LOGINTessa“He doesn’t hate me. I was dreading that he’d not want to see my face but luckily, he’s only mad at me.” Logan said. I could see the relief on his face which was stressed earlier.We were standing outside my house. He was going back to the villa where Felix and his family were staying. My heart wasn’t ready to let him go yet but I better knew how to put a leash on my sentiments.“You know how stubborn he is. Give him some time and he’ll melt.” I said.There was another moment of awkward silence between us.“Okay, I should be going now. I haven’t told anything to my hosts and also missed the birthday party. I hope Amanda won’t be mad at me.” He said but his feet weren’t moving towards his car.The question which had been lingering in my mind, I wanted to ask him but we were on the place where I could judge him or interfere in his private life.“Do you want to say something? It’s written all over your face so don’t hold back. I really want to know what is running in your head.” He
Logan“I haven’t met Raelynn even for once after her father’s trial. I cut all my ties with her. I don’t know and I don’t bother what she does for a living or where she lives in present.” I answered Kelly’s question very calmly.“Did you tell this to Tessa?” She asked, I could see the happiness in her eyes.“She didn’t ask.” I shook my head, “I am afraid if I mention Raelynn or our past, it might trigger Tessa’s anger even more so I stayed quiet about it.” I told Kelly because she was a mature lady and she could advise me rightly.“Sir, I think you should clarify everything to her. Lack of communication had led you both on this turn. She’ll eventually forgive you because she still loves you more than anything. You just need to take the first step.” She smiled.“I am afraid of her rejection.” I confessed.It was the rarest side of me when I let my guards down and show my weakness but Kelly could see through me even if I’d not speak about it.“Logan, I think he’s ready to talk but pleas
LoganTessa was challenging my determination. I didn’t know if she said that she could date someone only to irk me or she actually thought about it, either way, I wouldn’t accept it.She was mine. The day we exchanged the vows, I knew I’d not let another man near her.“Mom, I am home!”My disturbing thoughts came to an abrupt halt as I heard a slightly mature but same voice of my son after years. My head snapped in the direction of the front gate from where an older version of Lucas entering.He was too focused on his mother that he didn’t notice me. He looked more like me, I could see my younger version in my son. It was definite that one day, he’d break many hearts.“Luke…” I whispered his name as my throat was constricted.And it caught his attention. His attention shifted from him mother to me and his whole posture stiffened, his eyes widened in shock.“Dad??”He blinked his eyes trying to process everything as he looked dumfounded.“Yes, my son. I am here and…” My voice choked,
TessaSeeing Lena accepting her father so smoothly without any query or questions, it relieved me. I was hoping that Lucas would also welcome Logan without saying something to hurt his feelings. He was a yearning father.I secretly admitted it to myself that I separated Logan from his own children. I was wrong and keeping them further away would only create a crack in my relationship with the kids. It was a sin that I never intended to commit but it happened.“Tessa, are you sure that you’re comfortable with him here at your house?” Eliot, whom I walked out of my house, asked and I realized that he was reading my face all this while.“He’s my kids’ father, Eliot. I can’t stop him from meeting them.” I replied quietly because I didn’t want to share the private details of my marriage with my neighbour.He nodded his head in understatement I guessed.“As a friend, you can always count on me. If you feel he’s invading your personal life and you want to keep him at bay, then let me know. I
Logan“He is my Daddy?” Lena looked between her mother and me, her big eyes identical to mine were full of confusion and amusement.I felt a strange stir in my heart. My child was introduced to me after a gap of four years. It was obvious that she didn’t know about me or having a father figure in her life.“Yes, he is your Daddy.” Tessa stroked her head. I could see that it was hard for her to explain this to a four years old girl who never met her father.“Lena, can we talk, princess?” I took it from there because it wasn’t Tessa’s place to handle such sensitive situation alone.Lena turned to face me, her eyes full of many questions but I didn’t think that she was mad or upset. A moment later, she got off from her mother’s lap and took kitten steps towards me.My heart was pounding wildly against my chest. It was the moment that I dreamt every night. Her tiny feet halted in front of me.“Hello, Daddy.” She smiled widely at me.I forgot to breathe for a moment. My brain stopped worki
LoganTo say I wasn’t nervous would be a lie because I was feeling the same jitters inside me. I missed my kids terribly and there wasn’t a single moment when I didn’t want to see them, to hold them and tell them that they were my world.Now the moment had come when I was going to see them after four years. Tessa took the precious time from me. I wasn’t there to see Lena growing, taking her first step or saying her first word.Lucas must be grown up into a bigger boy.I was dreading to face him actually because he chose Tessa over me which meant he thought I was wrong.“We’re here. Park the car on the right side.”Tessa’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I pulled the brakes in front of a small but beautiful house which had a garden in front.“You own this house?” I asked.“No, I am paying annual rent because I want to shift to a bigger house once I have enough money to buy the house I want.” She replied.I didn’t respond because I got a clear idea of her plans in her words. She
Tessa “Mommy, can you drop me at school today?” Lucas, who was ready to go to school, asked me.Usually, his driver or Logan used to drop him at his school and my routine was to pick him after school but his strange behaviour since the morning worried me. He was clingier, always sticking by my sid
Tessa“Where was your mind when you drove like a senseless drunkard?” I raised my brow at the man who laid on the hospital bed, his right arm wrapped in a splint but the cocky look didn’t falter.“I wasn’t driving recklessly, it happened in a split of second and yes, I was kind of lost.” He said.“
Tessa“Why aren’t you going inside? Don’t tell me that my brother forbade you to see him.” Lea taunted me with a wicked smile but I chose not to react and patiently waited outside Logan’s room for Lucas to come out.I took Lucas to see his father in the morning before school. I decided not to go in
Tessa“Are you done for today?”Adrian’s voice forced me to look up from the final prints of the dresses that we were about to add in our first collection.“I think it’ll take me another couple of hours to complete the review so we can finally work on the dresses.” I responded.“Don’t overexert you







