Theodore poured the coffee in two cups just as Abigail emerged from her room. He noticed that she seemed troubled and deep in thought, so he grabbed a croissant too that he knew she loved so much. He rested the coffee in front of her as she joined him at the kitchen island.
“Thank you,” Abigail mumbled with a short smile as she snaked her fingers around the mug. She took a sip of the warm beverage, loving how it provided her body with even more comfort.
She was accustomed to Theodore making her drinks and fetching her snacks by now. Whenever she came over for a dance, he would usually insist that she stay for coffee or a glass of his wine.
It warmed her heart that he found the need to pick up a few croissants from Brown’s Diner since he knew that she loved them. It was sweet of him.
Abigail tried to steady her thoughts as she turned to face Theodore. He stared ahead of him as he drank his coffee in
Theodore tried to stay calm. He knew this would be the hardest part for him to hear, but the last thing he wanted to do was make her think he was uncomfortable.This wasn’t about him. Abigail entrusted this with him, so he tried to remain strong for her throughout it all. His heart broke a bit when Abigail spoke again.Her voice was barely a whisper as she reflected on it all. “I was a bit tipsy, so I grabbed his phone from the nightstand.He didn’t try getting the phone from me until we saw the caller’s ID.It read ‘Dad’,” she mumbled, remembering every detail about the word.“I tried answering it, but he fought for the phone until he got it.So, I waited until he was asleep to check his messages with his ‘dad’.When I saw who it was, my entire world came crashing down. “I left in the middle of the night.I didn’t even bother trying to wake him up and talk to him about it.I just left. I drove and drove for hours
The rain outside had gottenheavierover the past hours.The streets of New York would no doubt be flooded by morning, and workers would either call in sick or blame the weather for something so they won’t have to go in for their daily jobs.However, Theodore didn’t think about any of that.He could only think about the woman sleeping peacefully beside him.He was propped on his elbow, watching Abigail in a curled state, taking deep, slow breaths as she slept.She was a quiet sleeper--not even a single sound.However, she did sometimes twitch with an uncomfortable look on her face until she eventually fell back into peace, looking like the living epitome of sleeping beauty.It has been an h
The rain had completely disappeared today, replaced with the blazing sunlight. The streets seemed like there was no rain the night before, and everyone went about in their usual morning rush.Theodore held the car door open for Abigail before joining her on the other side. They drove in comfortable silence as the morning news filled the quietness of the car. However, unlike all the other times they travelled together, Theodore held Abigail’s hand across the console, which was highly comfortable for them both.As Theodore drove past Brown’s Café that was right across from his place of work, Abigail stared at him in confusion.“I thought we were getting breakfast,” she pointed out in questioning.Theodore nodded. “We are. But I’m taking you somewhere that is closer to your workplace. I don’t want to make you late,” he said, causing Abigail’s cheeks to heat up.“Hav
The city was as beautiful asalways.Theodore appreciated the view from his office as he gazed upon the horizon.The coffee on his table was getting cold, but he could care less about the wretched beverage.Instead, he simply stared at the beauty of New York, hoping that it would grant him some sort of peace like it always did.Yet, even after five minutes, it did nothing.Theodore’s mind was captivated by memories of the first night he saw Abigail.He remembered the fear in her eyes like it was yesterday.He remembered how she passed out against him in the car after being drugged by that awful man.And worst of all, he remembered the confusion and terror on her face when she stumbled downstairs that morning.
Theodore waited patiently in the lounge room for Abigail to return from her shower.He had the TV on, but he scrolled through his phone instead of watching whatever the characters on the programme had to say.Soon, Abigail emerged wearing nothing but sleep shorts and a tank top.The warmers in Theodore’s house made it impossible for her to survive in the sweater she had initially picked out.They had agreed to watch a movie together.However, Theodore was already bored.But, he enjoyed being around Abigail, so he didn’t protest the arrangement.In fact, he was thrilled that she wanted to do something so mundane and ordinary with him.But when Abigail kept asking what he wanted to watch and h
Chapter includes mature content. Read with discretion.***If Theodore wasn’t good at anything else--which he was--he was an excellent kisser.Abigail hadn’t had experience with many men in her life, but none of them kissed the way Theodore did.Of course, there was that kissing booth in high school where the student body president forced her to participate, claiming that it was ‘A duty to the school’.Abigail had spent the entire afternoon trying to get her mouth clean, even though there had been good and bad kisses.But the point was that no one she had ever met had the gift that Theodore had.Perhaps it was the fact that he made her feel beautiful and special in this love language.His kisses were never purely instinctual or demanding.It captured her entire soul and wrapped it around his finger smoothly.It was like he spoke to her with the way he moved his tongue over the base of her neck or thr
The smell of coffee in the morning always soothes Abigail’s mind and brings her peace.When she woke up this morning, Theodore was nowhere to be seen, but he left a note saying he had to run into the office early today because Jerry said there was an emergency.Abigail understood this, and she wasn’t upset.Last night was great, and she didn’t regret it one bit.Though they didn’t share a bed, she had hoped that she would’ve seen him when she woke up.It was now around ten in the morning, and she still hadn’t heard anything from him.It made her worry. What could this emergency be?She remembered that Theodore once mentioned that Jerry was his COO and right-hand man.
On a night this beautiful, probably everyone in the city was in a great mood. It seemed almost impossible to be upset. The weather was great, the stars shimmered, and the full moon danced along the horizon of the glistening water.Yet, even with everything, Abigail was a nervous wreck, and nothing Najay said could soothe her. With Theodore being gone, Abigail had been more on edge than usual, and now with this dinner with Seymour, she didn’t know what to expect.Was it a promotion? Was it an official proposal to work with them full time once she completes her studies? Abigail couldn’t tell, and being fifteen minutes late to pick her up wasn’t helping either.She had insisted that she meet him at the restaurant, but Seymour wouldn’t have a lady take a cab when he could drive her there himself. But now, he was late, and the shoes on her feet grew uncomfortable.“Abigail, relax. You’ll be fine,” Najay said for the um