Chapter 18(Song Kygo - could you love me)“I'm sorryFor all the stupid things I'm saying right nowI don't knowI guess IJust need to love myself a little moreBefore I love somebody elseAnd I been prayingTo be a better man for youOh, ohI hope I'm changing (I hope I'm changing)I just wanna be a better man for youFor you, for youCould you love meWith all my crazy?Could you look past all the goodbyes, all the maybes?Could you love meWith all my crazy?Could you look past all the goodbyes, all the maybes?Could you love me?With all my crazyCould you love me?With all my crazyI'm sorryFor all the stupid things I'm doing right nowYeah, I knowWell, I know I'mI'm acting out, destroying everything I loveLike I can't help myselfAnd I been praying (yeah, I been praying)To be a better man for you(Be a better man) oh, ohCould you love meWith all my crazy?Could you look past all the goodbyes, all the maybes?Could you love meWith all my crazy?Could you look past all t
Chapter 19Kyler Jacobs POVI've never known Carla to be this unreasonable. I have the sudden urge to hit her butt for being so unreasonable."Carla please. Listen to me I wouldn't need to go tomorrow if it wasn’t important, I can't take you with me because your uncle if you not there he might find a way to let the board remove you as CEO and take over your shares." I explain for what feels like the millionth time"Then why can’t Nikita stay, and I go with you?" she asks again"Carla please it’s just two three days. You won’t even know I’m gone. I’ll be home in no time. And I need Nikita with, Kenny is only coming with because of Nikita..." I explain"Fine. But you better have a good reason for leaving" she grumbles"Okay once everything is sorted, I promise let you know." I nodShe glares at me "I'm still angry though! Look at you! You not even tired and you look fine." She says angrilyI resist the urge to laugh at how cute she looks when she’s mad. "Baby I'm sorry I didn't mean to
Chapter 20After a couple of hours of signing documents and reviewing documents. The phone rings."Hello?" I answer"President, I got the information you asked me to look into." Rose tells me"Okay come up and report it to me. And come up alone. Don't let the other assistant know." I order her"Okay President."Two minutes later someone knocks on my door"Come in" I tell her, knowing who is behind the door."President" she says when she stands in front of me"What did you find out?" I ask"President Casey Roberts is not he's real name" she says looking down at the documents in her hands"What? What is his real name?" I ask shocked"Nowel Gallagher" she readsI nod "What else?" now I was curious about what else he lied to me about."Oh. Uhm. He is married has seven kids, he is thirty, he works for CoLab. He works in the sales department, and he recently travelled here also he met with your uncle yesterday in a cafe." She informs"The bastard is here " Rebecca says walking inI turn to
Chapter 21"So, Mrs. Jacobs do you have a business plan we can look at? You did not call us here for ideas now, did you?" she asks"Well." I nod " Rose hand over the business plan. I would like the Director of the planning department to have everything ready before Thursday Miss Green should be in the county by then" I tell them"Yes President Simpson" Rose nods"I also want the Director of sales to get involved in this. I need the PR Director to have a statement ready by tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. sharp. I will announcing our new venture then. I would also like to know what exactly happened in London I saw sales report. I believe a Mr. Gallagher is the Sales Director there? Can someone please explain why we not selling any of our make-up products there? Also, why an inexperienced person is in such a high position. Also, why is he in California and not in Bays water right now?" I askI have reviewed the sales report, I have watched the adverts and news paper clippings. All of Casey’s
Chapter 22McKenzie Jacobs (Kenzie) POVIt is Wednesday morning I have an extremely bad hangover from drinking last night I had to meet with potential clients serves me right for drinking with borderline alcoholics. Old slimy men can drink me under the table.I see Rain my husband still asleep, his working hours is not like mine we barely see each other but we make it work. I am looking at my husband thinking how lucky I am to be married to him. To others Rain looks like a cheating bastard but he is not. He loves me. He always has. My husband would work crazy hours but be home every night at ten so I could have a good night's rest, because if his not home I would not sleep at all. Night terrors would hit me, and I get chills just sleeping without him. I hate being alone since that night and I have not spent a night without Rain since then either. Rain does not go on business trips or out of state because of me. My husband has made so many sacrifices for me and our marriage, I really
Chapter 23Kyler Jacobs POVWe just landed at our private airfield. All I can think about is seeing Carla. I am so excited to see her, I have not seen her since our wedding day, we did not even get to consummate our marriage yet. I turn my cell on...I phone Carla her phone goes straight to voicemail. I call the bodyguards I hired to protect her; their phones also go to voicemail. Right now, I am starting to panic. I hear Kenny calling me."Ky." He calls out to me, but I ignore him trying to call her again."Earth to Kyler come on your wife must be waiting for you at home." He calls again touching my arm."Kenny she's not answering her phone, the bodyguards aren't answering their phones" I tell him. I am in full panic mode now."I'm sure Carla is fine Ky. Remember this isn't the first time she's pulled this stunt." He tells me"Yeah. I’m going home see you, Kenny." I tell him. I pray she is home or there will be consequences to be paid for the guards I pay for her to be safe and not
Chapter 24Carla Jacobs POVCarla Jacobs. Carla Mia Jacobs. That is me. I have to sign my name as Carla Mia Jacobs. That is who I am from this day forth. Well from before that, I just have not gotten used to my new surname yet. Not that I would not miss being a Simpson. A name given to me by my father. A man who would not be able to walk me down the aisle because of my uncle’s greed. A great man who loved his family with everything in him, was robbed of his life by his own brother.Being married to the most caring and the most considerate man in the world is absolute bliss. When I think about my name now being Jacobs, I feel butterflies in my stomach. I do not care if Kyler and I did not have any money as long as I can spend forever with him. He makes me feel safe and secure.Waking up in his arms this morning was a dream come true. I have missed him the last couple of days, we have not seen each other since our wedding day, seeing him last night and then when I opened my eyes this m
Chapter 25Nikita Jones POVI am woken up by a phone call. I groan I pick up the phone without looking at the caller ID."Hello?""Hey, its Carla" Carla’s voice comes through the other side of the line"Do you know what time it is? Who calls this early in the morning?" I complain."Nikita its 12 in the afternoon” she dead pans."So? Its seven in the morning somewhere in the world." I tell her"Sometimes I honestly don't get your logic" she complains"Why are you calling me?" I ask"Oh, right sorry. I wanted to ask if you would like to come with me tomorrow for my wedding dress fitting then look at bridesmaid dresses. For you, McKenzie and Rebecca." She asks"Sure, do you mind if my sister tags along she's came back with us…" I askMy adoptive sister was visiting me, she stayed in Paris with my parents, but she is an aspiring model, so I was helping her get modelling jobs."Sure, she can come with us" she agrees"Won't we get into trouble for being at the same place at the same time,