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Within a few minutes, his car pulls up slowly near the kerb. Then Kyle opens the car door and steps out."Did you wait long for me?" He asks, eyeing me. "I hope you didn't face difficulty getting here by yourself.""No." I shake my head. "It was alright. I thought it'd be safer, you know? I decided to walk two blocks from the restaurant so no one on my team would see us." I fix some tendrils of hair behind my ear. "I hope that was okay. Did they suspect anything when you left?"Kyle crosses and uncrosses his arms across his chest as he blows a noisy breath."Not at all.""Good to know." I eye the open car door. "You shouldn't have stepped outside in this cold. Let's get back inside before we catch a cold or something."He nods."After you. Just give me a second." He inches closer towards me and walks towards the front door of the convenience store, pushing it open. "I will be right back."Batting my eyes, I watch his back disappear bDAWNWhen I wake up in Kyle's bed and sleepily brush my fingers on his side of the mattress, I realise that it is cold.Where did he go so early in the morning?Running my fingers to rub the sleep from my eyes, I yawn and look around. The room is pin-drop silent, and no noises are coming from the shower. Yawning big, I stare at the wall clock and realise that I have slept an hour longer than I should have, and maybe Kyle has already left for work. His cell phone and his watch are gone from the bedside table. I beeline to the shower, splashing cold water over my skin, quickly dressing up for the day, and almost hurting my little toe as I hurry out of the bathroom.Fixing my shirt, I take a quick look in his closet, and the business suit Kyle usually hangs at the mouth of the closet door for the next day is gone.I'm late.Staring into the full-length mirror, I fix my hair quickly and put on some moisturiser before I make my way down the stairs.The sight that mee
KYLEThe office manager waltzes into my office after a long day without even knocking once while I'm going through the last bit of a budgeting report, and the commotion makes me look up. She puts the files at the end of my desk, gesturing for me to check them out with her hand."Here you go, Mr Waugh." She smiles at me sweetly. "I have finally finished these. And I have to remind you that I haven't let you down as I promised you earlier. I have lived up to my words."Raising a curious eyebrow at her, I check the dial of my wristwatch."You submitted your work five minutes earlier than when you were supposed to turn the files in. Only five minutes to spare. Interesting." I nod, rubbing a hand over my chin. "Good job." I pull the files towards me as I let my eyes glean the information on the page. "It looks all right. You are free to go. Have a good night.""But Mr Waugh?"Curious that she hasn't left yet because I have seen her leaving work fifteen minut
DAWNAs I step out of the cafeteria after lunch, my phone buzzes somewhere in my pants. With my fingers, I fish out my phone to take a quick look at my phone screen before walking to the next planning team meeting to discuss the marketing needs of our new product launch.Running my thumb over my home screen, I see the messages are from Leslie.I'm coming to pick you up after work.We'll catch dinner together since I have to tell you something.I can't wait to tell you what it is.With a quivering lip, I immediately text her back.That sounds nice.I can't wait to hear what it is.I'll see you around five.Does that work for you?Shaking my head at the messages in front of my eyes, I wonder if I should lie to her and make an excuse not to see her today. Leslie would not be happy about it, but this sudden sinking feeling in my stomach would at least go away.Would that even work?God knows how and what I'm going to tell
DAWNThe sudden buzz of my phone makes me jump. I pull the phone out of my pocket and hide the screen from Julie's glance, even when her desk is adjacent to mine. The name glowing on the screen reads Kyle Waugh.Putting a hand over the screen, I unlock the home button to access the chat.Hey there!I'm sorry I left in a hurry this morning. I have to apologise that I didn't get to see you at breakfast.Because I had an early meeting, I had to get to work early to look at some reports before the meeting.I hope you got to work okay.Pivoting in my desk chair, I type out a couple of replies for him.Yeah, I got to work just fine.I'm using my car today, so it's been smooth sailing.Also, a friend is visiting me after work, and she let me know that information last minute, so my plans have changed.Perhaps I won't be heading back to your place tonight.Maybe I'll go back to my apartment and sort out some things since I haven't
DAWN"Don't try to change the subject." She puts a hand on my thigh. "What's going on?"Should I be honest with her?Would she not judge me as she said she would?Can I trust her?How will Kyle feel about this?"Well, about that man I saw that night. . .""Yeah?""I ended up marrying him the next morning.""What?" She puts a hand to cover her mouth. "You did what?"Staring sideways outside the car's window, I hide my eyes from her glance. Licking my lips, I wonder if my decision to have Leslie in the loop is a good idea."You heard me." I sigh, steering the car's wheel. "I married him. He married me. We are together now. End of story.""End of story?" Leslie lets out a high-pitched noise at the end of the question. "No, my dear friend. The story has just begun." Then she pinches the side of my cheek. "How come you have kept quiet this past week about it? You didn't utter a word after you saw this man, let alone let me in ab
DAWN"Also, I wanted to tell you that we are having twins." Leslie stares at me as we step outside the elevators. We walk through the building's lobby towards the entrance of my apartment building for her cab to show up at the front of it. "That's what I wanted to tell you."Offering her a smile, I pat her on the shoulder."Good job, Les. I can see you running around two toddlers in your house. The kids will have your energy." She nods. "Bren must be excited about this."Leslie bites her lower lip."He's ecstatic, but I'm scared. I don't know how I will manage my three full-time jobs. It's a lot." She opens and closes her mouth in frustration. "Being a wife, a marketing manager, and a mom will be hard to juggle.""But I know you, Les, you'll be great at all of them." I offer her an affectionate smile. "Your new life might seem like a mountain to climb, but no one does hard things better than you."She nods slowly, staring intently at me."I ho
DAWN"Why did you marry me, Kyle?" I suck in a deep breath. "I want to know why. Why did you choose to marry me on the night we met? The night of the blind date?" Licking my lips, I hide my eyes from his face. "Why did you decide to be with me that night and marry me the next morning? I want to know the answers to these questions." Finding the courage within me, I face him again. "Can you tell me why?""Why are you suddenly asking me that?" He runs a hand through his hair. "What's going on in your mind?" A beat. "I married you because I liked how you were with me and who you are. I can see a good thing when it comes, and I would have been a fool to have let you go. Does this answer your question?"My body trembles side to side from the anxiety, and my lip quivers while hearing his short and quick answer. Something about his response feels rushed, and it worries my heart more than it should have. I fidget with my fingers. When I catch Kyle looking at me expectantly, I
DAWNI twist and turn against the mattress, rubbing sleep off my eyes and realise that my skin is brushing against a hard chest. Almost instantly, the night I ended up spending with Kyle comes back to the front of my mind. His muscular arm hugs me over the stomach, and I pivot under his arms to glance at him. His face is gorgeous when he's sleeping.I have never seen such an attractive man before in my life.Remembering how he made love to me last night, I can't help but blush. He was at it till the early hours of this morning, trying to please me and help me orgasm. And he achieved his goals because I did cum so many times. After all, he does know how to pleasure a woman.Where did he learn all of his magic tricks?Yawning at the lack of sleep, I stare in the direction of the wall clock and realise that if we don't get going now, we will be late.It's almost 6:30 in the morning, and it's good that my daily habit of rising with the sun has managed to wa