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The alarm woke her up at exactly 6:45, Leila sat down on the bed, she did not realize she would get so used to being at home . Now to go to work had become stressful for her. She heard the distant sound of the Television, her mom had probably slept off while watching it. She had to remind herself that she loved her mom and she was not trying to be wicked but the relationship was better off as distant. Her life here in New York was way complicated than when she was still in Cali and her mom might not really understand the concept of the whole thing. Her head was throbbing, she needed to drink coffee to wake her up. She stood up and went directly to the kitchen, she peeped through the door and her mom was still fast asleep, she smiled. She had forgotten how her mom looked so peaceful when sleeping. Her alarm beeped again and she rushed back into the room. Crap. She did not even know what to wear, she picked out a grey pencil skirt and a white shirt to go with it, with black heels. She
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Leila Baker hadn’t set foot in New York in three years. She had left with the certainty of never returning, yet here she was, sitting stiffly at the back of her car, She stared out the window, the city had changed since she had last been there. The car came to an abrupt stop in front of Julius & Myres consulting company.A company that once belonged to someone she used to know. Someone who had once mattered. Someone she had vowed to forget. The place looked so different from what she remembered. It was her revenge that fueled her to return and she was going to do all it take. She was lost in thought until a voice interrupted. “Miss Leila, should I drop you off here”. Her driver politely asked.“Yes, thank you. Take the car to the parking lot and meet me here in forty five minutes, I won’t be long” Leila stepped out of the car and stepped into the building, her stiletto heels clicking against the pavement as she smoothed down the crisp lines of her tailored black dress.As she went
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Leila Baker let out a deep breath as soon as Gavin Hasters walked out of the office. The air around her still held the faint trace of his cologne, a deep, musky fragrance that spoke of sophistication and wealth. She realized her hands were trembling slightly, and she clasped them together to steady herself. It wasn’t just his looks, it was more of the way his perfect eyes stood out in their blue shade, and the way he kept touching his jaw unconsciously and the way he licked his lips like three times while he was in the office and the way his perfectly chiseled chest looked in the clothes he wore. The list could go on and on. Although she could not deny how stunning he was, it was the commanding presence he exuded. Her cheeks felt hot all of a sudden and she had to pinch herself to bring her back to reality. How could she have a crush on her boss.She leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes for a moment, trying to process her first encounter with her boss. “Get it together, Leila,
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“Crap, I’m late!”. Leila screamed to no one in particular. She had an important meeting with Mr. Hasters this morning by 9am and she just waking up by 8:50am. There was no way she would dress up and make it to the office in ten minutes. She was cooked! Leila stepped into the office and the mood in there was close to make her panic. Scrap that, she panicked!.She opened the door to the adjoining office and Gavin Hasters was seated, his face buried in his tablet. She broke the silence“I’m very sorry sir. I had a family emergency this morning. It won’t happen again”. She said in a low voice.“Miss Baker, this is your first strike. We had an important meeting in order to go over and seal our deal with the Bancrofts”. “Is there anything I can do to make this up sir.”Leila had already decided to do anything to make this right Gavin Hasters set his tablet down slowly, his piercing blue eyes locking onto Leila as she stood awkwardly near the door.“You want to make this up?” he said. “The
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Leila stared at her phone, the headline glaring back at her. Her head was blank, Her heart raced as she skimmed the article, reading every word. Blurry photos of her and Gavin leaving the afterparty together filled the screen. It was only a matter of time before someone figured out that she was the one in the pictures. One showed Gavin’s hand resting on her lower back; another caught them stepping into the elevator.Her voice was barely a whisper. “This can’t be happening.”Gavin, now fully dressed in dark slacks and a crisp white shirt, stepped closer and plucked the phone from her trembling hands. He scanned the article, his jaw tightening with every line.Leila ran her hands through her hair, “And Adele… oh my God, what if she sees this?”Gavin’s lips pressed into a thin line. “Adele and I have an understanding,” he said, his tone clipped. “She knows how the media operates.”Leila blinked at him, incredulous. “An understanding? Gavin, they’re calling me your mistress!”He held up a
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A sound at the door jolted up Leila. She had taken today as her off She had taken the day off, not because she wanted to, but because she had to. Gavin Hasters. She had let him in and now she was paying for it. The worst part? She should have known better. All because of one mistake, ONE MISTAKE that could have been avoided if she had used her head instead of her emotions. The knock came again, sharper this time. Not much people knew where she stayed, her only surviving parent, her mom stayed in California and she was an only child. That left only frank as the only person who could be knocking but it was noon; she knew he would be at work. She was not sure Gavin knew where she stayed but he could. Her life was not exactly a secret now. Was it him? Had he come here to finish whatever he started last night?She swung her legs over the side of the bed, her robe slipping off her shoulder as she made her way toward the door, She hesitated, then exhaled sharply before unlocking it and pul
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“Miss Baker? Miss Baker!?” The flashback ended as quickly as it came, her head was throbbing, she was not over the whole travel sickness, she had been suffering from it for a long time, ever since she left Cali. Her head flew back to the voice that called her name. It was Armstrong.Leila smoothed the lines on her dress and smiled, She nodded like nothing had happened. “Yes? Can we begin?Gavin sat at the edge of the conference table. As usual, his whole presence was intimidating but she was prepared for it. The whole room was silence, He broke the silence. “The Almighty Leila Baker, to what do we owe you the pleasure?” It took Leila all she had not to break into laughter, Gavin Hasters was trying to break her and she was not going to stand for it. He did it once and he would not get the chance to do it again, “You should not believe everything you read online, take it from someone that has been involved in one too many scandals” The moment she said it, she wished she could take i
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The alarm woke her up at exactly 6:45, Leila sat down on the bed, she did not realize she would get so used to being at home . Now to go to work had become stressful for her. She heard the distant sound of the Television, her mom had probably slept off while watching it. She had to remind herself that she loved her mom and she was not trying to be wicked but the relationship was better off as distant. Her life here in New York was way complicated than when she was still in Cali and her mom might not really understand the concept of the whole thing. Her head was throbbing, she needed to drink coffee to wake her up. She stood up and went directly to the kitchen, she peeped through the door and her mom was still fast asleep, she smiled. She had forgotten how her mom looked so peaceful when sleeping. Her alarm beeped again and she rushed back into the room. Crap. She did not even know what to wear, she picked out a grey pencil skirt and a white shirt to go with it, with black heels. She
LOVE AND LUST CHAPTER FOURTEEN (PAST)
Leila sucked in a breath. This was the worst scenario ever, her mom meeting Gavin. How did she even want to introduce him to her? As her boss? She did not even know what they were doing, he could not possibly ask her out while he was still engaged to Adele. Her life was a mess at this point. She was thinking about a thousand things in her head, she had to think about a solution and she had to think fast. “Do you mind coming back later?” Leila blurted out. She was panicking as it is. Her mother would not let her hear the end of it if she made the mistake of introducing Gavin to her. Gavin raised his eyebrow, “Do you have a visitor? Or you do not want me in your house anymore?” He asked. “Leily? Have you been ambushed at the door”. Her mother asked again. Leila covered her eyes in embarrassment. Her mom was overly dramatic.Gavin chuckled, “You definitely do have a visitor, who is the person though?”“Well, it is my mom. Long story cut short, Adele gave her to me as a surprise treat”
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Frank screamed in excitement, “We are getting an apartment darling! How did you manage to get an apartment from THE Gavin Hasters? You really need to teach me your ways”. He winked at her, “Is it that good” Leila was turning red, she could not believe that he actually got her an apartment. She was liking this guy more and more on a daily basis. He was just too good and she was proud of whatever it is that they are actually doing together, minus the Adele part obviously. Frank snapped his fingers, “Helloooo, Earth to Leila. What are you waiting for girl? Call him” Leila narrowed her eyes, “Do you think I should? I mean, I do not know what to say. I suck at this whole thing honestly” Frank rolled his eyes, “CALL HIM”. Leila dialed his number, it beeped twice before she heard the most sexy voice ever ‘Hey baby, missing me already? Should I switch to a video call? Use that avenue to show you the place’ Leila was grateful that he could not see her right now, she was blushing real
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Leila’s head was spinning as she sat down alone in her apartment. She had called Gavin and he promised to circle back to her place, he had an important virtual meeting with some clients. The whole Adele issue could wait for a bit. Her phone chimed, she checked it and it was a message from Frank ‘I’m on my way sweets, traffic. Be expecting me in five’ She smiled. At least she was not going to be alone. She did not want to admit but she felt scared. Adele had taken a picture of she and Gavin last night and for all she knew, there was probably an hidden camera in more than one place. She felt naked, she did not like the fact that she did not feel safe in her own apartment. It was all annoying and Adele was at fault. Maybe a little bit was hers too, frolicking with an engaged man would definitely not go smoothly. She was not ready to have that conversation with herself nor anybody else for now. She just wanted to keep going with the flow with Gavin. What they had was special. Frank ba
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Leila ushered Karen out of the apartment with a fake smile, she went back to the living room and sat down, for a minute she forgot that she was not alone. Gavin took long strides to where she was sitting, if she was correct, he looked angry. “Has Adele come to see you?” He asked with gritted teeth. Her first instinct was to lie, to tell him no, Adele had made it clear she did not want Gavin to know. But Leila wasn’t afraid of her. Not exactly. The woman was dangerous, yes—but in a sort of way that almost amused her. “Yes, but she said not to tell” Gavin eyes were bloodshot, “And you listened to her? Leila you are an adult for Christ’s sake. Why did you not tell me?” When did she come to see you and was it a neutral location? Why did you even go? Fuck! I have so many questions” Leila flinched, “She came to my house actually” “Fucking bitch. I have to go”. He rushed back inside to get his key and his coat. On his way out he called back to her without looking, “We need to talk abo
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Leila’s head hurt, she felt a weight on the other end of the bed, that was when it dawned on her that Gavin was still at her apartment. She smiled like a teenager that just saw her crush. She was not the best judge of character but she knew that there was no other way to sugar coat it, ‘Gavin cheated on Adele with her for the second time’, she actually felt bad. If the tables were turned, she would have probably hated on the girl that was sleeping with her man too. She shrugged off the thought, it had happened and she did not actually regret it. Gavin slept peacefully beside her, she watched him sleep for a few minutes, while resisting the urge to plant a kiss on his forehead, it was probably too lovey dovey and since they were technically not in a relationship, she basically did not have the right to plant forehead kisses, it felt too personal and intimate. His eyelashes were too long for a guy and it took all she had to not brush her fingers on it. Gavin stirred in his sleep and s
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“Kiss me” Leila whispered the second time and that was all it took for Gavin to lean forward and take her mouth in his. The kiss was different, she could smell the mint and oud in his clothes, she moved closer so her fingers could brush his hair and he cupped her cheeks in his hand. This kiss was based on an approval from both of them in their normal state of mind, it was not influenced by anything or any kind of alcohol. It was strictly what they both wanted and Leila took her time exploring his mouth with her tongue, her lips and everything in her. Gavin pulled back and asked softly, his lips slightly swollen, “Should I stop or should we continue?”Leila flushed pink and replied in a raspy voice, “Don’t stop, please”Gavin smiled, “Truthfully, I have no intention to. Where is your bedroom?”Leila pushed his chest playfully, “On one condition bad boy Gavin Hasters”His laughter roared everywhere in the room. She had no choice but to smile, it was really cute and she realized it was
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Leila stood frozen.Her hands curled into fists.Adele Cooper had just declared war.Leila sat down on the couch, her mind was not focused on the accounts she was writing, the only thing she could think of was Adele Cooper and how she had openly threatened her. If there was one thing Leila had learned from watching soap operas, it is that the guy’s first girlfriend is usually dangerous. And Adele did not seem like the kind of person to make empty threats. Leila had to do something and she had to do it fast. She could not put all her trust in Gavin. Fine, she liked him and it was obvious that he liked her also but she already knew that their love story would not work out. It was just too magical to be true. A billionaire into her? Leila? It was not even believable at all. She had decided to take the next few days off in case things spiral out of control. But she was starting to get tired and irritated in the enclosed place she called home, she was not used to spending her whole day at
