Faith let out a gasp as Mateo pulled her closer to him. Her body flushed against his. She is wearing an old loose t-shirt with cotton shorts underneath it, while Mateo was dressed in a plain white shirt that fitted perfectly on his body with grey sweatpants. Both of them were dressed to sleep. Mateo’s hand clutched the fabric of her shirt from behind – tugging it along with him, while Faith had one of her hand on the nape of his neck while the other one was on his back – her fingers dug into his back. Mateo tugged her lower lip in between his teeth making her shudder in his hold. Faith pushed herself closer to him. She didn’t think her first kiss with Mateo would be so intense, not that she minded. She didn’t know what went through his mind to show up at her door after midnight and kiss her like this, but she isn’t complaining. Mateo tastes like mint and whiskey. She finds this odd combination alluring for some reason. Mateo once again pulled her to his even when there was no space
“Are you okay, Faith?” Steven gently asked. Faith swallowed the lump in her throat, “No,” She whispered. How could she be okay after what information Steven just got for her? She was surprised when Kai informed Faith that Mateo’s assistant is here to see her. She remembers Mateo mentioning him when she asked him to look into her father’s phone records. She didn’t think Mateo will go through it now that he banished her from his life, but here is his assistant – giving her the most absurd news she could ever receive. Ethan is her father’s son. How is that possible? How could it be? She wasn’t willing to accept it, and she wouldn’t have if Steven didn’t come with all the proofs. Ethan’s birth certificate had Howard’s name as his father, not just that there was a paternity test that proved that Ethan is Howard’s son. Faith didn’t think she would get more shocks in her life, but she was wrong. And this one just shook her to her very core. Steven fixed his glasses by pushing them by the
270 missed calls, and 780 unread messages… After Faith returned to Kai’s penthouse, she switched on her old phone to be welcomed by a load of unread messages and unanswered calls. Some of them were from her old workplace, and some of them were from her friends – they all stopped trying to reach her after a while, but there was one person, who didn’t give up. Elijah. The last message Elijiah left for her was a few days ago. In every message he sent her, he is worried about her. In some messages, he expressed how much he misses her. In other messages, he is scared for her. Faith’s eyes watered as she read his messages. Her heart fluttered in her chest. There was at least someone who was missing her, who cared for her. After a long time, Faith felt like there was someone for her. She gulped and decided to answer Elijah back. She needed to talk to someone, maybe it was meant to be him all this time. Her heart is heavy. She needed a shoulder to cry on. So, she wrote him back. Faith to E
Elijah to Faith: I was so scared. I thought something happened to you. Where is this cousin of yours live? Is it okay if I drop by? I want to see you. It has been so long...Elijah and Faith have been exchanging text messages all day long. Of course, Faith didn't tell him the truth. She lied to him about her situation and said she is staying with her extended family. She told him that Kai is a cousin, and she is currently living with him. She did apologize for disappearing. She told him, she needed some time alone. Elijah bought it, but now he is asking her to meet him, and Faith doesn't know how to tell him that she can't leave the house unsupervised. There is another reason why Faith is reluctant to meet him, she doesn't want Elijah to get into trouble. If she is seen with Elijah, he might become her enemy's target as well. Faith doesn't know how to explain this to him."Urghh, I have to stall him again. I can't let him come here!" Faith groaned and laid back on her bed. While looki
“Can we please forget I said that? It is embarrassing enough that it happened, I don’t want to recall it too.” Faith spoke while covering her face with her hands. She can’t believe she spewed the details so impulsively. Piper and Blaire shared a glance before Blaire nodded her head, “Okay,” She muttered before she sat on the bed beside Faith, “Just one question, though.” She spoke. Faith heaved a sigh and uncovered her face and looked at Blaire. Blaire continued, “Earlier, were you talking about stalling Mateo?” She asked. Faith exhaled and lift herself to her elbows and shook her head, “No, I was talking about a – friend,” She replied slowly. Piper narrowed her eyes, “Just friend?” She asked.Faith glanced at both women looking at her curiously. She blew her cheeks and sat straight, “We once dated.” She muttered, “But, now we are just friends.” She added. Piper and Blaire shared a glance and smirked. Before either one of them could say anything, Faith waved her hand dismissively,
That sinking feeling that makes one feel heavy – so heavy that turning into weightless fog seems like an easy escape, that’s how Faith feels when she came face to face with Mateo. The kiss, the rejection, the pain, the embarrassment – all rushed back to her the second her eyes met Mateo. She gulped and quickly avert them. She fidgets her fingers while looking everywhere but the man, who doesn’t have any plans of doing the same as her. Unlike her, he kept his eyes fixed on Faith.“So, how does this work?” Blaire asked – looking from Mateo to Kai. In the living room of Kai’s penthouse, he and Mateo sat on different couches. While Mateo was closer to his team, Kai was sitting at a distance – he doesn’t like to get too close to people and with so many people present in his living room – it was getting hard for him to stay in the room. Piper noticed Kai’s ill at ease, but she didn’t comment nor did she make a move to make him feel better because she doesn’t know how to do it without sendi
Levi internally groaned and pinched the bridge of his nose. He wrinkled his nose at his own words from last night, “I might just fuck you,” He flinched at the memory. Why did he have to say that? What was he thinking? He doesn’t have a problem with Ethan being a guy, the problem is that HE IS ETHAN. Levi feels like he has been losing his touch since he has been around Ethan more often, maybe he should ask Mateo to assign someone else with the psychopath. He can take over any other task. Ethan has been getting on his mind, and that’s just unhealthy. Where Levi is frustrated with himself, he is also frustrated with Ethan. No matter what Levi does, Ethan refuses to speak the name of the person that sent him here. His loyalty towards the said person is impeccable. Ethan refuses to name the person, but he hints how Levi should ask Mateo because he knows. Levi knows how manipulative Ethan is, but there was something about how Ethan told him to protect Faith from Mateo that makes him scratc
“Oh, God. I am so sorry, Blaire!” Faith exclaimed as Blaire glared at her while whipping her face for the third time. Blaire heaved a sigh, “Faith, this is the third time you sneezed on me. You are not okay. You are sick. Let’s end this here. You had enough for the day. Go to bed and rest, you need it.” Blaire very calmly stated. Faith wrinkled her nose, “I am fine. I guess it is just dust or something,” She shrugged – strapping the boxing gloves tightly around her wrist. Blaire rolled her eyes, “Faith, we are currently in Kai’s gym – this place is probably cleaner than the clean room,” She replied, just then Faith sneezed again. Blaire stepped away from Faith, “That’s enough. You are going back to your room,” Blaire sternly told Faith. Faith has been feeling a little under the weather since last night, but she didn’t think she was getting sick until this very morning. She has been sneezing since she woke up and feel like her throat was getting scratchy. Since it has been raining