Diamond’s POV‘Say ahhh.’The young boy opens his mouth and I insert the swab into his throat to take a sample of his mucous. After taking the swab, I am to put it into a sample bag and give to the nurse, but instead I just stare at it.‘Dr. Smith’, the nurse calls.‘Oh sorry, take this to the lab and tell them to run a test on it. It’s probably just a bacterial infection but we still need to take precaution.’Take precaution.My mind immediately wanders to Lennox and how much precaution I would take being around him.I can’t do this.I can’t go back there and most importantly, he can’t know about them.‘Doctor?’‘Give him antibiotics, penicillin, to relieve the pain.’‘Alright Dr. Smith.’I hurry back to my office shutting the door behind me. I pull out my chair and sink into it, burying my head in the table. Just then, I hear a knock on the door. The person doesn’t even wait for a reply and enters into my office.Rebecca.Of course and I scoff.‘Are you okay? I saw you rush in here,

Karl’s POVI can’t lose her again. At this point it just feels like the universe is against me.Lennox.I vowed never to speak of that name again. Why does he always find a way to keep interfering with our lives? Even from another damn city.I couldn’t stop thinking about them being together, even if it’s just for work. Knowing Lennox, he’ll want her back or the kids at least. And there is no way Diamond will ever allow him have the kids.If she goes, I lose her.After Diamond broke the news to me, I was devastated, to the point where I couldn’t utter a word. I just stood there staring at her. It all seemed too cruel to be true.The irony.Everything was finally falling into place. I know she said she wasn’t interested in being more than just friends but I can sense that she’s just afraid. I had no intention of pulling away after her rejection. I was going to assure her that there was nothing to be afraid of. That we will keep the past behind us and have a new beginning. But I guess t

Diamond’s POV“How can I help you?”“It is you. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.”The person, whoever it was, just kept staring at me after I had asked her a question. I couldn’t recognize her. Even if it’s been 7 years, I’m a doctor so remembering things is kind of my forte. If I knew her then, I should be able to remember her but the face didn’t ring a bell.“Do I know you?”“Oh sorry, I’m Marylou, Agatha’s friend.”Agatha.That’s the last name I wanted to hear. I looked up at the sky and closed my eyes silently asking God…Can’t I just stay one day in New York without being hunted by my past?It was inevitable anyways. Knowing Agatha, once she learns that I’m back, she would want to confront me. Probably to tell me to stay away from Lennox. Which is exactly what I plan to do. At least for the first time we will be on the same page.Noticing that I didn’t respond, she continued…“I was just driving when I saw you. It’s been so long, what, like 10 years. It’s good to see

Chapter 27Lennox’s POV Agatha and her friend looked like they had committed a crime. They kept looking back and forth between each other and me. Agatha’s friend opened her mouth to speak and shut it again. She had been doing that for the past 5 minutes as we stared at each other. I was equally shocked at the news I had just heard. There’s no way Diamond was back.Agatha was the first to speak.“How long have you been there Lennox?”“Long enough.” “You were eavesdropping on us?”, her hands moved up to her hips.Here we go again. But I couldn’t worry about that, all that occupied my mind now was Diamond. I couldn’t believe she was back. Why?“You weren’t going to tell me that she’s back?”, I said equally putting up a defensive act.“So what if she’s back Lennox, what difference does it make? What’s going to change? Oh wait, you plan to leave us for her, don’t you? You are such a cheat Lennox. Are you happy that she’s back?”I wondered how she even thought that far. She mo

Lennox’s POVI couldn’t take my eyes off her. It was as if she had bloomed. Before we were asked to sit I took my time observing her body. I tried my best not to make it so obvious but I guess I wasn’t discreet enough for Ralph. He saw how lost I was in Diamond. I mean who wouldn’t be?She looked so beautiful and it was hard not to stare regardless of what our relationship had been like in the past. He put us in this situation on purpose. ‘Things to attend to’ my ass. She had gained more weight which only made her curves more evident. She wore a sleek black dress that hugged her body tightly. The green wedge she was putting on made her outfit look simple yet sexy as hell.With a body like that she could pull of anything. Seating beside her, I stared at her face, her black hair which she wore in a pony tail made her hazel eyes pop.She cleared her throat to speak and unintentionally I spoke at the same time too.“How…”“So the…”We both laughed.“Go ahead”, I encourag