Other Side of Edge

Chapter 1:

Kaydence Carrington a beautiful model from St. Louis, Missouri now residing in Los Angeles, California. She stood at five foot seven with hazel eyes, long wavy brunette locks and a smile that could bring any man to his knees. She had all she could ever want or at least she thought she did.

Kaydence had just returned home to her beautiful Los Angeles, condo after a long, tiring, two week tour of Paris. She was back early and had only one thing on her mind and that was to surprise her boyfriend of a year Zander with her early return.

She unlocked the door slowly opening it trying to be as quiet as she could, she sits her bags down by the door, and slowly begins to head to their bedroom to surprise him. Arriving at the door, she suddenly feels her heart start to beat rapidly and can barely breathe, she takes a deep breath and open the door to discover Zander undressed in bed with another woman, she can't believe what she seeing and feels her heart start to break and fills the tears slowly beginning to roll down her face. She shuts the door leaving before she is seen. She takes a drive down to the beach, gets out to sit in the sand when she begins to ask herself "what went wrong" and "what am I going to do next". She decides to call Zander. He answers the phone just waking up, "Hey Kayde." She holds everything inside and says, "Hey baby, I just want to tell you I got in early and should be home in about fifteen minutes."

"Hey Kayde, yeah you are here early. I can't wait to see you, I'll be waiting."

"Okay, well bye."

"Bye."

They hang up, Zander wakes the girl up and says, "Hey Hannah, you got to go my sister is on her way home."

"Zan, I want to meet your sister."

"You can't she'll get mad, that I have someone here."

"Well, I'll go then."

He kisses her goodbye when she said, "So when do we get to do this again?" He smiles that great smile of his and says, "Tomorrow night at your place." She kisses him again, "Sounds great." She leaves and heads home.

Kaydence arrives home a few minutes later and is greeted at the door by Zander who is decked out in a tight black affliction shirt and a pair of faded nice fitting jeans, she opens the door when he suddenly sweeps her up in a hug kissing her saying, "I love you baby." Kaydence pushes him away looking him blank in the eyes and says, "If you love me so damn much, why the fuck did you cheat on me?"

Zander completely caught off guard, acting as if he doesn't know what she is talking about says, "What?"

"I saw you in bed with her."

"With who?"

Kaydence gets angry says, "DON'T FUCKING PLAY, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT."

Finally confessing he says, "It's not what you think."

"I'M NOT FUCKING BLIND, I KNOW WHAT I SAW. ZANDER, DO NOT LIE TO ME." "HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH HER?"

Zander trying to worm his self out of trouble begins to try to hold and kiss Kaydence when she smacks him off and says, "DON"T FUCKING TOUCH ME!! GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE!!!"

"You don't mean that, let me explain."

"THERE IS NOTHING TO EXPLAIN! GET OUT!!"

He finally decides to give her space, he packs his bags and leaves. After he leaves Kaydence breaks down begins throwing things across the house breaking anything and everything that has anything to do with him. She continues until she can't take it anymore she finally lays on the floor crying herself to sleep.

A few days later, things aren't any better for Kaydence but she tries to put everything aside to focus on the major photo shoot she has that day. Kaydence arrives at the studio in pjs, flip flops, and shades when Mark the photographer says, "Kaydence, your late. You have fifteen minutes to have hair, makeup, and wardrobe done." Kaydence bummed out says, "I'm really sorry Mark." He ignores her and walks off. The shoot begins fifteen minutes later, Kaydence tries hard to focus but can't.

Mark says, "Time out." He motions for Kaydence to come over to him, then very irate he begins to say, "KAYDENCE, I DON'T KNOW WERE YOU MIND IS BUT IT BETTER GET HERE NOW!"

She starts to cry, "Mark, I'm really sorry but I can't do this today." Furious he says, "You have to do this. You didn't pose in playboy by backout."

Kaydence gets dress and says, "I can't, it's too much right now. I have to go." She gets dressed and leaves. On the way home her cell begins to ring, she looks to see who's calling, she answers to hear the voice of her best friend Samantha Orton "Hey Kayde." "Hey Sam. How's it going in St. Louis?"

Sam happily says, "Pretty good, you hadn't called me in a few days and that's totally unusual." "Has Zander been keeping you that busy?

Kaydence sighs trying to hold in her emotions and says, "Sam, It's over between me and Zander." Sam in shock says, "Oh my god Kayde, I'm sorry. What happened?"

Kaydence begins to cry, "I found him in our bed with someone else." "Where did I go wrong Sam?" Sam says, "Kayde, I'm so sorry. You didn't do anything wrong, his lost not yours."

"I just don't know what I'm going to do."

Sam concerned for her friend says, "Kaydence, you need your friends right now come stay with us for awhile."

"No Sam, I'll be fine."

"No your not, come stay with us please." Kaydence said, "Sam, I can't impose on you guys."

Sam not taken no for an answer says, "It's not imposing and when I tell Randy, he's going to say the same and you know he won't take no for an answer."

Kaydence reluctantly gives in and says, "Okay, I'll come for a few weeks but I got to make some arrangements first then I'll give you a call back."

Excitedly Sam said, "Yay, I knew you'd give in." Kaydence laughs, "Yeah, Yeah Sammy Kaye knows everything!" "You know you love me Kaydence Mychelle!"

"Yes, I do and I'll make arrangements and call you back as soon as I can."

Sam says, "Okay, I'll talk to you then." "Bye Kayde." "Bye Sam."

A few hours later in St. Louis, Randy and Sam are having dinner with their two year old daughter Alanna when Sam begins to tell him about Kaydence. In disbelief he says, "How could anyone cheat on Kaydence?" "I don't know baby, but she needs us."

"She does need us when is she going to be here?" Sam says, "She has to make some arrangements, then she's suppose to call me back."

A few hours later, Kaydence calls to tell Sam she will arrive on Friday.