Chapter 6

Peter and his bandmates will be singing again in the bar. They have their schedule for what day and time they will perform there. I badly want to bring my sister here. If only there is someone who would take care of my mother, then I will surely let her come with me.

“Water,” I heard Peter says that. I brought his water with me all the time. One thing I realized when I am with him is that he can’t go on working out without water. He keeps on drinking water.

“Here.”

I opened the bottle for him. I saw him gulp like a thirsty wild animal who haven’t had water for so long. His Adam’s apple moved along with every gulp he made. I am here, waiting at the backstage but I can hear how crazy their fans are.

They keep on shouting their name. “Won’t you give me a good luck kiss?” he asked when he handed me the tumbler. I shook my head and I heard him chuckle. “Then I won’t give all my best, tonight.”

“Good luck,” they left him.

The shouting becomes even louder when they went out. I am still here at the backstage with their manager. She looks too young for me. I didn’t know she already has a husband and a lovely daughter. “Coffee? To help you keep awake,” she said.

“Thanks, Lena.”

I get the cup of coffee in her hand. I am always getting a hard time keeping awake at night. Coffee sometimes won’t work for me. “How was Peter as a boss?” she asked.

Now, I think it is my time to open up. I looked at the doorway. That’s where they have their entrance. “Just like what other boss do? Command and keep on talking about something I don’t even know,” I casually said. I don’t want to meet her gaze because I am bad at lying. Peter is the most badass boss I have ever encountered. A man who can’t keep his mouth shut when he is horny. Keeps talking about sex.

“He is always like and he is a flirt to everyone,” she says.

When they were done performing, Peter decided to go home.

“So… bizarre, is that you?” one of his bandmates asked.

There are four of them in a band. The one who teased Peter was Johnny, the serious and cold man is Lester, the next one is I think the faithful because the woman he is always been with is just Angeline, he never changes woman just like how the others, his name is William.

Johnny is the vocalist, Lester plays the guitar, William plays the drum while Peter is the most flexible one among the three, he can sing and play any instrument.

“I think he already got someone to hook up with. Just look at that face, the look of someone who will be getting laid tonight,” William says.

I looked down at my feet when I saw Lester stare at me. A lady is on his lap, kissing him while he is busy looking at me. I heaved an unintentional deep and long sigh making Peter look at me.

“Are you tired already?” he asked me.

His bandmates tease him, their manager left already because they are done performing. Their next gig would be in another bar. It would be two days from now. “I am fine, Peter.”

“Well, I am tired. So, let’s go home.”

Home…

“Just drop me off at that corner,” I said to him. I thought he would stop the car but he didn’t. “I said to drop me off there.”

“It’s already midnight.

He drove in the direction of their house making me look at him. “I don’t want to come with you,” I said but he didn’t listen. He continues driving until we saw the familiar gate of their house. The guards open the door for us.

“Stay here, you can sleep in the guest room. Don’t worry I won’t touch you. I will just fantasize about you in my sleep.”

This man! He has a dirty mouth. He was about to open the door for me but I was fast to open it before he does. “That was quick!” he commented.

The housemaids were shocked to see me. Shouldn’t they be sleeping at this hour? The lady who talked to me whom I forgot the name but her name sounds like mine, is standing on the staircase wearing tiny pieces of clothes.

Her eyes went to me when she saw me with Peter. Oh! I almost forgot, she has a huge crush on Peter and I must say, I should get going now. I don’t want to fight anyone if ever. Her look is different now, it’s like I did something wrong that made her look at me like that.

“How was your day, Peter?” she asked Peter. I saw her wink at him and bite her lower lip. I looked at housemaids who are sitting on the sofa. I am too tired to stand that’s why I decided to join them.

“It went well, Ciarra. How about you?” I heard Peter respond. The faces of the other housemaid tell me they are used to it, seeing Peter and Ciarra having a nice conversation together.

“Do you want a massage?”

I looked at the housemaid who is sitting next to me. “Can you accompany me to the guest room?” I asked nicely.

The young woman looked at me and nodded. She’s the silent one in the group. I don’t see her making conversation with other housemaids. Maybe she is a newbie here because she looks like one.

“Yes, please…” Peter said to Ciarra.

Ciarra pulled Peter upstairs. “Let’s go?” the lady said and I nodded.

“You are Peter’s assistant, I guess you should be sleeping next to his bedroom,” she said. She pointed to the room of Peter, then the room next to it. “You can sleep there.”

“Thank you,” I said.

When she left, I decided to walk my way to the guest room. The room is nice, too fancy for someone like me who likes simple things. I lay down on the bed but my mind is thinking of someone. Peter and Ciarra.

I didn’t even notice my boyfriend is calling me. I looked at my phone and saw Matt’s message for me. I don’t know why I am thinking about Peter and Ciarra when I could be thinking of something that is not related to them.

I decided to take a walk. I went out from the guest room I am in just to look for a place to walk to. Their house is huge and it might take a couple of hours before I could finish touring this house. I saw some housemaids still in the living room.

When they saw me, they smiled and I did the same.

I look at them and saw them eating something, they are talking and I don’t want to mingle with them anymore. I looked at the hallway that leads to their exclusive living room, which is the Peter family’s receiving area.

The hallway looks elegant even with the simple design. The lights are dimmed because no one is there in the exclusive living room. I just noticed that when Peter’s father brought his co-businessmen here. They are known for being the richest people in the country.

“Would you like me to tour you around?” a housemaid said.

I shook my head in response. I don’t want to bother anyone right now. I am responsible for myself. I just smile at her then walk out from there. One thing I love about their house is the fountain on the outside.

I badly want to have a moment there and I think this might be it. I walked my way towards the fountain where the lights are stunning. It is midnight but here I am, feeling myself while sitting at the edge of the fountain.

My mind is thinking about something else, it is thinking about Peter and Ciarra, and I want to divert my attention from them. Matt, my boyfriend didn’t respond to my text. Maybe he is sleeping right now.

“What is it?”

Peter called. I don’t want to answer it but I am thinking that it might be important. I heard him chuckled at my response.

“Where are you?” his voice sounds too husky when he asked that. I heard Ciarra’s voice in the background too. I just found myself rolling my eyes at Ciarra’s voice without any reason. Fuck that. Her voice is making me cringe.

“Why are you asking?”

If he just let me go home then he doesn’t have to worry about me though. I can also go home without him but I don’t think it will be easy for me. It is midnight, surely there are still taxis running around but the problem is my wallet is crying in bullets right now.

“You are not in the guest room. Perhaps, you are hooking up with one of our bodyguards right now?”

His imaginations are wild. Why would I hook up with their bodyguards? I am still on my right mind and hooking is not my thing. I am not innocent but I also don’t want to just hook up with someone if that’s what he is thinking right now.

“What do you want?” I asked him, didn’t bother to answer his silly question.

“You.”

I rolled my eyes at his response. He is still at it. “And you are saying that while someone is giving you head, don’t you?” I asked in response.

“Well, you are right.”

I can’t imagine what is Ciarra’s face right now. I know she knows that Peter is talking to me. I ended the call when I heard a moan.

I stayed at the fountain, looking at the waterfalls. The light changes color that’s why it is fascinating to look at. I have been dreaming of this since then. I dreamed of giving my family a comfortable place to live, giving what they want, and doing things we never did before.

That’s why I need to work hard. I will work hard for it by myself.

After a couple of minutes, my eyelids started to fall. I decided to go back to the room. The housemaids are still there. I don’t know why they are still awake though even at this hour.

Bodyguards are everywhere that’s why I am not shocked when Peter said those words to me. Their bodyguards are also good-looking too. It’s just that they are not my type.

When I went into the guest room, I remember I haven’t taken a bath. Maybe this is also the reason why I can’t sleep. I decided to take bath. I always brought extra undies for me inside the bag in case of an emergency.

Maybe I will just repeat my clothes. Guess, I will be sleeping naked. I will just need to secure the room, make sure that no one will get in, especially that playboy who always looks for sex.

“What is it this time?” I asked when Peter called again.

I am guessing he is in the shower right now. I can hear the water splashing through his body. His voice echoed too when he talked.

“I am jerking off right now while thinking of you,” he said.

I won’t expect that I will get a nice response from him. What did I just involve myself into? I am here because I need money.

I ended the call before he could utter a word again. I am done taking a bath. I’m glad they have a blower here. I was drying my hair when he called. I am sitting in front of the mirror while looking at myself.

I am naked right now. I don’t want to walk to their closet here. I am fine sleeping naked though. I just made sure that the door is locked. I lay on the bed. Just hoping for another bright day tomorrow.