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
I get to my home thirty minutes later. The cold air had done nothing to cool my frayed nerves. I wanted to storm to Ava’s place and claim her. I wanted to tell her she can’t go out with this Calvin guy. I wanted to declare my love for her. “Mr. Woods, there is someone here to see you,” my butler in
Ava “Mommy, are you almost done?” Noah yells through my bedroom door. “It’s almost time. We are going to be late.” “Just give me a sec” I yell back as I quickly put on my outfit for the day. Nowadays, I’m more comfortable with dresses, so that’s what I had on. I had on a cute sundress with thin s
I slowly turn in the direction of the sound to find Rowan seated next to me. It’s like I’d wished him into existence. That wasn’t all. For the first time since I’ve known him, Rowan wasn’t wearing a suit. He had a black V-neck t-shirt and blue jeans. “What are you doing here?” I stammer, still not
He was a bit taller than Calvin, but that didn’t make Calvin back down. “I’ve had enough of you. Enough of you controlling my fucking life. Why don’t you just drop dead and save us all the trouble” Calvin tells Rowan. I stand there frozen unable to believe what he just said. There was malice in hi