DARLENEMy husband stared at me like I had grown multiple breasts on the crown of my head, before breaking into an easy laugh, the ring of it felt like I'd been pouring butter down my insides.“Sheesh- Must have spaced out for a hot minute there didn't I?” Alexander whispered, appearing to have been searching my face for a moment before he spread his arms out to me again and I settled reflexively in the cocoon of his toned arms.“Want me to cart you upstairs, bridal style?” His deep baritone rumored in my ear, and I felt the rumble to the tips of my crack-polish toes.I sighed internally, Once a cafe girl, always a cafe girl. I knew I should have dressed up today!Now here I was, being carted up the grand staircase to the prince’s chambers where the master bedroom was, looking like a mold potato that’d been left out in the rain too long.I looked up into the man’s eyes once more, just as the gold-plated door of the master bedroom cane to view and I managed to tear my eyes from what wa
DARLENE”Come here.” Alexander said softly, but my husband needn’t have bothered. I didn’t mind the order that was laced around the words as I snuggled into his chest, the warmth of his breath fanning the hair from my face pleasantly.Shit! Laura! I’d forgotten all about her and abandoned her downstairs, with nothing but the strawberry-haired oaf for company.I chewed at my bottom lip anxiously, knowing deep down that I’d never been much of a good host before deciding I would make it up to her in the morning.I was with my husband after all. I thought, turning to stare at the bulk of male energy beside me but only being able to make out the chiseled line of his jaw and the black flutters in his long eyelashes as he scored softly behind me.I sighed heavily, remembering how my mother had told me that it was the way of men to die briefly after any sort of intimacy., a wrinkle formed on my face as I wondered fleetingly, whether she had cautioned me about her own experiences with Dad.Nas
DARLENE"He's taking me on a trip to Italy,"I said into the phone, swinging my legs in the air gently as my eyes darted around the messy room I had turned upside down earlier while I was sorting through my clothes for the trip.My sudden announcement was met with an eerie silence which had me furrowing my brows. I stopped swinging my legs in the air and sat up on the bed, a bemused look clouding my face.I had expected a reply after what I just said but all I got in return was silence. An eerie silence I found uncomfortable and unnerving. Laura was nothing but a quiet person."Laura?" I called out to her, to be sure I dialed the right number. Even though I knew how stupid that sounds, we were practically talking a few minutes ago and now, she just went all silent on me.I heard some rustling at her end of the phone which signaled she was still on the call with me, accompanied by her soft exhale."I'm here, sweet girl. I just got distracted." She spoke up warmly and I chuckled, fallin
ALEXANDERWe landed in Italy at night. She was fast asleep already. She had been going on and on about our trip while we were on the Jet, chatting on about it non-stop. It was cute. Heck, I could watch her talk all day and not get tired. After instructing the attendant to get our luggages to the car, I picked her up gently, carrying her in a bridal style. She stirred in my arms and I chuckled, heading out of the Jet.I was too exhausted to drive. I had a driver drive us to my Villa downtown. The drive to the Villa was unusually tiring. I could barely keep my eyes open. The driver drive into the quiet area, pulling the car to a stop. I got out of the Car and carried her carefully. Careful enough not to wake her up.I threw the maid a curt nod and headed straight to the room we'd be staying. Pushing the door open with my legs, I moved to the bed and dropped her on it.My breathe hitched softly at the sight of her sprawled on my bed, asleep. She looked too pure to be in here. Her lush bl
DARLENEItaly was an experience.Something I would have loved to relive.Honestly, I counted it as my honeymoon, and nothing felt more saddening to have it end.Our side of the Mckenzie mansion feels weird without Alexander. He had only been gone for a day and I was already missing him. It made me realize how dependent I had gotten on him, and how I was now used to his company. We've never stayed away from each other for more than a day since we got married and now, he was gone for a day and he wasn't going to be back till in three days.I could go downstairs to chat with Mrs Stephanie Mckenzie but I didn't want to risk that, I didn't want to risk running into Frederick because I knew he was also around. Since what happened the other day, I've been trying to steer clear of him, I've been trying to avoid him.I could handle my feelings for him, I could control them and keep them at bay and hide it away from everyone because I loved my husband and I wasn't supposed to develop feelings f
DARLENEHe stood at the other side of the door and his lips stretched into that contagious smile of his when his eyes fell on me.I wasn't sharing any of his excitement, not when his mere presence was already wreaking havoc on my body and his smile was already sending a wave of desire to the wrong parts of my body.Not when my heart was already beating faster.His eyes moved away from my face and it dipped lower to the excuse of a nightgown that I had on. I watched as his eyes became hooded at the sight of my exposed cleavage, how his eyes lingered on them with clear lust in them."What are you doing here?" I snapped at him, angry at him, angry at the fact that he was looking at me that way, and angry at myself for feeling a low fire getting rekindled in my lower abdomen because he was looking at me that way.He looked up at my angry tone, the smile disappearing from his face as he looked at me carefully as if he was trying to figure out something about me or my mood."I was retiring
DARLENE“So, let me get this straight,” Laura said from the side of the chair that was sitting on, “you kissed your brother-in-law?”I groaned out loud and I rubbed my face, “can we just refer to him as Frederick?”“What difference does it make whether we refer to him as Frederick or your brother-in-law? The bone of contention here is that you kissed him, that you made out with him?”“Come on, Laura, I didn't come here for you to spell it out for me, I already know what I did.”It was the day after the kiss with Frederick, I couldn't sleep all night and I just kept tossing and turning all night with the memories of the kiss and make-out plunging my mind.I had enjoyed it, to my greatest dismay.And my mind wouldn’t stop comparing Frederick’s kiss with Alex’s own. I enjoyed both of them, enjoyed Frederick’s kiss just as much as I enjoyed Alex’s own and that was the problem.This was Frederick that we were talking about, my brother-in-law, I wasn’t supposed to entertain the thought of k
DarleneMy body was fully rested by the time I got up. The sun was going down and the day was coming to an end. I sprawled on my bed and stared at the ceiling while trying to find my will to live another moment. The clock beside my bed stand said it was almost six PM. Despite having slept, my body aches from exhaustion so I laid down a little longer to allow my brain and body to boot. I picked up my phone next and replied texts from my mother and my sister. My mum was wondering how I was doing and my sister texted to tell me about one of her escapades with her friends from high school.I remembered when I was in high school with Laura. Laura used to convince me to sneak out at night and go to frat parties with her. I never liked those frat parties but Laura was a fan, plus, she had a crush on one of the frat brothers back then. She’d promise to say yes to anything I ask for within an hour if I went to the party with her. That was about nine years ago. I found it unbelievable how far I