"So?" Amy began as they entered the room. Mary sat on the sofa in her room and positioned Cole in her arms so he could latch well. "Are you going to talk now?"
"I didn’t want to talk about it in front of Nicholas; his father had already chewed him out today, and I didn’t want to reopen the wounds." Mary explained, stroking the dark mop of hair on Cole’s head. His hair growth was fast, which wasn’t surprising since he had been born with a bit of hair.
"He should be able to take a chewing." Was what Amy wanted to say, but she decided against it. She wasn’t going to let her hatred for him cloud her sense of judgment. "So how are you doing? You guys have been trending all over Twitter, and gosh, it is so horrible. I don’t get how people get p
The week went smoothly, free from all the social media trouble. They had left her alone and were focused on Cameron and Amy's relationship.With that, I gave her more breathing space, and as they say, the internet is quick to forget, so all was well under the bridge. Instead, she focused on taking care of Cole and herself.Mary was still undecided about college, so she decided to wait and use the energy for something else.The situation at home was still the same. Nicholas was a caring husband when he wanted to be, and she had been on the receiving end of his care recently.But his new position meant greater responsibility. And she had no idea how much it was going to eat deep into them. She had thought Nicholas was busy before, but it was nothing compared to now.They barely see each other eye to eye, and sometimes during the weekends when they were supposed to be together, he was out doing something. Or in a meeting, or on the plane flying to another state or even country.The first
Nicholas strode to where they were, looking all expensive and important. It was just some minutes past six in the morning, but he was dressed in a black two-piece suit, and his shoes shone as he made the walk to them.Mary smiled, unable to control herself. Her husband was here, looking like Adonis, and that was all that mattered. The other occupants in the room were craning their necks to see the man who was arriving.Their jaws hung open in admiration as they looked at him, and Mary raised her head a little straighter, soaking in the pride. Her husband was here, and everything will be alright.She reached for her phone and turned on the front camera as she looked at herself in the mirror. She had to look presentable, at least."Mr. Harrington." The nurses and even the doctors crowd him. "It is so nice to have you here; what can we do for you?" Mary watched them, and it reminded her of chickens gathering their food.But Nicholas ignored all of them and focused on his son. He came clo
Mary hurried to the door as she heard the voice, and she opened the door. "Amy." She yelled as she pounced on her, squeezing.It was so nice to see a familiar face, and she didn’t know when she burst into tears. Just when she needed her, Amy showed up. Amy hugged her back, squeezing her. She has missed her friend."I didn’t know you missed me so much; I would have come earlier." Amy mused, but she got no reply; instead, Mary sniffed, and Amy stiffened in her hold. "Wait, are you crying?""No," Mary said as she left her embrace, trying to dry her eyes with the back of her palm. Amy was terrible with tears. "Sorry about that; I was just so happy to see you. Come in, please.""Yea yea." Amy scrunched her nose as she entered the room. "Girl, were you working in a sewer because you stink?" She said. Amy could be blunt sometimes, or most of the time, but one should never take her words to heart. Mary was practically immune to it, and she doesn’t get angry, unlike before.Mary looked down at
Amy ended up spending the night with her so she wouldn’t be lonely, but she was out the next morning. She had a job now, and she needed to be there."Thank you." Mary shouted as she waved to the moving car. She had asked Frank to drop Amy off to ease her stress.Nicholas hadn’t come home last night, but he had sent a message asking about Cole’s health and if they needed something.Mary had wanted to scream yes. His presence was what she needed most now, but she swallowed it and continued reading on.He was out of the state for an emergency meeting with some shareholders and wouldn’t be back in three days. And that was it.There was nowhere in the message asking about her health, and Mary felt dejected. She wasn’t going to send any message but decided against it, sending a short message that Cole was fine, and that was it.She tried to brush off Nicholas' indifference in her mind and instead decided to occupy herself with Cole and work.She had been checking out some majors and online
The behavior with Nicholas continued for so long that it became the norm in the mansion. Mary became invincible to him whenever Cole was around, and she carried on like it didn’t hurt her, trying to blend in with the furniture.It was like she was living with a roommate again, only it was worse this time because staying with Amy wasn’t this bad.Mary had tried to excuse his behavior on the basis that he was busy at work and just wanted to come home to relax and didn’t want any disturbance, and she was sure to give him just that.If he needed space, he could as well have it.She had already registered for the fall semester and applied to food science. She was just waiting for the admission letter so she could begin the semester. Then she wouldn’t be utterly useless at home.She should have taken up knitting more seriously while she was still in the convent; at least it would have kept her company. Mary mused as she stared at her ceiling.It was too late for that, but she had taken to b
"How is he doing?" Nicholas asked the doctor. His heart has been pounding behind his ribcage as he waits for them to be through, and that was the longest waiting period of his life.He had never had to wait for anything in his life."Come see for yourself." The doctor said that and opened the curtain to allow him through. Nicholas went straight to where his son was lying, and he took his hands."Dada?" Cole called weakly, and Nicholas nodded as a sigh of relief left him."Yes dada." A smile filled him as Cole gripped his thumb weakly and Nicholas stroked his cheeks. His son was going to be fine after all."So, as you can see, we were able to treat him. But from the looks of it, this is the result of an allergy reaction.""I see." Nicholas mused. He should have thought so, because this was the same symptom they manifested. The swelling of the face, hives on their body, and things like that."Has he taken anything just before this that would have triggered his allergy?""Yea. It should
Nicholas leaned towards his wife, connecting his lips to her, and Mary struggled at first. He was drunk, and drunk Nicholas was a little bit rough.But she couldn’t resist it any longer, and she allowed it, kissing him with everything she had. Their lips melded together like they were meant to, and Mary sighed, loving the feel of his lips on her.She could still taste the alcohol on his lips, and it was making her head spin.She moaned softly as Nicholas held her closer to himself. His hands reached up, placing light touches on her body. Mary’s hands reached up to grab his shoulders; thankfully, the chair was comfortable and wide enough to contain them.They continued kissing, their lips melding into each other even as their hearts did. Mary sighed into the kiss; this was what she wanted. To feel loved, she had never asked for more.Cole stirred from his sleep, and Mary froze like a deer caught in a headlight, but Nicholas was too drunk to continue. He leaned down on her neck and plac
Cameron has been having the time of his life, and he was enjoying it. He had managed to snag a hot chick, although the circumstances were strange.But it had worked in his favor, and he had taken advantage of it. They were meant to be, and that was why everything worked so well for him.He didn’t know about Amy, but he has been enjoying his pretend relationship a lot. It also helped that they were living in the same house.Amy was quite different from his other girlfriends. She was beautiful, hardworking, and fun to be with. And damn, she was a good kisser. He could still remember the feel of her kiss when he kissed her.They were soft and tasted like the berries she had eaten. Everything about her body was soft—her ass, her full breasts. "Fuck." Cameron cursed as he looked down, and he could see the outline of his cock straining from his pants.He needed to relieve himself, or maybe a cold shower. Cold showers were gradually becoming a constant in his life. He had resorted to taking