Divorced, But Not Broken
Divorced, but Not broken Chapter 121

"Andrea, somebody is asking for the manager, you are going to love this one..." I Hip my head up from my computer seeing the acne covered boy that was grinning against me, he was nineteen and his name was Kelvin, he looked absolutely nothing like Jonah did when I met him in the same age. I made a big sigh and got up. Here we go again. Another day, another Karen. He opened the door when I walked out, my beige suit pants being up to my waist that I had these days and the blue shirt tucked inside with my employee card around my neck, giving me access to the full store. I was a f*****g manger.

Yes, me Andrea Wilson was the manger of a superstore and every day I wanted to kill myself from hearing all the undying complaints that I was supposed to listen and help with, but at least it paid the bills, and I needed the money. Always did.

My long wavy brown hair in a neat ponytail, I kept it long these days because Kira said that I looked like a princess when I had my hair out and who was I to take that away from her? I made a small smile before straightening it out putting on a formal one, I was so not wanting this day being about listening to another middle aged woman screaming that something was wrong when clearly, they were just f*****g insane, there I said it. I hated customers. I did.

He was walking ahead when I made a small yawn, I had a rough morning today, Kira was refusing to get dressed, whatever I showed her was ugly or something other than was wrong when I had made her dress carrying her out into the car screaming her pretty face off when I was late for work and daycare.

"Kelvin, why is everything dark, did we lose power??" my mind going into control mode trying to figure out what was happening when I was standing two steps inside the dark room that was the entrance to the floor where customers were, my eyes suddenly got blinded and I almost had a f*****g heart attack from hearing the screaming around me.

"Happy Birthday!" I gasped taking my hand to my chest seeing all the happy giggling faces around me that was the workers of this store, my f*****g employees that was standing around a cake that said happy birthday Andrea! I stared at them all in awe not being able to say a f*****g word, what the hell was happening?!

"Wow! Thank you so much!" I was still staring in awe when one of the most brown-nosed ones came up to me. Tilly, she handed me a piece of cake making me do a smug face, she had been on my case on getting this Friday off and to be honest, after this, maybe I was letting her.

"I can't believe you are turning 37 Andrea; you look amazing! you have some new moisturizer or what??" I made a snort when she was really laying it on thick, moisturizer. I was lucky to even make it back to bed sometimes when I was falling asleep on the couch after putting Kira to bed and still having ton of work left or cleaning up the mess in my home that was a constant tomado

"Yeah Tilly, it's called mayonnaise.." I made a small laughter that she followed not really getting what I meant but she didn't really care, she was getting her Friday off and that was enough for her to laugh at anything I said.

"My daughter smeared it on my face yesterday when I was asleep..." her eyes lighted up like she got it and got a genuine giggle now, she had kids, bigger then my three-year-old but she got it, raising Kira alone was not as easy as it was sounding.

"It will get better.... Waits until she steals your makeup and them come back to me..." she smiled when I had a piece of the cake, strawberry. Good. Not my favourite. But good.

"Yeah... so this is so nice but how did you know it was my birthday?" I was looking around the room seeing the balloons and décor, they really had put in an effort, I didn't believe for once second that all of them genuinely cared for me, but it still was nice, and it made me feel really happy making me smile more still eating the cake that was in my hand.

"Oh, that was my fault Andrea, I might have seen your birthdate when I was doing the paycheck and.. well..." Dan made a smile that I looked at like he wanted me to forgive him and I did, I mean I didn't care that they knew when my birthday and how old I was, it wasn't a secret. I wasn't hiding from my past. I hadn't changed my name or Kira's, I got this job based on me having my former position under James when I applied for it, Jonah knew exactly where I was, and he just never came to find me.

I stopped eating feeling the familiar pain in my chest and tried to push away him from my mind like I had done thousands of times before when I ended up here, in this town across the country, far away from Jonah Sullivan and his f*****g homeland wife and mother.

"Is something wrong?? I told them to get the lemon cake, but nobody wanted to listen..." Tilly was speaking when I just held my hand up and smiled, it wasn't the cake and it never would be, it was Jonah and what he had done to me and my heart. It still was hurting after three years being away from him.

"No, the cake is great you guys I just.... I'm a little tired that's all..." I made another smile when they all seemed to accept that. I hadn't told anyone about my past. Not a damn soul and that was how it was going stay. It was my business and nobody else's. I thanked them again and walked back to my office, they were still having a good time having cake and enjoying being off for a little longer then was really within their time limit but right now I didn't care, let them have fun. It was my birthday present from me to them.

I was finishing up when there was a knock on the door and 1looked up again seeing how my tired face lighted up seeing the man that was standing in the doorway, a bouquet of wildflowers and a big sly smile that I loved

"Buck!" I got up when we met in the middle of my office and felt his strong arm around me, leaning down to kiss me sweet and long on my lips making my heart do small flips when we broke apart and I was still smiling at his handsome face. He was older than me, a few years and he had grown up kids that was in their later teens, lived with their mother across the town and he was a big part of their life, I loved that about him.

"What are you doing here? I thought we said that we were going to have dinner tonight?" I didn't sound that upset that he had surprised me. he was like that, caring and thoughtful. Made me feel like I was cared for without stepping too much over the line, that was a hard task for any man to handle and still he was manoeuvring it like a champion.

"Yeah, I know, but I wanted to see you and get you these, it's not like it's your birthday every day of the year Andrea so we got to make that special... he made a bigger smile when I rolled my eyes and kissed him again, I knew that this was important to him, me not so much. It was just my birthday and nothing special about that.

"You are way too nice for me Buck..." I said it more shyly when he took my face and kissed me again, it felt so nice when he did that. it wasn't like when Jonah had kissed me, but it wasn't like I didn't feel anything either, I really liked him and that was scary as hell for someone that had my f*****g baggage

"Yeah. I know, but what can I say? I'm just that great.." he had swung both his big arms around me when I cosied myself up against his broad chest, I know I said no man or boyfriend ever again, but me and Buck had only been dating a few months and before that he had been persistent on getting a date with me to the point that I was almost amazed over his stubbornness of me giving him a chance.

"That you are Buck... that you are..." I made a purring sound, pushing my boobs firmer against his chest seeing that I could feel his d**k that was getting harder through his jeans making me smirk when he did a small grunt from feeling my soft body against his. "So, I will see you at seven then?" I leaned back looking up at his face smirking when he was giving me a frustrated look when I was teasing him, oh he was so going to get lucky tonight, no doubt about that part.

"Yeah... yeah... I will bring Sophia and then we are going out..." he made a smile when I kissed him again, giving him some tongue for being a tease when his hands were over my back, slowly working its way down over my a*s when I pulled back giving him a playful frown, he could do what he wanted to me at home, but not here, not where I was the f*****g boss.

"Behave." he made another sly smile when he grabbed my hands kissing me hard again before letting go, leaving me lightheaded and giggle when he was going for the door still holding the Rowers he had brought me.

"Hey Buck, did you forget something?" I was nodding towards the flowers when he broke out into a big grin and walked back fast, giving them to me and kissing me on the cheek this time making me blush, f**k he was such a charmer wasn't he?

My head was still light and my breath the slightest hitched after him kissing me, he was so sweet and caring, I couldn't wait for us to get to that date he was taking me out on tonight.

I walked out telling my goodbyes to the night staff and thanking for the cake again seeing that it was all gone and made a chuckle, I wonder who loved strawberry, probably Tilly, she looked like the kind of woman with her pink lipstick and snug shirts, she was nice and thought of me and that's why she was getting next Friday off.

I was steering fast into the road that had Kira's day-care and hoped out, I was longing for her already when I walked fast up to the gated house and saw her making my heart swell of pride.

My baby. Sitting in the sandbox, probably having a taste of it even when I had told her a thousand times that she wasn't allowed too, dressed in completely different clothes then when I left her telling me that she must have made a mess eating or something else when she looked up and I swear that her whole face lighted up From the slightly bluer than green eyes to the cute nose and lips that made her look more like Jonah than anything else in my eyes, the dark-brown locks that was a nightmare to keep in check since she didn't like the comb or brush her hair, she was perfect.

"Mommy!" she screamed, I mean it, she screamed from the top of her lungs, standing up and darting towards me when I barely had time to keep up when she was hanging around my neck, giving me all the love in the world I ever needed.

"Hey, my baby! Look at you, did you eat sand again?" I was trying not to giggle when she let me go and shook her head fast when I could clearly see that she had, that little liar.

"Did you have fun today? I was picking her up and she was waving back at the staff, I didn't want to talk to them, call me a bad parent but if it wasn't anything concerning Kira, I wasn't going to chit chat more than necessary when I was trying to put her into the car seat, her not wanting to go home all the sudden when I made a sigh making her look at me.

Kira, stop it please, mommy is tired and..." she was crying putting her hand over my mouth when I pulled it back annoyed trying not to curse, she was the cutest angel that switched to a devil in the blink of an eye, she sure was her father's daughter that way. "I want to stay! Mommy!" she was screaming it on repeat when I made a fast move, closing the door and just wanted to make my escape form the nosy day care that all was smirking because thank God, she wasn't the only one acting like a spoiled brat in public with

me.

"Kira stop that!" I had a harsher tone when she cried more, the doctors had been f*****g wrong, it took six months until she started to sleep somewhat better and wasn't crying all the time, and oh. Apparently, she was allergic to dairy, nobody told me that those ******g quacks!

I was getting even more tired when I pushed my phone open and pressed play making the car being filled with her favourite song, baby shark. I hated it. My whole soul hated baby shark when I started to sing along with it happy and she stopped crying making hand movements, following the song making me do a real smile, oh thank God!

"Mommy! Look!" she was pointing at something, losing her anger right away making me smile when I wasn't looking and answered anyway.

"Yeah, that's great baby, look at that!" I was turning off the main road going into the smaller backroads until I got to the small home that was mine and Kira's.

It wasn't the biggest of houses, it was more of a cottage to be honest, but I loved it, being just outside of town and a small closed off garden that Kira could run around in and believe me she did when I stopped. Finally putting an end to the misery of baby shark, I so missed the days when I could play my own music when she was singing something completely different, just humming along and her eyes snapping back at me when I had turned around to look at her, my angel. So, f*****g precious that I wanted to die when I saw her, she was my everything

"Mommy?" she said it starting to laugh when I did a smile back, her giggling making me forget that she was acting up when I got out and let her loose from the seat, seeing her taking steady steps towards the house, this was her home and I followed her happily inside when I unlocked the door.

She was looking on her tablet when I was cutting carrots, not that Kira loved it, in fact she hated greens and only wanted to eat nuggets and s** that came out from a box, and I know I was guilty of it seeing that I didn't have the time or the energy to cook, but today I was getting her and Sophia something she did like, lasagne, and I was sneaking the carrots inside, no matter what.

I was just putting it in the oven hearing Bucks truck when I made a smile and Kira rant towards the window, jumping up and down from excitement seeing that she loved Buck, oh and she loved his daughter even more Sophia that was going to be my babysitter for tonight.

"Soph!" she didn't say Sophia, and nobody corrected her, I had tried a couple of times before giving up, and Sophia didn't mind when she opened the door walking in and got Kira that was in her arms before I even had time to say hi.

"Hey guys, you're just in time for dinner, I made lasagne....

Sophia was giving me a thumbs up making Kira laugh when she tickled her when Buck came in after her, giving my daughter a big smile on his clean shaved face, he looked so handsome in a jacket and jeans

"Hey, what about me kiddo, don't Uncle Buck get a hug?" he was reaching his big arms out when she was shaking her head, when Sophia was around, he and anybody else was just garbage and he made a chuckle knowing that she was going to do that, he was so f*****g patient with her, he really was.

"I can take a hug Uncle Buck.." I said it slyer when Sophia made a face and turned towards my daughter making an eeww sound that Kira mimicked right away when Buck was hugging me and kissed my neck when he didn't think his daughter was looking, trust me. she saw it.

"Dad, please wait with that until I at least can't see you guys, I have to wash my eyes..." she made a chuckle and Kira was snickering too not even knowing why making me smile, I was so happy. Soo f*****g happy that I had this great life with Kira and that I had Buck that didn't pressure me into a real relationship and still was here on my birthday with a daughter that loved mine, it was perfect.

..and you have to wash your hands princess Kira!" she made a face of surprise when they walked away leaving me and Buck in my small country kitchen. Finally.

"Hey..." I got closer right away still in my work clothes feeling Bucks hands roam over my a*s, oh he was so going to have it tonight, I couldn't wait to when we got back to his place and let him f**k me.

"Hey you look gorgeous." he kissed me making me smile more when his hands were getting more firmer, squeezing harder and I made a giggle when I pulled back looking him in the eyes, he was just the guy I needed, Kira 100.

"Thanks... I'm sorry I'm not done, I wanted to actually cook something for Sophia so that she didn't need to order pizza again.." he made a chuckle like I was funny kissing my lips again when he strokes my arms giving me chills from having him touch me, I had missed that so much.

"Darling, you are so thoughtful... I loved that about you..." he made a grin when I smirked back when I had him captured with my arms around his neck, he wasn't as tall as Jonah, but he was older, bigger and he wasn't a f*****g coward that let his mommy dictate his life.

I was leaning my head back, letting his tongue inside when my hands were digging inside his combed hair and making a mess when I could feel that hard d**k that was pushing against me with his body that was made from working construction for over twenty years, I loved it.

A loud cough made me pull back when I was having my hand on his shirt, trying to unbutton it when my cheeks where burning seeing a very embarrassed Sophia that had Kira in her arms, both staring at us with their wide eyes, I was so glad Kira didn't know what was happening, Sophia being sixteen, not that lucky.

"Oh, stit... I'm sorry.... I'm just going to shower and get something else on, alright babe?" I made an apologetic face to him when he was grinning closing up the button that i had undone and turned to his daughter that was mortified, believe me I felt for her, but I was not sticking around for him telling her what was so f*****g obvious, that me and buck where *****g, had been for some time.

I mean I didn't even wait that long to be honest, I wanted to f**k somebody else than Jonah and after what he did to me... I made a sigh getting out of my work clothes and stepping into the shower, washing my hair trying to avoid thinking anymore about Jonah and the rest of the f*****g mess that made me leave in the first place when I was shaving my legs fast, making a big cut that I cursed over the blood was running down from, f*****g f**k! Great, I wanted to look good and here I was looking like a goddam slasher movie! I got out of the shower, making the best I could with my hair and walked over to the wardrobe in my messy bedroom, seeing a dress that was white, flowery that was not to dressed up but still had good cleavage when I was moisturising fast everywhere, picking up my underwear and pulling it on, white and I bought them new for once because I wanted to look good when my dress was on and I was drying my hair, leaving it kind of frizzy down and just pushed back some mascara and lipstick.

Done.

I stared at myself for a second, I did look good since I had lost weight to after having Kira. I mean not high maintenance at all but then again, Buck wasn't that kind of guy, he would love what I had on no matter what when my boobs looked bigger in the dress and bra I was having on making me smirk, maybe I wasn't so bad after all, grabbing my purse and phone, going downstairs again.

Buck was sitting by my kitchen table looking up, eating lasagne and talking with his daughter that was still blushing the slightest making me smile, I hoped she was a virgin still, that girl was way to sweet to be corrupted by some jerk that was just going to f**k her and leave, like I had been.

"Ok, Sophia, you have my number and if you can't reach me, call your dad and we will..." I was getting my shoes on when I looked up seeing Buck was roaming his eyes all over my body and looked like he was hungry for me and not my food. "Yeah, I know... its fine Andrea, me and Kira are going to watch my little pony and eat some... candy?" she was saying it like she was asking me when I made a sigh seeing Kira light up like a Christmas tree, candy it was then.

"Sure, just not too much and Sophia... good luck... I made a snicker when she grinned back, she had her fathers smile when he looked at me even more making me start to blush when I was standing ready and was just going over to say goodnight to Kira. "Goodbye my little bug, I love you, always, and be good for Sophia." I kissed her head, leaving lipstick all over her face when she made a laugh and hugged me back before pushing me off, I got it. Sophia was here and she was the best, the absolute f*****g best in her world, even if she loved me

"yeap, see you princess and take care of Soph for me alright?" Buck made a grin at Kira that didn't answer, just burrowed closer to the girl that was smiling seeing us when he walked up and I took his arm that he was holding out, a true gentleman indeed. "Remember Sophia, no boys and no parties, alright?" he said it jokingly like I couldn't hear the serious undertone in his raspy voice when she made a shocked face at him. yeah, she was a virgin, no doubt about that now. "Don't worry babe, Sophia knows what happens if you have a boy over..." I made a snicker looking at my baby that was in her lap giving me a face back like she didn't get it, she was so cute.

"I guess so..... You got that Sophia, you don't let anyone inside of here, wait until we get back tomorrow." he was looking at her when she rolled her eyes and waving her off making Kira follow when I watched her not wanting to go out all the sudden, look at her. look at my pretty baby, how the f**k did she get so big?? I was just about to open my mouth when Buck must have seen my lips starting to tremble and pulled me along making his daughter chuckle when I heard them both shouting goodbye in the background to the sound of me and Buck being out the door.

"Buck I... "I didn't get any further when he pushed me against himself, kissing me making my head start to spin the slightest and my heart going faster, he was so good at kissing, I mean it. The best f*****g kisser ever, making me feel my core already throbbing the slightest from just his tongue in my mouth.

"I have wanted to do that since I saw you come down, s**t .. Andrea you look beautiful... Might have to fight a few guys off tonight..." he chuckled when I smirked and rolled my eyes, yeah sure he would that big pushover, he was a big teddy, I knew that. "Well, if they do come on to me, then I just tell them that I have a boyfriend..." I made a slyer smile when his eyes dilate into pleasure over hearing me saying that. he was the one that wanted to have titles and I had said no for so long, but why f*****g wait? He was my boyfriend; he was great with Kira, and we just clicked. I really, really liked him.

"a boy friend you say? Andy, I didn't know you had one..." he made a teasing grin when I kissed him again, oh he was such a tease. I loved that about him.

"Yeah, and he is really big and strong, so you better watch your back Bucky...." I started to laugh when he pulled me closer again and kissed me hard, we were never going to have dinner and I knew it by this rate.

We kissed some more, just having a make out session not even leaving the porch when the sound of Kira that was running made me jerk back and we walked hand in hand towards his truck fast, I didn't want to upset Kira that she saw me kissing Buck, that was a problem for later.

He opened the door for me, helping me inside when i made a smile and sat there watching him go around, taking his hand in mine as fast as he got the truck running and didn't shift, I was in f*****g heaven, and I knew it.

He parked by the same place he had been taking me a few time making me do a smile. well, it wasn't a five stars restaurant but then again, I didn't mind having the same thing or even being here for the fourth time, I was with him and that was enough.

He was still holding my hand when we walked inside and my eyes widen from the shock of seeing the table that was inside, it was closed off from the rest of them and it had roses, the usual rock and roll or country had been replaced by soft romantic music, oh and the best part, there wasn't anybody around except us.

"Happy birthday baby.."