"Francesca never liked me. Not too surprisin', considerin' Granny Fae warned me about her when she met her."
Jamie and I were walking one of the tourist trails, getting some fresh air after our crying fest. Some people were on the sides taking photos or coming back from a hike. It was quiet, soothing, and I had never seen this amount of green in a while.
I didn't know whether to call Jamie 'mom' or call her by her first name. Even though it took me a couple of months to get used to calling Francesca by her first name, I was still unsure about Jamie. Jamie assured me that she would be fine with what ever I decided to call her, and to me...Mom just felt...right. Especially now, since she and I have gone through similar things.
"So...when I told them I was pregnant she knew that she di
"Why didn't ya tell me you told her, Angus!?" Granny Fae stomped over to my father and tapped her foot impatiently. "I didn't tell her, it was Francesca." "Yes, yes but when were you going to tell me that she knew?" "-Knew what?" Helena asked. We all looked at her. "Francesca isn't Leslie's mum, Jamie is." Jamie rubbed her eyes and avoided Helena's shocked eyes. She pointed to me "That's why you didn't want them at the party. I'm so sorry, Leslie." I shook my head, walki
The entire next week I couldn't stop thinking about Sebastian. We had thankfully gotten rid of Samantha and Francesca's presence, but it didn't help to tame my anger and sadness. Jamie, of course, was a great way to release my tension. Her, my father, Bruce and I went on a long drive through the Scottish landscape most of the next week, making pit stops along the way. We then went to one beach and walked on the shores the day before we were set to leave. It was a very therapeutic experience, and seeing Jamie and my father so close felt right for me. The day that we were set to leave, we said our good byes to everyone. Saying goodbye to Jamie was the hardest. She gave a bag of dark chocolate shortbread for the plane ride. "And just remember, if you ever...want a break from life, or j
"I can't believe we did this," I said.Sebastian looked at me, his hair ruffled every which way into a messy brown mop "I can't either. I really can't."I sat up on my elbow "Do you feel bad? I mean, like...just-""-Leslie, I've made a lot of decisions that I didn't completely think through first. And, I've regretted almost all of them after wards. but this...this isn't one of them."Damn this man and his way with words.I relaxed my head on his shoulder and placed my hand on his chest, feeling the slight beating of his heart on my palm. We were both warm, and slightly sweaty, but it didn't matter to me.I had thought of sex after w
The entire company was buzzing about Sebastian's generosity, and so was the business world.We had gotten various calls regarding Sebastian and his bonus spree, asking about the motive for his sudden generosity. Telling them the only reason he was doing it was to spite his father wouldn't be too favorable in the public's eyes, so we just replied that he was steering away from the Harrison legacy onto something bigger, something better.I knew Garret was going to be pissed. I didn't know when he was going to find out, but I knew it would be soon. Still, he was smart. Greedy, and evil, but smart. He was going to stick to the shadows and work from there, so until then we had to be extra careful of what we did.The entire week, Sebastian and I only contacted each other through email at wor
I walked into the lobby, still unable to get my thoughts together.My sister was the mole for Garret. The informant the...spy,what ever term used would still describe it perfectly.I had felt betrayed, by my own flesh and blood, and the fact that money and fame was worth more than her loyalty to her family was sickening. Not only her, but Francesca supporting this act in order to build her restaurant empire above the clouds. I was angry, I was shocked.But there were more.Samantha stated that there were more moles besides herself, one in the IT department and one as a secretary. Except I didn't know anyone in the IT department and they didn't know me, so it just didn't make sense to me.
I made Darcy leave the next day, though I refused to be there to see it.I sat in Sebastian's office as Lucas helped her with her things. I didn't speak, I didn't do much of anything. I just sat there, unable to truly believe that all of this was happening. All because of this one man, three people had lost their jobs, Sebastian was stuck in a relationship with a woman he couldn't stand, and I had lost my assistant. Lost my sister, who I used to have a strong connection with from time to time, as well. It was a time of complete uncertainty. A time of anger.A time for revenge.I could feel Sebastian staring at me, as I looked blankly at the glass coffee table across from me."What are you thinking?" He asked, resting his elbows on his
"Okay...can you guys step out for a minute?" Sarah instructed to everyone except Lucas."Why? I want to see th-""-Kai!" She shouted. Kai sighed before getting up to walk out of the door, with everyone else following him. Sebastian and I received awestruck stares as they filed out of the apartment. Beth was flush faced, and I refused to look her in the eye.Now it was just us four. The four that started out together a year ago, with relationships much different from now. Much different.It was silent, as I scooted away from Sebastian on the couch while fixing my blouse shamefully."Okay, what the hell is going on? Because I'm...very confused right now.Veryconfuse
There were many things wrong with the situation at hand.For starters, my psycho sister was charging after me. On top of that, Sebastian Harrison has just confessed to the American media, that he was in love with me, along with the details regarding blackmail by his father and using my sister to keep Garret happy.Second, the media was recording every second of the fiasco, so there was no turning back.And lastly, the orchestra decided that it would be appropriate to start playing "William Tell Overture" by composer Gioacchino Rossini once Samantha and I started running.How hilarious.There were screams and constant shouts of "get out of the way" and "run," and I took Uncle Roberto'