Those lips were still the same. Sharon hated herself for still remembering his touch, his voice and his lips. Her eyes watered immediately and the reality of what's happening hit her. She pushed him with all that she got.

"How dare you?" she asked glaring at him and slapping him hard.

It took Chris few seconds to stable himself. Sharon was hugging herself as if protecting herself from him. It killed Chris to see her like this. The hatred was thick in her words.

"I'm sorry." He said trying to get her attention as she was frantically searching for an escape route. He could see the plan form in his eyes.

"Sharon listen to me" he said.

"Listen to you? What are you going to say that you are sorry? Then listen....I fucking don't need your sorry. I just wish I would have never seen your fucking face again."

Chris was never at the hatred receiving side of Sharon. All the seven long years he have know her, She was the sweetest soul. And he hated that he was reason for a part of that sweetest soul to turn bitter.

Sharon turned around to go when she heard him " Don't you want to know about April?"

Sharon stopped in her tracks, if there was anything she wanted to ask him badly was about her daughter.

"She is here with me. We came on a holiday" he said with a small smile remembering how happy April was.

Sharon eyes turned mist immediately. She has been an emotional wreck from evening.

"Don't you want to see your daughter?"

Sharon wanted to turn around and ask him to take her to April but she knew she had no right. She left her behind. She walked away from her the day she knew about Chris and Lily. Sharon didn't say anything but Chris could see she wanted to but

Something was stopping her.

"I could..." he started but Sharon cut him saying " No"

"What?" He asked shocked.

"I said No. No, I dont want see April. I have no place in her life from the day I left her with you." She said in a really calm voice.

"Sharon..."

"And I would appreciate if she never knew I am her mother."

Chris kept quite. He didnt know how to tell Sharon how sorry he was and April needs her and for how long he have been searching for her.

"And for God sake stay away from me...I don't want to see you or that woman's face."

"Who was the guy from evening?"

Sharon breath quickened. This was what she was dreading. She didnt want Chris to know Chase is his son.

"That's none of your business." She snapped.

"Is he your husband?" He asked.

"What? NO!" Sharon shrieked.

Chris visibly relaxed she said that. What the hell was he thinking? She thought.

"Boyfriend?"

Sharon stayed quite. No, Joseph was not her boyfriend but she didn't want Chris to think she still hasn't moved on and he had a shot. How the hell did he even touch her when he brought that woman to holiday? Was Chris always this unloyal?

Sharon throwed him a disgusted look and left before he could ask other questions.

So, she did move on but also has a child from other man. Chris hated that there was another man who gave her the pleasure, who touched her the way only he was supposed to touch.

And the boy in her hand looked may be 2 which meant she had someone immediately after their divorce or he must be around 3... Chris frowned immediately was there any chance the boy was his. But the Doctor told she had a miscarriage and an abortion. Was it possible that Sharon had never had abortion?

***

Sharon rushed inside her home closing the door and locking it, afraid.. Chris would come behind her. But he didn't. Her fingers immediately went to her lips where she could still feel his warm lips. She couldn't help herself thinking about all those breathtaking, ravishing , passionate, soft, all the different types of kisses they Shared when they were still together.

An involuntary smile creept on her face remembering the first time he kissed her....it was her business management class.... the lecture was boring , she was drawing doodles on her book when the door of class was suddenly opened and there came Chris... his hair everywhere as if he ran his hand through them too many times. His eyes locked with her. He reached her desk within 5 big steps and just like that his warm lips met her. Sharon was surprised. Whole class witnessed her first kiss. She was so absorbed in that kiss to care about embarrassment. That was the last thing on her mind. After the kiss... Chris was asked to summon in the H.O.D 's office which he did smiling like Cheshire cat.

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Suddenly Sharon's heart thudded. Don't do this to yourself Sharon. He isn't worth it. But these were only words. Sharon might have shouted to the world about how much she hated him? But in reality she fucking couldn't bring herself to hate him. Yes... he might have cheated on her.

But she love him too much to hate him. It just hurt... a heart wrenching pain. She endured it once. She will endure it again.

***

"How dare you?" Her voice still rang inside his brain. 'She hates me... who doesn't... I hate myself' he thought.

He still couldn't forget that unfateful day he was With Lily. What was he thinking? He never thought of cheating on Sharon..... never. That once.

He hated himself after that. He hated that because of his foolish thought he separated mother and daughter. He hated April had to grow without her mother.

Chris sat in the private bar of the mansion. Drinking his agony. Anger. Helplessness. Lust. Love.

"Still not asleep?" Lily asked taking the seat opposite him.

Chris shrugged pouring himself another drink. "One for me too" Lily asked. Chris sat a glass in front of her and poured her some whiskey.

"What are you thinking?" She asked.

Chris was silent.

"You're thinking about her!"

It wasn't a question, it was an accusation of which Chris wasn't guilty off.

"Looks like she was living well and clearly moved on" she said.

Chris raised his eyebrow at her.

"She has a son" Lily said raising her arms, as if she doesn't want him to get offended or something.

That she had. Chris thought.

"Chris it's high time you move on too." Lily said running her hand along the length of his arm. "And I think I can help" she whispered in his ear.

Chris knew that look on her face. The seductress look she wears.

"We can discover our bond, which was lost" she whispered before nipping the skin just below his ear.

Chris gave a senseless chuckle and pushed her away from himself. "What bond? Which bond are you talking about Lily? We never had a bond and we never will have the kind of bond you want. I told you before our engagement also... all I wanted from you is just to be there for April. But Now I don't think I'm even sure about it" the last line coming out as a sheer whisper but Lily understood. This was what she was scared of the moment she saw Sharon again. She would claim her position and that left lily no where near his life.

Chris pushed himself of the chair "Go to bed" he said going to his own room.

'This can't be happening. I've to do something' she thought.

"Hello.. it's me. I think I have a problem"

***

Momo found Sharon sleeping on the couch in the living room. She was still in her yesterday's clothes. Her hair sticking all over. She looks like a train wreck person. She didnt want to wake her up. Momo knew how hard it has been for Sharon leaving her child behind and a very complicated pregnancy in those stressful time. Thing about Chase's birth was they were not at all sure if he was going to survive or not. But by God's grace everything was fine.

"Mommy.. mommy" she heard Chase call.

Momo rushed towards the stairs where she saw the three year old coming down, Sharon's little bundle of Joy. An exact replica of Sharon except those eyes.

"Where's mommy?" He asked still rubbing his eyes from sleep.

"She is sleeping. So quite" Momo ordered.

"No..She isn't up" Chase said finally reaching the last step.

"She is sleeping on the couch"

Chase looked at Momo weirdly before walking past her into the living room as if to confirm her words. When he saw what Momo said was true he walked back into the kitchen behind Momo.

"Why is mommy sleeping here?" He asked.

Momo thought to teach this little guy a small lesson for the stunt he pulled yesterday.

"Mommy is angry." She said non coherently.

His little face masked an expression of confusion "why?"

"Because you didn't wait for her to come back and went on your own to god knows where without even asking me."

"I wanted to play with Bash" the boy said rolling his bottom lip.

"Well as I said you could have told me. I might have sent someone with you. Or asked Mrs.Kingsley to drop Bash here." She said trying to keep her voice stern.

Chase sliently stood there for few minutes before he mumbled a sorry and promised never to scare Momo that much again. Momo couldn't resist the innocent Charm.

She gave him a smile and asked him to go brush while she brings him his glass of milk.

Chase came down and may be for the very first time in his entire three years life he was this calm without running around the house or creating a mess. He never saw his mother sleeping this late.

"Mommy not going to shop today?" He asked Momo who was ready with his milk glass.

"I don't think so" she shrugged.

"Can I watch tv?" He asked.

"You can but on very low volume. Okay?"

"Okay." He replied. After that they both pretty much got involved in oswald.

"Do you think mommy would angry when she wake up?" He asked Momo.

Momo clearly doubted that. Sharon might not even be angry at all.

"Maybe" she shrugged and saw the boys shoulders slum down with disappointment. "But May be you can draw her something " She cheered the boy.

His eyes immediately brightened as he nodded his head pretty fast that Momo wondered was she this active when she was that little.

***

April couldn't believe she slept. She didn't want to, She was waiting for her father. She ran outside the room she was sleeping Checking every damn door on her way till she found her Dad slummed on the bed.

"Daddy Daddy" she shrieked Jumping on the bed.

Chris was tired and April jumping on him was not helping. He caught her by her waist before crushing her lightly in his arms. "Good morning beanie."

April giggled in his arms until she realised Chris was sliping back to his sleep. "Daddy... Daddy wake up" she said pouting.

"I'm awake Beanie." He said still not lifting his head from the pillow.

" No.... Daddy...." April whined playfully as she know that will do the trick.

Chris sighed before lifting his head and tickling April "See Daddy is up and has officially started the tickle war"

"Haha..Daddy..N...o. .. Daddy...haha" She said in fit of giggles.

Chris heart swelled with love seeing his daughter laughing. And he remembered the promise he made to himself the day she was born 'I'll love you unconditionally and give you everything you would ever want'

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