"Then let's not be in a relationship... There is no need to give this a name, is there FIfi? The silence between us, we have always understood it so why do we need to give it words?" Faith stared at Adi as he drove towards their destination wherever that may be, as she thought over his words. Since when did he become so difficult to manage? He was okay with her sleeping around. He was rolling with every thing she threw at him. Instead of getting confused, he had ended up confounding her! While her right hand clenched tightly over the handle on the passenger door, Adi suddenly broke the silence," Fifi, I am not going to crash us. You can let go of the door handle." Realizing that her own hand had almost turned white from holding the handle so tightly, Faith let go and tried to guess where they might be going to. But the truth was that she had no sense of direction and thus no idea where they were headed. It was almost an hour later when Faith had dozed of that Adi finally slowed the c
"Are you going to tell me what is going on in your life? How did the boring existence suddenly turn into this drama with male leads pursuing you? And now, Ross is being carted off on a world tour, while his rivals in love are sniffing around you?""There is no rivalry, Rose. I don't know why Andrew came over so suddenly. He has respected my wishes over the years and has not contacted me. From what I could see of his state, of course, there was troubling him and maybe he thought that he could not trust anyone..."Rose snorted at this. "He has the gall to come to you after all the pain he caused you?" "Rose, you need to stop listening to Grace. It's not like he abused me.""Well, he did turn a blind eye to the abuse his family caused.""Which is partly my fault for letting them do it to me. And before you get on your high horse, I am not saying he is blameless. What I am saying is that we were just two different people, with different expectations in difficult circumstances who maybe s
As Andrew watched Rose Kudrow exit The Singing Bean cafe, the half plan in his head took a different form. He had come here to ask Faith if she would like to join hands with him in taking revenge. Of course, she was not to know revenge for what. But now, as he watched her bite into a strawberry delivered to her and that soft look in her eyes, he knew that he would not let their past affect her. But he needed a woman he could trust to help him carry forward what was going on in his head. The pain of losing their child, he had buried it with everything else but now... Sadly for his sister, he was not as forgiving as Faith. Though if Faith knew the truth, he was sure she would also find it difficult to be so benign.But before that, he needed to unburden his own heart and maybe hers. And then he would finally move on. Faith looked down at the basket and bit her lip. Was she supposed to call him and thank him? Or maybe she could just drop him a message letting him know she had received h
Whistling a happy tune, Andrew knocked on the door of his friend's office. Though no one had yet arrived at this godforsaken hour, Andrew knew that Adi would already have finished half a day of work. And as the voice from inside growled a grumpy,” Come in.” Andrew knew he was right.Looking up, Adi glanced at Andrew before continuing to work while he questioned,” Why are you knocking?”“Just making sure you were there inside. Adi, these Fridays you have started taking half working days.”Continuing to read his file, Adi hummed in agreement at the statement not elaborating anything more.Andrew continued,” Well, why?”"Why not?" came the standard non-interested reply."Are you seeing someone?" Andrew probed."Since when were you interested in my business, Andrew?""I always have been Adi. It is why we are still friends.""Just tell me what you need, Andrew." Adi finally sighed. Knowing Andrew, the man would simply hem and haw until Adi was driven mad."I'll be taking over the Artisan J
Rose Kudrow walked into the large building of G & H Inc, with a spring in step. Today, she was going to finalise the contract with Adi Grenier for the supply of the jewels for the Artisan Jewellery Guild Project and the Artian Collectors Edition. If they were able to secure this, her mother would finally understand that Rose was mature enough and maybe then she would stop hovering over her and hand the business to her. Before she could even approach the reception desk, a young man strode forward and spoke," Miss Kudrow. I am Thompson, assistant to the CEO. I am here to take you for the meeting. Please come with me."Rose nodded and followed the man into the elevator. Looking around, she noticed that all the floors had listed the respective departments and right on top it said- CEO Grenier and CEO Heming.Glaring disdainfully at the second name before leaving, Rose followed the assistant directly to the office on the right. As the assistant paused outside the large office, Rose peake
"I never thought you'd one day become a party girl," Adi commented as he drove through the mind-numbing traffic towards the club Faith mentioned. It had surprised him when he saw her all dressed up to leave the house when he arrived there. Surprised and almost burned up the possessiveness that was burning inside him. Andrew had given him quite a shock today. Having lived with seeing her and Andrew together, he had assumed that he would be able to handle any jealousy due to Faith being friendly with other men. However, he now understood. When she had been Andrew, he had loved he but never seen her as being 'his'. And that was not the case now. He had already made his intentions clear and was determined to win her over. And so, as Andrew said, he would have to own this covetousness and proprietorial instinct or Faith would never be his. Looking at the way she was presently dressed, he would have to quickly grasp the green eyes monster because if he really did try to cover up those beau
As Faith struggled to get off Adi's lap as she protested that she wasn't thirsty, Adi was not yet ready to let her go. Instead, he brought his lips close to hers and whispered," I am thirsty. And jealous." Noticing that Ross had not followed them, Adi pulled her away from the crowd towards a small escape door at the back. Once inside, the music from outside was cut off and the slightly bright light showed her flushed face. Blinking up at Adi, Faith could not help but frown," What is wrong with you, Adi?" "I am jealous. So I wanted to steal you away and I did." "Jealous of what?" Faith questioned while crossing her arms in front of her. Her stance told him she was ready to fight if he ended up speaking the wrong thing. So, he delayed using strategy. Instead of answering, he pulled her close and gently wiped her face with a handkerchief, before placing a small peck on her lips. "I am jealous that I cannot dance with you. I am jealous that all those people can get close to you, even
Before Faith could even understand the happiness and elation coursing through her, Adi was kissing her... once, twice... making her realize that now that they had known each other, never would be enough. Immersed in the giddiness of having him, Faith kissed him back... fervently and urgently. Her fingers combed through his hair, settling on the nape of his neck... trying to press closer. Adi kissed her as if his life depended on it. He was ecstatic that this time she had not just accepted his kiss or even only begrudgingly kissed him back. She was in this moment as much as he was. He caressed her bare back, running his finger along the length of her spine. She arched into him at the sensation, a slight moan escaping her as their kiss broke and she threw back her head in abandon. Faith felt as if she was melting into him. His scent seemed to surround her as she inhaled sharply. Never before had she felt like this. This urgency to be with anyone, to feel him so fully pressed against he