Xander
I find Hayley fast asleep, curled up in bed clutching a wet towel. Her hair is wet and she has changed into a pair of black cotton shorts and a loose grey converse t shirt.
She looks exhausted. I pull the bedcovers over her and kiss her forehead. She stirs a bit and opens her eyes slowly. “I fell asleep,” she whispers.
“Yeah you look pretty tired, go back to sleep.”
“Are your friends still here?”
“Yeah, they are downstairs.”
“Then I have to come say hi.”
“You don’t have to, they will understand that you’re tired.”
“I’m already awake and I don’t want to be rude and have them think I’m a snob plus the girls and Sebastian need supper.”
Five minutes later we make
Grandma HelenIt’s nice to have the boys around again. The house is full of life and laughter. As it should be.Hayley helps Chef set the table and even though I haven’t had the strength or appetite for much recently, even I am tempted by the delicious smells wafting from the table.“Chef you have to eat with us today, you went through so much trouble and it wouldn’t be the same without you.” I hear Hayley tell Hannah.“No Hayley, what are you saying. I can’t eat with you!”“Haley’s right, ofcos you can Hannah. Come sit next to me. We can all serve ourselves.”“Yeah Chef you definitely deserve a break, you out did yourself. Everything smells amazing…Hayley we are definitely going to have to work this off tomorrow,” says Kyle grinning at Xander.
Xander Hayley jumps into the car after work and I lean over to kiss her. I can’t seem to get enough of the girl. I can’t be near her without wanting to touch her.“Mmmm…a girl could get used to this kind of greeting.” She moans against my lips.“And she says I’m incorrigible” I grin at her and she laughs.“How was your day?”“Busier than usual…remember that trip to Japan Kyle and I were talking about last night?”“Yes…”“We have to leave on Thursday and there’s so much to do before that. I had to move a lot of stuff around to make it work.”“Next Thursday?”“No babe, this Thursday.”“But that’s
HayleyXander left to Japan five days ago. I already feel like a pathetic mess. I have become what I promised myself I would never become again…the sad girlfriend…in this case wife…but I miss him so much. It's been a real wake-up call.Just then my phone rings. It’s Xander.“Hi Xander" I can’t keep the smile out of my voice.“Hi babe, how are you doing?”“Better now that I got to hear your voice. I miss you.”He laughs, “I miss you too babe.”“How’s the trip going?”“Not as smoothly as I anticipated. The transition here isn’t going so well. I have to be here a little longer than planned”“Oh man!” I say disappointed.“
Hayley I instinctively try to pull my hand back but the person holds on tighter.“Hayley it’s me.” I hear Keith’s voice and I slowly turn around.Henry is already out of the car. He grabs me and pushes me behind him.“Who the fuck are you?” He asks Keith.Keith lifts both his hands in the air in front of him in surrender, “Chill dude, I’m a friend of Hayley’s. I was just saying hi.”He tries to look around Henry to me, but Henry won’t budge, “Sorry if I startled you, Hayley, I just wanted to talk.”“Do you know this guy Haley?” Henry asks without taking his eyes of Keith.“Erm yeah kinda.”“Do you want to speak to him?”&ld
Hayley I lie in bed in a daze for I don’t know how long, before I get up and unconsciously search the wash hamper for something of Xander’s. I find a shirt that still has the smell of his perfume. The smell of him. I inhale deeply and crawl back into bed clutching his shirt to my chest. With his familiar sent I am finally able to doze of.I wake with a start when my phone rings. I sleepily check the over bright screen to see Xander’s name on the caller ID and I answer immediately.“Hey" I say sleepily still clutching his shirt to me.“Hey babe, I’m sorry I woke you.”“Don’t be, I love waking up to your voice. Is everything okay?”“Henry told me about what happened tonight. Why didn’t you tell me?”“It wasn’t it big deal. I was going to tell you
KeithWho the fuck do they think they are, keeping her from me and what about Hayley…saying she doesn’t want to speak to me. The stuff that went down between us was a long time ago. There was a time she begged me to see her.It’s not the first time I feel regret when it comes to her. The first time I saw her at work I was attracted to her. Mina, my girlfriend was on holiday with her family and I'll admit I’ve never been the best person, I just wanted to fool around with Hayley. Choosing someone I work with wasn’t my wisest moment but I can’t bring myself to regret the time I had with her. What started of as a game quickly changed the more time I spent with her. She was different. She truly fucking cared about me. She trusted me and I screwed everything up. I knew I would have to choose between her and Mina. I just couldn’t make a decision. My heart wanted Hayley
Xander Kyle and I pull up to Mr Hashimoto’s residence. We have been here over a week and this is the only free time we have found to visit our old friend. The house is wooden with screens and surrounded by a beautifully manicured garden. A little bridge walkway sits over a pond leading to the front door entrance. Akio, Mr Hashimoto’s son, is already waiting for us at the door. “Hi Akio, thanks for allowing us to come here.” “Thank you for honouring my father and coming to see him.” “How is he?” “He’s having a good day today. More lucid moments than most days…come through this way, he's in the conservatory.” We follow Akio through the house and find old man Hashimoto enjoying the sunlight. He turns when he notices us enter and is about to get up from his seat when I stop him. &
XanderI stop mid step and turn to face Amanda.“What do you mean? Did something else happen?” I ask as Kyle re-enters the room.“Geez Xander put some clothes on" he says blocking Amanda’s eyes with his hands.Amanda tries to pry Kyle's hands away from her eyes, “Stop it Kyle. This is important. I need to talk to Xander.”“You don’t need your eyes to talk to him.”“Give me a minute to change Amanda or this clown won’t let up.”I pull on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt before making my way back to Kyle and Amanda.“Okay, why did you say that was the least of my worries Amanda?”“Haley called me. That’s why Kyle and I came to your room.”
EpilogueA few months later…XanderDuring the last three weeks of Hayley’s pregnancy, her doctor insisted that she should spend them at the hospital. I wasn’t too thrilled by this and was prepared to get a full time midwife and equipment installed at home but then Hayley made me realise it would be safer for the babies if we were in a hospital environment.So here we are going into week three, anxious to meet our babies but also stressed from being in the hospital this long.Hayley is missing her fur babies so I periodically bring them to the hospital and take her outside to the car park to see them. They are also missing her and I have to split my time between the hospital and home. Hayley won’t allow me to stay with her at the hospital because she wants at least one of us home with the dog’s and Sebastian at night.G
Hayley“So how does it feel knowing you don’t have to go to work today or any other day for that matter?” Xander asks me as we lie in bed exhausted from a very intense round of sex.“Surreal. It feels surreal…You’re not going to the office today are you?”“Is that a serious question? Ofcos I am not going to the office. There’s no way I am leaving your side for the foreseeable future beautiful, especially not after yesterday. I don’t ever want to feel like that again.”“How did you guys find me? I was in the middle of nowhere.”“Your wedding ring has a tracker and we tracked his rental car's GPS as well.”“My ring has a what?” I ask, looking at my beautiful wedding ring.“All our jewelry does beautiful, even m
XanderI feel like a pervert for wanting her so badly despite knowing the ordeal she has been through but I manage to control myself long enough to try and wash the days events from her delectable body and it doesn’t help when she looks at me so adorably with those fuck me eyes. She is so beautiful. I don’t know how I got so lucky.I want to help her dry off and change but I know my willpower is already strained so I let her go while I strip and try to find some release in the shower. Something I haven’t had to do since I was a teenager.When I make it back to our room, Hayley is already curled up under the covers fast asleep. She looks so tired, I know I made the right call not to make love to her in the shower. I pull the covers back to get into the bed and she instinctively turns to me and snuggles into my side as I get into the bed.I can’t sleep as
HayleyAfter Amanda dropped the unexpected bombshell, we pestered her to no end for details.Eventually she said, “All I will say is that he doesn’t know what he wants. Not all women are prepared to settle for crumbs. I deserve better than that.”With that cryptic statement we all looked at her a bit dumbfounded, wanting to know more but not knowing how to ask. My sister in law, never one to be shy, tried to prod a little more but that was all Amanda was prepared to say.“Guys can we please change the subject, I don’t know why I even opened my mouth”“You opened your mouth because you needed to get it off your chest. I for one am glad you did,” replied my sister in law.I had been stuffing my mouth with mini pizzas and hadn’t said much until now, busy trying to digest my food and what could
HayleyChef is waiting by the door for us and as we get close to the last step she rushes to hug me, tears streaming down her face. Xander is about to tell her to be careful with me but I shake my head to indicate no to him and he keeps quiet.“Child I am too old for this. You and Helen both in one day…” she cries on my shoulder.“It’s okay Hannah. Don’t cry. Gran and I are both fine” I say as I gently rub her back. “Can we go inside now? Whatever you made smells divine and I am starving.”Chef smiles at that because she loves feeding people.“Xander said Zola wouldn’t eat. Has she eaten anything yet?”“No she hasn’t but I suspect that will change now that you are here.”“Poor baby let me go feed her before everyone gets
HayleyThe doctor kicks Xander and I out after allowing us a quick minute with Gran.When we leave Gran’s room, I notice that everyone in the waiting room has already noticed the commotion in Gran’s room and are looking at us with huge grins on their faces.“I can’t believe that worked,” says a stunned Xander beside me.“Me neither!” I grin back at him.“Is your Gran really awake?” Amanda asks Xander.“Yes. Thank God.”The atmosphere is so different from just a short while back. Everyone is happy and chatting. I almost can’t believe that so much has happened in the last few hours. I am just glad everything is the way it should be now.When the doctor comes out to speak to us, the room goes quiet as we wait to hear what she h
HayleyWhen the plane lands, I finally get a chance to thank the guys for all their help. Xander introduces me to his friend Carlos, whom I only saw in passing at our wedding.The guys leave Xander and I to take one of the Range Rovers, while they squeeze into the other two cars parked on the tarmac at the airstrip.“Xander this is ridiculous. Some of them can come with us. We have so much space.”“Don’t worry about them. They will be fine. Besides, I don’t want to share you with anyone just yet.”“How are my babies? I can’t wait to see them.”“They are fine. They missed you too. Especially Zola. Chef called me to tell me she wouldn’t eat…and you know how much she loves food.”“Oh no. My poor baby.”&ldquo
HayleyXander carries me onto the plane and I have to admit it feels blissful. He hasn’t said anything else to me. Just held onto me so tightly as if his life depended on it.When we enter the plane, Dr Guzman is already waiting for us. Xander places me down gently on a chair that’s already in the reclining position.“Hi Dr Guzman,” I say smiling at the worried looking doctor.“Haley my dear, I am so glad you’re okay. I was worried sick about you. Are you hurt? Are you dizzy.”Xander is still silent. He is standing behind the doctor paying careful attention me.“Erm…I am not feeling dizzy anymore. Whatever he gave me is starting to wear off.”I notice Xander’s jaw clench but I have to tell the doctor about the fall. I am worried about the babies.
HayleyIn the middle of nowhere. That’s where I am. I quickly shake the feeling of desolation that comes over me. I have to get back to Xander. I have so much to live for. There has to be a car around here somewhere.“I didn’t go through all this trouble just to let you go so easily honey."I hear Keith’s voice from the open doorway. There is a trickle of blood running down his forehead but it doesn’t seem to bother him. I quickly turn, feeling dizzy again, to see him pointing a gun at me.“I’m going to let what you just did slide and put it down to shock but don’t you ever fucking do that to me again Haley. I promise you, you won’t like the consequences. Now get your ass back in this house or I will drag you back.”I want to tell him to fuck off but I haven’t regained my strength and I still