“Fuck, you scared me” I put my hand on my chest as if that would slow down my beating hard. “Sorry. I thought you saw me coming in” she says looking sheepish. I was so lost in my thoughts that I hadn’t realized that they had entered the private booth. “It’s okay…I just have a lot on mind” “Care
You can’t force the heart to want something it doesn’t. That’s what Corrine and Letty were trying to do. Force feelings that didn’t exist. They want me to get my fairytale ending and they believe that will only happen with Rowan. Why couldn’t they understand that just because they want him to love m
I look to the heavens before calming myself. I didn’t need a lot of stress right now. “Hello Christine, hello Emma,” I say in a controlled voice. I didn’t want to deal with drama today. So I was going to be as civil as I could, then remove myself from this situation. Christine scoffs, but I don’t
“You think she’s your friend, but she’s not.” I begin, “Don’t let her fool you. Did you know she tried her best to seduce Rowan and get him to sleep with her? She even offered to be his mistress, but he refused her.” Emma looks shocked. Her eyes dancing between mine and Christine. Christine, on the
I struggle, but finally kneel before him. “Honey, what’s wrong?” I ask gently as I touch his arm softly. The moment he hears my voice, he lunges at me. His arms circle my neck and he holds on for dear life. I fall on my butt on the soft carpet and end up sitting with him in my arms. “Baby, talk t
Calvin had called immediately he got the missed call notification. He’d explained that the reason he didn’t pick up is because he was in a meeting and his phone had been silent. He wanted to come home right away, but told him that everything was now fine. That I had taken care of the situation and
“Thank you” I say We get back to work and eventually finish cooking. They both help me set the table and we sit down to eat. With the three of us, or should I say four, we almost clean everything, but I put my foot down for some left overs. Calvin was probably going to come home tired and hungry.
Rowan. My feet hit the pavement as I run. I usually run in the morning, but today I decided otherwise. It was around seven in the evening, and I needed this run. I speed up, feeling my muscles burn. I wanted to outrun my guilt. Wanted to outrun my heartache. I wanted to outrun my fucking foolishne