Him

5; Him

As promised, Tiffany and Yvonne went to the hospital to see Pascal's mother at dusk, and as they entered the ward, Pascal stood from the chair he's sitting on.

"I was ready to give up" he said.

"Never, we keep to our promises" Tiffany raised a finger, moving it sidewards with a small laugh.

"Welcome, my ladies. What do I make you both?" Pascal bowed jovially.

"Is this your house?" Yvonne rolled eyes, and he stood straight.

"Aren't you always too hard on me?" He said.

"Cos you need it" Yvonne replied, pulling his ear and causing him to wince.

Tiffany sat beside Mrs. Lane in bed, gently stroking the woman's hair.

"Thanks for always coming to see me, thanks for taking care of me with Pascal" she said.

"Don't worry, just tell us what you want, you'll get" Tiffany replied, and the woman smiled, her eyes sunken.

Mrs. Lane is suffering from glioblastoma which can't be operated on again, so the only thing she's doing right now is spending the rest of her days in the hospital till her last breathing day.

Mrs. Lane's eyes closed, and Tiffany's eyes moved to Pascal and Yvonne who're still bickering as usual.

She nearly joined in, but the ringing of her phone made her rush out of the ward.

It's Stella calling.

"Mum? She picked.

"Would you believe if I said we just got a contract worth millions? I'm to bake a 5ft cake and I already got a million deposit!" Stella announced, and Tiffany gasped.

"Are you playing with me mum?"

"Playing with you? Should I send you the screenshot of the payment?" Stella replied, and Tiffany gasped again.

"Oh my gawd, I think a goddess of luck visited us or something. Mum we're getting rich!" She gushed.

"I know, right? It's in two days, so I'm currently in the bakers market, getting all materials and ingredients ready. I'll be home late" Stella replied.

"I understand mum! I can't wait to work with you!" Tiffany said.

"What's going on?" Yvonne came out of the ward.

"Mum just got the biggest contract of our lives, worth millions!" Tiffany broke the news.

Tiffany gasped.

"Fûck! This is huge! See? Ryat is a god of luck? You fucked him and things are suddenly turning around?" Yvonne said excitedly.

"Stop talking about that" Tiffany's cheeks turned red.

"Look at those red cheeks, you can't tell me you didn't touch yourself in the bathroom this morning while thinking about the steaminess" Yvonne winked.

"Yvonne!" Tiffany quickly covered her mouth, but Yvonne kept struggling to speak.

Tiffany was dragging her out of the hallway when she suddenly saw the backside of someone walking down the hall.

That's definitely Zach, but what the hell is the heartbreaker doing in this hospital?

Not like it's her business to cater for, so she pulled Yvonne back into the ward.

--

[Next Day, Landon's Mansion]

Coming out of his bedroom after a long night sleep, Landon was shocked to see Lia in the dinning, eating breakfast of toasted bread and tea with her hair clipped into segments.

She's wearing pyjamas too, meaning she spent the night here.

"Don't tell me—" He scoffed.

"Of course, I spent the night here. If I can't spend certain nights at my older brother's place, then where's the benefit?" Lia blinked.

"Is your mansion biting you or what? I hate when you sleepover" Landon replied, wanting to settle in front of her for breakfast, but Mandy came in at that same time, carrying her black cat in hand.

"Morning here!" She waved.

"Babe!!" Lia screamed.

"Not her too, did you both plan this?" Landon scoffed again.

"What's the benefit if I can't spend certain mornings in my older brother friend's place?" Mandy replied.

"I'm tired of that line" Landon muttered, rolling eyes at the two before returning inside.

"So... what's the plan? Why did you suddenly ask for the Bakehouse name?" Lia asked, shifting closer to Mandy.

Mandy dropped her cat on the floor, then she faced Lia with a large smile.

"Be at the party tomorrow, and you'd witness the drama" she said.

--

[Tiffany's House]

Tiffany shut her eyes as the water from the shower sprinkled on her skin, and she swept back her hair as she enjoyed the warmness.

Yvonne was right.

She had imagined Ryat inside herself when she was taking her bath yesterday.

Who wouldn't? He literally gave her the best sèx ever, but her fantasy didn't stretch to the part where she had to touch herself.

But right now?

She can't stop the way her hand is sliding down her tummy, slowly and gently, matching the soft splashes of the water on her skin.

She couldn't stop it. She couldn't halt. Her body stayed on edge, her puxxy kept aching the closer her fingers got to her warmth.

And his words...

"It's Ryat. Feel free to scream that name"

The resounding it did in her head was her final push, and she drove two fingers into herself, moaning to it as it penetrated.

She imagined the fingers as Ryat's as she began pumping them in and out of herself, her back resting on the wall.

She has left the shower downpour right now, and her moans filtered out filthily as she drove deeper, going harder.

"You can't take it?" His voice came again.

"I can...Mr. Ryat. I definitely can" she said before she knew it, and her toes toppled on the ground as she went deeper again, but then, it doesn't feel enough.

Ryat was bigger than this. He filled her up to the brim, and he stretched her so much, so what's going on?

Her eyes snapped open, cutting her fantasy when she realized she's only imagining him.

She withdrew her fingers, wrapped her towel around herself before rushing out of the bathroom.

Despite the water on her skin, she jumped on the bed, piling the duvet over herself shamefully.

"Fûck... what's wrong with me?"

--

[Next Day, 7PM]

"That's the hall" Tiffany pointed at the big building for the van driver, and the man pulled up in front of it.

Stella had bought the van just yesterday, all for this delivery and other deliveries to come.

Tiffany came down from the van, checking the IV card with her.

She has never opened it since it was sent, but the location was written at the back of the card boldly, and that's what she has been looking at.

She's currently in front of Deluxe Hall, the grandest hall in this city, only used by rich people for their functions.

True to her intuitions, her mom's customer is a rich one, but when did she meet her in shop that she was nice to her?

She's very eager to see who.

She checked her blue dress and heels for the umpteenth time, hoping she's dressed well enough for the rich party.

Two other guys who were hired by Stella came out of the van, and together with the driver, they brought the cake out of the van trunk and carried it into the hall.

Tiffany followed them, and the guards they met at the entrance led them properly into the hall full of dignitaries.

Tiffany looks professional as she directed them to the large front space specially left for the cake, and they gently set the cake down.

Mandy and Lia who're standing with some guests in the middle of the hall smiled at her, and her eyes widened.

What the hell is Mandy and Lia doing here??

She quickly opened the IV, and she gasped when she saw whose birthday it is.

Harvey Briggs!

"Shit" she muttered, looked around the milling guests before trying to sneak out of the hall, but Mandy stepped out, blocking her.

"We should taste the cake, give our reviews, and you should receive your complete payment before you leave, don't you think?" She muttered with a deceiving smile.

"I don't know what game you're playing, but you better watch it" Tiffany glared, and Lia joined them.

"Aren't you confident? You and your mother baked this, calm down" she said with a fake smile.

"Dad!" Mandy rushed over to where Harvey is sitting with silent Julie.

She pulled the old man up and Julie herself.

"Time to cut the cake!" She smiled, curling her arms on their arms.

"Aren't you too extra? What's the five feet cake for? It's only gonna waste" Harvey replied.

Julie stayed mute.

"C'mon, cut it and have a taste. I hired the best for it" Mandy continued pulling the man who's looking around.

"If you're looking for BB, then he already said he's not coming so you should know he wouldn't come" Mandy said, and the man sighed before following her.

It was Tiffany who handed him the cake long knife with a bow.

She just wants to end this and get out of here. This place isn't for her.

The attention of the guests moved to the front, and everywhere turned silent.

"At the spell of Harvey!" Mandy said, and the spell-up started from the guests till the last letter.

Harvey cut the cake with Mandy and smiling Julie beside him.

Collective clappings followed, and Mandy cut a small portion from the cake, bringing it to Harvey's lips.

The man ate from her hand, nodding in approval as he chewed.

"Who baked this cake again? It's good. Ryat could invest in the business" he said.

Tiffany slowly looked up as Mandy pointed at her, and the guests eyes filled her body, so much that she felt like entering the ground.

Crown is not her thing unless she's in court, judging.

"It's you?" Harvey said, and she was about to talk when the man suddenly spit out the cake with wide eyes.

"Dad!" Mandy gasped.

His tongue is starting to redden, and his facial skin too, he's also sweating so much. It's all happening so fast.

"What's... wrong?" Tiffany gulped.

"Vanilla flavoring, I'm allergic to it, you were told!" Harvey held his chest as he began coughing.

"I did, I told her trust me!" Mandy said quickly.

"Oh geez! Harvey!" Julie held him from the other side.

"My mum isn't unprofessional! You told her yourself that you wanted vanilla flavoring!" Tiffany shouted.

"Are you lying on me right now? You and your stupid mother plotted to kill my dad with vanilla and here you are, acting right? Stella's Bakehouse is a fraud and unprofessional! Save the name and never go there! Mother and daughter are killers!" Mandy shouted.

Lia was smiling as the guests began snapping pictures of Tiffany, and Tiffany struggled to cover her face with her palms.

The birthday party turned to a mockery gathering so fast.

Harvey's allergic reaction keoy getting worse as Julie handed him a bottled water to rinse his mouth.

"My mom did what you wanted! Stop lying, Mandy!!" Tiffany shouted.

"You shameless bitch!" Mandy left Harvey's side and scooped a handful of the cake icing, coming to Tiffany with plans to stone her with it.

Tiffany stood still with the cameras still shuttering and Mandy coming for her.

"My mom isn't unprofessional!!" She yelled defensively.

"Shut up!!" Tiffany yelled right back, throwing the icing at her, but instead of hitting her, the cake icing landed on the back of a man who suddenly blocked her.

Tiffany gasped, and the smell of Irish spring filled her nose like a dream.

It's him.