When Elsie arrived in the Woodley manor that evening she chose to compose herself before she walked in. Everyone was seated in the living room enjoying the evening snacks. Cups full of porridge and a large tray of cookies in the middle of the antique but lacquered coffee table. The kids were in the dining rooms with a maid watching over them."Elsie glad you can join us?" George said happily."Thank you" she said flashing a smile."And where is Lewis I thought you two are together?" Beth asked and everyone had their eyes on her.Since the uncomfortability that came with cheating on Lewis, she had decided to entangle herself in lies again but that evening she had to come up with something to save his ass because the truth was too harsh. It was better to lie for someone she had no idea where they were but with Lewis it was different. He was with a hot model somewhere in the numerous clubs of waste brook having fun. Perhaps with his head between her legs making her scre

Robert Keene was seated in his garden enjoying the view with a newspaper in his hands. A chocolate lacquered coffee stool with a glass full of wine and bottle of Hardy's under it. He thumbed through the pages and stopped to sip from his glass once in a while. His wife Norah later joined him from the super active house. It was in this garden if not the bedroom where they did their usual talk. "You are all alone out here Robert everything okay? I couldn't help but notice you were missing from the party"She kissed him on the cheek and took a sip from his glass of wine. "Am okay hunnie I just needed some time to think you know with all the noise and kids playing everywhere""So what is that you're thinking about?""You really want to know?"Their relationship was based on single decision maker. Robert. They all just followed what he said blindly like a bunch of pilgrims. And in case they asked he always had an answer ready."Let me make it easy, how are yo

Lewis angrily kicked the door open, pushed her in the room and shut it with a bang. Elsie was left standing in the middle of the room massaging her right hand that moments back was in the grasp of his, shaking with fear, tears were already rolling down her cheeks even before he said anything. Not for long because it was coming, you could tell from how he was seething with rage pacing up and down the room mumbling to himself and hopefully punching sense into his head instead of boiling with anger. "Where the Fuck have you been, you can't just run off and switch off your phone God damn it!" Screamed Lewis confronting her.She said nothing instead she raised her gaze, her face soaking wet with tears and dropped it, blowing her nose."Crying? Seriously Elsie, you think you can avoid this conversation with tears...""You're going to pretend like you don't know what's going on between us really Lewis?" She asked amid sobs."I came home drunk, in the morning. No need t

What Frank had taken as a moment of weakness, a kiss of confusion that only happened because she was sad was somehow taking a toll on him. The moment the two of them were separated he started thinking about it, every minute he spent around her was making him fall in love every day, for some reason he not only enjoyed dancing and going to work but also dancing with her, talking to her and sometimes just staring at her dancing. Dance had become like their secret language, some kind of Morse code that no one else could understand but the two of them."I want the whole cake!" "Wait, what?" Asked wade surprised.He had every reason to be surprised, they were seated in the living room enjoying a movie over bowls of popcorn. Again, a so rare occasion."Wasn't talking to you dude" Frank answered sending a fistful of corn through his mouth.To prove his point wade looked around before he turned to look at him. It cracked the both of them a little getting their attention

That evening after work Elsie quickly went to check on George, she wanted permission to go run an errand, but we both know she wanted to go for that meeting with the blackmailer, sounds awkward and stupid but after thinking deliberately about the whole thing she decided to rise to the occasion and face her own demons, nothing was going to happen if she just sat there and expected her problems to disappear. She was going to take the bull by the horns and snatch her peace back. "Don't stay out late, you heard the conversation at the table" George said without making eye contact, it seemed as though he was going to be there for quite some time. To some extent she pitied and wanted to help, but you can't pour from an empty cup. The only way she could help him was if she didn't have problems of her own."Sure, I might be able to help tomorrow""You worry too much about me kiddo" he raised his gaze, "Too much to an extent my own son thinks you're trying to replace him""He was just angry,