Gabriel drove Josephine to his apartment and during the drive, he asked her what had made her stay under the rain but the only reply she gave to him was her sobs. He wondered what had transpired between her and Lucas and he could not help but think that Lucas had sent her out of his house, but knowing the kind of person he is and the few moments he had spent with him, he didn’t think he was the kind to send a woman outside in the night and under the heavy rain.When he got back to his apartment, the rain already subside a bit. He got down and went over to the other side where he helped Josephine out of the car and led her inside. He made her sit beside the fireplace and was about to rush inside to get her a blanket when Matilda showed up in front of him with a slight frown on her forehead and she looked at him with sleepy eyes.Earlier when Dera called, Gabriel heard Matilda’s phone ringing in the sitting room and knowing that she was asleep inside, he didn’t want to disturb her so he
Josephine woke up, feeling sober and she sat up in the bed. She looked around the room she was in and touched the sheets before realization dawned on her and everything suddenly came rushing back to her. She covered her face with her palms and then pushed it up into her hairs before a sigh escaped from her lips. Pushing the sheet away from her body, she got out of bed and wore the slippers that was placed aside for her and she moved her feet towards the door before stepping out. Gabriel, who was busy explaining to Matilda what Lucas had told him last night, suddenly stopped talking when he heard the approaching footsteps and the both of them looked towards the direction to see Josephine. Josephine halted and looked at the both of them before feeling embarrassed.“I’m sorry,” she apologized to them with her head down, feeling guilty for making them worry about her.They both stood up and Matilda went to her. “Why are you apologizing when you did nothing wrong?” she said and led her to
Lucas stared into the glass of blood in his hand which had turned cold. He hasn’t taken a sip from it and it worried his friends whom he had called over to his bar that evening. Not liking his mood and sudden silence, one of his friends decided to ask him;“What is this about, Gray? Why did you call us over if you are going to remain silent like this?”“I don’t like the mood today,” the other one said and loosened the first button of the shirt he wore before leaning his back on the chair.“I’ll tell you,” Raven spoke and dropped her glass on the table. She licked off the remnants of the blood from her lips and said, “Someone tried to hurt one of his recent family members this week.”“Who would dare to do that?”“Wait...recent?” the one who spoke first asked. “You didn’t know?” the other one asked and took a sip from his glass. “Everyone was talking about how he stole the hearts of people in a wedding, with the lady who was supposed to get married on that day.”“Where was I then?”Luc
The sun set on the horizon, signifying the start of a new day and a new week. People and vehicles already took over the streets, heading towards their various destinations to start the day’s work. Maya already stepped out of her comfort zone to go job hunting as Brian said, but she had another motive, and it was to go to her friend’s place instead. Josephine on the other hand, went to meet Candice to start another work given by a client of hers. Before leaving Gabriel’s apartment that morning, she already informed the two of them that she won’t be returning back and instead, she would go to Mrs. Lewis place from work.Lucas Gray stepped down from his car and walked inside the company in his usual cold demeanor. The staffs on that floor greeted him but he simply just ignored them and walked inside the elevator. On getting to his office, he opened the door and went inside to sit on his chair to prepare for the day’s work. Already, there are files packed on his table for him to review a
Josephine released her hand from his grip and took a step back before looking up to meet his eyes. Those eyes reminded her of the warmth she always felt whenever she looks into it, but now, it has returned back to its usual coldness. “Do you want to see me?”Josephine didn’t answer. She just stood there staring at him.“If you have something to say, say it to me,” Lucas said.Josephine scoffed inwardly, not believing that it has come to this. He didn’t even ask if she was okay or where she was staying after leaving his apartment. Did he not even care about her at all? Or maybe she has been a burden and he was finally relieved that she was gone. Her presence must have irked him. At least, that was what she thought.“I have nothing to say to you and I didn’t come here to see you,” she said in a firm voice and blinked almost immediately, half-regretting that she had to say that to him. Taking in a breath, she said, “I came to pack some of my stuffs—or yours which belongs to me. The next
Josephine blinked back at his words as she stared at him, not sure of what to say or how to react. When Lucas took a step closer to her, she took a step backwards and he heard the hitch in her breath.“Are you scared of me now?” he asked, not taking his eyes off hers and there was a hint of sadness in it. “You know I can’t hurt you.” Josephine stared into his green eyes and saw how serious he was. Some part of her wanted to tell him no, that she knows he cannot hurt her and she wanted to hold him, but instead, she found herself asking him, “You don’t want me to leave, why?” her voice was calm this time...but broken. “You pushed me away that night, remember? You didn’t stop me from leaving and so I thought you want me gone. But now you want me to stay? Why Lucas? Am I just a pushover to you?”“I never said that,” Lucas said and took another step. “I am sorry if I hurt you by pushing you away. I never meant to do that.” And it was the truth. He had no intention of letting her leave jus
Things went smoothly for a week and Josephine was already getting used to Lucas around her. It was like he wasn’t giving her any moment to mope around as he would always find her wherever she is. He doesn’t even goes to his room to sleep as he prefers her room. When she asked him, he replied that he sleeps better in her room than when he sleeps in his room and she left him that way. He would always do things to make her happy and give her a reason to smile. He would pick her up after she finishes work in the evening and treat her to dinner at a restaurant. Yes, he already knows she works with Candice. To her, he was like the older brother she never had, the one her mother said will look out for her and won’t make her feel her absence, the one who would stay with her and make the days of her absence look like a twinkle of an eye...the one she failed to give her. Or maybe she did give her.When she got out of bed that morning, Lucas was not beside her. Normally, he would stay till she a
An hour to evening, Josephine was on the couch, staring out of the large glass which divided the sitting room from the patio. Her eyes were on none other than Gabriel and Lucas who sat on the pool chair, chatting away. After all the fun they had, they were finally resting and even Candice was taking a nap. “They both look cool together,” Matilda suddenly said beside her and she moved her gaze away from them to look at her.Smiling at her, she said, “I know right,” and then she returned her gaze back.“Earlier today,” Matilda said and Josephine turned her body, giving her attention, “I saw the way the both of you looked at each other.”“It’s just a normal stare, Matilda,” Josephine quickly said before she would get the wrong idea. “There is really nothing going on between us and I will like to keep it that way.”“You said that the last time we met.” They had met two days after she went back to Lucas apartment and she had explained all that was there to her best friend including the me