She would have to thank Lucien for this when she sees him later.With this extra help, her father would be able to recover quickly and she would be able to go to class and work without feeling too drained.As she walked out of the hospital,the driver that had brought her was still waiting.Ugh.Does he have to follow her everywhere?He held open the door for her and she sighed knowing he was just following Lucien’s orders.She also didn’t want to go against his orders so she got into the car.**********For the first time in a long time,Audrey was able to focus in class.For a blissful few hours,she didn’t think of any of the horrible things that had happened to her.She was positively blithe with the world.The lightness in her heart was eclipsed when she saw Josh and Megan canoodling in the hallway.“Oh Josh!”Megan squealed,loudly when she noticed Audrey.”I love it…I love it so much!”She turned around and held her up.Josh clasped a delicate gold necklace around her neck.“Happy seven
“Mmm.”Megan hummed trying not to be affected by Lucien’s words.”I see the two of us becoming more than friends already.”She leaned against him and rubbed her hands down his arms.Audrey felt a sudden urge to shove Megan off and drag Lucien away.She looked over at Josh who was overly agitated.“Megan!”He yelled.When Megan didn’t respond,he turned on Audrey.“Get a hold of your boyfriend?What kind of man are you even dating?He’s trying to steal my girl in your presence!”He fumed.Audrey scoffed.”As if you’re any better.You cheated on me with this slut and made me feel like it was my fault.Now,you’re upset she wants someone else already?!”“At least I didn’t cheat on you this publicly!Look at them,they’re acting as if we aren’t even here!”Josh shouted.”Doesn’t it bother you?”Audrey glanced at Lucien who still wasn’t doing enough to push Megan away.It only made her believe that all men were the same.She shook her head.Josh pulled her towards him,taking her by surprise.“Well, this on
Audrey felt her face grow so hot.She looked at the swim suit he had gotten her.It was the smallest bikini she had ever seen.Her face was fully red now.This would leave nothing to the imagination.Lucien chuckled as he got into the water.“Why are you being so shy?I’ve seen all of you.”She sighed.”Can you turn around so I could…”“Audrey, get change right now”He ordered.Audrey was certained her whole body was as red as a rose at this point.But she did as he had said.She stepped out of her sandals and unbuttoned her dress.It fell to the floor like a puddle around her.The underwear she wore would cover more than this damned bikini.With her eyes to the floor, she hurried to finish undressing.“Slower.”Lucien said,his voice low and husky.She looked up and her earlier fantasy had come to life.Lucien’s broad chest glistened with droplets of water.He was looking at her with hunger in his eyes.“Slowly.”He repeated.Audrey nodded and she continued to strip her clothes off.She could feel
When Audrey got to her restaurant.She got down from the car and it sped off.As she headed for the front door of the restaurant,she was surprised to see Megan standing at the front of the restaurant obviously waiting for someone.Audrey thought it was best to avoid her but Megan blocked her way and it appears she had been waiting for Audrey.“So you get dropped off at work in fancy nice cars now?”She probed.“What do you want,Meg?”Audrey asked, irritated.She didn’t have the energy or desire to deal with Megan right now.“I did a lot of thinking and I realized that it was totally wrong of me,of Josh and I to do that to you.We were like best of friends and even if people told you not to associate with me,you didn’t mind and you didn’t judge me based on what you heard…”“I wished I had listen to the people who told me to stay the hell away from you.They were right and I’m not buying this fake ass apology.”“What if I told you that you could have Josh back?”Audrey frowned.”I thought you
“His vitals are stable.And even if it’s completely up to him to wake up,don’t lose hope.”The nurse advised.“Thank you.”Audrey breathed.“Is there a room I could go lay down in?” “Of course, darling. This way.” The nurse led Audrey down the hall. “Right here. This room is empty, and not used for patients. Please take all the time you need.” “Thank you.”Audrey walked over to the bed, and set her bag down on it. As she went to sit down, a pang of dread hit her. “Lucien’s phone,” she whispered in terror. She’d turned it off that morning in spite, but forgot to turn it on again.Audrey held it as though it was a bomb about to go off in her hand. She turned it on and saw 14 missed calls from him.”God, he’s going to kill me.” The phone began to ring. Audrey took a deep breath and answered. “Hello?” “What the fuck,Audrey?!”Lucien shouted. “I’ve been calling you all day! Why is your phone off?” “The battery was dead,”Audrey lied. “I must have forgotten to put it on the charger
All she wanted, was to say something that would hurt him. Spurred on by the alcohol in her blood and the anger in her heart, she spewed venom at him. “Get over yourself,” she spat at him. “This was never about you!There’s nothing special about you.I randomly choose you that night.It could have been anyone else.Now I wish I had slept with someone else that night!”Audrey regretted the words as soon as the words fell from her mouth. Her hands flew to her mouth, and tears of shame stung her eyes.Lucien stared at her with cold indignation. She’d hurt him, exactly as she wanted to. Who had she become? She had finally had the courage to stand up for herself and expressed her true emotions. But she had to hurt someone to do it. Before she could apologize,he left without a word. “What have I done?” she cried, as she sank to her knees. Violent sobs quaked through her body. What would become of her now? She angered the man who held her life in his hands. He paid her father’s medical bi
“Wake up, sleepyhead,”Tracy sang.Audrey groaned as she opened her eyes and was assaulted by sunlight. Pain throbbed behind her eyes, and each movement brought on a new wave of nausea. “Ugh, I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus,”She remarked. “You look like it,”Tracy teased. “Here, I’ve got you a nice breakfast, a glass of water, and some Tylenol.” “You’re an angel,”Audrey cooed.She began by guzzling down the water and attacked her breakfast.Tracy laughed. “Hungry?” “Starving,”Audrey replied through mouthfuls of food. After she ate her food, and drank the headache pill,she began to feel more like herself. “Thank you.” “You’re welcome,”Tracy smiled. After a few moments, her demeanor changed and she stiffened up a bit. She looked Audrey with concerned eyes. “So last night was wild, huh?” “I…”Audrey didn’t know what to say. She had lied to both Tracy and Becca so much. And for what? She scolded herself. None of it was worth it. “Listen. Some stuff happened, but the bottom lin
Audrey spent the next day moving her things from her old room into her father’s room. She was going to sleep in there now in case her father needed her at night. The room was large enough for her old twin bed.Going through her old things was hard. Among her things were many mementos of her childhood. Photos of her mother, of the three of them together, and some of her mother’s jewelry and clothes, her old toys and baby clothes, and some of her father’s old things from before he let the alcohol take him. Her mother was beautiful.But Audrey felt she didn’t take after her in looks.She looked more like her father. Pieces of a life, long gone and forgotten, were scattered around her.Audrey sobbed for a long time, with the remnants of her happiness strewn about. She set a framed photo of the three of them on a nightstand next to her father’s bed. It was taken on her fourth birthday. Doting parents stood on other side of an happy child with a cake covered face. “Here’s something for y