Pleading

Eva and Cassy were walking towards their next class the next day. Eva is on the edge and she is feeling restless. She is scared that her father might find out about her one night stand with none other than her brother-in-laws best friend. She is scared that he might find it as a blow to his reputation and beat her or even disown her. 

Cassy is feeling bad for her friend. She wanted to help her to come out of this trouble. Neither of them knows that it's the same pub that Damien Bishop comes every month to. If they know they wouldn't have stepped inside it ever.

Just then, an idea came to Cassy's mind. 

"Eva, you said he was nice to you the next morning, and he even dropped you off near the apartment. So if you explain your situation to him and plead with him not to tell anyone, he might consider it. No one would want to create trouble for you if you ask them nicely" Cassy said.

'Except my family and Jake, no one usually mess with me if I smile at them sweetly. I guess the good must be compensating me like this for giving a crappy family' Eva thought.

What Cassy said might actually work. 

"But what if he turned out to be like my family or Jake? They don't consider my feelings" Eva muttered.

Cassy sighed.

"I don't know Eva, based on what you said and the way he kidnapped you so that you wouldn't get yourself even more embarrassed on that bar counter, I think he will be considerate. He is your best bet to pull you out of this mess" Cassy suggested.

Eva actually began to consider Cassy's idea. 

'What other option do I have. This is between him and me. If I plead with him, he might consider my plea. It's not like Jake is a good man. Everyone knows he is a womanizer. It's not like I am cheating on him. We are not engaged yet. I was just promised to him' she thought.

"Alright. This morning I noticed where he stays. I can wait for him near his home until he could come back from work. Today is a working day. I am sure he will come back soon enough. I will talk to him then" Eva said feeling hopeful.

That evening, Eva reached the area where she saw Xavier's house. This part of the town is very luxurious and only rich people reside in this place. Every house in this area is unique and designed by very famous people in the construction field. 

Xavier's house is not an exception. It's a posh three-story building with a circular driveway in the front. There is a water fountain in the middle of the driveway. Water is coming from the mouth of a statue.

A beautiful rose garden is situated on either side of the driveway. This is the last house on this street. So she can see the forest behind it. Looking at the forest behind, she became wishful.

'I wish I could go explore it someday' she thought.

She parked her car in the driveway and softly knocked on the door. A maid opened the door for her.

"Hello, I am looking for Mr. Xavier," Eva said fidgeting on the spot.

When the maid heard the name Xavier, she frowned. 

'Usually, everyone will call the master as Damien. No one dares to call him Xavier. It's the name with which his late mother used to call him. He hates it if anyone else calls him by his second name. Who is this lady?' The maid thought.

The maid is in her late 50's and she is working for this family since Damien's mother was alive. She is named as Dalmia. She knows everything that is to be known about Damien and his family. He is like her own son. 

She frowned but decided to let the lady in. Dalmia found that Eva is very beautiful. By the way, she greeted a maid politely, Dalmia understood that she is kind as well.

'I wish the young master find someone like this lady. That Rose is not suitable for him at all' the maid thought.

"Please come on in miss. I will go and call the young master" the maid invites Eva inside politely.

Eva nodded gratefully and walked inside the house on shaky legs. Her palms are sweating and she is tensed. 

'Please dear god, give me strength to convince him' she prays in her mind.

Damien on the other hand is in the shower when his nostrils were teased with the most unique scent of the woman that has invaded his thoughts for the last two days. Her scent is unique, unlike anything he has ever had the pleasure to experience. 

It's the scent of sandalwood mixed with the scent of fresh rain and something uniquely her. He turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist and walked out his room following her scent.

Just then, his maid whom he respects a lot was coming upstairs with a pleasant smile on her face.

"Young master, a lady is waiting...." She started to tell him something, but he is distracted.

"You can retire for the night" Damien instructed Dalmia and walked past her.

Dalmia smiled at him.

'Hmm, looks like god has sent someone for the young master ' she thought happily.

Eva is looking around the house trying not to think about what she is about to do. She is looking around distractedly. She is looking but she is not noticing anything. She is anxious and scared to face him again. Her face flames when she remembered what they did a couple of nights ago. Suddenly, she stilled when she felt someone's eyes on her back. She knows who is looking at her. Slowly she turned around to face the man to whom she has given her innocence.