“Yo! It’s Ellisa. I ran out of data so I burrowed Cassey’s but I can’t wait to tell you!” exclaimed Ellisa on the other line, making Rossie sigh in relief. That lasted for a moment and she realized what her best friend had said.
“Tell me what?” she almost shouts.
“I have some kind of lead but like it’s not official. You know Lucas, right? He said he knew the guy but he had a call-- irritating one so he had to cut me.” She rolls her eyes and that’s when Rossie realized that Ellisa was in the cubicle. Ellisa noticed her reaction. “Yes, bitch. I am sacrificing half of my break just to fucking tell you this stuff.”
“Thank you! You’re a freakin’ lifesaver! If you ever want to swap a day, I’ll swap the days off!”
“Oh stop! We have no information yet! Celebrate when you find your husband!”
“He’s not my husband!” Rossie snorted, giving that disgusted look.
“Shoot! I have to get back or TL will kill me! See ya later, missus!”
“What the--” Rossie could not continue when the call just suddenly ended. She groans loudly, tossing her phone. She’s not married. She doesn’t even know the man so she’ll never consider it one. Marriage is not a marriage when there’s no love involved.
That leads her to think about her parents. They’re still together but they are not in love anymore. They’re just staying in their marriage because they vowed. For better or worse and them not even communicating even though they’re in the same house is the worst. She quickly let go of the thought.
“I gotta find you quick,” she whispers before closing her eyes.
Rossie woke up again to the sound of her radar alarm. Her eyes were still drooping, shoulders slacked but as soon as she remembers about the information Lucas could give her, she get up faster than a bolt of lightning.
In about 30 minutes she was ready to go. She was never this quick that she could not even notice how peaceful it is waking up during the night. All that was in her head is that she needs to go to work right now.
She was too early. The excitement had her getting all anxious and now she was walking back and forth outside their fences. Her anxiousness doesn’t even let her sit down.
“What’s taking her so long?” she murmurs, rubbing her hands together. It’s really cold at midnight, her hands are freezing a lot so she had to rub them against each other.
At that moment, Rossie was about to go back inside when she saw that familiar car again. She knew it was his car, the other night she saw him too. While it approaches, her brows slowly draw together and as soon as it stopped in from of her she has a thin line on her mouth.
The window rolled down and the guy with a cocky grin faced her. It was the same guy who called her his wife and there was no mistaking it now. She remembers him alright.
“You!” she hissed but the man in the car remained smiling. “You knew who I was that night, huh? And you never warned me about it?”
“ I was going to but you were a bit mean. Plus, I called you my wife. That's one,” he nonchalantly answered.
“You-- did you turn over those papers to the registry to get back at me for leaving you at the altar?” Rossie angrily asked. Her voice was too loud that it somehow awakened someone in the house.
The moment she saw those lights turned on, she panicked, opening the car door closest to her and just getting inside, yelling, “Go, go, go!”. She hears him laughing as they drive away. But she was busy looking back at their house. Her parents could’ve seen this new car and speculated.
“I didn’t know you would like a ride,” he chuckles.
“I don’t. Pull over on the next block and we’ll talk about this accident.”
“Who the heck gets in a stranger’s car? Nobody taught you to be cautious?”
“I married a stranger. I have no time to be cautious!” she said, irritation in her voice. When he didn’t stop on the next block she jerks her head to him, glaring. “I said pull over!”
He smiled, keeping his eyes on the empty street, ignoring her. She blurted a deep sigh, rolling her eyes. If she tries to grab the wheel, they’ll both die.
“You should know better when you entered my car,” he uttered. “Better text your friend. Save her time.”
The way he sounds alarmed Rossie. Now she feels stupid getting inside this car and trapping herself with this man. But she can’t also help but notice how he sounds like. His voice sounds like those sexy vampires in movies. She always has a thing about them.
Why am I thinking like this? She asked herself, shaking her head lightly. What the hell is going on inside her mind?
“Listen,” she looks at him with a serious face, “We’re getting a divorce.”
“Of course, you can call me your hubby,” Jared grins giving her a glimpse and back on the road. He could imagine how surprised she could’ve looked.“Didn’t you hear what I said?” “Too loud, baby.”He hears her release a sharp breath. It somehow amused Jared how this repulsive wife of his behaves. From the moment they encounter at the bar, he should’ve known.“Baby? Listen I’m not supposed to be married! I have a boyfriend!”“Then you should’ve stayed at home,” he calmly said.Rossie smacks her lips in frustration, giving him the infamous rolled eyes while shaking her head lightly. They sure don’t quite get along.“What in the ‘it was an accident' don’t you understand?” she fires.“Why haven’t you filed one? You could’ve gone today.”“You’re making this difficult,” she mutters. “How long did you know we were married?”“Two weeks ago,” he replies.A sarcastic laugh echoed in the car, following his wife’s glare. He didn’t have to look at her, he could already feel the tension that someo
“Are you serious?” Ellisa asked so loudly that Rossie had to cover her best friend's mouth. They were at the pantry having lunch. And when her best friend slapped her arm she let go. “Bitch you rode with him?”“I had to! You know I could be damn dead if my parents saw me!”“No, you could’ve said that he is another friend!”“As if they’d let it go that fast!”Yeah, she remembers the last time when one of their guy co-workers gave her a ride. It took them months to get over it. The questions were ridiculous! It was like she was being interrogated for murdering 50 people.“Hell, I’d go through that again!” she exclaims at Ellisa.“But bitch, tell me what he looks like? I don’t remember!” There was excitement in Ellisa’s voice that made Rossie twitch up her upper lip in disappointment.“He looks normal to me. He’s cocky and a jerk.”Ellisa looks up, thinking about what her friend has spoken out of her mouth. She puts a hand over her chin. “If he’s cocky and a jerk… that means he is hella
I want to stay married. Jared's words echoed in Rossie's head. It took her three long minutes to react, opening her mouth and blinking in disbelief again. Did she hear it right? Or is her mind having thoughts of its own?"C-Come again?" she asked."I want to stay married," he repeated.So, she didn't mishear it. It was just hard for her brain to process the thought that Jared was making this more complicated for her. She breathes in and out. "Now why would you want to stay married?" She tries to be calm. "You know I have a boyfriend, right? I can't stay married to you!""I know but he doesn't need to know," he casually said.Why is it so easy for him? she asked in her head, feeling her blood boiling in her veins. This guy clearly didn't think this through."I am not that kind of girl!" She completely broke composure. "I am going to divorce you no matter what happens! I'm sure we'll see each other in court!" Rossie was about to open the car door but it was locked. She shifted her hea
Aunt Natalie's office which is inside her house is creepy enough to make you want to stay out. It's a huge house, with a big-not-looked-for lawn filled with decaying leaves. It's just a big mystery to Rossie why the cemented pathway was the only one clear from the leaves. Not a single one on the pavement. With Ellisa by her side, Rossie feels a little secure, grabbing tight onto her best friend's arm. This wasn't cool at all. If she had known, she would have just looked for her own lawyer. The place seems really haunted."Now, listen," Ellisa faced her so suddenly, looking all too serious, "if she asks you something, you must tell her the truth. She hates it when she finds you lying.""What the hell would I lie for? She'll probably know before I could even say the lie."Ellisa stopped for a moment to think it through and then agrees with her. "Also, my aunt is actually a fan of marriage. She won't like this but she'll help you out.""Maybe we should just--"The creaking of the wooden
Rossie has been awake the whole morning. She couldn't shake the fact that Jake was coming home in a few hours. She was even invited by his parents to their place for his homecoming. That's how special Jake is to them.The family Vermond is well known to define elegance. They were very strict with the whole family of lawyers, generation to generation, and now, Jake. He is well a disappointment to his clan for being with somebody who works in customer service. In the past, Jake's parents wanted Rossie to pursue college and enroll in a law school but she didn't want to feel indebted. Also, being a lawyer wasn't her passion. She is still figuring out what she really wants to do at the age of 25. Most people would figure out what they want or that they're already set on a path but her? She's just a wandering ghost, lost in the present and struggling to know her own.A knocking on her door kept her out of her thoughts. She looks at the door and it opened before she could even say it was, r
Two days since Jake left the city again. After that shocking proposal he did, Rossie was a bit agitated with Primrose not telling her entirely. Of course, it wasn't her sister's fault and probably her sister just didn't want to ruin the surprise. What can she do? It was already there. She already said yes.What's worst is that the preparation for the wedding will be in three months' time. She has been given three months and most divorces she read about online take eleven months or so. It would at least take six months. She is doomed!"I really should've confessed to Jake," Rossie frustratingly groaned. She was back to work and on her lunch break like always, she is with Ellisa."Yeah, that jerk didn't invite me to the engagement. I'm not sure if I should support you in this." Right, Ellisa was still mad that she wasn't even invited. That she is my best friend yet she was never there to capture that moment. It was another reason for her to hate Jake even more"If I knew I would've inv
Although Jared didn't shout it out, he still made Rossie listen to him. She knows it is not a good thing to provoke someone like him and she knows she won't get another chance. It all depends on her being nice to him now since he has something that she needs.Rossie looks away, adjusting the pillow around her neck, and then hides half of her face with the plushie that he gave her. It can't be helped. "As long as you commit to your words about tomorrow then be it.""I don't say things I don't mean," he repeated the sense of what he said earlier.The ride was quiet and long that it had Rossie falling asleep again. The funny thing is that Jared never woke her up. They stayed parked at some vacant lot until she slowly moved, making her morning face that made him hide a smile. She even did some stretches, opening her eyes halfway."We've been here for quite a while now," he tells her. Looking at Rossie it seems like she was still making her way into the world. "You're asleep for about thre
"What does he do?" Rossie could not help the thrills in her fingertips."Well..." Lucas looks her in the eyes and the next thing he said killed her and Ellisa. "I don't actually know," he answers, scratching the side of his face. "I swear I am going to kill you!" Ellisa shouts, gaining some attention all over the pantry. Lucas was just laughing. "You sound like you knew everything and do us like that! Motherhooker!""Honestly, I don't know what he does but I do know he is someone you don't want to mess with," Lucas clarifies to them. "Also, congratulations on your engagement, Rossie."So, Lucas knows about them, she thought, well of course he does! And she knows about her engagement which means Jared must have known... yet he didn't say anything. It's impossible for him not to notice the big rock on her ring finger. "Thank you," she tells Lucas. "May I ask, how did you guys meet?""Well, he used to come to work in this company. Then he handled us for a while. He was so strict but I