Clarissa:I woke up exhausted. I looked out of the window and light barely came from it. It was evening. I couldn't believe how the day had gone by so fast.I turned around and rubbed the space on the bed. Lorenzo had disappeared the same way he did back in my room at Erica's house.I sighed sadly and grabbed the pillow that he lay on. It still smelled like him. I pulled it closer and relished the scent of his expensive perfume on the bed sheets.I had a wonderful afternoon with him and I was a fool to think that if I slept off, I would wake up with him by my side. He had made it very clear that he had no interest in me and that he wanted me to be his slut, his side piece. It was a fact that he would never put me above Erica. He fucked me but Erica had a place in his life and didn't even understand why.I had watched them for years and they never acted like two people there were about to get married. There was love in their life but it wasn't as expressive as I thought it would be.In
Erica:“Dante, I…”Ring! Ring! Ring!I was stopped mid-sentence by my phone ringing loudly on the bedside table. I stretched over and picked it up and saw that it was the landline number from my house.I gasped silently. My kids were calling me! I couldn't believe that I had been so engrossed with Dante that I forgot that I had left them home alone and given Clarissa an entire week off of work.I looked at Dante skeptically and my mind was kicked into motion. I couldn't let him know that my kids were calling me. I couldn't let him put two and two together and figure out that the triplets were his children. I didn't even want him to know that he had children.I grabbed my phone grabbed my shirt and held it against my chest.“I need to take this call privately. It's something important about work.”I scurried into the bathroom and closed the door but I was careful to look through the keyhole to make sure that Dante wasn't eavesdropping on my conversation.“Hello?”“Mom!”The sound of my
Erica:I glared at him and he looked at me with equal intensity. My heart was beating rapidly. I was this close to being exposed. If Lorenzo had been on that call he would have known that I was with Dante.I raised my hand to slap him across his cheek was he caught my hand in mid-air and pulled me close to him.“Erica, I do not know why you continue to resist me and frolic with him!”I tried to retaliate with my left hand but he caught that as well and all I could do was stand still, while he held me, and glared furiously at him.“That ‘him’ you are referring to is my fiance and I will marry him. Face it, Dante, you lost me and you will never get me back. I will never be your Luna; I will never be your woman. I will never belong to someone as selfish and cruel as you. You had me in your life and now you lost me. It's someone else's turn. He was there for me when you were not, for 6 years. And you can't even lie that you missed me because you never attempted to look for me all those ye
Erica:I glared at Pearl from head to toe and she did the same to me. We were stuck in a deadlock and I could feel the heated tension in the room. I could hear her breath heaving angrily as her eyes fluttered in their sockets in anger.“How are you doing, Pearl?”“Oh for fuck's sake!” She yelled angrily.She looked over my shoulder at Dante furiously.“How the hell could you bring her over again?! Wasn't bringing her to one party not enough? I didn't think that I would have to see her poor, ugly face here in our house! And I don't understand why you are without a shirt, Dante! Did you sleep with her?!”I rolled my eyes nonchalantly and readjusted my bag on my shoulder.“I think I shall be going now …”“Like fuck you are! You aren't going anywhere !”I scoffed in anger and tried my best to keep my rage from rising.“I doubt you are comfortable seeing my face in your home. So why not allow me to do you the favor of seeing myself out .”She tossed her bag to the sofa beside her and walke
Clarissa:I was at the mall in sunglasses.Even though it was evening, I couldn't risk anyone recognizing me. Only the Goddess knew how many people knew Erica and my affiliation to her.I already had a lot of shopping in my arms. I bought as many stylish clothes and bags as I could.I had the feeling that I had visited every designer and bought at least one of the outfits: Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Givenchy, Gucci, you name it.I even surprised myself by buying things that I never thought I would ever be able to wear. I had lingerie, high-heeled shoes, and sexy bathing suits in my shopping.I stopped at another store and a dress caught my attention. I adored it on the mannequin and wondered if Lorenzo would think it was pretty on me.I looked at my phone and saw that I had barely scratched my budget and I could fit in a few extra things.I walked into the store and was greeted warmly by the shop attendant.“Good evening, Miss. Welcome to Lady Fashion. What would you like to buy
Erica:Pulled up to the driveway and sat in the car. I was exhausted. My dress was torn and it had a bloody hole in the middle.I reached over to the back but couldn't find my coat, Lorenzo's coat, that I had worn to the party. Where was it?I sighed and found an old shirt in the back and pulled it over my head. It covered the hole well enough and I planned to dash upstairs before the kids could see it.I got out of the car and went inside and the kids were excited to see me. The house wasn't as messy as I thought it would be and I gave them all a big kiss for being so responsible.Elma didn't hesitate to jump into my arms, much to her brother and sister's dismay. They asked her to leave me alone so that I could rest but she clung to me like a koala.“I guess we are all ready to go out."“Yes!!"The cheer was loud and unanimous. Even Elma was excited.I excused myself and headed up to my room to change. I dashed up the stairs as fast as I could so that Elma wouldn't catch up to me.I s
Erica:“Erica? Erica ?”I was pulled out of my thoughts by Javier staring at me, as well as the kids. I gave a nervous laugh and tried my best to collect my thoughts.I didn't want Javier coming with us, but at the same time, I didn't want to seem rude. He seemed like a nice guy and I was certain that there was not going to be an incident where I would end up fucking him.If anything, he was way better company than Dante. Maybe that was what I needed: some good company.“Hey, Erica,” he started softly. “You seem a little hesitant about me coming along with you and the children. I don't want to force your decision. I can go if you like. I have…”“No, no, no,” I said, holding his arm tenderly.I looked up at him and was once again captivated by his warm golden eyes and his handsome face.“I would be delighted for you to come along with the kids and me. I've been stuck in some bad meetings this week and some good company would do me a lot of good.”I watched his lips curl into a smile a
Erica:I paid for the toys and we finally left the store. My stomach growled and so did the kids.“It seems that you all are hungry. I know a great Chinese place where we can have something to eat.”Javier offered to take us and I was so happy that the kids didn't say anything to him, though I could tell that they were excited to go.“You know that you don't have to, Javier. I can take the kids out to get something to eat. We wouldn't want to burden you any more than we already have .”Despite how happy I was that he offered to take us out for dinner, I didn't want to be a burden to him. We only just met at a party and he had already followed me and the kids to the toy store.“Nonsense. I wouldn't mind taking you and the kids out. It would be my treat and besides, you could share some of your architectural ideas with me over dinner. And I know a place where the children can play a little while we talk. I doubt they would want to be bored with business discussions.”I turned to look at