Asher’s POVAttraction danced between us as our gaze locked and we did nothing but just breathe in sync. This wasn’t expected but it was happening anyway. As a matter of fact, when I dragged her here, I didn’t think this was going to be happening right now.“What the hell am I doing?” I asked myself, but with my hands still on her hips. It was as if they were glued there and I was unableto remove them.I saw why Gary was trying to be sweet to her, to get easy access to get in her pants. She was gorgeous, and I knew he wouldn’t be the first or the last man to fall at her feet.She had a face and a body that could tempt the devil himself, so right now, I shouldn’t be criticized. I couldn’t even control the situation as it was. Why was I here, holding this woman in my lap and staring at her without knowing what to do?Trust me, if any man were to be in my situation right now, they wouldn't be able to do any differently, seriously.She was making my heartbeat spike so quickly and without
May’s POVI couldn’t believe what my mother said, but then again, I wouldn’t blame her. If I was in her shoes, maybe I would say the same thing.That was a fat lie, I wouldn’t tell my daughter to put up with her cheating husband, the one that didn’t respect her, or rate her at all. Aside from seeing her with that woman at the club, he had dragged me to some room to humiliate me.That was certainly not what I would tell my daughter at all.“Mom?” I called, giving her a look that should tell her I was confused. “How can you even say that?” I asked. “I just told you my husband cheated on me and that’s all you can say?”“Did you just explain that you didn't catch them doing anything?” she asked me.“Does that justify cheating then?” I asked right back instead of answering.“Don’t ask stupid questions you don’t want answers to, May. But since you ask that, let me answer you.” I watched my mother stood up from where she sat to come sit beside me. She picked up my left hand and held it in he
May’s POV“Asher?” I called out as I started towards the kitchen, but I heard no sound coming from there. It didn’t stop me from entering though. I was parched so I quickly grabbed a bottle of water, drank from it as I walked out and towards the stairs.Why was the house so quiet like this? It was already late in the evening, so Asher should be home, but he was probably held up somewhere in the house working, as he brought work home sometimes.“Or maybe he’s just somewhere plotting how next to get rid of you.” I said to myself. I had been waiting for him to ask me to sign the papers again, but since the scene at the club in that room, I haven’t seen much of him.As I approached the door of his bedroom, the one he doesn’t let us share because “woman always need their privacy” even though I knew it was because he didn’t want me in his space, my hand reached up, prepared to knock.I needed to do what my mother said to do and see where that would get me.A muffled groan sounded through th
Asher’s POV“Where the hell is he?”That question was what woke me a week later, May was gone. That reminded me, that I still haven’t signed the divorce papers myself, but I would surely get around to it.I groaned as I opened my eyes, cursing softly when I realized that I hadn’t closed the curtains in my room. Turning around on the bed, I listened again to the voice I had heard from my sleep.For a moment, I heard nothing, l so I thought that perhaps, it had been a dream, but then I heard it again after a moment. “Where the hell is Asher?”At that, I knew who was looking for me.It was my mother. She was the only one out could be because no one dared yell in my house at all, talkless this early.What the hell was going on? Why was she here this early, and more importantly, why was she yelling like this? I would only have the answer when I saw her anyway, so I stood up from the bed and grabbed my sweatpants. I had slept naked last night, as I did most nights.When I had worn the sweat
Asher’s POV Need I say that I was right to have cut off May, and divorced her? Okay, maybe she did sign the papers, and I haven’t, but you know what I mean. I was in my office minding my business and working to get my money when her father came to visit me, and now, he’s sitting in front of me with an imploring look on his face. I could tell he was here for something. “What are you doing here, Will?” I asked. The older man scratched the spot behind his ear as he looked at me, and then he hesitated a second before he said. “Huh, I just wanted to remind you about the money you promised if I get May to sign the papers.” This man was funny, but not to me right now because I wanted to bash his head in. What was he talking about? Well, I would indulge him and see where this went. “I dare to ask you why you keep needing so much money, Will.” He shrugged. “Well, my business seems to have gone downhill since I last saw you. My business dealings just seem to fall through for no reason, so
May’s POV By the time I settled in my new apartment at the end of the week, I was so tired I wasn’t sure I could do anything more. I sat on my couch in my black leggings, black crop tank-top and white loose Supima material top.Right now, I felt like taking a shower and grabbing my computer to check my mails, but damn, I was tired. I haven’t been able to rest that much for a week now, all I could do was come back from work and continued with unpacking or buying stuff. This was the first time I was staying alone anyway, so I had a lot to buy.I heard the doorbell, just as I started to stand up to go grab some water in the kitchen. My apartment was on the second floor of the building I didn’t think I would be able to live on, and it came with an elevator and a doorbell. That was one of the things that attracted me to the place.It could only be Emily, at least, it was what I thought. She was the only one that could be there because she was the only one that knew I was here now. I hav
May’s POV“May, where are you?”“In here.” I said as soon as I heard Emily’s voice. She had told me she was coming to my place soon, but I didn’t think it would be this fast. I heard her walked to where I was in my room.I was glad my apartment was in order, because I had gotten so much done, and it looked all arranged now, with a sweet scent of pine filling the air. I just loved that smell.“Girl, I can believe you’ve done so much in such short time.” Emily said and I giggled just before she walked into the room.Emily's eyes connected to mine where I was sitting on the floor with some clothes around me. “What are you doing?” she asked with a frown, looking at me as if I was doing something I shouldn’t.“Don’t give me a look as if you just caught my hand in some cookie jar, Em, I’m obviously folding these clothes for the closet.” I said, shaking my head at her.She sighed and rolled her eyes before walking over to me and sitting right beside me right there on the floor. “Smart ass.”
May’s POVI sat at the bar with a very heavy heart and I was nursing the drink that was in front of me, my right hand propped against my head. One would think the noise from the bar would draw out my thoughts, but all I could think about was money.I wasn’t just thinking of any kind, I was thinking about the kind that could help my family, even though my stepfather kept gambling it down the drain. I didn’t want to believe that he had taken out the mortgage on the house just to help the company, I was sure he had gambled half of it away.Just when was my mother going to realize that and leave his sorry ass? Just when?I sighed and shook my head as I sat there. Emily should be here soon, I told myself as she already confirmed she was near.I just wanted to have a fun night this Friday, before going home to sleep it off and wake up to it tomorrow. I was going to really…My phone vibrated in front of me on the counter and I looked down to see it was a text from Emily telling me she was he