Leslie watched her daughter walk away, she could not believe that she was having second thoughts. Was this the way she would throw away all her years of hard work? Leslie had been working so tirelessly to make sure that she matched her daughter and Joshua.She was going to do the same for Andrew but he had refused every opportunity she presented so she knew he was a lost cause, there was nothing she could do with him. She could not believe that Jessica would dare to betray her after saying it would be nice to have her as an in-law.When Jessica made this statement both children were still in diapers learning to walk but Leslie took it as a promise of marriage. She had zeroed her mind that her daughter was getting married to her son."How dare she try to betray me and then walk in here like nothing happened?" Leslie murmured as she paced the floor. "Should I have scattered the marriage while it was still so young? Is it because I let her have Xavier? I could have easily had him if I w

"It sounded nice in my head but when I said it it sounded so cringe" Joshua confessed."See even you think it's cringe," Aletta said."What do you say about the trip? And don't stop thinking about me or hesitate because this might hurt my image, just think about yourself, do you think this would be a good idea for you? Do you think it's something you would enjoy?" he asked."The problem is I am so into my job that I can barely think for myself when the situation involves you, all I think about is how it would affect you," she told him."I know but I want you to be my girlfriend now, not my secretary or my assistant," he said taking a step forward as if he could close the tiniest gasp between them."Just as my girlfriend what you do say about the trip" Aletta pretended to be thinking, as a girlfriend the trip was the most wonderful idea she had heard in a while but as an assistant, she knew that there were a lot of things to consider."What do you say?" Joshua asked after a long minut

After Joshua and Aletta settled on the location for their trip all they could wait on was the day to finally leave. At dawn, Joshua was waiting outside Aletta's house with a car ready to take her with him to the airport."You are quite early," Aletta said as she walked down toward him. The driver went up to take her bag from her and she felt weird about releasing it to him. She was used to taking care of herself and others together and not allowing another person to take care of it for her."But you are ready," Joshua said. He pulled her to himself for a hug before opening the door and nudging her to go in first. "Ladies first" Aletta cleared her throat before she pushed herself in. He closed the door and hurried to get in from the other side."I did not want you to wait long so I prepared beforehand just as I always do" Aletta responded.Joshua made a sound of disbelief and then the car came to life and began to leave the street. "I am so happy about this" Joshua said his hands find

"Going on a vacation is sure nice," Aletta said as they took a walk down the beach. They had decided to spend their evening outside instead of inside.Aletta had been the one to suggest it, she knew the tension between them would be uncontrollable and they would have to succumb to it in the end. She wanted it to be something beautiful within them and not something born out of them not being able to control themselves. Joshua knew what she was doing and also thought it a good idea, at least this way he would know if it was something he wanted or if he was just pressured into doing it."Of course, it is because I suggested it" Joshua replied."When and where did you learn to say things like that? It is son cringe" Aletta said with a shudder.After the unintentional break between her and Joshua, he seemed to be more affectionate towards her and even used a lot of cringe words and sentences. Most times those comments made her heart warm with joy but most times she couldn't help but notic

Joshua was taken aback by her gesture because she was not one to do something like that, she was always composed and perfect. Seeing her sway in the rain was strange to it."People are staring" he said holding her waist that was swaying back and forth as if they were in tune with music."We are tourists here, they would look at us and laugh at our silly nature and not bother to judge us" Aletta said.She wanted to enjoy her stay and try her best not to worry about the people who would talk, there was no pleasing others because they always found a way to complain about something about them."Let's dance" "In the rain?" Joshua asked with widened eyes and a shocked expression across his entire face."Yeah, just like when we were kids" "I never dance in the rain" Joshua confessed shyly. "Jessica did not allow you to dance in the rain?" Aletta could not believe that. Joshua was half the person he was because he had Jessica as his mom. If Xavier had married a random heiress and had child