"Will you be mine?” Eric asked Emma, his eyes welled with so much emotion as he anticipated her answer, but he could see the confusion and how conflicted she was in her gaze.Emma had then let go of his arm, confused and not knowing what to say to Eric. "I'm sorry, but I don’t think this is the right time; a lot is happening right now, and I’m just stuck. I’m sorry, Eric,” Emma said to Eric.He stands up, nodding in understanding as he holds her face in his palm. "I understand; I won’t rush you to accept me, but I won’t stop courting you either; you've been the only one I've been looking at for years now, so what a little while longer?” He says this to Emma.Emma felt guilty for dragging this on; she didn’t know what her heart wanted, especially with weird things happening lately and Rowan coming back into their lives. It was complicated, and her heart too was being swayed."I'm sorry, I am,” she called, cleaning her tears, but Eric had decided to hug and comfort her instead."You have
The moment Emma opened her eyes in the morning and everything came rushing back, shock was an understatement to find herself where she was.She was in Rowan’s bed, naked; she only discovered that when she rolled aside and noticed they were both naked, his bare muscles back by her side.That was when she began to recall what happened yesterday.From her initiating the kiss and then coming back to Rowan’s room, they had mind-blowing sex that Emma couldn’t just forget against the multiple orgasms Rowan gave her in just one night.Now she was awake, recalling how dirty she sounded last night and the fact that she had slept over. The nanny was supposed to leave, and now her son Ryan is here. "Oh my god,” she mouthed out as she rolled out of bed.They were supposed to be leaving in a few hours, and she had to hurry, picking up her things. She couldn’t find her dress, so she opted for a huge hoodie she found, and she quickly slipped out the door, praying she wouldn’t give herself away and wak
Emma couldn’t help but wonder about Rowan’s words; even as they boarded the plane back home, she couldn’t sleep a wink. Layla, on the other hand, was elated to be a grandmother, and just the first day of landing home, she had sent gifts for Ryan, and Ryan was so happy with them. Emma thanked her. Emma’s mom had rekindled her friendship with Layla, knowing she had always been grateful for the day that Layla took care of her in the hospital. And though Emma had tried many times to get the thought of a certain man out of her head, his hoodie was always hung by her closet; the hoodie that belonged to Rowan reminded her of the passion they shared that night. But it made Emma annoyed, annoyed by the fact that Rowan, who had gotten her stupid hopes up and not texted even once, hated that she thought of him when his words were empty. "Ugh, you should have known better, Emma,” she scolds herself as she stands up, stretching. She gets ready for the day, showering and dressing up as she goes
I want you to come to the city, Emma,” Rowan says, his gaze serious, and Emma couldn’t help thinking he was mental for his suggestion, especially after their history.“Are you going crazy or something?" she asked.“I’m not forcing you, but I do want you to think about it,” he says, handing her the paper. “Your job is still there; the position is open even after years pass; you are very talented and overqualified for your talents to be wasted here."“Rowan.:”"Look, you applied to my company without knowing I worked there; you wanted to be there; don’t ruin your dreams and make them wait any longer, Emma.""Rowan, I can’t just leave everything and go? I have a life here."“Do you? Or you are just living like this because this was the only option after you got away from me after what I did, and just the thought of me making life difficult for you is killing me, Emma, It’s messing with my head because I know fully well that this is all my fault and that you are passionate about working fo
Emma wakes up the next day, knowing that in a few hours soon, Layla and Rowan will arrive to take Ryan out for a playdate.And even though she slept in a weird mood yesterday after the conversation she had with Eric, she wasn’t going to let that distract her today.“Honey?” Her mom calls Emma, who quickly breaks out of her thoughts. She looks to see that the bowl she kept in the sink was overfilled. And the fruits her mom told her to wash were drowning in the sink."Oh my god!” she called out, turning off the tap as quickly as she could. Of course, she was still too deep in her thoughts."Is something on your mind, dear?”“This all feels weird; why do I feel like I’d wake up, and it will be a dream, and Rowan was never here, and this weird feeling I just keep having, I want to go pursue my dreams, you know?"“As I said, I’m with you every step of the way, honey,” she mutters, hugging Emma, who squeezes back tightly.“Thanks, Mom,” she says before she points at the bowl. "I cut up a few
"What do you mean, go to New York alone?” Emma asked her mom, annoyed, as she questioned Julianna. Ryan was already asleep, so she took him to her room and dropped him there before she came back out.“Mom, I don’t understand why.”"Working for such a big company has always been your dream, and baking has always been mine. I found my passion back, and I still want to work here, but I know you don’t belong here. This isn’t your passion."“Mom, why? I thought you wanted us to be together...," but Julianna had crossed the room to hold her daughter, hugging her tightly and pouring all the love she could in it. ."I do, but you're here. Because of me, you did things and accepted a lot of things for my sake; now I want you to live for you; I want you to be happy,” she says to Emma, who begins to cry.“Mum.”"Don't cry, baby; I will come anytime. Anytime you need me to be there, I will be, and for sure, I’ll send you and Ryan your favorite cakes and pastries," her mom promised.She knew that t
The elevator dinged as it reached the top floor; the floor only had two doors, one for her and the other for her neighbor. Layla punched in the code and told Emma she could change it if she wanted to. Emma could hardly keep her mouth closed because of how beautiful the house was. They walked into the entrance gallery, filled with light that resonated through the perfectly white-painted walls.There were three rooms, all decorated beautifully with minimalistic yet stunning designs that mesmerized Emma.Layla gave her a tour of the grand gallery and the small room that was her office in case she still had work to do for him from the company."And that’s the tour; I have been here a lot, so I’d leave you to figure out where you want to choose,” Layla called as they stepped into Ryan’s room.It was painted sky blue with beautiful stickers of whales and stars; his bed was a beautiful beige canopy, and the moment Ryan walked into the room behind his mom, his eyes widened. "And this is your
“What?”Emma was shocked out of her mind by Rowan's announcement. Did he just say he was her neighbor—the neighbor who just moved in with her?“What would you do?""You know my hands are full with the groceries,” he says, showing Emma his hands filled with groceries, and even Ryan joined in as he raised the small bottle of milk."Me too, me too, mom, let’s go in." Ryan whined, and Emma had no choice as she opened the door, letting both father and son in.She was still in disbelief, but she didn’t want to talk to him in front of Ryan. "Ryan, can you go wash your hands, please?” Emma notes this to Ryan, who runs to his room.And the moment he was out of earshot, Emma turned to Rowan, her eyes mad and searching as she confronted him. “What the hell do you think you’re doing, Rowan? You’re stalking us now.“No… I was staying here first.""That's total bull, Rowan.""I have a lot of houses here, and I just wanted to have a change of location, and coincidentally, you were here too.” Emma wa