KATHERINEKatherine stretched herself out as she woke up, yawning and tying her hair back up in the ponytail it had been in last night. She felt strangely refreshed this morning compared to the way she had been feeling in the last few weeks, and she knew exactly why. She had spent the night with Damien, and it had been more than blissful.Turning over on the bed, she snaked an arm around Damien's torso, leaning in to plant a kiss on his cheek, lightly so she wouldn't wake him up. Ever since they’d reconciled back at his office, Katherine felt like things were almost back to normal, and she was readily basking in this spare time. These days he was now more than willing to take her out on dates, he was also starting to pay more attention to her and give her compliments when she wanted to hear them. Heck, he even let her make him lunch! What more could she possibly ask for? All that was left now was to slowly ease him into the talk about their marriage. Katherine was already tired
Damien was late for his meeting. From the moment he had woken up, he knew today was going to go horribly. He raced up from the bed, apologizing to a grumbling Katherine who lay by his side, complaining when his arm grazed her. He muttered his apologies, quickly jumping into the bathroom to get ready for work and when he was done he grabbed the first suit his fingers touched and quickly pulled it on. Fully ready, he cast one last glance in the mirror before walking out of the closet. "Hey babe. I made breakfast for you.” He heard Katherine say as he stepped out of the closet. He wondered how she had woken up so quite early and made breakfast for him, but then he was not one to say anything or question her. He looked over at where she was seated on the bed, and saw a tray which contained what looked like toast and scrambled eggs carefully placed on the bed, and Damien shook his head negatively indicating that he was not going to have any food. He was late for work already, and the
KATHERINEKatherine waited impatiently until the coast was clear before she walked out of her car. The men she hired had sent a message to her, telling her they had some information regarding the investigation on Madison, and Katherine had only been too happy to hear it. As soon as she sorted out all she needed to do that morning, she hurried down to the address they had given her. Getting there she turned her nose up at the surroundings, disgust coursing through her and she was even angry.It was another abandoned building with a rundown garage built underground, and as she made her way through she wrinkled her nose. Of course, what else had she expected. She just hoped for their sakes that they came with meaningful information, else they were going to regret it for making her pass through these slums. The men were already awaiting her arrival when she stepped in, and they instantly stood from their seats, nodding at her when they saw her, but Katherine had no time for pleasantr
Madison clutched at the sheets she lay in, her hands shaking as she tried to control her breathing. She had woken up with a start from a nightmare she was having, and now she just couldn't stop herself from thinking so much about it. She didn't remember the full details of the dream, but it had brought tears to her eyes, and even till now they wouldn't stop coming. It had put Madison in a sombre mood and made her start to think of so many things; her family, New York, her baby…Her hand instinctively came to rest on her stomach where the small baby bump had been, and Madison shut her eyes tightly, her body racking with sobs as she began to cry. She felt…sorry for herself, for everything. Every time she reminisced about the past, she wondered if things could have gone differently. She missed those days where she didn't have a care in the world. Those days when she could wake up and not have to worry about anything at all - what to eat, or how to pay bills. Those days when she could
KATHERINEWhen Damien drunkenly staggered into the shower, banging the door and cutting her off, Katherine stood outside the bathroom, fuming. It was bad enough that he had ignored all her questions, but now he had to deliberately cut her off as well? Oh what nonsense! Katherine couldn't have that. She just couldn’t deal with it, but now she knew exactly what she had to do. She had been beyond confused when she saw him drinking so early this morning. It wasn't like him at all, hence the surprise that filled her, but then she caught a whiff of what the matter bothering him was about.He had muttered some gibberish about a flash drive, and then when he called his ex's name, she had become so angry that her hands began to shake. After everything she had discussed with him, everything she had done to try and make him forget about the unruly bitch, it seemed like he still hadn't had enough. Now he was mentioning her name in his drunken state.Oh well!Katherine shut her eyes as though
Damien was irritatedly angry for a lot of reasons - One of them was the fact that Madison might have been pregnant, but still she broke up with him. He couldn't even begin to fathom why she would keep something like that from him. Another reason why Damien was angry was another torturing thought that haunted him. The uncertain thought that the baby might not be his had his chest squeezing in pain. The thought first surfaced when his mother had asked about Madison two days ago when he had a hangover, and at first he had only been annoyed, but as his mother kept on mentioning her name, he couldn't help but feel angry. He wasn't even sure why he was so angry. Was it because she had kept the news about the baby from him? Or the thought that there was a chance that she had cheated on him? Not even a chance, she had blatantly told him to his face. Right before they had broken up, he had caught her with the other guy so many times and she looked… Fuck! He was so angry… angry with Madi
Madison found it difficult to control the smile that formed on her face, as she walked out the doors of the bakery and began to head home. Work today had been great as there hadn't been a lot to do today, and she had also been commended by her supervisor. Madison knew that this meant something good. It meant she was doing her job well, and also it meant that there was hope. Hope for longer retainment, hope for a… promotion. Of course she didn't say this out to anybody, but still she was so proud of herself for getting this far.A month ago, coupled with all she had been through she wouldn't have believed it if someone told her that she would have been at this point now, but here she was, with a stable income. A few more months and she might even be moving out of her dingy apartment, to a better place provided she saved well and it was nothing short of unreal. Well, regardless of anything Madison was determined to keep moving like this. So she decided she would encourage herself in
“Hello Madison Connor.”Madison nearly dropped her phone in shock at the sound of that all too familiar voice, she just heard. Shakily, she moved her phone from her ear to check if she had dialed the wrong number, but sure enough, Alvarez's name on the screen stared right back at her, and she swallowed a heavy lump.She placed the phone back on her ear and tightened her hold on the cell, at the same time fuming with an unexplainable anger. Why would Damien pick up Alvarez's phone? Obviously he knew she was the one calling, since her name must have flashed on the screen so why? It was bad enough that he had humiliated her publicly. He had sent her out of his club, and he had even ignored all her plea letters completely, but now he was picking up Alvarez's call? This was the height of it all, Madison told herself shutting her eyes, with her jaw ticking as she reminded herself of what was important at the moment.Trying so hard to control herself, Madison swallowed, and then said, “W