Sylvia's P. O. V " Yes Alex... I would love to be your girlfriend." I answered and he stared at me, a blank expression on his face. " What? For real?" He muttered, his voice barely audible. I chuckled, running a hand through my hair. " Yes. For real." " Oh my God. I can't believe this." He muttered. " Why?" " I know this sounds weird but I kind of was expecting a no." " Why would you expect a no? " I replied, laughing. He grinned, leaning closer. " I don't know. You women can be pretty unpredictable sometimes. " " True. But I didn't say a no. I said yes. " I replied. He chuckled a bit, then slowly reached out to hold my hands, caressing them. " Thank you. " He said, sincerity dripping from his words. I almost teared up. He brought a hands to his lips and kissed it very tenderly, sending shocks of awareness through me. " Uhh... We should celebrate. I have a girlfriend now. Wow... Waiter!" He called out. The
Sylvia's P. O. V Wrapping my hands around his neck, I let Alex kiss me. It was slow but sensual and I kept wanting more. We pulled apart only to catch our breaths before he descended on me again, harder and more demanding. " Alex..." I moaned as he grabbed my butt. He left my lips to kiss the rapid pulse of my neck and I arched my back in pleasure. I desperately wanted more. " Wrap your legs around me." He ordered and I immediately obeyed. I could feel his member against me and be surprised at how much I wanted that to be in me. I don't know how he did it but we were soon leaving the kitchen to his bedroom, all the while kissing and touching. Pushing the room door open, he carried me in and gently on the bed, stopping so he could remove my clothes. I wanted to remove his but hesitated. The look on his face told me I could. I began unbuttoning his shirt and he groaned at my slowness. I bit my lips to keep myself from chuckling. Left with only his boxers, he resumed
Alex's P. O. V. " Hello, Alex... Missed me?" She asked, walking closer. " Wha... What are you doing here?" I asked, shocked beyond words. " This is my home. Can't I be here? " She asked. " No... " I stopped, palming my forehead. Taking in a deep breath, I continued. " What do you want?" " Nothing. Just wanted to see you. I've missed you. " She replied. I made to speak but clamped my mouth shut. There was nothing to say to her. "So..." She began, walking even closer. " I heard you went overseas to study. How was it?" " Fine. " I muttered my gaze on her. She nodded, smiling coyly. " Getting back with Sylvia?" She asked and I tensed. " None of your business. " I muttered, my voice harsher than I had intended. " Of course, it's none of my business... Until you see this." She announced and snapped her fingers. Someone walked in with a laptop and placed it in front of me. " What is this?" I asked, glancing at the closed laptop in front of
Sylvia's P. O. V " What did you say?" I asked, but it came as a whisper. He tensed, rubbing his neck. "I-i'm really sorry Sylvia but I have to do this." He muttered, his eyes pleading. I desperately tried to understand why he was doing it but nothing came. " Why? What for? " I asked but was met with silence." Answer me!" When no words came out of his mouth, I turned to Tasha. " Does this have anything to do with you? Are you behind this?!" " Oh come on... " She drawled, rolling her eyes. " You heard the guy. He wants to break up with you. Just leave already. " She muttered with disdain. " Alex..." I called again, my voice breaking and my eyes brimming with tears. " I'm sorry. I'm very sorry..." He whispered. Tears slipped out my eyes but I quickly cleaned it off. I can't cry here. Shuddering, I took in a deep breath, running out of the apartment, followed by Alex's calls that I paid no heed to. I should've known....
Sylvia's P. O. V Later that night, I decided to call Alex. Picking up my phone, I mailed his number but he didn't go through. Eventually, it just said switched off. " Now he's not picking up," I muttered, running a hand through my hair. My lips trembling, I blinked back tears. Is it really over? I couldn't keep the hurt in as tears kept slipping out and I almost started crying when my phone rang again. Thinking it was Alex, I hurriedly picked it up. It wasn't. It was Olivia. I shuddered, reluctantly picking it up.“ Hey... I muttered, my voice hoarse.”“ Hi Sylvia... Why do you sound like that?”“ Nothing, I'm fine. How are you?”“ Now that's a lie. What's wrong?” I sighed, taking in a deep breath.“ Alex broke up with me.”“ He did... WHAT!?”“ Yes. He.. he broke up with me today.”“ Oh my gosh! Are you okay?”“ I will be... Eventually.”“ Why would he do such a thing? She asked, her voice angry.”“ I don't know... I only know that he's with Tasha.”“ Wait... Who's Tasha?
Alex's P. O. V I couldn't concentrate at work. My thoughts kept running around, looking for a way to get out of the mess I found myself in. I need to find a way out of this... And I need to do it now. Eventually an idea sprang up and I stood up, searching my office. Eventually I found the book I was looking for and walked out of the office, heading towards the restroom. I saw someone come out of the restroom and I bumped into him, making it look like an accident. " I'm so sorry...." I muttered as I straightened up, taking his phone in the process. " No it's okay." He replied. " I hope you aren't hurt?" " Of course not..." He muttered, chuckling. " That's a relief. Excuse me but I have to go now." I said, walking into the restroom. Locking myself up in one of the stalls, I searched out Patrick's number and proceeded to call him. It took a while because it kept ringing. " Come on... Pick up." I murmured. ... (New Orleans) Patrick's P. O. V I was busy at work with Skyler
. Sylvia's P. O. V We arrived at Skyler's place moments later. Walking into her apartment, she gestured is to the living room while she offered to bring us a glass of water. I sat, resting my tired limbs. Today has been a long day. Placing the glass of water in front of us, she went to sit opposite us. " Thanks." I muttered before gulping my water down. " You're welcome." She replied, smiling lightly. I returned it, returning the cup. " So..." She began, rubbing her palms together. " What's happening?" " Tasha is back." I replied despondently. Skyler furrowed her brows. " Tasha? Who's Tasha?" She asked. " She's Alex's ex." Patrick offered. " They dated sometime in highschool and when he broke up with her, she left to God knows where. Now she's back and she came with hell." " Wow.... That's bad." Skyler muttered. " It will get worse. She tried to kill me on my way out and now that am gone, only God knows what she'll do." I added. " Does the police know about this? " She ask
Skyler's P. O. V " What are you doing?" Sylvia asked when I took my phone. " Oh... I've finally remembered the person who can help us with an investigator." I replied, scrolling through my phone. " She's an investigator?" " No. Her friend is. Her name's Ariana." I said and she nodded, eating her pizza. Looking for and finding her number, I proceeded to call her. It took some time but she eventually picked up. " Hello... Who's this? " Ariana's voice filtered through. " Hi Ari. This is Skyler. Skyler James, you remember me right?" I said and the line fell silent. Eventually I heard a clicking of fingers and a chuckle. " Oh Sky... How are you?" She asked, her voice cheery as usual. I grinned. " I'm great. What about you?" " Wonderful. Why'd you call?" " Uhmm... A friend of mine is in crisis and she needs your friends help. Your detective friend, what's her name again? " " Natalie." " Yeah. That's right. We really need her help." " What sort of crisis exactly." " A... Rea