Chapter 3: You seduced me

Zendaya couldn’t believe that she was naked, and she desperately hoped she was having a nightmare. However, the pain that hit her in her lower region told her that it wasn’t.

Seeing that Jayden was still staring at her naked body, she quickly reached out and yanked the duvet away from him so she could cover herself up. That was a big mistake as she was met with his naked body, which made her quickly turn away.

“Cover yourself up!” She cried out as her cheeks turned red with embarrassment. She waited until after she heard the shuffling of clothes to look back at him. He had worn his pants, but he still hadn’t put a shirt on, and this was still distracting to her.

“Why the hell are you at my house and naked?” Zendaya immediately fired at him.

“Look around and tell me what you observe,” Jayden yawned in a bored tone as he sat up. Zendaya was confused as to why he was asking her to look around, but as soon as she did, she found the answer.

This wasn’t her house! She yelled in her head. What the hell was going on?

“Go ahead, think back to what happened, and when you find the answer, let me know,” Jayden urged her as he stood up and left the room.

As soon as he was out, she quickly picked her clothes up from the floor and wore them before sitting to think back to what had happened. It was difficult to remember what had happened as her head felt like it was about to split in two.

The last thing she remembered was going to a bar after finding out Matthew cheated on her, so how did she end up sleeping with Jayden? Her memories after that were blank, and so she couldn’t find an answer.

Jayden didn’t seem like the kind of person to force her, which meant she must have agreed to it, but why?! Zabelle cried. She wouldn’t have bothered if it was any other person. Why did it have to be the man she hated the most in the world?

The door opened and Jayden walked in carrying a tray. “Here, drink this, it should help with your hangover,” he said as he placed it beside her.

Zabelle opened her mouth to refuse but with the headache had hit her once again, she quietly took the bowl and began to drink the contents.

Jayden quietly watched her, and he didn’t speak until she was done. “Do you remember?” He inquired curiously.

“No, I don’t,” Zabelle shook her head and as she did, she was hit by an image of Jayden on top of her.

‘Either you sleep with me or someone else will, but I’m getting laid tonight,’ she heard herself say, and she froze at the realization that she was the one who had initiated it. No, it couldn’t be, she tried to deny.

“I should get going,” she remarked as she stood up. She was too ashamed, and she wasn’t ready to hear Jayden tell her once again of how cheap he thought her to be.

“Sit!” Jayden ordered, and she immediately sat back down.

Wait, why was she sitting? She frowned as she got back up. “You're not the boss of me,” she stated as she proceeded to leave.

“And here I thought you'd be crying over the fact that your fiancée has been cheating on you.” His comment made Zendaya turn to face him.

“How do you know?” She questioned, wondering if she had been foolish enough to tell him.

“I found out about it ages ago. Plus, you mentioned it yesterday,” Jayden responded.

“Wait, what do you mean you found out about it ages ago?” Zendaya asked Jayden.

“It's exactly as you heard,” Jayden stated, and he quickly ducked when Zendaya threw a pillow at him in anger.

“Why the hell didn't you tell me?” She hissed in anger as she glared at him. “Wait, how did you find out?” He had left before she met Matthew and had just returned, so how did he know?

“Did you think I wouldn’t keep an eye on you, Clownhead?” Jayden asked her, and she clenched her fist over what he had called her. It was a name he had given to her when they were children, and he refused to let it go.

“So you’ve been stalking me?” She scoffed.

“I’ve been doing more than that,” he admitted shamelessly. “But that’s not important. The fact that you tried to have a one-night-stand after discovering that he cheated is.”

She tried to? His words seemed to collaborate with what she had remembered. The fact that she couldn’t remember was beginning to frustrate her.

“What I do or decide to do is none of your business?” She immediately fired at him.

“In case your thick skull doesn’t seem to remember, that decision of yours led to us sleeping together again,” Jayden clapped back and Zendaya felt herself throb.

“You weren’t drunk, so why didn’t you refuse to sleep with me!” she however ignored it.

“Because you fucking seduced me!” Jayden snapped. “You kissed me and asked me to sleep with you.”

“That seems like a ‘you’ problem,” Zendaya shrugged casually. “And besides, when have you ever listened to me if it wasn’t something you wanted to do!” she asked him, and he wasn’t able to provide an answer.

“You wanted to sleep with me?” Her voice turned serious as she tried to decipher what was going on in his head. Jayden never ran out of words to banter her with. If he wasn’t responding, it was because she was telling the truth.

“What do you think?” Jayden threw the question right back at her.

“I want to go home,” Zendaya responded, as she wanted to be alone to be able to process her thoughts.

“I’ll drop you home,” Jayden told her, and she shook her head as his presence would just further muddle her thoughts.

“There’s no need for that, I’ll call a driver.” she looked for her bag and when she found it she brought out her phone to do just that, she saw that it was dead.

She didn't have a charger, which meant that she wouldn't be able to call for a ride home. “Fine, you can drop me home,” she agreed.

“Unnecessarily stubborn,” Jayden remarked as he grabbed his shirt and put it on.

Without wasting time, Zendaya walked out of the room, and she let Jayden lead her downstairs.

The ride to her home was silent, as she wasn't ready to talk to him, and thankfully he didn't say anything to her. When they got to her house, Zendaya frowned upon noticing Matthew’s car in her driveway.

Due to what had happened with Jayden, she hadn't had time to process his betrayal, but it seemed she would have to face him whether she wanted to or not.

“Are you going to overlook the fact that he's cheating on you?” Jayden asked curiously. Not like he would let that happen, but he still wanted to know.

“I haven't thought about it yet,” Zendaya confessed, and Jayden was displeased with her answer, as there was nothing to think about.

He, however, didn't say anything, and he watched Zendaya get out of the car.

She immediately headed inside, and she saw Matthew pacing in her living room. Upon hearing footsteps, he turned to look at her, and her heart bled as the images of how he slept with another woman played in her head.

“Zendaya, where have you been?” He asked her, and she broke out of her thoughts.

“Why are you here, Matthew?” She asked instead of answering his question.

“Because of this,” he responded as he showed her his phone. When she looked at what he was showing her, she saw that there were multiple pictures of her and Jayden outside the bar and of her leaving with him.

Those darn paparazzi! She yelled in her head. Couldn't she do anything without them taking pictures of her?

‘Trouble in Paradise. Soon-to-be married Zendaya cheating with her supposed enemy?’ was what the headline read.

“Yeah? So what?” She probed in a cold voice.

“You're cheating on me, aren't you, and don't lie to me, I can see those hickeys on your neck!” Matthew growled in anger, and Zendaya's hand went to her neck as she cursed Jayden for not telling her that she had them.

“No, I didn't cheat on you,”. Zendaya denied his allegation, and the next thing Matthew did, shock her as he forcibly grabbed her by the arm.

She hissed as his nails dug into her skin. This was the first time he had behaved like this with her, and she wondered if it was really the man she loved standing in front of her.

“Let go, Matthew, you're hurting me,” she inhaled sharply, but he didn't listen to her.

“You always told me of how much you hated Jayden Gerano and you went running to his bed barely a day after he returned,” Matthew growled, and in the next instant his hold on her loosened.

“That's no way to test a woman, especially one who is your fiancée,” Jayden’s voice rang behind Matthew. When the latter turned to face Jayden, he was met with a punch that sent him straight to the ground.

“Jayden!” Zendaya gasped, and he looked at her with a bored expression on his face.

“You bastard!” Matthew yelled as he got up to attack Jayden. Zendaya knew it was a terrible idea, as he was highly trained. Just as expected, it barely took Jayden any effort to send Matthew to the ground once more.

“Stop it, Matthew!” Zendaya ordered as she put herself in between the two. However, Matthew being blinded by anger didn't stop, and he moved to punch her.

Before he could however touch her, Jayden held his fists. “Are you going to keep on putting up with his ass?” He turned to face Zendaya.

“No, now back away,” Zendaya told him, and it took a few seconds for him to listen to her. He however hovered around in case Matthew tried to get physical again.

“The wedding’s off, Matthew,” Zendaya immediately told him.

“What?!” Matthew yelled. “I can't believe you're calling off our wedding because of him!”

“No, Matthew, I'm calling off our wedding because you've been cheating on me!” She yelled, bursting out in anger. The nerve of Matthew to try to get upset over the cheating rumour was disgusting.

She was done with him the moment she caught him cheating, and so she didn't cheat on him by sleeping with Jayden.

“What are you saying?” Matthew tried to feign innocence. “It's because of him, right, he's brainwashing you?” He then accused Jayden.

“No, I was at your house last night and I saw you sleeping with another woman, after which you called me a fool for not seeing what was happening right under my nose,” Zendaya smiled bitterly.

She was too calm, but she didn't have the energy to be aggressive. Wanting it to be over, she dipped her hand in her pocket and brought out the ring he had given to her.

“I'm not going to accept this. We should talk it out!” He said desperately, and Jayden chuckled, which made the remaining two shift their attention to him.

“Who are you to interfere in our private matters?!” Matthew seethed with rage.

"I'm her boyfriend and if you don't get out of here, I'll be the man who will be responsible for putting you six feet underground," Jayden responded, shocking Zendaya.