AriandeThe kissing bodies of my brother and manager which were in the corner stopped moving, and they stared at me in horror. I stared back at them with the same expression."I... I can explain," Jeremy said, hurrying after me as I walked past Tony and I felt that that conversation was still very far from over."Seriously, how long have you been f*cking my brother?" I stopped outside and spurned around to him for an answer."I... I... Uhm... A few months""A few... Wow, I'm really speechless. So he's the one who has been making you lose focus.""No, I've never lost focus or been distracted, it was just fun and messing around.""Oh really", the voice of my brother, who I hadn't known got behind us, said, and he came into view, "I thought we were more than that."He walked off, and I saw the distress on Jeremy's face, to go after the guy he probably liked or stay around for his boss who was demanding an explanation.I rolled my eyes and got into the car. Take me home.""Okay ma'am"He

KaiThe paintings arrived some days later. I called my agent and I arranged them in the workshop, placing some that I wanted on the floor and the others on the wall. I also arranged my tattoo workshop and the designs I had on paper for customers to choose from were pasted on the walls. Some were in my sketchbook and I arranged the tables and chairs. I put a couch in one corner for waiting customers and I put in some neon lights to give the vibe I wanted.Next, I arranged my bedroom, kitchen, living room and bathroom to ain't my style, and they didn't contain much, just my essentials.I collapsed on my bed when I was done for that day and took out my phone to scroll. That was when I remembered the number Kira, my agent, had given me to call.Kim galleries.I dialed the number without thinking and waited for the receiver to pick up. She did."Hello, this is Kimberly Lesley. How many I help you?""Uhm, I... Kira Anderson gave me your number to call""Uhn, Kira Anderson?" she looked throu

Leo"I didn't plan to run into you like this", she started, and I sipped my Americano."Me neither.""I'm guessing you know, since you look so cold.""Oh, were you expecting me to be warm then?"I stared at the baby in her arms, actually in a baby carrier."I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way."I sipped my drink again and looked out the transparent window."I'm really sorry about everything. I didn't mean to get pregnant for him and I didn't expect him to tell his wife, though that was the right thing. Maybe I should just have kept it to myself, but I guess... Things just happen. How is... He?""My father, you mean?"She nodded, "he must be having it hard right. He really loves his wife.""Then he wouldn't have slept with you.""Fine, people make mistakes, and it was a stupid one on both our paths. I had approached him for money and been the one to seduce him. He isn't really to blame.""Whatever. Is she a girl?"She smiled and shook her head, "no and seriously, even though all this

LaylaHe was Nathan's father.Leo was Nathan's father and I confirmed that when the results came in about two weeks later.Nathan was playing in the living room as I made him dinner before bed and I didn't need to ask before knowing who rang the doorbell at that moment."Leo"He walked past me into the living room where Nathan rushed into his arms to greet him and I wondered if he had slept any properly since we gave the samples two weeks ago."I'm guessing you've seen it" I said as I walked into the kitchen, and he nodded, bringing Nathan into the kitchen with him."I still can't believe it.""Me neither."Like how did my ex-boyfriend end up being the father of my child? It felt surreal. The spaghetti and meatballs I had left to steam on the stove cooked very well some minutes later, and I served all of us.Leo couldn't keep his hands or eyes off Nathan and I couldn't keep my eyes off him either. He had this super excited smile on his face that I hadn't seen before. Maybe once, when

LeoMummy was back and looking quite better than when she left. I picked her up from the airport where she had landed about two minutes ago, and she seemed happy to see me."Mum..."I hurried to her side and hugged her passionately."I thought you weren't going to come back.""What? Why? Why would you think that?"I shrugged when we pulled apart, "you must have felt really hurt at the betrayal and probably didn't want to be around him again""I still love him though, and I'm willing to give him a second chance.""Really?"She nodded and I smiled.We got into my car in the parking lot and started the ride home to the house. "What have you been up to?" She asked."Nothing much, just business and that's all.""What of that lady?""Who?" I knew who she was talking about, of course."The lady you brought to dinner, Layla or...""Yeah Layla, she's good.""I noticed the way you were looking at her throughout the dinner. You can lie to yourself, but you can't lie to me that you love her."I di