LOGIN“Abel, you are proposing…” The words tumble out of my mouth in disbelief, more of a statement than a question. He nods, and then, to my utter shock, he gets down on one knee. I feel the world around us blur and slow down, my pulse pounding in my ears.“Mildred Turina, will you marry me?” His voice w
She scoffs playfully, giving me that familiar look that says she’s still got it all under control. “I know how to take care of children, honey. We will be fine. You two go have fun.”Relief washes over me. Even though we’re leaving them in the best possible hands, the part of me that has grown attac
We’re heading to Abel’s lake house for a weekend getaway—just the two of us. He said he got the place a few years ago but rarely gets to use it. He has only taken the twins there a few times because the only time he gets enough time to spend with them without many distractions from work is during th
Epilogue"Come here,” I call her over, and she reluctantly pulls her fingers off her brother’s chubby cheeks, then walks back to where I am. I crouch down to be at her level, trying to mask the amusement I feel at her little pout.“If you keep harassing your brother, I will have him stay with me at
“Did I?”“You bitch!” I burst out laughing. He has definitely been holding that back.“I was busy dealing with a concussion to see anything, oh, and my mom has way more money than you, you know, and her money combined with the money my dad left me, which I just found out was a lot by the way, then A
“Mom, I…”“I should have taken you with me when he died, but I thought you were already a grown woman and you wouldn’t need me anymore, and I will never forgive myself for that because if I did, then you wouldn’t have ended up with an abusive man. I could have protected you from repeating the cycle.
I have worked in several offices before and as much as I was always anxious about my first days, it is nothing in comparison to how anxious I am at the moment. This is supposed to be my dream, working at Regal, and I know I was stupid for choosing to work a position I have never worked before, and o
“Did you get your car?” He asks once Vickie has left and I nod not wanting to know how that is his business.“Is it in a good condition now?” He asks again and I internally roll my eyes.“Yes, it is, now can we just get to why you asked to speak to me?” I want to be away from him as soon as now; bec
“I’m so sorry.”“Let’s just keep it professional, no one has to know this was a cronyism job.”“Got it.” He gives me one more look before leaving and I let out a long sigh that I didn’t know I was holding. I guess what he meant basically was that no one should know that I knew him before, and if I’m
“I’m not his ex,” I say faking a smile because this whole conversation is now turning out to be a little too awkward. Too much for Abel saying it would be best if people didn’t know we knew each other around here. Maybe he should have thought of that before telling Dylan something like that. I don’t







