I offered him a small smile while I shook his hand. Mr Van Kline had dark brown hair that was riddled with grey strands. He had a neatly trimmed grey beard and stern eyes that shouted ‘business’. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr Van Kline.” I gulped and could feel Kiara staring into my skull. “I heard whispers that your grandmother will leave her company in your name. Is it true that she is thinking of finally retiring?” Mr Van Kline asked. “We all know how stubborn my grandmother can be.” I awkwardly chuckled and hoped I was right. Mr Van Kline nodded with a small smile. “I know it’s time that she retires, but I think she’ll work for as long as possible,” I added. It was scary how easily lying came to me. “Uh, yes, that is true. I hope to see you around more often. It appears my daughter has kept you hidden.” He stated and looked at Kiara. “Sorry, Daddy. Mr Porter here claimed to not enjoy such functions,” Kiara replied and looked to stare at me. I felt a drop of sweat on my fore
I felt this anger build up inside of me. Not at her, but at whoever or whatever made me feel like she can’t be loved. I was also angry at myself for not having more patience. I shouldn’t have kissed her or asked her to dance or slept with her again at the old cabin. I made my way back inside to fetch my suit jacket and tried to wipe off as much water as possible. I still looked wet when I walked back into the grand hall where the luncheon was taking place. Mr Van Kline walked over to me when I grabbed my jacket. “Uh, Jason.” He smiled and placed his hand on my shoulder. “Sorry, Gregory. Kiara said that I should let you know she wasn’t feeling well, so she went home.” I explained to let him know what was happening. “Uh, I see.” He nodded and removed his hand. “My daughter ran away, didn’t she?” He suddenly asked, and I felt my body freeze in place. “I saw the way the two of you look at each other. I once looked at Kiara’s mom the same way. I think Kiara can’t accept that she can be
We had just finished a meeting with Mr Van Kline and a few other major businessmen. Mrs Porter had invited them over to her company to announce that I would take over in the next upcoming year. I had a whole presentation with new ideas and changes which Mrs Porter really liked. It felt like I was at school again and being graded. The men seemed to enjoy what I said, so it went well. “Thank you, Jason.” Sue smiled as I sat down. “As you can see, gentlemen, my grandson is more than capable of taking over my company. You will be in good hands.” “I agree.” Mr Van Kline added. “It will be my honour to work with you.” He smiled at me, which made my heart feel like it was glowing. Having Mr Van Kline like me was amazing; even though he didn’t know the entire truth, it still felt really good. The rest of the gentlemen shook my hand and congratulated me. As everyone was about to depart, Mr Van Kline walked over to me. “Gregory.” I smiled as he stopped next to me. “I would like to invite yo
Kiara's gorgeous lips curled into a small smile. Once again, I was struck by how beautiful she was. She could have been Victoria's Secret model or become famous for her stunning appearance on I*******m. How could one human be this attractive? "Why are you just staring at me, Jason? It's kind of weird." She giggled. "I just think you are the most beautiful woman in the world," I replied with a shrug. "You haven't seen everyone in the world, so how would you know?" Her eyebrows slightly wiggled as she asked the question. "I know my ideal woman when I see her, and no one can compete with you." "You always know exactly what to say, don't you?" She asked, but the blush on her cheeks told me she appreciated the compliment. I couldn't help but smile. Being around her made me feel so alive. I changed the topic and told her all about my deal with Mrs Porter while we sat on the edge of the jacuzzi. Kiara couldn't believe that Sue wanted me to continue the act as her grandson. She also ad
We climbed out of the jacuzzi and got dressed. Kiara kept giggling as we sneaked off towards her room. I felt like a teenager that didn't want his girlfriend's parents to know he slept over. "Shh." I softly chuckled as we walked into her room hand in hand. Kiara clapped her hands which made the light switch on. I looked around in wonder. Her room was massive. Long golden curtains draped down over a glass sliding door, which led out onto a balcony. She had an L-shaped desk in the one corner with the best gaming set-up I'd seen. Next to that was a dressing table full of jewellery, makeup and hair accessories that were probably every girly woman's dream. She had tons of pictures on her walls of who I assumed were her friends. Many were with her father, but not one featured her mom. The room was decorated with LED lights and had tons of cupboard space. The bed was massive and covered in teddy bears, pillows and fluffy blankets. Above the bed hung a painted picture of Kiara's naked back
I knocked on the front door of the Van Kline household, and soon afterwards, Mr Sandile opened up. "Oh, Mr Porter." He greeted me and offered me a friendly smile. "Evening, sir. I'm here to pick up Kiara..." I started to say. "I'm here!" Kiara shouted as she ran down the stairs. My eyes devoured the sight of her. She had on a pair of thick grey stockings, a black shirt and a fluffy white jacket. Her hair was put into a high ponytail, and she had on her glasses. "Enjoy." Mr Sandile slightly bowed, then walked off to leave us alone. "Let's go." Kiara beamed and grabbed my hand. Electricity shot through me."Shouldn't I say hello to your Dad?" I quickly questioned as she pulled me away. "He's gone to some charity event." "Oh," I replied and stopped in place. I yanked Kiara closer to me and held her against my chest. She gasped as I did so. Her lips were slightly parted as she looked up at me. "You looked incredibly beautiful today," I smirked and slightly pushed up her glasses wh
I drove Kiara home and then made out a bit in the car before I had to let her go. She felt so warm against me on a cold night. "Stay over again." Kiara smiled as she pulled away from me. "I really want to but I have work tomorrow, love. Plus, I think we should only have sleepovers during the weekend." I winked. "Fine." She rolled her eyes with a small pout. "Wait, before I forget. I should probably give you my number." "Oh, yes please." I smiled and quickly pulled out my phone. Kiara happily put her number in and saved her name with a heart. She then texted herself a kiss emoji which made her phone vibrate. "Perfect." She smiled and kissed me again. The Uber that Kiara arranged for me arrived which meant it was time to say goodbye. After a steamy kiss, I forced myself to get out of the car and walked toward the Uber. Kiara waved bye as we drove off. The drive home made me feel content. Yes, I left her which made me sad. Yet, I couldn't stop smiling after the night we had. It we
The threat I received had become the least of my worries as the days went by. I mainly concentrated on work and Kiara. Tonight Kiara had to go work at the club so I invited Lulu over. We hadn't seen each other in a while. I was watching something on TV when I heard my front door open. "Oh, Jason!" Lulu called and walked into the lounge. "Your second favourite person is here." She beamed then ran over and jumped onto me. I laughed as I pushed her aside. "Second?" I asked confused as she grabbed the remote out of my hand. "Well duh, Kiara is your first favourite." She smirked with a wink. "By the way, I overheard my Dad saying that you left the crew." "How did he put it?" "He's really proud of you and Mom said she's happy that you got out." "That's good to hear." "Talking about getting out..." Lulu sighed and switched off the TV. She then turned to face me. Whatever she had to say must be really important. "What's wrong, Lulu?" I asked as concern filled my voice. "I've been t
2 years later...I hadn’t spoken to Kiara since that day. I fell into this dark pit where I was so angry but couldn’t do anything about it. I kept my promise to Allan. I didn’t take revenge. I got justice.I gained proof of the warden's illegal ways and the deals he made with the inmates. I found out he arranged the hit since I was taking my time. My lawyer helped me build a case, and together we got the warden put away for the rest of his life.To be honest, it didn’t make me feel better, but I knew it was all I could do.I couldn’t face Kiara. I refused to read her letters, take her calls, or even see her when she came to visit. For a year, she kept trying, but eventually the letters stopped coming. I just needed time alone. I needed to heal, and I did. I found peace.I even had my sentence reduced. Today I was getting out.“Do you have someone coming to pick you up?” The officer asked as he checked me out at the entrance.He gave me a normal pair of clothes, my secret cell phone, a
Allan stared back at me as his eyes darted across my face.“What does that have to do with me?” He finally asked, which made me run my hand through my hair.“I need to talk to Kiara first before I decide anything.” I shrugged and stepped closer to him. “But I do like you, Allan.” I paused and flicked my eyes down to his lips. “You’re gorgeous. I’m intrigued by you. I want to get to know you more, but I also need you to be able to defend yourself. I won't always be here to protect you.” I paused and touched the side of his face. “I don’t know if it’s just lust or if it could be something more. If you’re willing, I’d like to figure it out together.”Allan’s eyes closed for a brief second as he seeped in the warmth from my hand on his face. I watched his chest rise and fall and felt myself totally mesmerised by him. Kiara was the only other person who had that effect on me. So, for a second, I was scared. I wanted to step back and run away from him, but I knew I would always have that ‘w
Allan took a step closer and looked down at my erection, then up at my lips, then at my eyes.“You didn’t finish.” He mumbled so seductively that it made my cheeks go red.“Oh, uh, it’s fine, man.” I said and made the mistake of flickering my eyes down to his lips, trying to get out of his gaze.Allan then closed the distance between us as he pressed his lips against mine. My body froze as his warm lips stayed on mine for a second or two before my brain kicked in and pushed him back harder than I intended. His back hit the wall as he stared back at me.“What the hell, man?” I hissed as I pushed away from the bed and stepped closer to him. “Are you gay or something?” I demanded and grabbed a hand full of his shirt."Y-yeah, I am.” He stuttered as he looked up at me, frowning. “I just thought I could help you get rid of that erection.”Shit, I don’t know if it was the way he sounded so innocent or the way I hated seeing him frown. This irresistible urge to kiss him flooded my thoughts.
I grunted as I turned around and slid back onto the bottom bunk of the bed. Allan wasn’t my problem. He needed to stand up for himself.Nothing else was said that night. Allan climbed onto the top bunk and, after a while, softly let the tears fall. He thought I was asleep and did it so quietly that no one else would hear. That was the first secret of his I kept.***Weeks turned into months, and I barely spoke to Allan. He stopped sitting at my table, only said a word or two to me in the cell, and was rejected by all the gangs that he started spending a lot of time with the ladies. It made things worse for him. Inmates picked on him for being a bitch and humiliated him whenever the opportunity rose.The kid just took it. It was like he thought he deserved to be beaten up. I tried so hard not to care and just let him be, but shit, a piece of my heart went out to the kid. I couldn’t watch it, so every time I just walked away, I saw the aftermath later on when Allan turned in for lights
The cafeteria was like a stereotypical jail-style cafeteria. Officers stood around while the inmates on kitchen duty served the rest of us on a plastic plate. It smelled of dirty cooking oil and rotting food that was stuck between the planks of the tables. Whoever was on cleaning duty never cared enough to clean properly, but heck, we were in jail. No one puts in that much effort. Everything was given the bare minimum.Klip and I grabbed our plates and stood in line, a spoonful of what looked like vomit piling onto the plate. Boiled cabbage stew first, then rice on top. I glared at the inmate serving me, and he quickly stood up straight and apologised. Fuck, who added rice last, this fucking idiot? I rolled my eyes and walked over to the table closest to the door."Uh, Jay isn’t this…" Klip asked behind me but decided to rather shut up as I sat down.He hesitated but sat down next to me as well. I mixed the rice and stew together, then glanced up as footsteps approached. Donnie stoppe
The first few months in jail were the worst. The inmates tested me. I was beat up; I beat some of them up... I had to prove myself and show how tough I could be. Eventually, I knocked out enough inmates to make the others back off and stop messing with me.I had so much time to just think about everything and sort out my mind. I started reading, working out, and even got a tattoo of Kiara’s name on my chest. I quickly had to learn how to bargain and do certain favours for the wardens and powerful inmates. There were a bunch of gangs formed in the jail, and all of them tried to win me over, but I refused all of their offers and kept to myself. I made sure I was respected by everyone and even made friends with the officers. I liked being the middle man.For two years, I had my own cell and was mostly left alone to do my own thing. From all the working out, I had muscles and grew super strong. I looked great and was no longer that skinny, awkward man that Kiara fell in love with. Heck,
3 days later..."Jason, you have been linked to multiple thefts and charged with possession of an illegal firearm. Not to mention that the judge still needs to decide if killing Ricardo was self-defense. We're looking at multiple life charges already." The lawyer sighed and shook his head before he added, "I suggest you agree to plead guilty." I looked away from him and out the window, where I saw Kiara impatiently waiting on the engine of her car. I had been held at the local police station since the whole Ricardo shooting incident. 3 days and 2 nights without sex. Shit. Kiara would come visit every day and demand that I be released. She caused such a commotion that she was not banned from entering the station while I was being held. I could have left... I was offered bail until the court date, but I refused to let Sue, JB, or even Kiara pay it. Maybe I wanted to punish myself for all the crimes I committed. The real punishment wasn't sleeping on a bench or staying in a cell; it wa
I felt my feet hit the hard dirt and could hear the other two vehicles speeding towards us. My neck hurt, and my head was pounding. I tried my best to walk forward, but I stumbled, which made Kiara wrap her arms around my waist to help support me."Come on, baby." Kiara said as we started to walk away from the crash. "I don't know where we're going, but I know we just need to keep moving." "Wait, wait." I stopped her and looked back at the crush. "My gun is under the seat. I need to get it." "I'll get it; stay here." Kiara demanded and left me to run back to the van. I bent down and put my hands on my knees, which helped stop my head from spinning. Soon Kiara was back and handed me the gun, which I slipped into my pocket. "Okay, let's go." I grabbed Kiara's hand, and we started jogging off.I kept looking back as the car stopped and the boss and his men ran after us on foot, as there were many large boulders and trees, which meant they couldn't take the vehicles. It was also getti
The sky was lit with colours of pink, red and orange. A soft breeze blew and stirred up dust into the air. The land was filled with small shrubs, cacti, dry grass and sand. It was like everything around us went in slow motion. I had time to describe every detail of Axels face, and how his body hit the ground. He landed face first with his eyes still open while his blood seeped into the sand. His arms were at his side and his knees bent to the side. He didn't breathe, he didn't blink, he didn't move. Even when Kiara screamed his name and wind flew dust towards us. He wasn't bothered. He just lay there.Then suddenly everything went back to normal speed as another shot went off and hit one tire of the van, making it sink down to the rim. My body jerked into motion as I grabbed Kiara and pulled her behind the side of the van, incase the sniper tried to shoot us. "Stay here, Kiara!" I yelled and looked from her tearing eyes to peek around the door to see where the sniper shot from."