Eden brushed her hair as she got ready to meet with Leo. She had asked him to come to one of the busiest cafes in the city. She managed to convince Bennett to not come with her, but he still made her take Buddy with her."I still don't understand why you can't take me," Bennett said as he lay on the bed, completely naked except for a thin layer of bedsheet covering his manhood. "I already told you. I know that you're going to get angry at some point and Leo is also a… passionate man. I don't want anything to go wrong," Ede replied as she got up from the dressing table and walked over to Bennett. She was wearing nothing but her panties and bra. She was getting ready earlier but Bennett had picked her up from in front of the mirror and threw her on the bed, stripping all her clothes down. Eden knew why he was so adamant on having sex when it was time for her to go. He wanted to let her know who she belonged to before she went to meet Leo. Eden sat next to Bennett and said, "I'll be ca
When Bennett was finally done reminding Eden who she belonged to, he went to bathe, leaving her to get ready to meet Leo. She wore simple jeans and a black Star Wars t-shirt, paired with white sneakers. She was feeling nervous to meet him. The whole world knew that Carter was dead. There were cameras in Bennetts office that recorded everything that happened, including all the hostages who acted as witnesses. For security reasons, the media was not told that it was Bennett who had shot Carter, killing him in an instant. It would only spark speculation and unwanted drama. The officer who commanded the raid in the office said Carter was hostile and had to be shot before he did any more harm to anyone. The videos from the camera proved that Carter was indeed not in the right state of mind. Though everything was fine between Eden and Bennett, neither of them felt the same. Bennett had killed a man and Eden had gone through enough to say she was ever going to be okay, but she felt like th
Eden looked at Leo, not surprised at what he said but it still made her heart ache. She knew she loved Bennett with all her heart but it pained her to think about the heartache she caused Leo."But my intentions were still not pure," Leo continued talking. "I didn't want to ruin your relationship with Bennett for Carter. I wanted to ruin it so I could have you all to myself. I tried to convince you to stay with me. I thought you loved me too, but you didn't. It broke my heart, and I decided to stop pursuing you. I told Carter that I was done with his games, but he said he wouldn't let me go to college. It was my last chance to get my family in a better condition, so I agreed again."Eden looked at him and felt guilty for being so harsh to him without knowing anything. She stayed silent and kept listening to what he had to say "You father, Alfred, for some reason he wanted the same thing too. For you to end things with your husband and marry Carter. He sent me to your father's home to
Eden sat in her classroom listening to professor Cooper's lecture. Her mind was distracted, no matter how hard she tried to focus. After a whole month of online classes especially arranged for her, Eden had come to attend the class for the first time. She was nervous that it was going to be awkward for her after everyone saw what happened to her in the news. She was right to be scared, everyone around her treated her like a broken showpiece. They kept staring at her shamelessly and walking up to her to ask her questions about what exactly happened. No one cared about anything she went through, they only wanted to get something to gossip about. A guard walked with her at all times, and any time she felt overwhelmed by people bombarding her with questions, she just gave him a look and he came and rescued her. During the lectures no one was allowed to talk in the class anyway, so Eden would take a seat at the far end of the class and bury her face in the textbook. The teachers were aske
Eden went straight to Bennett's room and plopped on the bed. She was tired and wanted to sleep. Bennett was still not home from his office. She thought about Eve's offer. She wanted to sing for them but she wasn't sure about it.Eden got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to get fresh. She went downstairs to have lunch with Betty, Chester and Theo. Chester had finally announced his retirement, and Bennett to be the new CEO of the business. Him and Betty were moving to Florida the next month, and Theo was going to settle in Italy to be the one in charge of handling the business in Italy, leaving the house for Bennett and Eden alone. They talked on the dining table about how everything was going to change for the family. Betty got emotional over how things had finally worked out. Eden had permanently shifted into their house again. After everything had cooled down, she told Bennett that she was going to live in her apartment, which made him angry at her for assuming he was goin
After her classes, Eden walked to the auditorium at 3 PM to see the band practice. After much persuasion from Bennett, Eden decided to give it a real chance. As Eden got closer and closer to her destination, the sound of drums and guitar kept getting louder. She opened the huge door of the auditorium and stepped inside to see Eve going crazy on the drums. There was another man who was playing an electric guitar. Eden didn't know that it was just a two man band. Eden walked over to the seating area and sat there until they were done with their music. It was an upbeat rock music piece from the song Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. When they finished, Eden started clapping and approached the stage. Eve walked down from there and practically ran to come to Eden. She looked happy to see Eden. "You really came!" Eve said excitedly. When she felt like she was looking more excited than she wanted to show, she slowed down and said in a low voice, "So you came, huh?"Eden smiled and said,
Eden walked back to the auditorium the next day after her classes, feeling pretty nervous. She agreed to continue practicing with the band but she didn't know if she was ready to perform at the huge competition and sing in front of people. She was stuck because she couldn't say no to Eve's face. She sounded rather genuine while pleading to Eden and she knew she would feel guilty for the rest of the week for not giving them a chance.Eden walked into the auditorium and saw that Dan had brought his acoustic guitar with him. It was a beautiful Fender guitar. It looked a little old but that was what Eden really liked about it. She preferred worn out guitars over brand new ones. Eve and Dan greeted Eden before she got on the stage and got herself comfortable with the guitar. It was smooth and she could play the chords effortlessly. Eve gave Eden a list of songs to practice from, there were five songs, out of which they had to learn 3 for the 3 rounds of the competition, but they needed t
Eden got out of the car and smiled apologetically at the guard, inviting him to come in. He politely but sternly offered to wait outside for them and have a smoke by himself.Eden smiled guiltily and nodded at him before leaving to get seated in the cafe. They ordered some sandwiches and coffee to drink while they talked. It was a small cafe and gave the same vibe as Mom's and Pop's cafe. Eden enjoyed her sandwich and coffee while she talked to Eve and Dan. She felt like she really fitted in with them. She could talk freely about singing and her hobbies and they never once asked her about the incident with Carter. Eden felt happy to have some company that understood her and treated her normally.Eve excused herself for the bathroom, leaving Dan and Eden alone at the table. Dan watched Eve leave and when she was finally out of earshot, she looked at Eden and said, "Hey man, I'm sorry if I came off as rude yesterday. I'm gonna be honest with you, I wasn't really sure about having you i