"Where have you been?" Tobias asked Shawn after finding him a few minutes later."I was getting some important things straightened out with a friend," Shawn replied."Oh, who is this friend, if I may ask?" Tobias asked."Nothing for you to worry about; I have it under control," Shawn replied, adding, "Have you seen Jason around?"Tobias shook his head, knowing there was no point in arguing with him."Yes, I did; say him over there earlier," Tobias replied, pointing in the direction of Steve's table."Oh, I see. I hope Steve does not do anything stupid," Shaw muttered to himself."You guys must not be enjoying the party; why do you look so down?" Lily White spoke from behind them.Lily had decided to attend the event at the last minute, just for appearances sake."Oh, uhm, aunt Lily, I didn't know you were going to be here," Tobias replied as he turned."Of course, I should be here; Laura has pulled off a huge one for the corporation, so it's only appropriate that I show up for the eve
Laura didn't look up at him, but she could feel him sliding down on the seat. Instead of turning to look at him, she decided to count those who were sitting at her table.To her right was Lily, followed by Steve and Maria, and then Vivian, who had David beside her, and last but not least, Jason, who was on her left."Are you okay?" Jason whispered loud enough for just her to hear."I'm okay, thank you," Laura replied, looking at him at last.To say that her breath caught in her throat was an understatement. She could not deny the flutter in her stomach as she met his gaze."You don't look good to me," Jason replied, looking into her eyes.Laura could not say anything; the concern she saw in his eyes was getting to her. It was probably because of all the emotions that were going through her."Uhm, I'm good," Laura stuttered as she forced a smile on her face.Jason shook his head as he replied, "You're not convincing."Before Laura could give a reply, Lily held her right hand and said,
Laura shook her head and turned to Audrey. "Thank you, Audrey; it's fine. You can go along with Matthew; I'll head to the hotel with Jason.""Thank you," Jason replied."Okay, Laura, enjoy the rest of your weekend," Audrey said as she left them in the hall."Now what was that about not asking me to talk about it?" Laura asked as she picked up her purse."Well, you looked like you had a lot on your mind," Jason replied, following her as they headed out of the hall."I believe I told you I was fine," Laura replied, adding, "The only reason I am going along with you is because we have a long overdue discussion.""Ahh, I thought as much; you wouldn't just go with me without a reason," Jason teased with a smile.When they got to the car, Laura asked, "Where is Tim? I thought he went home with you.""I sent them home earlier; don't worry, I drive well; you've seen me drive before," Jason replied as he opened her door.Laura smiled and got into the car. "I was only asking about Tim, not that
The next morning, Laura woke up to see that Tim had actually sent all the documents she needed, like Jason had promised.Remembering what happened last night actually made her feel bad. She felt maybe she had overreacted.“Mom! Come out and have breakfast,” Lisa shouted from Laura’s door.“I’m coming right out,” Laura replied.She had slept past her usual time; yes, it was a weekend, but she had spent the later part of last night blaming Jason for saying what he said, and then she had moved on to blame herself for reacting that way and saying such a harsh thing.“I’ll just say sorry,” Laura muttered to herself. She stood up from the bed and went to freshen up.When she walked into the living room, it was empty. She looked around and wondered where they had all gone.“Teressa? Lisa? Liam?” Laura called as she walked into the twins room to find it empty as well.“Teresssa?” Laura called again, and just then Teressa opened the front door and walked into the living room.“Good morning, La
It was like time had frozen, and all Laura could hear was her own heartbeat.The world seemed to fade away as their lips met in a soft and gentle kiss, sending shivers down Laura's spine. Jason's hand went to her neck as he deepened the kiss, pulling her closer to him.A moan escaped Laura's lips, "Jason," as she eased more into the kiss.Suddenly, Jason pulled back. What in h*ll am I doing? he thought. His eyes were dark, and his mind was in a daze as he looked at Laura's full lips, slightly parted and inviting.Reigning in his last tiny bit of control, Jason stepped back, and Laura instantly felt the change.Laura opened her eyes slowly, unsure of what had just happened. Her eyes were glazed over with passion, and her mind was crowded as she struggled to get it on track.She looked up at him and whispered, "Jason?"Jason shook his head and flipped his left hand through his hair as he said, "Uhm, I'm sorry, Laura; I shouldn't have done that."Laura instantly took a step back too and
The next morning, Laura knew the only thing that could take her mind off what had happened yesterday was to go to the gym. It was one of the facilities in the hotel that she had never spared the time to use, but today she knew it would do her some good."Hello, Teressa," Laura said as she stepped into the living room. It was still an hour until morning, and the twins were still asleep."Hey, uhm, Laura, good morning," Teressa said, looking startled."You're up early; it's Sunday; are you planning to go out later?" Laura asked, wondering why she looked startled."Uhm, no, I just wanted to get something done before everyone woke up," Teressa explained with a smile, adding, "I didn't know you would be going to the gym."Laura shrugged and said, "Yeah, I didn't know that myself till I stood up and put on this track pant.""I'll let the twins know when they wake up," Teressa informed her."Thank you; I'll be gone for about an hour. I'm with my phone, so you can call me," Laura replied."Ok
~Thirty Minutes Earlier~Jason got out of bed that morning, very grumpy, as he went to answer the doorbell."Who is it?" Jason asked as he opened the door."Hello, Uncle Jason, good morning," Lisa said.Jason looked down to see two pairs of eyes staring up at him in surprise."Morning, why are you here this early? Want something from me?" Jason asked, rubbing a hand on his eyes to clear them.It was Sunday morning, and he had nowhere to go. Why were these two at his door, or did their mother send them? Jason thought."We gave you a note yesterday, remember?" Liam replied.Then it dawned on Jason, and he muttered to himself, "Oh, God, damn, I totally forgot," as he remembered he was supposed to get up on time to prepare to take the twins out as per the note that was dropped at his door the day before:-You promised to do whatever we wanted when you won the game, remember? Well, you are taking us to a party-"Was that for today?" Jason asked, flipping a hand through his hair."Yes, it w
Jason stood there, lost for words, as he looked from Liam to Laura."Oh boy, don't say anything again, Liam," Agnes said as she finally pulled them inside the room.Laura turned to Jason as soon as they were alone and said, "I am so sorry about that; it must be one of their pranks."Jason shrugged. "I must say I was really surprised, but I guess the jokes are on me."Laura smiled, grateful that he was not poking into the Daddy issue."Thank you for understanding. Please, whenever those two come to you for something, could you please let me know?" Laura said."I am definitely doing that from now on." Jason said, nodding his head, adding, "I must say they are actually cute."Laura shook her head. "You won't say that if they decide to make you the target of a prank," she replied.Jason smiled. "I still find it cute; I'll be more careful in interpreting their pranks next time," he replied."How did they get you to come?" Laura asked out of curiosity."I should have known there was somethi