It was electrifying and Jake didn't want the kiss to stop but he had to put a stop to it when it started to stir up feelings in him. Her lips were as soft as he could remember but the way she kissed was different. She kissed with an urgency, with fire and with emotions. The thought of her learning that somewhere else provoked him and he let go of her. He couldn't even look into her eyes after it. He couldn't stand to listen to her lies about who taught her and where she truly learnt how to kiss like that from. Amanda's hands, soft hands ran through the back of his body and he shuddered at it. Just because she may have been cheating on him didn't mean that he didn't want her to still be with him. The love he had for her was too toxic.He moved away from her, from her touch and tried to focus his mind on something other than what she had been doing with herself for a long time. He found out that it was super difficult for him to do that. Especially when she was in the room and acting li
She didn't know what to say. She could even say anything cause she knew that whatever she said would be sued hugely against her. She knew that it would mean her downfall. She moved away from him and he followed her. He needed to know what was going on in her mind. He needed to know what changed and most importantly who made it change. "Can you at least give me some breathing space?" She asked when she noticed that he clinged to her like a moth to a flame. "I will leave after you answer my question. What changed Amanda?""I don't know, okay. Isn't that what you want me to say? I don't know what changed. I stayed away from you for a while and that must have affected the way I love people.""That doesn't make any sense to me and I'm sure it doesn't to you either.
She didn't know what to say. She could even say anything cause she knew that whatever she said would be sued hugely against her. She knew that it would mean her downfall. She moved away from him and he followed her. He needed to know what was going on in her mind. He needed to know what changed and most importantly who made it change. "Can you at least give me some breathing space?" She asked when she noticed that he clinged to her like a moth to a flame. "I will leave after you answer my question. What changed Amanda?""I don't know, okay. Isn't that what you want me to say? I don't know what changed. I stayed away from you for a while and that must have affected the way I love people.""That doesn't make any sense to me and I'm sure it doesn't to you either." Jake knew she was lying. Whenever she wanted to lie she would say things that doesn't have any meaning. It gave her the time she needed to be able to come up with a better lie. She was that crafty and unfortunately, that char
Jake knew he was going to enjoy every bit of his Saturday. Hanging out with Amanda promised to be more exciting than looking at numbers. "I'm not going anywhere with you."And just like the fiesty woman that she was, she had to disagree."Why not? Your boss just said that you could? And yeah, why are you even working on a Saturday? Do you not have days off?"Amanda touched her head and shook it."So many questions. I'm perplexed as to where to start answering from.""How about you start from the latter." "I'll start from wherever I want to. I'm not leaving this office because I have a lot of work to do and you are just nothing but a distraction. I believe this answers all of your stupid questions, so now please leave my office."Jake moved to the chair opposite her and sat down. "I won't be leaving this place until you agree to come with me."Amanda looked disheveled."Seriously man? Is this because of the money? I'll said I will pay you back when I have it?""It's not about the mo
Chapter twenty-threeHer hands were shaking when she stepped out of the office. They were judging her, she was sure of it. But she couldn't blame them, she judged herself as well.A hand took hold of her and she leaned in for comfort."They are only talking Amanda, they can't hurt you." Jake whispered into her ears and she leaned into the heat that was coming from his rock solid body. He allowed her to breathe him in while he soothed her. It felt like he was at a beach, breathing in the cold breeze. Nothing was better than that."We need to get going." Amanda said as she pulled away from him. He opened the door for her and she nodded and entered. She didn't care if Levi was watching her, all she wanted was to get away from there.Jake got into the car."So where do you wanna go?""You don't even know where you're going to?""What part of, "I'm new to town" did you not understand?" Jake said in a light tone."Fine." Amanda laughed. "Let's go to a cafe or something" "What is that?"
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 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