A feeling of relief washed over my tired body when I entered the living room of my mansion. I was finally home after a long, stressful day at work. All I wanted to do was freshen up, eat, read a bedtime story to my daughter and go to bed. No matter how stressed I am, I always try to read Natalia a couple of bedtime stories or more, at least until she falls asleep. That was one of the only things I enjoyed coming back home to these days. Actually, that might be the only thing. Removing my suit jacket, I tossed it to the sofa and slumped on the couch, eliciting a sigh of relief when my body touched the softness of the couch. This was the first time I was sitting in hours, except for when I had to spend long hours in the traffic. That didn’t count. My eyes fluttered close as I allowed the satisfactory feeling to overcome every nerve in my body. But not long after, I heard the angry footsteps of Agatha which was accompanied by a series of yelling. “Where have you been, Lennox?” She
Diamond POV My alarm clock rang, drawing me out of my unconsciousness. But unlike some days. I didn’t sign and rolled over in my bed. I didn’t feel groggy. For some reason, despite only sleeping for five hours last night because the boys kept me up, I felt energetic. A smile touched my lips as I opened my eyes to stare at my ceiling for a while. Maybe it was because today was also my day off. As much as I love helping people, I also needed to be there for my children, to spend time with them. They were growing so quickly and I didn’t want to miss out on this part of their lives. Thankfully, the hospital granted my petition to have some days off. One or two in a week was more than enough. Though this was subjective to cases of emergencies and cases that required my presence. Well, that was one reason. The most important reason for my happiness, as it had been in the past few days, was that I had a sense of calm wash over me. I felt relieved, every sense of guilt was now in t
KarlI laid on my bed replaying that moment at the beach over and over again. Diamond looked so stunning in that dress, I don’t think she realized just how breathtaking she was. I literally couldn’t take my eyes off her no matter how discreet I tried to be. From the moment she came out of her room, all through the car ride, in the gallery, in the restaurant and on the beach. She had only caught me staring at her on the beach. As the wind blew her hair every which way exposing her long neck which I itched to run my mouth along, I suddenly forgot about the act of being discreet as I was lost in my imaginations. It was only when she looked at me that I realized I had been caught dead. But there was no use trying to pretend I wasn’t just ravishing her with my eyes. And when our eyes locked, I felt all the hair on skin stand—something I had imagined was mutual. And I tried to do the one thing on my mind at that moment, I tried to kiss her but then she pulled away. At first I felt deflate
I spent the better part of my day operating on two patients who had been involved in a pretty nast car accident. By the time they were brought in, they had lost a lot of blood and their vessels were quite weak. But the surgery was their only chance at survival so it had to be done. I was going to add this to the list of delicate moments—and surgeries—I have performed in my life. If one was to ask me and I was supposed to be a hundred percent honest, I would have said that both patients had less than fifty percent chance of survival; especially the young girl who was the victim of an accident caused by a drunk driver. Truthfully, no doctor wants to be associated with failed surgeries, myself included. So why bother taking up a surgery when you are almost certain that it is going to be a lost cause? The reason I began medical school might not have been because I had the passion for it. At first, this was the case. My parents wanted me to follow in their footsteps, to continue their
I waved him goodbye and in less than ten minutes, I was on my way home. Texas might be drama free but the traffic is hell. I spent more than an hour navigating through it and by the time I got back home, the kids were already in bed. I half expected that they would be jumping around in their PJ’s, playing with their Uncle Karl but somehow, Karl managed to put them to sleep. I found Karl watching a sports channel when I walked into the living room. On seeing me, he smiled into my eyes, standing from the sofa. “I’m glad you’re home safely, Diamond. I was worried about you.” “Thank you, Karl.” That was the only thought in my head—thoughts of gratitude. “Thank you for staying up this late for me, for watching over the kids. Thank you for being there for them. Honestly, I don’t know what I would have done without you.” He shrugged his shoulders, that smile not disappearing from his face. “It’s really not a problem, Diamond. I told you, I like doing this—spending time with the boys and
Diamond’s POV‘Say ahhh.’The young boy opens his mouth and I insert the swab into his throat to take a sample of his mucous. After taking the swab, I am to put it into a sample bag and give to the nurse, but instead I just stare at it.‘Dr. Smith’, the nurse calls.‘Oh sorry, take this to the lab and tell them to run a test on it. It’s probably just a bacterial infection but we still need to take precaution.’Take precaution.My mind immediately wanders to Lennox and how much precaution I would take being around him.I can’t do this.I can’t go back there and most importantly, he can’t know about them.‘Doctor?’‘Give him antibiotics, penicillin, to relieve the pain.’‘Alright Dr. Smith.’I hurry back to my office shutting the door behind me. I pull out my chair and sink into it, burying my head in the table. Just then, I hear a knock on the door. The person doesn’t even wait for a reply and enters into my office.Rebecca.Of course and I scoff.‘Are you okay? I saw you rush in here,
Chapter 22Karl’s POV‘A lot of women like lilies.’‘I’m pretty sure women love roses and it has the word sex written all over it.’I said accessing the rose bouquet on the shelf.‘That is if you want to have sex with them.’ Donald nodded his head like I said a bad thing.‘I do want to have sex with Diamond but not now, we have time, so I’ll do this the old fashioned way. Courting.’‘Mr. Kyle? Where are you please?’ Donald said looking at everywhere else but me in a vague search. I laugh and continue grinning like a high school boy about to give a girl flowers for the first time. I sure as hell remember this feeling.I finally settle for lilies since I didn’t want to give off the ‘I want to have sex with you vibes’ so soon. I go to the counter to pay and the woman smiles and says…‘Good choice.’‘Thank you.’We leave the store and walk across the road to where my car was parked.‘Where next, Mr. Kyle?’‘I have no idea and that’s why you are here Donald. Now don’t ask me silly question
Karl’s POVI can’t lose her again. At this point it just feels like the universe is against me.Lennox.I vowed never to speak of that name again. Why does he always find a way to keep interfering with our lives? Even from another damn city.I couldn’t stop thinking about them being together, even if it’s just for work. Knowing Lennox, he’ll want her back or the kids at least. And there is no way Diamond will ever allow him have the kids.If she goes, I lose her.After Diamond broke the news to me, I was devastated, to the point where I couldn’t utter a word. I just stood there staring at her. It all seemed too cruel to be true.The irony.Everything was finally falling into place. I know she said she wasn’t interested in being more than just friends but I can sense that she’s just afraid. I had no intention of pulling away after her rejection. I was going to assure her that there was nothing to be afraid of. That we will keep the past behind us and have a new beginning. But I guess t