A knock on the door.
I storm to the door angrily, praying that it's not Zara because I'll get angry allover again if it's her.
But it's not her.
"CJ? Jake?"
I'm surprised.
CJ is staring at me, his face lighting up with a smile. "You look good."
I roll my eyes. "Are you kidding me? An ugly big sweater and denim shorts? Please!"
CJ is observing me from head to toe. "That's exactly how you looked the first day."
I'm confused. "What day?"
"The first day I met you."
I burst out a laugh. "No. The first day you met me I was in a skirtsuit and you splashed water on my feet!"
"That was the first day you met me."
So, he met me before I met him? Talk about creepy.
Jake cuts in. "Whatever... Whateve
I'm seated at the table, next to Cedric.Jake and Nina are last to drag themselves lazily to the table. Jess is scowling at me, sitting right next to her husband.A middle-aged man by the name, Walter, is the chef and the one who set the table. According to Fidel, Walter and his family have worked for them even before he was born. Talk about loyalty.Walter has made fish and rice. The fish is so tantalizing that if I was just alone with CJ, I'd lick my fingers. But I'm with all these new people and I should have manners for the sake of CJ.Since Jess and I talked, I have been craving to put her on the spot. That's the only way I'll know if she was lying or not."Jess," I start. "Would you like to tell me what CJ told you he's planning to do to me?""What!" CJ is startled."Yea," I turn to CJ. "According to Jessica, you, are planning to do something to me."Jess interrupts. "I didn't say no such thing!"I smirk.
Everybody is laughing at the table during dinner.I fake a laugh when my eyes meet with CJ's. But I'm angry. I'm so angry at him and he doesn't even know it."Are you okay?" CJ whispers.I fake a smile. "Yea... Why wouldn't I be?""I don't know. You seem off..."I look into his eyes and get angry all over again. I swallow my anger and fake a smile."It's nothing."I help Nina and Jess clear the table after dinner. The boys are playing video games but CJ keeps throwing his eyes at me and it's making me sick. As if kissing Jess wasn't enough...Nina places the dirty dishes in the sink the minute we get into the huge kitchen."We don't have to wash the dishes!" Jess suggests. "I mean, that's Walter's work, right? He's getting paid for it.""Let's just do the dishes today," Nina argues."You know, help him...""He doesn't need help. He's the help!"
I'm covering myself with the sheet so tight against my ears so that I don't hear him. I don't want to listen to whatever he has to say."I know you don't want to listen but this is what really happened," CJ says getting closer towards me. "Fidel and I decided to clear up our issues and bury the hatchet. I figured I should do the same with his wife. Everybody was making noise in the living room so we went outside to talk things out. As I was talking, she suddenly grabbed me and kissed me forcefully. I was stiff and startled and it took me a while to draw back. Then she told me that she needed that. Kissing me convinced her that it's her husband she wanted. It's her husband she wanted to kiss forever. We then talked for a few minutes about her husband and about you..."I'm silent.I pretend I'm sleeping.I feel him lay a hand on my shoulder and I jerk back." Atleast say something, Terra... "I glare at him as I sit upright on the
I'm at the front.CJ is at the back.His hands fastened tightly on my waist.He whispers softly, "We are going to win."We are almost at the finish line when Fidel and Jess gallop even faster in front of us, making it faster to the finish line in front of us.I'm literally screaming at them. "Cheaters!!!"CJ is behind me, cussing them out for finishing first. Jake and Nina take advantage of this opportunity and gallop quickly, getting past us and making it to the finish line.CJ and I are going nuts as we scream at them for cheating like Jess and Fidel did."It's 2020. Cheating is the new cool," Nina jokes as she climbs off the horse."This is not fair!" I demand as CJ and I reach the finish line. "Let's start over."Jess giggles kissing Fidel. "Some of us have some babies to make...""You guys will have adorable babies," Nina gushes.
The car comes to a stop.CJ and I haven't exchanged a word ever since we got on the jeep.We had to leave before the others because he lied about having a crucial meeting with very vital clients. I knew that was a lie. CJ rarely works on weekends.CJ turns off the engine and sits there silently for a moment.He then grunts. "Go."I know he doesn't want to talk to me. He obviously doesn't want anything to do with me. So, trying to hold a conversation with him is pointless.So I just turn and fling the door open.I walk a few steps and stumble to the ground. Shit! I have twisted my ankle on the same foot. Again! It's so painful that I wince as I struggle to get back up on my feet again.I feel arms circle around my waist, helping me up. By now, my body is too familiar with these strong muscular veiny arms.CJ's arms.I spin and look into his eyes, taking advantage of this moment to tell him what I've bee
"Please hurry!!!"The taxi-driver is so slow. Or atleast that's what I think.He's a middle-aged Indian man with a ridiculous hat. He's been saying we're almost there for the past fifteen minutes and I'm getting more anxious."We are almost there!""Please don't say that again!" I try to say politely with a raised voice. "Just get me there."I take my phone and dial CJ's number for the tenth time.He's not picking up my calls.I swallow back tears when a horrible thought of him flying away crosses my mind.What if I never see him again? What if he never wants to see me again? What if he goes forever and never comes back?Oh God! No!We get to the airport and I hop out swiftly after paying the cab.I rush in the airport and head to the reception area, panting.There's
My hands are literally shaking as I press the elevator button."It's not him, Terra," Zara assures me.But that's not enough to stop the trembling."What if it's him? What if he's dead?" I ask in horror.Zara squeezes my hand. "It can't be him."The doors open and I head fast to the HR office, forgetting to wave Zara as she goes into a different direction. She yells goodbye behind me.I find Lorenzo on the phone, looking terrified.He hangs up on the call and starts putting on his coat."What's wrong, Enzo?""It's CJ."^^^^^^^^I rush into the hospital fast behind Enzo.We find his step-mom, Jezebel and his dad, Mr. Jean in the waiting area.His dad looks devastated."How's CJ?" I'm the first to ask.I'm so relieved he's not dead. He's the only patient that survived the plane crush and fortunately rushed back home.Jezebel look
CJ zips up my dress.I stare at the mirror, feeling a little doubtful about the choice of dress for this dinner date."It's a little too tight," I grumble.CJ circles his arm around my waist and pecks my cheek."No. You look perfect to me.""To you! But not to your family!" I grumble.I groan and spin to look him in the eye."This is a family dinner, Cedric. What if they don't like me?"He swirls his arms tighter around my waist. "Well, guess who's marrying you? Me. Not them."In the thirty days we've been dating, we have never talked once about marriage. So it sends a little chill down my spine. I hesitate."But they have to like me," I insist.He kisses my neck. "The only person here that has to like you is me. I get jealous. And you know what happens when I get jealous?""What?"He's looking at me so seductively.He grips my arm and throws me on the bed.