Eric and I stared at each other probably thinking the same thing; why was Dana at his door? “Stay here.” He ordered me and rushed away but after contemplating for a moment, I followed him. I needed to know why she was here. “Oh there she is— Dana Gilbert clapped as I stepped into the lounge. She was at the door and Eric was obstructing her from coming in while Greta stood at a corner watching. “I thought I told you to stay back.” He scowled at me. “Seems she’s not a lap dog like the others.” Dana laughed. “Quite the silver fox you’ve turned into, fucking little girls and— “What are you doing here?” He interrupted. “I came to see my daughter.” She shrugged, like it was a casual thing for her to stop by and see the girl she abandoned for years. “What daughter? My daughter?” “Our daughter!” She snapped at Eric. “You’re not my mom.” Someone said suddenly and we all turned to see Isabel. “Isabel, my darling..” Dana clutched her invisible pearls and pushed Er
I still hadn’t told Lisa about Eric especially now that we weren’t on speaking terms which was why I least expected her to be at my door with Eric in my room and on my bed!“Lisa! What are you doing here!?” I half whispered, blocking her entrance.“Why are you whispering and let me in! Is he in there!? He’s in there isn’t he!?”“Who are you talking about!? No one’s in there!” I lied but she didn’t believe me so she shoved me aside and entered .“Lisa! Stop it!” I snapped, following her wherever she checked for him. She checked the kitchen, beside my couches, beside my TV set and then headed to the bedroom.“You’ve been fucking some rich guy and I’m gonna find out who he is!”She said as she entered my bedroom and I was relieved that Eric wasn’t in sight.“Where is he!?” She twirled.“Will you stop this Lisa!? There’s no guy here!”“You’re lying! An Aston Martin brought him here an hour ago! I saw it!”How on earth did she know that!?“Have you been spying on me!?”“As if!”
I watched Eric pace around, making calls on the phone for the pictures to be taken down. This was a mess! He had tried to never let his personal life out there, he had a reputation to uphold and this could damage it. I valued my personal life also, I didn’t want to be publicly known as a mistress for hire. I didn’t want my personality centered around being Eric’s paid mistress! “I’m being followed.” I told him as he ended his seventh call. “Followed?” He asked, concerned. “Yes.” I nodded. “I didn’t want to alarm you but during the vacation, while I was in a mall, there was a guy wearing a cap taking pictures of me..” He stood in silence for a moment. “You should have told me, Liv. You can’t keep things like that!” He said in an angry tone. “Like I said, I didn’t want to alarm you, I thought it was nothing but I think I’m still being followed.” Eric exhaled and tossed his phone on the bed. He looked at me with a some sort of scolding look. I didn’t like it. “You should be carefu
I opened my eyes to a cold dark room, my head throbbed painfully from the hard hit. I tried to massage my temples but I noticed my hands were bound in a rope. I have been abducted!“My, my, my, look who we have here.”A familiar voice said in the dark, making me gasp.I watched curiously as a figure surfaced from the darkness. It was Jeremy!“Jeremy!” I gasped again, frightened. He laughed darkly as he walked closer to me. I tried to move away but I was stuck.“You don’t know how long I’ve fantasized about this, me and you here.” “Where is this place!” I asked, looking around.“It’s an old farm house owned by my cannibal uncle.”He said and that sounded so creepy. “Let me go!” I shouted.“We’re in the middle of nowhere Liv, best you save your strength, no one’s gonna be saving you, not even that old lover of yours.”Of course, he knew about Eric! He must have been spying on me too! Wait, what if…“You sent Rob to drop those followers and gifts, didn’t you?”I asked,
I shivered in Eric’s strong arms as I was taken home in a limo. The police had arrived just in time, I couldn’t even think about what would have happened if they hadn’t, Jeremy almost raping me kept me in a perpetual state of distortion, but, everything was okay now. I was with my man and Jeremy in police custody.“I thought I would go mad. I wondered where you were or what you were doing, if you were crying…” Eric said in a low shaky voice.We were on my bed, cuddled up as he kissed my wet hair. I had a very much needed cold bath but couldn’t eat dinner because I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. Eric had been by my side since he carried me away from that creepy old house. I could still see the fear and worry in his eyes.“How did you find me?” I asked.“I got Rob arrested, he confessed to working for a Jeremy Grayson and I had Jeremy tracked down.” He explained to me.I exhaled, grateful that I was found just in time.“I was so scared. I thought I’d never be free and he tried
I didn’t like going to parties but it was my close friend, Lisa’s Dad’s birthday party. She would be mad at me forever if I ditched. So I was present, in the only expensive thing I owned—a tight red dress and six inch heels, swaying slightly to the music and holding a glass of champagne. I just turned twenty one and could finally drink alcohol. What a relief!I met Lisa Lowe in college. She was the sexy IT girl and I was the girl who did not exist. We became unlikely friends from a group project that I actually did alone and of course, we got an A. Since then, I’ve been her plus-one and honestly, it has not been easy walking in her shadow. She was a sweet girl, but she could be mean sometimes and that had a lot to do with her bipolar disorder, which she was diagnosed with two years ago. So, I kinda have to put up with her.Lisa’s Dad was in his late forties and he was a multi-millionaire, another reason I put up with her. I'm telling you– Her family has a lot of money. This party was
My mom was diagnosed with leukemia the year I got into college. It got worse the year after, and she was admitted to a hospital, so she had to quit her job as a secretary. My Dad was not in the picture. He abandoned us before I was even born, so I may have some unresolved daddy issues– that's probably why I was into that older guy from last night.During college, I worked several menial jobs to buy her medications and started saving up for her treatment. I just graduated college, I worked at a small cafe downtown, and my salary was barely enough to feed and pay for my mom’s medical bills. I was always in debt, trying to pay off rent and buy the basic necessities. I’ve sent countless emails to companies for jobs, but none of them have given me feedback.Being friends with Lisa had its perks, but I never asked her for me, and now that I think about it, she never even offers!The world was a cruel place to me and my Mom, and we had to fight everyday to survive. She was the only family I
I sat opposite him and watched in nerve-wracking silence as he carefully sipped from the cup of latte he had ordered. He also asked that I make one for myself and sit with him.“Tastes better than the ones I have every morning in my office,” he told me and I smiled nervously, trying not to stare at him, but he was so handsome to the point that one had to take several glances at him to comprehend his attractiveness.Like seriously, how can one man look so damn good?“I’m sure you’re surprised to see me,” he said and I didn’t bother denying it. I nodded.“I would have been here earlier but I had a series of unending business meetings,” he sighed.He looked stressed, I could see it in his beautiful green eyes. I felt like somehow easing his stress.“Well, you seem like a very busy and important man,” I finally spoke, trying to appear calm, but my voice came out shaky.He stared at me for a moment and then, readjusted in his seat.“I remember asking you for a date.”I almost choked on my