CHRISTY:“Kitten…”I shoved my face into my husband's face. “Yes, husband. You heard me right. You can kiss me if you want. You can do anything you want with me. I don’t care. Take me.”Everette gulped. I wished I was more beautiful and sexy so that tempting him would not be this difficult. If I was only leaner, he would easily give in to the temptation, but when it comes to the person whom he did not even have feelings for, it would take a couple of extra efforts. Whatever. Regardless of anything, do whatever you can to tempt him and make him forget about Eden. Can I do that? Eden was…another story. I was never given the chance to become my ex-boyfriend's wallpaper while Eden…my husband had done it without being told. “Kitten,” my husband said with difficulty. “Are you sure about this?”I need to assert more. Having enough courage, I put my hands on his chest and let it rest there, then played with his nipples. “Everette. I need you.”His breathing shallowed. He liked what I
CHRISTY:Your husband could be different, another part of my mind said. Give him the benefit of the doubt.Yes. I should be at least hopeful. I was pulled back into the present when I felt his lips on mine. My eyes widened when I realized what was happening. He was initiating the kiss? My heart thumped wildly and it felt like it was going to burst out of my ribcage. I moaned against our kisses as my hands found their way to his neck and pulled him closer to mine.More! I closed my eyes and savored the kiss. This once-in-a-lifetime kiss only happens rarely. Or once in a blue moon.It felt so good to be kissed by someone you love. Everette… always knows how to take the lead. If earlier I was the one who was taking who initiated the kiss, now it was him.“Touch me, bunny,” I whispered and arched my back. “My body is burning for you.”His hands wandered down into the valleys of my chest and stopped on top of it. Not wanting that it would only stay there, I showed him how I wanted to
CHRISTY:No matter how much I slapped myself, the reality of what happened last night could not disappear as I stared in the mirror. Everette and I just kissed and there were tiny kiss marks on my neck.I shoved myself into the mirror for better access. There it was. The kiss marks. Yeah, but your husband slapped your hand last night too.The smile wiped away from my eyes. Well, that was true.And speaking of my husband, where could he be right now? Did he run away because of what happened? Maybe I scared him?When I woke up, he was no longer around. He never bothered to wake me up? Why? My stomach grumbled and I was reminded that I barely ate anything yesterday since I did not have any appetite at all. I glanced at my clock on the side table. It was already nine o’clock in the morning and the funeral would be at two o’clock in the afternoon. I still had a lot of time to prepare.I smacked my cheeks. Stop daydreaming and move your ass, woman. With that, I grabbed some black turt
CHRISTY:“Raven is kind, bunny. He is career-driven,” I stated which was true. “He never had taken a woman after our break up.” “You’re defending him,” he pointed out. “I don't like it a bit.”“I’m only telling the truth.”“Let’s stop talking about him. He only makes my heart boil in anger.” He scanned his phone and went to his phonebook, intentionally letting me see what he was doing. “I am deleting your cousin’s number for your peace of mind.” He showed me his phone. “It’s already deleted.” “Why are you doing this, bunny? I told you it is no longer needed.”“I just want it.”—-----------------------Dad’s funeral was attended by prominent people in the society including his business partners. Including his wake. For the second time, I sent Ben a picture of Dad’s coffin, but he said he wouldn’t be able to make it and if he could, he would choose not to attend the funeral since there was Mom who would only create a scene when she saw my brother.“You okay?” my husband asked on my
CHRISTY:“Kitten…It’s…Oh, great. Don’t look,” Everette said. His face fell and watched me with seriousness followed by a worried expression on his face. “You’re not going to like what is happening right now. It’s better for you not to witness this.”Those were seriously not helping me at all. Curiosity kicked in, I looked at what he was watching and gasped at the scenario laid in front of us. Mom kissed the young man who could pass as my brother.I felt like my knees gave out and before I could fall on the ground, Everette steadied me.“Hey. Are you okay?”It felt like I could not feel my limbs.“Did we see the same thing, bunny? Or did my eyes play tricks on me?” He looked at me with a sad expression. “It seemed like it was, kitten. We saw the same thing. I could not believe your Mom could do that. I mean…your Dad was only buried earlier.”“So, it was true. Your Mom’s statement.”“You can deal with it when you are already fine. Right now…you can pretend that nothing happened. That
CHRISTY:Mom no longer answered. I thought she put down the phone, but when I checked, she did not. The line was still connected. Mom cleared her throat. "Oh, you saw it? I was about to tell you about it, but then you find out first,” she muttered nonchalantly. I gritted my teeth. No ounce of guilt in her voice? I never thought she could be this evil. She was not like this. "What a liar you are, Mom. you have no plans of telling me. What you are about to do is escape and who knows? Marry that gold digger? He is your sugar baby for crying out loud! He is only after your money!" I screamed, no longer having an ounce of control. Could you blame me? My own mother had betrayed her family over some bastard whom I never knew where she met. "You foolish girl! Shut your fucking mouth!" she chastised. "David would never do that. He loved me."David was his name? And she was defending him?I scoffed. "He loved you? No. You open your eyes. He loved your money. The reason you were always ask
CHRISTY:To say I was excited was an understatement. For the nth time, I'm going to meet my date whom I met at Swiped, an online dating app. Others might call me cheap for that, but I did not care. Poppy Brooks, my best friend, had been married for the second time to her billionaire husband, and I believed it was the perfect time for me to settle down.Not the billionaire thingy, but the married part. But...why did men seem elusive? I had met different kinds of men and the last one was Pedro. I thought he was the perfect partner for me, but it turned out he was two-timing me with another woman whom I did not know. I lifted my chin while pressing my lips for the fourth time. Is my lipstick not smudge? Am I beautiful? Will my date not run away upon seeing me?What if Rett preferred tall and skinny women? I was not that skinny, but voluptuous. Though I appreciated my body. A lot. "You have to get serious, Christy. Date serious men who don't only after your body and sex. Get marri
CHRISTY:Runaway bride. Billionaire jilted groom. Yes. I was Everette Watson's runaway bride. A billionaire and owned a multi-billion company where my father was also an investor. Our marriage was about a potential business marriage, but since I was a romantic fool who believed in love, I did not accept the marriage and ran away even if I risked my parent's wrath. My parents disowned me, but did not care about it thinking this was my life and I was the only one who could decide for me."You look lovely in that dress, by the way," Everette commented while devouring me. It was an overlapped v-neck red dress which I had been saving for occasions like this. The fit was perfect for my size. If he was the Rett I chatted with three months ago, I would be happy by now. But seeing him made me look like a fool.Did he even know it was me behind the screen name? Did he know it was me replying to his messages? Did I fall into Everette's trap?But I never noticed any signs that he knew me. T