“Here we are,” Grant beamed at Tasha as he stopped his car in the parking lot of a new exquisite restaurant called Le Petit Paradise. Nestled in a quiet alley, hidden from the chaos of the bustling city streets. And the best part was that it had a theater upstairs. This afforded the clients the opportunity to enjoy movies in a more serene environment. One of Grant's clients had taken him to the restaurant for a meeting last month. That was how he got to know the place. And he had decided since then that he would take Tasha there for a celebratory dinner whenever she finished her book. She and Evelyn had finished up their writing two days ago. He got out of the car and turned around to open the car door for Tasha. Grant couldn't help but admire her beauty. With her raven-black hair and captivating green eyes, and an aura of grace that was added to her beauty. The flowing red dress she wore enhanced her curves, and Grant couldn't help but feel a sense of pride at being her partner.“
Vanessa placed the contract in front of Blake, while the representatives of Blue Silver Consulting looked on.He picked a pen from his pen holder and appended his signature on the six copies of the contract as the lawyers from Blue Silver Consulting had done. That was one of his efforts to make the public know that Carter Incorporation was back on its own. He looked up and gave the two gentlemen sitting across from him a professional smile. “Thank you Mr. Carter,” the lawyer said, opening his briefcase. He dropped three copies of the contract Venessa had handed over to him in it and stood up. His partner stood up too. “It's nice doing business with you, Mr. Carter.” The man extended his hand. “Yeah, the pleasure is all mine.” Blake stood up and shook the men's hands. “Venessa here will see you out.”Vanessa led the men out of Blake's office. Blake leaned back in his seat, a huge smile spreading across his face. He was so sure that his father would be happy with the business deci
“When is aunt Jolie coming to pick me up tomorrow?” Jayce asked Blake, cuddling up against his father's body after Blake read his bedtime story to him. It was the first week in December and it had been four months since Stacy left him and four months since she and Jake had died in a plane crash on their way from Las Vegas to Spain.“I'm not sure, but she should come later in the day after you return from school.” He told Jayce, who had been so clingy since the departure of his mother. For now, what the little boy believed was that his mom was just on a trip when her plane crashed. Blake wanted him to believe that until he grows up and can hear the actual truth. “Are you having a change of mind?” Blake lifted him onto his legs. “Do you want me to tell aunty Jolie not to come pick you up?”Blake's mom wanted to host all her four grandkids for the weekend. This she always does about four or five times in a year. Jolie was going to pick Jayce up tomorrow Friday and drop him off with her
“We have a lot to cover this semester,” Tasha said from the podium, with her hands clasped behind her back. “You will do well to make sure you don't miss any lecture and you have to take your continuous assessments seriously too.” She smiled confidently at the eager faces of his sophomore year students in the dimly lit lecture room. The air was heavy with anticipation.Some students leaned forward in their seats, some kept their eyes glued to their devices. A few of them chorused, “yes, Miss. Harrison.” “Let's call it a day now,” she said, announcing the end of the day's lecture. “I’ll see you next week.”The students erupted into applause, their faces alight with awe and admiration as they filed out.Tasha waited until most of them had gone out before she moved to the door. She headed to the alfresco court instead of the staff cafeteria. She still had two hours before her next lecture. She was enjoying her delicious lunch when Dr. Layne, also a member of the faculty, stood on the
Four months later, on Valentine's day, Kurt arrived at her door early in the morning. It surprised Juliet to see him so early in the morning; she was just about to leave for work herself."What are you doing here by this hour?" she asked as she let him in. "Aren't you supposed to be on your way to the office?""Yea, office, it can wait for later," he said. "Happy valentine's," he gave her the shopping bag he was holding. "Happy valentine's day to you too," she collected the bag and opened it. “Oh, my God!” she gushed. The bag contained two boxes, one with a pair of earrings and the otter a wristwatch."Thank you. " She looked into his eyes.“Do you like them?’’ He asked with a little smile. "I love them. Thank you so much.”"You are welcome," he grinned sheepishly.It delighted his heart that Juliet liked what he got for her. "I got you something too," she said. "But it's in the car. I was planning to call you later.”"Aww, thank you." He wished he could pull her into his arms at
After dinner was done, they cleared the table and Juliet helped him to pack the leftovers away in the fridge. They locked their gaze for a long moment after she put the last of the ziplock bag in the fridge. She looked away and closed up the door of the fridge. He moved closer to her, closing up all the space between them.She exhaled. He raised her chin with two fingers. She tried to look away, but he wouldn't allow her. His hand was so firm on her chin. “What?” she asked in a whisper when he wouldn't allow her to look away."I want you, Juliet." He put his hands around her. “I want your heart.” Her eyes glanced up at him and she went rigid for a while in his hand. She gulped the air. "I am falling in love with you every day.” A ragged breath escaped his lips. “I have never loved anyone the way I love you and it's the truth." He sighed and tried to swallow the lump that was forming in his throat. "I want to be with you. Please say yes," he rambled on. "I want us to be much more
“No, you are not a fool,” she pleaded. “Please hear me out. I never cheated on you.” “Oh, really?” He walked towards the door and left without uttering another word. Juliet's heart clenched when Kurt shut the door with a slight bang. She knew she had lost the love of a good man; a man who had been nothing but good to her. "My God, what have I done?" She started crying uncontrollably. "I'm done for!" She fell to the ground as the intensity of her misery overtook her. She couldn't believe all her hopes and dreams about being Kurt's wife someday had suddenly crashed. Juliet met a married man; Mr. Craig, a little over a year ago at a conference for accountants in town. They became close during the five days conference even though they were working for different companies. He would always call her once in a while, and they would chat for hours on the phone. Mr. Craig had told her from the onset that he and his wife were having a difficult time in their marriage. It did n
"Sit down!" He bellowed angrily after he shut the door. "You have two minutes." She took a deep breath and told him everything about Mr. Craig and made him know how sorry she was about how everything turned out. The air hung heavy between them when she stopped talking. He said nothing, he just leaned his head back on the back of the sofa. She glanced up and looked into his face; all she saw was anger, but she was relieved that he had finally allowed her to explain herself. "I think I should go." She stood up after about five minutes of silence. "You claimed he's nothing to you," his voice stopped her when she was about to open the door. "But you never mentioned him to me. You told me about all your past relationships and conveniently omitted Mr. Craig." She turned back to look at him and said, "I am not proud of that period of my life," she turned to face him. "I was at my wit's end then. I felt God had sidelined me; I have been a good girl all my life, and I felt cheated to st