ASHER With a raised brow and slightly amused face, I watched Sophia run away from the field, almost as though she were fleeing from it. She was funny, I had to give her that. Even as she practically fled away from me, her lavender scented cologne continued to linger around me. Like she was inches.
I bit the inside of my cheek. I don't understand why, but, it was somewhat painful that Gaston disapproved of that type of relationship with Sophia. I cleared my throat and looked sternly at Gaston.“Nothing of that sort will happen, the doctor is just here for her job and will be leaving once she i
SOPHIAI couldn't understand what I was thinking, getting close to Asher like that. I should have known! I should have known that eight years would not change anything, it couldn't. I should have seen the blaring warning signs, I should have listened to my head when it asked me to stay as far away f
Still watching them, I went to perch at the edge of the bed. Darwin and Daniel were now laughing while David was muttering what seemed like a line from their superhero movie.These boys, my babies. I could feel tears gather at the back of my eyes. I wished I could give them what they needed. They ne
ASHER Goddess no...please no...I continued to mutter underneath my breath while I stood beside my mother and Gaston. Mother held onto me, as though I would be her support if Sophia was to say anything bad. And she was right, I ought to be strong enough to hold her in times like this. I was. Howev
SOPHIA I made sure to make my way out of the hospital room holding my heart in my chest. I did not understand what was wrong with me, not in the least, but I knew something was up, something had…changed. It was certainly not the kind of change I wanted. As I quickened my footsteps down the hallway
ASHER To say that I understood anything that had happened in the past ten minutes would be lying to myself. One moment, I saw myself strolling to fields, and wanting to turn around the second I saw Sophia. The next minute, she was in my arms, and I had to summon every ounce of strength in my muscl
"Fine," I replied. "I'll meet with her." Mother's smile broadened, seemed more genuine. "That's my boy." She said, cupping both my cheeks with her palms as she stared into my eyes. "Everything that I do, I do for you. You know that, don't you?" Her warm touch was more than enough to put a smile