Rosette's POV."You should have insisted on that water, would have been a lot better" a voice filled with mockery rang out.My darling Rowland."I was promised a refreshing mocktail" I said in Caleb's voice.I didn't even need to turn to know it was him as a bottled water appeared in front of me.I dropped the cup of Rosetail and grabbed the water instead."Water is indeed life" I muttered opening the cap as I drank out of it.I have never been more grateful for the gift of water, not until that very moment.I closed my eyes taking a deep breath and when I opened my eyes again, Rowland was standing behind the bar, talking to the snobbish girls."May I know how long you have been stalking me?" I started, feigning a serious expression."I'm not a stalker, I was just giving your boyfriend the opportunity to approach you first""How does it matter?""It does because Caleb has asked me to stay the fuck away from you""What?""Yeah" Rowland asked, grabbing a cup from the stack and without a
Rosette POV."You are the reason this happened. Why must you claim to be a hero every single time?" Kara yelled at Rowland as they threw her in the same cell we were.I knew what she was trying to do, she was going to find a way to shift this on me now.Everyone turned to look at her but ignored her, no one gave into her silly talks because every other person was more interested in leaving this cage than trying to pin the blame."Hey!" The female constable yelled at Kara and immediately her mouth closed."We told you this before, right? The reason why the police raised the party was because we got some information that there was some use of illegal drugs and we only wanted to conduct a search party, but everyone ran away" The female constable shouted, making sure her words sink into each and every one of us.Rowland stood at the darkest corner of the cell, his arms crossed over his chest, I couldn't make a head or tail out of his facial expression and even though I knew I should than
Rosette's POV "But you know it's quite common for the Police to raid a college party" Damon started after I gave them a run down of what happened.My mother held me until I couldn't cry anymore and with the help of Damon, they moved me to the couch and then I had some water..An unsettling silence hung over the room but no one pressured me to say anything, they didn't even ask me questions I just told them everything on my own accord.I didn't tell them about the things Rowland said, I only told them the issue with the men and how the police carried us without any explanation."The last thing I want is for you to support her on this Damon, she knew she shouldn't be there in the first place" my mom countered, raising her voice.I knew it was going to come down to this, one way to the other, I wiped the corner of my eyes as I looked away."Susan, it's a party, no one expects the bad things to happen when going for a party and when you don't let her attend such events, how can she soci
Rosette's POV.The weekend passed so quickly washing away the ugly memories of Friday night along with it..Despite the ugly incident on Friday, this weekend happened to be one of the best I have ever had in a while, I had all my meals in bed, mom didn't let me lift a finger as she kept checking on me every twenty minutes and at some point, she moved her laptop to my room and some snacks to my room and insisted we watch some movies together.When I asked for Damon, she told me that he was busy with a conference, which was going to last for hours so she stuck with me.When I woke up this morning, I thought he would reply to my message, but the last message I sent was still there."How many times do we have to watch Perfect Find?" My mom asked as I clicked the play button on my laptop, setting it in a way we could both see."Because it's a perfect movie, exactly what I need, something funny and light-hearted as well." I answered."Your taste in movies is very weird I must, why are you a
Rosette POV There was something different in the air in college today, it was like everyone was still in shock or recovering from whatever happened during the weekend, but as for me I was already over it and ready to face my exams..I made my way to the class and on getting there, there was an unwanted visitor on my desk.So here is the thing, when Kara and I resumed college, we picked the two middle seats in the hall, as the best spot to listen to lectures and be faraway from professors eyes.And so we sat together for every lesson not until Kara started misbehaving. She migrated from that seat to the back row and to be honest I couldn't care less.Sometimes my bag occupied the seat and other times, Rowland did."Why are you here?" I asked, dropping my bag onto the desk, pushing my hair out of my face."We need to talk to Rose, and I know this isn't the right time but...""But what Kara? What do you want to say that I haven't heard?" I threw back at her, I tried so hard not to sound
Damon's POV.“I hope things remain this way, Rose is more free with me and you know there is just this calmness in the house and I want it to last forever" Susan stated, we just finished having lunch and she was ready to step out."And now I feel abandoned, y'all bonding and doing your thing is nice, all I want is for the both of you to be happy" I added, without taking my eyes off my laptop."You have helped me a lot, I don't know how much I can thank you, but then, thank you so so much for everything" Susan said."Why are you thanking me?""Well that's because I trusted you with my daughter and you didn't break my trust, in fact in my absence you have given her enough support and I can see the changes in her now, I'm grateful for that" I paused for a second as I raised my head looking at Susan, excitement written all over her face as she packed up her bag.These days, she has grown extremely close to Rose. Sometimes in my office I could hear the sound of their laughter coming from
Rosette's POV "You think so? I'm just so scared Damon I really don't know" "You don't have to be scared, if you show her that you are scared, she will find more reasons to poke you and trouble you, we don't want that you know right?" Damon countered."She is already doing that, I think I will have to show this video to Caleb, probably let him handle things from here, the same way she instigated him, I will do the same, I will present the video in such a way that will make it look she was trying to make me leave him, would that work?" I asked, pondering over it again..I already checked through the timetable for tomorrow and hence I knew that Caleb would be in college undoubtedly, and then I will have to corner him first and Rowland afterwards."That could work, but what if Caleb is also involved in this?" Damon asked."Not at all, we are all taking advantage of Caleb, he has a soft heart, and quite easy to manipulate but he wouldn't do this to anyone and by the way he likes me so mu
Rosette POV. I squealed, jumping in excitement as my eyes scanned the entire room, large artwork, beautiful pieces covered every part of the wall and they all had a certain vibe. Greenery. It felt like I had just stepped into a lush green forest, surrounded by mountains and rivers. On the other side of the wall, paintings of the oceans covered the entire wall, then the mountains and the forests. There were different canvases littered all over the room, each with an easel and a stool in front of it. There was a small podium in front, different paints, covered the entire space, I could bet on my car that there was no shade of colour that one would need and not be able to find there. Damon was a perfectionist after all. He would certainly get everything down to the least important tool required. Breathing in this studio, made me forget about all my worries as I moved from one artwork to the other, check-in them out. "I can't believe I had this in the house and you kept it
Rosette's POV Rowland burst into a sadistic laughter as he walked back into the kitchen to dispose of the broken pieces of glass."Is that some sort of a joke? Are you trying to pull a prank on me, Rose?" He asked again, walking back as he sat down on the couch facing me, with a smile on his face.A joke.Exactly what my life has turned out to be, I'm now a freaking joke."It's not a joke Rowland, I'm pregnant and no it's not for Caleb and you cannot tell him about this" I answered, with a serious tone."What are you ever saying to me right now Rose? You are pregnant..?" He repeated, the smile faltering from his face.Probably the seriousness on my face made him realise that this wasn't a prank."I just found out a few hours ago, I had no idea what to do and...""You were cheating on Caleb?" Rowland spat out again, rising from the couch."I...""Was it a one night thing? If you aren't pregnant for Caleb, who is responsible for it then??" Rowland asked again, there was a shift in his
Rosette's POV.I made it out of the building, with my head bowed and my face teary. Despite how many times Damon's secretary called me, I ignored her running out of the building.I knew without a doubt that there would be questions in everyone's mind, especially those present at the reception area, but it wasn't my cross to carry.Damon would deal with it, after all he was good at taking care of things. Luckily for me, there was a cab right outside the building and I slid in immediately, closing the door with a loud bang which must have scared the driver."Please drive" the words escaped my lips faintly.The cab driver hesitated for a second, looking at me through the rearview mirror with a worried look on his face...like he pitied me or something."Charris Avenue, house twenty" I added, giving him an address."Miss...you...""Can you please fucking drive?" I said, raising my head as I wiped the tears off my mess.I was a complete mess.But the last thing I needed was pity from a str
Rosette's POV"What did you just say?" Damon threw back at me, his eyes wide open as his gaze fell down to my stomach.It was now or never."I have been feeling a bit funny for the past few days and so I decided to go get drugs to subside the fever and I ended up taking a pregnancy test and it's positive" I answered, skipping the whole part on how the sales clerk and I had to drag over the meds and all.And at the same time, I opened my bag, brought out the stick and placed it on the table.So he could see it.And the next thing Damon broke into a sadistic laughter as he reached out for the stick, shaking his head as he brought it closer."I don't understand how any of this is funny to you" I stated, my brows furrowing."It's not? Cause I never imagined in my life that you would stoop so low, what are you trying to achieve with this Rosette?" He countered, with a dismissive tone."What?" I gasped, holding the edge of the table tightly as I tried to process his vile words."This... You
Rosette’s POVCrying wouldn't change the fact that I was pregnant right? But it could give Damon and I a chance to be together.I know I sound delusional, and it was unexpected but the deed has been done and there is nothing else that I can do about it.So I picked myself up and headed to Damon's office.He needed to know this truth. And even if he wanted to deny his feelings for me, he would never be able to deny the child I'm carrying for him.I didn't mean to get pregnant, but I guess that's what happens when you have a dozen rounds of unprotected sex and I forgot to keep up with my pills.I was nervous. Tensed. And scared. So scared.I never saw this coming, I never wanted it but my pregnancy was about to change everything.Damon and I could hide and play around right under my mother's nose, but I wouldn't be able to hide pregnancy forever. I gripped the hem of my dress tightly, the tiny bit of happiness growing inside of me disappeared instantly.If this revelation should come
DAMON’S POVI have never been addicted to drugs or the other kinds, yet I found myself suffering the fate of one in withdrawal. Withdrawal from the woman that made me feel whole. Even though I didn't realize it until now. I couldn't stop thinking about her. “I love you Damon” Her sweet voice resounded in my head, over and over again. It was a statement, a fact that we both couldn't deny but I did. I walked away from her love, over and over again. What sort of man would walk away from his marriage and settle for the daughter of the woman he married? I didn't want to be that kind of guy.Not when Susan needed me more than ever. I made a decision to suppress every ounce of emotion I had towards Rose, even though I knew I was hurting her, but I was hurting more. The need to see her, hold her and just feel her kept growing inside of me every single day and yet there was nothing I could do. She avoided me like a plague and then I found a way to convince myself that it was for the best
Rosette POV One week passed and I didn't feel better.Not even a single bit.I buried myself with the challenging courses I picked up for the semester and even when my mom saw the course form, cause I need her signature for it, she queried my decision.But then I assured her I could do it. I need to do it. For the past week I fell into a routine.My bed, the kitchen, college till the evening and my bed again till the next day. I had all my meals in my room, avoiding Damon and my mom not that they were even home. it's been one date night after another for them and they were just in their own bubbles.But then I couldn't hide forever. Lately I have been having night fevers, that just seems to disappear in the morning. At first I thought it was because of how much I had cried but then yesterday after the last class, I was heading towards the library, I was dizzy and almost tripped down the stairs but someone caught me.So I decided to get some drugs to probably take care of the fever.
Rosette's POV I spent the last two days of my freaking holiday, crying, sobbing and grieving over my relationship with Damon.For some reason I just couldn't get that way he looked at me in the kitchen off my head, like I was throwing myself at him, even though I was. But it has always been our thing and we have been effortlessly shameless about it not until now.Reality dawned on me and it sure did sting like a bitch.For the past thirty hours, no one even bothered to look out for me, I was Damon found ways to keep my mother preoccupied so she doesn't see me in this state with no explanation to give or whatsoever.So indirectly, he was saving us. And that was great.I decided to tear my pathetic self out of the bed, shower, put my room together and then sort out my clothes for tomorrow.After forty hours of crying and sobbing, I decided to put myself together, there was no need crying over split milk, even though I would have preferred if Damon and I ended things on a lighter note.
Rosette's POV "What do you mean by it's over?" Clara probed further."Don't worry about the details really, it's not of any significant importance what country are you travelling to?" I asked in response, changing the directive of the question."Oh..we are taking a quick stop in Italy, and I don't know, we will decide on something when we get there" Clara answered, pouting her lips."Really? I love that for you""Thank you,"We spent the next two hours, talking about the town and the people, while Clara filled me in on some crazy stuff that happened in her past relationships, my mind kept drifting back to Damon."So school starts in two days right?""Yes, excited for another semester" I replied."You don't sound excited," Clara pointed out.My lips broke into a small smile as I wiped my mouth with the napkin."Trust me, I'm. It's going to be a lengthy lonely ride, and it's no big deal" I added, trying to sound as convincing as ever.There is no Caleb..No Rowland.No best friend.Jus
Rosette's POV "Are you sure you are ready for this?" Damon asked, his hands roaming all over my body."Yes, I want this" I answered,. nodding my head, as he pushed me back slightly and then he stood in front of me.His eyes hooded with lust and desire, my heart skipped a beat as I swallowed hard, spreading my legs before him."Rosette..." He drawled out, raking his eyes all over me and then his gaze settled on one of the toys and then he picked the clamps."The lights" I muttered, without taking my eyes off him."Ashamed?" He threw back at me."No... just"""I want to see all of you in the light, are you going to back out?" He challenged, undoing the buttons of his shirt.On seeing his hard chest and perfect abs, my mouth watered as the desire to run my hands all over his chest, filled me and a slight whimper escaped my lips.As if on cue, Damon smiled as he proceeded to pull down his pants dragging it slowly on the intent of teasing me."Never took you for such a tease" I pointed ou