When the sun rays flickered through the curtains, Shane stirred in his sleep and opened his eyes. But immediately, he felt he really shouldn’t have. His headache was so severe, his head felt like splitting in half. But when his eyes caught sight of Lilian peacefully sleeping beside him, his headache was forgotten for a few moments. He stared at her calm face. A few hair strands came on her face and he involuntarily reached his hand and tucked them behind her ear. His hand traced her cheek softly in the process. Lilian opened her eyes yet his fingers stayed on her cheek stubbornly. He didn’t put any effort to pull them back as well. Lilian didn’t seem to mind it anyway and smiled at him. Shane stared at her as something stirred within him.Their staring moment came to an end real quick as a realization dawned upon them. They weren’t supposed to wake up together this way.They sat up straight immediately. As the comforter slipped down, Lilian's eyes widened finding her with no clot
Lilian though thought about leaving the town after Aiden's wedding, she didn't know why she changed her mind. She wanted to reach Shane at the wedding party but didn’t get the chance. No, if she wanted she could but she didn’t know what to say to him then.But just after the day of Aiden's wedding, she tried to reach Shane. Though she was still clueless, she knew it was inevitable with the blurred lines between them demanding some clarification.So, she tried to call him. It was switched off and then she got to know about his out of town meeting. She waited for his call or a text and kept staring at her phone. But nothing came. Neither his call nor his text.She called him several times as well but it was switched off then. She typed a message only to delete it instead of sending him. It continued until Margaret appeared at her doorway.As much as she was frustrated and unhappy at the turn of events, she couldn't help appearing happy as after Aiden's wedding, the family was more than
6 Years LaterA cartoon show was coming on television and Angel, a five-year old girl was sitting on the couch, watch it. She would have enjoyed it on some other day but not today. She looked sad. "What happened, Angel? Why are you looking sad, baby?" Vina, the nanny of the girl asked her again but Angel didn't answer this time as well. From the time she got her back from school, Angel wasn't cheerful as ever. Vina could feel she was sad but no matter how much she tried, the little girl wasn't saying anything. She thought of calling her mother but dropped the idea at last thinking her mother would call her in some time anyway. But when the call didn’t come as expected, Vina could feel she was busy. So, she didn't want to bother her. Instead, she thought of taking Angel out to the park to play and to have ice cream. She agreed to go to the park but her mood didn't get better. All she kept staring at the little kids at the park. Sighing, she got Angel home and called her mother. A
Angel was having her ice cream and walking by the sidewalk with Vina trying to hold her hand. But as always, Angel was in a cheerful mood and almost jumping all the way.But then she got bumped into a young man. "Watch out." Angel said angrily as the ice cream was dropped from her hold.The young man she bumped into stopped in his track hearing the voice of a little girl. He turned only to find the little girl glaring at her. She didn't look scary anyway but cute. She seemed so cute to him that he got staring at her. "You dropped my ice cream and you ruined my dress as well." Angel complained looking at the ice cream fallen on the sidewalk and then pointing at her dress where it was stained. "I am sorry, baby girl. I didn't mean to. It was an accident. I am sorry." The young man apologised involuntarily."It's not okay." Angel pouted. "Angel, it’s okay baby. He didn’t do it willingly and said sorry, right?" Seeing Angel like this, Vina tried to handle the matter as she took out so
It took Shane a few days to finish his work in Manhattan and today he was supposed to go back to his town. But when the principal of the Green Valley school requested him to visit the school the next day at the parents' day programme, he couldn’t refuse. It had been years since he had visited the school being the trustee of the school board. The next day when he went to the school, a painting competition was going on. The little children were asked to draw something for their parents.After talking to the teachers, Shane was requested to visit the children in the hall room who were busy in drawing.Shane didn’t refuse and walked in the hall room among the children who were engrossed in their canvas. The children busy with colours and pouring their imagination on the canvas was making him visit his childhood.He was also like that. He was so praised for his paintings from his childhood days and he wanted to follow his dream of being a painter till the very end. But his circumstances
Lilian walked ahead dreading the things were going to be happened. Angel was in Shane's hold! How in the world did this happen? She couldn’t be more confused.But more than getting her confusion cleared, she needed to have Angel in her arms first. For more than she was confused, she was frightened. Lilian walked closer to them but focused on Angel anyway, "What happened, Angel? Are you okay?" As much as she knew Angel wasn’t the type of girl to allow just anyone to take her in arms. And her allowing Shane to take her in his arms was indicating nothing but panicking her."Yes, mom. I am fine." Angel said with a smile but then with her classmates watching them, she added, "See, dad came to my school with me." Lilian's eyes widened as she turned to Shane."What?" Lilian voiced out, her voice laced with mixed emotions. Before things got even more confusing, Shane turned to the principal and spoke up, "Excuse us." and then walked towards the exit of the hall room and Lilian could only
As Shane hopped in the car after finishing his activities in the school, the driver revved the engine.As he looked outside of the glass and found a little girl walking by the sidewalk holding a young man's hand, his mind replayed his time with Angel and a smile adorned his face on its own.But Lilian not recognizing him bothered him.He kept his head on the headboard, his eyes closed. His mind was still buzzing with questions and demanding some answers.Did Lilian really not recognize him? How come?His phone rang off pulling him out of his thoughts.He took out the phone thinking who could be it only to find it was Willow. As he answered the call, a cute baby voice came, "Uncle Shane, I came to meet you but Granny said you are out of town." It was Rose, Aiden and Willow's daughter. Her voice complaining and Shane could imagine her pouting.Shane replied, "I had a meeting to attend baby.""Okay. When are you coming back?" Rose asked.Shane couldn’t help but smile as he replied, "I w
Sitting by the window, Shane was watching the rain. He was supposed to take the flight tonight and get back to his town, his home. But the weather was just worsening with time and somehow he was feeling as if it was an indication for him not to leave from here.Taking a warm shower, he tried to get some sleep but sleep didn’t seem to grace him tonight as well. He wanted to take his usual sleeping pills but found the container empty. He knew he could have ordered Mack and he would have managed it anyhow but for some reason, he didn’t.So, he left the bed and settled on the couch by the window. As he kept watching the rain, the last six years came back haunting him.After Lilian left, he searched for her everywhere. Not that he started searching for her immediately though. Because he was angry with her.When he thought of expressing his feelings for her and asking for a chance to start a new life together, he saw her with Simon at the park.They were sitting on a bench, talking smilingl
After Julian was done with his work with Shane, he got up and turned to leave. Shane was about to concentrate on his work again but Julian stopped and turned to him.Making an expression like he almost forgot the most important thing, he spoke up, "By the way, you didn't tell me.""Tell you what, Jules?" Shane asked, his voice irritated.Shrugging it off, Julian asked his question with excitement, "When am I getting the chance to be your best man?""What are you talking about?" Shane asked appearing clueless. "Don't pretend, okay?" This time Julian got irritated, "I am asking about your wedding. When are you two getting married?"His words hit him differently. This time he got what Lilian was trying to say actually. What right she was talking about back then got clear to Shane.But_"What? Please, don't tell me you are still going to say you don't believe in marriage and all. You two have already wasted so much time. Don't drag it like this." Julian said sternly and Shane stared at
Angel was sleeping peacefully beside Rose. Within just a few hours, both of them got mixed so well. Lilian thought as she stared at them smilingly. She tossed on the bed for hours but didn't get to fall asleep. Not wishing to disturb their sleep, Lilian got down from the bed. After properly setting the comforter on them, she walked out of the room. She closed the door behind her trying to make less of a sound. Thinking of what to do, she headed for the pool just like she used to do when she lived here. But instead of walking in the garden, she sat by the pool putting her legs into the water. She shivered feeling cold at first but she sat still. As she stared at the water of the pool, her whole life started flashing in front of her eyes and then there was just Angel. And now Shane. The smiling face of Shane appeared into the water. She smiled back but it got vanished when his voice came as well, "What are you doing here without sleeping?" making her realize he was there for real.
Seeing Lilian silent, Shane asked again without breaking eye contact, "Answer me. Have you ever regretted it?"His tension mounted higher, the longer Lilian kept her mouth shut."I am asking you something. Have you?" Shane asked, desperate to get an answer."No. I haven't. Ever. Because I loved you as well. I was just afraid thinking it was one-sided." Lilian spoke up, her voice a little louder as if she was trying to hold it within but couldn’t. Shane also got silent hearing her. His heart started beating faster as the realization dawned upon him.Just because of their gap in communication, all this happened. They had already wasted so much time. So, though he was still angry with Lilian for many things, he couldn't ignore the fact that somewhere he was at fault as well.So, without grieving on the past that couldn't be changed, he would like to start afresh. He didn't want Angel to go through any family trouble. She already had enough of this.Shane cupped Lilian's face as he spoke
"Shane, I know my words will be counted as meaningless now. I am late for years anyway but I am sorry. Please don't snatch Angel from me. I have none except for her and I won't be able to live without her." Lilian pleaded finding Shane silent. "Would you ever consider me in your equation?" Shane asked, his voice lacing with mixed of emotions. Why couldn't she just think of them together in a picture? Just like Angel who went on painting a happy family as soon as she found out about him. He didn't know what he would have done if Lilian had told him but for sure he would have liked to be given a chance to say his words at the very least. And somewhere in his heart, he knew he would have been happy and gladly accepted her. Only if she had just made it to speak to him, he would have been with her all the time. He wouldn’t have missed the time when Angel was growing inside her. The time must had been hard enough for her to handle alone but she chose it for her. She chose to deprive hi
Thoughtlessly Shane walked ahead and then hopped in his car. But before revving the engine, he didn't know where to go actually. He called Lilian only to get his calls ignored. Well, it wasn’t for the first time, his calls were always ignored by her. Shane thought sadly.He was tired, his body demanding some rest but in no way his mind was up for that. He didn't know where did Lilian go nor did he know what actually was going on in her mind. A scary thought was bugging him but he didn’t entertain that.Instead, he guessed she might have gone behind Aiden. It seemed pretty considerable. He was her cousin and Aiden went being angry with her. And he knew how much he meant to her. Well, every one meant to her something except for him.She wasn't even ready to leave Vina alone in Manhattan. She seemed so concerned for her. But she didn't bother to think about him before disappearing from his life. Now she was most probably thinking of doing the same.No, Angel was in the picture. Being a m
"You got to be kidding us. What are you even saying? Your daughter?" Julian asked bewildered.Nathaniel stared at Shane before he turned to Angel and then again at Shane. He spoke up joining the lines, "You mean to say you and Lilian?"Shane nodded, "Yes. Angel is our daughter.""What?" Julian seemed to get shocked, "You knew? Then why didn’t I alone know anything about this?""Stop it." Nathaniel let out a sigh and yelled at Julian being irritated. He then turned to Shane, "Where did Lilian go by the way?""I don’t know." Shane replied, his eyes still on the doorway. "Don’t tell me you are thinking of separating Lilian from her daughter," Nathaniel spoke up whatever came to his mind. He knew though Shane was angry at Lilian, he had searched for her. He knew that night Shane was with Lilian. But something happening like this didn’t cross his mind. But whatever he would never support Shane trying to separate a child from her mother."Angel is my daughter as well." Shane moved his gaz
As Rose lead Angel to her room, everyone kept staring at them. When they were out of their sight, everyone turned to Shane and Lilian. Whatever Shane was saying was hardly believable but knowing him, he wasn’t a person to make stories or assumption like this. "Lilian, is this true?" Karen asked anyway and stood in front of Lilian. She had to confirm it from Lilian as well, "Whatever Shane is saying, is it true?" Lilian remained silent for a moment only to make Karen ask her again, "I am waiting for your answer, Lilian. Is it true?" "Yes." Lilian replied hesitantly. "I just can't believe this. Why did you leave back then? You should have told us." Karen spoke up again with so much excitement surprising everyone. Aiden, Willow and Elena were silent till now but Aiden spoke up this time, "Willow, are you coming with me, or do you want to stay here for now?" Before Willow could say something, Lilian spoke up, "Aiden?" Ignoring Lilian, Aiden spoke up, his eyes still on Willow, "I hav
It was already afternoon when they reached New York. When the car got parked at the entrance of the Lockwood Mansion, Lilian stared at the proudly standing tall building and all around. Shane got out of the car and rounding, he opened and held the door for Lilian. Angel was sleeping peacefully on the back seat. Must be tired from the journey. Shane thought.He was about to say something but interrupting, Lilian asked, "Shane, can't we stay in a hotel?" She wasn’t being able to get herself ready to face his family all of a sudden. She didn’t think she would have to face them again. Period.Shane stared at her. He didn’t want to disturb her peacefully sleeping daughter. So, instead of uttering anything, he kept glaring at Lilian trying to relay his words. He couldn’t just get what the problem was with her. As much as he was trying to take it normal, she was just going on searching things to agitate him even more. Before Shane could say something, Lilian again spoke up, "You never kn
"Shane, I am sorry. But_" Lilian tried to come up with something, "After Aiden and Willow''s wedding, I wanted to talk about that night and went to find you but you weren’t there. So, I thought you were just trying to avoid me and_""You can't just assume on your own. I had a meeting to attend. Leave that. Why didn’t you tell me when you found out about your pregnancy? Didn’t I had the right to know?" Shane asked, his voice yelling. "This was an accidental pregnancy. I don’t even remember our time together from that night let alone how did this happen. I didn’t know how you would have reacted knowing this. I didn’t want you to blame me about trying to trap you and all. Knowing your granny, I didn’t want to be in a forced relationship. ""How did you know I would have blamed you?""Because like others, you wanted me to be gone from there as well. I couldn’t be selfish and make you sign up for this unwanted responsibility.""You were just thinking on your own. I would never thought like