_Meghan I opened the door to the Eatery and Francois looked up from behind the counter. His face broke into a smile when he saw me. "I never thought I would see you here again."He walked over to hug me. He still looked the same and not much had changed in the few months I had been away."I would never forget this place, I was the best dishwasher you'd ever had.""And that you were." He gave me a pat on my shoulder.I looked around the place. It was still early for morning customers. After storming out of the hotel, I didn't know where else to go so I gave the taxi driver the first address that came to mind. "Where is everyone?" I gestured with my hand."You mean, where is Dave?" he winked at me and shook his head. Amused. "He's is at the back, he would be happy to see you." He said. "Thanks, Francois." I gave him a little shove and walked to the kitchen at the back of the Eatety, and true to form when I stood at the entrance of the kitchen, Dave was sitting down with a cup of cof
_Meghan After Jonathan showed up, Alicia took the opportunity to excuse herself. I knew she was fed up with the work, so it was just me and Jonathan to finish the project. He didn't seem to mind the work. He was, after all, a handyman, so this kind of work must have been something he did on a daily. I chatted up with the sexy handyman, who seemed to return my energy. In no time at all, we were packing up our brushes and clearing away. Jonathan asked me to join him for lunch and I bit my lips, I didn't mind having lunch,I had too much free time and a lot of things that needed forgetting and the sexy young man was doing a great job helping me. We hopped into his car, which was pretty good for a handyman, and I said as much. He must have been making a killing working odd jobs. "Nice car for a handyman," I said "What did you expect? a dirty car, full of tools?" he asked with a raised eyebrow, and the dimple on his left cheek appeared. He was pretty clean too. I couldn't help but loo
_Meghan When the limousine stopped, we were in front of a beautiful mansion, surrounded by acres of lush green. Neon bugled his pants and tucked his shirt. I rearranged my skirt and tried to look as presentable as I possibly could. My face felt hot and Neon's face was flushed and his hair tussled. I smoothed it for him and gave him a thumbs-up. He gave me one final look before taping on the glass divider. And a few seconds later the door opened. Once I stood on the solid paving, my legs felt shaky and I held onto his hands for support and to catch my breath. The house was breathtaking. "Are you ready?" he asked."For what?" I looked around us. "To see your new home." I looked at him and then the house again. It could have been about ten thousand square feet of exquisite sight. And he said it was all mine. I couldn't help but mentally note that it was bigger than Adelita's house and very modern. All the staff of the mansion were lined up on the stairs leading to the front entra
_Meghan We walked around the mansion for a good half an hour. I couldn't fault anything. Neon knew me too well, it ticked all my boxes. The house was beautiful and I could see myself living here. The only problem was, the pink elephant in the room, that was following us and I was as sure as hell going to ignore it. After much walking, Neon stood next to a door and looked back at me."This is the master bedroom." he seemed pleased with himself, as he should. "Oh..." I mused behind him. He was certain that we would be sharing a room. After the incident on our way here, any man in their right mind would have thought the same thing. He had a right to assume I was ripe for the picking. But was I ripe for the picking? Did I want to be ripe? I rolled my eyes to the heavens and walked in behind him as he opened the door. I was overthinking. It felt good to be ripe. Shush Meghan focus...The room looked like a page from the honeymoon delights issue. The bed alone was enough to give anyone,
_MeghanWe made it to st. Petersburg in the early hours of the morning. What a time to visit. The landscape was beautiful, every itch covered in snow. I could not bring myself to go to bed and miss the snowfall. "It's laying it thick," I called out to Neon while still looking outside our window."It will most likely last the whole day. It's a terrible time to be outside right now, I wouldn't wish it on anyone." Neon covered his head with the thick covers. He hadn't gotten out of bed since we arrived, which was unusual for him. He hadn't been as interested in the snow as I was, at least Ethan had shown a bit of interest before sleep took over.Neon said he had seen it snow all his life while growing up. I had seen snow before but it never failed to fascinate me. The week following the purchase of the new house, things moved at the speed of light. Vera called almost every night to confirm when we would be able to visit for a day or two. My only guess was that the family hadn't gotte
_Meghan Finally. Neon had fallen asleep. I hadn't been able to sleep after I woke to find Neon in bed. I decided there was no point in trying. I knew the day would be long. So I might as well prepare for it early. I made my way down the stairs. I was not very familiar with the house, I had only been there for dinner with Ludovic once and there hadn't been much time to do a proper tour of it. But I had a faint idea of where the kitchen might be.Once downstairs, I was about to walk past the dining area when I stopped in my tracks. Adelita was up already. She was feeding Boris. She must have heard me because she turned her neck and looked at me. "Come and watch the freak show closely. You might need something to later report to your street mates." she snarled. Before turning back and focusing her attention on her son. I went back upstairs. I had lost interest in making coffee. What kind of a woman was she? To make jokes like that about her son. When I opened the door. Neon raised
_NeonMy head Felt like I had gone under the knife. I couldn't remember the last time I drank so much, except when I was in college and with my uncle, who, not so long ago had sworn to stop drinking. But last night was understandably a happy occasion. I needed to buy Miriam the biggest wedding gift I could find. How she managed to tie down my uncle was a wonder that we would talk about for years to come. I could only imagine his brother's face when he got to st. Petersburg. What I would give to be a fly in the wall when he explained to everyone that he was settling down and starting a family of his own. I knew my father would be proud of him. As for my other Uncles, that is another story on its own. If they can get over the shock first. I knew for a fact that they were going to tease him about it for all that he was worth. "Still leaking your wounds?" Meghan kicked my leg when she passed me on the couch. "What do they say about kicking a dog when it's down?" I lifted my shades and
_Meghan "My darling baby, I'm so happy to see you." Mom came forward with her arms outstretched. I wanted to return her enthusiasm, even if it was only to make Neon happy but my feet were rooted to the spot. I couldn't move them. When mom hugged me. I felt cold for standing as still as a rod. "It's good to see you too Mom." I led her to the couch and Neon must have seen the tension between us. he left us to catch up or murder each other. As soon as he was out of hearing distance. I sat next to Mom on the couch."what are you doing here, Mom?""Your fiance reached out to me, and I have to say I'm glad he did. I didn't even know I was a grandmother, there is so much to talk about, it cannot be squeezed in just a few minutes. Why did you never come home?""You know why." how could Neon do this to me? "I am your mother, don't you miss your mother?""You hardly knew when I was there or not." "But I have to say, Meghan, you have done well for yourself." she looked around the living ar