Five days before :
It was a rainy Boston Thursday. While the droplets were drizzling outside, I was relaxing comfortably snuggled inside my blanket, totally chilling out with my favourite series through my laptop.
I was almost to the clinax part of the season, when the buzz of my phone, made me pause the series.Ugh who's calling me at this moment?
It was my sister Jess, of course trying to annoy me.
"Tina please be a darling and tag along with mom and Ryan for the meeting with Mr Anderson". Jessica's face hollered from the other line.
What! no hello no greetings!
"Sister, you know that I love you, but I don't do business meetings". I deadpanned
To be honest I don't do business! (although I have majored with a business degree)
"Tina mom said she wants you there, I worked so hard for this hotel, and I want you to see m
All right, folks, D-day was finally here. No matter how much I didn’t want to, I still have to be there for my family. Jessica and Mom really worked very hard regarding this project, and I have to be there with them in their finest moments. I thought I was being selfish, only relying upon my convenience and letting my comfort zone get the worst out of me. I finally made my decision and so here it was, finally sitting on the flight and heading towards New York City. What could possibly go wrong in one night anyway, Right? Well, If I only knew. Almost all the Kingston family members, along with Tiffany and Andrew, except my favourite Nana, were here for the grand event. Tiffany’s Dad, being a Hollywood hall of fame superstar, was also invited as well and so were Andrew’s parents, who were business partners with
If I said I was awestruck only by the outside sculpture of the hotel, then let me correct that now, in case you are wondering, then let me disclose, I was totally mesmerised by the inner architecture and magnificent decor as well. Jessica this time has really done an amazing job with the interiors of the hotel on behalf of Rebstorn Designs. What grabbed my attention for a period longer than necessary were the abstract murals caressing majestically the creamy golden walls. Even though I was not a professional artist, I have always loved painting. It was a hobby of mine. You could say it’s my escape from reality. Deep down I knew I wanted to keep my feelings locked inside my arts and to myself, afraid of the judgment of the world out
Sebastian. Handsome than any Greek God and hotter than hell, the man for whom I have been crushing on for three months. Thanks to Steve, at least now I know his last name. His aqua blue eyes skimmed across the room, making my heart sped with every passing second in anticipation. Not long before they directly landed on me. Hi Deja vu, meet Christina. Shit! What should I do! Should I look away? I asked myself. You know you can't, Tina! Don't worry, he won't recognise you, must have forgotten about you. The internal conflict between me and my inner thoughts vanished the moment I spotted his surprised blue eyes submerged in heat and lust. The smirk that Sebastian directed towards me was enough to let me know that he remembered. Oh, God! What sort of game are you planning to play with
Tiffany started up this mess, keeping me in the centre. “What the hell are you doing, Tiffany?” I tried to communicate with my best friend with eye contact and scowling face, but she was beyond ecstatic. This could have been more interesting if it wasn’t just me being her object of mockery. Well, technically, she was not wrong. Andrew was indeed my date for tonight but we all, including my close ones, knew Andrew and I are a big NO-NO. But Sebastian doesn’t! I mean, how could he? And I guess that undesirable information somehow toned down Sebastian’s playful gaze, which he was showering upon me before. His gaze was now something dark, primal, and kind of dangerous. Alright someone please get me a glass
I looked to my side and saw a beautiful, Hollywood kind of beautiful redhead staring at Sebastian with utter fondness, but then she averted her gaze towards me and her facial expression shifted to annoyance. Was she irritated? Yes. Livid? Absolutely yes. Afterwards, she gave me one of her dazzling, painfully forceful smile. “Hi, I am Svetlana. If you would excuse us, I would like to have a dance with my boyfriend.” She spoke the words confidently out loud with her venom laced voice. Svetlana. Even her name sounded beautiful. But wait, that's not the point, she said she wants to dance with her boyfriend. As in with Sebastian. As in, Sebastian was her boyfriend! Holy fucking shit! For a moment I felt like everything around me was starting to cease at this moment. It felt like I was going to be blacked out. The realisation of what I had been doing wi
Leave it to my friends for getting the gold medal for annoying the shit out of me for their entertainment. They are also the same ones who won’t even hesitate to turn the world upside down for protecting me as well. To be honest, most of the time I was grateful for having them in my life, but the other times, I swear to God I had to resist the urge to yank them through hair down the lanes of Boston. And this is one of those latter moments. “You are the biggest nut here,” I accused Jess. “You are the drama queen.” Jessica scoffed. “Please be serious for once, Jess! You could have easily given me a heads up about Sebastian. Why the hell didn’t you?” I pressed. “And miss this whole drama? No way, baby sister.” Jess chuckled. “Traitor!” I huffed. “I am sure both you and he enjoyed fi
Sebastian's words kept repeating inside my head. Of course my body was the traitor in this case. It never listens to me when he was arround. “Sebastian!” I glared. “Christina” He approached, placing his hand on my lower back. Doesn’t he understand I just left him on the dancefloor cause I didn’t want to be with him right now? Or this man is just choosing to ignore what happened before? Which, to be honest, was frustrating. This is what you get when you go overboard. Tina, for once in your life try to think before you vomit words. I was mortified at this moment. “Go, fuck yourself Sebastian cause I am not going to, anyway,” I said and wiggled to go free, looking towards Andrew,
Mental peace was the last thing in my mind since the inceident happened a few minutes earlier. I was taken aback by his audacity. I was scorching mad at myself for not being able to control my emotions. I can’t believe what I just did that. Was I too harsh? ‘Never be a sloppy second, Tina. Never.’ were the words of my mother that I had always followed through by heart until this moment. Maybe I overreacted with him, but being with Sebastian always brings the unexplored wild side of me. I don’t even know this man very well yet, but here I was letting him affect my emotions sizably! I was not the kind of girl who hookups with strangers or does one-night stands. But in the end I did it.
“Now that I am finally out of the hospital and Dad, as well as the nurses, are also here, why don’t you and Sebastian go out to spend some quality time? Do some sightseeing as well. Have you ever been to London before?” Olivia asked, to which I shook my head in response. “Then it’s decided. I will talk to Sebastian to take you out and show you around.” And that’s how my sightseeing in London began. I was mesmerized by watching the most famous The Tower Bridge. I was taken aback by it's magnanimous presence. The historical highlight was now live and real in front of my eyes. Sebastian and I took so many photos with the London highlights in the background. And then we visited the London eye, The most famous and giant ferris wheel. It offered us an exceptional view of the city. My time in London with my beloved one was the experience of a lifetime th
It was like a punch to our gut. I couldn’t imagine the pain and distress Olivia and her family was going through. I was praying to God to let some miracle happen and both the baby and the mother be safe. Looking at our shock filled faces the doctor continued. “This complication is not rare and we have handled such kinds of cases before. You don’t have anything to worry about Ms Anderson.” I saw a wave of relief passing through the faces of Steve and Sebastian like they saw a ray of hope. “Please Doctor, you have to save both my sister and the baby. I am pleading you.” Sebastian whispered, anxiously. He was running his hand in his hair, clutching them to get some sort of control. “We will do our best Mr Anderson” The doctor spoke and went ahead to the operation theatre. Not after a few minutes long and we saw the nurses shifting Olivia in a
Sebastian left me on the kitchen top in a very compromised state. Well, I don't blame him though. I hope Olivia is alright. While he went ahead and picked up the incoming call I slid down myself from the kitchen counter, looking at the half-cooked veggies. They didn't look that much appetising now. Well, my appetite has already vanished into the thin air so I can kiss that sandwich goodbye. Maybe I will cook for him some other time. I marched into the bathroom to clean myself up so that Sebastian could have some privacy. I could hear his agitated tone but couldn't decipher the words he was speaking to the other person. It was evident that the sensual mood that we shared before has been evaporated now into the thin air. Although I was curious to know why did Olivia called him during this moment, I still decided to respect Sebastian's privacy. He would tell me about the m
Sebastian made me realise why I loved his body so much. After our sizzling round, three of the sex marathon somewhere in between both of us did feel hungry and yes this time for food. Sebastian has made breakfast for me before when I was at his place in New York so this time I wanted to return the favour. I may not be that great at cooking but still, I could arrange a sandwich for sure. It was already very late in the morning. While I remained busy preparing the stuffing for the chicken sandwich, Sebastian was sitting in the living room scrolling through the news channels. This felt kind of domestic and for the first time I stepped into this city I was not feeling anxious or worried about work, maintenance of this apartment and my lack of social life. But I was happy. I was immensely content with being with him. Fulfilling my raunchy dreams in rea
That night I forgot to count the number of times this man had given me those fabulous orgasms. My body was getting used to having him around like it's something very natural part of my being. Getting united with him and his chiselled body after a month of tulmutious torture was the catalyst for igniting our passion. I wanted to react differently this time. Instead of running away from him like I always do, this time I let my heart rule over my body. And I was never been happier regarding my decision. It felt like I was floating with ecstasy after learning that this man also has the same feelings for me as I have for him. My eyes almost teared up thinking about his confession a few minutes before. Our feelings were not limited to the attraction between our bodies, it has turned into something much deeper and beautiful. It made me feel beautiful. Both of u
"I want to fuck that delicious body of yours, Christina, I want you to scream my name with pleasure." Sebastian announced with his predatory gaze. "You sound so filthy and so hot at the same time!" I exclaimed. I mean what else did I expect? Roses and sweet nothings? No thanks. "Would you let me?" He asked impatiently. Even though I was enjoying teasing him, there was a part of me that wanted to take this man out of misery. Sebastian's question raised the precious memories of having our body interwined with each other I won't admit it aloud but I was enjoying seeing him agitated due to the torment. "Yes" I confessed and without any limitation, started kissing him passionately. With a jolt Sebastian took away the piece of towel from my body, leaving me squirming absolutely naked i
Sebastian was the last person I expected to see at that moment. Both of us were utterly shocked to see each other in such a state. I was surprised and contemplating how he managed to get my address and maybe he was surprised by seeing me greeting him in a bath towel. But I guess he got out of the shock a little sooner than me. Before I could react further I felt his hand drawing me closer to him and in an instant, his lips were slammed on mine. I willingly let him kiss me and I kissed him back. Without breaking the kiss Sebastian lifted me up from the floor and held me from my waist. I eagerly let my body feel his warmth and embrace. I was kissing this man after a month. My body was reacting to his touch in every way I have always imagined. As his hands started to reach inside the hem of the towel I felt my body jerk with awareness of what was happening at this moment.
Svetlana's voice kept echoing in my ears back to back. For a moment it felt like my surroundings had turned into pin drop silence and only her voice could be heard. To me, the sound of her laughter felt like that irritating viral laugh audio you have heard on social media, annoying and full of cringe. It seemed as if she was laughing at me like I was some kind of dumb joke. It felt like my world stood still for a second. The information was too much for me to process at that moment. I was getting fired for something that I didn't even commit. Is this what you call 'justice'? Wasn't it innocent till proven guilty? Then why was I labelled as a culprit here? Why are they ignoring my side of the story? So many questions were emerging in my head. I could feel an oncoming headache and the intense throbbing made it feel like my head was going to burst at any second. "She is not getting fired, Svetlana," Braden sho
The following days after the meeting with Sebastian aka the chief executive officer has been one hell of a ride of a giant roller coaster throughout the week. I have been working non-stop during these days in promoting the Hotel for its one monthly anniversary celebration. Work was pretty hectic throughout the week would be an understatement. This whole crucial work was dropped in the laps of us, interns. Seven of us interns were handling this project under the guidance of Louisa and Braden. Mila and I were from our marketing department while Amy, Shawn and Sophia joined us from the IT department. Carl and Summer were from the finance department.