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‘Okay, you look fine.’ He grabs my hand and pulls me off the bed.
‘Jeremy, what are you planning?’ I sense he is up to something.
‘We’re just talking, Alexa. Now that everyone is here we can work this through.’ He looks directly into my eyes, his hands cupping my face, ensuring I meet his gaze. ‘You know how important Leo is to me, Alexa. Please don’t let me down.’
Talk about playing his trump card! What do I say to that? He plants his arm firmly around my waist and steers my reluctant body out the door. There is only one feeling you have when you are in a position such as this.
Foreboding.
I’m being led into a room full of testosterone — Leo, Adam, Robert and Jeremy. Men who have presumablycome together for the sole purpose of talking me into doing something I know I can’t do.
Ladies, where are you when I need you? I’d give anything to be having a movie night with my girlfriends back at home, sipping tea, eating chocolate and having a laugh or a cry. Instead, I’m literally being dragged into probably the most significant discussion I’ve ever had in my life, knowing the odds are well and truly stacked against me. I will attempt to keep an open mind, as I drag a heart full of apprehension down the hallway.
Part Three
Cooperate with your destiny, don’t go against it,
don’t thwart it. Allow it to fulfil itself.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
Alexa
I re-enter the living room with Jeremy; everyone seated around the dining room table is apparently awaiting our arrival. Four sets of ominous eyes immediately gaze toward me. How could I have possibly forgotten Martin, who adds significant weight to the alpha dominance in the room. If Jeremy wasn’t holding on to me with a firm grip, I swear my legs would give way beneath me. I glance around, looking for any excuse to flee for a moment. I need an opportunity to clear my head before facing them and their potentially pointless arguments about what is best for me. Then genius strikes.
‘Ah, I’ll just go and check on the kids. I’ll be right back.’ I attempt to turn away from Jeremy but he has me anchored between his arms and steadily guides me toward one of the spare seats at the table.
‘They’re good, Alexa, sound asleep. I checked them less than ten minutes ago.’ Robert’s words effectivelycut me off from any potential means of escape, even though they seem genuinely laced with sympathy. He pulls out a chair for Jeremy to place me in. Trapped, I start to fidget. Jeremy holds my hands together on my lap beneath his palm, possibly showing his support or ensuring I don’t run. In my twitchy state I can’t decipher which.
My heartbeat quickens as silence descends on the round table and everyone’s eyes focus on Leo, except mine, which are fixed on the table in front of me. His strong presence looms and it’s difficult to deny the respect he has from each of the men around the table.
‘Let me just say, it is so wonderful to finally meet you in person, Alexandra. I’ve been hearing about you for many years from Jaq and now here we are, brought together by such an uncanny sequence of events.’
It surprises me that Leo calls Jeremy Jaq, using the initials of his full name, Jeremy Alexander Quinn, just like his parents. I haven’t heard him called that for many years.
Unable to put it off any longer, I finally look up to meet his gaze and acknowledge his introduction, and I suddenly have an overwhelming sense of déjà vu. I’ve seen him, met him somewhere before. I become lost in his glistening blue eyes as if they are a window to his soul, potentially even my own soul. It is a feeling I haven’t experienced before, like some weird kind of sixth sense. A wave of kindness and protection veils me like a warm cloak as if time suddenly stands still; it momentarily disarms me, taking my breath away.Forcing myself to disconnect from his eyes, I realise everyone is waiting for me to respond, and my natural politeness kicks
‘Okay, you look fine.’ He grabs my hand and pulls me off the bed.
‘Jeremy, what are you planning?’ I sense he is up to something.
‘We’re just talking, Alexa. Now that everyone is here we can work this through.’ He looks directly into my eyes, his hands cupping my face, ensuring I meet his gaze. ‘You know how important Leo is to me, Alexa. Please don’t let me down.’
Talk about playing his trump card! What do I say to that? He plants his arm firmly around my waist and steers my reluctant body out the door. There is only one feeling you have when you are in a position such as this.
Foreboding.
I’m being led into a room full of testosterone — Leo, Adam, Robert and Jeremy. Men who have presumablycome together for the sole purpose of talking me into doing something I know I can’t do.
Ladies, where are you when I need you? I’d give anything to be having a movie night with my girlfriends back at home, sipping tea, eating chocolate and having a laugh or a cry. Instead, I’m literally being dragged into probably the most significant discussion I’ve ever had in my life, knowing the odds are well and truly stacked against me. I will attempt to keep an open mind, as I drag a heart full of apprehension down the hallway.
Part Three
Cooperate with your destiny, don’t go against it,
don’t thwart it. Allow it to fulfil itself.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
Alexa
I re-enter the living room with Jeremy; everyone seated around the dining room table is apparently awaiting our arrival. Four sets of ominous eyes immediately gaze toward me. How could I have possibly forgotten Martin, who adds significant weight to the alpha dominance in the room. If Jeremy wasn’t holding on to me with a firm grip, I swear my legs would give way beneath me. I glance around, looking for any excuse to flee for a moment. I need an opportunity to clear my head before facing them and their potentially pointless arguments about what is best for me. Then genius strikes.
‘Ah, I’ll just go and check on the kids. I’ll be right back.’ I attempt to turn away from Jeremy but he has me anchored between his arms and steadily guides me toward one of the spare seats at the table.
‘They’re good, Alexa, sound asleep. I checked them less than ten minutes ago.’ Robert’s words effectivelycut me off from any potential means of escape, even though they seem genuinely laced with sympathy. He pulls out a chair for Jeremy to place me in. Trapped, I start to fidget. Jeremy holds my hands together on my lap beneath his palm, possibly showing his support or ensuring I don’t run. In my twitchy state I can’t decipher which.
My heartbeat quickens as silence descends on the round table and everyone’s eyes focus on Leo, except mine, which are fixed on the table in front of me. His strong presence looms and it’s difficult to deny the respect he has from each of the men around the table.
‘Let me just say, it is so wonderful to finally meet you in person, Alexandra. I’ve been hearing about you for many years from Jaq and now here we are, brought together by such an uncanny sequence of events.’
It surprises me that Leo calls Jeremy Jaq, using the initials of his full name, Jeremy Alexander Quinn, just like his parents. I haven’t heard him called that for many years.
Unable to put it off any longer, I finally look up to meet his gaze and acknowledge his introduction, and I suddenly have an overwhelming sense of déjà vu. I’ve seen him, met him somewhere before. I become lost in his glistening blue eyes as if they are a window to his soul, potentially even my own soul. It is a feeling I haven’t experienced before, like some weird kind of sixth sense. A wave of kindness and protection veils me like a warm cloak as if time suddenly stands still; it momentarily disarms me, taking my breath away.Forcing myself to disconnect from his eyes, I realise everyone is waiting for me to respond, and my natural politeness kicks
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