The Next Morning…
Amber woke up with a throbbing headache and an aching back to make it even worse. Her entire body was one giant ache, from her head to the tips of her toes. Not only did she feel horrible, but she also felt like she had been hit by a bus or something. She groaned as she squinted her eyes to look around.
She discovered that she was in an entirely different place. This wasn't her room back at home, so what was she doing here? Where was she? And how did she end up on this… bed? Naked? The last thing she remembered was getting fired and coming to the bar to relieve herself of the pain, but how did she end up here? She tried to remember what happened, but the more she tried, the more fuzzy it became.
She ran her hands through her hair and looked to the side to find a man sleeping soundly beside her, and the realization came over her with such force she could have slapped herself.
“Shit!” She exclaimed and tears started trickling down her cheeks. “What have I done!” She covered her face with her palms.
How could she be so careless? How?
Xavier moved, and she quickly got down from the bed. She looked down and saw blood stains on the sheets. Her tears fell more. She just gave her virginity to a stranger, just like that! She wanted to cry and scream out her lungs, but for the fear of him waking up and causing more trouble, she held her breath.
Using her eyes, she found where her clothes were scattered on the floor and quickly put them on, grabbed her bag before dashing out of the room hurriedly. She hoped he hadn't seen her face, she felt so ashamed of herself. If only she knew things would turn out this way, she wouldn't have visited the bar. She was regretting a lot as she rushed to her friend's house.
“Amber, how could you be so stupid and careless!” She hit herself on her forehead and gritted her teeth in frustration. She had failed and fucked up big time.
Meanwhile…
Xavier turned and quickly sat up on the bed. Before he could make out his surroundings, he was hit by a splitting headache.
He closed his eyes until the dizziness passed. He groaned, he really hated headaches, they made everything hurt even worse. But he couldn't focus on that right now.
He rubbed his temples and took a deep breath, trying to clear his mind. He opened his eyes again and realized he wasn't in his bedroom and instead in a large white bedroom. What on earth…?
“Hello?” He called out, rubbing his head, not knowing where to begin. What the heck was he doing in a room that wasn't his?
Suddenly, some memories of last night started rushing into his head like a
tidal wave, and his eyes widened in shock. He couldn't remember everything in detail, but he suddenly felt bad. He looked at the side of the bed and saw blood stains on it. He felt guilty immediately. Did he by any chance rape her?
His mind wasn't at peace as he thought of what the girl might be going through right now. Different thoughts ran through his head. What if the girl had seduced and set him up, but he waved the thoughts away as they came. He tried to remember her face so that he could find and apologize to her, but he couldn't remember what she looked like. He didn't intend to give up, though. He was going to find the girl.
He hoped she wasn't in too much pain.
****
“You did what?” Sophia snapped the minute Amber explained all that happened to her.
Amber was wailing uncontrollably. She couldn't believe she just lost her innocence to a stranger. As much as she wished it were a dream, her conscience told her otherwise. It was very vivid, every detail in color and everything. Even the sex wasn't memorable. But now, she felt absolutely disgusted; disgusted with herself for getting carried away and doing the unthinkable.
“I was drunk! I had no idea about what I was doing.” She wailed.
“Why did you go to the bar? Even if you wanted to go, why did you go alone? You should have called me because if I were with you, this wouldn't have happened goddammit!” She yelled, and Amber's wail got louder.
Sophia couldn't believe what her friend just told her. She and Amber have known each other since High school, both knew each other's strengths, weaknesses, and flaws, and it made them the perfect match for best friends.
Sophia knew the kind of person Amber was and was aware of the pain Amber went through after she lost her parents, that was why she was the most pained about this.
“I'm so ashamed of myself!” Amber cried.
“You said he didn't see you, right?” Her roommate asked.
“Yes.” She sniffled.
All you have to do for now is to avoid him at all costs.
“I don't even want to see him!” Amber snapped. She was angry, but mostly angry with herself.
Sophia sighed and pulled her in for a hug, patting her back gently. “I know Amber. We'll figure this out together.” She said, and Amber started crying again.
****
“I messed up, dude. I don't know what to do now.” Xavier narrated everything to his best friend, Jake, who only widened his eyes in shock.
“This is so unbelievable. I can't believe you'd actually do something like that. I thought drinks do not affect you that much?”
“You're right, but this was different, and I feel terrible about it. How I wish there's a way for me to see, recognize, and plead for her forgiveness.” He sighed.
“If you two are destined to meet again, you will.” His friend used this to comfort him, and he sighed.
***
3 Months Later,
“You've been this way since morning, Amber. We have to get you to the hospital.” Sophia said, but Amber shook her head immediately.
“No, There's no need for that. I'll be fine, don't worry about me.”
“I must take you there for a check-up.”
Amber knew she couldn't protest anymore, so she followed Sophia to the hospital and they finally did the test.
Amber didn't go until the test results were out. The doctor beamed as she approached Amber.
“Congratulations, Miss Wilfred. You're 2 and a half months pregnant?”
“What!” Amber snapped.
“You're pregnant.”
Amber's legs gave out and she fainted.
“Rush her to the emergency ward!” The doctor said, and a stretcher was brought. She was placed on it and rushed in, while Sophia followed suit.When they got there, Sophia was asked to wait outside while they attended to her. She paced back and forth as she remembered the doctor's words and prayed vehemently for nothing to happen to Amber.Amber had gone through a lot, that she knew, and now just one single mistake and this had to happen? Her heart ached so much for her friend.A few minutes later, the doctor came out and wiped the sweat that was on her forehead. Sophia rushed to her.“How's she?”“She just suffered from shock and will be fine.” The doctor answered.Sophia sighed in relief. “Can I go and see her?” She asked.“Sure.” The doctor smiled and left.Sophia rushed into the ward and met Amber crying her heart out. She gestured for the nurses to leave and sat beside her, then patted her shoulder.“Why is my life like this, Sophia? Why?” She wailed. “It was only one goddamn nig
Five years later…San Francisco Airport…A woman stepped out of the plane majestically. She wore a beautiful suit and her long brown hair was swept back to frame her face perfectly. Her lips were painted a dazzling red, with just a hint of pink at her chin to offset the contrast. She carried herself gracefully, her movements flowing with ease despite her elegant attire.She had sunglasses on and exuded an air of authority as she made her way towards baggage claim. Once there, she took off her shades to glance around her with an air of superiority. She spotted a man in an expensive suit and walked up to him, greeting him by holding out one hand politely.“Mr. Brown!” She smiled and they shook hands.“Welcome back to San Francisco. How have you been?” He asked.“I'm good, sir. Just one moment, I need to introduce you to my kids.” She smiled and pulled down her sunglasses, so he could see that she meant it with every fiber of her being.“Mummy!” The triplets shouted at the same time as t
"No! This can't be happening!" Amber screamed mentally.How on Earth did she end up with him again? And worse, she was going to stay in the same office with him.Xavier on the other hand, looked at the panicstricken woman in front of him. She looked quite familiar but he couldn't place his fingers on where he had seen her before.Amber felt like the ground should open up and swallow her whole. His scrutinizing gaze was terrifying her and she was holding herself from bolting out of there."I'm sorry, what's your name?" He asked.Amber opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. She cleared her throat and answered. "Amber Wilfred, Sir. My name is Amber Wilfred." She said hoarsely and he smiled."Have you met before?" He asked."No!" She answered immediately and Xavier arched his eyebrows. "I mean, no sir. We are just meeting for the first time. I've been in the States for some years now." She answered, hoping that would divert his attention away from her.Xavier massaged his temple
"Shut up!" Sophia exclaimed. "Are you for real?" She asked.Amber had returned from work, distracted the kids with television and told Sophia all that happened. Sophia, being a fan of Xavier De Vil couldn't believe he was the one her best friend drunkenly had a one night stand with. It looked surreal to her and she didn't know which other emotion to portray aside shock and surprise."I was so shocked and felt like the ground should open and swallow me whole. The tension was much and when he saved me from falling, I don't really know how to describe the way I felt." She said,Sophia chuckled. "Babe, you're very lucky, do you know that?" She asked.Amber furrowed her brows. She looked at Sophia and laughed at the expression on Sophia's face. When Sophia looks like that, it was either she was about to say something crazy or she was up to no good."What do you mean?" Amber asked and Sophia moved closer to her."Xavier De Vil is among this country's top 5 richest young Billionaires, rankin
Amber walked into the kitchen with Sophia trailing behind her."Are you being serious girl!" Sophia said."Please Sophia, I already said I'm not doing it, I love my life like this, I and my kids are happy and the kids aren't even asking me about their father, I've been taking care of my kids by myself for the past five years and I don't have a problem doing so." She stated, Sophia sighed."Alright then, I just thought....""I know you mean the best for I and the kids Sophia, but I wouldn't want to make the mistake of telling the truth to Xavier and what if he takes it the other way huh, if I go to jail or worse have my kids taken away from me, what will become of me then, these kids are my life, they're all I have and God forbid, if I loose my kids then I might as well kill myself and end it all." She said, trying to hold back her tears.Sophia felt really bad for what she's done, she didn't mean to hurt Amber or make her cry but she still managed to do it either ways and she's regret
The building was a huge one with amazing interior and exterior decor.The office buzzed with employees going about their daily activities.Others were seated with their eyes fixed on their laptop.Suddenly they felt a cold chill and they knew instantly that their Boss was in the building."Good morning Mr Xavier." They greeted but he ignored them as usual.He walked briskly to his office and his secretary trailed behind him.He got to his office and he sat and his eyes went up to his secretary and she quickly bowed.Xavier sighed wondering why she was avoiding eye contact."What's on the schedule for today?" He asked.Amber instantly checked the tab she was holding."You have a meeting now Sir." She said softly.Xavier stood up, buttoned his suit and left, with Amber trailing behind him.***Meeting Hall...At table could be seen at the middle of some men, who were dressed in black tuxedo's adorned with black Italian shoes. Bottle waters and laptop were placed on the table. A projecto
Amber was busy working on her laptop, but she could feel Xavier's eyes on her, but she tried to ignore it despite the fact that it made her feel uncomfortable."Why the hell is he staring at me!!" She mentally screamed.Meanwhile, no matter how hard Xavier tried to keep his eyes away, he just can't stop staring at her, her beauty was mesmerizing and the way she worked on her laptop, every single thing she does entice him greatly. If only he knew how uncomfortable he was making her feel, then he would stop staring at her.Amber shut her eyes briefly and she heaved a deep breath, she just can't continue letting him stare at her like that.She turned to face him, putting on a small smile. "Do you need anything Sir?" She asked, jolting Xavier out of his thoughts."No, I don't." Xavier cleared his throat loudly. "I'm sorry." He apologized, knowing she must have noticed him staring at her."It's alright Sir." Amber lied, nothing was in fact all right, all she wanted to do was get the hell o
When Xavier got to the office, he couldn't find Amber there.He walked to his table thinking she might have gone to use the rest room or something, but he was surprised to see a note on his table. He picked it up and opened it.It was a note from Amber."I'm so sorry Sir, something urgent came up and I had to leave early, you were in a meeting and I didn't want to bother you, I'm deeply sorry Sir."Xavier dropped the note, then he took a sit. A deep frown appeared on his face as he wondered what could possibly have happened.Meanwhile, Amber rushed back home the moment she got a call from Sophia informing her that Elena was running a temperature."Elena!" Amber called as she ran inside, breathing heavily."Elena. Sophia!""Upstairs." Sophia yelled.Amber ran upstairs to the kids room, when she got in, she met the Jenna and Jaden sitting at each side of Elena, while Sophia sat on a chair watching them."What happened?" She asked as she went to join them on the bed.She used her palm to