Masuk******* I watched as she walked before me, her hips swaying side to side in a rhythm that could make a priest change religion. I picked my pace, so that I could slide my finger into hers and hold her hand as I led the way. She stiffened a bit when my hand met hers but relaxed once we came into the clear view of the restaurant and I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. Even if just for tonight, it will be nice to be on great terms again. We were early, so it was a surprise when we found out that the older couple were already here, seated at the far corner to the left. “El,” I opened my mouth to say, to remind her that this actually wasn’t all pretense. “Come on, let’s just get this night, over with.” She whispered underneath her breath and I plastered a fake smile on my face. “Nik,” the older man greeted and I took his hand in a warm shake as his wife kissed my wife’s cheeks. “Dios mio..” she fawned, staring at Elaine who blushed and smiled shyly, “you
“Sister?” I am sure that my confusion and irritation was obvious on my face because I don't know where this is coming from. “Yes. Sister” She smiled again, like a cheeky cat, who was just caught doing something they shouldn't be doing. “I thought you have always known?” The. Flipped her silky straight hair backwards in a smooth toss. “I mean, I know that your family left Greece when you were very young, but I'm surprised that in all our meetings so far, you don't remember me.”I quizzed my brain, trying to remember any other place I've seen her apart from the time she was with Nik's sister, and at the very first family dinner when Nik and I first went to Greece as a couple. “Do you not remember your god parents at all?” She had a sneer on her face now, probably irritated that she kept having to explain herself to me. I know I shouldn't feel this way but having her tower over me like this especially with the way Nik left with her earlier just made me feel very small. “I remember
ELAINEI woke up to the twins peering over me with their big soulful eyes and grinning cheeks and immediately I couldn't help but smile. “Mama,” Daniel greeted and pressed his chubby cheeks to mine, and whatever hurt or misgiving I was feeling melted away for a second. “Hi my babies,” I greeted back and hugged the twins in my grasp before taking turns tickling them, and their sweet giggles was the only balm that could mend or fix how I was feeling presently. The room door opened and Nik entered fully dressed in a blue three piece suit and an expression that said something was wrong. He had a bandaid on his neck and I blushed in shame before ducking my head so he couldn't catch my gaze. Sometimes last night I wanted to hurt him as badly as I felt and I remember scratching at his neck and back even drawing blood. The tension was back in my stomach, mixed with a little bit of self loathing at myself for wanting this man even now that I hate him. But that's not what you said last ni
Babe are you sure you're fine?” Serena asked and reached out to hold my hand and I nodded. We were all seated at the court side of a basketball game. The men had decided that since the New York Knicks made it to the playoffs this year that they were going to watch it live. Serena and I were sitting side by side and flanked on both sides by our husband. I shot a quick glance at Nik, whose entire attention was on the basketball court, and his careless hand which was squeezing my thigh. Serena, who was now facing the court, gave me a brief relief from the concerning looks and glances she had been shooting at me all night. I had on thigh high leader boots tucked into equally leather pants and a cropped white Jersey too. The goal was casual, yet cute. Unlike me, Serena was putting on stilleto heels and a mini bubble skirt, with a similar jersey of her all time favourite player. Nik was tense, and I could tell it was the game because every time the knicks threw a brick shot, or when
Nik had kissed her before many times. He had kissed her gently, he had kissed her coaxingly, he had even kissed her teasingly—especially during those earlier times when we were on our baby moon, before the twins came. Later had come the impassioned kisses, the ones he’d struggled to keep in check because their desires had ignited so easily then. Today he was kissing me with so much anger and angst. “Nik..” I called out in fear, my entire body was shaking. The depths of the emotions I was feeling felt like it could topple me and swallow me whole “Don't…” my voice fell on deaf ears, and he looked as if he was quite set on not listening to me. “ Don't what?” He bit out tersely. “I hate you.” I rasped out, my breath now falling in short heavy pants, responding in full to the man whose weight had me pinned to the bed. “Yes, but you want me. You want me so bad that you can't even deny it.” His response was so true that the flimsy tee shirt I had pulled on when I crawled into bed earl
Sister?” I am sure that my confusion and irritation was obvious on my face because I don't know where this is coming from. “Yes. Sister” She smiled again, like a cheeky cat, who was just caught doing something they shouldn't be doing. “I thought you have always known?” The. Flipped her silky straight hair backwards in a smooth toss. “I mean, I know that your family left Greece when you were very young, but I'm surprised that in all our meetings so far, you don't remember me.”I quizzed my brain, trying to remember any other place I've seen her apart from the time she was with Nik's sister, and at the very first family dinner when Nik and I first went to Greece as a couple. “Do you not remember your god parents at all?” She had a sneer on her face now, probably irritated that she kept having to explain herself to me. I know I shouldn't feel this way but having her tower over me like this especially with the way Nik left with her earlier just made me feel very small. “I remember v







