Ella. I wore a sundress. Jordan cupped my face in his hands and brushed his mouth across mine with heartrending tenderness. His gaze remained haunted."Lunch?" i asked feeling the need to cling to the connection between us."I have a business lunch." he ran his fingers through my loose hair. "would you come with? Our driver can drop you off after""I would love to come along." his haze softened.Dressed in formal clothes he looked somber yet collected. I knew he was anything but. On the drive to the business lunch he cuddled me in his lap, i didn't speak more than a dozen words during the meal, which Jordan ordered for me.I sat quietly at his side, my left hand resting on his hard thigh beneath the table cloth. A wordless affirmation for my commitment to him or is it our contract. One of his hands rested warmly over mine as he diacussed a new property he was acquiring.With each hour that passed i felt the horror of the morning, i didn't know how to get him to talk to me or even ope
EllaI am watching friends eating peanut butter and bread on the bedChloe 's wild thing ring tone makes me grinas my phone screen lights up, as usual i answer with Bluetooth to avoid using my hands. "Hey Chloe, what's up" "i should ask you that girl, you are the one with a new boyfriend" "he is not my boyfriend and you know that" "well how is the man you're having all boyfriend benefits with doing" she says laughing"He is good, actually he is out right now with his ex wife" " what? He was married?" "Yap, so yes am home eating peanut watching friends, how are you guys" "We are all good, we miss you" "i miss you guys too, can't wait to get back home next week" i sat up tugging at the shorts i was wearing tugging them up "Girl, guess what am wearing" "How am i supposed to guess what you are wearing Ella, it could be anything" "But it's not, it's your Christmas gift to me" "Ofcourse you would wear them when no one is home" "because that's the intention no one will ever see
ELLA. We are making our way into our side of the cabin house when Jordan grabs my waist and starts kissing me against the wall. He just starts kissing me out of nowhere.We have just arrived at his parent's cabin house, for the memorial of his daughter Zuri. She was buried here. "Impatient much?!" i murmurHe laughs and cups my ass with both his hands. "Nope, you just look amazing today" he continues kissing me until i push him away and walk into the kitchen and grab a bottle of wine and two glasses.Jordan comes up behind me as i am pouring the wine and snakes his arms around my waist. I hand him a glass of wine "i think you are using me to deflect from your emotions and what you are feeling today?"He steps over to me and takes my glass of wine from my hands. He sets both our glasses at the counter top, he then leans in and gives me a deep passionate drunken kiss. I can taste the tart of fruitness of the wine on his tongue and i like it. His hands go to the back of my dresser wher
ELLA My phone was puzzing, i thought i was being smart putting it out of reach. The hope was that if i couldn't reach it i wouldn't answer it.Maybe it was Jordan, we hadn't spoken since i sent him my resignation letter and left. The man is fine AF, yes, but he is taken. I'm not trying to walk on Leila's grass, though to be clear, it is a beautifully maintained lawn. Yes there is an attraction between us but i have lived long enough to not believe men who say they are going to break up with their wives girlfriends for you.I also had my fair share of secrets, Jordan didn't know everything about me he just fell in love with a part of me. He had no idea i had a son and I intended it to stay that way.I look at my phone it's Chloe asking me where am at, we were supposed to grab lunch together.Am a little disappointed Jordan has not tried to reach me at all. It's been a week since our hotel incidence where i bolted out when he was still in the shower. I knew he would be furious dissapo
Jordan .My cell phone is ringing in my pocket when we walk back into the house with Leila from our dinner. I place the deserts we ordered to go on the kitchen counter before fumbling my pockets to see who might be calling. I was expecting a call from my private investigator all day, maybe it's him.I look at the screen and it's actually Ella calling. We had not spoken since she ditched me. Leila gives me a glance that implies she was asking who was calling me this late. I direct the call to voicemail and decide not to let Ella ruin my perfect night out with Leila . Things were going well so far, i think i might be open to giving us another chance. After Ella left me in the hotel after i told her how i felt i decided to give Leila a chance."Was it that hoe Ella?" Leila fired at me almost furious "Jordan i thought we went over this?""Babe you don't even know if it's actually Ella"Instead of answering me, she scowled and shrugged her shoulders like a pelutant child."come on Leila "
Chapter FourteenELLA.I didn't expect to feel this much pain after seeing him. But it's good my heart needed closure and i needed to to know where he stood so i could make a plan for my life. Yes i am crying, but this is good. This is human nature. Chloe drops onto the couch beside me. "So how did the meeting go with Jordan" she asks. I laugh a little, "it was a complete total distater"She pouts as she pulls her legs beneath her. "I am going to need more information woman" i shake my head"I didn't even get to tell him am pregnant, he found out about Kyle and he was upset, he only came here to confront me""How did he find out?""he said he hired a private investigator to look into me. But it doesn't matter he said he does not want to ever see me again, so am on my own""You are not alone Ella" she said hugging me"we will raise that child together, i mean we have already raised one before how hard can it be"We both laughed, She left for her room. I missed Alex, today more than u
Jordan. Tonight, my step mom Tracy and Leila are out for girl time. Apparently going to an event means they have to get their nails done and other stuff. We were going to a cancer donation organization, the money goes to children with leukemia.It gave me the opportunity to spend some time with Jeremy, which admittedly i haven't done in a while.I follow Jeremy's porsche to a bar close by and we settle in waiting for the women to be done with their stuff."So you and Leila huh?!"Jeremy gives me an arched brow "So what exactly is going on there?" he asks with his usual grin in his face. "If am being honest, I really don't know anymore bro" "What do you mean, talk to me" "I want to try with Leila believe me i do, i even told her i was done with everything else i wnat her, problem is their is this other girl i can't seem to get off my head" "Is this other girl Ella?"Jeremy says laughing "She is not really your usual type""I don't have a usual type, and yes it's Ella," "Then why d
Ella.After a long, hot shower, i made my way to the living room and found Chloe on the couch with her netbook, looking fresh and alert.Smelling coffee in the kitchen, i headed there and filled the biggest mug i could find."Morning sunshine" Chloe called out.With my much needed dose of caffeine wrapped between both palms, i joined her on the couch.She pointed at a box on the end of the table. "that came for you, when you were in the shower"I set my mug on the coffee table and picked up the box. It was wrapped with brown paper and twine, and had my name handwrittenq diagonally across the top with a decorative calligraphic flourish. Inside was a vera wang red dress paired with a pair of nude stilettos and a note that was inviting me to a dinner benefit tonight.Ad i studied the gift, i found it very apt. Our last conversation he said he wanted nothing to do with me so this was very sudden, and why did he want me in that dinner benefit.I glanced at Chloe who was eyed me dubiously"