Anna“What are you getting at? You want us to do business with Mark?” I asked, quirking my brows.Jack remained silent for a while and then heaved a deep breath, “We don’t have that much option right now. Chances are anyone we hire or try to ally with is probably already working for Edgar. We can’t risk a chance of having our plans exposed. Mark cares about you Anna, his family is well-connected and we can trust that he’ll be heavily interested in keeping you safe if we bring him on board.” He argued. I had to admit, as much as I thought this was a bad idea, Jack had argued some valid points. He was right, we couldn’t trust anyone, and even though Mark was acting in a way I could not understand right now, I could still count on him to show up for me.“I thought you said we couldn’t trust anyone, and don’t you two hate each other? If we were to work with him, what would happen then?” I asked, with a hint of doubt. It seemed rather unlikely that those two could put aside their male ego
Anna As I hurried towards the door, the doorbell rang again and I became more curious. I wasn’t expecting anyone this weekend, I’d sent my children to their babysitter and Jack said he wasn’t coming over till later this evening. With no hesitation, I swung open the door and immediately froze in shock. Standing at the other end of the door, holding a bouquet was none other than Mark, with a wide smile plastered on his face. My hands weakened immediately as I stared at him right there, yet still in disbelief. “Let me call you back,” I said to Jack and without waiting for his response, ended the call. Seeing Mark at my doorstep was the last thing I expected, and right at that moment, there were a lot of feelings I did not know how to control. The way he looked at me made my skin crawl with pleasure, not with anger or disgust like I’d expected our next run-in or encounter to be. I wasn’t quite sure why he was here, or how he even found my address, but for a short moment, it didn’t
Anna I could see where Mark would have slight issues with me, considering everything that happened that night between us. If someone had made me comfortable to share my deep-buried secrets and it turned out I didn’t know anything real about them, I would feel pretty vulnerable and used too. In a way I didn’t realize, I had hurt him that night, and all these time I’d been in my head, thinking he just didn’t want me after I turned him down later that evening. “I’m sorry,” the words slipped out of my mouth. Mark seemed very shocked that I had apologized and smiled wryly as he stepped closer to me, and I shifted my gaze away uncomfortably. “I’m sorry too. I was hurt, but it wasn’t because I felt you were keeping secrets” Immediately, my eyes caught his face with a soft stare, intrigued by his words. “What was the reason?” I asked, hoping they’d have something to do with his affections. He remained quiet for a while, hesitant to say the reason. The awkwardness between us was growi
AnnaMark hesitated for a moment. Sighing, I turned away, thinking the mood had been ruined, but just as I took a step, I felt his arms wrapped around my waist, swinging me around into a deep and hot passionate kiss, hungry with desire.Immediately, my already racing heartbeat escalated to a much faster level. Without thinking, I navigated my way to the bedroom, my tongue still swirling every inch of his mouth. Mark gently pushed me onto the bed, and slowly unbuttoned the rest of his shirt, as I watched in desire, my lips quivering in anticipation of what he was going to do to me.Slowly making his way towards me, his hands caressed my legs, making its way slowly up to my thighs and then pulled out my panties. I hung my head back and closed my eyes, reveling in the pleasure he had created.I didn’t want to see what he was doing to me, so I closed my eyes as his kisses traveled my body. There was no hesitation this time around as he kissed me. His tongue traced every inch of my body
AnnaPulling away from the hug, he stared at me directly in the eyes and I almost got lost in them. It was strange to see him be this gentle and sweet towards me, trying to look out for me. I know we had just had sex, but I didn’t want to rush anything.Clearing my throat, I stood up and made my way to the bathroom to clean up.After a while, I emerged from the bathroom and found Mark already dressed up. I don’t know why I thought that he’d stay the night. Just because we had slept together doesn’t mean he was now obligated to me. Still, in a sense, it was weird to see him ready to leave so soon right after having sex. However, I convinced myself that he probably just had some important thing to attend to.“You’re leaving?” I asked, trying not to show my sadness.Putting on his belt, he walked towards me and held my hand gently “There’s something I need to tell you,” he said and I immediately feared for the worse.It’s safe to say that I’d been scarred badly by Luke, that even now
Mark“I wish I could stay a bit longer but I can’t,” I said, letting out a heavy breath. I hated that I was leaving. It seemed we had just found each other, but I knew at the back of my mind that nothing was going to make me love her any less.Long distance wasn’t something most people could handle and while other relationships fell through, I was determined to make mine with Anna work.Heaving a deep sigh, she turned to me and said, “Well, since you’ll be gone. I guess there’s something I have to tell you as well.”Curiosity immediately filled me, “What is it?”“I enrolled in a fashion design school and I start next week. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do yet, but now that you’ll be gone, I think I’ll go ahead with the program.”I nodded my head and smirked, “Congratulations Anna, you’re going to be great there.”“Yeah well, maybe before you travel tomorrow you can help me check out my apartment at the school in case you’re ever in town and want to visit, maybe with the keys to a
Mark“What is it, Anna?” I asked, shifting closer to her. “Nothing,” she said forcing a smile. Still, I could tell by the look in her eyes that she was hiding something. “Anna…” Before I could complete my sentence she lunged forward, planting a deep kiss on my lips. The kiss still lingered on my lips even after she pulled away. For a moment, I thought about dropping everything and just staying in Deleon. Sure, Jonathan would be beyond pissed, but it wouldn’t be the first time. As my mind's thoughts ran wild, her soft voice snapped me back to reality “There,” she said, beaming with a sweet smile.Confusion filled my face as I stared at her, “What?”“A little something so you don’t forget me. Now I know for sure you’ll be thinking of me.”I was left speechless, unable to control the wide smile that stretched my lips. Turning away, I took one last glance at her and walked back to my car.The morning came faster than I had anticipated, and for the first time in days, I woke up with a
MarkRita seemed caught off guard by my question. “No, no. I haven’t found anything yet,” she spoke, her voice rising an octave.“Alright, keep looking,” I replied and walked away, wondering why she was acting so strange. Outside, Eric picked me up and after a short drive, we arrived at Anna’s place.As I walked down the lobby, I noticed a man in an all-black outfit and baseball cap standing around the corner of the hallway. Cautiously, I walked towards him wondering where I’d seen him before. He caught my gaze and I could sense an air of familiarity when he looked at me.Searching my brain, I tried to remember where I had seen this face before and then it suddenly dawned on me - Meladdye’s party!My eyes widened in shock, and my body immediately tensed but I tried to maintain my composure to not raise any suspicion.What was someone from the party doing here? I found it hard to believe that someone from such a high-profile party would be staying or visiting anyone here. At that p