_Ludovic. I sat on my chair behind my desk with a long sigh. At last, the circus was over. We had done it. Half of our problem was nearly solved. All that was left now was to take action and I knew that part Neon would take care of. I was waiting for a call from Neon to tell me when it was done. I hated to have lied to Meghan about having a lot of work to do but it was either that or I would be very unfocused and agitated at dinner. Thinking of Meghan. I hoped that when all was said and done, she would forgive us for the part we played in deceiving her and toying with her emotions, it had been cruel but necessary. The silver lining about this was that not all of it was false, the reading of the will had been genuine, the only problem being, Neon was still alive and well. But he was now a pauper, with all his assets gone, and would have to sweet talk his way back into her good graces again, what a gamble. If things didn't go according to plan, he was screwed. If this is what love d
_Meghan The car pulled into the parking lot of the station. The officer escorted me inside. As soon as we had sat down and a detective was introducing himself. The door burst open. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Detective."We both turned to see a tall, stern man standing in the doorway, he must be the family lawyer Ludovic was talking about. He held a document in his hands, a document that held my fate in its inked words. I could see the detective sink in his chair with a defeated chuckle. "What are the charges against my client?" He asked the detective in a relaxed manner."There are no charges yet, it was just routine questions." The detective answered without the enthusiasm he seemed to possess earlier. "You and I know how wrong this is, on so many levels. A Russian detective investigating a murder that happened in London, please tell me this is a joke." The lawyer said without much emotion in his words. The Detective shrank back into his chair, looking sheepish and s
_Ludovic The morning following the chess game, I walked into the kitchen to find Meghan already on what I thought was her second cup of coffee. "Please don't tell me you didn't sleep after the wonderful game we had last night," I asked her."I did, what makes you say that?" Her brows furrowed. "You having coffee and there is an empty cup already." I pointed to the already-used cup in front of her."No. it's nothing like that." She leaned back in her chair, I thought she was beginning to accept Neon's absence. The lines around her face were slowly fading away. "Miriam was here earlier. We were having coffee together." "The simple answer is always the correct one." I poured myself a cup and leaned against the Island."How is she, Miriam I mean?" "She's okay, she's very good with Ethan." She was either being vague or she didn't understand what I was asking her. Either way, I let it go. "Okay, what are your plans for today?" She tensed her shoulders and then answered nonchalantly
_MiriamWhat Ludovic didn't know was that last night I hadn't been mad because of the proposal that he made, I was more hurt than angry because he had awakened something that had laid a doormat inside of me, something that I had once longed for but thought It would never happen. Hence the outburst, he had triggered a very sensitive spot inside of me. "You mean that you are willing to listen to my idea?" He prowled closer, his eyes glittering with hope. "I'm here aren't I not?" I said, the words came out harsher than I had intended for them."Okay, so this is how I think we should do…" He was instantly in his element, laying out plans for something that had not even taken form yet. I listened attentively, trying not to crumble and cry at his words. He was saying everything that I've always wanted to hear and thought I never would hear from a man."Have you considered my age and that there are high chances that this might fail?" I asked, afraid that I might disappoint him somehow. "Y
_Meghan The following morning I was woken up by someone knocking at my door, I couldn't remember the last time I had slept like that, it had been like I turned off everything and fell into a dreamless sleep. I opened the door and found Ludovic in casual wear, he looked like he was dressed for running. Which was new because he was always dressed in business suits, no matter the time of day or night. "To what do I owe such an early morning visit?" I rubbed my eyes and smiled at him."My dear is past ten already, I got worried when you didn't turn up for breakfast and after my run, you still had not appeared. Feeling okay?" He had gone for a run? No wonder he didn't age."I'm fine, I must have overslept, too much wine last night." I lied, wine yes and something else had knocked me out completely."My fault entirely. You looked excited last night, I didn't want to dampen your mood but if I had known you would be like this…" he shrugged. "I wouldn't have let you near that bottle." He st
_Neon The minute I arrived in London and located the store that sold my guns, it was clear as day to me what I had just walked into. The store was a front, with employees who had no clear answers as to who they worked for and merchandise with my name on it. It could only mean one thing and one thing only, there was a bigger operation behind the scenes that ran the show. I had seen a lot of them spot the work of a syndicate from a mile away. The minute I left the store, I knew that this was one assignment I could not walk into blindly with guns blazing. I needed to research who was behind the whole operation. I took a taxi to my penthouse. I hadn't driven anywhere in the last month. Besides the fact that my car had been beyond repair, I didn't want the attention of sitting in front of a salesman while he shuffled through my papers. I walked to places, and where I couldn't, I took a taxi, like a regular bloke.I made myself lunch and sat in front of my window looking down at the Lo
_Meghan The morning after Alicia came to st. Petersburg, I woke up early and went into Ethan's nursery, I bathed and feed him. It was too early for him to be playing outside but he didn't complain when Miriam walked into the room holding Lego blocks to start their fun-filled day. By eight o'clock I walked into the kitchen and found a hot pot of coffee brewing. This reminded me of my time at the eatery with Dave before the store opened for customers. I should reach out to him. Find out how he was, I had left things less than decent between us. I poured myself a cup and as usual got lost in its rich taste. I couldn't help thinking about Ben and how he died. That and other things were the reason I was up this early. In the end, he had been a monster but we had spent some good times together once. Now I had two boyfriends who were dead and buried. My phone beeped and it was a message from Vera, my phone hadn't worked in months and I had only got a new line a few days ago when I went
_Meghan.By the time I arrived back at the house, it was almost sunset. I hurried into the house and put my bag on the table before sitting on a nearby chair. "Some lunch it was, it's almost time for dinner." Lufovic came over to sit next to me, why was it when I was hoping to not see him, he seemed to be everywhere. "Like you won't believe." He took my feet and put them on his lap and took my shoes off. "It's okay, I can do that," I said, but he only tightened his grip on them. "Ludovic." I hissed. "What? I only want to hear about your lunch date with Vera, and this here will stop you from running away." he made a good point. "Okay. We ate " I wasn't sure what to share and not to share with him. "I know that." he shifted gears and focused on the soles of my feet. I closed my eyes and savored the feeling on my feet "Then..mmh.." He knew what he was doing. "Then? You were about to say something." He didn't stop working and every time I was about to say something in protes