Chapter No 12 A kiss

“I will not go there again Ivan no matter what” she shouts.

“Fine stay here but, remember I will not forgive you if anything happened to you” he said and left.

She took a deep breath. All of them were looking at her. But none of them asked any questions.

Easton held her hand. “Everything is fine now, you are safe. I will talk to Ivan. He should not be worried about anything,” he said while looking inside her eyes.

She took a deep breath.

“Mr. Easton I have gone through a lot so this incident was nothing,” she said softly.

“No one talks about lunch time,” said Charlotte, she brought chicken soup for her.

“Here, take this, you will feel better and recover soon,” she said while filling a spoon with soup. She smiled in return.

Easton took a deep breath. Sebastian put his hand on his shoulder.

They both came out of the room.

“Why don’t you tell her?” he asked, “I will tell her soon everything” he said whole taking deep breath,

2 years ago

She was sitting in the club waiting for Ivan who was late. Their university fellows were already there. She was a bit drunk.

“Hey Mel, you should drink less, you will lose control,” said Jim, who was her classmate.

“No, I have passed the exam so I will drink as much as I can,” she said excitedly. She took another shot. He rolled his eyes.

“Hey lets play truth or dare,” said Flora.

“Fine, I am in” said Clara.

“Me too,” said Jim and Ryan in one voice.

“Me too,” said Matilda.

Flora moved the bottle and it stopped over Matilda .

“Truth or Dare?” asked Jim.

“Nothing to tell, dare,” she said. She was so drunk.

The club was so crowded people were dancing and Talk lo talking bodies was playing.

Bed, stay in bed

The feeling of your skin locked in my head

Smoke, smoke me broke

I don’t care, I’m down for what you want

“Whoa that ’s my favorite song” said Flora.

“So Mel the dare is you have to kiss someone who will enter the club just now”

“What?” asked Clara.

They all laughed.

Bodies

Our baby making bodies we just use for fun

Bodies

Let’s use them up ’til every little piece is gone

(Let’s go)

On and on and on

(Let’s go)

On and on

(Let’s go)

“Fine here I go” she said and walked towards the club stairs.

They all were jaw dropped. A tall man who had light fawn hairs came down the stairs. She smiled at him, he was not looking at her. She walked seductively towards him. He looked inside her eyes.

She grabbed his neck and kissed him.

Oh, now if we’re talking body (Hey)

You got a perfect one

So put it on me (Hey)

Swear it won’t take you long

If you love me right

We fuck for life

On and on and on

She kissed him passionately, both were breathing heavily. She let him go and smiled at him. He was looking at her in shock. She winked at him and disappeared in the crowd.

He was staring at the crowd meaninglessly. He felt his hand over his shoulder. He turned. It was Sebastian. He was laughing badly.

“Tricked by a drunk girl?” he asked while laughing.

“Who is she?” he whispered.

“A girl,” he said mischievously.

“I want that girl,” he said.

Sebastian looked at him surprisingly.

After that day he tried to find her everywhere but she was nowhere to be found, until he found her the day in the mall and later when she became his assistant. He asked her to be his fiancée in order to escape marriage but deep down he was killing his own feelings.

It was Matilda Huston.

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He was drinking coffee and remembers the day she kissed him in the club. He has been denying his feelings, because of the fear he might lose her.

He walked towards the window, “Should I tell her?” he thought.

A door opened, he recognized her perfume so he did not turn.

“Mr. Easton, I want to go home early,” she said.

“Why?” he asked without turning.

“My friend Jim is coming to Canada so I have to receive him” she said hesitantly.

“Fine go,” she said shortly.

“Mr. Arrogant is back” she thought.

She was turning to leave when he called her.

“Be careful,” he said without turning. She nodded and turned to leave, but she then turned again.

“Mr. Easton?” She called his name.

“I am thinking when will we end this fiancée drama? I mean your parents still think we are engaged” she said hesitantly.

“Soon,” he said without looking at her and she left. There was a smirk over his face.

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She was standing over the airport for two hours but there was no sign of Jim. She moved fingers in her dark brown hair and then someone called her name. She turned it into Jim.

He ran towards her and hugged her.

“Hey how are you?” she asked him. “I am fine, it’s so nice to see you after this much time” he said happily.

“You must be tired, let’s go,” she said.

“Yeah drop me by the nearby motel” he said.

“What? no way you are at my place,” she said while crossing her arms and he smiled at her.

She grabbed his luggage and went towards the taxi stand. They got inside the cab.

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“Whoa you live here? Your place is so beautiful,” he said while exploring her apartment. She sets the room next to her for him.

“What are you going to eat?” she asked him.

“Remember I love pasta you made for the group,” he said. She smiled.

“I will make that for lunch” she said.

He gets laid on the sofa.

“So how is Marry?” she asked while sitting on the sofa.

“Must be fine,” he said shortly.

“What do you mean by that?” she asked, shocked.

“We broke up” he said.

“What? Why? You guys were about to get engage” she said, shocked.

“You remember I loved a girl, when we were in university?” he asked while looking inside her eyes.

“Yeah I remember, but you said she left the town, you have not found her again, and why are you wasting your time?” she said annoyed.

“She left the town but not my heart,” he said deeply.

She rolled her eyes and got up.

“You are not understandable,” she said while going inside the kitchen.

“I wish I was understandable to you,” he said under breath.

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2 years ago

“Why did you do that flora? I am going to stop her,” Jim said angrily.

“Relax, it’s dare Jim and the rule says you can’t interrupt” she said smiling.

“But she ’s all drunk she can put herself into danger; you don’t know whom she is going to kiss,” he said, annoyed.

“Its just a dare,” said Clara.

“You know what, I give a fuck about dare I am going after her,” he said and followed her.

“Jim” the both girls called him. But when he reached there she was already kissing a tall guy, who was much taller than her, due to the club ’s multiple, colorful lights he was unable to see his face. He felt a jolt of jealousy, before he could do something she let that guy go and returned towards him.

“Matilda? Are you okay?” he asked worriedly.

“I am fin….” Before she could complete her sentence she coughed.

“Let’s get you out of here, you got fucking hangover” he said and helped her to walk towards the exit.

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He was lying over the sofa and smiling.

“Lunch is ready Jim” she said loudly. He got up and went inside the kitchen.

“So what brought you here in Canada?” she asked.

“Nothing” he said shortly while putting pasta on his plate. She gives him an annoyed sigh.

“Hey stop staring” he said chuckled.

“Because you are not answering” she said angrily.

“Okay Okay I came here on a tour I wanted to see Canada” he said smiling.

“How are flora and the others?” she asked.

“Fine, no connections, two years have gone,” he said with stone expressions.

“You still are angry with them and do not tell me why?” she asked while eating.

“There is no simple reason and I am not angry. I just don’t want to contact any of my university mate” he shrugged.

“I am your university mate as well,” she said while raising her right eyebrow.

“You are different,” he said.

“Now tell me when you are showing me this city? You have been here for 8 months, you must have seen a lot” he asked while drinking wine.

She laughs.

“I have to ask for leave, then I will show you this place” she said.

“Leave?” he repeats.

“Yeah from my Boss” he said.

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“Mr Easton?” She came a bit late because of Jim, who had pranked her by hiding her papers. She entered the office, he was sitting on the desk, she walked slowly towards the direction he was sitting.

“Yes?” he said without looking at her.

“I want a leave for three days” she said.

“Why?” he asked without looking at her.

“My friend wants to see the city and I want to go with him” she said.

He looked up and raised an eyebrow and she gulped.

“Fine go, anyhow my parents are coming here I don’t want them to get suspicious, if they know that you are working here then this would be a disaster,” he said. He nods and turns to leave.

“Matilda?” he calls her name. She turned again.

“Who is this friend?” he asked while looking inside her eyes.

“My university fellow, we were best friends at our university time,” she said.

“Friend like Ivan?” he asked.

“Ivan is like a family, he is my friend” she said.

There was something in his eyes that made her blush. He got up and walked towards her and she took steps backwards. He was continuously walking towards her until her back felt a wall behind her. He was completely leaning over her.

“Mr. Easton?” She called his name.

“You know what I have told you about secrets?” he whispers in her ears.

“There are no Secrets Mr. Easton,” she said while looking inside his eyes.

He raised his hand and touched her cheek and then her long light brown hair. He leaned even more on her, placing his lips on hers unconditionally; she returned his passion and then felt a strange déjà vu.

Neon lights loud music and the kiss. She opened her eyes and pushed him slowly. She ran out of the office.

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“I kissed him, I kissed him, I kissed him” she was repeating and scolding herself when she came back to her apartment Jim was listening to some loud music.

“You are back what he said?” he asked while turning off the music.

“He approved,” she said shortly.

“I am ready, let’s go” he said.

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It was the second day of her leave, Jim was too excited about everything. They planned to cook together today, so they were in the kitchen. They were making chocolate cake.

“I can be a good chief as well,” he said proudly.

“Yeah,Yeah we will see” she said.

The door knocked.

“Let me get it,” said Matilda. Her hands were all covered with floor. She opened the door and her jaw dropped.

“Mr. Easton?” she said in a whisper.

He walked inside.

“Who is it? Mel?” said Jim who came out. Easton looks at Jim and then at Matilda.

His expressions changed.

“Eh, Jim this my Boss Mr. Easton and this is Jim” she said awkwardly.

“Hello,” said Jim but he did not reply.

“Mr. Easton, come in,” she said while giving him space.

He walked towards the sofa. He was holding a few things and he put them on the table.

Jim went inside the kitchen, because he had put the cake in the oven. Matilda sits beside him.

“What brought you here Mr. Easton?” she asked him.

“My parents are here in Canada and I came here to bring you home, they are asking about you” he said without looking at her. “But you seem busy” he said his last words clenching his teeth.

“No I am free, we can go after lunch” she said smiling.

He looked at Jim who was in the kitchen.

“Him? Don’t worry he lives here, we will manage” she said shrug.

“He lives here?” he thought angrily.

His expressions were changing for the time he was losing command over his expression.

“Mr. Easton? Are you okay?” she asked him.

“Yeah I am fine” he said shortly.

“Eh Mr. Easton? I I want to apologize for the other day” she said.

“Apologize?” he repeats while raising his right eyebrow.

“Yeah the kiss, I did it mistakenly, I mean we did it..Mistakenly,” she said without looking at him.

She felt his blood boiling.

“A mistake, I am a mistake to her?” he thought.

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