This game sure seemed like more trouble than it was worth, I thought as Ashton asked me if I wanted to go next.
“Sure,” I said. I had a few ideas I wanted to try out myself.
“So who are you choosing Sarah?” Eric asked me and although the question was simple, his words made me wonder if he was asking me something else.
“Mert,” I tilted my head at him and gave him a smile reminding him he still needed to pay for that position he’d put me in earlier.
He nodded, accepting responsibility.
I wasn’t going to be subtle, I wasn’t going to hold back, he’d assumed too much about me and less at the same time.
“Alright, truth or dare?” I asked him.
I had a plan… he’d been planning to out my feelings but now I wanted to turn the tables on him.
Let us see what Mert was made of.
“Truth,” he replied, a little cautiously…
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It seemed like everyone was holding their breaths to see what Eric would do. The tension crackled in the air. A part of me was curious too. Eric had been essentially been called out on his shit.However embarrassing it seemed for Pelin, it really was a pretty clever thing she’d done, called out Eric like that.Eric really seemed to be in a bind. He kept throwing me looks as if he expected encouragement from me which was insane. Did he really think he still had any control on me?Did he still want both me and Pelin in his hands all at once? Wow, what an asshole?Pelin had apparently realized the same thing because she looked like she was about to cry.Zayn spoke up, “Hurry the fuck up man! Make up your mind,” his tone was harsh, unlike what he usually sounded like.Looks like Eric was stepping on a lot of toes with his behavior.Pelin put her hand on Eric’s shoulder and he suddenly stood up.He looked at
“Hey Melisa?” I was sitting on the bed with Melisa in our room and we were both rubbing the hand cream that had been on the dressing table. It smelled so good, Emre never disappointed, “Thanks for opting to share a room with me. You saved me from Eric.” “It was my pleasure, he creeped me out today,” She said touching her lips. “Me too,” I replied, “I hope he’s gotten the message that I’m not interested in him.” Melisa’s phone rang and she picked it up on the first ring. I deduced from her side of the conversation and the blush creeping up the side of her face that it was Mert. I smiled and went into the ensuite bathroom to give her some privacy. I made a bun on top my head while I waited for her to finish and tried not to listen in on her conversation. When I came out, she was waiting for me. “I want to ask you a favor,” she said and bit her lip. “Anything,” I encouraged her. “Um it was Mert,” She pointed to her phone,
I came back to the present realizing both Emre and Ashton were staring at me.“Okay, explain,” I told him, “How are you to blame in Emre firing me?”“I didn’t fire you,” Emre retorted, “You resigned!”“You didn’t trust me!” I replied, “You didn’t believe that I was not involved in the funds that ad disappeared from the company account.”“I believed you!”“You didn’t, you had one doubt and that’s why you told me to take a few weeks’ vacation. Do you think you do that to someone? You don’t even do that to just an employee and I was more than that.. or that’s just it.. I wasn’t..I wasn’t anything to you” I ran out of words.“I wanted to investigate what had happened without you in all of it” He ran his hands through his hair.“So, you took me out of it, out of my off
I couldn’t believe the extent of my disappointment, sadness and disbelief. It was as if a dam had burst and I was suddenly remembering everything and crying my heart out to the ocean.Great ugly sobs tore out of me while the wind whipped my face around my face, like the wind and the sea were angry with me. Everything hurt, my heart, my soul, everything was in tatters. Who would have thought that a fun trip would end up so tragic as I slowly slid down and leaned on the upstairs deck.Heartbroken again, how did I let one person break my heart again and again? It was pathetic, I thought as I closed my eyes and thought of everything that had happened to me since Emre had come into my life.And now both brothers were in my life again, wrecking it.I felt someone come and sit next to me and I looked sideways at Emre. He looked tired and almost as empty as me.I couldn’t believe the extent to which those people had gone to
Istanbul was alive, the sun was shining, the weather was almost perfect and for once, I’d had a good night’s sleep. I really wasn’t a morning person, but today’s trip had me excited, enough to get everything ready in time to leave. I couldn’t remember when I’d taken a day off just to relax and enjoy life, to just be.It seemed like centuries since I’d allowed myself to be carefree again…These past few years had changed me, I thought to myself sadly, hardened me; I wasn’t the same easygoing happy kid I used to be. I f I looked inside me now, I wouldn’t be able to find even a shred of the naïve girl who had lived in me before. I decided I didn’t want to ruin my good mood by dwelling on the past, so I focused on what I was taking with me.My backpack was ready and since I’d already marinated the chicken last night, all I had to do was fry it. I finished off the chicken, did a quick
I could see the shock on his face and was perversely satisfied that my face showed no emotion. I’d used my time wisely to hide my expression.Let him be surprised, I thought smugly“Guys” he said and I almost fell down to my knees again at his familiar voice, it scraped me raw.Emre Evans.“The man we’ve all been waiting for” Ashton was saying but I was only partially listening.What were the odds that Ashton’s older brother would turn out to be Emre Evans. Should I have known? Their surname wasn’t common enough.I abruptly remembered an old conversation filtered through old memories…Emre mentioning to me that he had a younger brother, a step-brother when his mother had remarried.Oh God.I was brought back out of my reverie by Eric’s voice introducing me to someone who didn’t need an introduction to know me.He was familiar with me… all pa
The boat was amazing; a thing of beauty, all white on white and exposed wood. Built on three levels and designed for a superior outdoor lifestyle, the yacht had a gleaming sundeck, bow seating and even a swim deck to launch jet skis.Eric was pretty impressed, calling it a super yacht.I rolled my eyes, he could afford it, I thought.Good for him. I wondered how many other friends he’d hosted here.How many other women…girlfriends…How convenient.I stopped that thought in its tracks. None of my business.We went inside for the full tour, even more ostentatious I thought as we were led into the main saloon, the forward end of the cabin had been turned into a eat in galley complete with bar stools with the rest of the space furnished with comfy looking couches.Ashton told us how there were four staterooms below decks and two cabins for the crew…Damn… just the kind of toy that separated
I got up and went out. I needed to control my unruly body.It felt like it was functioning apart from my mind.After a few minutes of cooling myself down, I took my bag back with me as an excuse.I felt like I was in a spy movie but who was the imposter here?Who was trying to catch whom?To my relief, Eric had come up and taken my place beside Emre and was showing him Pelin’s pictures.I sat down across from them next to Pelin, taking his place, the table in between all that temptation.Phew, I felt weak with relief.I settled back lazily, leaning my body into the cushions and tilting my face back.I needed some sugar in me, I thought. My mind was a mess.Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to get out a chocolate right now? My body was already too hyped up.Was Emre any less than a sugar rush?Emre suddenly ran a hand through his sun streaked hair and I knew I really needed that chocolate.