Maxwell "What is wrong? Why are you being so suspicious?" Raya asked me as I led her into a private room to discuss with her.We had requested a five-minute recess to look at things and gather our thoughts, and the judge had agreed thankfully.Now I was going to break the news to her."What is it?" She stared at me intensely like I was crazy, and I would accept that for now because what I was about to tell her was actually crazy."I need you to... I'm not even sure what I want you to do. This is going to shake your world, but I want you to know that I'm here for you and...""What is it, Mr. Sterling? We literally have less than three minutes now. What with you dragging me out of there dramatically and acting all mysterious?"I smiled at her rant but sobered up at the information I was about to give her."Here"I handed her the envelope that Ryan had brought to me in the courtroom, and he was still there, giving us space to process this together."What is this?""Go through it."She b
Raya"Mummy!" I stretched my arms wide as Kyle ran into them later that evening in the compound of William's house.Thankfully, the monster was not around, but his wife was, and she gave me a disdainful glare as I went through a heartfelt reunion with my son."I can't believe you, Golddigger.""And you guys keep forgetting the fact that you asked for custody. I wanted nothing to do with either of you.""Where is that b*tch?!" I flinched as the said beast drove into his compound—no, his driver—and got out of the car.I immediately pushed Kyle behind me and wished I had accepted Mr. Sterling's offer to follow me into the compound.I had said there was no need, though, since we were trying to protect his image."Mr. Rodriguez!" Oh, thankfully, his ever-so-dear lawyer was with him."How could you deceive me?" I was tired of talking at this point because it was as if they had all decided they were the victims.I wasn't even sure who Kyle's father was now.Actually, no, I don't know who h
Raya The test came out soon enough, its results gathering us in the courtroom, and I held Mr. Sterling's hand, nervous and agitated.I wasn't sure what the result was going to say, and even though there were only five people in the room—me, Mr. Sterling, William, and our lawyers—it felt as if there were multiple eyes on me, asking me who the father of my child was.I had tried thinking of it but couldn't quite place it.The bar, yes, I remembered going to a bar back when I was in college due to frustration and exhaustion from the abuse of Williams, and I had gotten drunk only to wake up blank the next day, without a memory of what happened, and my butt, stark naked under the covers.The room had also been empty, with my clothes strewn across the floor, and I had managed to convince myself that I had just taken my clothes off... because of the heat.It sounded stupid, I knew, but believable also because... I wasn't sure; I sweated a lot.Anyway, I had forgotten about it with time, esp
RayaI felt my palms turn sweaty the minute the news settled in.His parents.Dinner.In his family house."Hey, hey, look at me," Mr. Sterling said, already seeing the panic in my eyes, and he placed each of his hands on my arms."It's just dinner. Nothing attached. You don't have to go, even because I would much rather spend time with you alone.""What is wrong, mummy?" We turned to see Kyle looking at me in concern, and I shook my head."Nothing, love; I'm fine. I'll go. I just don't have what to wear..."Okay, that was a lie, as I had lots of clothes he had dumped on me during our hate-hate relationship, but my mind was too foggy to think of that."I mean, I don't know what to wear. Dinner gown, something simple...""I'd much rather you wear jeans and a shirt."I hit his arms playfully, smiling, "You must be kidding me."But that was only for a while, because the realization of what I was about to do hit me.I was meeting his parents.That sounded so formal, like I was planning to
MaxwellThe drive to the family house was spent calming Raya down as she continued to panic and overthink the whole thing.It had been unexpected for me too—the text message from my dad asking to meet Raya—but I guess he had finally accepted the fact that I wasn't going to marry Tyla.So you can imagine my surprise when the door opened about an hour later to reveal that same person, but not just her; I found out that my brother and his wife were present too.Wasn't this just lovely?I felt the panic in Raya go from one hundred to a thousand, and I squeezed her hand."Mom, really?" I said to her with gritted teeth when I finally got her alone before we all sat down."We just thought she might be nervous if it's just the four of us.""And you think it's better now?"She raised her eyebrows before realizing what I was talking about: "I thought you were over her.""No, not her.""Tyla?"I nodded, "She said she was okay with it.""And you really think she was sincere. She's obsessed with
RayaI paused in front of the sink, minutes later after using the restroom, where I had prayed that Tyla would have left by the time I came out, but she was still in there, in front of the mirror, reapplying her lipstick when I finally came out.I brought out mine to do so too after washing my hands."You do know Maxwell is not serious with all this, do you?"I turned to face her momentarily."What do you mean?""Dating? Holding hands and pretending that he's in love—of course he can do that. It's why so many women shifted their pants for him."I tried not to let that get to me."Hmm...""I'm sure he must have used that on you too, though I would agree he knows how to f*ck. The positions, the passion—I can remember him running his fingers down my body the other day."Okay, this was weird."Uhm... What is the point of all this?"She turned to face me finally, her lipstick going into her bag, which I hadn't realized she carried into the restroom, and I turned to face her too."I'm telli
Maxwell "What the f*ck!" We both burst out laughing when I turned on the lights and saw that it was our dog who had been staring at us.Like, what the f*ck!It was kind of embarrassing for both of us as I could see it on her face, but whatever, it was a dog, so...She went to the dog to pet it and turned around to face me after, "I had forgotten all about it.""Yeah, I dropped it for a while at Ryan's because of what was going on, and he only recently dropped it back here since I had told him I would be coming around.""Wow, this is ridiculous."She laughed again, and I laughed going to collect Cody from her. He was probably hungry, and since I couldn't just deny my dog his meal, I nudged down the bulge that had been growing in my pants.I wasn't sure if she noticed that.I fed Cody and kept him busy with a toy when I was done, and I went into the kitchen where Raya was having a can of beer."Want one?" She asked, and I nodded, but instead of collecting the drink that she handed to m
MaxwellI woke up the next morning to that same beauty still curled up in my bed, her hair splaying wildly across my arm, and I woke her up unintentionally when I ran a hand through her hair."You're awake?" She muttered when she opened her eyes, and I nodded, placing my head on one hand to watch her intently.She looked so beautiful even with her hair all messy, and I ran my eyes down her upper body when she stretched."F*ck!" She groaned, making me sit up, and I stared at her alarmed."What is it?""Oh nothing... I'm just sore..."My alarm turned into a smile at her response."Right."We had been going at it for the better part of the night and morning so I could understand her."Wait here," I said as I stood up, ignoring my nakedness, and I walked into my bathroom, where I started a bath.Women liked it hot, right?I made it as hot as I could without making scalding.Ahh, candles...F*ck, I didn't have them. Neither did I have a bath bomb or flowers, so I made the bath as pretty an