-okay,” said Doctor Bruno.“Oh, I...I can’t believe how happy I am to hear this, Doc.” I say.“I know you must be feeling overwhelmed. It’s good. But you should keep a good diet. I would recommend some procedures in case of cramps, and if you need anything else later in the future, please, feel free to contact me anytime.”“Thank you doc, we appreciate it,” I say, and Ethan helps me get up.“Ahem, Uh....Don’t you want to know the gender of the baby?”“You can tell this soon?” I ask Doc and look straight towards Ethan. He gave me a confused and excited look. Ethan wanted to know if the baby was a girl or a boy. He just wanted to be prepared for anyone.“I..I don’t think we should.” I say, and Ethan gives me a cranky look as if he were a child himself.“It’s alright. Many parents decide not to know the gender of the baby until the day of the delivery. It sure is a gift from god. And I’ve seen it go exc
“What are you talking about?” I ask Ethan once again.“Just…come,”I get it. Ethan was frustrated by my behaviour. I mean, I would blame myself too. He was doing everything he could just to make me happy, and I was only giving him a thousand fucks.I get up, straighten myself and cover my damn body with some decent clothes and I walk down the stairs to meet this ‘lawyer’.At first, he was turning his back on me, so I couldn’t know who he was.“Mr Wilson, please to meet you,” I say. As soon as I do, he turns back to look straight at me.“Hello, Anna,” he says, and he looked too fucking familiar. He had this mixed emotions on his face, both angry and emotional. I wouldn’t know which one was the genuine one.“Please, sit,” I say and we both settle down on the couch. He opens up his carry bag and takes out some papers.“What’s all this?““Possessions, Ms-“”It’s…Mrs Cooper.”“Right, Mrs Cooper. these are the possessions your mother left you,”I smile at him, mocking the way he was present
After our sick honeymoon, which was both what I needed and fucked in health issues. We go back to California. The first meeting I had was with Mai.Ethan had to go to the office to do some stuff, so Mai came after her work. She came straight to our place and…”Okay, when was the last date?” She asks.I stay silent because it was fucking 2 weeks ago. It didn’t even come to my mind that there’s a natural way of your body telling you, you’re not fucking pregnant.My silence was enough to tell her it was a long time before I had my date.“Oh, Anna. Have you told Ethan yet?” Mai asks in a soothing tone.“No, not yet. And I fucking won’t till I’m not sure what to do about this situation.”“He deserves to know, Anna. He loves you. So it won’t be hard for him to listen to this if you’re okay.”“How can you be so sure, Mai? He’s Ethan fucking Cooper. Magazines declared him a fucking playboy billionaire humping bimbos for sport. This won’t be the life he needed right now. It’s too soon.”“Hell,
The first day and first night of our honeymoon was mostly raw animal sex. Well, I did expect that. We were laying in bed together after we partied and ate dinner. Ethan was holding me close in my arms when I realised I was having a…nightmare.There was this woman, this mid-40s old woman, looking at me. She wasn’t looking so good. I was a kid, and I was hiding under a table. She was trying to say something but I couldn’t understand what. I kept asking her where were you?But how could I ask her questions like these when I didn’t even know her? Finally, she became accessible to my ears.“I..I’ll find you, baby girl. Don’t worry, I’ll find you.”“M-will come back.”“Mommy will come back,”Mommy? Suddenly, we hear a loud thump and my father comes in, drunk as always.“Where the fuck were you, you stupid cow? Still….f*cking that bastard for money, eh? Come here you…””Noooooooo.””Hey..hey…I’m here. Hey!”I wake up and find Ethan trying to calm me down. He held me close in his arms, protec
It was the day of the wedding. I was getting dressed with my bridesmaids. It was funny that I didn’t have any family left to attend to this loveliest day of my life. But I guess it was alright. I did have a family I chose.I slipped into my gown, and the makeup artist does the rest of the work.“You look so beautiful, Anna,” Hailey states, covering her mouth in appreciation and wiping off tears.“Thank you, Hailey. It means a lot.””So, nervous yet? Do you need to run? I can open that bathroom window for you if you’re having second thoughts.” Mai mocks me.”Oh, shut up. I’m not having second thoughts. In fact, I’ve never been so sure about anything else before. Ethan is the man that I love, and I do want to spend the rest of my life with him.””Uh uh, save this for the vows, sweety,” Stella reverts.“Hey, where are the ushers? We are supposed to be with them in 10 minutes!“ Jay asked.“They’re gonna be here soon. Don’t worry about it,” Hailey says.And finally, after a long chitchat,
Instantly, the sexiest cute-ass men come up the stairs with their shirts tied to their waists and bottles of wine and vodka.“Oh, my god, guys!”2 of them bring a chair for me to sit and they play some music, literally strip dancing in front of me.“Hey, what about Ethan?” I ask Mai.“Oh, he’s having his own party.”“What?!”“Chill out look where you at!”The girls hand me the bag of the dress they wanted me to wear and I change into them within seconds. I come out and see Hailey and Jay holding a big d*ck-shaped pinata.“What the fuck is this?” I say, laughing.“Get a roll on girl, this is all yours!”I laugh like hell as we all drink our first shot and then another and another. Soon I knew I was Hella drunk.The guys forced me to sit on the chair, and well, they began their show. Every single one of them was giving us the time we never thought we’ll get from anyone.Hailey was totally drooling over two unbelievably sexy guys. Jay was enjoying herself too, And Mai? Well, she was the