Henry was already having a hard time listening to what anyone was saying around him. The reason was simple, he was tired and he was aching to go to Ashley. He kept on stealing glances at her, hoping his companions would excuse themselves so he could go to her, so he wouldn’t have to be the rude one. It looked like each group was trying hard to beat the other on the amount of time they spent with him. Henry realised some of the guests he didn’t recognize. Most likely Adrian’s friends. He shook his head when he noticed, it was almost like the party was for Adrian... He saw Adrian approach Ashley, which unsettled him. Adrian was a ticking time bomb and it was obvious. He didn’t trust him not to say something wrong to Ashley. He had somehow managed to get rid of him and now there was another man by her side, who he didn’t recognize, most likely one of Adrian’s numerous guests. He sighed inwardly. He knew she was a stunner tonight, when they walked in everyone had eyes on her. She was eas
Ashley managed to find the bathroom, she had momentarily forgotten about her long dress until she arrived at the doorway, she lifted the dress high, above her knees. She tied the lengthy part of the dress around her. She opened the bathroom door and almost sighed in relief when she found nobody inside. She walked up to the mirror and stared at her reflection, her facial expression was a sharp contrast to how she was feeling on the inside, she tucked her hair behind her ear. She sighed deeply. It was hard not to worry. It was clear she loved Henry. There were many times she thought he felt the same too but he had given her reasons to doubt. She didn’t want to relive the time after the Bahamas trip all over again. It was a hard time for her. She turned on the tap and washed her hands, it was hard to tell whether Henry was being serious or not. She peered at her reflection in the mirror, she told herself to calm down, she would never be able to achieve anything by constantly worrying, t
Golden sun rays crept through the tall glass windows, the reflection causing Ashley to stir in her sleep. She let out a relaxed sigh. She loved the feel of the silk sheets against her body and the caressing feel of the soft blankets over her body. She pulled it tightly over her. For some reason, her bed felt very comfortable. She stretched, it felt good. Her arms and legs did not dangle from the ends of the bed. Even though the sun's reflection was on her, she did not feel hot. The room was airy enough, quite unlike her room at home. Even the pillows were soft and cradled her head... She got up suddenly, startled, her sleepy eyes scanned the room and then they met his. With sultry grey eyes, he was grinning from ear to ear. She willed her curious eyes to not stray further down his unclad chest. It was not like she hadn’t seen him like this many times before. The problem was it did not matter how many times he was unclad before her, she was still going to make a fool of herself... Hen
Thoughts of Henry flooded her mind now and then. She had lost count of the number of times she had replayed past events over and over again. This time around there was no scepticism. Reality had hit hard. The dynamics of their relationship had changed forever. She wasn’t Henry’s employer and neither was he her boss. They were partners. It made her heart warm. She smiled to herself. She reached to get the kitchen gloves, and just then her phone buzzed interrupting her musings. She had received a new text from Leonard. She let out a huge sigh when she read it. He was ranting. His reason was the fact that she was all over the news. She had almost forgotten about the whole stunt Henry had pulled earlier until she got on social media to find out she was trending. She had received countless texts from a lot of people. She had resolved not to pay attention to them. Maybe if she ignored it for a while, it would disappear she thought to herself. She took in a deep breath. She could not afford
Ashley’s jaw dropped open. Henry opened and closed his mouth repeatedly. “What do you...” Adam raised a brow. “Fuck this!” Henry got up from his seat and pulled her close, his lips captured hers immediately. Ashley let out a gasp, startled by the sudden action. He kissed her hungrily as he needed her. His hands cupping her face, wandered to the back of her head pulling her even closer. Ashley was standing on her toes so she could reach him. Suddenly he lifted her and placed her on his waist. His hands were firmly around her thigh. Her short dress bunched up giving him access to her, his hands wandered towards her ass... Adam dramatically cleared his throat. “Sir, I did say you should jump on yourselves but not...” he looked around at the maids with their heads bowed down. “Out in the open...” Henry’s face was flushed. “Of course” he nodded. “Adam...” Adam had a pleased smile on his face. It was not every day you find Henry Allen flustered. “Yes sir. Do you need my help with anyt
“Lay down Ash...” It was a simple instruction that had her coming undone. She did lie down but her chest continued heaving. It was all out of anticipation. She turned to look at him. He walked towards the fridge in the bedroom, she saw him open the ice tray. She looked away and shut her eyes. She felt the bed dip when he got on the bed. “Look at me” He instructed. She opened her eyes to see he had an ice cube in his hand. He placed it on one of her breasts. She moaned as soon as it got in contact with her skin. He moved it in a circular motion paying close attention to her nipple, he moved it to the other nipple and did the same thing. He moved the ice down to her belly button. Ashley was already a squirming mess underneath him. The burning desire between her legs had increased. He smirked. “What do you want Ashley?” She opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. He went back to her breasts, the ice was beginning to melt. “I asked a question, what do you want Ash?” he repeat
Eric didn’t know he was taking deep breaths until he saw his reflection on the elevator wall. He looked like an exhausted cheerleader after delivering an iconic performance. He steadied his breathing, staring at the team standing behind him from the corner of his eyes hoping they had not seen him. It was later it occurred to him that they didn’t need to see him to know he was nervous because they must have heard him breathing aloud. He shut his eyes. He was nervous and slowly losing every bit of his sense of reasoning. He fisted his hands but it was clammy despite the functional air conditioning. He didn’t think he had ever felt this nervous in all his life. He had never needed to impress anyone not even his father. Now the case was different, he didn’t just need to beat Henry for his bruising ego and Arnold’s sake. He needed to do this for his father as well. It might be all he needed to get his father’s absolute approval once and for all. He had called for his team immediately after
The car door opened, Ashley carefully got out and picked up Asher and safely placed him in his stroller. It was a hot afternoon. She grabbed her purse and immediately the door was closed shut by the bodyguard. In the past, she would have protested about having guards follow her everywhere but after the experience with Asher’s mother, Angela, she had been too terrified to take Asher anywhere alone. Also, the fact that she had somehow turned into a celebrity overnight. She put on sun shades and pushed his stroller into the hospital. Although the bodyguards were clothed and had no visible weapons, they still attracted stares and whispers. There was somebody on the inside to meet them. They were quickly ushered into the elevator. They entered the doctor’s office. “Good morning Doctor Grey” “Good morning ma'am" he smiled at her. Ashley did not fail to notice the change in his choice of words to address her. She smiled uneasily. “I am just here for Asher’s monthly check-up" “You shouldn’