Love Aint Always Pretty

Pursuit

- the act of pursuing

Origin: Middle English

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While I was busy grabbing all of my stuff to get myself some lunch, there was a sudden knock on my door.

"Hi." Nick greeted as he opens it wide.

I froze for about five seconds when our eyes met and then I recovered. I gaze at my watch and it was twelve five noon. I'm starving for some steak and he's making me starve if he stays longer inside my office. He walks inside while every employee behind him was looking right at us. He slowly closes the door behind him but I could still see heads peeping out.

"Hi." I cleared my throat.

He glanced at his gold wristwatch, "It's lunchtime. Wanna go grab something to eat together?" He asked.

I bite my lower lip. Together.

"Nick, your employees think something is going on between the two of us after what you did for me. It's better if we avoid each other." I say.

"Grab a pad and a pen, we'll make them think we're going for a lunch meeting."

I sigh. "Nick. Why are you doing this?"

I pulled up my hand to show him my wedding ring to show him that I'm married. "I'm married."

"You're married." I added.

He sighs.

"We can't be seen together and if your employees will tell your wife that they saw you entering my office and we went out for lunch together, I'll be fired." I continued.

"Did Dakota taunt you to stay away from me?" He asked.

Yes.

"She didn't. I just wanna make it clear to you that we can't do things that we used to do. For god's sake Nick, we're both married people." I answered.

I grabbed my purse.

"You're heading somewhere?" He asked.

"Lunch." I say firmly.

"Can't two good ol' friends have a peaceful lunch together?" He asked.

Jesus Christ Nick. Why are you making me lose my mind?!

"I'll meet you at Travioli. We can't be seen leaving together." I say.

He nods and smiles at me while he walks out of my office. I waited for a few minutes before I could leave and when I finally did stepped out of the building, I hailed a cab and went to Travioli. Damon didn't want me to drive my car because he doesn't want me to get into a car accident.

When I arrived at Travioli, I marched my way towards where Nick was sitting down. I sat right across him and noticed that he already ordered meals for us. Goodness, the steak looked delicious as hell. I don't know how he knows what I'm craving for today but at least he knows my favorite meals. It's been a very long time since we went out together like his, just the two of us.

"Eat up." He says.

I smiled.

We ate silently and the dishes he ordered were insanely good. The gravy was salivating on my tongue and the vegetable salad was to die for. I've noticed something about Nick, and he still doesn't talk or make eye contact when he eats. He's still the same old Nick I knew back in the day.

"You still don't talk." I blurted.

He slowly pulled his head up to me and wiped his cheek win the table napkin. "What does that mean?" He asked.

"You don't talk or make eye contact when you eat. I've noticed that since before." I say.

"You

"You know me

I smiled ruefully.

the right time to tell him that he's probably the father to this child inside of me but something holds me back now that I've started a life with Damon. I bent my head down right away when he pulled his head up

late to chase

didn't release me when I attempted to pull back my

have changed Nick." I say. "I

physically but you're still

that he loves me and that I hold a

to Dakota's baby. Stop saying things like this."

the father to

all for show. You know

need to accept the baby Nick

know. Sometimes Dakota is too much and she's choking

I sigh heavily.

Someone with a familiar voice called

I saw Damon walking towards our table. My heart beats faster than a nanosecond when I saw my husband's reaction when he caught me having lunch and holding hands with some other man. Damon stares at Nick

hand away from Nick when Damon stared at our hands entwined. Damon eyes me and his brows creasing.

moved closer to my husband. "This is

was an awkward silence between the three of us and I hope

finally meet you." He says while extending

accepts it. "Pleasure's mine. I'm Damon Patricks. Savannah's

of stuff about you

were you doing here hon?"

"Dropped by your office and I heard you went out for lunch.

"Wanna join us for lunch honey? We were having some meeting for... The convention...in a

Damon says while the three of us sat

what he saw anymore. He didn't asked about it and definitely didn't make a scene. I don't know if he's only hiding the fact that he's

that I still love will have merging of business. Damon was cool. He's always the laid back type of person. He's just chill. I don't

•••••

love staring myself in front of the mirror every morning and before I sleep, and seeing some of my body parts changing, from my flabby arms, my belly growing, my thighs expanding bigger as I sit down, my calves

I bathe myself, mostly it's some old classical songs and I listen to some Beethoven classical songs or some piano pieces

lunch together. I heard he's at France at the moment for some work related activities. I'm proud of Nick and how far he has come with his work. He achieved a lot of things and he did so many things. Even though it was an easy money since he married Mrs. Devaloines' one and only

when he doesn't see me. Sometimes I wonder if ever he sleeps with Dakota does he still see

asked in

wipes

can't do

"Yes

"I can't."

you do

because you tell

it. Just quit

sigh inwardly. It's not that I don't want to quit my job because I don't want to be away from Nick, but because of the great

I sigh. "I don't

letter, we're moving to England. You don't need to work anymore, I

want to work for myself too. I don't want to be just a household wife. I wanna

is expanding there

wanna go. I don't wanna leave this place.

think about

the deadline. I read a lot of articles that's needed to be edited and as I do it, I can't help but think about Damon's offer. Us moving to England. I really don't wanna go. I don't wanna quit my job. I don't wanna be stuck inside the Josie for the res of my life and wait for my husband to come home whenever

my shift was almost about to end. I kept rereading it over and over again to look for some mistakes, in case I missed a few. When I was done, I quickly stood up and grabbed my bag and

my arms out and grunted when suddenly I felt my eyesight getting blurry. I felt my world spinning slow so I reached for my chair to

hate when I'm reading too much.." I

standing by the doorway with a red paper bag on his hand and a box colored white and blue. He walks inside my office causally and

I say in

able to

you were

here as soon as I can." He starts walking to me and handed me what he was

He hands the red paper bag

is this?" I

that dress in a boutique at France and I thought