Diamond Lennox didn't seem too enthusiastic about me playing football. Or maybe he didn't like that I was on the same team with Karl. Or maybe the little reminiscing we did down at the cellar shook his mood. Anyways, I tried not to care. I was handed a blue t-shirt with the number, 7, body written at the back. There were always enough shirts printed in different sizes just in case anyone decided to play; just like I did this year. Since I was on the blue team, the ever competitive Jeremy was the captain. We huddled up in one corner as he began to dish out instructions and talk tactics. “Diamond, you're going to be the wide receiver.” He said to me and I nodded in affirmation.I have never played football before but I have watched enough of it to know that the wide receiver’s duty is to catch passes in the area. Surely, that can't be too hard. “So here's going to be the game changer,” Jeremy continued. “Diamond, as much as you're on the side, I'm going to need you to alternate bet
DiamondFor the next few hours I was at the villa, I tried as much as possible to avoid Lennox. After the game, we headed to the dinning in the backyard and had the meal of our lives. It was the perfect comic relief following the intense game, and the intense interactions between Lennox and I. After eating, we played some games and talked about life with one another—though nothing too serious. At the start of the day, I was regretting saying yes to Karl. But into the picnic, I found myself enjoying every bit of it. At about 7pm, the guests began to troop out. Considering my ride was with Karl, I had to wait for him to be done catching up with his parents who hadn't spoken to him in a long while. So I went to the pool area which was empty, rolled up my jeans and put my legs in the water as I sat by the edge of the pool. With a glass of wine in hand, I hummed along to the music playing in the background. I was enjoying that moment of peace and quiet until Lennox waltzed into the area.
Lennox The holiday was over and we returned to work in the hospital. Today was the day the senator's doctor was coming in so Diamond and I didn't have any classes. We planned to do a study session later, now that that patient was within close proximity and study, but that was just about it. The day was smooth sailing, there were no emergency surgeries, just a few minor ones. I didn't have so many patient rounds that day. With some scheduled patient consultations, and review of some medical records, I waited patiently for when the patient would come in. At about 2:30 pm, a nurse knocked on the door to my office. “Dr. Winthrop,” she called and I looked up from the files on my desk. “The senator and his daughter are here.” “Okay, thank you, Amara. I'll be down in a few minutes.” I closed the files and arranged them in one corner of my desk before going down to receive the senator. Diamond was already at the reception doing the formalities when I showed up. “Good afternoon, Senator
LennoxPanic washed across my face immediately I heard the news. I couldn't think of anything else other than her at this point. “Wait, wait. What happened?” I demanded impatiently but the dean's secretary chose to take a dramatic pause.“Did you hear me? What on earth happened to my daughter!?” I didn't care that I was yelling to somebody far away from me, on the other end of this call. I also didn't care that I sounded harsh and rude. All I cared about was the whereabouts of my daughter. “I'm sorry, Dr. Winthrop, she just slipped and fell.” The woman finally answered. Her voice trembled as she said, overcome with so much guilt. They were going to tell me how on earth she tripped and fell to the floor, but first I needed to get to that school and see my daughter otherwise I was going to lose my mind in this instance.Diamond must have overheard me yelling on the phone as she came out of Alicia's room. Worry etched her voice as she asked, “What's wrong, Lennox?” “The school calle
AgathaOn July 2nd, I received the best news in a while: I had gotten the job at Karl Winthrop's modeling agency. Now that Diamond was back, that nagging feeling that I didn't do something tangible with my life, save for getting married to a super rich and super hot doctor who I don't want to admit to myself might still be secretly into my sister. So my life wasn't going great at the moment. Actually, it has never been great. Ever since Diamond's return, I have been paranoid and angry. I was counting the days to when she was finally going to leave and go back there Texas because even if Lennox doesn't admit it to himself, his head was screwed from the moment he saw her. But over my dead body will I allow him and Diamond ever get back together. I am his wife now, he left her for me and that is exactly how it is going to remain. But if I wanted to keep my husband from falling for my sister, I needed to make something of myself, make a name for myself. So this modeling job was my best b
DiamondI was worried about Lennox. I could only imagine the shock and the horror when he found out that his daughter had been in an accident. When he had mentioned it to me, my thoughts immediately went straight to my boys. I was worried and restless that something bad might have happened to them, too, so I had to call the dean to inform me of the well-being of my child. When I asked about Natalia, he said it wasn't in his place to disclose that information. So I concluded that I'll have to wait until Lennox is back to ask him myself. I said a silent prayer for Natalia, and continued about my duties and his. Thankfully, he didn't have much on his itinerary. I was in the middle of the patient rounds when I encountered one of Lennox's patients. Before going into the room, I check the name of the patient. It was a 72 year old woman named Mary Winslow. When I walked in, Mrs. Winslow was screening through the channels of the television in her room. “Good afternoon, Mrs. Winslow.” I sai
KarlWe were seated in a cafe not far from the makeshift office that was serving the purpose of my modeling branch in New York. I admit that to expand my business in New York and buy a ridiculously expensive office was because I wanted to be closer to Diamond and also to keep her away from Lennox. At the time, I wasn't thinking of the financial problems this might incur; Diamond was the only person in my mind and I feared that I would lose her to my brother again. So, yeah, the decision might not have been entirely strategic but it was paying off. This big contract to ‘supply’ a well known designer with the fittest models in my company provided enough financial relief from the expansion and on a few occasions, I have considered making it permanent. Obviously, I want Diamond and I to get out of New York and continue our lives in Texas, free from all the drama that comes along with being around our families. And of course, with Lennox out of the picture, I stand a greater chance of win
LennoxAfter managing to calm a frantic Agatha down, as we awaited the doctors as they treated and stitched up some of Natalia's bruises, we went inside to see her. She was still sleeping. I stood by the door side as Agatha raced towards her and collapsed on the bedside, sobbing profusely. I was still very much upset with her because if I had been doing my patient rounds—where I don't carry my phone—or if emergency surgery that needed my attention came up, I wouldn't have been able to answer the dean's secretary call and no one would have come for Natalia.I was going to have a word with her but knowing Agatha, she was going to get all defenses up so I needed to ensure that we did it in a secluded place like my office. After sobbing and kissing Natalia's cheeks, hand, and everywhere, I said to her, “We need to talk, Agatha.” “I know, I know. I'm sorry sorry—” “Not here,” I cut her off. “Let's not disturb Natalia.” She nodded once, picked up my bag and followed me. On our way down