TYLER"Are you sure Sebastian didn't do anything?" I asked Thea once she had finally calmed down."He didn't do anything, I promise. I'm just worked up over the stress of…Everything. I'm fine I promise." She reassured and immediately went back to making dinner or heating up dinner but I still wasn't convinced"Alright." I said in a skeptical tone.I wasn't completely sold on her words but I didn't push it anymore but if I find out that Sebastian had laid a finger on her… I didn't want to think much on what I'd do to him.We were done with dinner and Lily had gone up to bed when Thea came to sit beside me on the couch. Her scent took over my senses and my hands suddenly itched to touch her, carress her skin and make love to her.After that day we had made out in the kitchen, I'd not been able to stop thinking about her and now that she was barely an inch away from me I felt the urge to reenact that moment."We need to talk." She suddenly said as she glanced at me."What about?" I aske
THEA"Mommy what's wrong?" Lily's voice echoed in the kitchen rousing me away from my thoughts. I glanced down at her with a smile to reassure that I was fine. "Nothing baby, Mama's fine. Finish your breakfast, so I can take you to school.""Okay." She nodded and went back to eating her sandwich.I let out a tired sigh and took a sip of my coffee. It had been three days since I left Tyler's place and as ridiculous as it sounded I missed his place. I didn't miss him though, definitely didn't, at least that's what I had been telling myself.There was something about his home that didn't make me feel so alone, that brought my warmth and I felt the urge to go back there"Maybe what's bringing your warmth is the owner of the home, have you thought about that?" An annoying voice in the back of my mind spoke sarcastically.I rolled my eyes, knowing it was probably true but not wanting to admit that it was.Lily missed Tyler, she'd been asking about him since we left his home and wondering
THEA"Dad?" I whispered into the phone, my hands shaking. I waited for a reply but the line was left silent."Dad please talk to me." I stood from my chair and walked towards my floor to ceiling window, trying to find reception even though knew the problem couldn't possibly be the reception, I could here my dad breathing faintly on the other line."Dad are you there?" I asked, hoping he would answer but nothing.It was just like before when he would call and say nothing only that this time he had spoken my name just once and immediately went silent again.I checked my phone to see if he'd hung up but we were still connected."Dad please say something." I pleaded, my eyes stinging as I placed my phone back to my ears. Why wouldn't he speak to me? What was going on? Was he okay? These were the questions that plagued my mind as I waited for him to speak again. He had called me by the nick name he'd given me, so I knew he was the one. Even though I was a grown woman now, he still called
THEA"Stop trying to change the subject!" Cora glared but I ignored her and stood up to get some water from my fridge. I was tired of explaining to her why I wanted her far away from the case of our father.I threw out the empty cup of Starbucks on my way to the fridge and plucked two bottles of water from the fridge and handed one to Cora. She took it begrudgingly but drank anyway."I can get my assistant to order in something for us." I said to her"Whatever." She rolled her eyes."Come on Cora. Don't be like this. You know I'm only trying to look out for you."I tried to placate her"Yeah but…""But nothing, go back to college and focus on school stuff. Do you think dad will be happy that I'm dragging you out of school to look for him?"She glared at me before her face finally softened."Fine." She finally agreed. "But I'll call you everyday until we find him.""I have a feeling you'll be too busy in school." I said to her and bent to kiss her forehead."Yeah, yeah.""So what do
THEA"Dear Thea, It's time I tell you the truth of how I really feel.When you left five years ago, I was heartbroken. I looked for you for so long to apologize and make things right but it was like you'd disappeared from the face of the earth.I apologize from the bottom of my heart the way I had treated you.You had every right to hate me yet you forgave me and I am glad you did.I never stopped loving you, in fact I think I started loving you the minute you walked through that restaurant door to ask for my help five years ago.I had been a fool to have treated you that way. If you give me another chance and let me take you on a date, I'll show you I'm a changed man and I'm worth your time. I'll pick you up by 7 if you decide to give me a chance but if you would rather remain friends please call me immediately. You read this.Yours trulyT. Blackwoods."I sat my hands on my desk with the paper still in hand, trying to process the fact that Tyler had just confessed his feelings for m
THEA"Hi Sebastian," I said to him, shifting on my feet awkwardly."Hi Thea, you look… Breathtaking."Sebastian said."Thank you." I smiled up at him.He looked more handsome than I remembered. I realized that he'd cut his hair and shaved his beards."You don't look bad yourself." I told him with a nervous smile."Uncle Seb!" Lily came rushing down."Hey, kiddo!" Sebastain grinned as he crouched down to pick her up."I've missed you." Lily said , hugging her uncle fiercely."I've missed you too.". Sebastain said as he huggwd her fiercely."I got you something." He said.Lily's eyes immediately lit up at that. "What is it!""Your favorite candy and new shoes.""Really?!""Yup." Sebastian said and handed her a small bag.Lily snatched it from him and opened it. She grinned wide when she saw her new shoes and hugged him some more.Sebastian put her down and encouraged her to go try it on."Thank you, Seb." I said, this time with a genuine smile. He waved me off as if I had insulted him f
TYLER"I can't believe she fell asleep." Thea said, rolling her eyes as she stared at a sleeping Lily.I chuckled at her words. We were walking through the park with Lily on my shoulders, sound asleep, she'd fallen asleep halfway through the date after drinking a boat load of juice.She was so peaceful in her sleep, sort of like her mother. When both were awake they were talkatives but asleep, you couldn't tell if they were the same people."Considering she had most of your time, she has no right to be sleeping now." Thea joked."I can't believe how early she fell asleep." I retorted, surprised that she had fallen asleep so soon, she'd made friends with the waiters and even Max, the manager of the restaurant and she had talked their ears off about everything under the sun and they had quickly taken a liking to her.Thea and I had gotten to talk after she'd fallen asleep and she had told me about her life in London and little details about Sebastian. It was almost like she had been t
TYLERI opened my eyes to the feel of tiny hands rubbing against my face and giggles of a child."Lily," I grinned as my vision became clearer and pulled my mischievous daughter into a hug."You are awake!" She giggled."Yes, I am." I ruffled her hair that had now turned into a crows nest sometime during her sleep."And I see you've been busy trying to wake me." I said, rubbing at my face that had received a fair amount of slaps from Lily's tiny hands when I had been asleep.For someone so tiny she had really strong slaps in her."I'm sorry, does it hurt?" She asked innocently and I almost cried. She was so cute without even knowing it."No princess, I'm all good. How did you sleep?." I asked as I ruffled her hair."Um, on my back." She blinked at me.I chuckled realizing I had confused her"I meant how was your night?""Um, fine." She said and I could tell she had no idea what I was saying."Where's mommy uncle Tyler?" She asked, still giggling and jumping on the bed."She's home, w