James put Laura in bed and went to the bathroom. So much had happened with Laura that he neglected to take care of himself. James turned on the bathroom light and stripped off his hoodie as he closed the door behind him.After fifteen minutes, James stepped out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist. It was unfortunate that Laura was asleep, because she would have gotten a live show rather than just remembering what she saw when she video called him. He saw that she had wrapped herself so tightly in the duvet he could only see her red hair that was spread over the pillows.He went to his walk-in closet and put on his black silk pyjamas. He didn’t bother buttoning it up and just returned to the bedroom while retying his hair. After turning off the lights, he slipped into the sheets that were warm because of Laura.As he pulled the cover over himself, Laura rolled over to him and hugged him tightly while mumbling under her breath. James paused for a bit before covering himself an
Laura didn’t know she was hungry until she got downstairs. The moment she stepped into the kitchen area, she became overwhelmed by the smell of food. Without much delay, she went around the kitchen counter and went to peer over James’s shoulder, but because she was shorter than he was, she ended up standing next to him.“Hungry?” James asked, and she nodded.“Can I get a taste?” Laura asked as she licked her lips. She was unaware of how greedy she looked at that moment.“You’ll spoil your appetite,” James said, but still took a spoon and gave her some to taste. Laura smacked her lips together as she continued to stare at the pot.“How are you able to diet?” James asked her with a laugh when he saw the way she was behaving.“It’s okay, as long as I don’t see the food. Rachel would normally make enough for just herself so that I didn’t cheat. I also try not to stay home all day,” Laura said, as she finally stepped away from him.This made him notice what she was wearing. She only had th
James was looking down at Laura, who was straddling his lap with her face buried in his chest. She was still wearing the black silk shirt and he could vaguely see the marks he had left on her the previous night. “Laura,” James called as he tapped the side of her face with his finger. “Hm?” Laura responded and looked up at him as she rested her chin on his chest. “Open the shirt. I want to check on your bruises,” James said as he used his thumb to rub on her cheek. “I want a kiss first,” Laura said, ready to take advantage of the situation. James was able to see right through her, but for once, he chose to indulge her, since she has pretty much been acting like a cat in heat from the time they were done with breakfast. “You are learning to negotiate with me?” James asked her with a smile as he tugged on her hair to create some distance between them. Laura smiled back at him and poked her tongue out at him mischievously. James chuckled before co
Laura was stumped when she heard what he said. If he is the one who is not ready, what the hell is she supposed to do? She’ll have to go through some forums to look for a solution. Or ask her friends? No, they all know him, so she can’t be too open about their relationship matters. Laura removed her hands that were covering his eyes and rested them on his shoulders. James looked at Laura, who was looking back at him apologetically. “Am I pushing you too hard?” Laura asked him and James shook his head as he pushed the hairs that were framing her face behind her ear. “I don’t know how I should react when you say something like that,” Laura said after thinking about it. She never thought that she might be the one that is pressuring James in their relationship. She did not need to experience it to know, but she could feel just how many promises his eyes held whenever he looked at her. She could feel her whole body tingle whenever his grey eyes landed on her. She wanted to know what he
James normally parked his car in front of the hotel whenever he was dropping Laura off, but today he used the underground parking. “Get out of the car,” James said after opening the door for Laura. Laura was feeling flustered about what was going on. “James I-” Laura started to say but became silent when she realised that he was not going to listen. “Get out of the car,” James repeated and Laura got off. She was puzzled over his change in mood. He did not look angry but he was not happy either. She didn’t know what was going on but she figured she should listen to him for now. James closed the car door and locked it before taking her hand in his and walking towards the elevators. She followed him to a secluded elevator where he pressed his finger on the fingerprint scanner before pressing the only button there. The doors slid open and the two stepped inside. It was silent throughout the ride up and when the doors finally slid open, she was on an unfamiliar floor. There were only
“Goodnight,” Laura said after pecking James’s lips. “Goodnight,” he replied with a dimpled smile. Laura pursed her lips together when she saw how soft he looked before turning around and opening the door to her suite. James only left after making sure she was inside safely. Laura removed her shoes at the entrance and walked into the living room while holding them in her hands, only to be face to face with Rachel, who had been sketching on her drawing tablet. She was sitting cross-legged on the floor in her pyjamas with her blonde hair messily braided. “Hi,” Laura said awkwardly, and Rachel smiled at her, clearly amused. “Don’t look at me like that,” Laura said when she saw her friend’s strange smile and went to her room. “I didn’t even say anything,” Rachel said under her breath as she continued with what she was doing. She was only feeling a bit envious since she could freely be with James while she had to wait for her army boyfriend to come back from his mission. Laura went to
“I’m outside, hurry up or we’re going to be late,” Jason said to his brother, who he had just called.“Mmh,” James answered and hung up. He had been ready since half an hour ago and would have been prepared earlier if he was not expecting Jason to come late anyway.James picked up his blazer and checked for his phone and wallet before leaving his house. When he was outside, he saw a bright red sports car parked outside his gate. He could already feel a headache set in.He got into the car and closed the door before looking at Jason as if he was studying a specimen under a microscope.“What do you think of my new ride?” Jason asked as he shifted gears and drove off.“I hate it,” James said with a sneer. It was too flashy! Out of the three of them, the one who had an extensive car collection.“Don’t you have better things to do with your money?” James asked Jason and his younger brother laughed.“I have already done better things with my money. That’s why I’m enjoying myself now. I’m not
Wednesday rolled in quickly. Laura hadn’t gotten the chance to see James since he dropped her off at her hotel on Saturday. It looked like she was going to have even less of a chance now that she was going to be working.“Miss Laura, just come out the way you are. You don’t need to doll yourself up. We’ll remove the makeup anyway, we’re going to be late!” Paula said from the living room. It was already 6 am, they were supposed to have started their journey to the site of the photoshoot.“I’m coming!” Laura shouted from her room. She woke up late, hence throwing off all her plans. She stepped out of her room, clearly unhappy about not being able to get ready to her satisfaction.“You look stunning. Now let’s get moving,” Paula said to Laura and grabbed her hand to drag her away.“I’m going to complain! How can they arrange for a shoot to happen so far away?” Laura said in the elevator as she looked at her reflection in one of the mirrors in the elevator.“Because they are paying a lot