Amelia was done preparing breakfast, and she served it out on a white ceramic plate. She put some of the crumbled eggs on one side of the plate and the ground turkey on the other side. She placed it on a white tray and smiled widely as she stared at the food. She had tasted it, and she believed he was going to love it. She filled the glass jug with water and put a glass cap in the tray too. She headed out of the kitchen and walked to the dining table. She lifted her feet carefully so that she wouldn’t spill anything. She got to the dining table and looked up to see James seated already. Next to him was the woman that came home with him last night. She stopped in surprise and stared at both of them. ‘Don’t tell me you want me to feed her too.’ She thought. “What are you waiting for? Serve the meal,” James said, and she bounced her head slowly. She placed the tray in front of him and looked at the woman again. She looked truly beautiful and classy. “Why is there just a plate? M

Amelia was done at the company where the meeting took place and headed to her car. She hadn’t spoken to James since they arrived in Florida. She wasn’t sure if she could head back to Alabama without him. She sat in her car and put a call across to Elena. She couldn’t stop thinking of how to get to her apartment without James knowing. “Hi, Elena.” “Hi, Amelia. How are you doing?” “I’m good. And how are you?” “I guess I’m good too.” “I’m very sorry about last night. I didn’t mean to make you cry.” “C’mon, Elena. It’s not your fault. It’s James’ fault. He is the one that made me cry. Will you be able to visit today?” “I’m not so sure, Elena. I’m in Florida as we speak. I just finished a meeting.” “Florida? Wow. So, you went alone?” “No. Mr. James is in Florida too, but he isn’t with me at the moment. He is in his Casino. I don’t know if I’ll be able to come back to Alabama without him. Even if I do come back, it will be late at night.” “That means you can’t come today, right?

Amelia and James flew back to Alabama in the same airplane, but they totally ignored each other. Amelia tried looking for ways to talk to him, but James wasn’t ready to even look at her. Though Amelia was sad that he was totally ignoring her this time around, Fred was busy texting her over the phone. He said funny things that made her smile and sometimes giggle out loud. James often stole glances of her and saw her smiling while checking her phone. He wondered what or who could make her so happy over the phone. They got to Alabama in less than two hours and they headed straight to the company. They had a lot of work to do. Amelia was glued to her chair for more than three hours, organizing files, preparing documents, organizing and distributing messages from different departments. James on the other hand left for another meeting at his father’s company. It was a meeting Freddie was going to attend too. Amelia was still working when she perceived a familiar scent in the air. She

Fred got home and carried Amelia out of the car and into the house in a bridal style. He stared at her face until he laid her on the neatly laid bed in his guest room. “Hmm… why is it so hot?…” She moaned and turned on her side. Fred placed her bag on the lamp stand and hurried into the bathroom to get a wet towel for her. He soaked the white towel he kept in the bathroom with water and walked to where she laid again. He made her lay on her back again and began to mop her face carefully with the towel. As he cleaned her body, she smiled widely occasionally. Fred giggled at the slightest reaction she gave. ‘Why is she so cute?’ He was done with her face, and he slowly moved down to her hand. He picked up her right hand and cleaned it. He couldn’t help but gaze at her body. It was so smooth and beautiful. He looked away from her hand and down her leg, he saw a scar on her left leg and furrowed his brows. “What happened to you here?” He asked in a whisper and ran his finger on

Amelia finally finished dressing up. She had been stuck, trying to look for the perfect outfit for her outing. She didn’t only want to look fine for herself, but also for James. She wanted to see him stare at her like he wanted to have her. So she settled with a loose black blouse and fitted jeans. She finished her look up with some feminine accessories and very slight makeup of just powder and red lipstick. She wore a black knee high boot and carried black leather bag to match. She brushed her hair quickly and decided to pack it in a scraper ponytail. She stared at herself in the mirror and fell in love with her new look. She pulled out her phone and took a few selfies at the window. She took a peek at the time on her phone and saw it was a few minutes to 3 pm. “He will be here soon.” She headed out of the room and locked the door behind her. She walked down the staircase and kept an eye out for James’ door. She found it still closed the same way she had left it. She heaved a