28LINDY’S POVIt was another ordinary Saturday, we went out to have a fancy dinner with my family to celebrate mom's birthday. Ted was there, Avery invited him which makes wonder why he is here with us. I thought they had a fight? Looks like they've patched things up."You've been so busy with your phone lately Lindy." Dad calls out to me."Yeah Lindy, who you texting with?" Avery asked with a grin."Umm... just a friend." I answered sheepishly while putting my phone back inside my pocket.Avery smiles, “Oh don’t be shy now.”"A friend? Is it a girl?" mom asked."Oh mom come on, as if a guy would want to have Lindy's cellphone number." Aver snorted and I see Ted smiling with her. They’re just the most evil couple ever, I swear to God."Avery." mom hissed."I was joking. God." Avery commented."He's some guy I met about a week ago. He's really funny." I stated."He? Oh you're joking. You're absolutely joking." Avery commented sarcastically."Where have you had his number?" Dad interro
29MILO’S POVAfter that long seven hours flight, we finally arrived the Canada airline. As we stepped out of the plane and grabbed our stuff, the sun was already up in the sky and I was damn thrilled to be back here. It was already 6AM in my watch and I couldn’t wait to finally meet Lindy and watch her reaction when she’ll realize that Mill is Milo Beckett. We walked out of the airport being welcomed by massive of fans and paps like the usual. Well the fans followed and chased us the entire time we were heading out and it makes me wonder if they slept in the airport just to take a glimpse of us. It was always overwhelming how they come to see us no matter how early or how late it is and I was kind enough to stop by for a photo. We hurriedly walked inside our van and drove off to the hotel.Good morning babe. I'm here in Canada. Just landed :) -MillAfter a while, we got to this hotel and finally had our own hotel rooms where we can settle our things in. I threw myself to bed and dec
30MILO'S POVWait, did I hear it right? Another TV guesting an hour from now?"But we weren't informed about that." I complained.Lucius and Rowan moved their heads to me with worried eyes. "They forgot to put it on your schedule. Come along now. We don't wanna be late. Hurry up and eat lunch then you'll go there afterwards." She informs us which makes me really angry whenever they try to put things in our schedule which aren’t planned in the first place.Caroline walked away and left me devastated because now I have to change all my own plans for this stupid cooking show. But I know I have to follow their plans for the band. I was so excited to see her and I was pumped up to end this TV guesting but now here comes another one which was unannounced to us and how it really pisses me off that I have to cancel my date with Lindy."What you gonna do Milo ? I mean you can't miss your date with Lindy." Lucius said."Yeah, what about her?" Rowan asked.I sighed. I wanted to meet her up
31MILO'S POV"And I'm guessing he gave you one too?" she asked.I nodded."So, how was your date with him?" she asked again."Fine. Just had lunch mom. It wasn't a date." I tried to smile."Oh and you've finally bought a case for your iPhone." She notices."No mom, Mill gave it to me too.""Wow. This guy has lots of money. What's his work?"I paused. I didn't ask Mill that. All I know is that he is a busy man. I actually don't know what's his work. "Um, I'll go get change mom." Dodging the question while exiting myself out of the kitchen.I walked up to my room while glancing over my phone and still not a text from him. Was that it? He just told someone to come over and get his phone from me? What about those days when… Ugh, I don’t even want to think about it because he is not even worth it all. I guess he won't text me again because we've swapped our phones back. Then fine! Have it your way Mill! I won't text you first! I sighed while sitting down on the bed while staring at Butto
32MILO'S POVIt has been a long day and it's already five in the afternoon on my watch and I have not texted Lindy and told her how sorry I was not to show up earlier. I know she might be mad at me because I have promised her that I will be there. My hands are tired from signing and my face was tired from faking my smile. I moved my head up towards the last two fans, to my surprise, my eyes got big while my heart was starting to beat ridiculously fast inside my chest.It's her!It's Lindy.I'm not mistaking it.It's really her.Standing right before us and how happy she has turned my gloomy day turn 360 degrees into a very happy one. I moved my head to Paul and signaled him to walk away and he thankfully understood it. Wow, Avery is really pretty hot. Those boobs..."Hi Milo !!” She chimes happily at me and intentionally making her boobs jiggle.Jiggle, I love that word.“Oh my god I love you so much!! I've been waiting for this day to meet you." Avery exclaims.I smiled at the bull
33LINDY'S POVHe was also looking back at me. I didn't know what to say. I couldn't find the words because I was still shocked. I was quiet and he was just staring back at me We just stared at each other for a while as I was letting it sink in that the guy I have been talking with was Milo Beckett all along.I didn't know it was him. I didn't expect it was him. I mean of all people in the world, I swapped my iPhone with the world famous Milo Beckett. I was texting and calling Milo Beckett the whole week. It's him. I can't believe it. I'm still in the state of shock though I'm not a fan. It still made me not believe that this is not happening. Milo Beckett standing in front of me, holding his phone and talking to me."Lindy." He calls out my name and it was the same voice that I heard for the past couple of days.How could I not notice that it was him? I mean the voice, the signs that leads to him and everything these past few days, even on Twitter."This is not happening." I mumbled
34He took off his mask and placed it inside his pocket. He looked calm and not really shimmering unlike how I imagined him to be. I mean, he’s a famous celebrity and I didn’t know how to deal with A-List celebs who is standing right inside my freaking house at this kind of hour. I just stand here staring at him in silence and admiring his handsome face. I have utterly gone speechless. God, why is he so beautiful?"It's fine." I finally blurted out.He pulled his beanie off and ran his fingers through his chestnut mop of curls like he's making a mess out of it. If I was only a fan, I think I already had a heart attack by now or maybe I was in pool of tears seeing Milo Beckett in front of me this close. He does look a little bit intimidating and really pretty tall."Have a seat." I offered, finally getting back to my senses.Milo slowly walked closer to the couch and sat down.It. Was. Awkward.Button runs to the living room and barks at Milo which instantly made him smile the moment
35LINDY’S POVGreat, the devil is home.."Did you bring a guy home?" Avery asked, raising her eyebrow."No. It's… It’s mine. I bought them a while ago when you left me at the parking lot." I reasoned out as I hurriedly grabbed them and walked to the stairs."You have a very weird taste in fashion, you know that? A beanie? Who wears a fucking beanie?""Uhhh.. Milo Beckett?" I mumbled to myself."What did you say?" she snapped."I said... I thought you were coming home late?" "The girls weren't interested on going for a night out. Did you order pizza? I smell pizza." she says loudly while sniffing.Great smell, dog."No. I'll be up in my room now. Sleeping. Night." I left her while running up to my room.I opened the door and saw Milo Beckett sitting on my bed so handsomely even if he was not doing anything. He moved his head to me with a smile. “You’re back. Thank God.” He says and I quickly got inside as I locked the door. "I forgot to tell you that I left my--”I pulled out his tr
E P I L O G U E "Em, just stop screaming, please." Lindy begs. "Think of it as a vacation."VACATION?! Then why can not I use the private jet?! Why do I have to ride a plane in eco... e... Ugh! I do not even want to say the word!""Stop being so overdramatic, Em. We all started somewhere." Milo mocks."I started rich and popular, I am keeping that title." She stood her ground.Milo tilts his head, "Not unless I take that away from you."She gapes.Ezekiel pulled up his pad as soon as he finished writing the words, “Cheer up Em. It is not so bad.” with a smiley face next to the sentence.It annoyed her even more. She loves her twin brother, but she hates the situation that she was in.“Not so bad for you!!” She screams at her brother before she groans. “You can not do this to me!!” Emerald screams like the drama queen she is.Days passed, Emerald found herself arriving in Aidenwoods, New Zealand with two big pieces of luggage and only a hundred pounds in her wallet and the other hund
70‘The famous Beckett duo called EZME called it quits after five years of singing together to their millions of fans due to personal issues, scandals, and health conditions that needed to be taken more seriously. Ezekiel Beckett has been suffering from Muscle Tension Dysphonia which causes the sound and feel of his voice to change due to extreme muscle tension in and around his voice box. As a result, it causes his voice to regularly stop performing more efficiently which broke a lot of his female fans' hearts. The 21-year-old heartthrob and crooner recently lost his voice due to stress, tension, overuse, and overwork and is now going through therapy doing various exercises.On the other hand, Emerald Beckett, who is no longer new to scandals and issues, has gotten some pretty bad press every now and then. The 21-year-old pop star and the other half of the duo called EZME have been known for her horrific diva behavior since her rise in popularity. It has always been rumored that she
69L I N D Y After the honeymoon, I bravely decided to go back to college and finish where I left off. Milo has been very supportive of my decisions and he has been my confidante in almost anything that I do and I want to do. He would confront me about what would be the best and would advise me when things get harder or more confusing. He is just there constantly supporting me which means so much to me after everything.When he asked me if I would move in with him to London, I did not hesitate to agree with him because all my life anywhere with him, whether it is in London, Peru, Spain, South Africa, the Philippines, or anywhere around the world, I would want to be with him. Always. Mom and dad felt sad when they found out that I was moving to another continent which made them feel a little bit emotional before we parted ways. Although they understand that things are going to be different now that I am getting older and wiser and have plans set on ahead of me with Milo. Yet, my paren
68L I N D Y “Welcome home Lindy!!!” I was taken aback as soon as the party poppers popped that came out of nowhere and I see everyone in this house greeting me with smiles on their faces. I see Lucius, Jasper, Silas, and Rowan who came all the way to celebrate this day with me which really means so much to me after what I have been through. It was the kind of support system that I needed after what happened to me and how these people are showing me an unconditional kind of love. These guys, whom I have always considered as my older brothers from other mothers, are all here and this means the world to me. I see Martha who ran towards me in a split second and hugged me tightly with tears flooding in her eyes which made me cry too because this scene is very much making me so emotional. She hugs me tight as she says the words, "I am so glad to see you again. I have missed you. I have missed you so much. I missed you a lot."She makes me bawl my eyes out as I hug onto her tighter, "I m
67L I N D YSaint Francis Sanitarium had a different way of treatment which had been pretty much helpful for my recovery. They also had strict rules about visitors, no one was really allowed to see the patients who are under treatments like me to avoid problems, complications, and miscalculations. There were no cellphones allowed inside and Wi-Fi as well to avoid any social media. Although they allowed gifts from the outside, it was still hard not to be able to see everyone. I didn’t let my negative emotions get the worst of me because I had to be strong for myself and my kids and for everyone else who is waiting for me to head out of this mental facility. I faced this battle head on and even though it was hard for me to accept the changes that I have had, emotionally and mentally, I am still very thankful for the support that I am getting from my family, friends, and of course Milo.Milo has been sending me hand written letters every day which is something I always look forward to
66M I L OWhat did she mean by that?Did she mean it literally?Silence, there was silence between us and I was just utterly and indescribably confused. She didn’t answer while her eyes were looking all over the entire house. Her eyes looked like she was searching for something inside the house and at the same time, she looked like she was in distraught. She looked so lost, sad, and completely puzzled by her own thoughts inside her head.“Are you alright baby?” I holler.She nods and looks back at me, “Yes. Just…. Just a little… awake.”I tried to ignore what I heard from her about hearing them in her head and just walked towards her, “I thought you fell asleep?”She shakes her head, “I can’t.”“Did you even try?”She nods. “Yes. These days it’s just hard for me to sleep.”“Should we visit the doctor?”“No.” Her voice was firm. “No need for that.”I take her hand to mine, “Hey, let’s go back to sleep. Shall we?”She nods and smiles before we walked up to the bedroom.I still hear the
65M I L OThey were so tiny.Very tiny.So fragile. So delicately adorable. I stare at them from outside the glass window and my heart swells with these crazy emotions that are building up inside me the more I stare at how tiny and angelic they looked. Staring at them, I did not know that I could love more my sweet Lindy for carrying my little soldiers who are now battling with their own lives. I had no idea that these tiny creatures would actually make me feel much more whole in some way. I glance at the tubes and machines that were surrounding them to help them survive and grow and I know they are fighters and that they will grow stronger. I know. I know they will. I watch as their chests go up and down while they were breathing as they were moving their tiny hands around and subtly kicked their small feet. It was amazing how they looked and how their tiny movements could actually surprise me and amaze me at the same time. Absentmindedly, I am staring at them with a smile on m
64M I L OI laugh humorlessly as I shake my head sideways, not wanting to believe what I have just heard. No, this cannot be possible. There is absolutely no way. No. I had no idea that Ricky was this selfish and this heartless with everything that had happened. He is and has always been only thinking about himself and no other else. He only and always wants to save himself from everything when the going gets rough then runs away and hides like a frightful little child and pass the blame onto others so he can clear his name.This man is despicable, absolutely and horrifyingly greedy.“I am so sorry.” Ricky apologizes but the more he says it the more it makes me angry.“Ricky! How could you so selfish?!” Gwyneth screams at him..“Of course!” I exclaimed. “Of course you would say it’s me! You freaking asshole!” I pressed my clenched fist against the center of my forehead. I groan in frustration and in anger because I want to hit this person so badly. I want to hurt him as hard as I ca
63M I L OEver since my argument with Gwyneth, we never really talked as much as we used to. I understand why she was feeling that way and I understand why she had avoided me since she hated what I have done. Of all people, I thought she would be the one who would understand me because she is my sibling, but then I was wrong.She made me feel even worst. I tried to understand where her anger was coming from and obviously, she was gutted that I said and did those things to Jolene. I know she could not believe me that I treated Jolene that way because she has always hated it when I do things that hurt women since I was brought up by women too.I wish my words could change anything to what she sees me now but then I know I can never take back the things I did and the things I said to her.Sometimes I wish she could have understood me and why I had to do it. The night before the band’s world tour started, someone came to my house late at night and rang the doorbell many times which woke