“This is going to be a long ass day,” She muttered and sighed, grabbing the nearest file and instantly going into work mode, determined to get some of the workload off her desk by the end of the week.~•~Tobias stood in front of his bathroom mirror, staring endlessly at his reflection through a pat
An hour, or perhaps two, had passed since her last call with Jake. Amara was so engrossed in the work she had been handling that she momentarily forgot all about her recent trouble and missed two calls from Duncan.Fortunately, she was able to answer the phone on the third call.“Duncan? Are you her
“Does receiving flowers and pictures, count?” Amara asked.The mention of the latter caught Jake’s attention more than the former did.“Pictures?” He asked. “What pictures? Where are they and how many times has this happened-““Slow down,” Amara interrupted him, holding up her hand. “There were only
It took him a few seconds, but Jake eventually understood. "Ah, I see." He said, nodding his head and turning his attention to the message.His eyes scanned the contents, his face stoic and expressionless, not giving a single clue as to what he was thinking, or how he felt about the contents of the
Amara shrieked the loudest she ever had, her eyes wide in fear as she whirled around, prepared to attack.Her fist flew and her hand made contact, only to realize the person had caught her fist and she instantly recognized the person who had caught her wrist.“T-tobias?” Her voice quivered involunta
“Jake Mano,” He answer professionally, taking a moment to regard Tobias from head to toe before asking. “And who may you be?”Of course he already knew the answer to that question, Tobias, without any introduction needed, was a figure of great importance and influences. The whole world knew who he w
The door bell rang just as Elijah finished prepping the table and his heart immediately jumped in excitement.He had been waiting for her arrival ever since the moment she had informed him that she’d be coming over.Smiling brightly, he made his way towards the door, the smile on his face growing br
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”Elijah’s voice was low, steady and calm, but without looking back, Jake could hear the anger in his voice.Ah, he had messed up; Jake thought as he slowly stood up and turned to face the other figure in the room.“Ms. Crawford’s hair was troubling her, I wa