"He must be mad at me." Emily said to Lauren the next day. "I swear I didn't mean to. I was in the shower, just like I told him. I must have decided to nap a little, which led to my sleeping off. Lauren, I was that tired.""Surprisingly, he wasn't mad." Lauren said, succumbing on the bed beside Emily, "He objected when I volunteered to wake you. He said to let you sleep.""Hmmn." Emily sighed. "He really did? He wasn't grumpy and all that?""I know what you think, Emily, but Roman isn't like that, especially when you get to know him." Lauren Said."I'm not even thinking, Lauren. I'm only feeling guilty. Imagine the manner in which I talked to him yesterday only to turn around and do the same thing he did to me yesterday and mine is worse!!"Lauren laughed. "Is there something you're not telling me? Why would you feel bad? Don't tell me you spent only two days a few days with him and you're already smitten?"Emily gave her the death stares. "Oh please, I could never get smitten by him.
"Call me when you get to the airport." Roman whispered in Lauren's ears. "You're friend, she's tiny but looks hot especially in that dress.""I'm not certain how Emily would like that." Lauren replied."Tell her it's a compliment." Roman said, tapping Lauren twice on the shoulder playfully.Lauren nodded and looked away in Emily's direction. Truly, her boss was right, Emily did look hot.After their not so convenient conversation this morning, Lauren recalled, blushing, Roman had called for an hair stylist specially for Emily after which he'd both a whole wardrobe of dresses for Emily to choose from.Emily at first, had intended to reject Roman's nice offer but after much pressure from Lauren and Roman being insistent, she had given in.Looking at her now, Lauren had to agree that it was worth all the effort.Emily had undergone several hair prepping and stretching. Her hair, which had begun to fall due to so much chemo, was parted at the center and left to drape on her shoulders. Th
True to Lauren's words, they were being followed.Five black sedans sped heatedly on their trail, each over taking the other. It looked like they were playing a hide and seek game, or the first to catch.Driving with the instinct to survive, Brook kept the car at a steady sixty. Power line poles flashed past, the tires sang, the motor hummed.Onlookers ran to the road pavement for safety, baffled at the scenario. Narrowly escaping and bumping into another vehicle, Brook swirled the car, almost running into a mother with a baby carrier at the zebra crossing.Emily screaming, afraid that they might have killed a mother and her baby. Peeking through one eyes and seeing that they had narrowly avoided running the woman over, She sighed in relief."How long till we get to the penthouse?" Emily asked Lauren."We're almost the- oh fuck!" Lauren left her statement uncompleted, noticing that one of the black sedans was now at par with them. "Brook, watch out!!" Lauren screamed, when she saw th
Fingering the lapis lazuli around Emily's neck, Roman brushed strands of hair from off her face. Her face had gone from pale to adding a little bit of color and warmth.Stirring in her sleep, Emily grunted and sat up almost without warning. Not wanting to be caught, Roman pulled his hands off from the jewelry around her neck swiftly and helped her position her back comfortably against the headrest."What happened?" Emily groaned, feeling the pang of headache and massaging the sides of her head with her hands. "Where's Lauren?" She asked again, faintly, her eyes scanning the entire room."You fainted." Roman stood up and tucked his hands in his pocket. "Lauren is fine. You should worry more about yourself.""Two people are dead because of me." Emily said quietly. "First it was Peter. Now, it's your driver, Brook."Roman sighed. Did she really think Brook was dead."Sssshhhhh." He whispered, "The doctor's order amongst others is that you rest more.""I can't!" Emily retorted, turning
At first, the kiss was light and feathery and calculating. It felt like Roman was testing the waters and at the same time, giving her ample amount of time to change her mind.He'd had every intention of turning down her request but when she kissed him, everything failed to make sense. Blood rushed to his head and he couldn't fathom what was going on anymore.He knew it was wrong to get intimate with her, but with every kiss they shared, he found that he couldn't resist her. Instead, he craved for more and more."Emily!" Roman growled, "Are you sure about this?"Not answering, Emily shoved his head closer to hers and deepened the kiss. She didn't know what she was doing but it felt right and she wanted to savour the moment.Tearing his lips away, Roman shoved Emily into the bed and got atop of her. Holding steady her gaze, he tore open her gown, using his hands to trace the cleavage that divided her breast. Going down, down, down and down till his he had his mouth in close proximity wi
"Wake up!" Lauren sauntered into the room and threw open the blinds, "Oh migos!" She gasped, catching sight of the blood stained bedding. "What happened Emily? There's blood on the sheets!""I, uh-" Emily's eyes fluttered open immediately, "I-"Your dress, there's blood stains all over. I'll call the doctor." Lauren said frantically."It's okay." Emily bit down on her lips, debating on telling Lauren the truth or not. True, the white sheets were stained with blood and also was a part of the gown she wore. Drifting her mind back to the way Roman had torn it off her body, she blushed. "I fell and slipped last night due to the darkness of the room. But I'm fine now."Lauren looked like she didn't buy the lie but nodded to it anyway. "You're an early riser, so when I didn't see you down by this time, I wondered what happened and if Ruthven had managed to kidnap you through this tight security and from under our noses."Emily laughed at the very idea of Laurens thought. "I can't begin to
The atmosphere between them was awkward. Emily could feel it. And she was sure those around her could too.It was unnerving, the way his friend, what was his name again? Emily thought, had his eyes on her that she could barely eat in comfort.Lauren did justice to the word when she had said he had saved her a tray of food.It was indeed a tray filled with food that contained calories which she feared that she might never be able to burn out within a month's time.When she had looked from him to the tray of food and back, he'd simply shrugged and truth be told, that was the only time she had maintained eye contact with him for longer than two seconds."Okay, what's this awkwardness I sense between the both of you?" The friend asked.Emily scoffed, delving energetically into her meal."Normally, you'd be shading each other or chewing Roman off with the words of your mouth, did my dear friend find a way to humble you?" He asked.Exasperated, Emily sighed, ready to lash out at him, "Luke-
" Sit." Roman said to Emily, nodding in the direction of an empty chair. "It's going to be a lengthy discussion."Gazing around, Emily yawned. It was a spacious room with sparse decorations. A few wall arts, flowers and dim lighting, just like the rest of the rooms.A chandelier hung from the ceiling circled around by artificial flowers. There were two cushions sitting opposite each other and a polished mahogany wood book holder.Everything about it screamed private and smelled manly.Hands folded underneath her breast, Emily took calculated steps towards the direction Roman was seated, an art catching her attention.It was the picture of a naked woman, lying softly on a rug with one leg crossed atop the other. In between her toes, she held a glass, filled with red wine.Emily sighed again. She had an uneasy feeling when she came across photos of nude women, they tended to remind her that she was a lady herself. Today, the feeling was different.It was Embarrassment and a racing heart.