Rissa made her way to the gigantic bed of the hotel suite that her husband, Liam had rented for the whole week.
A few minutes later, she felt a hand caressing her body in her dark room; she smiled inwardly as she called out to him seductively, “Babe" he kept touching her, and it felt good; Rissa dragged his face to hers, and their lips met. He kissed her hungrily, and she couldn't help but smile at how good it felt; she felt his hand move upward to her nipples as he sucked them lovingly, making her wet in her core even though she felt dizzy. She felt his hardness bulging out against her stomach; it felt good, and her nostrils were filled with the tantalizing aroma of his exquisite Cologne. " I love you, babe”, she whispered into his ears, but he didn't respond with words; instead, he pushed into her wetness, and their bodies moved in sync. Rissa felt pleasure, but she felt too weak; her eyelids were too heavy to open; she tried to look into his charming eyes, but in her sleep-wake, she could only make out his frame. She fell back into a deep sleep only to wake up when the reflection of the sun hit her skin. To her surprise, Liam was sitting stiffly on the sofa opposite the bed, staring blankly at her. It took Rissa some seconds to make sense of the situation. Liam was sitting there; Rissa jolted up, alerting the man beside her. Before she knew it, Liam stood up abruptly, threw his wedding band to her and made to leave "Liam, wait! Liam!" Rissa managed to wrap herself in a blanket She didn't care about the eyes that followed her as she ran after her husband, Liam, who painfully couldn't turn back to look at her. "I can explain, Liam; I swear I didn't”, Rissa managed to mouth. Liam's eyes glinted dangerously, he unbuttoned his well-tailored tuxedo as he walked on, Rissa caught up to him She held his shoulder tightly but he shoved her aside making her fall on her butt but Rissa didn't give up " Listen to me Liam, I can explain everyt..." She pleaded desperately but Liam still kept his gaze away from her " How did I end up with a shameless slut like you!" Liam said dangerously still shoving away her hand as she made to hold him " I have never....I am sorry I..." Rissa started but was cut off by the judgemental gaze of a couple that passed by at the moment. Liam got to the elevator and prevented her from entering with him, she quickly rushed through to the stairs and climbed vigorously. " I love you, Liam; I am sorry”, Rissa kept on blabbing endlessly to herself. By the time she got to the last staircase, Liam was already out of the doors of the hotel. He got into his Rolls Royce and sped off immediately. Rissa felt lightheaded from her hangover, and she held the rail of the stairwell for support. An idea popped up in her head, she felt uncontrollable rage towards the man Liam caught in bed with her, she quickly climbed through the gigantic stairs to make him regret ruining her To her utter shock, her one-night stand had disappeared into thin air; Rissa screamed out in her head, how was she going to defend herself? Liam would never listen to her. She busted into uncontrollable tears. She quickly picked up her phone and called Diane, her friend, who picked up almost instantly. " Before you tell me about your sweet lovemaking, last night bride, hope Liam is out of earshot," Diane asked teasingly Rissa busted into uncontrollable tears, she couldn't hold back her emotions "Baby girl what happened!" Diane asked startled, she dropped the toothbrush she was holding It took Rissa some seconds before she could muster the courage to spill out her misfortune " Liam caught me in bed with another man" Rissa blurted out dejectedly " What! How the hell did that happen?" Diane asked in awe " It is hard to explain Diane" Rissa retorted and cried more "Shuush baby girl, I will be with you in a jiffy, don't do anything till I come " Diane said in haste pulling off her night robe " What about the fling?" Diane asked carefully trying not to betray her emotion " He disappeared into thin air" Rissa responded trying to hold back her tears Diane heaved a frustrated sigh; it was supposed to be Rissa's wedding night; how did she end up in such a terrible situation? She quickly dabbed her face with water, changed into a blue flare gown and picked up her Louis Vuitton bag. Within ten minutes Diane her friend rushed down to her " How the hell did this happen!" Diane asked restlessly, feeling agitated by the unfortunate outturn of events Rissa could barely contain her tears" It wasn't my fault Diane, the alcohol got the best of me, I slept off after you left, then..then" she stuttered " It is okay Rissa" Diane patted her shoulder in consolation, “we will get through this together” " Did you see his face? I mean the.. him.." Diane said, choosing her words carefully so as not to upset her more. Rissa nodded and cried on bitterly. Diane sighed dejectedly "This isn't good Rissa, we need to convince Liam it wasn't your fault" " He wouldn't even look at me”, Rissa cried, holding up the wedding band Liam had dropped earlier. Diane pulled her closer and hugged her lovingly. Rissa held on to her and cried her eyes out. Nobody else could feel her pain as Diane does. " I will talk to Liam, we will sort it all out, don't worry" Diane assured patting her back " Thank you, Diane, you are the only one I have, " Rissa said gratefully Rissa's phone chimed and she disentangled from Diane as she saw that it was from Liam. She read the message and sank into despair. Diane wrenched the phone out of her tight grip and read out "My lawyer will mail the divorce papers to you".The door opened with a loud thud and Adrian jumped up abruptly, his heart thumping loudly that he could barely manage to stand up straight. Rissa rushed towards them, and they all gathered around the surgeon, who threw a casual look at Rissa's exquisite shimmering flowing white gown.“The surgery was successful”Just one word and jubilation filled the air; Bianca and the baby boy had made it, and to their relief, Caleb hugged his cousin Gracia, who was still so overwhelmed that she had gotten a little brother at her teenage age. Bianca’s husband broke down in tears and Adrian had to console him.Adrian held Rissa's hand, and they exited the hospital; now that the baby had been born, they could enjoy the later part of their wedding party in merriment. Once they returned to the venue, Rissa rushed back to her changing room, where her designer was waiting patiently; Adrian had booked her for the whole day’s worth, so she had no problem with their little charade.“Let us skip the second l
The cool breeze blew in Rissa's face, and she felt bliss formed in her heart; for the second time in her lifetime, she heard the priest announce her arrival.“Here comes the bride”All heads turned in her direction, and thousands of eyes followed her gentle stride; from the pleasant look on their faces, her designer had done a flawless job. The stress that came with fitting her bulging stomach into the elegant dress she chose was a really hilarious moment for Camela. Rissa had vowed that her pregnancy wasn't going to stop her from slaying to her wedding.Abraham got up, Stella gave him a reassuring nod and he made for Rissa's side. She gave him a soft smile as the feeling of safety engulfed her; he had been nothing short of a wonderful father figure since she met him, and she wasn't willing to trade him for anyone, even if her real father were to show up, which was very unlikely. Walking her down the aisle, Abraham had truly earned it.Rissa's eyes met Adrian's, he looked at her so dr
Rosa kept shooting daggers at Adrian, but he didn't care; all that mattered was getting them deported out of Los Angeles. The police officers ushered them into the van. Bryan was silent, which bothered Adrian a little, but he overlooked it.Mrs Denver didn't show up; she had invited them, Bryan and Rosa, over only to hand them over to Adrian, who was hellbent on putting them behind bars or getting them deported. Unfortunately, Bryan had no other recorded crime aside from illegal entry, but Rosa could spend a few years behind bars for abetting Diane's crimes.Rosa was being dragged forcibly by a policeman when she screamed out; he released her arm as black blood was seeping out; Adrian remembered their last encounter, the bullet wound, and explained to the officers; they allowed her to undress the wound, to their surprise, it was rotting away.Adrian closed his eyes, disgusted by the pungent smell coming out of them; they decided to take her to the hospital while Bryan was to go into d
“I believe you are holding our family's treasure, Mr. Hickson.”Mrs Denver's loud voice cut through the air, the amusement behind her voice, a loud sound of victory. Liam contemplated calling off her charade but he decided to be civil about it.“I thought you said she wasn't your husband’s illegitimate daughter?” he questioned with a slightly raised brow.“I lied, but now that the three of them are dead and I don't have to take sleeping pills to force myself to sleep, I need to rub it in my husband's face by burying her ashes beside his”.Liam paused for a few seconds savouring the bitterness behind her words. She wasn't totally wrong. Diane’s bad blood was inherited from her callous father, Mr Denver, and they didn't really deserve any mercy. He looked down at the ceramic he was holding and stretched it forward to her.He had achieved his aim already, so having her ashes taken away by her family wasn't a big deal. His mind drifted off to the day he got their divorce papers signed, th
*Diane's Dream*Clara tried holding Diane's hand, but she pushed her hands away; the pain in her eyes, the unspoken resentment, she wondered how she even recognized her, but none of it seemed to matter; she just wanted to get out of her sight.“I am sorry my child”Diane turned around and gave her a disdainful look as if it mattered at all; all she wanted was to return to Rissa's ward and infuse the poisonous substance into her bloodstream. She looked around herself, everywhere looked so bright and deserted.She walked on, ignoring the helpless lady standing by her side pleading for her forgiveness; her life had been made miserable all thanks to her mother's reckless choice of man.“Diane, I never abandoned you, it is just….”“Save it to yourself, woman; I do not think I want to hear your excuses; I just want to get the hell out of here.”To her surprise, the woman did as she said, within a split second she disappeared, replaced by an all too familiar face, Mr Smith. Diane felt fear
“Adrian, am I pregnant?” Rissa wanted to scream but she held it in. An awkward silence ensued in the room; Adrian looked away instantly, avoiding Rissa's piercing gaze. Liam took it as a clue to leave, his bombshell seemed to have caused a shift in the atmosphere of the room.“I will check up on you later,” Liam said and winked playfully at Caleb, who smiled warmly in return. He walked out of the room with Adrian by his side. The moment they were out of sight, he apologized profusely to Adrian for spilling the beans. He had unintentionally eavesdropped on Adrian and the doctor's conversation earlier, which made him realize she was pregnant at a very early stage.“It is fine; congratulations to you, too. I guess Mrs. Hickson must be overwhelmed.”“She is, our daughter Bella is barely eight months old and……wait! Why are we talking about this?” Liam said bewildered.“Beats me too; we aren't friends after all,” Adrian responded, and awkwardly, they both laughed heartily.Adrian and Liam