Sophie knew that no victory ever lasted for her. She should have known that. Yet, the amount of disappointment that coursed through her when she saw their text from Mira that morning was enough to have her spiraling out of control.She had meant to climb out of bed and have a beautiful morning by jogging over to Joyce's place down the street but there went her morning mood.She hissed and shuffled out of bed. Sitting up, she shoved her phone somewhere before climbing down. Shoving her feet into the bunny slippers at the foot of her bed, her gaze landed on the hamper filled with a pile of her dirty wears.Groaning because she wasn't in the mood to do her laundry, she ignored it and padded into her bathroom instead. For some reason, she felt very hungry that morning despite having eaten casserole with Joyce the night before.She grabbed her toothbrush, applied an ample amount of paste before she started to brush her teeth. When she finished brushing, she stretched and came out of the ba
Sophie had just finished her laundry and returned to her apartment, feeling a pleasant exhaustion from the day's chores. She hadn't wanted to do it, almost picked up her phone to call her housekeeper but then she had thought about it when Joyce came around to help her out with it. That had been what had encouraged her.“So, like you are traveling home next weekend?” She asked, glancing over her shoulders to see her friend's face.“Yes, I'm so damn excited Sophie. Finally, ” She exhaled.“I get. And I'm so damn excited for you, babe. Say in a few months now, you will be getting married.” Sophie squealed before collapsing on her couch, her face set in an excited smile.“Thank you, ” Joyce mused as a blush crept up her face.“That reminds me, my neighbor, Gina invited us to her parents' surprise wedding anniversary. It's next weekend.” I relayed her message to her.“Woah, isn't she like an event planner or something?” Joyce asked watching Sophie gulp down water from her bottle.“That's
“So, you are just going to freshen up and head to your parent's house?” Tyler asked when they stepped out of the elevator. His large hand was latched onto hers and they both didn't even realize it. Tyler had taken her hand when they alighted from the car earlier, his other hand resting on her lower back.They had cut the act in the elevator ride up but had still gone ahead to hold hands without realizing it.Sophie exhaled, brushing a hand through her hair. Her hat had been long discarded and even though the picnic had been nothing but eventful being that about two reporters captured her with Tyler, she still felt exhausted knowing about how her day was about to end.“Honestly, I wish nothing more but to end it before it even begins.” She exhaled, shaking her head slightly.“Wow, ” Tyler watched her. He had noted on three occasions that whenever she talked about her family, the color just seem to drain out of her face, leaving her pale and extremely tired.“Well, I hope you have a nic
Tyler cursed his luck as he strode out of the car. His car keys dangled around his fingers and as uncomfortable as he was, he didn't let that reflect on his face as he stood in the open space, looking around for one person.When he said he had urgent work to attend to, he didn't mean work like this. He didn't mean work that involved shit like this but of course, his evening just had to get ruined before it even began.A white Mercedes rolled into the driveway and Tyler had to cover his face with his palm from the blinding lights of the car. He scoffed before leaning against the car, watching as the lights went off and the sound of the engine got cut.Shoving his hands into the pocket of his jeans, he waited impatiently for Gabby to make his way out of the car over to where he was. Gabby stepped forward and without a word, handed Tyler a blind folder.“See man, I know that you are upset but—”“—The hell, I am!” Tyler lost it and interrupted him. He turned around angrily and hit the bo
Sophie woke up with a splitting headache and an irregular pound in her head. She held her head, a small cry escaping her lips. Still holding her head in place, she sat up on the bed and for a moment she realized that she wasn't in her room.But she didn't panic before the events of the day came tumbling in her mind and she couldn't suppress the loud groan that escaped her. How could she have been so foolish to stay the night at Tyler's?He wasn't her boyfriend, she had to learn that quickly.She shuffled out of bed beside the pound in her head and was about to make a beeline for the door when her eyes flickered to the bed stand and she saw the glass of water and a packet of pills put in place for her.She blinked twice to clear her confusion, surprised to see that there. Hesitating, she took slow steps toward it like it was going to hurt her or something before she finally came to terms with it and made use of the pills and the water.It wasn't until she was done that she caught her
Sophie wasn't surprised when Kristen walked into her office with a bouquet of carnations and a box of chocolates. The gesture had been happening frequently. It would arrive almost at lunchtime when she was about to take a break and each note told a different story.Sophie had no idea who it was that was dropping the flowers but she knew that whoever it was would show up eventually. Still, she accepted the flowers from Kristen with a large smile, shrugging internally at the thought of it being Giovanni. “Thank you, ” she took a sniff of the fresh flowers before she went ahead to pick out the note.“May your day be filled with love as the carnations.” She read with a small giggle before handing it back to Kristen to put away in the vase. Sophie stuck open her drawer before tucking the handwritten note into a folder she had kept there for such purpose. When she glanced back up, she realized that her bubbly assistant was grinning at her and she was starting to raise her brows in suspici
Sophie wasn't sure what she was expecting after receiving the call from Harper but nothing in front of her beat her imagination. Nothing before her warned her of the impending storm.Tyler had barely parked the car properly when she jumped out and climbed up the stairs that led into Harper's salon. What she definitely wasn't expecting that caught her attention was the presence of the red-haired, destroying things around the store while a frantic Harper went after her.At first, Sophie had thought the red-haired was Joyce because of the way she had her hair packed but the woman was curvier and shorter than Joyce was. Also, Joyce would never resort to violence the way the woman was.“Bitch, you ain't ruining my shop. I got customers here. You ain't doing this to me. This is personal. Hey! Don't you dare trash that? Bitch, I'm talking to you!” Harper was screaming at the madwoman when Sophie got a hold of one of the stylists running around to stop the bully's assistant.“Silva, what the
Sophie gestured to Silva who came running with a scrunchy which she used in parking her hair quickly without breaking from the glare she stared at the woman with.“Babe, you don't want to do this. Don't descend to her level.” Tyler was quick to grab her hand before she made a move on the woman who was now covered by her friends.Sophie smiled despite her anger. Even at a time like that, Tyler was still acting.“Honey, I love you and all but if she wants to go low, then I will go lower.” She surprised herself by leaning in to press a quick peck to his cheeks.And like he wasn't there or something, Sophie turned toward the red-haired woman and marched toward her. Her friends flew out of the way while she grabbed her whimpering ass by her arm and pushed her to the floor.Gasps filled the air and people screamed while others clapped excitedly. They needed someone to put the woman in her place. None of them was going to do it but Sophie was.The woman screamed and tried to make a run for i