Jerry_Grey

Brittany was such a lucky girl at 18 years old, she had loving parents, and a cute best friend she was harbouring feelings for when something happened, she got acquainted with Lucas the son of her mother’s employer. Naive, they became friends and had unprotected sex and Brittany had to have an abortion since Lucas's father and family members threatened to harm her if she proceeded with the pregnancy. This left Lucas, who is now 30, to join the Marines after obtaining a law degree as well as running away from a dominating father. In the military, he suffers a traumatic event which leaves him with PTSD, then has to go back to his father’s business where he is pressured to marry and produce an heir.
 
Later on, Brittany starts working on the Interior design of Lucas’s family mansion and they again meet each other. Lucas does not remember being with Brittany, but he later still feels the suffering caused by his family to her. Brittany and Lucas have a fake marriage to have control of the family business, but at the same time, Lucas fights with his PTSD and Brittany is devastated by the loss of her mother and betrayal by her family. They have to unmask Lucas’s cunning stepmother and demanding father to regain the title they both deserve and rediscover the bond they lost long ago.

A Fragile Reunion

…that night, I decided to be conscious of my relationships. There was no need to put anyone in harm's way again. It was painful to do but I decided to let Brittany be. Our friendship was good while it lasted.

You can call me a weak man or a stupid boy for going back on my words but when she called me later that night I answered the phone because I was curious.

"Hey, Lucas. I heard your GrandPa died. Sorry for your loss. I… I miss you. I just wanted to check up on you, " she said in that soft voice.

How could I not go back on my words?

If I didn't know better I would have said that I had split personality or bipolar syndrome, whatever you guys call it. One time, I was sure that I would never talk to Lucas and the next, I was waiting for a call from him to say he wanted us to continue what we started when he dropped me off.

Heartbeats and Heartaches