Chapter 5 5

Devan POV

Past

2 YEARS AGO

Balance is important in a human being's life, we have to deal with so many different kinds of things in our life, work, relationships, marriage, family, friends, keeping all in a stable measure we need balance. If you put too much time in one route and forget the others you need to pay for that, the way I am paying for my daughter's attention right now.

I made some changes in my life after listening to Eileen the other day, some changes that I should have worked on the way before, I am late but it's better than never.

I start coming home early, so I can spend time with my daughter, so we could have dinner together, I can put her in the bed, I can read her bed time story too, this way.

Morgan used to do all this before, after that Eileen, but I am the father. It's my job to take care of my daughter.

I stop spending all my time with Morgan, she is asleep, no matter how much, I talk, or try other things she is coming back to me without a miracle, ironically I don't believe in miracles.

I come home early after work, spending half an hour with Morgan, that's when I realize my daughter has her own routine, which she way more different than I thought. Her life is around Eileen, whatever she does she wants Eileen to be part of that, and happily, Eileen does that. She never complains, even if Nora's request is absurd.

It is a revelation for me. Morgan was strict with Nora, she never went with her weird request, she always kept her on the line, never out of discipline. Sometimes I find her way harsh, when I tried to talk to her she just avoids that, but seeing, Eileen so free and open with Nora really does something to me. This something is connected to my heart.

I find out Nora's routine, I come home at 6, that's her tea party time with her dolls and Eileen, then she starts her homework at 7, dinner at 8, and then showers and getting ready for sleep.

I couldn't get her attention for three days, she is too busy in her own little world.

"Sunshine, bring your homework," Eileen calls Nora, she takes the tv remote from my hand and turns that off.

"l am watching." I protest like a child, as usual, miss doesn't pay any give ear to me. Nora comes to the living room with her school bag in her hand.

"Baby, get settle. Today papa will help you with your homework."

"Yay."

Nora starts jumping in happiness, I look at her in amazement. I am trying to be normal with my daughter like before, I know there is a gap between us because of my nonchalant behavior although this is not what I expected, not from Eileen, the woman who makes clear she doesn't like me. The way effortlessly she makes this move to make me part of my little girl's life, after this, I need to thank her. Maybe, we can be friends, she is Aleah's best friend, and I like her quite well, I don't think her choice of friend will be bad.

I own Eileen this time.

"Thank you," I tell her when she comes down after putting Nora on the bed.

"For what?" She raises her eyebrow.

"You know, what you did earlier."

"Oh, that's nothing. You are trying so I decided to help you a little bit."

She crosses her hand around her midriff, a small smile appears on her lips. For the first time I noticed her pink full lips, they look amazing, very kissable. For a second I couldn't look away from her pink, smooth, soft lips, her mouth opens and close as she keeps talking but I zoned out somewhere under her lips. I forget everything, everything but her lips.

"Don't worry, I will help you."

This brings me back to the reality, it amazes me how much I want to suck her lips, I want to kiss them until they are chapped and red and swollen. I want to mark her lips as mine.

"Sure. Thank you." I flee away from the living room to my bedroom after that.

I lock my bedroom door, I find myself hot and hard under my sweat pants. What the hell is wrong with me? My wife is in the hospital after a deadly accident, the woman Tlove, my universe still l am lusting over another woman.

I shake my head as hard I can, I can't do this, I am married, I have a wife, I keep telling myself in my head again and again.

I free my dick from the pant and start jerking, l close my eyes as I increase the speed, that's when l see her, she is here too.

Eileen's beautiful face comes in front of me, I start panting thinking of her, I become aggressive, and all of a sudden I cum in my hand.

I wash before going to be, I meet Eileen again in my dream.

I try to avoid Eileen for the next few days, luckily she is too busy with Nora and her studies as her online MBA class starts. I must say this woman is a superwoman, she marvelously is taking care of Nora also, paying the same attention to her studies.

I come home late because of a surgery that went on for 5 hours. Il am tired as hell, my neck is in pain, I can't move my neck without groaning in pain.

"You need to listen to her." Eileen's voice comes from the living room.

She is supposed to alone as Nora went to bed an hour ago according to the time, then with whom she is talking. I step into the living room, find her on the phone, she is rubbing her temple with her hand.

"lf you don't take medicines then I will come back to Nashville, tie your hands and legs then feed you the medicines."

Okay, so l am not the only victim of her fierce mouth, there is someone else who is undergoing the same thing. Nashville, is that where she from? I know nothing about her, all I know is her name, a little bit about her studies that's all.

Now I wonder about her life outside this job, the life she had before coming to New York, the life she spent before I knew her. All of a sudden I am hungry to know more about Eileen Cooper.

I am a reserved person in nature, never in my life, I feel this urge to know someone, not even Morgan, I want to know this woman so badly. I stand in the doorway and look at her, for the first time in two and half months l see Eileen Cooper surveillance.

Her long chestnut hair is arranged in abbraid, she is wearing her nightclothes, a tank top, and sleeping short, her creamy white thigh is all in the show, her eyes are big and round, high cheekbone, slender body, her beauty. A Greek goddess is nothing in front of this woman's beauty.

For the first time in my life, I became blind to a woman's beauty.

"Goodnight, dad." She cuts the call.

"Everything okay?" I ask her.

"Yeah." She looks at me as she answers.

"My dad is not taking his medicines again. I needed to scold him a little."

"I guess, your dad is also one of the victims of your temper like me."I tease her.

"Oh, please. I don't have a temper." She frowns as she protests.

"If you want to live in your bubble, I am not going to pop that, mam."

"Did you eat dinner?"

"Nah."

"I made spaghetti and meatballs, want some?"

"Let me get fresh first then I will come."

I smile as I gather all my stuff and leave the room. For some reason I think tonight's dinner will be an interesting one.