"Should I be expecting storks to deliver grandchildren soon?" My father asks, the moment we descend down the stair case.Noelle appears from the kitchen with a plate of cookies in her small hands, her eyes glittering with excitement. "Really?! Am I getting a little brother for Christmas?!" Xander and I shake out heads."Oh no princess, your little brother had to wait a little while longer," she pouts making me go to her level and kiss her forehead."I'm sorry but at least now you have most of my attention," her pout is then replaced with a large grin."It's six thirty can we please open presents?!" Someone yells from the living room, I laugh as Noelle runs to the living room Xander scolding her for it.Now we're all gathered around in the living room, including Kat...I wonder when she arrived.The kids are on the floor, along with Xander and I. Nic and Lia are cuddled up in a one seater, Julio, Kat and dad are squished on the love seat."Youngest first," Dad announces, and so it goes
*Julien Madrid- MessThis is the main song for the chapter but you can still play the others throughout.*~*~*~* The place is already buzzing with life, Xander hasn't left my side since we arrived.He forced my upstage with him while he did his opening speech—that I wrote— and then the whole event began.It was a series of activities that all attained money for what we wanted. A few pleasantries were conducted for the clients that we hadn't seen at the Cancer charity ball.Xander's father, mother and sister are here but he's made it a mission to avoid them at all costs without raising any suspicions.It's a half an hour until midnight and all the orange juice glasses I've had are catching up to me, "I need the bathroom," I whisper in his ear, he nods with a smile.I hand him my OJ, and he whispers in my ear: "Don't be too long," I almost laughed but was too scared that I'd pee on myself.Relief washes over me as I relieve my bladder and change out my tampon, I flush the toilet and wa
The cold air whips my exposed body, I refuse to cry or look back when I hear a desperate cry for me to stop. Standing by the sidewalk I wave my hand in desperation to catch a cab, finally one pulls by. I get in the same time Xander exits the building and rushes towards us. I stare at him blankly and lock the door. "Where to Miss?" The cabby asks, I'm silent while watching Xander bang on the window calling my name. Tears are now rolling down my face, he tops and looks me in desperation. "Miss?" This draws me away, "L.A., I'll give the location when we get there," he nods and drives. My husband chases after us until the car is going at a speed he can't catch up to, I find myself looking back at his hopeless shrinking body in the middle of the road. When he's no longer visible, I sigh and slump in my seat, silent tears ruining my make up. "There's tissue in that compartment if you'd like?" I nod and reach for it, sniffling. "Thank you," *~*~*~* I can't stop knocking on the doo
"Look, I know you're angry and hurt but I can explain," he says softly not looking at me, he sits down on the floor, resting against the bed.Now we're on the same level, talking to one another across the room. If anyone walked in they'd think some crazy sh*t is going on, especially since I'm crying now."Before you say anything else, tell me the truth. Nothing but," I say softly but he hears, he looks up at me and tears well up in his eyes.He has no right to cry!Now it's my turn to look away, "Can I just at least come closer to you, I can't stand being this far from you," We're no more than a few meters apart but I know what he means and agree, we may now be only a few feet apart but we still seem for from one another."So?" The word comes out more harsh than I intended."That kiss...that kiss was one sided, I swear," I scoff."You didn't push her away, the counts as something," I wince at my tone, but he do
*X Ambassadors- Unsteady *Anson Seabra- Broken*Astrid S- Years*NF- Paralyzed*~*~*~* No.No, no, no, no, no.Anger, fear and hurt bustle in me, my body is shaking and I can't stop it. Whatever hope I had in me is gone now, emptiness taking its place."What the f*ck is this?!" I yell turning to him, I haven't moved into the room much more.I'm too scared of what I'll see upfront, confusion is written all over my face. He rubs his hand over his face and hair with a sigh."What the f*ck Xander?!" I try again, my voice echoes throughout the empty mansion.He remains quiet, staring at me with such intensity that it feels like I'm being stabbed by a thousand needles.A tear escapes his eye, he doesn't wipe it away but let's it fall and allows the others to follow. I turn abruptly and look around the small but huge space, it's cold in here so instinctively I wrap my ar
Rocking back and forth, muttering the same words over and over again. I want to hug her, hold her and let her cry on me but she refuses.I've been beaten and the bruises have formed as proof, she's willing to cry but not to me.Not with me as her support pillar, not as her husband or a friend. Nothing.I watch until she stops, her head between her legs. "Tell me you're lying?" She whispers, I don't respond.It's rhetorical, she knows it true. She can't believe it, she doesn't want to.I'm too weak to convince her, to broken and empty fight. I just want to forget that all of this ever happened.I never went to therapy, my father wouldn't let me and I didn't want to, spilling my life to a shrink wasn't and isn't my thing.If anything Rosaleigh is my shrink, I can I only talk to her, not even in the same way I talk to Nic.I may have grown up physically, financially etc. But emotionally and mentally I'm still that
Cautiously I open the door to Xander's room, I need a duffle bag and I don't have one hence I'm here.The house is empty, I called out for him but he didn't respond. Right now I don't want to be around him or anyone, so I'm taking advantage of the lack of presence to pack up.I mean sure I'm worried but I know he won't do anything stupid...nothing majorly stupid.Finding one I sneak back into my room and start packing up, random clothes but nothing much.What dad said is stuck with me, I really don't know how long I have. I can't stay angry at him, it's not his fault and well I just hard to be angry at him. I zip up the bag and hoist it over my shoulder then look for my purse and keys, just then the door creaks open.More like busts wide open but either way I stand in shock and watch as he stumbles in. I make no move towards him, he grips onto the door for balance."Salie?" My heart wanes at the nickname, I gulp back my tears.I couldn't think h
My head held high I stare back and the devil in Prada, the hatred on her face is quite clear and the feeling is mutual."This is all your fault!" She stabs her pointed nail into my chest, I swat it away with a snarl."Don't touch me," she rolls her eyes and looks back into the house."Lucas what's taking you so long?!" Is this woman naturally bitter? Her face is what our mothers warn us of when we pull faces, it's like the woman I saw back then is gone.Who's Lucas?Just then a baby waddles towards the door with glazed eyes, my eyes widen.The f*ck?Who yells at a baby that's no older than three? She is way more evil than the devil, Lucas reaches up for her but she instead grabs his hand with a scowl and drags him to the Porche in the driveway.Evil b*tch.Are we going to ignore the fact that that could possibly be his kid?Yes, yes we are.Cautiously I take a step in the house and close the door behind me, it looks no different than