Author's pov "Ava, do you think I'm blind? Do you think I can't tell when two people are flirting? I saw your dad and your best friend, Charlotte, at the bar, laughing uncontrollably," Brenda said, as they sat in the living room. She paused, keeping her gaze fixed on Ava. "I..." "Don't say anything. You're making me angry," Brenda interrupted. "But you haven't let me say anything again," Ava protested. "I don't want you to say anything anymore," Brenda said, and walked towards her room angrily. "What did I do now?" Ava wondered, still confused by her mother's anger. "I only suggested that if you were sure they were behaving the way you suspected, you should have approached them and let them know you saw them. My point is, why can't my mum approach them? Instead of just standing at a distance and accusing Charlotte and my dad. She didn't even give me a chance to explain. Just because she has feelings for my dad doesn't mean any woman with him is involved romantically. How
Charlotte's pov One thing I never wanted to happen was for Ava to find out about my affair with her dad. It's crazy—I can't leave him, and I don't want anyone else to know. Is this normal? Love is supposed to be something others can see and appreciate. When I was dating Harry, everyone in the neighborhood and school knew about it because we were seen together in public, and I thought everything was fine. But when I accidentally met Tyler at the hotel, he became the nicest person I had ever encountered. And out of the blue, he had to be my best friend's dad. I can't leave him right now. My whole being would never forgive me. I've never loved someone so certain that they would leave me. It felt like jumping into cold and hot water yesterday when Ava told me she wouldn't be able to come and pick me up to go to her mum's place. The reason being that her mum saw Tyler and me giggling. How could I stop giggling when Tyler was being so fun? Thanks to Ava, who stood by me and tried to cl
Author's pov Danielle was lying down, looking up at the ceiling in her room, and the room was completely quiet. She thought to herself, "What have I done to Luke that he's intentionally abandoned me? It is not days, not weeks, now it's going to be months that he is abandoning me. I've tried everything to reach out to him, but all I've gotten are one form of excuses or the other. This isn't the Luke I knew. He didn't come to me and say he's no longer interested..." Then her phone rang. She sat up, put her feet on the floor, and answered the call. "Hi Blenda..." "Are you sleeping?" Blenda said as she noticed the low voice of Danielle like one waking up from sleep. "No, I was just lying down," she replied. "I hope you're still coming to the housewarming party?" "Well... um, I will." "Are you not sure? You and my daughter are the reason I'm going. As for Tyler, I have no feelings for him anymore. I've decided to leave him. You and Ava bring me joy in going to the part
Author's pov "This isn't the way I wanted Danielle to find out about my new relationship with her friend," he thought as he stood in front of Danielle, sweating and still holding his phone. Unbeknownst to Luke, Danielle didn't display any signs of anxiety. She was simply trying to quickly give the phone to Luke before the call would end and casually find out who was calling. Luke couldn't say a word. Instead, he took the phone from her but didn't answer the call in her presence. He took the phone and went into the bathroom. "Why can't he answer his call in front of me? What is he trying to hide?" she thought, but she had already made the greatest mistake of not properly checking who the caller was. She walked closer to the bathroom to see if Luke was carefully answering his call. She placed her ear close to the bathroom door and noticed that it was very quiet and Luke wasn't speaking to anybody. "Hmmm... maybe it's just an ordinary call," she thought and returned to the bed,
Charlotte's pov This seemed too good to be true. Eric's recent behavior has placed him in a position where I will always be afraid of him. "Is this not the Eric I knew?" I asked myself as I considered leaving the car. Suddenly, his voice softened as he changed his tone. "Charlotte, I'm not here to harm you. I'm here to apologize for the terrible impression I made of myself. I'm truly sorry for the way I acted when I came to your house. It was the worst thing I've ever done to someone, especially you." The more he tried to please me, the more I felt that Ava had made a terrible mistake. This felt like forced begging. I didn't have a choice but to politely nod my head as if I had accepted. The more I pretended to support him, the more I saw relief on his face. Who wouldn't want to pretend to have accepted what Eric said in such a condition? My heart was in my hands, and deep down, I planned to tell Ava at the party and express my displeasure of how she didn't inform me that Er
Charlotte's pov Was Tyler's drunk? What almost came over him? The moment he stood up and said he had to thank someone he had recently met and who had changed his life. I almost dug the ground to bury myself. He was so direct that everyone was waiting for him to complete his statement. What if he had called my name? I could see how Blenda adjusted her eyes and everyone immediately kept quiet. It was as if I was about to have a heart attack. What would I have done or to tell Ava or how can I stand in front of her when she hears about our affair? It was in my new room that Tyler had given me when these thoughts couldn’t leave me. Tyler also showed Ava her beautiful room and he didn't say anything about Blenda's room. I was sitting down on my brand new bed and I was so angry that I left the house just as everyone was leaving when the party came to an end yesterday. Ava left with her boyfriend and I saw Blenda leaving in the hand of a man I have not seen before. Until I received Tyl
Author's pov "Do I hear Blenda saying she's coming to my house this morning? That means she enjoyed what happened last night," Luke said with a smile as he clenched his fist and moved around his room like someone who just won a lottery. "Her body was like that of a virgin, and I gave her pleasure until she wanted more. It seems she had been denying herself for months. Now that we're engaged, she'll feel comfortable coming to me for sex. Hmm... sex is also about the connection of the mind. The more you love someone, the more you enjoy being intimate with them. I felt like a virgin too because the pleasure was extraordinary. It is worth celebrating. I can't wait for her to be here. Luke quickly grabbed his towel and headed towards the bathroom. "Let me take a quick shower before she arrives, and then we can continue where we left off last night," he thought to himself. He entered the bathroom, turned on the shower, and felt the cold water, which reminded him of a recent incident
Author's pov "I will," Luke replied and took his phone out of his pocket and he added, "I need to make an important call. Once I'm done, I'll join you." "Okay, dear..." Blenda smiled and turned away, walking towards Danielle's house. Luke stared at her, his heart racing as he anticipated what would happen next. "I hope Blenda comes out alone, without Danielle. How am I going to handle this situation?" he wondered. When Blenda reached the door, she knocked and called out, "Hi, Danielle!"After a few seconds, Blenda thought she heard footsteps. Before she could determine if it was just her imagination or real, she heard the door opening. The footsteps moved inside. It was different from before when Danielle would open the door and embrace her. Blenda quickly entered and followed her as she headed towards her room. "Danielle! Danielle!" Blenda confronted her and gently embraced her. "I'm sorry about what happened," she said, tapping Danielle's back. Without words, Danielle