The party was in full swing downstairs but I was still upstairs at our new penthouse because of nerves. I may have been exaggerating when I said full swing since the party was just starting but it started a few minutes ago and the guests were already arriving. Lily told me Atticus was already downstairs. It seemed he arrived a few minutes ago but was stuck downstairs talking to a few guests he couldn’t escape. I was already ready but decided to hide out here and wait for him to come get me instead if he would even be able to. “I was told you don’t want to come downstairs. Is it possible for a party to happen without the host?” I jumped in surprise at the voice that suddenly came from behind me. I looked into the mirror to see Atticus stroll into our oversized walk-in closet that could pass for another master bedroom. “Everything here is so big.” I gestured to the large space around us to ignore his questions but I knew he had caught on already “We could practically fit another
It’s been three weeks since we moved in here and I was well adjusted to the environment. I had such good luck since my neighbours were such nice and warm people and not the snobbish type I was expecting. I even made some friends with the women on the floor below ours. Jennifer, Sandy and Ria were such amazing women and I enjoyed spending so much time with them even though they were significantly older than I was but that didn’t matter to them so I didn’t let it bother me one bit. I was setting up the balcony because I had a lunch date with them to thank them for helping me out yesterday during the opening of my gallery. After such a hectic time, I finally got the courage to go back and complete it and we finally opened yesterday thanks to their help and Danielle. I had not been spending much time with Danielle since she was currently out of the country so I was spending my time with them instead. Atticus made sure I wouldn’t stay cooped up in my new studio at home and always c
Sometimes I felt like the gallery was a little bit large since my paintings were spaced out but at the same time, I loved it like that because it gave each person an opportunity to relate to my painting in a private setting since the next person would be a few feet down. At the opening, a reporter asked me why I named the gallery Hazel’s eyes and said it was an unusual name to give a gallery. I told him it was named that because the public would be seeing the world from my eyes, I was giving them a view of the world from my perspective hence the name. When I arrived this morning, the place was filled like it had been for the past ten days that it’s been open and I just wanted to cry in relief because not only were we crowded with visitors, but the online ratings were insane. My gallery was always in the news and trending on social media so we even had visitors from outside the country and it made me feel like I did something good. I had offers asking to sell some of my art pieces
Contrary to what I thought would have happened since I was scared, I was surprised to see that I was able to go through the day’s activities that I had originally planned out for the day. I went through my meetings, completed the drawing and even put it up like we originally intended to and now it was seven pm and time to go home. I was well aware of James' eyes on me throughout the day. His eyes prodded me everywhere I went and I knew that if I had not given him the order not to mention anything to anyone, Justin would have had this place on lockdown. I knew that I was going to be in so much trouble when I finally decided to tell Justin about the letter. He was going to be so mad that I didn’t tell him the moment I got the letter and I was definitely going to get the talk on how I had caused a great setback in the supposed investigation that would have happened if I had said anything earlier. They would not ask me how I was processing what had been written because they wouldn’t u
Atticus wasn’t talking to me. Technically he was but he had developed Justin’s bad attitude and had been giving me short answers for the past week and it was making me mad. I have asked him a million times why he was angry which was stupid of me when I knew the exact reason he was angry but the fact was that he has told me the same one million times that he wasn’t angry and I should stop apologizing to him every time I see him. It kills me to know that I hurt him with my words and he wasn’t over it even though he wouldn’t admit it. Aside from my words, the fact that we haven’t caught whoever it was that sent that letter still bothers him and now I was stuck at home till they found the person. “It’s so scary that someone like that is still roaming the streets, you should be very careful hun” Danielle spoke from where she was sitting with Jennifer, Sandy and Ria. They finally met last week and to my surprise, they clicked at the first meeting. I won’t lie when I say I was skeptical to
I winced and shut my eyes as soon as I opened them because my eyes were assaulted by the bright lights. It felt like I was being stabbed with a ray of light and it made my eyes hurt. I heard someone moving around and soon the room was a little bit dark. “You can open your eyes now” I heard Atticus speak and my eyes flew open. I looked around the unfamiliar room and saw the windows had been shut. The walls of the room were beige but it looked too bright at the moment because my eyes were still trying to adjust. I just needed the large monitor beefing so carelessly beside me to know I was in a hospital room. The room was incredibly spacious and could probably fit about four to five more patients. The rug on the floor was almost the same colour as the walls but a few shades lighter and it looked so soft like those types that swallowed your feet and I wiggled my feet in anticipation. There was a small shelf beside the bed that was currently housing a vase of white lilies and the ge
Danielle and the doctor entered the hospital room and stopped in their tracks to get a good look at me wrapped around my husband like a burrito. I was curled into his arms and his hands were wrapped around me tightly like I had insisted a few minutes before they walked in. Danielle had a sly smile on her face as she pushed past the doctor and made her way to us while the doctor looked rather amused. He recovered quickly and stepped in properly into the room before shutting the door behind him. “I can see my plan worked perfectly and you two doofos made up” She squealed and clapped her hands like a little child and it made me scoff. “I told you she didn’t just go get the doctor,” I told Atticus with a roll of my eyes and he chuckled in response. “Well it worked out for the best, didn’t it?” she gave me a roll of her eyes also “So the doctor has your test results and he promises that it is very good news” It was obvious that she was barely trying to contain her excitement and hold
Ever since we came back from the hospital and found out I was pregnant, Atticus has spoiled me silly with gifts and attention. He would not let me do anything even as simple as walking just like what he was doing now. “Babe, put me down.” I laughed so hard when he leaned to bite my neck softly “I can walk to the dining table, you can’t keep carrying me everywhere” My hands were wrapped tightly around his neck as he made his way down the stairs. I knew he wasn’t going to drop me but I held on tight out of instinct. I could see the amusement in Nathan and Justin’s eyes as we descended. “You’ll fall if I let you walk down the stairs on your own” He insisted and I burst out laughing at the silly excuse he was giving. “I’m sure I’ve been going up and down these stairs on my own and I am yet to fall” I mused but he had none of it. “Accidents happen and I won’t wait till they do” He finally descended the last stairs and walked to the dining table where Nathan was already holding out