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LUKE’S POV
And we
want Tiffany to be my wife because I already had one, but they wouldn’t want to listen to me. Fuck that! I had made a promise to my grandfather concerning treating Ariel like a princess, but doing this with Tiffany might just ruin that vow. I could take responsibility for her child, but marrying her? It is definitely not an option. How the hell was I even going to have two wives? There was definitely no way I was going to divorce Ariel.
that “sull in
the living room, still carrying out this discussion. I was trying to convince them
So I had to tell them my feelings before storming out of the house. Yes, that was just it. They kept on insisting that I should get married to their daughter because their family doesn’t accept things like that. To hell with their family sh*t or whatever. I would take care of that baby, but I was not going to be Tiffany’s husband. That’s my decision; I wouldn’t be changing it. Not in this life.
“Luke, where are you going?” Tiffany asked loudly, marching behind me. I refused to answer her, and as I got closer to my car, she seized my hand.
“Let go!” I snapped.
“What in the world is wrong with you?” She asked coldly.
“Go tell your parents that.”
“Go tell my parents that. How disrespectful.”
“Oh, so it’s disrespectful, huh? And you were saying that to me.”
“Come on, Luke. Why do you have to be such a mad ass?”
some things around here. I can’t be
“Why not?”
married,” I replied
ta
then, get a divorce.”
you hear yourself
the conversation, but I had to stop her. It was of no use if we continued talking. I drove away, not wanting to get involved in this anymore. But I knew it wasn’t over. Hell
ARIEL’S POV
at the airport, waiting for Seth and Michael to arrive. Andre was the one who took me here; we both had been standing for minutes, talking about all kinds
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welcome them with a tight hand again. Michael was the one I embraced first, since he was a funny guy. Scott, on the other hand, always had that frowny face, but
with Mason as well as greeting them. Funny
«Seth.
to the latest pop hits. Seth, however, sat in
with us!” I called out,
he just shook his head and muttered something about not wanting to embarrass himself. Michael and I exchanged a look and burst into laughter. Seth was always the serious one, no kidding. But we
him for
joke around, André suddenly turned off the
be. He was a pro when it came to competitions like this. I remember back then in Canada when we would just sit down at the office, bored as hell, so we would start playing games and all that. Now we were about to relive that moment. So we
us. “I’ll say a word, and you have to say the first word that comes to mind.
“Cheese!” I shouted.
joined in.
“Yuck,” Seth muttered.
until our stomachs hurt. It was moments like these that reminded me why I
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