Nobela ni Tessa Monroe

I couldn’t believe I’d been sitting on the floor by the door like some crazy woman for about an hour. Both Jake and Harvey tried to get me up, but I refused.“Would you at least accept a snickers from me?” Jake asked. I slowly looked up at him. He had a playful smirk on his face. “Don’t worry, I’m single. No jealous girlfriend or fiancée.” He joked, and I forced a smile.“You haven’t had breakfast. It’s good you eat something,” Harvey said from the couch. I looked around for the others. Not even Sandra was here—only Harvey and Jake.I shook my head. Phoebe was right. Maybe I was too close with these boys.“Come on, Lex. She’s gone and he’ll open. Do you want me to knock for you?” Jake insisted.“No. Thank you, guys, but we…” I stopped as the door suddenly opened. Ray stood there with an unreadable expression. I quickly got up and rushed inside. He closed the door behind me and then turned to face me.“I’m truly sorry. We probably ruined your breakfast. I mean, you’re not used to this,

Shocking cannot even describe my feelings right now. I mean… how?When I heard the door slam, I quickly stood up and looked over to the living area. Dylan was by the small window, smoking, the glow of his cigarette faintly lighting his face.Sighing, I tiptoed back into the bedroom, knowing that if I went to get yogurt, I might alert Dylan and I didn’t want that.Inside, I quickly got out of the dress, slipped into pajamas, and got into bed next to Ray, leaving a reasonable space between us as I sank into my thoughts.First I thought of Dylan, wondering what his problem could be, before the dinner scene crept back into my mind.That man touching me like that, his wife seemed so nice. Why do that to her? I mean, he was in the show business, so maybe I should expect the same from Ray.I turned, trying to block the thoughts, kept tossing from side to side, and then Emma slipped into my mind — along with my mother being clean. That was all I needed, and I suddenly felt better.When I open

I held tightly onto Ray's hand as he led us out into the hallway. After passing a few doors, we stopped at one, and Ray knocked.“Just relax, they are people like you,” he whispered, and I nodded, trying to calm my nerves. The door flew open, and a friendly-looking woman and a man appeared.“Oh, he made it!” the woman exclaimed, sounding excited as she took Ray into a warm hug, and then did the same with me.“Please come in, superstar. You and I have a lot to talk about,” the man said to Ray after shaking his hand and kissing mine, gently. Ray turned to me, silently asking me to relax before following the man into what I guessed was an office.“Oh, you are so pretty. You know, when your pictures were trending, I didn’t think it was real,” the woman said, taking my hand and leading me inside.“I know, it happened so fast,” I managed to sound casual.“That’s love. It just sweeps you off your feet, and before you realize it, you’re married to him,” she said warmly. “Make yourself comfort

It was strange that my heart was pounding this way for a man it should never be pounding for.“Dylan?” I called again, since he seemed lost in his own thoughts, just staring at me. I studied his face more closely before repeating his name.“Sorry,” he muttered, clearing his throat.“Yeah, it’s… it’s okay. So, do you want to come in?” I asked, glancing back a little. “Ray is out.” A small smile curved on my lips, I didn’t even know what I was suggesting at this point. “Dylan?”“W-what?” He blinked, shaking himself out of his daze.“I’m asking if you want to come in,” I said again, but he gave no answer. An almost wicked thought crossed my mind.Slowly, cautiously, I reached for his arm. He flinched, but that didn’t stop me. My hand lingered against him, gliding down his sleeve tattoo.“What are you… doing?” His voice was low, strained, as though he were fighting demons inside. His eyes shut tightly.“Stop fighting it. I know you want it.” An evil smile tugged at my lips as I watched hi

A part of me wanted to run. To hide somewhere on this enormous cruise ship where no one would ever find me. But another part, the reckless one, wanted to hear exactly what Ray was going to say.And more than that, I needed to know if Dylan would betray me. So I pressed my ear against the door.“I don’t know if you remember the threat you made when we first met,” Ray said. His words didn’t make much sense at first.“I remember,” Dylan replied flatly. “And I stand by it. I’ll kill you if you hurt her, and I mean it.”“Well, you won’t have to worry about that. I’d never hurt Alexis.”“Is that why you came here?” Dylan asked, dismissing him.“No, I… here. What do you think?”“What’s that?”“I’m going to propose.”“What?” Dylan’s voice snapped.“I’m going to marry her. I wanted your opinion on the ring.”“Wait, you want to marry Alexis?”“Yes. Why do you sound so surprised?”“Why?” Dylan scoffed. “A man like you, why would you want to settle?” Was he trying to block my engagement?“Because

“Alright, so unfortunately this is the biggest apartment of all on this ship,” Ray announced, and I shook out of my thoughts. “Four bedrooms, the master suite and three guest rooms.”“We know, the lady told us,” Elliot answered, his tone off, but everyone ignored that as Ray continued.“Obviously I’m going for the master suite with my girlfriend. Each room has a king-size bed, five people can fit there, so you are going to figure it out,” Ray firmly said as he came to me and placed his hand over my waist.“So you’re saying we are all going to stay in this one apartment?” Paris finally asked, sounding a little irritated. I knew she was—she always wanted to be the main person.“Yes, now here is my idea. I heard Phoebe and Harvey are not together anymore?” Ray asked, and Harvey looked at me. Yeah, I’m the one who told Ray that.“He's my boyfriend, Harv. I had to tell him,” I said out loud, and it seemed my voice made people sick as both Chloe, Phoebe, and Paris gave me the look that if l