“Addison and Aiden Whyte, be good okay? Mummy’s off to work so your grandma’s going to take you to school.” Sophia summoned courage to tell her kids what to do when in reality, they chose what they wanted. She couldn’t believe it, they were four years old. It seemed like time had flown by so quickly, she would give anything to be able to hold them in her arms and sing lullabies again. Her son, Aiden, was the splitting image of his father. He had good looks. Every time she dropped the kids off at school, it was one compliment or the other. ‘Your son is so handsome, I’m sure he looks just like his father.’ Those words would sting each time but she tried her best to feign a smile but obviously her genius twins could see through the façade. ‘Mummy, why do you look so gloomy. Is it because of daddy?’ No matter how she tried to turn the conversation around, it wouldn’t work, unless she offered them ice cream. But there was only how far distracting her twins with sweets was going
The day he was told he couldn’t have kids was both the happiest, and saddest day of his life. Noah had been through an emotional rollercoaster. Just when he and Savannah had arrived in Florida, they were told Sophia and Ava had been kicked out of their house. Those insensitive neighbors had suddenly become so caring after realizing who was standing before them. It seemed like anytime Noah had a lead about Sophia’s whereabouts, it buried almost immediately. He was a mess. Everywhere he went, he say Sophia. Her silhouette, her red hair, freckles, beautiful blue eyes, it was like everything reminded him about her. If his morning coffee wasn’t made to perfection like Sophia did it, he would starve the whole day. Wondering where she would be, or who she was with made him almost go insane. He did what he knew best, channeled all that energy into work. In five years Noah had turned the whole system around, winning best businessman of the year for five years consecutively. All thes
“Savannah,” Noah whispered, “Am I seeing things?” “No, I can see her too.” “Sophia?” Noah stared at the woman in front of him. Her hair wasn’t red, and it was straighter than he remembered. She looked beautiful, in a way he couldn’t describe. His heart was filled with disbelief. He had searched for her, non-stop for five years, and here she was. His mouth stood agape as her watched her gracefully walk through the ethereal ball room where the venue was held. She looked like a princess as her blue eyes glistered in the warm lighting of the room. Noah stood in awe. She finally stopped walking after getting a glass. When he was about to get closer to her, she was ambushed by a group of overachievers. Noah’s chest tightened. All the guilt and angst that had built up for five years came in all at once. He felt stiff, he couldn’t move. Sophia was here now, he could tell her how much he missed he, and that he was sorry for all he did. He could say he was scared of falling for h
Noah observed how the nerves in Sophia's face had tightened up. She seemed uneasy. At least he knew he was one of the reasons why she was. She sat silently glancing at the small clock on her table. Maybe she had an appointment? “This place is coming together quite well,” he said to break the silence. She whipped her head around taking in her surroundings. “Yes, thank you. Do you by any chance need something?” She asked with a look that spoke millions. He casually strolled into her office after five years of divorce, all of a sudden he can't seem to remember anything he did to her. Noah's expression changed immediately. Before attempting to address anything else, she pulled out her phone and sent a text to Tammy. The text was literally a plea. It was simple, “Get Addison home. A member of the staff is on the way here to drop her off. Intercept her, and take Addison home.”She began to panic when there was no response from Tammy. Tammy usually would answer within seconds. Was she b
“Mummy can I come to work with you?” Addison asked.Ever since Addison saw Noah at her office she had been insisting on going to work with Sophia. “No baby, you need to have perfect scores.”“Addy, why do you want to go to work with mummy?” Aiden asked, causing Sophia to sigh. He was a very intuitive child. “There was this handsome Uncle I saw, I wonder if he likes mummy. Maybe we can finally have a dad.” Addison's remark got Sophia's heart plunging to the ground. Her children never really talked about the absence of a father figure before, even when they were bullied in school for not having a dad. But in recent times, that has been the one thing in their lips, having a daddy. Her twins were growing more curious and suddenly craving a father’s love, the one thing she couldn't give them. She had tried her as a single mother but there was so much one person could do. “Aiden wear your socks please,” she pleaded. “Addison, you too. Grandma Ava's waiting for you.”The twins grumbled
Noah stood there with not much to say. He turned his attention to Addison who was stuffing her face with Alfredo pasta. She was having a serious discussion with Aiden about what played out and how her mother completely put out the mean lady in her place. She turned her attention to Noah, “Thank you for saving my mummy,” Addison said in the most adorable voice. “Our mummy you mean.” Aiden added, staring at Noah with his grey eyes. Something swirled in Noah's stomach as he got a closer look at Sophia's son. They were completely identical. Aiden looked like a smaller version of Noah. “We've said our Thank you, can you please leave now? Me and my babies are trying to have a peaceful dinner.” Noah's mouth hung open, completely entranced by a miniature version of himself. “Mummy, why are you being so mean to this nice uncle. You told us being mean is a bad thing mummy.” Addison scolded Sophia. “It's true mummy, let the nice uncle join us.” Aiden suggested with the biggest smile on his
Sophia struggled to get her eyes open. The first image that caught her eye was Aiden. The boy sat down on her bed, staring with great concern. “She is awake. Mummy's awake!” Aiden shouted with an unusual enthusiasm. Sophia couldn't tell who he was talking to. “Really?” she heard Addison's voice from beside her pillow. She crawled on the bed till she could get to Sophia's eyes level. Addison stared down, cupping her mother's face in her hand, “She's alive!”Sophia was confused and the splitting headache didn't quite help her case. She stretched her hand to Addison's cheek. Addison held onto Sophia's hand, feeling this warm energy surge through her. How could she deprive such beautiful children of paternal love? “How are you feeling?” Sophia heard a voice ask close to the floor to ceiling windows. “Jeffery?” she asked with an evident look of surprise. “Yes, Soph.” Jeffery answered flatly, ignoring the surprise in her tone. He handed her a glass of water and two tablets. “I'll help
Sophia pulled up in the parking lot of the massive hospital. She remembered clearly who the owner was because she had met him several times. Mr. Walton was like an answer to her prayers when George Milton was alive. His hospital sustained Henry's life and she was very grateful for him. His son, Randall was a breath of fresh air. Anytime he can go around for a party or an event, he would always make Sophia laugh and take her mind off what was going on. She hadn't seen him in a while, and she wouldn't mind running into him. Immediately they got in, there was a lady with orange hair and freckles at the front desk. She greeted them with a beautiful smile that would melt anyone's anxiety. “I'm looking for Addison Whyte.” Sophia asked with a shaky voice. The lady looked down at the screen in front of her, “Are you family?” “Yes, I'm her mother.” She answered hesitantly. “Just a moment,” she said clanking keys on the keyboard. The lobby was almost deserted. Sophia needed someone to at