Chapter 17“I have to tell you thank you for allowing let me borrow your airplane” Amelia said as soon as they dropped“You don’t have to say thank you for anything and don’t you think you should call your mother to let her know that you have arrived in the country? I am sure she is worried sick” he said dryly, eliciting a laugh from her “I don’t think I want her to know anything until I am there she is going to ask me the same question over and over again” Amelia told him Jackson nodded flipping out his phone to make a quick phone call before they dropped. Hehad already asked that one of his cars be provided and they were only waiting for that“Speaking of the devil” Amelia murmuredJackson glanced up as one corner of his eyebrow arched in her direction“My mother” she said, pointing at the phone in her hand as if in explanationJackson smiled and nodded in understanding waiting until she was done with the phone call before informing her of the arrival of the car“I did not think
CHAPTER EIGHTEENYou? Amelia thought, staring pointedly at Ethan who had eyes on Jackson“What do you mean?” she asked, waiting for one of them to answer her.“I know him… he and I… we spoke during the club…” Ethan sputtered, looking towards Jackson for helpJackson on the other hand was pointedly silent but Amelia could feel the tension in his shoulders and she could tell that there was something that he wasn’t telling her… something important that he did not deem fit to inform her about.It infuriated her that he and Ethan had shared a moment that she was unaware of and her mind was running different scenarios on what exactly that could be.“You should introduce me, darling” the woman who had managed to remain invisible finally broke the tension spellAmelia turned icy eyes to her, taking in her appearance and then realizing with stark clarity that it was the woman she had caught him with at the club. The same person if her eyes wasn’t deceiving her and she knew it wasn’t because sh
CHAPTER NINETEEN“What do you think they are talking about?” Amelia finally asked her mother who had not shut up about Jackson since she called her away from the said man.“Where did you find him?” her mother shot back, eyeing her daughter like she could not believe she could ever land something as beautiful and hot as Jackson“I did not find him, mother… I work for the man and like I said, he was gracious enough to be my escort for the wedding seeing as you were forever hounding me about it, including at work” she concluded, her eyes following her mother’s.The woman was a fucking married one but had time to survey other men? And where was my damn father? Amelia thought“You think he is here out of the goodness of his heart? Everyone with eyes can see that he has the hots for you but I wonder how that is possible…”Amelia stared at her mother, the shock evident on her face“Do not get me wrong, you are a pretty child but nobody can say that you are stunning or a looker and definitely
CHAPTER TWENTY “I do not think he is a patron and even if he was, I do not see how that is any of your business seeing as you are marrying the woman you cheated on me with at the club… do not give me that look, do you think I would not have figured that out? How low could you stoop and does anyone know who exactly she is? Do you even know who exactly she is” Amelia rallied, oblivious to the stares she was getting from the guests passing.She was past caring about what anyone had to say about her behavior and she definitely had words to say to Ethan who had the audacity to act holier than thou when he was doing the same thing he was preaching to her against “This is not about… fine, we met at the club but I love her and I think that she is the woman for me. This is not meant as an offense to you and this is not about me but you. That man is nothing but trouble and I do not advice that you have anything to do with him”he concluded, folding his arms across his chest.“This is about you
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE Amelia took in a deep breath as they both walked into the church. It was time for the couples to take their vows and she and her mother had agreed that she should escort the bride because of the absence of both her parents.As if that was not suspicious enough that both her parents did not approve to the marriage, now she had to stand in for a girl that she barely knew.She also could not get what Jackson had said out of her head even when she had laughed it off and changed the topic, she still heard it in her mind and still blushed at its remembrance.It was obvious that he was trying to get something from her with the use of such flattery words. He had said that he was interested in her but she could hardly believe how fast this was all going and how fast her heart was racing at thoughts of him.She had just finished one messy relationship and it was too early to be jumping into something she knew would never work out. She was not someone he would want and they
CHAPTER TWENTY TWOAmelia’s mother was two things; a man magnet and the most frivolous woman that existed on the planet and so you could imagine her disappointment when she fell pregnant for a certain Mr Fallon with absolutely nothing to offer her. She had had no choice but to be his wife and when the time came, she gave birth to his son who died and then a daughter that she had nothing in common with safe for the hair and eye color.She of course had gone about her ways in having various men to do her bidding and even though her husband was aware of her many infidelities, he gave no indication of it which was all for the better because it was obvious that she wanted nothing from him but the pretense of marriage and the security that it offered. “You look every strung up” she muttered to her daughter who was standing closeShe watched her roll her eyes, breathing evenly to keep whatever she had to say in check.She and the girl never got along and it was as though they
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE“What do you think they are talking about?” Amelia asked Jackson for the umpteenth time.They were back at the house which was a lovely house and he could see Amelia’s mother talking furiously with Ethan while casting a subtle glance in his direction. If he wasn’t so observant towards things like that from ladies then he would not have noticed her but he was and he could tell that they were talking about him and it was something he did not want to know about.She had not approached him since the time they met outside and then when they had nodded towards each other at the church but he had felt her eyes all over him since then and even now when she wasn’t looking, he could only imagine that she had some imaginary at the side of her face, staring directly at him.This was what Amelia had described about her mother and she had purposely left out the fact that they looked really alike down to the hair and eyes and up to the point that you would think she was her moth
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR“I would never do that on purpose and you have to admit that I was drunk and did not know exactly what I was doing” Amelia continued screeching even as they drove to the club“I know that which is why I did not bring it up until now when you asked” he thought her, his lips still turned up in a smile that he was sure she could see“Stop it” she muttered“Stop what?” Jackson asked innocently“Grinning like that… you are making me uncomfortable” she snarled“I would not want to make you comfortable but I cannot help it when you are like that. I don’t think it is anything to be ashamed of and it is all forgotten right now so you can stop feeling…”“Ashamed?” she muttered“That wasn’t the word I was looking for and besides you are excused because you were going through a breakup and I am quite surprised as to how well you handled it”“And now you are patronizing me” Amelia wailed, slumping into the chair.She could not believe that she could not remember doing anything