LOGIN“You’re here again.” She states, rolling her eyes without so much as a good morning when she opens the door and sees me standing there. “Good morning to you too. Yes, I’m indeed here again. How are you doing?” I ask her, resolving not to let her hostility get to me. She has every reason to be hosti
I have not been to Nora's apartment for several months since Sally disappeared. In the first month of Sally's disappearance, I used to come here a lot, so much so that I’m sure that I must have begun to look like a desperate creep to Nora. Each time I came here back then, I would plead and plead wi
“No! I want to go with you and Aunt Sally!” He protests angrily when he sees the nanny and realizes that I’m about to leave him with her. “Honey, you must be very tired from running up and down with me these past few days. That is why I want your nanny to take you home so you can rest. Besides, you
SEAN Somehow, Sally allows herself to be convinced to come back home with me, which as even her doctor agrees, is the best decision for her right now because she needs all the help that she can get. We’ve finally been able to reach Nora and Austin, who have arrived at their honeymoon destination a
SALLY I can tell that Sean is surprised at my blunt tone and sharp words, but I couldn’t care less. I vaguely remember how I had pleaded with my boss to get in touch with him after she told me that she could not reach Nora and Austin no matter how many times she tried to reach them. I had been ter
The small bundle feels incredibly light as the nurse places it in my arms. Every single iota of sleep flees from my eyes as I hold and look down at my daughter. The nurse helps me adjust the baby in my arms while smiling at me in approval. Immense love for this tiny human floods my entire being and
The next morning, Austin got to Nora’s restaurant quite early. He didn’t know her place, and she wasn’t ready to give him her address, so they had agreed to meet here. For some reason, Austin was very nervous, but of course, he tried not to let on how nervous he was. It would not be a good look on h
"So this is the boy you’ve been boasting about.” Christina’s mother said to her father-in-law later that evening as they all sat down to dinner in the grand living room of their family house. Austin was sitting with them, feeling incredibly uncomfortable. He would have preferred to eat in his room,
Mr. Carter’s driver took Austin and the other members of his ‘entourage’ straight to an airport, where they got on a private plane … a different one from the one of the previous night. Austin could not believe that in less than twenty-four hours, he was getting into another luxurious car and flying
Later that evening, Austin stood in front of one of Christina’s mansions, waiting for one of her numerous domestic help to let him in. Before now, he had never had to wait for anyone to let him into any of her houses, because he had the keys to all of them, and could go and come as freely as he plea







