Laura sat down at the long table and had dinner with her girlfriends. She hadn’t realised that she had not eaten all day until it was pointed out by her friend Jen, who had found the group of them well on their way to getting drunk.
Now that she was eating something, she was feeling much better. But a few minutes ago, James had walked onto the terrace with Brian and Laura kept following him with her eyes the whole time.
The two had made eye contact a few times already, but Laura was not shy enough to look away, so even when their lines of sight clashed, the two of them would look at each other briefly before James would knowingly smile at her and continue doing his own thing.
She continued to watch him even then. The dark hair that fell to his shoulders, the open shirt that revealed his toned body. The defined pecs and abs and the dark tattoo on his side would peek out once in a while.
The way he would laugh easily when someone would make a joke and the way his Adam’s apple would roll whenever he swallowed his drink. Laura was thoroughly and completely fascinated that she forgot about the people who were with her at the table.
She absentmindedly chewed on her food as her eyes continued to follow James around, and only stopped when Rachel nudged her.
“What?” Laura asked when she saw that no one had actually been trying to attract her attention at the table.
“Stop staring so hard, it’s rude,” Rachel reminded and Laura laughed. Rude? Her friend didn’t know how rude she wanted to be with James. It was unfortunate that she was inexperienced!
“How am I rude? I was just looking at a very attractive man, okay?” Laura said and took a large gulp of the drink next to her before frowning. She had confused her water glass and the one with vodka, so the unpleasant taste bombarded her all at once.
“No matter how angry you are, you shouldn’t take it out on yourself,” Rachel said, and handed her hopeless friend a glass of juice. Laura quickly drank it to get rid of the aftertaste in her mouth. It looked like she was done here. She just needed to look for an excuse to leave.
“When did he come here?” Laura asked Rachel as she glanced at Lucas, who was now sitting next to Jen.
“About two minutes ago?” Rachel answered after some thought.
“Why don’t we ditch the couple then? I saw your man over there as well,” Laura said and laughed when Rachel’s cheeks flushed from hearing her say that Brian is her man.
“Let’s go, we shouldn’t wait until we are forced to leave,” Laura said as she watched her friend feed something to her boyfriend, who showed her a dimpled smile that got her dazed.
She wasn’t comfortable watching this play at all! Wait until she captures James. The whole world was going to suffer from her PDA! She vowed inwardly and looked at James with renewed determination.
James only had a cold feeling at the back of his neck, which he rubbed before looking around, only to meet Laura’s gaze again. This time, when they made eye contact, Laura stood up from where she was sitting and came to them.
Rachel watched her friend’s departing back and also stood up to leave. Just like that, the girls started leaving one by one, not wanting to be light bulbs for their friend’s romance.
James watched Laura, who was wearing a bikini top and a pair of shorts, leaving her torso completely bare except for the two glittering piercings on her belly button that flattered her flat, lightly muscled stomach. Her breasts looked like they would fit perfectly in his hands and her long legs would make any man’s thoughts wander.
If he was unaware of her inexperience, James would have already taken her back to his room because she was offering herself to him on a silver platter. But with her being friends with his little brother’s girlfriend made him much more cautious. Now that he thought about it, it has been a while since he last slept with anyone.
“Hi guys,” Laura’s slightly husky voice was heard among them and she boldly went to sit on James’s lounge chair. James moved to make room for her when he saw her walk towards him and watched her sit next to his legs. A small smile appeared on his lips when he saw this, but he quickly hid it away.
Laura was soon joined by the other girls and the area became rowdier as the minutes passed. As they all got familiar with each other, Laura felt James move next to her and soon he leaned closer to her.
“Would you like something to drink?” James asked her as he was going to fetch himself something stronger to drink.
“Sure?” Laura answered, resisting the urge to turn and look at him.
“What would you like to have?” James asked.
“Surprise me,” Laura said, and James chuckled before he got off the lounge chair. He put on his sandals and headed towards the bar.
“He is in such a good mood today. Do you think I’ll get away with….” Jason started when he saw his brother walk by the pool.
“He’ll drown you,” Brian said.
“Don’t worry, we have a doctor here,” Jason said as he too stood up and patted Ethan’s shoulder before going after his brother.
“What’s going on?” Laura asked and curiously watched Jason, who pretty much ran after James. After saying something to James, he turned around to look at Laura as if to confirm something, but only saw a lost and curious expression on her face.
Before he could call Jason out on his lie, Jason had already lifted him. James, not to be outdone, also grabbed onto Jason, so when Jason tossed him in the pool, he was also pulled along.
“How did he lift him up?” Nancy asked, her eyes wide with surprise. Everything happened so fast that it was easy to miss if they looked away for a moment.
James stood up in the pool and pushed back his hair. He had already lost his shirt and his upper body was now bare.
He was initially upset, but seeing the way Jason was scrambling to run away from him, he couldn’t help but feel it was funny, so he ended up laughing.
“He must really be in a good mood,” Brian commented and pointedly looked at Laura, who was taking in the image of seeing James wet.
“Why don’t we play pool volleyball?” Laura suggested, finally looking at the surrounding people.
“Let’s do it,” Ethan said, agreeing with her. They had to make the most of James’s good mood to do the things he would normally not involve himself in.
“Aaah!” Laura screamed in surprise when James unexpectedly lifted her up for scoring another goal for their team. The surrounding cheers suddenly turned into laughter in the face of her panicked expression. Even James, who was carrying her, couldn’t help but laugh as he let her down. Laura, who was hugging James’s neck, slid down his body until her feet touched the bottom of the pool. It was a moment where Laura could feel his hard and firm body and James could feel her softness, especially with the way her chest pressed against him when she continued to hang on to his neck. “Aren’t you going to release me?” James asked Laura, who was still hanging off of him. “Oh, sorry,” Laura said and reluctantly let him go and stepped back. James smiled when he saw how reluctant she looked and almost pat her head. Fortunately, he caught himself earlier. “Okay, you lovebirds, let’s continue with the game,” Jason said from the other side of the net after he came back from retrieving the ball and
“So, do you have a girlfriend?” Laura asked James, who was trying to steady her, so she didn’t fall off his lap. “Don’t you think it’s too late to ask me that after everything you’ve done today?” James asked with a raised eyebrow. “Well, do you?” Laura continued to ask. “I don’t,” James answered, wondering where she wanted to take this conversation. “Wife?” she asked, realising that he may have one. “I’m not married either,” James answered with a chuckle. “Then what do you think of me?” Laura asked him. “Hm? What about you?” James asked, wanting her to be more clear. “Since we are both single…” Laura said and trailed off, not knowing how to explain herself. It was like she realised that this wasn’t going to work if she was the only one interested. “Are propositioning me?” James asked, feeling mildly surprised. When Laura heard him she looked away, feeling both nervous and regretful. “It’s the first time you are avoiding my gaze since we met,” James said with a smile. “I’m no
The following morning, Laura woke up with the worst hangover. When James took her back to her room the previous night, she took a quick shower and fell asleep. She squinted as she looked out the window from her bed and groaned when the memories from last night came pouring in. She was planning on cutting back on alcohol for the next few weeks after going so hard the previous night. She fell into a daze as she looked at the bright scenery outside the window and remembered what happened when she was alone with James. After leaving the pool, they took the elevator and arrived at the ground floor. She complained that she was hungry, so he went to see if there was any food left and brought some back for her. She ate her food while James, who was sitting on the opposite side, watched her eat. He would even occasionally pick something up and place it in front of her lips. He did it so seriously that she felt a bit embarrassed by his actions. In reality, he was also just drunk, not as much
Laura went to get herself something to eat and went back to the dining area to watch the excitement. She was quite amused by how the guys joked around and how down to earth her idol actually was. When she appeared with her food, Jason took the initiative to help her carry it back to the table and even pulled the chair out for her again. “Can’t you lot be like Laura? She at least knows how to appreciate my efforts,” Jason said as he glared at his friends. “Looks like you have been too idle recently. Already making trouble so early in the morning,” a deep voice was heard at the entrance of the dining area and Jason, who had been joking around, paused for a bit and slowly turned to see his older brother. “James, you are awake,” Jason said and stepped away from Laura, who had been chewing her food while watching them in amusement. “Mmmh,” James said and dragged the chair next to Laura and sat down. This was his usual seat, and Jason had made Laura sit next to it so that they would be s
Breakfast was very lively, and the group of friends ended up spending a long time chatting. Jason and his friends left early because they had plans to attend to, and the others went back to their rooms. Jen and Lucas decided to go take a short walk before they left, and James took Laura with him as well. The two of them lagged further behind the pair of lovebirds as they took in the whole atmosphere of the impeccably maintained garden. “Have you really made up your mind about dating me?” James asked Laura, who had been asking herself whether or not it was okay to hold his hand the entire. “Hm?” Laura asked, not expecting him to ask this. “Our conversation from last night, do you still stand by your words?” James asked and slowed to a stop. Laura also stopped next to him and raised her head to look at his face. His hair was loosely tied at the nape of his neck, combined with the loose white sweater he was wearing. He looked relaxed and easygoing. It was as if he was planning on spen
Laura stared at the man sitting next to her with a shallow smile on her lips. James had called his driver to come and pick him up and decided to drop Laura off at her hotel before he went back to his place. It was rare for him to have a free weekend, so he was planning on making the most of it. “Is there something on my face?” James asked as he turned to look at her. “No, but I can’t help but look at you,” Laura answered honestly. James chuckled when he heard her response and continued to read the script he was holding. He had changed into more formal clothes before they left. He was wearing a beige turtleneck with a black blazer and a pair of black slacks. It was simple, but it made him look both ascetic and sexy, which was very contradictory but somehow worked with him. “Why did we have to leave so early? We could have gone horse-riding,” Laura lamented, as she finally looked away from the handsome man to stare at the scenery outside. “We’ll go ride horses next time. We can also
Movements outside her room woke Laura up. After feeling alert for a while, she relaxed once she determined that it was a familiar noise from the kitchen. She squinted as she clumsily fumbled around her bed to search for her phone. She quickly checked the time and saw that it was 6:30 am. She groaned before pulling the covers over her head. She didn’t understand Rachel at all. Why was she waking up so early even though they were on vacation? She asked herself before continuing to sleep. She only woke up after another two hours and got out of her room. Rachel was drawing on her tablet while enjoying a cup of tea when she heard the door to Laura’s room open. She looked at her half-asleep friend walk towards the kitchen and take out a bottle of water from the fridge and downing it in one go before joining her at the table. Laura rested her chin on her hand as she sleepily watched her friend who had turned her attention back to drawing. “Why are you working during vacation?” Laura asked
Laura walked into Diamond Star’s company building and headed straight for the reception desk without looking around. But from the moment she walked in, everyone’s attention was drawn to her. Even the cute receptionist girls stared at her for a while before hearing what she was saying to them. “Yes, how may I help you?” one of the more experienced receptionists asked Laura, snapping the rest of the girls out of their daze. “I’m going to see James Lewis,” Laura said as she leaned on the desk, her cleavage peeking out the top of her dress. The employee smiled politely and focused her gaze on Laura’s face while trying to maintain her professionalism. “Do you have an appointment?” she continued to ask, feigning nonchalance, but Laura could see her ears redden at a visible speed. “Yes,” Laura answered with a smile, and continued to watch as the other party picked up her phone to call the CEO’s offices. “Please sit down, someone will be sent to escort you soon,” the receptionist said onc