“Melanie!!”My feet halt when I hear my name, I pant as I scan the area for who must have called my name, my heart raced and my ears roared, it was pitch black, so I am not sure how long I have been running, or how long I had been lost in my head. “Melanie, I had been calling your name, I thought you were ignoring me.” Chris says as he appears next to me, panting as if he had been chasing after me. “Were you following me?” I ask with narrowed eyes.“No, of course not, I saw you about three minutes ago, and when I called you weren’t responding. I would have left but this path is better threaded on in day light.” he gestured towards the path I was on, it was darker than the night itself, with low hanging vines. I wouldn’t have been able to find my way out. “Oh, thanks.”He let out a sigh, “It is the least a fake bestie can do right?”I chuckle, and he beams, as if accomplished now that I laughed at his joke. “Do you know how to get back home?” I didn’t recognize the environment, it
My fingers find themselves wrapped up in his collar, and I smash my mouth on his, he is obviously stunned, as I had ambushed him the second he walked through the door, I had waited, not to so patiently, rocking myself away from my thoughts. I didn’t think it through before he came, although I needed a distraction, one that would numb me from even the slightest thing. His hands came alive, but it wasn’t to deepen the kiss as I had wanted, he pushed me away from him, gently, but I fight back, turning the kiss into something more hurried and more frenzied. He pushes me away, this time firmer. I let out a scream of frustration when he finally frees himself of me, pacing away from him and running my fingers through my hair, I tug on it. “Why would you do that? Why? Now isn’t the time to be a priest, I need you.” I cover the distance between us again,I whisper leaning in, “Desperately.”He takes a step back, his expression tight with pain, “You know I can’t...”“Fuck that! I know you d
“Your father was also a priest?”He looked at me from the driver’s side, before returning his eyes to the road. I stare at him with the new information swirling in my head.“Books hardly ever lie, don’t you think?”I snort at that but return my eyes to the well aged pages in front of my eyes, I didn’t get to read much back at the church, he had an impromptu meeting with Father Bernard and I had to change the entire schedule for the the day. “Bad news, Father Bernard has urgent work out of town, and he has asked me to fill in for him until then.”I had murmured a great deal, didn’t help my case, so I moved to his assistant’s office and got his schedule, she was old and going deaf so communication was almost impossible, I had to find it myself on her table. It seemed everybody hated the use of computers, and loved to pile papers on their desks. “We are here.” he announced pulling the car into the driveway.“No!!!!!! I was just about to read the part where you asked him about your mom
I laugh so hard at the statement, clenching my sides as I did. I laughed because of how incredibly difficult it has been trying to sleep with him, and someone here seems to think I already did. What a grave overestimation? By the time my laughter subsides, and I am wiping tears from the corners of my eyes, I find them looking ashamed and uncomfortable. “I’m sorry, it sounded so ridiculous that’s all. Where did you hear this?” I ask the last part through clenched teeth.“Oh, it was one of our cleaners, said she saw both of you entering your home together.”I smile tightly, “Please listen carefully and pass this information along, he is my landlord, when I came into town I stayed at a hotel, before renting his place, only to find out a lot of things were not working anymore, and he has been helping me fix them for free.” They looked even more ashamed at this, good, let them feel shame, better than ruining his career over this. I lean forward, so that they knew I meant business, wip
I let out an awkward chuckle and extracted myself from his hug, his family had excited and expectant smiles on their faces.“I am here for work, Father Aryan, please lead the prayer for the departed.” I give him a tight smile, and I can see a thousand questions in his eyes, a million emotions in them. Great. “Oh, yes please, close your eyes everyone.” Mrs Logan commanded as they are trickle around her, forming a circle. Aryan led the prayers, and I felt safe enough to breath as the pain meds started to kick in, and when I turn, I lock eyes with Victor who was beaming at me. Goosebumps cover my entire body, and not even the good kind. Victor always creeped the shit out of me, like why was he doing that right now? Especially when his family had their eyes shut. I always found his doting cute, and beneficial so I agreed to go on a date with him once, the whole time he straight up worshiped me, he took my words as the final say, you might say that was supposed to be a good thing, but
I stare at him long and hard, no hint of what he just said on his features. He did not look how I felt, pulse racing, pussy dripping, mouth watering. He looked too calm and composed. “You really have to stop doing that.” I tell him.“Doing what?”My eyes narrow at the innocent blinking he was doing, “Saying stuff that you know I want to hear, stuff that has my palm sweating in anticipation, and then pretending like you said nothing at all.” He says nothing, not surprisingly. I roll my eyes and settle into my seat, thinking about Victor and that crazy look in his eye. How did I manage to run into him? “Did you sleep with victor?”The question is so out of nowhere, that I have to sit up and look t his face if he meant to ask that, no preamble. “Why is that your business?”“Is it not?”“It definitely isn’t. You are literally just my boss.”“I thought I was your friend.”That stuns me and leaves me and the rest of the ride to the pub, silent. I did it, I became his friend, now that
We all can agree that I had a long day, so when I was finished from the bank, I went straight home, skipped dinner but had a nice warm bath and settled into bed. I know you must be wondering what Aryan’s response was to my baiting, the priest did not ignore me this time, he muttered, “Maybe I will.” Under his breath, and I played his part, by pretending he did not say that, because if he wants to do something about it, I should have no say in it. Anyway, I was cuddled up in bed, with his journal that I hadn’t finished reading yet, my eyes at the pages that tween Aryan wrote. Even at such a young age his writing was great, he explained things his father had said to him in explicit detail, giving us a window into his childhood. His father much like my parents, never laid a hand on him, but acted like he should be grateful he was hitting him with words instead. Poor tween Aryan usually went days without food, but his father had the money to take proper care of him, he just would not
“Do you think there’s any chance he is looking for us for a job well done?”I scoff as I emerge from underneath his table, he had been tapping his leg when his boss was here, I had held it in place, whilst giving him a massage to soothe his nerves, he ended up having a boner. “Asides my parents, I was disliked by a lot of adults, and that sounded like a disgruntled boss, not the rewarding boss.” I tell him while straightening my jacket. “What kind of things did you do to end up like that?”I smirk and shrug, “All kinds of stuff, now, I believe you are stalling to lose that boner before we get there.” “And you and your pretty little mouth isn’t helping.” he says shutting his eyes with a groan.“I see you thought about Tim had said. I bet you imagined all night, my mouth around your...” I don’t get to finish the statement, his palm slapped across my mouth. His eyes were dark, I smirk from behind his palm,“Don’t complete that.” he says looking down at the growing boner.I gently pry