Thea John thoughtfully narrows his eyebrows, looking away and I don't know what's going on inside his head. He's not going to give me that chance so easily, that's what I feel. I look back at Tiffany. She's standing there, unconcerned. I hoped she would defend me and try to convince John one last time but she was silent. I can understand that and I don't expect her to do anything for me anymore. "John, please. Just one last time", I plead again.His eyes are lifted at me once again as I find him controlling his wrath. "Why? You didn't bother to look at them when they were around you. I remember how my kids kept wanting their mother's love but you never had time for them", there's pure rage in his voice as he takes a step closer to me.I have no explanation to give, no reason to say. At this moment, I can only pray for his mercy. I gulp down, lowering my eyes. "I'm— sorry. And I'm ashamed of everything I had done before. But— I'm already getting all the punishments I deserve. This
Christian "Chris! It's already ten!" Ivanna tells me when I drive through the highway and she is sitting beside me, blindfolded."I know. What's up with that?" I giggle."Chris!" she lets out a sigh of frustration again. "We should be at home, sleeping. We both have to rush tomorrow. And what's this blindfold about? What are you doing?" she's impatient as hell. As usual."I'm kidnapping you", I say in a hoarse tone."Oh really?" she mutters. "But you don't need that blindfold. I'm not gonna run away from wherever you take me to""Wow!" I exclaim. "That was awesome, Mrs. Scott. You're learning to flirt finally after ten years of not being single"She laughs audibly, making the most beautiful noise I have ever loved this much. I look at her as she leans back on the seat, her beautiful lips moving simultaneously as she laughs.I can't hold the urge back inside of me as she keeps mesmerising me each second she just exists, doing nothing. Definitely, her smile is the death of me. I take
Ivanna I squirm underneath the cosy sheets as the sunlight falls on my face. Still closing my eyes, I roll onto the bed, lying on my stomach now as I feel the light in my eyes fading as if someone is standing just in front of me. Goosebumps litter all over my body as I feel the touch of a few knuckles on my bare back, tracing downwards. I hum, smiling with the soft touches. That tender hand gently shoves all my hair away from my face and I feel a whiff of warm breath near my face. Christian kisses my cheek like every morning, making me smile wider and wider."Good morning, beautiful", he whispers into my ear and slides his hand down to my back, then he slowly plants kisses all over there. I turn around, snaking my palms around his neck and opening my eyes wider at his handsome face. He's staring at me as if he has seen this face for the first time, as he does almost every time. "Good morning", I whisper back. "What's the time?""You really care about the time when you have such a
Ivanna "Five hundred dollars for this piece? I love it. But I'm not gonna spend that much", Emily groans, leaving the maxi aside and we come out of the shop. She really liked that dress and Emily isn't that strict with a budget. She will never spend money unnecessarily, but she will always get what she likes. This is kind of unexpected."You could take that one. You loved that piece", I say as we walk out of the mall, carrying the bags."I have to be cautious about it now. Especially from my paycheck", she tells me."For the baby?" I ask."No. I'm not worried about the baby", Emily chuckles slowly. "For Samuel. You know Kane already spent so much on his case for five years straight. For my kid. I know he considers Samuel his son, but still, it'll always keep bothering me. I'll not let Kane take any responsibility for Samuel""As if he'll listen to you", I say as Ethan opens the trunk of the car and takes the bags from us."I'm also afraid about that. But let's see", Emily says, and m
Tiffany There aren't many people in the cemetery today. It's sprinkling rain. Carrying the umbrella and a heavy heart, I walk inside with fresh lilies in my other hand. Thea liked lilies the most. At least, she preferred them when she never let us keep any other flower in the house but lilies.I halt near the grey gravestone."Thea Allen Greene. (1990-2022)"I let out a heavy sigh, staring at the gravestone, and kneel in front of it, placing the lilies onto it. Six months passed and things were never like before. Everything changed. Especially our lives. I rub the mud off the gravestone and smile."It's been a while since I came to meet you. I hope you're doing well, wherever you are. Everyone is doing pretty well. John, Ryan, and Kevin. They miss you a lot but they don't show it. I tried a lot to stay mad at you and hate you. But maybe my gratitude was stronger than anything else. I truly loved you as my family and it's hard to not miss you. You have been mean to me all the time
Tiffany Sebastian immediately brushes it off. "No", he exclaims. "You know I would never ask you to do that. I know they mean a lot to you", he says with much honesty in his voice and I know that he's not saying this only to keep things normal. I let out a sigh. He's somehow right. If Ryan and Kevin were my kids, my biological kids, it wouldn't matter. We would all stay together and even now if I can do it, I'll surely do it. However, it'll be really cruel to John because he has only his children and I have no right over them— at least more than John.Sebastian holds my hand and kisses it, getting closer to me. "I would never ask you to do anything which takes your smile away, baby"I half-smile and it makes me feel blessed, yet guilty for some reason. He makes sure I'm happy and I'm not compromising my happiness. On the other hand, what am I doing for him? Clearly, nothing. I'm just letting him compromise and wait for me. It all looks so one-sided. For the first time, I got some
Tiffany He repeats and I'm still having a hard time believing my ears. That was so abrupt and unexpected. I was not ready for it. It would be an understatement if I say I didn't imagine this. He snuggles into my neck as I squirm against him, feeling his lips against my skin.I'm so thankful that we're not looking into each other's eyes now because I'm so damn nervous to look at him. "It's been a long time since I felt like this for you. But I wasn't sure if you would trust me. It would be too fast for you. And I wanted to give us some time before confessing my love", with his soft tone, I feel the heat producing all over my body. "I know it's still too fast. We've been dating for six months. You can take as much time as you can and you don't have to be forced to say it. I'll wait. It's just that I wanted to express it to you"I don't reply and close my eyes tightly, feeling his heart beating against me as the smile remains on my face. However, I feel like he's getting tense after
Tiffany "Urgent?" I mutter.It's been months since John has barely talked to me. Yes, he doesn't talk to me or anyone like before. It's all about, did kids eat? , did they sleep? are they doing well? , do they tell you something they don't tell me? 'That's all we talk about and I have barely seen him smiling. When he's with the boys, he genuinely smiles for them and he's always available for them, unlike before. It seems like he's trying to fill a void. "Yeah. It's sort of", he shrugs his shoulders and I put my handbag aside."You were at Sebastian's last night?" he asks."Yeah", I smile. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before leaving. He kind of insisted and it's been a while since you know— we hanged out""I know. I know", he says, sitting on the couch and I sit across from him. "You had to give all your time and attention to the kids and you literally forgot you have a life too"He looks up at me. There's nothing but helplessness in his eyes. He's completely shattered from the insi
JohnGetting married in the 50s isn't that strange anymore. But for me, it was— for a man who believed his marriage would last forever and then believed he would never marry again. I stood before the mirror as Ryan helped other groomsmen with their last fit."You all look pretty handsome. Ready to leave. But I wish Kevin had that time to get a good fit. Your suit sucks!""I feel better anyway", Kevin snarls. I chuckle while fixing my bow tie, watching my sons in their 20s still fighting like toddlers. It's been a blessing for me to have a family which didn't break even after the biggest disaster. And maybe it was because, in our family, it had always been us. Me and my two boys. Their mother wasn't there. The death was just a formality. I didn't really change that much. My boys were happier than ever after she died. It's really mean of me to think that way but it was the truth. They were traumatised because they were kids. As they grew up, I realised they had a better and healthier
It's been a while since I updated this book. However, I have delayed letting you know that I'm writing a book on Samuel and Chrisanna titled "Dispute Marriage" You'll find it on my goodnovel profile. This book is a bit different from others which don't have a forced marriage trope or any abusive family since you are already familiar with both families.The story revolves around two childhood friends Samuel and Chrisanna and their sudden marriage after Samuel disappears from Chrisanna's life for eight years. The book deals with heavy mental issues and a dark past. Slow burn. Please give that book a try and let me know if you like it. And I would like to know if you would want a short portion of John and Georgia's story or a direct epilogue to close the book.
Tiffany Emery runs to Sebastian. "Da—dy"And he immediately drives his eyes down and takes her in his arms. They both look at me lovingly. Now, I don't feel bad about pushing the wedding. This feeling would not be the same if we got married before Emery came. Ryan and Kevin walk beside me to the aisle. I wanted them to do this honour because if there's anyone in this world I still love more than Sebastian and Emery, My eyes become teary as I walk to them. Sebastian spreads his arm at me and I immediately dig into his chest.He leans closer to my ear."My beautiful bride"I smile against his chest and look up. He takes my hand and leads me to the centre. I take a look at every one. John, Mr Ryder, Gary, Myra, Christian, Ivanna and the recent teenager Chrisanna. Everything feels so complete and beautiful. Mr Ryder comes and takes Emery from Sebastian even though she doesn't wanna go. With the pastor's words, Sebastian and I looked into each other's eyes deeply. "I, Sebastian Ry
TiffanyI can't figure out how to react and what it's all about because I don't wanna assume anything unreasonable. He's on his knees with a damn ring.It means— God! I can't— comprehend it. My eyes flutter open at his handsome face. No words come out of my mouth. I'm at a loss of words."I know you're shocked! And I'm sorry if I scared you with this sudden—" he doesn't complete, yet keeps his eyes straight into mine. "But I couldn't keep this longer inside me, Tiffany. I had known a long time ago that I needed you in my life. Forever! And I'm not scared to ask you that—"With that pause, my heartbeat stops and my entire body shivers when I wait for him to complete."Will you marry me?" I feel goosebumps littering all over me with those words. Did he really ask me for marriage? It takes me a while to process. His eyes are full of fear and hope and I'm left in shock. Never in my wildest dreams, I had imagined he would propose to me. I hear some people around cheering up and root
TiffanyTime indeed flies like air and it happened in my case in a better way. In the best way, actually. I started my job in the daycare centre with all the lovely kids around which made my life less monotonous after Ryan and Kevin left. They are doing good in their new school and John has also settled into his new office over there. I and Sebastian balanced our life beautifully, supporting each other. As days and weeks passed, our love grew stronger. Among everything, I was happy with the fact that I have my identity now. A good identity. My salary doubled in just three months after joining for my good service and the way all the kids related to me. In a year, I was promoted to manager of the daycare centre, life couldn't be any less beautiful. It's been two years, I and Sebastian are together and we are living our best life. We hardly argued and most of the time it was just silly. He loves to tease me and I go along with it. Sebastian has become the most demanding lawyer in the
TiffanyWe spent the last two days painting the house and I can't describe how beautiful it came out. We did some changes like replacing the furniture and donating some. If everything goes well, I'll be here in less than three days.John has finished all the preparations in Hong Kong and he's leaving the day after we decided to move in. It all happened so fast but I'm glad that John is recovering. It's been eight months since the tragedy and I know it's gonna take years for him to overcome this. I'm happy for him but I would be happier if there was any chance that he finds someone to love him as much as all of us found a person to love.It sucks and I hate the fact that all his life he never found someone like that.I and Sebastian carry the portrayal I had in my room for years. It's a huge one and Sebastian suggested we should place it in the living room because it's beautiful. It's a painting I got from an art summit years back, featuring a mother and her small daughter, surviving
Sebastian"Really, Sebastian? I have never seen you this excited before", Georgia says as I show her some themes I'm confused with and I end up telling her the whole plan. "Isn't it something to be excited about?" I blurt out. "She's moving in with me. Isn't it amazing? People can't even go past dating and we are really moving in!" I tell her and she smiles wider, sitting in front of my desk."That's true", she says. "I'm just wondering what you would do once you guys announce the marriage!" she laughs but on a serious note, it makes my heart stop for a while.She pauses, looking at me. "Sorry. I should not have said that?"I chuckle. "Nah! Nothing like that. I just spaced out when you talked about marriage""Ah! So, that means you're thinking about it", she leans to the desk. I scratch the back of my head with an awkward smile. "I could marry her the moment I saw her! But hell! I'm not repeating any mistakes from the past. Maybe, I'll wait for a while before proposing to her. And t
Tiffany We stop by the nursery. It's one of the biggest nurseries in the city which I can completely believe by the way it looks. The boys run into the green surrounding and I and Sebastian slowly walk to see the plants. One of the workers accompany us, showing us all the kinds of plants we could use for decor. "I want the real ones", he says as I scan those plants which need no sunlight. They would be perfect for indoors."These are real ones too. These are just indoors", I say, watching his expression change. "But I still don't find the realness in them. You can take these. I'll look for others", he walks away to find his REAL plants as I shake my head at him in disbelief.We load all the plants we have got for the decor and Ryan and Kevin took two small ones to plant in the yard. Even though they won't be staying here, they wish to see it all grown up when they would occasionally visit. After that, we stop by a restaurant to have lunch. Surprisingly, Sebastian didn't suggest h
Tiffany We talked a lot today. I'm glad that I took this whole day out for him because we needed to have this conversation. I have finally decided to move in with him. Nonetheless, it'll come with more challenges and I'm ready for it. This decision will not only make our relationship stronger but also give me a world of my own. I can't wait to finally live my life in my own conditions and happiness. Sebastian asked me if he could help me anyway. But I refused to take any help from him as I did with John. It's my call to explore and look for opportunities which I'll be doing from today. I'm thinking about having a conversation with John again. I want him to change his decision of holding back until I settle down. Because that's impossible. I'll need a lot of time to clean the mess and organise my life and I think I'll surely do it if I have Sebastian.I'm glad that Sebastian understood me and more than that he trusted me enough. I'm scrolling through my phone to research the jobs I t