THEA"Didn't you hear me? Mummy, there's blood on Tyler's neck."As Lily asked that question again, I watched as her eyes widened in shock at the sight of blood on Tyler's neck and she reached up to touch it. Panic immediately set in, and without thinking, I blurted out, "It's just jam!" With that, Lily's little finger stopped in mid-air and she looked at Tyler.Tyler quickly caught on and played along, "Ah, yes, jam. I need to clean it up now, Lily, I'll be right back." He said and got up.I smiled awkwardly as he left and was glad that Lily bought the lie. But deep down in me, I knew this was more than just a simple accident. It was another reminder of the chaos that had consumed our lives lately. The constant presence of paparazzi, their cameras flashing everywhere we went, had taken its toll on all of us. And now Lily was being pulled into it all too and damn, I've thought of this over and over again and it's not worth it anymore and I feel so tired.I couldn't help but feel the r
THEAA loud bang made me stir, it came again and I still thought it was from my dream until it came again and I woke up to the sound of the doorbell ringing. My eyes flew open and I sat up, The sound came for the fourth time and my heart skipped a beat. It was early in the morning, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. Without wanting to, the events of yesterday came to my mind, they were still fresh, and I couldn't shake off the feeling of worry. I glanced at the clock on the bedside table, realizing it was much too early for any visitor. Lily stirred beside me. She must have been woken up by the noise as well. Tyler was up too, his hair mussed and his face more handsome than ever. Even in this state of worry, I couldn’t help but admire his handsomeness. I couldn't help but be captivated as I watched him rack a hand over his luxurious hair. The way the tousled hair fell gently over his forehead, and the peaceful expression on his face made my heart skip a beat. His eyes sl
Tyler’s povThe officer eyed me with a suspicious glint in his eyes as he showed me a piece of glass and presented Sarah’s hand bag to me.It was clear they were suspicious of what had occurred here and with the bad press surrounding me right now, I couldn’t fault them for it. I’d be suspicious too if I was a detective. “Yes that’s Sara’s bag and yes was here. I had invited her over for dinner to talk about business but unfortunately she slipped and fell on her way to the kitchen and had knocked over a vase, you see my daughter had spilled water on the floor and had forgotten to clean it up.” I could feel Booker’s eyes on me and her hands holding on to me like her life depended on it. I put my hands around her, unconcerned whether or not the officer’s would be suspicious, I could bear to see her like that.The officer on the other hand seemed satisfied with my answer, in fact he looked like he didn’t want to be here any more than I did.“Oh, I understand, I have daught
The officer eyed me with a suspicious glint in his eyes as he showed me a piece of glass and presented Sarah’s hand bag to me.It was clear they were suspicious of what had occurred here and with the bad press surrounding me right now, I couldn’t fault them for it. I’d be suspicious too if I were a detective.“Yes, that’s Sarah's bag and yes she was here. I invited her over for dinner to talk about business but unfortunately she slipped and fell on her way to the kitchen and knocked over a vase, you see my daughter had spilled water on the floor and had forgotten to clean it up.” I explained to them in the calmest voice I could muster.I could feel Booker’s eyes on me and her hands holding on to me in a vice grip that I was sure she was going to leave bruises.Without thinking, I wrapped my hands around her and drew her closer to me, unconcerned whether or not the officer’s would be suspicious.The officer seemed satisfied with my answer, in fact he looked like he didn’t want to be her
THEAI watched as Lily happily packed up her bag for school, a worried knot forming in the pit of my stomach. I did not like the idea of her going to school today due to recent events but she was not having it and I didn’t want her to throw a tantrum again.“Lily,” I said, crouching down to her level, “you know, if you stay home with mommy, I’ll cook you your favorite meal and we can watch cartoons all day…”“No.” She shook her head firmly. “I want to go to school!” she said with finality in her tone and walked away to do something else.I sighed as I dragged my hands down my face, knowing there was no way in High-water or hell, I would be able to convince her to stay home now that she had made up her mind. I had informed her last night that she wouldn’t going to school today and she had practically complied a list of the reason she should be allowed to go to school and had asked me to compile my own list of why I didn’t Want her in school and when I hadn’t been able to come up with
THEAI let Sebastian envelope me in his warm embrace, happy and equally surprised to see him.“You look well.” Sebastian said as he kissed the top of my head. It had only been a week but I had missed him.“So do you.” I replied with a smile, as I pulled away from him. “Come on in.” I told him and locked the door behind him as he stepped in.“I’ve missed you.” I said to him with a soft smile as I came to stand in front of him. He looked handsome as usual in jeans and a white compressor shirt.“I’ve missed you too.” He smiled, ruffling my hair. I slapped his hands off and he chuckled.“Being here has made you a bit harsher huh?” he said in a playful tone and I rolled my eyes at him in response.I beckoned for him to come with me and he followed me into the living room.“Where’s Lily?” he asked as he glanced around, looking both unimpressed and uncomfortable in Tyler’s space.“She’s at school,” I told him as I plopped down on the couch.“is that a good idea?” He asked with raised brows.
Sebastian’s POV“You don’t mean that.” My voice came out a little broken as I stared at Booker, hoping to God she’d take back her words.“Yes, I do.” She said, enunciating each words with both her eyes and her mouth. Her words hit my like a ton of bricks and I realized something I’d been hoping was not true. I straightened and put on a mask of calm even though I felt the furthest from it. “If that’s how you feel.” I said to her in the most emotionless voice I could possibly muster and immediately turned on my heels. I Walked out the kitchen into the living room and outside the door, not letting myself think until I got back home. I had hoped that she would stop me or call me during my drive back home but nope, she’d not even bothered to text me.I opened the door to our apartment before I let myself feel anything. I matched over to the kitchen and plucked a bottle of whiskey from the Mini bar. I took out a whiskey glass from one of the cabinets and poured myself a drink.
THEA"Oh my God, what have I done?" I asked as I walked into the empty kitchen with my hands covering my mouth as the weight of what I had done sank in.I sunk into a stool beside me and groaned out, upset at dumb things that I had said to him . How could I have said that to Sebastian? He was only looking out for me.I wanted to run after him but he knew he was long gone."Everything okay?" I heard Tyler's voice from the entrance of the kitchen. I glanced up at him and he looked at me confused."No." I shook my head, "I did something stupid.""Hey, it's okay." Tyler rubbed at my back.We were now in the living room sitting on the couch and I had just finished telling him what had happened between Sebastian and me and how much I had fucked up by literally telling him to go back to his country. I had carefully omitted the fact that the fight had been about him as a he tried to calm me down but I didn't need calming."No, it's not. I said horrible things to him." I looked over at Tyler