Taking care of Rachel became my main priority. After the nightmare of the last few days, things were starting to look up. Neither of us had gone out at all, and we simply stayed in the hotel and binge-watched reruns of Friends. We ate together, braided each other’s hair and just talked. It was just
“They haven’t seen each other in years,” I said. “And Marcus hates his guts. He never even spoke about him. And you remember me telling you how he always made sure his pictures were taken down whenever we were visiting their family home?”“Oh yeah,” she said. “Well, if he also hates Marcus, then he’
He laughed as he handed me the flowers, and I almost didn’t accept them. But I did, and I thanked him as he interlocked our arms together. “I spent the entire day wondering what would be an appropriate way to spend your last day in Paris,” he said. “But at the end of the day, I realised that it doe
I stared at him blankly for a full minute, not really sure what I was supposed to say to that. The silence was deafening, and I knew that I should say something. But I just couldn't think properly and I didn't know what to say."You're quiet," he said, tilting his head to the side. "Are you okay?""
“Looks like someone had a good time,” Rachel said as I walked in, but she froze as soon as I turned around and she saw the tears in my eyes. “Jesus Christ, Liv. What happened?”I shook my head, and she rushed over and wrapped her arms around me. I broke down completely, sobbing into her neck and try
“We should get some sleep,” I said as I finished packing. “Our flight is really early tomorrow.”“Right,” she said, as we walked out of the closet together. “You’ll have to wake me up though. I’m pretty sure I’m going to sleep in if you don’t.”“Sure,” I said. “I’ll wake you up.”She hugged me befor
ETHANI’m an idiot. I’ve always known that, and I guess you could say that I always find a way to put myself in these situations. But it’s not like I actively try to do it. It’s not like I want to be idiot. It just happens. I knew I shouldn’t have asked Liv to move back to the States with me. Even
“I can’t come back now,” I said. “I’m sure things aren’t bad. The media is just exaggerating, like they always do.”“Trust me, it’s worse,” he said. “Reynard Tech will go bankrupt within the next few months if something isn’t done to fix the mess your brother made. And we both know the only person w
Everything else that happened was a blur. All I saw was red, and I just wanted to hurt him. It wasn't until he passed out that I finally let up on him, taking a step back and turning to face Liv, who looked absolutely petrified. That was the last thing I remembered before passing out. "Where is tha
ETHANThe first thing I heard was the beeping. As I tried to open my eyes, a blinding pain shot up my entire body, and I almost couldn't breathe for a second. I felt like someone had smacked me in the face with a sledgehammer, and then gotten several bags of cement and laid them all over my body. I
“Forget them,” he said. “We’ll get you some new ones once we’re out of the country.”“Chris, listen to me,” I said. “Please, just let me do this. I won’t take long. You can watch me the entire time.”He stared at me with his eyes narrowed, clearly trying to figure out what I was up to. To be honest,
I saw the moment the gun went off, with the brief flash at the end of the barrel, while I threw myself entirely onto Chris' arm in an attempt to shove him out of the way. But the bullet had been shot, and I turned in horror to find Ethan falling to the ground. And in the moment, I felt like the worl
Oh, God!"Chris," I whispered, my voice barely above a whisper, “what happened to you?"He flinched like I'd slapped him, and his eyes darted down to the marks. "D-don't l-l-look at that,” he said, stammering as he stepped away from me, keeping the gun leveled at my head. "What happened to you, Chr
I'd never felt more fear in my entire life than I did staring down the barrel of a gun, with Chris standing on the other end. To say that I was terrified would have been the understatement of the century. I froze completely, like a deer caught in headlights. And it was as if my brain had switched of
"I'll always worry about you," he said. "It doesn't matter what the circumstances are.""That's so sweet," I said. "Now run along and let me finish packing up here."He looked like he wanted to argue, but I stared him down adamantly until he gave up and shook his head, accepting his own defeat and t
"Please tell me you're joking," I said, staring at his canvas in disbelief. "If you tilt your head slightly to the side, it's not so bad," he replied. "Seriously, I think it's even flattering.""Ethan, is this really how you see me?" I asked. "All you've done is draw a slim brunette with huge tits
I stood in front of my canvas and took a deep breath. The air smelled like damp earth and pine needles, like the kind of crispyness that made your lungs feel cleaner. There were a few birds chirping in the trees, and the forest whispered around us as I stared at the blank canvas and just appreciated