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She stared at him, his chin resting on his hand, his green eyes fixated on her. "It's hard to explain to anyone, but Cameron is too much, even for me. I can't... can't keep up..." she looked at him quizzically, "Are you even listening, Ben?"He straightened up, "Yes! Yes, of course," he answered, though the truth was he was. Her voice was soothing; he could listen to her all day.She snatched the water flask from his hand and downed the contents. "It's a good thing only one of us is drinking," he muttered as he glanced around the deserted park. It was late at night. "I want to tell you to endure and persevere and that it will get better, but you've been complaining about him, about your work relationship since the first day you met him, and I think we need to find a permanent solution to it..."She groaned and leaned backward in her chair. "I know, I had to. I thought hard about it. I can't pretend any longer, neither can I endure. I came to the conclusion
Cameron shifted his attention from the vibrant old lady sitting beside him on the old beige couch to the toddler playing at his feet. He instantly flashed a warm smile at the little boy, who returned it. The toddler was sitting at their feet, holding a collection of toys, munching on one of them with his new set of teeth, babbling incoherent words. His grey eyes lit up in excitement as he looked up at Cameron.“Aww, he has warmed up to you instantly,” the lady said with a smile.He nodded, “He has…” His mind wandered, consumed by his thoughts, but he was pulled back to reality when the doorknob turned and he heard that beautiful voice that seemed to tingle him, “Mother, do you know I was unable to get Levi’s brand of milk at…” She froze as soon as she walked into the living room and saw them. Her eyes widened, she clutched tightly to the bag in her hand, her knuckles turning white.Cameron's gaze was fixated on her. Her hair was tied atop her head in a messy bun with hair sticking out
“Scarlett, your boss is...” Clarissa frowned when she walked in on Scarlett aggressively biting her nails and pacing across the room. “Scar...” She stopped suddenly and glanced in her direction, “Mother, how could you just let anyone into our home?”“He looked trustworthy, and he introduced himself to me as your boss, I had to let him...”“Mom, anyone could have introduced themselves as my boss, anyone in the neighborhood, Luke could have...”“Luke will not dare show his face before me again!” she shut her down.“All I am saying, Mom, is this was reckless. You don’t let just anyone into the house; he could have tried to hurt you or Levi...”Clarissa shook her head, “If anyone tried to touch Levi, they would have to go through my dead body, and even then, I can't promise that my spirit wouldn't react.”Scarlett knew she was serious. She resumed pacing.“I don’t get it, Scar, he is your boss, isn’t he? If he is, why are you worried?” She asked, but Scarlett didn’t answer, “You don’t have
Scarlett glanced at her reflection in the mirror. She didn’t just look different because she had changed her hair color back to the vibrant black that she was born with. There was something else that was different, something that had changed in her. She had barely gotten any sleep the night before; her eyes were dull and tired. How could she? She was resuming work today, and it was hard for her mind not to go into overdrive, thoughts of Cameron, wondering what he was thinking, just how much he knew.Her hair was cut in a curtain bang, framing her face perfectly. She leaned forward, her hands shaky as she applied mascara. Her nerves were all over the place, but it was hard to relax, it was impossible. She slipped into a simple black and white dress with black stilettos, applied finishing touches to her light makeup, put on perfume, grabbed her purse, and continued to stare at her reflection in the mirror.Clarissa walked in behind her with Levi on her hip, “You look beautiful, Scarr…”
Clarissa rushed towards Scarlett as soon as she walked in, “How did your day go?”Scarlett exhaled, tucking her hair behind her ear, “I can’t say for certain…”“Come on, Scar, give me something.” Clarissa pleaded, her eyes were wide like huge saucers.“I think things went smoothly…” she replied as an afterthought.Clarissa exhaled in relief, “Thank heavens…”“Maybe too smoothly…” Scarlett added before plunging down on the couch.Clarissa came up beside her quickly, “Scar, I'm goung to need more than that.”“He didn’t refer to anything that happened that day. He didn’t mention Levi or you. The only time he acknowledged that event was when he asked why I left the job,” she explained.“And what did you say?”“Nothing.” Scarlett sighed, “I didn’t have a sensible reason to give.” She massaged her temples, “I mean we talked about everything, work, Lucious, even my hair but nothing about our meeting. I couldn’t help but think there was something up, like he was deliberately avoiding the subje
Cameron’s face was set in a deep frown as he fiddled with the paper in his hand. He had lost count of the number of times he had stared at it all weekend, terrified the words on it would change the moment he looked away. His hair was messy like he had run his fingers through it repeatedly. He caught a glimpse of her from his monitor as she walked in, and he immediately rang her up. Every minute he had to wait for her felt like long agonizing hours.Until she walked in, her long curly hair framing her perfect face, clad in the most tight-fitting white dress he had ever seen her in, with a black jacket draped on her shoulders. Her long legs accentuated by the black stilettos she had on. He bit down on his lips and sucked in a breath.“Good morning, Mr. Grayson,” she greeted in that sing-song voice of hers, pulling him out of his reverie. She had a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes. He wondered in that moment if she had always been like that. If all the nervousne
Scarlett was sitting cross-legged in front of her table, her eyes fixated on her screen, sipping from a cup. Her workload had doubled, and she knew it was all thanks to Lucious. Lucious hated her guts, even more now that he found out she had dark hair. He didn’t look like he was going to admit that she had fooled him with a cheap box dye, but he sure knew how to express his displeasure.Suddenly, the doors opened with a force that startled her. She looked up from her laptop to stare into the disgruntled face of Cameron. His hair looked like he had run his fingers through it repeatedly, his brows furrowed, and his full lips were upturned. His black jacket was slung over his arm, his tie hung loosely around his neck, and a few buttons of his black silk shirt were undone.She got to her feet, her eyes giving him a once-over. “Mr....Cameron,” she corrected herself at the last minute.“Pack up, we have somewhere to go,” he responded without sparing her a glance.The lines of worry on her fo
Her heart was racing in her chest, “No...” her voice was barely audible.“Scarlett, I’m giving you the time to tell me what it is you’re keeping from me...” his tone was growing impatient.“Cameron, I don’t under...”“Don’t act coy with me, Scarlett,” he cut in, his grey eyes bore into hers, “You and I know, you’re not innocent,” he said through gritted teeth.Her cheeks burned bright red in embarrassment; she knew exactly what he was talking about. He was referring to the night in Paris, the night where she was sad, pumped full with more than her usual amount of alcohol, and ready to make wrong decisions. She had been anything but innocent that night. She didn’t know how much he knew, but she was willing to play the long game, for as long as she could.She swallowed, trying to ignore the proximity of their bodies, his breath that fanned her cheeks, his lips next to hers...She cleared her throat and tried to pull away from him, but it was futile. His strong arms were on each side of