Chapter Three

“God tell me why you keep putting me in such situations?” he grumpy asked as he helped the woman puking out. It was not long after they left the club when Christian thought of waking her up to ask her where she lived instead of answering she threw up in his car. He abruptly stopped the car pissed off and forced her out of his car to do it outside.

He just got the car cleaned in the afternoon and she messed it up. Now it was reeking of vomit and alcohol.

“Water,” Maya requested once she was done. He groaned and went to bring a bottle of water for her. She greedily drank down the contents of the bottle. She burped and trying to stand up only to fall back down.

“Hey listen to me,” he crouched in front of her. “I don’t know who you are and I don’t want to know either okay? Just tell me where you stay so that I can take you home.”

Maya grinned circling her arms around his neck pulling him closer to her face. Their noses met.

“Hey watch it!” he freaked out and tried to back out but Maya tightly her hold around his neck. She bit her lip whilst staring at him.

“Okay Mr. Handsome, tell me why did you cheat on me? What does she have that I don’t have Brad? I have loved you so much. I have gone through crap just for you but…but you just threw me out like nothing. Am I that ugly brad? Is it because I am fat and big that you don’t want me? Tell me please and I promise to exercise, eat less and go on a strict diet till I get slimmer and more beauty,” she sprouted as the tears stained her cheeks. “Please don’t leave me Brad. I really love you. I want you. I need you.”

He was silent watching and listening to her. He was wondering if she was crazy to even think she was ugly. Truth be told she was the most cutest and adorable thing he has ever seen. The guy must be out of his mind to let go of a woman this beautiful.

He took in her round and baby face, her short curly hair, her thick eyebrows and long eyelashes which were covering her big black eyes. Though she was sitting he could make up that her body was fire. Yes she was fat but adorable body. A big beautiful woman that’s what he would call her.

He was so lost in admiring her physical appearance that he didn’t catch her lips nearing his till the pair of soft lips smeared over his.

Hell no! You just puked! His subconscious mind screamed at her as her lips sloppy moved against his.

Maya sighed into the kiss her hands went to his face and cuffed it bringing him closer deepening the kiss. It was electrifying. She hasn’t felt like this before. It could be because of the alcohol but she didn’t care. She wanted more of it. She pulled on his lower lip nibbling it then up to his upper lip.

He knew he didn’t want to kiss her let alone make up with her. He didn’t want to but hearing her mumbling to the Brad guy that she loved him. He somehow felt pity for her and thought of just consoling her back so he did what he didn’t want to do at least that’s what he was telling himself.

He kissed her back and out of the blue he finds himself wanting more of that. He was now the one lost in the blissfulness and the heated moment. His hands were all over her body.

Maya broke the kiss to get some air. She slowly blinked at him and her eyebrows furrowed. “Hey babe.”

With a husky voice. “Yes.”

“I think I am going to throw up a…,” she didn’t get to finish the sentence and everything just came out right on his shirt.

“Aaaaargh! You got to freaking kidding me!” Christian bellowed at her with his face scrunched in disgust.

A satisfied yawned left her parted lips as she rolled and tossed on the bed. The bed was so soft way softer than hers and the blankets were light and just perfect. God the pillows were comfortable and soft as well. She didn’t want to wake up just yet but the phone that was constantly ringing above her head wasn’t letting her sleep.

She slowly blinked her eyes before opening them and answered the call.

“Yeah?”

“Maya where the hell are you!” came Noor’s voice. “I have been calling your phone since so long!”

“Noor please I have a terrible headache. Just soften your tone.”

“Soften my tone? Maya, I will not soften my tone because you didn’t come home last night! You didn’t even call to inform me that you will be spending the night somewhere. Do you know we almost went to the police to file a missing report on you? Secondly you are late for work!”

“Noor, what are you talking about? I am at h…,” the words got stuck on her throat as her eyes settled on the unfamiliar room and décor. “Oh my Gosh! Oh my Gosh! No! No! Don’t tell me I just had a one night stand.”

“What!” Noor shouted over the phone startling her. “A one night stand? With who?”

A dark cloud hovered over her as she tried to recall the man she did it with last night but all she could remember was nothing. She looked down under the covers she was wearing a navy silk sleeping dress but she didn’t feel used or violated.

“I …I….I don’t know.”

“What do you mean you don’t know? Did he force himself on you or took advantage of you?”

“I don’t know as in I don’t feel like whoever he was violated me or took advantage of me. He didn’t touch me honestly.”

Noor let out a sigh of relief over the phone. “That’s good but Maya you need to get your butt up wherever you are and come to work. You’re late for work and the new boss just came in!”

That definitely woke her up completely. She jolted out from the bed. “What! A new boss? What happened to Mr. Ambrose?”

“Crap! I forgot to tell you yesterday. The thing is you didn’t come to work yesterday and Mr. Ambrose called a meeting. He gave us the news that his son will be taking over from him starting from today.”

“What?! And I am hearing this now? I am so screwed and I can’t hate you anymore less because of this,” she directly ran into the bathroom turning the hot water in.

“Just get here in less than twenty minutes! He is looking for the design manager. He is super angry at you.”

She groaned. “Fine. See you,” she disconnected the call and immediately took a quick bath. She went back inside the room to look for her clothes but they were nowhere to be found. “God this is not happening to me!” she whined frantically looking everywhere. On the bed. Under it. On the floor. In the bathroom and even the empty drawers.

Right now she wanted to cry. She couldn’t afford to lose her job! Suddenly a white paper bag with Ambrose logo on the lounge caught her eye. She cautiously approached it and opened the bags.

A pair of red and gold wedges heels were inside with a white solid eyelet buckled suspenders rompers. There was even underwear for her and a bunch of make up. Ambrose make up line.

There was also a note along with the things.

I have no idea what you like to wear but I am sure you will love the clothes. I don’t know which type of make up you wear so I bought a variety of those.

She was amazed and shocked by the humble and warm gesture. Was there such a man in the world?

She wasted no time and got into the clothes and wear less of the make up. She prefers it natural all the time. She dashed out of the hotel and didn’t forget to watch out for the name.

TOPAZ!

It felt like a dream. This was one of the most exclusive and super expensive guest houses in the whole of city Y. She was sure the bill cost the poor man a dime. Whatever the cost she was glad and happy that she didn’t have to pay for the night because if she did she would be broke now. Spending a night here is like seven hundred and fifty dollars. Way too much.

She caught a cab to her workplace. For the first time since she worked in the twenty feet building she felt intimidating by it. She took a deep breath and walked through the automatic sliding doors. She greeted the receptionist on the first floor and the busy and focused colleagues didn’t go pass her eye.

This was happening for the first time. The ground floor was usually nosy with everyone chatting and having fun than focusing on their work tasks. She visibly gulped while in the elevator to her floor.

As the door opened Noor was impatiently waiting for her outside.

“Where were you?” she attacked her with a question.

Maya gave her a blank face. “I should be the one asking you that question Noor. You told me you were going to answer a call but you never came back. You basically left me there all by myself!”

She guilty and nervously chortles rubbing her fingers together. “Well…erm…”

“What? You have nothing to say to me?”

“The thing is Trey had an emergency. His car broke down at a highway and you know how dangerous those are. I had to go help him because one he is my boyfriend and two I love so much to lose him.”

“The guy is useless and you know it,” Maya rolled her eyes at her.

“I know but I love him still. Besides he gave me a ring something that none of my previous boyfriends have ever done for me. He has done so many unspeakable things to me but he makes me happy with his goofiness,” she pouted. “Now please forgive and tell me about your one night stand. Was he handsome? Was he good?”

Maya gaped at her friend in disbelief. “Are you being serious right now? Noor, I was drunk dead for one thing. Secondly I don’t think we did anything I was so drunk that I can’t even remember last night and what conspired between me and the guy.”

“So you had drunken sex with him?”

“Didn’t you hear what I said? Nothing happened. If at all we did make love not sex,” she emphasized on that. “I would have known but my body was just fine when I woke up.”

Noor nodded then she looked at her taking in her outfit. “Girl, where did you get that? You look hot!”

“The man was kind enough to buy me some clothes. I have no idea where mine are to be honest. I found these and wore them.”

“Maya, this is Ambrose! You and I have been working here since ages even with a discount included we still can’t afford to buy even a single piece from any of the Ambrose clothing stores. The man must be loaded to buy you this.”

“Tell me about it,” she sighed then suddenly remembered something. “Now tell me about the new boss. How angry is he?”

“Well he came in the morning and requested to see all the managers and when he wanted a report from the design manager you were not in. He practically became an erupting volcano on all of us and I was at the receiving end of it since I am your assistant and girl I am telling you now that I don’t ever want to be there again.”

“But…but why would Mr. Ambrose resign?”

“Something about him being old to run this massive company. Maya, you should go see him. He requested that you see him immediately you arrive. Listen when you get there, don’t faint and be careful,” she winked at her with a smug smile on her face.

Maya thought she was being weird but then again nothing is never weird with her friend. She dreadfully dragged herself to the twentieth floor for her trail.

She softly tapped on the door and a gentle yet manly voice gestured her to come in. She took in a deep breath and let it out before walking inside. She has been in this office a couple of times and she was never intimidating by it however today she was pretty much wishing the floor would just open up and swallow her.

The silhouette sitting behind the table was making the room tense. He wasn’t looking at her but she could sense the aura from him. She gulped down closing the door behind her.

“Sir? You called for me sir,” she tried so hard for her voice not to crack.

Hearing the familiar voice the man stopped whatever he was doing on his laptop. He slowly raised his head.

The moment their eyes locked Maya’s body completely shut down on her.