*Sierra*After acknowledging Frankie’s presence, I went back to the house where Brian was still poring over his videos but this time Amanda was watching with him.“Sierra, have you seen Frankie? She was looking for you guys,” Brian said looking up when he noticed me.“She is with Jayden at the gazebo,” I said deliberately.“Belvedere you mean. Wait until dad catches you calling it a hat, he will give you another tongue lashing,” Brian said with a grin on his face. I take it that he had once done it just to annoy Jayden and was speaking from experience.“Amanda sorry for dumping this on you, but can you continue watching him as I freshen upstairs?” I requested and she obliged willingly.“Sierra, you do realize that I am in the room and can hear you very well. You make me sound like a wild animal that needs supervision.” Brian grumbled.“Once I am done the three of us can prepare dinner for today, that is if Amanda is okay with it,” I said turning to face Amanda who smiled.I went upstai

*Sierra*Today was the day that Jayden was throwing a garden party. Cynthia and I were excited as we would both be attending. The party was scheduled to start in the afternoon and go well into the night.Angela and Mirabel would hold the fort, though I had reported early in the morning up until past 9 when Frankie arrived. She saw me and chased me away almost immediately telling me to go home and prepare myself. I also found out that she, and Lisa would be attending the party as well. Well the grounds were big enough for me to avoid Lisa. I also had home advantage and knew where to hide.I went back home to a cacophony of noises and a beehive of activity. Tents and chairs were being set up all over the area. The belvedere was the main area where food would be prepared and served from. The tents were small ones that were set in a few locations to provide shade and cover for drinks that would be served.I bumped into Maria who was ferrying some linen to the belvedere.“Do you need some h

*Jayden*I couldn’t help myself but stare at Sierra as I stood surrounded by my other guests. I occasionally caught her eyeing me and once she had the audacity to blow me a kiss. Listening to Daniel Lawriess chatter on about his business was beginning to wear me down.I wished I could extricate myself from the group and make my way to Sierra. Seeing her seated there comfortably and laughing with the others made me a little jealous. Well at least she was not sitting with men, I would have lost it there and then.She looked very sexy in that short pale blue dress and I didn’t think she would have looked any hotter than at that moment I set my eyes on her. Then it had the multiplicative effect surrounded by her three friends all dressed in similar dresses.The smell of the roasting meats made my stomach rumble and I realized that I was hungry. I hadn’t eaten since morning except for a quick muffin I had eaten at a café. I flagged down one of the servers and had him get me a small platter

*Jayden*I had Dave drive me to The Purple Mirage. I wanted to see if I could talk to Sierra. She had disappeared the night of the party and the party had continued after that though it was awkward for me.Nathan Sinclair had pulled me aside and chastised me like a little boy for what I did. He didn’t blame me for sleeping with Olga but rather getting drunk and having her take advantage of the situation. He also berated me for not telling Sierra in person and waiting for Olga to break the news to her.I had no comeback to his words and he was right in everything he told me. However I never in a million years thought that Olga would reach out to Sierra. At first I had wondered how she had even connected the dots and known that it was Sierra. I watched the video again on the broken phone and it was then I heard myself moan Sierra’s name that it dawned on me.Olga had prudently vanished for the evening after opening Pandora’s Box that evening. I couldn’t chase after Sierra immediately as

*Sierra*There was a gentle tapping on my door. I woke up sleepily and looked at my phone. I put it back by my bedside and covered myself again but the knock persisted. It was nine and I just didn’t want to wake up now.I sighed and tied my robe around myself and went downstairs. I peeped through the peephole and saw a young handsome man standing at the doorway. I unbolted the door and opened it. He took a step back with a sheepish smile on his face.“I am sorry,” he said apologetically, “I didn’t think you were still asleep. Mom told me you are usually awake by now.”I may have had a confused look because he said, “My mom is Mrs. Wango.”Oh so this must be her son. In his hands he held a wicker basket and I could see trails of steam wafting up from the white tea towel covering the basket. He held it up for me to take.“She is feeling a little under the weather and is indoors so I volunteered to bring the milk and cookies over.”He smiled and started to go when I realized that I hadn’