JENNA
Excitement unlike anything I have ever felt courses through me. I cannot put the feeling into words, my heart is beating really wildly in my chest and my face is split on a grin. I hail a cab and jump into it, telling the driver to take me straight to Nathan's place. I can't wait to share the news with him. Since after our engagement a few weeks ago, I've been constantly riddled with good news. By the time I make it to his apartment, my cheeks are hurting from smiling too much. I pay the cab driver and hurry up into the building. I press the button to the elevator, but am too impatient to wait when it reads that it's currently occupied; so I race up the stairs, passing by a few surprised faces as I move with reckless speed. I knock on the door of the apartment, but get no response. "Weird. I thought he said he got the day off today?" I mumble to myself. I pull the spare key out of my purse and put it into the keyhole, then push the door open. I look around the living room and realise that it's empty. My shoulders raise in a mild shrug, he's probably just sleeping in after having to work so many hours last week. I pad less than silently in the direction of his bedroom, happiness my companion. But just as I'm about to turn the handle of his door, I hear a groan. A very masculine sound that is... well, not pained. More like the man who made that sound is experiencing pleasure. My fingers stay wrapped around the knob but I don't push the door open, instead I lean my ear against it and listen. I don't hear any sounds of a female moaning though, so I believe that it was simple wishful thinking, and I throw the door open. "What the fuck?!" I scream at the top of my voice. Tears immediately pool in my eyes and my breathing becomes labored. Nathan jerks back instantly, his eyes finding mine as they fill with surprise. I look between him and his best friend, Freddie, who still has his oiled rear glistening and in my line of sight. "Jenna? I thought you..." he trails off. "What are you doing here?" "You're fucking your best friend." It's not a question, it's a simple statement that just works its way out of my throat. "Baby, I..." The tears finally roll down my face, one cheek after the other, and I pull the shiny emerald ring on my finger off; tossing it to the floor. "Fuck you! I'm not your baby, you lying bastard." I cry. He gets out of the bed and pulls on his pants. "Jenna, I can explain. I swear it's not..." "It's not what? It's not what I think? I didn't just see your hard dick sliding in and out of his oiled anus?" "Baby, we were just..." I cut him off with my yelled accusation. "You told me you wanted us to wait until after the wedding because you respected me. Why didn't you just tell me you were gay?" "Because I cannot afford to make that public!" He barks. "If my Dad gets to hear about this, then I would be cut off from his inheritance." "And me? For how long were you going to lie to me and make me believe that you loved me?" "I do love you, I..." "Oh, come on! You're going to declare your undying love to her mere moments after you pulled out of me? I mean show me some respect." Freddie scoffs from his place on the bed where he is still perched in all his naked glory, watching the exchange. I don't have the time to contemplate my decision before I dive at him, screaming and scratching like a mad woman. It's bad enough that I'm being cheated on with a man, but how dare said man try to talk down on me? Nathan struggles, but he manages to pull me off his lover. "Stop, Jenna. Hey!" I pull away from his grasp, satisfied with the number of marks left on Freddie's usually flawless skin. I always wondered why he was more interested in skin care than I was. I guess my answer is here now. "I hope you have an explanation for your father and boss because they would definitely hear all about this." I cuss and turn on my heels. Screw Nathan! ******* "What the hell? Are you fucking kidding me?" Jenny, my closest friend since high school, chimes after she hears of my experience. "Yeah. Imagine how I felt seeing them like that. I can't get the images out of my head." "Awww... I can't even begin to comprehend how you felt, darling. How you still feel." She pauses and then takes a huge breath. "I have an idea to help you forget all about those slimy bastards." Knowing Jenny, her idea of a distraction has to be something extremely wild. I confirm it when she opens her mouth next. I feel a rush of exhilaration as I walk into the semi-crowded club, the thumping of my heart already trying to sync with the raging melody of the music. As expected, Jenny suggested that I have a wild night on the town. Solo. And I absolutely agreed with her. I've been dating Nathan since high school, and he's the only boyfriend I've ever had. If he could turn out to be such a manipulative, lying ass, then I have every right to live for myself; even though just this once. My eyes scan the club down to the bar area and land on a particular broad back. The man exudes an air of maturity and confidence that sweeps the whole room, chilling me even from this distance. A small smile graces my lips as I size him up and down, loving the way his muscles bulge as he leans against the counter. His grey button down is rolled up at the sleeves, revealing a very enticing forearm. I refrain from following the line of muscles down his back to his... I snap out of it. Okay. Let's do this. My legs carry me over to him quickly, my fingers combing through my hair to give them a very sexy puff. I am done being a little goody two shoes. Tonight is all about fun, and I intend to have it to the fullest. "You look lonely," I say as I stop beside the gorgeous man, looking at the bartender to place an order for a drink. "Do you think you can help with that?" His deep baritone caresses me in ways I have never felt before, and it was all I could do to not shiver. I cast him a flirty glance, my lashes lowered in a soft way. "Do you want me to?"JENNA His lips latch onto mine again as soon as he kicks the door to the room shut. A moan works its way out of me, my body growing warmer and warmer as he takes control of the kiss. I've been kissed before, but never like this. It feels like he's trying to own my soul, like he's drinking in the very essence of my being, gulping down the intimacy of my insides. I fully relinquish control to him, high on the loads of alcohol I'd digested earlier, and the way his tongue teases mine in a sexy dance. He pushes me against the door, his lips trailing down my chin to my neck and down to the exposed cleavage hanging outside my neckline. Another breathy sound travels out of me and I shudder with the intensity of the moment. I definitely made the right choice. This man is well aware of his place in the bedroom. Guilt tries to choke me at the thought of giving my virginity on a platter to a virtual stranger, but I shove it back down, suffocating it in the water of hurt that came with Nathan
JENNA I finally make it to the office building, already late by almost thirty minutes. I had to go home and change into clothes that were actually work appropriate. I couldn't show up to my first day of work looking like an underpaid stripper. My head is low as I walk into the building, but I find that it is milling with tons of people, all of them too busy to pay attention to the late intern. "Who are you?" An order lady calls from her place behind the computer. I snap my head in her direction. I had forgotten that this was the reception and that I had to actually check in. I was just lost in the sheer grandness of this place. "I'm Jenna," I introduce myself, making my way over to the counter behind which she's sitting. "Jenna Ross. New intern." "Intern?" She looks me up and down. "In what department?" "Marketing and Advertising." She turns her attention back to the computer in front of her and goes to work searching me out. She finally raises her eyes back up to my face.
JENNA I take his hand, and introduce myself. "I'm Jenna. Jenna Ross." He smiles. "You're an intern?" I nod eagerly. "Yes, I am. I major in marketing in the university and I applied here for my internship. I was so surprised to find out that I was accepted." "Your grades must have been impeccable if you were selected. I'm impressed." I blush at his words. "Thank you. I guess I do put in a lot of effort for school and stuff." "Get back to work. Come to my office during lunch hour." He doesn't wait for me to say anything else before he turns around and walks away. I get through the hours until lunch break feeling relatively worse than I had after I first met Eva. Almost everyone was giving me the stink eye. Apparently they blame me for Eva's being let off. I try to shake off the feeling of dejection as I make my way up to the office of Mr. Evans. I can't help but wonder why he suddenly wants to meet with me during lunch hour. By the time I make it to the door, it swings
JENNAI can't get the thought of that God-awful meeting out of my head as the cab rolls down the streets towards my parents' mansion.My first day at work couldn't have gone any more badly. I think back to the incident with Eva and then the forced kiss with Mr. Evans and my body gives an involuntary shudder. Gross."We're here ma'am." The cab driver's voice cuts through the fog in my mind and I shake my head.Good thing my car was off the road, else I would have gotten into an accident with how lost I've been all day. I thank the driver, hand him a few bills and get out of the vehicle.I wipe my sweaty palms down my pants and walk up the lengthy driveway that leads to out house. Dad is relatively successful, with a flourish company of his own and a chain of businesses that put him as one of the billionaires in the city, I can't say that I am lacking in the way of finance. But I need to get a headstart on my life without leaning on him all the time, hence my decision to apply it work f
DYLANDespite the pleas raging in my skull and begging for me to stop, I refuse to let go of Jenna. My shock had been too many levels too high after Ethan introduced her as his daughter, and now, having her stand so close to me is doing so many things to my head.My hand goes around her waist, and I drop my head down to graze my lips against her ear. She shivers at the words that leave my mouth, but that's the least one of our problems. "I thought I heard your voice. What the hell is going on here?"I refrain from dropping my hand too quickly from her daughter's back. Instead, I raise my eyes to hers and flash a dazzling smile. "Dian, I didn't think you would still be up." I let my fingers relax and push Jenna softly away from myself. "Is your daughter always so clumsy? Or is it just an effect of being new to the working class?" I tease.Ethan's wife, Dian, smiles and visibly relaxes. "I guess she's so young and used to being fended for that she has a hard time getting used to the wo
JENNAI don't think the term ‘stressed out’ even begins to cover the level of exhaustion that's floating in my bloodstream. My body is moving on autopilot, my legs carrying themselves slowly over the expanse of the office floors as I moved from one task to another.The sound over the intercom forces a shock out of me, and I barely manage to fight back my groan."Ms. Ross, report to my office immediately."Mr. Evans has had a vendetta against me ever since I turned him down at the bar he took me to last week and it was all I could do to not hide in a hole instead of showing up to work everyday.I dropped off the documents I was supposed to deliver to my supervisor in the marketing department, Mr. Jackson, on my desk and head straight for the elevator with a weary sigh.By the time I got to his office, my nerves were all over the place, but I put on a mask of utter composure. My knuckles connected with the hard frame of the door in a knock."Come in." His deep voice carries over to me
JENNA Maybe I was angry when I shoved the door open and stepped in, but not anymore. Now I am simply amused. Both blonde women are staying at me with shocked expressions and their mouths shaped similar to that of a goldfish. I flash them a cheery smile. "Oh, don't stop on my account. I'm just here to grab a bottle of water, nothing more." The taller blonde, in a green blouse and black pants, tips her chin in a posture that should be defiant but really is just an attempt to save herself the embarrassment of being caught in the middle of a gossip. "Then grab the water and leave. Or what? Do you have bigger plans? Like getting us fired for example?" "How would I possibly be able to get you fired? Do tell. Last I checked, I am a mere intern. Or did I get promoted withiut my knowledge?" I ask with the most serious expression I can muster. The same blonde gives me a smile that is anything but friendly. "You know exactly it is that you've you've able to manage our forced retirement. Don
JENNA My mind almost shuts down as the implication of his words take root in my mind. I do the one thing that I can think of in this moment. I bite down on his palm that's covering my mouth, then stomps down on his foot with my heeled one. He groans in pain and immediately let's go of me. I take the opportunity to get the hell away from him. My feet are covering up space as quickly as my heels would allow and I focus simply on two things; breathing and getting the hell out of here. "Where the hell do you think you're going?" An angry Mr. Evans clamps down on my hair in fury and tosses me to the floor. A loud yell erupts from my throat as I cry for help, and then I aim for his balls and kick him as hard as I can between his parted thighs as he stares down at me. He doubles over from the pain and I drag myself to my feet again, racing away from him. The elevator is on the opposite side of where I am right now, and getting around him to it is the only option I have to get out o