Anita whistled and danced sexily in her nightgown as she prepared dinner for Arthur. She refused to stop pestering Theo until he gave her a meal she could work with. She started making Chicken and chips as she waited for him to come back home. Her health was getting better and she believed it was time for her to move forward. ‘He cares about me, now it’s time to make sure he loves me and can’t do without me.’ She thought to herself, a little smirk crept on her face as she watched the chicken roast. She loved that Aurora had to go away furious after she found her there. ‘At least, now she knows who owns him.’ She muttered happily. While she cooked, Ryan and Riley walked into the kitchen to get a bottle of water, and then they saw her. With an unfazed look, they ignored her and proceeded to the fridge to help themselves out. “Hi, boys! How are you tonight?” She asked with a wide grin as she approached them. They still ignored her as Ryan got his hand on the bottle of water and shut
Jack couldn’t help but worry after Aurora refused to show up at the restaurant for two days consecutively without telling him anything about it. He worried that he was the reason why she wanted to stay away, because of what he tried to do to her in the elevator. He regretted his actions and wished he could reverse time so he never did it. Throughout his time at the restaurant, he could hardly and then finally decided that he’d go to her apartment. ‘I’ll apologize and promise her that it will never happen again.’ He said to himself. After finishing at the restaurant, he headed up and straight to Aurora’s apartment. He let out a deep sigh as he went ahead to knock on her door. In nervousness, he waited for her to answer the door. After a short while, he heard her behind the door. The door unlocked and when she opened up, his gaze fell on her face. “Aurora. Hi.” He called softly, putting on a smile. “Hi, Jack,” Aurora answered with a feeble smile, her facial expression being a sad
It was the weekend and Arthur was home with the boys. Ryan shouldn’t stop pressuring him about playing a game with them, which he eventually agreed to. While they were in the room, playing the game, Anita stood at the door and watched them with a large smile on her face. ‘I just need a few more weeks and I’ll be able to join them in playing. It will be like I am their mother.’ She fantasized, still staring at them. Ryan looked back and saw that Anita was staring at them. Arthur’s back was turned against the door, so he didn’t see her there. Ryan quickly gave an eye signal to Riley and Rowan and they nodded. All of a sudden, Ryan yelled, “See Daddy! She’s looking at us that same way again! I told you she hates us!” Ryan yelled, pointing to Anita who was not only confused but dumbfounded. Arthur looked back and saw Anita standing at the door. “Anita, what did you do this time?” He asked, standing to his feet. “What?! I didn’t do anything!” She defended herself. “She did somethin
After finishing with the boys, Arthur headed to his room and lay on the bed. He remembered what his boys told him about their birthday party and decided to reach out to Aurora. He called her and waited patiently for her to pick up. She didn’t answer the phone the first time, so he tried again. She finally answered and Arthur swallowed hard before speaking up. “Aurora?” He called, and his voice was followed by a soft moan from the other end. “Arthur?” Aurora groaned, her head buried in her bedsheets. “Are you alright?” Aurora worriedly lifted his upper body from the bed like it was going to make him hear her clearer. “You sound so tired. Are you just waking up?” He asked, looking up at the wall clock in his room. ‘It’s 1 pm. She can’t be just waking up.’ He said to himself. “I am just waking up,” Aurora mumbled, and then for the first time, checked her phone. Her tired and thin eyes widened as she saw it was noon already. “1 pm?” She exclaimed, and immediately, a groan of pain
The day finally came, the day the boys anticipated and waited excitedly for. Aurora was in Arthur’s house and they started decorating the living room as early as 6 a.m.Anita left on the third day as Arthur asked, and the boys had been happier since then. “I’m so happy, Mum. I made sure Daddy saw her for who she was.” Ryan said to Aurora, while Aurora raised her eyebrows in surprise. “Really? You were the reason why he sent her out?” Aurora asked, and the boys nodded. “I don’t think Daddy liked her either. He just wanted to help her.” Rowan muttered, with his head buried in Aurora’s chest. “You think so?” “Yes! That is the truth. Daddy likes only you. You are giving that speech today, right? And the kiss?” Ryan inquired. Aurora nodded her head and chuckled softly. She wondered why they were so pertinacious about seeing them give a love speech and kiss. “Why do you want us to do it though?” “Because we don’t believe the lie you keep telling us that you’re out of the house to w
Ryan, Riley, and Rowan were dressed in neatly tailored and fitted black tuxedo shirts and pants. Their hair was styled to fit their faces perfectly. They had elegant wristwatches and belts on. Their shoes sparkled, just like their hearts when they watched their father talk so sweetly to Aurora. Aurora on the other hand wore a long blue ribbed dress, which had a lace at the back. She tied the lace so tightly, revealing her super-snatched waist. She wore white heels and carried a white bag to match. Arthur, on the other hand, wore the same outfits as the boys. They all headed to the living room which was gradually beginning to fill up with people they had invited. Most of them were friends and parents from the boys’ school. Derick and Carter arrived after Derick and Aurora started saying Hi to their guests. “Woah. Who would have thought the party would be this big?!” Carter exclaimed while Derick chuckled. “It’s in Arthur’s house. Of course, it’s going to be big.” Derick answered
After the emotional speech given by Aurora ended, Arthur picked up his microphone and started talking again. “Once again, Thank you, everyone. But before we leave here, the celebrants want us to go one more thing,” Arthur uttered, turning to look at Aurora. Aurora’s heart began to beat very fast as their eyes locked. ‘Do we still need to do this?’ She wondered, but Arthur was pertinacious about getting a kiss from her. He moved closer to her, his ethereal smile drawing her closer to him as he cupped her face in his hands. “Oh, they are going to kiss!” Carter gushed, playfully hitting Derick on his arms as they held each other. Closing the gap between them, Arthur leaned closer, while Aurora’s eyes slowly went shut. This time, she felt her heart beat faster and louder. She feared that her nervousness could be seen by the people watching, so she began to tell herself that everything was okay. Eschewing her anxiety, her lips slowly parted as she felt Arthur’s breath breeze on her
After the birthday party, the boys refused to let Aurora return to her apartment. They told her they wanted her to be with them till the next day, indirectly giving Arthur more opportunities to talk to her. Although Aurora tried to remain stolid to all of Arthur’s flirting, she was happy that he was trying to get her attention. And for the very first time in a long time, there was no Anita. No talks about her, and no thoughts about her. Aurora refused to sleep in any other room apart from the boys, and this was because she was beginning to miss them already. The next morning, she stared at their faces and smiled. ‘It’s crazy how time flies. They are all grown up now.’ Her lachrymose eyes spoke of overwhelming gratitude and joy. ‘If only I could stop time. I wouldn’t want times like this to pass.’ Standing up to her feet, she planted kisses on their sleeping heads before heading out of their room. As she got to the living room, her nostrils caught a pleasant aroma in the air. She