Jenna loved Mike with all her heart, but one day, he walked away, leaving her shattered and full of questions. For years, she tried to pick up the pieces, convincing herself she was better off without him, but deep down, the ache of his absence never faded. Mike thought leaving Jenna was the right thing to do-that she deserved a life free from his burdens. But the distance didn't erase the love he carried for her, nor did it ease the regret that consumed him every single day. When their paths cross again, the feelings they've both tried to bury come rushing back, raw and undeniable. But love isn't always enough to fix what's broken. The ghosts of their past still linger, threatening to pull them apart once more. This isn't just a story of romance; it's a story of heartbreak, redemption, and the courage it takes to fight for what matters. It's about the messy, imperfect journey of learning to forgive, and the hope that sometimes, love really can bring you home. Where Our Hearts Belong is for anyone who's ever been hurt but dared to love again, for anyone who's ever believed that even the deepest wounds can heal if two people are willing to hold on.
Chapter 1 WHEN THE PAST COMES KNOCKING
The day was beautiful, not rainy, not too sunny, just the perfect day. But not for Jenna
Cos as she sat there at the office, staring at nothing in particular hers was ruined. She couldn't remember a worse day..... Oh yeah, there had been the day Mike had broken up with her, that had been the worst day of her life but that had been six (6) years ago and ever since then, she has managed to put her life together and move on, which had been going on well until today.
Seeing his face again after six long years was something she never prepared herself for, so here she was completely traumatized over the meeting experience. She has a staff meeting in the next five (5) minutes but she couldn't bring herself to attend. Seeing his face again brought back all sorts of memories. Memories she had tried so much to forget and lock up somewhere and now, they all came washing up back to the surface as fresh tears ran down the corners of her eyes.
"Miss Jenna the meeting is about to commence, and the new supervisor will be introduced so everyone is expected to be present." Said Clara
Who worked as the company's secretary.
Those words jerked Jenna back to the present and she hurriedly took up her writing pad and headed to the meeting room.
"Grow up Jenna and stop behaving like a kid, what happened, happened 6 years ago so you've got to get over that now"
She knew that was a lie. But it always made her feel better, she had gone too far to lose control now. She planted a beautiful smile on her face as she walked into the meeting room.
A smile that fled as soon as she saw Mike, the cause of all her pains sitting right next to the boss.
"How could this be"
she thought to herself as she sat numbly on her seat
"The new supervisor will be introduced today so everyone is expected to be present"
She remembered the secretary saying
" Oh no "
She said out loud
"I'm sorry, were you talking to me"
Someone said beside her.
" No please, I was just thinking out loud"
'Could it be that Mike was the new supervisor?'
"Erm Erm, good morning everyone"
The boss said as he started his speech distracting Jenna from her troubled thoughts
"I'm glad you all could make it to this very important meeting. I called for this meeting so I could introduce someone very important to us all, I am talking about..... Mr. Mike Thomas...
Our new supervisor who just completed his training in Nebraska and has been sent to work with us for a space of 1 year and 6 months. He will be the one in charge of everything from now on and except he can't handle anything before it should be sent to my table.
Mr. Mike, you are welcome to VISION SWIPE, we know for a certainty that we would enjoy working with you"
"Thank you ".
As the applaud kept rolling out and everyone was smiling, chit-chatting, and making friendly welcome chats with Mike, ...Jenna froze in her seat
After work she packed up her things into her small portable handbag ready to go back home to nurse her troubled heart, she thought of putting in her resignation letter but she had gone through a lot to get the job
"Jobs are not easy to come by these days"
She thought to herself as she walked out of her office, she stopped right at the door and turned to look at what used to be her solace.
Oh how much she used to enjoy walking into her office but now she dreads the idea of coming to work the next day.
she turned to leave with her mind made up to avoid any personal meeting with Mike for her sanity, she may lose her mind.
Everything seemed to be against her at that moment because right ahead of her was Mike walking towards her with that same smile that had drawn her years ago but now tore her instead. All she wanted to do was wipe it off his face.
"Hi Jenna Austin, it's nice to meet you again it's been ages since we last spoke and you still look as lovely as I can remember as though nothing has changed"
'Bastard'
She thought to herself
'How can he look so relaxed as if he has forgotten what he did to me 6 years ago?
Maybe the two years we spent together meant nothing to him'
But contrary to what was going on in her mind, she managed to smile
"Hello Mike it's nice to meet you too"
"I doubt that". he said
'Oh well he's still a pompous jerk'
She thought but because he was now the new supervisor and she needed to keep her job she said instead.
"And you haven't changed that much either only now you are my new supervisor, who would have thought"
She said as she rolled her eyes.
"Jennie ......while he was yet to speak, she interrupted ...
"The name is Jenna Austin and if you don't mind I've had a really long day and would love to get home to rest. Do have a nice day sir "
Jenna thought she would break down at that point...
"Did he just call me Jennie as though nothing had changed? How dare he ......
She thought as she stormed angrily out of the passageway and threw herself behind the wheel and zoomed off.
Who gave him the right to call me Jennie, after all the pain he caused me, he dared to open his stupid mouth and call me Jennie .....
"I wish you'd choke on that name,
I wish you'd just die,
Why did you come back ......."
She finally let lose her anger as she angrily hit the steering
"I can't do this anymore, I need to talk to sapphire"
She immediately took out her phone and placed a call to sapphire her therapist 6 years ago who became her best friend.
"Hello Saph, you wouldn't believe who I saw today saph I saw Mike ...
Mike has been transferred to our company and he is our new supervisor and he called me Jennie...can you imagine that Saph?"
"Whoa Jennie calm down you are talking too fast I need you to calm down okay?
Take a deep breath"
"I'm fucking calm Saph. Wait, did I say I'm calm? No.
Chapter 1 WHEN THE PAST COMES KNOCKING
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Chapter 2 BROKEN PIECES OF YESTERDAY
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Chapter 3 SHATTERED PROMISES
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Chapter 4 BROKEN HEARTS
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Chapter 5 SHATTERED CHANCES
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Chapter 6 ECHOES OF HEALING
03/12/2024
Chapter 7 STILL HURTING, STILL LOVING
03/12/2024
Chapter 8 BEFORE GOODBYE
03/12/2024
Chapter 9 OUR INDECISION
03/12/2024
Chapter 10 NOT JUST YET
03/12/2024
Chapter 11 GONE, AGAIN
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Chapter 12 DID I MISTAKE
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Chapter 13 MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY
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Chapter 14 (UN)FRESH START
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Chapter 15 CHOOSING TO LET GO
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Chapter 16 I CAN'T HOLD OUT ANYMORE
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Chapter 17 NOT SO STRONG AFTER ALL
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Chapter 18 THERE'S NO MOVING ON
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Chapter 19 WHERE OUR HEARTS BELONG
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Chapter 20 HOME IS WHEREVER YOU ARE
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