Love In Between

CHAPTER 32

“Is her babysitter coming today?” Bruce asked Ava who relished in the bliss of looking at the both of them.

“No, I told her to take the day off that I’d look after her why, is there a problem?” Ava asked curiously,

“It’s nothing serious, I just want us to go somewhere and be alone just the two of us,” he replied,

“Somewhere? You know we can’t be seen together by anyone,” Ava reminded him

“Yes I know, I already made a reservation,” he added quickly, Ava thought it’ll be a good idea to unwind and get her mind off things,

“That means she’ll charge overtime,” she said, immediately regretting she said the words

“Oh well, I’ll take care of that,” he quickly added,Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

“Alright then, hopefully she’s not caught up in something,” she answered back, she dialed the babysitter who didn’t mind looking after Chloe she had become used to the little girl and an extra day with the child was fine by the babysitter.

“She said she doesn’t mind babysitting Chloe,” Ava replied, they stayed a little bit more before heading back to the house.

She dressed up in a royal blues bodycon gown that covered up to her kneels and a shimmery silver sandals, she spun around to admire herself in the mirror, after patting herself with some makeup she decided she was okay and ready to go for the outing.

“You look good, too good to be true matter of fact,” Bruce complimented looking at her with so much affection— how much he loved her, he hoped that one day his parents and even Nora would realize how much he wanted to be with this person and they all just let him be, living the life he wants with the people he has chosen to live through life with.

“Thank you for the compliment, it is very much appreciated,” Ava blushed, they waited for another twenty minutes before the babysitter arrived.

“I’m so sorry for coming late, I had to take care of something,” the lady said apologizing.

“No, not at all you don’t have to apologize for anything,” Ava said

“I’m thankful you showed up on a very short notice,” she added.

“Of course I would,” the babysitter replied, she took Chloe who had dozed off from Bruce and went to tuck her in bed,

“Do take care of her and yourself,” Ava said before she left, they drove to the secret destination

Ava and Bruce appeared to share the same grievances, pouring it on the glass on whiskey and white wine they didn’t care about anything and was so carried away in the moment that they ended drunk.

Bruce managed to drive Ava back to her house past midnight, staggering back to his car she begged him to stay behind afraid of the worse happening seeing how drunk he was she was no better than him.

“I’ll be fine don’t worry about me honey,” he said trying to hold himself together, he wasn’t one to get drunk but he was really tipsy he still had control over himself but not enough to resist Ava.

She tried to kiss him and he knew how it’ll end, seeing that she was drunk he didn’t want her to do anything she’ll regret she already has a lot she regret and he played a huge role in each one if them— he didn’t want to give her pains, but the more he tried not to the more pains she felt.

He removed her shoes and undressed her, he was getting aroused by her soft warm body but he held himself together, how much he craved her.

Ava opened her eyes to the light of the morning, she felt lazy and her bones felt weak her eyelids were heavy and the urge to throw up grew so strong she sprung up from the bed and rushed to the bathroom before she threw the content all over the floor.

The memories from yesterday was a bit hazy and she couldn’t phantom what really happened, the last she remembered was going out with Bruce when she tried to recollect it only made her head even more.

She got into the shower and took a cold bath to calm her aching head, she had hungover from yesterday’s date with Bruce—- “just right Ava,” she said spitefully to herself under the shower causing water to enter her mouth,

She sluggishly dressed up for work and almost freaked out when she went to check her on Chloe and she wasn’t in her bed, she heaved a sigh of relief when the babysitter came in from the kitchen with Chloe in her hand.

“I have to get going now,” Ava said to the nanny coldly, with the look on the babysitter’s face Ava knew she must be worried about her welfare

“Don’t worry about me I’ll be fine, I just have a little headache I’ll be fine,” Ava, finding it weird how she sounded she wondered how Bruce was faring he took more glasses of whiskey than she did.

The babysitter nodded in relief and wished her a good day at the office, on her way to work Ava noticed a black car following her at first she wasn’t sure so age hasten her steps and the car accelerated just in time to catch up with her.

One of the men in the car came down and when she made to run he caught her just before she could,

“We won’t hurt you, is your name Ava?” The man asked,

“Yes my name’s Ava,” she replied, hesitantly she had never seen their faces and one needn’t tell her that they’re bad guys,

“You have to come with us,”

“Come with you? To where? Who are you?” Ava asked, she was scared of her fate in the hands of the men

“You asked too many questions ma’am, we won’t hurt you,” the man replied,

“Well, I’m not coming with you… I will not,” she acted, sounding confident.

“My men are just a knock away from your house, your daughter Chloe is with her babysitter right now it’s either we take her or we take you,” the man responded,

“Leave Chloe out of this, I’ll go with you,” she replied finally giving in at the mention of her child’s name.

She got into the car and they drove her to a mansion, contrary to what she envisioned about nappers— the building was magnificent with the statue of cupid at the entrance of the house,

Ava wondered who was behind this—she suspected Mason and the thoughts made her boil in anger, how dare Mason embarrass her this way? She questioned in her thoughts,

“There she is, if it isn’t our dearest Ava,” the familiar voice sounded from behind Ava through the stair case, Ava rolled her eyes in disgust and murmured something to herself before turning to face the person.

They were three figures alighting from the stairs, at first Ava thought it was Nora and her parents but when they spoke to her she realized the mastermind behind her kidnap was Bruce’s parents.