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Chapter 37; London
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I had been curious about Sinclair’s job since I had read a little bit about him in the Not Yet Forty magazine. Yes, he was as rich as Croesus, but how exactly did he make his money? I knew it had something to do with Wall Street though, but that was as far as I knew. When Cath’s assistant had informed me during our brief phone conversation that first day that the only thing Cath and Sin talked about was work, I had assumed I’d have my work cut out for me. I had been shaking in my boots waiting for Sinclair to bring up something about work. I would have fumbled this gig so badly if he had.Luckily for me, he hadn’t. I assumed he was following my lead, so bringing it up now, might not be my smartest idea. What would I do if he turned it around and began to ask me questions too? “Your job.” I began, thinking of the best way to ask him about it without looking like I knew nothing at all about it and making him suRelated chapters
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Another side of Her Chapter 39; London
LondonSin returned a while later with another glass of the fruity, colorful drink. This one was a distinct purple with a yellow umbrella.“Here.” He settled down in the sand beside me before handing me the glass. “That’s your last for today.”I stuck out my tongue at him. “You’re no fun.”“And you’re a light weight. Plus you’ve barely eaten anything.”“What? I did eat something.” I defended.“Barely two croissants?” He asked. “You should eat more.”“My waistline wouldn’t appreciate that.” I pointed out. I wasn’t exactly a small woman, and I was also averse to exercise. Add that to the fact that Sin could have any woman in the world. Women that were way more gorgeous than me, classy women. He would definitely be repulsed to see me stuff my face with food.Women in his circles at
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London“Congratulations!” Someone said.I reluctantly pulled away from Sin’s body to see a couple standing closer to us than the other smiling spectators. They are both young, probably in their early twenties. The man has dark hair and the woman has flaming red hair and a face full of freckles. She beamed at me.“Gage proposed right here yesterday. There’s something in the air, huh?”I laughed. “congratulations to you two too.” I didn’t mention that it wasn’t my first proposal. The previous one didn’t count to me. It felt like it had happened eons ago even though it hadn’t even been up to a week.It was crazy to think that a few days ago, Sin had been a stranger to me. Now, he was an essential part of my life.“I’m Jen. He’s Gage.”I heard Sin sigh exasperatedly behind me. “He’s Sin, I’m Ca-&ldq
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Sinclair“This is your last drink for the day. I mean it this time baby.” I warned as I handed her the colorful mixture. I kicked myself for even letting her have another. It was unfortunate that I couldn’t ever say no to London Albright. Who would be able to say no to that pouty lip and twinkling eyes? “Have I ever told you I love you?” She dragged herself up to a sitting position with great effort. I turned away to hide my grin. Watching her get thrashed at beach ball was now one of my favorite memories of this vacation. London was a sore loser, shockingly clumsy, and very non athletic. It was a big, hot, bowl of a disaster and I had lived for every second of it. “once or twice.” I teased. “won’t mind hearing it more often though.” “I feel like someone took a sledgehammer to every part of my body.” She said.She was also the most dramatic woman on earth.The music suddenly began to pump out and surround us. Pop music with catchy beats. “I love this song!.” She jumped to her fee
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LondonI felt alive, free, happy. Fire coursed through my veins and there was magic in the air. The beach was dark, but the lights from the resort gave off a hint of light, illuminating it only partially. It was dark enough for the moment to feel like a different point in time. Like we were suspended on the precipice of something wonderful.Earlier, I had felt a hint of doom, like a malevolent cloud hanging over my head. It was this urgent sense that everything was coming to an end. This was Sin and I's grand finale. I couldn't shake the feeling no matter how hard I tried and God, did I try. I wanted to run from these painful feelings but at the same time I wanted to fall into it, arms wide and welcoming. The music pulsed through me and alcohol flowed through me. Sin had turned out to be right about the seemingly harmless drinks. They packed a bit of a punch, but I didn't mind. In fact, it was what I needed at this moment. I needed to not think about tomorrow or anything else outsi
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Sinclair The walk back to the room was full of London's drunk ramblings. She talked fast about everything under the sun, hardly leaving any chance for me to get in a word edge-wise. I frankly didn't mind. I enjoyed hearing her talk, I was just worried that she was being so loud and was going to wake someone up or burst my eardrums. One of the two.She insisted on walking every time she slipped and almost fell and I made another attempt to carry her. When she almost fell the fourth time, I gritted my teeth in frustration and swung her up into my arms amidst her loud protests, and carried us back to the hut. The journey was easier once she wasn't walking on her own two feet in haphazard lines and in a blink, I was at our temporary home. I looked at it for a moment before I walked in. I would miss it when we left, it had begun to feel more like a home to me than my five-bedroom, penthouse apartment in New York which I had selected out of a catalog that I had barely glanced at and spe
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LondonSomeone had shut all the windows and curtains last night, so the room was blacked out. I sat up slowly and felt like a little army was digging in my head. I groaned, my head feeling too heavy for my neck. My mouth tasted like boiled socks. Ew. I was never drinking again. "I'm never drinking again," I said."I'll remind you of that someday." Sin materialized out of nowhere. I peeked up at him and squinted till my eyes adjusted to the minimal light. He held out a glass of water and Tylenol for me. I hurriedly took it with a mumbled thank you. "Do you want breakfast?" He slid into bed beside me."No, not at all. Just the thought of food is making me want to barf." I told him. "How long have you been up?" "Not long." "Do you know what time it is?" I swung my leg over the side of the bed. "Past ten or almost eleven. You were up really late. I expected not to hear from you till noon at least." I struggled to my feet and swayed a little. It took me a second to shake the disori
Another side of Her Chapter 45; Sinclair
Sinclair.I hadn't meant to eavesdrop, to be honest. I was a full-grown man, eavesdropping was for children and undisciplined people. I was neither. I just wanted to check on her. Make sure she wouldn't fall and hit her head or something worse. She had been unsteady on her feet as she walked to the bathroom and now there was a suspicious silence that made my body cold with fright.The door had been locked from the inside."Ba-" my words trailed off when I heard her voice.I frowned in confusion, wondering who she was talking to."I'm sorry, I can't. Sin won't let me leave his sight. He'll insist on coming along, and what logical reason would I have for entering someone's hotel room in a town where I don't know anybody." I heard her say.It hit me then, like a freight train, that she was talking to her sister, the real Cath. I recalled her trying to retrieve her phone last night and ne wrestling it out of her hands and
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Another side of Her Chapter 86; London
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SinclairI had completely forgotten that Cathleen had access to my apartment. The first thing I usually did when I ended things with a woman was revoke her access to my place. It had always seemed unnecessary with Cathleen though. She was the last person that would show up out of the blues to exchange words or do something crazy. But then again, maybe I had always just overestimated her. I was in the living room with my laptop when I heard the sound of heels clicking behind me. I looked over my shoulder.The first thing I thought was that London was here, in my apartment. My heart leaped. It came crashing back down when my brain finally registered that it wasn’t London at all, but Cath. Now that I knew them, I could clearly differentiate them even half asleep. They were perfectly identical of course, a mirror image. But I had had London in my arms and fallen in love with every inch of skin on her body, so my soul would know her even in the dark. And this wasn’t her.I followed Cat
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LondonIt was almost three am when we were all finally wiped from a night of drinking, singing along to the music Eva had queued up to her amazing surround sound speakers and laughing till our bellies began to hurt. All in all, it had been an amazing night. Eva’s bed was super large and so somehow we had all fallen into it in a tangle of limbs and hair. When I woke up, it was almost five am. My head felt like someone had taken a drill to it and my mouth tasted like it had been stuffed with cotton. I tried to silently slip into the bathroom but ended up making more noise than I had expected. The girls were either too drunk or too deep in sleep to notice because when I looked over my shoulder, neither of them had stirred. I let out a breath of relief and tiptoed to the bathroom. I quickly peed and splashed water on my face and rinsed my foul tasting mouth out before making my way to the kitchen. I gulped down three glasses of water then located an Advil and popped two down my throat.
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LondonStatic buzzed in my ear at her words. March Madness had what? “I d-don’t understand. What are you talking about?” I stammered. March Madness was my singular published book, and it was a raging failure. Only about ten copies of it had been bought since it’s release two years ago. The horrible sales had made me depressed for the longest time, and my editor had also cut off ties with me afterwards. And now, she was telling me that it had sold out? I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t want to believe it. “Your book, March Madness.” She clarified, her voice never loosing that edge of excitement. I understood her excitement. My book suddenly making it big was like Christmas to her, it meant that she was about to line her pockets with some serious cash. And so was I. “It’s just become an overnight sensation. Six thousand copies were bought and now it’s on the New York bestseller list. Not on the top three, but I believe it could actually get there.” “Oh.” I said stupidly. “As I’m talk
