Crystal Russell“Welcome home!” We were greeted by Lily with a wide smile and a hug as we came back home from Bali. Martin followed us inside and kept our luggage in our room and took his leave while Lily was so excited to hear what happened in Bali. She asked us to freshen up and get some rest while she prepared the lunch. As I entered the room, my hands flew in the air and I stretched my body before Adrien’s arms slid around my stomach and I rested my back against his body. “I missed home.” I mumbled lazily. “Me too.” Adrien said and pressed a kiss on my jaw, making me smile. “Do you want to shower first or should I?” I asked him, angling my neck to look at him. He ducked his head and nibbed on my neck, making me inhale a sharp breath. “Or we could save time and water and shower together.” My eyes widened at that and I shrugged him away from me. “Not happening.” I said and tried moving away but he held my wrist in a strong grip. “Oh, Come on, Crys.” Adrien smirked. “No.” I sho
Crystal RussellTwo Months LaterAs I came out of the bathroom in a robe, while wiping my wet hair with a towel, My eyes fell on Adrien's sleeping figure. He laid on his chest with the muscles of his bare back relaxed for once. A smile cherished my face watching him sleep with his mouth open like a little baby.I leaned further, hovering him, making the droplets of water from my hair fall on his face. When I brushed back his hair with my fingers, he squinted his eyes and slowly opened them."Good Morning." Watching me grin at him, a sleepy smile settled on his face before he grabbed my waist and rolled over making me fall on the bed with him on top of me. "Morning." He rasped in his bed voice that rose goosebumps on my skin. He leaned in and gave me a quick kiss before leaving for the bathroom. Meanwhile, I dressed up lazily in a sundress.Few minutes later, after Adrien had bathed and dressed up, he came up to me with his tie."I'm sorry that I have to go to work on this special day.
Adrien RussellI stared at Crystal who moved around the large hall with her notepad in hand. It was five in the evening and nineteen hours since we fought last night. And the entire day, she had been avoiding me.I admit it was my fault but I certainly wasn't being careless or ignorant like she had blamed me to be. This day was as important and special to me as it was to her. I looked around the beautifully decorated hall. Balloons, lights and flowers decorated the high walls. Heaps of gifts were kept in a corner and the employees of Mosaic Events rushed to make the arrangements.It would be a lie if I said that I wasn't disappointed in myself when I realized that I wasn't exactly any sort of help while Crystal had arranged every nook and corner. I had one job. And I failed.I watched my wife as she suddenly stopped on her track and scrunched her face, as if in pain. I was already on my way towards her to check on her when she slipped her fuck me heels out of her feet and massaged the
Adrien Russell“All good, Martin?” I asked my middle-aged driver as he checked the car. He came to my side of the window and I rolled it down. “We might need a mechanic to repair it sir. It’s not my cup of tea.” He informed guiltily while holding the umbrella over his head.I nodded in understanding and sighed as I ran out of luck with the network in my mobile too. “There’s no network here. Is there any place nearby where we can stay for the night?” I asked him. He thought for a second then answered. “There is a lodge across the street sir. But it isn’t very classy.” “That’s okay! Let’s just go there.” I stepped out of the car and Martin immediately held the umbrella over me, letting himself drench in the heavy rain. “Hey!” I pulled him under the umbrella along with me so he could cover both of us. He looked confused and flustered by my actions, making me chuckle. “I ain’t the only one who could catch a cold, am I?” He turned his eyes down with an awkward smile and then led the w
Crystal HayesUgh!Why can’t one day of my life go on without troubles? All I had planned for today was to go to my bride-to-be friend and spend the night chit chatting with her. Something I haven’t done in ages. But if nothing else, mother earth decided to spoil my day by pouring heavy rain and thunder. For the sake of my safety, I decided to halt my travel and stay in a lodge that fell on my way for the night. The journey from Texas to Manhattan wasn’t as long, but definitely tiring. I was already dripping wet because when the rainfall had started, I was out on the street waiting for the taxi. I came inside the lodge room and stretched a little. I took a pair of dry clothes from my bag and was about to change when I heard a knock on the door. Sighing, I threw the clothes on the bed and unlocked the door, only to see the most unexpected people. There stood my loan sharks, Philips’s men with a sly smirk on their ugly faces. “Did you really think that you could run away without retu
Crystal Hayes “Perfect.” I grinned largely, looking at Hannah through the mirror as I just finished setting her veil. She gave a shy smile and turned around and I enveloped in a warm hug. I was proud to see her become a grown-up, responsible woman. We pulled away as a knock was heard on the door and her parents entered the room. A gasp left Mrs. Johnson’s mouth and both their eyes teared up looking at their daughter. “You look lovely.” Mrs. Johnson hugged Hannah and let the tears flow down her eyes unlike Mr. Johnson who held them back. “Mom! You guys are going to make me cry. Racheal will kill me if I mess up my make-up.” Hannah said and we all chuckled. “My little princess is all grown up now.” Mr. Johnson said as the mother-daughter pulled away. “Dad, I will always be a princess.” Hannah smiled and hugged him. Mrs. Johnson joined them too and I looked at the family with admiration. How I miss my parents at events like this. The door of the room yanked open and Racheal and Me
Adrien RussellEver heard of the phrase, ‘No good deed goes unpunished’? It is used when an act of kindness backfires on the person who offers them. I never really thought about it until today. “Explain this, young man!” Dad put the open magazine on the coffee table. His voice was low and gritted as if he was trying to stay calm. “Dad, this isn’t what it looks like.” I tried to convince him by telling the entire story of last night. “Believe me Dad, all I was trying to do was help her.” “Adrien. Son, I am really proud of you for being generous and saving that girl. But you see, you have stained your reputation right before you could start your career. Such rumours affect the business.” He tried to explain.I knew he was right. Being named as a ‘player’ right before I could take over the business could literally be a source to put me down in front of the world. “The articles and pictures will be down in an hour or two but people will not forget this anytime soon. You will have to
Crystal HayesTwo days ago, when I came back to Texas, my life was back to how it had been.The same mess. I took up the responsibility of organizing a big event and with the advance that I was paid, I gave Philip a little more money so that he could stay out of my sight for a few days. But I very well knew he wouldn’t let me be peacefully. He called me every single day to remind me if I don’t pay the rest of the money soon, my soul will be sent to heaven. I was in the office when I was called by the receptionist saying that I had a visitor. Wondering who it could be, I went to the waiting room to see a young man I had never seen before.“Hello.” I greeted him. “Hello Mam. You are Ms. Crystal Hayes, right?” He asked and when I nodded, he sighed in relief. He introduced himself as Ryan and said he had something very important to discuss. I led him to my desk hoping for a new project that had come to me. “Ms. Hayes, I am the secretary of Mr. Raymond Russell. The owner of ‘Russell H