Jake knocked on his boss's door nervously, immediately he heard a soft 'come in', he took in deep breaths and walked into the man's office. "Good afternoon sir," he greeted. "Jake. Are you done with the cloth?" His boss asked without lifting his head. "Not yet sir. Sir, I actually came to ask if I could be dismissed from work right now. My wife just called and she is really sick, and there is no one to take care of her." His boss finally lifted his head but Jake wished that he hadn't. "When did you get married?" "A few days ago sir." "And I'm just finding out now?" "It was a small wedding. Very small wedding." Jake narrowed his index finger and his thumb to show the man just how small the wedding was. "Okay fine," the man said after a few seconds of silence. "You can go but you better get back to work so early in the morning or else you are fired. And if you should ask for another excuse to leave work early this month, consider yourself without a job. Now get out of my office
Jake woke up early and he crept out of his apartment to avoid having a dispute with Amanda. He placed a ring his grandmother had given himbon her finger and his with the hopes that she would be a little bit happy when she sees it. He knew that she would always sleep in and never wake up early so it was pretty easy to avoid her in the morning. He didn't blame her, after all, she was from a rich home and had everything she ever wanted without having to move a muscle. He just hoped that with time she would be able to adjust or he would be able to adjust to her lifestyle.The shoe factory was quiet when he got in but he was more than happy that he was there early, it would give him something to brag about to his boss later in the day. Maybe even get him off his bad list.Jake was so engrossed with work and he didn't even notice when people had started trooping in. He was a lover of fashion. He believed it to be a culture that humans would never be able to run away from. He felt happy and
"Jake, have you lost your mind? You don't marry someone after you just met! Whatever happened to getting to know the girl, going on dates, arranging a picnic?" Sasha's voice got higher as she pictured how dumb he really was. It then hit her that she really doesn't mean much to him. She has known him for years and he still didn't see her fit enough to get engaged to or even be in a relationship with, but he could get married to a total stranger. Her heart broke a little bit and she fought hard to keep the tears at bay."Look, you don't get it. Amanda and I didn't have to go on tons of dates to find out that we were made for each other. We just connected. It would have been a waste of time if we didn't get married immediately. You'll see. When you meet her, you will see how much she fits into me like a third skin. She is like my other half and the is no denying that." Jake lied to his best friend. She was already enraged at his actions and if he told her the whole story, he was sure tha
"Amanda, what do you want?" Jake wasn't in a happy mood. For once, he was feeling good and hanging out with someone that actually cared about him. He didn't have to pretend around her and he certainly didn't have to be hatching plans to get rid of her one day and make me fall in love with it the next. It was a roller coaster with Amanda and as much as he loved it, it was getting to be very exhausting."I'm waiting outside our apartment for you. I want to take you somewhere. Come quick." The woman didn't wait for him to pick. Jake was starting to see a pattern. All she did was bark orders at him and expect him to follow blindly. She didn't have a maid at their house and she was taking him as her own personal maid. Jake ignored the anger boiling inside of him and got up."I gotta go. Wife needs me." "Okay. Well, we should do this again sometime, okay? I really had fun." Sasha smiled, hiding her frustration at always being the second person in his life. "Yeah. Me too." Jake placed a ki
"Now, in here is something that is very delicate," Levi said when Kevin had reached their seats with the bag in his hand. He started the slow process of opening the bag."Wait!" Maverick screamed as Levi took hold of the bag's zipper. His voice cut through the silence that had engulfed the room and startled everyone."What is it?" Jake could see that Levi was getting tensed."We haven't locked the door yet. Anyone can come in." Jake suddenly became scared. What could be inside the bag that they would have to shut the door just to open it? Kevin walked briskly towards the door and after he had poked his head outside and confirmed that there was no one out there, he closed the door and locked it. "All clear," he said as he walked back into the room. Jake suddenly became aware of the fact that they were the only ones in the room. And even when they walked in, he didn't see anyone else in the room. Just the three boys. Maverick grabbed him by his collar and dropped him viscously on a cha
"If you think that I'm afraid of you, you must have another thing coming. And I will warn you to not get me upset. Believe me, you do not want to see what I can do when I'm upset." With a snap of a finger, Jake could get Amanda removed from the surface of the earth. He could bankrupt her father's business, he could ruin her mother's life. Jake could bring the entire Cash empire to the ground, but he chose not to. Luckily for them, he was a man of peace. A trait that Sasha hated most of the time about him. He could never dish out the punishment that people deserved to them.Amanda moved her body closed to Jake. She may have been scared of him in the past but she had no reason to be. He was absolutely nothing. He was worth nothing and he had nothing. There was no way he could hurt her and so she needed not to fear."Do your worst," she whispered as his breath fell on her face that was alarmingly close to his. Jake stared into her lovely blue eyes, transfixed at how brave she could actua
Jake's heart wasn't pounding as he stepped foot into the club. How could it when he had beside him the most beautiful girl in all the town? The club was just as noisy and the lights were just as blinding as before. Amanda made a mental note to have a word of discussion with Levi about having his boss change the lights they placed in the club. She noticed that the colours of the lights did not complement with the paintings on the wall and it just didn't create the best clubhouse ambience. Jake knocked on the door of the VIP room and Kevin was the one who opened the door. Jake was beginning to think that maybe Kevin was the errand boy in the group. He nodded his head at the man as he walked into the room. He finally took the time to scan the room that he might be describing one day to the police. The room had few items in it and the brown paint they had on the wall didn't help it look any better. It appeared as a narrow hallway with just chairs and a table. But there were posters on t
Fear crept into Jake as he stared blankly at the evil smiles of everyone in the room apart from Amanda. He should have known that the will be a catch. After all, you don't take from the devil freely. "What does he have to do?" It was Amanda that spoke on his behalf and Jake was sure that he had heard the same fear in her voice as she spoke."It's not a big deal actually. All what he has to do is take an oath." Amanda scoffed. "When did you guys become so barbaric? Must he really take this oath?" "Yeah. If he wants us to trust that he won't run away with our product." Levi spoke and he took a seat on the sofa that Jake had sworn his body will never make contact with."Okay. Let's take the oath then," Jake said, he didn't need anyone calling him a bitch. He also wanted to leave their room as quickly as he could. Levi passed a look to Kevin and Jake watched as Kevin nodded his head. Maverick was the one who moved closer to Jake and grabbed his hand. "What the hell is going on here?"