Chapter 2

Camilla's POV

The sound of the cake box crashing to the floor made the smooching couple break apart and turn their heads towards where I stood, frozen in shock

Ryan's light brown eyes widened with horror when he saw me and I noticed some of the colour drain from his face. His arms slid from his alleged co-worker's waist and dropped almost limply to his sides

"C-Camie" he rasped as he slowly stepped out of the elevator with his lover in tow. Her eyes were now slightly wide because she had just recognized me

"It's.... It's really not what you think" He continued when they were both now standing before me

Hot, angry tears welled up in my eyes and I clenched my shaking hands into fists

"Oh yeah?" I scoffed harshly "Are you going to deny that you're cheating on me even when I just saw it with my own eyes?!"

He took another step closer and reached out, trying to touch me but I slapped his hand away

"Don't you dare touch me!" I hissed coldly

"Just let me explain, Camie. Please" Ryan pleaded as I blinked away the tears that had welled up in my eyes

"Explain what? Are you going to explain why you were French kissing your co-worker in the elevator after.... after..." I trailed off as a new thought suddenly dawned on me

They had been up in his apartment....alone

Frank had tried to prevent me from going up because he knew that they were most definitely doing something

I exhaled a shaky breath

"After you just finished fucking her in your apartment?" I finished off and Ryan's face contorted in a pained look that told me all I needed to know

My suspicions were confirmed

My hand flew to my mouth to stifle the choked sob that bubbled out of my throat and Ryan took yet another step closer to me. His lover on the other hand hadn't moved an inch and stood with a guilty look on her face and her arms wrapped around her form

"Camie, I'm really sorry-"

"How long has this been going on?" I asked Frank sharply, cutting Ryan off

The uneasy look on Frank's face deepened as he glanced from me to Ryan

"Tell me!" I cried and Frank forced his mouth open

"For a while now, at least six months. I didn't want to tell you because I knew it wasn't my place to interfere in your relationship. I'm really sorry" he uttered while looking straight at me and I inhaled a tremulous breath as I turned back to Ryan

"Six months? You've been cheating on me for six months?" I asked in a whisper and he ran his fingers through his full, auburn hair with an uncomfortable look on his face

I scoffed in disbelief

How had I been so blind?

How could I not have noticed?

They were always signs whenever one was cheating. How could I have missed them?

All this while he'd been sleeping with me and her at same time

An image of the two of them having sex in his bedroom flashed through my mind and bile rose in my throat.

I slapped my palm over my mouth with my eyes shut tightly as I tried to will the nausea away

I felt someone touch my shoulder

"Camie, are you okay?" Ryan asked in a concerned voice and I quickly shrugged his hand off

"Get your hands off me you two-timing asshole!" I snarled as the wave of nausea subsided

Ryan pressed his lips into a thin line at my insult and he sighed in exasperation

"Calm down, Camie. Let's go upstairs and talk, please"

I looked down at the cheap stilettos on my feet, my lips curling up in a wry smile at the audacity he had to ask me to follow him up to the apartment where he had just finished having sex with his lover.

I slowly looked back up and met his stare head-on

"Go to hell, Ryan" I enunciated slowly with a sneer, cast one last displeased looks at his lover and Frank before turning on my heel and marching swiftly out of the building.

I didn't slow my steps when I stepped into the mid-day sun, keeping my head down and swiping angrily at the tears that kept welling up in my eyes

I kept bumping into other passersby because I had my gaze trained on my shoes. Everything else around me moved in a blur, the hustle and bustle of the daytime along with the sounds of cars driving by and honking.

I finally let a tear escape and it trailed down my cheek

I was still in shock. I would never have imagined that Ryan would be capable of cheating on me

I had thought that our relationship was perfect and unbreakable

A strangled sob escaped from me when I recalled the way I had defended and boasted about him to Diana earlier today when I showed her the tickets to the basketball game

I gasped softly and my steps slowed

The tickets!

The game was tonight but I definitely wasn't planning on going alone. I didn't even like basketball, The only reason I had wanted to go to the game was because Ryan loved it and was a huge supporter of one of the teams that would be competing tonight.

Right now all I wanted was to get home and curl up in my bed.

I sighed and flagged down a taxi before hopping in and mumbling my house address to the driver.

*FOUR HOURS LATER*

I was curled up in bed in my room, clutching a pillow to my chest while staring blankly at my laptop screen that was currently displaying an episode of one of my favourite shows of all time when the door to my room suddenly burst open.

I looked up to meet the eyes of my best friend and roommate; Anita who was standing in the doorway with both hands on her hips and a stern look in her amber eyes

I had narrated everything that had transpired with Ryan to her shortly after I returned to the two-bedrooom apartment which we shared.

"What do you want, Anita?" I asked in a hoarse voice

"I want you to stop feeling sorry for yourself, get up from that bed and get dressed so we can go clubbing" she replied as she walked further into the room and stood over my bed

I frowned slightly at her "Clubbing? You want us to go clubbing?"

She nodded "Yes I do. As you can see; I'm already dressed so you need to hurry cause the club's door opens at nine"

I sat up and looked her over from head to toe, finally noticing the knee-length, black leather gown she had on that hugged her curves tightly along with a matching pair of heels. She had also styled her long brown hair and it flowed down in smooth, bouncy curls.

"Wow, you look amazing but I don't want to go clubbing tonight" I uttered and her brows furrowed

"And why not?"

I scoffed in disbelief at her question "Are you kidding me? I just ended a relationship of two years today because I found out he's been cheating on me for six fucking months!"

She nodded severally "Which is exactly why you NEED to go out tonight! You need to get all dolled up, put on that sexy red dress you bought a few months ago, go to a club and meet a guy who is going to rock your world for the night. Then you're going to upload the pictures to social media so you can show that asshole, Ryan that you don't need him to be happy. I mean, you've been dating that douchebag for two years now and you've been so faithful that you haven't even looked at another man meanwhile he was fucking his co-worker! It's time for you to get back in the game! At least for tonight, I want you to forget everything and just have fun!"

I paused and bit down on my lower lip as I thought it over

Anita had a point, staying in bed all night and feeling sorry for myself would be a terrible way to end the day.

One night of throwing caution to the wind and just having fun wouldn't hurt. I deserved it for being such a good and faithful girlfriend to a cheating slime ball like Ryan

I looked back up at Anita "Alright, let's do it"

"Yes!" She squealed while clapping her hands excitedly

*****

Half an hour later, Anita and I alighted from the taxi and I turned to her with a small frown when I noticed we were in front of a pharmacy

"Where's the club?" I asked

I had chosen to wear a pair of black stilettos with the dress. Anita had styled my hair to perfection and my lips were coated in bright red lipstick to match my dress.

"We have to go on foot from here, the club is just one block away. We'll meet Sean at the entrance, it's the club he just started working in" she replied as we began strutting down the cobbled street in our high heels.

Sean was Anita's boyfriend of three months now. He was a six foot behemoth of a man with arms and legs that looked like tree trunks due to how much muscle he had. His body stature made him perfect for jobs that required intimidating people i.e being a bodyguard or a club bouncer. He had also helped me score the basketball tickets.

"We're going to Club VIP?" I asked Anita with a soft gasp and she grinned widely before pulling me close and looping her arm in mine

"Yes we are, baby!" She hollered and I couldn't help but laugh. Her excitement was infectious and I was also starting to feel it

We finally got to the six floor storey building that was known as Club VIP and just like all other clubs; there was a long line of people outside waiting to be allowed in

"What do we do? The line is really long" I said to Anita who already had her phone by her ear

"Do you really think you're going to have to wait on the line when your bestie's boyfriend works here?" She asked rhetorically with a cheeky smile and immediately she finished her sentence; Sean appeared before us

"Hello ladies. You're both looking really good. Follow me and I'll get you in pronto" he uttered and we obeyed.

He led us to the back of the building which was less crowded than the entrance with only a handful of people standing in groups here and there.

A small group consisting of men wolf whistled at Anita and I as we walked by

"Hey sexy ladies, wanna come hang with us?" One of them offered

Anita and I snorted with amusement before replying "No thanks"

Sean opened a steel door and stepped aside for us "Ladies first"

Anita and I giggled and walked through the door. We trailed along an empty corridor where the bass of the music that was being played in the club could be heard until we finally arrived at the main club

"Wow" I gasped softly as I took in the wide and extremely spacious interior of the club that was divided into three sections; the bar, the dancefloor and the lounge area with tables where people could sit and drink comfortably.

"I'm going back to my post now! You girls have fun!" Sean told us, yelling over the loud music so he could be heard and we nodded

Anita stood on her tiptoes so she could give him a quick kiss on the lips before he turned on his heel and went back the same way we had come

Anita turned to me with an excited gleam in her eyes "Let's get the night started with some drinks. To the bar!"

We weaved our way through the people dancing wildly and made it over to the bar. I hopped onto one of the stools and Anita followed suit while waving the male bartender over

"What can I get you, ladies?" He asked

"I'll have a cocktail. What about you, Camie?" Anita asked

"I'll have five shots of vodka" I told the bartender and Anita's eyes widened slightly

"Five shots of vodka? That's way over your limit, you know you're a lightweight"

I waved her off "I'll be fine, don't worry"

Anita cocked her head to the side like she was hesitant but eventually shrugged. The bartender got to work and handed us our drinks in record time

I downed all five shots of the vodka at once when Anita was still halfway through her cocktail. I clenched my palm as I felt the alcohol traveling through my veins and warming me up

"Whoa, slow down party animal" Anita laughed and I shook my head

"I haven't even started. Let's go dance!" I grabbed her arm and pulled her to the dancefloor where we joined the others we were moving their bodies to the beat of the song

We danced for a while and I even returned to the bar to get more shots of vodka and another cocktail for Anita which we drunk and continued dancing

I let myself get immersed in the simple act of dancing without overthinking it. The more I drunk and the more I danced; the more the memory of Ryan's cheating faded into the background until I almost forgot all about him.

I was still dancing when a strong wave of dizziness washed over me and my vision blurred. I stumbled and almost fell over but Anita caught me

"Whoa, Camie. Are you okay?" She yelled over the music with a concerned look in her eyes

I nodded slowly despite the fact that I was hearing a high-pitched ringing in my head and the room was suddenly feeling too hot

"I'm.....I'm fine. I just need to....I need to use the bathroom"

"Okay, I'll come with you" Anita said but I shook my head

"No, no you don't have to. I'll just go quickly and be back before you know it" I insisted and walked away before she could argue

I stumbled over to a corner where I saw a flight of stairs leading up and followed it. I found myself in an empty corridor with doors on both sides and looked around in confusion

What were behind those doors? Where were the bathrooms located?

I walked over to one of the doors and turned the knob. My brows arched when the door creaked open. I paused before slowly stepping into the room

My eyes widened slightly when I saw a well-furnished suite with a king-sized bed. There was no one in sight so I wandered over to a door in the corner, opened it and heaved a sigh of relief when I saw it was a bathroom

I hurried inside, shut the door, relieved myself and washed my hands after flushing.

I walked back into the room while drying my hands with a small towel. I was so focused on it that I didn't notice there was someone else in the room until they spoke

"Do you often break into people's private suites?" A smooth, male voice asked and I gasped loudly as I turned sharply towards the direction it came from

I sucked in a sharp breath when I found myself face to face with the most good-looking man I had ever seen in my life.