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Good graces

Although Derek wasn’t the type to care about people’s opinions about him, Ava’s parents weren't just ‘people.’ They were important to her, and so he cared about impressing them.This was why he did not like the fact that he hadn’t been prepared to meet them the previous night and he wasn’t looking his best when he met them.He decided to remedy that the following afternoon when he went to drop off Harper from school at Ava’s place by going home early from work, freshening up, and making sure to look as dapper as he always looked.He also came along with a gift for everyone that he hoped they would like. Sometimes, he ran into people who got offended when he tried to get them gifts because they probably felt that he was calling them poor.He hoped to high heavens that Ava’s family wouldn’t be those types of people. He simply enjoyed giving people stuff, whether they could afford it on their own or not, and he had brought gifts for Ava's family because it was the polite thing to do. It

Another ted talk

Ava's dad, along with Ava and her sister were in the backyard. Harper was with them, already munching on some food or snack that someone gave her, while still dressed in her school clothes.Just looking at Ava was enough to cause Derek’s heart to start beating. Jeez! He needed to get a grip on himself. What was he? A high school kid with a crush on the cheerleader?He walked over to where Ava's father was by the grill, greeted him, and shook his hand firmly.Ava’s family was clearly not one to hold a grudge because just like her mother had done, her father greeted him as normally as though nothing happened the previous day.Ava also greeted him and smiled at him. However, he couldn’t help but notice that she looked strained, which was not at all the way she usually looked whenever he came around since they became friends again.In fact, after she greeted him, she avoided his gaze altogether and busied herself with doing other things … things that Derek couldn’t help noticing did not a

Seeking permission

The rest of the afternoon went well enough, except for the fact that Derek and Ava didn't speak much throughout that afternoon, despite the fact that he had spent all afternoon at her place.He was beginning to think that she was avoiding him. Her father, however, was pleased with the pack of wine that Derek brought for him."This is my favorite wine. How did you know that? Who's been spilling my secrets?" Ava's father asked as they had dinner.Derek couldn’t believe that so much time had passed since he first arrived at the house that afternoon, yet he didn't even notice because he enjoyed being there."Oh, Ava mentioned it sometime in the past and I remembered," He replied to Ava’s Dad’s question.That was when he and Ava newly got married and were having dinner together one night. He poured them each a glass of the wine, which was a gift from a friend and Ava mentioned that it was her favorite wine.Her tone and face were nostalgic as she said it, and since then, he made sure that

The 'almost' fight

"I heard that Jerome is dead. I'm guessing you had something to do with it.” Denise said to Amanda, eyeing the other woman.She more or less lived in Amanda’s house nowadays, while she waited for someone to buy her house that was close to Derek’s so that she could have some money.She hated having to be without money … lots of it, to be precise, so she had also put up the luxury cars that she bought from the time she lived with Derek for sale.At least the sale of these items was going to keep her afloat pending when the scandal died down and she was able to start working again or pending when Amanda finally got rid of Derek and she got her share of his money … whichever one came first.“Of course, I had something to do with it. Having money is a really good thing. If you have money, you can do literally anything you want.” Amanda said, puffing up with her own self-importance.Denise took some time to reflect on how life really wasn’t fair at all. She had worked her ass off ever since

Unbothered

The two women stared at him in surprise as he slowly made his way into the restaurant.His eyes were obscured by shades that were meant to conceal his identity, but they certainly did not conceal his identity from Amanda and Denise though since they knew him like the back of their palm.“Isn’t that Steve? Why on earth is he looking like that?” Denise asked Amanda, who shrugged and wondered what on earth she saw in him in the first place.He must have seen them where they were sitting and staring at him because he came straight to their table and sat down opposite them.“Hey ladies,” He said, taking off his glasses, at which point Amanda and Denise both gasped.Steve’s eyes were bloodshot like he hadn't been getting enough sleep, his face was red and swollen and to sum it all up, he looked like shit.“What on earth happened to you?” Denise asked him in surprise.“Derek, our mutual enemy, happened to me. I swear that man thinks he's invincible.” Steve spat, his eyes showing the depth of

Heart in mouth

Not long after their lengthy man-to-man conversation, Derek and Mr Jones went back into the house because Derek had to prepare to leave.Emily looked at him inquiringly when he came back inside, and he smiled at her to assure her that all was well. He said goodbye to everybody, and finally, Ava got up to see him off to his car."Do you mind if we take a little walk down the street, Ava?" He asked her."Of course not. I don't mind. In fact, a walk will be just great after all that tension." She replied."You thought that there was tension in the house today? In my opinion, it was much better than yesterday.""I guess you're right about that. I hope my dad wasn’t too harsh on you when you guys went to discuss.""No, he wasn't. In fact, he bestowed the privilege of being part of the family upon me, and I feel very honored because your family seems to be really interesting, at least compared to mine, or rather the one I used to have.""That's a good sign then.""He did tell me that he pre

A new leaf

It seemed as though Steve turned over a new leaf overnight. Whereas before, he couldn’t hide his disgust for Amanda, now, he waited on her hands and foot, called her day and night, and generally acted like a man who was in love."I still don't know what you want from me, Steve," Amanda told him one afternoon when he took her out for lunch yet again. She wasn’t complaining, though.As far as she was concerned, she was living her best life. Steve could be quite charming when he decided to be and he was really putting his mind to being charming these days, but still, she knew that she had to be on her guard.She had been burned by him once before, and she didn't want that to happen to her again.It was a good thing that Steve was acting the way he was now and was giving her all the attention that she craved because Logan had all but disappeared into thin air after taking the fifty grand for killing Jerome.She knew that he would be back in no time though ... Perhaps when the money was fi

An idea

“I thought I already told you that I would have nothing to do with the kid. The only person I'm going to go after is your brother, and maybe I can be persuaded to go after his ex-wife too, but I'm not going to unalive an innocent child." Logan told her, scowling when she mentioned Harper."No one said you had to do anything to her yourself. You can surely hire someone to kill her or something, or if you don't want to do that, you can kidnap her and leave the rest to me. I don't mind doing it myself. You've got another thing coming if you think that Derek won't leave his wealth to her if anything happens to him or that bitch he's so obsessed with. If they're all out of the way, then naturally, since I'm the closest living and only relative, for that matter, I'll get everything." She told him. It was simple common sense.He seemed more grumpy than he usually was, and she wondered what an earth his problem was, but she did not care enough to ask him."Were you fucking that actor guy?" He

Unsure

After their talk the other night, Derek began to court Ava. According to her, she wasn’t sure if she wanted to get back together, so he made it his mission to show her reasons why getting back together was a good thing for the both of them.Her family remained in her house for a few more days after he talked with her Dad. During those days, he stayed away from her house so as to give her family some time and privacy to visit with her, but he still made sure to call her every day.Ava had never before seen this very attentive side of him, not even when he wasn’t avoiding her after they just got married. He had always been caring, so his caring nature wasn’t a surprise.However, now, he showered her with so much attention that it was becoming increasingly difficult to continue to keep her feelings for him at bay.The sexual tension between them had gotten to an all-time high, and Ava had never felt as attracted to him as she did now, not even when they were married. They both kept their

Utter desire

They were silent for a few minutes. Harper was already fast asleep because it was past her bedtime already and Derek realized that he should probably leave so that Ava could get some sleep as well."I should probably be leaving now," Derek said, getting up and stretching luxuriously. One day, in the near future, he hoped he wouldn’t have to leave Ava and Harper at the end of the day anymore, but for now, he would do whatever it was that made Ava comfortable and happy.Ava stared at his rippling muscles as he stretched, remembering all too vividly how hard and silky they used to feel under her hands. Damn! This was becoming even more difficult to bear.Shaking herself, she got up with him, so that she could walk him to the door, even though he had come here so many times that there was no need for that anymore and he could see himself out.With each day that passed, she fell more and more in love with Derek. As for him, she couldn’t tell how he felt because he acted the way he normall

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