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Bryce felt something heavy inside his chest that he couldn’t shake away. Never a moment did the image of Charleigh smiling, laughing, moaning beneath him didn’t visit his mind. The caramel-colored eye brunette never concealed what she truly felt for him, even up to the last moment she looked into his eyes before she dashed out of the emergency. That was one of many things he loved about Charleigh.Yeah, he loved Charleigh. He never doubted that.A tremor of fear ran down his spine. After Bryce screwed it up, she probably moved on, and someone as beautiful and smart as Charleigh would never wait and give another chance to someone like him. She deserved better. Because he was an ass, he was paying the price.When they were gone to the room, Bryce sank to the couch. He instantly remembered how they met—it was through his dog. He petted its fluffiest fur, and it started to whine at him. He couldn’t believe he blamed Lotus for his stupidity.“Hey buddy, do you think she hates me?” he asked
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“Are you sure about this?” His brother’s voice was laced with sadness as he picked up the resignation letter Charleigh placed on his desk. “I know I pushed you hard, and I am a terrible boss, but it doesn’t have to be like this.”“And a terrible brother.” She rolled her eyes.He nodded in agreement. “And a terrible brother. I thought if I promoted you, you would stay with us.”“I can’t work with him. You know that. And lately, he’s always around.” She was referring to Dax. They always bumped into each other in the firm. Lately, he visited the firm often for an unknown reason. Probably to annoy Charleigh and show her he won again. She told Tripp about everything back at Hopes Spring, to the last detail where Dax threatened Bryce and wanted to win her back.“I’m sorry, sis.”She walked closer to him, wrapped her arms around her brother, and kissed his cheek. “Don’t be. I might consider your father’s offer. Not so bad, right? What do you think? Not to take over his position, though.” Sh
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“I said I’m fine.” She couldn’t convince Tripp she was fine. He could hear it in her voice that she was still working on it after how many weeks spending in the other country. Considering her situation right now, she didn’t know what to do next when she got home. For the first time in her existence, she had no plans.“You said that every day.” Clearly, her brother’s patience was running thin.“Because I am,” she insisted stubbornly.“If you say so.”“Don’t worry, brother. I’m a terrible liar, ain’t I?”“And I know there’s something else you are not telling me.”“Oh, God! You’re getting more annoying every day. I might change my phone number if you won’t stop doing that.”Instead of getting insulted, Tripp barked out laughing. “Just wanna cheer you up, sis. And I missed squeezing you. Tell me you didn’t turn into an elephant.”“Of course not. Closer to a whale though, but still squeezable.”“Don’t tell me you’re still pulling off that Yoga and that keto shitty diet, Charleigh.”“You ar
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His daughter just giggled and kissed him back as she showed her pinky. “I’ll behave, Daddy. I pinky promise.”“You said that like a dozen times already.” Bryce smiled, feeling his hope skyrocket. He hugged and kissed Clary one more time before he got inside the cab. “Just go, Bryce, before you’re gonna be running late for your flight. Dax will be here in an hour,” his grandpa said, hands on his daughter’s shoulders.“Okay, Grandpa. I love you both.”The cab drove off smoothly, and his gaze was still on the side mirror as he watched them getting smaller from his view. This was the first time he would be miles away from his daughter. If it wasn’t for Charleigh, he couldn’t leave his kid even though, no doubt, his grandpa and Dax would take care of Clary. He still felt half-empty.The flight was less than two hours, and he’d never felt excited in his entire life. He even bought a bouquet of mixed roses and carnations from the airport to win Charleigh back.On the way to the office build
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Bryce’s eyes widened in shock. “What? Why? Did she get into trouble? I mean, did she get fired?”Kayden shook his head. Sadness crossed his face. “No. She resigned.”“What? Why? How?” He shut his mouth closed. He felt like he just stabbed himself in the heart.“Her decision. Even her brother couldn’t stop her from resigning.” Still, He didn’t get why Charleigh gave up the job she was so proud of. She went there to the town for her promotion and then she suddenly resigned. It didn’t make any sense.Bryce’s world spun around him, and his heart was aching. He managed to grip the armchair before he stood up and paced. Could he be the reason why Charleigh chose to resign? That was impossible.“This can’t be. Charleigh loves her job. Why would she do that?” “We were all shocked. I know how much she loves her work and how much she worked hard to get her promotion.”“Can I talk to her brother?”“Sure.” He nodded subtly. “But Tripp is in a meeting with our new client. He won’t be here until
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From the outside, Bryce looked at his new shop one more time, registering the fact that he owned it, and no one could take it away from him. His chest expanded with pride. He’d been inwardly and heartily thanking the person who inspired him to take a huge risk, and gladly, everything went according to plan— it did great, even better than he imagined. And finally, he got his permit. That jackass mayor—Dax congratulated him, but he wanted it would come from someone, although he knew it might never happen. She left him for good. Whose fault was that, dickhead? Grandpa Matthew’s words were still fresh in his head.Yes, his hard work had finally paid off. Only, it wasn’t what Bryce expected it to be.For the last two months, he’d expected she would call back, but every time he checked his phone, he ended up depressed and disappointed, leaving a huge hollow in his chest.“Ready for your big day tomorrow?”“Yeah. Been waiting for this to happen, for years. It’s Clarity’s dream, after all.”
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Apparently, the email she received from Tripp was her e-ticket. Charleigh took the flight home that day.Once she settled back at her apartment, she spent the night berating herself for what she had done. She became impulsive and rushed her decisions without thinking through them.She was supposed to be moving on—that was the sole purpose of her sabbatical, not making herself believe in her own fantasy by letting her hopes up because of some invitation. It was not a ticket to heaven, for God’s sake, but she couldn’t help herself, though.In less than twenty-four hours after her welcome party organized by Tripp and Kayden, Charleigh was already parking at the opposite side of the road of Cleighry’s Coffee & Cakeshop written in bold script.Surrounded by so many old rose and garnet balloons and ribbons, early-bird attendees already occupied the trendy iron-wrought chairs of four Bristo tables under the huge umbrellas. Special offers were on the chalkboard beside the door. Through the gi
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“Of course.” Charleigh watched as they cut the ribbon, and then the crowd applauded. “He looks happy.”“Because he made your design come true. That’s his constant reminder of what he let go of. You are his motivating force, Charleigh. Trust me, if it wasn’t for Clary, he’d gone already crazy.”Her eyes widened. “What do you mean? What happened?”“He couldn’t contact you and find you even though he went to your firm. Mr. Braxton said you resigned, and your brother shoved it to his face what kind of person Bryce was. I must say my grandson deserved it.”“What?” she asked breathlessly, staring at the old man. ”When was this? How come I was not aware of it?” Why Tripp did not mention this to her?“Ask your brother. My grandson waited there at Kayden Braxton’s office. He thought Kayden might be lying to him when he said you resigned, but your brother confirmed it and said, he couldn’t give your information to him.”“Because I told him not to give it to anyone. After I got my promotion, I f
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Having a hard time processing the gratitude, Ari drank her wine in a gulp.“I don’t deserve the kindness you give to me,” Tripp continued. “What I deserve is resentment from you, Ari. Please, tell me if I am doing this wrong. If you want me to change. I’ll do everything for you, for us.”“You talk too much.” She knelt, cupped his head, and kissed him hard, wet, and wild. Her tongue was forcefully seeking an entrance.When Tripp didn’t give it to her, she tugged his bottom lip until he opened for her with a groan. She knew Tripp wanted to say more, but she wanted him to stop—he’d been trying too hard for them to make this work, and he deserved a reward of some sort.And she had to stop him because if she didn’t, she might end up blurting out the words at the tip of her tongue right now.She was the kind of woman who thought before she put it into action, but with Tripp, her mind was busy thinking how good she would feel underneath him, on top of him, against him, behind him, in all ang
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“Don’t you wanna join me?” Her eyes lingered on the growing dark brown stubble of her husband. After they made love three days ago, she couldn’t help herself not to feel it against her fingertips. When she told him she liked the roughness against her skin, he kept it unshaven.He was an eye candy in his shorts. He might have felt Ari staring at him. His strong jaw locked hard, became more prominent from her angle. His mouth was pressed in a determined line as he chopped the bell pepper expertly like a chef.She knew Tripp used to control even when they made love. He liked to dominate and was always successful with little to no effort. Was there a time that Tripp had ever lost his control? She didn’t have to know for as long as he would lose control of her. She didn’t mind at all.“Are you just gonna stare at me?” His brow arched, reaching his hairline. His smile was meaningful—as if he just read her thoughts. “I thought you wanted to go to the dock.”“I’m going. Are you sure you don’t
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“Thank me later.” Charleigh kissed her on the cheek. “Open your trunk.”Tripp left to take the things he brought with Charleigh. When he came back with the duffel, Ari was already in the car. Once he was done, he went to the passenger’s seat.Ari’s hands were on the steering wheel as if she was about to say something but held the thought. Her emotion was making her weep, and she did not want to cry like an idiot.“You okay?” Tripp asked, still confused when Ari kept silent in her seat. “Look, if this is a bad idea, we can drive home. Forget this thing happened. I’m totally cool with it.”Ari looked at him for a few seconds before she cupped his head and kissed him like she always wanted. She drunk in the surprised gasp slipped from Tripp’s lips. His mouth opened to welcome her, and she devoured him, slipped her tongue, and tasted every corner of his mouth. His taste and coffee exploded in her tongue and she wished it would last.Tripp groaned and moaned as she sucked his bottom lip an
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“You scared the heck out of me.” Shell-shocked, she stared at Spencer with wide eyes, her palm on her chest.With the look on Spencer throwing at her, she didn’t have to be surprised—it was like everything was slowly clicking into its places. Spencer looked assertive as if she knew more than what she saw. She heard everything. She figured it out all by herself.Ari’s secret was over. Now she was in deep trouble.“Spence,” she said breathlessly, her heart still pounding.“I can’t say that I’m surprised.” She looked upset as she leaned against the locker. Her eyes filled with judgment.“I can explain.” She held Spencer’s arm.“Don’t tell me crap that this is not what it looks like, Ari because this is exactly what it looks like. Are you even planning on telling me?”“Of course, I was planning to—”“But, he told you not to tell any soul, right? Because for him, everything is just a game, a deal. You’re his pawn, and you know that. Yet you’re falling for his crap.”Her eyes widened again.
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Despite a lot of patients coming tonight from food poisoning at the birthday party going wrong, Ari was in a good mood to work long hours.The ER staff awwed with wide eyes that confused Ari before she heard a male voice behind her asking her name.“And that’s me. The Miss Arizona.” She laughed at herself before she turned around, giving the same reaction as her friends. “Wow! Where are you?” She managed to joke as she searched for the guy calling her name. She could not see anyone behind the huge bouquet of different flowers in red.The guy pushed the bouquet into her. “This is for you, miss.”Ari managed to hug the flowers, her back hitting the counter as air emptied her lungs because the bouquet weighed like twenty-five kilograms. Now she couldn’t see the face of the man. “Are you sure this is mine? There are probably twenty Arizona Sky in this town, you know.”“That’s for you, ma’am. The only Arizona Sky I am sure I know of is in Grand Canyon,” the delivery guy scoffed. “And this
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“Wow.” Ari stopped in the middle of her small dining room, scanning the surroundings as if she were brought to the five-star restaurant. “Did you ever rest?”Tripp had his way of making his marriage work even though his dinner date offer was turned down more than twice. Charleigh was at his disposal when he asked for help with the groceries.After two hours, he was cooking a simple lobster bisque, a side salad, and of course, Brice’s famous raspberry chocolate cupcakes.“Have a seat, beautiful.” He ushered her to the chair.“How did you make this possible?”“I have some help. Charleigh did me a solid.” He kissed the top of her head once she was seated.“I should change to something nice.” She suddenly felt shy with the candlelit, flower arrangement, and now that Tripp started to play jazz on his phone.“I’d rather have you naked for my dessert.” He smirked. “Your clothes are just fine. I just want to have dinner with you even though we have to spend it at home.”The words naked and de
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FuckHe was quicker on his feet, licking the juices around his mouth. “Does your dad have a key to your house?” Why did he have to ask? He didn’t know. He felt that they didn’t have privacy anywhere they went, even in her own home.“Stay here. Close the water and don’t move. Don’t make a noise,” she warned him. The panic in her voice was obvious. She quickly grabbed the towel from the rack and wrapped it around her body.She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Before she could get out of the shower, Tripp cupped her face and kissed her hard, plunging his tongue into her mouth, swirled inside, and invaded to let her taste herself.Ari squirmed as her taste flooded her tastebud. She felt the hot liquid pooling between her thighs and she had to let go of a shuddering breath to ignore the ache.“Relax. You can’t hide this look from your father, Ari.” He gave her a quick kiss on her lips one more time before he let her go.“Thanks. You’re helping me a lot. And I bet I just stroked you
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“I-I don’t need to go.”Ari stared at him in shock, her heart beating so fast that might break out from her ribcage.“Fuck!”“Yeah, fart! Are you sure you’re okay? Did you just have chest pain?” She wanted to ask if he had a history of a panic attack or if he had a heart defect. She almost died in panic.For an ER nurse, what happened in the car was nothing compared to the cases she handled in the hospital every day. She’d handle and seen worse, but in Tripp’s case, it was different. He was her husband. Now she felt it in hand when wives panicked when their husbands collapsed in front of them.Tripp wiped off the sweat from his forehead while she increased the air condition in her car.“I thought I’d die.” He chuckled out of his stupidity. Jealousy was an ugly quality, but he couldn’t help it. The fact that he had the most beautiful wife, he wanted to make sure that no one would touch her but him.“And you think it was funny?” Her voice was filled with sarcasm and a hint of sadness.H
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Around seven, he went to the cake shop to buy some coffee and pastries that Ari loved.“Tripp, come on in.” Bryce pulled the door for him. “How’re your ribs?” There was something in the way he asked—something not so like him.Tripp sensed something mischievous. “Still cracked. Can you give me two cups of coffee?” Then he paused. He knew Ari liked coffee, but he didn’t know exactly what she preferred.“She preferred black.”“Right. Thanks.”“Apple cinnamon, brioche?”“Yeah. How much?”“On the house, Tripp.”Before Tripp could argue, something caught his eye outside the shop—his wife. His heartbeat accelerated just by a simple glance. Ari hadn’t noticed his presence since he was inside, and she wasn’t alone. His teeth almost cracked when he saw who she was with. The peaches fucking dude Tinsley. He knew he was being melodramatic.He felt a grip on his shoulder that he was sure it was Bryce. “Calm down.”“That guy is getting under my skin,” he said through gritted teeth, not looking at B
