Eleanor
Jason walks us to his car, we get in, and as he is about to start the car, I grab his hand in mine. I lace my hands with one of his hands and place it on my lap. I use my free hand to draw smoothening patterns on his hand. I feel the tension in his hand reduce the more I continue to rub my finger on the back of his palm. I didn't think it would be good to drive angry. I feel his eyes on me. I lift mine from his hand and lock eyes with him.
"You are amazing," He says, staring at me with admiration in his eyes.
I just smile at him and ask him if he is feeling better.
"Yes, I am, thank you."
"That's good. Do you want to talk about it?" I want to know why he hates Alex, but I don't want to push him to tell me why
"Sorry, I don't."
"You don't have to apologize. You can tell me whenever you are ready."
"Thank you again," Jason says, pecking my forehead. "Let's go. I am sure you are starving."
"You don'
The following day, in the afternoon, I got ready to meet up with Mrs. Sullivan for lunch. I was not looking forward to it at all, but I was prepared to face her today. Once I am done applying my makeup, I take a good look at myself in the mirror before I walk out of my bedroom to meet Jason so he can drive me to the restaurant. Jason asked to drop me off, I could drive myself there, but he wanted to drop me off.Jason compliments my outfit once he sees me. I am wearing an olive green silk slip dress. I matched it with a pair of see-through heels and a black handbag. I dressed a little formal but not too much. I don't want to give Jason's grandmother a reason to insult me. I thank him as we walk outside to the car.The car comes to a halt after a few minutes of driving. I kiss Jason goodbye and walk inside the restaurant to meet Mrs. Sullivan. I find her seated at the right-end corner. I take a deep breath before I walk towards her."Hello, Mrs. Sul
I walk into Jason's penthouse once the elevator arrives on his floor. Uncle Jack dropped me off a few seconds ago. I say Jason's name as I walk into his apartment but get no response. He must be in his study since he is not in the living room or kitchen. I walk to the kitchen to find something to eat. I didn't even get to order food while at lunch with Mrs. Sullivan. I drop my purse on the counter and open the fridge to find something to eat or cook with. I am sure Jason won't mind me cooking, but I think I should tell him first. I close the fridge and walk to his study to ask him.I knock before entering. I see him working on some papers on his desk. I can't believe even on Sunday, he is working."Hi, sweetheart," Jason says as I walk towards him"Hi, what are you doing?" I ask, standing beside him"Just starting ahead on some work before I travel this week.""Oh, that's true you are traveling on Wednesday.""Yes, I am going to miss you." H
An hour or two later, Amber and I are done getting ready. We walk out of the house to meet Jason and Evan. We are not going together since we won’t be coming back together. I say hi to Evan before he and Amber get into his car. As Jason and I walk to his car, he compliments me on how beautiful I look, as always.We arrive at Mr. Crawford’s place before Amber and Evan. We ring the bell and wait for someone to open the door. After a few seconds, Kassie comes and opens the door for us. She tells us Mr. Crawford is waiting for us in the living room. We thank her and walk to the living room to join him.“Hello, grandfather,” Jason says, walking into the living room“Hi, Mr. Crawford,” I say,“How are you both doing today?” Mr. Crawford asks“We are doing great.”“That’s wonderful to hear, and Eleanor, I think it’s high time you start calling me grandfather or Clinton.&r
The next time I open my eyes, it's morning. Jason drained all the energy out of my body. I can't believe I slept through the night. I look at my body and see that I am still naked. Of course, I am still naked. I lay down to rest a little, but I slept till morning. I look towards my left and find Jason sound asleep. He looks so peaceful while sleeping. I love the way his eyelashes fan his face. I move closer to him and trace my fingers on his full eyebrows. I try my best not to wake him up as I trace my fingers on his face, but my plan fails when his eyes open. His beautiful caramel eyes stare at me as the tip of my finger hangs on his nose."Morning, sweetheart," He says in that sexy morning voice of his. He puts his hands around my bare waist and pulls me closer to him. A blush appears on my cheeks as my naked body gets flushed against his. His upper body is nude, so our skin is touching."Good morning""You smell so good," He says, burying his nose in the nape
I help Jason find some files he needs for his conference meeting. The meeting was about to start, and he realized he could not find the documents for it. He didn't want to keep the person at the other end waiting, so he asked me to come and look for the paper while he started the meeting.After I am done helping him, I walk out of his office to find Vivienne. I knock on her office door but get no response. I turn the doorknob, and the door doesn't open. It's locked. Did she leave work already? I switch on my phone to send her a text asking her where she is but stop once a message from her arrives."Eleanor, in case you come back and don't find me. I stepped out for an emergency. I will be back soon," Her text reads."Ok, no problem," I replyI walk away from her door and walk back to my desk to continue working.Halfway through work, I feel like drinking something. I pick up my purse and take the elevator down. I don
I look at Tracy's stomach, praying to God that the bump on it is because she is fat, but I know that's not true. A woman like Tracy would never allow herself to get fat. I don't even know what I am going to do. Should I call Jason and let him know his ex-girlfriend is pregnant. That's if Tracy was his ex-girlfriend. I think she was just one of his usual flings. That's not even important right now. Do I call Jason or wait for him to come back before I tell him. If I wait for him to come back, Tracy might even tell him herself. My train of thought is interrupted when Tracy speaks to me."Eleanor," She says, snapping her fingers in my face"Sorry, did you say something?""I said, you will have to call Jason and let him know. He blocked my number, so I can't call him.""Sure, no problem, I will tell him.""Thank you, I will be expecting Jason's call any day now. Goodbye," She says, walking to the elevator."Bye," I say before she disappear
A week has passed since Tracy came to the office to tell me she is pregnant with my boyfriend's baby. I am on my way to pick up Jason from the airport. Andrew is driving while I sit at the back. Jason's plane should be landing in a few minutes. I am happy he is back. I missed him terribly. I am worried about what will happen when he runs a DNA test on the baby in Tracy's womb. I am praying that the baby in Tracy's belly does not belong to him. I step out of the car and stand at the end of the stairway of Jason's private plane. As he descends the stairway, the smile on his face is the same one I got the moment my eyes saw him. He walks towards me and pulls me into a hug. He spins me around and showers my face with kisses. "Jason, stop spinning me," I say, giggling, feeling a little light-headed from the spinning. He drops me back on the ground and captures my lips in a passionate kiss. I kiss him back with the same intensity as he is kissing me. I have missed kissing
"Oh, Eleanor, you are back? This is my girlfriend Vivienne, the one I told you about. I hope you don't mind her joining us for dinner.""What did you just call her?""My girlfriend""You must be joking," I say, finding his words too unbelievable to accept. There is no way Vivienne is dating Uncle Jack. My precious Uncle, dating Vivienne, I forbid it. Even though her behavior towards me at the office has changed. I still know the type of woman she is, and I would never allow Uncle Jack to be with someone like her."Why would I be joking?""Because she is the same woman I work with.""That's not possible; my Vivienne is nothing like that woman you work with.""Your Vivienne, somebody, please wake me up. I think I am having the worst nightmare of my life. Jason got someone pregnant, and now this. Are you kidding me, God" I say, feeling frustrated with everything happening today."Jason got someone pregnant," Vivienne says, surpris
I look at my reflection in the mirror, I can't help the bright smile on my face as I see myself. The day is finally here. It feels like yesterday Jason asked me to marry him. I can't believe it's been three months since then. I gently rub my growing bump. I didn't want to wait until the baby was born to get married to Jason. I didn't see why I needed to. I love him, and there’s no reason why we should wait before we get married. I even like the fact that my baby is going to be a part of our wedding. You can't really see my bump because of my gown and being just fifteen weeks pregnant. I’m so happy to be marrying Jason today. I pat my hands down my beautiful white gown. My dress is an off-shoulder ball gown exhibiting thin silk threads thoroughly embroidered onto a point d'esprit tulle that provides finishing. I lift my hand and touch the necklace Jason got for me for our wedding today. My jewelry set is a teardrop blue sapphire diamond. Jason said he got it for me because they remind
As everyone walked to Eleanor’s room, I find it hard to move my legs. I was still in shock that I got Eleanor pregnant. I was always careful with my sex life. It baffled me how she got pregnant. I didn’t use a condom when I had sex with Eleanor because she was always on the pill. She was the only woman I ever had sex without protection than Christine. I always used condoms even if the woman I was sleeping with claimed to be on the pill. That’s why I was surprised Eleanor allowed herself to get pregnant. I know Eleanor didn’t want to be a mother yet. This was all just so confusing! “Jason, why are you standing there?” Evan asks. “Did everyone hear what the doctor said?” “Yes, we did,” everyone replies. “If everyone did, why am I the only one who’s shocked I got Eleanor pregnant?” “Because you’re the one who got her pregnant. We’re just all happy they’re both fine,” Amber says. “Did she tell you she was pregnant?” “No, she didn’t. I don’t even think Eleanor knows she is pregnant.”
I stay like Vivienne advises. I spend the whole morning at my desk waiting for Jason to call me to his office, but he never does. I spend most of it dozing off, though. I don’t know why, but recently I’ve been sleeping a lot. I find myself dozing off all the time these past few days. I wonder if the stress of everything with Jason and I is exhausting me. It's lunchtime now, and Vivienne and I are on our way out. “Do you think Jason and I will ever get past this?” I ask Vivienne as we take the elevator to the parking lot. “I believe you will. It might take a while, but you will.” “I know it’s selfish of me to wish for a future with him, but I do. I really hope one day Jason will be able to see me and not my father.” “Hopefully, that day will come soon.” Vivienne says, stepping out of the elevator, and I follow her. We drive to the closest fast-food joint for lunch. Arriving at the Subway restaurant, I don’t like anything they have, which is weird because they make my favorite sandw
I hear Hanna’s footsteps before she enters back into the living room. With every step she takes towards Mrs. Sullivan, I hear my heart beating fast against my chest. My dad died drunk while driving. I know Jason’s parents died because a drunk driver hit their car. Please, God, my dad could have hit anyone the night he died. Please don’t make it Jason’s parents.“Here, you go, son,” Mrs. Sullivan says, placing a file in front of Jason.Jason quickly opens the file. There are pictures inside from the accident.“If you look at the truck that hit your parents and the one with the man holding Eleanor in his arms, you can tell immediately that they are the same ones.” Mrs. Sullivan says, pointing to the pictures. Jason has them laid out on the dining table. “Eleanor, what day did your dad die?”“26th December 2000” I might have been just two years old, but Uncle Jack told me when I got olde
“Alex,” Jason says, turning around to face him.“What did you just say?” Alex asks, again“Please take a seat, Alex,” I say, pointing to the chair across mine“Is that why you invited me over for dinner? Jason suddenly wants to be friends with me again.”“Yes,”“Why”“I think you should take a seat first. It’s a long story,” Jason says“Alright,” Alex says, taking his seat, “I am listening,” He says once he is comfortable in his chair“I know you must be shocked to see me talking to you calmly for the first time in years,” Jason says“Yes, I am.”“I recently found out you were telling the truth about not raping Christine.”“Really, how,” Alex asks, looking shockedJason tells Alex everything that happened and how he found out he was innocent
I come back from my thoughts once I hear my phone ringing. I check the caller ID. It’s amber calling. I quickly answer so I can give her the good news.“Hi, Eleanor, how are you doing today? Have you eaten? Did you sleep well last night?” Amber asks once I answer. This is what Amber has been doing for the past two weeks. She calls me every morning even though she is supposed to be sleeping. I am so grateful to have her in my life. She cares about me greatly. I couldn’t have asked for another person in the world to be my best friend.“Have I told you before that I love you?” I say, smiling into the phone.“Eleanor, where is this coming from? Please don’t tell me you want to do what I am thinking. He is not worth it; please don’t hurt yourself. I know the pain feels like it will never go away, but I promise you it will with time. Please don’t hurt yourself,” Amber says, and I hear movement around he
I listen to Jason’s heartbeat as his hands draw smoothening patterns on my bareback. Jason and I just finished making love. After we released from our first kiss, Jason kissed me again, and before I knew what was happening, I found myself screaming Jason’s name in my bedroom. I missed being in his arms like this. I wish he would never have to stop holding me.“Jason,” I say, into his chest“Yes, love,” He replies into my hair.“I have a few things to ask regarding the video we watched earlier.”“What would you like to ask consigning it?”“How did you get it?”“I am a billionaire honey, getting CCTV footage of a restaurant is not hard for me.”“I know you must have hired someone to get the video for you, but what I am asking is, how did you know your grandmother set you up. Talk more of getting a video of her conversation with Christine.”
I drag my feet as I walk to the bathroom to pee. These past two weeks have been the worse two weeks of my life. I have cried so much I feared I would become sick. I didn’t know what Jason meant to me until his betrayal.I have not had a good meal and sleep in days because of what happened. I spend the whole night thinking about him and crying. I never have the appetite to eat these days. Amber, Evan, Uncle Jack, and Vivienne tried to encourage me to eat, but I didn’t see a reason to eat when all I wanted to do was disappear from the surface of the earth. I felt so much pain that I wished I didn’t exist sometimes.I step into the bathroom, and as I pass the mirror, I look at myself. The bones in my neck are more visible than usual. My eyes are bloodshot red and swollen from too much crying. My nose is also red from crying and too much sniffing. I looked like a zombie, to sum it up. I empty my bladder and sprinkle some water on my face before stepping o
JASON The night of the party… I walk into the gardens where my grandma is having her party. I don’t know what she’s celebrating, but I know I have to attend, regardless. I wish Eleanor had come with me, but I understand why she didn’t. I don’t understand why my grandma can’t see the amazing woman Eleanor is. I hope my grandma sees it one day, and they can finally get along. “Hello, grandma,” I say, hugging her. “Hello, dear. How are you doing?” she asks, hugging me back. “I’m well, and you?” “Good as well, dear. Where is she?” she asks, looking over my shoulder probably for Eleanor. “She didn’t feel like coming,” “That’s good to hear.” she smiles. The smile gracing her face makes me realize Eleanor had no hope with my grandma, as she had tried to tell me before. My grandma didn’t like Eleanor and didn’t bother to hide it anymore. “I’d like you to meet someone, my dear. I ran into her while at the mall a few days ago,” Grandma says, waving her hand toward someone behind me. “H