로그인Where the hell did you put your phone?” He yelled in my face and I clammed up straight away. “What?” Confused at how he had the audacity to be mad at me, when he is the one who had gone on another silence war. “You called me. Four times, you haven't called me once in two weeks and all of a sudden you're calling me four times. Do you know how worried I was?” He yelled and grabbed the edge of my shoulder so that I could see the variety of emotions being displayed. “You sent me a text..” I stammered. The text had made me so mad, and I wanted to give him a piece of my mind then. “Okay, and? So why did you switch off your phone? Do you have any idea how worried I was? I thought something had happened to you again.” He yelled and the fight drowned out of me. The fear in his gaze made my heart squeeze in hurt on his behalf. It was clear that he was thinking of the time I got kidnapped, but earlier in the day I wasn't thinking about him or wanting to be reached when I switched off my ph
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 n
Nik. I felt like holding her hands and dragging her back home in our bedroom and curling up in bed, and listening to her talk my head off, while stealing kisses in between instead my hands behind her to guide her towards the table where we were led to. The moment we got there the older Spanish male and his wife beamed and I plastered my fake smile. “Mr Stavros” he greeted me and I took his hand in a warm shake. Our wives exchanged kisses and I looked proudly when the older woman gushed over my wife’s beauty. Elaine smiled shyly and I looked on in admiration. “Your wife is so beautiful,” Simone gushed and I nodded with pride. On its own accord my hands went to help move a loose tendril from her face to tuck behind her ears, and our eyes caught together in a I watched her behind as she walked away and I let out a groan of exasperation. “Fuck.” It’s almost like every single time I open my mouth to talk to her, I just make it worse than it already is. Just gasoline to
Elaine I stared at the man in front of me, as he casually went back to spooning his mouth full of crème brûlée and I couldn’t even close my mouth. “Are you kidding me?” “You of all people should know that I do not kid,” he sounded so flippant that my head could help swarming at how arrogant this man was. “Who gives out a restaurant in the center of New York as a push present?” My mouth was still ajar. “Me.” The one worded answer had my brain finally unlocking and I screeched in excitement jumping on himHe chuckled at my excitement and it dawned on me that I was outside in public so I adjusted myself and tried to contain my excitement“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.” I repeated over and over kissing him all over the face. “It’s not a big deal, Peristeraki” he murmured, his face red from embarrassment. “Thank you, I love you.” I added without restraint. The words had already left my lips before it dawned on me what it was that I just said. I watched the man who went
ELAine. “Anytime today please” Niks voice boomed from downstairs and I rolled my eyes ignoring him then motioned to the stylist that was helping me. She rubbed a shimmery oil on my exposed chest and shoulder and I curled the hair I left out to frame my face. The image that greeted me was one that had me humming in satisfaction. This was our first major date night since the twins were bornIt was my chance to be outside and be anything other than a mother. Nik was right, I haven’t been able to return to school and I underestimated what post Partum with two children was going to be like. I waited as she helped me slip on the strappy sandal heel I chose for the day and beamed again in satisfaction at the entire result. The door was pushed open and my husband stepped in all dressed up in a tux with our daughter on his hip, and the surprise of my look was ruined but the look on his face was good enough. “Oh, Mrs Stavros, you look ravishing.” He added a wink that made me bloom under
I felt like holding her hands and dragging her back home in our bedroom and curling up in bed, and listening to her talk my head off, while stealing kisses in between instead my hands behind her to guide her towards the table where we were led to. The moment we got there the older Spanish male and his wife beamed and I plastered my fake smile. “Mr Stavros” he greeted me and I took his hand in a warm shake. Our wives exchanged kisses and I looked proudly when the older woman gushed over my wife’s beauty. Elaine smiled shyly and I looked on in admiration. “Your wife is so beautiful,” Simone gushed and I nodded with pride. On its own accord my hands went to help move a loose tendril from her face to tuck behind her ears, and our eyes caught together in a I watched her behind as she walked away and I let out a groan of exasperation. “Fuck.” It’s almost like every single time I open my mouth to talk to her, I just make it worse than it already is. Just gasoline to the fi
NIK Eleven hours, thirty four minutes, twenty seven seconds ago. That was the last time she spoke to me. I was expecting her to argue or throw a tantrum when I told her this morning that we were going to Greece for another wedding and where she will meet my family but she didn't say anythin
I felt the impact of the words land one like bricks. Words they say have an impact on you and they can taint an entire experience. I felt my husband's arm snake over my waist bracing me and for the first time ever, I was grateful for the additional support. I don't know what he said to her in
ELAINE They say most girls dream of their big day. They imagine themselves in their ball wedding gown, and their hair pinned and coiled to perfection and every little detail of their wedding entrance and I wasn't left out. As a little kid, I enjoyed thumping over my parents' wedding album. The
ELAINE “Who the hell is that?” I shouted angrily, cradling my head in my hands which threatened to split into two with a headache. Someone, no, scratch that, a spawn from hell was knocking loudly at my door at barely 8am this morning. The sound was only serving more to aggravate the spllittng







