By the time they got to Harrison's house which was in another town two hours later, Melody's ear was already filled with talks from how much Rebecca loves her boyfriend to what he looks like and even the color of his underwear. She hummed softly anytime Rebecca asked her if she was listening. She was going to doze off. As much as she wanted to meet Rebecca's wonderful boyfriend, she felt like her head would fall off with how much information Rebecca was filling it with. "Here we are". Rebecca slapped her hand on the steering wheel, the sound waking Melody who was already closing her eyes to sleep. "We are there already?". Melody looked around groggily to see that they were parked in front of a beautiful house with a nice porch. She thought that she would be dead by the time they got to the said Harrison's house. If she knew that the journey would be so long, she would have stayed back to help Hunter out. Business could not really be that boring right?. "Baby!". With
Melody swallowed nervously, "hey, Morgan hi". Her eyes wandered aimlessly around the room, looking everywhere but his naked chest. "Come and sit down". Morgan pointed a couch and it was the same one she wanted to sit on And because she might look awfully funny just standing there, Melody forced herself to move until she was sitting on the couch. She adjusted her position until she wasn't close to him when Morgan walked around to sit close to her. "You two know each other?". Evans, one of the boys that laughed at Paul, asked Morgan. "Yeah, we've met before". Morgan answered. "Well, that must be the reason why she ignored our handsome Paul here". The secoms guy, Bernard, hit Paul on his shoulders with a teasing smile. "Fuck off". Paul shoved him off in annoyance. Morgan turned to Melody with a confused expression. He was about to ask her what they were saying about her ignoring Paul when Harrison called him. "She's hungry, Morgan. Can you please whip up so
"My dear Melody, if anyone volunteers to help you escape from your father or volunteers to help build your life and achieve your dream then take it without much thought. You can repay them back when you have more than enough. You need all the help in the world. I'm sorry I could not be the person that will help you". Melody remembered her mother's last words. Her mother had told her to take help from people should she receive any. She jumped up from her bed and went to get the form. He won't disturb you to pay him back. He did not trouble you about paying him back for taking you to the hospital twice now. He's kind and just trying to help you because of his sister. Melody kept chanting in her head as she filled up the form with the pen she borrowed from a maid. She added the last part because s part of her kept telling her that he was helping her because he likes her and wanted her to be with him for a long time. That was a part of her that was falling for him with each
“She does not have a boyfriend, and she does not need one now. All she wants to do is to focus on the competition and how to pass it”. Rebecca answered for Melody, who was still thinking of an answer to the question of if she has a boyfriend. "Chill, Rebecca. Allow Melody to answer for herself” Morgan grunted in irritation before turning to Melody," do you have a boyfriend?”. Melody shook her head," Rebecca is right, I don't have a boyfriend, and I'm not interested in having one. I just want to focus on winning the competition” " I told you”. Rebecca said in mock satisfaction.“ Melody is still young, so she can say that. I'm getting old”. Arianna lamented. " How old are you?”. Melody asked her." I'm twenty-three, some of my mates are married and have even given birth to a cute baby”." And some of your mates are dead”. Samantha told her. Arianna jumped on the sofa to an upright position. She glared at Samantha” Are you cursing me, Sam?”.Samantha gave a careless shrug with a s
Everything was going well. Melody was learning quickly because her teachers were good and took time in explaining everything to her until she understood. The girls were fun to be with. There was never a dull moment with them. Melody, who had been awkward whenever Arianna hugged her, was no longer awkward. She got used to it before the end of the week. Morgan popped by anytime he was free to offer lessons to her, and Melody could not help but to always squirm under his gaze. She has caught him staring at her countless times, and she could not understand what the look in his eyes meant but she was so not comfortable with it.A week passed by almost too quickly for Melody because her anxiety level began to increase. She began to wonder what would happen if she did not pass the competition. She knew that everyone would be disappointed and would try not to hold it against her. Her dream would be over if she failed, so she tried to block every other thing from her mind. Including thoughts
Hunter returned early in the morning. Rebecca told her while she was preparing breakfast. After Rebecca's announcement, the kitchen went silent, which was a surprise to Melody. When she asked them what the problem was, they shook their heads and refused to say anything while Rebecca just snickered. Melody jumped and whirled around at the sound of a ceramic plate hitting the floor and shattering. She saw Arianna cursing under her breath as she picked the broken pieces from the floor with shaky hands. Hunter was standing at the door of the kitchen with a scowl etched in his face as he watched Arianna's action. Melody's heart began to race as she drank in his features like a horse starved for water. He had dark circles under his eyes and there was a scowl on his face, but he was still by far the most handsome man Melody had ever seen. She wished she could go to him and smooth out the frown on his face and take his head and rest it in her bosom …. Dammit, stop thinking rubbish, Melody
Melody's lips curled into a tiny smile as she watched Hunter expertly flipped a pancake. He was right, he could cook. She did not believe him even when he had told her that all of them in his house could cook, but after seeing the way he confidently carried himself in the kitchen, she knew that he belonged there. If he did not like business, she was sure that, like Rebecca, he would also want to become a chef. He knew exactly where all the ingredients were and it made her think that he must always cook for himself anytime he was free. Her toes curled up in her slippers when he brushed past her to pick up a bowl, and she wondered what he wanted to use the bowl for. She had noticed that he was constantly trying to initiate body contact with her, but she couldn't be so sure. Maybe it was a mistake, but the kitchen was big enough for the both of them to walk about without touching each other. Him touching her was not exactly what she was thinking about. It was the way her body was
"How has your lesson been going?”.Melody turned away from the window where she was staring at the different houses and companies on the road as they drove past when she heard Hunter's question. They were both in his car on their way to his company. They were seated together at the back and Michael was driving them. She has not felt scared of sitting with him. After cooking with him in the kitchen, some of her discomfort of being around him has lessened. Melody took in the handsome man who was clad in a black suit. She had been trying to avoid looking at him because she realized that she always lost herself, and he always caught her staring. It was embarrassing. "Hey". Melody blinked her eyes and tried hard not to blush. She has been caught staring again, “It has been good so far. I have the best teachers in the world. Cooking is not as easy as people think, but it's not that hard either if it's something you love”.He loved the way she spoke about her friend's who were teaching