Kate's pov
I was feeling uneasy all night. First I'm not used to getting this much attention. I've always been the quiet type and hard to notice girl. During high school and hrough out my college my college days. Secondly, the way I'm holding hands with Sean, it's bringing back memories.
Memories of the happy days.
"Son of a bitch" Sean muttered beside me, gazing at something beside me and I looked up to find Zack Tyler walking up to us. Tyler was my ex back at college way back before I met Sean. He's the one who broke my heart when he cheated on me with my then best friend, Rosalie. I'd vow not to trust men or ever love any of them until Sean. He came and then turned my life around, I learnt how to love, live, laugh and enjoy life like how a Norman person should.
Sean is the reason for my existence, and that's the reason why my life flipped when I broke up with him. I didn't mean to give up the love of my life, but when I found out the truth, I couldn't do anything other than run away and the only way to make me hate myself is by breaking his heart.
It hurts so much watching the man you love walking away from you while you cry. Did I even shed tears in front of him? I guess not and that's another painful thing. I do not cry in front of him. It was after he had gone that I broke down. That was when it hit me that things aren't going to be the same henceforth.
I buried a part of me while the other was alive.my heart was frozen and buried deep and lost somewhere.
I can feel Sean tense beside me as Zack walks up to us. He's not the only one who is tense, I am too. Zack Tyler is known for always being a pain in the ass.
In fact, Zack Tyler showing up here at this party is a problem in and of itself. I don’t want him here as an enemy or a friend. I don’t want to be associated with him or be seen with him ever again, not after what he did to me.
He’s not exactly the kind of guy who blends in, he's hot and gets head turns anytime he's in a room. Just like this now, I can see half of the girls who were mumbling when Sean and I walked him gushing all over Zack now. If only they are aware of what he's capable of and the devil that lives in him. He’s nearly as broad as he is tall just like Sean but sin is like an inch talked and way broader than he is.
His honey-colored hair is just starting to gray, and a craggy face that might be scarred from acne or something worse. He has hatchet-like cheekbones.
He’s carefully dressed in a pinstripe suit, with a white bloom in the lapel. Somehow those natty details only serve to emphasize the roughness of his face and hands.
"Guess who it is" he croaked, stretching forth his hand to capture Sean and I in a forced embrace.
"If not my favorite couple, then who could it be" I watched him as he forced a smile knowing better that it's all for a show because people are watching us.
If I complained about getting attention earlier, it's nothing compared to what I'm experiencing right now. With two smoking hot guys who are available in the top right at my front, girls couldn't keep their eyes away or hide the acorn spread across their face. If they didn't hate me before, I'm sure they did now.
"What do you want?" Sean snapped at him, having enough of his forced act.
"Chill it out bro. I'm just here to say hello and have a little chat with…." His eyes widened when he saw the ring on my finger. "... Um our bride to be"
"First, it's not our. Secondly, you're putting on an act and it's getting too much attention tm for me to handle" Sean retorted.
"C'mon. We don't need to tell over at each other every time we meet?" He glanced back and met a few faces before turning his face back to us. "People are going to enjoy a little dram" he grins
I wish I could just tear that wicked grin off his face.
“Taking an interest in politics now, Zack?” I ask him because the last time I this guy doesn't give two fucks about what anyone thinks.
His head snapped towards me. "I never thought I'd get to hear you say something tonight Darling. I miss your voice"
"Tyler!" Sean grunts, eyeing him and giving him the murder look. I pressed my hand gently on his tight to cool him down. Zack isn't worth it.
If he's going to lose face and fight someone in public it will be over someone who is worth it and Zack here isn't worth it.
"Not harms done bro, just talking"
"So I see you're back together? Wonder what makes you go back? Who did?"
"I did, and that is way out of your business" I hear Sean say back.
Zack nodded his head and pretended to think. "Okay okay, I get. You couldn't keep your hands off her. I remember I was like…"
“Be careful how you speak to my fiance,” Sean cut across him, interrupting whatever is yet to come out of his mouth.
“You might be lucky to find a man like this” Zack says, fixing me with his fierce stare.
“Of course,” I say dismissively.
I was grateful and sighed in relief when someone called Zack from behind and he wandered off to meet the person.
"I'll be back" he grinned mischievously before walking away.
"Zack isn’t a man to waste his own time,” I say to Sean who had suddenly gotten quiet.
"I know" I hear him mumble beside me.
Earlier when he defended me against Zack, I swear I could feel my stomach churn and flip in excitement.
The way "my fiance" rolled off his lips made me pray that any of these could be real. Just for once, I prayed for that. Part of me was grateful things didn't turn sour with Zack's showing up all of a sudden like that.
After getting a couple of people who of course we're surprised to find us together again. I couldn't tell if they knew the full story of what went down between Sean and I other than we broke up and if they knew they're doing a good job hiding it.
Just like Sean had said, it's easier telling them we got back together to find a new person to do the job. I could recollect a few faces out of the people we greeted. Everyone of them was surprised to see us.
"I'm glad you're back with him now. It's good to see him smile after all this while." Mr, Brown said.
"Of course he's with whom he loves he should be happy now" his wife chipped in, smiling graciously at us.
That made me wonder how Sean had been living before now if everyone wished him happiness.
After the dance and a few glasses of wine, Sean drove me back. He wasn't drinking so he is sober enough to drink.
He parked out front when we got to my apartment.
"Thank you for tonight Katie, I really appreciate you for coming with me. Setting the awareness is the biggest part of the job and that's over now" he smiled at me. I could see the sincerity in his smile, not like the one Zack was pulling off earlier.
"I'm grateful I could help" I say back in a small voice.
"I'm sorry about Zack…" I looked down.
"For tonight" I completed. Indicating his stupid arrogance earlier.
"It's okay, I could handle him"
I get out of the car before he can come around to open the door for me once again.
"You should stop doing that. I can open it myself" I say to him when he mutters some unclear words about how stubborn I am.
He walked me off to my front porch and waited for me to get inside before turning back.
"You need to come to the hospital right now," the voice yelled. It was 3 am in the morning when my phone rang. I picked it without checking the screen to look at the caller ID."What?" My eyes flew open and I yanked the phone away from my ear and brought it to my face.Nurse Hailey. She's the nurse appointed to take care of my mother. I had given her my contact to reach me in case of any emergency. She is the one I go to anytime I want to reach mom and she updates me about her wellbeing.My heart raced as I pulled back the phone to my ear. I"Katara? Are you there? Can you hear me?" She was saying it but my mind wasn't registering what she was saying."Katie?" She called again when she didn't hear anything.I snapped instantly, what was happening now registering in my brain. I looked at the screen of the phone to confirm that she was still on."Yes, I can hear you" I say back to her swallowing a big lump down my throat while I dread what she is about to say."Okay. I want you to keep
Kayla also showed up not long after when she heard the news. Thanks to Sean who drove me home as I was in no condition to drive back home. I was later informed that it was the hospital that called him in as he was in charge of paying up her medication and taking care of her bills till she died.A week after we put her to rest and buried her. Those who attended her funeral. just a couple of people. Sean, his driver, Kayla, people from her work, people from the hospital, Dr Griffin, Nurse Hailey and some others. some other mom's friends were present too which I recognize from the picture.It was quiet that morning when we buried her. The clouds were misty like it was about to rain. After the short service, the undertaker lifted her corpse lower into the ground.I hadn't cried until this part. It hit me that my mother is gone finally and I'm never going to see her.Life is so cruel. She is too good to die. She never deserved any of this.I felt Kayla's arms wrapped around me as I wailed
Sean POVI was seated in the study of my mansion when I heard the jingles of a key and the door opening. I was watching the reactions of people online after I had posted the picture of Katie's fingers online. I purposely didn't reveal her face yet but I will soon.I'm stalling that process for the reactions to grow massively and keep people waiting before I finally let the cat out of the bag.Earlier today when I made a proposal to her, I wasn't really planning it. The ring I haven't heard of was just a coincidence. I went in there to pick a ring for her so we could continue the pretense we had going on but she beat me to it when she started discussing the part and I know the only ticket I can use on her is a proposal.She recently lost her mother and I'm not obliged to owe her anything and I know when she finds a job soon she'll call out agreement quits so I had to do what I did to save my ass.The study door opened, revealing my best friend, Rick walking in. He had a big scowl on hi
"KATARA AMELIA GREEN!" I heard the loud shriek of my best friend's voice before she waltzed in my apartment hurriedly and she dropped her purse on the floor. She must have seen the news."Oh my Goodness! You never told me it'll be this soon. I have an inkling it's going to happen, but I never picture it to be this soon. Tell me I'm not dreaming" She said, taking my hand and glaring at the second ring Sean gave me when he proposed. I can feel my cheeks burning red with excitement."I still don't believe it," I say, grinning from ear to ear."And I never pictured Sean to be that romantic. It's all over the internet, you should have seen the way he looks at you""I know" I confirmedIt all happened a week ago but yet, it still felt like it happened minutes ago as I continued to replay the scene in my head. I had gone there with the thought of ending things between us and putting a stop to it, instead, I was given the best shock of my life.He bent on one knee and proposed.It was three y
I had just finished showering and was about to get into my bed when I got into bed when I got the call from Sean. I was startled and wondered what he could want at a time like this. I was even more shocked when I picked the call and heard his voice."Come over" he says without giving me the chance to protest or affirm if I'll be coming. It sounded more like an order and he already expects me to be there.I could tell that he's been drinking. His voice was a little bit slurred even though he didn't say much.Hesitantly, I got dressed and drove to his house. I wasn't sure he still lives in the same house I knew but with the help of google and google map, I was able to locate it.I went straight to his bar as that seems to be the logical place he will be and I found him there passed out on the couch.I sighed."Get up" I say scooting over to bring his large arms over my neck but he was unresponding."Leave me alone" he slurred, laying back and going back to sleep. I tried again but recei
They say when you suddenly change,it's hard to take back who had hurt you.It's not different in the case of Sean.I wanted to cry and throw a fist but I couldn't.I'll count this as my appointment for what I had done to him in the past.He hated me even though he was trying to hide it. What happened just now should have been enough reason for me to call off the engagement and travel out of the country like I always wanted.Maybe get a new life and start all over again.A life without me feeling entitled to pay Sean back or make him love me.And maybe I could even fall in love with someone else. By the time I get back to his bedroom, I find him gone already.I picked my few belongings and retrieved my clothes from the laundry.I had just gotten into my car when I heard my phone chimed. I dip my hand into my pocket and fished out the phone. I looked at the screen to see a message from Dr Griffins.Dr Griffins: I found something weird, you might want to see. You can come over if you hav
"Ma'am you can't enter. Only people with a person can" Two hefty looking men whom I guessed were the bouncers, blocking my way.I was dressed in a red flair gown that reached my mind, barely covering my ass with no panties. I am aware that Sean is having a confidential meeting which I'm obviously not invited to but I do not give a damn and didn't care about the stares I was getting from people on my way here.I stepped back from the bouncers, twirling my hair out of my face and maintaining a straight face."I'm his fiance and I need to get inside now '' I said, showing them my ring finger.I don't know if that counts but that's the thing I've got to claim right now."I'm sorry ma'am but we were strictly warned not to let anyone in" the other man spoke up.I let out a breath in frustration. Convincing them and having my way through isn't going as planned."Tell Sean I'm here or I'm walking through this path" I threatened.The taller guy who spoke up the first time looked at the other o
Sean POV"What the fuck?" Katie cried out the minute my hand landed on her buttocks.She swirls around and turns her head to look at me. From the expression on her face, it's obvious she wasn't expecting this. I wasn't either, I never planned to lock her in this room with me and spank her bare ass but she pushed me to it.She pushed me button and there's no going back now."Yes, what the fuck Katie. " I responded, palming her ass once again. It's soft against my palm so I keep finding my hands on them everytime.When he showed up here in this short gown,I lost my control. Firstly, I haven't invited her here. I wanted to and maybe pick her up myself but I was so upset that I'll have to rush the wedding that I let those thoughts go.It was the noise outside that attracted me and there I saw her standing, looking so crossed.If she wants attention then she'd get it."You need to learn your manners don't you agree?"She brings up her hands behind her and reaches to cover her ass with a go