All of these questions raged in my mind, but how could I determine the answer? Watching him sit on the bed with the boys, laugh with them, play with them, everything warmed my heart. Asher's presence in their lives had created an impact, my sons were happier than I had seen them in seven years. An
ASHER I watched Sophia disappear into the hallway and I was suddenly enveloped by a thick sense of loneliness, want. Her exit seemed to remind me of something I needed, something I was lacking. She wasn't happy, I could tell. However, I was in the dark as to what to do about it. My mother had clea
SOPHIA As I stood in the grand hallway of the Palace, my heart skipped a beat when I saw him turn and walk towards me. My palms turned clammy, and I felt a sudden rush of shyness and nervousness wash over me. I tried to look over his shoulder to the lady who had just walked away, but his height wou
ASHERIt was no wonder how or why I spent my entire counting the seconds. Waiting for the long day to end before I could see Sophia again. Believe it or not, I spent my entire day thinking of date ideas. I didn't want to take her to a fancy restaurant, she was probably expecting that. Also, no one
SOPHIA "You look lovely, mummy." "Yes! We've never seen you in pink before. At least not in casual clothes like this." My cheeks spread into a smile after I heard Daniel and Darwin speak. It was a good break from the awkward silence that followed when I asked Asher how I looked. The way he stare
By "losing my touch", he meant to ask if I had become less athletic after having my boys. To be honest, between trying to survive medical school, keeping my career going, and raising three boys on my own, I didn't have so much to exercise, except the few times I played ball with my sons. Asher did
ASHER I understood her, and I knew what was coming for me. I had expected this from the second she walked back into my life, but something in me had been hoping it would take a longer time, give me a cha ve to make things right before she hated me even more. "You hurt me, Asher. and that is not ju
"Why, Sophia? Why did you leave? And without telling anyone. No one had an idea. Not me, not Adeline, not Marilyn or even Hailey, your sisters. Hell! not even lady Miranda or Lord Maxi..." She stole her hand away from mine when I least expected. The softness in her eyes was gone, and all that remai