Sophia stood there, her mouth agape. Like really? How in the world can a plan like this back fire? Why the hell would he wear those black colour pyjamas on a dinner? And how did he manage to look so good in them? And how did he even manage to know her plan?

She zipped her lips as she looked at him , her eyes hard and shooting daggers at him.
"These are for you, Mrs Morin" Sophia gave him a puzzled look, and soon realised he was talking about the roses. "Thank you" She took them in her hands as he stretched his own. His nerves could be seen, and his muscles too.
"Please come in" She stepped aside, as he walked in, his steps slow and calculated.

"I smell Indian" He comments. Sophia nods as she gestures for him to go towards the living area as she settles the bouquet over the side table. "You've got a very highlighted smell sensitive nose, like certain someone. Some animal" She smiled sweetly at him, doing a mental victory dance for insulting him. "A dog" He smiled back, clearly unaffected. She narrows her eyes but ignores him none the less. She walks along with him to the living room where Serenity was talking to someone over the phone. Sophia raised her eyebrow at her and she quickly hung up. It was rude to ignore guests. She jumped off of the couch and walked towards him "Hi" She smiled at him , showing off her pearly white teeth and bright blue eyes. Sophia could lie all she wants but deep deep down, she knew she loved her blue eyes which she got from Conner. "Hi princess" He replies softly catching Sophia off guard. How sudden is he in changing his demeanour when he's with Serenity. The little kid smiles at the nick name he had given her, the same her father uses for her.

"You two can talk while I get the food ready" She gives him one last look which says 'don't-do-anything-stupid' and walks into the kitchen. She knew he had come here for Serenity so she should be giving them some time to know each other. She took the food out and placed them in the bowls, and then one by one heating them in the microwave.

All the work took almost 15 minutes of her time as all the food was set on the table. She walked into the living room and called both of them over the table. Once they were all seated Sophia served the food to her daughter, along with their uninvited guest.

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"Mrs Morin, the food was very delicious" Conner complimented her as she nods slipping on the glass of water,clearly pissed. To her surprise and displeasure, Serenity really liked Conner. And the worst part was, in those damn 15 mintues she left them together, Serenity had a pet name for him. Con-Con. How can he get so comfortable with her to get her to keep such an absurd pet name for him. "ConCon the ice cream " Serenity whined. Sophia almost choked on her water. Did her daughter just whine? That too in front of him? She looked at her bewildered and then back at him. What the fuck happened in those 15 minutes?

"Sure bub. Tomorrow I'll take you there" He smiled as he patted her head. Bub? How dare he call her bub! That's only for her to call her daughter bub.

Sophia knew that all these thoughts were absurd but to hell with logic. Her worst fear was comming true in front of her eyes. Soon she'll have to let go of her daughter either because she liked him better of because he told her the truth. Somewhere deep deep down, this fear was eating her alive.

"Mommy?" Serenity shook her mother, clearly surprised by her mother's behaviour today. First of all she wore pyjamas to dinner, then she's ignoring Conner and now she's zoning out. What was wrong with her?

"Yes dear?" She smiled at Serenity sweetly but on the inside she just wanted to run away from him and take her daughter with her.
"Can I go out with ConCon tomorrow for an ice cream treat? He said they give extra chocolate chips and syrup there" Her eyes glinted with excitement and hope. How could she say no to those big blue eyes? "Sure!" Sophia replied, but she was anything but sure.

After the dessert was served it was time to big farewell, Sophia's favourite part of the evening. Conner was standing over the door as he waved at Serenity who giggled and walked back to her room, a small yawn escaping her lips. Sophia turned around to make sure her daughter has left before she glared at him "What have you planned" She asks directly. She wasnt going to let this go. Conner looked at him, his soft eyes now hard again "What do you mean Mrs. Morin" He pushed the matter further knowing all to well how bad was he getting on her nerves. "You know exactly what I mean! Don't you even think of snatching her away from me Conner!" She threatened. Conner just smirked, but it was not a happy one. "I don't plan on doing that" He clarifies "Then? What is your plan?" She asked. But he didn't answer, instead he turned around and started walking away clearly enjoying giving her a hard time.

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Sophia had just finished doing the dishes and she was about to head to bed. The day has been anything but good. First Conner being around and then Richard not being there anymore. Things were really getting to her and she didn't know for how long could she keep everything in control. She has to tell Serenity everything one day, the reason her father was never home or the reason why he only calls. She sighed as she sat on the dining table , her thoughts all over the place.
*ring* *ring*

The ringing of the phone brought her back to her world of chaos. She quickly stood up and marched towards the shelf, picking up the wireless. "Hello?" Her voice seemed tired and worn out.
"Well if it isn't my wife" A deep chuckle could be heard on the other end. Sohpia sighed, clearly not in a mood to talk to him. "What do you want Richard?" She asked not wanting to talk to him .
"Answers" He replied, in all seriousness.
"What answers?"
"What was Conner doing at our house?"
Her body stiffened. How does he know?
"I invited him over for dinner" She lied, it was better to tell him she invited him over than to tell him he came uninvited.
A sigh could be heard on the other end "Oh poor thing. So desperate to have sex. Can't the little kitten control herself?" He taunted. Her grip on her phone tightened. She looked back, making sure Serenity was in her room and nit eavesdropping. "Says the hooligan who couldn't keep his balls in his pants" She replied, not ready to take any false accusations from the as*hole himself.
He chuckled again, this time pitying her.
"You're mentality is so small.." He started
"So is your dick but did I ever complain?" She replied.

A long silence enveloped them, as she blinked her eyes trying her best to control her anger. On the other hand, Richard was losing it. How dare she forget him so soon? How dare she whore around like that with that one person who fucked her life over.
"Listen here Poppet" His voice was low, it almost sounded at a threat, "We'll work it out. We'll talk about it, I'm sorry I cheated on you I really am . I want you back, how can you not forgive me? I took you in when no body else was ready I loved you when you stopped loving yourself. Please give us a chance, it was a moment of weakness. I'm a man afterall" His voice was now soft. Sophia almost wanted to cry out and welcome him with open arms but she was not going to let that happen. "A moment of weakness you say? Then what about those men who work hard and stay loyal to their wives and no matter what they never use another girl just because they can't have sex 24/7" Her voice broke at the end "You're not a man" with that she hung up, her tears falling freely down her cheeks. It wasn't the first time her heart had been broken, so she just couldn't forget. She slumped down against the counter with her head in her hands. She did something she had not done in all those 5 years. She cried.

On the other hand, Richard was losing it. He was pacing back and forth in his cabin, his forehead sweaty and his eyes red. How dare Sophia whore around? How can she not forgive him! She had to. He will make her life a living hell. She will come back crawling on her knees for him and he'll savour the taste of her beautiful body all he wants. He's a man and a man has needs. If he fucked another woman, it was okay for him. She had been denying him sex from the past 3 months. From the past 3 months he had not touched her body..Oh that body. Those hazel eyes. Those big round breasts and her perfect ass. Nust the thought of her made him hard. Richard walked over to his chair and sat down, a sinister smile playing in his lips. He will make her beg for him and he'll enjoy every moment of it.

Suddenly his mobile started ringing. He stretched his arm over the table to grab it.

Drake calling it read. Richard smirked as he picked up the call.

"Richard Morin here" He used his business tone to talk to his very personal doctor trying to act as normal as possible.
"Hello Richard. It's me, Dr. Drake" A very tired and old voice replied from the ither hand.
"Oh yes! Dr. Drake. What a pleasant surprise , how good to hear from you after so long" He faked enthusiasm. But unfortunately Drake was far too good to read all his mind games.

"Richard, this is a very serious matter. Have you been taking your pills?" He asked, sounding almost desperate . Richard scoffed, his whole demeanour had changed.
"Of course I am doctor. What made you think I haven't?" He told him as he used his free hand to open a side drawer. He took out a bottle of medicine and stared at it with his dark brown eyes. "I was just confirming. You've stopped your sessions long ago,and I don't want you to get into any kind of trouble. I'm sending you your dose of medicine every 2 months. I really hope you don't skip even one" Dr. Drake replied, sounding genuinely worried for him but there was a certain itch to his voice. Richard just smiled ''Oh don't worry Doctor. I've been a good boy. Now if you'll excuse me I have a meeting to attend" With that he hung up not even waiting for his reply.

A sudden crash echoed in the empty room as the medicine bottle was smashed on the floor. His face turned towards the large window pane as he looked out of the study. He had stopped taking his pills long ago, but his doctor doesn't have to know that.

We all know how annoying psychiatrists can get at times.