"When do you think they'll open?"Gabrielle asked for the umpteenth time and Maya rubbed her eyes with the heel of a palm. Most people in the queue had resorted to sitting on the concrete, others had brought sleeping bags and foldable chairs. She flipped her wrist, eyes checking the time on the silver watch,"In about ten minutes?" Gab groaned, falling back on the floor and grabbing the roots of her hair, "I don't think I can stay out here for another five minutes."Maya snorted, shaking her head in amusement, "We've been here since last night, what's five minutes more?" She handed Gab the flask in her hold which she gratefully accepted."My ass is freezing, bitch," Gab grumbled under her breath, gingerly taking a sip from the flask. They'd been here since last night waiting for the release of an exclusive ring light, today was the official sale-off and it was going to be at a fifty per cent discount, plus they would be getting a free stand along with it and a picture with the mode

She closed the door behind her, twisting the knob so it locked. She strolled into the large office, eyes darting around the area,Alex was seated behind his desk, a reading glass perched on his nose. He looked up when she stopped in front of his desk. He didn't appear surprised to see her so she guessed he must have heard their conversation out front. "Maya, what a lovely surprise." He smiled and then stretched a hand to the chair beside her, "Please, take a seat.""Thank you but I'll stand." He rose a brow at that, dark eyes watching her tentatively. Maya swallowed, her fingers fiddling with the strap of her bag,Don't let him see that you're nervous. She repeated the mantra in her head several times before nodding.He dropped the pen he was holding and steepled his long fingers together, "To what do I owe this visit?" Looking at him now, his dark eyes smouldering and intense, she felt the urge to jump on him and beg him to take her against the desk. Her pussy clenched at the thou

The entire ride was awkward and painfully quiet. She kept picking at her nails, eyes remained fixed on the dark nail polish. They were ridding southeast, towards the more fancy part of town, passing by different expensive-looking houses with a little garden in front and a small picket fence surrounding it. Finally, the car stopped,Maya's eyes went wide as she took in the large building in front of her. It sort of reminded her of a medieval castle, rather than wood, the owner opted for bricks instead. The towering metal gate made a buzzing sound before it gave way and Alex skillfully drove in. "Wow," She whispered in awe, taking in the grandiosity of the driveway. There was a giant fountain with sparkling lights surrounding it, the structure of Cupid was bold in the center as it spat out water into the pool.She was entranced. Maya had only seen places like this in books and movies, never in her life did she expect she would see it in reality. She suddenly had the urge to take a pict

"Popcorn, please."Maya stretched, picking up the red bowl filled with the snack and passing it over to Gab. Her eyes were focused on the textbook on he lap, nibbling the bottom of her pen,The sound of footsteps padding softly against the floorboard met her ears but she made no move to lift her gaze. Then she felt a weight beside her and Jason's scruffy blonde hair blocked her view of the anatomy she was currently invested in,"Trust me, if you keep chewing on your pen like that you're going to end up breaking the case," She made a small sound of protest when he snatched the bulky book away from her thighs, suspending it in the air and far from her reach. "You've been staring at this book for more than four hours now, you need rest, sweetheart." "Jason! Gimme that!" She moved to a kneeling position and tried to grab the textbook from his hand but he was too quick, "Jason!" She squealed when he shot to his feet, running around the small room.Maya rose as well, chasing him everywhere

She stared at the message for so long, her sight was beginning to blur. She wanted to throw the phone against the wall and scream at him for being a dick, she also wanted to smile and blush and laugh at the text.So she settled for the third option, she threw her phone on the bed and jumped on it, burying her face into the pillow. She stayed like that for several moments, debating how best to reply to him,"So what are you going to do? Will you go or not?"She shook her head fervently, "I don't know," She replied but it sounded muffled due to the pillow."I think you should go."She shot up instantly, giving her best friend a murderous look, "Hello? Did you not hear all I said? He called me dumb?" "Well, you were kind of dumb.""Gabrielle Walker!"Gab chortled, slipping into a black tee, "What do you want me to say? You were kind of dumb though, why would you approach him like that without surveilling the area? What if you'd gotten caught?" She puffed out a breath, hating that Gab