As soon as Lauren stepped out of the shower, She heard the sound of the doorbell. She had no doubts it was Stanley. She proceeded to her bed to pick up her already laid out comfy nightdress and put them on.
Then she made her way out of her bedroom to answer the door.
As soon as Lauren opened the door, Stanley picked her up by surprise and spin her around.
"Stan!" She whisper yelled his name in between giggles.
Stan finally placed her on her feet and gave her a long passionate kiss.
"I missed you." He pouted.
"But you saw me about four hours ago and you called me thirty minutes ago to check up on me." She caressed his face with a smile on her face.
Stanley shrugged. "But I still miss you."
Lauren chuckled. "I think you're becoming clingy."
He grinned. " I wouldn't use the word 'Clingy'. Let's
"Sorry for stepping in a little late, I was caught up with something important at the office." Stanley apologized sincerely as he walked into his lawyer's conference room where his lawyer, Elvis, Rita and Rita's lawyer, Dominique were all seated waiting for him.Stan shook hands with his lawyer and Rita's whom he recognized to be her elder cousin before taking a seat beside his lawyer. And opposite them was Rita and Dominique."It's fine Stanley, myself and Rita just got here a few minutes ago, we haven't been waiting that long, " Dominique assured while Rita, on the other hand, had a bored expression on her face."So let's get right into business, " Elvis stated. "Rita, you contact me saying the settlement Stanley gave you is too small, " Elvis said so Stanley and Dominique could witness Rita truly contacted him."Yes, what Stanley is offering is not even up to a quarter of what he owns. I s
Days later."You're glowing of so much love that I hardly even recognize you as my brother. Damn!" Anita exclaimed with her hands on her hips.Stanley blushed before connecting his glass of Ciroc to his lips."I think that's what happens when you have a woman like Lauren in your life." He answered proudly."Definitely! I'll remember to thank her for taking great care of you when I see her next. Anyways how's she doing?""She's great! She left work before me because she had some personal errands to run. I'll probably go to her place once I leave yours."Anita grinned. "You're totally whipped."Stanley shrugged. "I guess that's what love does to you.""Yes, I'm glad to see you this way. You're finally experiencing what our parents have and what Harry and I have. It's called 'true love.'""So when do you plan on
Stanley and Lauren left very early the next day for Mesa city, Arizona and they got there in an hour.They made a stop at Lauren's home to drop their luggage before they made their way to the hospital. It was a three-bedroom apartment; Not something extra but a very cozy place for an average family.Lauren knew where the spare key was so they had no troubles getting in to drop off their bags.As soon as they got down from the taxi, Lauren sighted her younger sister, Abby, walking out of the hospital. Abby was drowned in her thoughts that she didn't even notice her elder sister so Lauren called her name to get her attention."Abigail..!"Abby's lips curved into a tired smile as soon as she saw her older sister. She ran towards Lauren and engulfed her into a tight hug.Lauren returned the hug and kissed her forehead in the process.
The plan was to buy some fruits and return back to the hospital but Abigail and Stanley ended up buying a big basket of fruit which had almost all the types of fruit in it. Then they stopped by a food restaurant and ordered takeaways before making their way back to the hospital.They met Lauren standing right outside her mother's ward, talking to the doctor that just finished attending to her mother.She smiled in relief as soon as she sighted Abigail and Stanley.She was worried at first when she came out of the ward and didn't find Stanley. She wanted to introduce him to her mom. But then she figured out he must have accompanied Abby."Thank you so much, Doc." She said to the middle-aged Doctor Who just finished talking to her about her mother's health."You're welcome, ma'am." He replied and took his leave."I was worried about you but I figure
A week later.Lauren was almost going crazy because she was out of options and ideas of what to buy for Stanley. His birthday was in two days and she was still clueless about what to get him.Buying materialistic things doesn't seem too appealing to her because Stan already has all the things she thought of buying for him.He had told her not to buy anything for him because her love for him was enough to serve as his birthday gift. But Lauren wouldn't dare. 'Why won't she buy him a gift?', she will probably die of guilt if she doesn't get him anything.Even when it was not her birthday, he was always showering her with expensive gifts. Just imagine all that he would do had it been it was her birthday and not Stans'She thought about throwing him a party but Stanley hardly has any friends she could invite except for his family and a few friends who were his business partners.
Just as predicted, it turned out to be a very busy day at the office. Stanley had meetings with a number of clients, his business partners and his lawyer.The staff of Chatwin's Inc were also nice enough to surprise Stanley with cakes and gifts during lunchtime.Despite how busy Stan was, Lauren made sure he had his lunch. It was his day and the best thing that could happen was for him to break his two meals per day rule.It wasn't a rule that he intentionally made but due to stress and all other pressure around the company, Stanley hardly remembers to have lunch.The day went by pretty fast and soon enough it was time for him and Lauren to go home.Lauren walked into Stanley's office with both her handbag and laptop bag. Stan was seated on a chair behind his desk and he was on the phone. He gestured for Lauren to come sit on his lap and she did just that.
Stanley stepped out of his walk-in closet into his bedroom, all dressed up for his birthday dinner and for a second, he forgot how to breathe as soon as he sighted the love of his life who was looking so gorgeous.She was putting on a designer dress that fits her perfectly well. Her hair was put down just like how he likes it and she had little makeup on, with a matching pair of heels.Lauren didn't even notice him, She was busy trying to clip her necklace.Since they both have a family dinner to attend to this evening, Stanley was able to cajole Lauren into spending the weekend with him in his home."Here, Let me help you." He said as he approached her.She handed him the necklace and he clipped it for her almost immediately. Stan placed a kiss on her shoulder before he gently twirled her around."How did I get so lucky to attract such a beautifu
"So which of my old pictures do you like the most?" Stanley picked Lauren up in a bridal style and made his way towards the staircase that leads to his room.She wrapped her arms around his neck. "Hmm, well I loved them all but I think my favourite was the picture where you had nothing but only your tiny diaper on. You had a very big smile on your face which showed your two front teeth and dimples."Stan chuckled, "You must be kidding. That's like the most hilarious photo. I was barely a year old then. I wonder why mom captured that.""Anyways, I loved them all. I was happy to see your throwback pictures. I'm proud of the man you've become.""Thank you!" He said proudly."I hope you had fun tonight?" He asked even when he knew she did."Sure! Everyone showered me with love. I'm so grateful."Stanley placed Lauren to her feet as soon as they reached