Eriq I catch the woman as she falls, and we tumble to the floor. She’s on top of me but quickly gets up. Amaija What damages? Are you trying to extort me, you piece of shit? Did you plan this after you found out who my family was? I clench my fist as my anger builds the never of this woman. "Last night, you tried to sexually harass me." "Sexually harass?" She says, furrowing her brows. "Yes, first you called me your baby daddy, then you tried to kiss me. Then you fainted; I could not find anyone who knows you, which means I had to leave work early and let me tell you, something woman, I need all the money I can get." "I…" "I’m not done talking. So after

Amaija “Ami,” he says my name, making my heart thunder while my insides melt. He knows it’s me. How does he know it’s me even though I’m wearing a mask? What should I say? I didn’t plan on speaking to him when Gwen asked me where I wanted to go. I didn’t even know if he was still working here, but I hoped he was and I hope I would see him again just one more time so I could always remember the father of my child. But the minute I saw him when I walked through the door, I know seeing him alone wouldn’t satisfy my curiosity, so I bought out the VIP and got him to be our server. Now, seeing him up close, I don’t know what to say. My heart feels like it is going to explode out of my chest.  "Ami?" He says again, pulling me from my thoughts. My eyes shift to his. We stare at each other in silence for a moment before Gwen breaks it.  “Amaija, you didn’t tell me you know such a sexy bartender,” Gwen says while giving him bedroom eyes. I push the bitter fee

AmiI’m on the couch with a pillow on my stomach and a laptop resting on it as I work on my latest video game design. While video chatting with Vector, our other game developer.“V, we should move the launch date. Looking at where we are currently. The game should be ready in a month.”“I think we should keep it the same. In case of any bugs, we need to fix.”“We can fix them during testing.”“Not if there’s a major problem.”I purse my lips and think for a moment. I want to launch this game as soon as possible. It’s a first-person shooting game I designed for women who like guns. They can upload images of their cheating boyfriends and shoot them. You know, get out the anger without jail time. It was inspired by my last cheating ex and then him, who dumped me without an explanation, but I don’t have any pictures of him I

ERIQ“The apartment he bought was that one.” she trails off, leaving me stunned.“What?” I jump to my feet. “This is that apartment?” She nods.“But you’ve been here before. Didn’t you recognize it?”“I’ve never seen it. I was always too busy to come when we were together and after we broke up, I didn’t want to see my ex’s love nest.”“Oh,” I mumble. I can’t imagine how she must feel being here in the apartment he shared with another woman and, worse, after finding me here, the guy who dumped her. I glance at her, trying to read her, but she refuses to look at me.“Are you okay?” The words slip out of my mouth before I can stop myself. She lifts her gaze to meet mine. She stares at me for a momen

AmaijaI sneak a peek at him as we walk up the steps, still in disbelief that this is happening. Just a few hours ago, I was trying my best not to think about him after he ditched me at the club, and now I am getting the chance to live with him and know the other half of the child I’m bearing. When I started this journey, I never expected to get this opportunity, so I plan to make the most of it. So that one day when you ask who he is, I can tell you all about this time we shared. I can tell you that daddy is a great guy. He was so concerned about a woman he had only met twice and a baby he doesn’t know is his. I wonder how he would react if he ever found out? Would he be happy? Would he want to be in the baby’s life? Who am I kidding? If he wanted a wife and a child, he would have them instead of donating his sperm.“Ami…Ami.”“Huh!” I look up at him, confused.“The door.” He says, pointing at my front door.“Oh.” I quickly open the door, enter the house and wait for him to follow.“