All Chapters of Gravity: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Everyday Christian had a new fascination, along with his love for dinosaurs and today it was penguins. “Did you know there’s a group of penguins called Macaroni Penguins?”“I didn’t know that. Are you sure it’s Macaroni?” I couldn’t hide the smile on my face as he frowned slightly.“Yeah, it’s Macaroni because of men’s tassels.”“Right…what else can you tell me about penguins?”“Penguins don’t really swim, they fly underwater! And in the water they’re called a raft of penguins. Why do they call penguins a raft? Did you know penguins can walk really far and the boy penguins give girl penguins rocks instead of flowers. Oh and penguins poop every twenty minutes.” He burst out laughing after that and I laughed with him.“Where did you learn all this?” I was curious because Christian was four, his brain was like a sponge, but someone had to have told him about penguins.“Miss Celine, my teacher. She’s the smartest person in the world!” His exclamation had me smiling again.“Don’t tell Adar

Juniper felt very nervous about seeing Adara again. She had made it clear at their last meeting that she wanted nothing to do with her. She couldn’t really blame her, could she? “I don’t know if she’ll show up.”On Friday morning Juniper woke up early and took a shower. The water was nice and hot. She took her time washing her hair. She turned the shower off when she felt the heat dissipate. She dried her hair and took care with her make up. She got dressed and was about to open the door when Adrian hammered on it.“What’s taking you so long?” he shouted through the door.She opened the door with an apology and sat down in front of the paper bag Adrian had brought in. She took a donut and ate it with relish while sipping the terrible coffee.“At least you look much better.” Adrian walked past her into the bathroom and Juniper smiled as she heard Adrian curse at the cold water while focusing her gaze on the terrible coffee and sipped it. The man really had terrible taste in coffee. He

“Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing,” Malachi repeated Karani’s warning.I looked at Malachi with a frown. “You think Juniper is that wolf?”“Who else?” Malachi said and I thought about it.“She gave Adara a Rune necklace that apparently belonged to her mother.”“Perhaps I’m wrong. Perhaps Juniper is trying to make amends. She was quite shocked at the truths she heard at the tribunal.” I wasn’t convinced enough not to be mad anymore.“She still should have told me when Juniper phoned her. Why go meet her behind my back?” I said finally and got up again. I held my hand out to Malachi and pulled him up.“That you will have to ask her.” Malachi landed three shots to my rib cage before I could blink. I grunted and held my hands up.“Enough for today. You’ll break me!” I said to him and he laughed. Our time was up anyway and I went to find Christian.“See you at home?” I asked him.“Ten minutes.” Malachi said to me and I left the gym.I found Christian sitting in the foyer eating ice-crea

With a smile on his face, Adrian drove to the daycare; it was quarter to two. He sat in his truck parked down the street and waited. Kiran’s Jeep parked up the street right across from the daycare. Adrian looked at his watch and he was pleased to see that Kiran kept to a routine. It would make his job so much easier.Kiran was on his phone, smiling as he got out of the Jeep and walked across the street. A bell rang in the distance and he watched Kiran walk into the school building. He came back a few minutes later carrying Christian in one arm and his backpack in his other hand.They were laughing and Adrian could tell he was relaxed as he drove off with Christian in the direction of their house. Adrian had been waiting for that. A relaxed Kiran meant Malachi and Adara would also be relaxed and once he kicked off his new plan they wouldn’t know what hit them. He loved it when a plan came together and this time he would have the upper hand. They had no idea that he was back in Seward a

Adrian opened his eyes and a smile appeared on his face. He felt rested, invigorated and ready. Today was the day. His warehouse project was complete and he woke Juniper up with his special blended coffee with a spring in his step. His plan was perfect. He couldn’t help the tingle of pleasure that raced up his spine. It was the same tingle he got when he was close to orgasm. If he had more time, he’d find relief in the bathroom, but he was pressed for time as it was.Juniper looked at Adrian and felt another shiver go up her spine as he handcuffed her to the chair and stuffed a face cloth in her mouth before taping over it. He seemed very happy and she heard his whistling all the way to the car.Adrian bided his time and an hour after Kiran had dropped Christian off at daycare, he parked his car in front of the building. He walked inside with a confidence that only he could muster and smiled at the receptionist who smiled back at him.“Hi there, can I help you with something?” She was