Lahat ng Kabanata ng His sidepiece : Kabanata 111 - Kabanata 120

EMMA.“Who is Kevin?” I asked, trying to recall where I had heard that name.It was all too familiar.“You don't know him. He lives around the neighborhood. He's an ex marine, quite muscular, and-”“Does he by any chance work at a restaurant?” Kristina asked,I looked at her in confusion.“Yes, but he recently got fired. He was accused of inappropriately touching ladies. It's a lie. Kevin would never do that.” She defended him.As she spoke, I saw an even dumber version of myself in her. I could have, and I did defend Alex in everything he did, but sexual assault would have been where I drew the line.“So, you're crying because your boyfriend was wrongly accused?” I asked her, trying to get the concept.“Not that entirely.”“Then why are you crying?” I asked, trying to maintain as much composure as I could. I did not want to lose my mind, although it seemed so. I still did not want to believe my nineteen fucking year old sister was crying over a man. Did she not learn anything from

EMMA.I stood for about two minutes before he stepped out. I noticed his badge was off, and he was in a different shirt. A black t-shirt that held his arm tight.I pushed down the nasty thoughts in my head. He was to show me a Lana apartment, and nothing more. I didn't want anything with relationships as of now.Moreover, he could be in a serious relationship. No one could know. There were a lot of people who were in a serious long distance relationship. He was just being nice to me, and there was no need to ruin it by thinking there was something underneath. Yes. He was just being nice to me.“Sorry I took some time,” he said as soon as he approached me.Was it me, or had his cologne grown stronger?“No problem,” I replied.“Let's head to my car,”I started walking towards one of the police dars, when he pointed in the opposite direction.“It's over there,” I looked to find a black Corolla parked by.“Why aren't you with an official car?” I asked, confused.“I'm not working today,

EMMA.We sat in silence, no one moving. The entire place seemed still, and frozen. I looked at the windows. The sills were not moving, even at the slightest bit.“The cable's not connected yet,” he said, after a few minutes of silence.I nodded.This was awkward. What would we talk about?I couldn't think of one common interest we had.I scooched towards the edge of the seat, giving him enough gap.He sighed.I sighed.We both chuckled.“It's weirdly silent,” he said out loud,That took off a lot of tension. “I didn't want to seem rude, but the silence is killing me.” I admitted,“It wouldn't be rude. I feel suffocated too.”“Maybe it's because we're both silent.”“Probably. We should better start a conversation. But what do we talk about now?” He asked,I shrugged, “I don't know. What do you want to talk about?”“You” His eyes pierced into mine.Okay. That was hot. Scorching hot.I swallowed my saliva.“I'm just joking,” he said, taking off a bit of the tension.What was I thinking

EMMA.I didn't know how to react to that message. Well, it was obvious Samuel wasn't trying to hide his status, but what was he doing in such a small town? He was supposed to be with the top leagues.I had heard of the johnsons. Although I had never met or had any personal encounter with them, I had attended some of their parties. Of course, Alex had been invited to some of their parties, and when I worked as his assistant, I was an immediate invitee.I bit my lips gently. If I was wiser, I should have taken advantage of that opportunity.I should have made some friends, even at the least a few connections with some elites. They would have helped.I took a deep breath.“What is he doing here though? As a sheriff at that,” Kristina finally asked the questions in my heart,“We have no idea. Although some say his father is trying to build a brand here so he's kind of preparing the place for him.”“Hmm…” I took a breath, “so, he's brooding this place.”“Something of that sort,” my mothe

Emma.“Hey, Emma. We need to talk,” Mrs. Blackwood's voice came out as soft and gentle, but it was enough to send a chill down my spine. I sucked in a deep breath and wondered if picking her call was a good idea. I hadn't thought it through before picking her call.“Mrs. Blackwood,” I replied, sounding a little apprehensive. “How may I help you?”I didn't need a mirror to know my face had turned pale. I could easily tell from the weird and worried look plastered on Samuel and Kristina's faces. Kristina mouthed the words, “Are you okay?”I shrugged.Mrs Blackwood let out an audible breath before continuing. “It's about my husband.”My mouth ran dry. I knew bullying Anna wasn't far from him, but talking his wife into speaking with me? I didn't think he'd go that low.“Firstly, my husband didn't send me to call you, if that's what you're thinking,’’ she continued.“Okay,” I whispered into the phone. I could feel my heartbeat pick up pace. If Alex had not coerced her into calling me, the