Whimsical Romances

 The fiance The jarring sound of metal hitting glass jolted Shaiyan awake. She had fallen asleep on the couch waiting for Adrian to come home. She looked at her phone. It was 2:30 in the morning. Her movements were sluggish when she turned onto her back and looked up.  Adrian finally returned. She quickly stifled a yawn but took her time to sit up. She steadied herself among the soft cushions. She rubbed her eyes and tried to focus her gaze on him. "Where were--" Slap! The slap echoed through the apartment. Shaiyan fell back holding her left cheek. She carefully flexed her jaw "What? Why did you hit me?!" Her voice was hollow--subdued. Adrian bent forward, flattening the palm of his hands on the glass coffee table. His car keys were between his thumbs. "You disrespected my brother and his fiance?" 'Fiance?' Shaiyan's brows lifted. "What are you talking about?" her voice shook with indignation. Adrian's eyes darkened. His impressi...

From different worlds on Whimsical Romances Corporate world meets ghetto story “Ahh! Yes! Kevin! Yes! Uh ah! Right there! Kev… ! Kevin! Ahhh! Mhmm! Yes, baby!”  Shaiyan walked into the living room and froze in her tracks. She had just stepped in from a grueling 9 hour work day. The apartment, which she shared with her fiance, Adrian, was usually quiet.  When she opened the door she wondered if through her haze of tiredness she had stepped into the wrong suite. But it couldn’t be. This was apartment number 58. Her key worked perfectly. Then, the name being called in a high, breathy tone was also throwing her off. Kevin? Her fiance’s name was Adrian. ' What in the world is this?' she wondered, as a mix of anxiety and confusion bloomed in her chest.  She pressed cold, trembling fingers to her forehead and moved slowly to the bedroom. As she got closer, she realized that the door was open by a small crack. She leaned forward to peek through it. Fury rose up in her chest like ...