Chloe rubbed her mittens together, burrowing her hands deep into her coat. Glancing over her shoulder, she shifted impatiently from foot to foot waiting for someone to answer her.She checked her wristwatch.Twenty minutes had gone by.Maybe this was a fucking mistake, Chloe thought chewing on her lower lip. Waiting for one more minute, when she didn't get a response Chloe walked away from the gate but she didn't get past five steps before she stomped back, jabbing the doorbell repeatedly.“For shit's sake, fucking answer me!” She cursed under her breath.As if the gate heard it, it moved a bit and she jumped away until the gate pulled to the side, enough for an old man's face to peer through.He squinted at her, trying to make out her features. “Who are you?!”Chloe's brain froze up for a moment before she remembered. “U-uh, my name is Chloe. Chloe Waters.” She chose her middle name in case of anything. Standing on tiptoe, she tried to crane her neck to get a good view into the house
The bags were crushed against her chest, heavier than she thought. Rebecca panted, dropping the bags on the floor so she could catch her breath.Bent over with a hand on her knee, Rebecca rummaged around in her purse for the key card Sean gave her.Swiping it against the door, it granted her access and she heaved the bags up lugging them into the apartment.Shutting the door behind her with her butt, Rebecca squinted in the dark trying to make out objects in the room.“Sean, I'm back!” She called out, setting the bags on the counter to reach for the switch, flipping the lights on. The living room looked exactly the way she left it but there was no sign of Sean. “Sean? Did you hear me? I got everything you wanted, except some…”“I'm in here!” Sean called back, his voice a bit muffled. It came from deeper in the house, probably the bedroom.Rebecca waited for him to come out but after a minute, she abandoned the groceries on the counter walking towards the bedrooms. “Sean, where are you
Chloe chewed on the bottom of her lip, staring at the address and the building next to her to confirm that they were one and the same.Satisfied, she tucked the address into her handbag, picking up the presents she'd randomly bought at the SuperMart. “This is it, the address is correct. Thank you.” She told the man who dropped her off, tipping him extra.The man counted the cash, his cheeks widening into a toothless grin. “Have a good day!”It was ironic that he had no idea how much she needed to hear that.Confidently crossing the road, she marched up the stairs into the beautiful hotel.Customary to all high-end hotels, she was stopped and frisked by the security guards to ensure she didn't carry any kind of explosives or damaging material into their building before she was granted access in.A kind-looking gentleman was standing at the reception, a ready smile on his face.Before leaving the cab, Chloe made sure to pop two buttons off her shirt rearranging the girls to look present
Sean stared at Chloe dash out of the room in shock, raising his eyes to Rebecca, who looked equally shocked.In hindsight, Sean knew that it was the shock rippling through his system that made him act the way he did.“Fuck!” He cursed under his breath, grabbing his shorts off the floor and jumping around as he tried to slide it up his legs. “Where are my damn shirts when I need one huh?”Rebecca sat up, still clutching the sheets firmly between her fingers like she was scared that Chloe would barge in at any moment. “Sean…where are you going?”He raised his head, only remembering that she was still in the room. “I need to go after her…Chloe.” He tacked on needlessly.Her mouth dropped open and if looks could kill, he might be six feet under. “Are you fucking with me right now? The woman you loved dumps you and comes crawling back, then you'll abandon everything and run after her?”Sean had an idea where this was going and he wasn't ready to deal with it, not right now at least. “Rebec
Chloe's eyes widened when she saw Sean slide across from her, her eyes greedily drinking him in.That was before she remembered that she was supposed to be angry, rearranging her features into one of annoyance.“What are you doing here?” She stared pointedly at her tea, stirring harder than intended. “Are you able to finally come up from air from that woman's legs?” She spat out that woman as though Rebecca were a tramp.Sean just looked at her. She could feel his gaze burning through her scalp. “If I didn't know you any better, I'd think you were jealous.”Now that prompted her to raise her head. “Why would I be? We aren't dating anymore.”“And whose fault is that?” He retorted, sounding as though he'd been wanting to use that line.She huffed, folding her arms against her chest. “Well then, I'm sorry I hopped on several flights to come see you. Apparently, this has been a waste of time, you can go back to your hotel. I'll be fine.”Sean sighed, rubbing at his temple. That gave her t
“So, what now?” Chloe peered up at him.Sean's mouth opened and closed off its own accord, not sure what his response to that question should be. “What do you mean?” He says instead, buying time to think his response through.Chloe waved her hand back and forth. “You and me, this …now that we've managed to come to terms acting civil towards each other. What happens now?”Crap, he did not think that far.While chasing after her, Sean only had intentions to talk to her and make her come back to him…anything other than that wasn't something that crossed his mind. Now they were here and-Sean closed his mouth, realizing that he'd been gaping at her like a fish.Coughing into his fist, he made an effort to clear his throat. “I suppose we go home then.” He paused, looking in her direction. “Unless, of course, you have something you'd like to do here.”She shook her head, smiling ruefully as she gazed out the window. “Not at all. I'm sure Greece is a lovely place to visit but I'm not a fan of
You know that staring at the clock doesn't make the time go any faster right? Rebecca berated after she caught herself checking the time for the third time in two minutes.After lounging in bed for over an hour, thinking that Sean would show up, she was forced to climb out of bed and take a shower to wash off yesterday's activities.Now three hours passed and no sign of Sean. If it wasn't for the fact that she was surrounded by his things and his passport was still in his suitcase- yeah, she checked- then she might have feared that he'd abandoned her here.Hours of being alone had forced her to reevaluate her actions and what she said to him before he stormed out. Her mother would always tell her, ‘Giving a man an ultimatum only sends him further away from you not closer.’Standing in the massive apartment, those words seemed to reverberate, bouncing off the walls.In her haste to prove something, she might have pushed Sean away.It was only now that she feared she may lose him that
Moriah was packing up her things, about to leave for home when she heard an excited chatter in the hallway.Curious, she left her things inching towards the door.Through the translucent glass door which sought sjar, it was quite easy to pick up the ramblings of her employees.“Did you hear? I for one, don't believe that it is true.” A girl with blood curls whispered as they strolled past. “Me either but then again, no one ever foresaw him leaving the company but look what happened.” Her friend replied.“It must have not been easy for him to make that choice, you know? To leave…especially after everything that's happened.” The blond girl said.Their words only stoked the flamed of her curiosity, making her want they were talking about or rather… whom?Hurrying back to her desk, she jabbed at the intercom calling for her secretary.She was quite new, after her former secretary had caught the flu which led her to be hospitalized for several weeks, Moriah needed someone to help with all