Chapter 46: Tab Rasa


    "Blood may be thicker than water but love is thicker than anything." ~ Goldie Nash


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    Raina Williams.


    Tab Rasa : New Beginnings.


    Everything was different, I felt happy. Angelo took me out on a date and I would have never guessed


    he would take me to Starbucks. He seemed determined to win my love and I was determined to see


    him disappoint me so I would just be like...I knew it! He didn''t give me that opportunity, he listened


    attentively when I talked. I told him all that had happened the past two years that we had given each


    other space. He gave me these nces that made me feel like I was the only girl in the room. All I


    wanted to do was jump on his bones everytime we touched, the sexual frustration was getting to me.


    Heposed himself and Angelo had never done that, anytime we needed to fuck,we would fuck. I


    had never seen this gentleman side of him. I tried tempting him when we were alone in the car, i could


    feel his erection as I straddled him on his seat but he still insisted that he would rather walk me to the


    door. He walked me to the door. I thought he would get in but he didn''t; he gave me a kiss on the cheek


    like this was kindergarten or something. I told Gray everything and he couldn''t believe it either, he


    thought maybe it was just an act and maybe on the second date he would let loose of his gentleman


    Facade.


    He had changed and I was a witness to that. He spent more time with the twins and was constantly


    around. He even attended Ashton''s ser games, i watched him as he cheered for Ashton at the


    bleachers. It seemed like that was the only thing that mattered to him at that moment. Ashley sat on his


    lap and I sat beside him watching his every emotion and action. He was so concentrated on his sons


    game, he didn''t notice the nces of admiration; I was giving him. I realised then and there that yes I


    was happy and the twins were happy. This is exactly what was missing in our lives : Angelo.


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    Right after the game, Angelo ruffled Ashton''s hair and told him how proud he was of him. He was so


    engrossed in their conversations telling his son other ser techniques he could use; promising him


    that he would teach him sometime. My heart seemed to limp with joy every time, i witnessed this.


    Ashton then pulled Angelo to meet his best friend : Ricky who was with his parents the Pearsons. They


    invited us over to dinner just to celebrate how well the boys yed. Angelo was hyped for it and


    honestly it made me happy that he was making time for his kids.


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    Dinner with the Pearson''s was just delightful. The kids chattered amongst themselves and we talked as


    parents. They asked curious questions such as why they hadn''t seen Ashton''s father at any of the


    previous games, i quickly responded by saying that it didn''t matter because he was here now. I didn''t


    want to dwell in the past, i should look forward to the future. Above all Ricky''s parents were quite nice


    people.


    From there Angelo and I sort of had a time table of our own. He took me out on dates every Fridays;


    where we would just talk about how my week went and how his week went and yes he still refused to


    touch me. We spent every Saturday together as a family with the twins, the first week he nned out


    camping which ofcourse went horribly wrong but I appreciated the effort and the twins didn''t care as


    long as they were with their father. The second week, we went to Niagara Falls... it was amazing.


    Angelo couldn''t stop taking pictures of me and I couldn''t stop blushing and the twins couldn''t stop


    laughing and the people around us couldn''t stop staring as they were in awe. When we were alone at


    the hotel that night, he politely asked if he could kiss me and I nodded unfortunately he didn''t take it


    any further than that, which made me a tad bit disappointed but I liked how we were taking things


    slowly.


    The media started following us around and it made me uneasy. I didn''t want my kids being constantly


    followed around and their lives being publicized. Angelo promised he would sort it out and from there


    onwards we saw less and less paparazzi.


    After four months of no sex, endless make out sessions, Friday dates, Saturday fun days...he


    proposed. I was caught off guard, ofcourse he had asked me to be his girl friend just three months back


    but I just didn''t expect it. It was my birthday, he always goes all out when it''s my birthday. That''s one


    thing I have always known. Gray had organized a formal party at a five star hotel. All my previous


    clients, friends, family, colleagues even Angelo''s parents were present. I should have guessed that


    everyone knew except me. My birthday cake was brought in and to my surprise, it was designed as a


    ring. I gasped when I saw Angelo kneeling before me on one knee with an actual ring. Never in a


    million years did I, imagine that I could be this happy. I knew from that moment that yes, I wanted to


    spend the rest of my life with this man. He had proved to me that he had changed and I wasn''t going to


    throw his mistakes in his face everytime he did something wrong. Grayson and Cathy had been part of


    the n all along even the twins had chosen the engagement ring and I loved it. I didn''t care how many


    diamonds were on the ring but I only cared about who it came from and what it meant for the both of


    us.


    tab rasa, new beginnings.