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I drove my black sedan into the garage of the Jenkins home with Chloe at my side. She drummed her fingers on her laps nervously and took deep breaths as I turned off the ignition.“He's not going to bite you, Chloe." I said, turning to look at her.“No, he's not, but he's going to be real mad, and I can't even blame him."I took her hand in mine. “Well, you can't turn back now."“No, I can't." She took another deep breath and unfastened her seatbelt. We walked hand in hand to the front door, and she knocked.When Sam pulled the door open, I saw his eyes register mild surprise. He looked between Chloe and me and held the door wider for us to come in. I stepped in, but Chloe remained on the porch.“Hi, Dad.”He kept his eyes on hers and nodded. "Come on in, Chloe." He said, opening the door even wider.She finally came in. I was already seated and she took the space next to me. Sam sat across from us and placed both hands on thighs. An awkward silence stretched between us all and soon b
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I dropped her off outside Caleb's house.“You want me to come in with you?" I asked as she fidgeted with the door handle.“No. I think I should do this alone. But I think you should wait for a bit. Just in case, you know.”I didn't think that Caleb would turn her out on her face, but I nodded and she got out. I waited to see him open the door. From where I was, I could see the dark stubble on his face. He looked tired. I couldn't hear them, but Chloe said something to him, and he held the door open. I drove off with a contented smile on my face. I had no doubts that they would fix things before Chloe came back home.I pulled to a stop outside the grocery store. Chloe and I had been talking about getting some supplies, but we'd both been too busy recently, and so now that I had some free time on my hands I thought I would pick up what we needed.The grocery store hummed with its usual afternoon bustle. There were mothers with carts full of screaming toddlers. There was an elderly coupl
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Chloe and I sat cross-legged in the middle of her bed, bent over a stack of papers, some crumpled, some straightened, as we discussed names between ourselves. Chloe was elated when I told her that I had finally decided to start the catering business we'd been talking so much about.When I asked for her help in picking out a name, drafting a proposal, and doing all of the basics that starting a business would require, Chloe jumped on it. It was what she did for a living anyway so it only made sense that she would handle this for me.I tried and failed to convince her to let me pay for her services, and insisted that this didn't count as work. We were just having fun and making good use of our hands and brains while at it.There were springs in her feet that showed how excited she was for me. It wasn't that I had expected any less, It was in fact that her infectious joy was a reminder that despite the brief lull that we'd had when Chloe suddenly disappeared into her shell, my best frien
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Jordan's expression was unreadable. He took a step back, and shoved both hands in his pockets.“Erm… congratulations.I cocked my head at him. I'd been expecting better. “Thank you." I said, my voice laced with uncertainty.He nodded and remained quiet.“Is there a problem, Jordan?" I asked.“No." He said, shaking his head. He rocked back and forth on his heels, his hands still in his pockets.“Well?" I snapped, suddenly impatient. “If there's something you'd like to say to me, just say it."He ran a hand through his dark hair, and moved to sit at the edge of his desk. "I don't have a problem with you leaving Kingston, Marissa. If anything, I support your decisions. You know that.”"Then what's the problem?”"I just want to be sure that you've thought this through. Marissa, starting a business is no joke. It would demand—”"I've thought it through.” I said, cutting him off.“Marissa, I —”"What is this, Jordan!? I don't get it. A little over a week ago, you sat in that throne-like cha
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I smiled softly as I placed the batter in the oven. Anthony liked to have healthy dessert with every meal, and with how absent he'd been at dinner lately, I wanted him to find everything to his taste.As I wiped my hands clean with a towel, I heard my phone ring. I really didn't have the time for a conversation now, I thought to myself, but changed my mind when I looked at the screen. It was Chloe on a video call.“Hi, Marissa girlll!!” Her voice rang loudly from the other side of the phone, and I cracked a smile.“Hi, Chloe. I'm–”“No! Don't tell me you're busy or any of that stuff. I need you to come with me to Regal tonight.”“Chloe, I can't do that. Anthony is going to be home soon, and I'm trying to put everything in place for him.”She rolled her eyes at my statement.“I saw that.” I said.“Yea? I intended for you to see it.” She drawled.I gave her a look that said I didn't like where this was going, and she rolled her eyes again.“Chloe!!!!”“Okay, okay. Go ahead and choose so
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For a moment when Anthony raised his eyes to mine, I saw complete shock, and then there was fear, but all of that disappeared in a moment, and I saw his face register anger.“What the hell are you doing here?” He asked. “Are you following me?” The girl in his laps slowly disentangled herself from him, and settled next to him on the chair. With the music still blaring, I knew that I'd have to shout for him to hear me, but I feared that if I tried to shout, I'd break into wracking tears. How dare Anthony do this to me? How dare he try to make a fool of me like this. Here he was with another woman when he'd said that he got held up at work, and he still had the guts to ask what I was doing here? Oh, the nerve of this man.With a resolute thought on my mind, I pushed down the tears that were at the back of my eyes and turned on my heels. I grabbed my purse from the counter where Chloe and I had been sitting, and staggered my way out of the club.I'd just made it outside the door when I
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A week later, I walked into what had been my house for three years, and tried to slow down my heartbeat. No matter how hard I tried, I'd never been able to make the place into a home. In the last week, Anthony had called me several times, and threatened me with a divorce if I didn't return to the house. He'd even come to Chloe's door, but she'd called the cops on him. I needed the time to process my thoughts and she'd understood.I'd timed my arrival perfectly knowing that Anthony would be at work now. I needed a few hours of peace before facing him. I'd made up my mind. I wasn't going to leave him, but he had to swear to me that this would never happen again.Chloe had not liked my decision, but there was only so much that she could do. Anthony was my husband. He was flawed, yes, but he was still my husband.With this in mind, I headed straight to the kitchen, kicked my shoes off, and began making dinner. Food made every conversation easier.When the front door opened two hours later
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When Chloe opened her door that morning, I stood there with my bags and a forlorn look on my face. It felt like I'd lost a part of me.She covered the few steps that separated us and gathered me into her arms. “It's okay, baby. You're okay.” She said and rocked me as I sobbed.When my sobs reduced to hiccups, Chloe let me in and went back for my bags. We spent the day in front of the TV watching romcoms and crying over the silliest things as we ate every snack in Chloe's fridge.Later that evening, we went out for dinner. Chloe had made it her life's mission to ensure that I didn't sulk over Anthony, and I had in fact decided on the same thing. It didn't matter how much it hurt, I deserved better.As we ate and chatted away, my phone suddenly rang. I looked at the phone screen and it was my mom. I knew better than to ignore her calls. She knew how to be dramatic over the littlest of things.“I'll be back in a bit” I said to Chloe and stepped out.“Hello, mom.” I said warily.Her shril
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To Love Again Chapter 78
Jordan's expression was unreadable. He took a step back, and shoved both hands in his pockets.“Erm… congratulations.I cocked my head at him. I'd been expecting better. “Thank you." I said, my voice laced with uncertainty.He nodded and remained quiet.“Is there a problem, Jordan?" I asked.“No." He said, shaking his head. He rocked back and forth on his heels, his hands still in his pockets.“Well?" I snapped, suddenly impatient. “If there's something you'd like to say to me, just say it."He ran a hand through his dark hair, and moved to sit at the edge of his desk. "I don't have a problem with you leaving Kingston, Marissa. If anything, I support your decisions. You know that.”"Then what's the problem?”"I just want to be sure that you've thought this through. Marissa, starting a business is no joke. It would demand—”"I've thought it through.” I said, cutting him off.“Marissa, I —”"What is this, Jordan!? I don't get it. A little over a week ago, you sat in that throne-like cha
To Love Again Chapter 77
Chloe and I sat cross-legged in the middle of her bed, bent over a stack of papers, some crumpled, some straightened, as we discussed names between ourselves. Chloe was elated when I told her that I had finally decided to start the catering business we'd been talking so much about.When I asked for her help in picking out a name, drafting a proposal, and doing all of the basics that starting a business would require, Chloe jumped on it. It was what she did for a living anyway so it only made sense that she would handle this for me.I tried and failed to convince her to let me pay for her services, and insisted that this didn't count as work. We were just having fun and making good use of our hands and brains while at it.There were springs in her feet that showed how excited she was for me. It wasn't that I had expected any less, It was in fact that her infectious joy was a reminder that despite the brief lull that we'd had when Chloe suddenly disappeared into her shell, my best frien
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I dropped her off outside Caleb's house.“You want me to come in with you?" I asked as she fidgeted with the door handle.“No. I think I should do this alone. But I think you should wait for a bit. Just in case, you know.”I didn't think that Caleb would turn her out on her face, but I nodded and she got out. I waited to see him open the door. From where I was, I could see the dark stubble on his face. He looked tired. I couldn't hear them, but Chloe said something to him, and he held the door open. I drove off with a contented smile on my face. I had no doubts that they would fix things before Chloe came back home.I pulled to a stop outside the grocery store. Chloe and I had been talking about getting some supplies, but we'd both been too busy recently, and so now that I had some free time on my hands I thought I would pick up what we needed.The grocery store hummed with its usual afternoon bustle. There were mothers with carts full of screaming toddlers. There was an elderly coupl
To Love Again Chapter 75
I drove my black sedan into the garage of the Jenkins home with Chloe at my side. She drummed her fingers on her laps nervously and took deep breaths as I turned off the ignition.“He's not going to bite you, Chloe." I said, turning to look at her.“No, he's not, but he's going to be real mad, and I can't even blame him."I took her hand in mine. “Well, you can't turn back now."“No, I can't." She took another deep breath and unfastened her seatbelt. We walked hand in hand to the front door, and she knocked.When Sam pulled the door open, I saw his eyes register mild surprise. He looked between Chloe and me and held the door wider for us to come in. I stepped in, but Chloe remained on the porch.“Hi, Dad.”He kept his eyes on hers and nodded. "Come on in, Chloe." He said, opening the door even wider.She finally came in. I was already seated and she took the space next to me. Sam sat across from us and placed both hands on thighs. An awkward silence stretched between us all and soon b
To Love Again Chapter 74
It felt like I was walking on a cloud! For days after, I went about my business with springy feet. Jordan loved me. I was worthy of love. And this time, it wasn't the sort of love that demanded continuously and took from you. It was the sort of love that cared for you, showed up even when you didn't ask, and expected nothing in return.Chloe had been right after all. With Anthony, the signs had been there from the start. With Jordan however, it was just beautiful… blissful.I hadn't realized how much I wanted this but now, sitting smack in the middle of it all, there's nothing more that I could have asked for.“You're daydreaming again, Rissa." Chloe said, as she eased into a chair with her laptop in one hand and a coke in the other.“No, I'm not." I said, with a smile playing on my lips. I most certainly was.“Care to tell me what it's about?"I shook my head and smiled.With all that was going on with Caleb and her. I didn't think that now was the time to be telling her about my con
To Love Again Chapter 73
I watched as the veins popped on Jordan's forehead and he said the words, “I’m going to kill the bastard”I didn't doubt even for a minute that he could, but truth was, I didn't need anybody killing Bill for me. I had already lived through that phase of my life and Bill had already been made to suffer for all of his crimes.“No, you're not,” I said in a steady voice that surprised even me, “because he's already dead.”His eyes shot up to mine."I'll get to that soon. Just… Bill used to call me Marie in that annoyingly gruff voice of his. Whenever he would try to touch me, he would say some disgusting stuff like ‘come to me, my Marie'. God, I hated him so much.”"So that's why you hate to be called that.” He said in realization.I nodded. “It just… it makes me feel dirty. Like no matter what I do, I could never wash his filth off me.”"Did you tell your mother?” He wanted to know.I snorted. “Elizabeth only knows what Elizabeth wants to know."“What does that mean?"“She played blind.
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“Get off me.” I said coldly.I felt Jordan stiffen on top of me, but he tried to play it cool. “What's the problem, Marissa?" There was caution laced in his voice.“I said, get off me." I placed both hands on his shoulders and pushed.He rolled off me and sat up in bed, resting against the headboard. I rose to my feet and began throwing my clothes on. He watched me briefly and then sighed briefly before speaking.“What is the problem, Marissa?" He repeated.I worked the buttons on my shirt with shaky hands, not giving him an answer.“I'm talking to you, Marissa." The calmness in his voice didn't dwindle.I pulled on my pants, still not responding. Stray tears were threatening to fall from my eyes, and I struggled to keep them in check. I tried to fit the pant button into its hole, and cursed loudly when my hands wouldn't stop shaking.“For fuck's sake, Marissa, answer me! Don't pretend that you can't hear me and don't treat me like some retard!" He said, getting out of bed and coming
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I couldn't make up my mind. A whole week had passed since that morning in Jordan's office, and I still couldn't make up my mind on whether I wanted to move up at Kingston or step out and start from scratch.Jordan had insisted on leaving me to make the decision by myself. He didn't want to influence it because this was something I had to do on my own. Chloe seemed to be on the same page as him. All she seemed able to say was that I would have to follow my heart. But how could I follow my heart when I didn't even know what it was saying?Chloe still hadn't made up with Caleb. I could see in her eyes how much the break was hurting her, but somehow she never seemed willing to talk about it. He was hurting too, Jordan told me. He’d withdrawn into his shell, drinking more, and not talking much.I mentioned to Chloe once that this was self sabotage. There was no reason for this break. At least, none that I could see, so what was the need to hurt them both like this? She stopped talking to h
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I went straight to Jordan's office from this reception. It wasn't like Jordan to send for me through someone else. Usually, he would either put a call through to my office or come to me by himself. He'd said once before that I answered directly to him, not to anyone else, so when I walk in to a message from the receptionist to report to his office, I know it's urgent.I turned the knob of his office, half expecting to find all major stakeholders in Kingston Enterprise waiting for me in there, but the office was surprisingly empty except for Jordan on his throne-like chair. He raised his eyes when I entered the office.He looked mildly surprised. “Hey. You're earlier than I expected."“Thanks to you. You sent Dane."“Yea, but I wasn't expecting you for another hour."I nodded, and stood across from him. I wasn't exactly in the mood for small talk.“Mary said you wanted me in your office, and that it was urgent?"“Yes.” He closed his laptop, and gestured towards a seat opposite him. "P
