**Justin's POV**"Who were you talking to?" Jade asks as soon as I return to her."That was Chanel; she came to warn me that Luke escaped." I shrugged, throwing myself on the sofa."Is that a problem?" Jade asked worried."For her, yes, she'll have to raise the child alone but for us, it's fine. Are we going home?" I replied, looking at her."Actually, I want to do something. Can you take me to a beauty salon?" She asks, with her shy and curious eyes."A beauty salon?" I frowned suspiciously. What could she be up to?"Yes, Justin, can you take me?" She crossed her arms, impatiently rolling her eyes with anger."All right, let's go." I said, guiding her to the car.We left the hospital for the nearest salon. Jade said I should wait. The result of this? I spent almost an hour waiting. But it was good to think a bit. I love Jade, I just don't want to hurt her, but I also don't want to lose her. After all this, I really understood that life is unpredictable, and if we have to do something
**Tyler's POV**Finally, I was home. The night had fallen, and the cold made all of us gather in front of the fireplace after dinner. Josh told his stories, making everyone laugh, while Justin and Jade exchanged affectionate gestures and smiles. Emily couldn't stop observing all of us with a loving expression, and Olivia was on my lap, wide awake and unwilling to sleep."Guys, I want to say a few things to our heroine," I called everyone's attention."Oh, don't make me embarrassed," Emily said.So, I began."When we marry someone, even if it's not for love, we create an unbreakable bond, and this bond begins to sustain itself through problems until a delicate line is drawn, a fragile line, fragile love. That's how it was for us; our bond started with lies and turned into fragile love. With difficulties, it learned to overcome, and everything we faced here only made our love a rock, the strongest thing in the world. There is no more fragile line; in our love, there is no place for frag
**Emily's POV**Six years...Can you believe that six years have passed, and this is the sixth Christmas we spend together without ever being apart? Everything is perfect. I graduated again, this time in pediatrics, and started my residency at a hospital near home a few months ago. Tyler has grown even more. Besides the carrier, he opened a club, which was quite successful, but he still hadn't given up on trafficking, the issue that causes the most arguments between us. Why continue in this business when he already has everything? Well, back to the subject, Josh is a partner in Tyler's club and also opened his own nightclub or brothel, call it whatever you prefer. He and Anne are separated since she went to Paris, and as a confessed jealous guy, he couldn't accept a long-distance relationship. He suffers for it.Jade? Oh, what to say about this young prodigy. She works as a music and dance teacher. Despite trying to convince her to pursue her own career, she preferred not to, and we a
Tyler's POV"MERRY CHRISTMAS!" I heard the little girl's first excited shout beside me. "MERRY CHRISTMAS, DAD, MERRY CHRISTMAS! WAKE UP, MOM IS ALREADY DOWNSTAIRS."I need to teach this girl about speaking softly, or better yet, not talking at all."Okay, Olivia, I'll just wash my face and be right down," I say sleepily."Just wash your face, Dad? You have to brush your teeth," she said, smiling."Brush what?" I asked, confused."Uncle Josh said you have little balls in your mouth," she says, getting off the bed. "Now go brush your balls."Note: I need to kill Chaz. Brushing the brakes, really? Ridiculous. I shook my head, annoyed.I did my hygiene as quickly as possible. I was eager to give Olivia her present. I bet with Justin to see which one she'd like more."Who's ready to open presents?" I say, getting everyone's attention in the room. They were all holding their cups, drinking hot chocolate; the smell was tantalizing. Emily offered me some of hers and invited me to sit beside h
Tyler's POVBack in Atlanta.Somehow, I thank God that the trip is over. Driving while listening to Olivia complain that she needed to go to the bathroom and Emily complaining that we never arrived was kind of torture. The other part of me still wanted to be in New York; you know, I just wanted to be able to take a whole month off. But I have a newly graduated pediatrician at home who was eager to get back to taking care of sick kids.I just want to say that my wife is running out of family time since she started working at that hospital. She could very well open her own practice, but Emily is too stubborn and decided she needs to learn from others."Dad?" I hear Olivia's voice behind me.My little one, as always, interrupting my moment of rest."Dad? Are you listening to me?" She just entered the office and ran to stand in front of me."Young lady, how about addressing me with more respect?" I said in a playful tone.She pauses for a second, sits in the chair, and stares at me with t
**Emily's POV**"How come I have to stay in the emergency room?" I repeat the same question to my boss. "Or better, how come I have to replace the emergency room pediatrician?""You graduated to be a doctor, so be one," the old woman stands up and points to the door."But I'm a resident; I can't do this.""I'm sure you'll do fine. Now, I believe you have patients to attend to," she insists on my leaving once again, and so I do."Okay, Emily. No stress. It's just an emergency. Parents going crazy for not being attended to promptly. Kids vomiting from eating something past its expiration date. Kids with something stuck in their noses. Wait, it's Olivia who sticks things up her nose. Every child is like that, I guess. Okay. Nothing to worry about.""Lola? Anything for me?" I ask the nurse who was handling the records."To your delight, we only have a six-year-old boy with a nanny. She says he just stopped breathing normally. Blood pressure is high, and heart rate too, bed five.""Medical
**Tyler POV**"Mom arrived!"The sharp scream of the little one passed through us, and she ran to the door, opening it. Someone needs to teach this girl that she doesn't need to shout; I still need my hearing.From the sofa, I see Emily parking the car and coming towards us. Even before she reaches the door, Olivia runs to her."I thought you were the favorite," Justin comments, holding back laughter at my possible look of discontent."They argued after practically eating my entire cake," Jade says, throwing a pillow at me."Who ate a whole cake around here?" Emily enters."Not me, not even a piece, Mom," Olivia speaks up."Imagine," I grumble.I look at my wife, and it's clear that something is bothering her. Something must have definitely happened at work."Daughter, why don't you go upstairs for a bath? Mom will prepare spaghetti for you," as Clarke closes her mouth, the girl runs up the stairs. She never resisted spaghetti."What's going on?" Josh asks when he sees her sitting in
Tyler POV:"ETHAN?"The sound from my mouth came out almost inaudible. My desire was to scream, hit, hug, and do various other things; it was impossible to define the feeling that overcame me at that moment. It was ETHAN. I was seeing with my own eyes my friend who was supposed to be dead."TYLER..." HE TRIED to speak, but I interrupted him, incredulous."You're alive," I say, perplexed. Olivia moves away from him and hides behind my legs."Tyler, I want to explain everything. Don't freak out. The only thing I ask is for you to listen to me." He takes a step closer."It can't be you. I buried you. You were dead," I said, frightened."Dad?" Olivia draws my attention to something, but I ignore her."I don't know if there's an easier way to make you understand everything that's happening than to tell you what really happened, but for that, you need to listen to me.""So, you've been with Caroline all this time. What kind of friend are you?" I spit with anger on his face."Tyler, you have