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After the No (Part 2)

Author: Jojo S.
last update publish date: 2026-07-31 07:00:57

I fell silent. The question caught me off guard. It had been years—since that time—since I’d even considered a relationship. Only contracts. Simple. Clean. Controlled. Until Stevan.

“Christian, I won’t deny that Stevan affected me in a way that hasn’t happened in a long time,” I admitted, voice low. “But I still don’t know if I’m ready. You know all the risks that come with that.”

“I know. One of them is falling in love. Eric, be honest with yourself. I’m the one who negotiates your contracts.
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  • Just Say Yes   Honesty

    EricI wasn’t entirely sure whether I would regret letting him leave or asking him to stay. Only time would give me that answer.“You want to know why I pulled away?” Stevan stopped but didn’t turn around. “Isn’t that what you came to find out?”I took two steps forward, gathering the courage to put into words what I had already thought a thousand times.“Because I don’t recognize myself anymore, Stevan,” I began, and he turned, facing me. “Because what I said that day, in that office, wasn’t entirely a lie or just a provocation.”I sat on the arm of the sofa, as if the weight of saying those words out loud was too much.“With you, nothing works the way I planned or the way it should, and that has been clear to me since the first day, when I kissed you at the club. My brain was screaming that it was a mistake to insist on having you, while a

  • Just Say Yes   He Came

    EricThe penthouse fell silent when Vivian left. I stood near the window, whiskey glass in hand, looking out at Manhattan without really seeing anything. She had spent more than an hour here, and I had spent that time trying to focus on what she was saying while my mind kept insisting on going somewhere else.That was becoming an inconvenient pattern.I took another sip, rested my shoulder against the cold glass, and let the silence of the apartment receive me the way it always did. Normally, that silence was enough. It was what I needed after a full day of meetings, decisions, and people wanting something from me.Today it felt empty in a different way.It had been like this since the morning I behaved like an idiot—defending Stevan in the meeting without being able to control myself, then cornering him against the desk with a provocation that served no purpose other than getting closer to him, and then ending up sending him away when I realized how much control I was losing.After t

  • Just Say Yes   Twelve Days

    StevanThe taxi smelled of cheap vanilla air freshener, and New York traffic was the same as always—a silent war of horns and sudden brakes that I had learned to ignore over the last few weeks.My mother sat beside me, looking out the window with the expression of someone seeing everything for the first time. She was still weak, her movements slower than I would have liked, but there was a different color in her face today. Something I hadn’t seen in months.“It’s a noisy city,” she commented, without taking her eyes off the window.“It is,” I agreed.“But beautiful.”I smiled, looking at her. She was here. She was leaving the hospital with a medical discharge, a stable chart, and an entire team monitoring every detail of her treatment. I should have been completely relieved.And I was. Only there was something else occupying space in my chest that wouldn’t let me feel the relief the way I was supposed to.It had been more than a week.Twelve days, to be exact, though I wouldn’t admit

  • Just Say Yes   Afraid of Feeling

    EricThe city never slept. From where I stood, leaning against the glass of the penthouse, Manhattan glowed restless even at that hour of the morning—just like my mind and my heart. There was a discomfort inside me for continuing to do things differently with Stevan. He had been pulling first times out of me since the moment I adopted contracts as a way of relating.The glass of whiskey turned slowly between my fingers, the ice almost melted. It was nearly four in the morning. I couldn’t sleep, and now I was here, practically having an existential crisis. Which never happens.In the guest room, Stevan slept deeply. I had stayed beside him until a few minutes ago, watching his chest rise and fall, his messy hair on the pillow, the faint marks I had left on his skin—and I never stayed.I never slept beside them. Never stepped into the shower for a shared bath. Never felt this absurd need to touch just to confirm he was still there. And yet there I was, breaking every one of my own rules

  • Just Say Yes   Surrender

    The kiss wasn’t perfect. It was clumsy at first, like everything I did, and he stayed still for exactly one second before answering—a second that felt long enough for me to regret it and not regret it at the same time.When he answered, it was with an intensity that made me forget the cold glass, the steam, the bathroom, the contract, and every thought about Julian that had occupied my head the entire way here.When the kiss ended, I looked at him with my heart beating in a way that had very little to do with the kiss itself.“I want to feel you inside me,” I said, my voice rough with desire, and in that moment I barely recognized myself anymore.Eric looked at me for a moment with that expression I was still learning to read. Then the corner of his mouth moved in that minimal smile that was worth more than any other.“Then let’s go to the bed. I’ve been waiting to hear that request from you.”With a decisive movement, he turned off the water, held the back of my neck, and pulled me i

  • Just Say Yes   Shower

    StevanI took my clothes off faster than the last time. The warm water hit my body, and I let it run for a few moments, feeling my muscles slowly relax. The taste of the kiss from minutes ago still lingered in my mouth—sweet and dangerous—while Eric’s words kept echoing in my head without pause.That “it had to be you” had stirred something dangerous inside me. And I couldn’t let it grow stronger.“I can’t forget what my role is here. I’m just…”The sound of the shower door opening cut off the murmur. Eric stepped in with that irritating calm, occupying the space without asking permission, as if the entire bathroom were already an extension of him.“What are you doing?” I asked, not hiding my surprise.I had imagined he would wait in the bedroom, like the night before, only meeting me when I was ready. But Eric never followed the script I expected.“I came to take a shower,” he answered, naturally, starting to undress. “There’s enough space for both of us in here.”I didn’t reply. I k

  • Just Say Yes   The Test

    I glanced at Diego. For a split second, I had the uncomfortable feeling that he’d read every silent word I hadn’t dared to say out loud.“If you were up for it, we could straight-up auction off your virginity,” he blurted, nudging my shoulder with a grin, clearly amused by his own idea.I nearly di

  • Just Say Yes   The Offer

    We pulled up in front of a private club.The place instantly set off every warning bell I had.Diego greeted the bouncers at the door like old friends—too comfortable, too familiar—and we walked straight in. The club wasn’t open yet. A few staff members moved around the main floor, adjusting lights

  • Just Say Yes   Taking the Bait

    I grabbed my things and got up.I needed to clear my head, and somehow Diego always helped with that.When I stepped outside, I spotted him leaning against a brand-new BMW. I’d never understood how he managed things like this. He wasn’t rich. At least not officially. But somehow, luxury always seem

  • Just Say Yes   Discomfort

    I grabbed my things and stood up. I needed to clear my head, and Diego, as always, had a way of making that easier.I headed downstairs and spotted him leaning against a shiny new BMW. I never understood how he pulled it off. He wasn’t rich—at least, not on paper—but he’d always lived surrounded by

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