Sophie's choice has never looked more real to Jake than at that moment. He couldn't pick any. He had the ability to but he would be losing so much if he picked any. So the next option was not to pick. And he made it perfectly clear."You don't tell me what to do Ivy. I am a man of my own...""A man of your own who is continuously getting on the last of my nerves. I don't know why I put you with your bullshit. I can enjoy the company of anyone else. Do you wanna know why? It's because I am a fun person. That's right, I am a fun person and you are looking for ways to make it all about you. You are not that special Jake Swanson, I can get another you in a minute. So you better start watching the way you treat me."Her words cut through him like a knife. He knew that she would be needing her pound of flesh but he never knew that she would be needing it that much to go to the extent of trying to bring him down. It was pointless to try and defend himself. He had already lost the battle but
The nature of things didn't allow her to show any emotions in his presence because if she did, then he would know about the things she was hiding. The feelings she wasn't sure she would be able to suppress for much longer. So she kept mute and tried to hide her feelings behind a mask of smiles."So you do love her that much, don't you?" She asked just to make sure that he knew what he was saying."As you have always said, she is my wife and I can't fully rid myself of her. No matter how badly I may want to. She is stuck to me just like I am stuck to her." Jake still didn't understand what was going on."That's awfully romantic. Why are you not with her right now?" "Her family is planning a dinner party for me and they are hosting it tonight. It's just close family and friends. I told her to go prepare for it while I run a few errands." Jake explained and suddenly, he had an idea. "Hey, here's an idea. This is a dinner party for family and friends, how about you come. Yeah and you can
Ivy lowered her car windows. She didn't want the artificial wind from the air conditioner. What she needed was the soft and gentle breeze that the day came with and she received it. She played old tunes on the radio and she and Jake did a Karaoke to it. It was fun to be around someone who thought like her so much and had the same mindset as her. She loved every bit of it and could only wish for it to happen more often. She had friends but not many. And the few she had didn't understand her the way Jake did. He was a person she knew not to get rid of.She looked at him and smiled. His face had never been more handsome than when the rays of the sun shone on them. It radiated his beauty and made him even more attractive to her. She should have stopped looking at him but she couldn't help but steal glances at him whenever she had the chance. She didn't lose focus on the road either but if a policeman was around, he would have easily arrested her for not driving well. "You need to stop lo
Jake's heart leapt for joy when he saw the beautiful face of Ivy being painted with a smile. It felt almost surreal to him and it was just what he wanted. Finally, he had been able to get a reaction out of her. He was beginning to doubt that she would feel anything tremendous about his place. His once special abode would feel like crap if that were to happen. "What's with the smile on your face?" "I guess it's due to the one on yours. I'm glad that you are impressed by the place.""I'm not that impressed, I have seen better you know. I'm just shocked at the mess this place is. You haven't unpacked one bit." She walked through the pile of boxes that lay on the floor and scanned the room with a flustered sigh coming off her lips."Well, I was trying to tell you that but you just wouldn't let me. Now see what happened?""Of course, blame it on me. It's what you always do." Jake was about to make a comment but Ivy didn't let him. "Okay, that's enough. We need to get to work. It looks li
"You have a man?" He finally found the courage to ask."Yes, of course, I do. Did you think that you were the only one who noticed and appreciated my beauty? There are a lot of you out there, Jake and it didn't take me a lot to find another one." "How could you not tell me? I tell you everything, everything Ivy. Why would you keep this away from me?" "Because I wanted to. It was supposed to be your punishment.""Punishment?! For what?!" "For making me want what I can't have! You are married and you knew that you still cared about your wife, you knew that you still loved her yet you just wouldn't let me be. You continuously made me feel like I was the one you wanted when I wasn't. That was a very wicked and cruel thing to do." "I did not lead you on. You knew what you were coming into." "And when I tried to leave, what did you do? Did you not drag me back into the same mess? I bet you must have been thinking that I can't live without you, well now you know better.""You are cruel.
"Are you saying that I'm being played?" "I'm saying that you should not believe anything that comes out of a Cash mouth." "And who are you to give me that advice?" "My name is Raine and I might just be your saving grace." Jake couldn't shake the terrible feeling he felt about the girl off his back. Something was off about her and it was more than just her fashion sense. She must have been a lover of fashion, her dress indicated that much but her character was up for questioning. She didn't look decent in the slightest sense. "I don't need saving." "No one ever admits to needing saving till it's too late. Don't fall among them, Jake Swanson." He was now sure that she was being sent by someone. But who would do a thing like that and what did they stand to gain from everything? He never felt safe in the presence of Amanda and her parents, and now that her entire family was involved. He felt more troubled than ever. All they wanted was for him to be ruined and they wouldn't stop till
Jake walked back into the party, prepared to put an end to the drama. He walked toward the family and he could see that Amanda's smile was back on her face. He envied it but was also grateful that he didn't take it away from her. "Mr Cash," he called out to get the man's attention. "Thank you for a lovely dinner party but I will have to go now.""But why? Dinner has just been served. You can't leave now. Let's move to the dinner table." Jake was beginning to worry about why it took them so long to serve the dinner they promised. He swallowed his hurt and moved to the dinner table. The food served was mouth-watering and Jake knew that they were not the ones who cooked it. He ate the food in silence but his parents-in-law kept trying to indulge in petty conversations."So Jake, what do you do for a living?" One of Amanda's aunts asked him."I'm a fashion designer ma." He answered respectfully."That's nice. Have you designed anything that we must have heard of?" "I don't think so, I r
Jake ignored the look on Amanda's face as they walked into his apartment. He was immediately reminded of the last person he stayed with him in the apartment. Ivy's laughter resonated throughout the entire apartment. He looked around and all he could see was her face. He felt the sting in his heart and closed his eyes. He hated himself for always allowing girls to play him for a fool. Every girl that he fell for always ended up hurting him. And now he was standing in a room with the same woman who had come so close as to destroying his life. He opened his eyes to find Amanda staring at him. Her head was tilted to the side and her eyes were filled with worry. She took the stand of a little girl and Jake couldn't figure out what pained him the more."What is it?" He asked."Are you okay?" She replied as a lawyer."I'm fine. Let me show you to your room." He said and turned in his heels to move out."Are we not staying together?" Amanda asked as she followed him into an inner room. She c