PETALS OF LOVE

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r counsel. They aren't married, none if my pairs are.Gerald thought of how it was his mom's idea that he got married. She brought the idea, found the woman, arranged the wedding and made every other thing work. His first instinct was to take Toria to her, but he decided against it. He was done with having her complicate his life in the name of making the right choices for him."How is she though?" Jim asked jolting him."Presently, she's got a skin reaction that I can't explain. I called Doctor Cole. I hope she'd be fine.""Seems like it not easy to be a dead, yeah?""A single one at that," Connor was being sarcastic."Guys, come off it!""We're trying to help," he further added.Cole was looking at him on a funny way. "Why did you even get a divorce? You both were happy."Forced happiness," Gerald scoffed. You know I never wanted to get married to her.""Yeah but I thought you'd just stay with her, since you never fought and were happy together.""We were never happy!""Gee, since you already had a child, you should have just stayed!""Well you think it's that easy?""I'm not saying it's such an easy thing. I'm just saying: You claim not to love her, you said you were never happy, but you both stayed married for three whole years, without fighting or having any issues. You even comfortably had a child! C'mon man!""So you rather we fought everyday?""That's not the point, the point is, "Since you could get along in marriage, why end the marriage especially after having a child. I thought a child is what keeps a marriage, even if there's nothing else.""She was tired of keeping up and so was I". He poured the remaining drink into his mouth and leaned in on his chair. "I tried to make her see reasons why we should remain married, but she wasn't in for it. I also thought it was a good decision to breakup."Connor, gave him a huge pat on the shoulder, changing the topic."What team is playing, this season?"Back at his mansion, as he settled down, he couldn't help but notice how the air around the house had changed. There was no longer this air of awkwardness.Typically, he and Havilah would keep to their separate lanes. They never share anything. Not even a bedroom. In fact their bedrooms were very far apart. Gerald brought out the files that Kareem gave to him and studied it. He picked the best school and decided it was best for Toria. He wasn't consulting his Mom this time. He rang a bell and in seconds Tori's nanny was at his door"Yeah, come in.""Good evening, Sir." She was an elderly woman of about forty-six. Havilah believed that older women were best at baby sitting and maybe she was right, because Elena was good. She's who you can describe as round. She was fat, not so tall and very beautiful. She always had her hair packed in a bun and a little fall from her forehead to her eye brows. Elana was a sweet babysitter."Hello Elena." Gerald's respect for this woman had grown. She was the reason he still had Toria. They were inseparable and in dangerous times, when Tora fell sick, she always was the savior. Gerald would do anything to keep her."How's Toria?""She's good. Dr Cole just left.""Awesome. I have decided on the Nursery to take Toria to. The only issue is that it's a little farther than I'd want". " As long as it's a good one." She simply said."Alright, would you like to go through it?""If you wish," she