"Good morning Avery", Ava had just woken up and met her sister in the kitchen preparing coffee. She yawned and stretched her body. It had been a long night and she couldn't remember falling asleep. It was a beautiful morning and today was her day off. She got a job recently as a sales attendant in a grocery store. She had always wished to be a model. She had the perfect body for it but getting recognized as a top model in the country requires a lot of connection or money. They had none, they could barely afford the electricity bills. Avery was the least concerned about their family's predicament but Ava tried her best to support in whatever way she could. Sometime in the past, Ava had to keep two jobs just so she could help pay the bills. They didn't go up to the college level because their mom couldn't afford the fees but they were very brilliant.
Ava had always dreamt of becoming a medical doctor someday. A doctor who's also well known in the modelling industry. If wishes were horses..
"Good morning to you too sleepyhead. And hey, thanks for ruining our big day yesterday", Avery scolded holding the tray containing coffee for the both of them.
"Avery about that, I'm so so sorry. I didn't mean..."
"I'm so so sorry, Avery. I didn't mean to ruin our big day. I didn't mean to show up at our party late... The usual lines Ava, the same old lines", she mimicked Ava using her tone.
The both of them laughed out loud and Ava raised her hands up in submission. Yes, she was right, she was about to use the same old lines. She had always skipped their birthday parties in the past and always had excuses for it.
"But still, I'm sorry. Something happened yesterday though and that's why I came back home late."
"Aviva, things has always been happening on our birthday. Anyways what happened this time around?", Avery was fond of calling Ava by her full name, Aviva whenever she doubted her.
"Cut the crap Avery" Ava giggled and took a sip of her coffee.
"Go on, I'm listening."
"Okay well..."
"Well...... Spill!"
"Okay, okay. I met this Mister yesterday and I think I like him", she confessed shyly and Avery got off her seat laughing. Ava just stared at her and wondered what was funny. With the way she was laughing, she would make a noise and wake everybody up in the house.
"Avery. Stop laughing, you will wake grandma up."
"Sorry, my bad. Pardon me for laughing but it was quite amusing. My twenty-three year old twin sister who's still a virgin and has never had a boyfriend all her life finally meets someone she likes. Woah, I didn't see that coming Aviva."
"But I'm serious Avery. I really do like this guy..."
"Okay okay, are you telling me cause you want my help? Or you are just letting me know?", She drew out her chair and sat down fixing her gaze on Ava.
Ava had a thing with her eyes, those puppy eyes were irresistible and you just couldn't say no to her.
"Stop it Ava. You are doing that thing again, with your eyes. Okay, what exactly do you want my help with?"
Ava smiled broadly knowing she just won and started chattering like a happy child who had just gotten a candy.
"Avery, how do I win a man over? Like how do I make him like me?"
Avery nearly dropped her cup of coffee. Did she just hear her right? Innocent Ava trying to win a man? What happened to being the good, innocent child?
"You want to win him over? Like win his heart?"
Ava nodded and Avery kept her cup of coffee slowly on the dining table before folding her hands to think properly on what advise to give.
"Did this man of yours in anyway indicate interest in you? Like has he made any moves yet?"
Ava nodded her head in the negative. She became crestfallen and hung her head low.
"What is it? He doesn't like you? How did you meet him Aviva? Spill."
"Avery we have never crossed paths before. I met him in a garage yesterday and I took interest in him. The only problem I have at the moment is making him accept me.."
"Hmmm... So you met at the garage last night and you got to like him immediately? Okay, are you sure he isn't in a relationship at the moment? He's a stranger and there's a possibility he might already have a woman in his life."
" He's single at the moment Avery."
"And what makes you sure of it? Did he tell you?"
"He broke up with his girlfriend in my presence."
"Wait he did that? Hold on a sec, Aviva were you eavesdropping on someone?"
Ava didn't reply and tried to avoid Avery's gaze. Her silence said everything and Avery shook her head.
"That's invading someone's privacy, you know.."
Since when did Avery know a thing about privacy? Avery is always nosey and doesn't have any respect for anybody's privacy be it their Mom or grandparents.
"Wow."
"What's with the wow, Aviva?"
"Nothing, I'm quite surprised my sister is lecturing me on invasion of privacy. Coming from you, it's a big shock I must say."
"Oh please. Anyways, who's this new found love of yours?"
"I actually can't remember but I think it's a Mr. Nathan Lewis. I think.."
"Nathan Lewis?", Avery yelled at the top of her lungs.
"Yeah.. you know him?"
"Ava are you kidding me? Who doesn't? Ever heard of Dove's enterprises?"
"Yes I think I heard it somewhere. The richest company in the states at the moment. How's there a connection with him?
"You still don't get it? Mr. Nathan is the CEO of Dove's enterprises. Ava, that's a multi-billionaire you met yesterday. Oh my goodness, I wish I was there. Tell me everything, how did you meet him? Did you get his number? Is he interested in you? Is he...", Avery was asking so many questions at the same time.
"Woah, I didn't see that coming. No wonder Miss Camille was begging profusely to be given a second chance. Now I see why he's arrogant and so full of himself."
"Ava please can you give me his contact? What about his home address? Is he in need of a girlfriend at the moment? A maid or something? Just anything please.."
" You have got to be kidding me, girl."
"Girls who are we talking about? Mind to share?"That came as a shock and they both sat upright. They were not expecting their Grandma to be awake by that time and God knows how long she's been there, listening to their conversation. "Good morning, Grandma",they both chorused as they stood up to help the old lady. She moved in with ease on her wheelchair and smiled at the before giving a reply. "Good morning Avery, good morning my dear Aviva."Unlike the rest, she was fond of calling Ava by her full name, Aviva. Everyone else addressed her as Ava even at her workplace. Everyone one in the house was more fond of Ava because she was the good one. Avery was known for her blabbing and rude behaviour, although there's still some good in her. "Grandma, want some coffee?", Avery asked trying so hard to act like a good girl and not get on anyone's nerve this morning. "No, thank you. Aviva will make my favorite tea for me" she replied grinning widely showing her once-perfe
"I'm your next contracted girlfriend, Mr. Nathan" Nathan was shocked to his bones, what kind of courage does she have? He remained silent for a while not because he didn't want to say anything but because he was speechless and couldn't find the right words. She caught him off guard but still he was hell bent on making it difficult for her. He wanted to know for how long she would keep chasing him. "Hello? Mr. Nathan... Are you there?", Ava took a glance at her phone to see if he had hung up on her again, relieved, she called out again staring at her grandma and sister who were cheering her on. "It's fine if you don't want to say a word. But listen carefully to me, whether or not you accept me, I will keep trying to get you." "Go girl, yess that's the spirit", her grandma whispered. Nathan scoffed. Get me? Not that easy girl. "I'm sorry Miss. I might have to turn you down cause you're definitely not the type of girl I want." Ava was stung by his words
Like Dean said, this should be his time to make things right. He paused for a second to make a final decision. If he agreed to this, he would be stuck with her for a while, there's no harm in trying something new. Ava was thinking she was in for another disappointment. She was about to give up again but her grandma gestured to her to keep calm and hear him out. "Alright... It's a deal Miss Ava, you have ninety days to impress me." "Really? Really? Thank you Mr. Nathan, I promise you won't regret it." Ava was beaming with smiles and her grandma knew he had accepted. "Make sure I don't Ava. I will send you the address. My chauffeur will come pick you up by 6pm." And with that he hung up, "wait, you didn't even ask for my addre..", she sighed and stared at her grandma with those puppy eyes. "He hung up again, grandma but I got what I want.." "Yes dear, I'm sure he knows your address already. That's why he didn't ask for it. Congrats girllll" She smi
"Someone's in a good mood. Tell me, how did it go?, Dean asked the moment Nathan descended the stairs.Nathan was putting on a red hoodie and he looked handsome as always. "Well we took the first step..I invited her over.." "You did it man. I'm super proud of you."Nathan fell silent for a while before he spoke up again. "Dean in as much as I like this girl, I wouldn't want to show it yet so I don't get hurt at the end of the day. I gave her ninety days to impress me. We will be in a contract relationship for three months." "I get it and I got you, whatever you decide to do, just know I got your back."Nathan smiled, of course he got his back. Dean was one genuine friend he had. The only person he could entrust his life and company with. "Who would be going for her? The chauffeur? Did you ask for her address?" Nathan smiled deceptively. He was an old boy in the game. "You son of a bitch, you mean you were stalking her already?", Dean threw a pillow on the sofa a
Elegant, beautiful, modest... That was everything she saw in the mirror. She was stunned by her own reflection. Never for once did she think she would look this pretty. Her delicate dainty figure on a dress that showed off her curves. Her brown eyes, well curved lips, her black hair... Everything was pretty about her. Avery applied finishing touches and Ava swirled in front of the full length mirror. "You look pretty, pumpkin", that was her mom's first remark when she stepped into her room. She smiled revealing her perfect dentition and mouthed a "Thank you momma".Everything was all set now but she couldn't stop swirling. It was too good to be true, she looked completely different. All this beauty was hidden behind the unattractive clothes she could afford. "And here I thought you wouldn't be comfortable on heels."Before she could say anything else, a call came in. She stared at the unknown caller for some time before answering the phone. "Miss Ava, we are outside your house. A
She stared into his hazel eyes; they were spell-binding. She was lost in them and she fought hard to gulp. She stared at him one last time before placing her hand in his. He gave a little smile, few seconds ago he had been scared of her rejecting to touch him. Ava smiled deep down although she acted tough on the outside. Dean turned around to wink at him.. He was doing a perfect job. "So the girl who was flirting with me right in front of you, is your sister?", He threw the question at her while staring at her fingers. Ava swallowed hard and wished this cup would be taken away from her. She had hoped he wouldn't bring it up but then he did. After a few seconds of battling with her tongue, she finally found her voice and spoke in a very low tone. "Yes, she's my twin sister actually. Her name is Avery." His grip on her tightened a little, he stared at her straight in the eye and with the most sexy, enchanting tone, he uttered "What's your name?" 'Huh? What
"Ava.... Ava? We are here.." She heard a deep, husky, sexy, masculine voice say. She was still sleepy and could barely recognize where they were. "Avery, leave me alone. I need to sleep, it's my day off remember?", She spoke half awake. Nathan couldn't resist the urge to smile at her. She looked so innocent while asleep and also she had such a nice voice. "Ava? Would you prefer to sleep here in the car or we should get down this moment?", He spoke again stroking her hair while she blinked several times trying to figure out what was going on. The moment she realized, she jerked up and immediately adjusted herself. She was shocked she actually fell asleep and in his arms!!! Ava! How could you sleep off? She reprimanded herself in her head. What would he be thinking about her? Nathan was hurt by the way she reacted. He wanted to reach out and touch her hair one more time but he felt she wasn't comfortable with him. He shrugged the feeling off and was about to ge
Caryn's House, 8pm. They had just finished their dinner but none of them was ready to retire to bed. It had been a long day looking for companies who they could trick into signing a business deal with to rejuvenate their company that was sinking. They had gone bankrupt few weeks ago and they needed to strike a deal with any successful company in a period of forty-eight hours. The company was in crumbling and they lost close to thirty workers in a day. They needed to act fast otherwise the well known Big J. Enterprises would be all over the news. "I still can't believe how all these happened in a period of weeks dad. I still don't get it, how did we lose such amount of money in a day without a single trace?", Caryn had her hands crossed on her chest and was looking tired already. Fatigue was telling on each and everyone of them but they had just a two days deadline to revive their deaf company. Reason is, their father owe some money to his business partner and before h
[ Warning! This Chapter Contains Mature Content Not Suitable For Young Readers.] He gently unzipped my dress and the gown fell to ground. His gaze was causing more bad than good. It made me crave him more. I stepped out of it, our gaze still locked. In the past one second, Nathan has stared at my body in awe countless times. And here I was in the middle of some airplane, half naked with just my panties on. What if someone walked in? “ I will go change now. Hey, stop staring at me like that. It makes me want you more.. you have to promise to be a good boy and behave. We will have all the time in the world to worship each other's body when we are off this airplane.” “ I never said I planned to be a good boy, Aviva. Maybe I was but I changed my mind the moment I saw your smoking hot body. I really can't promise to keep my hands to myself, princess.” And he was being honest. I could make out the hunger in his voice as he spoke. I had starved this man
Hi, lovelies, I'm so excited to be back. I took a break but now, I'm are back fully. I'm so sorry for the delay. Ava and Nathan's love story is about to end.. We have just a chapter or two more to go.. And also for this last part of the book, I will be making use of the first person POV. Enjoy!! ***** “ Do you, Aviva Alexander, take Nathan Lewis to be your lawfully wedded husband?” Silence. The buzzing hall was now as silent as a graveyard. I'm sure you could hear just how loud one's heart pounded if you listened keenly. I smiled at Nathan, he had tears running freely down his face. Today, he dropped the “ Strong, arrogant CEO who doesn't give a fuck about anyone” and in it's stead, was a handsome young man who was capable of loving someone. In him I saw someone who was tamed to love, someone who doesn't know just how much love he's capable of giving because he has never given it a try. “ Uhm, I don't know if you noticed fluffy bear, but they are a
“ Nathan!” What was she doing here? It's a modeling audition for crying out loud. Nathan and Aviva folded their arms and watched her yell and whine about him being married. “ Caryn, can you slow down? By the way, who's married to you?” he asked and all eyes were fixed on them. This would serve as good entertainment while the judges were away tabulating the scores. “ Nathan Lewis, I will not have you humiliate me this way. I won't! Now, get up and let's go home.” she ordered like some boss who was passing out instructions to her employees. “ I'm not going anywhere, just yet Caryn. You can either have your seat and enjoy the show or you can choose to leave. Whichever works for you, my lady.” “ Are you being serious here? You're doing all this because of this, this ugly, classless girl? Are you not ashamed being seen with her? I'm pretty disappointed in you, Nathan. We have sophisticated, elegant and smart ladies in this city but you choose to chea
Modeling Audition, Semi-final & final. “ Nervous? I believe you will do perfectly well. You scaled through the last round remember? You will get through this also. We are rooting for you, Aviva.” “ Oh my goodness, this is the first time I have ever heard you say something positive. Thank you so much, Avery. I love you so much..” “ Girls, they are about to start. Come over.” Alex called out. Avery stared at her sister, she was grateful she had everyone back. They held hands and walked into the hall which was filled to the brim with people. Luckily, Alex had been able to secure seats for them all. “ Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the semi finals/ finals. We are pleased to see you all. After the first round, hundred people were screened out and only twenty were qualified to move on to the next stage.” “ Well, only five people will be taken from this round to go on to the final round where we will pick only two persons. B
“ Mom. I got the money and narrowly escaped death. Someone else has been framed for stealing the money.” she informed her mom on phone and the lady went hysterical. “ You got it? That's my girl. You're just like your mom, Caryn. I'm so proud of you, darling.” “ Thank you mom. I will transfer half of the money to Dad's account. I want his company to be back on its feet for good.” “ Alright love. Your father sends his regards. One more thing Caryn, be careful out there.” “ I will. I love you, I have to go now.” They were outside, with ears glued on her door. They had heard it all, but Nathan beckoned on them to follow him. They tiptoed, to avoid being heard. “ Now that we have gotten concrete evidence, what do we do next?” Hazel interrogated. “ We will let her keep the money. I'm gathering a lot of evidence and by the end of the day, she would be left with nothing. All she stole right now, is the alimony I'm supposed to pay a
“ What's going on?” There was absolute silence. If a pin had fell down, there was every certainty it would be heard. She walked in and met her beloved family in a state of distraught. She was sure they had heard the news already. “ Nathan honey, what is it? Why are you all seated there like some bunch of robots? Talk to me, somebody.” if there was one thing she was good at, it was pretense. She threw her shoes on the floor and rested her head on the couch. If they were not going to talk, then she would let them be. It was difficult to breathe as she felt a sharp pain around her neck. No one had expected it, not even Caryn herself. Nathan held her tightly around her neck, his fingers tightened every second, and his nails dug deeper into her skin. It wouldn't be long before she started bleeding. “ What are you doing, Nathan? Put her down!” Dean yelled but Nathan was no longer in control. He was infuriated and couldn't even hide it. “ N
The dim light in the room made it a bit easy to see. These days she kept her curtains closed and the lamp, off. Today, she felt switching on a candle would be better. She had been in bed all day, doing nothing but mope. Her door moved slowly, and the dim light barely made it easy to see the lady's face. The woman who had birthed her, but now, it felt like they were two strangers meeting for the first time. Lina had walked in, without the tiniest courtesy of knocking. Ever since the issues with Ava, her family treated her like a complete outcast, her dad not excluded. They avoided her like a plague. The only activity that brought them together as a family, was eating at the dinning table. On most days, she would have her meal upstairs in her room. She decided to tag along to Ava's audition, not because she was invited but she felt like going. Rolling her eyes and heaving a deep sigh, she rolled to the other end of the bed. Her back was turned to Carolina,
Now he knew why Dean made that prayer yesterday. He knew she was a bad cook but he didn't think it would be this bad. What happened last night was a mistake that would never repeat itself. Penne pasta with vodka sauce and some parmesan cheese. After the funny but useful prayer from Dean, they all grabbed their cutleries and proceeded to feast on the meal she had made. Dean went first and spat it out the moment it got into his mouth. “ Hell nah, I'm not doing this. I'm not doing this with y'all, I will ask the maid to make me something.” “ But it's really not that bad, Dean. Just close your eyes and chew quickly. Caryn you are such a good cook, no doubts.” Hazel spoke, forcing a spoonful of poison into her mouth. “ Do you like it? I did well, right?” she asked innocently. Nathan nodded, they all nodded. Hazel made Dean take a few more spoons of the terrible concoction she made. And for a sec, they had initially thought it wouldn't be as bad as
“ Why does the room look like someone went through our things.” he inquired after taking a thorough look around the room. Something wasn't right, the drawers had items sticking out. The wardrobe wasn't properly closed, the pillows were wrongly arranged and the bed looked like someone had jumped on them. With a smile of deceit, she rubbed her palms and walked closer. Nervously, she asked. “ What do you mean?” her voice was shaky and her heart was pounding so loudly. “ I mean..” but on second thoughts, there was really no need to engage her in a conversation or questions her, knowing fully well she would deny ever searching for only God knows what, thereby turning the house into a mess. “ Nothing. Hazel is home, she lost her baby. I thought you should know.” he said with his gaze fixed on nothing in particular. “ Poor little thing. I will go check on her later, she must be feeling so sad at the moment.” Playing along, he replied.“ Yeah, she