Abigail Hayes~•~It was almost time to go home.I hated that our trip was coming to an end and we would be leaving in two days. It meant we would be back to facing reality in New York. For the two weeks George and I had been here, it had been very fun acting like we were really a couple. There was barely any business talk.The day before, we had gone shopping together since I promised to get something for Olivia. While I was there, I also got something for my mom, Maya, and secretly for George. I planned to put it in his suitcase before we left.It was Christmas Eve and I was looking forward to spending it with George, but currently, I was standing by the reception, sipping a smoothie and waiting for George. He’d gone across the street to get something from a store.The doors were pushed open and my eyes were immediately drawn to it, hoping to see George. Who I saw shocked me instead.She headed straight for the reception but stopped short when she saw me standing by it. The horror w
George Galanti~•~I felt bad for Abigail. The embarrassment she must have endured before I got there. I couldn’t even imagine it. I didn’t understand what was going through Christine’s head as she did something as stupid as throwing her drink at her.“What the fuck were you thinking? Are you okay?” I asked as soon as we were a safe distance away from the hotel. “Taking pictures of me when you know damn well I hate being photographed? Putting someone on me? Disrespecting another woman in front of everyone?”“I just wanted to know what you were up to and I didn't disrespect her. She deserved it.” She fired back at me. “She was fucking a married man after all. I should have slapped her harder.”I blinked in shock. “You slapped her?”“Like I said, she deserves it,” Christine answered, seeming bored. “I knew something was going on between you two at that luncheon but I got to confirm it myself.”I dragged my hand down my face. I didn’t even know what to say to her. She was being very unre
Abigail Hayes~•~“You’re back early,” Maya stated as I closed the door behind me. “I wasn’t expecting you.”“I’m only two days early. The trip ended early.” I lied because even if she was my best friend, I didn’t know how to tell her that my boss’s wife came to find me in the hotel we were in together, slapped me, poured my drink at me, and embarrassed me in front of everyone for sleeping with her husband.Maya knew very well the arrangement between me and George, but letting her know he had been lying all this while was even more embarrassing.Five hours later I was back in New York at my home where I could not be involved in George and Christine’s drama. It turned out I was going to spend Christmas with my family after all.“How did it go?” She questioned. “You and George had some alone time, didn’t you?”I sighed, abandoning my suitcase and collapsing on the couch beside her. “We sure did.”Maya frowned. “Then why do you sound so sad?”I wanted to laugh. I’d forgotten that my frie
George Galanti~•~I hated the situation more than I cared to admit.It had been more than a week and I still couldn’t get a hold of Abigail. I knew where she lived; obviously, I’ve had things delivered there, but I didn’t know how it would look if I suddenly showed up.Work was supposed to start in two days anyway. Maybe I’d see her then. We could talk about everything.I’d tell her that Christine and I were no longer married. Christine was smarter than she seemed because, by the time I was back in New York, which was the next day, she had signed the papers already. If she hadn’t, I would have taken her to court and she knew she wouldn’t win.That didn’t mean the problem with her was completely settled. I didn’t know what she told my parents and hers, but everyone was calling me and I was not in the mood to talk to anyone except Abigail. It was just my poor luck that she blocked my line.I even sent her a message to her work email but she ignored it. I couldn’t even blame her. No one
Abigail Hayes~•~I was awoken by my ringtone and for the first time, I wished I had put my phone on silent before going to sleep.I was supposed to be out searching for jobs since I no longer had one, but I wanted to take advantage of my unemployment for a while. Working had been very stressful and I finally understood women who only wanted to stay pretty while their men did all the work to take care of them.I tried to ignore my phone but it rang for the second time, making me groan. I squinted my eyes and saw that it was way past noon. I wasn’t surprised because I spent the night watching movies, only sleeping around three in the morning. However, I didn’t remember giving anyone my number so I couldn’t figure out why an unknown number was calling me.What if it was George? He had been trying to reach me ever since I sent in my resignation letter. I didn’t even have the guts to go to the office and clear my table because I knew he would try to talk to me.Hoping it wasn’t him, I ans
Abigail Hayes~•~I was starting to get used to the elite social circle seeing as I was attending their events a lot. When I started working for George, I never imagined attending these events with him. I understood helping to prepare for such events but attending? He had a wife.When I stopped working for him, I didn’t think I’d be back attending them but a momentary burst of spontaneity had me walking into a very fancy house with Patrick James.I didn’t know what possessed me to say yes to him. It was George. It had to be. Whenever he was around me, I made silly decisions without caring about the consequences. I could only hope he wasn’t part of the so-called close-knit friends.“Have I told you you look stunning today?” Patrick leaned closer to whisper as we entered the living room. Apparently, they had already started but the living room was empty. “Only about fifteen times,” I responded. He had picked me up from my apartment and couldn’t stop telling me how pretty I looked. I wa
George Galanti~•~Abigail gasped as though she wasn’t expecting me.Well, I wasn’t expecting myself to walk out after her. I saw the way my father stared at me as I left but I ignored it. “George, what are you doing in here?”“The same thing you’re doing,” I responded, trapping her to the door. “Taking a break from everyone outside.”She licked her lips and tried to push past me but I didn’t let her. “What if someone saw us coming in together?”“They get paid to keep their mouths shut, Abby. Stop pretending like you don’t know why I am here. You’re driving me crazy.”Abigail frowned.“Will you just let me talk?”Abigail had always been the kind of woman to talk about how she was feeling. Despite being reserved sometimes, she couldn’t hide how she was feeling, but now she had completely shut me out and I hated it. I didn’t know what she was thinking. I didn’t know what conclusion she had drawn up in her head.The last time I saw her, she had said I wasn’t honest with her when I’d bee
Abigail Hayes~•~I didn’t know why George thought he had to explain his life to me. I didn’t ask.I hated the fact that he did though because it kept my mind on him. It made me wonder what kind of family he came from that he had to get married for the sake of it just to keep the pressure off his back. Did his parents consider his feelings or what he wanted at all?But George seemed like the kind of man who didn’t give a damn about anything. He was the kind of man that did things for himself. I understood that his parents held a special place in his heart but things became complicated when they didn’t have his best interests at heart.I didn’t know much about them but I didn’t like them already.As for Christine, there was only one logical reason for the scene she created that day. If all that George said was true, then she had fallen in love with him. That, or she thought she had some sick ownership over him.As I returned to the table, Patrick turned to look at me. “Is something goi