C H A P T E R  5 0  : W H E N  H E  B E G I N S  T O  R E A L I Z E  J A V I E R  S U M M E R S It was rather odd waking up and finding yourself alone on the bed. It had not been weird previously, but now it was. And the only difference was Ella. It was her that made him feel so odd waking up alone. Previously he would not mind it. He was always alone since he had reached adulthood anyway. With his casual flings, he usually had gone before neither him nor the woman he had been with fell asleep. Perhaps it was commitment issue or trust issue, whichever that had been, it was never an issue with Ella. If he was being honest to himself, it did make him wonder sometimes. He knew that he liked her. He was certain he had made it very clear to her as well. He had given her three orgasms last night. He was being selfless and cared more about her pleasure rather than his own

C H A P T E R  5 2 : C O U L D  A  W O M A N  A N D  A  M A N  B E C O M E  F R I E N D S ? E L L A  S T A N F O R D  “Piers?” Her eyes widened as he approached her and stopped only a few feet from her. “What are you doing here?” “Ouch.” Piers winced, pretending as if she had just thrown a stick at him. “That hurts. There is no how are you, Joseph or it is good to see you, Joseph?” “I am sorry.” Ella shook her head, sighing. “Of course I am happy to see you. How are you? When did you get back here?” “Last night, actually. I thought I will come here and surprise Jav and maybe take him to lunch.” “Well, you missed him. He went to a meeting since ten A.M. and he has not returned. Perhaps next time you should give me a call so I can check his schedule for you.” Piers

C H A P T E R   5 4   :  T H E  F E E L I N G  O F  B E I N G  A P A R T  J A V I E R  S U M M E R S  Javier walked towards the car. He knew that if he faced her, she might feel embarrassed having been caught lying. Yet at the same time, he could not stay here and watch her break down alone. No matter what had just happened between her and his brother, he trusted her. Perhaps even more than he trusted his brother. Thus nothing else mattered as long as she was not hurt, as long as she was not crying. However before he could reach her, she had driven the car away, ready to exit the building. He pulled his phone out was about to call her when he realized that she was currently driving right after she cried her heart out in the parking lot so calling her might not be a good idea. Feeling a bit frustrated, he shoved his phone ba

C H A P T E R  5 6 : W H E N  L O Y A L T Y  W I N S  E L L A  S T A N F O R D  Ella barely remembered getting blood drawn. The nurse had been chatting away as she had done her job, smiling and laughing at her own jokes. However, for her, it felt like she existed inside a bubble at this moment. The outside world was not penetrating the fog over her mind, and the numbness only increased as she stopped at the drugstore and purchased a pregnancy test. Was she pregnant? The question swirled around and around inside her head. She wondered if it was even possible. Unfortunately for her, it was possible. She and Javier had unprotected sex that morning, and now they might be facing the consequences of it. Ella took a deep breath and closed her eyes briefly. What would she do if it turned out that she was truly pregnant? Javier would have to know. The baby would de

C H A P T E R  5 8 : W H E N  Y O U  L O V E  S O M E O N E  J A V I E R  S U M M E R S Javier swallowed and thought about the hell she had put him through on his drive home. The truth about Maria and the photos had almost been a relief compared to what he had been left to presume on his own. His imagination had ranged from a mysterious illness to her boredom with him to her involvement with another man. There was not another woman on the planet who had ever made him feel things like Ella. Who made him feel as if his life was better with her in it. Who made him look for her in a room filled with people. Who made him feel like smiling just because she smiled. There was no other woman on the planet who had ever twisted him in knots like her. For two days, when she had not returned any of his calls or texts, he had told himself to forget about her. That he was better off withou