Nicole Ukatu

They were more like friends with benefits but without the friendship part...

     Finding out she was nothing more than a mistress to the man of her dreams came more or less like a shock to Anna... If you count never meeting any of his family or friends in the four months they've been together. Discovering he was engaged in the worst way possible, was like pouring salt on the wound.
  
      Further complicating her life is the appearance of her longtime college crush Luke, who makes her question her feelings for Alex. Join Anna in this tale of love, friendship, and heartbreak as she navigates through life, especially now life had tossed a new challenge her way...

Relationship for Convenience

 The phone rang again, cutting the girls from their stupor. 


 "Mom?" She questioned apprehension pooling in the pit of her stomach, maybe something was wrong? Was her dad okay? Those were the questions running through her mind. 


 "Yes, nothing is wrong." Just like that, all her worries disappeared and she let out a sigh of relief. 


 "Did I catch you at a bad time, honey?" 


 "No, no, I'm surprised that's all." Last time she checked, it wasn't Thanksgiving or new year so she wondered the purpose of her mother's call. 


 "I haven't heard from you for a while, so I thought to call." Her mom sounded almost hesitant. 


 "I'm doing well mom, what about dad?" Nicole gestured for her to put the phone on loudspeaker. It was distracting. 


 "Work is fine, although right now I'm in Chicago," she put the phone on loudspeaker, "visiting Nicole." 


Chapter 7