Taking a deep breath, I tried to separate myself from the memories of that night. It had been the best night of my life, but what followed after nearly destroyed me. “I asked you who you had drunk with. You told me it was Rowan. You then told me how you were hurting seeing your brother so broken an
I held on to the seat’s armrest as the plane touched down. A certain panic overcomes me as I think of what will be awaiting me. What will be waiting for me and Lilly.It continues to rise as I think of introducing her to the life I left behind years ago. The panic grips me as I imagine the questions
Pushing the thoughts away, I get in and Gabriel follows next. After his driver get in, he starts the car, and soon we are off.“Sir, are you rich?” Lilly’s voice cuts through the awkward atmosphere."Lilly,” I admonish. “You’re not supposed to ask people such personal questions.”One thing you’ll le
Gabe.I sped away from my apartment building with no idea where the hell I was going. I just knew that I needed to be away from them. I needed the distance. I needed to think and pull myself together. I can’t do that when I’m around both of them.My mind is racing. I can barely think straight, and i
RowanI fell back onto the sofa, my head spinning. When Gabe called and asked me to meet with him, I never thought that he would blow my mind.I honestly thought he wanted to bitch about the decision by the board members. He completely floored me when he revealed that he had a kid. A daughter no one
For the first time since I got his call, I smiled, happy that he was leaning towards getting to know his daughter.“Then I’ll support you.”“But how the fuck do I go about it? I know finances like the back of my fucking hand, but I don’t know how to be a father,” he sighed in frustration, making me
Harper.It’s been almost a week since Gabriel left us with his driver and drove off. I haven’t heard a thing from him, nor have I laid my eyes on him. He also hasn’t been here, which makes me believe that he’s staying at one of his many other properties.It’s been difficult trying to settle, especia
He pushes the document across the counter. Taking it, I go through it. I’ll have my lawyer check it out after, but it's always good to go through a contract yourself first. If there is one thing my brother taught me, it is that I should never sign anything I haven’t read.The basics we discussed wer