MasukCharles.There was fire on the mountains, I knew about it because that same fire didn't let me sleep at home for days. More of me escaping the house, at my age. “How do I fucking get Zelia back?” I questioned no one in particular.The office chair twirled, there was no one on it, as I was well seated on the couch with so many thoughts going through my mind. How did I even allow this matter to get as big as this?There was no one to blame but me. Now, Zelia has been adamant, strong headed about Riley's children being Noah's and I don't even see the resemblance that she claimed to be seeing in the kids. “Mr. Charles.” It was no one other than Riley. She was dressed in a sky blue skirt and a white shirt that highlighted her beauty so much.I couldn't help but get lost in those sexy eyes once again. She placed some files right in front of me, her mouth moving but I couldn’t make out what she was saying. My eyes were all over her body, watching as it moved until she snapped her fingers r
Riley.I told the nanny that she didn’t have to come in today, after all, I will be dropping the boys at the daycare and I had the entire day to myself, to rest of course.Although I had told myself that I wasn't going to be slacking off, I needed this rest. Not when my entire body felt on fire. “Nine.” I uttered softly. “Fair.”It was just a note that Brian had left for me yesterday, letting me keep track of all what the boys had been up to while he was here. To be honest, I didn't imagine that Brian was going to stick around for this long.I mean, he got rejected, sidetracked and all but he never left my side and had always taken care of the boys, as if they were his. “Should I just give him a chance?” This was a question that I had always asked myself.But Brian was nothing more than a friend that had turned into a family for me. I couldn't offer me more than just my shoulders to cry on when he needed it. So I pushed back those thoughts and stood up from the couch. If I kept on si
Charles.“Are you stalking Riley?” I shut my eyes for a second, steadying my breath. Scattered all over the desk were pictures of Riley's boys. In the playground, inside the apartment they stayed and many more. “She could sue us for this baby.” I added, taking a seat.Zelia didn't say anything, she didn’t even try to fight me as she placed an envelope in front of me. She looked so happy now that I stared at her face slowly. “Daddy.” She called out slowly.“What if..” She paused. “What if these boys belong to Noah?”I raised a brow. I later found out the reason why Riley and zelia never got along, it was because Noah fell in love with Zelia. Riley didn't take it easy, and broke off their friendship, which sounded so stupid to me.Somehow, it was that same day that I had met with Riley at the bar, and I am kind of happy about it. “Look. I might sound crazy but when you said something about Riley having kids and it was the reason why she wouldn't want to be a surrogate for us, I couldn'
Riley.I fastened my seatbelt as the pilot announced we'd be landing in New York soon. I would be lying if I said I wasn't angry that we'd left so soon.Zelia had thrown one of her tantrums, and now here we were, flying across the country so daddy could go pet his little angel. I scowled at the thought, wondering if it was the resentment I'd carried for years finally rising back to the surface."Are you okay?" Mr. Charles asked, studying my face.I'd almost forgotten he was seated right across from me, something I would have changed if I'd had a choice. "I'm fine," I answered.I'd promised myself that no matter what, Zelia wasn't going to dictate how I lived my life, not even when she thought it was cute to show up uninvited at my house."I don't think I'm okay," Mr. Charles said.I lifted my head slowly, wondering what had brought this on. But it was obvious enough, his angel was probably having another one of her panic attacks. "It's always been her dream to have kids, even if they
Riley But, doesn’t it feel weird? Having met someone for the first time and they managed to place all their trust in you? It made me feel the same way about Grace when I headed back to the hotel room last night, even this morning as I prepared for my day. But I shook it off. As she had said, she had always felt lonely, it wasn’t all the time that she had met with foreigners, those that spoke the same language as her fluently. “Don’t associate yourself too much with her to avoid any issues, Ree.” I warned myself, putting on the scarf around my neck.It was Saturday, a free day for me until Sunday before I resumed work. I had known that, yet I found myself sending a message to the shit head of a boss that I have, to let him know that I will be off for the entire day and next.He never responded and I never sent another message. It was his choice to see that and ignore, not mine. I pressed my lips into a thin line, as I studied my reflection in the mirror.I wasn’t looking bad, either
Riley. “What!” Grace half yelled through the street market. I had just told her that i was a single mom, and that I had twins, not just a single kid. “I never pinned you for a mother of one, talk more of two!” She added. I chuckled, she wasn’t the only one. There was someone that ever made a comments of them looking like my siblings that my parents got late or accidentally. “Oh, I look it.” I chuckled again. “I promised you that the last thing you look like is a mother and I mean it.” Grace cleared. She was a bit right, I didn’t look like I had mothered any kids. “I wish I could get a kid, not even the one that I gave birth myself but adopted.” There was a drop of excitement in her voice. “What do you mean? You could really.” “There is something about working in the Russian government, especially the Russian Minister. It takes a lot and that included the right of having a baby or a family.” She informed. I might not have said it but there was something eerily abo
Charles. “I swear, I never knew it was going to be this fast.” I chuckled into the phone, as I spoke to the VP, Declan. He was just a director before he had closed a deal in SoHo which promoted him to the VP. It was a long story to be honest. The meeting with the president went so good, he li
Riley. "It is nice meeting, Miss Riley." Noah extended his hand for a shake but I ignored, pulling a seat for myself. I saw him and ignored him, he was going to feel how it was to be unseen. I knew how rude I was just being by ignoring his hand for the shake, but to hell with that, I wasn't g
Riley.“You should stop, Riley.” Zelia's voice said behind me. I had to roll my eyes at her, even though she couldn't see me.That day, when I saw her riding Noah, she never asked me to stop, so why now? We have to discuss nothing more that we hadn't dropped in the past.I stamped my heels on the f
Riley.“Don’t you think you would be missing out on this?” Brian questioned after I had managed to put the boys to sleep. It was a havoc coming back to miss the house scattered and I had to swear on myself for giving birth this early.Acting as if I didn’t hear what he had just said now, I began to







