Cross Pov
"I can't believe you are getting married man, that's so not you, never expected you to be the first of the two of us to get married,"Dean my best friend said, obviously, mocking me, he knew how much I didn't want to get married."Cut it out man, for real,""Come on, it's a good development, at least now you will leave all those ladies for us the single men,""What? No way, yes I am going to marry the damn spoilt brat, but there is no way in hell I am leaving all those pussies, just to be with one, I don't even care about her,""That's bad of you, I am against cheating,""Says the one who cheats on his girlfriends," I said rolling my eyes, I may like women but at least my women know their place at least I make them know where they stand with me, Dean, on the other hand, gather them like trophies."Man, we are different, those women are not legally mine, but this woman, she is gonna be your wife, I am against cheating for real, I ain't joking,""Enough, dude, I didn't ask you to come just so you can lecture me, I just need a drinking buddy,""Chill out, I am just saying, anyway, how does she look? Is she pretty?""I don't know," I said without interest, my mom has still not sent her photos, that's not a problem because I already knew what she looked like, a tiny weeny like teenage girl crossed my mind, my memory of her was somewhat blurry but I could still picture her complaining about almost everything, each time I met her she always had one issue or the other, ten years must have done a hell lot of things to her but I couldn't conclude, I tried looking her up, but I didn't find anyone that fit her look on the net, even on her brother's page."Wait! You don't know her or how she looks? Man? That's messed up,"Dean said, I was starting to regret why I called him here, I should have just had the drink myself, Dolly has been pressing and disturbing me with calls, begging for us to get back together, I didn't quite get why she couldn't understand that I don't want anything with her again, ladies are s so high maintenance."Cross?""Man, I know her okay, I knew her when she was still a teenager but I don't know what she looks like now,"I said sipping my beer."Why don't you look her up then?""Come on Dean, are you high? Do I like I have the time to be looking up a girly that my parents want me to marry? Dude, I am a busy man, I don't have that time and besides, I will see her at the engagement party,""If I were you I will check her up, what's her name let me help you,""Mind your business dude,"I said getting up, I was tired of him, he wasn't any fun tonight, I would rather just go to sleep than sit with him."I am off"I said and walked off, the annoying dude followed me."Are you offended?"He asked in his annoying voice, I don't know why I was best friends with him anyway, he and I were so different, I am an heir, while Dean is a self-made man, I envy him a lot, I wish I had broken off my family and started something on my own back then, but I love my family too much to do that, my mom would have cried herself to death if I had left the family, not that I am not proud of how well I handled my family's business here but sometimes I feel like everything was offer to me on a platter of gold unlike Dean that had to work his way to the top, I had mad respect for Dean and look up to him a lot, he lost his parents when he was young and had lived in foster homes until he came of age, compared to me that had both my parent with me and also was born with a silver spoon."Arent you gonna talk to me? Remember I am going to be your best man,"He said in his annoying voice entering my car without an invite, the driver looked at me and I told him to carry on, resting my head on the car seat I try to avoid him but the man could be a pest if he want to be."Cross? Are you angry? For real?""Dude, leave me alone,"I said waving him off but he didn't back out."So when are we leaving for Arizona?""A day to the engagement or two days to,"I said with my eyes close."Okay, does that mean you are moving back home after the wedding?""No, way, my wife and I are coming back to live her, she doesn't have a choice, if she wants to stay with her family she might as well tell them she didn't want the marriage,"I said, there was no way I am moving back to Arizona just to be with one woman, no my life is in New York, I have lived here by myself for the past ten years and I am used to it if I wanted peace and quietness in this city I know where to go to get it."I should start thinking of getting a wife soon too, I will be thirty-two soon,""He said and I looked at him weirdly, here is the one I envy wanting to cage himself in a marriage, I just dont understand humans, I wish we could switch places so that he would be the one getting married, I mean he is rich too, so spoilt little princess might not have a problem." hmm, wanna marry her in my place?""Thanks, man, but I don't want, I can get my own woman, this one is yours,""Chicken,"I said and covered my eyes again, I just don't know what was wrong with me, at the beginning of this week I was fine, even when Dolly that bitch kept disturbing my life I was still fine, but as the week drew to an end and the day to my supposed engagement party drew closers I became less and less happy, normally on weekends I enjoyed myself and party to the fullest but the thought of that freedom been taken away from me left me unhappy, I should just talk to my mom and tell them I wasn't ready for the marriage yet."Dude, stop I need to get off,"Dean said to my driver bringing me out of my thoughts."What up man?""Grace,"He said and I understood immediately, he had a sister, more like a foster sister and she is a pain in his neck always getting in trouble."Okay, man I will see you around,"He said as he got off, phone in hand already making calls."Sorry I can't come with you,"I said not feeling bad at all."It's okay, you need some time alone yourself, you don't look too fine, just know that being married is not as bad as you think it is,""Whatever," I said and my driver kicked off leaving him behind.When I got to my apartment I took a bath and tried to get some sleep but I couldn't fall asleep, I called my mom instead, I needed to speak with her, she picked up on the first ring."Hey, son I was meant to call you but I have been very busy with preparations,""It's okay, ma,""What's going on Cross? Your voice doesn't sound so well,"My mom asked already panicking I could feel it in her voice, I really wanted to tell her what's on my mind, but I didn't want to disappoint her."I am fine mom," I said instead."I just had a little too much to drink," I added when she wasn't convinced."Cross, I told you not to drink so much,""Sorry, ma,"I said."Ma?""Yes, boy?""Do I really have to marry her?"I asked, I couldn't keep it in again."Son, I...""What is the essence of this union mom? I need to know,""I didn't want to tell you this over the phone but since you didn't come home and are not coming until the engagement I will just tell you,""Okay, I am listening," I said all ears."Well, son, you guys were already promised to each other the day she was born,"My mom revealed and the tiredness suddenly washed off me, I rose off the bed and started pacing up and down."What? Why am I just knowing this?""Son, listen to me will you?""You guys should have told me at least,""I am sorry, but we didn't want you to live with the burden from a young age,""I am twenty-nine years old mom, I should have been informed, what if I had fallen for someone else?"I asked trying to control my disappointment, I thought my parent doesn't keep anything from me and this felt like a blow, a blow from an unknown hand, it hurt and I was disappointed in them."Let me explain son,"My mom said but I was too upset to listen."No, ma, I gotta go,"I said and hung up throwing my phone away, just why did they set us up without notice, this just goes to show that spoilt princess might not want this union too, which goes against a lot of things I had thought, I walked to my winery, picked up my favorite wine and glass and walked back to my room all the while pissed with my parent, I filled a glass and downed it at once, they should have told me at least, I would have been more prepared. I needed more information, more answers as to why we were betrothed at her birth when we are not living in the olden days, but I didn't want to talk to my mom in this state, I will wait till tomorrow when I am much calmer and speak to her, then I will know if I am gonna continue with this or break off the engagement. With that thought, I kept the wine back, went back to my bed, and tried to get some sleep...Kathy PovI spent most of the week trying out different things and I didn't have much free time, things didn't really go as I planned, I was unable to meet up with my sibling as I expected and couldn't even tell my parent about the date I planned on taking them to, but the bright side of it is that my siblings were arriving three days to the engagement so I decided to treat them all to a meal at our house, I was going to get them their gifts today, its Saturday and by Wednesday I will be out of here for good, I have been able to successfully transfer the whole seven million to Louis account and also we have decided to move to Finland, we weren't going to Africa after all, we plan on taking the long road drive from Arizona to Mexico, then lay low for a while and then go from there to Finland I will miss Arizona but I am ready to leave it behind.I walked down the stairs towards my parent's room and held them talking, I wanted to knock but my mind told me not to, it was as if they were
Cross POV "Dude, hurry up we are going to be late,""Let me man, who's fault is it anyway, I told you we should stay at your parent's house that way we can get to the venue on time but you choose to be stubborn,"Dean said from the hotel room and I suddenly had the urge to scream, but that would look bad on an alpha male like me, even though these days I was beginning to lose my touch. it's officially my engagement day and for some unknown reasons, I am anxious, I am still trying to figure out why we arrived from New York yesterday morning after boarding an over bight flight,"I have my reasons alright," I told him eyeing him.I am still angry at my parents and almost decided not to push through with the fucked up engagement after all but then my mom kept begging, and as I said before I can't say no to her, she is the one woman who got be in her hands, she kept calling and calling, using all her skills and after only two days I caved in, but that didn't mean I was no longer angry, I
Kathy Pov"Please can you not put too much makeup on me?"I said to the stylist doing my makeup, it's finally the engagement day and I am hella nervous, I woke up with a bad feeling and I couldn't shake it off, I silently prayed to God that all my plans go well today, it's almost six pm which means I have to be out of here Before seven when the party starts, a lot of people were already here, some that I know others that I dont, I meant a few of my relatives already, they were all gushing and ahaing, I tried to play along as much as I could but the more people came to see me the more anxious I become.The past few days have been hectic for me, I had to play along with my family, while at the same time trying to put the finishing touch to my and Louis plan, thankfully both turned out to come out well, but it left me exhausted, I barely slept through the past couple of day, I had to do a full-body massage and also hard manicure and pedicure. It wasn't easy at all."Are you guys almost d
Cross PovIt took quite a while to get to the hospital and thankfully when we got there, there were doctors to attend to the girl, Anna, she was able to tell me her name and via her phone, I called her patent, I currently stood at the waiting area with Dean, her parents were on their way and until they get here, we can't leave, the tike was already past seven pm, my phone would be probably ringing nonstop, but I left it in the car."You should go on ahead, Cross, don't keep everyone waiting, I will wait till her parents are here then I will come,"Dean said coming to stand beside him."You sure?"I asked, Dean, didn't know his way around Arizona so I was skeptical about leaving him here."Yes, bro, and you might wanna change your clothes, you have bloodstains over you,""I will ask them to get me some clothes when I get there, please don't forget to call me,"I said as I stood up to leave, he followed me down through the hallway to where we packed."Okay, later Dean,"I said as I got
Kathy PovI stood by the window looking out to see if Louis was coming but he wasn't and the time was way past nine pm, I called his cell again but it still wasn't going through, even when it did go through he didn't take his calls, I wondered where he was and why he didn't tell me he would be going out, my phone has been ringing nonstop, and at a point, I considered turning it off, but I needed to reach Louis so I couldn't turn it off, I didn't know where he would have gone too, I have been here for over one hour now and still no sight of him, neither is he picking his calls, I was beginning to worry, why didn't he tell me that he won't be at home, he should have at least notified me then I wouldn't have to be worried."No need to panic Katherine, just calm down,"I said to myself but I couldn't calm down, we have to leave town today or my parents are going to find me, I called his number again, silently praying that he picks up if not I am going to go into full panic mode, and thank
Cross PovShe hung up on me, the bitch fucking hung up on me, I stared at the phone in my hand in disbelief, I tried calling it again and the phone has been turned off, I turned to face her parents and mine in anger, I couldn't believe what just happened."So, y'all telling I came all the way from New York for this? To be humiliated? Mom? Dad?"I asked, trying but failing so hard at controlling my anger, I shouldn't direct it towards them but I was pained, I was beyond pained, not even in a million years did I imagine that this, something so embarrassing will come to my family, and here I was, I came all the way from New York and the bitch decided to ditch me, even if it takes moving heaven and earth I will find her and make her pay, the guests were already talking, the event was supposed to start by seven and it way passes nine pm still nothing, of course, they would start talking and before long they will find out what happened, that's if they don't already know."Son, calm down,"
Cross PovI knocked on the doctor's office and she told me to come in, the doctor was a petite pretty woman who would be around her late forties, I greeted her and she told me to sit down"You are the guy that brought Anna in?""Yes, Doc,"I said sitting down and looking around the office, it looked like the typical doctor's office, it looked very clean too."Well, I spoke to the other guy who was with you already, thankful, the impact of the accident wasn't that strong, but she needs extra care, because the baby is still at a stage where it can easily be miscarried, and Anna really doesn't want to give the kid up, because that's the first thing she asked when she woke up,""So, what do you advise that I do?""Are you the one responsible for her? I thought her parents are coming?""Don't think so, she is kind of like my responsibility now,"I said I didn't know why I felt the need to help Anna put, I didn't even know her but she looked so lonely and weak during our drive to the hospit
Kathy PovI woke up with a start, checked the wall clock on Louis's bedroom and it was some minutes past seven am, I quickly got up from the bed and looked around the house, but Louis was still not around, I couldn't turn my phone back on to avoid it getting tracked, I should have thought of it getting tracked last night but I was much too nervous, I went to where the house line was kept and dialed his number, it rang and rang but he didn't pick up, I took the house line with me to the living room sat there and called him again, but still no response, I even went as far as calling his cousin Pearl, she too didn't take her to call, worried could no longer be used to describe how I was feeling."Come on Louis,"I said biting down hard on my lips, I fought to keep the tears off my eyes but still a few found their way out, I walked into the kitchen and tried to distract myself by making us breakfast, maybe he will be back before it is ready, I thought.The minutes tickled into hours and s