Chapter 13 - No More Hiding

Before sunup, Marty woke up. He felt a soft hand beneath his shirt wrapped around his chest. It suddenly dawned on him that he slept in Cassandra’s bed and the woman beside him was Cassandra.

Waking up with Cassandra beside him, Marty felt like his heart would burst with joy. He looked at the woman who was asleep next to him. Her face flushed and looked innocent and beautiful. He couldn't hold himself back anymore. He bent over and kissed her lips so gently that he would not awaken her. He relished the moment and embraced Cassandra while she slept. 

About five minutes later, he reluctantly rose from bed. He took his shoes from the shoe rack, he keenly observed that it was placed next to Cassandra's shoes. This made him happier thinking that they were like real couple sharing their space with each other. 

He promised himself they'd turn into true couple. He will let no other man take Cassandra's heart. 

Before leaving, he kissed Cassandra’s forehead, Cassandra held his hand while her eyes were closed. Marty froze for a moment, thinking he had been discovered kissing her while asleep. He breathes a sigh of relief when he finds out that Cassandra is still asleep. 

Heading toward his condo, Marty looked at the baby pink t-shirt he was wearing and smiled. He didn’t bother to take his suit to cover it. He deliberately left his suit and shirt at Cassandra’s apartment. 

An hour later, Cassandra woke up. She was disappointed that the side where Marty laid was empty. She felt empty, waking up without seeing him. 

She got up and went into the bathroom lifeless. She felt like crying, she only spent a night with him and now she’s craving for him. 

All the walls she built to protect her heart came crashing down after a night of attending to him. She found herself vulnerable, unable to protect her heart from him. 

Cassandra spent an hour preparing to film today. The thought of seeing Marty at the filming made her heart pound wildly. She breathed a resigned sigh, she can no longer do anything. Since her heart belonged to Marty she won’t fight against it anymore. 

The moment she left her apartment, Cassandra spotted a luxury car. A man standing beside the car. 

“Good morning, Ma’am Cassandra.” the chauffeur greeted as he bowed his head. 

Cassandra was perplexed what this chauffeur was doing in front of her apartment and how he knew her name. 

“Sir Marty asked me to pick you up.” the chauffeur went on seeing Cassandra’s bemused expression. 

Since she is already getting late for the filming Cassandra got into the car. She's surprised to find herself calm. The anxiety she felt when fighting her feelings is gone. 

Upon arriving on the set, Cassandra's eyes roamed in search of Marty, but she could not find him. Cassandra was worried about his health. A few minutes later, Marty arrived before the cast arrived. Marty went straight to Cassandra. 

“Good morning.” Cassandra smiled at him. 

“Good morning.” Marty took Cassandra in his arms, he couldn’t hold back anymore. 

Since Cassandra was determined to show her feelings for him, she hugged him back. 

The film crew who witnessed them hugging were shocked. Yesterday they saw Marty and Alexia being affectionate with each other and now he is hugging Cassandra. They shook their heads, they pitied Cassandra since they already guessed her future. She will just be ditched by Marty after he becomes bored with her. 

Even though they saw Marty and Cassandra hugging, they didn't dare divulge what they saw because they were afraid of the repercussions. 

The two people already understood each other without saying what they felt about each other. They remained in each other's arms for a good minute before breaking their embrace. But Marty didn’t remove his hands from Cassandra’s waist. 

"How are you feeling now?" Cassandra placed her hand on Marty's neck to check if his fever had abated. 

“I feel great, my nurse did a great job.” He winked at Cassandra and chuckled. 

“I’m glad you are okay now.” Cassandra giggled. 

Marty drew Cassandra closing the distance between their bodies and laid his chin on Cassandra's head. 

“You have no idea how you made me happy, Cassandra.” Marty said. 

He didn’t expect that a woman would have his heart and bring immense happiness to him even without sharing his bed. 

"Ummm" Cassandra couldn't come up with a word to describe how happy she felt. 

“Ahem” Len cleared her throat, interrupting their moment. 

Realizing there were people around them, Cassandra broke their embrace. Her face blushed as if she did something wrong and caught red handed. 

Marty chuckled, seeing Cassandra’s expression, Len chuckled as well. 

“Babe, go get yourself ready.” Marty said as he caressed her cheeks. 

“Ummm” Cassandra held Marty’s hand that was caressing her cheek. 

Len followed Cassandra into the dressing room. 

“Oh my gosh, Cassandra!” Len exclaimed, she can’t believe that Cassandra gave in to Marty’s charm. 

“Len, I tried to fight it but I can’t resist how I feel for him.” Cassandra explained.

"But you are aware that he is a playboy. Aren’t you afraid that you’ll end up broken?" Len held Cassandra's hand and looked her in the eyes to persuade her to flee while she was still intact. 

She doesn’t want her friend's life ruined, she knows that Marty will only use Cassandra’s body to fill his lustful desire and after that he's going to get rid of her. 

“His reputation is not hidden from you Cassandra. Avoid him before it’s too late.” Len squeezed Cassandra’s shoulder lightly. 

“I love him, Len. I loved him the first time I saw him, not knowing that he is Marty Jacobs.” Cassandra is determined to fight for her love. 

“What?” Len couldn’t believe her ears. 

Cassandra recounted how she met Marty and how she knew that Marty had her heart at that moment. 

"I didn't believe the things people said about love at first sight, but now I do." Cassandra says that her eyes sparkle like stars. 

“Alright, I won’t dissuade you anymore. I hope you both will be happy together.” Len tapped Cassandra’s arm and left. 

After lunch, Cassandra and her best friends were having a chat when Marty sat next to her. They were so close that Cassandra’s friends raised their eyebrows at her. 

“Is there something you want to tell us Cassandra?” Jean smiled mischievously at Cassandra. 

"Honey, I am certain that our friend would like to tell us something. Why don't we go out tonight after filming?” Jack said, wrapped his arms at Jean’s shoulder. 

Jean and Jack are newly married couples, both are Cassandra's closest friends. 

“That’s a good idea, honey.” Jean's eyes brightened. 

“I’ll call Corrine and Jeremy, I know they will love to join us.” Jean went on and picked her phone and started a call. 

“Sir Marty, would you want to come along?” Jack asked Marty and then looked at Cassandra. 

Cassandra and Marty looked into each other’s eyes. "Would you have me join you?" asked Marty in a gentle voice. 

“Ummmm” Cassandra nodded incessantly. 

“Cassandra!” Jean exclaimed as she caught how Cassandra looked at Marty lovingly. 

“Will you tell us what is going on?” Jean chuckled. 

“Honey, she'll tell us tonight. It will be more fun if the whole gang is there to hear it. ” Jean nodded and winked at Cassandra. 

Marty didn’t say a word, instead he watched how Cassandra and her friends interacted with each other.