RYLAN"And you came up with this? Is this what I give you a salary for, to come up with this kind of trash?" I slammed the file on my desk. "Sorry Sir." The girl was almost shaking in fear, sweat beads covering his forehead while he stood in the air conditioned room. "Leave!" I gritted through my teeth and he immediately scurried out of my cabin. I massaged my forehead with my fingers. Jayce sighed and sat up straighter. "Rylan , you can always go and stop Elena from leaving you." I clicked my tongue in annoyance before looking up at him. "Why is this even coming up?" I asked in the most bored tone. "You have been extremely moody for the past few days. Whenever I am here, I see you snapping at one or the other employee, you let go a few good clients for the pettiest of reasons and you're literally surviving just on your coffee. Your mood is getting worse than that of a pregnant lady on her period." I couldn't deny that he was right. I was in my worst mood thes

ELENAHe hadn’t said it back. I had noticed but that hadn’t bothered me. It’s Rylan we were talking about and he had something holding him back, a bitter past probably. I believed every word he said and that expressed his feelings just enough. I could work with that. Picking the tray up, I walked out to the living room. He was sitting on the couch and browsing through Netflix. On seeing me he offered me a small smile. "I thought maybe we could uhh watch a movie or something…" I smiled and set the tray down. "Yeah, that will be nice." He nodded before I went and sat down beside him. Hardly did we start the movie when we heard Ava. "Daddy? Mommy? You're back early?" She slowed down in her steps and stared at us. Stacey was just a few feet back. "Yes sweetheart, we came home early." She came and stood in front of us before looking at the television. "You are watching a movie?" Rylan picked Ava up and placed her on his lap so that she was facing me. "Ye

RYLANAs I kept playing with Elena's hair , she slept peacefully with her lips parted. I wanted to trust her with everything I had, to be with her and maybe someday be able to say those words back to her. I don't know if I am going to be left with a broken heart once again but still I want to take this risk. It was impossible to look at her and not think of how much I had fallen for this woman. She made me feel emotions I didn’t think I was capable of. I was so focused on my thoughts that I didn't realize when she woke up. I looked into her blue eyes which were staring back. A soft smile was playing on her face which automatically had my lips curving up. "Good morning." She said, stretching her hands and yawning. "Good morning." I smiled. She pushed herself up on her elbow and stared at my face. "I just realized that you look better when you're clean shaved." I smiled and turned us over with me hovering over her. A surprised giggled escaped her lips. "Do

RYLAN I parked the car and got out to get to her side. She hadn't even taken her seat belt off.Without saying anything, I did it myself and supported her out of the car and into the house. Two steps in and she sat down on the floor . "What are you doing?" "I won't go upstairs." She folded her arms against her chest and looked away. I rolled my eyes at her dramatics. "You have to." It was like I was dealing with a child. "I have one condition." I metally groaned at the mention of another condition. "And that is?" She immediately held her arms out and pouted. "Carry me upstairs. I don't want to walk." I kind of liked the drunk Elena. She was being really cute. I bent down and picked her up. "Woah! You are so strong!" Gripping my neck she held onto me as I carried her up the stairs "See, I'm flying!" She squealed. "Ssh. You will wake Ava up." I at no cost wanted Ian to see a drunk Elena. "Ssh." She put a finger on her lips and look

RYLAN"Make these changes and bring them back to me. And don't forget to reschedule the meeting with Mr. Rivera." I handed my new assistant the file before leaning back in my seat. For some reason I was having a pretty bad headache. "Yes, Mr. Parker." He closed the door behind him only for me to hear his voice not seconds later. "Mr. Parker." "Yes?" I kept my eyes closed while rubbing my forehead with my fingers. "Someone's here to meet you." Not what I needed right now! "Name?" "Liliana Scott." I stilled in my seat as soon as I heard the name. Liliana. The single name brought back so many memories. "Send her up." He nodded and left before the door opened again, allowing me the sight of her. After six fucking years, she was standing in my office. I didn’t know what emotion to feel. It was all a hurricane. "Liliana." I almost gritted the name out. "Rylan. Uhh... how are you?" She took two small steps inside. I was honestly in no mood to