Gabriel Listening to Kary and Arian talking in the bathroom and laughing like old friends has me smiling. I'd been wondering what was keeping them and decided to come and see for myself if they were okay but I should have known that there would be nothing to worry about.I make my way to the door and exit the room, shutting the door behind me then I walk down the hall, turn left to go downstairs and stop short when I see GianCarlo waiting on a step with his legs crossed."Tired of your own party?" I ask."Was waiting for you." He says."Why?" I descend the stairs and he follows behind me."I'm kinda upset that you didn't introduce me to Kary's hot nanny." He says.I freeze, retracting my foot as I make to step on the last stair and turn to look at my brother. "Excuse me?""Ariana. The hot nanny." He jerked his thumb in the direction of Kary's room. "She's not married, right?""First of all, her name is Arian." I bite out. "Second of all, she's way older than you are. Thirdly, you're
Gabriel The next day I probably shouldn't be so worried about Arian but I am. There are so many things I want to know about her life with her ex husband and before she actually married the guy but I know she won't tell me. I would never have known about her triggers if I'd not been present both times it happened and I wonder just what else can cause a trigger for her. I should be working but I can't seem to focus on the documents in front of me so I let out a tired sigh, lean back in my chair and just stare at nothing in particular. I reach out to open the top drawer and take out the framed letter I have been keeping safe for almost twenty one years now. I didn't want it to get torn or the words on the paper to fade so I'd had it framed and then kept it locked where no one would ever see it. I trace the words behind the glass with my fingers, thinking that she'd lied about meeting me again. I'd not known her surname at the time or I would have done everything I could to search fo
Arian My brows furrow in confusion as I pull the pillow under my head closer with my arm and it grunts. The pillow seems hard and warm with a beating heart and I am left to wonder if I'm dreaming. The pillow under my head stirs and I freeze forcing my eyes open then I slowly lift my head and my jaw drops open when I realize that my pillow is Mr Cruz. He's lying on his back with one arm under his pillow, another around my shoulder while one of my legs is thrown over two of his which are crossed at the ankles. I squeak in surprise and quickly remove my leg and slowly slide away from him but I'm not quiet enough as his eyes flutter open and our gazes lock. My cheeks heat up in embarrassment, hoping he couldn't tell that I'd snuggled closer to him during the night seeking his warmth but the sleepy smile on his face tells me he knows. "Good morning." His voice comes out husky from sleep. "Good morning Mr Cruz." I mutter. "Did you sleep well?" He asks. "I did." I nod. "Thank you...
Gabriel "Mr Cruz..." Kim's mouth drops open when she sees me walk out of the elevator dressed casually. "Um... Good morning sir.""Morning Kim." I grin."Did you lose all your suits sir?" She questions.I chuckle and shake my head. "Kary and her nanny were surprised to see me like this too." I tell her. "I just woke up and decided not to dress formally all throughout this week.""Oh. You look very dashing sir." She smiles, giving me a thumbs up. "I think all the single ladies at work will go crazy seeing you like this.""All the single ladies." I echo. "Excluding you?""I'm taken." She lifts her left hand to show me her ring.My mouth drops open in shock and I move closer to her to examine her engagement ring. It's a 10 carat princess cut diamond ring and I'm impressed by her fiancé's generosity. I know she's been looking for love for years now so I'm very happy that she's finally found someone who'd stay."This is great news!" I exclaim. "We need to celebrate. When did this happen?"
Arian I'm busy dusting and cleaning the library when the door opens and Rachel fills the doorway with her hands on her hips and a scowl on her face. I don't know why she doesn't like me but I don't have the inclination to ask her what her problem with me is because I think it's very immature of her to dislike me when she doesn't know me."You have a visitor." She informs me in a haughty voice."Who is it?" I ask, looking surprised. "Someone you're not worthy of being visited by." She hisses.I drop the duster on the table and walk over to her. I've had enough of her attitude and I'm not going to stand for it any more."Do you have a problem with me?" I question. "You've been acting like I'm the enemy since I got here and I've been nothing but nice to you." "I don't need your niceness." She retorts. "It's probably just a ploy to get with Mr Cruz. I know the likes of you Ariana." She gets in my face. "You pretend to be all meek and submissive but you're actually a home breaker. You w
Gabriel I don't why I feel like there is more to what Arian didn't tell about Giancarlo's visit yesterday and I can't let it go. It's probably the reason why I'm driving to his school to see him instead of driving to work. I get to his school just in time and I catch him kissing a random girl in the parking lot by his car which makes me wince.I wonder where he got his playboy attitude from because dad wasn't a playboy and I certainly steered clear of girls all throughout my time in school. Hopefully, he'll grow out of this phase and be a responsible man in future. I slam the door of my car shut and make my way to him, stop a few feet away from him and clear my throat loudly to get his attention.He pulls back from the girl and whirl around to see who'd interrupted his kissing fest but the words that were about to come out of his mouth die in his throat when he realizes it's his big brother."Gabriel?" He squints at me, hoping he's only hallucinating then he shakes his head to clear
ArianRachel immediately falls to her knees and grabs hold of his leg which irritates me but he still gently extricates himself from her and steps back. She had the nerve to insinuate that he favored me over everyone of them which isn't all true."You have twenty minutes to pack your things and leave. I never want to see you again." He inform her. "Don't you even think of going to my father's house to look for a job there. If I find you there... you're dead. Do you understand me?""I'm so sorry sir. I don't know what came over me." She sobs."Nineteen minutes." He reminds her and storms off down the hallway. "Arian!""Coming sir." I respond and immediately run after him. I follow him into his office and shut the door behind me but I don't make a move to go in any further as I can see how pissed off he is. I know he's not a violent person but after living with someone with a volatile temper for ten long years - I think I have every right to be scared.I watch him pace to and fro in fro
Gabriel "You don't believe her, do you?" Arian asks me. "I mean... Abigail is a gossip but she doesn't look like someone who'd intentionally try to hurt you."I turn to look at Arian in surprise. I open my mouth to speak but words fail me and I shut it. Abigail started working for me the same time Lucille came to live here with me after she told me she was pregnant and during that time, I'd never seen her be anything but extremely rude to all my employees - especially Abigail who she considered a clumsy oaf - so how she became Lucille's informant is a mystery to me."She didn't.... Lucille hated her." I finally find my voice. "Abigail was so clumsy... Lucille told me to fire her but I didn't. How could she have...?" My voice trails off."Maybe Abigail's chatterbox nature gave her away? I mean, she probably knew Theresa would never be unfaithful to you and Kelly... Kelly was here at the time, right?" She inquired."Rachel was the last person I hired. I was looking for a nanny for Kary