“Wake up sleepy head” Nathan whispered into her ear and Audrey slowly opened her eyes and a slight yawn followed.“Is it morning already?” She asked in an almost inaudible voice and Nathan burst out laughing.“You sound so tired, baby”“Then who made me tired?” She rolled her eyes before glancing at the wall clock, “7pm?” Audrey’s eyes opened wide as saucers, “did I sleep that long?”“Hmm, you were tired so I told no one to wake you up”The memory of the steamy day they had became fresh in her memory and Audrey could feel color creeping up on her face, the blood rush was massive.“Are you blushing right now?”“Of course not” she sneered and tried to climb out of bed but he drew her back and she landed in his embrace.“Trying to escape?” He teased, “a few hours ago you were shivering in my arms right?”“Pervert” Audrey rolled her eyes but that didn’t stop her lips from curling into a smile, “you are a bad boy”“I know right?” Nathan held onto her tightly as he sniffed her hair, her na
“Babe '' Nathan called and Audrey jolted back to reality, for like five minutes he had been calling her name but she was lost in the reverie of her own thoughts and didn’t hear him.Audrey was still on the balcony where Louisa left her even though it was more than an hour. Her conscience was pricking her and she didn’t know how to face him. The more she thought about it, the more she felt the pangs of pain in her chest. Nathan was too nice a person for her to lie to him like this.“Are you okay?” He asked with his hand on her shoulder, “I have been calling out to you, what happened?”“I am not Vanessa” Audrey blurted and the man froze, he was contemplating if he heard her well.“What?”“I meant what if I was not Vanessa?” She changed her statement, “your mum called me another name remember?”Her statement made Nathan to burst out laughing, wasn’t she a hilarious one?“Are you kidding me right now?”“What do you mean?” Audrey was not sure what he was driving at.“I know my Nessa okay?”
Audrey twirled for the umpteenth time in front of the mirror as she forced her lips to curl into a smile.The maroon colored dress stood out impeccably on her body and the bright rouge on her lips made her look more alluring. The gown was bare to the shoulder and it had slit cutting up to the thighs making her hourglass figure look more natural and defined. Her hair was pulled back into French pleats and she looked magnificent.Audrey could hardly believe she was the one standing in front of the mirror, this was the first time she has ever dressed like this except for her fake wedding.“You look pretty” Louisa said to her as she placed a hand on her shoulder, “Nathan made the right choice”“Technically, this is for my sister and she would have looked beautiful in this”“This is particularly for you, Audrey. Nathan had this designed a few days after you came here, he didn’t make it for the Nessa that was in his mind but the one who was in front of him”Audrey smiled at the woman and tu
“You like it?” He whispered into her ears again, “is it to your liking?”“Are you kidding me right now, Nathan?” Audrey squealed, “this is like the best gift I have ever received babe, I don’t even know what to do or say. I am so overwhelmed and…”“So you like her more than me?” He teased with a pout, “I thought I was your most favorite person?”“Come of it, Nathan '' she hit him lightly and turned to the yacht again, “this is magnificent '' she muttered under her breath.The beauty of the yacht was too extravagant, the more she looked at it the more she fell in love with it.“Baby” he called from behind her again and Audrey turned her attention to him again, her mouth opened wide in awe. Even if she already knew that Nathan was going to propose to her, seeing him on his knees was just overwhelming for her. Audrey didn’t know how to react to the fact that he was on his knees, this was not how she pictured her life but it was beautiful. Being proposed to on a yacht was not an everyday
His statement made Nathan ball his hand into a fist while his eyes darkened, he could let his father talk down on him but not his Vanessa. Not the woman he wanted to get married to, not the woman who was about to be the mother of his children.This was not how he planned the night for his baby and this was not how he intended for things to happen, he didn’t even invite his father here so why the hell was he here?“Why didn’t anyone tell me about the engagement?” Ethan asked again, “no one told me anything and I am just finding out. Is that even right? I mean I am supposed to know right? This is your big day and I am being treated like a guest?”“What right do you have to talk to Vanessa like that?” He said through gritted teeth.“What?” Audrey pressed down on his hand gently to make him keep quiet but Nathan would hear nothing of it, anyone disrespecting his woman was not allowed near him.“If you are here to cause a scene, I suggest you leave Mr Hernandez”“You….”His wife interrupte
For a while Nathan didn’t say anything as the two of them kept standing and looking at each other. For all the years he knew vanessa, she never introduced anyone to him as her friend or even college school mate and now some Jakes just popped up from nowhere and is calling his fiancée in the night?It didn’t even make sense and he couldn’t help but feel jealous for the fact that another man called his wife to be. “Baby” Audrey walked up to him and held onto his hand, “he is just my college mate and it’s really nothing, he was just calling to check up, it’s been a while”“Sure” he plastered a fake smile across his lips, “we should always be cheerful towards our friends right?” Audrey didn’t notice the sarcasm in his voice.“We should eat, the food it getting cold”Both his father and Audrey helped him to take his seat while the others gathered around, it was a rare occasion for the big boss to gather all of them for dinner together and none of them was taking it for granted.“Before w
The time was already past eight when Audrey slowly opened her eyes and yawned a little, she could still feel the headache throbbing. The pills from the night before didn’t help much but before she could even climb out of bed, memories of what happened earlier became fresh in her mind and she shivered down to her spine. Not only did Nathan call Jakes but he was also asking about the name “Audrey” this was more of a disaster than she thought, how did things become so complicated?She was still in her train of thoughts when the door pushed open and Mrs Hernandez entered with a cup of tea.“I see you are already awake” she walked over to the bed and handed her the cup of tea, “how do you feel?”“This is a disaster” Audrey mumbled, “we are in deep trouble”“What do you mean?” Louisa was not sure what happened, “did something happen?”“Nathan kept asking me who Audrey is and he even called my friend”“Which friend?”The lady sighed for the umpteenth time, she dreaded what Nathan was thinkin
It was already past six when Audrey finally came back from her training and Nathan was waiting for her in the garden while a hotpot was simmering on the table in front of him, by his side Bunny was standing and he was the one looking over the hotpot.The minute she climbed out of the car, her phone beeped with a message and her lips curled into a smile when she saw who it was from.“Let’s have hotpot in the garden”This was a necessity for her and Vanessa, they both loved hotpot even if it was an Asian delicacy. While Audrey preferred veggies to non vegetarian dishes, Vanessa was the direct opposite. She loved her meat but they both enjoyed a well cooked hotpot. It was in the latter days when they became distant from each other that Audrey stopped eating it and now seeing Nathan asking her to eat hotpot with him, a lot of memories came rushing back.“Ma’am” the chauffeur called out to her and Audrey jolted back to reality, “are you okay? You look lost”“Sure” her lips stretched into