Heather was able to get her father's medical payments made by the insurance company, and she was also able to get him a temporary apartment for his treatment period. Finally, everything seemed to be going great. she now had time to see through her brother's accounts, passport, and housings before he had to leave for Jordan. To make things seem even better, she hadn't talked to Marcus for quite some time, and his absence was turning into a healthy process for her mentally. Teria constantly suggested to end him in very bizarre ways
Like once when they had gone out for desserts , Teria suggested poisoning Marcus through his favorite desserts daily and once the deserts had weakened him, they would set up a kidnap and torment him until he begged to be ended , the rest of the girls were terrified with the details but she did not end there she kept on going and bringing up more gruesome ways to destroy him completely without anyone knowing what happened to him and since Teria was a detective the other girls did not question any further about how she came up with these things
Heather was the most delighted with their efforts to keep her up float . they went further to organize a party where all those that Heather called friend were invited, the guy friends financed the whole event since they could not take part much in the emotional part,
The boys came together to make the barbecue party , they found a garden grass place were party was going to take place , the cylindrical tables were designed with white sheets each table had a bowl of sweets , flowers that had been trimmed and pinned onto the table , drinking glasses and some drinks , they raised up orange lights that gave it a sunny look , they had an ice cream station set up , a barbecue station last and for merest the music set was also set up ,blasting in stereo of music .
The guest begun to flow in and the party begun to boom and amidst the party , the friends kept on connecting through conversations through the crowd cheers , Heather sat aside with one of her male friends called Ian , he was six feet tall with an inverted V upper body , his face gave off an Italian mafia aura , his voice was mildly deep and moved his Adams apple every time he spoke , in summary Ian had a good physique but surprisingly him and Heather had never dated which is one of the issues raised by Ian's former girlfriends . At this moment his concern was Heather , he had heard from Teria what Marcus had done
You know that your special right , he said while taking a sip of wine
Heather chuckled knowing where the conversation was going. I know that , she said , Ian continued, What Marcus did is his loss, do not let that crush your confident .
When did you become so wish , Heather said nudging at Ian
Its all because I have a wise friend like you , if am to be honest most of the guys her that you call friend do have feelings for you or once did .
Really , Heather asked with curiosty ,
Yah , am confident cause am one of them but the one realises that they are not good enough for you so we just get close to you
What do you mean
Ian signed and finished his drink , turned to Heather facing straight at her , Your so smart but their are times when you do not easily click , what am trying to say is that you are literally the dream girl of every guy you met but you can not belong to everyone so mostly we decide to become the background character so as to just be close you and is an ass hole like Marcus fails to it keep in mind that there are over five guys who are willing to make you happy and if likely they can mess up your make up only if you let them , Ian let out a huge breath and hugged Heather closely, the two silently sat there for a while then till their song begun and they stood up to dance . Such happiness was rare, and Heather appreciated this feeling
The starting of the week, Heather was in full energy, she had worked on her recent psychology sessions, and her work force was better than before, to a point she finished her days appointments in half a day as she was congratulating herself, she received a call from Felisha.
Morning love.
Morning.
Are you free today?
Not exactly, why is there something that you need?
Well, of late you have been busy like a clock sailing on seconds, so I wanted us to spend some quality time together, maybe a lunch meal together.
Oh, sorry, I won't be able to make it happen; I have a client coming up towards that time, and you know... Felisha interrupted
Come on you can fix in a lunch meeting!
I'll make it to your birthday party at the beach house. Heather tried to consolidate
Can we please meet up today? I can try to meet up with you after I'm done with lunch. Heather slowly gave in, And I promise there won't be any strippers there this time. The both of then laughed , then Felisha continued,
Besides , I don't have much to do at the boutique, so that's perfect. See you then, love.
Ok, bye now.
Once she was off the phone, her secretary walked in informing her that Marcus had called to check if she was still in and her next client had arrived. Hearing that Marcus had called, Heather's heart didn't react to the sound. Instead, the pit in her stomach increased. Why was he still calling her? What did he want from her? She pulled out her notebook and wrote down how she felt. Her client was led in by the secretary.
Good afternoon, Miss Miller.
Oh, call me Cecilia.
Please have a seat, Cecilia. How can I help you today?
Well, most has been written in my file.
I've read the report, but I'd like you to explain the situation in your own words.
I'm having problems in my marriage. I don't know what's going on, but things seem to be slipping away from me. It is something that has been happening over a short period of time, but it has already put a crack in our relationship. I don't know what's going on, but this is really bothering me. It makes me feel like something bad is about to happen to me and I am losing the best part of my life. I don't know how to bring it up to him without starting a huge fight.
Why don't you try setting up a special date night and tell him everything that has been going on? Is there something I can help you with?
Why not?
Well, I can't explain it. We've been together for so long that sometimes I see him like a sibling, so saying such sweet words doesn't seem appropriate to the situation.
Why not?
Well, I can't explain it. We have lived together for so long that sometimes I see him like a sibling so saying such sweet words doesn't seem to apply to the situation.
Cecilia, have you yet thought that even if you have been with him for so long, you don't have to neglect that he is still your husband.
Well, if you put it that way, then that's different. But still, his stale attention toward me, what could take it away?
Let's start with small tactics to gain back his attention, what if you try to recreate the small sweet moments that you too have shared , please don't stop trying to get his attention... Cling !!!!!!!
The bell went off which meant that their session was done ,
Oops!! That means our time is done but I'll still personally contact you with more so we can go further with this .
Oh thank you, darling; this is why I love you, by the way. I crossed paths with Marcus.
Oh, you did. Her throat felt dry after hearing this.
Yeah, I didn't, and he was with some girl younger than him. She seems to be all over him, and he wasn't bothered by it. If you need help, we can put the hard on him.
Cough cough. Heather cleared her throat.
Love, don't forget that you are so much more than what anyone can make you or say about you. Always put yourself first, okay?
For a therapist, these words were expected to always be at her fingertips, but due to circumstances, they slipped away. She thanked Mrs. Miller for the kind reminder and gifted her a book that would help to get back the sexual tension in her marriage. She felt her energy return. She then collected her stuff and headed out for her lunch meet up with Felisha. She informed her assistant about her departure, texted Felisha that she was on her way. Felisha sent the restaurant where they would be meeting up.
I don't think I'm in the right room, or I'm not sure I'm at the right restaurant, I'm going to need to leave. Or did my friend forget to tell me where to meet her? Oh wait, here she is!
Oh am sorry ... " she said as she was heading out but was stopped by Felisha , Heather we here , she turned back and that's when she saw Felisha , " Oh my i hadn't seen you there ." its ok anyway am glad you were able to make it . i was worried that you were too busy ." Heather came close to Felisha and embraced her in a tight hug , once they were done , Felisha turned and introduced Heather to the gentleman that she was sitting with
Heather this is Bruce , my big brother . Bruce this is Heather the one i have been telling you about .
So your my partner , he said and his voice was deep which made Heather's heart flustered ,
Yah , i guess so . she said as Bruce pulled her in for a side hug .
Heather didn't know what to do or how to talk, she was anxious because it wasn't normal for her to be around someone new. Felisha noticed that Heather wasn't comfortable, and her friend took hold of Heather's hand and squeezed it firmly as if to say everything is going to be ok. Bruce noticed that Heather was uncomfortable and asked how she handled being around someone new. Heather joined in with Felisha who had taken offense to Bruce's words, and the three began joking and laughing. In no time they all had to go back to work.
I can't wait to see Heather again. I still can't believe that meeting her felt so good. I never thought that a dream could come true, but I guess you can never say never.
"She's cute and loveable like a baby doll," Bruce asks, "but why did you insist on me meeting up with her?"
"Because I'm tired of you being single. You're wasting all this beauty on work, and I don't like seeing my brother single," Bruce chuckles as they walk away.
Heather feels thrilled about their meeting. She returns to her apartment with a face full of glee.