"The kiss was blissful. I looked into his eyes; his expression was priceless like Josh was so happy right now.'I can't believe you feel this way about me,' he said.'Yes, I do, and the feeling is way out of this world, I must confess.''Meaning you have guarded your heart so I won't be able to break through your facade?' he asked.'Not that, I'm just being careful. I just came out of a very bad heartbreak, and I'm just careful to trust my heart with anyone again.''I understand,' he said.'And more so, Chloe is lurking in the corner.'He lowered his gaze and said, 'About Chloe.'"I told her how I felt about you."'Are you for real?' I asked, my face lighting up.'Yes, she didn't take it well, though, but I'm happy.'"So how is your new office?" I asked him."It's fine, but I miss our meetings together. I do call for those meetings so I can have the chance to see you always," he confessed."I know," I said."I felt bad when you rejected me the first time, but I'm happy you've given me

"I think you should tell Josh about the one night you had with Nolan," Kate said."Hell no, I can't tell him. I don't think Nolan has any ulterior motive; he just wants me to join his new company, and perhaps he has carried out his research and found out how valuable I am to my company.""Valuable indeed. You better do the right thing by coming out clean to Josh. It's not like you cheated on him; it happened when you guys weren't together, and we don't know if Nolan wants to be funny," Amelia said.Kate said, "You should be honest with Josh because it's the right thing to do."Amelia agreed, "Yeah, telling the truth is important, and you didn't cheat on him."My friends cared about each of me and wanted what was best. I hoped everything would work out okay for me."We talked all through the night, and then Josh called.'How are you, my amazing girlfriend?' I blushed. The girls noticed and wanted to hear our discussion. I rolled my eyes at them and excused myself.'Where are you, and i

"Why are you crying? What's wrong?" Amelia and I asked at the same time.She kept on crying with hiccups. We made her sit to pacify her. When she was a bit calm, we asked again, "What was wrong?" With a few hiccups, she tried to compose herself and said, "It's Shawn.""What's wrong with Shawn? I hope he is fine," I inquired."Yes, he is fine," she said."So what happened exactly?" I asked."We were having a quiet time watching a movie and eating popcorn in his apartment. Then he told me he wanted to tell me something," she began."Okay," I interrupted her.She wiped away a tear and continued,"I was worried. I paused the movie and asked, 'What?'"He still looked at me, worried, contemplating if he should tell me or not.Then he told me he slept with Aria."Who is Aria?" we both asked him."Aria has a crush on him and has been flirting with him most of the time.""Was he drunk when he had sex with her?" Amelia asked."Yes," he said. "He was, and since then, guilt has consumed him. It

"I know everything is going down; everything is wrecked, but I still did what came to my mind. I raised my hand and slapped Nolan in anger. 'Don't ever do that again. I'm not interested in you or your job. Stay away from me,' I said. 'I've told you countless times on the phone, and you chose to burden me with your malicious act. I love Josh, so stop all these silly games of blackmail,' I said out loud, garnering stares from people dining at the restaurant.I got into the car. I was livid. I rubbed the taste of Nolan off my mouth. I can't believe I let myself get into this mess. I've always prided myself on being in control of my emotions, but right now, I regret ever meeting Nolan because he is bent on ruining my happily ever after with Josh. I love Josh. I can't stand to see the hurt on his face when he eventually knows about Nolan. He trusts me, and I have assured him countless times that he has nothing to be afraid of. But right now, this situation is way beyond me. With all

"Seeing Chloe in my office building, many thoughts ran through my mind. Is she here to tell Josh about my kiss with Nolan? I found my voice and told her, 'He is in the meeting,' and walked away.I went about my business in the office, determined not to let anyone put me down. At the close of work, I went home and met my mum and Ava talking in the living room.'Good evening, mummy.''Good evening, dear. How are you?''Very well, ma.'I went to my room, packed an overnight bag to go spend time with Josh, and told everything right from my time with Nolan at Couperville and our kiss at the dinner.Then Ava walked in.'Hi, Harper.''What's up, Ava?''Where are you packing to?''To Josh's place.''He is romantic, unlike you, no iota of romance in your blood,' she said, rolling her eyes.'How is Shawn?' I asked her.'He should be fine. We had dinner and he was pleading. I couldn't look into his eyes because I felt he betrayed me.''Cut the guy some slack. At least he confessed. What if he di