Ava’s POVThe week went by quickly and it’s now Saturday, I got ready to go with Mason to the arcade he’d invited me to. I’d be meeting with his friends and I couldn’t wait to have fun with him.We got there and it seemed unbelievable to Mason that I beat him at a game he thought he was the best in. His friends made fun of him and I joined them for a little while.Turning, I saw him pouting and I only laughed as I stood on my tiptoe to kiss him to make him feel better. Neither of his friends knew I was his stepsister or it would’ve been really awkward.“Going to get some Cheetos, who’s interested?” Rylie announced and everyone including I was interested and I just followed her to get it instead.The boys went to play their football game while Rylie and I walked down to the vending machine as we waited for our turn.“You know, I’ve never seen him this happy in years.” Rylie’s voice jolted me out of a thought I had no idea I was in.“What?” I asked, laughing nervously.“I just love the
Ava’s POVGroaning, I turned on the bed as I tried to pull away from Mason but he was holding me so tightly. I heard my mother giggling and saw her leave.Shocked and frightened, I jumped out of bed as I shook Mason awake. He rubbed his eyes sleepily as he asked me what the matter was and why I woke him up so hastily.“My mom, she just left. She saw us together,” I said, running my fingers through my hair as I tried to stand, “oh my god, oh my god.” I panicked.“Calm down, I’m sure she didn’t suspect a thing.” Mason assured me and my eyes widened.How could he be so calm when I’m over here trying my best not to shit my pants.“What do you mean calm down?” I snapped at him but he understood that I was only scared, “she just saw us cuddling.” I added.Mason stood and made his way closer to me, straightening my hair with his fingers, he kissed my forehead and that made me relax as he asked me to go to my room.Scared, my feet padded out of his room as fast as I could and I soon got to my
Ava’s POVWe walked outside with our parents and they’d already decided that they would be spending the night at a hotel.Mason and I drove home, I felt comfortable in his jacket and we both went to our separate rooms to change out of our clothes.We finally decided to see a movie and it was cozy as we laid in each other's arms until the characters in the movie started kissing.I started feeling hot from within, my cheeks were burning and I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me that I was blushing hard from watching the characters in the movie get intense with each other.“Can we… Can we change the movie?” I stammered, my voice faltering and Mason smiled as he kissed my cheek and moved a chunk of hair away from my face.“I’ve been meaning to kiss you all night.” He whispered and I moaned as I threw my head back.If he wanted to kiss me then why hasn’t he done it.“Then just shut up and kiss me and stop acting like a gentle…” I was still talking when his lips claimed mine.He started kis
Ava’s POVMy phone chimed and I woke up to a text from my mom. She had told me that they’d be home later in the day and she’d asked that I make breakfast for them.The memories of the sex I had with Mason last night came gushing at me and my cheeks suddenly felt hot as I tried to move but I was still very sore.Mason noticed this and had only pulled me closer to him before moving the hair that fell on my face to the side of my ear and kissed my cheek and forehead.He got up from the bed and went straight to the bathroom to run a hot water bath for me. It felt so relaxing, especially having Mason take my bath for me.This treatment was one that I prayed would never end because it was just so heavenly. Finishing with my bath, I rummaged through my closet and picked out a dress.I got downstairs to find the table set already and Mason had already made breakfast, my cheeks flushed and my heart fluttered as he pulled out the chair for me to sit.We both ate in silence and I picked up my ph
Ava’s POVPicking up my phone, I texted Mason and he replied almost immediately, we texted about how we both wished we could spend the night together.I really do wish I could spend the night with him but I couldn’t since I was already in my mum’s room and the only thing I can do now is to wait till morning before seeing Mason again.“Ooh, who’s he?” My mum’s voice from behind me made me jump and I almost dropped my phone in fear.How long has she been standing there for? Did she see who I was texting?“Mum!” I called angrily as I stood to face her, “you scared me.” I pointed out, clutching my chest and she laughed as she dried her hair.She’d told me she was going to take a shower and I was so engrossed in the chat with Mason that I had no idea when she got into the room.“Since when have you been here?” I asked, looking confused as I searched her eyes for answers that weren't really there.“See? You were so into the chat with him that you didn’t know when I walked in,” she said amid
Ava’s POVGetting home, I told Mason about what my mum had told me about my cousin coming to spend two days with us.Mason didn’t really take the news so well but he eventually calmed down when he thought it was just for two days and although it’ll be hard, we promised to handle it properly.***My cousin came over and is now staying with us, he’d sleep in Mason’s room giving us no chance to spend the night together.The day went by quickly and I walked to my room, my phone chimed and I looked at it to see a text from Mason.We exchanged texts and talked about how much we missed each other and couldn’t wait for the day my cousin would finally get to leave.The blaring sound from my bedside alarm jolted me out of my slumber and that was how I knew that I’d fallen asleep while texting Mason.Picking up my things, I hurriedly made my way to the bathroom since I was already running late for class and needed to meet up.The door to the bathroom was open and without thinking, I opened the d
Ava’s POVThe day for the trip came and I couldn’t be happier that I would finally get to spend some alone time with Mason.That was until my mum made us take my cousin along, I was angry but there was no way I could let her know that or she would suspect something.Me, Mason, Ryan, Nicole and my cousin all decided to meet at my house and set things up there before embarking on the trip.Everyone was ready and we had to take three cars, Nicole and Ryan. I was jealous of them because I had to ride with Mason and my cousin and that left us no chance to do anything.Mason’s friends drove another car too. I texted Nicole all through the drive as I whined about how I hated the whole set up.She consoled me and reminded me of how she’d asked us to sneak around and how much fun I’ll have on the beach.Giving up, I closed my eyes as Mason drove and it didn’t take long for us to get to the beach. It was there that I realized that Mason had already rented a beach house for the next two days.“O
Ava’s POVI couldn’t stop myself from thinking about the fun Mason and I had last night and I really couldn’t wait to confess my feelings to him.Smiling, I kept fiddling with my phone until I heard it ring and that put a halt to my thoughts. Looking around the room like anyone was going to beat me up if I answered.My heart skipped a beat when I saw Mason’s name boldly written on the screen, lots of thoughts crossed my mind and I was too scared to answer the call that I had to let it ring.“Aren’t you going to answer that?” Nicole asked and I had no idea what to answer her with.It soon started ringing again and I couldn’t just let it keep ringing without answering it. Bracing myself up and summoning every ounce of courage I had left in me.“You have it all planned out, you can do this, Ava.” I said to myself, my heart still racing that it felt as though it was going to fly out of my chest.Can I really do this?“Hey.” I coughed into the phone and I could hear slight giggles from the
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