MAEVE'S POV
I watched as the little boy ran into Samantha's arms. I couldn't believe my eyes. She had a child. It was self-evident that the child was Manuel's. He had the same dark blue eyes that Manuel had. My heart broke at the realization.
I shrieked in horror.
"You had a child?!"
She covered his ears with her hands, dropping him back on his feet,she ruffled his hair.
"Baby, why don't you go on up to your room, I'll be there to tuck you in, okay? This nice lady and I are just having a little chat" she cooed.
I watched as the child looked from her to me skeptically.
"Hey, lady, don't yell at my mum," he said before running back into his room.
The smile on Samant
MANUEL'SPOVIsawhereyeswidenedinhorror."Manuel,youcan'tbeserious"shescoffedindisbelief."Amnotkidding.Ithinkit'stimetoendthingsbetweenus.It'snotworking.Ithasn'tbeenforalongtimenow."Itoldher."Manuel,theonlyreasonithasn'tbeenworkingbetweenusisbecauseyouhaverefusedtotouchme.Youhaven'tmadelovetomeever.Butamhere.Amreadytogivemyselftoyoucompletely.Ifyou'llletme"shedrawledoutsex
SAMANTHA'SPOVwhenIhadgottenacallfromRick'sphoneat1aminthemorning,Ihadnoideathatitwouldbethis.HereIwasnursingRick'swoundsthathadbeeninflictedonhimbyManuelmyboss.Henarratedthewholeeventaccountingfromthemomenthehadproposedtohisgirlfriend.Hetoldmethathedidn'texpecttosee Manuelthereandwhenhehadtappedhimontheshoulder,turninghehadbeensurprisedtoseeitwashimandwithoutwaitingtohearhis 
MANUEL'SPOVshefeltsogood.shewastightandwelcomingtome.Irevelinginthewayherbodyopenedupformealmostlikeshehadbeenwaitingformeallherlife.Aflickerofamemoryhitme.Itwasofawomen'smoansasIdrivedeeperanddeeperintoher.Herbrunettehairhadcoveredherface.Butwhatstuckwasthebutterflytattooontheleftsideofherbreast.ThememoryfadedbeforeIcouldmakesenseofit.Allthatwasstaringbackatmewasthec
MAEVE'SPOV"Pleaseitwasjustamomentarilyfeelingofweakness!"Ibegged."Noyoudon'tgettogivemethatexcuse.Canyouhearyourself?Doyouseriouslyexpectmetobelievethatyoubothfellintobed"hesaid,pointingstraightatmeangrily."YounevertouchedmewhatwasIsupposedtodo.Staycelibateallmylife?!"Icriedinfrustrationthrowingmyarmsupintheair.Hescoffed."AndhereIthoughtthatIwrongedyoubut&
SAMANTHA'SPOVAfterthatday,IhadtriedmybesttoavoidManuelasmuchasIcouldlimitingourinteractionstowhenitwasunavoidablebecauseitwasbusiness.Manuelhadfrustratinglyquietaswellwhichwasn'thelpingmatters.HereIwassippingadrinkwhilemythoughtrevolvedbacktoManuelandhispassionatelovemaking.Icouldn'tgethimoutofmyheadanditwasfrustratinglyclearthatIcaredmorethanIwantedtoabouthim."Samanthayouneedtostop&
MANUEL'SPOVIstilledasIreadthroughthetextthatManuelhadsentovertomejustwhenIwasabouttostormintoSamantha'sofficetodemandwhyshehadbeenavoidingme."Ifoundher"Thetexthadread.Idialedhisphone.Hepickedupafterthefirstring."Manuel,it'sgoodnews.Ifoundher!"hesaidexcitedly.Weeksbackasmymemoryslowlyreturnedthejumbleduppieces&nb
SAMANTHA'S POV I was still reeling from the shock of Manuel's discovery. I had never planned to hide the truth from him but it was something I had to do. His memories was back now so it seemed. And it was only a matter of time before he would find out about the kids. I had to do something but the only thing that came to mind was telling him.I didn't want his life to be disrupted and I didn't want my kids to feel rejected. I thought as I paced the full length of my office twiddling with my fingers. I tried to come up with a solution but none came to mind. The rest of the day, I couldn't concentrate either.Standing outside the office at the end of the day,I frowned as I massaged the kinks from my neck from overworking myself just to get the worry off my mind. I called Martha earlier in the day to inform her that I would be late tonight. I wanted her to tuck in the kids for me.As I stood on the sidewalk, waiting for a cab. A black SUV zoomed past. With heightened eyesight, I read
MANUEL'S POVWhen the call had come in and I saw it was from Samantha, I had been reluctant to pick it up. But something kept nagging me at the back of my mind.Tapping on the message. I read it through the Capitalized contents."HELP ME. TRACK MY LOCATION "I tried dialing her over and over again but it was unavailable. My heart picked up a few beats. I felt my breathing hitch at the thought of something happening to Samantha. I tracked her location on the map and found her at the far end of the city . I frowned.What was Samantha doing in an abandoned part of town and that too at this time of the day?What confirmed my doubts was the call from an unknown number."Hello "I answered hesitantly. There was a long pause."Manuel, It's me Rick"the male voice finally spoke."Rick?"I said unable to hide the disbelief in my voice."Yeah, I know it's not ideal but let's not make it any more awkward than it has to be."Why..."I began."I think there's something wrong with Sama