Bullets.
Cigars.
Alcohol.
Cash.
Lots of it.
My lips spread into a wide grin.
Life is fucking great! But the fun is yet to begin.
The naked woman in front of me danced erotically on the steel pole in the middle of the room. She was a beautiful, tall woman with brown hair and an hourglass figure. Her body moved along with the music and she made sure to show off her experience on that pole.
Despite how full her chest was or how seductive her gaze was as she occasionally glanced at me, I wasn't that impressed by her. Only one woman had the power to make me drool over her beauty like a madman.
A woman who was so close yet I couldn't get my hands on her no matter how hard I tried. We were meant for each other and there was no man better for her than me. Can't she see how much I love her?
Yet she dared to reject me time and time again. She was going to fucking pay with her sweet, sweet life for being so stu
OliverAfter our meeting, the ladies were done with their food and we made our way back home. Anastasia talked a lot and I could tell that she loved seeing new things. She stared outside the window in excitement while Kim and I leaned on my each other quietly.Even though I wasn't looking at her, I could tell that Kim had a lot on her mind. When we arrived, the gate automatically opened and the driver parked in front of the house. One of the butlers opened the main doors for us and we stepped in after getting out of the car."Whoa," Anastasia said in amazement as she walked ahead of us. "Your house has this modern but classical feel to it. You should give me the contact information of your interior designer.""Thanks and I will," I said with a small genuine smile.I was still suspicious of Anastasia but that did not make me any less excited to meet a member of Kimberly's family. Despite her being so secretive about her family, s
_OLIVER_I sat on my bed as my mind went in a serious state of mambo. I didn't even bother to turn on the lights. The lamp by my bed was on and the room was not too dark. It was already pretty late and I figured that everyone in the mansion was asleep or had already gone home.How will I tell Kim? Will she be happy that my parents want to meet her?My dad never gave empty threats and being the powerful man that he is, Judd Woodling was a force to be reckoned with.When I was sixteen, my dad caught me smoking in the garden behind the house. He told me that if he ever found me smoking again, he would make me have pink hair and wear pink clothes for the rest of the school year. He also added that he would deny me all access to the cars. I laughed at his ridiculous threat, thinking that he didn't have the balls to do that but boy, did he prove me wrong.I covered my face in shame as memories of that school year res
_KIMBERLY_I turned off the water and sighed softly. My body was relaxed and I felt fresh and ready to start the day. I walked out of the steam filled cubicle and wrapped myself in a white towel before walking into my room.Anastasia wasn't around and I figured that she might be having her breakfast or she had already left. I immediately began to dress up into something casual since I was spending the day home.It was heartwarming seeing how our little "family" was growing. I got used to having Oliver and Lora in my everyday life and I could not imagine myself without them. Now Anastasia was added into that list and I couldn't be any happier, but I was still concerned.Having Ana here was still a risk. I was especially concerned because it wasn't just me anymore. Oliver and Lora might be pulled into this mess all because of me. I prayed deep within that my time with them would be extended and nothing would go wrong.I zipped up my jea
_OLIVER_"Damn it!" I yelled, throwing all my cards on my table in frustration. "I give up. This is dumb."Kimberly laughed. "I didn't think that you would be such a sore loser, Oliver.""I'm not but this is ridiculous.""I told you that I was a master."I scoffed and leaned back into my chair. After we settled down in the room, we took a shower and watched some movies until dinner. Afterwards, we played some boardgames and card games but I only won one game.It would have been fun if both of us experienced an exceptional number of loses but continuously losing by myself sucked. I suggested to change the games multiple times, but Kim was unstoppable.Kim smiled at me when our eyes met and I held back the urge to glare at her. How was she so good at this?"You want to change the game again?" She asked."Nah," I sighed. "I'm done playing.""Don't be mad. I'm sure that there's a game here that you
_KIMBERLY_When we got back home the following afternoon, Lora and Anastasia gave us an earful. It was cute seeing Lora pout and we couldn't promise that we would never do it again.Just like that, the week rolled by and everything was too perfect. Anastasia and Oliver were still kind of awkward around each other, but I was glad that they were both trying to get along.In the blink of an eye the weekend had approached and we were ready for our little holiday at Oliver's beach house. I was excited and I hoped that there wouldn't be any weird encounters like last time.I looked at Oliver with an amused smile while Ana burst into bouts of laughter. Lora was seated on Oliver's shoulders as she tried to tie his hair with her favorite pink hair tie that had a crystal butterfly glued on it. She was having a hard time putting all his hair into place.Seeing a tall, sophisticated man like Oliver in that hair tie was hilarious. It didn't suit h
_KIMBERLY_After talking with Oliver, we walked back to the shore hand in hand. The wind blew softly as the waters swayed through our legs. I couldn't hold back the happiness from showing on my face.My love for Oliver grew and I smugly smiled to myself, grateful that I made decisions that allowed me to experience and wholely enjoy this moment. This was better than dragging myself through the day only to return to an empty apartment.It made me realize that as much as you might need a hand to pull you out from a dark place, your response to that hand mattered."Dad!" Lora called as she rushed towards us with a small, empty red bucket.He smiled and picked her up. "What's got you so excited?""I buried my beach buddy in the sand," she said with a giggle and pointed to a spot where only Ana's head was visible.I laughed. "I'll go and give her a hand."He nodded and leaned in to kiss my lips gently. I kissed him back
_KIMBERLY_"You're still here?" Oliver asked when he walked into the living room.I stood up from the chair and rushed to him. "Of course. How can I go to bed as though nothing happened?"He sighed softly and stroked my cheek. "I understand but I want you to relax.""How can I relax when we are being watched? Now, you're involved too.""The security team have already arrived and they are searching the place. I've told them to stay until we are done with our trip so, don't worry too much."I nodded although that did nothing to calm me down. "I hope that nothing bad comes from this.""Me too. Things are starting to get out of hand. First, that man in the suit then this?"I stared at him for a while before dropping my gaze. "I'm sorry."Oliver gently grabbed me by the shoulders. "Don't be. This is not your fault.""But-""No buts. I should have thought about security before we came here but
_KIMBERLY_"You have achieved such a massive school," Anastasia said as we walked towards my car in the parking lot. "It looks amazing."She insisted that I show her my ballet school and I did so when my work day arrived. After we got back from our trip, Oliver tightened security around the house and the school and as much as I didn't want to admit it to him, I felt safer.As promised, the security didn't stand out too much and they did not follow me around. Ever since then, there haven't been any more weird things going on. The dreadful feeling at the bottom of my stomach was gone and things went back to normal.Since today was my work day, I took Ana with me. I wanted to show her that I was doing well and that she shouldn't worry about me anymore. I still did not want her to stay any longer because William would definitely deal with her after she went back. But no matter how much I tried to explain that, she didn't listen and I