Chapter 7

• Amber walked into the kitchen with Sophia trailing behind her.
• "Are you being serious girl!" Sophia said.
• "Please Sophia, I already said I'm not doing it, I love my life like this, I and my kids are happy and the kids aren't even asking me about their father, I've been taking care of my kids by myself for the past five years and I don't have a problem doing so." She stated, Sophia sighed.
• "Alright then, I just thought...."
• "I know you mean the best for I and the kids Sophia, but I wouldn't want to make the mistake of telling the truth to Xavier and what if he takes it the other way huh, if I go to jail or worse have my kids taken away from me, what will become of me then, these kids are my life, they're all I have and God forbid, if I loose my kids then I might as well kill myself and end it all." She said, trying to hold back her tears.
• Sophia felt really bad for what she's done, she didn't mean to hurt Amber or make her cry but she still managed to do it either ways and she's regretting her actions so much.
• She walked to Amber and engulfed her in a hug. "Don't say such things please, this kids belongs to you, by your side and you'll never loose them no matter what, so don't ever say such words and don't say you'll kill yourself because that will never happen. And again I'm sorry, it's my fault for trying to talk you into telling Xavier the truth and besides you're right, people can be cruel and we don't know what he'll do once he finds out the truth, it's better to leave things the way they are, he mustn't find out the truth at any cost." Sophia said, patting her back in a comforting manner.
• "Thank you so much Sophia." Amber sighed in relief, she was glad Sophia finally understand her.
• Elena walked in and saw the two of them hugging each other and she immediately thought something was wrong. "Mommy? Are you okay?" She asked.
• The two broke the hug and turned to face her. "Yes honey, mommy is fine, what happened?" Amber asked, she sniffed, then wiped off her tears.
• Elena wasn't convinced, she walked to Amber who crouched down to her level.
• Elena looked at her face closely and she noticed the tears in her eyes, she used her tiny hands to wipe off her mother's tears. "You're crying mommy." She stated the facts. "Why is there tears in your eyes?" Her voice held so much concern and worry.
• "Oh dear, don't mind that, something got into my eyes and it hurts." Amber lied.
• Elena blew air into Amber's eyes, causing the latter to laugh.
• "Better now?" She asked.
• "Much better, thank you baby." Amber hugged her tightly.
• "We're hungry mommy." Elena announced, that was the main reason she came in the first place, but instead she saw her mother crying.
• Amber pulled out of the hug, then she gave both her cheeks a little squeeze. "I'll make dinner now don't worry, you can go on and join your siblings in watching tv, I'll be done before you know it. Okay?"
• "Okay mommy." Elena replied with a smile before running off.
• Amber stood up then she sighed deeply, her kids are just to adorable and she falls in love with them each passing day.
• "Come on, I'll help you make dinner." Sophia smiled.
• ***
• Xavier was just coming out of the shower, he was surprised to see one of the hotel workers in his room.
• "What do you want?" He asked rudely.
• The girl was too stuned to speak, she couldn't help but drool over him. Even without the suit and shoes that were obviously custom made for him. She looked him from top to bottom, licking her lips. Xavier tried not to look at her.
• He decided to lodge in a hotel rather than going back home since he wanted to avoid his parents at all cost, their constant persuasion for him to get married was literally making him furious and he's afraid that if he returns home and hear one more word about it, he will definitely loose it and he wouldn't want to do something he'll regret later.
• "I came to check if there's anything you need Sir." She whispered, staring at him with lusty eyes.
• "I don't need anything, you can leave." He replied.
• The fact that he only had a towel wrapped around his waist and that this bitch was looking at him like she wanted to devour him made him so furious. This woman thought of him as nothing more than a meal, she had no shame.
• "Are you sure sir?" She insisted, "I know it may have been sudden, but I heard there is going be some sort of festival here in town tonight. I would be happy to escort you." The woman said, reaching her hand towards him. Xavier slapped her hand away with enough force that it left a deep red mark on her palm.
• "Don't fucking touch me." He growled angrily.
• The girl looked down sadly, but didn't show any signs of pain. Her face was completely emotionless.
• "Sir, I don't mean to offend or make things awkward, but you are extremely attractive. I'm certain you need something to help calm you down-" she trailed off, indicating the bed.
• But Xavier was not interested in having sex with her. If she didn't get the message then she had another thing coming. "If you could just allow me..."
• She reached forward again, her hands reaching under Xavier's towel, and before Xavier had time to react the woman was straddling him, pressing herself against him.
• Xavier pushed her away roughly, making her fall backwards. She scrambled up quickly, and started to say something else but Xavier cut her off.
• "Get out now." He demanded, pointing at the door with his thumb.
• "And if you ever try this nonsense again then I promise you that I'll make you loose your job and no one in the city will ever employ you again. You should have some decency!" He barked, She flinched.
• She took one final glance at him with those huge round brown eyes of hers, then turned to the door, opened it, and exited without even giving him a second glance. She was gone.
• Lucius sat on his bed, holding his head in his hands, he was just so stressed out.
• He sighed deeply as he remembered her.
• Amber, there was something about her but what was it, each time he sees her, he could feel they have a connection, but how could that even be possible when they've never met before and there's no possibly way on earth that she's the lady he had a one night stand with. After all, she's been away for eight years, so she can't be the one but despite knowing that, he still feels they both have a connection.
• He sighed deeply as he laid down on his bed, he has an important meeting tomorrow and he needs to rest, but sleep seems to be far from his eyes.
• His thoughts became clouded with images of Amber's face and he tried his possible best to push her out of his mind.