Taylor sighed for the hundredth time that afternoon. The grey tank top she wore now stuck to her like a second skin. While sweat gathered under her arms. She couldn’t imagine being photographed, looking like a sweaty horse. “Oh can you pass my bag?” Esme asked tiredlyTaylor tried her best to suppress the groan that almost escaped her as she shoved the tote bag towards Esme. One hand was on the steering wheel while the other acted like a fan to her face. She was beginning to question if stealing Ruby’s best friend was actually worth it. She had always been jealous of what they shared since highschool. Ruby and Esme were loyal to each other and they fought for each other regardless.Now Esme was pregnant and her bump was showing. She had become a burden to her. She had morning sickness and would askTaylor to drive all the way to her house to help her make breakfast. One time, she had asked Taylor to rub her back in circulation motion while she threw up.Taylor shrugged in d
Being daddy’s princess was the role she enjoyed playing the most. The circumstances surrounding her birth were even more sentimental to Wyatt. He had sworn he would give her everything she ever wanted even if it was going to cost him his life.So many people had wondered why a father would go to such unthinkable lengths for his daughter. It sounded ridiculous at first until it began to materialize. Wyatt would get teachers fired if they ever gave his daughter detention or reprimanded her for breaking the rules. Mrs Wyatt didn’t exactly object to it. She took to her husband’s side and supported him blindly, not caring that whatever he did was wrong. All of Taylor’s shortcomings were overlooked which even gave her the boldness that she could do whatever she wanted. “Daddy has the money and would protect me” she would say to everyone when she was in highschool It was Wyatt’s mothers dying wish that he took care of Taylor and gave her everything she ever wanted. He took her wish
Few weeks, that’s all she needed. Few weeks to enjoy Nate’s company and bask in his sweet manly scent and settle everything before she leaves. Wasn’t that what she said in the first week?With Esme leaving her, it kind of reduced the pain she felt. At least, she didn’t have to say goodbye to two people. “Coffee?” Nate asked as he walked into the room with a pot of coffee and two mugs. She nodded as she sat up in bed. Nate wasn’t the type to wake up early but he has been doing so for a couple of days. She could tell he was tensed and took the tension out by working out. “Thank you” she muttered.She offered him a thin smile as she took the steaming mug of coffee from him.She never liked her coffee black but somehow it had grown on her because Nate made it regularly. She watched him drink his coffee in silence. He had eyebags and a stubble but it was still the sexiest thing to her; she imagined his beard stroke her chin when they kissed.His big hands held on
Ruby stared at him as he finished what was left in his mug. Everything about him was so perfect, the way his lips parted when he lifted the mug. “I’ve had recurring nightmares since I was a kid” he began solemnlyRuby pulled the sheets to her chest as she watched him with keen eyes. It was one of those days she knew they were about to have a heart to heart discussion.The top question on her mind was why he continually teased her. Why did he want to kiss her but then would change his mind or be distracted by a phone call? “When I was in college, I would have to travel home a month before because only my mom had the patience. One time, I had a nightmare and woke everyone up in my dorm. They had been considerate and would comfort me but I didn’t want to be a burden to them” Ruby could feel the tears in her eyes. She had always seen Nate as the perfect person who never had to struggle for anything. He made things look too easy and carried himself with so much grace that
“And what do you think we are doing?” Ruby criedShe rubbed her arms, regretting why she had exposed them. “Just trust me okay” Cassie assured her as she led the way forward Ruby groaned as she tailed behind her grumpily. It was enough punishment that she had to be dragged out of bed quite early and of course, typical Cassie had an issue with the cab driver and he asked them to alight his vehicle immediately. Ruby sighed, this was one of the moments she missed her car and missed having her old life back. She had sold the car when she thought she was going to travel. The car was a blue Audi car but she loved it regardless, she had saved all year during college for it and eventually had to kiss it goodbye.Cassie did have a car but was a reckless driver, she valued her life more so she didn’t bother driving. “I’m quite sure he’s here, a hundred percent” Ruby didn’t argue any further. Cassie said she had paid someone to trace where Ethan was and whoever she paid had give
Ruby could feel the air around her get thick. Ethan was unbelievable, she was only trying to get him to speak to her and let her know the truth but in true Ethan fashion, he turned the tables around, making himself look like the victim. “Do you care for a shot?” He asked, his voice hoarseHe held the bottle to his chest as he looked for a borrelglas. “We do not care for anything, Ethan” Cassie seethed. “All we ask for is that you be man enough to say the truth and clear the air. Why pretend like everything is fine?” “You guys don’t get it, do you?”He poured himself a shot and finished it in one gulp. “When I came to work for Nate, I had nothing. I was ambitious and I fell into the wrong hands. As you may know, Anderson doesn’t like Nate, not one bit. He asked me to work for him and offered me a huge amount of money. I greedily and quickly agreed to it. Along the line, things got rocky and I couldn’t continue working for him” “Aren’t you such a greedy and stin
Nate typed away at this computer as the scenario began to loop in his head. If there is anything that he had earned from Ruby, it would be that it was okay to not be okay. It was fine to show emotion and not curl up into his shell when things went wrong. It was almost impossible for him, especially for someone who was dealing with his childhood trauma and was trying not to be a burden to anyone. He loosened up his tie and continued typing. He wished he could douse his head in a cold bucket of water. The air conditioning was faulty and the maintenance guy was trying to get around the problem. Nate had noticed he couldn’t function properly when there was discomfort. He tried to work but his mind kept going back to Ruby and his forced marriage with Taylor.Marrying Taylor was the greatest torture Wyatt had brought on him. He would have preferred if he demanded for money or tried to spill death on his name, anything but marry his spoiled daughter. The wave of humidity struck his f
Nate eyed his visitor. She was more of a ridiculous clown, she had come to his office uninvited and Thad expected him to go easy with her after disrespecting his staff.Even though the air conditioning wasn’t back on and the fan was on the highest, her presence made everything worse. The office got hotter and her perfume filled the air, making him wrinkle his nose. “I’ve made a list of things I want for our wedding and I hope you will comply. First, I need to address why you are still at your condo, you’ve been there for months” Nate rolled his eyes and got back to typing. One way to infuriate Taylor was to act like she didn’t exist. She loved the attention and social media, it almost felt like she fed off it, once it was taken from her, she would be miserable. “I was going to stop by the condo and talk to Maria” “What did you just say?” He slowly raised his eyes from his computer and they narrowed into slits. “I’m going to stop by at the condo later” “If you e