Saint Giordano ~•~ Benjamin was very lucky he was my brother’s child because that was literally the only thing keeping him alive. He was lucky I had a good relationship with his father. If he was anyone else, I would have gotten rid of him already. It wasn’t just because he hurt Adriana, but because he hurt her, she had become obsessed with getting back at him. Every conversation always led to talking about him or hinting at him. It was fucking annoying. I didn’t realize I was glaring at her until she pouted. “What did I do wrong? Why are you staring at me like that?” She was very adorable whenever she pouted. I adjusted my expression. “Don’t talk about Benjamin around me. I don’t want to hear it.” “But–“ “Do you want me to play along or not?” I was far from playing along. I was messing around with her not because I wanted to help her with getting back at her ex or the stupid date I said I needed, but because I still wanted her by my side. The two days without her felt ve
Adriana Jensen~•~Even if some people were going to argue against it, I liked to think that I made my decisions after giving them careful thought. Saint was likely going to be used as a case study but even if I didn’t think before I went to his room and asked him to sleep with me, I thought about it before I decided to chase him.Okay, fine. I didn’t think thoroughly before doing that either, but that was the problem. When Saint was involved, I barely thought about anything else.This was why I wasn't expecting my morning to go the way it was going.I had just woken up and I went downstairs to get some water. Imagine my surprise when I saw all the members of my family sitting around the dining table, waiting for me to wake up. It was a miracle they didn’t wake me up by themselves.“Uh… morning?” I was unsure of what was happening. It was too early for everyone to be gathered at home. Even Helen, who was married and living with her husband, was back home.“A minute longer and I would
Adriana Jensen~•~[Saint: the car’s outside.][Me: I’ll be out in five minutes]I took one last look at myself in the mirror. My hair was perfect. My makeup was perfect. I was putting on a yellow summer dress and I looked good.Humming a tune, I picked up my bag and skipped down the stairs. It was a Saturday but my father and sister were at work, so it was just me, Mike, and my mom at home.“Mom, I’m going out!” I announced when I got downstairs. “Out? I was hoping you could babysit Mike. I have a conference today.”“You could have told me earlier. I already made plans.” No day was early enough for me to agree to babysit my younger brother when I had the chance to go to Saint’s house. He was a busy man but he had created free time to give me a tour of his house. I wasn't letting that pass so easily. “Why not call Layla? She’s good at keeping him in check.”“I guess.” She sighed, turning back to the television. She was watching the news. I didn’t know how people were about to watch t
Adriana Jensen~•~Benjamin’s neutral expression immediately changed into a scowl. “What the fuck are you doing here? How do you know where I live?”From his question, it implied that he never planned to bring me to his place even if we were still dating. “Get over yourself. I’m here for Saint.”I didn’t know how it was possible but he glared harder. “I know you were using him to get back at me in Miami. We’re back home. You can drop the act now.”I would’ve, except that I was now interested in Saint and wasn’t going to leave him alone just because he was my ex’s uncle. “Not everything is about you.” I faked a smile at him and tried to push past him but he didn’t let me go through the door. Instead, he pushed me back and I would’ve fallen if I didn’t get my balance quickly. “What the hell is your problem?”“You!” He didn’t hesitate to say. “Get the fuck out.”He moved back and closed the door, but before it could fully close, I stuck my hand in. I wasn’t surprised when it closed again
Saint Giordano~•~Adriana was going to be the death of me.I was stressed with work but that didn’t affect my personal life because I was confident that I could turn things around. What got me angry, however, was the fact that she still let Benjamin affect her decisions.I needed her to not care about him anymore.Maybe I made a mistake by telling her to come upstairs on her own. That resulted in her arguing with Ben and intentionally hurting herself. She was so fucking manipulative. It was a glaring red flag but I couldn’t care less. I was worse than her so I couldn’t complain.“So my family knows about you.” She mentioned casually, swinging her short legs as she sat on the counter.“It’s quite hard for them not to, Adriana.” I deadpanned, trying to ignore how good she smelled. We had been photographed while we were kissing. That picture was currently everywhere in the media outlets. After seeing the picture, my brother and his wife asked me if I was serious about Adriana. They usua
Adriana Jensen ~•~ I had never been the type to fancy staying in, but spending a whole day inside with Saint was just bliss. Nothing special happened. I just enjoyed being around him way too much. I forced him to watch N*****x with me and even if he was distracted by his laptop every few minutes, he didn’t stop me from cuddling into him while I enjoyed my show. “What do you want for dinner?” He asked, smoothening my hair. “Do you want to eat before I drop you off or will you eat dinner at home?” I frowned and looked up at him. I was resting my head on his thighs and he was focused on his phone. “I told my mom I’m not coming back tonight.” “And where do you intend to sleep if not at home?” My frown deepened. “I’m with you, aren’t I?” I questioned. “The public thinks we’re together so you’re kind of responsible for me.” “But we’re not together.” I didn’t know why he was reminding me of this. Did he hate the fact that we were playing pretend so much? If he did, why did he agree t
Adriana Jensen~•~Saint was obviously displeased. It was obvious in his expression; the way his jaw clenched and the way he kept fisting and undistinguished his palm.It was amusing to watch, knowing damn well I was the cause of that.“Since you said you wanted more than just my body, it means you like me.” That was a bold comment but he did care about me so I wasn’t far off. “Since we like each other, can we be together?”Saint pretended like he couldn’t hear me.I poked him. “Hmm? What do you say? Let’s date officially.”“Stop distracting me. I’m driving.”“Why? You don’t want me to be your girlfriend?” I asked. “Should I go find someone else to date? I can just tell my family it didn’t work out between us.”Saint finally spared me a glance. “Try it and see, but don’t blame me for what happens after.”“I finally have your attention.” I grinned. Since we wanted to go for dinner, Saint decided we should do something fancy, which led to him buying a dress for me. Well, he gave me his
Saint Giordano~•~I took a deep breath, then another, and another.I could feel the rage in my bones but I had to suppress it so as not to scare her. “Was it the man you were staring at?”She shook her head immediately. “Adriana.”“I don’t want to talk about it anymore.”She was scared because of a stupid creepy man. Fearless Adriana was shaking. I wondered how she would have felt being alone with him if she was still scared now. It made me mad to think that someone who could scare a woman like that was walking freely.“Should I take you home?” I questioned because I knew she was not in the mood to eat anymore. I wasn’t as well. “Go and wait in the car. I’ll pay.”She shook her head. “I’ll go with you.”Nodding, I grabbed her bag and she held onto my arm as we went to get the receipt. After paying, we got into the car, but she didn’t want to let go of me. She was making sure her body was touching mine as though she needed something to remind her I was with her.I was tempted to go b