Taste Of Regret

Xander's POV

My heart traveled to Ember as I wondered what she'd be doing right now. If she were here, she'd be helping me with these accounts but here was Ellie sleeping and snoring

Well, I didn't blame her. Pregnancy was rumored to be very stressful. I was grateful that hers only made her demand unnecessary attention and sleep a lot. She was not a picky eater neither was she puking constantly.

That would have been a bit hard for me to navigate so I guess I had to make do with what I got.

"What are you thinking of?" Her voice cut into my thoughts and I turned. "You look stressed. Is it the accounts? You can call Grace to help you with it" she said all at once yawning at the end of her speech and I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah, thanks."

"You've been acting moody for a while now. is there anything I can help you with?" She replied and I shook my head. She couldn't cure my problem. What I was feeling was greater than what she thought.

"I'm having issues with resolving this account but I don'