Chapter 0023

•DARLA•

"What happened back there?" Amelia asked when we got inside her apartment. "I actually didn't think that he would try to talk with you while he was with Abigail. I'm sure she was pissed as hell when she saw him running after you."

I sighed as I took off my shoes, sat down on the couch, and exhaled.

"Did he say something to you to offend you?" She asked, seeing that I was a bit distracted.

"No, it doesn't matter. I'm just tired and mad that I didn't get my food."

"That's not all, Dee, and you know it." She sat down next to me and placed her hand on my thigh. "I'm your friend. You can talk to me about anything, and you know that."

"He didn't say anything to me."

"Are you sure? You've been quiet all the way home, and I was certain that he said something that took you back to the years when you were together."

"Nothing. Besides, I'm with Ethan now. I would be a fool if I'd say that seeing Elijah had any impact on how I feel about him because it doesn't." I smiled at her. "Let's get some sleep, I have to get up early tomorrow and go back to the villa to get some work done before Monday.

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When I got back to the villa, I was surprised to see flower petals on the floor from the front door leading down to the bedroom.

After following the lead, I found Ethan with a bottle of champagne in his hand and a huge smile on his face as if I hadn't walked out of the villa last night angry because he gave his ex-girlfriend our location and denied everything in my face.

"What's going on?" I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Today marks the fourth year of our business together," he answered excitedly as he walked toward me. "We wouldn't have made it this far without hard work, patience, and dedication to our crafts. But mostly, I want us to celebrate you for conquering the system that was created against women. You've really proven that success has no gender."

I was so deeply touched by his speech that I immediately forgot that I was angry with him.

"Aww... Thank you, babe." I wrapped my arms around him. "You've just made my day." I pulled away from him. "I can't believe that you did all this alone," I chuckled softly as I approached the lunch set up on the carpet floor.

"This is the least I could've done to show you how much I appreciate having you by my side. I wouldn't have achieved a lot of things without you," he said behind me.

I looked down at the lunch setup and felt my eyes swelling with tears.

"This means a lot to me. Thank you, babe." I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him into a very passionate kiss.

In my mind, I thought that if I made out with him, maybe I would forget all the problems that we were having and all the people who were trying to ruin our relationship.

I thought that I would get rid of Rachel in his mind and Elijah from my mind after he came after me last night.

"I had a sleepless night, craving to feel your skin close to mine," he whispered in my ear, leaving goosebumps on the skin.

I giggled as he pulled me to the bed and laid me down gently before unbuttoning my shirt and taking off my jeans.

I bit my lip as I started feeling myself getting in the mood, and when he was done taking off my underwear, he kissed me before spreading my legs and going down on me.

He took his time as he circled his tongue around the sensitive skin of my clit, slowly poking my orgasm to erupt.

My legs started shaking, and before he could pull away, my orgasm erupted, and I felt an electric surge throughout my body.

My body started begging for more as he leaned forward and positioned himself between my legs.

I pulled him into a deep kiss as he thrust inside me, slowly filling up my walls.

I moaned softly through the kiss, grabbing his buttocks and hinting him to hit my spot harder.

"Mmm..." He groaned as he pulled out and cum on top of my vagina.

I still wanted him and took advantage of the moment, pulled him down to the bed, and got on top of him.

That boy drove me crazy whenever he grabbed my waist and pumped inside me from the bottom.

I loved it more when he creampied me and just kept going and going on until I exploded again.

By the time we were done and exhausted, the bed sheets were drenched from our sweat and cum.

"Do you want to go again?" Ethan smirked as he tilted his head and looked at me, barely able to catch his breath, and I chuckled.

"I can barely feel my legs!" I laughed as I reached for the bed cover and covered myself.

He looked at me for a moment, took my hand, and kissed it softly before he pulled away and looked at me again.

"I love you. I love you so much, and I never want to feel like this for anyone else."

I smiled at him, hoping that he would understand that I couldn't say those words just yet, and he did just that. He kissed my hand again and pulled me to his chest.

I rested my head on his chest, felt his heart beating, and closed my eyes, and even after that passionate session with him, Elijah's voice resonated in my mind.

Just as we were about to drift off to sleep, my cell phone vibrated inside my handbag, and I was urged to check it out in case it was from the kids.

Instead of finding a text from the kids, I found one from an unknown number with a picture as an attachment with it.

"What is it? Is everything okay?" Ethan asked when he saw me sitting up on the bed, trying to d******d the attachments while reading the text that made my heart skip a beat for a second.

I ignored him and read the text.

Text: "You see, Ethan will always be mine as he has always been. You're just too naive to see that he's the man for me. He can't even keep away from this wet pussy."

After reading the texts, I saw two pictures of Ethan with Rachel, and one of the pictures stood out because it seemed very recent.

I looked at Ethan and shook my head. I struggled to form words and just decided to get up from the bed and go to the bathroom for a shower.

"Darla!"

I ignored him and slammed the door behind me.