What a weekend! I had hoped for a calm, relaxing couple of days but boy was I wrong! Bahaha! Single moms don't get that kind of freedom. As always, thank you for reading and Voting. If you are enjoying it so far, please leave a review. I saw someone left a negative review today, but I'm sure more positive ones are on their way!!
ALEXANDER Nathan was one of the few people who had a key to my house, and I was relieved to see that he already had the Patels sitting at my dining room table, waiting for me. I was furious that I had to leave Bailee. She was everything I had remembered and more. I wanted to march right back ther
BAILEE I never thought he would actually call. So, the fact that he didn’t wasn’t a surprise, but it was still upsetting. I had been clutching my phone like it was my lifeline all day, unable to focus on my designs, poking myself with my needles when I tried to sew, and even spilling my coffee dow
BAILEE I probably wouldn’t have done much damage, but it would be a good enough distraction for me to run. “Mason!” I exclaimed as I panted. The immature man grinned at me before looking Lacey over. “What? I can’t come visit the two most beautiful women in the world? That’s a shame,” he said,
BAILEE I wasn’t surprised when Mason took me to one of the nicest restaurants in town. I hadn’t been there before because it cost more than I make in a month, but knowing Alex was inside waiting for me made butterflies swarm in my stomach. Tonight wasn’t for Caleb or the press. It was for me...
BAILEE “What are you talking about?” I asked, and Alex touched my arm, gently guiding me back into my seat. This should have been a romantic date. This should have been a nice night. Instead, I got this uneasy feeling in my stomach from the moment the hostess had led me to the elevator. It wa
ALEXANDER Never before had I seen her so pale. She looked as though all of the blood had drained from her face. “I need to talk to him,” She whispered, and I shook my head. This was not the time to confront him, not while she was so distraught. If she didn’t take some time to collect herself first
BAILEE I watched as Caleb and Mr. Andrews walked to the other side of the room before taking a seat. Mr. Andrews looked guilty, but Caleb smiled at him with a calm, smug grin that made me want to stomp over and punch him in the face. This wouldn’t end well for me, but that was clearly his goal, a
ALEXANDER Bailee was texting furiously on the drive back to her house. The burger and fries I had picked up sat between us, and while she hadn’t touched one of the burgers, she was absentmindedly and adorably, picking at the fries every minute or so before resuming the frantic tapping of her thumbs
EPILOGUE “Go, go, go!” Sebastian screamed from next to me, standing and leaning over the person in front of him as if Ben could hear him over the crowd and the glass. Then again, with how loud the man was, he just might. I had only known Bash in passing from when I worked for Ben as his assista
HAVEN ONE MONTH LATER My eyes kept moving from the woman before me to the clock on the wall behind her. I wanted to be here, but I had more important places to be. She had run over with her last client, which made us run over and caused me to be late for an important game. Ben had been stressin
BEN Haven was empty for the next few weeks as she flew back and forth, cleaning out the house her ex-husband had left her. It had been Cynthia’s home, too, and Haven had been taking extra care and devotion to ensuring things were handled and gone through properly. I had gone with her a few times,
HAVEN Her hand was cold, and I adjusted her blanket to cover her arm. The lawyers had come in and refused to admit any fault of the hospital, even though Cynthia had her ID on her and even knew one of the paramedics who brought her in for them to have given the hospital her name. They should ha
HAVEN Sitting in the airport in the middle of the night with a toddler who got angry each time the loudspeaker called for another flight and disturbed her sleep was not what I had been prepared for. My mind was a foggy mess. All I could picture was Cynthia falling down the stairs. How long had sh
BEN Being excited about an ex getting involved in my life might not have been the best thing when things were already tense, but fuck did it feel good to know I did indeed have friends in high places and they were watching my back. Was I still expecting them to hold it over me and try to get me t
BEN It was odd pulling up to the house and finding there wasn’t a single paparazzi in sight. After today’s news, I expected them to be ready to break down my gate for a story, but no one was there. Instead, a blacked-out SUV sat across the street, and my stomach twisted when I realized it was pro
HAVEN I needed to get out of the house. Staying inside was driving me crazy, and I couldn’t take it anymore. My last job interview was a week ago, and while I keep applying, no one wants to hire the woman all over the tabloids with a sex tape. Our PR team managed to get it taken down, but it stil
BEN “Rangers player Benjamin Evans is today’s hot topic. Now fans were petitioning for him to be traded for his performance last season. Even I wanted him gone, and I’ve followed his career since he was being scouted.” The reporters around him laughed, and I gritted my jaw. “I know. I remember hi