Exhausted, I recklessly let my body fall on the soft mattress of my bed.
I just got home in my penthouse, and I'm feeling a little dizzy because of the tequila I had earlier. I didn't have the opportunity to say goodbye to my parents before leaving. Trudy sent me home, and now I have nothing else left to do.
Sleep, maybe.
I stay in my bed for a while. I closed my eyes, and was about to fall asleep. But then my phone starts to vibrate as the ringtone fills my ears.
Who the hell is calling now in such a late night?
“Damn it.” I grunted before taking my phone from my pouch and answering the call without looking who it is.
“Hello?” I sound mean more than I intended to be.
“Whoah, feisty. Please be easy on me, flower. I just missed you.”
Oh, hell. Him again. I ghosted his ass a month ago. Why is he still trying? I thought I made it clear to him that I don't want a fling or a hookup anymore.
“Vincent,” I heavily sigh. “Didn't I tell you not to reach out again? Do you want me to make it clear again?” It has only been seconds since I heard his voice yet he's already making my blood boil. He's already getting into my nerves, and I hate it so much when a male species is so hard-headed to the point that he keeps on coming back to me.
“Why are you so mean to me, flower?” I almost gagged because of his sweet voice over the phone. He's still indeed trying to have me back. But I've had enough of games and I've had enough of his perfect face.
Yeah, right. He's handsome and all; he's a supermodel and tall, but I don't want him. For me, he's just a man I met in a fashion event at Milan. He's just a man I had fun with for a couple of months.
“Let me guess why you called.” I grin and bite my lower lip as if Vincent is in front of me. “Go ahead. Why do you think I called?” He sounds like he's challenging me. He sounds like he's overconfident that I will never guess it right. “Because you couldn't find a hoe out there that feels better than me.” He goes silent over the phone for a moment. And then later, he cusses himself—proving that I'm right.
“Goddamn right, flower.”
Am I the only woman on this planet that cringe over men who love to use countless endearments? I don't have a reason why, but it's one of the things that turns me off big time.
“But what are you going to do now? I don't want to open up and let you in my life again. You can't have me anymore. How are you going to deal with it, Vincent?”
This is the problem my flings get whenever I decide to drop them and act like I never let myself be entertained by them. But to be honest, without them, my life would be so boring and I bet I'm still in the grave mourning just like what Uncle Naveen said earlier.
“Can't I just have one last night with you, Aurella?”
Oh, there goes my name. I love it when he says my name.
That's it, Vincent.
“I really missed you. I tried finding me some gorgeous hoes, but they're not enough. Women are in line for me, Aurella. But I only want you. I miss screwing you.”
Sometimes, I wonder why women are made with so much desire for men. I know men and women are made for each other. But can't women just be content with not having a man in her life? Why do we have to struggle dealing with these needs?
I need and want satisfaction from a man.
“I'm actually in your building right now, Aurella. I saw you come home late. Where were you? Club? Bar? Did you spend a night alone?”
I should be alarmed the moment that he said he's in my building right now. This man is possibly stalking me and that makes me see him as a creep. But then I realized that he's one of the models that a famous brand here in Chicago requested to have for a fashion event happening next week. So, maybe I'm wrong. He happens to be staying in the best hotel in Chicago too. And oh, I am also requested, but I need to find the energy first to attend that event.
“Alright. Come over, Vincent. One last night.”
“You won't regret it.” I know that he's grinning right now, and I can bet my whole life just to justify that I'm right.
I don't know what's happening in my head. But having Vincent for one last night is a good idea according to the back of my mind. And I also feel needy and in want of attention. Vincent did a very good job for himself.
After a few moments, I heard my doorbell rang and that alerted my system.
He's here, and I know that the moment I open the door, he's going to crash his lips against mine and start to give me exactly what I want.
I know I am going to regret this tomorrow. I just know.
While I walk to the door, I fix my dress and make sure that I look decent and hot even though I'm a little dizzy.
Or tipsy? I don't know.
I count one to three before opening the door to ready myself. And when I did, I was right.
His arms immediately wrap around my waist as his lips find their way on mine. My normal self will deny and push away the thought of me missing the way Vincent makes out with me. But right now, that thought rushes all the way up to my head as he bites my lower lip and sucks my tongue.
Oh, I miss this.
Vincent suddenly separates himself from me and then he shuts the door close. He makes sure it's locked before he looks at me again.
“Hi there.”
He definitely looks like a Greek god brought to life. Blessed with a long nose, perfectly shaped lips, and chartreuse eyes. And oh, that well-built body. That body that most women in the modeling industry want to have a taste.
“Do you want to have a drink first before we proceed on doing unholy things?” I reach for my back to unzip the dress that I'm wearing. And while doing it, I watch his eyes patiently watching every move I make. He's waiting for my dress to drop on the floor. “I don't want any drinks. I'm just here for you.” He smiles at the exact moment my dress lands on the floor.
“Ohh, no.” His breathing goes heavy and his eyes seem to be loving the view in front of him. He's not blinking. Hell, not even once. “Definitely not having any drink.” Vincent chuckles and gathers me in his arms without any hesitations. He then carries me all the way to my bedroom and my feminity feels all the excitement that he's giving me.
“I feel so needy,” It was almost a whisper, but he heard it clearly.
“Then let me give you what you want.” He settles me on my bed to start stripping off all of his clothes. My eyes feast on his heavenly body that he's willing to offer to his goddess. And when the last cloth he's wearing reaches the floor, my lips part on the sight of his shaft on its peak.
“Want him?” Vincent is obviously the one who's in control now. I can no longer fight the strong urge to push him away and cage the little slutty bitch inside me. “I do.” I nod at him as he starts to settle himself on top of me. My legs automatically wrap around his hips and he took that as a sign to take my panties off. His other hand lands on my chest and he starts to work his magic on me. He plays with my pinkish and sensitive beads as a soft moan escapes my lips. I just love it when a man knows exactly how I wanted it to be. I love it when I don't need to tell him where to touch and how to touch.
“Ooh, they fit perfectly in my hands.” Vincent continues to pleasure me on my chest. Both of his hands are now busy massaging my breasts while I'm busy arching my back in response. “Oh, Vincent.” After he's satisfied with playing with my chest, his focus drifts to my feminity and he starts to rub my clit to stimulate it more.
“You're so wet for me, Aurella. Is this not wanting me back? Hmm?” I tightly grip on the bedsheets as he rubs it faster and faster. His other hand caresses my thigh and it adds more sensation to what I'm already feeling down there.“V-Vince—” I whimper when he presses his finger harder than he does. He's rubbing my clit the right way. Not too fast, and not too hard. I can already hear the voices of the angels in heaven calling me.“More?” How come he sounds so seductive and how is that turning me on more?I could only nod to answer his question. There's nothing else left for me to do, but to stay in this bed and be pleasured just like what I wanted him to do.“Okay, here's more.” Vincent grins and proceeds to insert his shaft inside me without any warning.I gasp with my hooded eyes and I watch him have the same reaction shown by his face. The union of his manhood and my feminity takes all of my strength that I could just give up and give him my all. The unbearable pleasure is making
I slowly open my eyes to the light and soft caressing that I feel on my cheeks. It has awakened me, and its sensation is undeniable.“Good morning, Aurella.” Vincent appears before me. Fresh from the shower and only wearing jeans.“Good morning.” I greet him in return before turning my back on him. I faced the other side of the bed rather than facing him. “What time is it?” I cover my head with a pillow to block the sunlight from hitting my face. “It's past 7 am.” I heard him say. I sigh, “Okay. You can leave if you want to. I will continue to sleep, I stayed up too late.” I instantly feel his weight at the edge of the bed. He goes silent for a little while and then he starts to bid his goodbye.“I guess, we'll see each other again next week.” Oh, I hope not. “ Oh, by the way I cooked you breakfast.” Until now, he still hasn't known me all too well. I don't eat breakfast. A coffee is enough for me. “Thank you for the one last night. I'll leave now, Aurella. Bye.” It took him a couple
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“Call me when you can, okay? Update me about the family dinner.”I swear to God, I want to roll my eyes every time I say ‘family dinner’.“Sure. But maybe I'll be in Vegas next week. So... let's update each other, I guess?”Harvey laughs after saying his goodbye as he enters his car. I wave my hand at him, and then I also climb into my car after I watched his disappear.We had a long conversation that it took us a long time to finally get to the part where goodbyes are said. If I didn't mention that I have to drive my ass all the way to Heide’s place, I don't think he'll even think of going home.But I'm glad that he will chase the love of his life.The woman surely doesn't want to be found, but Harvey is doing everything to find her. And I doubt that he won't find her since Harvey does have a lot of connections to deal with situations like this.Well, I have nothing left to say. But to wish them both good luck.Dear Destiny, kindly give my brother and my cousins their deserved happy
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After all the interactions that I have made with the customers, I finally get to head to my office to have a short rest. It’s quite draining to entertain people, and sometimes people on the internet tend to forget that.They tend to forget that celebrities are also humans. We also get tired.“What’s that?” Instead of greeting Rina, a question gets ahead of me with my interest being caught by the bouquet of white roses on my table.“Oh, someone sent this for you, ma’am.” Rina is in between of keeping her smile or letting it show because it’s starting to creep in. She’s losing to herself because I can see that she’s also intrigued.“There’s a card in between the flowers, but all I saw was the name of the receiver.” She hides her face by covering it with her hand. But before she can even fully hide it from me, my eyes already saw that she’s blushing.“Let me kill your curiosity for you, Rina.” I chuckle, as I walk to my table to see the card myself.My hand quickly picks up the card that
“He lied to you, Unique. I wouldn't use you to forget her.”Lucas is standing in front of me, and both of his hands are making gestures as he continue to talk. I sit comfortably on my swivel chair; convincing myself not to take every word out of his mouth too seriously.I was about to do make an ‘anonymous’ agreement with the people that Bryce has transactions with. But then, this man showed up.“I know that I should've told you from the very beginning. But I thought that it would be more fragile if I mention her name to you.”Yeah, right. More fragile, my ass. He's kind of making a point, and I know that I will instantly flinch once he mentions her name. But I still do think that it might've been better if he told me as early as it can be.Because right now, I can't think of any good reason why he wants to make it up to me this time.Nothing as good as his aim to show her that he's better with me.“I'm sor—”“Why don't we talk about this later? I'm quite busy, and I would very much li
When the phone call with Vincent ended, I didn’t waste any second and changed back into the dress that I was wearing earlier. I returned the robe to where I took it from, and I gathered my things before silently leaving the hotel room.There’s a part of me telling me that I shouldn’t trust Vincent, but how else would he know about Lucas’ girl best friend? How else would he know about Dahna’s sister? If it’s a trick created by Bryce and Vincent, at least it helped me to separate myself from Lucas.It helped me realize that Lucas will never be mine.As I wait for the elevator to open, I start to type a message for Kevin regarding the first thing that we will be doing tomorrow. Lucas had already brought too much baggage in me, and now that I know about his hidden motives, I am willingly putting distance between us. I need to focus on what I must do, and what I must not do.I can’t promise to myself that I will never be fooled again, but I will try my best. Knowing that once I start givin