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
"Don't tell me I left the door open,""Huh, oh, yeah, you did, the door was unlocked when I came in, maybe you took a cab home because your car isn't in the yard and also why didn't you take your bodyguard and driver if you knew you were going to get so drunk?'She asked him in a voice that sounded like she was scolding him."I told them to go home, I never intended to get that drunk, one thing leads to the other and well, I couldn't stop myself,""At least next time get a drinking buddy that you will not overdo things or better still drink at home, you are not just anyone Rafael, you are a freaking rich man and anything can be done to you in your vulnerable state and you will wake up in the morning to the consequences and not remembering most of your actions,""I will, I am sorry I brought you out of your house so early,""No, it's fine, I am happy that I can help,"She said, they sat in silence for a while until he got up and went back into his room to get what he needed for work, h
Nicole waited for Rafael to call her for the next one week, but he didn't call her, nothing, it was as if nothing happened between them that night, after one week of no call, she decided to call him, not like she wanted to do anything much, she just wanted to figure out if he remembered and pretended as if nothing happened or if he didn't remember at all, she sat on her bed in her room holding her phone, if he hasn't changed, he would be home from work already and this was the right time to call, she dialed his number, and waited patiently for him to pick up, if he doesn't pick the first time, she didn't know if she will call him again, thankfully, he picked up."Hello? Rafael?"She called but there was no reply."Rafael, it's Nicole, I wanted to check if you are fine, I am sorry I left before you woke up, that day,"She said, she said those words because she wanted to find out if he remembered what happened."This is not Rafael, this is his girlfriend Josie, why are you calling my ma
"I am telling you that you are the one Rafael met first, I am talking about the Jones party, I told you to go with me remember? I left early, well that was where Rafael and I supposedly met but I thought he come earlier but then I found out that it was you he met,""But I don't remember meeting him,""That's because you guys didn't talk and well when we met again, he already had his eyes on me and just approached me,""Oh, but we don't have to talk about that Natalie, it's all in the past,"Nicole said, there was no use passing blame or bringing up the past, she just wanted them to be okay again."I know, I just, I am sorry Nicole, for everything, I was so blinded by jealousy, I came back home, I didn't want the life you had Nicole but everything was going so wrong for me, mom and dad blaming me for running away and for forcing my life down your throat, I was dealing with so much depression and then you were so happy and didn't look at me, I just felt left out and made the worst mista
"Yes we will Nicole, I missed you so much too,"She said."You can tell me about your adventures while you were away tomorrow, I need to sleep, I have a meeting with Gavin tomorrow,"Nicole said with a yawn, she wanted to stay up all night talking to her sister but she knew she needed sleep to be able to function well the next day, Aron's Exhibition which had been moved to January would be her first major event at her gallery, she was going to tell him he could use it tomorrow, they were meeting for lunch, what more Grace would be around the day after tomorrow, she would be spending Christmas at her house and she wanted her to meet Natalie, she already knew Christmas would be fun and she couldn't wait to start the new year, she went to sleep smiling."Good morning Natalie,"Nicole greeted her sister the next morning when she woke up, she checked the time, and surprisingly, she slept past her alarm and didn't even notice, she still had time so there was no need to panic."Hey, I wanted
Nicole got out of her room after getting ready to see both her parents and Natalie in the dining room, she greeted her parents and sat beside her sister, it was the first time in a long time their whole family had sat together to eat breakfast and it felt good, especially with the holiday spirit in the air."This feels like a dream,"Her mom said clearly liking the atmosphere too, Nicole smiled at her mom."Why do you say so, honey?"Her dad asked."Isn't obvious? When was the last time we all sat like this? I don't mean this year, I mean for Christmas, we are always away and they have to celebrate on their own, this year, I wanted it to be different but a lot of things happened and I thought we might get even more apart but thank God, we are a family again, these past months have been hell but here we are gathered together for our first Christmas as a family in a long long time,"Her mom said, she looked really happy and emotional, Nicole didn't even realize that it has been that lon
It took Nicole about an hour to get to the address she texted and now she sat listening to the woman talk and she regretted coming here, it was waste of time, she should have gone to see Aron instead, she had canceled on him for this."What?""You heard me right, Rafael and I are happy together, don't come and ruin it you had your time and it has ended, move on already and stop holding on to the last, as you can see my baby already did,""Your baby?"Nicole asked, she damn well knew Rafael was no baby."Yes, Rafael is mine now, or do you need proof? There are so many everywhere just like well or why else would I be at his place at nine pm?""You guys are dating?"Nicole asked she knew her questions were dumb, knew she shouldn't be asking since she already knows the truth but the lady was acting like a dummy so she was just playing along."Of course we are, and we might get married soon, Rafael has been hinting on it, I guess my baby wants us to be legal real quick, I don't fancy marri
"I am sorry I couldn't meet up the other day, I had so much to do,"Nicole said while sitting across Aron."It's fine, I understand that you are a busy lady now with all the things that you have to do, I was surprised when you said you wanted to meet up with me, I understand,""Yeah, thanks Aron, how have you been?""Being good, I think I am going to cancel the exhibition for good, I don't think I will ever find a good place for it, I already postponed because you know why and if I do again, I don't think anyone will have interest anymore so it's best to cancel,"He said, he looked sad about it, she felt bad for him, he had paid for an auditorium but it turned out that the person he paid to was a scammer, he couldn't use the hall and he couldn't get his money back, that's why she wanted him to use her gallery, the space was big enough and it was an actual gallery, it will benefit her too and it will draw people to her, so win-win."There is no reason to cancel Aron, you can use my pla