All Chapters of Just enough love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

-NORA-White top. Black skirt. Black suit jacket. Short heels. Neat high ponytail. Boxy, thin-framed glasses. Black handbag. I was ready for the day. As I swung my front door open and stepped out of my apartment, I felt my phone vibrate from inside my bag. I pulled it out and read the caller's ID to be Chris with a heart."Hello," I held the phone to my ear, locking my door and shoving the key inside my bag."Nora! How could you? I thought we told each other everything! How could you keep this kind of thing from me?" My younger brother yelled from the other end of the phone.I internally facepalmed myself as I started to jog down the stairs of the building. "What are you talking about, Chris? Keep what from you?""You're dating your boss!""What!?" People on the busy sidewalk shot me curious and offended glances after my sudden outburst. I made an apologetic face before I hailed a cab. Entering inside the yellow vehicle, I said, "What do you mean 'dating my boss'? What boss are you

-NORA-"There you are!" Jenna screeched at me.I stood up and moved out from the table. As I did, both Hilary and Holt spoke up at the same time."You're in for it today.""Run while you still can, girl." I ignored their words and walked over to Jenna. When I got close enough, I stopped with a huff. "Miss. Bourgeois, you have received countless warnings from the head office not to come by this building. You do not work here and—""Shut your trap, bitch!" she cut me short. I took in a deep breath, mentally preparing myself for the conversation we were about to have. "Who do you think you are!?" she asked."I'm—""Do not open your mouth to speak while I'm talking, you trash! You are absolutely nothing, yet you carry your shoulders high up in the sky because somehow, my Vaughnie baby still hasn't fired you." Jenna screeched. A few people chuckled. If she heard them, she didn't do anything because her full attention was on me today."Miss. Bourgeois, you have to leave right now before Mr

-NORA-Vaughn looked like he had had enough of his sister as she went on about the two of us posing for different pictures and designs of clothing we would be wearing and how we would look so cute matching. One more word and he was going to explode."And then you guys can go for an entire wardrobe change into bikinis, you know? Nora, I bet you would look amazing in—""Enough!" Vaughn banged his hand against the table, causing both Victoria and I to flinch with surprise. "Victoria, for one second, could you just think about what's coming out of your mouth? If you did, I doubt you would say half the things that you do.""But Vaughn—""Nora, let's go back to the office. Lunch is over." Vaughn stood up after he said those words. I had no choice but to follow his footsteps."You guys can't leave me here!" Victoria said with a pout. I gave her an apologetic look but I left the café altogether.That put Vaughn in a bad mood for the rest of the day which only I had to bear. At the end of the

-NORA-"While the other guests of the charity event were inside the hall mingling, Vaughn Keller and his lover, Nora Brooks, were having a bit of a rendezvous for themselves outside in the garden."I personally heard the two talking about not being able to stay away from each other for too long no matter how hard they tried. It was clear they were madly in love with each other. So why lie to the public about it?" Victor read out loud from the magazine in his hand, then went ahead to shut the book and throw it down to the table, so that everyone could get a look at the cover.It was a picture of Vaughn and I from last night when I tried to get him to stop smoking. My gown was hiked up and it appeared that one of Vaughn's hands was on my waist.Since the picture was taken from a back view, it looked like Vaughn and I were in the middle of a steamy make out session as opposed to what we were actually doing. This was bad. Everyone on the board had a frown on their face. Except for Andrew

-NORA-Like he heard my thoughts, Vaughn glanced at me with a sharp gaze. I flinched with surprise. His brows furrowed."What?" he asked with a gruff tone.I shook my head dismissively. "Nothing."He threw me a skeptical look before he turned to focus his attention on the road in front of us. He sighed through his mouth after a few seconds."Victoria and Ben will be joining us for dinner," he mentioned.My heart did something that I didn't know it could. It deflated. I blinked twice and squeezed both of my fists tight to control myself. I drew in a deep breath through my nose."Of course, sir," I said automatically, like a remote control doll."I wouldn't want you to feel uncomfortable because of any of this, that's why I invited them." I knew Vaughn was talking to me, but I felt like I wasn't the person seated next to him in the car. I felt like I was just a passing breeze."Of course, sir," I said again.Vaughn nodded. No one said anything till we got to the restaurant. Vaughn and I