C H A P T E R 4 1 : T H E D I N N E R A N D P I L L O W T A L K
J A V I E R S U M M E R S
And he would have taken her right then, right there, standing up with both of them half dressed and her pressed against the kitchen countertop had it not been for the angry hisses and spitting coming from the stove.
Javier jerked his mouth free. Darting his gaze to the stove, he swore. The pot of pasta was bubbling furiously, sending starchy foaming water sliding down the sides of the pot onto the burner and splattering all over the stove. “Damn!” He swung her to his left and reached over to turn off the fire. Moving around to the front of the island stove, he threw on the oven mitts, grabbed the handles of the hissing pot, and carried it over to the sink where he dumped the pasta into a colander.
“How bad is it?” Ella asked from behind him.
He glanced at her. He
C H A P T E R 4 2 : T A K E A T R I P D O W N T H E M E M O R Y L A N E ❗ W A R N I N G ❗(not that you need any) This chapter contains explicit content. E L L A S T A N F O R D “Ella, I know you are awake.” His voice was smooth like velvet and she could feel her spine stiffened. Her skin tingled as she felt his hand on her shoulder and his breath against her ponytail. The hair at the back of her neck stood. Ella caught her bottom lip between her teeth as she felt Javier’s fingertips stroking down from her shoulder to her arm with just enough deliberateness and softness to make the tiny hairs on her skin stand on edge, and her nipples start to tighten into two points against her nightgown. “Ella, come on now,” he whispered again, just
C H A P T E R 4 3 : A T T E M P T S T O R E G A I N O N E ' S L O S T M E M O R Y J A V I E R S U M M E R S “Hello?” A young female voice finally answered on Javier’s fifth attempt to call that day right after he and Ella were dropped by the hotel’s driver at Declan’s hotels in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Whenever one of the Summers' siblings had to travel and if the destination happened to have Declan’s hotel chains there, they would rather stay there due to its excellent privacy and top notch security. Especially when someone like Javier, who was in the entertainment industry and would have paparazzi following his every move. "Who is it this time?" she said with a heavy sigh. "Kiddo, I need your opinion," replied Javier curtly while checking on his watch nervously. Ella had been inside th
❗ W A R N I N G ❗(not that you need any) This chapter contains explicit content. E L L A S T A N F O R D Ella was not sure how she knew but she was one hundred percent sure that she was in love with Javier Summers, her fiancé which she had no memory of, and she was well aware that it was the craziest thing ever. Period. Because for one crucial reason, she did not even know him. Perhaps she had known him, back before the accident but since then, she had lost her memory. Yet after going to the beach with him two days ago, then followed by dinner and then multiple meetings with important people in the entertainment industry where she had to write the minutes of meetings of every single one of them, here she was, lying on her bed, extremely exhausted, and convinced that she loved Javier.
C H A P T E R 4 5 : W H E N T H E P A I N F U L M E M O R Y D E C I D E D T O R E T U R N E L L A S T A N F O R D Ella picked up the dress she had discarded earlier, held it in front of her like a shield. “W-what?” She suddenly felt as if the door she had been so worried and scared about was being swung open and she was being forced to get inside. “W-what d-do y-you mean?” “We were going to have a baby, Ella.” He cupped her face with
The second time around almost felt like the first time. She was trapped in the same eerie darkness and she felt as if she was floating in the dark, unable to do anything else but to follow the current. Except, unlike the first time, she knew precisely who she was and she knew whose warm hand was holding hers the entirety of time. When her eyes finally fluttered open and met with the bluest pair of eyes she had ever seen in her life, her lips curled into a knowing smile and she knew that she was safe. “Hey,” Javier greeted her with a smile although worries still lingered in his eyes. “Hi,” she greeted him back. “Did I just pass out?” “Yeah.” He brought her hand to his lips and planted a kiss on her knuckles. “How are you feeling?” “A bit lightheaded but I am fine.” “Do you—” he paused to clear his throat before continuing, “Do you remember who I am?” “Yeah.” She gave his hand a gentle squeeze. “I remember everything, Jiev. I remember what had happened in the last year. I reme
Bonus Chapter 1: The Plan and The Surprise Ella stared at her reflection and tilted her head to the right as her eyes took in every detail of her wedding dress. It was perfect. She could not even fault it and that was huge, considering she was a very detail-oriented person. With a dreamy sigh, she gave it a little twirl, then gave a firm nod to the designer standing somewhere behind her. “I think it is much better now that you have loosened the waist area for a bit.” She turned around and looked at Maggie Taylor, the woman who had beautifully designed Ella’s wedding dress. “I should not have indulged myself too much during the cake tasting.” Maggie gave her a small smile. “Are you sure it was caused by eating too much cake?” She stepped forward and was ready to help Ella take off her wedding dress. Ella frowned and stared at the older woman. “What do you mean? Where else would I get extra fat on my waist?” Yet before Maggie could reply, the door burst open and both Damon and Cla
Bonus Chapter 2: The Impromptu Lap Dance ❗ Warning ❗ (not that you need any) This chapter contains explicit content. Her day had been fun. Ella had a great time with the dress fitting and cake testing. She and Damon even had one slice of coffee and cognac cake for Clarabelle, who had skipped the cake testing, saying that she had some urgent things to do. Ella had chosen hazelnut cake with chocolate buttercream and lemon, which was an odd combination but somehow worked pretty well. Damon was against it at first, but since it was obviously Ella’s wedding and not his, he agreed to let her have the creamy cake. Just when she thought she had enough of fun and would really like to go home, Clarabelle joined them again, and together with Damon, they insisted that they should go to a club nearby. Being dragged to a club, Ella could only assure herself that at least there was a chair somewhere where she could sit after all
Bonus Chapter 3: The Dinner Party Twenty minutes later, both Ella and Javier were already ready and walked down the twin spiral staircase hand in hand. Javier was wearing a black blazer, a white shirt, and a pair of matching dark pants. Ella was wearing a spaghetti strap gold satin floor-length gown. Since her hair was wet from the shower, she only dried it with a towel and a bit of hairdryer, leaving her dark hair semi-dry and down her back. First, they made a quick stop at the kitchen, where Maxon Rupert Summers was still in the middle of cooking and commanding his army of chefs. “Max,” Javier called his younger brother from the kitchen door. It took a while before his younger brother left his station and approached them. “Hi, Jav. If you are worried about anything, you need not. I have everything covered. Tonight will be epic,” he reassured his brother. Javier let out a small chuckle. “I am not worri