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_KIMBERLY_
I turned off the water and sighed softly. My body was relaxed and I felt fresh and ready to start the day. I walked out of the steam filled cubicle and wrapped myself in a white towel before walking into my room.
Anastasia wasn't around and I figured that she might be having her breakfast or she had already left. I immediately began to dress up into something casual since I was spending the day home.
It was heartwarming seeing how our little "family" was growing. I got used to having Oliver and Lora in my everyday life and I could not imagine myself without them. Now Anastasia was added into that list and I couldn't be any happier, but I was still concerned.
Having Ana here was still a risk. I was especially concerned because it wasn't just me anymore. Oliver and Lora might be pulled into this mess all because of me. I prayed deep within that my time with them would be extended and nothing would go wrong.
I zipped up my jea
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_OLIVER_"Damn it!" I yelled, throwing all my cards on my table in frustration. "I give up. This is dumb."Kimberly laughed. "I didn't think that you would be such a sore loser, Oliver.""I'm not but this is ridiculous.""I told you that I was a master."I scoffed and leaned back into my chair. After we settled down in the room, we took a shower and watched some movies until dinner. Afterwards, we played some boardgames and card games but I only won one game.It would have been fun if both of us experienced an exceptional number of loses but continuously losing by myself sucked. I suggested to change the games multiple times, but Kim was unstoppable.Kim smiled at me when our eyes met and I held back the urge to glare at her. How was she so good at this?"You want to change the game again?" She asked."Nah," I sighed. "I'm done playing.""Don't be mad. I'm sure that there's a game here that you
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_KIMBERLY_When we got back home the following afternoon, Lora and Anastasia gave us an earful. It was cute seeing Lora pout and we couldn't promise that we would never do it again.Just like that, the week rolled by and everything was too perfect. Anastasia and Oliver were still kind of awkward around each other, but I was glad that they were both trying to get along.In the blink of an eye the weekend had approached and we were ready for our little holiday at Oliver's beach house. I was excited and I hoped that there wouldn't be any weird encounters like last time.I looked at Oliver with an amused smile while Ana burst into bouts of laughter. Lora was seated on Oliver's shoulders as she tried to tie his hair with her favorite pink hair tie that had a crystal butterfly glued on it. She was having a hard time putting all his hair into place.Seeing a tall, sophisticated man like Oliver in that hair tie was hilarious. It didn't suit h
The Billionaire's Ballerina 25
_KIMBERLY_After talking with Oliver, we walked back to the shore hand in hand. The wind blew softly as the waters swayed through our legs. I couldn't hold back the happiness from showing on my face.My love for Oliver grew and I smugly smiled to myself, grateful that I made decisions that allowed me to experience and wholely enjoy this moment. This was better than dragging myself through the day only to return to an empty apartment.It made me realize that as much as you might need a hand to pull you out from a dark place, your response to that hand mattered."Dad!" Lora called as she rushed towards us with a small, empty red bucket.He smiled and picked her up. "What's got you so excited?""I buried my beach buddy in the sand," she said with a giggle and pointed to a spot where only Ana's head was visible.I laughed. "I'll go and give her a hand."He nodded and leaned in to kiss my lips gently. I kissed him back
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_KIMBERLY_"You're still here?" Oliver asked when he walked into the living room.I stood up from the chair and rushed to him. "Of course. How can I go to bed as though nothing happened?"He sighed softly and stroked my cheek. "I understand but I want you to relax.""How can I relax when we are being watched? Now, you're involved too.""The security team have already arrived and they are searching the place. I've told them to stay until we are done with our trip so, don't worry too much."I nodded although that did nothing to calm me down. "I hope that nothing bad comes from this.""Me too. Things are starting to get out of hand. First, that man in the suit then this?"I stared at him for a while before dropping my gaze. "I'm sorry."Oliver gently grabbed me by the shoulders. "Don't be. This is not your fault.""But-""No buts. I should have thought about security before we came here but
The Billionaire's Ballerina 27
_KIMBERLY_"You have achieved such a massive school," Anastasia said as we walked towards my car in the parking lot. "It looks amazing."She insisted that I show her my ballet school and I did so when my work day arrived. After we got back from our trip, Oliver tightened security around the house and the school and as much as I didn't want to admit it to him, I felt safer.As promised, the security didn't stand out too much and they did not follow me around. Ever since then, there haven't been any more weird things going on. The dreadful feeling at the bottom of my stomach was gone and things went back to normal.Since today was my work day, I took Ana with me. I wanted to show her that I was doing well and that she shouldn't worry about me anymore. I still did not want her to stay any longer because William would definitely deal with her after she went back. But no matter how much I tried to explain that, she didn't listen and I
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_KIMBERLY_After last time's visit with Anastasia, I haven't been at the school in a while. Because she was returning home soon, Ana's been holding on to me like I was her lifeline and it was like we were attached by the hip.As much as it was fun to hang out with her, I had a business to run and I missed my little dancers. Today, I left the house before she could notice and I knew that she was upset with me through the texts that currently filled my phone, but I had to keep my ground.I walked into my class and smiled at the children, who were doing their warm ups."Kim's here!" One of the kids said when they noticed me and everybody turn to look at me.Suddenly, smiles grew on their faces and they rushed to hug me while almost knocking me over. I chuckled and returned most of the hugs before looking at the man who taught in my place."Thank you, Seth," I said."No problem. Although I would've appreciated th
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_KIMBERLY_Oliver parked his car in front of a huge mansion and we all stepped out of the car. The building ahead of us was at least twice the size of Oliver's house and it looked more grand.The large parking space gave the impression that this place was accustomed to receiving many guests. The sound of soft violin reached was heard from outside and other people were making their way into the mansion.The day finally came for Oliver's mother's birthday and I was nervous. I wondered if she was going to like me or if his relatives were going to accept me. Despite having a head full of dreadful scenerios, I made myself believe that since Oliver was a bundle of love and kindness, his family would probably be the same."Stay by my side always," Oliver said to me and I nodded as he wrapped an arm around my waist.That was the whole plan anyway. I couldn't even imagine walking around by myself and I hoped that his family wasn't
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_KIMBERLY_After dinner, people began to retire to their rooms. Before Oliver and I could leave the dining room, Anastasia approached us as she dragged a woman with thick, black hair and light blue eyes by the wrist.Unlike everybody else, the lady was in a white T-shirt, dark blue denim jeans and black heels. Despite her casual get up, she oddly suited the scene regardless of how obvious she stood out."Look who I found near the entrance," Ana said excitedly as she tried to catch her breath.I looked at Oliver and noticed that he was smiling at the other woman very fondly. I frowned. "Who is she?""Rebecca," he answered, probably noticing the skeptical tone in my voice. "Kim, this is my sister. Rebecca, this is my girlfriend, Kimberly Wingate."He's been introducing me by that title all night, but it never siezed to make me blush and feel a little shy.Rebecca's eyes widened. "Is she the mystery girl that th
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