"Now how's my favourite ex-girlfriend doing?" The handsome newcomer asked cheerfully."Bernie!" Mikayla exclaimed breathily. "You're here!""In the flesh," he said, winking. He casually placed his hand across the back of her chair and stretched out his long legs under the table.He sighed. "Nice!""I didn't know you were back home. When did you fly in from Africa?" Mikayla asked."Just two days ago. I didn't tell anyone so I could surprise you all. I was hoping you'd be here at the reunion so we'd get to see." "I nearly wasn't going to come," she informed him. "Anna forced me into it."He grinned. A dimple appeared in his cheek, mesmerizing Mikayla as it always had. "I figured that would be the case so I planned to pay you a visit at the hospital if you didn't come.""Are you back for good or just for a little while?" She asked.He shook his head. "Just for a little while. I'll be going back in a week. I'm still much needed over there."Mikayla nodded. That was one thing she'd alway

Mikayla woke curled in Cael's arms in her bed. She could tell she'd woken before him because of the deep breaths that moved in his chest rhythmically against her ears. Her face stretched into a smile.She was careful not to move around or alter her breathing too much so she wouldn't wake him. For now, she just wanted to enjoy being in bed with him like this. Plus, she imagined he'd have a few words to say to her after her actions yesterday. And she wasn't ready to answer them just yet.When she'd asked him what she had to do to make his resolve break down in the car earlier yesterday, she honestly hadn't been planning to do anything with the information. Even when she'd invited him in, she'd simply thought they would hang out for a bit and he would go back home.But watching him walk around in her house suddenly ignited such fierce feelings in her that instantly fried her brain. The only thought she could process was how much she wanted him and had to have him.When he carried h

Mikayla put the finishing touches on her make up and inspected her face in the mirror. She smiled appreciatively at her reflection. The extra amount of time she'd spent putting it on was definitely worth it.She'd actually gone online to search for tutorials on how to make it extra special. The result was white eyeliner to match the white dress she was going to wear and little silver stars at the edge of her eyes. It was different, which was good because it was a special day. She'd been living in anticipation and suspence from the day the delivery man handed her the bouquet and the box.She'd thanked him and entered her office before opening the box. The box held a beautiful necklace with a real diamond in the pendant in the shape of an "M". It was draped over an envelope set on a transparent glass platform. A big fancy "M" was also printed on the envelope.She was just removing the necklace from the box when her door slammed open and Anna walked in. She jumped as a result of

"All's well that ends well" was the phrase that rang through Mikayla's mind on the ride back home. Finally, she and Cael were a thing; an item. She felt as giddy as a high school girl with a crush.One would think, from how intense this felt, that they'd just gotten married rather than just started dating. Honestly it felt almost the same. She'd always been skeptical about marriage having seen how it played out firsthand in her own living room growing up. She wasn't convinced that it was worth it. After all she'd seen and experienced herself, it seemed to be nothing better than a sham. But still, she'd always held out hope that she would one day find a man who would love and respect her. A man who would stay true to his vows and not embarass her like all those men did.Then she'd found Bernie and knew with full confidence that he was the kind of man she could count on. But he'd left for Africa and she'd resigned to fate again that she might never meet anyone who met her criteri

Mikayla woke up a little thrown off. She knew even before she woke up that she wasn't in her room or on her bed but she was in familiar surroundings. She popped open her eyes and saw that she was in her seldom used guest room.The events of the night before came rushing back to her. The evening which started on such a good note had taken such a drastic turn unexpectedly. Her mum, Michelle Wall, was here in her home for the first time and it was because her most recent billionaire boyfriend had thrown her out.This was a new low, even for Michelle. She often ran into confrontation of the wives of the men she was bedding. That was nothing new. But to be thrown out of the house she was living in by one of them? It just went to show that this new generation was a new breed.In the past, the wives of the men Michelle dated wouldn't dare to interfere in their husband's illicit affairs even if they knew about it. They would pretend not to know in front of him and accost Michelle behind