“You are unusually quiet, kitten.” I heard Justin’s low whisper beside me. We came late after wandering around outside and now we were having a scrumptious dinner that Edith made for us.“Nothing,” I tried to smile and placed a bread piece on his plate, “I have got a busy week ahead, but I need to talk to Sarah too.”I shared my concern at hand and placed my fork down.“Then what’s the problem?” he asked me and offered me a cucumber piece that I immediately accepted and opened my mouth.I chewed it and gobbled it down with my diet coke.“Time is the real issue. I can’t expect her to come over just to give me explanations. Secondly, Helga said the suitcase might either be with Sarah or it might still be lying in that storeroom. If it’s there I need to check it.”“Kitten, listen to me. One problem at a time. Please. Just focus on your presentation. I can take you to the mansion in the evenings and bring you back before midnight.”I looked at him with a frown, “You will do that for me, J
Ashley Walters povTechnically Aniya had the biggest bed among us. But I preferred to spend the night on MY bed.Aniya poked an elbow in my tummy when she thought no one was watching, “Hmm. Small bed!” She wiggled her brows, “so that you can stay closer to him. Ooh… glued to him.” She winked cockily and I had to control the smile that was not leaving my lips.All I could do was kick her leg under the table.After Eve served us beer cans we chatted until I could no longer stop yawning. Without waiting for a minute, Justin got to his feet and pulled me up.“It’s time to go to bed, kitten.” He circled his arm around me.“He is right,” Eve nodded, “Good night, Ash. Good night, Justin.”“Night!” we responded to her.Once inside the bedroom, I looked at my not too small but not too spacious enough bed that could hardly accommodate Justin and me.Unless we would decide to snuggle.I heard him sighing beside me, “I can use the couch, love. Don’t worry.”“No, no. You can use the bed and I can…
Justin’s povThe moment I killed the engine inside the reserved and VIP parking of Arguli University, she looked at me happily.“I …” She said with an uncertain smile and stuttered, tugging her hair behind her ear, “I think … I will miss you.” She finished with a shy smile.“And I am sure, I will miss you too, love,” I said appreciating her timid smile that was tugging the corner of her lips.She chuckled and looked outside.Just then an idea popped into my mind to mess with her, “Are you sure you want to attend the classes? Because if you have changed your mind, I can take you somewhere and we can …”“What? No!” she shook her head, horrified at the notion, “Actually, Justin … I don’t know. Here most of the students know me. Like I am not even aware of what they will think if they find me coming out of your car.”I ducked down my head and ran a quick gaze, “I doubt that, Kitten. Almost no one is here for the time being.” I turned to look at her beautiful face, “You are safe to go. All
I clearly underestimated my boyfriend and my husband. Despite such a serious issue, they both were engaged in a staring contest now. None of them wanted to back off.“Ok, guys,” I clapped to get their attention, “Can we sort it out like adults please?”“There is nothing to sort it. You are my wife!” Justin said not moving an inch.“Exactly, Mr. Deluca.” Gerald was proving to be a true friend, “She might be your wife. I might be her boyfriend. But I am not leaving her side unless she asks me to do so.”Now their eyes were on me.“Ashley. You should tell him that we are still married!” Justin said without even bothering to look at me.“I will, Justin.” I said and earned an affectionate smile from him until I finish it off, “I will exactly do that if you can give us some space… Some privacy.”He frowned and looked at me, “It shouldn’t take that long to tell him that …”“Justin!” I forced some warning vibes into my voice, “Can you please wait outside? I need to talk to Gerald.”Justin kep
Ashley’s pov: The first message from Justin: “Hello, love. Hope you keep your bag ready for the mansion visit that is due this evening.” The phone pinged again and there was a second message from him: “Oh, and one more thing. I love you. (A kissing emoji) A smile made its way to my lips when I read his message on my phone. The professor who was sitting in his seat and was waiting for us to finish our class assignment gave that look full of warning. “Sorry,” I mouthed and resumed writing the fu*cking note on the importance of color schemes in an interior, that I had the least interest in. The whole class was busy writing, God knows what. Then something clicked my mind, I smiled and started writing… [Not enough ideas? Fall in love. You want to bring colors to your interior? Fall in love. Because love is something that will change the perception of everything in your life. Whether it’s your profession, home, or your color scheme.] I kept writing until my fingers ached. After
Ashley Walters pov“You are silly, Justin. I don’t know why Sarah had to bring me here. Please take me home.” Granny was continuously whining like a toddler and Justin was trying to make her calm like a mommy. It was heartwarming to witness the chemistry. “Yes, we would granny. Soon!” He said hugging her fragile body to himself. Sarah was standing in the corner with arms folded on her chest. She looked annoyed and tired and very much pregnant.I didn’t see her after that night when I barged into her engagement party.“That’s what I am telling her.” She complained and started making a messy bun of her dark blond hair at the top.“No! You didn’t tell me anything, Sarah!” Granny complained again to Justin, “she said we are only going for a brief visit. For a short checkup.” The way that old cow … I mean Mrs. Deluca was complaining, “And here the visit turned into this annoying hospital admission.”I didn’t want to admit but Mrs. Deluca looked kind of cute. Justin kept cooing at her. She
Sarah pov “Wake up, baby! Wake up!” I stretched and opened my eyes to find his face too close to mine. I must have fallen asleep hardly one hour ago. “When did you arrive?” I put my arms around his neck and pulled him to me. The pregnancy hormones had made me hornier recently. “Just when my darling mommy was fast asleep looking all cute and se*xy wearing almost nothing.” I chuckled when I felt him nuzzling his nose in my neck. “Why didn’t you tell me about granny?” he asked me while kissing that sensitive spot and I had to tighten my jaw to stop myself from moaning, “No calls. No messages.” He was not someone who would complain. He just wanted to be there for me. I knew it. “I just called Justin.” I told him sleepily, “I was too panicked to call anyone but him. She was in pain and was continuously screaming not to take her to the doctor.” “Aww. Love. I am so sorry that you were alone.” He laid beside me and started stroking my hair. “You should not stay here when all I can thin
Sarah Garner povI didn’t want to have my breakfast but wanted to go to granny instead. Keith made me sit and forced me to eat. He was planning to tag along with me. I was expecting him to reach here in the evening, in the meantime, I could have talked to Ashley in private and requested her not to tell, about those letters to Keith or Justin.Though she must have told Justin by now, Keith didn’t know anything. I needed to explain to him my side of the story before that. I could not afford to let it break to him from Ashley.“What are you thinking?” he asked me, tapping my head, “finish it. I know you are worrying about granny. She will be fine. Trust me.”I nodded, taking a sip of my peach tea.“How was your visit to your parents?” I asked to take my mind off the issue about those letters.“It was good. Dad was pleased that I have started taking interest in the family business at last.” He smiled and looked at me, “Credit goes to you. You made me realize that I needed to be responsibl