Gabrielle said as she sat on the brown, leather sofa in Padma’s living room. She watched a frown intensify in Padma’s forehead and instantly felt tears well up in her own eyes. She had been fighting back tears on her drive to Padma’s house because she hadn’t given Padma any sort of warning that s...
On the evening drive home, he grimaced, remembering the things he’d done to Gabrielle. He didn’t know exactly what he’d do when he saw her, but one thing was for certain – he owed her an apology. He also needed to confront his Mother immediately upon arriving. Instead of g...
She wanted to get there earlier than 2:30 p.m., but the five-hour drive from Norfolk last night left her physically and mentally exhausted. And why was she going to the floral design show anyway? She’d chosen a new profession since moving to Norfolk. And she was definitely making more money. But ...
Gabrielle said to Padma as they sat in the living room at Padma’s house. “What’s wrong?” She sighed heavily. “Tyson doesn’t want me to go.” “Did he say why? I thought he’d be thrilled to know that you wanted to learn the inner workings of the restaurant business.” “I thought so too, but he didn’t...
Roman was excited to see me, and so were Victoria, Nikki, Warren, and Derrick. They all greeted me when I was finally released from the hospital. I felt like I was having a homecoming party right there in the living room. It was nice to see them. They felt like a family to me and they all cared a...
Dante shared a stiff, first-dance with Emily before taking the mic. “I just want to say that this ceremony is special to me. I never thought I’d be able to find another woman that I wanted to share my life with...a woman that means so much to me. And to my sweet Emily, I want you to know that I w...
Sleep wasn’t easy for her, especially with this rift between her and Carter. And his manly scent, embedded in the sheets and his pillow case, made her yearn for him and dream about him the way she dreamt about him the last few nights. Still, it angered her that the man she was in love with was in...
She wanted to look decent for tonight, since she would be going to Dante and Emily’s for dinner. Dimitrius would be there, she knew, and she wasn’t ready to see him – not after she had intentionally avoided him Wednesday and Thursday. He’d called, left messages and she hadn’t bothered returning n...
Carmen asked her father right after he got off of the phone. They were sitting at a patio table on the deck at Padma’s house. “Gabrielle had the baby.” “What?” Destiny said. “But she wasn’t due—” “I know, Destiny, but sometimes things like this happens.” “Is she okay?” Carmen asked, worried. “As ...
The peace, the serenity of it gave him time to reflect. Why was he so fixated on Shayla? Why was he calling her? Even after Carter, Shayla’s husband, threatened his life, he still couldn’t leave her alone. The sound of sniffles and whimpers disrupted his thoughts and he briefly looked around to s...
Again. Did he want her that bad? So much so she would invade his thoughts and dreams every time he closed his eyes? He yawned. Stretched. Glanced at the clock. He quickly looked at it again, not believing it was almost noon. He’d overslept. He didn’t have anything on the schedule today, but he di...
Sweat gathered on her forehead. Her face flushed with warm shades of love. Her chest moved rapidly, up and down, in and out over and over again while she panted for air. She watched Dimitrius’ lips quirk up in the corner like he was satisfied with his work. What a man. “You are something else Dim...