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As soon as Daniel left with Max I double checked everything, and I had realized left my work phone on the top drawer of my desk . When I took out I saw a couple of text messages including the one Paul . I had already packed everything and I was headed out ,so I listened to Paul’s message and I called him back .
“ Hey Paul .”
“ Hey Ellie I hope you don’t mind ; I had a lunch date with your boyfriend instead of you .”
“ Hey Paul I don’t mind he told me that ; the both of you had a conversation about his career.”
“Yes we did .”
“ That’s good . I am just happy he is doing what he loves. I take it that wasn’t all you two talked about ,because he seemed out of sorts and he
Chapter 101ElliePaulina I am in no mood to fight .”“So am I but you have a history with Daniel and I have spent the past hour being compared to you by his father. ““ I don’t see how any of this is my fault , I was invited for dinner and in all fairness, you are not a straight talker , you’re attacking me instead of greeting me properly and addressing what’s bothering you . ”“ You are . I don’t know what my brother sees in you. It’s bad enough that he is taking you as his plus one to the match , but I am making it clear to you that I know your type and it’s a pity Daniel doesn’t see the selfish self serving bitch you are . “Ouch those are arrows fired . This girl is so duplicitous . I would have never in a million years thought that she'd just come
Chapter102MaxDaniel and I are fast becoming the best of friends . We have a bromance that we never knew we needed until it came along and I have never been so happy . What brought us together was the fact that we didn’t like Paul and he was trying everything to break Ellie and me up . When he gave me the captaincy he told me that my schedule was going to be hectic , and that I should brace myself for a lot of trips and campaigns . If I was with Betty I wouldn’t mind and I would have jumped at any opportunity to stay away from the house and away from that woman.Right now I want to enjoy playing soccer and spend time with Ellie ; doing things that lovers do and preparing for the souls we are going to bring into this world . I am going to be a father and there is nothing more exciting than finding out that you are responsible for creating something so special and amazing . After talking to Daniel I realized that I was going to hav
Chapter 103MaxI let go of Ellie and kissed her , She kissed me back and hugged me tighter .“ Paulina happened , she paid someone in the kitchen staff to put something in your water . ““ Why would she do that ."“ she wanted to get her point across .”Ellie kissed my jaw and looked at Daniel , I held her hand while she spoke . I was thankful that she came around .“ Max just had a day from hell and you just found out the guy I decided not to fight that you moved has it in for you ?”“ I can only admit things when I am with you ,and accept the true nature of a situation ““ Your girlfriend is lying to you and she is downright mean . “&l
Chapter 105EllieMy grandfather once told me a story about attainment . He had taken care if me for most of my life , and for that I was thankful . What I was more thankful for was for the lessons he had taught me about money ; attainment and possessions . All three are interlinked and mostly the lessons that I have been taught have a something to do with a triad . Everything that has life is bound to die and be reborn again .Money has always been a possession that has controlled the person who attained it to acquire something , tangible or physical . As you grow older you realise that what you possess shouldn’t control you ,and you should control what you possess to attain something that can keep s on giving and gives in return . So basically possessions and money cannot fix everything . What my grandfather Abraham taught me was that; it i
Chapter 105EllieMax seldom cries and, when he cries he usually means it . He doesn't cry crocodile tears , what I do know for a fact is that when something really scares him his sensitive side comes out .I placed my palms in his wet cheeks and kissed him . He leaned in and kissed me back when I opened my eyes he took a deep breath and hugged me . I hugged him back and he held me tighter . He was still crying and I kissed his shoulder and pulled back to look at his stormy grey eyes that were now red and his face reflected doubt and fear." Who pulled a Paul on you and made you doubt yourself so much that you don't even think you are worthy of anything you deserve? "" Betty . Have you ever given your all and no matter how hard you try ; you are told you aren't good enough , that ; you suck at being a boyfriend , you aren't good in
Chapter 106MaxI think I an hard wired to mess up anything good that I have and that includes relationships and hurting the people I love . Since I am far away from Johannesburg and I am down by the coast I can't drive out to go talk to my father or Abraham, Blake is out galavanting with Salvatore and Daniel is the last person I want to see or talk to because he has two personalities.When Ellie called him to talk to me I was iffy from the get go because not too long ago he wanted Ellie, and Ellie chose me. She loves me and I love her. I trust her . I was just angry and in the heat of the moment I said something I didn't mean. I said a lot of things I didn't mean.She's never walked out after me after I have walked out on her and for the first time she did that. She even asked me not to make her beg . I get why Paulina was mean to Ellie
Chapter 107MaxAaron looked at me and he had a grim expression on his face . I took the shot of espresso and I wasn't going to sober up any time soon and I think I was going to be spending the night at Aaron's" I almost lost Alexis when; my son David accidentally pushed her down the stairs and we thought we had lost AJ . I understand that you lost your first baby with Eleanor , and I get it , I honestly get that you fear losing what you already have and that's a scary feeling ."" It is a scary feeling . Its no secret that my step father was in jail because he beat my mother up every chance he got . ""Max I know that you have childhood abandonment issues , and a couple of other things . Eleanor has not once exploited your feelings , she has tried to be understanding , patient and kind. "" She told me that I
Chapter 108EllieLast night was hectic . I love Max; but some things take more time to come to terms with, especially when they have changed you , to the point where you question every little thing and wonder when the fairytale is going to end . When I met Max for the first time when I was a kid ; he was like the best friend I never knew I needed . I had been in a dark place for a while after my brother’s death . When my mother started travelling , I let her go . Part of me knew she needed to heal , but I also needed to heal too . It took months before I could talk to anyone properly and when Max came around I started talking and laughing. My grandfather had gotten me the right kind of help with regards to child psychologists and counselors . I didn’t heal overnight. I had to put in the work and have difficult conversations.The hardest conversation I had to have was with my mother. I felt abandoned when he left to go do what my brother