OLIVIA"What's going on here?" the security guard asks, as he looks between the three of us. He is in a black uniform and a black cap. "It was just a misunderstanding sir, nothing happened, "Tay says and the old woman glares at him. We have gained an audience now."What happened is that these two have no manners. It's clear that their parents didn't teach them manners," she tells the security guard and grabs her bag on the floor."Nothing happened here, so can we leave?"Tay snaps at the security guard. He doesn't wait for his answer and grabs my arm leading me to the passenger seat. He opens the door and guides me in. He walks around and gets in the driver's seat. He pulls away from the lot and drives home. His knuckles turn white as he drives. He places his hand on my thigh and we drive in silence. "I'm sorry," I say as he pulls into the house's driveway. He turns to look at me. "Why are you apologizing?" he tucks my hair behind my ear. "If I didn't provoke you, we wouldn't hav
OLIVIAI wake up to Tay's head on my chest and his arms wrapped around me like he was making sure I don't escape. His legs are entangled with mine and I struggle to breathe because of his weight on me. I try to move, but he is huge as a rock."Tay?"I whisper, playing with his hair. "I need to pee"I shake his shoulder, but he still doesn't move. I love the position but I have to pee. "I will pee myself if you don't move"I shake his shoulder again. "Argh! fine" he moves his head to the pillow and I run to the bathroom. I help myself and brush my teeth and Tay walks in looking handsome as ever. He looks like he took a shower for someone who just woke up. He stands behind me and cages me with his hands on the edge of the counter. He kisses my naked shoulder and I stare at him in the mirror. He moves up my necks and sucks. I grasp on the edge of the counter, my body is in pure bliss. It amazes me how responsive my body is to him. He is like a magnetic pull and no matter how much I ru
OLIVIAWe watch as they drag my mother's unconscious body to the van. If Tay wasn't here, I don't know what I would have done. His presents seem to calm me down. Life is not fair, that's what I learned anyway. Not everyone has a blissful childhood. I grew up with everything, but my life will always have that empty spot in my heart. The reason I hold on now is because of Tay. He is all I got, all I need. He makes me feel like I can't live without him. Nora is crying and dad is hugging her. Trying to offer some sort of comfort. I look for Shawn but I don't see him anywhere. After a while, Dad walks to the van and talks to the man who drugged mom. Tay leads me to the couch and we sit down. No one says anything and I rest my head on his shoulder, his thumb is moving up and down on my skin. Dad comes back and sits on the couch next to Nora. "You can visit her whenever you want, "Dad says looking at me and I nod. He runs his hand over his hair and looks at Nora. He whispers something in h
OLIVIAEmily turns her head to look at Tay and they keep staring at each other. I have no idea what I should do. This is the same woman who dated Chad and then cheated on him with his best friend. Then cheated on Tay with his Uncle. She is so beautiful and no one would suspect that she is a slut. "We should go, "Tay says, grabbing my hand. He pushes the door and pulls me with him like a child. "Tay you are hurting me, "I tell him, trying to loosen his grip on my hand. He is angry with Emily, I don't know why I should be the one receiving the end of his anger. "Tay wait"a voice yells and he stops causing me to run into his back but doesn't turn around."Can we please talk? "Emily asks with a hopeful voice. Tay starts to walk to the car and what came out of Emily's mouth made my heart stop."I was pregnant with your baby when I left"my breath hitches in my throat. I don't know how to react, could I love his baby like he or she was my own? Could I deal with Emily being around Tay so
TAY"Hello, can you hear me?" the voice sounds so far away. The only person going through my mind is Nate. I can't seem to talk but I have so many questions in my head. The phone gets ripped away from me."Hello, what happened?"Olivia's panicked voice rings in my head."Okay, we are on our way. Which hospital?""Thank you""Tay, we have to go" she shakes my shoulders but I'm still in shock. I can't lose my brother, I can't lose another sibling. He is my brother, my best friend. "I can't lose him Olivia"I finally snap out of it and look at the only one that makes me calm down. Those beautiful gray eyes."You won't lose him, Okay?" she cups my cheeks and wipe the tears that are on my cheeks with her thumbs, and I nod."We have to go''She takes my hand and we walk out. Olivia grabs my car keys on the kitchen counter and we run outside to the car. She gets in the driver's seat and I get in the passenger seat. She reverses out of the house's driveway and hits the highway. I dial Andrew's
TAYTay comes back with two coffees and sits across from me at the small table. The cafeteria is not crowded, there are some nurses and doctors having lunch. We are at the hospital's cafeteria. He has calmed down a little and I don't know what to say, Shawn is my uncle and if Tay goes through with his threat I don't know what I will do. I know he wasn't blabbering, and now I will have to choose sides. "This is all my fault, "I say and Tay's eyes raise an eyebrow at me."If I didn't advise Nate to talk to Rachel then he wouldn't have had this accident "he grabs my hand."This is not your fault. Don't think like that. You made him open his eyes that the woman he thought he loved is nothing, but a slut."Tay says and moves my hands to his lips."But....""Shhh, let's not talk about it okay?" he asks, and I nod. A chair is placed at our table, and we turn to look. Dad sits down with us."I know this is a difficult time for all of us, but I wanted to talk to you guys," he says, and Tay le
OLIVIA"I'm sorry. I guess the jealousy got the better of me," I play with my fingers, ashamed to look at him in the eyes. I don't know where the jealousy is coming from honestly. I don't know why she makes me feel so insecure . "Look..." he grabs my hands and I look at him."You have nothing to worry about. Emily and I are over. I realized I didn't love her, I just enjoyed being with her. With you it's different, it's like I can't breathe until you are with me. I feel like a battery that has gone flat when you are far away from me. Do you understand how much you consume my body, my thoughts, my soul? You are the one for me. Our love is forever, and no one is going to stop us." he pecks my lips and rests my forehead against mine. I close my eyes as my body ignites at the feeling of his cold lips. My hands are gripping on his t-shirt and his hands are on my waist. I wish we could stay like this with no drama, just the silence around us. It feels so peaceful. I feel his hand run over
OLIVIAI stare in horror as Tay punches the wall and bring my hands to my mouth. It's like someone possessed his body and mind. He doesn't look like the Tay I know. Emily rushes to him and I stay still in my position. It's like someone glued me to my spot no matter how much I want to move, I can't. Jessica is the same as me. Emily tries to grab Tay's hand but it ends up with her on the floor. Nurses are rushing to call security. "Olivia please do something!."Jessica says, shaking me."Me?!"I point to myself in horror."I don't think I can, "I tell Jessica honestly. I don't think I can calm him down because I have never seen this side of him. His eyes are bloodshot and he looks scary."Please try or else they will have to electrocute him," she says and I notice security guards running towards us. My heart feels like it's going to pop out of my chest at how fast it's beating. I slowly approached him as he constantly kept punching the wall."Tay" I whisper enough for him to hear me. My
TAY8 years later.I massage my forehead as Jordan keeps talking, I have been in this meeting for an hour now and all I want is for it to end and catch a break. Running a company is no joke and I still have no fucking idea why I didn’t hire a CEO and stay at home.“The hotel in Limpopo needs….” A phone rings interrupts Jordan. “I said no fucking phones in the board room!”“Sir, it’s yours.” One speaks.“Oh,” I clear my throat and answer my phone.“Yes?”“Can I speak to Mr.Tay Payne?” a feminine voice requests.“Speaking.”“This is the principle; your son was involved in a fight. I would like to discuss his behaviour with you.”“I will be there in 30 minutes.” I hang up.“Let me know what decision you guys reach, I have somewhere to be.” I grab my car keys and walk out.Noah has been acting out lately and I don’t know what to do with him or what he is going through, is his adolescence stage at 8 years or what. Olivia babies him too much and I think that made him like this. Ten min
TAYTwo days have passed by as a blur and Olivia hasn't woken up, but I have a feeling she will soon. I have spent most of my time with the twins. Nate is back and now we are just waiting for Olivia to wake up. Everyone loves the twins, and I couldn't be any happier."She will wake up man," a voice says, and I turn my head in Nate's direction and nod. I continue to rub my thumb on her hand."I know," I say and yawn. I haven't gotten any proper sleep for the past 2 days and now it is taking a toll on me."I am going to get something to eat, do you want something?" Nate asks."Just coffee," he nods and walks out. I place my head on the small space on the bed and soon sleep takes over.OLIVIAMy whole body hurts, that's the first thing I feel. I struggle to open my eyes but minutes later I manage to open them. I try to move up, but pain shoots me back down and I groan. I have no idea where I am, and I'm confused as hell. I look around the room and realization hit me that I am in a ho
TAY7 months later.7 months have passed, and Olivia is still in a coma. I might be sad that she is still in a coma, but I am proud of her and her work. Her book has hit the top-selling books and she is on the list of bestselling author and now people in other countries know her and her series too. I just wish she would wake up and see the success of her books. Her fans are wishing her a good recovery and it still amazes me every time I read their messages. I have spent the last 3 months reading All roads lead to love for Olivia and playing audios of her to our twins hoping that they will at least hear their mother's voice.Nora and I went to get baby shopping for the twins a few weeks back since we got to know the gender. Joe is still not keen on me choosing all three of them to be saved and he doesn't talk to me much anymore. James has been monitoring Olivia for the past months and has warned us that something can go wrong anytime, and they would have to operate so we have to be re
NATE5 months later,I have always been the relaxed one in the family and now was the time to make everyone smile. Ever since sister-in-law has been in a coma, I haven't seen Tay smile or laugh. 5 months have passed, and my brother looks like a living zombie. If he isn't in the hospital, he is drowning himself in work and I am afraid he will go back to his old self if sister-in-law doesn't wake up. Even though I miss her smile, I miss messing with her too."Where the hell are you taking me?" Tay groans as I continue to drag him."It's a surprise," I say and open the door to the spare room."Surprise!" Andrew, Future, Rachel, and little Eric who doesn't even have a clue what is going on cheer."What's going on?" Tay asks, looking around the empty room and six buckets of paint on the floor."We thought it would be fun if we painted a room for the twins. Since we don't know the genders yet, we bought white," I explained and waited."Of course, if you don't want—" he cuts off my ram
TAY1 month later.One month has passed and nothing has changed. Olivia is still the same, in a coma. She is not showing yet and I have spent every day with her, day in and night. Sometimes I forget what day it is. I have tried everything I have read online to try to get her to wake up, but nothing worked so far. James said she will wake up when she is ready which frustrates me because I am longing for that beautiful smile of hers. One month without her feels like a nightmare straight from a movie. All I do is shower and come back to the hospital. Our house in Cape Town is busy getting built and I know she will be happy with it when she wakes up.Nate got an apartment with Rachel a few days ago. As much as I wanted to be happy for him, my mind is somewhere else. Andrew and Future are also doing well, and Eric is turning out to be a good boy. Nora is a mess like me. She also spends most of her days here with me. Olivia is like a daughter to her, and she is afraid of losing her like s
TAYEverything in me felt like it was burning, like my insides were burning at the sight of Olivia's unconscious body in my arms. I don't even know if she is unconscious or dead. "Tay let the paramedics help her?" a voice says but it sounds too far away. The only thing in my mind right now is Olivia. I don't know how long I have been holding her, I just don't want her to slip out of my hands. It feels like the moment she does I will never see her again and that scares the shit out of me."Come, brother," two arms grab me, and Olivia gets taken away from me."She is in safe hands," a voice says, and we walk out of the building. I get at the back of the ambulance with Olivia and paramedics."Female, she looks like she is in her early twenties, one gunshot to the torso, and lost a lot of blood," a guy tells someone at the other side of the phone, and I continue to hold Olivia's hand. "Yes, she is in critical condition," the guy keeps talking and I try my best not to snap at him. I
OLIVIA"Open your eyes little one," Chad says to my face but I keep my eyes closed. He is a psychopath. How can he kill someone so easily! I have never in my life seen anyone die in front of me and what I just witnessed was pure horror! I don't know if I will ever get the image out of my mind."Open your eyes, Olivia?" I shake my head no while tears stream down my cheekbones. I am scared to open my eyes because then it will all be true that he killed David. A part of me hopes that it is all in my mind, that he didn't just put a bullet in David's skull right in front of my eyes. I feel a gun on my head and my breath hitches in my throat."Open your fucking eyes, Olivia?""Please don't shoot me!" I beg, my eyes still closed."I won't if you open your eyes," I slowly open my eyes to face the monster of every child's dream. David's body on the floor with blood around him. I feel like puking."Good girl!" He tucks my hair behind my ear."If only you returned my love for you, none of
OLIVIA"You fucked up my life," David says in my face."Because of your existence and the ability to attract men ruined my life!" He yells in anger at my face, and I flinch."I didn't ruin your life you psycho," I yell back with a pounding heart."You don't know how much I want to strangle you to death, but I was ordered not to touch a single hair on your body. The luck you have!" He chuckles and my heart sinks."You were ordered!"“By Chad?”“By his dick. Idiot.”Chad or Silas whatever the fuck his name is walks in."W... what the hell is this?" I demand and glare at him."I am going to tell you a story," he grabs a chair at the corner and sets it in front of me and sits down."There was this boy who loved his mother so much that he would do anything to see a smile on her face. He didn't have a father, you know why?" He looks at me."No, why?" I am not sure if I want to know the answer."Because he killed his own father. His father was a monster who used to beat the crap
TAYThe last time I was this scared was when I found my sister in her own pool of blood. I haven't said a word since I found the phone and blood on the floor. Many scenarios are running in my mind, and I don't know which one could be it, but what I am most scared about is Kyle. He is just a kid, innocent and now he is in the hands of a psychopath. I know Olivia is strong."How the hell did David escape? And how am I hearing this now?" I called one of the trusted cops and made sure the media was left out of it, and it turns out David escaped. He made the police believe that he was seriously sick, and they took him to the hospital yesterday where he escaped."We were going to tell you,” The detective I learned is Jessica's friend says. Shawn hasn't stopped pacing. He is trying to be strong, but I know he is hurting."Your negligence caused Kyle, a kid who has a heart problem and my wife to get kidnapped," I yell and grab the bottle of water from the coffee table and take a huge gul