Serena woke up the next morning thinking of what to wear for her date with Jaxon. He wanted her to wear the blue heart necklace. Anything that would go with the blue heart necklace had to speak of luxury. She didn't bring any dinner gown with her, except one which she wasn't sure was good enough.She turned off her airplane mode and a text came in as her phone refreshed."Do you have any problem getting dressed?" The text from Jaxon said.She was glad he could come to her rescue, but she didn't need him to buy everything she wanted.Before she could think of what to text back, she heard a knock on her door.She wrapped her robe around her body and opened it. Her hair was a mess, but she couldn't care less. "I think it's too early in the morning," Serena said as she yawned with half-open eyes.She was surprised to see two attendants in front of her, both were females. The way attendants kept showing up at her doorstep was freaking her out because she didn't pay for any exclusive serv
It was almost 5 pm when she got back to her hotel. She felt so tired after walking around the city, she took a nap immediately.Her first thought was to set an alarm incase she slept for too long, but she brushed the thought away. "To hell with Jaxon Sawyer," she said as she lay in the comfort of the soft pillows.All she kept seeing in her sleep were pictures of her and Jaxon kissing in a restaurant. She had to force herself out of sleep.She was fighting every bit of affection building up for Jaxon within her. She didn't want to believe it was anything serious.For all she knew, Jaxon was just trying to have a good time with her and she would also have her good time at least. There was nothing more, nothing less.She began to think of her last relationship in college. Her ex-boyfriend Matt, whom she had never really liked him. She dated him out of pity, he was always been so nice and friendly.It felt like a crime not to like someone like him, so she went ahead and dated him. She d
Jaxon was still surprised to see that she arrived early. The driver had texted him when he picked her up, but nothing prepared him for the beauty he was looking at in front of him.She had curled her hair, she looked even prettier in makeup. He fought everything in him that wanted to know the fragrance of her lipgloss.The dress, he had underestimated her. He thought she'd pick the longer dress, but she went for the shorter one.He loved it, the way he outlined her curves and showed her smooth thighs. His eyes moved to her hands as they clutched her purse. She also had her nails done. It thrilled him that she had put in effort for the night. Maybe he was having an effect on her after all.Most importantly she hadn't forgotten the necklace, it lay on her chest just on top of her cleavages. "Someone really went all out for this." Serena's voice interrupted his thoughts."Someone else was also very expectant, she arrived on time." He scoffed."I keep to time, I don't like to delay peop
Jaxon waited for her to finish her wine, as she made for the bottle, he took it first. He tried to fill her glass but ended up pouring it on the table.He dropped it carelessly and it rolled off the table and shattered on the floor. Serena stood up and walked to his side this time, but he held her and kept her from stepping on the glass."Are you hurt?" She asked with concern in her eyes, he was holding her waist, so they were just an each away from each other's faces.A waiter came into the room in a hurry as he heard the sound of the glass. Serena withdrew from him and adjusted her dress.Jaxon tried to collect himself again. He had to get his hands on something, he helped the waiter with clearing the mess."I'll be back." He said as he disappeared into the room he had come out from when she arrived.He had spilled the drink and dropped the bottle intentionally, so she could stop drinking. He talked to the manager of the place and settled all the bills.Serena was sitting in a chair
Serena had waited for Jaxon to go back inside his room before retiring to her bed. She felt angry and stupid. He had told her he was staying with his relatives the first time they met. She supposed he did not know where she lodged at the time.Now, she had every right to believe they hadn't met by chance. He knew where she was staying, he had probably been watching her from his room.He had been following her that day. The thought of it was creepy. Had she been involved with a stalker?Remembering the previous night, she winced as she lay in her bed feeling sorry for herself. A lot of thoughts streamed through her head, she wasn't sure what to think. If he was a bad person or had ulterior motives, he had her right in his palms.She stared at her phone screen for a while, then opened his chat. There wasn't any new message from him. She had told him they weren't going to see each other, so she had expected him to text or insist on seeing her if he liked her.She hated that she had fe
He wasn't himself, no one had ever made him feel this way. Jaxon had been on his balcony since morning, just staring at the other side of the hotel.He had given himself different reasons why he wasn't supposed to have any feelings for Serena but a part of him burned to leave the room, go out in town, and search for her wherever she might be.He knew she wouldn't be in her room since she mentioned going to a concert and she would be leaving first thing in the morning the following day.He distracted himself with music throughout the day. He couldn't bear it anymore by evening, so he went to the other wing. He knew her room number, so we went straight up while ignoring the glances and stares from female hotel attendants and other female passers-by.He knocked on the door and got no response. Could it be that she had been out all day till that time? He looked away as a hotel attendant passed by. The stare she gave him wasn't the regular one of women trying to flirt with him. She looke
Her neighborhood was just like she had left it. Young boys playing soccer on the field, teenage girls giggling as they strolled into the busy part of town, bending their waist with so much force just so they could gain the attention of the boys.Serena chuckled as she watched a group of girls from the cab. She remembered when she was just sixteen and she used to be proud of being the one the boys wanted. She never accepted any of them, except one though. He was hot and nice, he would buy cupcakes and ice cream for her each time he came around. Hadley ate most of it. He was her first kiss, she had fantasized so much about it since every girl loved to talk about it.She didn't want to have her first kiss with just any boy, but she thought Andre was the right guy. So she followed him to the cinema one day with Hadley in the front row just for company. Hadley knew to comport herself in situations like that, so they hardly noticed she was with them. Thirty minutes into the movie, Andre's
Hadley sat on the settee sofa as she watched Serena play with her hands on her bed. She had gone to the Cress' house with muffins to welcome Serena, only for them to be back in her studio apartment.Serena hadn't said a word to her since she asked her to let her follow her back to her apartment. So Hadley just let her stay on her bed. Serena sat on the bed with her knees folded, her arms wrapped around them and her face buried against it."What's going on?" Hadley sat up and faced her direction. She was testing her patience by remaining silent. "I can't do anything if you remain quiet like this, you have to talk to me." Hadley moved to the bed and placed her hand over her best friend's shoulders."I'll be staying with you for a while," Serena said quietly."Oh yeah, I can see that, all the story you skipped before that. Let's begin with that." Serena sighed, "My aunt's husband was arrested for fraud.""Oh shit. Was she arrested too?" Hadley's eyes widened in surprise. She swung her