LORELisa has been impossible. For the past one month, the two of us have been dancing around the same rope of fire and...desire, I see it in her eyes, in the way she trembles when i touch her while i feed her or brush my thumb over her lips. At first, I thought I was imagining things but I wasn't. Maria was right, she needed time to feel the baby grow inside of her, to move and attach to her and it's happening. I often catch her rubbing her belly and smiling to herself, but I never for a second miss the fear when she realizes what she's doing, at least i wont have to worry about fearing to tell my child that his or her mother didn't want or love them.I can't put my child through that heartbreak, I was ready to make sure I made he or her feel special and that the absence of a mother doesn't mean they are not loved by many or something is wrong with them. That simmer of care I've seen in Mona towards the baby gave me hope, hope to fight for her to be there for our child even if we d
LISAI can't even begin to explain the pain I felt when that woman called my baby a trap, I know I'm overreacting but that's just how I've been ever since I got pregnant. My feelings have been too high, too obvious and too hard to control. When she touched Lore, I felt an invisible hand wrapping around my heart and squeezing it as if almost to pull it out of my chest, I wanted her off him, away from him. I hate her. I hate her so much. He kisses me and I don't hesitate, I wrap my hands around his neck, drowning, falling and giving in to the kiss. I can't keep lying to myself, I can't keep hurting when I can let go, when i can be happy, when i can live, finally live. I have feelings for this man, feelings that burn like an inferno inside my whole body, if I don't let it out it'll burn me from the inside until it eventually kills me. We pull apart, our foreheads resting against each other as we draw in shallow breaths. My shaky hands go to the back of his neck and I swallow. "
LISA We both lay in bed in complete silence, relishing in the peace and happiness that we've finally found after so many hardships and heart wrecking processes.My head rests on the left side of his chest, listening to the steady beating of his heart while my hand rests on the right side of his chest. His hand runs light patterns on my bare shoulder and I nuzzle further into him. Finally deciding to break the silence, I sigh."When I saw her with you back there, touching you, I felt something I've never felt before."He pauses for a few seconds then continues drawing patterns on my shoulder, I know that I have his full attention, so i continue."It was a mixture of both jealousy and fear. I've never felt it so strong, I was scared that you had finally moved on with someone else."I place my arms on his chest and flatten my palms there, leaning my chin on the back of my hands, watching his face. His eyes watch me slowly, tracing every part of my face."No one will ever replace you, b
LORE *Two Months Later* To say things have changed would be an understatement. My life has taken a huge right ever since that night Mona confessed her feelings to me. Hearing her say that she loved me brought me a feeling I'd never felt In my entire life. All the pain I endured during the first year of this marriage and the months that followed after were pure misery. There's nothing as miserable as loving someone unconditionally who doesn't love you even one bit. The surprise on everyone's faces when Mona entered the room and placed a kiss on my lips was proof that our relationship was a fucking mess. The relief which replaced the surprise was a show of a silent "Lord thank you," and "Finally." Mona is now eight months pregnant, in two weeks, she'll be nine months pregnant. The thought of seeing my son come into this world and to hold him in my arms is a feeling I'm looking forward to. My wife and my son are my world, everything I do is for them, everything revolves around them
LISA * *Three Weeks Later* * Well, here I am, getting tired If I move around for more than twenty minutes."How did you even manage walking around so much at nine months? Had I known it was this tiring, I wouldn't have put you through all that vacation stress."Now that I look back at that moment, I always laugh, gosh! What was I thinking?Maria's baby is now five months old, she's so beautiful with her round blue eyes and soft big cheeks. Hillary is obsessed with the beautiful little human being, she keeps bringing new baby stuff every week.We're at Hillary's house in the lounging room which gives view to the beautiful backyard garden. Flynn, Lore and Darien are at the back, talking about god knows what and smoking. The glass window gives us the perfect view of where they are standing. "I swear to God I hope they are not talking about work stuff." Hillary narrows her eyes."Nah... I don't think so," Maria chimes in. "Had that been the case, I'm sure they'd all have frowns,scowl
LORE It's been three weeks since our baby boy was born, he's a cute little bundle of joy who has everyone wrapped around his tiny little fingers. "Shhh.." Maria coos him. Her little girl is fast asleep on the bed, her lips are parted in a doll cute little O. I can't simply get the word cute out of my mouth because these babies are really cute for real."I'd be a fool if I didn't believe at one point you inwardly wanted twins Mari," Hillary sighs and Maria looks up at her with a small smile.She always jumps from one baby to the other."No...I just happen to like little Adrian, he's perfect for Analeigh.""Maria! You're already pairing the babies as couples? Don't you think that's way too early?""Nope, absolutely not. I'm staking claim on behalf of my baby girl, a combination of Lore and Mona? Perfect!" She beams as Hillary looks at her with a gaping mouth.I laugh out loud because she's d
LISA The room falls silent and I feel like I can hear the sound of my own heart beating inside my chest. "Mona...I would never do that to you, I can't believe you'd even ask me that. I hadn't spoken to Laura ever since Lore engaged you, she was mad at me for the whole thing, she cut me off and just appeared months ago." I meet her eyes, I believe her, so I turn to the witch herself. "How did you find out?" Lore asks. "Fine, you want to know? I overhead Hillary when she was relating all the stupid details to her little friend over there, I must say, she cursed you a lot Mona." That makes sense, but I also know what she's trying to do, turn me against Maria. I understand how they all felt, I hurt Lore and I deserved everything that was said by everyone in the heat of anger. "I know my friends Laura, you won't turn me against them, I know I messed up, I accepted that and the conseq
LISA I wake up to an empty bed early in the morning. The bedside clock reads 7:06 pm. I groan into the pillow and then stretch. My phone blares with a message, I unlock the screen and see a message from mama. Mama dearest: Goodmorning sweetie, I hope you and Lore are doing okay, your dad and i are find. Say hi to my grandson and give him a kiss. Love, mom and dad. I smile, my mother is a woman of little words, she's more of a phone call person than texting. I reply and hit send. Me: We're okay, I love you too. I turn around and my hand meets something on the bed, I sit up and lift the envelope. There are words typed on the outside. TO THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO ME IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. I open it with a quick beating of my heart, I feel like my heart and my whole world stops all together. This is the famous High Restaurant he owns in the middle of London. The restaurant which became my favourite eating place. There's been a change of name for the restaurant from