“Come on, let’s get you out of here” I carried her up, and exited my room while my security was going to hand over Mr. Venzo to the police, I knew it wouldn’t take him long to get out the police but at that moment, I needed him far away from Jessica.“I’m sorry Jessica, I should never have let you leave in the first place” I whispered to her and the moment we got into the backseat of the car, she was all over me in seconds.“I would fucking kill that bastard” I gritted my teeth. Jessica’s had had begun traveling down my chest to get what she wanted but I couldn’t indulge her, not when she was in this state.“Just this once Parrish – don’t you want to continue what your started at the elevator yesterday” her voice was sensual and inviting. My eyes raked over her and I licked my lips slowly, a low growl rumbling in my throat. The gown she wore had began to bunch up to her thighs, exposing her creamy thighs that excited me. Her hair fell about her face and her green eyes gleamed in an lu
*JESSICA’S POV*I woke up in the hazy embrace of an unfamiliar room, my mind groggy and disoriented. My head throbbed as my eyes fluttered open and I fought to make sense of my surrounding. Soft morning sunlight filtered through delicate curtains, casting a warm glow on the soft white painted walls. But as I glanced around, confusion clouded my thoughts, tangling me in a web of uncertainty. I looked at my self and I was clad in a nothing but a loose white shirt that clung to my body, it had a very familiar scent to it and I when I properly came to – it unmistakably smelled of Parrish.How did I end up here, clothed in his scent, in a strange room with no recollection how I got here.I pushed the covers aside, my feet coming in contact with the soft plush carpet that covered the floor. There was a balcony to my right and that was when I noticed a distant silhouette of a man – no not just any man – it was Parrish, and just then like a torrential downpour, the memories came rushing in.M
“He doesn’t have feelings for me – ”“I don’t have feelings for her – ”Ken and I said at the same time but somehow it felt like we were overcompensating. Diana’s deep brown eyes searched mine suspiciously and it confused me because I hadn’t seen both of them in years, since the summer we spent on an island in Europe, but I couldn’t blame her, we all never talked about what happened.The tension seemed to be thickening with every passing second and Parrish stepped in our middle, acting like everything that went down didn’t affect him the most – but that was Parrish, he always wanted to be seen as the Messiah.“Okay, let’s just enjoy the beach now shall we? It’s been years, let’s move on” he said and Diana grabbed Ken’s hands pulling him with her and I moved up to Parrish’s side.“This is going well” Sarcasm dripped from my voice but he pretended not to notice, instead he took my hands and pulled me closer to him.“You know I never really blamed you for what happened then, honestly it
I couldn’t really get into the kiss with Ken, because it didn’t feel like anything. The pretend stars weren’t falling from the sky like sprayed confetti but my eyes had slipped open and I could see Diana, her eyes shooting lasers at us, I nearly smirked into the kiss. I ran my hands over his biceps for her to see only for Ken to even pull me closer to him and I let him because it was even more satisfying to see her face redden with jealousy but it wasn’t long before I felt Ken being pulled away from me and to his feet with a large force and before I could register anything, a hard punch reached his jaw while he staggered to the floor and there was Parrish standing over him with an angry looking on his face.He was going in for another punch when I stopped him.“Stop!” I yelled and this time Diana had reached us and she was charging towards me before Ken had jumped to his feet and stopping her before she got to me.“You fucking love her, why don’t you just admit it?” Diana yelled at Ke
*SOME DRUNKEN YEARS AGOJESSICA'S POVIt was just the day after Parrish had dumped me at his birthday party and a sat on the couch snuggled up in Sophie’s arms as the tears poured out of my eyes. Sophie’s smoothing my hair did little to nothing to calm me down.“You needed to see his face Sophie, he couldn’t even look at me – ” the tears streamed down my face as I recounted the scenario a dozen times in my head.*We’re done“How could he do that to me?” I asked questions that she didn’t have the answer to but she only pulled me closer“He’s not worth it Jess” she counted, her tone was sharp and there was a hint of anger in them and Sophie wasn’t the type to repress her anger, no matter the situation “So basically, his mother was right. He was the type to spiral, you know – sometimes Jess, women can be crazy but there’s always a hint of truth behind all that resentment and anger”I said nothing, I didn’t want to think about him anymore. I sneakily checked my phone and there was a tiny
But relief wasn’t an expression I was willing to express, so instead I attempted to pull my hand away from Parrish’s grip but he only gripped it tighter and his face was set in stone as he looked at me.“Let’s go Jess” he growled and I could barely see his eyes under the dimness of the club light but somehow I could feel the fierce intensity of his gaze on me, I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of giving in so I pulled my hands away forcefully. By this time, Dan had noticed something was wrong and he turned back with a confused expression to find Parrish staring down at him.“Any problem dude?” his voice was calm even though he was returning Parrish’s death stare and subtly so, but Parrish only stayed silent and returning his gaze back to me and I had two options, go with Parrish and hear whatever bullshit he had to say or watch a fight break out in the club – and yes, I was weak so I went with the first option. I threw Dan a quick glance and muttered“I’ll be right back”“Hel
PRESENTParrish’s Pov*“Three words, eight letters. Say it and I’m yours”*“I – I don’t want to hurt you”Those words hurt to say but it was necessary. I couldn’t love her the way she wanted me to not with that dirty secret hanging over my head, looming over me everywhere I went, any time I saw her or perceived her scent around me. It was difficult to look her in the eye, knowing the amount of pain I had caused, even more that she was yet to realize.“That’s fair” she said back with a neutral tone and an air of indifference hovering around her.“Jess – ” I called even though there was a guilty hint to my tone, but I wanted her to understand me, I needed her to understand.“I don’t want to be hurt either Parrish – so I understand” she didn’t understand, not even in the slightest bit.“No, you don’t understand” I stopped her “I’m not trying to hurt you but I’ve done things, real terrible things that I can’t seem to escape from. Things that you’ll never forgive me for” the memories flutt
*Nathan is proposing to me*Nathan is proposing to me*Oh my God! What do I doMy head rambled with thoughts as I took everything in. Turning around to find Nathan kneeling before me. What happened? How did I get here? How did everything take a turn so fast? The shock of this sudden proposal lingered in the air like a delicate wisp of smoke trickling through the air, swirling around me as I tried to make sense of emotions that was already threatening to overwhelm.*Will you marry me Jessica Peters?The weight of those words – the glittering diamond that he held out to me. “Nathan –” I called, with my mouth slightly ajar, stepping forward to take his face in – his delicate, handsome face that somehow I had missed. His patient eyes searched mine as he locked my gaze with “I thought about, I had enough to think about and there wasn’t a moment that made sense without you” his voice washed over me like a soothing balm“I love you Jessca”Those were the words. *Three Words, Eight Letters