[Olivia]"Shhhh, no crying here, baby. Just relax and be a good girl, okay?" Lucas sat behind me in the hospital bed, it's been hours since I woke up, and I could not stop crying my eyes out, just how many times have I been admitted to the hospital in the last few months?"I am tired of lying down, I want to sit," I muttered, but Lucas's expression made it clear to me that I had not said those words out loud as I had assumed. I had been trying to open my mouth to speak for hours since I woke up, but my throat was hurting so much that I had to stay motionless until the words finally came out.Lucas asked, "Do you think you can eat anything now, no matter how small?" I shook my head, looking at him, wondering how I could swallow anything at this point when I could not even open my mouth "It is okay, baby, you will be fine," his eyes locked on mine, maintaining a steady reassuring gaze. I nodded and shifted my gaze away from him.********"Welcome back, Dad and Grandma." I hugged my gr
[Olivia]I walked toward the garden with my arms crossed over my chest."What is the problem, Olivia?" Usher's voice asked from behind. I ignored him and walked to my favorite spot, where I sat on my sleek swing and grabbed the handle.He stood with his two hands in his pocket, his gaze fixed on something behind me, not on my face."Usher," I called out, and he returned his gaze to my face."Olivia," he called, and I chuckled.I stood up from the swing, and he shifted back slightly, giving me enough space to stand comfortably. I folded my hands across my chest and locked my gaze on him."Did you call me out here so we could just stare at each other? I know you are very beautiful, my dear sister," Usher said, rolling his eyes at me."Usher, what did I do wrong? I have been wanting to ask you this question for a while now, but I have not had the opportunity, and I think I want to know what is wrong," I asked, and he looked at me and knitted his brows."I am not sure what you mean by tha
[Olivia]I made my way upstairs and pushed my room door open, Lucas was seated on the couch with his laptop on his lap, I checked my phone and it was 8 p.m, I reached out to him and pulled the laptop from his lap and closed it before heading to the table, I dropped it and returned to him, I held his lap and sat in between his legs"Is there ever a moment when you are not working?" I asked, and his hand patted my hair before he leaned in and kissed my earlobes."Hmm," I moaned."I want to take a bath, but I do not have the strength to do so," I told him, biting my lower lip to keep my laughter in."Just tell me, baby, I want you to bathe me and I want it to have a happy ending, don't be shy." He cupped my cheek from behind, and I burst out laughing."What happy ending are you talking about? Please don't teach me bad things, I am very innocent." I rolled my eyes in the air and scoffed."Of course, I know you are innocent, my bad bitch.""Mmm, I love it when you are like that," I moaned,
[Olivia]"Firstly, Olivia your father and I asked you to get married or we would take Liv Luxe away from you, of course we wouldn't do such a thing to you, my dear Olivia, tell me a Grandmother who would not want her granddaughter to have her own family and be happy." "Grandma!" Her name came out of my mouth in a whisper."Olivia, we wanted you to give love a try, I do not know why you decided to stay away from relationships and dig yourself up with work, I know how many blind dates I had set up for you in the past that you turned down. So we had to come up with a plan, and we knew that the perfect word to use for you to listen to is Liv Luxe, we all know how much you cherish that company."Secondly, when I met your husband, I noticed that there was a significant distance between you two. Even before Mia came up with the story that forced me to tell you to move in or shut down Liv Luxe, I had wanted to tell you both to move in, I was just waiting for the right moment to tell you that
[Lucas]"What is it Lucas I'm all ears," I tightened my fist and swallowed hard, my heart pounding against my chest, as she spoke to me, staring deeply into my eyes.'Lucas, you should tell her, do you think you can hide it from her forever? What if she finds out later? Yes, you didn't need to tell her all along because the relationship was supposed to end soon, but now remember that it's not the case anymore and you need to let her know,' my inner critic chimed in instantly, judging me.But what if she decides to let go and reacts in the same way Felicia did? What if she judges me in the same way she did? Not that I saw myself being cut up in such a situation, but it just happened, how long can I even keep it hidden from her? She needs to know, she deserves to know, even if she was not supposed to know before, but she has a right to know now, she can make her decision, even if I know that I am having second thoughts about telling her, I am eighty percent sure that she will walk away,
[Olivia]I slowly opened my eyes, but the sharp piercing morning sunlight streaming through the curtains forced me to close them again. I tried shifting myself to the other direction, I rubbed the sleep off my face with my palm, and slowly opened my eyes. I raised my head a bit and was met with the most handsome sleeping man I have ever seen. I shifted up a bit so I could rest on his arm while staring at his fantastic eyelid.My hand trailed towards his hair, which fell over his face, I slowly shifted it away from his face, a smile tugging at my lips as I stared at his perfect features, he shifted his body, drawing me closer to his broad chest."It's morning, Lucas," I tapped on him slowly, attempting to loosen his grip on me. His eyelids shifted slightly as I tapped his arm again, his eyes snapped open, and he yawned, using his left hand to cover his mouth. I watched as he rubbed the remaining sleep off his face, and he looked down, meeting my gaze. I smiled at him, and a smile crept
[Olivia]"Why are you texting me and disturbing my phone with calls? If you have anything to say be fast about it, I don't have all the time in the world," I snapped at Kaleb over the phone, rolling my eyes in the air, as if he could even see me."Livyana, I know I don't deserve to call you, I nor text you, I deeply wronged you. I have not tried to see you because I have been out of town for a while,""Kaleb, listen to me, everything you are saying right now is none of my business, whether you are not in town or you went over to a desert, it is not and will not be my fucking business, if you have anything to say, be quick about it.""Livyana, all I need is closure, I know I hurt you, I know you hate me so much, but I need to make you understand that it is not the way you think, things just happened to turn out the way they did, and I never meant to hurt you, I would never intentionally do that, all I am begging is a few hours of your time, and to apologize the way I am supposed to,""
[Olivia]"Nothing, baby, I am fine; why do you think I am not?" I asked Lucas, trying to sound normal, I feel bad about having to hide this from him, but I can't tell him, he would never let me see Kaleb."Nothing, since you said you are fine, no problem, I just wanted to make sure," he said, and Mia's statement suddenly clicked."I think there is something," I said, holding his hands as his blue orbs stared at me, his brows knitted together."Okay, I am all ears."I told him everything Mia had said as I was making my way upstairs."That is just mere words, baby, she can not do anything, not when I am right here. I know she is your cousin, and I am sorry to say that if she ever lays a finger on you, I would not guarantee that she would live to see the next hour.""Aww, I am so touched," I wrapped my hands around him, and dipped my face in his shirt, his strong black cologne wafting into my nostrils. "And why are you apologizing to me, it's not like she ever sees me as a sister anyway,