Landon waited patiently for Alice's call which she was never going to return and when he was sure of that,he dropped his phone and stepped into the shower.
A loud gasp escaped his lips as the cold water trickled down his body and when he turned the shower off he shuddered lightly and wrapped a plush robe around his body.
It was the same robe Alice usually wore in the morning when they were still staying in the same room.
He didn't know how he noticed but he noticed.
It still had her scent.Her strawberry rose scent which always notified him whenever she was near.
He missed her terribly.
He missed how she would always do funny things to get his attention and missed even though petty,how he would pretend to ignore her when he was interested in what she had to say.
He missed how she would always be so friendly with the staffs and how they would lau
‘What is there to possibly talk about Landon?'.Alice asked when deep down she knew there was definitely a lot to talk about.‘First off,I'm sorry about how I treated you'.He stated and she couldn't help but act difficult and scoff loudly.‘Sorry isn't just going to cut it Landon.I'm pretty sure you wouldn't even give two hoots about me if you didn't know about the—‘I wanted to call Alice!'.‘But you didn't!! You didn't Landon and that's the whole point!!'.‘Come on in you two,it's going to rain any time soon now'.Grandma Lena came at the right time when the tension between them brewed and ushered them both inside the house.There was no way she was letting them leave without resolving their issues. &
A WEEK LATERCorazo valley was the most beautiful place Catherine had ever seen as she glanced around,the vast flower gardens ranging from primroses to red roses was so magnificent but what attracted her the most was the water fountain which had two dancing dolphins as a headpiece with water flowing out of their blowholes.The maids trooped out of the mansion and went straight for the bags without question just as another car rolled up the driveway and Alice came out.Fredrick came out from the driver's seat with a frown on his face as he glanced around and that surely proved he wasn't a man of nature.‘Couldn't this be done in a hotel or something?.I don't know why Mama Lena would want to do something like this,it's just heart-wrenching'.He nagged incessantly as he walked away and the two women chuckled.‘Pardon his manners,he hates anythi
‘Willow,where's Willow??'.Alice panicked the next morning as she scampered down the stairs looking disheveled.‘Relax,she's with Landon'.Lucas muttered as he walked past her clad in a Leopard print robe and a cup of coffee in his hands.She heaved a sigh of relief even though annoyed and then went into the study where Landon was and paused halfway as soon as she realized what he was doing.He was facing the window and reading Willow a passage from a children's book which was way too amusing not not laugh out loud.‘You do know she's till very young right?'.‘She hears me and I know it, sorry for taking her by the way,she was crying and i didn't want to wake you up'.He replied and her lashes fluttered in a way that intrigued him.It took him a while but he did later notice how her hair was in a loose bun and the rumpled robe she was wearing with the most ridicul
For the rest of the day Alice did a very good job in avoiding the man that made her belly churn but still later bumped into him on her way to the kitchen.‘Oof sorry'.She blurted out loud and when Landon saw how flushed her cheek was he knew something was up.‘What is that?'.His eyes lowered to the equipment in her hands and she gulped hard.‘It's uhh... it's uhhh....it's for Willow'.‘Really?? What is it used for??'.‘Uhhh i..I don't think you'd really want to—‘Alice I want to know'.He pressed further and after cussing under her breath she reluctantly showed him.‘It's a breast pump,it's used for pumping milk from my......you know what I mean'.She said and this time his cheek reddened with embarrassment.‘Ohhh I didn't know they made g
Luther O'Brien's eyes glimmered as soon as he spotted the beautiful woman coming out of the car who had beautiful legs and when he got a glimpse of her eyes he was immediately attracted to her.‘Ohhh please don't even say it'.The young brunette muttered as she sat next to her brother and handed him a jar of sunscreen.‘What do you mean??'.Luther asked even though he understood what she meant.‘You're going to say you've found the woman you want to marry and believe me it's preposterous'.She scoffed and he sighed deeply‘There's something intriguing about—‘You're a playboy Luther,it's the fifth woman you've talked about today but I won't lie......she is kind of hot and beautiful too'.She stopped him halfway and he chuckled loudly but when he turned around his mystery lady was gone.There was some
‘Would you chill out for a moment?'.Catherine blurted out annoyedly as her brother paced back and forth in her room panting heavily.His jealousy was the most obvious thing anyone has ever seen and he was not one to handle it very graciously.The will to rip the Luther guy to shreds was seen in his eyes and when Alice agreed to going on a date with him,things just went from bad to the worst of the worst.‘I still can't believe she agreed to going out on a date with him, what does he have that I don't??'.He scowled deeply and thankfully sat down on the chair to cool off.‘Well he's handsome,he looks rich and he probably treats women with respect'.Catherine responded and he darted a haughty look back at her.‘Are you saying i—’No Landon,you didn't treat Alice with respect until now and God help me
Alice yanwed loudly as she walked down the hallway looking all tired,hair disheveled and heels all held in one hand. She walked past Willow's nursery and then reverted when she noticed someone else inside. It was Landon. He was sleep on the couch with the baby on his chest and what made the whole image more amusing was the baby powder plastered all over his face. Willow was definitely comfortable sleeping on his white pristine shirt and from the looks of it,they pretty much had a rough time with each other. It was a whole new enigma seeing him in the father position and she slowly and gently scooped Willow out of his arms and placed her inside her cot. ‘Goodnight sweetheart'.She whispered and kissed her forehead. ‘You're back already'.Landon's voice was gruff and it startled her a little bit but
It was twilight by the time Alice woke up and it took her a minute to get herself when she realized she was back in her room and on the bed.How did I get here?,She thought as she changed into a much more comfortable night dress and stepped into bunny slippers.She went straight to the kitchen as her belly grumbled as her mind played out to her,Landon was right there but he was on his laptop this time.‘You are everywhere,𝒕𝒚𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍'.She muttered under her breath and he turned around sharply.‘You're awake?'.‘Isn't that obvious?'.‘Do you want coffee or something?'.‘Nah I'll just grab something to eat before I feed Willow, jeez have I been out that long'.She stretched her arms and an amusing glint appeared at the corner of his eyes.‘Five hours to b
Lucas frowned deeply as Catherine forced him out of the car even though he just wanted to sleep,the weather was burning hot and they both received a message from Alice saying it was urgent.He shut the car door and kept on grumbling under his breath as Catherine opened her door with a key card only for them to meet Landon in the living room.‘What the f—'.‘Guess who's getting married......for the second time'.Alice said excitedly as she exposed the beautiful ring with a huge glistening diamond on it.Catherine shrieked for joy and launched herself at Landon who was lucky enough to catch her before she fell to the ground.She apologized about the Christmas dinner ordeal and he forgave her in a heartbeat.The doorbell rang and the rest of the family came in shortly,they also received the emergency message but seeing Landon paved way for the obvious c
TWO MONTHS LATERIt was a tough battle and since it was a long time the case of Madison O'Brien's murder was opened,the court battle was fierce and Luther's lawyer was one of the best people at his job in the country.However, Stacey's testimony pushed the investigators to look more into the case and they found more than enough evidence to put him behind bars for a long time.Other women who were victims of his abuse began to speak up and this led to another further investigation,his numerous clubs and hotels were just business cover-ups for his underground drug scale business where he dealt with cocaine.He was given a 25-year prison sentence and the rest of the O'Brien family were more than happy to see their son put behind bars when they heard about his crimes.Alice knew he was an addict and an abuser but she never really expected her ex-boyfriend, who she almos
A few minutes later Alice wakes up after Lucas Isplashed a little bit of water on her face, disheveled,still in denial of the truth revealed to minutes earlier,angry at how naive she had grown to be and afraid of what was to become.A little part of her still wanted to doubt Stacey's accusations towards her step-sister but it was all coming to place now—the bursts of anger,the coldness passing between the both of them,the huge amounts of money missing from the company's account that she didn't tell anyone else about except Kayla.It was all coming to place now.How did Kayla know she was doubting Landon about the whole secret admirer issue when she didn't even say anything??.‘Are you okay?'.Catherine asked as Alice rubbed a sore part of her neck in frustration.‘Y...yeah..uhhh...where... where is Stacey?'.Alice responded as she glanced around the room only to find Stac
Alice pretended to be asleep when she heard her door slowly creak open and heaved a sigh of relief when Catherine walked in with a perturbed look on her face.‘Is everything okay??'.She asked and Catherine gulped hard.‘I uhhhh....I uhhh....I think you should.....i think you should come outside someone wants to see you'.The quiver in her voice was enough proof to Alice that something was definitely wrong—she was tired—Landon was out of her life already and now there's another problem in her life to deal with.She reluctantly got out of the bed and went down the stairs only to find Stacey at the foot of it with her body shaking vigorously like she had the fever.‘Stacey??'.She called softly and Stacey flinched sharply as she turned around.‘Wh...what is...'’You have to help me,he's
FEW HOURS LATER....Alice blew her nose into the handkerchief handed over to her by Kayla,who was tired of keeping up with the supportive sister act.Landon was finally out of the way and Alice wasn't in the right state of mind which was a perfect opportunity to milk off her.‘I love that man Kayla and I....I can't believe I still do love him'.Alice cried out as she blew her nose again.‘He hurt you multiple times before Alice and he acted like he was a changed man......he isn't a changed man sis and it's time you move on from him'.Kayla muttered and then Willow started crying all of a sudden.Alice wasn't really in the mood but she picked her baby up anyway and patted her on the back so as to make her stop.The crying didn't stop and Kayla decided to take Willow outside for some fresh air just as Catherine walked in.‘Are you—'.‘
It probably wasn't a big deal but Alice still couldn't understand why Landon would hide the letter from his secret admirer—maybe she was overthinking it—maybe she wasn't—maybe she was having a hard time trusting the man she loved—maybe she was just scared of losing him.Well she why wouldn't she trust Landon.He did spend a lot of time redeeming himself and having fears over him cheating on her was beyond dumb.....it was also unacceptable as well.‘Don't ruin this Alice,don't f**king ruin this,you are finally with the man of your dreams and you are going to spend Christmas with him'.She whispered and took a deep breath before going outside.Landon was already asleep and she kissed him on the forehead right after she placed the card right back under his bed,he stirred a little bit but thankfully didn't wake up which was a relief.‘You know you could've
FEW DAYS LATER...The whole family arrived in Corazo valley to spend Christmas with Landon who managed to convince them to bring him along,it was also an excuse to get out of the hospital and spend time together with his family.His ribs were still sore so Alice helped him into the wheelchair and wheeled him into Grandma Lena's house with Willow enjoying the ride on his thighs.The house still remained the same,he noticed as he took a quick glance,the only person missing was his grandmother seated on her beautiful rocking chair and very expensive chinaware stacked in front of her.She would always clean the teacups with a full blue rag while whistling her favorite song, sometimes she would tear a piece of her rag and handed it over to him to join her in the cleaning.A tear mistakenly streamed down Landon's cheek and Alice brushed it off when she saw h
‘Over my dead body will I allow you to do that?!'.Emily rose to her feet in anger as she couldn't believe what her daughter was planning on doing.Giving out her inheritance wasn't only reckless,it was stupid and foolish at the same time and until Alice realises that,she wasn't going to let her make that mistake.‘Think about it Mom,she might kill herself and it'll all be my fault, it hurts so bad know—'.‘This isn't up for discussion,Kayla is an adult and she is her mother's responsibility, it's not your fault that she is so jealous and insecure of your success,you worked hard for it and you earned it all on your own'.Emily cut her off as she cupped her cheeks with her hands,Alice opened her mouth to protest a little but shut it right back knowing it would be pointless.Her mind was made up and she was going to do all she could so Kayla could live
‘What are you doing here Luther?'.Alice's voice was hoarse when she saw Luther standing in front of her.He looked so lean—too lean—almost anorexic,his pupils were dilated,and the dark circles under his eyes were so wrinkled like he had squeezed duffel bags under them.It was hard just looking at him.The once handsome Luther she met was now looking like someone whose AIDS are in the final stages and it scared her to death.‘I....I was at your place but they said you were here...I....I called you,you know??'.He was stuttering and she held her breath for a little moment.They weren't together but even his worst enemy would have a little bit of compassion for the way he looked which was downright pitiful.‘Sorry but I can't....I can't do this right now Luther....Landon was shot last night and I..'.’Oh I heard ab