Second Option Novels & Stories

I am really pissed with Antonio right now. "Okay, now this is the second option-" he paused and glance up at me if I'm listening to him. "What? Go ahead and tell me the second option, who knows if it might be worse than the first one" I scoffed and glance away. "The second option is this, don't go traveling thousands of miles to meet her. Stay here and keep thinking about her every damn minute of the day" he said and that got me furrowing my brows at him. "Is that your second option?" I ask in disbelief and he shrug.

Confirm. Just like that.

Option three: the gap is deliberate. I want it to be option one. Option one means I got lucky. Option one means the universe, for once, tilted slightly in my direction without requiring me to earn it. Option one means I can use this access, quietly and carefully, and no one will know because no one intended for it to exist. Options two and three mean something else is happening. They mean that either the system is less secure than it appears—which would be a catastrophic misreading on my part—or that someone knows I'm here and has decided to let me move.

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Yet a choice must be made. "Even though there's no right answer in this hell, but yeah, I agree. The second path rings right to me, because it's somewhere between the other two. Safest choice for us, for now." Serene spoke, her voice a calm anchor in the sea of uncertainty Olivia and Serene said we should take the second path, the middle road between the extremes. There was wisdom in her words. The second path seemed the safest for now, though a lingering doubt remained.

I eventually asked. "Two options. Option one, dump them. Act like this never happened. Find a new guy. Option two: choose from the brothers and make it clear to the others to back off and respect your decision. The ball's in your court.”

“You've asked once already, twice is annoying” “Just answer the question so we'll know the way forward from here” She said “No, I don't” I replied finally. “I have two options for you, Richard. The best two solutions that I have for you now and you have to choose one” “Bring it on, I'm listening” I sat down opposite her “The first option is for you to go out there and hire a woman to introduce to your father and after you ascend the throne, you tell him you've divorced the woman already and keep rolling in lies till you find a proper woman”

And as we talked about Lancelot, I couldn't help but smile while I was watching his face. He looked like a woman who thinks about how to make his boyfriend happy. “Adze, adoption is already an option nowadays,” I said. “Or you can find a surrogate and do the IVF process to have a child.” He looked at me. “We already thought about adoption but he was still thinking it through. And IVF, I was still convincing him.” “Or maybe hire a woman, do it traditionally so both of you can have your own children,” I added. I don’t know their situation so I was just giving him additional choices since it looks to me like they were open to anything.

In the next second, her face drained of color, and her lips quivered. After a long moment, she muttered, "Are you resigning just because of this? I was busy at the time and didn't notice I had signed it. It doesn't count." I laughed. "Why not? I followed the procedures. Every step was valid, so why wouldn't it count?" "Because I said so!" Beatrice tried to weasel her way out like before. This time, I didn't let it bother me. I pulled out my phone and said, "Go tell the police that, then."

Ken smiled and held me from my back tightly , kissing me countless times on my already cold neck giving me some warmth since I had already started freezing. I was happy to see him hold me again and when I wanted to turn and hug him back he was already down on one knee again to propose to me for the second time. I was surprised and immediately I gave him my fingers saying yes because that's what I will do again and forever. I looked at the diamond ring he gave me in surprise. Tears of joy rolled down my cheeks. I was overwhelmed with emotions and ended up in Ken's arms.I couldn't imagine he would choose me .It was so cute and fitted me perfectly.