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I gasp, “Nikki?”
“Hi,” she greets with a smile, “I’m so sorry to disturb you, Charles said I could find you here.”
“Uhm, what are you doing here?”
She looks down to the ground, “To see you of course.”
So, Charles was right?
“Come in,” I step aside and she walks into my office, I close the door and walk in, I usher her to my desk and she takes a seat, she looked as gorgeous as ever, glowing skin, bright-eyed and dressed to impress.
I walk to my desk and pick up some paperwork, to pack it away.
“You suddenly left, and you never called or anything, so as your business partner, I came here to check up on you,” she explains.
“I do apologise for that Nikki, there were some urgent matters that I had to attend to. You know as CEO’s we can’t leave our offices for too long,”
She nods, “Of course, I under
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Xander We kissed, I kissed her, I kissed a woman and it felt amazing. I’m hit with another realization, that was my first kiss, my first real kiss. I walk to my car and I get inside, I’m pretty sure this is going to be all over the tabloids tomorrow but I don’t care, because if I died today, I’d be dying a happy man. I am also very sure that she liked it too, she pushes me away and she moaned. I turn on the ignition and make my way home. Today was, perfect. I went out with her, we connected, interruptions, no Charles, no hiccups, nothing. I felt like l could trust her, I think that’s why I found it easy to be vulnerable with her. She was supportive, she didn’t give me a lecture, like Charles would have. She listened, she really listened. Is this what love feels like? I get home and the house is quiet, and I assume that Charles and Damien are still out on their date. Can this night get any better? My phone beeps and I
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It’s 11:30, meaning that it is almost time for me to go pick up Nikki for our day out in the town. I get up from my desk, pack my things and head out to the bathroom, which’s down the hall from my office, to change. I change into some blue jeans, I black t-shirt, a plaid shirt, and some sneakers, I don’t want to draw too much attention to myself, while I’m out, so I’ve got a cap and some sunglasses too. I go back to my office and call for Damien to bring in my car, a nice, small common Ford X, once he tells me that he has arrived, I make my escape before Charles comes back from his coffee run. I thanked Damien and I got into the car, turned on the radio, and heard my name. ‘President Xander Forsythe is said to be in talks with the government on new law changes that could see women getting the equality they deserve. Governor Smith is said to be working on a draft,’ ‘Well, it’s about time,’ another anchor says, ‘I do have a question though, why the sudden change of heart?’ ‘There cou
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Next morning Nikki Waking up, I felt like a ton of bricks had been dropped on my head, but my body felt like it had been given a thousand fairy kisses. I groan, opening my eyes and taking in my environment. I panic, I’m not in my hotel room, I slowly sit up not wanting to give myself whiplash, I look down into the blankets, and I’m naked, that’s when it dawned on me. I slept with Xander, my business partner, my investor. I’m screwed. Quickly gathering my thoughts, I realise that he’s nowhere to be seen. He’s gone. Just great. I look around for my clothes, but I don’t see them anywhere. He took my clothes too. The door opens and the smell of bacon and eggs hits my nostrils, and I feel bad for judging him so quickly. “Good morning,” he greets with a wide smile. I haven’t seen him smile like that, ever. “Morning,” I greet nervously, “I thought you had ditched me.” He is taken aback by my words, and he frowns, he walks to my side of the bed and places the tray down on the bedside
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Nikki The moment I land in Johannesburg, my phone starts ringing off the hook, so I switch it off and chuck it in my purse. I still have no idea as to what Charles has done but I will assume that that’s the reason people keep calling me. I get off the plane and I immediately notice that there are security guards and cops everywhere. I casually and calmly walk down the staircase and get to the bottom, and armed men surround me. “What is going on?” A man takes off his glasses, “We have been ordered to escort you to your home, Miss Abrahams.” “By whom?” “Mr Forsythe,” he replies and puts his sunglasses back on. I roll my eyes, he could have at least warned me, but it is sweet nonetheless, I didn’t peg him as an overprotective guy. I am escorted to my vehicle, and I am driven home, with a fleet of motorcycles and police cars, all the way. As soon as we arrive at my street, there are paparazzi everywhere. “Charles, what did you do?” I whisper as I look around my street. The police f
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Landing in South Africa was one thing that I just couldn’t wait for, to see Nikki and apologise for this entire mess that Charles created. As soon as we are out off the plane, I can see a lot of people inside the building, they were probably tipped off about my arrival and my suspicions were with Charles. He always has to tweet about everything. We get to our hired transportation and Mike isn’t there, just some other guy, and I don’t like him. We leave the airport in one piece, and we get to our house with no incident, we get our things inside the house and the driver is on his way. “Okay, Xander, you need to give Nikki a call and tell her you are home safe, and I will alert the media and organise a press conference, for later today,” Charles says, looking down at his iPad. “Press conference? Why? Why can’t it be for tomorrow?” Charles looks up at me and I can tell he’s tempted to punch me in the face, “Dear god, Xander, this is a matter of urgency, your engagement, Aiden, the US p
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Charles and Damien leave to go down to the cafeteria for breakfast, leaving Nikki and me alone. “Are you okay?” She leans against her desk, “I’m stressed about this whole situation, I mean now he has dragged your name into it.” I stand in front of her, “As he should, I was a part of it, Nikki.” “Yes, but you were man enough to tell me the truth,” she replies as she walks to her desk and sits on her chair. I sigh, she’s really upset. I walk to her and kneel before her, “Nikki, I am sorry about all this, for plotting against you and being an absolute dick to you. I am an asshole and now I’ve put your reputation on the line and probably messed up your business and I’m sorry.” She looks at me with her mouth slightly parted, I could tell she was surprised, I mean I am too, I kneeled before a woman and apologised, that’s something I didn’t think I expect of myself, let alone anyone else. “You probably hate and you’re only helping me because Charles asked you to,” She slides off her
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Xander There was the moment of truth, this is where I had to make the decision. I was live on television and I’m pretty sure the whole of America is watching right now. I couldn’t abandon my father’s legacy, but I also couldn’t let down the one person that’s ever shown me, love, even when I didn’t deserve it. “I have a lot riding on this decision, if I resign or rather step down, I risk losing my father’s legacy. If I don’t, I stand to lose way more than that, more than I’d like to admit. I always thought keeping people happy was the only way to avoid conflict, but I had no idea what made them happy. A lot has changed since my father passed and I promised to keep his legacy going, but at this point, I’m starting to realise that his legacy was built on the wrong foundations. To cut my speech short, I, Xander James Forsythe, hereby publicly step down as the President of the United States of America, effective and immediately,” And the room erupts with the sound of applause, I look ove
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Xander “Mom please, you need to leave,” Nikki says with pleading eyes. Nikki’s mom looks at her daughter, but her face quickly softens when she sees the pout on her daughters’ face. “Alright, fine. I’ll go but the both of you better come to my house for lunch this Sunday.” Nikki nods, “Of course, we’ll be there.” Nikki pushes her mother towards the door. “I love you,” her mother says. Nikki opens the door and says I love you back, before closing the door and putting her back against it and letting out a sigh of relief. “I like your mother, I think she’s cool,” I say, with a smile. Nikki rolls her eyes and walks towards me, “I need alcohol.” Charles laughs, “I’m right behind you girl, lead the way.” Xander laughs and follows them with Damien not too far behind, they step into the luxurious kitchen and stand around the kitchen island, while Nikki takes out some glasses, Charles pulls out a bottle of vodka from the wine rack and pops the bottle open. He pours wine into the glas
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