SEAN: I stood at the corner with a smile on my face. Watching Sekani give a vote of thanks had to be the most awe-inspiring speech I'd ever heard. It was so simple and yet, it carried so much intensity. A few times, we locked gazes. She never maintained it for so long but I was glad that at least, she was looking for me in the crowd. As soon as she was done, everyone began to disperse. My eyes remained on her as I bade the guards I knew goodbye, promising to schedule an appointment with the important clients. I began to weave through the small crowd of people, making my way towards Sekani who was speaking to one of the men around. Just before I got to her, Luca went to stand beside her. He seemed to know the man she was speaking to also and they exchanged pleasantries before he wrapped his arms around Sekani's waist. I noticed that she stiffened. And so did I. Only that my fists were clenched in anger. It took a lot for me not to go over there and tear Luca's h

SEAN: Well, that was harsh. Sekani had a way of just hurting people causally. All she just had to say was how she didn't give a fuck how I found her attractive or how hard my cock went when I saw her this morning. I knew that might have been quite a straightforward thing to say but I don't regret saying it at all. I meant every word. "Are we taking your car?" She asked, turning towards me when we got to the parking lot. She shoved her hand into her tote bag and grabbed a pair of sunshades to block out the sun while muttering a complaint about how she had forgotten to apply more sunscreen. There, a woman who took care of herself even with her demanding job. It was why I always made dinner so she didn't have to stress, why I had a cleaner drop by twice every week to come to the house. "Yes, we are," I replied in a singsong voice and tapped on my remote button. The car beeped and I pulled it open. "Hop in." We finally settled and she turned to look at me with a gri

SEKANI: The rest of the day went by in a blur. I called Sheila a few times only to remember immediately that I had given her the day off. I was soon starting to regret and contemplated calling her a few times before deciding not to. Once office work was finished, I decided to leave early. I needed to be at the spa tomorrow morning against the anniversary party on Saturday which was going to be held the day after tomorrow. I'd already sent an email to Sekani informing her that I was going to be off work. Not only did I need to be at the spa, I had an appointment with my nail technician and my hair stylist. And oh, I needed to get a new dress and perfume to match the color and aura. I was already tired from even thinking of it and contemplated just sleeping in tomorrow but I knew that wasn't possible. My body was excited to be treated with finesse but my mind only wanted to remain asleep for the whole of tomorrow. I mean, enough beauty sleep guaranteed a healthy me tomorro

SEKANI: I didn't miss the tension in the air the moment I walked into the TV room with Mia in tow. I always knew they never liked each other. Maybe not so much for Sean who never paid attention to him in the past. But Luca? He harbored deep resentment for Sean. He had been the one with me throughout my pregnancy. So he knew what I went through. He was there before Simone even got involved with Sean. He was there in high school, my literal best friend since were little. And he didn't hide it. He didn't hide the hate he harbored for him. Luca was speaking quite nicely to Sean and it confused me more than anything. I had no idea why but I could tell he didn't mean it. He must have said something mean to Sean because Sean wasn't smiling and his replies were curt. "Go play with Dad and Uncle Sean. I'll set the table up." Mya turned to the men right when Sean snatched the Compact Disk from Luca with a glare. Luca was also glaring at him. She turned back to look at

SEKANI: At the back of my head, there was only one thing on repeat. That I had to run away from this man. That he wasn't at all good for me. That he was bad for me and I hated that I kept suppressing those thoughts that nothing else mattered. I remembered my first kiss. Sean was my first kiss. I could barely get a kiss from anyone in high school and each time I heard Sekani talk about the magical kiss she'd shared with her boyfriend in high school, I was curious to know how it felt. Although Luca had offered to give me that experience, I had turned him down. Hell, he was my best friend. Why would he want to ruin what we had for a mere kiss? So I started out with my first kissing experience. I started with the nerds who found me interesting enough to talk to but neither of them seemed to get the hint or were too nervous to kiss Sekani Salvador. Then I tried finding that kiss amongst the nonexistent students but they seemed to hate my braces. So I gave up. I didn't worry ab