07

07 

Agreement

I’m better off without him. That’s what I keep repeating in my head. After what happen last night I want to make him feel like he’s not worth of my time even though I hate the fact that he backed out last minute.

“Your Dad called and he wants you ASAP in the conference room.” Miss Rina said. I sigh and put my things on my table.

I don’t know why dad keeps calling me when I’m working. He knows I’m busy but he keeps on doing it again and again and I seriously need to talk to him in that matter.

“Dad! Good morning.” My eyes widen when I saw some of the board members and Arthur. I cough and smile to them as I sit beside dad. Well, that’s embarrassing.

I pouted and notice that someone on dad’s side is looking at me and smirking. I raised my brows to him but he only smile being friendly with me. I look away and focus on the meeting instead, but caught Arthur looking at me. Huh! Now he’s looking at me after what happen last night?

The meeting ended with me so lost why am I needed in this meeting but I don’t have a choice since the CEO requested me here, way to go dad.

“Emily, meet me in the office.” I nodded and follow his orders.

But while I’m chilling in dad’s office a man entered, an unfamiliar one. The man who’s smiling at me in the meeting earlier.

“Hi! I’m Jay.”

“Hello?” I asked confuse.

“You’re dad ask me to be here.” I raised my brows. Why would dad want him to be here?

But before I could ask him that question together with Arthur. I look away and sit on the sofa.

Dad was talking with Arthur but when he notice us he clasped his hand. “Good to see you two are getting along.”

What does he mean by that? He sign something and give it to Arthur but before he left he said something that made me want to curse. “You’re of age and I want you to meet Jay maybe you two will click.” Arthur even stop for a moment before leaving dad’s office.

I left after he formally introduce Jay. Apparently Jay is a son of a famous business tycoon in the US and he’s here because they have a project with our company.

“I heard your dad is setting you up?” Nathan pop out of nowhere and how did he found out that information?

“Who told you that? Did Arthur tell that?” I raised my brows feeling interested now.

“You wish.” He laugh that made me sulk. “It’s the talk of the company. You have a slow radar.” He smirk.

“Yeah, I guess because it took me a while to found out that he’s married.”

Nathan stop when I said that. His eyes are wide and shock at my statement, I cover my mouth when I realize my mistake.

“How did you found out? Did Arthur tell you?”

“He doesn’t tell me anything.” I roll my eyes and left him even though my heart is beating fast when I walk out.

I drink my tequila straight and felt the hotness in my throat. Once again we here at the bar. I don’t know if this is healthy but this is our way of bonding while releasing stress.

“You’re dad must want you to get married.” I scoff when Amy said that.

“As if. Dad’s protective to the next level, I think this is for the business.” I said.

Jessie just shrugged and continue drinking with his boy of the night. “Wait, was he hot though?” Jessie asked.

I pouted. “He actually is.” I said. Jay is hot and handsome but he’s not my type now. I have other type now and unfortunately that include a married man.

My eyes widen when I saw Jay in the crowd. “Speaking of the devil.” I said that made my friends intrigued.

I think Jay saw me because he’s going on my way and he’s waving too. I don’t know how to react but I just sit still and wait for him to arrive.

“Emily! I didn’t know I would see you in a bar.” He sat down next to me after smiling to my friends who’s star struck.

“I didn’t expect to see you too.” I said.

He chuckle and grabbed a drink in the table and gave me one too. “Cheers to that.”

He’s interesting and he’s the girl version of me which is funny. He’s many but I can see the sass and he’s fashionable too.

“Let’s dance.” He dragged me into the dance floor and I didn’t have a choice because my friends are cheering for me and Amy is even taking a video of us.

He’s dancing behind me while holding my waist, I laugh and go with the flow, I even close my eyes and held my head up high but when I open my eyes it widen when I saw Arthur on the top floor looking at me dancing.

I notice Nathan on his side and the girls too. I bit my lips and continue dancing, I wander my hands in my body and to my hair that made Jay groan. I chuckle and look back at him and look at where Arthur is but he was gone. He’s not on his spot, I pouted. He’s not interested.

But I guess I’m wrong because I just saw him in the dance floor on his way to me and before I know it he dragged me out of there. “What the?” Said the annoyed Jay.

I curse and look back at him and he’s following us that made me want to curse Arthur more. His force was strong but I manage to pull my hand and look at him angrily.

“If you want us to talk, wait. I have to talk to Jay. That was rude of you, and I don’t want him to know that we have know each other outside the company.” I said and he weakly nodded.

I left him there and face Jay. He look back to see who dragged me but there were many people that he can’t see Arthur now.

“I’m sorry about that. I don’t know who was that but I manage to escape him.” I nervously laugh.

“What the fuck? Are you okay?” He checks me out and I nodded.

“I’m fine no need to worry.” I said. “But I have to leave, it’s late and I’m sure dad is worried that I’m not home yet.” I lied.

“Sure. Do you want me to take you home?”

“No, it’s fine. I brought my car.” I said.

It took him a while before letting me leave. I sigh and it didn’t even last any second for Arthur to appear after Jay left me alone and dragged me, again.

We bump a lot of angry people but he didn’t mind that until we get out of the bar.

“What’s your problem?” I said and push him away.

“What is that act? If you’re trying to seduce me stop because I had enough.”

I scoff. “Don’t assume to much Arthur. Jay was introduce by my dad and I’m giving dad what he wants, getting to know Jay and enjoying each other’s company. I don’t think that’s any of your concern.” I smirk.

He can’t say anything now. He’s silent and probably regretting what I did.

“I don’t know what you want Arthur. You kiss me then you back out. You’re not giving me clear answers.”

He cursed. “I hate that I slept with you and that I can’t you get out of my system even after finding out that you’re married.” I said that in like a whisper but I’m sure he heard me because his eyes widen and look at me straight in the eye.

“I don’t know.” He hold his head and feeling lost now. “But I want you too.” He said that made me loose my balance and sit on the ground.

“I hate you.” I started crying while he sit beside me while he’s head on my shoulders. I can feel his heavy breathing on neck.

I hate that I’m settling for less because I am deeply into him. I’m not like this, I don’t settle for less especially that I deserve more that what I get, but I’m doing it for him.

I pushed him away and I stood up and he stood up too. “What do you really want?”

“You.” Is his only answer.

“You have to be more specific than that.” I hate this.

“No commitment. Just fuck.” He said.

He’s being ruthless and possessive again and I hate it because I’m okay with it because I’ll get whatever I can take from him.

“Fine. Deal then.” He nodded. “What? Do we need to shake hands?”

“Do you want to?” He asked.

“No. Leave.” I said but he doesn’t so I did.

I walk out because my tears are falling and I don’t want him to see that.

“What happen? We were worried when you didn’t came back.” Jessie and Amy are in my condo right now. Checking on me. I was not answering their calls and I left last night without telling them.

“I just made a deal with the devil.” I laugh sarcastically.

They were confuse of what I was saying so I told them everything. That he was married and I’ve been sleeping with him accidentally and now I just made a deal with him and I’m settling for less, even if that means that I’m a mistress. Fuck! I hate that I’m even acknowledging this.

I bit my lips and feeling emotional again when I remember what happen last night.

I was getting in to my car and he suddenly run and I open the window for him after wiping my tears.

“What do you need?” I try to sound like this is nothing even though my eyes are showing that I just cried.

“We need rules.” he said. Really? We’re going to discuss that now? “I just have two; don’t ask for my past and don’t expect a future.”

“I don’t have one yet. I’ll let you know when I think of something.” I drove crying to my condo.

My friends are super angry after I told them what happen and I can’t blame them because I’m angry too. He’s insensitive and on;y thinks about himself, I don’t even know why I’m acknowledging this idea of being a mistress but the back of my mind answer that for me. “Because you like him that much.”

“I fucking hate that man! How dare him!” Jessie is fuming mad and Amy is silently looking at me.

“So, you’re putting up with this shit?” Amy asked.

“I already did.” I shrugged.

“You can still turn back you know. You didn’t sign any contract. You can just say that you were overwhelmed and it happen so fast and you were drunk.” Jessie said.

“I want this.” I whispered that made them silent.

“This is why I don’t do that kind of agreement.” Amy said feeling frustrated.

“You just have to find the right man who will do the work. In Emily’s case, she’s attracted to him that is why it’s hard for her.” Jessie said.

“Yeah, I know.” Amy stood up and went to the kitchen.

We all stayed in my house. They cheered me up and it’s like we’re having our own type of sleepover but Amy forbid drinking so we’re watching movies and have fun.

Thanks to them I forgot about my encounter with Arthur for a moment and I’m happy to have friends like them. They’re worth keeping.

But when they all sleep it came back. The pain and the tears that I’m holding up. I get out of the bed slowly and went to my bathroom. I open the faucet in my bathtub while I cry my eyes out. I sit on the floor and cover my mouth for my friends not to hear me.