'What the heck did I just say? Gosh, I feel so stupid. Please let the ground open and swallow me because it would be the perfect thing to happen right now. Why did that come out of nowhere?' I screeched in my head."What? You want to know if I find you attractive?" Sebastian blinked, confusion laced in his gaze and face."Forget about that. Just forget it. It was another of the crazy ideas my friend pumped into me and my daughter. She said you said this morning because you find me attractive, which is crazy, right? I mean, you obviously don't." I rambled, cringing at every word I said. What the hell was wrong with me?"Can you give me a few seconds to calm my nerves?" I asked as I pressed my finger to my temple, massaging it."Ok," Sebastian nodded, not at all offended by my crazy act some moments ago.'I can do this. Just apologise and confess that I have trust issues that I have to work on. Easy peasy.' I drew in a large breath and sighed."About our conversation this morning..." I
'Another peck?!' I thought as my face flared. 'Is giving random pecks going to be a thing now? It's not that I mind if he continues to, though... it's very nice. Bruno... never showed such affection to me. Bruno never even touched me unless... he... I can't think of that now.'"Um... Thank you." I squeaked, as my stomach did backflips, and I gave his shoulder a soft shove. His arms slipped off my waist, and I bit my inner cheeks, stopping my lips from flipping to frown. Maybe I should have let him hold me a little bit longer."Did you just come back, or have you been home for a while? What's the time anyway?" I asked, stepping away from him and pulling out my phone from my shorts' pocket."I just came back. I was going to my room when I saw your door open and you dozing off on your desk. Shouldn't you be in bed? It's quite late." He said as his eyes scanned across my desk covered with papers, notebooks, pens, and whatever other knickknacks I needed to get inspiration."It's almost two
'Is that...' My nose twitched, and I took in a deep breath. The aroma of pancakes filled my nose, and I let it out with a big smile on my face. 'Um... pancakes.'I rolled to my side and my eyes fluttered open. My brows scrunched, and I sat up.'I'm in my room?' I blinked, rubbing my eyes as if that would change the scene around. No, it didn't. I was in my room and on my bed.'How? I don't remember going to bed. I was in my studio, then I dozed off and... and...' My eyes widened and my hands flew to my mouth. 'I remember Sebastian waking me up, and he... he... That wasn't a dream?! Sebastian carried me to bed?!'My entire face turned bright red, and I fell back into the bed, burying my head under my pillow.'Sebastian carried me to bed?! And I stroked his cheek. I stroked his cheek?! I thought it was a dream, but it wasn't! I did it in real life. And I called him handsome! Handsome! Ahh! How am I going to face him now?! I feel so stupid!' I squealed into my hands, and I pressed my leg
"Oh, Tiffany." I sighed, scooping her into my arms and lifting her up off the ground. Tiffany sniffled, pouting as small drops of tears ran down her face."Um... y-you don't have to cry. I won't be gone for long. You won't even know I left." Sebastian stuttered, startled by her sudden outburst but trying his best to calm her down."B-but I don't want you to go. Is it be... because I l-laughed at your pancakes? I-I'm sorry. I won’t do it again." She sobbed, stretching her arms to him.I wasn't even surprised that she was able to draw such a wild conclusion. And I couldn't judge her, or wouldn't that be hypocritical? In just the few days of meeting Sebastian, we've had up to three misunderstandings because I thought he meant something that he didn't. It was almost like she was copying me. Like mother, like daughter. That was bad. I had to change that behaviour in me and her so she wouldn't have issues with people."No, it's not that. I'm not angry at you because of that. You were righ
“W-what is this?” “What does it look like? Divorce papers.” Bruno replied, taking a large drag of his cigarette. “You’re divorcing me.” I whispered, gripping the sides of the file in my hand. The air in the office suddenly became too thin and too heavy, like I was breathing in blades. “Don’t act so surprised. You knew this day would come.” He scoffed, blowing a puff of smoke in the air. I knew. I knew this day would come from the moment I said ‘I do’ two years ago. The countless affairs and the times he threatened to do so were an added bonus. But I never expected it to be this day of all days. Not when I found out the news that was going to change our lives. “W-what about your child?” I asked as my trembling hands dropped the file on the table between us. “What delusions are you talk—” “I’m pregnant.” I breathed, pulling on a paper from my purse and dropping it in front of him. He stared at it with zero emotions in his and took another drag of his cigarette. “T
‘Ouch!’I groaned as the man and I crashed to the ground with him on me, crushing me under his heavy weight.‘Ow! I hope I didn’t hurt my baby! Am I bleeding? I don’t think so, but ow, my back and stomach hurt.’ I winced, pressing my hand over my stomach as he rolled off me.“What the hell is wrong with you?!” A masculine voice yelled, and my brows furrowed.‘Who is he talking to? We are the only ones here. Does he have some kind of psychotic condition? I hope not. I can’t deal with a madman after all that happened today.’ I thought as I stumbled to my feet. Puffy blue eyes glared at me, and I flinched, taking a step backward.“A-are you ok?” I asked, hoping I could disperse the tension hanging in the air. He probably wasn’t angry that I had saved him. Maybe shocked but not angry, I hoped.“Why the hell did you save me?!” He barked, taking a step towards me, and I took two back.“I… I-I couldn’t just let you—”“You could have! You could have turned away and pretended I wasn’t there bu
*Five years later*‘I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.’ I pep talked myself as I tried not to squirm on the couch, which probably cost more than my house rent.The house was intimidating, and though it wasn’t a mansion like I had grown up in, it was still a high-class luxury.‘It doesn’t make sense. Why would someone with this kind of wealth want to patronize me? Me?! With her kind of money, I’m sure she has access to different luxurious designers and brands, so why me? Unless…’ I bit my inner cheek, trying to quench the fear that gripped my bones, and I shook my head.‘No. I’m just being paranoid. From what I saw on the net, she doesn’t have any relation with my ex-husband or ex-family. And it’s been five years. They probably think I’m long dead. I really need to—’“I’m sorry for keeping you waiting. I had an urgent call to attend to.” A young lady said as she strutted into the living room, and I stood up.She was prettier in real life and taller than I imagined, almost a h
'It's who? Me?' I blinked as the man stared at me, and a bright smile crossed his face. I swear I was almost blinded it. Did he seriously have to smile? He was already handsome—fatally handsome. He already had the face that charmed women without him even trying, and with a body like his, he had them chasing after him hard."I can't believe I've found you." He grinned, pulling me closer to him, and I stiffened. "Sorry. But I think you got the wrong person." I cringed, pressing my hand to his shoulder and trying to shove him off. Too close. He was holding me way too close. He was huge. His body engulfed me, and for the briefest moment I thought, it was like how bodies matched like puzzle pieces. Silly thoughts.Why was everyone thinking they knew me? First Bianca and then this man. It was worrying. What if one of them actually did? It was obvious he was part of the elite of society. His suit was made with quality material, and he was also in Bianca's house; I doubted she would let jus
"Oh, Tiffany." I sighed, scooping her into my arms and lifting her up off the ground. Tiffany sniffled, pouting as small drops of tears ran down her face."Um... y-you don't have to cry. I won't be gone for long. You won't even know I left." Sebastian stuttered, startled by her sudden outburst but trying his best to calm her down."B-but I don't want you to go. Is it be... because I l-laughed at your pancakes? I-I'm sorry. I won’t do it again." She sobbed, stretching her arms to him.I wasn't even surprised that she was able to draw such a wild conclusion. And I couldn't judge her, or wouldn't that be hypocritical? In just the few days of meeting Sebastian, we've had up to three misunderstandings because I thought he meant something that he didn't. It was almost like she was copying me. Like mother, like daughter. That was bad. I had to change that behaviour in me and her so she wouldn't have issues with people."No, it's not that. I'm not angry at you because of that. You were righ
'Is that...' My nose twitched, and I took in a deep breath. The aroma of pancakes filled my nose, and I let it out with a big smile on my face. 'Um... pancakes.'I rolled to my side and my eyes fluttered open. My brows scrunched, and I sat up.'I'm in my room?' I blinked, rubbing my eyes as if that would change the scene around. No, it didn't. I was in my room and on my bed.'How? I don't remember going to bed. I was in my studio, then I dozed off and... and...' My eyes widened and my hands flew to my mouth. 'I remember Sebastian waking me up, and he... he... That wasn't a dream?! Sebastian carried me to bed?!'My entire face turned bright red, and I fell back into the bed, burying my head under my pillow.'Sebastian carried me to bed?! And I stroked his cheek. I stroked his cheek?! I thought it was a dream, but it wasn't! I did it in real life. And I called him handsome! Handsome! Ahh! How am I going to face him now?! I feel so stupid!' I squealed into my hands, and I pressed my leg
'Another peck?!' I thought as my face flared. 'Is giving random pecks going to be a thing now? It's not that I mind if he continues to, though... it's very nice. Bruno... never showed such affection to me. Bruno never even touched me unless... he... I can't think of that now.'"Um... Thank you." I squeaked, as my stomach did backflips, and I gave his shoulder a soft shove. His arms slipped off my waist, and I bit my inner cheeks, stopping my lips from flipping to frown. Maybe I should have let him hold me a little bit longer."Did you just come back, or have you been home for a while? What's the time anyway?" I asked, stepping away from him and pulling out my phone from my shorts' pocket."I just came back. I was going to my room when I saw your door open and you dozing off on your desk. Shouldn't you be in bed? It's quite late." He said as his eyes scanned across my desk covered with papers, notebooks, pens, and whatever other knickknacks I needed to get inspiration."It's almost two
'What the heck did I just say? Gosh, I feel so stupid. Please let the ground open and swallow me because it would be the perfect thing to happen right now. Why did that come out of nowhere?' I screeched in my head."What? You want to know if I find you attractive?" Sebastian blinked, confusion laced in his gaze and face."Forget about that. Just forget it. It was another of the crazy ideas my friend pumped into me and my daughter. She said you said this morning because you find me attractive, which is crazy, right? I mean, you obviously don't." I rambled, cringing at every word I said. What the hell was wrong with me?"Can you give me a few seconds to calm my nerves?" I asked as I pressed my finger to my temple, massaging it."Ok," Sebastian nodded, not at all offended by my crazy act some moments ago.'I can do this. Just apologise and confess that I have trust issues that I have to work on. Easy peasy.' I drew in a large breath and sighed."About our conversation this morning..." I
"You're kidding me, aren't you?" I said, my voice as blank as a piece of plain sheet. And she said I was jumping to conclusions. How had she come up with such a crazy thought out of nowhere?"Oh come on, you're not a child. I could literally touch the chemistry between the two of you the time he came to our house. Sheesh, it was so intense. It's so obvious he finds you attractive." Dorothy squealed, and I rolled my eyes so hard that they almost rolled out of my head. Yup, she was out of her mind."You're crazy. How can you say that? How did you come up with that explanation from the story I told? Please stop joking. This is really important." I scolded.Maybe another day I would have laughed and playfully told her to stop, but I was in no mood. I was in crisis. There was no time to giggle about crushes like we were in high school."I heard what you said, and I can swear that he has the hots for you. I'm sure that's the ulterior motive he meant. He just wants to use this opportunity to
"Where's Mr. Movie Star? I looked for him everywhere, but it looks like he disappeared, poof!" Tiffany wondered as she walked into the kitchen, peering around the room like he was going to pop up out of thin air.'I hope that nickname isn't going to stick around.' I pressed my lips into a thin line as I poured waffle batter into the waffle iron."Sebastian has gone out." I replied, closing it and letting it do its thing."Out? Out where?" She asked, rushing to my side. "Is that waffles? Uhm, I love waffles.""Yes, you do." I grinned, dropping the bowl of waffle batter and turning to her. "And Sebastian has gone to work.""Work? Why does he need to go out to work? You and Dorothy always work at home. Why can't he do that?" She furrowed her brows, and I could almost see the gears in her small brain spinning.I couldn't really fault her for being confused. Dorothy's job didn't require her stepping out of the house. As long as she had her laptop and good wifi, she was good to go. I didn't
'No, this isn't happening. I'm dreaming. I'm still in my room, snuggled under my duvet and having this almost realistic dream.' I told myself as my wide amber eyes stared into blue ones. But it wasn't. It wasn't a dream.Sebastian was standing right in front of me, making my legs tremble under my weight and my stomach full of weird fluttering feelings."I... You... Um..." I stuttered, unable to make a single word. How was I supposed to make a single simple sentence when his finger was stroking my cheek, scrambling my brain?"You mean a lot more to me than you know." He muttered, resting his forehead against mine, and my already banging heart raced faster."H-how?" I breathed, and I would have patted myself on the back for being able to form a single word, but I was too hypnotised by whatever he was doing to me."That's for me to know and for you to find out." He replied, closing the already almost invincible gap between us and trapping me between the kitchen counter and his large body
'Sebastian kissed my cheek!' My heart rate sped up, and a soft pink colour rushed to my face. "I... um... whoa, look at the time. It's, um... quite late, and, um, how did I not know I was, um... yawn sleepy? I'm so sleepy." I blurted, giving a quite dramatic yawn and pressing my hand to my mouth. I jumped up to my feet, and he moved just in time before I knocked him down. "The moving in must have drained more of my energy than I thought. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight!" I yelled, and I ran to my room. 'Sebastian kissed my cheek! I can't believe he did that! I cannot believe he did that!' I squealed in my mind as I slammed my door shut and leaned against it. I placed my finger on the spot he had kissed, and my face turned redder. 'And it was close to my lips. If I or any of us had moved an inch, he would have... Sebastian would have kissed me on the... No! What am I thinking?' I shook my head, clearing away the crazy thoughts. "I shouldn't be thinking those kinds of thoughts.
Sebastian and I were close, so close that my nose twitched at the soft fragrance of detergent on his tank top. My legs were pressed against his, and his skin touching mine sent tingles running through me. His hand was still holding my wrist, and I yanked it out."What was that for?" I frowned, scooting to the other end of the sofa and crossing my arms over my chest.'He could have told me instead of grabbing me. What if I had fallen on his lap? No, I shouldn't think of that. It's too weird and awkward to even think of that.'"I'm sorry, but I didn't want you to leave without saying what was on your mind." Sebastian apologised, turning a little bit to look at me. "So what do you want to tell me?""Oh," I mumbled and dropped my arms. "I just wanted to apologise about Tiffany today. I know you most likely wanted to rest after a long day at work, and she didn't even let you come into the house before jumping on you. It wasn't right, and I'm really sorry it happened. I promise I'll talk t