Adam pressed his hand on the doorbell.  No answer. He pressed again and waited for a few minutes, but still, no one came to the door. He looked at the time, it was past nine in the evening. He took out his phone and dialed her number, but her phone was off. “Where are you?” He asked the empty hallway, rubbing his head in frustration. He was in Michaels Enterprises earlier to fetch Sam but she didn’t show up.  The receptionist, who recognized him immediately assumed she was picking Leigh up and was quick to tell Leigh about him. “Adam! What a surprise!” Leigh’s pleasure could be seen on her face when she came down to the lobby to meet him.  She looked unrepentant, but that was okay.  He was not there for her anyway. Leigh invited him to her office and on the way, Leigh was babbling. He knew she was nervous so he stopped her.  He put a

Adam punched the wall in his frustration.He ran after Sam right after he saw her running away, leaving the courtside seat he had reserved for them,  but his teammates held him back.   “What is wrong with you, Fowler? Concentrate on the game, not on anything else!”  his coach barked at him, irritated at his lack of attention to the game. He fought with the teammates holding him back.  "Do not be stubborn. The team needs you." His coach's words brought him back to his senses. He stopped struggling, and his teammates let him go.  Once free, he immediately retreated to the bleachers to call Sam, disappointed when he heard Kade answer her phone. He gritted his teeth in suppressed anger. “What are you doing with Sam?” He could not help the jealousy from oozing out of his voice. In his mind, he could very well picture Kade’s mocking face, addi

When their food arrived, Axel quickly stuffed his mouth, alternating between taking a big bite out of his burger and munching on fries, then taking a slurp of his shakes.Rocky watched his son devour his food, amazed at his enormous appetite. “For such a small kid, you sure gobble a lot of food.” He commented before wiping the corners of his son’s mouth with a tissue. Axel did not complain.   He continued eating, unaware of the awed expression he was getting from his adult companion. Rocky gave up all pretense of eating and just watched his son, fascinated with every move he made. Leigh, on the other hand, concentrated on her food. She did not know how to make small talk.  They were seated across from each other, and their table was filled with food, but no one was eating except Axel. Rocky's attention was all on Axel, giving Leigh a wide berth to study Rocky.She watched the father and son

After they dropped off Kade, Leigh’s phone rang.Even busy driving, Rocky glanced at her monitor to check her caller ID. His hands on the steering wheel tightened when he saw Adam Fowler’s name. He was reminded of his earlier conversation with his son and considered the man as his rival in love. Even in Baybridge, Fowler proved to be his nemesis for Leigh’s affection. Back then, he felt that Adam could not match up with him because of the agreement. But after their divorce and up to now,  he thinks of  Adam as a strong competitor to Leigh’s affections. Every time he thinks about the five years Leigh was away, he could not help, but think that Adam has slowly and neatly maneuvered his way to her life, leaving him a mile behind. He grabbed her phone and took it away.  “Give me my phone back.”  Rocky noted the tone in her voice.  Leigh was dead serious. He st

“Rocky!” Leigh cried in surprise, but Rocky would not heed. He continued to maraud her mouth, ravaging her while his hands roamed around her body, gliding his hand through the cotton fabric of her night dress. It was the most demure piece of clothing, but his imagination was running wild. He was thinking about the secrets the material hides, and he is slowly going berserk with want. Instantaneous response jabbed his lower abdomen. The knowledge alarmed him. He reluctantly tore his mouth away, much to Leigh’s disappointment.“Why did you stop?” She asked, clearly dumbfounded at his restraint. Back then, Rocky could not wait to get his hands on her. He had an enormous desire for her. Leigh felt disappointment coursing through her chest. Is she undesirable to Rocky now? She bit her lip, pressing her legs together to keep herself from grinding on him unabashedly, inviting him to continue his sensual touch.“It is broad daylight.” Leigh turned her back away from him to walk i