As I dive into the pool, the water is just right. The temperature, everything, it is just perfect. I emerge from under the water and I use my hands to remove my wet hair from my face and lay them backwards.“A midnight swim?” I hear a familiar voice and when I look toward it, I realize that it is Robert. He has showered and is wearing pyjama pants and a long-sleeved woolly shirt.“Yeah, I felt like I needed it,” I reply to him as I swim to the edge of the pool.Robert walks toward where I am and he squats so he can be closer to me. His hair is unruly and looks like Jake’s, which makes me chuckle.“You’re laughing at me?” He asks as a wobbly smile clings to his lips. “No, your hair just reminds me of Jake’s right now,” I let him know why I am chuckling and he laughs.“It’s night and I am going to bed, do you expect me to gell my hair backwards?” He asks in a soft tone. I like how soft his voice can get, it is such a turn-on.“No, I get it, Mr Jones,” I say and a look crosses his face,
The next morning meets Robert and me in our bed, cuddled in each other arms. I don’t think we have slept like this for a while and I missed it. Robert groans as he awakes, and I try to untangle myself from his body. As much as I love being here with him and I would love to be like this forever, but we live in the real world and there are things that we have to get done today, including looking over the legal documents and perhaps signing them for the properties from Rob today.“No, stay in bed with me,” Robert begs me as I drag my naked body from the bed. He tries to pull me back to the bed but I am already out of his reach, his attempts are comical and they have me giggling.“Robert, you know that we have to meet Rob today and there is so much to do,” I remind him and he rolls his eyes playfully, which causes me to laugh.“You are being such a child,” I tell him as I try to find my way to the bathroom in the room, which is quite easy.“I am a manchild!” He says loudly so I can hear
“Hello, Chad?” I say hopefully into the phone, expecting him to speak.“Hi, Jen,” Another voice startles me mildly but I recognize it in a heartbeat, it’s Naomi.“Hello, Noami,” I reply to her after sighing. I still have not forgiven her for how much she has affected my life and everything around me, but let’s face it, my life was not a fairy tale before she kidnapped Jake, so it’d be best to give her the benefit of the doubt.“You don’t sound like you are going to chew my head off,” She says and I chuckle.“Yeah, you got a point,” I say in a breathy way.“I know you called to talk to Chad, but he is not here. He went to the store a couple of minutes ago and left his phone,” Naomi informs me, and I nod as if she can see me.“But we could talk until he comes back…” She suggests tentatively and I laugh. Is she being serious? She does not like me and I don’t like her also, we just tolerate each other because of Chad. But I guess we could try to talk and see where it leads.“Sure,” I agre
SEVEN MONTHS LATER and Jake has grown as fast as lightning, and he is such a talkative. Carlos went back to America to meet spend the holidays with his family. Chad and Naomi came from West Africa and they have opened up the side that was given to them, it is an African store that has African-styled slippers, and clothing. The side that was given to James and Carlos is now a Salon and barber shop merged together and it is doing so well and bringing a great amount of profit.Robert and I have finally opened up our side, but we took the longest to do so, why, I don’t really know but I am grateful that we took our own time. The bakery is up and running and we have a couple of bakers that are also helping me learn how to bake. Jake is finally going to start school, but that is going to be tomorrow. Right now, he is with us in the car and we are headed to the beach. Robert is driving and Chad is in sitting next to him while I sit in the backseat with Jake and Naomi.Chad and I settled ou
“I can’t go back to my old life,” I say under my breath and then I place the phone back on the sink. I look at myself in the mirror and I take in a deep breath. The offer is tempting, but I not only promised Robert and the others that I would put assassinating aside, but I also promised myself.Killing people and helping others get revenge brought me great fulfillment before, but again. When I think about all the people I killed, even if it was self-defense or they deserved it, I had no right to take their life from them. By me taking away their life, I took away their chance to change and to become better people.After I am done with the bathroom, I take my phone and I step out. I can see Robert snuggled under the duvet and he is already asleep. I walk towards the bed and I flop my body down on it. Today was such an eventful and memorable day, and I am left tired.Before I can relax so I can go to bed, I take my phone and delete the email. I do not need it in my phone, it would only
We have dropped Jake at school and he did really well. I thought he would be crying, but he was more excited than nervous. Robert went to have lunch with Rob so they can get to know each other even more while James went on his date that he is so excited about.Chad and Naomi took one of the cars and they are riding around the Island, spending the day together, so I pretty much have the day to myself. I have had enough time to think about Russell’s offer and my answer has not changed.Yes, I am tempted to take the deal. Robert is not saying anything but I know that we are low on money, especially after paying for Jake’s education, even though it’s worth it and I would not want it any other way.I feel like I am doing something wrong by not telling Chad and the others that Russell has reached out to me, so I am going to do so tonight. Carlos should be back tonight so everyone would be there.Right now, I am at a Turkish coffee shop and I have had some food to eat, but I can not stop my
“Here, have some wine,” Russell offers me as I sit next to him at the small bar. He is fairly attractive for his age, and he has a demanding presence, one that commands respect.“I’m fine Russell, I only came here for one thing, and that is to tell you to your face that I will not be accepting your offer,” I explain to him and he sips some wine from a fancy wine glass in his hand.“Jen Davis,” He says my name and then he places his wine glass on the marble counter. He has a smirk on his face as if he knows something that I do not, and that puts me on edge.“You were the best of the best,” He says ethusathi“What happened?” His question tempts me to begin to overthink, but I shut it down as soon as I can. I am not going to torture myself mentally.“Nothing happened, people change, and so did I,” I give him an answer and he seems a bit upset by it.“So you are not going to do the job I am offering?” He asks and I wag my head as to say no.“I have said this over and over, why don’t you g
Russell’s nose is obviously bleeding and he has some serious bruises on his face. Well, that is what he gets for almost choking me to death, but something is not right. He could have guards swamping in here the moment I attacked him, but he did not. The guards came in at the last minute, I feel like this was a trap and if it was, I fell right in it.“Jen, you heard them, get off him,” I hear Natalie say and I stand to my feet while keeping my hands raised in the air, for so many guns are aimed right at me by Russell’s guards.Russell begins to laugh as Natalie helps him to his feet.“She fell right into my hands,” He continues to laugh as if he has just heard the funniest thing in his life. Natalie looks happy also and she leads Russell out of the room to get treated for his broken nose and other minor injuries.My throat still hurts from when he choked me, for the first time in my life, I felt like I was going to die, and I was not thinking about myself. My mind was filled with image