Gracia walked past the drawing room on her way to her room and was called back by Bridget who was seated watching a documentary. "Come my dear, come sit with me." Bridget invited her in.
Gracia walked over and sat down. "I'm so sorry about this breakfast." She apologized, even before Bridget could say a word.If she was going to try her luck at getting Simon, then it was best to get back in the good books of every member of the house. Their impression about her mattered a whole lot in this case."It's okay." Bridget said. "I bear no grudges. But, if you like someone, why don't let the person know. That way, you'll get to find out if they are free or not and if they feel the same way about you." Bridget told her giving her a pat on the back. "A lady always needs to be classy. Even when her feelings are involved. Always keep that in mind." She added."Thank you for being nice ma'am. I expected you to snap at me like the others." Gracia confessed. "Although in my defense, I didn't know that my words would hurt anyone at all." She added, and received a frown from Bridget."Keep the lies to yourself child. I have no need for them." Bridget said, getting up. She immediately left for her room."Please don't leave on my account ma'am, you were watching the television." Gracia called, standing up."The stupid show is a sad one. I'm headed to my room." Bridget replied, as she continued towards the direction of her room.Gracia stood rooted to a spot, lost on what to do. Just as she was still contemplating on how to mend her broken fence with Anna, she overheard a loud chatter coming from the sitting room.She took a few slow steps to the drawing room door, opened it slightly and saw the Kentley sisters with the plain looking girl chatting endlessly as they headed out of the house. Gracia saw this as her cue and stepped out immediately. She followed them outside with a plan to mend her relationship with Anna. She didn't mind apologizing if necessary.Once inside the compound, June Kentley headed straight to her awaiting car."I will see you all tomorrow, the big day right?" She asked."I can't wait for tomorrow June. it's going to be a beautiful day for us." Anna replied, giving her sister a warm hug."I'll see you Paige. Please take care of Anna while I'm away, will you?" June pleaded."You can count on that." Came Paige's reply.A sharp throaty sound from behind caught the girls attention and they turned to see a nervous looking Gracia."Hi," Gracia called, flashing an uneasy smile."Gracia." June called. "I'll see you and mama tomorrow right?" She asked, trying to ease the threatening awkwardness between them."Yes," Gracia replied with an uneasy laughter, before turning to Anna. "Anna, I'm so sorry for today, I'm sorry for hurting you with my words. It was never my intention. Can you please forgive me?" She pleaded.Anna shrugged. "I was mad at you then, but not anymore. It's fine, you obviously didn't know better." She told Gracia. "Have you met Paige, my brother's girlfriend." She queried, knowing exactly what she was doing. She turned to Paige. "Paige, meet Gracia, a distant friend of the family.""Hi," Paige greeted, stretching out her hand for a handshake."Hi, Paige." Gracia greeted. She thought of ignoring Paige's outstretched hands but changed her mind and shook her hands. "Are you guys going somewhere, mind if I join you?" She continued."Oh, I'm heading back to Crescent Fall. But my sister and Paige are going out. They plan on using the Ferrari, there is really no extra space in the car." June explained, sounding polite and nice to a fault."Not to worry, we'll definitely get something nice for you Gracia. I'll see you a bit alright." Anna said, pulling Paige along, towards the Ferrari parked beside June's car."Alright guys, please be safe." Said Gracia, trying to hide her built up anger, to no avail."W.h.a.t? Anna! What did you just introduce me as?" Paige whispered as they entered the car."My brother's girlfriend." Anna replied, smiling. "You guys made it pretty obvious at the dining hall this morning. Or did I misread the sign?"Paige laughed out loud. "You know your brother will kill me if he finds out that I'm leaving the house today." Paige said, changing the topic at once."And that's another confirmation. Since when did you start thinking of what Simon would say, especially during weekends?" Anna's excitement resonated in her voice. She crossed the seat belt across her shoulder and started the car.June's chauffeur led the way and Anna followed behind."Oh well, what can I say?" Paige replied plainly."That's all you're going to say. Ahh! Simon is rubbing off on you already." She giggled. "I love this, from June's love story to Simons. I can't wait to watch it all unfold." Anna giggled"It's not a big deal Anna, we haven't even gotten there yet" Paige explained."Of course, it is a big deal, who are you kidding?" Came Anna's reply."It's not.""It is." Anna insisted.The ladies laughed happily, as they drove out to spend Simon Kentley's money.Gracia decided to continue her journey to Simon's room. She needed to talk to him, at least to let out this thing in her heart, hear from him as well and understand why he was treating her the way he was.She came to the foot of the stairs and kept wondering if she was really making the right decision. Simon Kentley might look cheerful but she knew that a man of his caliber will obviously have such sweetness reserved for his family alone and she was not his family.Yet she was willing to try her luck. A civilized conversation won't hurt. At least they deserved that much before she decides to do something else.Having stood at the foot of the stairs for a few seconds while in deep thoughts, she summoned the courage to climb up the stairs. Slowly she went up. She had once overheard Sherman telling Bridget how to locate Simon's room when the woman wanted to see him but the older woman had decided against it because she was obviously not in the mood to climb those long stairs.In no time at all, she was in front of Simon's room. It took her almost two minutes to make up her mind and knock on the door. She paced a bit in front of the door and when she had given herself enough ted talks, she rapped her knuckles on the door waiting for him to respond.Simon, who had already seen her from CCTV in the corridor, took his time to dress up before heading to the door. Once he pulled it open, he gave her a quizzical stare while blocking the entrance to his room with his body."Gracia, what can I do for?" He asked calmly."Hi Simon, hi.... I.... I was wondering... Ca... Can I come in?" She pointed to his room."I'm actually on my way out right now. Is there a problem?" He asked."No, of course not. I just..... I was wondering if you're free, I'd love to talk to you." She replied.Simon took a moment to think before replying. "You know what, let's go downstairs. We can talk in the sitting room, then I'll leave from there." He said to her,"Simon...." She paused, looking down. She tried bringing her face up to face him but was just unable to. "I.. I thought you liked me?" She finally blurted it out."What! You thought so?" Simon asked and Gracia nodded."No," he said. "I mean I like you as a person, but that's all there is to it. Nothing more."She chuckled sadly. "So, it was me then, I misread the signs, did ?" She asked herself.Silence followed and when it seemed like none of them was willing to speak, Simon cleared his throat."It's just that.." she started as if she had been woken up. "I've been attracted to you for a very long time. When you visited Baltimore, I believe my actions proved this to you. You asked for my number and you ended up not calling. Not even a text from you. I... I thought you saw me, I thought you liked me. I gave you all the signs. So what changed? Is it me, is it something I did? Listen, I can be better, for you. All you have to do is tell me what it is you want from me and I'll do it." She stopped, waiting to hear him speak.He tapped her gently on the shoulder and smiled like an elder brother about to advise his sister."I think I have to be on my way now Gracia." He told her. "I'll see you when I get back, alright." He shifted forward and for the first time, locked his door with a key."Is that all you have to say?" She asked, visibly hurt. "Common Simon, I just bared my mind to you and this is all you've got to say? What do you take me for? I'm not a baby, I'm an adult and I just told you that I want you and this is all you want to say to me? Christ!!!"Annoyed by his bones, Simon snapped. "What the hell do you want from me? I don't feel a thing for you and I'm trying my best to be polite. This is me trying to be polite Gracia. I don't want to be rude, but since you want to hear me say it, I'll do just that. I'm not in any way attracted to you, I have a girlfriend whom I'm in love with. You see this thing that just happened, I wouldn't want it to repeat itself ever again. Now excuse me." He said walking past her.He made a stop at Paige's door and before he could touch the handle, Gracia started laughing hysterically."The famous girlfriend is not around. Oh! You had no idea. Let's see... She went out wearing a revealing dress. Who knows what she's doing out there."Simon smiled at Gracia's funny way of trying to get him mad at Paige. He turned to her and shook his head. "Please take care of yourself. You may be going mad." He said and left downstairs. He made a few calls while climbing down the stairs and had Bruce bring the car over.The first gush of tears ran down Gracia's eyes as frustration, anger and the feeling of defeat clouded her. She opened her mouth to start a slow pep talk, to reassure herself of her worth, but nothing came out.The whole scene that just played out took her back to that shit hole she was in, a few years ago after everything she went through with Franklin. If only there was a way to get this man and keep him all to herself, she would have done that. But there was nothing she could do, his heart was with someone else and as terrible as that sounded, she had to accept that reality.She walked down to the room she was sharing with her mother and met the older woman in a not so good mood."It's a good thing you came." Martha said to her daughter.Gracia sighed and sank into her bed. "Mum, I know I messed up this morning and if it's any consolation, I'm so sorry. I don't even know what came over me. I... I was carried away by the fact that I want Simon and he's not seeing me at all. But I've apologized to most of the people I've wronged this morning." She said, rubbing her face with her palms."I really don't want you to give me a long epistle of how I messed up. I've owned up to it, if you say som
But Paige couldn't bear it any more and when she was saturated and completely overwhelmed, she let out a scream. Simon placed his hands on her hips, he impaled her with a deep hard stroke and she came with a cry, arching and writhing, as he thrust wildly into her. In the midst of her orgasm he came into her, ejaculating deep into her. She felt it pouring out of her even as his hips kept pumping, dragging her climax and his out as long as he could. It felt endless. The contractions were so sharp they almost hurt. She felt one muscle in particular, a tight little muscle near her cervix, fluttering wildly as Simon filled her with his thick semen.Simon placed his hands on either side of her body and dropped his head while her vagina gave its little final gasps. The both of them burst into low laughter."That was so crazy." She said, hugging his head to her chest."How crazy?" He asked, smiling."Beautiful crazy. Will it sound weird if I said I want more?" "Gosh, I love you." He replied,
Just as she had always wished for, June Kentley had her dream wedding. She got married to her dream man right in the heart of Yardstin.A garden setting for their exchange of vows. At the entrance of the three hotels that their guests were lodged in; the Yorkshire, Charoll and Salton hotels, stood more than a hundred security personnel guarding and ensuring the safety of their guests.On one side of the garden, several elevated seats were already prepared for June's fans from Social Media and her popular Television show that was focused on the challenges of a young lawyer.Just outside the Yorkshire Hotel, the site for June and Alfred's big wedding, stood prominent journalists and media stations covering the event from all angles.At the center of the garden, a made-up and well decorated tent became the center of every media's attention. The tall, draping curtains from the steel frames suddenly opened, revealing a calm and handsome Alfred with his best man. Slowly, they stepped out in
The sound of cheers, hype and claps filled the air, with the chant of "kiss the bride." emerging from the bridesmaids and groomsmen. Other wedding guests soon joined the chant."Kiss the bride! Kiss the bride! Kiss...."June looked at her family and noted that they've all joined in the chant aside her brother who was smiling and clapping, obviously in support. Her in-laws were no better as well and she laughed her heart out, she felt her veil uncovered by Alfred with the help of her maid of honor. "Oh my god! I am so lucky to be spending the rest of my life with such a gorgeous woman." Alfred said excitedly.June blushed at her husband's compliment and in the next few seconds, Alfred managed to wrap her in his arm. He swung her to the side and captured her lips in a heartbeat!"Yessss!""Oh, my god!""This is so beautiful!""Ahhhhh!"Screams of envy and excited cheers easily roared against the garden.Alfred's parents were called to make a speech, June's parents were also called and S
"I saw you with him all day and I couldn't help but admire how good you look together." Melissa continued. "Thank you." Paige replied sweetly and proceeded with washing her hand."You know when i was with him, he once told me that he has a spec and they usually are strong ladies. He always goes for sophisticated ladies. I wasn't convinced when I saw you with him, but seeing how he treats you out there like you're going to melt if he doesn't hold you tight, I guess he's changed and so has his choices." Melissa said.A moment of silence followed and Paige spoke up. "So, I take it that you are an ex?" She asked calmly, pushing her wet fingers under the hand dryer."Mhmm, more like three months out of his year.""What!" Paige exclaimed, trying to understand what Melissa was driving at. She brought her hand down from the dryer. Her face wore enough evidence of shock and anger and there was really nothing much to do about it."Oh dear!" Melissa exclaimed. "You... you didn't know. My god! I'
The morning before the wedding, Paige's lavender hair oil had spilled while she was trying to apply a dash of it on her curls. Some people might have seen it as a bad omen. She, however, just saw it as a minor inconvenience to be wiped off with a piece of sheet, since she was already running late for June's wedding. With everyone probably waiting for her at the garage, she fixed her jewelry quickly.Maybe if she had paid attention to the spilled oil, she would have stayed back? Of course not! That was not even possible.But just maybe she would have been more cautious of her activity all through the day. Yet, who was to say that the exact same fate still wouldn't have found her inside the mansion or any other day she stepped outside. She probably never would have given the oil a second thought if the day had gone like it was supposed to. A peaceful ride to the Yokeshire hotel, a lovely outdoor wedding and a crazy after-party and then back home with Simon, the man she was gradually fa
A low, pathetic cry escaped Paige's lips as these crazy thoughts and memories kept messing with her head. She attempted screaming but the sounds were muffled by the duct tape. Seeing that there was nothing she could do, frustrated tears burned her eyes. There was just one of her and two of them. There was no way out of this for her. Except, maybe when the van stops. Maybe I could possibly make a run for it. She thought. Dance had at least given her some stamina and she somehow doubted her kidnappers were the type that would spend endless hours at the gym. If she were to run, she wouldn't have to run far. Just far enough to get close to people, to get to a store, or anywhere that someone might help her. No one was going to stand by and let a bound and gagged woman get dragged off by kidnappers. People were better than that.But the only problem now would be time. It was past midnight when she came downstairs from the Salton hotel and she didn't know how long the journey with her kid
Tough-Brick knocked and pushed the door to Paige's room open, stepping inside. He met her seated on the bed with a white cloth, wiping her bleeding nose.Her eyes were teary, yet challenging. She looked up at him and hissed loudly."You look terrible." He said. "You shouldn't have tried running away, again." He closed the door gently and came in. "I don't know if it's plain stupidity or you just want to die." "Ple.... Please, what do you want?" She asked, her voice sore from crying."Why do you always have that face whenever you see me?" Dakar asked. "You do know that you're the real definition of beauty. You should try smiling sometime." He added, swinging the shopping bag he came in with.Paige hissed again in absolute annoyance, looking him up from head down, while still tending to her bruised lips which now have a second cut from the two times she had attempted running. She pressed the ridge of her nose together to stop her nose bleed. Anger rushed through her as she thought of th