Serena
I step into the elevator after spending Conall’s lunch break with him. We have plans for this weekend. He has a dinner to attend with some clients, and I will be his date. Before then, we may see each other, or we may not. No official plans have been made, as they don’t need to be, since we aren’t together.
The doors begin to close, but a hand comes between them, pushing them back open. I roll my eyes when I see Henry. He followed me to the elevator; I don’t have any doubts. I take my cell out and ignore him. The doors close over, and it begins to move again. Henry appears in front of me.
I lift my head, “Can I help you?”
He places one hand on the wall at the side of my head. “Yes, what better place to get you alone than somewhere you can’t leave?”
Is he trying to scare me or seduce me? Either way, none of them will work.
“What do you want?”
“I want you to be honest with me since your stupid, little boyfriend isn’t around.”
“I was honest. Conall being here or not doesn’t change anything. Now, back the hell off, or I swear I will knee you right in your dick.” I threaten.
I see his other arm move from the corner of my eye, and his hand lands on my cheek, using his thumb to caress my cheek. “I miss you. I am sorry. I made a huge mistake.” He says softly, his eyes meeting mine.
God, what is wrong with him? Can he not be loyal to anyone? I grab his wrist roughly and yank it away. “I don’t miss you. I stopped missing you a long time ago. Your apology means nothing to me.”
I place my hand on his chest and push him further away, creating more distance between us.
“It has been a year, Serena. Isn’t it time you forgive me?” he sighs.
I scoff and shake my head. “I will never forgive you. I will always hate you and blame you, both of you, until the day I leave this world.”
Henry comes closer again, only this time, he doesn’t act as “nice”, he pushes my back to the wall, trapping me and tries to kiss me. No, he doesn’t get to do this to me! All my anger rises to the surface, and I lift my knee, kneeing him with all my strength right in his crotch. He cries out in pain and falls to his knees.
“You ever try that again, I swear I will cut your dick off, you piece of shit.”
He can only grumble, and I laugh. The elevator comes to a stop at the ground floor, and people are waiting to get in. They are shocked to see a man on the floor.
I smile sweetly at them and step over Henry. “Excuse me.” I snicker.
I straighten my dress out and exit with confidence, and head for the door. I need to shower after him touching me! It is making my skin crawl. How did he expect me to act when he tried to force a kiss on me? He is that dumb and set in his way that he probably thought I would kiss him back.
I sigh in relief when the cool air hits me. I need to learn to deal with Henry being around, as it is what is necessary for me to exact my revenge. I can handle him. I never used to be able to, but a lot has changed in a year.
I head to my car and take a moment to gather myself before I drive. I close my eyes, and the second I do, my memories come flooding back for that day.
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I opened my mouth to speak, but no words came out. I didn’t think the person to betray me would be my best friend. I shook my head, the tears streaming down my cheeks. I turned on my heels and sprinted away. I needed out of here. I headed for the elevator, but there was a line.
I glanced around and spotted the door that led to the stairwell. It would be quicker than waiting. I rushed over and pushed it open with force.
“Serena, wait.”
The sound of Felicity’s voice stopped me in my tracks as I reached the top of the stairs. I was torn between fleeing and waiting to see what she had to say. I picked staying to see what bullshit she had to say. I turned and waited for her.
“What do you want? I don’t want to hear your apologies or excuses.” I sobbed.
“Serena, I promise, I didn’t do it on purpose. It just sort of happened.”
“You sort of just opened your legs to my husband, and his dick slipped inside of you? If you didn’t do it on purpose, you would have stopped the first time, but you didn’t, instead, you acted like a slut and started an affair with your best friend’s husband. Could you get any lower?” I snarled, my sadness had turned to anger.
“You know what, I am not sorry. I don’t regret it. He picked me! He loves me, and you just need to deal with that. Don’t you dare call me a slut.” She yelled, her fists balled at her sides.
“For now, he does. He loved me to remember. Just wait until someone else comes along, you will be pushed aside. I am calling it how I see it.” I yelled back.
Felicity’s brows furrowed, and her face turned red. She came at me, and before I knew what was happening or could stop her, she pushed me hard. I stumbled backwards, losing my footing, and tumbled down the flight of stairs.
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A loud knock on my car window makes me jump, a squeal escaping from my lips. I glance out and see Conall standing there, a concerned look on his face. I sigh and put my best smile on, opening the door.
“What are you doing here?”
Conall crouches to my level. “I was heading out for a meeting and noticed you in your car. Is everything okay?”
“Yes, I am fine. I needed a moment to get my anger in check. I had a run-in with Henry in the elevator that ended with me kneeing him in the balls and him on the ground.” I answer proudly.
“What did he know now? Do I need to go and kick his ass?”
I shake my head. “I can handle it. I did handle it. You should get to your meeting. I have to get to one, too.”
“Yes. If you get bored later, feel free to give me a call. We can have food or a drink or hot sex, whatever you want.” A smirk curls on his lips when he mentions hot sex.
I laugh and playfully roll my eyes. “You may hear from me later, but for what option, you will have to wait and see.”
Conall winks at me. “I will be waiting for your call, gorgeous.”
He jumps to his feet and walks away without another word. I smile to myself and close the door. Would I have sex with Conall? Maybe. It would make this a lot more fun. It would only be sex, and it has been a while since I have had some. It is something to consider, but at the same time, I don’t want it to complicate things.
We can wait and see how it goes. For the rest of the afternoon, I have work to focus on.
SerenaConall is sound asleep next to me. We had dinner, sex and now he has crashed out. I can't sleep, thought. My thoughts are in overdrive—thoughts I don't want to be thinking. Sighing, I rest my hand on my stomach and close my eyes, my mind drifting back to the horrible day.~~~~~~They rushed me into the hospital, everything blurred, and my body ached. All I see are figures as they passed by. I opened my mouth, but no one can seem to hear me."My baby." I whimpered as I clutched my stomach. Why is no one listening?My face is soaked with tears and blood as I clutched my stomach."My baby," I repeated, but still nothing!Even if they could hear me, it didn't matter. My baby is gone. I can feel it in my heart and my body. It doesn't matter what happened to me now because the little one is gone. The only thing I have left in this world is gone. What is the point?~~~~~~"Serena, what's wrong?"The sound of Conall's tired voice pulls me from my memories. Only then do I notice I am so
ConallI am eager to finish and go to Serena’s place to see what happened today. I did offer to go with her. It was probably a good thing she said no because I had meetings outside of the office. I haven’t had the pleasure of running into Henry today, thank God. He better not have acted like an asshole towards her. Even if he votes against Serena, as long as everyone else votes for her, she will get what she wants. Yes, Henry has a lot of pull, but in situations like this, he doesn’t have as much as he would like.I finish up what I am doing, sign off for the day and head straight for the elevator, hoping to get out of the building before I run into anyone. The doors seem to take forever to close, but thankfully, they do, and I am on my way down without any interruptions. Heading to my car, I take my cell from my pocket to call Serena to make sure she still wants me to come over and if she is hungry. I climb into my car before hitting the call button.It rings only a couple of times b
SerenaArriving outside of Henry’s office building, where I will be for my meeting, my nerves take over me. Conall wanted to drive me, but I told him that I had to do this myself. My stomach is in knots. I don’t want to be nervous, but I can’t help it. I take a few deep breaths, fix my hair, and top up my gloss, strolling into the building, seeming confident. No one needs to know how freaked out I am. I have my proposal in hand. I steady my breathing as I step into the elevator. I need to be on my A-game. I can’t let Henry get inside my head. He will try.The ride up feels like the quickest of my life. I am here in nice time. Everyone should be in the conference room already. It works better this way because it gives the element of surprise. I sign in at reception, people stare and wonder why I am back here again. I wonder how many of them think I am having an affair with Henry, there will be some. I am sure Felicity will hear about it. She will have a couple of spies in the office ke
SerenaI left Conall impatiently waiting in my bedroom for me while I am in the bathroom changing. It was never part of my plan for us to become fuck buddies while we are messing with Henry, but he is good! And why shouldn’t he get something out of it, too? It is beneficial for both of us. I went so long without sex. I didn’t trust a man enough even for sex after what happened, but I don’t have that issue with him, Conall. We can have sex without complications or anyone getting hurt. I would rather be doing it with him than a stranger. I strip out of my clothes and slip into the leather Babydoll that he carefully picked out. It wouldn’t have been my first choice, but it is sexy. It has things drips, a low dip at my breasts and cut-outs at each side, showing off the curves of my hips. It is short, covering down below and no more. Standing in front of the mirror, I fluff my hair up and apply my favourite dark pink lipstick, smacking my lips together. Giving myself the once over, I nod
ConallI am bored out of my mind. I hate shopping, and Serena has been dragging me around the stores for three hours. Three damn hours! I understand she wants the perfect outfit for tomorrow, but she has tried many power suits on that have been perfect. What do I know, though? I only have myself to blame for agreeing to come with her. I didn’t want her to go alone.I am sitting on a seat, and Serena is in the changing room, trying on more clothes. I can’t even occupy myself with my cell because the battery died. I am twiddling my thumbs, my foot impatiently tapping on the floor and sulking. I lose myself in pointless thoughts.“Why are you sulking?”The sound of Serena’s voice and laugh brings me out of my thoughts. I glance up at her and smile. She is in a perfectly fitted black power suit. A red blouse is underneath the jacket, and she has red heels on to match, too. She looks good. Sexy, classy, confident, and professional.“Damn, sweetness, you look good.” I groan. Henry is going
SerenaI stroll into the office building, where both Conall and Henry are working today. I’ll be back here tomorrow for my meeting. Today, I am here to meet Conall. He is taking me for lunch before I drag him shopping with me. I am on the lookout for the perfect power suit and killer heels for my meeting. I will walk into the conference room with confidence, looking sexy, but classy all at the same time. I won’t show any weakness.Walking by Henry’s office to get to Conall’s, I notice Henry in his office. I don’t acknowledge him and walk right back to my destination. Conall is taking a half day for me. I appreciate it. He didn’t have to, but when I asked, he said yes without hesitation. I lift my hand, ready to knock on the door, but before I can, something stops me, or should I say someone?“Serena!” Henry’s irritated voice calls from behind me.Rolling my eyes, I turn to face him. I place my hand on my hip, raising my brow at him. “Yes?” My tone matches his irritated one.Henry come