It was morning again, Erica could feel the heavy cool breeze against her bare skin.
A hand was wrapped around her small waist that pulled her back to something that felt smooth.
The atmosphere was filled with a very beautiful smell that no one can deny, was it the smell of love or what?
Can love be perceived??
Erica was still asleep on the comfy smooth soft bed that smells like raspberries and strawberries at the same time.
She felt a very warm breathe against her neck and that was enough to wake her up.
Erica eyelids slowly lifts open, her vision were blurry at first and she could a mirror before her. She slowly blinked her eyes again and turned her head to see an empty bottle of Brandy on the glass table before them and then she rubbed her eyes gently.
The moment she opened her eyes again, she could recall where she was.
Erica eyes went wide immediately, she looked down the bedspread to her waist and could see Aurelio’s hands around her.
She gasped immediately seeing she was also naked!
“what have I done?” She thought and shakily covered her mouth with her palm.
There’s no way she would want him to see her here, how would she face him??
She blinked her eyes immediately rapidly and began to think of solutions that would be best applicable in a situation like this.
“Should I yell at him?” She stupidly thought and then remembered how they ended the night.
She was the last person to ride him, after that she fell to the other side of the bed and then he cuddled her in his hands and that’s how they both fell asleep together.
“No.. bad idea!” she bit her lower lips and moved her body a little bit.
Aurelio’s hands just wrapped more tightly around her
“Oh goodness, this is a bad one” she bit her lips with a puzzled face on.
“I just need to leave this room…”
Erica turned to the wall clock to check the time. Maybe it was a bad idea.. she felt like she had gotten into a bigger mess than ever before or ever will.
“7:48am!!” she gasped aloud but then shut her mouth with her palm.
No she could not hesitate to leave his room.
Immediately she slowly took Aurelio’s hands off her waist and sneaked out of the bed as she placed a pillow in replacement of her spot.
Erica immediately rushed to her dress as she put it on.
Her hands were shaky that she could not even wear her dress well.
Her thoughts were divided, she kept on thinking and thinking.
“How do I leave this place without being spotted by my colleagues? Or even my boss” she thought
“Will I tell her I spent my night with a client?” she thought again and turned to the bed the moment she remembered something huge.
“Wait!? I had sex with him?” she gasped lowly and covered her palms with her shaky hands
Yes she felt a little pain between her lap but she endured it till she got off the bed and dressed up.
“What on earth have I done to myself Erica?” she thought and dragged her feet to the bed as she slowly took the duvet cover up and slid her body beneath it to check the bed.
Her jaw dropped immediately she saw few blood stains beside where Aurelio was laying.
He was obviously laying close to it.
When she thought she could take the bedspread off and wash up but now it doesn’t seem possible.
She doesn’t want to wake Aurelio up, if she wants to take the bedspread off.. then she will definitely wake him up.
“What do I do now?” she bit her nails as she stood in a total state of confusion.
Erica thought of ways but she figured nothing out..
Aurelio turned to the other side of the bed and immediately she jerked back.
“Leave this place Erica” she said to herself immediately and dragged her feet to the door ignoring the pain she was feeling between her lap.
She should be laying on bed now or probably in the bath tub.. but right now she is walking with the pain.
Why did she take something huge into her??
Erica began to think.. and all her thoughts made her teary.
Immediately she left his room she busted out into tears.
Her eyes were filled with tears already and in no time they freely flowed down her cheeks.
Rowan on the other hands had been waiting for a message or call from Aurelio but got nothing and then he left his room that was just few steps away from Aurelio’s room and immediately he spotted Erica dragging her feet to the elevator.
She could not see him but he was watching her and her steps intently.
She made a low gasp before she pushed the button to the elevator and went in.
He got interest in her immediately and wanted to figure out what happened last night.
He knew the last time he saw her was last night.
Erica had her hair all over her face thinking it’d be of good disguise for her but as soon as she got to the first floor, she saw one of her colleague and immediately went to hide herself behind a wall.
Meanwhile, Rowan had already taken the elevator heading to the first floor too and Erica then came out of her hiding place once she spotted her other colleague was gone.
She released a heavy sigh as she walked out immediately with the intention of running out of the hotel even if she would loose her job today, she doesn’t mind.
Just as she was few steps away from the exit, she heard her name from a very familiar voice.
“Erica James” that was her female boss calling her. Her eyes went wide open and her mouth open.
She licked her lower lips and blinked rapidly before she turned around to see Mrs Sandra standing with another colleague.
“ Hi ma’am” Erica put up a smile on her face.
“Erica, where have you been?” she asked her with a cold look on her face
“Ma—I—” Erica was totally out of words
“Where did you spend your night because I know you are not just coming for the day? I heard you didn’t return back from the room service you want for, so—” Mrs Sandra statement was cut short immediately
“I was with her” Rowan said immediately.
Erica turned to him and was totally dismayed by the guy who was claiming to have spent the night with her.
“This handsome guy I met last night?” she thought within herself and raised her brows.
“I am sorry Mrs Sandra that I didn’t allow your employee to return to you first, Mr Aurelio wanted her to keep watch of the room” he explained and Mrs Sandra turned to her immediately.
“Mr Aurelio? Why would he want someone like her with him?” the other employee said beside Mrs Sandra
“Oh it was Mr Aurelio, I understand now.. but why?” she replied
“You could ask him ma, but from what I know.. she refused to stay with him but he said he already paid for the room service.. and she was just rendering one to him. Mr Aurelio asked her to stay in the room with him until he falls asleep since he had a hard time yesterday, she was able to make him feel okay” Rowan explained and bowed his head lowly
“I.. I am really sorry I couldn’t come back “ Erica added and looked at Rowan
He winked at her, yes she was surprised.
Why is he covering up for her?
“I understand now, she was with Mr Aurelio he is one of our top client, you are lucky you were helping him.. if not I would have fired you right away, you know you resumed work late yesterday” Mrs Sandra said to Erica.
“yeah..”
“but no worries, I won’t fire you.. just resume work” she said and Erica eyes went wide
Work??
How could she with the pains she was going through??
Rowan could see the look in her eyes then spoke up before she could.
“Mr Aurelio said I should let you allow her rest for the day, she really slept late by keeping him up, and yes, he would reward you for it” Rowan said
“What is this guy saying?” Erica thought
“Oh, that.. yeah I think you need it, you look like someone that hasn’t slept for days, if that’s the case, no problem. You can go home and resume whenever you can today or you’ll resume tomorrow” Mrs Sandra replied
“Tomorrow would be best don’t you think Erica?” he asked her
She gave a fake smile and nod her head.
“in that case, let’s go home.. I will drop you home like he had ordered me to” Rowan said and walked to her walking her out of them immediately.
Erica said nothing but went along with him dragging herself along with him but tried not to make it obvious.
Rowan already had a feeling about her steps.
He walked her out of the hotel immediately and took her to the his car . Rowan opened the car door and sat her in immediately before he went to the driver seat and sat in.
Before he ignited the engine she held his hands stopping him immediately from going further.
“And who are you?” she asked him immediately
“I think that’s how you can appreciate my wisdom and skills” he rolled his eyes and ignite the engine.
She slowly took her hands away and sighed.
“Thank.. thank you” she replied
“you should not worry about my identity but go home to rest, and resume anytime you are ready to like she said”
“Did You really hear all that? Like…from your boss or your brother..which?” she asked him and saw him sigh
“like I said, I will drop you home alone.. don’t bother about the questions” he replied.
Erica nodded her head and told him her address, after that she said no more words but began to think of herself and last night.
Rowan was stylishly looking at her to see if he could get a little information from her facial look and yes he was getting them.
After few minutes of driving, she arrived at her house and immediately he pulled the car to a halt as she looked at her apartment.
A really nice and portable one
“You stay here?” he asked her.
She looked at him but said nothing only to step out of the car
“Thanks for the drive” she said and stepped out of his car to her apartment.
She walked in through the gates and to the main entrance without even looking back to see if he was gone or not.
She was already boiling up within herself.
Her eyes were already welling up in tears, and immediately she went into her house, she fell on her knees and cried out Loud immediately.
“What were you thinking Erica??”
Rowan kept looking at the entrance, she didn’t come out again nor turned around and then he stepped out of his car.
Rowan walked into her environment, he saw some beautiful flowers arranged beautifully outside.
“nice and creative” he nod his head then walked to her door and immediately he could hear a loud cry coming from her.
“Why does it have to be me?? Was I sleeping when I allowed him to penetrate in me??” she cried
“I really feel stupid!! I am totally wasted now, First family left me, and now…this! Like why on earth am I being always unlucky?”
“Ericaaaaaa!!!!!” she cried out loud that he could hear her sniff in her tears.
Rowan stepped back immediately…
“ this is not you Erica, what were you thinking, why did you allow him? What did I do to even make him come to me? What have I brought upon myself?” she cried out scattering her hair all over her face.
Erica was pouring out her pain by crying but it wasn’t helping her at all.
She still has thoughts running through her mind, all were negative.
“Erica, you….have brought what? Upon yourself??” she stared at the wall clock before her with a blank look.
Her nose was already running, and her eyes were already puffy.
Her hands were shaky already, there was nothing she could focus on straight.
Rowan stepped back again and nod his head lowly…
“so boss slept with her? “
Erica head fell low between her lap and then she heaved in a sigh.Rowan had heard what he wanted to hear, he was okay with the little he heard and immediately he left the house and went back to the car.In no time Aurelio should be awake and be expecting him around.Immediately he got into the car, he revived the engine and speedily drove away. Erica raised up her head and chuckled, “why should I even cry? What ever is ahead of me.. I am willing to accept it” she said to herself and got up her feet as she dragged herself to her bedroom, climbing up the stairs wasn’t as a easy as she thought but she gathered herself and went into her room then the bathroom after she took off her clothes.“If there’s anything I wish for now, is that I don’t get what I will not be able to carry and I don’t see that guy around.. I have no idea what of what I’ll say to him when I do” she sighed and let her head rest in the bathtub.The feeling of the water above her chest was a huge relief to her, she
About minutes later, Aurelio had left his father and grandpa for his room. He feels it’d be more better if he had gone to his room so he won’t even tell at anyone innocent.He was standing by his window, yes his eyes were looking outside the window but his mind wasn’t there but elsewhere thinking of what to do next.His father had just said it all.. Yes they told him the truth which he had never known about women ovulation.He had thought it would take them few days and then the result but then he already heard from his father that it would take a week or more.He was more than frustrated already. He thought of how he would avenge Aryan and his clan but how would he when he has no power to give out orders?Should he just relax and let his Grandpa handle Aryan?His father thinks he is just trying to get on Aryan because of the issues they’ve been having since when they were little and growing up.The both of them had never smiled at each other, it’s either they yell or throw insults
The past few days hasn’t been easy for Erica, she had been sleeping too long than usual and been tired too much.Erica lazily walked out of the bathroom with her soft white towel around her chest.She finally felt a relief after having a long sweaty night. She doesn’t know why she’s feeling this way, could it because of her period is coming soon, and that should be any time today.Her body was dripping wet, water dropped down her body slowly to the ground but she ignored it all and went to her bed as she fell heavily on it like a bag of rice.She released a heavy sigh and ran her hands through her wet hair. Yes she kept her words, she hasn’t gone to work in the past few days, ignored Mrs Sandra calls and even her colleagues calls.She wants to be seen gone to them and at the same time, she has been staying indoors.She was already running out of beverages and needed to go grocery shopping but still what if she gets spotted out there.She was afraid of shame.How would they all rea
chapter 15: what we should know About few minutes later of driving round and round in the cab, Erica turned to her back and couldn’t see them anymore. She felt a huge relief and then sighed as she turned back to the front but then immediately a black car from no where pull away before them The cab man immediately stepped on the brakes and hit the steering wheel angrily and sent Erica forward but luckily enough she was using her seatbelts if not she would have fallen over and get herself hurt.“What kind of driver is this!!” He yelled and stuck his head out of the window to shout“What the f*ck is wrong you man!!” He cussedErica took her hair away from her eyes and peeped to see what was happening ahead of them,She turned to her back and saw the black car she saw last behind her. Her eyes went wide immediately“You know what?! I’ll just get down here” she said to the cab man.He turned to her immediately seeing she already opened the car door to step out and then he shouted.“You
Erica was taken back to her house safely by Rowan. It’s been minutes he left her, she was seated on her couch with her legs on the table before her crossed.“What a way to start a morning! I felt like I was almost being kidnapped! Gosh!! Guys” she clicked her tongue as she opened the pack of popcorn she had bought and began to munch them.She looked down at the stuffs she had bought and then she sighed.“It is to take this things now to where they belong. I am really tired to do this but I’ve got to” she groaned lowly and got off the couch picking up the nylon bags and took one to the kitchen to arrange the food and snacks she had bought.Erica opened the standing fridge before her and filled it up with the drinks and bottle water she had gotten.She walked to the cupboard and kept some packs of cereals she bought up there and kept just one on the cabinet.The milk she had bought went into the fridge and immediately she remembered Rowan’s reply when she asked him about his boss.“He r
Aurelio had given orders to Rowan for the day plan. Since he already knows a little about her background.. he was going for the main course now which is to know if she is pregnant.He sat in his room on his bed with his fingers interlocked and his jaw on them.His gave were fixed on the dart board before him intently and then a side smile appearing on his face slowly.“Success is coming… I can smell it”“ Wait a little more Aryan” he said with a Stern look and scoffed. Rowan had already left his room in the mansion and was heading out of the mansion in his black suit and black shades on.He got to the main entrance and could see other of the bodyguards standing.As soon as they saw him, they bowed their heads lowly in greetings. Rowan bowed his head too in reply and then he raised it back up then cleared his throat..“Steve!” he called out“Sir?” a thick voice was heard, and a hand was raised up.“Rolph!” Rowan called out and sighted him, his head was raised up high“ Wi
Erica was up on her feet still looking at the result in her hand, she looked at herself in the mirror and inhaled deeply.“This is what life has to offer me” she scoffed and threw the result into the bin before her then kicked it before she stormed out of the restroom.Rowan was secretly making a video of her and hid himself where she could not find him. She didn’t even notice but stormed out and made her way back to get something good to eat.Rowan walked to the restroom she had just left and could see the pregnancy strip test in the bin. He recorded it also and took it out then put it into a zip bag.“Mr Aurelio will need to see this, so be safe” he smiled and tucked it into his pocket before he left.As soon as he left back to the eatery, he spotted Erica on a table with her hands on her head. He then went to grab himself something to eat.“Chicken and chips” he said to the lady before him.“Should I add ketchup sir?” she politely asked him and could see him shake his head negativ
Erica stared at him for sometime, the guy she kept thinking of had suddenly appeared before her.“Oh…. That, yeah” she replied and went aside making way for Aurelio to come in.He took slow steps in with his hands in his pocket. Erica didn’t take eyes off him, she kept wondering what he is doing here and then she shook her head after blinking her eyes rapidly. Erica slowly closed the door and turned on the light switch since she turned it off.She turned around to look at Aurelio looking at her with a smile.She was totally confused and slowly crossed her hands behind fiddling her fingers.“You should have your seat..” she managed to say and then she sighed.Aurelio took his seat on one of the couch and Crossed his legs.He looked round the room and smiled, he could see her portraits on the wall, a nice art on the wall, beautiful decorations like flowers beside the TV and hanging on the wall.“what a nice apartment you’ve got”He said to her“I know it’s little, more like a