"You've met him?" He repeats his question with his voice slightly raised.I don't even know what to say right now, I should've told him about Cole. I scratch my forehead and watch as Bryne and Cole exchange furious glares at each other. "I knew you'd go running back to him like some pathetic slut" Cole spits out and I freeze immediately.Yes I'm pathetic, but I'm more worried about what would happen to him for saying those words. Bryne grabs him by the collar and pushes him to the floor. A punch lands on Cole's face and Bryne is about to give him another."Stop it, the both of you" I scream and Bryne stops. I can see some people already looking in our direction and I'm not ready to create a scene.I raise my voice "Bryne let go of him" I beg him with my eyes. "Please" I add softly"You're impossible Bailey, he just insulted you and–" "Let me handle this, please" I interrupt him"No I can't""Please, just stay here"I hold Cole's hand and drag him far away from where Bryne is. I can'
"Let me wash your hair" Bryne sits at the edge of the bathtub playing with my hair.He pours a generous amount of hair shampoo on my wet hair and he massages my scalp."I'd like to do this to my daughter"."You want your first child to be a girl?" I close my eyes to avoid the lather spilling into them"Yeah, daughters are the best. I want her to be like her mom, beautiful and feisty"I know somehow, Bryne is going to be stuck with me for his whole life but him saying these things is thrilling."I want to always be in your life Lee, promise me you won't leave me".Aw, don't get all insecure on me! "I won't Rhino. I can't let you go so easily again". "Even when you're mad at me?""I see what you're trying to do, you're trying to make me feel so emotional so you'll win the game"He chuckles "Is that what you think" "Is that not what you're doing?" "Whatever"After rinsing the shampoo out of my hair, I complete my bath and leave the bathroom.My phone's screen pops up with a message and
"You're cheating" I swat his hand away from my game pad as he tries to cover the keys."You didn't make any rules against cheating" he laughs, furiously tapping his gamepad. Bryne is just so scared that I'll beat him at this! "Come on come on, no go this way!" He screams at his character and I roll my eyes. He's trying to win at all cost because I beat him at the first round we just played and right now, there's a very slim chance of me winning which makes me suspect Bryne in every way I can. I'm not really bothered about winning this round, after all I won the first round and I plan on rubbing that on his face anytime he claims he's the ultimate Call of Duty player."I'm not playing again" I still won't let him win me in this rematch. "What! What do you mean" he glance at me briefly then back at the screen.I stand in front of him, blocking his view and he looks to my side, trying to see. "Let's do something else" I don't know if I'm good at this hot sexy thing but I'm bringing it
"Bryne told me you were sick so I came over" Laura sits on the bed."What's today?" Shit! I clutch my belly and close my eyes in pain."Today is Sunday, it's already three pm""Fuck!" I try go sit up but it only worsens the pain. I can't believe I slept that long, I missed my first photo shoot, not that I was going to participate but I really wanted to tell Mr Liendor that I'm quitting."Derrick?""Bryne spoke to him already. Are you feeling better?""Yes, I'm fine, I was just feeling nauseous yesterday. What did he tell Derrick?""That you quit, he sent a mail to Liendor"."Oh, better" I sigh. "The girls were here earlier but they left so they won't wake you up. Bailey I'm worried""About?""Bryne said you vomited yesterday and now it looks like you're in a hell of pain, I don't know, could you be pregnant""Pregnant?" No no no! That can't be possible. "It's not possible" I muster all the strength I have and I sit up, resting my back on the headboard."Shit!" I draw in a breath. "I c
"Are you sure about this?" I glance at Laura "No" she carelessly answers. "What!" I stare wide-eyed at her. You see the thing about Laura, she can make very rash decisions and till now I don't know why I even agreed to this. "Chill out okay? Come on let's go" She opens the door of her car and looks over at me waiting for me to do the same.I take a deep breath before leaving the car. I check my phone for a message from Bryne, seeing none, I adjust my clothes and walk into the building, behind Laura. Everything looks so different here to me, maybe owing to the fact that I'm a nervous wreck right now. Laura leads me through a waiting room where dozens of women are seated, straight to a door which she knocks once.The nasty looks I saw on the faces of these women is just out of this world. Not that I should really care but I'm glad I'm with Laura, Laura gives me this heavenly boldness that I can't explain.She knocks once on the door before going in. "Hey Bill" Laura interrupts the
‘You see, it didn’t go as bad as you thought’. Laura leans on her car and draws in a breath. “That was a bit intense, thanks Laura” I study her face carefully, the careless strands of hair sweeping all over her face as the breeze softly passes by, if only Laura would let go of so much bitterness and anger inside her. If only! I’d be happier if she could let go and be happy genuinely, the only thing I wish for since my happiness has also been her concern. She pushes the strands of hair out of her face and tug them behind her ear, putting on a more serious look instead of the carefree one that suited her best. “I’m going to see my m-mom” Her voice falters a bit and she bends her head down. So much pain! “Can I come wi–“ “No”. She interrupts me almost too quickly. “I’ll drop you off at home” she adds. I understand how painful it is for her to see her mom live that way, I can’t say I understand her pain, but I can say I understand how it feels to lose something and you have no control
I close my eyes and just let a generous amount of air fill my lungs, I’ll be so happy when this getting a job phase is finally over and I know I’m always making so much sacrifices in my career for Bryne but what can I do, what can I do when I’m just so deeply in love with him. I know this may sound cliché and I’m probably the most stupid person to do that but most times we just have to fold our arms and think of the things we do for love and I’m okay with making such sacrifices as far as it isn’t one sided. I stash some dollar notes, my phone and some mints into my purse and leave the house. I need to go to Endi agency today, I need to speak with Mr Liendior at least because if I don’t, I’d seem rude. I get into my car and step on the gas. Today I’m just in a mood to overthink everything. Not really everything, but Baddie particularly. And though I feel some kind of attachment, some kind of familiarity already, I’d like to think it as the thrill of having someone from the same root
BRYNE There’s so much I’m thankful for. I open the door for my mom and I help her out of the car. Today is Thanksgiving and we’re spending the day at Bailey’s mom’s place. “It’s been more than two years since I’ve been in Greenville” my mom adjusts her dress and smiles widely. “Bryne” Bailey runs to me and throws herself on me. I hook my arms round her waist and close my eyes. I’ve missed her so much. She pulls away and looks at me deeply, so deep that my heart is already melting. “Happy Thanksgiving, I’ve missed you Rhino” she whispers and kisses my lips softly. My mom clears her throat and Bailey steps away from me looking already flustered. “Happy thanksgiving Bailey, it’s been long” my mom pulls her for a hug. “Happy thanksgiving to you too mom” Bailey says and they pull away from their hug. “Thanks for taking care of Bryne, even though he’s a jerk sometimes” my mom tries to whisper the last part but I still heard her. “Thanks too mom, I know he can be annoying sometimes
"Hello mom" I say impatiently. My mom always has a way to interrupt us. There's shuffling at the the other side of the line "Hey B, uh can you guys come over for dinner at dad's place, sorry for the late info I totally forgot"No way. "Mom, it's not possible" Bailey hits my side lightly "You can't turn your mom down" she whispers"You're with Bailey?" My mom asks. "Yeah""Great! Please put the phone on speaker" I roll my eyes and put the phone on speaker. I know Bailey can never say no to my mom and my mom knows that too, that's why she wants to talk to Lee. I already made a great dinner for the two of us, but Bailey won't think about that, of course it's my darling mother. I roll my eyes again and Bailey hits my arm."Hey Bailey, I know it's already late but can you guys come over for dinner at my place? I would've done this later but my husband already booked my flight back to Georgia and it's tomorrow" my mom's persuasive voice sounds and I'm sure it has already convinced Baile
Bryne.I need her to understand that losing our baby wasn't her fault, I need us to go back to being us before the miscarriage. "Thanks Bryne, for every thing, for being my back bone, for being more than a boyfriend, for being so gentle with my heart" she maintains eye contact with me while stroking my face with her thumb."You don't need to thank me for taking care of you, you're my responsibility Lee" I kiss the inside of her palm. "let's go eat""Bryne I- okay, let's go eat" She steps away but I grab her hand and bring her closer. "What do you want Lee" I whisper over her ear and she claims my lips in a slow kiss. I want to go at her pace, I need to go at her pace even though all I want to do is to grab her and make her scream my name multiple times. She looked so sexy in the dress this morning and it took me all the strength I had, to stop myself from responding to what she was unconsciously doing to me, when she kissed me, I almost couldn't control myself again and then she sc
Immediately I get back to my office, I sit on my chair and remove my shoes. I don't think I can survive another minute in this shoe. I sigh in relief and massage my feet once I take the shoe out. It's been four hours of intensive practice and thank God for the lunch break else I would've died inside that room. I got to watch other journalist do other shows and I was given instructions about how everything is going to happen. Honestly, I can't wait for Friday and from the look of things, Baddie can't wait for Friday either. Baddie really made the whole practice interesting and I already feel so relaxed with him. Baddie says he likes that kind of atmosphere and so do I. Baddie reminds me of Derrick, when everything is settled, I'll take Derrick's lunch offer. Baddie walks into the room smiling. He sighs and slumps into his chair. "Hey we could have lunch together. There's this place at the corner of the street, it's pretty good"."Maybe next time, I really can't walk in this shoes, m
BaileyBryne pulls up at the parking lot of the building. Today is Monday, my first day at work and the excitement isn't as much as I expected it to be.Bryne squeezes my hands and I smile. Bryne has been everything since I lost our child. He has been over caring and I'm just so surprised at how perfect he's holding everything up in this situation. I hope my sour mood isn't going to affect my first day at work, I don't want to give out any first impression of being grumpy. "I know you'll do great" Bryne hands me a jar of cookie and I want to decline but it's my mom's cookie and who dares decline it plus he won't let this slide as I strongly refused to have breakfast. I take a bite and another and another till I'm done with four cookies. Bryne smiles, handing me a bottle of water. "Thanks" I gulp down the water and check my self in the mirror again for the 100th time today. You can't blame me for that, appearance matters as a new employee and a journalist at that. I know my life i
I plop down after wearing my rubber gloves, I dip the floor scrub into the foamy bucket of water and I scrub Bailey's blood stain from the floor of my dad's kitchen.Today is Saturday and I'm happy Kara agreed to keep Bailey company even when she's supposed to go back to college today. I told the housekeeper and the cook not to come here today because I'm sure they would've felt obliged to clean the blood from the kitchen floor which I wouldn't like them to do. My mom told me to pick her up in an hour's time and I hope that I'll be done with this by then. I scrub the floor harder and wipe out the foam to see if all the bloodstain is gone and I repeat the process after seeing some stubborn stains still on the floor. I've not discussed the plans I have for the company with my mom yet even though I'm sure she'll be uninterested in it as usual. Sometimes I wonder if my mom actually loved my dad because shortly after my dad burial, she moved to Georgia to be with Khaka, her boyfriend wh
BRYNEI lead Bailey into her house but she doesn't respond to me. She has been this way since she got conscious and I hope she gets better. I'm so happy she was discharged, I wouldn't stand spending another hour in the hospital. Kara has gone to my dad's house to get all the shopping bags over to Lee's house. I can't keep her at my dad's place, my mom may come home anytime and I cant explain anything to her yet. Bailey goes to her room and I follow her."Lee please talk to me, say something, anything" I can't bear the silence. "I was just so careless, I couldn't-" I wrap my hands round her waist and pull her to me. She can't blame herself for this, she shouldn't take all the guilt to herself. I'm at fault too, I didn't listen to her enough to understand. She sobs quietly and I rub her back. We'll work through this, I know we will. "Why didn't you tell me?" "How could I tell you, I was scared" She sniffs and I tip her head up to look at me."I told you I want to be involved in
BRYNEI pull up at my dad's driveway and Kara immediately gets down. I'm so exhausted from the shopping and I honestly wonder how women do this thing and not get tired.Kara is worse than Bailey when it comes to this, we've basically bought so much that there's almost no space in the car for the bags. I know Bailey will be angry when she sees this but how did she expect me to handle Kara, Kara that literally scares me.I bring out some of the bags and Kara brings out some too. "Wow! So you guys lived here when you were younger" she stares at the building and I laugh."Nah, I spent most of my childhood with my nana, I don't think I've stayed for up to a year in this house, that's why we all call it my dad's house" I struggle to open the door and Kara follows me in. I drop the bags on the couch and go back to get the rest. I pack so much and Kara does the same but the bags doesn't finish. "We'll get the rest later, let's find Bailey to check out these stuff first" Kara rubs her palm
I stare down at the pregnancy strip in horror.I don't know how to feel about this. It's scary! I can't be pregnant, I'm on birth control pills. Could some skipped days cause this? "Fuck" I place my hand on my forehead and shut my eyes tightly together. My whole life was about to start and this? I feel like crying but the tears aren't coming out. On one hand I'm happy about this, Bryne, the father of my child, he shouldn't find it difficult to accept but I don't want to pose anything on him. Both our lives are about to start for me to bring this up now. I'm finally about to start a lovely job and Bryne is about to take over his dad's business and join the elite club and this. I sniff and throw the strip into the bin. I don't know how to tell him about this, I'm not even ready to tell him yet. I hope he isn't awake yet.We'll work through this, that's what he always say whenever something goes an opposite way. We'll work through this.I place my hands on my belly and stare at my r
"How was your week?" Bryne asks"I met Cole-ouch" I scream as a sharp pain passes through my knee."Are you okay" Bryne sits up immediately and I nod."It's just my knee" I relax my knee but Bryne uncovers the blanket and keeps my knee on his laps and starts massaging it gently. "Ouch!" I exclaim as he touches the spot that pains me the most. "Sorry about that, does it hurt here?" He touches another spot and I shake my head in negation. "Have you taken your pain relief?" "I'll take it later""I'll get it for you, where is it?""Over there" I point at the other couch and he goes over and brings it, with a bottle of water as well."Thanks" I swallow the pill and he gets the bottle of water and medicine bottle and keeps on the table.He comes back to the couch bed and continues the massage "I'm just happy you didn't hit your head when you fell from the stairs"."I'm happy too, everything just happened quickly, I was on the third step and then I see myself rolling down and hitting my kn