“Nicholas Spark.”
“What?” I asked coming out of my lethargy.
“Yeah... That’s the only logical answer I can give to you.” Eli said with a thoughtful look.
“About what?” Now besides my nerves, I was also confused, because in one hand, there was the fact that I had slept with Mark, my Mark! And on the other one was my friend with her ramblings about writers.
“That beef of a man who did a better scene than those girls on America's Next Top Model was the Mark of your teenage years?”
“Yes.”
“That one was the one who hid his cock in your pussy and almost showed it in your mouth?”
“Elizabeth Mill!” I shouted shocked looking everywhere in the meeting room, hoping that no one had heard us, but only the two of us had remained in
I feltfatagain.When I wasnine, I gotaddictedtoa pastry shop two blocks from home. Whenever I saw the display case, Iknew I had to go inside and buy the chocolate bar that Mr. Claude used to make.And,unless I had no money, I’d stay for hours infront of the windowwatching myaddictionmake fun of me.When I didthat,usually passed two things: either the pastry felt sorry for me and gave me a little something hidden or I was kicked out of the shop because it was closing time.That was part of the reason I came to weigh ahundred and twentykilos.Andlook at me now,twenty years later,heading the meeting that was taking place in the boardroom, lookinglike a perfect idiot at the big chocolate bar that I wanted to eat in just one bite. Just thatthisparticular chocolate bar had bones, skin, was dressed as a woman,and wa
“But what the hell happenedhere?” I said in shock.I had arrivedat the hotelbarelytenminutes ago and when I looked out of my office window, I saw the damage that had occurred during the chase a few hours earlier.It was total chaos.Apartfrom Be Productive, I was the owner of a hotel chain and several casinos in Las Vegas;andLa Villa, in which I was right now, was my baby.Itwas the first hotel Ibought five years ago when it was declared bankrupt.An opportunity that neither Kristos nor I could pass up as we had a large part of the capital.That placehad,apart from the central building that was built on its majesticsixfloors, ofwhichfivewere where the thirty rooms with whichLaVillawere distributed,with a network oftwentyprivate houses that made theplaceof small
“So...Do you agree if we start shooting thenextweek?”“Yeah, I mean it is going very well, soon we will be collectingthe vines, so I think it would be very appropriate to use those moments to produce the videos.” Matt replied “You already have the person for this,right?”“That’s right. My little brother arrived from Paris last night, he's a model and he's doing me the favor of starring in commercials, so we can save the stress of auditions and extra expenses.”“Whatwill the plot of thecommercials be like?” he asked curious “Don’t getme wrong, I trust on your taste, it’sjust that I want toknow what they will be based on.”“Well, for your products we’ll shootfourpromotional inyour vineyardin Fingers Lake.Theidea is to show the hard work involved in the m
“Andrew?How are you?Is Olivia,finally we can talk toyou…, yes,I know it's Saturday and I apologize for that, but on Monday I’ll be on a business trip and my agenda was left in the office. Anyway, I just wanted totell you that the auditions forGoldenSeductionwere scheduled in two weeks from today in these offices...Yes,you know that there are two empty offices on this floor... No, I don´t think Mark would be bother... no, I haven’t told him yet,but the decision has been taken, so it’s fine. Okay…”I sighed when I hung up and leaned back in my chair to admire the beautiful view that Central Park gave me.Lately I had my head in a mess, for the pastfourdays I’ve been running from Mark's presence.Talking with himsolely about things from work so at the end of a meeting I would be the first one running to&nb
His pants would definitely be the cause of my death.The way her ass looked had me sweating,evenwhen we were at18degrees.We’ve only been together for thirtyminutes and Iwasalreadyregrettinghaving invited her.There was a crowd because of the parade, so she had gotten as closeasshe could tome, making direct contact with me until we almost merged with each other, leaving me so desperate,that Iproposed her towalk in front of me so in that way we wouldn’t be in a continuous clash of extremities.We had toreturn for the jacket that I always kept in my office, since the long-sleeved shirt Olivia was wearing didn’t protect her from the cold. In the end she told me that she had only gone to the offices to make a call and that she would return home, hence the style of clothing she carried.Now, thinking about it, perhaps it would have been bett
“He wasengaged!” Iexclaimed throwing myself on thesofain the living room.“But not anymore.” Eli answered from the armchair a few meters away.“I getthe dramayou have with this, both of you have been intense with that, especially you,Olivia.” saidJonny comingout of the kitchen with a plate of sandwiches for all three of us.Yesterday, after Mark's ex-fiancée sceneand my speech in the middle of the alley, we parted ways a while later, he with the excuse of looking for his brother and his friends and I with the pretext that I had to prepare everything for my week in Matt’s vineyards.“You didn't see the pain on his face when that bitch practically saidthat,because of him, they had separated.” Iexplained sitting down and having a sandwich “And you know what's worst?” they both denied, focused on their food &ld
“Hello?” I saidwhen I answered the phone.“Sir.” I heard the nervous voice of Nina, my assistant “Mr. Kristopolis is right in front of me asking for you.” “Nina.” sighed when I walked into my apartment “Do what I asked you todo, cancel all my appointments for the rest of the week and...”I heard aGive me that fucking phone!And thenseveral fighting sounds.“Mark!” Kristos barked in my ear “Where thefuck are you?” “At home.” “We have a meeting intwentyminutes with the publisher that asked us for the loan for the new branch.” “Kristos.” I started saying while packing “I told Nina to let you know that I was going on a trip.”“You're not goin
I was going crazy.Markwas driving me crazy.During the days of filming in his brother's vineyard, Mark had made me son paranoid till the point of shaking attacks.I couldn't take two steps without seeing him, I couldn't talk to someone of the opposite sex because he would show up right away, when I looked out of mytrailerwindow, obviously,he was there, when I opened the door, Iwas always a daisy in the ground, if it was sunny, he would appear out of nowhere with an umbrella, I wouldturn around andhe’d be there,and he would always “accidentally” brush me withany part of his bodywhen heinnocentlyapproached metoask somethingDid I say paranoic?Ja!I meant unhinged.I was being stalked;myexwasstalking me.And he had developed bipolar disorder along the way.Fir
“Olivia!”“What?!”“Haveyou seen Faith?”“I told you towatch her, Richard Marcus Sanders!I'm changing Joy!”“Iwas busy!Okay?”“Yes!” She said knowing I wasn’t “Candy Crush surely occupiedallof your time!”I couldn't help the annoyed gesture my mouth made.I had a new addiction and it was this stupid game,and ofcourse, Olivia haddiscovered it,and now whenever I got distracted with it and lost any of the girls, or both, she always said the same thing:Drop the phone and find the girls!I went room by room, avoiding the twins’ because my wife was there, until a noise from ours caught my attention.I silently peeked out to see what I was encountering, but incredibly,there was no one.I turned
“I still don't understand the reason for your insistence to bring your assistant with me, Mark."“Because your assistant is sick and mine doesn't know Mexico, Kristos.That’s why”“You know I can defend myself alone in these matters, the only thing your assistant can do is delay Be productive's relations with that travel agency.”I looked at him annoyedfor afew seconds.My assistant might be the most complex woman in America, but she was also the most competent and professional at her job, and I let him know that.“She barely sees me and stutters!” Heexclaimed furiously, hitting the desk with the palms of his hands “Don't tell me you haven't noticed that...”“Maybe.” Iobserved interrupting him “You should know her a little more so you realize why she acts like this...”We stared at each other for a moment before my head of
“We are leaving the meeting, everything went perfect,do youwant to come with us to celebrate?” "Maybe next time, I'm a little busy""Are you still mad at me?""Enjoy"I couldn't help the grimace that formed on my face at his answer.Apparently, he was still upset with me, and with good reason.“Are we waiting for him or is he not coming?”I turned to see Eli,sitting on my right side.Wewere on our way to one of the most exclusive sushi restaurants in the city.We would celebratethatAdidasexecutiveshad loved the presentation.“Not coming.” I answered putting the phone in my bag.“Is he still upset with you?” Alex asked from the car’s front seat.“Not that I want totalk toyou.” Eli told Mark’
“And you’re feeling okay?”“Ialready told you I’m fine, Mark...”“I know yourolledyour eyes.” He stated annoyed “Don't do it, I just want to know how you are.”I covered the phone with my hand and that's when I was able to laugh the way I wanted.“My love.” I said trying to sound serious “I'm fine, the babies are fine, all we want is for you to come back soon.”“I don't like being away from you.” Hemurmured in a muffled voice.My heart clenched in my chest at the thought of him alone.“Hopefully you can return soon.” I said in the same tone of voice.On Monday while we were having breakfast, he had received a call.His cook, the one who a few months ago had attempted suicide by inhaling gas directly from the stove, had died with a respiratory arrest.
“Stop staring at him.” Olivia murmured hitting me on the shoulder.We were in Olivia's doctor/friend’s office.She was lying on thestretcherandwearing the respective blue gown that was often given to patients, and throwing me daggers with hereyesevery time Ilooked withhatredqt the doctorwhowalkedfrom one side to the other while giving some explanations through his phone.Maybe I wasn't being very subtle about the idea that another man was about to see her private parts.I took her hand and brought it to my mouth, kissing each of her fingersandstopping at the one wearing my plastic ring.One of these days it would be gold, or silver, as shewished, and it would mean only one thing:Marriage.“Mark, I'm talking to you.”I stared at my woman and realized that I had been daydreaming as she spoke.“Sorry,&nbs
“What?!” Iexclaimed astonished.I stared at Gabriel, my gynecologist since I had arrived from Spain afew years ago, in shock.“That you are pregnant, Olivia.” Heanswered pleased “Congratulations...”“It’s impossible I’mpregnant!” Iexpressed covering my face with my hands “You placed the IUD yourself. How could it be that I got pregnant with that on?”“All contraceptive methods have their risk percentage.” Heexplained “You were the 1% of this.”“You put a fuckingT-shaped device inmy vagina topreventmen's swimmers from entering my ovaries, Gabriel.” I looked at him feeling that panic took over my body “Then explain to me how just happened the opposite.”“Maybe you made a sudden movement that took it from place.” hesaid with a sh
After our little altercation, in which Olivia in a funny way, for her, told me that she was leaving me, things were excellent.The only outburst we had since then,was when she knew I had an eye surgery afew years ago.She sent me to hell, when she knew I did it to please Jessica at the beginning of our relationship, since she had said that she couldn’t see my eyes through them.“I never would have forced you to do something like that!” She exclaimed that night “She really was a bitch for trying to changewho you are...”That night we had slept with our backs to each other, but atsome point inthe morning, I had felt her arm tightening on my stomach and that was when I was finally able to sleep peacefully.After that episode, we fell into a routinethat,for me, was the best.Thanks to Elizabeth and me,Olivia haddecided to open a new Cra
“Whowere you talking to?” I asked to Alex when he hung up.“Man, you realized I’m here...”“Knowing and ignoring are two different things...Who were you talking to?”“With Pierre.” Heanswered sighing “He’s with Olivia.”“Is she okay?” Iquestioned moving uncomfortably in my chair.God, how had I screwed everything up.I still didn't believe the absurdityof that fight.I had no right to feel the way I did, when she was the one who got the worst of everything and even that way, she always had a smile ready to show and was happy all the time.And now I was terrified at the idea that she would leave me for mystupidity.God… Ihad beenso invested in my own pity that I hadn't stopped for a second to ask her about her bruised face.“Hetold me she was fine.” Alex sa
“What are you doing?” I asked as I leaned against the door frame of our room.“Getting dressed.” He answered while struggling with the dress shirt he wastrying toputon.“I understand that.” I saw how he tried to insert the button through the buttonhole of the shirt, while his bad arm was still inside of it,in the sling he had to wear until he was approved “What I don´t understand is why.”“Because I have to go to work, Olivia.That’s why.”“Youcould at least look at me when you talk to me, Mark.Your eyes are not on the back of your neck.”“I'm not in the mood for this.” He gave up with the shirt and went to the dressing room to see what worked for him.“I've been dealing with your mood for 3 days, or in this case, the lack of it.”“Well, that's your problem...”I looked