"Now that you look more pissed than you did before, do you still want to deny my earlier claims?" Gift asked."How do I know you're not lying?" Jared asked, with a raised brow at her."For someone who wants to claim her, you sure look doubtful, or is this the fear of Jason North?" Gift teased."Quite yapping nonsense, Gift," Jared stated.With her hands still on the table, Gift pulled her face closer to Jared, barely inches away from touching her lips to his."You could have me, you know; you're going to have to succumb to my chase one day," Gift whispered in a small voice.Jared kept staring into her eyes, his gaze unwavering even when she touched her lips to his. After a minute, he pulled back and told her, "That's not going to happen, Gift; let's quite this," gesturing with his hand up and down as he continued, "Whatever this is that you're doing.""We'll see about that, Jared; we'll see," Gift muttered as she turned and left the office.She walked down the hall to the elevator, he
Laura's heart almost jumped out of her when she saw the sigth that was suddenly taking place before her.Lisa was running straight into the skating area, but she was distracted and had her face focused somewhere else, and before her was another child skating towards her."Lisa!" she shouted, running in her direction.The child skating was obviously a learner too, because he looked clueless as he moved in Lisa's direction."Mom!" Liam shouted.By the time Lisa saw the boy moving towards her, it was too late. They watched as Lisa collided with the boy on the skateboard.David held on to Liam's hand to stop him from running after his mother."Hold on, little man," David said to him, pulling him away from entering the skatting area.Just as Laura thought Lisa was going to fall hard to the floor, she saw someone stretch out a hand, pull Lisa out of the way, and catch the little boy on the skateboard too.Laura stopped, her eyes going straight to the stranger who had just stopped disaster f
Laura and the twins got back to the hotel quite late, with wide grins on their faces as they got out of the car."You two are really a handful; how do you handle them?" David asked as he walked out of the car with them."With a lot of patience, I must say; they keep me on my toe," Laura replied with a grin."When would we go skating again, Uncle David?" Lisa asked."Very soon, dear, if you can convince your mom for me," David replied with a wink.Lisa jabbed Liam in the belly as she replied, "I will convince her for you."Laura laughed. "You all are ganging up against me in my presence," she said."I think she just heard us," David whispered loudly to the twins.Lisa and Liam burst out laughing as Laura pretended to be offended by them."It looks like we are in trouble now, Uncle David," Liam said with a grin.David winked at them and replied, "We'll just have to charm our way out of it, won't we?"Laura smiled, drawing Lisa and Liam to her side as she said to David, "Thank you for to
Shawn yawned, tired of following Tobias with his eyes just to keep him in his field of vision. He had come to spend a peaceful weekend with his friend, but instead he is saddled with the responsibility of a babysitter."For someone who says it does not matter, you sure look worried. I didn't come here to babysit you, Tobias, so what is it with you and the oldee?" Shawn said to Tobias, who had on a sollen look.Tobias paced the length of the living room, looking out the windows at intervals."I don't really know what goes through the old lady's mind; it's really hard to predict her move, and it's getting frustrating," Tobias stated in anger."I bet that oldee doesn't like me," Shawn replied.Tobias nodded as he replied, "I'm sure she doesn't, but she respects your father too much to tell you that."Shawn grinned. "I bet she does, but you, my friend, are f*cked if you're not careful.""Exactly!" Tobias replied in frustration.Shawn laughed at him, pointing his finger as he said, "You sho
Laura took in a deep breath of Jason's, and she felt his presence eveloping her."What did you just say?" Laura whispered.She held her breath as her eyes went to his lips. He was so close, she didn't know he had moved to stand directly behind her."It looks like I'm right," Jason murmured softly as he looked down at her.Laura could feel his breath on her as she lifted her eyes to meet his."Jason," she breathed softly, raising her hands up to his chest but keeping them inches away, ready to will herself to push him away."Yes, Laura," Jason whispered back to her, lifting his hand to hold her jaw in his palm.Laura's heart skipped a beat as his hand touched her jaw. She saw his eyes darken, and for the first time, she was afraid of him."Don't!" Laura said, her voice barely above a whisper, as she saw his face moving closer to hers."You're going to work for me, Laura; it just might take some time," Jason muttered, his lips inches from hers.Before Laura could say another word, the d
Agnes walked into the room and saw Liam and Lisa's heads close together, whispering. She placed a hand on her lips to signal Teressa to keep quiet. She walked over to their backs and placed her head close to theirs."What are you talking about?" Agnes whispered to them.Lisa yelled in surprise while Liam jumped up, startled by the sudden voice behind them."Aunty Agnes!" Lisa shouted, adding, "You scared me."Agnes raised her lips in innocence, squinting at them as she said, "Why would you be scared? Are you plotting something bad?""No!" Liam shouted, looking at his sister from the side of his eyes.Agnes pointed at him and dropped her voice a notch as she said, "You look suspicious; I just might pull out that secret with my powers."Teressa struggled not to laugh as she saw the panic on the twins faces.Agnes closed her eyes and said, "Hmm, I think I can see your secret."She opened one eye to see the look on Lisa and Liam's faces. Unable to hold it any longer, she burst out laughin
Jason's expression changed as he read the message from Shawn. Shawn knew how to get to him, but Jason was not going to give him that power, at least not today."Jason?" Tim called.Jason tapped away on his phone and then dropped it before looking up to face Tim."Yes?" Jason replied."What was that about? You didn't look too good." Tim asked."I'm just recovering," Jason replied."You know what I'm talking about. We were just talking about Shawn, and then your whole expression changed after that," Tim stated, pointing at the phone Jason had dropped."It's nothing, just the usual, and yes, it was from Shawn," Jason replied."Okay? I hope all is well. From the way you look, I doubt it is, though," Tim stated curiously.Jason thought about the content of the message for a minute before deciding against telling Tim. No one knew the story behind that night, and he was not about to reveal it to Tim either."You look so interested, like you wish to know what exactly I just read." Jason state
Laura didn't know how to react. Surprised? Yes, she was, but beyond that, she was feeling a sense of kinship. How was it possible that the guy who had saved her all those years ago is the one she has grown close to since she got back to town?"I know a lot must be going through that mind of yours," Agnes said, giving her raised brows and adding, "but I believe you can share some of those thoughts.""Yeah, I am actually surprised." Laura replied as she spread her hands to measure the extent of how surprised she was."Yeah, you do look like you've just been told about a gold mine. Imagine my surprise when I saw him too," Agnes replied with a chuckle."Yeah, why didn't you tell me the moment you realized he was the one?" Laura asked."And ruin your night of fun? Of course not," Agnes replied."It wouldn't have ruined it; more so, it would have made it all the more worth while. I'm not sure he recognizes you, though," Laura explained."No, he does not; you should invite him to dinner soon