There is no need for him to kiss me, no one is looking at us so we don’t have to pretend to be a couple, but he is still about to kiss me and I am not going to refuse him. I’m actually longing to feel his lips on mine, not as part of out act as a fake couple, but as a genuine kiss between two people. I want to kiss him for real, to enjoy the moment without thinking that I have to put on a good show for others.
“Leopold, Emma! Wait! Don’t go!”
Leopold has been super busy all morning in and out of meetings with his father and other board members. Apparently there was some problem with a car shipment and they have to deal with it and some people are getting fired. Since he doesn’t really needs me for anything while he attends to the problem, I have a little free time, which I use it to go through the numerous emails Mary Alice has sent me with ideas for the wedding (needless to say, all of these ideas have been previously approved by Constance Cassel, of course). I click on a link for a possible wedding venue, it’s a gorgeous salon with crystal walls by an artificial lake just an hour from the city, it looks nice. I click on the next link, I can’t help to snort with laughter when the p
I am preparing some contracts to send the legal department when I suddenly feel a presence hovering behind me, I thin smile appears on my face because I know who it is.“Don’t you have work to do?” I mutter while I keep on with my job.
The next Friday morning, instead of going to work like normal people, we head to the Beckett mansion for the photo shoot for our big engagement announcement. Once we get there, I find that Mary Alice not only has several outfits ready for me to try on, but she also hired a hairdresser and a make-up artist. Part of me thinks this is ridiculous, but part of me is loving to feel like a movie star.I try on several different outfits until I chose a pink dress that, according to Mary Alice,
We are driving back to Leopold’s apartment, we haven’t said much since we left his parent’s mansion, but I prefer it this way. Being close to him has been confusing. He is so charming, so handsome, and such a good kisser, it is better for me to keep my distance from him as much as possible before I get any more confused. I don’t want to get hurt or feel the disappointment I felt in the cabin.“Do you want to do something this evening?” Leopold asks in a polite tone, I think he is trying to light up
When I wake up I am filled with hope, today is the day I’ll confess everything. I can’t wait to see Leopold and tell him how I feel. After days of trying to hide my feelings, even from myself, it is great to finally be honest about what my heart holds inside. I want him to know too, something tells me that he might love me back.Since it’s still a little early, I decide to surprise Leopold and make breakfast for the both of us before he wakes up. I am sure he is going
The past few days Leopold and I have barely spoken to each other. We haven’t watched movies together, or had lunch together, or done any of the things we used to do before the photo shoot and the awkward encounter with his super model one-night-stand Ann Marie.When we are at the office, we limit our interactions to work-related issues and, at home, we both stay in our rooms for the most part, and if we happened to cross paths in th
The nightclub is crowded, I have to wait 40 minutes in line to get in and when I finally do I spend another 15 minutes looking for Nancy. When I find her, she is already a little bit tipsy, according to Mark from the sales department, she and Tania have been doing shots nonstop.“Emma, I am so glad you came! I was so sure you were going to cancel!” Nancy shouts as she gives me a big welcome hug.
Our kiss gets more and more intense. My heart is pounding in my chest, the excitement runs through my veins along with all the alcohol I have drank. I am consumed by desire, the fact that Alex Ricci is a dangerous man and a mobsters seems so insignificant next to my need of being loved and wanted by a man. I don’t care about the consequences I only care about the now. The drinks helped me get rid of all of my inhibitions and objections, everything that stoped me before from giving myself to Alex now seems irrelevant. Part of me is aware that I’m doing this out of spite because Leopold spent the night with that super model, but I suppress the thought in my head. Leopold is the last person I want to think about right now.