Chapter 36: Adding Fuel to The FireMiranda’s P.O.VThe photoshoot went better than I had anticipated, and Mr. Gaston was pleased with the results. So much so that he had promised to give me a hefty paycheck for it, and it would be a lie if I said I wasn’t excited about that. What I was most pleased about was that I had managed to get the desired effect out of Davien; he was totally hot and bothered by what he had seen today, and it brought a wicked smile to my face.Once it was all done and dusted, Anita gave me a huge hug and a pat on the back. “You were great, darling! Absolutely brilliant. I cannot wait for the billboards, magazine articles and tv ads. People are going to freak!” she shrieked happily, leading me back into the dressing room. It was not longer packed as before, and people were getting ready to put their things away.When I was halfway done changing back into my navy blue satin blouse and white pencil skirt, Anita came to me with a huge black cover bag. “This is for
Miranda’s P.O.VMy night was anything but restful and by now, it’s obvious why. I woke up quite grumpy, took a shower even grumpier and when I was getting ready, my grumpiness had reached its peak. I was desperately trying to find an outfit that would cover my neck area because of those blasted hickeys a certain Casanova gave me last night and let’s just say I didn’t have that many options. I could have covered them up with makeup, but they were so visible that I’d have do dab a lot of concealers, which I didn’t have time for. Finally, I found a long-sleeved white body con dress with a turtleneck and ended mid-thigh; the only downside was it was backless.Backlessness be damned! Living those damned hickeys on display would be a lot worse. Throwing caution to the wind, I put it on, let my hair down and left my face devoid of any makeup. Yes, I looked tired but like I said, I didn’t have much time left to take care of that given the fact that I’d also somehow managed to wake up later th
Third Person’s P.O.VDavien stood up, seemingly stunned by the presence of the woman and when he went over to give her huge hug, Miranda was taken aback. “Chloe!” he gushed and spun her around, making Miranda’s eyes widen as well. What the actual hell? “Oh my gosh, look at you! You look amazing. How long has it been?”Chloe, who was dressed in a white crop top showing off her four pack abs and a pair of ripped denim jeans with white Timberlands smiled affectionately at Davien, even cupping his face. “Nine years, if my memory serves me well. It’s so good to see you, D,” she pronounced in a thick and aristocratic British accent, stroking his cheeks with her thumbs.Something like a needle pierced Miranda’s chest and a surge of jealousy so potent almost made her stumble back. Christian came to her side and deposited the gift she had bought for D’Alessandro in her arms. “If you need me, I’ll be just around the corner,” he whispered in her ear before disappearing all together. From what
Third Person’s P.O.VWhen Miranda discovered that Michael had been cheating on her, she had thought her world had come crashing down. But seeing Davien locking lips with the woman who he’d been in love with for quite some time was even worse than that. Granted, he hadn’t been the one who did the kissing, but it still hurt to watch. And the cruelty of the situation was that it kept replaying in her mind.Christian glanced at her through the view mirror but hadn’t spoken a word in the last twenty minutes. “Ms. Worthington, I’m not sure what happened back there but I am sorry if you got hurt in any way. However, I might just lose my job over this,” he told her and she looked down at her lap, a few tears falling onto her lap.“Sorry, Chris. I wasn’t thinking. I won’t let you lose your job,” she sniffed before bringing her phone out of her clutch. Scrolling her few contacts, she settled for Angela’s. Angela picked up after two rings. “Miranda! So good of you to call,” she beamed and Mirand
Davien’s P.O.VI’d been living with unrequited love for quite a while now and now that the person I am actually in love with just boldly declared that they love me back, I don’t know what to do with myself. After leaving the house of who I assume are her two friends from work, and my employees at the same time, we both got into the car and sat in silence for a while as Christian drove us home. “Aren’t you going to say anything?” she asked me timidly, quite the contrary of the bravado she had displayed not even fifteen minutes ago.Smirking inwardly, I decided to play oblivious and turn to her with ingenuine confusion. “What would you like me to talk about, Miranda? It’s been a rather long day so please be a bit more specific,” I said calmly, and I watched her face scrunch up in diluted impatience.“Davien, I just told you I’m in love with you and now you suddenly don’t have anything to say about it?” she fired with narrowed eyes. I liked this side of hers, the one that spoke her mind
Davien’s P.O.V“What the f—k?” I bellowed in disbelief and indignation; my eyes fixated on the two individuals who were having a lot more fun in the sheets than they should have. In fact, they shouldn’t even be in that position. “Mum…dad?” When they heard my voice, they both pulled apart from their intense lovemaking and rushed to cover up their unclothed bodies. “Son, what are you doing here?” my father screeched in horror, covering his lower half with the duvet whilst my mother scrambled to put a silk robe on, but I’d already seen too much. I’d seen enough to scar me for life. Of all the things that could have happened today, it just had to be this. There were so many questions buzzing inside my head, and I was starting to feel a little lightheaded. Sure, there was the occasional mistake of a child walking in on their parents being intimate, but this isn’t the case here. I, a grown man, had just witnessed my parents in the act of adultery because they were both married, but not to
Miranda’s P.O.V“So where is it that you’re taking me?” Davien asked, buckling up his seat belt.I started the engine and then backed out of the driveway. “When you drove me here, you told me not to ask you where we were going. So, not it is your turn to sit quietly and stew in suspense,” I answered cleverly with a smirk, and he rolled his eyes.A forty-five minute drive later and we were parked in front of one of my favourite places in the whole world. Davien leaned over in his seat to get a better view of the bold letters decorating the façade of the building before he graced me with a flat look. “A bowling alley?” he asked me, unimpressed.I smiled. “Yep,” I replied, popping the p. “I hope that you can play because I just might kick your ass today, Huxley,” I added coolly before jumping out of the SUV. After locking the car, we strode into the alley, where there were many people in different coloured shirts and the smell of bowling wax. It had been a while since I’d been here, and
Miranda’s P.O.VMoving from my right side to my left, I stretched my limbs slightly, but I could feel emptiness on the bed. Taking a peek with one eye, I noticed that I was now the only occupant of the king-sized bed and judging by the coldness of the cotton sheets, the other occupant had left the bed a long time ago. Rising on my forearms, I released a huge yawn and turned around to sit against the headboard. The sun had long risen and the memories of last night and early this morning came flooding back.It was undoubtedly the best night/morning of my life, even though I was severely exhausted afterwards. Davien had skills, I’d give him that and he certainly didn’t hold back. At the foot of the door, I could see my negligee sprawled on the floor, now in tatters. Just like he had said, he had literally ripped it off my body before devouring me like a hungry lion. I clenched my legs together at the thought and sighed. The feel of his body on mine was still lingering, and I already felt