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30: Elliot's Fate
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Wanda's bags were by the front door and she was seated waiting for Cherry to pick her up. As she sat, she looked around Elliot's house and sighed, she was going to miss it, even though her final days in the house were painful and sad, she didn't start like that, there was laughter and happiness and fun and now that she was finally leaving she was going to miss it all. She stood up and looked at the frames on the wall and smiled, she remembered the day they took all the pictures, they ran around the whole day to look like a real couple for his family and their hard work paid off. She touched one of the framed pictures and wiped a small tear from her eyes, it was her favourite, in the picture, Elliot was giving her a back hug and a kiss on the cheek. They looked beautiful and in love, she was jealous of the Wanda in the picture. She moved away and sat down, and she wondered why Elliot hadn't gotten rid of the pictures yet. She thought of taking one with her but she slapped herself back
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"How does it feel being out of that house and Elliot what's-his-face out of your life?" Cherry nudged Wanda. It had been two weeks since Wanda moved out of Elliot's home and into Cherry's, and although she was in no hurry to move yet again, she was house hunting. She needed to give Cherry her privacy and needed to do it soon because she couldn't afford to walk into her and her boyfriend making out on the living room sofa again, the sight was enough once but it wasn't the only reason why, she wanted her own space and she felt bad about using up Cherry's things even though she had told her she didn't mind. Her old apartment was still available but she had never really liked it and since she was richer, she wanted to upgrade her living area. "Earth to Wanda" Cherry clapped in her face this time to get her attention. "I'm sorry." She smiled. "It feels great.""And you don't miss him?" She reached for her glass. Wanda shook her head and scoffed. "Why would I?""If you say so." Wanda exc
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Elliot stirred in bed beside Tara, his toned chest exposed. She looked at the man she used to love but now, she wasn't feeling the love she felt for him, she was tired. Tara had fallen out of love. Elliot Cyrus and Tara Lawrence met in college four years ago and they hit it off immediately, she knew his family, friends, secrets, everything. They were young, in love and inseparable but over time she got bored, Elliot didn't really do things to make her unhappy, he was the sweetest and the most romantic man she knew, everyone who knew about them was jealous and wanted to have they had. She always thought he was too good to be true, in fact, he always apologized even when she was wrong but now Tara couldn't really explain why she didn't want him anymore, admitting it to herself was hard, but telling him would be harder. "Good morning" Elliot smiled, his voice was groggy. He reached for her hair and touched it affectionately before sitting up and yawning. "What time is it?" "8:37" she r
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It's been seven months since Tara left. Seven months since his heart was broken. Seven months since he decided to move on but couldn't. Elliot was back to being the most eligible bachelor in the city of New York, and once the news spread that he was no longer in a relationship, every woman and their mother tried to catch his eye especially since they knew he needed a woman to be able to get ownership of his grandfather's multi-billion-dollar company SEM Group, which was now run by his father after his grandfather's demise. Elliot couldn't care less about getting into a new relationship, in fact, he strongly believed Tara would be back and he planned on waiting for her but he couldn't wait for her to return before stepping up. He had always been interested in taking over the company since he was younger, following his father to the office, asking him questions, helping him solve problems and even studying business management in college but it seemed like the time to take over was comi
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"Wanda are you crazy?" Cherry was yelling. Wanda had told her what had happened with the guy in the bar. "What if he's a psycho?""I know what you're thinking but it's fine. I read through the contract thoroughly." She tried to make her friend sit but Cherry was fighting back. "It's ten thousand dollars a month, why would I give that up?""Ten thousand dollars is more than enough reason to think something is suspicious." She started. "What kind of crazy person pays that amount of money for a fake fiancee?" "He's rich and not crazy." She tried to defend the man she would soon be engaged to. "How do you know that?" "What if he sells body parts for a living?" Wanda went to her room and searched through her bag for the card Elliot had given her. She didn't read it that day but it was the first thing she did the next morning. She appeared in the living room and handed it over to Cherry. "He's Elliot Cyrus, from SEM Group."Cherry's eyes widened. "Is this real?" Wanda nodded in response
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Wanda was moving the last of her things from her car into Elliot's house. She was tired and hungry and wanted to nap, Elliot helped her move, doing most of the heavy lifting but she spent the previous night packing and sorting things out. She didn't need to bring a lot of things, she didn't intend to either but by the time she started, she couldn't stop to decide what needed to be taken and what didn't need to. Elliot had laughed when he saw her things, he was surprised at the number of things she brought. "Do you want to live with me forever?" He joked. She felt embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I have a problem with my stuff."He could see she was feeling bad. "It's okay, there's more than enough space for your things."After moving everything, Wanda dusted her hands and closed the car door. "Okay, I'm done.""Oh good. Do you want to get something to eat?"She thought he wouldn't ask. "Yes please, I'm famished." He nodded, "I know a place, let me get my keys." ~~~~~Elliot guided Wanda in
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Wanda sat up and looked at the bedside clock, it was a few minutes to three in the morning. She got out of bed and walked quietly to the door, she was thirsty so she needed to go downstairs. Trying not to wake Elliot up, she quietly stepped out of her room and tiptoed past his room door, as she kept walking, she noticed the third room on the left was slightly open. She peered in thinking he was inside but it was dark in there, minding her business, she closed the door gently and went down the stairs and into the kitchen.After two glasses of water, Wanda left the kitchen and was returning to her room when she bumped into Elliot coming out of the room she had just closed. She thought no one was inside or had he gone in when she went downstairs?"Couldn't sleep?" He asked her as he locked the door. She observed him and wondered why he was locking just that room. She was curious, but she didn't let it get the best of her. If she had learnt anything from movies and books it was to never en
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Ever since the day Elliot's friends came over, something between them changed. Elliot was like a new person, it was obvious he was avoiding her and trying to set boundaries between them. Wanda couldn't understand what went wrong between them, the way he treated her hurt because she was beginning to like him. She thought she did something wrong but every time she tried to talk about it he would change the subject. He went to work more often than usual and stayed out later than he normally would and although she was dying to confront him about it, she knew she couldn't. He wasn't her real fiancee so he didn't owe her any explanation. It was his house so he could do whatever he wanted. His parent's charity ball was coming up soon and Wanda doubted they would be able to convince people they were a real couple if things were this unsettled between them. Determined to make things work, she told herself she would talk to Elliot about what was going on and try to solve it when he returned hom
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