What a weekend! I had hoped for a calm, relaxing couple of days but boy was I wrong! Bahaha! Single moms don't get that kind of freedom. As always, thank you for reading and Voting. If you are enjoying it so far, please leave a review. I saw someone left a negative review today, but I'm sure more positive ones are on their way!!
ALEXANDER Nathan was one of the few people who had a key to my house, and I was relieved to see that he already had the Patels sitting at my dining room table, waiting for me. I was furious that I had to leave Bailee. She was everything I had remembered and more. I wanted to march right back ther
BAILEE I never thought he would actually call. So, the fact that he didn’t wasn’t a surprise, but it was still upsetting. I had been clutching my phone like it was my lifeline all day, unable to focus on my designs, poking myself with my needles when I tried to sew, and even spilling my coffee dow
BAILEE I probably wouldn’t have done much damage, but it would be a good enough distraction for me to run. “Mason!” I exclaimed as I panted. The immature man grinned at me before looking Lacey over. “What? I can’t come visit the two most beautiful women in the world? That’s a shame,” he said,
BAILEE I wasn’t surprised when Mason took me to one of the nicest restaurants in town. I hadn’t been there before because it cost more than I make in a month, but knowing Alex was inside waiting for me made butterflies swarm in my stomach. Tonight wasn’t for Caleb or the press. It was for me...
BAILEE “What are you talking about?” I asked, and Alex touched my arm, gently guiding me back into my seat. This should have been a romantic date. This should have been a nice night. Instead, I got this uneasy feeling in my stomach from the moment the hostess had led me to the elevator. It wa
ALEXANDER Never before had I seen her so pale. She looked as though all of the blood had drained from her face. “I need to talk to him,” She whispered, and I shook my head. This was not the time to confront him, not while she was so distraught. If she didn’t take some time to collect herself first
BAILEE I watched as Caleb and Mr. Andrews walked to the other side of the room before taking a seat. Mr. Andrews looked guilty, but Caleb smiled at him with a calm, smug grin that made me want to stomp over and punch him in the face. This wouldn’t end well for me, but that was clearly his goal, a
ALEXANDER Bailee was texting furiously on the drive back to her house. The burger and fries I had picked up sat between us, and while she hadn’t touched one of the burgers, she was absentmindedly and adorably, picking at the fries every minute or so before resuming the frantic tapping of her thumbs
BEN “No! Of course not!” I exclaimed, glancing around my room again. Nothing looked out of place, and Haven had only been standing there when I walked in, but it still had me on edge to have someone in my private room when I wasn’t around. “I’m so confused right now,” Haven muttered. “That’s you
HAVEN The second I walked into the break room the next day, Bonnie and Calum jumped from their seats, asking if I was okay. Suzie had sent me home yesterday for the rest of the day unpaid, and while I wasn’t expecting my badge to work this morning, it did. “How are you?” Bonnie asked, and I shr
BEN Bailee gently hit his arm with the back of her hand as she walked by him to a cabinet to grab a glass, and I laughed. “It was a week ago. Where is Brinley?” I asked, looking around for my adorable niece. She would probably love to hear my news with them. “She said she had to go find her train.
BEN I wasn’t sure when I decided to return to the city. Still, I found myself pulling up to Alex’s house five hours later, my back irritated from being in the car for so long, and only one text from the manager of the rehab center checking in and asking if they could get me anything since I missed
HAVEN “Hey, have you guys seen my…” Calum said as he trailed behind the security guard who stormed past us, but he stopped in our way when he saw my face. “You’re crying?” “Not now, Calum.” He ignored her, but I didn’t want to discuss this with him. We were just co-workers, not friends. He fli
BEN My hands were sweaty, and a chill went through me. I couldn’t trust anyone. Not my parents, staff, or even Haven after her repeated lies over the past week. If she had told the truth this time, I would be in serious trouble. My staff had access to everything that controlled my life. I wou
BEN My heart twisted in my chest. After seeing her picture, I knew in my gut that Siri was mine, but Haven had lied so many times that even hearing what I had wanted to hear, I wasn’t sure I could believe it. “There wasn’t anyone else?” I repeated. If there wasn’t anyone else, then Haven hadn’t
HAVEN “That’s not possible,” I said, shaking my head back and forth. This room was too small for us to hash this out now. I felt like I couldn’t breathe with Ben so close, and his body heat made me uncomfortably warm. “Look at me, Haven,” Ben demanded, and I ripped my eyes away from the stack o
HAVEN I had resented Benjamin Evans for many things over the years, but the feeling of dread that now bubbled in my gut when I drove to work was the cherry on top. This job was finally something I had outside of my home that I had worked hard for, and that made me happy, and he made me not want t