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Something Gained. Chapter: 34
ELENA"You know I have a lot of questions in my mind right now." Liv said, her eyes glancing back at Rylan's figure. "And I can guess what they are." She raised a questioning brow. Last thing she knew was we were still going for the divorce and now Rylan arranged a birthday dinner for me. I could see the huge question marks popping up inside her brain. I looked at Dean. Though he hadn't said or asked anything, I knew he too was looking for answers. "I know we have a lot of catching up to do. Do something. Come over to my place this weekend." She gave it a quick thought before nodding. "Okay." She gave a small shrug. "See you then." I looked at Dean to see him nodding in agreement. "When you said we are going for dinner, I never guessed we are having everyone there." I looked back at Ava sitting in the backseat. "I tried planning a little something? Did you... enjoy the evening?" He stole a quick glance before focussing on the road. "Did it look like
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RYLANAs I kept playing with Elena's hair , she slept peacefully with her lips parted. I wanted to trust her with everything I had, to be with her and maybe someday be able to say those words back to her. I don't know if I am going to be left with a broken heart once again but still I want to take this risk. It was impossible to look at her and not think of how much I had fallen for this woman. She made me feel emotions I didn’t think I was capable of. I was so focused on my thoughts that I didn't realize when she woke up. I looked into her blue eyes which were staring back. A soft smile was playing on her face which automatically had my lips curving up. "Good morning." She said, stretching her hands and yawning. "Good morning." I smiled. She pushed herself up on her elbow and stared at my face. "I just realized that you look better when you're clean shaved." I smiled and turned us over with me hovering over her. A surprised giggled escaped her lips. "Do
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ELENA"Damn girl! You killed it up there!" Skyler screeched as soon as I came down the stage. I swear this girl was always excited. "Eh.. Thank you?" They all chuckled at my response. What can I say ? I was really bad at receiving compliments. We made our way to the bar. "What can I get for the beautiful ladies here?" A bartender came up and winked at Skyler. "A round of shots, please." Bent's voice wasn't at all pleading. He was in fact glaring at him. "Coming up." He nervously smiled before getting our drinks. I gulped it down and scrunched my nose at the burning sensation in my throat. We got another round and I could slowly feel the buzz . Brent, Skyler and Hannah got up to get to the dance floor. I was about to when my phone beeped. It was a message from Anna. "Elena, come, let's get to the dance floor." Hannah tugged at my hand. "Coming in a minute. You guys go ahead." She shrugged and left with Skyler and Ben.I opened the message from Anna.
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RYLAN I parked the car and got out to get to her side. She hadn't even taken her seat belt off.Without saying anything, I did it myself and supported her out of the car and into the house. Two steps in and she sat down on the floor . "What are you doing?" "I won't go upstairs." She folded her arms against her chest and looked away. I rolled my eyes at her dramatics. "You have to." It was like I was dealing with a child. "I have one condition." I metally groaned at the mention of another condition. "And that is?" She immediately held her arms out and pouted. "Carry me upstairs. I don't want to walk." I kind of liked the drunk Elena. She was being really cute. I bent down and picked her up. "Woah! You are so strong!" Gripping my neck she held onto me as I carried her up the stairs "See, I'm flying!" She squealed. "Ssh. You will wake Ava up." I at no cost wanted Ian to see a drunk Elena. "Ssh." She put a finger on her lips and look
Last Updated : 2023-03-19Something Gained. Chapter: 38
ELENARolling over, I woke up on the bed. My head hammered against my skull. I pressed a hand to it and tried remembering what had happened but unfortunately that only increased the headache. I could remember going to the club, getting a few drinks and dancing but then how I landed up on my bed was a mystery to me. "Damn! How much did I drink ?" I closed my eyes to relieve some pain. "Probably a little too much. Take the pills with the lemon water. It'll help you with the hangover." Rylan walked in through the door in his sweats. He flashed me a smile and even through that pounding headache, I mentally appreciated the fine specimen of a man. "Did you bring me home?" I asked after swallowing down the medicine. “Don't you remember anything?" He asked, sitting down beside me. "Seems like it." I ran a hand through my messy hair. "How can you just forget everything after what happened last night!?" He looked hurt which left me confused. Why will he be hurt?
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RYLAN"Make these changes and bring them back to me. And don't forget to reschedule the meeting with Mr. Rivera." I handed my new assistant the file before leaning back in my seat. For some reason I was having a pretty bad headache. "Yes, Mr. Parker." He closed the door behind him only for me to hear his voice not seconds later. "Mr. Parker." "Yes?" I kept my eyes closed while rubbing my forehead with my fingers. "Someone's here to meet you." Not what I needed right now! "Name?" "Liliana Scott." I stilled in my seat as soon as I heard the name. Liliana. The single name brought back so many memories. "Send her up." He nodded and left before the door opened again, allowing me the sight of her. After six fucking years, she was standing in my office. I didn’t know what emotion to feel. It was all a hurricane. "Liliana." I almost gritted the name out. "Rylan. Uhh... how are you?" She took two small steps inside. I was honestly in no mood to
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RYLAN"I want to meet our daughter." Immediately I felt the anger rising in me. "Excuse me?" I shot up from my seat, ready to throw her out of my office. "There is no such thing as 'our daughter'." I gritted out, causing her to stand up as well. "You can't deny that I'm her mother." I looked incredulously at her before chuckling humorlessly. She was calling herself Ava's mother after everything. Some nerve she had! "I can. Since the moment you left, you lost all rights to claim yourself as her mother. So, Ava is my daughter, not ours." I was confused if I was imagining things but I felt like I saw hurt flash in her eyes. She clenched her eyes shut and exhaled. "I told you I'm sorry for—" "Don't give me that crap, Lily!" She looked alarmed at my outburst. "You think I would believe that after all those years of abandoning my daughter, now you suddenly feel remorse?" I was honestly done with her bullshit. "You think I wanted to leave!?" I clic
Last Updated : 2023-03-19Something Gained. Chapter: 41
ELENA"Bye, Mom!" I hung up and sighed. Everytime I talked to mom and dad, some part of me felt guilty about having the thing about our marriage hidden. Initially I had thought that after the one year would be over, I would let them know everything. Now that things had changed completely, I didn't know how to come clean. I put the phone to charge before remembering that I hadn't seen Ava for some time now. It was a Saturday, so obviously we were at home but not Rylan. He had some meetings. Deciding to check up on Ava, I made my way to her room. I stopped at her door and watched her as she struggled with her hair. Each time her attempt would fail, she would let out a huff. This went on for a few minutes before she noticed me. "Mommy?" I walked in and gently combed her hair with my fingers. "What are you up to?" She looked up with a troubled expression before holding up the brush for me. "Can you do my hair?" She said, pouting a little. "Of course I can. C
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ELENA“Mom, I’m hungry!” Alex said in a sing-song manner while hopping into the kitchen. He was six now, the dreadful age and he wasn’t the most agreeable kid either. He was fussy with almost everything except for food. He loved food, all types of it and I counted it as a blessing. “Well, sit down. Dinner’s ready.” I brought the tray in and set it on the table. Aiden ruffled Alex’s hair while passing his chair before taking a seat. Normally we would have dinner together but today it was past time. So I served them two plates. Alex dived in the very second. “I go upstairs and bring Ava here for dinner.” I said before pointedly looking at Aiden. “Don’t bring that up.” Only after he offered a curt nod, I went down the hall towards Ava’s room. The door was locked as expected. I knocked. “I don’t wanna talk to anyone.” Ava’s muffled voice came through. “Not even me?” Took some seconds before the door finally opened. There she stood with a long face.
Something Gained. Epilogue- II
RYLANThe door to my office creaked open and my pouting wife came into view. “I miss you.” Fuck. I really needed to work. Elena was in thirty-eighth week of her pregnancy. Even after Stacey was always at Elena’s heels, I had been working from home for a month. That way I could keep from stressing my ass off. I made a split second decision and logged off. Some things at work needed my attention but my wife came first. “Come here.” She flashed me a huge grin before walking inside. I watched as she slowly lowered herself on the couch. I did too, pulling her closer so that her weight was resting on me. She had been really clingy throughout the pregnancy and I wasn't complaining. In fact we had some great sex owing to her increased levels of horniness. I was a happy man. “I want a boy.” Elena said gently caressing her bump. Only last night she wanted a girl. I, on the other hand, was rooting for a boy. Another daughter would be too much work. As it is the t
Something Gained. Epilogue-I
ELENAIt’s beautiful! I wondered to myself. I didn’t realize the words had come out loud. “If this amazes you, let me show you another property. It's a ten minutes' ride from here.” “I don’t want to see another property. This is everything I could ask for.” “You like it?” Rylan had been standing silently until now. We had been to two more properties before this and every time he had been quietly staring at my face, trying to read my thoughts. My head whips around to face him. “Did you see the library?” “That property has more amenities than this one.” The agent pressed. Rylan looked from his face to mine. “Want to take a look?” “Do you?” I asked. He surely did have his preferences and I wasn’t sure this one appealed to him as much as it did to me. He lifted his shoulders in a shrug. “I’m fine with whatever you want, Love.” “Well, let’s see. This one has a waterfall, a swimming pool, a huge ass lawn for our kids to play, an outdoor kitchen
Something Gained. Chapter: 53
ELENAI was awake lying on my side. Rylan wasn’t sleeping either, figured from his uneven breathing. There was at least a foot distance between us. I knew he was hurting too but I was too fucking lost to be there for him. Lost under the weight of everything and there was no one I could blame for anything. It was all on me. The guilt was slowly suffocating me. “Talk to me.” I stiffened, not realizing that I was holding my breath. I let it out when his fingers gently weaved through my hair. “Look at me, Love.” I did. Rylan’s soft command compelled me to turn around. Those warm brown orbs always did comfort me. “I can’t see you like this. And there’s very little I can do if you shut me out like this.” His voice held a certain helplessness that I wouldn’t have ever expected from him. He had always been so composed, so in control. Staring at him, I felt this tightness in my chest. Another beat of silence passed between us before I scooted closer to him. Rylan w
Something Gained. Chapter: 52
ELENA“Dad, I can’t.” I whined. Water has always scared me. That’s precisely the reason I was twelve and still didn’t know how to swim. This summer I was going to learn, I vowed. But now as I sat by the pool with Dad, I was backpedaling pretty fast. Dad smiled. “You can, sweetheart.” I was immediately shaking my head in disagreement. He sighed before stepping into the pull. “Don’t be afraid. I’m here, aren’t I?” “But I’ll drown.” “No. You won’t.” He outstretched his hand for me to take. I took it, stepping in. “I’ll always get you.” He looked into my eyes and I believed his words more than anything in this world. We both dipped in but just as our heads were under water, I felt my grip on his hand loosening. He was drifting away and no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t grasp his fingers. “Dad?” As soon as I opened my mouth to scream water filled in. So much water. I couldn’t breathe. I knew I was drowning but Dad wasn’t here. “Dad!” My eyes shut and the wate
Something Gained. Chapter: 51
RYLANI stole another glance of Elena sleeping peacefully with her hair sprawled all over the pillow. I didn’t know how to do this. These were probably a few last moments of her peace for a while now. However selfish or irrational it might sound, I didn’t want to break the news to her, but I had to. I sat down and gently touched her cheek. Her eyes peeled open before she flashed me a lazy smile. “Good morning.” I licked my lips, unable to offer even a tight lipped smile. “Get up.” “What happened?” She sat up with furrowed brows. “Your Dad.” Her face immediately paled a few shades. I swallowed before completing the rest of it. “He suffered another attack.” Elena gave out a shaky exhale before letting out a weak “When?” “This morning. Dean called a minute ago.” “We need to go.” I nodded. “Go change.”Elena looked worried out of her mind. Another attack after that big a surgery? She knew the possible consequences. She almost stumbled her way up to
Something Gained. Chapter: 50
ELENAAlmost half an hour was spent and I was still reading the same page. Distractions came in forms. Like at the moment I was completely preoccupied by this huge distraction that walked into the room in the form of my husband. It should be illegal to look this attractive in just sweats. I was too sore from last night to entertain thoughts about this gorgeous man. I forced my eyes back to my book, determined to finish the confrontation part within the next five minutes. Well that was until he sat down right in front of me, scrolling through his phone. Damn it! He smells nice! "Glad you think so." I could feel the pure male satisfaction oozing out of him. I clenched my eyes shut, completely horrified. "Of course. I said that aloud." A deep resounding chuckle rumbled from his chest. I playfully rolled my eyes and went back to my book. I wasn't completing it anytime soon. His constant stare was making it even harder. "What?"I snapped my book shut, finally
Something Gained. Chapter: 49
ELENARylan's fingers traced the length of my upper arm. I let myself enjoy the feel of his smooth muscles under my palms as I lay with my eyes closed, allowing myself a few more minutes to bask in the moment. "I know you have been awake for some time now." I unconsciously bit down on my lower lip feeling like a child who had been caught stealing candy. Peeling my eyes open, I raised myself up on my elbow and set my gaze on him. The refracted rays of the sun accentuated every feature on his strikingly handsome face. I could literally spend hours just admiring this fine specimen of a man. "Good morning!" I drawled. His responding smile was slow, almost lazy. I was a tad bit envious of his thick long lashes. "Now the morning wouldn't be that good without a kiss, would it?" He looped his hands around my waist. "I'll take a hard pass. Morning breath." I said sitting up. Kissing without brushing my teeth? Just wasn't me. His eyes slightly narrowed before he gave a sl
Something Gained. Chapter: 48
RYLANElena was more addictive than anything I had ever come across. Every time she peered up at me with those intoxicating blue eyes I was lost a little more in them. From the moment I had sunk into her, I knew I was done for. I couldn't have stopped even if I wanted to. Honestly I didn't want to either. It was around four in the morning that we were laying in bed. I had my hands wrapped around her waist as I spooned her from behind. I was thoroughly exhausted but still not sleepy. From what I could make out listening to her uneven breathing, she wasn't sleeping either. "After I broke up with Mason...it was just too difficult for me." I had gone stiff against Elena at the mention of his name. I didn't know why she brought him up again but something heavy was settling down on my chest. The amount of emotions loaded in her voice felt like a pinch. Why did the gulp feel so painful? "I had been with that guy for so long and he just...his betrayal had shaken me." I wasn't
