Ava’s POV Xander left for his house since it was getting late already and I also couldn’t stop thinking about the kiss.It wasn’t what I’d imagined, I smiled as I rolled over on the bed and I almost gagged when I remembered my first kiss. It was prom night and we were in my date’s car when we kissed.He used too much of his tongue and it almost seemed as though I was being fed his saliva. I expected the kiss to be passionate and sweet but instead it was rough and horrible.My date back then wouldn’t stop caressing me, which made me extremely uncomfortable that I had to end the kiss and leave at once.My friend said it was going to be a beautiful feeling but I had felt nothing but disgust during that kiss. This kiss with Xavier was really different. It was better than the last kiss I had.He didn’t try to cup my breast or touch me inappropriately, he’d only held my chin and placed his soft lips on mine, and it had felt extremely nice. I felt an emotional release within me and I ha
Ava’s POV I got to school and looked around for Xander but just like the other day, he wasn’t in class. I couldn’t help the worry that filled my mind and was also unable to concentrate in class.After class, I went to the Library with Nicole and in there, I told her everything about what happened between Xander and I.“Oh my god, you kissed him?” She asked and I shook my head as I told her that he was the one who kissed me and Nicole pulled me in for a hug.It seemed like an achievement because she hugged and congratulated me dramatically but I only rolled my eyes. I also told her about Mason and how much of a jerk he is.“He had the nerve to ask if I was jealous of his girls when all I did was ask him to tone it down a bit, that guy annoys the hell out of me.” I said with a sigh as I placed my head on my palm.Nicole’s roaring laughter almost made me jump and my eyes widened as I tried to tell her to keep it low and also remind her that we are in the library.It was too late bec
Ava’s POV It’s been three months since my mum and Danny had been married and for those three months I have felt the immense urge to murder Mason by either smothering him in his sleep or just pushing him off a cliff, more times than I can count.The only time I barely thought about killing him was when he wasn’t sleeping at home because that was the only time I had enough peace for myself.Xander has still not been coming to class and he’d even missed the semester exams, all efforts to call him and ask what the problem was proved futile.“I’ve been trying to get through to him but he won't pick up my call until his number starts sending me to voicemail.” I complained to Nicole who understood my worry.She’d told me not to worry about it that Xander would come along but he hadn’t.Did I do something wrong? Did I kiss him in a bad way the other time we kissed? I couldn’t help the questions that kept running through my mind as I stared at his number again.I called the number again a
Ava’s POV I laid on my bed since I’d already made up my mind not to come out but my mum’s constant knock on my door made it difficult.“Ava?” She called as she knocked on the door and I knew she was going to try and open it to get in.Quickly, I threw the blanket over my head and pretended to be shivering as my mum got in.“What’s the matter?” She asked, walking over to me and having her seat beside me.“I have a cold, I think I might have caught the flu.” I explained, sneezing dramatically but my mother only raised an eyebrow as she looked at me.“Liar, Ava, you know how much I hate lies.”“But I’m not even…”“You better stand up from the bed and get ready or you risk having to share your room with Mason when we get back.” My mum threatened and I sprung out of the bed at once.I would do anything but share the same room with him.Getting ready and preparing for our trip, I finished dressing up in no time, choosing to dress extremely comfortably in a pair of joggers and a large te
Ava’s POV The silence in the kitchen was ear piercing as Mason coughed awkwardly before walking out of the kitchen while I made my way to the fridge to pick out a bowl.Making myself a bowl of cereal, I started eating before hearing footsteps and I looked up to see Mason in the kitchen with me once again, with one of his arms resting at the side of the doorway.“Do you care?” I demanded, gesturing to my own bowl of cereal. He didn’t respond and without thinking, I decided to make him a bowl anyway, which he cleared up super fast.Mason finished and proceeded to wash his bowl without saying a thank you. I regarded him with an irritated scowl before speaking. His rude manners are why I didn’t like him in the first place.“Didn’t your mother teach you any manners?” I had already finished talking before I realized what I had said.My jaw was clenched as I turned to look at him, and his eyes were darker than they usually were, along with his expression being blank.I remembered Danny te
Ava’s POV I opened my eyes to see that it was morning already, and I let out a long sigh as I rubbed my eyes lightly. I picked up my phone to see that I’d missed my mum’s calls.Springing out of bed, I immediately dialed her number again but just like yesterday, it wasn’t connecting. I groggily made my way downstairs to see that Mason was already up.“I have some news to share, something happened and I think you have a right to know,” Mason started as soon as he noticed my presence and my eyes widened in horror.What does he mean something happened? What is he talking about?“W… what? What happened?” I stammered urgently, perspiring nervously. Fear so intense gripped me, it was almost hard for me to breathe and the feeling of paranoia was so heavy as it sat in the middle of my chest.Did something happen to Danny and my mum?Did something happened to my mum??“What happened?! Please tell me what happened, please, what happened?” I demanded again, and when I tried to suck in a breath,
Ava’s POV Sitting for a while and trying to shrug the thought of Mason out of my head, I decided I was going to watch the TV for a while.The footsteps of Mason descending caught my attention and I turned to see him with his laptop. He gently placed it on the dining table and I saw both our parents on the screen.Excited, I scampered over there to talk to them while also being careful of not making any sort of contact with Mason.“Hey Mom, Hi Danny,” I squealed and they both laughed warmly. I made sure to thoroughly examine them with my eyes to confirm that they were indeed fine. I was glad they called because I couldn't wait to tell them that I wanted to be come home.“Hey Ava,” They both said in unison, “How are you enjoying the island?” Danny asked and I sighed, taking a side glance at Mason who had on a flat expression before answering the question.“It’s alright but I really can’t wait to be home, it’s boring being here without friends and…” I trailed off and bit my tongue, fe
Ava’s POV Tired and hungry, I made my way down the stairs to make breakfast for myself and I saw that Mason was down there already. The table was also set and breakfast was ready.I couldn’t help but do a double take.“Why did you make breakfast for two?” I asked, feeling dumbfounded. I still haven’t forgotten about what he said to me last night and I was still mad at that.“Aren’t we two in here?” He asked while rolling his eyes and wiping his hands in a small towel. He had on a fitted but loose looking black top on a baggy pair of sweats, and his hair was all fluffed up, giving him an extremely soft look.I shrugged as I walked past him, into the kitchen where I pulled out a pan to make scrambled eggs for myself.I’m not about to eat the food prepared by someone who’d blatantly said I wasn’t worthy to be called his friend. Why did he even make breakfast for two when he doesn’t care about me?Silently, I watched as he ate his food with a little bit of a side glance and pretending
Ava’s POVDanny’s burial soon came and everything was set and ready. The priest spoke before asking us to come make a speech.Walking up to the altar, I looked at everyone around and it felt like I had nothing to say about Danny except the fact that he was a good father to me.“When everyone was less supportive of me, Danny stayed with me, he could disbelieve a lot of things but he never stopped believing in me. He really is the best father in the world and I don’t think they make fathers like him because I think I took the last one.” I laughed and sniffled and the mood was lightened up a bit.“Danny had touched our lives one way or the other and I don’t think he would want us here crying, he was always so full of life and as crazy as it might sound, I think Danny would want us to be glad that he lived the best of his life.” I finished before walking off.Mason made a speech about his father too and watching him stand there just made my heart come crashing down.“We disagree on a lot
Ava’s POVThe blaring sound of my phone ringing jolted Mason and I out of our deep sleep and I groaned as I picked the phone up.Who could be calling me at this hour of the morning?Checking the phone, I almost jumped out of bed when I realized that the call was from my mother and I knew she wouldn’t call unless something is really wrong.“Hey mom,” I called into the phone while also tapping Mason who was already up, “What’s wrong?” I asked after a while of silence.“I… it’s Danny,” she sniffled and my eyes widened at once as I immediately prayed that it isn’t what I’m thinking about.“He had a heart attack and they just rushed him into surgery.” She broke down, I knew if she cried any harder she’d be perspiring.Turning to look at Mason who also looked really worried, I tried my hardest to console my mother while I asked Mason to get dressed so we could join them in the hospital.We could’ve waited till daybreak but it’s morning already and my mother needed all the support she could
Ava’s POVThe thought of Danny at the hospital was a down point for Mason and I and I was glad that I had my important people to help me with it while Mason works to also get his mind out of it.He had to leave Miami for San Francisco for the monthly business check-up to see how things were going on over there and I knew how much I’d miss him but work is work.“You know you actually have like 10 more minutes before your flight takes off and it’s just us here, the restroom might be vacant too.” I winked, I was at the brink of laughter but I didn’t want to break character.I know that we both needed comic relief and I was glad that Mason didn’t read the wrong meaning to what I’d just said and instead his eyes lit up but he soon burst into laughter as he pulled me into him.“If I had enough time you know I’ll take you right here and now.” He smiled before leaning closer to put his lips on mine.I adjusted his tie and watched as he made his way to the plane. The business check-up would la
Ava’s POVSOME MONTHS LATER.“Mason!” I yelled from the kitchen, I’d completely forgotten that it’s my due date today and my water just broke.The pain I felt from my back down to my uterus was unmatched and just at that point everything seemed irritating to me.I heard Mason’s footsteps coming down the stairs and the fact that he couldn’t have gotten to me faster annoyed everything out of me.“Oh my god!” He screamed in horror when he saw how wet the floor was, “Your water broke? What should I do?” He asked like he didn’t know that the next thing was to get to a hospital.I opened my mouth to speak but everything I wanted to say got caught up in my throat when the sharp pain came again and I clawed on Mason’s hand.Finding a way to release himself from my gasp, I watched as he ran out to get help from Nicole. I never thought the day where my best friend would be annöying would come.“Get your filthy hands off me!” I cried when Nicole touched me and I immediately regretted it because
Ava’s POVIt’s been a long day and the thought of the investor still annoyed me but I didn’t say anything to Mason because I knew that he isn’t going to take it easy.“Gosh, I feel seriously weak.” I groaned after running to throw up for the third time today as Mason helped me on my chair and I couldn’t do anything but place my head on the table to rest for a while.“We need to go to the hospital right now. Let’s go.” Mason ordered, making me laugh and I knew changing his mind would be hard but I tried and told him about how disappointed the investors would be if we failed at this.After a while of talking him into working for a while, Mason made sure that I didn’t stress myself or even leave his office while we both worked.The day soon ended and Mason and I drove to the hospital to run the test. I’ve been feeling lightheaded and nauseous lately and I just knew that I was pregnant but I also didn’t want to be too forward.The test results came out and it confirmed what I already knew
Ava’s POV“I don’t know, I didn’t get it last month too and I know that we haven’t spoken about having a child yet which is why I’m telling you about it now…”“Ava!” Mason’s growl made me swallow whatever it is I wanted to say next as I stared at him with fear written all over me.I was rushing my words like anyone was going to do something horrible to me if I didn’t tell him as fast as I could but it was only because I was really scared.What if he doesn’t want a baby yet? I know he loves me so much but what if he isn’t ready?I’d also planned to take a test but I also didn’t want to find out I’m pregnant alone, I want him to be there with me every step of the way and the fact that he hasn’t even said anything since he called my name was killing me.“It’s fine, we’ll go to the clinic after work today and we’ll find out if you’re pregnant or not,” he started with a smile on his lips as he took my hand in his.“You don’t have to be scared or rush your words while talking to me. I’m jus
Ava’s POVLast night was a memorable one in our new apartment and it was like with each day that passes, the love that I have for Mason just keeps growing and I loved it.Getting ready for work, Mason and I stopped at a diner close to the office to have breakfast before going in for work. The nervousness I usually felt whenever we approached the company when the drama of the news about Mason and I first got out was now nowhere to be found.We finished eating as soon as we could and Mason held my hand as we both got to work and I could swear that I’d already heard a million congratulations today already and the day was just starting.“Congratulations boss,” one of the directors stopped Mason and I as he bumped shoulders with him before bringing out an envelope, “This is for you.” He added, handing Mason the envelope and pecking me on my cheek as we went about our business.Lots of people even took the Liberty to come to our office to congratulate us and they brought gifts too. It took
Ava’s POVI hated the fact that I had to leave Maldives, we got a cab and soon boarded our plane to where our new house was located.It was a long flight but soon we got to the city and we had to board another cab home. It was going to be my first time in the house and I couldn’t wait to see what surprise was waiting for me.“Just tell me what the surprise is?” I asked as I held Mason, begging him to give me reasons why he wouldn’t let me come to the house until it was time to move finally.“If I tell you or show you the picture of the house then where will the surprise be?” He asked and I pouted, I hated to admit it but he was right, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore if he showed it to me.The cab pulled over and I could swear that I’d almost passed out when I saw the house. It was not only bigger than where we were staying before, it was even more beautiful and I blinked multiple times so that I’ll be sure that this wasn’t a dream.“It’s so beautiful.” I gasped as I took steps close
Ava’s POVTurning on my bed, I groaned as I sniffed and I knew that I wasn’t dreaming, a delicious aroma filled the air and that was what jolted me out of my sleep and not because I’ve had enough sleep.Opening my eyes, I savoured the sweet smell and that was when the sight of where the sweet aroma was coming from came. There was food on my bedside table.Smiling, I opened the covered food on the table to see varieties of foods, there was steak, sandwiches with tea and even a bottle of wine, orange juice and water for me to choose from.Moving to the edge of the bed, I decided to start with the sandwich and even though I didn’t want to, I couldn’t help but compare this current marriage to my first one.Mason had always been nice to me and despite the amount of time we spent together he never got tired of me. I knew he’d never change because he loved me so much but somewhere deep down inside me I still kept the thought of something terrible happening even though I knew waiting for some