Jessie picked up her purse instantly and searched for her phone. When she found it, she wasn't thinking straight. She dialled Taylor's number and in one ring, Taylor's voice was heard over the phone.
With concern, she asked. "What is wrong, Jessie?"
Jessie's trembling voice spoke. "He left Taylor. He left just like that." She continued to cry over the phone.
Taylor had taken the hint that the date didn't go well. "Calm down Jessica. Wait for me there. I am on my way." She hung up the phone and laid it on the table. She felt numb. Her eyes were inactive. They were fixed on the floor. The perfect woman was gone. All that was left was a pitiful person who was trying to take in what just happened.
"Jessica!" She heard Taylor's voice as Taylor ran to her. Jessie felt as if she was going to die when she looked at her friend running to her.
"Taylor," She called with her shaky voice as the tears continued to climb down her face.
Taylor ran her arms around her. "You are fine. I am here." She released Jessie and looked at her face. Mucus already stained Taylor's outfit. "Ugh, babe, now you have ruined your makeup and my dress." She began to laugh and so did Jessie. Taylor took a chair and sat next to her. She picked Jessie's hands into hers. "What exactly happened?" she asked. She released Jessie's hands when she saw more mucus around her nose. She picked up the tissue from her bag and handed it over to Jessie.
Jessie sniffed as she measured the amount she needed. She used it to clean her nose and glanced back at Taylor who was seated in front of her.
"Take your time hun," Taylor said. Jessie wanted to cry again but kept it in. "You can let it out, Jessica. Gosh! You don't have to be perfect in front of me. Okay? It is okay to cry when you feel sad."
Jessie nodded. "I told him everything but he blamed you and didn't want that. I didn't know he had that anger within him. He was really angry, Taylor. You should have seen it yourself."
Taylor sighed. "I told you he wasn't the one if he doesn't support you."
"Eight years are gone just like that."
Taylor felt sad for her friend. She stood to her feet and helped Jessie up. "I know what will cheer you up. Let's get you home first."
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"Good morning my love." A female hand lifted the covers as she searched the bed for her beloved. She withdrew the cloth from her face when she felt he wasn't there.
The lady could see him knotting his tie in front of the mirror. She crawled back beneath the covers. "I see you're all dressed and ready to go to work." Under the blanket, her exhausted voice murmured.
Din Cooper approached the lady. He ascended the bed and leaned against her, removing the cover off her face slowly. As she stared into his ocean blue eyes, she whimpered once again. She gave a warm smile. "Mrs. Cooper, you are stunning." He kissed her softly on the lips.
When he called her that, Beth was ecstatic. "Mrs. Cooper, uh?" she asked as she kissed him back. "I love the sound of that."
Din grinned. "It will be yours in no time." He rose from his seat, but she dragged him back to her.
"Are you required to leave today?" She inquired. "How about spending the whole day with me?" She proposed.
As he sat on the bed, Din sighed. Beth sat up straight and fixed her gaze on him. "Beth, I'm really busy. I need to meet with the client and give Khalid the manuals. You know how Granddad is, after all." He massaged her cheek with his hand on her face. Her face lay on his hand.
"He doesn't care for me." She stated her case.
"That isn't correct. He likes you, but he isn't always willing to demonstrate his feelings."
"Babe, he looks at me with disgust." Beth sighed and rolled her eyes. She helped him adjust his tie. "In any case, make sure you get home early." "I've prepared a pleasant surprise for you."
Din's expression brightened. "A surprise?" He asked. "Can you tell me what that is?"
Beth laughed and shook her head slowly. "That's why it's termed a surprise. Silly" She gave a kind smile. "Come here." Din took a step ahead. She hugged him and wrapped her arms around him. He drew her closer to him. She inhaled the air around them before releasing him. "Do your best. I have a feeling today will be a fantastic day for you. I can already sense it!" Din had a smile on his face since she couldn't stop smiling.
He was delighted when he saw Beth grin. His granddad might spoil his chances with her.
Din is baffled as to why his grandfather dislikes Beth. She is both courteous and attractive. She is well-dressed and a wonderful person. He even wonders about the planet she comes from on occasion. If you had questioned him, he would have said it wasn't from the earth.
"All well, then. Make sure you're having a good time as well. Take a look at this." He took out his credit card and handed it to her. "It's only for shopping."
She turned down the card. "But, I still have money on me. I haven't finished the one you sent me the last time."
"Take it, Babe, you're a princess, you should be treated as such." He took the credit card and placed it in her palm. He rose from the bed and laid a kiss on her lips. "Make sure you have fun. Daddy will be back soon." She waved at him, and he returned the wave.
Din exited the room with his business luggage and automobile keys.
As she fiddled with the credit card, Beth smiled. How did she end up with such a good and attractive man? She had questioned herself.
Din stepped out of his car, carried his briefcase, and walked to the front door after parking his car in the garage.
His workers greeted him as he walked into the building.
He'd spent his entire teenage years learning how to create cars and learning how to be successful just as his grandfather was. At first, he was scared to learn how a car works because it was the same car that made his parents die and whenever he thought about that night, it reminded him of the pain.
He was just fourteen when the accident happened.
Din remembered what had happened the night the accident took place. His grandfather had argued with his father. He doesn't know what they argued about but he could see how angry his father was when he took his mother's hand and left for the car.
His father had held him along but Din couldn't question where they were going at that time of the night. All he had to do was obey.
His father had driven onto the road in anger and his eyes weren't focused on the road. Before they knew it, a truck approached at a fast pace and hit the side of the car. His father had lost control of the break and the car went into the free narrow road. He'd struggled to stop the car from moving but he couldn't and if he removed his eyes from the road, the car might go in another direction which he was avoiding.
Din was shaking as he held his seat belt tightly. His mother was trying to tell him that everything was going to be fine but in his mind, he knew nothing was going to be fine.
A loud thud was heard. Din was tempted to look at what had happened and it was the truck. There was fire coming in its direction. It looked as if it was slammed into a big huge stone.
"Din!" his father yelled as Din turned to focus. His hand was still holding onto the seatbelt. "I want you to do something for me."
"Okay?" his shaky voice replied.
"Don't be scared. Just close your eyes as you do what I am about to tell you to do." His father held his mother's hand tightly. Din could see how tight their hands were as tears rolled down his cheeks. He got the message. They were all going to die. "Unbuckle your seatbelt, slowly open the door and jump out." his father explained.
"What? I -- I can't do that." he stuttered. His heart was beating fast. Faster than normal.
"You have to. You have to survive first. Okay? Now do as you are instructed!" his father yelled. He knew he couldn't hold the car any longer and if his son didn't come out fast then the three of them would all die. He won’t be able to forgive himself if anything happens to his son. His son was innocent in all this.
Din was a timid child but had always pretended to be strong. For his sister at least, he had to pretend to be the hero so she wouldn't have to be scared of anything.His mother had pleaded he should get out. The side of her door wasn't opening too. She had no choice but to push him out of the car and watched him stumble to the ground.Din fell into the snowy floor. He wasn't seriously injured but he was bruised and his head was bleeding too. He couldn't stand up. His left leg was stuck in between the trees he rolled upon. He struggled to pull his leg out but it was too late for them. Din watched the entire thing happen. Their car had hit a gallop and rolled into a huge tree and immediately, fire came out from that direction.Before he knew it, he couldn't hear anything anymore. No sound of help, no sound of cars, just black light, and the moment he opened his eyes, the first thing he said was a small plastic tube injected into his vein. He was at the hospital but his question was... Wh
It's been a week and a few days since the dinner breakup between Jessie and Mark. Jessie hasn't gone back to the house yet to get her things. She was still heartbroken, locked herself up in Taylor's room, and cried the whole week.Eight years of her life with him were gone.A knock was heeded on the door and Taylor's voice was reaching out to Jessie who was under the blanket crying and munching on a box of chocolates.The sound from the TV filled the entire room. Jessie sighed repeatedly as she focused on what she was watching.Taylor slammed on the door again and called out to Jessie but no reply from her. Taylor got scared. She hasn't been home in a week and anytime she called Jessie, Jessie always said she was okay.After that night she had gone to pick Jessie up at the restaurant, Jessie had refused to go back home to get her things. She said she couldn't face Mark or speak to him. She felt guilty for whatever had happened between them which made Taylor more worried about her. She
Taylor came out of the bathroom. She complimented Jessie when she saw how nice the dress looked on her. She took her dress from the bed, dried her body, and wore the black gown.Jessie had picked the five inches heels and since Taylor was working tonight, she picked two inches. Jessie helped her with her makeup and hair but the entire time, Taylor was worried about her friend.Jessie's expression couldn't be hidden no matter how she hid it from her friend. Taylor could always read them. "Your life might change tomorrow after you attend this party. No one knows." Taylor broke their silence.Jessie laughed. "When did you become the dreamer? I am always the dreamer.""I am just saying. What if your life changes tomorrow when you attend this party? what would you do then?" Taylor implored."By changing. What do you mean? Oh, like I get more gigs that pay ten times the one I always earn? That would be sick!""Not that. Maybe that, but what if you meet a man and he turns out to be the one y
Beth kept her smile on her face, but she was perplexed. She was concerned that her partner would lose interest in her and begin to adore the other woman. She doesn't want this to happen, but if the other woman moves in with him, they'll have to appear to be happy for the sake of his grandfather, and they'll eventually fall in love.Din inquired, "Are you all right?""Uh?"He said, "Your mind wasn't here anymore."Beth gave a shaky laugh. "You ought to marry her. That is something I am not opposed to. I won't be concerned about anything as long as you agree to keep visiting me after you get married."Din put his hand on her cheek and kissed her. "Sure, why not? I adore you. Even when I marry her, I'll continue to visit.""Have you had the opportunity to meet her?" Beth was the one who initiated the conversation.With a shake of his head, Din expressed his dissatisfaction with the current state of "No, I haven't," he said."You haven't seen her?""I wasn't able to accomplish that. My gr
"Marriage? Do you mean he wants you to get married?" Will asked as he opened a brand new bottle of wine that had been placed on the shelf. With two glass cups in his other hand, he approached Din."Before the end of the month," Din finished as he watched his pal approach him.Will threw the cups down and filled them. He handed one to his buddy. "That's fantastic news. Right? Beth is someone you've always wanted to marry. I'm surprised your grandfather has finally accepted her."With a shake of his head, Din expressed his discontent with the situation. "That's the issue. He wants me to marry someone else, not Beth." He took the cup of wine in his hand and downed it all at once."If not Beth, who else?" Do you have any ideas or Are you in love with someone else right now?" Din's cup was refilled by Will.Din shook his head. Disagreeing with his friend. "I told you earlier that two people would get on my nerves. Right?" Will smiled and nodded. "One of them is my granddad.""I'm aware of
"How much did my grandfather pay you?"Din inquired. "I will double the payment if you back out of this marriage."Jessie made a sneering remark. "You're a lunatic." She walked right by him and into the bedroom. "This is my personal space. This place's key was given to me by the receptionist. Perhaps there was a blunder somewhere.""Mistake?" Din approached her. He has his hands in his pockets. "You're attempting to play games with me, that's all I see. I'm afraid I won't be able to marry you. I am in love with someone."Jessie shouted, "Stop talking about marriage! We must have landed up in the same room due to a mix-up someplace. I have no idea who you are. I have no recollection of ever meeting you." She walked over to the table and took her purse. "I'll go over to reception and express my dissatisfaction. You are welcome to use the room.""I am not going to take this room. You've already visited this location. I'll just have to complain and ask for a different room. One that is larg
Both of them took six to seven shots and discussed their issues. Jessie had already become a little tipsy. The music became a little more upbeat. "Let's go dancing. This music is fantastic." As she leapt from the stool, Jessie said. She grabbed Din's hand and led him to the dance floor.Jessie felt like she was floating on cloud nine as their bodies bounced back and forth. She was in the greatest shape she'd been in years. As she approached the table, she asked, "Do you want me to show you something?" Din was perplexed."Oh no," Taylor exclaimed as she stood there watching her pal scale the table. Her pal didn't have any slacks on. Din was approached by Taylor. "You just let her go? In that condition?""She desired it. What could possibly go wrong?" he wondered.Taylor made a point. "That."Jessie took off her heels and tossed them in the crowd. She let go of her tied hair and began shaking her butt on the table."Does she always act like this when she's inebriated?" Din was the one w
Jessie spent the entire night on her stomach, her head resting on the pillow. When she opened her eyes, she saw it was already morning.She sat up and used both hands to support her head. She was in the throes of a hangover.She realized she was naked when she dragged the blanket across her chest. She gasped but didn't feel any pain underneath, indicating that she hadn't had sex with anyone, so why was she naked and how did she enter the room? She had no recollection of what occurred the night before, although she had hoped it wasn't the man she had met at the hotel. He was the obnoxious man who accused her of stalking him.Jessie started looking for her things on the bed, but something shiny caught her eye as she looked at her finger. She shaved her head to be able to see the object clearly.She let out a gasp. "Please don't be real," As she stroked the ring, she spoke in hushed tones. Her heart started to beat quicker. She examined the ring and discovered that it was made of plastic