RowanI was held prisoner in Petra's house. She and Brett didn't let me leave until two hours after. I was forced to stay with them while we talked. It was a welcome company, though it was bittersweet. I probably would have been Petra's husband if I wasn't so stubborn and refused to see her all those years, but at the same time, I was happy she found someone else who completely adored her.Just like my first impression of him, I perceived Brett as nice and he was really my fan. He recited most of my lines to me and Petra said something about him getting all his romantic ideas from my romance movies. It was fun.I got to hold Rowena too. She was the tiniest, cutest, little thing and she was so fragile in my hands. She smelled amazing too. That was the first time I was holding a baby and I actually loved the experience. Though, I panicked and gave her back to Brett when she moved. I was too scared to break her.Like I said, it was bittersweet. Holding Rowena reminded me of what I lost,
AmeliaI was busy working in mom's diner, trying to clean up a toddler who just flipped a whole bowl of soup on his head, when my phone pinged, indicating that I just got a text. I didn't reach for my phone until I had the child cleaned and with a new bowl of chicken soup.I reached into my apron's pouch and took out my phone. It was an unknown number. It could be Rowan since the person was asking where I was."Working in my mom's diner. Is this Rowan?"I had to ask."Nope, Ralph. Send me the address." His reply came in.Ralphael. That's right, I gave him my number. I totally forgot about that.I wanted to reply and give him the address, but then I remembered that he's good looking and Nessa won't let me hear the end of it if another good looking man came looking for me."Or, I could come to you. Tell me where you are." I texted back. I knew mom wouldn't mind if I wanted to leave, so it was easier to just go meet him wherever he was."I can't ask you to do that. I have to be the one t
AmeliaI took Ralphael to the nearby park. Since it was already evening, there were kids playing and a few other people about. It wasn't that crowded or noisy, just the perfect amount of human sounds.And Ralphael's disguise was working because no one seemed to recognise him. In fact, no one even looked in our direction."What's happening here?" He asked me as I led him to an empty bench."What do you mean? Everyone is doing their own thing."I couldn't tell his expression behind the sunglasses, but with how he silently looked around, I felt he must be a little confused. But why?"Okay... So, what are we doing here?"Was it his first time in a park?"We're doing our own thing. Here, sit." I instructed, pointing at the empty bench. I mentally kicked myself because I sounded a lot like William.He sat down though."Wait here, I'll be right back. And don't take off your disguise."He smiled. "Yes, ma'am."I left him there and went over to the nearby ice-cream stand. I didn't know what fl
RowanAmelia was exhausting! After Hillary told me about the pool party, I tried calling her number several times but she wasn't taking my calls! What the fuck would she be doing that wouldn't let her take calls? Did she lose her phone? Did she get a job somewhere else without telling me? What exactly was her reason for ignoring my calls? I expected her to call back, but even until I got to Hillary's house for the party, there was still no call from her.I was beyond annoyed.I was half-expecting to see Raven there, so I wasn't really surprised when I saw her with Crystella. Ever since Raven and I got together, she and Hillary kind of hit it off and they'd been collaborating in a few modelling gigs. Of course, Hillary was only modelling for fun. Just like me, he was born to wealthy parents and his dad wanted him to take over the company. He was also an only child, so he and I had a lot in common. Since he was kind of friends with Raven, it was natural that he would invite her to his
RowanI turned to Hillary."Did Ralph seem different to you just now?" I asked."Different how? He just seemed really pissed. Maybe he's friends with Amelia already or something." He paused, frowning. "You know, I don't really care how many bets you guys have, but it'll really suck if you have a fight over one, or even over a woman." He scoffed. "I don't know why you're fucking around with Raven, and I'm not going to question it, but just take Ralph's advice and keep her in check. If you guys aren't dating, then she can't be jealous of someone else."That was not what I wanted to hear.I looked away from him."She knows, but I can't stop her from feeling however she feels.""I think it's your fault.""What? How?""You were the one throwing a tantrum when she wanted to fuck someone else. Maybe that gave her the impression that you want to be more than fuck buddies. I mean, I was thinking it.""Nah! I reacted that way because I care about my body..."He suddenly burst out laughing."Ser
AmeliaRaven was the absolute worst! I've never really hated anyone in my life, but I could say for sure that I hated her at that moment. Did she think it was a joke pushing me into the pool? I was scared of swimming. I couldn't swim and I actually thought I would die in that pool. My life literally flashed before my eyes!I was so grateful for Ralphael. I was struggling to pull myself up for air — and failing woefully — when I felt a pair of strong arms grab me and pull me up."Relax, you're safe." Hearing his voice, I was so relieved. As he carried me bridal style while still in the water, I circled my arms around his neck, holding him tight.I only let go once we were out of the pool and he wrapped a towel around me. That was when I saw Raven's victorious smirk. God! I wanted to slap her so hard, she'd get a headache for weeks!But instead, I did what any responsible adult would do. I chose to walk away. Ralphael asked me if I wanted to go into his friend's house and change out of
AmeliaI didn't protest, I didn't want to. Honestly, I didn't have the strength to fight with anyone. If he wanted me to become his girlfriend's assistant for the day, that was fine by me. I couldn't afford to protest, not when my job depended on it.I needed to work for Rowan Ace, his bitch of a girlfriend was just part of the package. The earlier I understood that, the earlier I got over it."I'll go get dressed." Raven said, got off the stool she sat on, went over to where Rowan sat and kissed him deeply... all the while making eye contact with me.Why did she bother? She really thought I cared about her relationship with Rowan? I rolled my eyes.He was not my type, period."I'll be right back." She said as she broke the kiss, then walked past me out of the kitchen.Rowan's eyes were on me.What did he want? To tell me to make sure his beloved girlfriend didn't have any reason to complain? Remind me to keep my clumsiness in check and not ruin her day? Oh wait! That just gave me an
RowanI didn't sleep in my bed that night. After I called Amelia and told her to come in by morning, I went downstairs to my study. I sat in my chair and read through my script for a bit. When I felt sleepy, I returned to my room, but seeing Raven there still made my bed less appealing.I left for a guest room and spent the night there, glad that I got quality beds for all the rooms in my house, else I would have woken up in pains that morning.By morning, when I got down to the kitchen, Raven was already there, having breakfast."There you are." She said once she saw me. "I asked your maids if you went out already and none of them had an idea. Did you stay up reading your script again?"That was the perfect excuse."Yeah, I didn't really feel like sleeping."I sat on the stool facing her and the cook served me my breakfast."Does Blondie work on weekends?" She asked."Not really. But I already called her to come here this morning.""Perfect. I'm going to pick on her again, I'll take