JASONIt was almost noon time and I could hardly wait to be done with work and go to the club for some relaxation, the plan was for Lucien to meet me there but I was going to call him and confirm his availability, I did not want to drink alone. I got up and walked to the window of my office and looked out, I had a very great view of everyone and everywhere bustling with activity. I could see a woman trying to calm a wailing toddler down and a man standing far apart from them but watching, he was no doubt the father and did not want that sort of drama. She was saying something to the child who suddenly stopped crying and then she brought out a dollar bill from her purse and handed it to him, he bounded away to the nearest candy shop, smiling like he had not just been crying some minutes ago.There was another couple too, holding hands and I wondered immediately why I could see myself and Elizabeth, walking side by side and hand in hand like that one day… it happened suddenly though, on
ELIZABETHI needed a damn drink and I told Mara so, ever since we had gotten into the club, my eyes had been darting around, searching for any sign of Jason. I was filled with dread that he might walk in one minute and our eyes would meet across the floor, going out did not feel much like a good idea at that moment because I was still in his grasp.“you need to loosen up and have fun, Liz. That is the reason we are here today and I have just heard from a very reliable source that Jason barely comes to the club except for important matters.” Mara told me, she must have seen me wiggling my fingers.“what if today is the day he decided that there is something important he has to do at the club” I wailed.“then let him, you are a grown woman that has the right to go out and club with friends and not be tied down because of a contract. Why are you the only one that has to stay home and away? He should too”She was right, I was a grown woman and should be allowed to do whatever I pleased wi
JASONthe infuriating woman was getting herself drunk at my club, I fumed as I put on a shirt.I was going to strangle her for having me worried like that, I thought she had probably been kidnapped or something but she had just turned off her damned phone.Leave me alone, Jason, her words echoed in my head.Like hell…She had to be joking if she thought that I would leave her to go clubbing in my own club where I knew anything could happen to her.“damn woman” I muttered.“she should hear you cursing at her, then maybe she would know that you actually care about her.” Lucien said from the doorway. He was in a fresh shirt and pants and observing me with keen interest.“shut up, Lucien. Do not add to the rage I am already feeling.” I said, grabbing my keys.“maybe you should leave her alone, just for tonight. The lord knows if I was in her shoes, I would run and never return to your grumpy ass.” He said, following me.“like hell, I will leave her alone for some grubby, hot in the pants
ELIZABETHThe harsh rays of the early morning sun filtered through the curtains and I was forced to open my eyes to its glare. I could feel my head throbbing in parts I had no idea originally existed and I groaned audibly, my hands flying up to hold my hair.“you are up, I see”My eyes cleared immediately as I looked at Jason, a shirtless Jason sitting beside me and operating a laptop, he had a useless grin on his face.What had happened last night? I thought, my head still throbbing“what are you doing in my room?” I asked working my mouth, I could not feel my legs at the moment.“your room? look around you, Elizabeth.” He said, smirking in a way you would to an overly disobedient child.My eyes moved lazily around the room and widened in realizationI was in his room!“what am I doing here, in your room. what happened last night” I struggled, slipping a hand to touch my body underneath the duvet. I was still wearing my dress but what was the point, my breasts were literally out of t
JASONI was been an asshole because only an asshole would tell a girl he liked her one minute and then the next that she was too innocent. It was infuriating to not be able to properly express how I felt about her and the fear that if I did something too forward, she would bolt and never come back.I groaned brushing the errant locks of my hair from my eyes, I knew I had to apologize to her immediately and so I made my way to her room. the door was slightly ajar and I could hear laughter filtering through and then a name that stopped me in my tracks.Michael…Who the hell was Michael, I thought with my hand still suspended in the art of knocking.“I’m sorry, I can’t see you today or tomorrow. I would have to get back to you on that, is that alright?” she was saying and then she laughed.I should have left but the sound of her laughing about or with another man just seconds after we had shared…What had we shared? And did it mean so much to just meI turned around and with my back to h
ELIZABETHThe man had absolutely no right to be angry, I thought as we drove to the restaurant.I was the one who should be pissed at his curving of me this morning in his room and his telling me that I was too innocent so why instead did I feel like he was angry about something that I did.There was no way in hell, I was going to be the one to apologize or try to break the obvious ice forming between us and so I kept quiet too, even though my hands were itching to smack him across the head.How could someone so intelligent be so dense in matters like this, was it not obvious how much I liked him? I thought to myself.“you are glaring” he said, his eyes still focused on the road.“excuse me?” I asked“you have been glaring at me for the past minute, is there something I should know or something you want to tell me?” he asked, not glancing in my direction.“there is nothing” I ground out before sighing.Love sure as hell wasn’t supposed to be this tough.Was that what it was? LOVE?We
JASONThe sun was surprisingly bright when I woke up the next day and for that brief moment between my eyes closed and opening, the events of the previous night passed through my mind.A new contract with Elizabeth, I was her boyfriend nowI smiled as warmth coursed through my veins, I needed to see her.The flight to her room was swift but yet again I was stopped in the art of knocking by her voice, she was saying something indiscernible but one thing was for certain, she wasn’t speaking to Mara or anyone I knew.I opened the door and smiled at the surprise on her face“let me call you back, Michael” she said, hanging up“I hope I did not interrupt a cozy time between you and your Michael.” I said, standing in the doorway with my arms crossed.“No, he and I were just talking about seeing each other today. Remember the guy I was dancing with at your club?” she asked.“my bartender” I said in clipped toneWas she so utterly blind to be talking to me about her paramour“he is more than
ELIZABETH“You asked him to be your boyfriend?” Mara yelled.“I know, I am pathetic but I could not just… I wanted us to…”“you love him” She said in realization.My eyes brimmed with unshed tears as I nodded, there was no use denying it now. I was in love with Jason Rodrigues but he only saw me as a gold- digging slut.“I should have known that we are not compatible, his own family expressed their disgust with me but I was blinded by everything. Maybe he is right and I am a gold digger.” I wailed.“You are nothing of that sort and he is an asshole to think that one phone call with a certain Michael would make you one.” Mara reassured me.“Michael is the guy from the club and yes I know what you might be thinking but I swear that there is nothing, I am trying as much as I can to let him down gently without hurting his feelings and we were supposed to meet today. I had plans to do away with today, once and for all.”“Oh God, Liz; you could have just shunned him or stopped picking up hi