The noise of the city woke me up, and as I stretched in bed, I stared at the ceiling for a few minutes. The night before had been great; I can finally say that a man truly appealed to me beyond just for one night. I had finally found a man who was worth it, worthy of being introduced to my parents, or well, to my mother. Carlo was funny, handsome, in his forties, had a great job; we were both lawyers, he was simply perfect, we clicked wonderfully.
"Good morning, sleepyhead," he said to me as he watched me from the doorway.
I got out of bed, took the shirt I had taken off him the night before and put it on my naked body. Then, I walked towards him in a sensual manner.
"Since when have you been here?" I asked him.
He grabbed me by the waist and pulled me towards his chest. I tiptoed and gave him a sweet kiss on the lips. All of this seemed like something out of a movie scene; everything felt so perfect and unreal.
"Long enough to know that you snore," he said with a slight smile.
I lightly hit his chest, but we both laughed.
"You're so bad," I said to him.
He led me out of the room and took me to the kitchen, where he picked me up and placed me on the counter, getting between my legs.
"I've never been with a woman like you," he said as he kissed my neck.
I bit my lip as I enjoyed his caresses; I must admit that this man had it all. A good job, he was handsome, and he was a beast in bed; I had hit the jackpot completely.
"Do you want to come with me to my sister's wedding?" I asked him.
He stopped kissing my neck and looked at me.
"I would love to," he said with a smile.
I hugged him by the neck; he lifted me off the counter, and I wrapped my legs around his waist.
"Surprise!" several voices shouted.
He moved me away from his body, and I fell to the cold floor on my butt.
"I can explain," he said.
I looked up at him; I didn't understand anything, so I got up and looked towards the door, where there was a very pregnant woman and two young children.
"Bitch!" the pregnant woman shouted at me.
I looked at the miserable man and, angrily, punched him.
"Son of a bitch! When were you going to tell me that you were married and had two and a half kids?" I asked him.
I moved away from him and walked to the nearby couch, picked up my purse and my heels; then, I looked at the woman, who seemed dismayed by what was happening.
"He's not worth it. He's not as big as to cry over him, and I'm sorry, I swear I didn't know he had a wife and kids, and I know it sounds like an excuse, but it's not," I told her.
I pulled out a card and handed it to her; it was the least I could do for her.
"If you want to divorce him, call me. I'll work for you for free, and I swear I'll strip him down to the underwear he's wearing," I assured her.
She, with tears in her eyes, nodded.
"Thank you," she said to me.
I smiled at her, gave one last look to the coward, and left that place. Damn! Everything that happened to me for looking for a partner for that stupid marriage.
One week later
I'm Katerina Sinclair, I'm thirty-six years old, and I'm the top lawyer in all of London. I'm the best at my job; that's why all the cheated women want to work with me. It seems like my track record of wins has created some fame and trust. I always strive to get the best deal for my clients, and so far, things have been going pretty well. Who would have thought that the world of divorces would be so exciting and lucrative!
"Kat, your mother has been calling persistently," my secretary told me as she entered the office.
I frowned; she was surely going to ask me about the name of my companion for my sister's stupid wedding with my ex-fiancé. Just remembering that makes me angry, but like the adult woman I am, I pretend that I don't care that my ex is now months away from marrying my little sister. Who would get engaged to the little sister of the woman he was going to marry years ago? Only an unhappy and unfortunate person like my ex.
"Tell her I'm dead," I said to her.
Lily immediately put on a sour face; my mother could be a pain in the butt when she wanted to be.
"That's the first thing I told her, and she said to get you out of the grave, but she wanted to talk to you," she replied.
"I'll call her back later," I assured Lily.
Lily sighed.
"If she calls again, I'll bring you the phone," she threatened.
I nodded; my mother could get on anyone's nerves. She left my office, and I returned to focusing on work.
The door opened again, and my best friend walked in; she sat across from me and grinned from ear to ear.
Grace had been my friend since we were little; I thought when we chose different careers we would drift apart, but it was quite the opposite, now she's a successful wedding planner and I'm an excellent lawyer."I'm in love!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.
I looked at her; she had said the same thing to me at least three times this month.
"Again?" I asked her.
She rolled her eyes.
"Why are you so annoying?" she asked me.
I shrugged.
"I don't know, maybe because this is the fifth time this month you've told me the same thing?" I asked her.
"I was ovulating, but this time it's serious, I think I'll be getting married soon," she said.
Grace was... I had no words to describe her; she had already been through two divorces, both as a result of her fleeting infatuation. The first time she got married was at twenty, and she divorced after eight months because she didn't like how the guy chewed. Her other divorce happened a year ago, and the same thing happened again; she married the man deeply in love, literally, her wedding was like a fairy tale, but within a year she discovered they weren't compatible, so she divorced.
"At least I know I'll get a good chunk of money from that future divorce," I told her.
She glared at me, but then completely ignored my words and continued smiling.
"I swear, this time he's the one," she said dreamily.
I took a deep breath.
"Do you have a photo?" I asked her.
She nodded, took out her phone, and showed me the picture; there were two guys in the photo, I raised an eyebrow and looked at her.
"Which one?" I asked her.
She pointed to the gray-haired guy; I could tell he was in his forties and looked quite good.
"You should find out if he has a wife, or you'll end up like me," I told her.
She pulled her phone away from me.
"I know he's not like that, Michael is perfect," she said.
I took a deep breath; I also thought that bastard was perfect and it turned out he had a wife and kids.
"I'm just giving you advice," I told her.
She nodded and stood up.
"Let's go to lunch, I'm starving," she said.
I nodded and got up; we both left my office.
"I have tickets to watch the race this weekend; come with me, I don't want to go alone," she asked.
Grace loved watching fast cars race, although what she liked most were the drivers who drove those cars.
"Are you going to drink?" I asked her as we walked to our favorite restaurant.
She shook her head immediately. That was another problem when she bet on one of them and lost; she took it too seriously, and I always ended up having to take her drunken loser ass home, and that wasn't the worst part, I had to listen to her rant all the way because according to her they always cheated so she wouldn't win.
"Of course not, I've promised not to drink anymore," she said.
I took a deep breath; I didn't believe her at all, but I would still go with her; there always needed to be a sober person to prevent some jerk from taking advantage of her.
"What time are we leaving?" I asked.
Grace jumped for joy and hugged me tightly. As if she didn't know I was going to go with her anyway.
Grace arrived to pick me up super early, as we had a long way to go. Every time a race was held, the road became so complicated, a huge number of people also headed to the same place and the traffic jams became hell."I know we're going to win this time, I feel it in my bones," Grace said excitedly as she took a sip from her energy drink."I hope so, I'm already tired of hearing you complain all the way back," I said.I took out my phone to check some documents."No, no phones, today is the big final and we need to stay focused," she said.She took my phone and threw it in the glove compartment."How many of those have you had?" I asked her.Grace looked at me and smiled, she drank the rest of the drink and tossed it in the back; I looked again and there were five already empty."What if I drive instead?" I asked her.Grace shook her head immediately."Don't worry, I have everything under control. Now relax, we'll soon see the best race in the world and I'll finally be a winner," she
The screams distracted me from the reporters' questions. I turned to see what was causing the commotion, and there she was, squeezing her friend as viscous liquid dripped down her clothes. I left the reporters and ran toward her. When I arrived, I saw with horror: the shirt I had given her was a mess, completely soaked with vomit."I'll pay for it," her friend said as she continued to squeeze her. Finally, she let go, and with a sudden fit of rage, grabbed the drunk girl by the collar and squeezed. I acted immediately, pulling her away by grabbing her waist, although I got covered in vomit in the process."I'm going to kill you, Grace!" she yelled furiously. I carried her in my arms to the motorhome, let her go, and looked her in the eyes. Her expression of anger was so intense that it was a little scary."Do you want me to lend you some more clothes?" I asked.Without saying a word, she began to undress until she was in her underwear. I silently watched her for a long moment; her phy
When we left the motorhome, the flashes of the cameras were everywhere. I grabbed Grace's arm tightly; she, completely soaked, looked at me."What's wrong now?" she asked.I lowered my head a little. At first, I wasn't ashamed of him seeing me semi-naked, as it seemed ridiculous to me that he would look at me with lustful eyes. But seeing myself in the mirror and noticing how horrible I looked, embarrassment took hold of me."Everyone saw how you vomited on me, I'm embarrassed," I lied.I considered myself a strong and self-assured woman, but this had caught me by surprise. Maybe it was because my ex-fiance had messed with my little sister, or maybe it was because of the impending menopause, but I felt really bad, and that wasn't an exaggeration."Great! We'll be famous, even if it's just for a couple of weeks," Grace said enthusiastically.It was because of things like this that I didn't send her packing. Even though Grace was so crazy, she brought fun to my life, and I was infinitel
Hayden parked his car next to mine in the building's parking lot where I lived. He helped me take out the bag and followed me to the elevator. I glanced at him, and he had a silly smile on his lips."I'm not going to sleep with you, you could be my grandson," I said.He stopped smiling and looked at me."Why do you think I want to sleep with you?" he asked.I wanted to smack myself for saying such nonsense."I don't know, you're acting weird and that confuses me," I said honestly.Hayden smiled sideways."I don't want to be anyone's sugar mommy," I said.Hayden started laughing. Now I felt even more stupid. God, why did I say so many stupid things?"Can you stop?" I asked, annoyed.He stopped laughing and looked me in the eyes."I'm sorry," he apologized as he gave me a smile.The elevator doors opened on my floor and I stepped out. I walked to my apartment without looking back. One of my neighbors looked at me and greeted me, then glanced over my shoulder and smiled."He's my nephew,
I greeted the other employees at the law firm where I was a partner. I went to my office and put some documents on the desk that I needed to review."Good morning," Lily greeted me.She came in with a bouquet of red lilies in her hands. She put it on my desk and smiled at me."They're for you," she said with excitement in her voice.I took out the small card that was among the lilies and read: "I will conquer you. Sincerely, H.""Who is 'H'?" she asked.I gave her a dirty look, and she quickly left my office. I set aside the card and started to work. My phone rang, and I answered it immediately."Do you like the flowers?" he asked.I looked at the screen of my phone and frowned. How on earth did he have my number?"Would you like to have lunch with me?" he asked.I didn't know what to say. How could this guy stress me out so much?"I'm busy. I ask you not to send me flowers and not to call me again," I said.Hayden laughed."Are you nervous?" he asked.I almost choked, but I took a de
Waited for my sister and the cockroach bastard to leave before turning to look at Hayden, who had a sweet and mischievous smile on his lips."Let's make a deal," I proposed.He crossed his arms and nodded."I'll give you the month, but you have to pretend to be my partner. If in a month you don't win me over, we'll continue with this until my sister gets married, we'll be good friends, and we'll have a good time," I said.Hayden scratched his nose a bit."Sounds good to me, but I know I'll win you over, I'm charming," he said with a smile and a wink.I let out all the air I had in my lungs, and my shoulders slumped. I had gotten myself into the lion's den for being "mature" and not wanting to look like a loser with my sister."That guy is disgusting, how can your sister want to marry him?" he asked."I need a drink," I said.I turned around and started walking towards the road; I would go to a bar, have a couple of drinks, and if I was lucky, I would find someone to have a good time w
Hayden stopped the car in front of huge gates; one of the guards who were standing there approached us."Mr. Bennett," he greeted.The guy waved to the other, and he opened the gates. I looked at Hayden, what kind of person was he really?"What the hell are you?" I asked him.Hayden smiled but didn't look at me."I'm a human who has a very rich father," he told me.I took out my phone and googled his last name; a bunch of results came up: "Oil magnate Alexander Bennett acquires major company, becoming one of the wealthiest men in the world.""Don't fuck with me, are you Alexander Bennett's son?" I asked, surprised.He nodded slowly."Let me guess, there's a huge plane here, and you're going to take me to another country," I said.Hayden turned to look at me and laughed."That's too much like a romantic movie," he said.I rolled my eyes immediately."So what are we doing here?" I asked him.Hayden stopped the car, got out, I got out too, and started walking beside him; he led me to a h
We arrived at her apartment, and she opened the door. I entered immediately; she looked at me and then smiled."I'm a woman of my word, I wasn't going to leave you on the street," she said.I shrugged; anything could happen with her, so it was better to be cautious."Stay here, I'll get comfortable," she said.I nodded. She disappeared into her room, and I stayed there, looking around. On a shelf, there was a photo, so I approached and observed it. It was a much younger Kat, appearing to be on some university campus and looking beautiful. Another girl was with her, a brunette with huge glasses, looking like the typical nerd."What are you doing?" she asked, startling me.I turned around and looked at her; she was dressed in oversized pajamas."It's like three in the afternoon," I reminded her.She shrugged and went to the kitchen."I like to be comfortable while I get drunk and watch romantic movies," she said.She took a bottle of wine from her fridge and placed it on the kitchen cou