The entire ride back home was confusing. The accident, the revelation and the pressure that came with it, it was all too much to handle at once. When I told Enzo about the same, he told me that I should not worry myself too much. “That’s easy for you to say.” I mumbled. “You’re not in my shoes.” “I get it.” He said, clasping my hand on my thigh. “Why don’t you come home, Cassie? Just for a few days. I want to be with you for a while. It will help you keep your mind off things.” “But Enzo…”“What, come on? Am I not allowed to take care of you when you need me?” He said, “Don’t be difficult, Cassie. Please.”“What about my clothes? And my laptop? I need it for work.” “I’ll send someone to your house to bring all of that.” He said, “And you can talk to Melissa about your situation. I’m sure she’ll grant you leave for a few days. You can’t work with a broken arm.” He was right. I needed rest for at least a week. “Okay.” I said, “Help me write an email once we get home.” He glanced
Enzo continued to tease my breasts, occasionally playing with my nipples. He was no longer just washing my body, he was now seducing me. I moved away from his chest at once and turned around. Enzo’s eyes slightly widened in surprise as I faced him. Wrapping my legs around his torso, I pulled my body close to his. “What do you think about my plan?” I asked, feigning nonchalance to his tactics. Enzo grabbed the hand shower and ran the hot water over my body, rinsing away the soap. “Well, it sounds good to me.” He said, holding the nozzle over my cleavage. “I’ll do whatever you want me to do.” He grabbed some more soap for my arms. “Really?” I asked, inching closer to him. “Anything?” “Of course,” He said, his hands reaching my shoulders. Before he could go any further, I caught his hand. “Well, then, I want this.” I said, and inched closer to him so that my clit could rest against the bulge between his fingers. Before he could protest, I captured his lips with mine. We instantly
After a night thoroughly spent, I woke up with dismay to find the bed empty. I groaned in disappointment, as I was looking forward to waking up next to Enzo. He must have already risen and gotten ready. I quickly went into the bathroom to get a quick shower in before I walked out. However, as I wrapped the towel around my body, I realized that I had no clothes to change into. As I made my way out, I found Enzo sipping on his coffee at the dining table. “Nice outfit.” he mused as he saw me standing at the door. “Ha-ha.” I said, unimpressed. “I don’t have clothes.” Enzo pointed towards the living room then, wearing a smug smile. “I’m miles ahead of you.”A couple of bags lay there. “Those are my things?” “Yes.” “Who got them here?” I said, going toward them. As I began to pull them toward my room, Enzo got up from his seat and walked toward me. “Let me get that.” he said as he carried the bags and walked toward his room. I guess that’s where I was staying then. “Thank you.” I m
On Friday morning, we pulled up in front of the Ashford's estate. Their name was engraved on the iron plate beside the gate, glimmering in gold. As I peeped through the huge iron bars, I could see a huge garden laid out for a long distance until a mansion came to my vision. Their entire property looked like a luxury I could never afford, but strangely, it was all mine now. The thought of it made me nervous. Was I even ready for this? Right then, Enzo’s hand came to rest on mine, giving it a gentle squeeze. As I looked at him, he said, “We don’t have to do this if you’re not ready.”I sighed, “No. Let’s get this over with.” As the gates opened, we drove ahead, and soon I realized that we were transported to a different world. Everything around me screamed royalty, wealth and extravagance. None of which I was ready for. As soon as I got down, Mrs Ashford was ready to receive me. “Oh, dear. I’m so glad you came to meet us.” She pulled me in for a hug, and I stood there frozen. I w
“No, Mr. Ashford, don’t-” I tried to stop him, but it was too late. The gates opened for Calvin and his car sped toward us, stopping only a foot away. I recoiled into Enzo on instinct, having no intention of dealing with him by myself. Enzo’s protective arm came around my shoulder, holding me close to him. As soon as Calvin got out of the car, his eyes fell on me and they widened. I could sense his dislike toward my proximity with Enzo, but it was a fact he ought to make peace with. “Cassie.” he sighed out, approaching me, “Cassie, I’m so sorry for everything.” I frowned, and exchanged a glance with Enzo. What was this idiot up to now? “I found out everything, honey.” He said, “I learned the truth about Becky. Her lies, her deceit, everything! I’m so awfully sorry.” I must say, I was surprised. I did not think that he would come to his senses so soon. Or is it because he saw something between Enzo and I? Something he never thought I would have if he left me? “Who are you?” Mr A
I smiled at Melissa as she placed a coffee cup in front of me. She took the pain of bringing me coffee to my office room while she had a hundred other things to deal with in my absence. “Mel, you’re a godsend.” I said, bringing the coffee to my mouth. “I’m happy to help however I can.” She smiled. “How is your hand now?” I looked at my left hand, now devoid of the cast. “It’s much better. The doctor said I can come back to work now, so here I am.” “I’m glad.” She said, “But still, to let you ease in, I just scheduled a few meetings for you so you don’t have too much coding work. You can delegate that job to your juniors.” “I’ll see what I can do. I do have a meeting with Calvin, right?” Her lips formed a straight line, “Yes, I couldn’t avoid it. He was very adamant about it.” “It’s alright, I’ll handle it.” I said, with a wave of my hand. As Melissa left, I turned on my computer and tried to catch up on work. So much work was done in my absence, and although I tried to stay in
I gotta repeat it. Melissa is a godsend. If her curiosity did not make her come looking for me, Calvin would have probably landed his disgusting lips on mine, making me want to kill myself. “Cassie?” She called as she opened the door, making Calvin jump at least three feet away from me. “Yes.” I said, louder than required to ensure that she heard me. As she walked inside, her eyes shifting between Calvin and me, she understood that one of us needed rescuing. “What are you doing here?” “Just wrapping up the meeting.” Calvin replied. “In here?” She asked, glancing around. It was a store room. “Wanted some privacy.” He said, “And we just got done.” “Great, so I guess I can grab Cassie?” “Of course.” I said, and walked out of the room before he could protest. Instead of the elevator, both of us took the stairs and headed into my office. Once inside, Melissa widened her eyes at me. “What the hell was he doing?” “I have no idea.” I said, “I was heading downstairs and the next t
Enzo almost made the impossible come true. Whether it was saving me from my past or hunting my father down and fixing an appointment with him, there seemed nothing he couldn’t do.A week ago when he told me about this, I could hardly believe it. After my mother managed to let me believe that my father was in a foreign country getting treatment for his ailment, I made peace with the fact that she would perhaps never let me meet him. Hence it took me a while to believe that Enzo had managed to find him. However, it wasn’t until now, where I’m standing outside a hotel, staring up at what could possibly be my father’s room, that I realized that this was real. I was indeed going to meet my dad. “What are you waiting for?” Enzo said, his arm coming around my body in a side hug.“I’m not ready.” I said, “What if he’s sick, Enzo? Really, really sick?” “Then he’d be glad to see his daughter.” He said, kissing my forehead. “Go on in. Make him happy. I’m sure he was waiting for this day.” “
She started crying. No, she started screaming in pain. “Oh fuck,” I said, “Emmy, are you OK?”Since her only response was more crying, I realized I fucked up. There you goI was not safe. I just hurt my daughter while I tried to bring her out of the crib. What the fuck was I supposed to do now?My first instinct was to call Cassie and that’s what I did but to my dismay, she did not pick up the call. “Fuck this,” I said, “Pick up the damn phone, Cassie. But she wouldn’t. It just just kept going to voicemail. I called Sarah and Mark, but they would not talk to me either.Helpless, I stared at my wailing baby. I realized that I had only one option left. ****The ER was not a pretty place to be in, especially if you are a parent, but I still found myself in it. I waited outside the room as the Pediatrician was seeing Emmy. She allowed me to stay inside with her, but I chickened out. I couldn’t see Emmy in pain, knowing very well that I had caused it to her. After what felt like hour
Enzo’s POV Cassie was going to be the death of me.I knew that this was her scheme. She purposefully made sure that I would stay home by trapping me with Emmy‘s responsibility. I did not mind taking care of my daughter. I loved her. It’s just that I no longer trusted myself around her. I barely recognized myself and my daughter shouldn’t have to be in the hands of a person like me.I was not proud of it, but I knew that I had no idea how to handle her. For the past few days, I’ve made zero contribution towards taking care of her. It was all Sara and Cassie who were doing it. Hence, I could not be trusted with her. Why couldn’t Cassie understand that?After hours of negotiating with her, Cassie even stopped replying to my texts. Sarah and Mark were also unreachable and it finally dawned on me that today, I had to be taking care of my daughter. All alone.Right now, Emmy was asleep, but I knew that the moment she would get up, she would start crying. She needed a familiar figure to so
That night when I came home, another disappointment was awaiting me.Enzo was nowhere to be seen, yet again.“I found a lead and I told Enzo about it.” Mark said, “But he simply didn’t care. He said he had something to do outside and he just left.”I frowned, looking at Sara, but she just raised her hands up in defense. Before she could explain herself, Mark came to her rescue. “No, Sara tried really hard to stop him and I did too, but he simply wouldn’t listen. It was either that or physically block him but none of us had the courage. Sorry, Cassie. We couldn’t do anything.”I shook my head, closing my eyes. I should’ve known this. Why did I think he would change so soon? Of course, he was gone drinking again. What do I do with this man?“It’s fine, Mark. I know it’s not your fault. And Sara, how is Emmy doing?”“She’s fine, just fast asleep. And I made dinner.”I sighed in relief, “Thank you so much. Do you guys wanna join me?”“No, we already ate.”“All right, I’ll see you guys lat
I pushed him off of my body at once. “How dare you?” I demanded, fixing him with an angry glare. “I met him today.” He said, “He came to meet me at the bar. He even bought me a whiskey, since you know, he thought I can’t afford it. Generous guy.” He laughed. “Anyway, he told me about your little meeting today. And what you told him.” “What I told him?” I said. “I didn’t say anything.” “Which was precisely his point.” He said, “Said you were reconsidering things in the wake of everything.” “I can’t believe you bought that shit.” I said, “Why didn’t you tell me any of this before?” He shrugged, “I didn’t think you’d be honest with me.”“When did I ever lie to you?” I said, “Did you really think I would leave you for a scum like him?” “Well, the way he said it…”“He’s Calvin. He’ll say anything to get to you.” I said, “He’s the same man who abducted me. The same man that put me in jail. And you decide to believe his word over mine just because you want to feel pain? You want ever
That night when I went home, things couldn’t have gotten worse.Enzo was missing yet again, and I was afraid that it was slowly becoming a habit of his. I couldn’t understand what it was about him disappearing without letting any of us know. I knew he was having a tough time but this was unreasonable. He was punishing us with his recklessness and that did not deserve my kindness. I was patient with him till now. But not anymore. Sara had already gone to sleep while Emmy refused to retire to bed early. Since I needed that distraction, I played with her for a while before her eyes drooped. She fell asleep as I fed her, and I took her back into her room to place her in her crib. When I returned, I could hear the knob of the door twist. I glanced at the time. It was way past midnight. As soon as Enzo walked in, I could tell that he had been drinking yet again. He was reeking of whiskey from a mile away. “Where were you?” I demanded, putting my hands on my hips. “At the bar. Can’t yo
I realized a few days later that the only silver lining amidst this chaos was my work. I was thriving at the professional front. Despite what was happening at home, I managed to bag a couple of very good projects, and my team was extremely impressed. I had just finished a meeting at one such client's office and was heading back to my own when I spotted a hotdog stand by the sidewalk. It was way past my lunch time, so I decided to take some much needed break while I sat outside. Right then, Sara called me on facetime. Taking it, I was amused to find Emmy’s face hovering over it. “Oh, Emmy.” I cooed, “You silly girl, what are you doing with Aunt Sara’s phone?” “Arrr…” She made some weird noise and the camera faced the sheet on the mattress. “Emmy!” I said, “Are you chewing on the phone?”“Oh, shit!” I heard Sara’s voice and her face came into view. “I’m so sorry. I was in the shower. I don’t know how she managed to call you.” I laughed, “Perhaps because I was your last call.” “Ye
As I walked in, Enzo had already discarded his clothes and was preparing to go to bed. “What the hell was that, Enzo?’ I said, “You were way out of line.” “About what?” He asked lazily. “Don’t try to play the fool with me. You know what I’m talking about.” I said, “What is your scheme really? Is this your way of pushing us away?” “Think whatever you have to, Cassie. I don’t care. I’m just doing what I feel is right.” “Oh, really?” I said, “This feels right to you? Worrying us until we’re sick and showing up this late? Not to mention drunk out of your mind?” He groaned, “So now I don’t have the freedom to do what I want to?” He said, “I didn’t know that the rules change when we’re living in your house.” That made me shut up. I couldn’t believe he said that. He was definitely trying to rile me up, so I desperately needed to distract him. There was no point trying to argue with him now. “Don’t you want to shower?” I asked him, eyeing his body. He could definitely use one. Maybe t
After a long, distracting day at work, all I wanted was my bed. I was hoping Sara had already cooked us some food like she had been for the past few days. But if she hadn’t, we would have to place an order. And I had no energy for that either. As I entered our apartment, I was relieved to smell the aroma of freshly prepared food. I walked into the kitchen, ready to thank Sara for her help. However, before I could do that, she walked out of the kitchen all tense. “Oh, Cassie. Thank God you’re back.” She said, “Why were you not taking my calls?” “Oh?” I said, quizzically and opened my phone. As she said, there really were four missed calls from her number. “My bad. It was on silent. What’s the matter?” “Enzo hasn’t come home since afternoon.” She said, “He said he was stepping out for lunch and he still didn’t return.” “What?” I asked, “Why did he go out for lunch? Was he going alone?” “I have no idea. He wouldn’t answer me. He got so angry when I tried to push him… I just kept
Enzo watched me as I got ready for work.It was my first day back at the office and I couldn’t be more relieved. To say the past few days have been difficult would be an understatement. I needed a distraction from everything, and what was better than going to the office? With Enzo unemployed, I had to make sure that I could put some bread on the table. Although my grandparents have been continuously calling me, offering me help, or in their words - letting me have what was mine, I simply could not let them. That would be the last straw for Enzo. He was already beating himself up as he saw me working day and night to make ends meet. “Did you speak to that friend of yours you were talking about?” I said, “The lawyer. He was offering you a job, wasn’t he?” “I lost my license to practice, Cassie.” He said, “I can’t practice law anywhere else.” I turned around, puzzled. “But Raymond told me that he offered you a position of a legal advisor. You can’t be an member of the bar, but surel