The Marvelous Elijah’s Return

The last laugh

Even though she was hesitant, Natalie pushed the huge wooden door open, and then looked back at Elijah and Peach, mumbling, “This is it.”

Calmly Peach walked past her, entering the office, and Elijah let out a soft sigh before following her into the room, then Natalie closed the door, leaving the two alone

There was this long pause between them as they both stood awkwardly in the center of the room while she stared at him

You knew you weren’t going to go to jail, didn’t you?” Peach asked, her voice calm but not exactly pleasant

“I had an idea.” Elijah replied, not looking at her. “I just.. wasn’t quite sure if I could pull it off But I am glad I did.”

A look of hesitation crossed her face for a second before she seemed to settle down and took a deep breath before speaking again, I’m just glad you and Matt don’t get to go to jail.”

‘But there are more your lips are refusing to say.’ Elijah thought to himself, watching as Peach fidgeted slightly with her hands.

It was no secret to her, at this point, that her husband was not a simple man and the fact that he could challenge the Hayes in such a way by what he did to Elmer made her realize that she wanted him by her side more than ever, not only in love but in every aspect of her life Calmly.

Peach darted her gaze around the huge office, feeling a sense of uneasiness rise up within her

“I can’t believe I own this place… Thanks to you.” Peach muttered under her breath, taking another deep breath, before looking at him once more, “But I am scared and nervous. A bit shaken up, and… I don’t know where to start.”

Running her hands through her hair, she took one last steadying breath, mumbling. This place has been operated by the Hayes for years, and everyone in here is loyal to them. Can I even be able to handle this position without running afoul of them?”

For a moment. Elijah stared at the look of sheer panic on her face, and he slowly took his hands out of his pockets, closing the distance between them to grab her hand gently, asking. “You want this company. right?”

“Well… yeah, yes. Of course.” Peach said, watching his eyes for a second, and then a small smile graced her face. “But I want to run it with someone I can trust.. someone that has my back, umm… someone who’s really smart, handsome, strong.”

going with this, Elijah couldn’t help teasing her as he mumbled,”1 am getting a bit jealous here. Like how can you

from Peach, and she shook her head lightly as she gave his hand a

said, I want you as my partner, not only in marriage but

glanced down at her

love nothing more than to be your business partner,” Elijah replied with a smirk, leaning his body towards hers as his free hand reached up to stroke his fingers against her

his, staring deeply into them before she finally smiled, closing her eyes briefly as she let herself enjoy the moment, and then opened them once more, gazing at him fondly as she whispered, * Good. Because I was thinking about changing my name on the will from Peach Hayes, to Darius, so this place can have no

in each other’s gazes as the silence stretched between them, that it felt as though time itself

thumb over her lower lip to part them, the door suddenly swung open, causing Elijah to swing his gaze away from

Elijah’s grip as she turned her body to face

wrinkled face as he growled, “You must be

Peach interrupted firmly, stepping

made him shut his mouth instantly, and he cleared his throat, turning away from

Elijah prompted, not bothering to hide

low gruff tone. “A member of the board of directors. I heard about what happened to Elmer, and

thought to bash in here and say what?”

“Well… umm…”

surprise flashed across Daniels’s face for a split second as he locked eyes with Elijah, and he thought, “This company is already dying. Now that Elmer is gone, it’s only going to sink to the bottom from here. So I don’t know what you two

into a neutral expression and said, “I thought to come

remained calm, although a hint of nervousness appeared in his eyes, and then he said, “That’s good because a board meeting is happening this Saturday, and we’re expecting all employees to attend, whether or not they

standing silently by Elijah. “Now, I should probably return to my

sarcasm in his voice annoyed Peach to no end, but she didn’t dare

room, slamming the heavy oak door behind him, and then she turned to look at Elijah, “Did you hear the

Elijah responded

pulled out in the yard of the Hayes mansion and soon enough all

Matthew, Cora, Amelia, Tommy, Eli, and Dean