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"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 abDAWN"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
KYLEWhen Ms Burton shows her face to my office again, I look at her with a confused glance. It's shocking because she had asked me if she could apply for a leave application, but she has still shown up to work today. Wondering why she hasn't left for a holiday, I cross my arms against my chest."Mr Waugh, the planning team wants clarification on a few clauses for a press release that is supposed to go out for our public event. Can you look over this?" She presents a file that she has been holding in her hands. "Ms Jenkins wants you to green signal the project." She clears her throat. "Fiona is anticipating an update in the next few hours."Picking up the file to flip through the pages inside it, I realise that I have yet to decide on the last project, and last night was hectic for an entirely different reason. I wipe the smile off my face at the realisation.Looking up, I stare at Ms Burton squarely."Where are the meeting minutes from yesterday? I need the
DAWNWalking out of his office, I smile softly as the past few moments play over in my head.He's so cute when he's surprised to see me.For some reason, I couldn't gather the courage to ask Kyle the question that's been eating away at me. Maybe I could do that when he comes home tonight.Should I cook him dinner too?I haven't cooked for anyone before, but I want to cook for him.It's another way to show him my appreciation and love.I wonder how surprised he will be to see me cook dinner for once. For all the days we have been together, he's the one who does all the chores. And some part of me wants to see his curious smile that plays on his lips when I do something for him. Like on that day when I cooked him my favourite sandwich for lunch. He had smiled so big. I want to see that smile again.Then that's what I'll do.Exhaling another breath as I take the elevator to my office floor, I wonder how he'll react to my cooking. If it's a g
DAWNI smile as I open my eyes and watch Kyle sleeping next to me. My eyes find the wall clock, and I realise it's two in the morning. After making love, we ended up falling asleep. My stomach growls with a loud vengeance as I pat the side of Kyle's head. His eyes blink, and he lifts his eyes and wakes up because of my small gesture."Did I wake you?" I ask him while yawning into the back of my hand. "I didn't mean to do that."He shakes his head, stirring in his sleeping position to face me. He stretches his neck from side to side."No, you didn't." He stretches his arms. "It's all right even if you did." A hint of a smile touches his lips. "Are you hungry?""A little bit." I put my palm around his face, and he doesn't even blink an eye when I reach for him. "We didn't eat at all. Would you like to eat something?"He brushes his face against my palm like a kitten."We can get a snack." He sits up against the headboard and then stares at me. "Shoul
DAWNMorning comes faster than I'm ready for it. I rub the sleep from my eyes as I feel Kyle move away, and the pressure on my side of the mattress shifts. I run my hands at his vacant spot while my eyes adjust to the incoming light through the long windows in our bedroom.I feel him lean in as I close my eyes again. His fingers run through my hair as I yawn."We are going to get late, Dawn. I'm heading off to shower. You can shower after me."Without opening my eyes, I nod and toss under the duvet."Would you like to shower before I do?" Then I can feel him smiling. "Or join me?"I grab a pillow from his side of the bed and shove it lightly against his bare abs."Just go and shower.""All right, babe." He chuckles. "I'll be out in no time.""Maybe I'll cook breakfast while you shower."Shaking his head, he opposes the idea."You already cooked dinner last night." He smiles before he leaves for the bathroom. "Catch up on your sl
DAWN"I think it's all done. I've finished this mind-numbing part of the marketing strategy." I edge my work chair closer to Julie's, who is scratching the back of her neck, lost in her thoughts. "What are you working on?"Julie has a faraway look in her eyes, but when she hears me talking, she pivots her head around to take a look at me."Uh, did you say something to me?"I nod my head."What are you thinking about?" Then I assess her face for clues. "It looks like something is going on. Isn't it?"She licks her lower lip, hiding her face from me. She doesn't say anything for a long minute then her eyes flick to her computer monitor. I eventually glimpse an open email as her cursor blinks near the subject line, but Julie hasn't gotten around to sending an answer yet.When I stare closely at the contents of the email, my jaw hits the floor.Is this for real?"What the hell is that about?"Julie takes a second to realise I have read her personal email, but she doesn't seem mad. From he