Victoria couldn't do anything; the only thing she could do was stand and stare at me. She moved away from my desk and went into the office. I was unsure if she confronted him or not; I careless. I plugged in my earpiece and continued my painting. I was supposed to do the inventory but I would do that; I planned to do it after my painting. When I was done painting, I stood up and started the inventory. There were no customers at the gallery at this time so it was easy for me. I was doing the inventory alone while listening to my music. It was a smooth jazz piece, and I was vibing to the melody. It made the job easy. I was deep into the job when I saw Hanna walk up to me. I had to pause the music so I could listen to what she had to say.“Hello Ma.“Ma? When did you start calling me that?“Mr. Jaxson said I should address you with respect.“You do not have to sound so formal. Anyway, what is the issue? Do you need something?“No, I do not need anything; I just want to know if there i
“Are you alright, Jane? Are you under any spell? Did Jaxson cast a spell on you? What has come over you? How can you develop feelings for someone who makes your life a living hell at work? Have you suddenly forgotten what Jaxson put you through? Have you forgotten how he humiliates you at every chance he gets? What is wrong with you?“I know; I remember everything he did to me; you do not have to remind me about it. “Then why are you suddenly acting like you are under a spell?“He is a changed person, Sarah; he has changed for good.“Don't tell me that; I do not believe that. He might be pretending, and what makes you think that he has really changed? What is he doing differently? “The way he acts towards me, the way he looks at me—he always stood up for me today when Hanna was trying to disrespect me.“What? He did that?“Yes, Sarah. He even threatened to fire her.Sarah was awkwardly silent at this point; she was trying to process things and add things up in her mind. “He has cha
I do not like the look on your face. Sarah, you are up to something; what is it? Please don't tell me that you're about to do something crazy.“Calm down. I am not going to do anything, crazy. I just want you to use this guy to get over Jaxson.“That is not going to happen, Sarah.“And why not? “Because it is not going to end well; look what happened between me and Bryan; you know how it turned out; I am not ready to go down that lane again.“This is different; I didn't say you should have sex with him; all I'm saying is that if you distract yourself a little, maybe you will get over Jaxson.“I think I need to go upstairs; you are filling my head with too much rubbish.“Are you kidding me? I’m trying to help you here.I stood up and took my bags upstairs. I dropped everything on the bed and went to my children's room. They were busy doing their assignment but they rushed to hug me when they saw me. I stayed with them a little before I came back to my room. My back was already aching
I screamed. I didn't know when I raised my voice. I would like to call it an involuntary action but my voice was over the room. The door opened. It was like a storm pushing through the sea. Everyone rushed into my room at this moment, including my kids. They were all worried and curious to know what made me yell in such a manner; they were all scared of me, anticipating an answer. My kids were the first to speak, followed by Sarah."Mummy, are you alright? Are you hurt? “Jane, is everything alright? Sarah spoke with so much concern in her voice. I stared at all of them, not knowing what to reply to. I tried to speak but I was stuttering. A thousand and one thoughts were running through my mind at this point. I struggled to focus on the people standing in front of me; they fixed their gaze on me and this made the whole situation very awkward because I was the center of attraction. I finally found a voice to speak. I spoke but my voice was barely above a whisper.“I’m fine, guys; you
The drive to the pharmacy was a long and quiet one; I could hear my heart beating; it was as if it were going to pump out of my chest; I developed anxiety; and the worst part of it all is that if the test comes out positive, I might not know who the real father of the child would be. Would it be Jaxson or Leo? What if it is Leo? How do I convince him that the child belongs to him? It was just a one-night stand and I have practically been avoiding him for weeks. Even though he has been trying to reach out to me, I totally ignored him. We finally got to the pharmacy. It was the same pharmacy where I met Bryan and his fiancee. I reluctantly got out of the car but I stood by the side of the car door. I was so scared to move that it was as if my legs suddenly became heavy.“Why did you pause, Jane? Common, let's go in.“I don't think I want to go in, Sarah; I'm so scared and nervous. I think I want to go back home.“Quit acting like a child, Jane. The deed has already been done; let’s ju
I hope this is not what I am thinking. Why was Sarah looking at me like that? Why is she putting on a weird facial expression? Tears rolled down my face. I was already prepared for the worst; my heart was already broken. I didn't need to hear what she had to say; the expression on her face said it all. “I’m just kidding, Jane, the result came out negative!!“Are you kidding me? You almost gave me a heart attack. I walked out of the restroom and went into my bedroom. I was just pacing around the room. My heart was filled with joy but I was still nervous. I didn't even know how to celebrate; I didn't know if I should jump, fall on my bed, or even roll on the floor. I was just pacing around and all I could say was "Lord, thank you.” How was I going to explain to my parents that I was pregnant for the second time?“You might hurt your feet if you keep pacing around like that. You should be jumping and celebrating the fact that the test result was negative.“I know, Sarah, but I just fe
I was unconscious for a while when Jaxson rushed towards me and picked me up from the floor. He was panicking.“Jane! Jane!!! Can you hear me? Hanna! Call the doctor!!Jaxson picked me up from the floor and took me to his car. He collected the car keys from his driver and drove me directly to his house. He was driving and talking to his doctor on the phone simultaneously.“She was talking to me and then she slumped. Should I bring her to the hospital or take her to my house?“Take her to your house; I will be there in a jiffy. "Alright, doctor, thank you. The call dropped and Jaxson turned back briefly to look at me. He was so worried, he stretched his hand to check for my pulse. We finally got to his house and he carried me upstairs to his bedroom. I was still unconscious and it felt like I was in a deep sleep. The darkness was all-consuming, and I felt myself drifting deeper and deeper into it. I was unable to move, unable to speak, and unable to do anything but feel the heavines
For someone who is so proud and arrogant, I didn't expect him to have such great culinary skills. The soup was so good that I wanted more each time I swallowed the previous one. It was weird that Jaxson was spoon-feeding me but there was not much I could do. He wouldn't allow me to get up to eat; he wanted to do everything for me. “Did you make this yourself? “What do you think?“Well, I think you ordered it; I would have said you had it in your fridge and microwaved it but it is fresh and tastes homemade.“Well, there you have your answer; I made it myself.“You have such great culinary skills for someone who is arrogant. After my mother’s soup, this is the only soup that I've tasted that blows my mind away. “I’ll take that as a complement. “Your mom did a good job; she taught you well. “I didn't learn from my mom; she was always busy shopping around the world, and she employed five chefs to cook for us.“So your chef taught you how to cook?“No, my dad did; he taught me how to