CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO 2014~JESSICA~I wiped away tears before I raised my hand to knock on the door; the pain in my chest was unbearable, and I knew a hug from him would ease it away.“I will graduate, maybe some other times,” I encouraged myself before I raised my arm to knock again, but this time stopped midair as the door flew open. I almost threw myself on the person when I realized it was not my fiance but a woman, a very beautiful woman.I wondered what she was doing here and where my fiance was, so I asked; I thought it might be his friend or something.“I'm his wife, and who are you, oh Jessica, right?” She eyed me up and down; I didn't understand what was happening; I mean, I was already hurting, so I wasn't planning to add to this.“Maybe it's the wrong address.”“It's not the wrong address, Jessica. I know you, and you're here for Jade, right? Well, he's my husband now, so I need you to leave.”“Excuse me?” I asked, shocked, and she shone the diamond ring on my face.“You n
CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO 2014~JESSICA~My eyelids were heavy as I struggled to open my eyes. Damn mornings and the sun rays weren’t making it even better for me—I was not an early bird. I was in a prone position, my stomach flat on the mattress, as my hands were trying to get a hold of the end of the mattress, but was I kidding? This mattress seemed bigger than my own. I shot my eyes open at the realization that this was not my room.That's when the last night's memories settled in. I came to this man's house. I quickly rushed to the glass window and was shocked to see that I was at the top of the building."Fuck, how did I get here?…Jessie think!” I started face-slapping myself out of frustration as I tried to remember.“I don't remember anything.” I panicked and as my ayee darted to the documents on the table a voice suddenly played in my head: ‘I do.’My voice; it was the only thing that came to memory. I walked to the table and when I read the bold letters I gasped. I was married to
CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO 2014~JESSICA~Clinton said before he jumped on the man and landed another punch to the man's face."Clinton stop! Please!” I panicked, and then the security guards came and separated them. Jack was not even defending himself; he just kept cursing. "Fuck, bro. What the fuck? Shit,” he cleaned the blood on the corner of his mouth."What is going on here? Jessie to my office now!” My boss ordered. I was surely going to lose my job now, as Jack was his biggest client."No, my wife is coming home with me,” Clinton said, holding my wrist tight. I felt pain."Well, if I’m not spending time with her, then I would like a refund,” Jack said. From his voice, you could tell he was angry."No, no, no, Jessie is not the only companion we have; we have a lot; you can even choose to have five at the same time.” My boss begged; knowing him, I knew he would never give a refund, especially because the money was a lot."I'm not interested in any other girl; as I told you, she is th
~JESSICA~I don’t know why, but I closed my eyes as my lips waited for him. That's when he suddenly pulled away, and I shot my eyes open.“I have to make a call; you know the bedroom. Make yourself comfortable; I’ll join you in a bit,” he said as he gave me his back. I knew where the bedroom was, so I seized the opportunity and rushed to it. As I locked the door behind me, I caught some breaths. Exhaling out loud. “Shit!” I cursed as I made my way to the bed and took my phone from my purse."Hi, what’s up?” Loren said as soon as she picked.“Hi…” I was panting.“Jess, are you okay? What’s wrong?”“No, he kidnapped me.”“What? How can your own husband kidnap you?” She joked, but I was not in the mood.“Wait, did you give him my number?” “I’m kidnapped, and you’re here asking for his number?” She was truly shameless.“You don’t want him; let me try my luck now.” "Okay, talk to you tomorrow,” I said and ended the call, ignoring her request. I sat on the bed still catching my breath whe
~JESSICA~“Clinton, how did you get in here?” I asked as I removed my coat.“Is that how you greet your husband?” He sounded serious.“What’s that smell?” I asked and then walked to the kitchen.“I tried to cook, but it didn't turn out well,” he followed behind me, and it turned out the smell was from burnt eggs. I couldn’t hold my laughter.“So you’re telling me you can’t even fry eggs?” “Yes, why are you laughing?” He looked so innocent.“You never learnt to cook?” I asked,“Why learn when you can just employ someone to do it? The thing is, I didn’t know I would one day wake up married, or I could have learned." He confessed. No matter how angry I was at him, I just couldn’t help but feel butterflies in my stomach. Jade had never even once tried to cook for me. “Let’s eat out.” He invited, snapping me back to reality.“Of course, let me just put on a clean dress,” I said and quickly left the kitchen. I couldn’t afford to start feeling something for this man. He was my fiancé's unc
~JESSICA~She pushed me aside and let herself in, I landed on the floor on my butt.“Jade! Where the fuck are you?” She screamed. Jade came running with his pants between his legs.“Babe, I'm so sorry.” He started apologizing to her; I was still on the floor now watching them, “She seduced me; you know I'm a man. I don't even know how I got-”“Get to the car. Now!” She ordered him, and he went running. It really surprised me how he accused me of seducing him, “And you listen to me carefully...” She turned to me. I was still on the floor now looking at her; her confidence made me think maybe this was more than just a contract. “This is my second warning. I know you and Jade had some things going on, but that's the past, I'm his wife now. The sooner you accept that, the better for both of us.” She warned. “You don't want me to rest on you, trust me.” She then walked out. I didn't have the energy to even stand up and close my door; I just remained on the floor and cried my heart out.B
~JESSICA~Clinton drove us to his apartment. I didn't complain or say anything, as he had just saved my life. I was in the bathroom cleaning up, and when I was done, I went to his wardrobe and searched for his pajamas. I didn't want to put on just anything as I wanted to look attractive—well, I need money—clearly it's only him who could help me at this point, so seducing him was a great choice. I only put on his shirt, which only covered my ass. I went to the living room, and I spotted him in the kitchen; he had removed his shirt just in his trousers, and guess what? He was holding a pan. I stood by the door with crossed legs as I watched his moves. He was humming to a song, then as he turned, he noticed me.“Just in time for dinner, are you hungry?” He asked as he dished the food. My eyes were on his six packs; I've never seen such a sexy man in my life.“Maybe.” I playfully responded as I sat on the kitchen counter; he was avoiding eye contact with me.“You didn't find the pants?”
{Warning: Sexual Content Ahead!} ~JESSICA~“Are you okay?” He turned and asked, realizing my uneasiness. I nodded and cleared my throat; he was now parking exactly next to Jade’s car. “Why are we here?” I asked, trying to sound normal as I didn’t want him to suspect me. “You’ll see.” He said as he got out, I didn’t even wait for him to come open the door as I got out and walked to him. “It’s a beautiful view, right?” He asked and looked around. I just nodded, still uncertain of what was going on. We were now approaching Jade’s apartment; he was holding my hand, and I couldn’t make any excuse to get away, but luckily we entered the apartment opposite Jade's. That's when my heart settled back to its original place. “That’s my nephew's apartment,” he pointed, and I just nodded, knowing well that it was—as he was my fiancé. We entered inside; it was much bigger than the rest, even bigger than Jade’s. Inside, I noticed everything was new; there was a couch and a flatscreen in the
I gently squeezed her hands and asked, “What did she say?”“Nothing, she only apologized and told me she's going to seek help,” she said. Even though she tried to hide her pain, I could still tell she was hurting for her—Sophia was her mother after all."Okay, that's good. What did you tell her?”“Nothing, I ended the call in her ear.”“Kiki…”"No, Mom, Sophia is an evil person, she doesn't deserve anyone's forgiveness.”“True, what Sophia did was bad.”“Not bad, separating a mother and child is unforgivable, talk of the pain Layla went through, no, I can't forgive her.”“I understand, I'm not saying what she did was right, no, Sophia caused not only Layla but all of us pain. What I'm saying is that everyone deserves a second chance, especially if they are willing to accept and work on their mistake,” I explained, and she nodded. “You might not be ready by now, but I'm sure one day you will.”“But…”“She will always be the woman who gave birth to you, you will forgive her someday,” I
~JESSICA~I looked around and saw that the whole family was there even Jade who was holding his baby.“Jessica, come here,” Mrs. Smith said, taking me in her arms. I was confused. The last time we were together, she was not pleased with me, she blamed me for Clinton’s conditoin—when Accardo shot him, she even threatened to force him to divorce me if it weren't for the kids. “I hope all is well?” she asked as we pulled away. I only nodded, as I was sure my breath was still full of alcohol. I didn't want to give her a reason to judge me.“Clinton, my boy,” Mr. Smith said, taking Clinton in his arms. When I pulled away from Mrs. Smith's arms, I walked to Mr. Smith, who also took me into his arms. I didn't stay for long in Mr. Smith's arms. "Oh, my baby, look at you,” Mrs. Smith said, walking to Jade. The baby was crying, so she took him from his arms.I turned to Grace, who was chatting with Layla, her daughter-in-law. “Good evening, Grace,” I said, and they both stood to their feet, Gr
~JESSICA~He didn't say anything, he instead sped up and I said, “Clinton, I'm just joking.”“No, you're not, now I understand why you acted like you couldn't see me when those girls talked to me,” he said, and I looked out the window.Since Clinton drove at a fast speed, it only took a few minutes to reach the house. I got out first, and Clinton followed behind.“What did I even do that you played such a trick on me?”“Nothing, you didn't do anything
~JESSICA~“Clinton, how are you? H-how is Kiara?“She's fine, why did you call?” Clinton harshly asked.“I'm glad, and Jessica, how is she?”“She's fine too. Do you have anything to actually say because I'm busy?”“Yes, I want to apologize for everything. I know what I did is unforgivable, especially stealing Sophie from Layla and using her against you. I shouldn't have done that.”"Yes, you shouldn't have.”“I caused another woman pain, I didn't want to accept that what we had or what I thought we had was over, and Jessica,” her voice cracked. I grabbed the phone from Clinton.“Hi Sophia, it's okay, we…” I paused and looked at Clinton, who didn't look happy. “We forgive you and Kiara, she might not forgive you now, but she will, she just needs time.”“Thank you, Jessica, you are such a good person.”“You are good too, you saved Clinton,” I told her, and after bidding goodbye, she ended the call, and we walked toward the entrance.“Why are you such a good person after what Sophia did
~JESSICA~~LONDON~~A WEEK LATER~“Come on, Clinton, she told me he is a friend,” I argued and took a sip of my glass of water as I watched my husband chop vegetables.“I don't care, she can't be friends with boys.” “Kiara is smart, I don't think anyone can play her.” I placed the glass on the counter and leaned on the counter.“Play her, okay, that's it, she's coming back, they will be going to school from the house,” he said, sounding serious.“And you think that will stop her? She will still be going to school.”“At least I will monitor her every move.” He was worried about Kiara's new friend, they came over yesterday for dinner, and because he was a boy, he thought it was dangerous, as he didn't want anyone to play her heart. I trusted Kiara, she was smart, and I knew no one could play her.“I won't let you do that.”“Love, you don't understand boys, they like to experiment and do funny things, I don't want that to happen to my daughters.”“Says a man with three sons.” I rolled m
~JESSICA~I struggled to open my eyes because of the little dim light that was foreign to my eyes. My room's curtain was black because I hated sun rays, so this was definitely not my room.“Stand by the window; she hates light!” I heard Clinton's voice, and I shot my eyes open. “Thank God you're awake, I was getting worried.” He ran to my side and took my hands into his. I looked at him, confused, before my eyes roamed to take in my surroundings.It was a small room, everything was white, and by the ceiling, I easily figured we were on a yacht. I sat up and looked at him, confused.
~JESSICA~The priest started the ceremony, and my eyes somehow found their way to the door. I knew no one could save me as I locked up the only person who could, but I still hoped he found a way.I didn't want to marry Accardo, Clinton was my husband, he will always be the man I love, and marrying another man was wrong. I knew this was for the best, so I blinked away the tears and looked back at the priest, who asked us to hold hands.“You are mine, no one will come and save you now, even if they try. My guards surround the church. They won't hesitate to shoot anyone who was not invited.” He grabbe
~JESSICA~“I'm sorry,” I ran my hand through my hair, not knowing how to defend myself."Sorry, cannot fix this, I'm so disappointed in you.” I didn't respond because what was there to say? I betrayed him, but only because I thought he cheated on me. “We have five kids, five kids, and you just went ahead and slept with another man?”“I thought you cheated on me.”“That is not an excuse, I have never cheated on you, and I never slept with anyone since I met you, but you—you keep betraying my love.” He sounded both angry and disappointed. That
“When do you want the delivery, ma’am?”“Now, I want it now, if you please.”“Alright, just say out your address, and it will be delivered to you within a few minutes,” she said, and I gave her the house address before I ended the call, just like magic Clinton appeared.“Who were you talking to?” he suspiciously asked, and I shook my head.“No one, hehe, did you get it?” “Yes, do you need anything else?” He asked, and I looked down. He had, like, ten packets of pads in his hands.“Why did you bring all this?” I laughed.“I didn't know which one you preferred, and you have like ten different brands, I didn't want you to send me away again,” he said, walking toward me."Okay, it's fine, j–just take them to the guest bathroom, I will be there,” I nervously said. I wanted him to be far away so I could go and receive the delivery.“Are you sure?”“Yes, I'm very sure, please.” I made a pitiful look, and he looked at me suspiciously before he spoke.“Can I get a kiss for being such a wonder