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Amy said goodbye to her dad after giving him a goodbye kiss on the cheek and asking him to take good care of himself. She drove off in her Porsche, heading for a designer’s boutique to get a dress for her date. After shopping, she drove to a beauty salon to get her hair and nails done. When she was through with that, she stopped by a mall to get shortbread cookies for her little brother, Carl before driving straight to her mom’s house.Amy arrived at her mom’s place at exactly 3:00pm. She was immediately welcomed by a very hyper Carl.“Someone’s in a really good mood.” She said as she lifted her brother off the ground.“Gosh! You’re even bigger than the last time!” She exclaimed as she walked into the living room where her mom was seated on one of the couch.“Mom, what are you feeding this little angel?”Carl giggled at his sister’s question and held her even tighter.“You see, he’s gonna fall off any minute.” She joked, feigning tiredness.“You and I are gonna go on a diet.” Amy wigg
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“You look beautiful.” Paula said to her daughter with a proud smile, as they both stood in front of the mirror.“You think so, mom?” Amy nervously asked, checking herself properly in the mirror to see if she missed anything.“Look at me, sweetie.” Her mom held her in place.“He’s going to be at loss for words when he sees you… Whoever he is.”Amy laughed at her mom’s last statement, and it helped ease her nervousness a bit.“Thanks mom. I promise I’ll reveal his identity when I’m ready.”“I hope it won’t be when he breaks your heart.”“Mom!”“I was only joking.”Amy’s phone beeped, getting her attention.“I guess that’s prince charming.” Paula said with a knowing smile. Amy nodded in reply while opening his text.My chauffeur is almost there. I’m so sorry I couldn’t pick you up myself. I wish the circumstances were different. Can’t wait to see you. Amy wore a sad smile after reading the text, but it’s okay. She consented to this, knowing fully well the challenges and consequences tha
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“I can’t believe you booked the entire restaurant on our first date!” Amy couldn’t hide the surprise and excitement in her voice. She didn’t expect that her first date would be this special.“I wanted it to be memorable.” Bryan replied, taking a sip from his glass of water.They were currently having their appetizer. It was Linguine and Prawns with Cognac truffle cream.“Thank you.” She smiled at his reply, tucking her hair behind her ear.Although Amy was acting calm on the outside, she was nervous on the inside. This is her first date, she doesn’t want to say or do anything that could ruin it, that is why she is being careful with her words and actions. She has already embarrassed herself enough in the morning, he doesn’t need to see more.‘Stop filling your head with past events.’ Her subconscious said to her and she immediately heeded the advice, deciding to enjoy her date.“This is awkward.” Amy suddenly said with a chuckle.“How so?” Bryan asked, genuinely interested in her sudd
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Bryan’s black Lamborghini was currently parked in front of Paula’s house. They were both inside the car. Neither of them wanted the date to come to an end, even though it was already past midnight. “I had a lovely time with you.” Amy said, smiling at their entwined fingers. “Me too. I hope we can do this again.” Bryan replied, kissing her knuckles. “Sure.” She smiled and they fell into a comfortable silence. “Do you have plans for tomorrow?” She then asked. “Missing me already?” He joked. “No silly! Just wanted to know what you’ll be doing.” “I thought you already know that.” “Bryan!” “I’m sorry, my love… Since it’s already past midnight, I’ll try to get some work done.” “Are you being serious?” Amy asked with a raised eyebrow. “Well, you wanted to know what I’ll be doing.” “Aren’t you gonna get some sleep?” “No. I have a lot to do.” “You always have a lot to do… Please, try to get some sleep. For me?” She pouted, batting her eyelashes at him. Bryan pretended like he was
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“What the hell was that out there?!” Paula’s voice frightened Amy, as she wasn’t expecting to see her mom awake in the living room.“Mom, I-I- I thought you’re asleep.” She stuttered.“That doesn’t answer my question, Amy.” There was anger in her mom’s voice, Amy could tell, even though she was trying to sound calm.“Bryan was your date?!” Paula asked in disbelief, raising her voice a bit.Never in all her wildest dreams did she imagine her daughter with Bryan. This is the greatest shock of her entire life.Paula was concerned about Amy as this was her first date and wanted to know if everything turned out well, so she decided to wait up for her. She became worried when the clock hit midnight but didn’t want to come to any conclusions or make any sudden moves, so she waited a while longer. Just as she was about to dial Amy’s number to find out what was keeping her, she heard the roar of a sports car. When she looked through the window, she saw the car parked in front of her house. She
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Amy lay her little brother on the bed and tucked him in properly. After that, she went into her closet to get a pajamas to change into. She decided not to shower and just wipe off her makeup, go into the bathroom to brush her teeth and put on her pajamas. When she was done, she dropped her dress in the laundry basket and joined Carl on the bed.“Did you have a nightmare?” Amy asked her little brother while bringing him close to herself, so they would cuddle up together. Carl shook his head in reply, wrapping his small arms around his big sister.“Why were you scared, then?” She enquired.“You and mom were fighting.” He mumbled.Amy was taken aback by his reply. She didn’t know they were that loud.“What did you hear, baby?” She softly asked to know if he heard everything or most of the argument.“Not much. Just heard you two yelling at each other.”Amy breathed a sigh of relief, glad that he couldn’t make out anything. That is quite a relief because he was still too young to be expose
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“I want these documents ready by the end of today."“Yes sir”“I will be in my office during lunch break and I don’t want to be disturbed. So, I want you to get me steak sandwich and a cup of cappuccino from the restaurant just across the street.” Bryan said to his secretary, handing her his credit card.“Okay, sir.” His secretary replied, collecting the documents he asked her to organize.“You may go now.” He then said, dismissing his secretary.As soon as his secretary closed his office door, he looked through his schedule to know what next to do. After looking through it, he reached for his phone and was about calling the manager in charge of his company’s branch in Paris, when he saw an incoming Skype call on his laptop, it was Amy. Just seeing her name on his laptop screen brought a genuine smile on his face.Bryan and Amy have been to several other dates after their first date, as they are currently three months in their relationship. Although, it has been difficult getting loca
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Amy was taking a morning swim in Bryan’s swimming pool. She and her dad are spending the weekend at Bryan’s place. Bryan and Henry went out early in the morning for a morning run, so she was alone in the mansion.‘This is much more refreshing than getting all sweaty.’ She thought to herself, enjoying how the water felt on her skin.After swimming for almost an hour, Amy could feel her skin beginning to shrink from staying in the water for too long. Just as she was coming out of the pool, her dad and Bryan returned from their morning run.“Hey princess. Didn’t know you were already up.” Her dad said throwing her a big towel and placing a quick kiss on her forehead before jogging into the mansion.Amy stole a glance at Bryan and noticed him already staring at her. There was something in his eyes. Was it lust? She wondered as he was eyeing her up. It was like he was in his own world. Amy smirked in triumph, seductively wrapping the towel around her waist. Her black swimsuit sure did its
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