It has been six weeks since Gage was released from the hospital. He received his result, his tumor was benign and his team of doctors had managed to take it all out. Now, he was struggling with his memory loss. His parents, especially his mom insisted on staying at his place for the first few weeks and even went far as taking Duke with her to let the dog give him more comfort in Gage's daily life.
Edith had read somewhere that a family pet can reduce stress from memory loss. Gage had been seeing his neuropsychologist, he had done a full evaluation for Gage's cognitive rehabilitation. He had endured a series of interviews and psychological tests, some his parents were there to take part and helped his neuropsychologist learn about his behavior before and after the tumor surgery.Gage would sometimes still have problems concentrating, and miraculously his brother Marvin had been stepping up to help him with his businesses. He has been very patient with his brother,"Gage?""Yeah, sorry Jade, please come in." Gage and Jade had been dancing around each other since the first day he was back working in his office at Babes. Not that Marvin hadn't been doing a good job there, but Gage needed to see some familiar faces in his environment and Jade was the person that he had felt most intimate with since his memory loss.Though Gage seemed reluctant to move forward with Jade, cause he didn't want to start something he knew he had ended before. That afternoon he finally called in Jade to find out why. Hopefully, she could tell him the reason they broke up, if not then he'll think of something else. These past couple of weeks Gage felt like he had done too much thinking.The dark-haired woman with decorative tattoos on several parts of her body gave him a smile before she took her seat in front of him. Gage decided to stay behind his desk, thinking he felt less awkward with some distance for their talk since he didn't
They both stay still not wanting to break the silent comfort, but Gage can only hold her for so long before things got uncomfortably awkward. "I have your number on my phone, can I call or text you later?""Yes," She said almost instantly making him smile warmly."Can I take you out for coffee, or maybe lunch?" Gage thought dinner will have to wait, coffee or lunch sounded safer. At least that was what the man thought."Of course," her smile grew wider, he could see she hesitated but he couldn't help but feel happy for both of them."Thank you, Bree, for giving me a second chance," "Thank you for wanting it," Bree said sweetly to him.Gage took her hand on his and rubbed her knuckles with his thumb, not sure about kissing her, though he did want to. Again it was another thing that he needed to wait for. Slowly, he thought, he was going to take it slow with her. The sparks of happiness he had minutes ago were
Bree was nervous when she was getting ready this morning. Mrs. Mancini was in the kitchen with Hazel baking cookies, trying to give the single mom the privacy that she needed. A couple of days after she found out about Gage's tumor, she had told the older woman about his condition. Bree cried on her shoulder and then both agreed to keep Hazel from the truth for the time being. Mrs. Mancini had sympathized with Bree and wished everything to go back as they were once before. That was why she came to keep Hazel busy when Bree told her that she was going for a coffee date with Gage. "You look nervous," Mrs. Mancini stated when Bree came out of her room in her comfiest pair of jeans and baby blue blouse. It was one of her favorite blouses, Gage had told her that she looked beautiful in it months ago and Bree wears it just because he said so."I am," she bit her lip while her eyes roamed their small living room, then she smiled when she sees Hazel s
"Gage!!" Hazel ran to the man and he instinctively scooped her up for a big hug. "I missed you! where have you been?!" her little hands wrapped around his neck and he smiled brightly at Bree."Hazel honey, why don't you take a seat, Gage is going to join us at the zoo but he would like to talk to you first." Bree ushered both of them to the living room then she followed Mrs. Mancini as she was headed out the door wanting to give the three of them privacy."oh-oh... was it because I asked you to be my daddy?"Bree took a deep breath and backed away when tears were threatening to roll down her cheeks. "It's okay Bree, believe in him, believe in yourself," her neighbor put her hand on Bree's shoulder, assuring her. "I'll be next door if you need anything, okay?""Thank you." She said putting a smile on her face and toughening herself up. Bree locked the front door after her neighbor, then join Hazel and Gage in the living room."Mommy! mommy
"I'm so nervous, this feels like our first date all over again." Bree shared her concerns with Dee and Cassidy over their afternoon coffee before they begin their shifts. "Think of it this way, you already knew what happened on your first date. He's the same man, so you have an advantage here. He'll most likely do the same thing on his previous date with you." Cassidy answered looking a bit smug with her conclusion. "You think you're so smart aren't you?" Dee retorted then smirked telling Bree that Cassidy was right. "Yeah, I guess, but still..." "Drink your coffee, honey, it'll be over soon and who knows you might get something sexy out of your first date," Dee added making Bree blush and Cassidy giggle. "Oh, shut up Cass," she slapped her arm playfully and continued to giggle. The girls made her feel better, she was more confident about her date than she was before. When she went back to her place after work, Bree spends time with
Gage got up when he heard knocking on the door, it took him seconds before he smiled and realized that he was still at Bree's and Rockford had probably headed back without him when Gage didn't come out of Bree's apartment hours later. Another knocking sound took him back to the present and Gage turned on the lamp on the side table then swiftly pulled on his pants and undershirt before telling Bree to sleep when she was about to wake up. "Sleep, I got this." He whispered and kissed her forehead and the woman smiled at him before she drifts off to sleep again. Gage had exhausted her, they had just fallen asleep maybe for an hour or two after all the sexual activities that they had. Bree needed her rest, she was probably going to be sore in the morning and the thought of that made him hurry himself to the door and closes the door behind him."Hazel, mommy is sleeping. Come on,""Gage," she pouted when it was not her mom who answered the door, but then giggle
Two months later Bree was falling all over again for Gage when the man told her that he loves her. He hadn't got his memories back but he was making new ones. They moved back into Gage's house and Hazel was over the moon when she got the princess bedroom, mermaid themed with dolphins giant stickers plastered all over her bedroom wall. Bree was happy, she was in love and Gage was where he wanted to be. Two weeks later she was by his side when he visited his doctor to do his routine check-up and once again he was declared clear of his tumor. Then later that same afternoon Gage got down on his knees and proposed to her in the privacy of his home with little Hazel as their witness."Bree, I love you, I love Hazel and I want to be a part of your future and Hazel's. I know I've put you at my worst and I can't promise that I won't make any more mistakes but I hope you will guide me back again. I love you, Bree, will you be my wife?"Bree's eyes were gl
Cassidy's one of the people who value self-worth. It was weird for someone who grew up with money where they value people based on their net worth. But her parents were not one of those rich snobs, Cassidy would remember them as the good philanthropists. Sadly her dad died from a sudden heart attack, then her mom followed not long after. They said it was because her love for him was so great that she lost her will to live. Though young Cassidy believed otherwise, her mom loved her children. It was just God's will.Cassidy was the oldest of three, her twin brothers Dillon and Edmond were still in private school. They live in a dormitory, fully paid from their parents' insurance money. Not long after her parents passing, Cassidy was left with her family finance to deal with. It didn't take long for her to decide to rent out their huge house since there was no way Cassidy wants to live there alone and not to mention the maintenance and the workers. At nineteen she was already