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TWENTY-NINE
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Higan THIRTY
×Jamie×"So you're planning to surprise him?" Kate asked, as she looked for a parking space. "Yes. He told me that he will be back today and I want to welcome him home," I answered as I scrolled through my texts with Higan. She grinned. "I'm so proud of you. It's your first relationship and you're already such a great boyfriend.""Uhm.... Kate?" I began and she briefly looked at me. "Is it normal to feel like you don't love your boyfriend enough?"She frowned slightly. "What makes you say that?""I keep thinking about what to do to show him how much he means to me but it doesn't feel like enough.""Don't overthink things, Jamie. I'm sure that Higan already knows how you feel.""Well, Darcy and I were watching this popular romance movie the other day and she said that I have no romance bone in me. The couple in the movie had this dance in the rain and a cute run on the beach moment; but I'm sensitive to the cold and I hate running."Kate laughed. "And here I was getting seriously wor
Higan THIRTY-ONE
×Jamie×I chuckled as I laid back into the bed while resting on my elbows. Higan continued to pack his clothes with a lingering smile on his face at the sarcastic joke that I said earlier.Everything seemed perfect but I still couldn't shake off the feeling that he was hiding something from me. What favour did he need from his mom and why could he not say it in front of me?I know that even as couples, we each have our own lives and things going on but I had an inkling that I was more or less involved."You have the weirdest comments to things," Higan said, his voice making me look at him. He stood by the closet with his hands on his waist. "I'm done. Wanna cuddle with your super hot boyfriend now?""That depends on my super hot boyfriend."His smile turned amused. "What do you mean?""Uhm...." I began nervously as I sat up and folded my legs. I didn't trust my head so, voicing out my thoughts was a better option for me. "What favour were you and your mom talking about?""It's nothing
Higan THIRTY-TWO
×Jamie×I had no idea that the stakes would be this high.Abigail Hunter, the only daughter out of four sons of a wealthy family, and Jack Parker, the first son out of three children and a popular business tycoon, were married off as an attempt to solidify the partnership between Silvress Tech and Park Investment. This made their businesses be at the top of the industry.Fortunately, it wasn't long until the couple fell in love and had a happy marriage life. Abigail's first pregnancy was miscarried because of a cervical infection and this put the family into deep sorrow. Six years later, she was pregnant again and this time, the baby was born healthy without any complications. The Parkers' only child has since been kept away from the public eye and they refuse to talk about them during interviews. Although the two parents express how much their child is loved, their child's identity and gender isn't known.The media has given up on asking about their child and wait patiently on the a
Higan THIRTY-THREE
×Higan×"Have you calmed down?" I asked softly as I reached out and stroked Jamie's cheek."Yeah," he answered, taking hold of my hand and leaning into my touch for a moment. "That's good." I sighed and withdrew my hand. "Jamie, I trust you and there's no reason for me to think that you want to leech off me. The reason I didn't tell you is because I want to be treated as a regular person. Only Adam knows about this and if you haven't noticed, my position attracts all sorts of fake people.""Aren't you already attracting such people with this fancy car and your designer clothes?" He teased halfheartedly."Being fairly well-to-do and being filthy rich are two different things. Of course, people would love to be friends with the wealthy but I'd be surrounded by ass kissers and the media would not give me peace. Some people go as far as talking down on my hard work because I have 'connections'.""I have seen you do your best plenty of times so, I can't think that way. Why didn't you tell
Higan THIRTY-FOUR
×Jamie×I groaned, stirring awake by Higan's soft kisses on my face and neck. As much as I loved the affection, now wasn't the time. I pushed him away by the jaw. "Stop it," I mumbled grumpily as I kept my eyes closed.Higan chuckled. "Happy birthday, baby."I smiled and snuggled into him more. "Thanks, babe.""Wake up. The others might be waiting for us.""My family isn't like that. If you want to eat late, no one will wait for you."He hummed. "Look at me then."I groaned loudly in protest but did as he requested. Opening my eyes to see the love in Higan's eyes made me melt so much that I thought I was dreaming. I would be lying if I said that it wasn't the best feeling ever. "What is it?" I asked, shying away from his gaze."You don't have the right to sleep more after purposely staying up late," he whispered.I rolled my eyes. "That's rich, coming from the cause.""Don't act like you didn't like it."I blushed. "Shut up." He laughed and kissed my forehead. "Your hair's grown lo
Higan THIRTY-FIVE
×Jamie×Spending my birthday with Higan was amazing. Even though it was just one addition to the party, it felt like a huge barrier had been broken. I've never seen my sisters be so friendly to someone else before and the interaction was adorable.I watched as the twins and Higan played a boardgame that Higan won twice already. The twins were focused as they discussed strategies while Higan looked like he could play it with his eyes closed.He should probably go easy on them since they are children, but Darcy would kill me if I said that out loud.My attention went to Marcy, who was still eating a piece of my birthday cake. Her eyes were on the board and her next move had Higan getting a little tense. I chuckled to myself. Having Marcy come around and actually have fun with Higan was like a breath of fresh air.I'm probably supposed to be happier than this. My family knows that I'm dating a guy and seem to be okay with it. My boyfriend and I have the chance to be affectionate in front
Higan THIRY-SIX
×Jamie×After my birthday had passed, Higan and I spent more time together and he would come over every now and then. My heart would burst with joy every time I saw him interact with my family that I sometimes preferred to watch in the background. Thinking back to how everything happened, I couldn't help but realize how blessed I was. Despite how overprotective and skeptical my mother is about everything, she accepted my relationship with Higan without much reserve.Many people didn't have the chance to experience such acceptance. Even Higan had problems with his father, but here I was, getting nothing but love despite my coming out.I let out a soft breath and looked up at the door in front of me. It's been a while since I saw Kate and after hearing that she was back from her grandma's, I had to see her. Raising my hand, I hesitated a little while my finger hovered over the doorbell.I had so much to tell her that I had to gather my thoughts first or maybe, write them down. Before I
Higan THIRTY-SEVEN
×Jamie×A gentle breeze blew into the room through large open windows that were on the wall on my right and a tall bookshelf that was neatly occupied by various books stood behind Mr. Parker's desk. The exit was on the far left - leaving me with no way to leave unnoticed.Three lantern-like chandeliers hang above us on the wooden ceiling. The walls were forest green and on his table were various books, a steaming cup of coffee and pens inside a white mug that had been scribbled over by a child with a blue marker.The setting of the room was calm and peaceful although my heart was anything but those things. My lower lip was probably swollen from all the biting it had to endure on my way here and I failed to fight the habit, especially in this situation.I was given a cup of coffee as well, but the tight knots in my stomach prevented me from tasting it. I looked up from my cup to the man seated in front of me. This was my first time seeing Higan's father and he had a strong intimidating
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