JULIE"We don't always get what we deserve"Life doesn't always give us what we yearn for. That's one sad realization I've come to agreement with. The crazier part? We can't do anything about it, but take it in good fate.The awkward situation with Max the other Sunday, got me overthinking a lot. I should have handled the issue better, instead of outrightly telling him off like he meant nothing."Was I too mean?""Did I really have to call him just a Friend?""He's far too sweet to Bryan and I think I was really unfair to him, considering that he meant no harm"All sorts of thoughts moved in and out of my head. I felt really bad for giving him those signals and crushing his heart. All he wanted was just to see me happy, but I just saw him as nothing but a friend. Maybe I'm just a bad person. I wondered if things would ever go back to normal between the both of us. Before that day, Max usually dropped by my office almost everyday. We'd crack jokes, tell each stories, gossip about the
ADAMThe rich need some time off too. Like Samantha said the last time, I had been immersed so deeply in work that I forget to take care of myself.It was obvious the work stress had gotten to me. I had every right to take a leave or even a vacation, but I wasn't used to that life of letting my staff do everything. What if something went wrong in my absence? I mean, I trust their competence, but what if they decide to mess up that one time I'm gone? Not taking any chances at all."What really happened to you, Adam? All you do is work work work. You no longer have time for fun stuff" I told myself that Saturday morning.I was right. I led a boring life recently. I no longer partied hard or slept around with girls. It's been centuries since I last took some shots of vodka."It ends today, Adam. I need to live! I have earned this"I took a shower and drove off to the only place I found peace in such situations- Zedd's place.Zedd owner a bar that had been around for over 8 years. It w
ADAM"The empire? I thought you see everything about me on the news. Why still ask?" I joked."Yeah, that's the news. But I still need some inside story from you""Well, everything is going as it should. We're about to launch our fashion line too. Majorly producing sportwears and accessories. Should be out there in no distant time""Fashion? You know one thing I admire about you? You love exploring different markets. I love the fact you're not getting boxed up in one sector" He praised me.If only he knew the reason I decided to explore the fashion industry."Thank you, Thank you. Get me another glass, please""Aye!"While he was getting another glass of drink for me, my thoughts wandered to what Zedd told me about his marriage.Few years ago when I got to know Zedd, he was a social bee. I could boldly say he played a huge part in introducing me to that lifestyle. Every party we attended together felt our presence. We were notorious for breaking millions of hearts in clubs. Ladies fr
ADAMZedd was right. I never really had a defined relationship with Julie then. I just found her attractive and started making moves towards her just to see what it felt like being beneath her skirts. I never had any intentions of doing any long-term stuff with her, even though I had countlessly promised her marriage in the middle of the fun.So, why the sudden affection now? I didn't have any answer to that, but I was damn sure there was something different about her.Maybe it was the way she carried herself. You know, there's this thing about women acting all tough that makes you want to get her by all means, unlike then when she was always at my beck and call. I guess that was the reason I got attracted to her suddenly."Well, you're right about the part that we never had a defined relationship, but that doesn't mean we didn't have a connection then" I defended myself."Connection? What kinda connection? You said it yourself that you kept her close for only one reason, which was t
ADAM"It's been a hell of a ride, my dear. Adam over here doesn't give me a breathing space at the office" She replied."Don't let the grumpy guy get into your head. I'm sure he'd come around" he said, while staring at me to know if I reacted to his diss."What about you? How's married life? Got any kids yet?""Kids? Nahh. We're just taking it slowly for now. She still wants to be done with a lot of things, before we can settle down with kids""That's not a bad idea. I wish you both the best, Zedd" She said, then focused on me."You still don't want to speak to me? You want to keep acting cold towards me? Tell me, Adam, what exactly did I do to you? I'll really like to know" "Samantha, can we not do this here, please. I came here to relax and not get into some long arguments" I replied."Well, that's just fine. Actually, I didn't come here just to chill like I said before. I wanted to pay you a surprise visit, but you weren't home. So, I figured you'd be here. This is the only place
JULIEI woke up late that morning for reasons I couldn't fathom. My head was banging like some kids were having birthday parties in it, but I knew I had to be at work.To make matters worse, Bryan's school called in that morning about an emergency they had and informed me not to bother taking him to school.Now, I had to deal with my headache and taking care of Bryan. He was really a handful when he wanted to. I couldn't stop thinking about how I'd be able to cope with him at work with me that day.Unlike in Birmingham, getting a nanny in London was like searching for a needle in a haystack.I had quite a number of interviews with interested ones, but at the end, they either didn't really care about taking care of Bryan or had ulterior motives.I wasn't going to risk it. I couldn't imagine coming home after a long day only to find the nanny asleep and Bryan about to set the kitchen ablaze.So, I had to take my time to search for the perfect one.Before leaving for work, I had already
JULIE"And you left Bryan lurking around like a lost kid?" He frowned."Lurking?""Yes. I was in my office doing some stuff and noticed a tiny figure walking around offices. Got up to have a better view and voila! It was Bryan""Are you serious right now?""No jokes. I had to get up and go pick him. I brought him here thinking you were the one that told him to go hang around. Only to get here and you were nowhere to be found". He explained."Bryan Paxton! Did I tell you not to move an inch from this office?" I fumed."Mummy, I was bored" He tried to defend himself."You were bored? I leave you for barely 10 minutes and you go running around the whole place? Even after I told you not to leave here?""Mummy, I'm sorry" He said with almost teary eyes."Sorry? Bryan, what if you fell into the wrong hands? What if it wasn't Max that saw you?" "Juls, take it easy on the boy. He's just a kid. I'm sure he didn't know what he was doing. Just take it easy, please. The good thing is that he's s
JULIE“Who told you that, Bryan?” He replied with a smile.“Mummy says you own this whole place and you are a billionaire”“Well, mummy was not wrong. I own this place”“I want to be a billionaire too. So I can have as many candies and toys as I want” The kid said excitedly.“Then you’ll have to work for it. Be a good boy and listen to mummy. Now, go play with your toys, while I have a brief talk with her” Adam advised.I wondered what he wanted us to discuss, but I hoped it wasn’t related to Bryan’s paternity. I wasn’t in the right frame of mind to cook up any lie, either.“So, this school issue… You know you should have other plans for stuff like this, right?” He started.“Yeah, I know. It has just been hard getting a trustworthy nanny here and I couldn’t risk dropping him off at the care center close to home. They look so creepy” I explained.“It’s true getting a nanny in this part of the city is difficult. Everyone here is looking for the slightest opportunity to hurt you or steal
ADAMI got Max and Samantha fired the next morning without thinking twice about it. Unlike Max that tried to make an appeal, Samantha was very proud of the act and showed no remorse about it. I sent them both away and threatened to get them arrested if I ever saw them around the company.The past weeks had been a roller coaster for me. First, it was me thinking Julie had betrayed me, and sending her away. Then, it was Max, someone I regarded as one of my closest friends.I wasn’t surprised about Samantha being the mastermind of it. She hated Julie with everything in her and never failed to show it at the slightest chance she got. But, Max? He was way too close to Julie; her closest friend in the office. I never expected such from him.I didn’t know how to approach Julie with everything that had happened the past days. I mean, I sent her away for the second time without even hearing her out. That was so cruel of me.I tried calling her, but her line wasn’t reachable. I had to go see he
ADAM“I have no intentions of hurting you, Adam”When Julie came back, I did nothing but take her in with good cheer. I never knew all along, the plan was to get back at me because of what happened between us six years ago.I spent days brooding over what the one person I loved so much did to me. The betrayal pierced so deep into my heart that I couldn’t get over it. I tried so hard not to believe it was true. I so wanted to to be all a joke or prank.With how innocent she looked, one would hardly suspect she had such an evil intention towards me.I mean, we already bonded so deeply and I was planning on moving her and Bryan to a more befitting apartment close to me, until she was mentally ready to move in fully with me.My major worry was Bryan. It had been over two weeks Julie left and I couldn’t reach her again. A part of me strongly doubted if Bryan was really my son like she said, or if it was all part of her lies to get closer to me, to execute what she had in mind all along.I
JULIE“You have broken the trust I had for you, Julie. Goodbye”Adam’s word kept ringing in my head as the days went by. I tried but just couldn't get over it.I tried to recall everything that happened that fateful day. It was just so fast and scripted perfectly that I didn’t even have the chance to think about what was happening around me.Adam didn’t give me a listening ear either. It was like he was under a spell or hypnosis. The evidence was there; it was their world against mine. I was unknowingly with an official document of the company, which shouldn’t even be in my possession in the first place.I wasn’t given the chance to explain myself, which made me disappointed in Adam. I was sure he thought of me as evil and didn’t want anything to do with me again,The look of betrayal on his face said it all and it took a lot of self-control from him not to get me arrested at that point. Rather, he sent me away again.“Who could have been behind this?” I asked myself.Only Samantha ca
JULIEIt had been two months since things got completely rosy between Adam and I. Two months since he finally introduced himself to Bryan as his father.Things have been going so smoothly ever since. I usually sent Bryan off to his place to go spend some weekends. Sometimes, at Adam’s request, others, just because I wanted to have some “Me” time without Bryan’s problems.Soon, we came to an agreement that Bryan would be spending the weekends at his place, when Adam would be free enough to relate well with him. I also went over to see him when I could and he never failed to have sex with me whenever I was at his place.Things were finally back to normal, as I always wished for. Everything seemed to be going well. Samantha no longer threw herself at Adam. Seemed she had swallowed the bitter pill at last.I was supposed to meet with Max and a certain client at a hotel lounge, with a sealed document Max gave to me the previous day at the office. According to him, the document was for a bu
ADAMIt had been a week since father visited me in my office, seeking to be in the know of what was happening between Samantha and I. He left the office in utter shock after I had told him I had a baby child with Julie.All those years, just like me, he thought that Julie got rid of the pregnancy like I had commanded her to. He had nothing else to do at that point; there was no other way he could help Samantha talk to me, because my mind was already made up.As soon as I got to work the next day, I angrily sped off to Samantha’s office to confront her about what just happened.“How dare you try to involve my father in my personal life? What gave you the guts to do that?!” I thundered at her.She fidgeted, as she had never seen me in such mood before. She tried to calm me, but I wasn’t having any of that.It wasn’t enough that she kept on forcing herself on me, she also had to drag my dad into something he had no business with. That was way out of line.“I know everything. He told me.
ADAMIt had been a week since I had the most mind-blowing sex in a while. A week since I got to spend quality time with the woman I loved dearly. Also a week since Julie told me that Bryan was my seed- a result of one of the numerous sex we had when we were still together six years ago.The news was the best thing my ears ever heard in years. Not even the launch of the fashion brand could rival the joy the knowledge of Bryan being my son, brought me.Everything seemed brand new to me ever since I got the news. I smiled more as my happiness knew no bounds.For so long, I always imagined what it would be like, having my own son, whom I’d give everything he ever wanted. The fact that Bryan was one smart kid, warmed my heart the more.“He’ll go on vacations in any country of his choice” I thought to myself.“I think I should get him a car and a driver who would be taking him anywhere he wants to go to” I thought again.“No, that would be too much” I disputed.“Nah! Nothing is ever too m
JULIEI just had the best sex of my life and instead of feeling used and disgusted at myself, I felt satisfaction like never before. Prior to that day, I never realized how much I needed the orgasm that came from a session of intense sex.It was as as if my whole body had a total revamp; like every organ got changed and became brand new. I had goosebumps all over me for a long time as I laid on the bed with Adam.My legs were still feeling shaky from the climax it just went through and my pussy felt sore. I didn’t care. I had gotten the satisfaction I needed and I was open to more, regardless of how tired I was.I never planned to have sex with Adam. It was never my intentions to get intimate with him. The plan was to go to the wedding with him, spend some time, dance, then get home to have my rest. But the incident with Max which changed my mood, got me craving something to ease myself of the mood swing and sex was just the perfect fit to my puzzle.Adam, on the other hand, panted he
JULIEThe ride back to Adam’s place was a calm one. As I sat next to him at the passenger seat, I couldn’t help but have a feeling of relaxation all over me. Just like at the wedding, a soft melodic romantic song was drifting from the car speakers and this made the atmosphere even more serene.He stared down at me and touched my face calmly, while I snuggled up into his warm embrace. With his arms around me, I felt nothing but safe.Justin was focused on his driving and constant humming to the music. It was like the classic romance movies I grew up watching, only that this time, I was the main character in it.“How are you feeling now?” Adam’s deep sensual voice calmly pierced into my ears.“I’m feeling a bit better. If we could stay in this position longer, I might feel completely better” I said and giggled.“You are permitted to stay for a long as you want” He rubbed my shoulders with his palms.“I’m sorry I had to make you leave the wedding earlier” I apologized.“It’s fine, Julie.
JULIE“Hi, Max” I managed to say.I looked at him and looked away almost immediately. I was so ashamed to look at Max for long. He faked a smile, but I knew that deep down, the smile meant nothing but the feeling of being betrayed and disgust for me.Adam stared at me as I acted weird. I was sure he expected me to be all happy seeing Max, but my countenance was just the direct opposite.“Is everything okay? You both are acting very awkward right now, like you just saw a ghost. Or, did you?” Adam asked, looking around in search of the presumed ghost.“Hahaha! I’m sure she’s just too tired, or maybe she never expected to see me here” Max responded, still smiling at me.As his smile grew wide, all I could see was a broken man, masking it with laughter. I had to cheer up to avoid any further interrogations from Adam.“Yeah. That might be the reason, I guess” Adam nudged my shoulder.“I never knew you’d be coming along with her, though. I expected you’d be here alone” Max continued.“Well…