The dim light, sweaty bodies, loud music, and the cringe sight did nothing to straighten out Sophie's anxiety. Her sweaty palm twitches once in a while and while she grabs her handbag for a mini sense of comfort it did nothing to fulfill her wishes.
She just wanted to get out, the dress she had borrowed from Kayla felt like a prison on her body. It did make her look gorgeous and Sexy but it was very uncomfortable. She couldn't even breathe. Her left eyebrow twitches now and then begging to be scratched. That is what happens whenever she puts on makeup, her face always begs her to ruin the work. It always results in a burning sensation that she hasn't managed to learn how to ignore. Kayla was perfect with the art and the girl know how to work her way with the brushes but Sophie's skin and makeup don't just mix.
“ By the time you enter that club, men will cream their pants at first sight” Kayla had said after adding the final touches to the makeup. Yes, Kayla was right, Men are indeed currently undressing her shamelessly with their eyes and it made her skin crawl at the Unwanted attention.
She is still a Virgin and new to all these sexual advances. Even with her nice curves carved into perfection with a nice Slim waist and flat tummy to boast of. With tan skin and cute freckles that dusted her face just a few inches below her green eyes. With massive unruly, curly auburn air. At age twenty-one, she never had a boyfriend. And that means never having sex either.
She watched her friends get boyfriends and talk about just how perfect their relationship was, how perfect the kisses were, and all other smutty stuff. Not to forget the butterfly feelings they get in their stomach. She never had her own stories to share which is unbelievable because she is very attractive and she has this strong gaze that will make any man kneel.
But little do they know is that Sophie Harris's only memory of what can be described as a kiss was in middle during a school picnic when the school bully, a cute boy named Jamey decided it was fun to steal her first kiss most sloppily. The kiss can be described as no kiss at all, it doesn't deserve to be her first kiss but wishes don't get granted always do they?
And the only thing close to fluttering butterfly feelings in her belly she ever felt was the mosquito bites she got on a camping trip, they had been all itchy and ticklish but felt incredibly great while scratching them.
Not that she doesn't want to date or is not attractive to men or that she prefers the other side. She is straight and can swear on anything on that but aside from her pretty looks and a great body with a nice personality every guy will describe her as a keeper. Her life was the opposite, she had grown up in abject poverty where she fed from hand to mouth every day.
It had always been hard with her parents struggling to raise them on their minimum wages. Everything got worse when her mother suddenly died of high blood pressure. Her family went downhill with one source of income gone. Sophie started working immediately even though she was still a high schooler, she had a younger brother Noah who is still in middle school and her alcoholic father doesn't help their situation either.
She had been picked on by her schoolmates for wearing faded clothes or not being able to afford lunch but she held on to her life because of Noah and her once-loving father. She avoided boys like the plague because of what Aunty Mari always said about the other gender. She could remember getting an anxiety attack because a boy told her he likes her when she was eighteen.
She studied hard so she could apply for the scholarship but she wasn't lucky enough to get one. She had to apply to the only university in her city, not her dream college but will do. Coupled with part-time jobs and all she had been surviving and able to let her brother live too. Going to college on a student loan which she will have to pay up later but everything skyrockets back to square one when her father, the once-loving Mr. Harris started gambling at the local club.
He spent all his money on alcohol after his wife's death which Sophie had to assist by working part-time but he started gambling and currently, he is owing a gang the sum of Ten thousand dollars which Sophie doesn't have and has nowhere to get.
The gang is known to be pretty ruthless when it comes to their money, they only gave Mr. Harris a month to pay up or else they massacre their, entire family. Her father had looked so ashamed when he told Sophie last week Tuesday. She had been so disappointed and frustrated that her roommate Kayla noticed instantly.
Kayla had asked her what was wrong with her Expression immediately Sophie entered the dorm. Not willing to give all the details, she just stared at the ceiling and sighed.
“ If only I can just see Ten thousand dollars as my account balance right now,” Sophie thought aloud which made Kayla chuckle and make a joke about getting a sugar daddy for Sophie. Sophie couldn't remember the joke but had grabbed the word sugar daddy. She knows what sugar daddies and sugar babies do with each other and she knows what that kind of relationship entails.
If getting a sugar daddy will sort out all her financial issues and take her out of poverty for once then she would look for one but how? And if sleeping with men old enough to be her father will get her out of this looming crisis in a way that won't affect her younger brother's life then she is in. A sugar daddy she needs and a sugar daddy she will look for.
The issue of her sexual inexperience hit her like a bucket of cold water on a winter morning. Her woman's dignity and pride shredded the mission away, She suddenly realized that she was going to be giving out her virginity to an old man that won't go gently or treat her lovingly or make her feel like a whole woman but make her feel like a lowly whore.
But anything to survive, her survival instincts kicked her bruised dignity and honor aside and she took a deep breath before deciding to go to that newly opened club just in the middle of the city just to try her luck.
It came as a surprise to Kayla when her “ I am a workaholic student who avoids social gatherings like plague” roommate suddenly want to borrow a dress to wear to a club. Kayla had wished she was hearing things when Sophie asked but apparently, she wasn't. Sophie was loud and clear, serious even.
Kayla felt so bad she couldn't tag along because of her menstrual cramps just to see how Sophie -I don't look at boys, they are not books- Harris will behave at a club but she had been eager to do the poor girls makeup and find a Sexy dress. Then proceed to lecture the club first-timer about losers that get girls drunk just to sleep with them and all the safety tips she thinks Sophie will need.
“ Don't forget to order Angel's shot if a man is acting weird” Kayla had added.
According to Kayla, ordering a shot of Angel's shot is like telling the bartender “ Help me” so Sophie made a mental note at the back of her mind if a man tried stuff on her.
Now Sophie looked around the strange place, she felt alone and uncomfortable with sweaty bodies touching her now and then. She stepped outside and almost cried out about how clueless she was about the entire situation. She doesn't even know how to approach men generally so how will she find a sugar daddy at this point?
“ Remember money needs to be made. Bills need to be paid” she chants in her mind while gulping the fresh air greedily. She took a deep breath and turned around to go back into the club but bumped into a massive wall of muscles instead.
She looks up to meet to strange man's gaze.
“ Holy guacamole” Her inner voice voiced out loud. He looked as pissed as hell but who in the effing world cares? The man looks like a model in one of Kayla's magazines. For the first time in Sophie's life, she felt a flutter in her rib cage. He cleared his throat.
“ Oh my God, I'm so sorry I eh hmmm... Sorry,” she scampers away trying so hard to hide her blush.
“ Hmmm, it's fine. You don't have to act like you saw a ghost” Even though his voice sounds like that of an Angel, it sends signals all shades of wrong to Sophie's spine.
“ Mr. Morgan ”“ Sir?” Alex called while tapping his sleeping boss. The middle-aged secretary stepped back staring as his boss opened his eyes slowly. Alex straightened his back and his Dark blue tie which matches his Dark suit.“ How can I help you” Chris grunted out, the day has not been a good one for him. Well, which day was ever good for Mr. Chris Morgan? Yes, he is the richest businessman in the entire city at just thirty years of age. He inherited the company from his father on the verge of bankruptcy at the age of twenty-five and since then he has worked hard to make the company what it is today.Alex has been his secretary since he took the title of CEO and the man had done a wonderful job at it. He is like the right-hand man of the young Morgan.“ You are getting late for the court sir. Today is the last day of the custody battle” Alex said while pointing at his wristwatch reminding Chris about one of the worst moments of his life.He had met Cecilia when they were in high s
Blink.Blink Blink.Sophie could have sworn she was hearing things when the strange handsome man invited her to join his friends. Like what in the world is happening? Does she look so out of place that this stranger thinks she is lonely? She managed a tight smile at him in return but her mind is definitely in a state of turmoil.“ I mean it's fine if you decline, you don't have to come if you don't want to ” The stranger's words contradict what he wants because his Expression is that of a kid trying to get his parents to buy him ice cream. He looked so cute under the dim light that Sophie couldn't even find it in her mind to refuse him.“ You don't even know me” she blurts out shyly clutching her hand handbag tightly.“ We can start the night again by introducing each other, I'm Chris and you?” the way he uttered the sentences made something stir in Sophie's tummy. It was alarming but also a nice feeling she want to get lost in. It felt so good and she has never behaved like that in f
Who the hell invented alarms? That was the first thought that invaded Sophie's sleepy thought as the torture device kept on blaring. She groaned and tried to move her body only to find out that she is entangle between her sheets and wall of muscles. Hey wait! Muscles? Her eyes flied open and she taken in her surroundings but even that little action invited a pound in her head.An head splitting headache forced her eyes shut again, she grits her teeth together to somehow relief her of the pain but it's not working at all.“ Try not to move Sophie, I'll get you some painkillers” a voice she could not recognize suddenly vibrated beside her and the wall of muscles beside her moves from the bed. Her eyes flew open again.“ Wait where am I?” she shouted with a voice so coarse it made her own ears bleed. Why is she feeling so sick early in the morning? And who is this stranger?“ Just be calm. We will talk after the painkillers” he left the room and she took the opportunity to notice her sur
.Scream!A loud one was the first thing that left Sophie's mouth when she saw the state of her dorm room. Everywhere looked like they had been robbed. Clothes, books, and furniture were scattered everywhere soaked because the perpetrators left their tap open. Looking around she found Kayla curled up in a fetal position at one corner of the room. The girl looked pale like she just witnessed the worst horror of her life.The worst scenario flashed between Sophie's thoughts. Maybe the scum her father was owing had decided to do this to her. They tracked her down to her school and assaulted her roommate. She could feel her heart in her throat. She tried to process everything but said nothing to her roommate.She helped the girl up while trying to panic in fear herself. After setting the traumatized girl on a couch. She try to find words to say but she could barely form any.“ Kayla hmmm what happened here?" Even with the amount of strength, Sophie had put into saying something, the words
Chapter 6.“ Don't fucking tell me you are on your way to work right now!”Chris shook his head at the laziness of his best friend who was currently talking to him on the phone at the moment. He knew Liam must be going through the worst hangover known to man right there. The man never learns, even a sip of alcohol always makes him cry like a baby in the morning but who is the first person to buy one in the club? Of course, it's Liam. He likes getting drunk. That's his way of coping with his stress and past traumas. Even though the pain in the morning is not Worth it, he would still do it all over again.“ I have to earn you know. I don't have a billionaire father” Chris replied but heard Liam groan and let out a whimper from the other side of the line. Liam Kingston is the heir to one of the richest families in the city, his grandfather founded Kingston and co and made a name across the nation. His father took over twenty years ago and he had maintained the same legacy his grandfathe
Chapter 7.After the professor had left, Sophie had to shake her head many times to avoid daydreaming about a certain handsome Billionaire. She just wonders how it's so funny, she has never thought about another man like that before in her entire and suddenly she is thinking about someone she just met not less than twenty-four hours ago.She kept on hearing his voice in her mind, slipping through and invading her sense of reasoning. Of course, Max noticed something was wrong with her the entire shift so when both their shift ended, he went to talk to her.He waited in front of the storage room they always use as a mini changing room. He changed his clothes already in the other room. So he just leans on the wall with his phone in his right hand, texting his girlfriend while waiting for Sophie.A few minutes later, Sophie opened the door and slipped. She almost jumped out of her skin seeing Max suddenly. She wasn't expecting him to be there so it caught her off guard and her obvious Lo
Chapter 8.“ Hello,” the air around Chris sparked with electricity as he heard that voice. His entire mind went numb with that tone. With what he already heard from Liam, he just hoped she is really fine.“ When someone gives you their number, you are supposed to call them Soph,” Chris said trying to ignore the obvious tension between them. He doesn't want her to know he knew everything about her in order not to look like a total creep.“ I'm... Hmmm.. the day has been busy for me. I'm sorry” Sophie replied trying to control her nerves. She tried to work out the entire conversation in her head. How she was going to go about it without sounding stupid and desperate but she doesn't have any plans right now. She wished she had learned about men earlier and had an idea of how they think or what they want but she just doesn't know what to do about it.“ No, it's okay Soph. I'm just glad you called. How has your day been? Oh, I forgot you said you had a long one. Can you tell me about it?”
Chapter 9.“ Chrissy” Liam's voice rang out from Chris's second phone.“ What again? Have you found a way to pay up the money?” Chris said taking his coat off the hanger.“No, Care to tell me why you want to meet up with Sophie all of a sudden?” Liam said accusingly. He knew his friend, Chris is hardly interested in any member of the opposite gender apart from his ex-wife. For Chris to want a full background check on someone he just met within that period that person is special.“ I'm just curious about her”“ Just curious? Hmm,” Liam let out a throaty laugh.“ Chrissy I know you too well to know when you want to get into a lady's pants. You hardly do but you still do” Liam teased.“ It's not like that you jerk! I just find her interesting” Chris defended a little too fast fueling his friend's amusement.“It's not like that I know. I don't blame You, any man would go crazy for that ass. Damn, your girl is loaded...” Chris hung up on him before he could continue his shenanigans. He sm
Epilogue.A few years later,If anyone told Sophie a few years ago that at this day and moment, she would be in love with an amazing man, free from debt and her overbearing father. She would probably flip the person the bird. But her fairytale has become a reality although she had a very hard time adjusting to her new when Chris finally reveal her to the public as his girlfriend.But then she was already an accomplished woman. After her graduation, Chris advised her to go for her master's degree promising her every support she needed which he fulfilled whole heatedly. There is something about seeing your woman trying to set a career for herself so she won't become a liability. He made sure she went to one of the best Universities in America.And now thanks to him and her handwork, she has her art studio which was growing successful as time goes on. Max and Kayla who are now an item always make sure to set a date for the four of them to hang out together. Never miss a chance to ask So
Chapter 43.A few weeks later“Aww don't be such a sore loser,” Sophie said rubbing Chris's head, he was currently lying on her sulking like a boy after Liya beat him mercilessly at “Fortnite”.“ She doesn't act like a kid! She always knows where I am and she just shoots like a pro” He cried and Sophie was trying so hard not to laugh at him at the moment. She even placed her hand on her mouth to muffle her Snickers.“ Come on Babe. She is your daughter, Don't every parent dream about their children being better than them?” She said but he stood up so quickly she almost lost her balance.“ I want my daughter to be a better CEO than me in the future not beat me black and blue at Fortnite” He pouted. Sophie couldn't control the wheeze of laughter that erupted from her. She laughed so hard she held her belly because it hurts. The look on his face made her stop“ I'm sorry. I didn't mean to laugh. So what do you want me to do?” She asked still trying to keep her laughter down.“ I want re
Chapter 42.“ How sure are you we are going to see her in the next hour? Don't give the poor girl false hope” Liam said after opening the door. He donned his infamous morning glasses even though the time was already half past three in the afternoon. It shows he had not taken a step out of his house since morning.“ Because I'm getting the FBI involved” Chris replied with the edge still evident in his tone.“ What the fu...?”“ Language please” Chris cut him off using his other arm to point at his daughter who was on his shoulder wide awake.“ Hey Liya” He greeted spreading his arms for the girl, he took him from Chris and carried her into his arms, hugging her tightly.“ Hi, Uncle Liam” Liya greeted after settling right into his arms. He cooed as he swirl her around making her giggle to ease the tension in the room.Another footstep was heard from one of the rooms. The door opened and Miranda entered the living room wearing a night robe which was enough to cover what was meant to be
Chapter 41.“ Daddy, are you sure she is still here?” Liya's voice brought Chris back From his deep thought. They both have been waiting for Sophie for the past twenty minutes outside her department block. She exact spot she had promised him in the morning she would be by the time he came back from his mother's house.“ Let me call her once again, maybe she is not done with the college stuff,” Chris said ruffling his daughter's hair. She smiled flashing him her missing teeth. He told her so much about Sophie that the little girl want to meet the woman now. He dialed Sophie's number for the umpteenth time that day. Now getting frustrated he dropped his phone so he won't show it to his little girl.“ Probably she doesn't want to meet me?” She asked with a low tone that almost broke his heart.“ No Liya, Sophie wants to meet you as much as you want to meet her” Chris assured with a deep exhale patting her back softly. He was getting worried already, Sophie never keep him waiting no matte
Chapter 40.Sophie opens her eyes slowly to a very dark room. She could see nothing and she felt the right side of her head pound with immense pain as if she hit her head on something. She couldn't move her hands and feet because they were tied. She struggled to keep her eyes open as tiredness hit her fully.Her heart beats so fast it almost flew out of her chest as she tried to figure out her situation. She lifted her head slowly while moaning softly in pain.Suddenly, she heard a click as light flooded the room. The light was too bright and she had to close her eyes because of the pounding headache she instantly got because of the light. Everything she was trying to remember suddenly flew to her head immediately after she closed her eyes.She could remember the moment Chris and she was trying to say never-ending goodbyes while trying not to devour each other at the penthouse to the moment his driver dropped her at school. She was coming back from the professor's office after turnin
Chapter 39.Sophie woke up in the morning with a satisfied smile on her face. The previous day and night had been an adventurous courtesy of her friends and the love of her life. After their weird display of affection on the highway and the strange way, they both confessed their love to each other. Their way to the penthouse was filled with a lot of lips ravishing and some body-to-mouth action.Sophie couldn't even look at the penthouse to admire the decor or any other things because they were both face and body deep into each other. Kissing and caressing as they repeated I love yous to each other. She might not even remember the entrance to the penthouse if she were to come alone during the day.He had kissed her so senselessly that she wouldn't even remember how amazing the balcony view was. The type of kiss that felt perfectly right. The type Hollywood directors shoot hundreds of times just to get it perfect. Nothing could have felt more right to both of them at that moment. They
Chapter 38.Sophie couldn't stop smiling even after telling Chris what she saw in the apartment. The air blew her hair wildly as she stuck her head out of the car window. Chris shook his head at how childish she was behaving.She had almost walked in on her two best friends making out in her living room but instead of being angry, the situation amused her. She remembered the last she caught them half naked and both parties denied everything claiming they only drank and nothing more. But now she has all evidence and they don't even know. They were so engrossed in the act, they did not even notice when she opened the door.“ You are weird,” he said looking at her smiling face in the mirror.“ I'm not” she squeaked.“ they are adults you know,” he said. She nodded her head and made a funny expression on her face. He sighs.“ I should scold them” She suddenly switched to a serious expression.“ why? Sophie these people are adults” Chris scoffed.“I don't have a problem with them making o
Chapter 37.Liam, Kayla, Max, Noah, and an unfamiliar lady sang the birthday song to her while she stood rooted at the door, unable to say a word. They were all dressed up and all of them were wearing paper cones. The house was decorated, no wonder Kayla wanted her out at all costs. It was to pull such a stunt on her successfully.She was not expecting anyone to remember her birthday, she doesn't ever remember and she stopped celebrating them ever since her mother died. Sometimes Noah gets a cupcake for her to remind her and sometimes Kayla and Max always end up reminding her by making her food or getting a cake for her and then celebrating with her all day.Knowing she would forget it this year again, Kayla had informed Chris earlier on and warned him not to mention anything about her birthday or even ask Sophie when her birthday was. He had agreed and they started planning to throw a surprise party for Sophie. They dropped hints for her but she still couldn't catch on, Kayla wouldn
Chapter 36.“ What the hell?” She gasped staring at Chris in all his glory flashing her his billion-dollar smile. She pinched herself to see whether she was dreaming but he was there in front of her“ You look beautiful as usual” Chris whispered to her brushing a strand of her wild locs behind her ear.“ Hi. What are you doing here?” She sucked in a breath, doing a double take at him from head to toe to make sure that she wasn't dreaming.“ Just here to make the day special for you,” he said with a wider grin that made him look more like a boy.He was dressed in a casual outfit which did not do justice to hiding his well-sculptured body. His hair was more than messy as if he had just gotten out of bed that morning. Even without the well-tailored outfit, Sophie was used to, he still managed to look like something out of her fairytale.He took long strides moving closer to her, engulfing her in a warm hug. She lost some reasonable brain cells as she breathed in his cologne, His masculi