Dave's POV

She doesn't remember.

Thank God!

Things would have gotten way awkward that they already were.

I smiled remembering when she said it - 'I love you'

But it was eating me up.

Did she have someone she was in love with?

I heard footsteps.

"Smells nice in here" she said

I smiled
"Hungry?"

"Famished" she said

"Good" I said flipping the last of the pancakes.

I put it in the plate and turned and made my way to the joint dining. She smiled at me when I dropped the plate filled pancakes on the table.

"Didn't know you could cook" she said

I smiled

"Coffee?" She asked

"Oh I forgot it" I was almost seated

"I'll get it" she said getting up and...

Darn.

Soft and smooth.

She left to get the coffe from the kitchen and I couldn't take my eyes off her legs. She was wearing the shirt I gave her. And it looks like only the bikinis I saw in her bags in underneath.

I looked away reluctantly.

Darn you Ivy.

I groaned.

"You okay?" She asked placing a cup of coffee beside me

"Yea" I said

She went to take her seat and put some pancakes in her plate, adding maple syrup and digging her.

I just stared.

"Mmm" she moaned "This tastes divine"

Darn.

Syrup made its way down the side of her mouth and I couldn't take it anymore.

I reached out, using my thumb to slowly wipe it off then tracing my thumb on her lower lips, she was staring at me all the time. I brought my thumb to my mouth and licked the syrup off.

Her breathing rate increased.

I affected her...Good!

I smirked at her before I began eating.

She never spoke again after that. Eating silently.

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Ivy kept avoiding me like a plague after breakfast. I wondered if it was because of what I did. She went back into the room and never came out.

I had gone to call her to have lunch but she didnt come. Now it was dinner time and she was still in the room.

I thought we would go out of the house and hang out near the water or do something fun. But she had to ruin it.

Damn this woman.

"Ivy" I called as I entered the room

She wasn't on the bed.

I closed the door and walked to the bathroom and knocked
"Ivy" I called again

She didn't answer so I opened the door to check but she wasn't there either.

Where the heck was this woman.

I looked round the room and saw the glass on the other does of the room was wide open.

So there was a door there. She must have found it.

I walked there and saw it was a varanda. I leaned on the post when I spotted her near the railings. Staring up at the star fillied sky. The moon so bright and full.

"If someone had told me I'd be married now, I'd have laughed my head off" she said

She must have heard me calling her.

I folded my hand and listened to her soft voice as it got blown by the wind the sea blew.

"The plan was to become CEO, work as hard as or even harder than dad and keep Thompson's Publishing on top. Fall in love along the way. Get married and have kids"

I felt something when she said 'Fall in love'.

I didn't want her to be in love with another guy. It hurt to even picture her with someone else.

"But I guess that'll never happen now" she sounded hurt.

"It can still happen" I said

She sighed
"How?" She said "I'm married to someone I don't...want to be married to..."

Ouch!

"...I've lost the chance to become CEO, I've lost everything"

Not everything Ivy.

I walked up behind her.

We were silent for a while

"Why Ivy?" I asked

"Why what?" She asked

"Why did you cut all ties?" I asked "You avoided me and never spoke to Leslie"

I brought up the past.

I felt her stiffen in front of me
"Things happened" she whispered "I had to deal with it"

She turned back and went inside.

"What things Ivy?" I asked her

Her footsteps stopped.
"Things that hurt me. I had to either keep getting hurt or move on" she said "And I chose option two"

Her footsteps resumed.

Hurt?

By what?

Or is it whom ?

Who would have dared to hurt her?

She was an angel.

But what or who destroyed her relationship with Leslie and I?

I'd have to talk with Leslie about what happened in High School.

I took my phone out and dialled her number.

"Hey couz!" She said

"I need to know if Ivy mentioned anyone to you in High School" I asked

"Wo!" She said "What happened? We haven't talked about this since you left high school"

"Well I need to know" I said

"You know she never spoke to me after that morning" she said "Her first words to me were 'Really Leslie, you're dating him!' And her last were 'I can't be friends with someone who betrays me'" she said

What?!

Leslie wasn't dating any one that time. Leslie and Ivy had made a pact to stay single till college.

So she thinks Leslie betrayed her by dating whoever the guy was.

"But did she mention anything to you before that morning?" I asked her "About anyone?"

"Uhh..." She thought "Oh yea, there was this time during lunch, she was looking all flustered. She said she thinks she had a crush on someone. She mentioned bumping into him and ever since she couldn't take her eyes off him"

What the...?

I felt my heart best increase

"She said he was soo cute and he hadn't stopped looking at her too but she didn't want to break the pact" she sighed

Shit!

"Oh My God!" I said

"What?" She asked

My mind went back to that morning when I saw Ivy talking to Leslie before walking out on her.

"Leslie...you were with me that morning before you went to meet her" I said

"So...?" She asked "She couldn't have been talking about you, you're my cousin for crying out loud"

"But did Ivy know?" I asked "Does Ivy know I'm your cousin, Leslie?"

"No, I never told h...Oh My God!" She said "She was talking about you"

Oh shit!

"I knew Ivy liked you but I didn't know it was that bad and she thought I was dating you" she said

I sighed

"Well that explains everything" she said "Why she was mad at me and why she..."

"...hates me" I said "All along I wondered why she hated me"

Silence.

"You better go fix things with your wife" she said "I'd call her but Luke said she didn't go with her phone. Why are you
with yours?"

"For emergency" I said "Wait...Luke?"

"Yea Luke" she said "He's soo cute"

I laughed
"Thanks Leslie" I said

"Love you big head" she said

"Love you too" I said, ending the call

Now I have to fix things.

How?

I have no clue

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Hey guys,

So yea, you get another triple update as an apology for my late update...again.

Only if I could get my phone then I wouldn't have to update late anymore.

P.S.: I haven't edited this book. I apologize for any mistakes I might have made.

Thank you guys soo much. I couldn't ask for better readers than you all.

Soo, tomorrow's Easter. 🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇🐰

Happy Eaater in advance.

J.L.