Ruby was glad away from the cameras and nosy reporters. She smiled as she received a glass of champagne from one of the waiters. Mixing up with the guests was easy as they were thrilled to see her. Most of them had discussed some business ideas with her while others commended her for being an exception. The attention Nate got was nothing compared to hers. He had almost everyone surrounding him, either trying to speak to him or trying to ask for his business card. She was proud of him and how much people looked up to him. It was only proof that he was hardworking and he made it look easy. Most people won’t believe the stress and opposition he had faced in order to be successful. “Hi beautiful” A man she had recognized from an interview on a morning show. “Hi” she smiled politely Nate was talking with some other businessmen. “Ruby I believe?” He asked with a charming smile She nodded as she sipped her champagne. Unfortunately, she had forgotten his name but remembered

Ruby did the back strokes lazily in the pool. She was glad the Florida air wasn’t as humid as the one back home. She had woken up with a start as she tried to recall all that happened the previous night. She remembered she was drunk when she got home. She slipped out of her dress and climbed into the bed immediately. She wasn’t sure what happened to Nate but she found him sleeping on the couch when she woke up. She sighed as she changed to the butterfly strokes. “Had I said something to annoy him the previous night?” She asked herself. “Or had we gotten into a fight?” Whichever it was, she couldn’t tell what was the answer until Nate woke up. One of the reasons she avoided alcohol was because of the kind of things she said when she was drunk. She had no control over her emotions and poured out her heart ever so easily. Santos had brought them breakfast but she decided to keep it aside and waited till Nate was up so they could eat together. She had spent a part of the mo

Grace offered him her biggest smile as she pulled him into the warmest hug. She was happy to see him after a busy week and his flight to Florida.Nate smiled widely as he hugged her back, the most important women in his life were doing alright and that was all that mattered to him. "I missed you"he said and placed a quick kiss on her cheek. Grace asked that he come to meet her at the park. Unlike other times she preferred to discuss with him in a room. She had loved the way they had bonded even more ever since he met Ruby.The garden was one of his favorite places to go when he was younger. It was always calm and had a fresh smell to it, it helped him take his mind off his problems. "I missed you too,"she said She looked forward to seeing him on the weekends. It had been a busy week for both of them. Ricardo put in extra effort in his work and the stock markets were rising. Everything about his business was going smoothly. Grace on the other hand was gettin

Author's noteHey besties, I listened to stay with me by Sam Smith when writing this,hope you enjoy it! Her back and head were sore when she got back home. She pulled up in the garage tiredly. Her eyes caught his car, she wasn't mistaken, it was the car he drove out in. She'd expected him to come back home quite late. She knew she was in a lot of trouble.She blamed everything on the cab driver whose car broke down on the road. She had gone to the newspaper house to see the reporter, not that she was allowed into the company anyway but she decided to hang around to catch a glimpse of the reporter's face. She had told Nate she was feeling a bit sick before she went out and he made her promise not to get back home late. "Where were you?" Nate demanded as she opened the door.His tie was loose,he looked really worried and tired."I had to run some errands" she liedShe didn't have any strength to argue further and hoped he wasn't going to ask her any more questions. "What erran

Few hours ago…. Ruby opted to walk home. The evening had gone badly. Nate had tried to explain his decisions but she wasn't having any of it. She felt stupid for bringing up the topic of marriage when she was aware of how he felt about getting married. He tried to apologize but she was too embarrassed to listen to him. She left him at the park and decided to walk home. She fought so hard not to cry.It began drizzling. She cried even harder. She pulled her glasses. The poor glasses had hit the wall but it served its purpose very well anyway. The next bus wasn't going to show until another thirty minutes. She frowned, regretting not driving to Grace’s house. She flagged a cab down and she decided to see her mother.The cab driver didn't mind that she was drenched in rain and she was going to ruin his chair. The driver turned on the heater and increased the volume of the radio. Ruby wiped off her tears, she didn't want any sympathy from the driver who was already k