Cassy POVI paused when I felt a kink in my back and worked on it by stretching my arms upward.My gaze landed on the French windows of my room. It surprised me to learn that it was nearly dusk.The sun has come and gone without me realizing it. That's what happens every time I write. I was like the world fades and time stops.A knock sounded on the door before Tony poked his head in.I put my laptop aside and beckoned for Tony to come in.“You are late?”Tony smiled at my sulking tone. “I had to tie up some loose ends in Glendale. Do not worry. From this day until you give birth, I will be around."
Cassy POVSpeechless, I could only hug Mom."I would rather keep to myself and concentrate on my babies,” I responded with blurry eyes.“I know. You have always been self-sufficient. You do not need any man in your life. And the babies can always have your father, brother, and Tony as their father figures.”That made me cry harder, and my shoulders started to shake. I may not talk a lot, but it worries me endlessly about the time when my babies would arrive.“Cassy.” Mother looked out of sorts.Her lips tightened, and her eyes looked at me with worry brimming in them when she saw me break down.&ldqu
Cassy POVTony left me for a while to suit up and prepare.The medical crew transferred me to a bed with stirrups before they put me on an IV drip.Another contraction hit me, and I cried out in pain.Someone gently rubbed my back. It worked gently like a caress, and it felt like magic. The pain seemed to ebb.But it did not last long as another contraction hit me. The frequency between contractions narrows while the pain continues to climb.My eyes welled up in tears when Tony showed up beside me."How are you feeling, Cassy?"I glared at him and wanted to snarl. Is Tony seriously asking m
Cassy POV THREE YEARS LATER… “Sometimes, it is okay to live alone than together. The house becomes peaceful after that.” I read the last part of the newest story to the children while they listened attentively. “What happened to the hero, mommy?” Oakley, my three year old daughter, asked. She shifted her gaze from the book we were reading and fixed it on mine. Her expression was all seriousness. “Oh, he lived on a different planet.” She pouted. It looks like my little girl did not like the response she got, but then she went back to peruse the drawings in the book she was reading. “Why?” Now it was her twin brother Joachim’s time to ask. “Because he would fit in right there.” I have long realized that we can not fit people into our lives just because we want to. It has to be a consensual thing. Life is not always a fairy tale. There is no happy ever after, but we can always make every day happier by counting our blessings one by one. “And what about the heroine?” Joachim a
Cassy POVI decided to do a little digging.My fingers worked hurriedly as they flicked on the screen, looking for Reynold, my BFF in college running a top-notch security and surveillance business."Cassy, it has been a long time." He greeted me when he answered my call on the first ring."That was quick." I quipped."Of course." He sounded so proud that I could imagine him beating his puffed-up chest, making me smile secretly in my head."I wouldn’t want my superstar best friend to wait on me. The moment I saw your name on the monitor, my knees started to shake. I can not ignore your call, so I let whoever I was meeting wait so I can answer your call."
Cassy POVOkaaay!I think I already gave my twins enough time for chitchat. I have to break them from planning their little act of terror.My goodness!They are only three years old but are proving to be precocious ones!I faked a yawn and stretched to alert them that I was already awake.Silence.Then, I counted one, two, three before I heard my little girl exclaim at the top of her lungs!“Mommy! Why is it hard to wake you up?” My little girl complained.I wrapped my arms around her little body and let her warmth envelop me. She sm
Cassy POVIt was not easy convincing Adam that I had to return to Glendale with the kids. It took a lengthy discussion, opening up old wounds, until he finally relented and gave us his blessings.Yay!“Why do you want to come back to Glendale? You can operate remotely from here.” I knew he would say that the first time I broached the subject of leaving our home and coming back to Glendale, but I was armed.I already rehearsed in my head my reasons that even I believed in the credibility of my words.“My business, remember?”He looked like he had all the time in the world. Adam sat on the chintz-covered wicker outdoor chair on the patio and placed his
Cassy POVAfter I got Adam's approval, I sat my parents down for a serious talk.I told them about my plans to return to Glendale to take charge of my own business.At first, Mom pressed me to stay. She could not understand why I wanted to leave.“What about the twins? Are you bringing them, too?”Their eyes were shrouded with gloom at the impending separation from my children. Getting their support was not easy.But I made to impress upon them where I was coming from. They needed to understand that I had to take charge of my life.I cannot always depend on them.It had be