Maija
I climb the staircase annoyed with Mom and Zayne. I am eighteen years old, why should they decide what I can or cannot wear? I exhale sharply as I enter my room. What do I wear now? I really like this dress, and my date will arrive soon.
“The best way to get over one man is to get under another.” I smile as I walk to my closet and pull the first dress I see. I quickly change into my new dress. It is a strapless dress but knee-length, so mom and that one should not have an issue. One more look in the mirror, smoothing my dress, and I am ready for my date. My date is a hot guy I met on Tinder, Danuel. I am so excited to be going on a date with someone who is not my stepbrother. I clench my thighs as the memory of him licking my palm comes back to mind. The last week has been torture. I can barely focus on getting any reading done because all I can think about is him. I have been using Benny tirelessly, but it does not satisfy my lust. I want him deep inside me, poundiMaija I start to sob uncontrollably. Is my mother dead? Why else would he pull over? If she were alive, he would be racing to get her. My heart feels like it is tearing out. I clutch my chest, unable to bear the pain. “Zayne, Mm, no, she isn’t. Zayne, no, please no.” “Maija, no, I’m sorry; mom is ok.” I do not hear his words; the pain is too much. Mom, how am I going to live without my mother? “Maija.” He grabs me by the shoulders and shakes me. I lift my eyes soaked with tears. “Mom is fine. She’s at home watching television where
Maija Fifteen minutes later, we pull up to Mansion with multiple cars parked in the driveway. I can hear the faint sound of music playing. Great, my first house party since I moved here, and not only was I pissed off, I am also horny.My mind keeps replaying that kiss, which was amazing, making my body flush with heat and me soaking wet. But whenever I look at the object of my lust, anger seeps in and ruins it.Ugh, I really need a drink. Slamming the car door, I head towards the house without looking back at Zayne; I really do not want to see his annoyingly handsome face right now. “Hey Maija, wait, you don’t want….” He jogs up next to me as I pull the front door of the house open. I am not listening to him. I want to get something to drink, to settl
MaijaZayne is carrying me; it seems like he is worried because I can hear his heart pounding in his chest. I open my eyes as he gently places me in the car. I’m slightly startled when I see him inches away from my face. He stares into my eyes as he gently strokes my cheek."Are you okay? Did he hurt anywhere?" I can hear the panic in his voice, but I cannot respond because my mouth does not want to work. I am fine. I just had too much to drink. That is what I want to tell him but cannot. I remain mute, staring at him. He shuffles hurriedly, pulling his phone from his pockets. He turns on the flashlight and shines it in my right eye. I jerk my head back, closing my eyes as I push his hand away."Did he give you any drugs?" I shake my head no, but it appears he does not see it because he clenches his jaw and says, "I am going to go
MaijaPresent"Maija wake up; we're home." He shakes me gently as I slowly open my eyes, a bit disoriented. I smile when I see his face. I like waking up to him; wait, what does that mean? It must be the beer talking. He slips out of the car, comes around to my door, and pulls it open before attempting to pick me up. I push him away gently."I can walk.""No, you can't. Please let me carry you." I look at his worried face and sigh. My head is too cloudy to argue with him, so I nod. He smiles before taking my phone from my hands and slipping it into his pockets. He then picks me up gently, laying me against his chest as he closes the car door. As he carries me towards the house, I inhale his scent– it comforts me. This is what I am missing with Danuel. Zayne smells like home. I snuggle in more, feeling safe and secure, when suddenly a burst of laughter breaks out as we enter the house."Charles, no, no… stop it…." I hear my mom scream through fits of giggles."Come,
Zayne I close my eyes as Maija falls asleep, but every time I close my eyes, her face pops up in my head. How do you sleep when you feel your chest caving in? I spend hours just listening to her breathe as I hold her. I open my eyes to watch her sleeping face. She looks so peaceful and beautiful, my angel. I would have fought harder if she gave me any indication that she felt the same way that I do. I would have said to hell with our parents, marched into that house, and told them we would be together whether they liked it or not. But all she feels is a sexual attraction. I guess I was too busy falling to notice she was not falling for me. My heart hurts, but there is something I need to say before I can let go. I wish you were awake to hear them, my love. “I like you. I want you. I need you because I fell for you the moment I met you,” I say out loud. I know she can’t hear me, but it makes my heart feel lighter just saying it out loud. She believes we c
ZayneI arrive at Sienna’s fifteen minutes later and ring her doorbell. She opens the door with a smile on her face that I couldn’t return.“Done slumming?” she asks, looking too pleased with herself. I step past her into the house, ignoring her insult towards my wom— I exhale sharply, remembering she isn’t mine. I head straight upstairs to Sienna’s room. I don’t want to even think right now. I just want to forget that girl that lives in my house that I can’t have. Once we get to her room, I pull her into my arms and start kissing her while stripping away her clothes. I get off her top, exposing her nude breasts, but as soon as I touch them, Maija’s face pops up in my head. I shake her face from my mind, kissing Sienna harder. I need to forget and move away from this pain, but Sienna pulls away as I pull at her skirt.“Zayne, I want the real thing with you. To date, go to the movies, I want to fall in love. I don’t want just to be your booty call.” “It’s only 5 pm,” I r
Maija It has been a week since Zayne’s accident, he was released from the hospital the day after, and since then, my life has been a living nightmare. I can’t get a moment of peace since he’s arrived home. As soon as I pick up a book, his annoying girlfriend finds a reason to bother me and reminds me that he is now her boyfriend. Knock Knock Knock I release an exasperated sigh as the knocking continues on my door. I climb out of bed, annoyed, with the book I’m reading still in my hand. Then, without looking up from my book, I pull the door open. “Maria, my boyfriend would like to take a shower. He needs his shower chair.” I know this bimbo knows my name and where the chair is stored. So why do I need to get it? I roll my eyes and continue reading, ignoring her. “Maria, did you hear me? He needs his….” I grunt and push past her to the
Zayne I hobble out of the kitchen with Sienna’s support, clenching my jaw. “Baby, are you ok?” she asks as we approach the staircase. No, I am not ok. I’m pissed off that punk is kissing the girl I love. However, I can’t tell my girlfriend that I am in love with someone else, and that person is my stepsister who knows how I feel, yet she prances around here with her boyfriend all day. I clench my jaw as I hobble up the stairs. Her lips are irresistible. I scoff; of course, I knew that. I tasted them once and wished I could spend all day just kissing her. But she rejected me and is allowing that punk to kiss her whenever he feels like it. I grunt as the pain settles in my chest. “Are you sure you are ok?” Sienna asks as I make my way into the room and hobble to the bed. I plop down, putting the crutch beside me, and grab my phone. Sienna joins me on the bed, lying on her back as if it is the most natural thing in the world for her to do. When is
Forty minutes later, I head back to the car after failing to convince her to marry me for a second time.“Sir!” He greets me with a smile, but he nods and opens the car door when he sees my face. I sigh as I slip in. I thought she would say yes. I thought she would change her mind if I told her I would put off my trip, but she didn’t. Nothing changed in the last hour since we parted for the same reasons. Reasons I can’t understand. I know we’re from different backgrounds regarding money, but that shouldn’t matter. What should matter is that we love each other, but maybe she doesn’t feel how I do. Although she agreed to see me again and promised to accept my calls, it still feels like I could lose her. Hector pulls off as I watch the doors, hoping that she’ll run out to me but knowing it won’t happen.****I listen to the team go over the quarterly profits, but I can’t focus because Carolyn is all I can
His driver leaves me at the airport, and I check my bag and have a seat. As I wait for the flight, my mind keeps drifting back to the last 24 hours, which was crazy, from the lobby fight to sharing a hotel room with him, the casino. I can’t believe I won a hundred grand and almost lost that much. I chuckle and close my eyes. It was indeed a night to remember.Buzz, buzz.My phone vibrates. I pull my phone from my pocket and smile when I see it’s a text from Maija.“Hey, mom, are you on your way back?” Why is she up? I wonder as I call her. “Hey, mom.” She says after she picks up.“Hey sweetie, shouldn’t you be sleeping?”“I just woke up….”“Maija Cesar, I told you, parents die a little each time their children lie.” She sighs.“Okay, okay. I was up all night reading.” As usual, she had never seen a book she wouldn&rs
Carolyn3:25 am“Marry me…” His question stuns me. Did I hear him correctly? He asked me to marry him. But surely he’s joking.I chuckle. “Charles, that’s not funny.”“Cary, I’m not joking. I’m serious; let’s get married.” My eyes open wide. He’s serious. What? My body heats as my heart pounds in my chest. He wants to marry me. Why? Right, he just told me he loves me. Do I love him? I like him. I like him so much that I want to see him past tonight, but marriage? We just met. “Carolyn, Carolyn.”“Huh?” His voice pulls me from my thoughts.“Are you okay?” I look at his warm eyes and nod.“I know you’re a little shocked. I would be too.” He says as he takes my hand and kisses it.“But I know, just like I knew with my first wife.”“But we just met; you probably knew her longer than a day
Charles1:30 a.m“Stop the car here.” Carolyn suddenly says.“Here?”“Yeah, let’s walk the rest of the way. It should be close by.”“The place you’re taking me.”“Yup.”“Okay, Barney, pull over. We’re getting out here.” Carolyn grins at me as the car comes to a stop.“Let’s go.” She grabs my hand and pulls me from the car as she bounces with excitement. She is so vibrant and full of life that it makes me feel like I’m twenty again whenever we’re together. I hope we can extend it past this weekend, but it will be up to her.“What are you thinking about?” She says. I lift her hand to my mouth and kiss it before replying.“You’re the only thing that’s been on my mind since six this morning.” A little shy, she turns her face straight ahead bu
Carolyn11:00 pmStill giddy from our trick on Paul, Charles, and I head to the limo, laughing.“Thank you for that,” I say as we slip in.“No need to thank me. That asshole deserved a punch."“Well, thank you anyway for not punching him and egging him in my honor,” I say as I brush my lips against his.“I’ll egg anyone for you.” I chuckle before pressing my lips on his. Feeling the heat flow through my body as the kiss grows more profound. I sigh as our lips part. I really could get used to kissing him every day.“I think I’m becoming addicted to your kisses.” He says as if reading my thoughts. Sometimes the things he says lead me to believe we may have a future, and other times it’s the opposite.“Is it a serious addiction?” I ask.“Oh, so serious. I may go crazy if I go too long without tastin
Charles9:30 pmCarolyn wraps her hands around my neck, pressing her lips against me. I groan as I thrust harder and faster. I feel her tightening, signaling she is about to reach her peak for the fifth time tonight.“Charles.” she moans my name softly once the kiss breaks. Her soft moans send me into a frenzy as my need grows deeper. I thrust harder and harder, capturing her lips again. I slip my hand between our bodies to find her pearl. I massage it as my hips move faster and faster until my climax rocks through me. I grunt as I feel her tightening on my tool as if it’s trying to squeeze out every drop of my love juice. Finally, she grabs my butt and sinks me deeper into her as we blissfully come down from our high.“That was amazing.” She says between breaths as I roll over on my back. I take her hand and kiss it.“It’s the best sex I’ve had in years,” I reply, still p
Carolyn 8:30 pm I take another sip of my champagne and roll my eyes as everyone laughs at another one of Greg’s jokes. I am trying not to be a spoilsport, but as a dentist, I have heard them all before, and so has everyone else at the table. However, Greg is one of the sweetest human beings you will ever meet, so we tend to humor him a lot when he tells these jokes, “I swear I have the funniest patients.” He says between bouts of chuckles. I exhale sharply and glance at my watch. It’s been an hour and a half since I left Charles to come to this dinner, and I have been regretting every second I'm here and not in his arms. And even though I called the front desk and informed him, I would be a little later than expected. I want this dinner to end soon, so we can pick up where we left off. I stick the last bite of my light salad in my mouth and swallow. I glance at everyo
My heartbeat pounds against my eardrums as he approaches. My entire body is aware of every step as I wait to be wrapped up in his arms. I want this, him. I want him to press up against one of these walls and take me. But I can’t help but think logically. I shouldn’t do this. I shouldn’t give in to these urges like some young girl experiencing her first crush. I should stop and head to my room, shut the door, and stay there until it’s time to leave. I should—all of those thoughts float away as he crushes his lips. All doubt floats away as he pulls me close, kiss with so much need and desire I can’t help matching his intensity. His tongue demands entrance in my mouth, and I give in. He pulled me tighter, the kiss getting more profound. I melt into his arms. I can’t remember the last time a man touched me like this. Sure, I’ve had a few dates since my husband’s passing, but it was never anything special. The is kiss alone I will never forg
Carolyn11:00 a.m.I roll over as the sound of the alarm sounds at 11:00 am. Eyes heavy with sleep, I press the snooze button for five more minutes. Then, what feels like a minute later, the alarm goes off again. I open my eyes slowly, stretching as prepared to begin my day. Even though my sleep was short, it was adequate, especially since the bed was so comfortable. I must thank Mr. Klein for his hospitality. My pulse quickens as his face flashes in my head. Although it’s been a while since I have been this attracted to a man. My body was acting strange as if I was a schoolgirl with a crush.I probably am just overreacting. I mean, he is gorgeous, but being alone with him is perhaps making it more exciting than it is. I am sure once I leave and head back to my world and my daughter. I will never think of him again. I feel a little down at the thought of never seeing him again. But I can’t understand t