Chapter 6
“Fuck.”
I can’t count how many times I heard Luke cursed but I can’t complain because I like how he’s so turned on. Even though he keep saying Pearl’s name, that didn’t stop me from cooperating to what he wants to happen.
He made me sit on his lap while I can feel his manhood pressing against my womanhood. “Luke.” I can’t help but moan more as I pull his hair towards my body. I heard him chuckle as his face pressed against my chest.
“I didn’t know you were this wild.” He whisper before kissing every part of my chest without a warning. The way he hold my waist while his other hands are massaging my breast while eating the other one makes me more crazy that it fucking hurts.
All my life I have been fantasizing this to happen and for the past years that I was just looking at him from the afar I didn’t let any man to feel, touch and have me… even though I know Luke and I are impossible together, I still hold on to the small hope that I have when we were still close… when we were still kids.
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I feel sick and I saw blood everywhere but my eyes were blurry from all that just happen and I can’t really tell what’s real or not. But when I look at my surroundings that’s when I notice that we were all hanging upside down.
“Grandma! Grandpa!” I cried when I saw that it was their blood. I try to shake and get away but I can’t I hold grandma’s hand but I panic when blood went to my hands.
I feel so lost but I felt a touch in my hands, my eyes widen when I saw grandma smile at me.
“You take care of yourself.” She said and release my seat belt that made me fell to the ground. Everything just doesn’t make sense and I can’t move and I don’t know what to do.
I look at grandpa as he didn’t move since, I crawl to his side and started crying when I saw his head, I look away and started crying that my vision become more blurry.
It took me a while before noticing that I was injured too but unlike my grandparents mine isn’t that bad.
I lean my back feeling the urge of giving up but when I saw my phone laying on the ground, I remember my sister and in that moment, I start to do everything for the door to open and scream from the top of my lungs to call for help but no one came and I’m all alone while my grandparents fell asleep.
I keep waking them up and from time to time grandma would open her eyes. “Please don’t leave me.” I cry and cry to grandma but despite her condition she manage to smile at me.
“A-Ana.” I panic when she started coughing but she just wave her hand to prevent me from coming to her. “You’re young and have a great future a head of you. Your grandpa and I are going to be fine… and don’t blame yourself for this. Fight.” She smile and her eyes close slowly then her breathing become slow until I can’t feel her anymore.
“Grandma!”
I cried more and more until I became weak. “P-pearl.” I remember my sister once more and in that moment I start fighting like grandma said, I kick the door with all my strength and use some objects that I can see to break the glass but that wasn’t enough.
“There’s a child.” Until I heard someone and when
“Help! Help me, please!”
I heard voices and it become louder and clearer, they start gathering around the car and a woman made her way to me and when she saw my face I felt hope and when they open the door successfully and got me out everything went black and I didn’t know what happen.
I was awaken in the middle of the night as I remember the night where my grandparents died on my watch. It still hunt me even after 15 years. I was panting heavily when a hand wipe the sweat from my forehead, I shockingly look at Luke who’s looking at me seriously.
“Are you okay?” He ask and I couldn’t say anything that made him pull me closer to him.
He hugged me tight and I rest my head to his chest while he lay his chin on my head while creasing my hair… and that gave me a sense of comfort that I came back to sleep without even realizing.
I bit my lips and slowly get out from the bed. I watch Luke sleep, I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that we had a wild night and he saw the midnight nightmare me… He didn’t ask anything but he just made me feel comforted and safe.
I don’t actually know what will happen today. It drives me insane that Pearl wants to spend some time with us before she will leave. I don’t know what is she trying to do or what’s her plan but it makes me feel nervous that I’m being watched… and I’m a little scared that she might have a hint… that I have feelings for his husband.
“You didn’t wake me up.” I jump as I caught Luke looking at me from the bathroom door while I was taking a shower. I pouted as he walk towards me and did I mention that he’s naked? He is and I can see his masculinity clearly.
He kisses my neck and hug me tight when he got near. The shower is still turned on that made him wet now. “You look so beautiful.” He said and kissed every part of my body… that later made us have a quickly in the bathroom.
“Why are you so red?” Luke chuckle as he look at my face while we’re walking towards our table… where Pearl is already seated. I bit my lips and didn’t answer and just look straight at Pearl who’s waving her hands at us. That caught Luke’s attention that made him smile more. “Oh, you’re shy of what we just did and we’re meeting your sister.” I look at him and just smile before he pull my chair for me and sit beside me. I gulp as I caught Pearl observing us with a smile. She wink at me and handed us the menu.
“You guys took long enough to arrive.” She said jokingly. “Not that I mind, I’m sure you’re both enjoying your honeymoon.” Does it show that we have a lot of sex? This is kind of embarrassing, why do I feel like a teenage girl?
I didn’t answer to that and Luke just chuckle as he hold my hands tight from above the table. “Let’s just order.” I said and Luke won’t let of of my hands, and when I came back to look at him he just smirk and pretending to be busy looking at the menu. He’s such a sly fox and he’s enjoying this.
“OMG! Anastasia Morgan!” My eyes widen and I almost choke while eating my food when a bunch of teenage girls came to our table… to Pearl and ask for a picture.
Pearl looks at me and smile nervously before agreeing to the girls to take a picture with her. “You’re so beautiful! I really like you’re painting too! And someday I want to be like you. And I I missed you’re exhibits… I hope you’ll paint again. I wish you well!”
That made me stop eating and her words pierced through my heart. “You have a lot of fans. They missed you’re painting too… I kind of do to. I still have the painting I bought from you.” Luke suddenly said that made me look at him. He’s looking at Pearl hopefully, but Pearl just smile and sightly looking at me before we all continue to eat.
“You two have gotten a lot close.” I just smile at pearl’s statement. We’re both in the bathroom getting ready to swim while Luke went to get the yacht.
“We were back then.” I said that made her stop. I know that she remembers it well. She used to complain about it that I didn’t have much time to be with her because I’m always at Luke but things changes and my world turn upside down when she cried and got angry about me getting arranged to married Luke that made our parents mistaken that she likes him and what happen next to that affected what’s happening today.
“Hi.” Luke hold my hands as we climb to the yacht and I can’t help but notice that a guy is hitting on Pearl and she seems to like it. Where is her friend anyway? And what is happening to my sister?
“Pearl, let’s go. Let your sister have fun.” He smirk as he said that and I just pouted. I don’t like where this is headed. Pearl should seriously take this seriously, she should be protecting my image as I can’t because of what she put me through.
“She’ll regret this.” I said and shook my head while watching Pearl talking to the man, and she has the audacity to bring him here in the yacht that we rented. Really? Are you serious right now?
“I haven’t seen her entertain a man before. Let her she’s trying to enjoy plus she should have fun and keep herself busy while we do our thing.” He said and pull me from somewhere that made me gulp and laugh at the same time.
“Luke!”
We ended up making love again and now I’m panting as I’m sitting in his lap with beads of sweat forming from my forehead. We’re in one of the rooms in the yacht located in the lower floor. I had both of my hands resting in his shoulders while his hands are still gripping in my waist. He chuckle as we look at each other while catching our breath.
“You’re so beautiful.” he said again and again while kissing my cheeks and my jaws. I can’t help but smile and lay my forehead on his as I kiss his nose.
“Let’s get back. My sister must’ve been wondering where we are.”
“I’m sure she’s busy with someone too, though.” he said that made me poker. I hope not or else we’ll get into a fight.
When we came back up I wonder my eyes to find Pearl and I sigh in relief when I saw her swimming… and my nervousness came back when I saw that she’s swimming with the man. They look like a couple and she sure is having fun and as much as I want to call her and ask her to came back here and get away with the man I can’t. Luke might find it weird but every second that she’s swimming with the man the more I get nervous.
“See? She’s busy.” Luke chuckle and hug me from behind. My eyes is still glued to Pearl and not long after she notice us and her smile disappear and I can’t help but gulp and close my eyes tight when I just caught her kissing a man, with my identity and when she notice I was eyeing her angrily she close her eyes tight and decided to came back up.
“You look like you were having fun.” I try to sound like I’m happy but the bitterness in my face just can’t stay hidden.
“I guess.” Pearl just reply and walk out with a bathrobe. The man didn’t follow her and just drink some champagne in the corner.
3rd POV
Ana followed Pearl towards the common bathroom the moment they came back to the shore. Luke was concern between the two as he felt that his wife was not liking the fact that Pearl is having fun with a man but he knows they are just protective at each other and because he respect the both of them and their bonds he gave them the privacy they needed while he decided to order food for their late snack.
“What were you thinking? This will be a headache when people caught you! With my body, Pearl.”
“What are you so worried about? Why do they even care when you date someone or making out with someone?”
Ana shook her head in dismay, in her head she’s thinking that Pearl doesn’t get it despite handling a business. “This will affect my business and my image as a painter. Many teenage girls admire my work and idolize me and I’m sure you’re aware of that base on what happened earlier. I can’t taint my image just because I was seen making out with a random stranger. They will start asking who that man was and it’s such an inconvenience for that man and for me! Just hope that you weren’t photograph.” Ana said and walk out while looking disappointed in Pearl.
Pearl sigh feeling guilty of how she acted. She just want freedom, she just want to do things she wasn’t able to do but now that she’s acting like Ana it seems impossible to that now, she has to know her limits for the sake of her sister.
“I had a great time with the both of you. I’ll see you back home.” Pearl said upon saying goodbye to the married couple.
What she hasn’t realize is that she was photograph while making out with the man while swimming and it immediately circulate around the media that made Kate-- Ana’s assistant, panic and call Ana a thousand times but she just wouldn’t answer.
“Are you in a relationship Miss Anastasia?” Pearl’s eyes widen when she saw a lot of reporters the moment she walks out of the airport. She’s lost and didn’t know what to do and just stare at them shockly.
“She’s not answering any of your questions. Please, back away and give her space or we will sue each one of you.” But good thing Kate arrive. Ana already called her back and gave her an insight of what will most probably happen.
“Thank you.” Pearl said shaking when she gets in the car. Kate just shook her head and start driving fastly that made Pearl hold onto her seatbelt tightly.
“You should behave yourself. We attend an event and that’s when you will say you’re part of a most awaited runway.” Kate said to Pearl. “You’re going to fix you’re mistake while your sister fix your mistake… for leaving your husband.” Kate said the last few words in a whisper but Pearl heard them and that made her feel guilty.
She’s putting so much burden to the people around her… but in her mind she did the right thing about leaving her husband.
“I don’t want to stay in a marriage where I can’t even pretend that I love my husband for the sake of the business.” She said to Kate but Kate chuckle.
“So you made your sister do it?” and that made Pearl silent.
Chapter 7 “Do you like it?” Luke ask while we’re watching the city view from our room. He hugged me from behind and start kissing my shoulder to my neck. “It’s beautiful.” It makes me breathless. This is the third country we went to for our honeymoon. I’ve always wanted to go here and Pearl and I always talk about having a vacation here but it was always cancel due to some things that’s blocking our way AKA our schedule and our parents. “I knew you would love New York.” He said and I just smile and check my phone when it vibrated. I pouted as I saw that it was Pearl… of course named as Ana in my contacts. “We have another article?” Luke chuckle as he saw the pictures taken when we were having our sweet moment in the beach and the other one is when we arrive earlier at the airport. “People are going crazy.” I said and smile as I saw some of the comments saying that we look so happy and in love. Some comments about envying me for marrying the man of their dreams. “They are, some g
Chapter 8 Part 1 “Thank you.” I sigh in relief when the interview was done. I cross my arms and look around, Pearl and I have to switch once again for the night. I’m just waiting for her to finish thanking each of the staff with a handshake, is that really necessary? “Ana, will you help me change?” She smile at me, Luke is by her side confuse of why she would ask me, I think he’s thinking why does she ask me if she could ask him instead but I nodded before Luke could complain. “Sure.” I smile and she said something to Luke before we left. My heart is panting as we went to the room and we change our clothes. We’re now looking at each other in the mirror after changing our clothes, looking for errors that we could correct before leaving the room. “What did you whisper to Luke?” I ask when she was about to go out but stopped when I spoke. “I’ll be back.” She said casually and I just nodded. “He’s really clingy and it’s new to me, he wasn’t like that.” “You’re married, it’s appropr
Chapter 8 Part 2 It’s been so long since I went to my bar. I smile as I enter the smell the addicting scent of music and liquor but one thing caught my attention. It looks like my employee is flirting with a customer. He looks familiar but I can’t exactly remember where I saw him. “Is this what you do in your working hours?” I smirk and sit beside the man in the bar stool that made Kate look at me in horror. “You’re back!?” I don’t know if she sounds happy or not. “Why? You don’t like it?” I smirk and raise my brows to the man she was talking to earlier. “And who is this man? Is this your new prospect? Got tired of my brother?” She pouted as I said that. “That’s Ethan. We’re getting to know each other.” She became a shy teenage girl when she said that but Ethan? That sounds familiar and the way he smile at me it’s like he knew who I am. “You have a nice palette.” A man in his mid-40s approach my booth with his arms crossed while looking at all of my paintings hanging. “You like
Chapter 9 “Evan knows.” “You’re going to my resort.” Pearl and I said at the same time when she enter the condo while I was waiting for her in the living room. It took us a while to process what we just said. “What? Evan knows?” She said in shock and I just nodded. “He supports us though, he said he won’t tell anyone, but wait, isn’t Luke going back to work? Why are we going to your resort?” “I don’t know, we were touring around the company--I don’t know why we did that as we don’t know the company well but back to the topic, it just came out and now Luke wanted to go there… as he said to continue “our honey moon.” She pouted when she spoke the work honey moon. “Oh… but what did you say why you’re going away?” “I just told him I was meeting a friend and he was very clingy and ask me not to come.” She look irritated when she said that… does she hate Luke that much? Why do I like it when he’s being clingy? Is it because of my feelings for him? Truth to be told I don’t mind if he
Chapter 10 “I remember you saying that you love the beach and I just realize that maybe this is the reason why?” I don’t know what to say… because I’m not really in the position to the answer that question but I need to answer… “It is, I love the sunrise and sunset. It makes me wonder about how wonderful life is.” That’s not a lie… that’s what I’m really feeling right now especially that I’m watching the sunset with him. “I can see why.” He said and put his head on my shoulder while I smile as I watch him get comfortable in his position. It feel so good hanging out with him like this. It’s simple but more than enough that I could ask for. “Mommy!” All the solemn and peace was distracted when we heard a crying child. Luke is now sitting still and looking at the child who’s crying and I can’t help but notice the gentleness in his eyes. He stood up and I follow him. “Hey, kid. You lost your mommy?” Luke ask while arching his back to talk to the kid.” The kid nodded and looks at me.
Chapter 11 “I don’t have work either.” Luke just went to work and I immediately called Pearl that I don’t have work today and it looks like she doesn’t have work too. I actually plan this as I want to visit Luke from work and how he’s doing because lately he has been going home really tired and it saddens me to look at him in that state. “Okay… I’m visiting Luke in his office. I haven’t really gotten to visit since he return to work as we’re both busy…” I don’t know why this is so awkward to talk about. “Oh… I think that’s a good idea. The employees might wonder where’s his wife.” She doesn’t seem to mind. I smile and nodded to myself. “Okay.” After that phone call I immediately got ready and put on my best dress. I pouted as I look at myself in the mirror. Is it just me or is it the dress? I feel like I’m glowing and I notice the curves in my body especially that the dress hug my body so well. It’s above the knees and has this puffy shoulder design and the color white really comp
Chapter 12 I close my eyes tight as I sit on the edge of the bed. I cover my mouth using my hand and look at Luke before rushing towards the bathroom and throw up to the sink. I sigh and remember my conversation with Pearl. “We don’t have a choice but proceed with your pregnancy. We’ll have to pretend to be each other and do our work. You can tell me what I would do and I’ll guide you to handle the resort too.” “I’m sorry I caused this.” I said and I can’t even look at Pearl but she was cool about it and gave me a smile. She shook her head and hug me, “No. I’m sorry I asked you this. And congratulations. You’re having a baby.” I came back to reality when I notice that the bathroom door open and Luke was peaking at me. I gulp as he step a foot inside and walk towards me… He look at me hesitant before opening his mouth to talk… “A-are you pregnant?” I smile and nodded, I didn’t really know how to say that to him but I’m glad he found out, it’s hard keeping it a secret especially
Chapter 13 I slide my hands to Luke’s hands as we’re having our morning walks. He raise his brows as he looks at me and I just look away and pretend this is nothing. It’s our third day here in his rest house and he always make sure I get my daily walks and sunrise. He’s really sweet and I don’t know what will happen if he’ll be back to work. I kind of feel lonely already but since I have work too I’m getting by with his business. I look around and gather all my courage to do this thing without being caught, I’m scared that if Luke will find out about this, he will doubt if I’m am really his wife. “Is this all you need miss?” “Yes, thank you.” Luke is back to work again and I’m alone in his rest house and I have been thinking for days to start painting again so here I am putting the things I bought to the garden… cabin, since no one will come here, and of course I ask the maids to clean it up. “This feel so good.” I smile as I let my imagination and hand do the work. I smile as I