The following morning; Bartholomew, Simone, Emmett, Vince and Tiffany head out to the countryside in Simone’s SUV. They thought it would be easier and safer for all of them to go together. “Bart if you don’t stop flirting with my wife; I’m going to throw you out of the vehicle” Emmett yells, pulling Simone closer to him as giggles escaped her lips. “And the car won’t be stopped when it happens.”“And when he does; I’ll stop the car and kick your ass if you don’t stop flirting with mine” Vince spits over his shoulder.“Flirting is all I have, since I can’t have either” Bartholomew snickers, pretending to pout. “Ok; Ok. Jealous much?” he includes as Emmett tries to grab him and open the car door at the same time. “I’ll tone down my flirting. I never really did it before Claudia came into my life. I only started, hoping it will get rid of her. I haven’t learnt where to draw the line because she only got worse.”“The line was crossed when you got into the car” Emmett murmurs as Simone rol
Emmett, Vince and Bartholomew went to the café, where Linda told them she saw Claire. They had sat down in a secluded table away from the rest of the café, however could still see the counter and front entrance. Vince was facing the front door to see if she would show up. “You’ve been awfully quiet for a change” Emmett remarks to Bartholomew turning to look at the doorway as someone walks out.“You haven’t been vocal much yourself” Bartholomew banters back, taking a sip of his cappuccino. “To be completely honest; I’m not looking forward to seeing her.”“That makes two of us” Emmett states, turning in his chair as he hears the bells of the front door ringing again. The longer they waited the more nervous he got. “Show time” he murmurs as Bartholomew turns to look at Claire moving to the counter.“Wait until she sits down. I’m going to stand at the door so she can’t leave and Emmett; you go to the counter first and grab a sugar or something. Make sure she sees you; then Bart will follo
Before the men left for the café; Simone and Tiffany came to their senses, and with the help of Linda; they told them they weren’t allowed to harm her; only scare her as they originally planned. When they got back, they didn’t ask and the men weren’t going to tell what they did.; all they said was, ‘it’s been taken care of.’It was late by the time Vince dropped Simone and Emmett off at the bungalow. Emmett carried Simone inside the house as she fell asleep on the trip back. Placing her in bed; Emmett checks the message on his phone and hits the call button “I’ve been waiting all afternoon for you to call me back. Was it her?” Lester questions with agitation in her voice.“I didn’t have any reception; sorry. It was” Emmett responds, heading out the front of the house so he didn’t wake Simone or Jonathon up. “She’s been dealt with.”“Emms; you guys didn’t do anything stupid did you?” Lester asks hoping he didn’t have to bail his best friend out of jail anytime soon.“We already discuss
Emmett and Simone had taken Jonathon over to see Richard the following day; leaving Cheryl at the bungalow to have some time to herself. He had sat down with Richard and explained what had happened the day before on the car drive to the countryside and told him he knew who gave him the scars on his shoulder; arm and leg. Richard figured it would come out eventually and didn’t blame Simone for what she did at the time. He blamed himself for pushing her to the point, she had no other option.“The one thing I don’t understand. Richard said yesterday when he was unconscious in the hospital; his memories were playing over in his mind like a movie and right at the end; he heard a woman’s voice saying be good to her boy” Simone says to Emmett as she puts on her green maternity dress to head into the office building. “People say when they die your life flashes before your eyes and you hear people. There was no indication he died because he was connected to monitors the whole time. I don’t thi
The drive to the school was filled with conversations on if the designers were anyone they knew and what the challenges would be. When they reached the school; Simone looks at her watch; “Mrs Tibbet’s going to make us wait 30 minutes until the students are on lunch?”Katrina pulls out her phone and scrolls through her gallery; “Mattie and Jonny have gym class with Coach Phillips. They’ll be at the auditorium. We can go there first and then see Mrs K in her staffroom afterwards.”Simone forgot Katrina had their school schedule; “Sounds like a plan” she giggles as the pair walk to the auditorium; opening the door and sitting down on the bleachers to the side. ‘Didn’t take them long to fix the auditorium up from the fire’ Simone states to herself, looking around from her seat before glancing over to the class. The kids were participating in a makeshift obstacle course as they watched Matilda run through each obstacle with another girl, cheering quietly between herself and Katrina. At the
When Katrina and Simone got back to the office; Holly was waiting for Simone on one of the chairs. Simone smiled; glancing towards her stomach. She was a week behind Simone with her pregnancy and was pleased she could go through it with someone. “Holly; it’s good to see you” Simone squeals, giving her friend a hug. “What brings you in here?”“Can I speak with you in private for a moment?” Holly questions, eyeing Katrina standing next to her. Katrina was about to excuse herself when Holly continues. “Kat; you should come in too.”As the trio walk into Simone’s office; Holly glances out the doorway to make sure no-one else was around before shutting the door. “What is this all about?”“I see you have a few models registered in the Next Fashion Designer. Mark put our names in 8 months ago and Quinten and I were chosen” she says, taking a seat on the sofa because it was more comfortable for her. “We found out a few weeks ago we were chosen.”“You both are awesome. I won’t be surprised if
Over the next few days; Emmett, Vince, Jason and Lester could see Simone and Tiffany were keeping something from them. Because they didn’t know what it was; Jason and Lester decided to ask Katrina, Rebecca and Caitlyn about it. “You men are being paranoid” Katrina yells, turning to walk out of Lester’s office as Jason grabs her arm. “Really?” she yells, pushing him away and getting into position to have a sparring match with him.“You know something” Jason says, standing ready to block his sister’s attack. “What aren’t you telling us?”“I’ve noticed the two of them too. I think it’s to do with the Next Fashion Designer. Holly came to see Simone on Monday” Caitlyn says, taking a seat behind Lester’s desk with him, away from Katrina and Jason. She didn’t want to be caught in the middle of their fight. “Her and Tiff haven’t said anything. Suzie’s been acting weird too.”“All the models have signed a contract. I needed to sign one too, being their bodyguard. Part of the contract is to do
s, rubbing his temples. ‘I can feel a migraine coming on’ he seethes to himself.“What I’m about to tell you can’t leave this room” Emmett says, staring at his best friend who nods in his direction. “I have something you will have that will put Alexandro in his place. But like Simone says; wait until he is eliminated. This is a great opportunity for Simone, Roberta and Matthew; we don’t want to jeopardize them in any way.”“Are you going to tell me or are you just going to sit there and stare in my direction?” Lester spits, continuing to rub his temples.“I went to high school with Alexandro; or Alexander Johansson” Emmett says as Lester’s mouth drops open with what he just said. “When Simone told me about what happened, I google searched him and his picture came up. I had Mike follow up to make sure he was the same person. I don’t think Angela knew his real name either otherwise the two of them would have conspired against me.”Lester didn’t know what to think about this information.
It’s been three years since Simone and Emmett were married. The pair had grown together over the time and the family got bigger with a new arrival six months ago; Lauren Josephine Peterson. Thankfully there was no surprises of a second baby during the delivery.“Are you ready for our special evening?” Emmett calls from the living room as Simone walks out in her bodysuit, dressed in an off the shoulder royal blue evening dress with a slit up the right side. “You always look stunning” he adds, giving her a peck on her temple.They were heading to the charity banquet for the local shelter for domestic violence. Cheryl helped establish it with the money given to her from Evelyn when she passed away. “Dad; we leaving shortly” Simone calls out as Phillip comes out of the playroom with Lauren in his arms and two three-year-olds hanging onto each leg. “Thank you for looking after them tonight” she adds.“You don’t have to thank me” Phillip beams, placing Lauren in the playpen and picking up e
The limousine pulled up out the front of the banquet hall where the fashion parade was being held. Vince steps out and opens the rear door for everyone to climb out of the back. Camera flashes were going off as Drake steps out and extends his hand to Leona with a smile before Lester does the same with Caitlyn. Followed by Jason with Rebecca, Jonathon with Matilda, Richard with Sandy and Vince helping Linda, Tiffany and Cheryl out.Simone straightens her black and green full-length dress as Emmett leans over and kisses the side of her head. “Let’s head in; the others will catch up” Emmett whispers in Simone’s ear.Simone nods, taking Emmett’s hand and beaming a smile as they were stopped for pictures momentarily.“I want to call Aunty Leslie before it starts and make sure the twins are ok” Simone says as the group find a seat to the front of the runway.“I already did” Linda voices behind her, sitting down in her seat. “They’ve been fed and are sleeping peacefully. Jakey is playing wit
It’s been three weeks since the twins decided to arrive; giving Emmett and Simone a surprise of a lifetime. Simone was let out of the hospital two days later. Stacey wanted to make sure the twins didn’t need any additional medical help. Given Linda was their nanny; she was for happy for her to take them home when she did.Tiffany had reported to Simone every evening what was going on at the agency. In Simone’s opinion it was so she could see the babies. Robert wasn’t the only model to have been offered a contract overseas. Suzie’s contract was renewed to go to Australia for their fashion week the following year and Trent will be joining her. Kimberley was given a contract to go to China, while Lewis will be heading to the Milan fashion week in Italy.The Next Fashion Designer was coming to a close and Lively Design Studio’s made the final with Giovanni Boutiques and Le Boutique. “Leslie and Barry are going to look after Jake and the twins while we head to the fashion show tonight for
Tiffany walks through the door of the birthing suite. Seeing the little bundle in Emmett’s arms, she walks over to him. “There’s my little goddaughter” she coos, taking her from Emmett.“Hmm-hmm” Simone sounds, clearing her throat for Tiffany to look at her. She glances up and sees the second baby attached to Simone’s breast. Her mouth gapes open as she glances between the two babies.“Twins? When the fuck were you going to tell us?” Tiffany whisper shouts at Simone. “And why didn’t you tell me you were in labour and heading to the hospital?”“I couldn’t tell you about this one because I didn’t know. This little man decided he wanted to stay hidden. The amnio results were taken from Isabella’s fluid sac since his was behind hers” Simone whisper shouts her explanation back to Tiffany, who starts smiling and cooing at Isabella. “As for being in labour; I didn’t get a chance to tell you. I called Emmett to let him know my waters broke and before I knew it; he was carrying me to the car.”
Emmett raced to the hospital with Simone protesting beside him to slow down. ‘I knew it wasn’t Braxton Hicks this time’ Emmett fumes in his mind. “Slow down, Emmett” she says again, pulling him out of his thoughts.He looks over to her and beams a smile in her direction; “we are going to meet our little girl” he says as another contraction hits Simone and she screams out in pain. “We are almost there” he whispers in a hushed tone.He pulls up out of the emergency department. Linda is waiting out the front with a wheel chair for them to arrive. “You called Linda?” he asks as she nods and tries to breathe through another contraction.“How far apart are the contractions?” Linda asks Emmett.He gives her a blank stare; “I was a bit preoccupied, trying to get her to the hospital; I forgot to time them. If I was to guess, they are 2-3 minutes apart” he tells her.“And her waters broke while she was on the phone to me. Let’s get her up and see how far along she is” Linda states as Emmett pus
Sitting at her desk; Simone started fidgeting as she glanced at the doorway, hoping Cheryl, Vince, Tiffany, Jonathon and Matilda would walk through. “Calm down” Emmett states, running his hands through his hair as he sat on the sofa. “You decided to let Cheryl and Tiffany go to the runway show and be pleasantly surprised at the clothes tomorrow night.” They decided not to tell Emmett the real reason behind not going to the production warehouse for the final and gave him the excuse she wanted to be pleasantly surprised. It was a good thing too, since the day at the hotel with Alexandro; she had been getting Braxton Hicks contractions every couple of days.“I know” Simone murmurs, walking out from behind her desk and taking a seat next to Emmett on the sofa. “I’m nervous because I’m not there to stop Alexandro for doing or saying anything to Jonny.”“He wouldn’t be game with Vince or Tiff there” Emmett chuckles, putting his arms around her and pecking the side of her head. Emmett pulls
Over the next few weeks; to Simone’s surprise, Alexandro stayed away from her when she went to the warehouse for the production. Holly and Quintin confirmed he hadn’t been asking questions about her or her relationship with Emmett anymore. ‘Maybe he has finally gotten the hint’ she says to herself.Emmett had made an effort to get to know Albert for the time he was in Rocky Valley and both decided to keep in touch. “I’m glad you and Al could become friends” Simone says to Emmett in the bedroom as she steps into her green maternity dress to get ready to head over to the production warehouse. “He really is a great guy.”“Ehh” Emmett voices with a shrug of his shoulders, causing Simone to giggle at his attempt to downplay his friendship with an old school colleague. “Are you and Vince taking Jonny in today?”“Yes” Simone replies, putting her watch on her wrist and looking at the time. “He should be heading up any…” she didn’t get to finish her sentence when they heard the knock on the do
Albert had left the room to head down to the lobby. He had mentioned to Adam before walking out the door to make sure the ladies were safe; one thing he was certain of, Alexandro wasn’t to be trusted with them. He had a feeling Simone’s comment to the hotel receptionist; Emmett would be notified of their whereabouts and would be there soon. He wanted to explain his involvement before it got out of hand.He barely made it out of the elevator before Emmett ran through the front door; stopping dead and folding his arms in front of him with a smirk on his face. “Why am I not surprised; he had you kidnap my wife” Emmett spits at the man in front of him.Albert’s eyes widen with Emmett’s statement before composing himself again. Leona only told him Emmett wasn’t her brother; he didn’t know any other details. “What kidnapping?” Albert states; glaring back at Emmett as two more men walk through the doorway to stand behind him. “They came freely and Leona gave you a message she was ok on the s
Caitlyn and Simone were shocked they were ushered into a waiting vehicle out the back of the supermarket. Because of this, Simone was inwardly cursing herself for leaving Sandy and Cheryl without giving them an explanation on what was happening. She was even more annoyed both of them had left their handbags in the trolleys so she couldn’t message Emmett what was going on and tell him she was ok; ‘hopefully he will see the camera footage and know they were fine’ she tells herself.“We should have bought our bags with us” Caitlyn giggles, trying to lighten the mood with a joke. She too was annoyed she didn’t think it would be more than two minutes to go out the back to talk. Seeing Simone wasn’t amused by her comment; Caitlyn turns her attention to the men in the front seat. “Al; we understand he can’t leave and everything. Why is it important for him to see us?”The chestnut brown-haired man driving, looked at the two women behind him in the rearview mirror. He didn’t say anything exce