Alice woke up early, as she always did, to get her four children ready for the day. She prepared breakfast for them, knowing it was goingto be another challege. Her son, Harry, was ill with leukemia, and needed a lot of care and attention. She fed him with her hand, gently stroking his head as he ate.Alice couldn't help but feel emotional asshe watched her son struggle with his illness. She had to save up as much money as possible to get him the treatment he needed, and as a result, her children couldn't go to school. She felt like she was failing as a mother.Her quadruplets, Henry, Hannah, and Harriet, noticed their mother's distress and tried to comfort her. "Don't cry, Mommy," Henry said, giving her a hug. "We're here for you."Alice smiled through her tears. Her children were her rock and her reason to keep fighting. She wiped away her tears and hugged them tightly."You're right. I need to have faith," Alice said, taking a deep breath. "We'll get through this together."Her chi
Alice was exhausted and ready to call it a day. She had been working long hours at the office, trying to make ends meet for her family.As she reached for her bag, her boss Nathan stopped her. "Alice, let me give you a ride home. It's the least I could do after making you work so hard."Alice hesitated, not wanting to trouble Nathan. "Thankyou, Nathan, but I can manage," she said.Nathan wouldn't take no for an answer. "It's no trouble at all. Come on, I insist."Alice reluctantly agreed and followed him to his car. As they drove, Nathan asked about Alice's family. She told him about her four children - Henry, Harriet, Hannah, and Harry, who had been ill lately.When they arrived at Alice's small apartment, her children greeted her with excitement. "Mummy's home!" they shouted.Alice asked about Harry, and her children told her he had been sleeping all day. Worried, Alice quickly went to check on him. Nathan offered to take them all to the hospital.As they drove, Alice couldn't help b
As Alice lay in bed, tears streaming down her face, she couldn't help but feel grateful for Nathan's offer of help. Harry's leukemia hadtaken a toll on the family, and they were struggling to keep up with the mounting medical bills. But thanks to Nathan, they could finally breathe a little easier.Her son Henry, sensing his mother's distress, put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "Mom, everything is going to be fine. Nathan is really helping us out here, and Harry is getting the treatment he needs. We just need to have faith and keep believing."Alice looked up at her son and forced a small smile. "You're right, Henry. We just need to have faith and keep working towards Harry's recovery."Harriet, Alice's oldest daughter, chimed in. "Yes, Mom. Everything happens for a reason, and we just need to trust that it's all part of God's plan." She took her mother's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.Hannah, the youngest of Alice's children, smiled brightly. "I'm so happy that soon Harry will
Layla sat in the living room, staring at Mike's family portrait on the wall. She had loved being a part of this family, butnow she felt like an outsider. Carolina and Betty had made it clear that they didn't approve of her. And Mike, the man she had loved for years, seemed to have turned against her.When Layla demanded a fair divorce settlement, Carolinaand Betty had convinced Mike that Layla was only after his money. They had called her a fraud and a scam, and Mike had listened to their words. Layla had tried to reason with him, telling him that she just wanted what was rightfully hers. But he had refused to budge.Layla went back upstairs to their bedroom and called her mother, Mariana. "They won't give me what I deserve," she said. "I won't accept this divorce if they won't give me a fair settlement. I'm not going to let them win."Mariana smiled on the other end of the phone. "You're a smart girl," she said. "I always knew you would fight for what you deserve. Don't back down."D
Nathan Wilson had said she was dressing that way to offer herself up to me. Well, she was certainly getting my attention. Maybe I had to follow up on it.It was against company policy, but we were two consenting adults, and if she was serious about it, why the hell not?Alice On Thursday I was dressed in my usual office clothes again. Yesterday had been a colossal failure. Mike White hadn’t looked at me twice, never mind pulling me over for hot, nasty sex. He’d had the nerve to ask me if I was dating! Like it hadn’t been obvious over the past year that I had been yearning for him.Some men didn’t know a good woman even when she hit him in the face. I was pissed off and irritated. And sexually frustrated. I wanted a release. I wanted him to take me. I had fantasized about him doing it so many times, I was hot and bothered. But he wasn’t interested, and short of doing something ridiculous, I wasn’t going to get him to notice me.Maybe it was better for me to move on. I had wasted a year
I pushed my hips toward him, wanting him to fingerfuck me. Instead of giving me what I wanted, Nathan pulled his hand away.“That will be all, thank you,” Nathan said and turned to the work on the desk in front of him. I was reeling with desire. I felt light-headed. I only hesitated a moment before I walked back to the door. This was a game. Nathan was toying with me. I wanted him to take me right now, but this was how he was going to play the game, and drawing it out only made me want him more.“Alice ,” Nathan said when I reached the door. I turned and looked at him over my shoulder. “I’m going to need you to stay later tonight. It’ll be just the two of us. I have a few things to clear up with you.”I shivered again and nodded before I unlocked the door and let myself out. When I walked to my desk, I could barely think straight. All I could think about was sex. Nathan wanted me. Nathan had asked me to stay after work. He’d fingered me in the office, and it was only a taste of what wa
After days of being on the sickbed, Harry's surgery and treatment were successful, and Alice and Nathan felt relieved. They were sitting in the waitingroom when the doctor came in with a smile on his face. "I have some good news," he announced. "Harry's surgery and treatment were successful. He's going to be okay."Alice and Nathan both let out a sigh of relief."Thank God," Alice whispered, wiping away tears from her eyes.Nathan put his hand on Alice's shoulder. "I told you everything would be okay," he said, smiling at her.The doctor continued, "Harry is in the recovery room right now, and he's doing fine. We'll keep him there for observation, but you can see him now if you'd like."Alice and Nathan followed the doctor to the recovery room, and as soon as they saw Harry, their hearts filled with joy. He was hooked up to several machines and still looked weak, but seeing him awake and breathing on his own was a wonderful sight.Alice went over to Harry's bed and gently touched his h
Alice sat in her living room, her eyes scanning the room as her mind whirled with thoughts. It had been a few weeks since her sonhad been discharged from the hospital and Nathan had taken them back home with the remaining kids. She had been grateful for Nathan's help during her son's hospital stay, but now his proposal to adopt all four of her children had her feeling conflicted.She remembered the moment when Nathan had told her he was in love with her. It had come as a surprise to her, and she didn't know how to react at the time. She still didn't. Alice had been alone for so long, focusing on raising her children, that the idea of someone loving her was foreign to her.Nathan was a good man, and she trusted him. But could she really trust him with the responsibility of raising her children? Alice loved her kids with everything she had and, as a single mother, she had managed to take care of them on her own. Could she really give them up to someone, even if it was someone as caring