All Chapters of The Deal Breaker: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Portia had been vomiting and bleeding from her nose all night. Her father had done nothing but worry, and that made her nerves more nervous, so she was more irritable.Rose had quickly gone with Luke to buy everything she needed for the girl, and Luke and Luna had been left in charge of her. The night seemed to go on forever.-Okay, stay here. It's okay. I'll go downstairs and come back, okay? -James asked. Portia nodded.He gave Luna a quick, serious look that showed he was overly concerned. He quickly left the room and Portia stared at the ceiling.- Will it be like last time? - she asked.- I don't know. What was it like last time? -She asked, looking at the clock. Five o'clock in the morning.-There were a lot of doctors, and my arm hurt. My body hurt too, and I couldn't walk. -she sighed. Luna felt sorry.-Really? Well, I don't think so this time. -She said trying to calm the little girl down. She smiled.-Will you stay with me?-Of course, I'll be here as long as you need.- I d

His hand moved rapidly as he tried to formulate as many words as possible.James listened without really hearing anything and watched his hands with scattered thoughts.-Well, fuck, won't you answer me a fucking question?-No - he answered.Peter snorted angrily. He grabbed his coat and started to put it on. He stopped short.- Sometimes you have to ask for help, James. You shouldn't hide everything.- Nothing's wrong, don't worry. Besides, do you think I'd be calm if my life or Portia's were in danger?- Of course you would, I know you. You can fool Rose, Luna, Portia, but not me. Besides, do you think I'm going to buy the story that that woman made peace again? I guess you don't remember that I was there during all that shit too.- Then you know I can take care of myself and I wouldn't let anything happen to Portia for the world. Don't be incredulous.James ducked his head, placed both hands on his face and for a moment as he closed his eyes, he felt tired. He ignored the feeling an

He walked to the door, and felt that delicious aroma. As he entered, he noticed how quiet the house was.The smell of cookies made James's mouth turn to water quickly.He left the car keys in a small carved wooden box on the table and took off his coat. He needed to be comfortable.He climbed the stairs as he took off his tie. There were no noises or signs of anyone in the house. So, maybe they were shopping or had gone out.He had lost his distrust weeks ago. He knew he could trust Luna, she would take good care of Portia and had proven that to him perfectly. Therefore, the rules had been watered down a bit.He went into his room and left his shirt on the bed. He went straight to the bathroom and turned on the shower. He wanted to take a bath, relax, get downstairs, be with Portia and eat whatever that aroma was wafting.He stepped into the shower after he had undressed completely. He started to think about it. It was time to do it.What was going on? He could make excuses, but he co

The worn pages of her old diary lay open on the bed. Each page written in a sloppy manner telling one or another story from those distant years. She didn't distinguish too well which ones were real and which were not, for her hand used to make up different stories from time to time to somehow let go of the fact that her life wasn't that interesting. Perhaps she had underestimated herself, though.She read."Tuesday, March 4.I lost my glasses case again, and hopefully my luck will be good again and I can find them right where I left them. Mother couldn't buy me any others.I have been reading some new books and everything reminds me of him, some stories seem made to remind you that your life will never be that interesting. I'm not complaining, as some characters live hell inside their oh-so-interesting lives. I refuse to call myself boring.I wanted to tell you that these days I have been thinking about my future. I'm not in a good place and Mom wouldn't let me go see Dad, although I'

He arrived at his office at twelve o'clock. All his employees were working in an orderly fashion. He left some papers on his assistant's desk and went straight into the office. Somehow, he couldn't get Luna out of his mind. Why were all these thoughts suddenly creeping into his head?___________________________________________________________Luna was in her room, she had several things to tidy up. The fire had destroyed much of the room and it wasn't safe to stay there. So she was moving all her things - or those that had been saved, at least - to another of the guest rooms. Portia was watching television downstairs, and Rose was resting.The hour had passed quickly, and it wouldn't be long before James would be there.She finished rearranging her clothes and looked around, she'd have to get ready too. She didn't know where they were going.She left his clothes on the bed, and went straight to the shower. It took her a few minutes, not long because she had showered after the incident