Meanwhile …. “She’s asleep now,” Quinn whispered to Darell as she tucked Hailey in well and turned to him.“You should go to sleep now, Incase she wakes up at night, you would have had enough rest,” She said to him and he nodded slowly as he stepped closer to her.“Stay the night Quinn,” he finally said and she looked up at him shocked.“What?!” She whispered.“What are you talking about!” She said.“I want you to stay with us Quinn, I feel more comfortable when you’re around” he whispered as he stepped close to her and wrapped his hands around her waist.“You don’t want to do this Darell,” she muttered.“Why not?! We both can’t deny what we feel for each other,” he muttered and Quinn shook her head.“Darell, I don’t want to be a rebound for you, you’re just having confused Feelings, it’s just a month after you lost your wife,”“It’s normal for you to feel this way, I don’t want to take advantage of your feelings” she replied.“You’re not taking advantage of anything, I know how I f
7:30 pm …“Are you ready to leave miss,” Nimi asked Jenna as he walked into her room, she looked up at him with a smile.“Where are you taking me to Nimi,” she asked as she put finishing touches to her makeup, he smiled at her effort to look really nice.“It’s a surprise,” he replied, whe stood up from her seat and turned to look at him,“I hope I’m not under dressed?!” She asked and he shook his head with a smile.“You’re perfectly dressed,” he replied as he stepped closer to her and placed a lingering kiss on her lips.“You look stunning,” he said, her smile widened as she placed her hands on his shoulder and dusted imaginary dirt.“You don’t look bad yourself,” she replied, he nodded as he turned slightly and gestured towards the door.“Shall we?!” He asked stretching out his hands to her.“We shall!” She grinned as she placed her hands in his and they walked out of her room.Just as they got to the passage they heard footsteps and they let go of each other immediately and Jenna st
“Awww, this is so beautiful,” Jenna gushed greeted by the beautiful and perfectly serene sight in front of her as they she walked into the small garden Nimi led her into.“Sorry it’s small, I still had to make it extra special for you,” Nimi said as he stood behind her and tucked his hands in his pocket.“Considering the whole social media buzz about you and Jeremy, it’s not ideal to go out for dinner at a restaurant,”“We don’t want this flying out and Sir Franco finding out like that,”“It’s more private here, I made sure of that,” he added, a small smile crossed her lips as she walked further into the garden and towards the area Nimi had specially decorated for them.The garden was aglow with the warm, soft light of fairy lights strung across the trees, casting a magical atmosphere. In the center of the garden, a table was set for two, adorned with a crisp white tablecloth, delicate china set, and glistening silverware. The scent of freshly picked flowers filled the air, their vi
“Oh my God!” Jenna gasped in horror, just as they arrived Annabeth’s house, Annabeth was just been pushed out on a stretcher, her skin pale white and her body stone cold.Nimi and Jenna stepped out of the car immediately and rushed towards the doctor.“Is she dead?!” Nimi asked immediately.“Probably, we can still feel a little pulse, but it’s a 90/10 percent chance that she survives this,” he answered. Nimi stepped back slowly stunned at what he had just heard, Jenna slowly reached out and held his arms tightly as tears began to flow from her eyes.“You remember you said you have an Aunt whose name was Annabeth and you just grew up to not see her around anymore?!” Nimi asked Jenna as they both stood outside of her house staring at the building.Jenna nodded slowly as she tore her gaze off of the building and turned to him.“Don’t tell me it’s what I’m thinking,” she muttered immediately, he nodded slowly as he met her gaze.“Annabeth was your Aunt!” He replied and tears began to fa
“Mom, Did you know Annabeth was back in town!” Jenna asked Elizabeth immediately she walked into the master bedroom.“What?!”“Annabeth?!” Elizabeth and Franco asked consecutively as they both turned to look at her.“Yes, Annabeth,” he replied as she stood by their bed and folded her hands across her chest.“Apparently, Annabeth was in town, she approached mom and Mom threw her off!” She replied turning to Franco.“I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Elizabeth replied as she stood up from the bed and walked towards Jenna.“Where are you getting these ideas from?!” She muttered as she slowly placed her hands on her shoulders.“We all know you really don’t like Annabeth so there’s no need to try to deny it or anything,”“I saw her myself and she said it!” Jenna replied, Elizabeth sighed deeply as she removed her hands from Jenna shoulder and slowly walked away from her.“I didn’t think it was a good idea to bring her home to you guys now,” Elizabeth finally said.“But you knew how
Later that day …“What are we going to do now, she didn’t die!” Elizabeth said to Aiden walking back and forth.“Calm down and have a seat! You’re making me feel dizzy with To and fro moving, at that rate you’ll drill a hole in the floor,”“Let me drill a hole Aiden let me drill it, she knows we tried to take her life and now she didn’t die don’t you think that’s bad news for us?!” “Why are you talking like you don’t know what can be done!” Aiden said to her.“Well that’s exactly why I’m panicking because Franco has placed very strong security on her, that would make it extremely difficult to do anything even if we wanted to!” She retorted.“Shit!” Aiden muttered to himself as he began to think of another way.“What exactly is Franco’s deal with her anyway!” “I really don’t get it honestly!” Elizabeth sighed as he removed her hands from her waist frustratingly.“You shouldn’t worry too much about her, trust me I’ll do something about her,”“Didn’t you just say the doctor mentioned
Next day ….“We should get going now, I’m quite late,” Jenna said to Nimi as she stood up from the dinning table, picked up her bag and began to walk out of the house.“Yes boss!” He replied as he fished out the car kiss from his pocket following closely behind her.“Her phone suddenly began to ring,” she paused abruptly in her tracks as she slowly reached for it in her handbag, answered the call and placed it on her ear.“Yes dad,”-“where are you?!”- Franco asked at the other end of the call-“just about to leave the house what’s wrong?!” She asked immediately.-“Nothing, I forgot a really important document at home, I need you to get it for me and drop by on your way to the office,”“By my bed side,”“Okay,” she mumbled as she pulled the phone away from her ear and turned to Nimi.“Please hold on, I’ll be back immediately,” Jenna began to make her way upstairs, she long fast strides as she climbed the staircase and up to the masters bedroom.“Bedside, bedside,” she muttered to hers
“What am I doing here Nimi what am I doing here?!” Jenna cried, her face buried tightly in her palm.She felt Nimi touch but she didn’t move or react to his warmth around her, she felt really numb.She was seated by Annabeth’s bedside with Nimi behind her. Her elbows were resting on the bed, both her palms supporting her jaw."I can't believe it, Nimi," Jenna whispered, her voice heavy with sadness. "My whole life has been a lie. How could they keep something like this from me?"Nimi's voice was soft and soothing as he replied, "I know this is incredibly tough for you, Jenna. But you're not alone in this. We are all here for you if you let us,”Jenna's shoulders trembled as she tried to hold back tears. "I just don't know who I am anymore, Nimi. All these years, I thought I knew my family, my history, and now it's all shattered.""It’s just so hard to accept this right now. I feel lost.""It's okay to feel lost. That's a natural part of finding your way again. We'll figure this out