"And why would I listen to you when your son that I broke his heart is not even worried about the heart in the first place?" Kaitlyn retorted to the older woman.Isabella gasped softly at how rude the blonde woman was. She knew she was not the only one since she heard other gasps too that didn't have the same sound pitch as hers.She risked another glance at Seth and shook her head at how lost he looked. Even though he was no longer touching the woman, she could still see that he was so deeply engrossed in the woman that he didn't allow himself to listen to everything she said to all the people around, including the insult to his mother.That was what did it for Isabella. The way the man was unresponding about the insult the blonde woman threatened his mother. If he wasn't saying anything to defend his mother's respect, then she refused to feel hurt because he didn't say anything to defend her."Mum, let's get out of here, please." She told her mother."Oh, okay." Her mother responded
Seth blinked rapidly as he lowered himself to the bar stool. Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn was here. She stared at him with a raised brow, her hair falling in straight waves over her shoulders. Her blue eyes seemed to dance in amusement as she took a seat beside him. He had loved her. With every breath, every part of him, Seth had given her his all. He stared at the glass of wine the bartender slid to him, staring at the bubbling froth at the top of the glass as memories of her assailed him. They had met at a party just like this one. Seven years ago. He had just graduated fresh out of college with big dreams to make his place in the world and have a family. That was pretty normal if anyone asked him. What man fresh out of college hadn't seen the world through rose-coloured glasses? When he had attended the party, it had simply been to honour an invitation of his friend. It had been pretty fun but things took a turn for phenomenal when Kaitlyn stepped into the ball.She had taken his breath aw
Tired. Hungry. BrokeThat was what Isabella was. Broke. And the mother of two crying babies who was determined to suck the life out of her. She had wanted to be a mother. For a long while, it had been her dream and lifelong goal, but as she sat on her bed, staring at the pinkish face and loud wide mouths of her crying babies, she was considering rescinding the goal. It was far too late to do so now anyways. She thought, as she lifted Samuel, who had started the whole crying fest. She had noticed that he was always the least satisfied one and always hungry. So freaking hungry. And once he started crying, his sister had no choice but to do the same. Sighing, she tucked out her breasts from her gown, her nipples throbbing from the constant sucking. They had no teeth yet but the force at which they latched onto her caused quite a lot of pain and she had to admit it hurt. .Without realizing. Tears streamed down her face and she closed her eyes leaning against the bed's headboard. Her m
When the clock struck two in the afternoon and the sun rose high in San Francisco's sky, Seth's eyes slowly opened from a long drowsy sleep. They caught the ceiling of the room and he blinked several times to adjust his vision.At first, he felt immobile, his legs and arm laid stiffly on the bed and his body felt too heavy to move. His head pounded as if a thousand speakers were playing on his brain and he groaned. Damn, he must've drunk a ton the day before. He hadn't done that in a while and now he knew why. Getting hungover was the worst of all consequences. Slowly, he tried rolling his toes to improve his blood circulation and tapped his fingers against the bed to wake them up. What had happened the night before that had made him drink so hard? Seth closed his eyes to recollect but his head hurt too much to try and sighed. He would need Advil. A good thing he was in his mother's house then. They may disagree a lot, but she always kept a glass of water and some Advil on the beds
Isabella took a moment to reflect before straightening up to stretch her back. She had spent several minutes hunched over as she folded her baby's clothes into a big black travel box that was placed on her bed. She was wearing a long maxi purple dress and had her black hair tied up. It was completely full, and she was beginning to fear that there would be no room for their toys.She wiped sweat beads from her forehead as she glanced at her babies, who were soundly sleeping in the crib. Was she acting ethically? leaving San Francisco to return to Los Angeles? Shaking her head, she sighed. She was going to leave; she had made up her mind.As she tucked the final set of infant onesies into the bag, she tried to persuade herself that she should leave. Her urgent desire for employment was one of the main ones. She hardly knew anyone else outside of her mother in San Francisco... And Mrs Allen. But since she knew people in LA, it would be much simpler to find employment there. One who wouldn
"No." She whispered to herself as she slid down the wall. Her babies! He was going to take her babies! Isabella tugged at her hair that had fallen freely over her shoulders and felt anxiety cripple her nerves slowly. It didn't help that she was broke. A court case was impossible. She could barely afford her trip back to LA! Maybe he was joking. Isabella shook her head to shake the niggling hope away. He hadn't been joking. Dear God, Seth hadn't been joking! She had seen it in his eyes, the anger, he meant it. He meant every word of his. ...I'm done messing around, Isa...What would she freaking do if he took her children away? They were all she had left. Her everything! A sob tore low in n her throat and tears spilt from the side of her eyes. Isabella tried to swallow the sobbing sounds, but she felt so tired. Tired of fighting. Tired of struggling so hard. Tired of the drama. Tired of every freaking thing that happened. She was exhausted. And so she gave in to the pent-up emoti
The air felt so tense and thick, that Isabella thought it could be cut with a knife. She sat on the edge of her bed, still dressed in her maxi dress and had dragged the baby cot to herself so she could sit and peer at them, her mind roaming through all the possibilities.She had to find a way to keep her children to herself. Samuel cooed as she gently rocked the cot, occasionally giggling and opening his eyes lazily. His sister however remained fast asleep. Victoria was much calmer among the twins and she reminded Isabella of her sister. Rasing a thumb, she stroked the baby's cheek and giggled when Victoria's mouth opened. Almost immediately, tears spilt from her eyes. What would she do if Seth took them away? Would she even be allowed to see them or would she become completely nonexistent to the twins? A knock on the bedroom door startled her and she clutched the cot tighter to herself. "Isabella?" Her mom called out tentatively. "It's been like ten hours, honey. You can't lock yo
"Isabella, this has gone far enough!" Mrs. Rogers yelled outside the bedroom door. She had grown quite tired of her daughter's antics. Knocking harder, she yelled again. "Isabella!"Not getting a reply, she sighed. Sometimes, no, every time she missed her daughter, Irene. Irene Victoria had been calmer, sweeter and the stark opposite of Isabella. Of course, she would never compare the two sisters. She just silly missed having a cool-headed daughter who didn't make her stress or shout so much. But Irene's cool-headedness had cost her life. And her death had cost them their own family. It had caused Isabella to drift farther from her. And had sent her into this mess. Mrs. Rogers felt her heart beat in guilt. Somehow, she felt responsible. Responsible for Irene's death. Responsible for Isabella's pain. Her daughters had suffered in the hands of men and she always found out about it too late. How had she not suspected when Isabella first arrived in San Francisco? How had she not read t