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Chapter 2

The ride back to her place is a fuzzy, blurry ride with the undeniably gorgeous man sitting next to her in the tight space of the cab backseat. Recalling that she doesn't know his name, she looked up into the face of her broody, strange companion. 

“I’m Meredith. What's your name?” At this rate,she doesn't want to beat around the bush,instead act her true self since it is unlikely for them to meet again after tonight. 

”Gray” Is all he muttered and continued to stare out of the window. 

“Gray” she tasted the name on her lips and soon the cab stopped at the front of her apartment. They got off the cab and Gray paid off without a word. 

They walked into the building lacing their hands together with a mutual understanding. By all means, Meredith had turned into a blushing mess with her heart pounding against her chest like a drum. How is it possible that she manages to walk with her two feet is a miracle. If it wasn't for Gray tugging her, she would be crawling to get on her apartment. Once they got into the elevator, Gray asked her for her floor number and she pressed it on Floor number 5 without telling him. 

Calm down,She says mentally. 

The elevator stopped with a ding and they stepped out, directly heading towards her place. She entered the password and led Gray to her place, suddenly feeling shy since confidence has never been in her blood. That thing lies at the rock bottom of her 'Things that I need to improve' list. 

“Uh…Would you like a cup of tea?” What the hell? Why had she said tea? Who offers tea to your one-night stand? 

Gray doesn't look bothered by her lack of experience. Instead, he only stares at her unblinking as if trying to figure her out. 

“Why don't we just kiss? ” Again she is shocked by his bluntness. Nodding, she led him into her small bedroom,cringing when her eyes landed on the mess of her bed. 

However,Gray doesn't seem to be affected by all this. He took the initiative when he saw the bed and cupped her cheeks, his eyes emotionless and lost. Meredith, however, got lost in his eyes, so soulless and something like pain hidden under the cold,dull pool of blue eyes. Now that they stood under her bedroom light, she could make out the defined sharp jawline, his pointed nose and his silky dark brown hair with a pale skin and lips that put Snow white to shame. His red lips are so nice to stare at. Feeling bold and slightly horny, she raised her hands and brushed her thumb on his lips as if inspecting closely and wondering how a lips could be so red. 

“Did you apply lipsticks?” He freezed. “Matte?” She added. 

They were standing so close to each other and the rumble of his chest vibrated against her when he laughed. She wondered why her curiosity made him laugh. 

“You are cute and soft” His hands fondled the skin of her belly and she immediately flinched as if slapped on the face. How could she forget that she weighs twice more than a normal girl her age. 

This is all wrong, she shouldn't have bought a guy in the first place. He would lose interest if he saw all the extra fats and unattractive parts of her body. 

Sensing her change of emotion, Gray looked slightly concerned but didn't make a move to let her go. 

“I’m sorry,I can't do it” She mumbled putting her head down. She felt mortified and beyond shy at showing her body to Gray especially with the way he looked. Rich and unworldly gorgeous. 

“Tell me why?” Hr urged squeezing her hips a little. She look away from the floor,still keeping her head low but not for long. Warm,long fingers tilted her chin up, her lips tremble at the sudden rush of emotion that is rushing towards her. She wanted to kill Zachary for making her feel so worthless. 

“I’m fat...You wouldn't want to sleep with me if I take my shirt off” She is shocked at herself for being so honest. But what Would she gain by lying to someone who wouldn't even appear twice in her life? 

Gray eyes darkened hearing her words and for the first time that evening, he took notice of the large hoodie that covered her body. 

“Is that why you were wearing a hoodie?” He asked. She nodded her head slowly, thinking where he was going with this. 

“I don't care if you are fat or a hippo” With that he crashed his lips on her, dominating her body in a way no man had ever done. Not that she had many men except for the handsome ex modeller boyfriend of hers. 

All her insecurities and thoughts seemed to fly away the moment he lifted her up off the floor effortlessly as if she didn't weigh a hundred pounds. Her mind goes blank when his hands work on her hoodie and shrugged it away along with her bra leaving her bare and shy. 

Oh my God! She thought.

He didn't look away or show any disgust, instead assaulting her breast and nipples with his tongue and mouth, making her throw her head back from the intense pleasure. Her moans echoed across the room and if her neighbours were to hear, she didn't care if it meant Gray's tongue was on her driving her crazy. 

In a blink of an eye, Gray undid every clothing of hers and did the same with his. She doesn't get the time to gawk and salivate openly because he's thrusting his whole length into hers making her scream at the suddenness. His large,huge manhood pounds into hers reducing her to a moaning mess. She didn't remember Zachary being this huge and satisfying. All she wanted to do was scream and enjoy the ride of the pleasure and she did just that. 

Come Morning, Meredith woke up naked and alone. Her bedsheets are cold and crumpled and if not for her state of nakedness,she would have thought that last night was a dream. Her heart tightens when she notices that Gray had left without even a goodbye. But she had a good time and that's all that matters. Her mind had decided to erase Zachary and be replaced by a certain Greek God with blue eyes. She rolled her eyes at her thoughts. 

With a new thrilling excitement, She called her best friend up and planned a girl's day out. Surely, Meeting her best friend would trigger to do something productive, that's what best friends are for.

Ruth and Meredith met up at the local cafe down the street,Ruth noticed that her best friend wasn't sulking anymore instead Meredith appeared strangely calm and glowing with a radiant smile. 

Something is totally up, She thought. 

It is not completely normal for her best friend to be jumping with excitement while she left her in a sorry state yesterday afternoon. 

They settled on their spot and ordered a coffee and an ice cream. 

“No Ice cream. Black coffee for me” Meredith smiled at the waiter but Ruth is almost on the verge of taking her to the hospital. This wasn't her best friend. In Twenty years of their friendship, Meredith refuses to eat or drink anything that doesn't taste good and hence her extra pounds but this is strange. 

“I’m going to improve myself Ruth. I’m sick of getting hurt or getting dumped because of my extra fats. I’m quitting my sorry lifestyle” She says, disregarding the shocked face of her best friend. 

It is true that Meredith wanted to change her unhealthy lifestyle but nothing seemed to give her the motivation until her recent breakup with Zach. She's got nothing to lose by trying to be the better version of herself. She wanted to be beautiful and confident in her own skin so that When she met someone like Gray,She didn't want to shy away and cry like last night. 

She explained all this to Ruth minus the part about her sexual escapades, Ruth in return slapped her shoulder with her man force, grinning from ear to ear. It's a universal fact that best friends hit each other even at times of encouragement so she retorted with a strained smile instead of slapping her best friend in return.  

“I’m so proud of you Meredith. I want to see Zachary regretting after he sees you in your best version” Her best friend encourages. They shared a meaningful smile. 

Meredith knew that deep down, she wanted to meet Gray again but she didn't tell that to Ruth. It's her secret, and she likes to keep it that way.