"Stay away from that family,"He said to himself, that was why he got a divorce in the first place, maybe he was starting to forget how that family robbed him of his family and killed his unborn child, he should do well to remember that.He met Josie at the party, and they both ditched it after spending only a few hours there as Rafael discovered there wasn't really anyone there that he could talk to concerning getting approval to open his own gold mine, Josie said it was the most boring party ever, they ended up going to a club together and having a good time."It was nice meeting you Rafael, and I hope we meet more again, don't forget to call me alright?"Josie asked as she pecked him on the cheek"Sure, Josie, it was nice meeting you too,""Honestly, Raf, I haven't had this much fun at a date in a long time, thank you for being a good company,"Rafael smiled at her, he had fun too."I had fun too,""Good night Rafael,""Good night,"He responded and she got off the car, he watched
The week after she returned from Boston was hella hectic for her, yes she agreed to help and be involved in the preparation for their birthday and also her parent's anniversary but she didn't expect it to be so much work, she expected to just have to pick between wines, cake and decorations and all that kind of stuff but what she wasn't ready for was the kind of work her parents had assigned to her, they made her do the public aspect and she had to face the cameras officially for the first time in her life and even though it hasn't been as bad as she had thought it would be, it still wasn't easy."I think it was pretty easy seeing that you decided to appear more on TV,"The voice in her head accused, she let out a small laugh, she had made a small, okay not so small decision on Wednesday when a brand she worked with shortly as Natalie had approached her and wanted to sign with her, she hadn't given it much thought and just signed the deal, it was a leap in another direction, she wante
"I know her, I met her before in New York,"Nicole revealed staring blankly at the paper."Really? You guys know each other?""Not really, I saw them together in New York, she was his date to Lucas's party,""Oh, then why did he have a problem with you having Aron as a date if he also have someone with him too? That's double standards, oh, I remember now, you told me about it but I didn't think he was really dating her, now this is rubbish because he expects you to stay single while he moves on, I just don't understand men,"Grace lamented. Nicole let out a sad sigh, she should do well to get used to it."Hey, Nicole, are you okay? I shouldn't have shown these to you, I am sorry,"Grace said in a low voice, Nicole shook her head, it was okay that she showed her, she already told herself she will move on and besides she saw him with the lady already in New York, it shouldn't be a surprise, good for him to start a new life, it was just the way things should be, of course, it hurt to see
Rafael walked into his office feeling uneasy for some reason, the last time he had this kind of feeling something bad had happened and he didn't like to think of that happening today of all day, today was the day he gets to know if he can successfully run his own good mine, he has put so much into this that if the plan doesn't fall through he might not know how to handle the lost, this is why he hated to have to need approval to do something, people in power tend to play with your feelings, he just wishes they will let him do his thing in peace.He tried to concentrate on other works but then Josie called, ever since after that date they have grown relatively close, they haven't seen each other since because they were both busy but Josie made it a habit of calling him each day that when she doesn't he does and it sort of became a routine."Rafael,""Hey, good morning Josie how was your night?""Cool, I wanted to ask if you will like to meet up later tonight, we haven't seen each other
"What is it? Why are you apologizing?"He asked, hoping that whatever it is would not make him lose her as an assistant, he liked her too much to lose her."The results of the Congress, it came in from the department of mining and mitigation this morning, I don't think it's in our favor,"She revealed and he realized she might not have looked so down because of what was going on with Caleb and her, neither was she thinking of quitting, he looked at the file she was carrying."Is that it?""Yes sir, it got in as I entered the office,""But I thought it was till evening,""I know that's why I feel it didn't go as planned,"She said handing him the file, he opened and flipped to the end, a deep frown taken over him as he read the rejection, that wasn't the part that made him make, no, it was the reason for the rejection that got him all angry, he should have known those old fools will pull a stunt like this, they always mess up and always try to justify what they do, what? They don't th
Nicole told herself not to listen to what he was saying, not to give herself false hope, he didn't really miss her, he was lying."You had too much to drink Rafael, stop talking already,""How could you just leave me like that? You don't call, you don't do anything, do you really hate me now Nicole? Is that it?"Rafael asked, Nicole knew he was drunk and talking like this due to the influence of alcohol."Just sleep it off Rafael, you will be fine in the morning, you are at home right?""Home? Where is home? I don't have a home anymore Nicole, you left me,""I didn't leave you Rafael, you are the one who broke things off with me remember? You are the one who asked for a divorce, who brought the papers and who signed it first,""Come back to me Nicole,""Rafael, stop it, just stop okay, you are not being fair to me right now, you are just thinking about yourself Rafael and it's not fair, you might wake up tomorrow with no knowledge of this but I have to carry on with the false hope I a
"Rafael, stop,"She said when he kept advancing towards her but he didn't stop until she had her back against the wall."What should I stop Nicole? You are my wife remember?""No, not anymore,""Says who?""Says the divorce papers we both signed,"She replied trying to push him off but he didn't budge, he just stood there placed his hand under her chin, and lifted it until she was looking into his eyes."Can't you just look past all that and be with me tonight? I miss you so much Nicole, can't you just be mine for tonight?"He asked staggering, informing her that he wasn't talking in his right senses, he was drunk and if she let him have his way with her she might regret it in the morning but his eyes, they held so much loneliness and sorrow that she couldn't turn away even when her brain screamed for her to, her heart couldn't agree, she watched him lower his head, waited for his lips to meet hers and melted into his familiar touch, she thought months away would make her forget how h
Rafael woke up the next morning with a banging headache, he looked around the room, it was nice and clean, he got off the bed holding his head, trying to remember the events of last night, all he could remember was him getting himself so drunk and then calling Nicole, God the things he said to her made his head spin, what made it even worst was the fact that after all those things, she still hung up and told him to sleep it off, she really hates him."You are finally up,"Josie said entering his room, she was on an apron, he didn't remember calling her, how did she get here? She didn't know where he lived either, maybe he called her, he couldn't remember anything from last night except talking to Nicole."Josie, hi, did I call you?""Huh, no you didn't, Caleb did, he said you drank too much last night and was drunk calling him, he is out of town as you may already know and he asked me to check up on you this morning, he was the one that gave me your address, I didn't even know you can