Layla's POVWhen we finished eating dinner, the girls helped with clearing the table and washing the dishes, leaving the kitchen spotless. I made it a habit to always wash the dishes before going to bed, no matter how tired or drained I was because nothing is more depressing than having to make up in the morning, late, with the sink filled with dirty dishes.Damon and James seemed to get along now, the episode at the door seemed to be all forgotten as they were even laughing and talking about sports. Dylan had fallen asleep in Damon's arms and Damon held him close to his chest as they spoke softly to avoid waking him up. Halfway through eating his dinner Dylan was already yawning and rubbing his eyes lazily.It was time for the crew to go back home, and I was practically begging Lelo with my eyes to not leave me alone with Damon, and she was dropping hints that she might have left her bathroom basin tap running and some other lame excuses on why she had to go home and cannot sleep ove
Damon's POV"Dammit Quinton, could you just tell me where she is?", I lost my cool when he kept on playing games with me and I wasn't in the moodIt's been a week since I last saw Layla and to be honest, I felt horrible about the things I said to her, more especially how I said them. I really didn't mean for things to accelerate this far because I didn't go over there to make her feel small or bad about the decisions she took. I had to respect them because that's what she wanted, and I'm afraid I may have made things worse.When Dylan arrived back home, he was so sad which was a first because he was always beaming with happiness whenever he came back from Layla and when I asked what was wrong, he told me that Layla was crying and locked herself in her bedroom all weekend and that Lelo came over and stayed the weekend to look after him. Dylan said he felt bad because there was nothing he could do to make his mother feel better, and I felt terrible knowing that I was behind all of that,
Layla's POVHappy anniversary, Mrs Kingsley, the only woman who will have my heart forever. My One And Only♡.Love, DamonI smiled to myself like an idiot and shook my head to snap out of it. Today was our anniversary, and like looks like I'll be spending it alone like last year again. I took the necklace and placed in my hand, trailing my fingers around the heart shape design in the middle, a wide smile playing on my lips.The front door suddenly opened, scaring the breath out of me and I clenched hard onto my chest. Damon walked in and his eyes caught mine. I'm not actually sure how I feel at this moment, should I be relived that he didn't just leave like a thief in the night, or should I be mad that he just left without leaving a note or something?“Good Morning”, he smiled, walking towards me. “I didn't think you'll be up by this time”I was frozen at the spot, and he noticed“Layla, are you okay?”, he leaned closer and waved his hand in front of my face, that's only when I starte
Layla's POVThere was a knock on the door and I had a feeling it was Lelo, she wanted to come over last night and when I texted her that Damon was here, she promised she will be here bright and early today to get the full coverage. I don't understand how she's still a banker when clearly she should have been a journalist.I walked to the door already practicing my smile for the moment her dark down eyes pierced into mine, but the moment I opened the door, a different pair and colour of eyes were staring at me and I frowned a little“Aren't you going to invite me in?”, his brows rose, and I stepped aside while opening the door widely for him to come in. I noticed he had a traveling bag with him, meaning he was going to stay for a couple of days and sighed after I closed the door behind him. When I turned to face him, he had his arms folded across his chest, looking at me with a hint of disapproval in his eyes.“So, are you going to hug me or what?”, I laughed nervously, noticing his ex
Layla's POV"Layla, are you still there?", he sounded worried that I may have hang up on him, or was planning to while I was just frozen right where I was with the phone still on my ear. Why was he calling me? After all he's done to me and my father?"What do you want?", I asked, sitting up from the bed"I need to talk to you, please", he begged and a tear went down my cheek"After all you've done to me and my family? You have the nerve to want to see me and to even call me"."I know I'm asking for much but-", he said, and I interrupted him"Asking for much?", I scoffed mockingly, and I could hear him heave a sigh on the other line. "You destroyed my life"Tears streamed down my face as flashbacks began running through my mind about that fateful day my life changed forever"That's why I need to see you. I want to apologize for everything I've put you through Layla. Please, if you just could make time to come and see me, I promise I won't be long-", I hung up on him before he could eve
Damon's POV"I need you to come home with me", I said, and it looked like Layla froze in her spot for a little while, before her eyebrows knitted in confusion"Can I ask why?", she placed her notebook on the coffee table. "If this is about Dylan's party, I can plan it here and make it in time to celebrate it. I don't need to move back"."It's not about Dylan's party", I said, and I could see her pinching herself on the arm. "Why are you pinching yourself?""Oh, it's nothing", she laughed it off a little, like she didn't even realize that she was pinching herself. "Then what is it about then?"I drew a sharp breath. "I need your help""My help with what?""There's this new client at the company. The account is worth billions, and it can save the company from bankruptcy"."That's great news, isn't it?""It was, until Mr Brown let her daughter, Ella to handle all the interactions between Brown enterprises and the company""So", her eyes lurked around in confusion for a bit. "What seems t
Damon's POVLayla looked so stunning, I literally couldn't keep my eyes from her. I'm glad Wesley was driving us to the ball since Harry is still with his family because I wouldn't even be able to concentrate on the road and I could see she was trying to hide the fact that she was blushing, and she honestly didn't like to be complemented, but I couldn't help it. She was beautiful.I will not even get started on how perfect she looked in that dress, it wasn't either reveling, not to plain, it was just perfectWesley found a secure parking, and I stepped out to open the door for Layla and within just seconds, reporters were already in our facesYou're back together?What happened to you two?What about your son?Are the divorce allegations true?I shielded her away from those hyenas without any of us saying anything, and we finally breathed when we were inside the venue“I'm sorry about that”, I apologized when we walked down the red carpet and there was a waiter standing by with glasse
Layla's POV“We're freshly out of popcorn”, Damon crushed the now empty, third paper bag of pop corn in his hands and stood up to throw it in the bin not so far from where we were sittingWhen he returned to his seat I was battling to keep my eyes open, kept rubbing then lazily while yawning“Ready to go back home?”, he asked, and I shook my head, placing my head back on his shoulder“Not yet”, I let out another quiet yawn before rubbing the sleep off my eyes again. “So, do you think Ella got the message?”He shrugged a little. “I don't know, but I think so”“Is it me, or she didn't seem to be shaken by seeing us together?”“Maybe, but she wouldn't freak out right there and then. Of course, she would put a brave front”, he chuckled for a bit as he shook his head.“What's so funny?”, I asked dumbfounded, looking at him, and he chuckled again“You should have seen her face when you kissed me, she was pissed”I laughed a little. “I don't know why out of all the available men in the world