“Let’s have coffee together.” She announced when she entered his office. The same office she was sharing with him.
Today again she was carrying two cups of coffee which she got made by the hotel staff. But right after she entered, she stopped herself in time. Not because Hunter was not there on his desk but an old man of around sixty five to seventy years of age, was sitting there engrossed in some file with a laptop open in front. The man noticed her and smiled mischievously.
He stood up from his seat, “You must be Abigail!”
A bit hesitantly, she looked back at the closed door then very slowly moved forward to place the coffee cups in her hands, on the desk. She didn’t know why her palms were sweating profusely.
The man had the cutest smile on his wrinkled face. His white hair was done back with style. His height must be 6’1’’ with a straight back. He was wearing a Herringbone pattern shirt with
“Hunter when are we meeting your Granma? I have heard a lot about her from your employees.” Abigail sounded tipsy because of having two shots of tequila. She was going to start her third one when Hunter found her and had to snatch it away from her hand.“Let’s see. We can go to see her at noon. Around lunch hour.” They were dancing slowly with music beats along with other couples. His arms were casually around her shoulders and her hands were resting on his chest. “Something is cooking in your head, Hunter?” then taking her mouth near his ear she whispered, “You know what? We can tell them that we like each other. No need to pamper me every time when people are around.”Looking into her eyes he frowned a little, “Not everything I do is for pretense, Abi.”“Really? Then why we don’t have sex?” she looked into his eyes.
“Ooh! Hunter! It Hurts!”“Sweetheart! Just let it slide more, then it would be all good… I promise!”“I don’t think I would ever be able to walk after this.” Abigail groaned.“Abigail! It was your decision. Remember?” he tried to be stern without succeeding much.“But I never knew it would be a little painful.” She complained“Don’t worry about that I will help you.” He was trying to be helpful as always.“Hunter, please take it out …. And please would you stop moving it any further.” She whimpered in pain, “Ouch.”“Abigail! Sugar! It hurts because you are not used to it.”He said gently while inspecting the sandals on her feet. “By the way, it looks good.” He smiled. “If you think it’s not comfortable enough then we can try something else. But the only problem with
He wished that he could go back and shake her a little to put some sense into her. She was paying him? She thought he was helping her because he wanted her money? Her salaries? Her showroom?All this time when he thought that they were friends, she was thinking of him as some sort of…But then his sensible side got hold of him.He was a businessman. He never took hasty decisions in his life nor he ever became judgmental.Abigail was insecure. Kyle left her when she was least expecting it. But this time she wanted to be more than ready to face the same consequences. She did not want to be caught by surprise.And the only thing which could keep her secure was the sense that she had bought his services. The trauma she had faced had developed some trust issues.This was her mental immune system warning her to be ready. She could never trust anyone so easily. After giving it a lot of time to think he closed his eyes and leaned back.
The doors to the church opened and music started with bridesmaids coming inside. Molly was leading them. Naturally!Abigail was waiting outside the doors for her turn. She had Rafael by her side to give her away. It was Abi’s wish and Rafael accepted it happily.“Abi! Now is the time to run away from the devil.” He said wiggling his brows. “You know you can always count on me.” But instead of answering him, Abi just clutched his arm. Damn! She was nervous.Inside, Hunter was smiling standing there with Ethan beside him. He could feel the joy in the air. The ecstasy!He looked at Granma and Pa sitting in the front row and smiled. Beside them was sitting Geena with Chloe and Kyle. Richard was also there. Geena wanted so badly for Chloe to be a bridesmaid but Chloe did not feel like it. Geena was disappointed but Abi and Molly both were relieved.After a few moments, Abigail made the entrance accompanied by Rafael. There
People were having the time of their lives. After the meal, the music started at a very slow pace giving a calm effect. Hunter held her hand and took her to the dance floor. Taking a mic in his other hand he started speaking“I hope you all liked the meal. Before starting my first dance with my wife, I would like to give her the wedding gift.”Abigail was completely unaware, of what he was talking about. Though her heart did flutter on his words ‘My Wife’. She was also feeling a little self-conscious because of so many eyes glued to her.Hunter knew how to grasp his audience's attention. She, on the other hand, could not handle a compliment well. Thanks to Hunter for holding her hand so firmly throughout, otherwise she might have stumbled.“Ever since I came into the business, and that too since a very young age. I had been living in hotels. No matter whether I go on a business trip or I am in my home town. It was
After the dance, he scooped her up in his arms and started walking towards the residential block. “Hey, Hunter! Put me down.”She looked around in embarrassment. People were still celebrating, moreover, she wanted to say hi to Molly and Geena before leaving. And yes Granma and Pa too.“Let me bid them farewell properly. As a host, I should do it. And all this mess in our lawns. Who would take care of it.”Her ‘our lawns’ made him smile.“Don’t worry, honey. They all are grownups. They would survive without their hosts. Leave everything to house help. They would look after it.” He kept walking taking long strides. “You just relax.”Abigail did. She nuzzled her nose in his chest, entangling her arms around his neck. Her eyes were closed.Now he was taking stairs, he stopped before a door on the first floor and opened it with great ease, with Abi still in his arms.
Today was a very hectic day. When he entered the apartment, he found a pile of clothes lying around his feet. He picked that up and threw it in the hamper.The kitchen counter was still occupied with dirty dishes. It was as dirtier as he had left in the morning. He usually tried his best to make it spotless before leaving for work. In the bedroom, Chloe was watching a movie, her mouth was stuffed with cheese burger.Seeing Kyle entering the room, she tried to gulp it down with the wine.“Alcohol is not good for the baby.” He remarked casually because he did not have much energy to pick a fight with her.“Sorry.” She muttered and unexpectedly put back the glass on the nightstand.He had always been an active participant in home chores. Doing it with Abigail used to be fun. No matter how much tired they used to be. After returning from work they used to get it done within one hour.But right now, he felt so lethargic. H
She literally wanted to cry … No! She wanted to scream at the top of her lungs! Why God why? Someone knocked on the door for a second time. And she knew that someone was none other than Hunter. “What?” She almost screamed. “Sweetheart! You are taking too long in there. Is everything alright?” When they landed there last evening, it was dark. From the airport, they headed to the hotel. When they got off she was surprised to read the display ‘Sapphire Galaxy Resorts’. “What is it doing here?” Hunter eyed her tired face, “It followed us. Attachment phobia!” “Ha-ha. Very funny.” She mocked him but it felt good. Sapphire Galaxy was slowly becoming part of her, she realized. They were taken to a furnished cottage. Even at night, it was too beautiful to ignore. “I did not know that you own a resort here!” “WE! We own a resort here!” Her heart skipped a beat. Ever since they got married he w