A week later Saira sat in a corner in the library reading since that was all she ever did nowadays. Daniel was busy with his classes and she didn't have any friends. The only other person whom she'd clicked with and thought she could be friends with didn't want to be friends because he wanted to sleep with her and now he was treating her like she didn't exist. Well she didn't need his friendship either. He could shove it for all she cared. Saira suddenly stiffened as the hair on the nape of her neck stood at attention and goosebumps appeared on her skin. She felt his presence before she looked up and saw him. "Hey." Ethan greeted tentatively not knowing what her reaction would be. He'd ghosted her for a few days without any reason so if she shut him out as well then he'd deserve it. Saira closed her book, deposited it inside her bag and stood up. She was not going to say a single word to him so he'd know how she felt. "I'm sorry." He grabbed her forearm to stop her from leaving.
Over the next few days, Ethan and Saira secretly met in the library every afternoon and one time she forgot she was supposed to meet Daniel for lunch in the cafeteria. She'd put her phone on silent in marketing class and hadn't remembered to put it back to ring and vibrate and by the time she remembered, she had to leave for her shift at the store. "How could I have forgotten?" She berated herself as she hurried to the store. "I hope Daniel's not mad at me. He's not picking his calls." She tried his number again and sighed in relief when he finally answered but he was upset. "I'm so so sorry babe. I got carried away reading in the library." She apologized and wondered at the back of her mind why she'd just lied to him. "You don't usually go to the library to read. Are you still mad because of what I did the last time?" He asked. The last time she had stayed in his room... well things almost got out of hand and she told him off, stormed out and didn't talk to him the next day. He a
"Hey honey." Eileen bent and kissed Ethan's cheek as she joined him on the patio. She took a seat opposite him and crossed her legs. "Hey." Ethan looked up from his phone. "How did your video conference call with the Chinese go?" "Good." She smiled. "We're going to china to finalize the deal." "We?" He raised a brow. "You mean, you and Eugene, right?" "Of course not. Eugene is traveling to Montreal tomorrow so he can't go with me and besides the sooner you learn the ropes of the business, the faster I can retire from that too." Eileen smiled. "I can't go with you to China, Mom." Ethan frowned. "Why? You have exams coming up or what?" She inquired. "No, but... why don't you take Daniel instead?" "You're the one studying business administration in school, not Daniel." She said. "Besides, you're my son and everything I own along with your father will go to you." Ethan sighed. He figured she was right about that because everything would go to him after his mother retired so he ha
"Uh... Mom, dad... I want you to meet my girlfriend, her name's Saira." Daniel introduced as they sat down to eat finally."So I finally get to meet my son's girlfriend. It's a pleasure finally meeting you in person Saira." Eugene smiled."Likewise sir." Saira said."What does your name mean?" Eileen asked. "It's a beautiful name.""Um... Princess ma'am." Saira replied. "It's Hebrew.""You're Jewish?" Her eyes widened."My mom is. My dad was from here." Saira said. "He's late." She quickly added before they could ask."I'm sorry to hear that." Eileen said. "What does your mother do for a living?""She's a manager at a restaurant. Virona restaurant.""Oh? We own the restaurant and several others in the country." Eileen said. "Your mother's Jesselyn Anderson right?""Yes ma'am." She smiled."I like her. She's hardworking and very honest." Eileen commented."Thank you ma'am." Saira smiled. She guessed her anxiety about not being liked by Daniel's stepmother had all been in her head. "It
"You'll only be finished when I'm done with you." He told her jokingly."This is no time for jokes Ethan." She snapped. "If they find out that I came upstairs...""Relax." He caressed her arms. "The cameras weren't installed upstairs. The footage will only be of you coming up and nothing else.""Oh." She relaxed a bit. "I have to go then.""We have unfinished business." He leaned forward to kiss her.Saira placed her palm against his mouth. "I have a boyfriend.""Who is not supposed to be your boyfriend.""I love Daniel, Ethan and the sooner you realize that, the better it will be." She told him."If you loved him, you wouldn't have let me kiss you." He snapped.Saira flinched. "You took me by surprise!" She bristled."Bullshit. You wanted me to. I saw it in your eyes." He retorted. "So now you read people's eyes to know how they feel?" She sneered. "Should I call you Einstein now?""Don't push me Saira or you won't like what I'll do." He warned her."So... you're the type of man tha
Two days later "Hey Saira!" Daniel called immediately he saw her come out of her professor's office. He didn't know why she had refused to pick his calls so he'd had no choice but to hunt her down.Saira stopped and turned to look at Daniel. "What?" She questioned in a surly voice.Daniel was taken aback by her brusque tone and moved closer to her. "I've been trying to reach you but to no avail. Did I do something wrong?" He asked softly.Saira knew it was silly of her to just ignore him without talking to him first but Ethan's continued absence from school was taking a serious toll on her mental health. It was like she was having withdrawal symptoms from a drug or something which was making her cranky."Who is Whitney from America?" She demanded."Whitney?" Daniel repeated looking confused then he remembered. "Oh! She's my cousin from America. Second cousin.""You didn't tell me about her." Saira accused."I guess it never came up? I'm sorry." He apologized. Saira huffed. She'd ask
Ethan saw Daniel first before he noticed Saira who was trying to imitate the way her stupid boyfriend was dancing and failing miserably. She was dressed in a white strapless dress that reached her thighs and he could see the strings of her bikini top so he guessed that she'd worn the bikini but didn't have any intention of pulling her dress off. "Dude, it's your party. Why are you looking so dull?" George asked. "I've not seen one girl give you a lap dance or a blow job. You're not even drinking." "I'm fine. Just not in the mood." Ethan said. "That's not good." Harry said. "Are you falling sick or do you have a disease Ethan?" "What?" Ethan bristled. "What warranted that stupid question?" "Dude chill. Don't get your boxers in a twist. I was only kidding." Harry apologized. "But seriously bro, you're dull." George said. "Fine I'll dance." Ethan handed Harry his cup, grabbed a random girl and took her to the dance floor. Saira watched Ethan dance with the girl, watched the girl
"Ethan..." She sighed.Ethan hovered over her and lifted her chin up with his finger. "Leave Daniel and be with me Saira.""That's impossible. I can't just dump him without any reason." She told him."Does he make you feel alive like I do?" He demanded. "Does his kisses cause your knees to turn to jelly?"Saira scowled at him. "Yes.""Liar." He said. "You might love him but you're not really in love with him." "So you're an expert at discerning people's feelings now?" She scowled at him. "I'm in love with my boyfriend.""You're not the type of girl, I'd call a two timer." He stated."Technically I'm two timing." She argued."Because you want to be with me. Don't you get it? We try to stay away from each other but we keep coming back. Doesn't this tell you something?" He asked. "Ever since I met you... it's like you're the only one I see and no one else.""You sound annoyed." She looked amused."Of course I am." He snapped. "I hate being vulnerable.""You're right." She agreed. "I did