Sean and I sat on the sofa in front of the television, watching a cartoon called Trolls after Renata left five minutes ago. She wanted to move the broadcast, but I insisted she didn’t. I love seeing those colorful mini creatures. I think they are soft and adorable. I lay on the sofa cushions on Sean’s lap. I couldn’t take my eyes off the film. I felt Sean move; when I turned my attention to him, he seemed to fall asleep with his head on the top of the sofa.I slowly got up, removed the pillow from his lap, and leaned closer to him, looking at his sleeping face. He is very handsome. His face is very thick with the typical face of Middle Eastern men: thick eyebrows, sharp nose, firm jaw, and sharp but seductive eyes. Don’t forget those sexy red lips. I’m admiring my husband, and it’s like a sin, but I want to do it. I touched his jaw, which was covered with fine hair, feeling rough because my touch stopped on his chin under his lips after shaving. The chewy thing was as tempting as a st
“People will leave but the memories will stay.”Author POVWhile clutching the graveyard that had just buried the person she loved most, Ariana stared at the tombstone bearing her mother’s name. He gently caressed the tombstone’s surface engraved with the name of the figure who had given her a love she had never counted. Her lips showed a smile as if she looked strong and determined to accept this fact, but deep inside her, that emptiness occupied one of the spaces in her heart, a space that her mother’s love had filled.Ariana left the funeral after saying goodbye to her mother’s grave; her husband Sean, faithfully accompanying her, strengthened her and became her support. They immediately headed to her mother’s house, Ariana’s old house, where all the memories of some of the life she lived with her mother dwelled. When Ariana and Sean arrived at the house, the guests who came gave hugs and condolences to Ariana. After that, she rushed to her mother’s room.The room seemed empty with
It is progress; should we consult Merlin’s doctor before we leave?? My senses raised a brow approving the idea, while my Inner Goddess shrugged her shoulders with her ‘Whatever’ expression.“Shouldn’t we see Doctor Merlin before we go?” I suggested, and he paused momentarily before nodding in the affirmative. I smiled weakly, and then his lips fell on mine. We kissed softly and unhurriedly and stopped when our lungs felt like running out of oxygen.“You are everything to me, Ariana; you are my love, my life, my passion, and all the things I need in this world; you are my new hope,” he said, which made his golden eyes glow with the love and joy he had for me.“You are also my new hope,” I replied with a smile; he was also my everything; we were sewn like a cloth, and he was like my sun and moon, my day and night, my spring and winter. Everything feels like spring, lovely, warm, and bright when I’m with him, but when he’s not with me, the world is cold and dark without the sun.“I want
I looked at my fingers that I was intertwined; it wasn’t without my intention to go there; there was someone who made me want to go there.“You want to come to New York with me?? What for?? You have important business there??”Ronald bombarded me with questions; I nodded nervously.“Hey, what is this?? Why don’t you just go with Sean??”And this is the real problem: the man is in New York right now, and I want to follow him there without his knowledge; something has made me suspicious lately.“He’s in New York right now, I want to go check something out.”I turned my face to look at Ronald. He looked at me confused, but I could see him trying to guess the problem I was having right now. Should I tell him?? Oh, my God, since Caroline married, we haven’t seen each other often.“What’s wrong?? There must be something going on between you two,” Ronald guessed, and his gaze said ‘tell me now’ just like Caroline when she demanded an explanation from me. I exhaled heavily; I think I need som
Atika touched Sean’s face with the tips of her fingers; my chest tightened because of the pain that slowly spread to fill me. The next second, Atika kissed Sean on the lips; I covered my mouth with both hands in surprise. Tears immediately rolled down my cheeks behind the sunglasses I wore. Damn, Sean! Why didn’t he refuse?? My cracked heart slowly shattered; I suddenly stood up from my seat. Sean just stood still after Atika kissed him. I was also glued to my place; I don’t know what made Sean turn to me. He looked surprised to see me, and so did Atika. My senses immediately sounded the alarm, so I immediately realized and left that place; the next second, I immediately turned around and left.I crossed to the other side of the road. After walking a few steps, I immediately stopped the taxi and called Central Park, took off my glasses, and then put my elbow on the arm of the taxi door. My tears were like Niagara Falls. I stared at the city view with a gaze blocked by tears. My heart
“You know, I’ve always wished we had a chance for a relationship other than cousins, but that seems impossible.”I looked at Ronald, who was smiling bitterly and nodded weakly.“Well, that’s impossible, I’ve always thought of you as my Big Brother Ron, sorry if it hurt you but that’s how it is.”I looked at him with an apologetic look and my love as a brother. Ronald smiled; this time, his smile contained understanding.“I know that, and I realize that my feelings for you may not be strong enough to build such a relationship because I have fallen in love with another woman.”This topic turned to him, and he told about the Indonesian woman he met in Brazil a year ago and still sees often; even if Ronald has time, he will visit and meet the woman’s country. How romantic a woman is. Ronald Cortez. But Ronald feels he doesn’t deserve her; he thinks he is a dirty playboy who doesn’t deserve a good girl like that woman, which unfortunately makes him fall in love and feel different feelings.
I opened my eyes and found Sean standing by my bed. I smiled and said ‘Hi’ to him. My voice sounded scary, and I felt uncomfortable hearing it; it was like I hadn’t listened to my voice in a long time.“Oh, Ana, honey, my angel, you’re here, you’re here.”Tears gathered in his eyes; he caressed the top of my head, and then he kissed my forehead gently.“I miss you,” I said, then his face was an inch above mine. He smiled, and tears appeared on his cheeks. My uninfused hand wiped his tears.“I’m sorry Ariana, I’m an ignorant fool, give me one more chance to make things right.”He was crying, and I just stood there caressing his face, listening to his apology and seeing the vulnerability on his face; oh, my big lost boy, I know the reason I went to New York, it was because of him, and when I saw him being kissed by his damn ex-girlfriend, my heart is cracked to the corners, it’s the first time. Still, I know more about my feelings for him than I love him too much. He kissed my forehead,
The look on Caroline’s face was mysterious, but I was trying to guess.“About your move,” I guessed sourly. Caroline smiled brightly; I rolled my eyes. Oh, God! I’ll be lonely without him after this year. When my parents–in–law, Rani, and her husband came, Caroline and Andrew left. They all took turns kissing me on the forehead and both cheeks; today, I am kissing Ariana.“I’m glad you’re back honey, I almost didn’t forgive Sean if you didn’t come back.”Mama Ramia looked teary, oh, my God! This respectable lady is worried about me; she cares. I smiled with my feelings of emotion; I never imagined before that she would be my mother-in-law. I often see her in the media as a highly social woman, beautiful, elegant, intelligent, the wife of one of the wealthiest business people in the world, caring, and the mother of two exceptional children. I glanced at Sean, who was looking at me with a guilty look; oh boy! He was adorable and pitiful, like a child whose mother had scolded him for ski