Alyssa and Jason lay exhausted in each other’s arms while the moans from the other room are barely audible, but they could hear them faintly. Jason covered his face with a pillow as Alyssa laughed.
“You think we were quiet? Let her have some fun.”
“It’s disgusting.” He teased, as he snatched the pillow back. “Besides, we went in the bathroom in the shower. If she could hear us she has magic ears.”
Alyssa wrapped her arms around her husband, then. “We can go again. You know just to drown out the moans.”
Jason turned back to her with laughter in his eyes. “I do like to hear you moan.” He replied, g
Chapter 6 Dread filled the room—pure dread and heartbreak. It was his curse, what he was meant for. It was his legacy. He had never been the one to cry. Seeing Bianca in the casket, lying there motionless, was almost too much for Dan to take. He could picture his lovely wife, Cheryl lying there and the memories of her funeral surfaced to the front of his mind. Janet was there holding on to his arm, rubbing it back and forth for comfort, but he couldn’t stop himself from looking at Bianca. Some of her family were there, but most were friends Bianca established over the years—previous clients and other voodoo witches, Dan assumed. No one stopped him from being there yet or blamed him, which was what he was most prepared for. Hate was always the expectation, not love and acceptance. Bianca was truly a remarkable woman to have so
Chapter 7 Antonio rushed to Janet’s building, a couple of hours before the funeral was over, to connect with Jason and Alyssa on the footage Dan sent him. On his way to the elevators, some women walked in capturing his attention. Both were made up beautifully—super models. They were looking around confused for a moment. “I’m sorry. We’re closed for today.” Antonio greeted, walking back over to them. “Sorry. Hi, I’m Valerie and this is my wife Yolanda. We’re friends of Jason and Alyssa. Are they here by any chance?” She held out her hand for a handshake. Antonio accepted, shaking her hand and nodding to Yolanda. “Yes, they are. Right this way.” Antonio led them to the
Chapter 8Antonio’s eyes were rendered with shock as he looked around the Sweet Sweepers headquarters to see several investigators and police surrounding the building. People were crying and answering questions outside telling Antonio something big had taken place. He got out of the car and walked around the building to see what the hell was going on. He found one of his colleagues taking pictures of the building and some blood spray on the sidewalk. Antonio walked past witnesses to look up to the top floor to see the window shattered. “Antonio?” His coworker Officer Haynes looked over to him after taking pictures. He walked over a few feet away from the actual crime scene to talk to him. “I thought you were on suspension ‘til further notice.” “I am. What the hell happened here?” Antonio asked, his eyes c
Chapter 9Julissa woke with severe morning sickness. Her stomach rolled and saliva started to form in waves in her mouth. She raised her head from the comforts of her bed as she struggled to open her eyes. This was the worst she felt in terms of pregnancy. She even moaned when she sat up with her head spinning like crazy.It took a moment for her eyes to adjust to her surroundings, but once they did she became startled and then confused. She wasn’t in her bedroom. The room was an elegant hotel setting—big comfy king-size bed and white sheets. The room was plain and beige, unlike her room. Now, she started to panic. She hurried, feet touching the floor, ready to run for the door.Her stomach protested though as she gagged and felt her stomach repel her meal from last night. She ran for the sink which was, thankfully, outside of the bedroom. She threw up and heaved over it. She looked up at the mirror of herself. Her medium-length brow
Chapter 10Janet greeted Jason as he entered the room. Seeing Dan in a hospital bed caused his heart to drop. They hated Dan, sure. Over the past year, though, they saw a shift within him. Not a huge one, but he made subtle progress to, at least, being his friend if not father and daughter or father and son. Janet, more so in the last year, has noticed herself shift into being exactly who Dan wanted her to, after running for so long from the person she was. How can she be an angel born right from the demon’s cloth?“What are the doctors saying?” Jason asked immediately going to Dan’s side.“He is a healthy old man. The doctors want to know his diet.”“Then, how?”“Maybe the stress. You didn’t see him at the funeral. He wasn’t himself and he had this look in his eyes that reminded me of how he used to look at us after mom passed. He isn’t taking Bianca’s death well.&rdqu
Chapter 11Jason walked out to the parking garage full of rage and angst only his father could conjure up. He thought, at least, he was over this anger towards him. But the one thing that got under his skin the most, was him trying to tell him how to be a good husband and father. How, the fuck, dare he? Dan Sanders believes he is the father and husband of the year but he was clearly losing in everyone else’s mind. The son of a bitch was far too vain for his own good.As he gathered his keys, he heard an engine rev and looked up now back to the reality he was forced into. He saw a young man who looked to be, maybe, nineteen with curly black hair and light caramel eyes, like his. His jawline and nose seemed vaguely familiar, as well, but this young man was a much darker tone. So Jason thought nothing of it. His car, however, was intriguing. A sparkling white Bugatti—brand new. Jason walked over to him.“Wow, this is nice.”
Chapter 12Alyssa unbuckled her son from his car seat and walked up to the house, heart racing and anxious. She already knew what to expect—happiness, joy, regret, backlash. Her sister and father were the two most important people in her life. She had left them, ran away to paradise with a man they never met, and now was back to introduce her son to them. Things weren’t going to go over well.Jayceon cooed and looked around trying to touch the pretty lantern decorations that her sister hung last year. It was cool November now. A full month and some weeks since she has been back and she wished Jason was here with her, but she didn’t want to invite him yet until she was comfortable enough with them first. She knew her father. He wasn’t Dan, but he would surely feel some kind of way concerning his daughter and this man.Nekiesha, her sister, opened the door first screaming and yelling, “Who is it!” as loud as she
Chapter 13Janet got out of her car walking nervously into the store for a pregnancy test. This would’ve been her first time going to the store or anywhere publicly without an escort. The Sex Doctor was on hold until further notice. She did damage control by making it more convenient than the actual reason. They were on a business hold, but she quit and Jason quit. No one besides them knew that. It wouldn’t be too long before she would have to make a statement about it, but until then she walked as casually as possible—sunglasses and all.She was still in her funeral dress and heels, but nothing to make her stand out. She wanted this trip to be as smooth and non-embarrassing as possible. As she walked in, the store was packed, and that caused her to swallow her pride and go quickly to the aisle with the pregnancy tests. She grabbed the one she saw online and headed for the checkout, waiting in line impatiently. Everything was going sm