Chapter twenty-oneJake wiped up another egg and made himself breakfast. He eats his breakfast in silence while studying the stock market. He was looking to expand and he needed to know which company to buy.He got tired of looking at numbers and a certain blonde wouldn't stop popping into his head. He took his plate to the kitchen, washed them and then decided to go take a shower.The water didn't help him clear his mind off Amanda. He wanted to see her so badly and that was exactly what he was going to do.He put on a simple blue jeans accompanied by a white polo and he was out of his house. He chose to drive the Toyota. His mecahanic hasn't finished working on the black spider and he was forced to use the next best thing.He placed a phone call to Mark."Hello sir.""Send me the co-ordinates to her work place." He heard a faint "yes sir" as he cut the call.He sat in his car waiting for the notification beep and immediately be got it, he sped out of his garage heading towards Amand
Chapter twentyMrs. Wendy looked skeptical about allowing Amanda to work. She sensed the woman was going through some things that she didn't want to talk about and she wouldn't budge her. She knew that look on her face all too well, she needed an escape. And if working and making her company grow was the way she chose to escape, who was her to stop it."Sure. You can work here today."She saw the look of relief on her face and was guaranteeed that the woman was running away from something or someone. Amanda turned around and headed to her cubicle. She prepared her slides and to-do list and started the work for the day.Jake was an earlier riser. He had a policy, if you wake up late you will arrive at your destination late. His father, bless his memory, raised him to be disciplined in his ways and Jake did not deter from his teachings. It was the weekend and he usually gives his staffs the weekend off. He didn't want them over working themselves and besides, he needed the peace and
Chapter nineteenThey drive to Claire's house was a quite one. Just two women sitting in a car and breathing. Amanda knew that her secrets were out in the open now. She couldn't lie to her daughter anymore. Nothing she says will convince her that her father didn't hate her.She wanted to have a conversation with her about it, something her mother never did. But she was too tired and she honestly didn't know what to say.Now she understood why her mother never did.But unlike Amanda, Cassidy wasn't afraid to discuss about uncomfortable things."Has it always been like that? And don't lie to me mommy!"She turned her head to look at their daughter, she wasn't going to lie no matter how much she wanted to."I'm not going to lie to you babe. It hasn't always been like this. There was a time when your father worshipped the very ground I walked upon.""So what happened?""Life happened my love, life happened. He lost his job and that stared up something in him. Something I was too blinded
Chapter SeventeenTen minutes seemed like more than enough time for Amanda to arrive at Laura's house.She lived with her mother. The woman had lost her husband two years back and Laura felt like she didn't need to be alone. So she packed out of her one room apartment and moved back in with her mother."Bye guys." Laura shouted out as she closed the door."Bye aunty Laura." In between bites, Cassidy was still able to respond to the greeting."How are you doing over there baby girl?" Amanda asked as she looked at her daughter from the driver's window."I'm doing okay mom. This cake is delicious. It's the best I've ever had.""Well, he did say that you were going to enjoy it. I guess he wasn't lying.""How did you meet him again?"Amanda decided that it was best if her daughter didn't know everything that had happened."He came to me. Yeah, he came to apologize and he brought the gift.""Well, he is a very nice man then. I think I like him."You and me both Cass, you and me both.Amanda
Chapter sixteen"Hold it right there!" Amanda sighed as she turned to see Laura walking up to her. "You thought you could get rid of me. Not so easy, darling.""Laura, I need to go pick Cassidy up and I'm going to be late.""Good. My house isn't far from her school." Amanda knew that she couldn't get out of having this conversation with her. So she just watched as she climbed into her front seat."So tell me everything that happened."She wasn't sure she was ready to talk about how he flirted with her and how she hasn't been the first one to receive such treatment from him. But most of all, she wasn't prepared to admit that she liked it. It has been a long time since someone had found her interesting. It has been a while since she has gone on a lunch date. She is always the one giving, she has never been on the receiving end before. It felt weird but very good. And she wasn't ready to admit that she loved the attention he showered on her today and she even hoped that he wouldn't s
Chapter fifteenIt did not look like your regular chocolate cake. It gladden Amanda's heart to know that it was a foreign delicacy. She never went out much, only stayed at home cooking foods that she was tired of eating. It was the same old thing everyday. Now that she saw a new delicacy, she decided to savour every moment of its taste on her lips.She took her fork and cut herself a slice of it. The cake tasted so creamy and crunchy, Amanda didn't know when she moaned."Hmmm, oh my God."The sound resonated to Jake's loins and he felt a shiver run down his spine."Imagine the sound you'll make when I lick that off you."Say something.Say.Something.Her mind screamed the command but her lips refused to open.Amanda came to a halt. She lifted her face to look at Jake who licked the cream of the cake off his lips in a slow manner that Amanda followed lustfully. Jake saw the look in her eyes and he wanted nothing more than to go to her and kiss her till they were both breathless, but
Chapter fifteenIt did not look like your regular chocolate cake. It gladden Amanda's heart to know that it was a foreign delicacy. She never went out much, only stayed at home cooking foods that she was tired of eating. It was the same old thing everyday. Now that she saw a new delicacy, she decided to savour every moment of its taste on her lips.She took her fork and cut herself a slice of it. The cake tasted so creamy and crunchy, Amanda didn't know when she moaned."Hmmm, oh my God."The sound resonated to Jake's loins and he felt a shiver run down his spine."Imagine the sound you'll make when I lick that off you."Say something.Say.Something.Her mind screamed the command but her lips refused to open.Amanda came to a halt. She lifted her face to look at Jake who licked the cream of the cake off his lips in a slow manner that Amanda followed lustfully. Jake saw the look in her eyes and he wanted nothing more than to go to her and kiss her till they were both breathless, but
Chapter fourteenItalian wines were always good for apologies. It's what Jake used whenever he had wrong a person. The fact that he used something cliché with her didn't sit well with him. She was different, special, calm and Jake wanted nothing more than to get to know her.She twirled that drink in her hand like an old mafia leader. Maybe she was one. That would explain her fiesty nature. But she couldn't have been, after all, she had a daughter and the principal wasn't that scared of her.Jake followed her movements as she looked at her phone and stood up to leave."Ah, where are you going?" He didn't want her gone just yet. He hadn't gotten the opportunity to know her fully. If he could have his way, she would be sitting there talking all day."I have to get back to work." Amanda said as she started putting things into her bag."But lunch break isn't over yet." This man knew almost everything. That made Amanda feel uncomfortable. She had just forgiven him for insulting her and n
Chapter SeventeenTen minutes seemed like more than enough time for Jane to arrive at Laura's house.She lived with her mother. The woman had lost her husband two years back and Laura felt like she didn't need to be alone. So she packed out of her one room apartment and moved back in with her mother."Bye guys." Laura shouted out as she closed the door."Bye aunty Laura." In between bites, Cassidy was still able to respond to the greeting."How are you doing over there baby girl?" Jane asked as she looked at her daughter from the driver's window."I'm doing okay mom. This cake is delicious. It's the best I've ever had.""Well, he did say that you were going to enjoy it. I guess he wasn't lying.""How did you meet him again?"Jane decided that it was best if her daughter didn't know everything that had happened."He came to me. Yeah, he came to apologize and he brought the gift.""Well, he is a very nice man then. I think I like him."You and me both Cass, you and me both.Jane eyes fo
"Damn it!" Emily cursed under her breath. Every time she was beginning to have a quiet moment with Sebastian, something or someone just always had to ruin it. She could see the spark in his eyes and she knew that he was seeing her in another light. The kind of light that Emily wanted her to see him in. And now her phone just had to go and ring, interrupting the moment she was sharing with him. She removed the phone from her handbag and was more annoyed when she saw the caller ID."Yes?" She was afraid that if she had said more words, the man would have sensed her anger and wanted to find a way to relieve her of it. But Williams didn't need to see her before he could sense the mood that she was in. "Em, are you alright?" He had the same caring tone in his voice which Emily hated. She had never seen Williams as a passionate man. To her he was too bland and empty, nothing drove him to the edge. Nothing made him think outside the box, he was a calculative, arranged and organized man. It
The bar was filled with people. Andy's has always had a full house mostly because he had good music and his staffs were as kind as the day was bright. Emily could spot some foreigners in the bar. It was a normal thing for them to always occupy all the space there. The town of Los Angeles always had people trooping into it because not only was it a tourist site, but it was also a place where opportunities could come through. Anything was possible or at least that is what they believed. They had one had a cowboy come into town with their hippy-dippy style of dressing. Once he was settled in, he opened a salon and it was his favourite place to go. Soon, he had been transformed into an LA man. It was difficult to transform him but he had the kind of spirit that could adapt to anything at any time.Emily walked towards the counter, but Andy was nowhere in sight. The cute little bartender had always had a thing for Emily but just like Williams, Emily had only considered him good as a friend
The drive back to her company was awfully quiet. It would have been a great time to have company, like that of Sebastian. Looking at the driver's mirror, she could almost see his perfectly symmetrical face and his tattooed arms. He had a dangerous aura around him, and there was nothing that Emily loved more than danger. Emily shook her head. She shouldn't be noticing anything about him. She shouldn't be even thinking about him. She should focus on how weird and awkward it will be when she meets Williams the next time. Deciding to cross that bridge when she gets to it, Emily swerved into the parking lot. There, she saw Sebastian waiting for it.She could hear her heart racing, she could feel her blood running into her ears. She grabbed on tightly to the steering wheel. Did he have to be so attractive? Did he have to make her want him so badly? Realizing that those weren't the things she should be thinking about, she turned off her engine and focused on getting rid of him.To hell with
It was becoming clear that all the people Sebastian was getting acquitted with were dangerous men and they all knew Ethan. The man that approached them was covered with tattoos and the more Sebastian observed him, the more he noticed the cliche way the man was dressing. He had on nose rings and an earring on his eyebrows."Hello, Denzel," Ethan said as he stood up."I see we are now mates, if not what would give you the courage to address me by my name?" "I don't believe they are any secrets between us."Denzel's couldn't take his eyes off the little brat that had almost gotten him arrested. He had sworn that the next time he sees him, he would be a dead man. But he had come with Chairman's men and anyone who wanted to live knew not to mess with Chairman. The man could do unimaginable things to his victim but still behave like he was doing nothing. "I don't think we do," Denzel said as he offered a smile his way and ushered them to their seats. "So I'm curious to know, how did a ric
Sebastian had hoped that he would never get to see the building that threatened to end his life whenever he stepped foot into it. Reluctantly, Ethan and Sebastian moved towards the door and one of the men nugged them along."What? So when you are not chatting like little girls, you guys chose to irritate me by walking like snails?" The man said with anger in his voice. As much as Sebastian wanted to reply to him, he decided to save his strength for when he would need to run away from Maverick and his gang and if he couldn't, he would fight his way out. He didn't mind getting shot, anything was better than working full time for him.They didn't pass through the club as they did before. The entrance was a lot narrower and the presence of two guards gave the clear message of the entrance being off limits to regular party freaks. They walked in the dark for what felt like hours but was only five minutes and Sebastian kept praying that they weren't passing through the human body room. Sud
Sebastian smiled to himself as he pulled up to the parking lot of the company. He was glad for the conversation he had with Ethan earlier. The man was a pain in the ass most of the time but he did help him get the perspective he needed.Sebastian yelled as Ethan hovered over him so early in the morning. He was used to the man not being the morning type but Ethan was wide awake and staring directly into his eyes. "Man, what the hell?!" Sebastian screamed out as he pushed Ethan away from his body. He reeked of alcohol making Sebastian worry about why he did not just pass out already. That was mostly what he did whenever he came back drunk."Don't you have where to go today?" Ethan was talking about him going out in search of a job but Sebastian knew better. There were no jobs available anywhere. "Won't be going anywhere today," he said as he turned over to his side "there are no jobs in this godforsaken town. So I might as well just save myself from the stress of looking.""So what do
The weather was pleasant but the same couldn't be said for Emily's appearance. She cursed as she highlighted from her car and almost ran into her father's company building. She waited patiently till she heard the ding of the elevator, rushing in she quickly pressed the button that would open up to her office.Immediately the doors of the elevator opened up, she marched into her office floor completely ignoring the greetings of all the staffs that saw her. She walked briskly towards her secretary's desk and slammed her hand into her table."Good afternoon ma'am." The young lady stuttered as she looked into the gleaming eyes of her boss who was not looking happy."Sandra, what meeting did I have today?" "Ummm. Ma, which one are you referring to?"Could she be serious?"Which one am I talking about? The one I'm just coming back from. Which meeting was that?"Sandra looked down from Emily's face and scrambled the papers on her table looking for her boss itinerary for the day."Umm, that
"Seb!!!, What's up??!! Are you ready to party hard?", He shouted across the entrance. "Ethan, what am I doing here?", "I told you I didn't want to come out tonight", "who do you know that is broke that goes to a club?", I said disturbed"You worry too much my friend. Tonight is all about enjoying some","Work of art, yeah yeah, I know", I interjected, "let's just go inside already","I added striding past him.He grabbed my arm and whispered, "hey, I got a solution for your money problem as well, you'll see", and then walked excitedly into the club"Ethan, Ethan! What solution?","Let's try and have a good time, I'll introduce you to a couple of guys later".He hurried off and began hitting on the first girl he could find.I walked to the bartender and ordered a drink, I needed to take the edge off and not worry so much about my money situation. I have to admit, I was getting the attention, across the room I noticed some girls staring and smiling at me, I took another shot and started