“Liv,” she said, “don’t let this keep you up at night. I understand that it must be so frustrating, and I understand how lonely you must be feeling. But keep your head up, and stay off the internet. It’ll do you a world of good.”“Thanks, Ciara,” I replied. “I’ll try not to check anything.”“Good,”
There was always the calm before the storm. You could feel it in the air, and you could almost taste it. I first felt an inkling that something was about to happen when I woke up to find seven missed calls from Ciara, and two missed calls from David. That immediately told me that something was wron
While Marcus Reynard has remained tight-lipped about the whole incident, sources reveal that he was “devastated and deeply ashamed” when Olivia informed him that she wanted a divorce. “Marcus loved Olivia,” our source reveals. “For what it’s worth, he always thought she was the woman of his dreams.
MARCUS“Babe, who was that?”I set the phone down and leaned back in my seat, savouring the fact that Olivia was probably crying in her miserable little apartment. As Emily walked into the room, I didn’t even move as she came and sat on my desk. I normally hated anyone doing that, but I gave her the
But then the phone started to ring, and I stiffened when I realised that it was a call from my mother. Fuck!“Baby…” she started to say, but I’d already stood up and left her standing with a confused expression on her face while I grabbed my phone and tried to straighten myself up. If it wasn’t my
It had been over three weeks since the news of my divorce became public, and my entire social life went out of the window. Ciara had advised me to stay out of the papers, and the only thing I could do was to hide in my apartment and binge watch ‘Friends’ and ‘Lost’. It was frustrating, but I trusted
We all laughed, and a little bit of my anguish lifted. This was exactly what I needed, and I was grateful for their company. With no one else to turn to, Brenda and David were the closest thing I had to a real family right now. “Where’s the bathroom?” Brenda asked, waving a bag of toiletries. “Let’
The first thing we had to do was make sure that everything we did was legal. David absolutely refused to do anything that would break the law in any way, so Brenda and I had to find loopholes in what we were trying to do. The first step was making sure that Emily hadn't taken my name off the lease
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
By the time we finished having breakfast, the sun had already broken through the trees, and it was starting to feel like early spring. I stood in the kitchen doorway with my arms crossed and eyes squinting into the light as I stared outside at the lake. It was a beautiful day, my stomach was full, I
“Fuck!” he groaned, stepping away from me slowly and chuckling to himself. “What?” I asked. “Nothing,” he replied, before he leaned forward and kissed me again. “I just love you so freaking much.”“I love you too,” I replied. We stayed like that for a while, just standing under the water with no
I had just stepped into the bathroom and turned on the shower when I heard footsteps behind me.“Don’t you dare,” I warned, without turning around.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said, feigning innocence. When I turned around, I saw him leaning against the bathroom doorway in nothing b
Sunlight slowly crept into the room, and I slowly opened my eyes to find Ethan still sleeping beside me, his chest rising and falling slowly. I turned to my side, taking in the peaceful sight of him sleeping and wondering how he could look so handsome even while asleep. It was almost as if his featu