Saint Giordano~•~I knew my nephew was a bad boyfriend.I just didn’t know he was audacious enough to fuck his girlfriend’s best friend in the hotel room they were meant to share together without fear of being caught. And to tell her to wait for them to finish when she did catch them… If he wasn’t my brother’s son, he would have paid dearly for it.Adriana had always been a sweet, shy, and innocent girl, so for her to barge into my room and beg me to fuck her showed how fucked up her situation was.I never slept much but that night, sleep evaded me completely. My brain was stuck on her, wishing I could make the person who made her cry pay and wishing she didn’t strip down to some lingerie that barely covered her body in front of me.The image was stuck in my brain and I didn’t think it would be getting out any time soon.She was attractive as fuck. I’d always known that, but I’d always kept my distance. Besides, she was a virgin. I knew that from Ben’s conversations with his friends.
Adriana Jensen~•~The next time I woke up, it was almost noon. I never slept this late and I wondered if it was because of the emotional turmoil I’d been through in the last few hours. The first thing I did was to check my phone and I saw that I had a few missed calls. It made me frown. I was not a very deep sleeper and a call would wake me up. Just to be sure, I checked my settings and realized that my phone was on silent. I never put my phone on silent. Did Saint do that for me?Despite embarrassing myself in front of him, he was very nice and gentle to me.Pushing that to the back of my mind, I focused on returning my sister’s call.“I’ve been trying to reach you,” Carol said as soon as she answered the call.“I’m sorry. My phone was on silent. I couldn’t come because there were no available flights.”“I told you not to come back in the first place. Aside from wanting you to enjoy your holiday, the issue has been resolved so you can chill out now.”I didn’t understand what she wa
Adriana Jensen~•~I was on a path to becoming a new woman.It wasn’t anything too serious. I’d heard of the phrase ‘you have to get under someone to get over someone’. Saint was supposed to be the man I wanted to get under but since he blatantly rejected me last night, my pride took a hit, and rose to the challenge to have him no matter what.Now, this wasn’t just because of him. This was because I knew I was certain to forget Fabiola and Benjamin if I focused on something else; something better. I didn’t want them to win. I didn’t want them to see me down.After eating breakfast with Saint, well, I mostly ate while he was on his laptop the whole time, I told him I was going out. To make sure he wouldn’t lock me out of the room later and go back on his word, I requested a key card.He rolled his eyes as he handed it to me and told me not to stay out too late. We’d spend only one night in the same suite and he was already acting like a nagging father. That was probably because he was
Adriana Jensen~•~I didn’t know much about Saint but I never imagined he was the kind of man to attend a pool party. By the time I got to his location, it was late but the lights surrounding the pool lit everywhere up. My eyes traveled across the vast space at an incredibly fast pace, searching for Saint.I brought out my phone to check his location and I confirmed we were in the same place.I heard wolf whistles as I walked around the place, searching for one man. When I couldn’t find him, I gave up and dialed his number. He didn’t answer the first time so I called him again. That was when he picked up the call.“Any issues?” He asked in a bored tone.“Where are you?”“Out.”“I know. I can’t see you.”There was a pause on the other end before he spoke. “What do you mean?”“I can’t see you,” I repeated, still looking around.Without saying another word, he hung up, making me frown. I didn’t know what propelled me to attend this party when I was bad at swimming in the first place.“H
Adriana Jensen~•~“Are you trying to rebel or something?”I stopped in my tracks, wondering if it was just not my lucky day today. My tongue poked the inside of my cheek as I wondered whether to reply to her or not.I had a lot to say to her. I had a lot of questions to ask her, but I wondered if they were worth it. Realizing I didn’t have the mental energy to deal with the woman I used to call my best friend, I continued walking.It seemed like she wasn’t ready to let me go though. “Or are you hoping dressing like this will lure Benjamin back into your life?”My feet came to a halt and I turned around sharply. Her words stung. She was speaking like we were strangers; like we didn’t promise to be there for each other forever; like all we said were just words that didn’t hold any meaning. “Do you hate me or something?”“What?” Fab asked as though she wasn’t expecting that question.“I can’t seem to think of any reason why you’d do something so vile without shame and remorse. Did you ev
Adriana Jensen~•~I waited up for Saint.Well, I tried to.At first, I was going to wait in my outfit for him to come back because I felt like he didn’t have the time to properly look at me, but I quickly became uncomfortable in the wear and ended up changing to a regular T-shirt and shorts.I stayed in the living room and watched the TV while waiting and simultaneously ignoring the group texts. I didn’t know what was going to happen after I told them Benjamin cheated on me with Fabiola. Would they hate her? Or would they understand her and take her side?I was scared. I had lost Fab already. I didn’t want to lose any more of my friends.I didn’t know when I dozed off on the couch but when I woke up the next morning, I was on the bed and sheets were over me.When did Saint get back? Did he carry me inside?I felt bad that I was taking up his bed while he was struggling on the couch, but I knew if I offered to share the bed with me, he would shoot it down pretty fast. He was obsessed
Adriana Jensen~•~It was time to test my self-control, aka, how long I was going to last without snapping at Benjamin and Fabiola.The first item on Ben’s mom, Lucia’s, list was a Millionaire Row Bay Cruise. As I was getting ready, Saint casually mentioned that he booked the full cruise. While Lucia was in charge of planning, Saint was the one to fund everything. He liked his privacy and for the first time, I hated the fact that he was so extra and luxurious.How was he so damn rich anyway? The moment I complained about my father’s failing business, he helped immediately. He booked four suites in such an expensive hotel and he was basically paying for everything that was to happen during the trip.“Can’t you cancel and book what is necessary?” I questioned when we finished getting ready. Since it was summer, it was hot out so we were wearing minimal clothes. Saint was wearing a white tank top and a blue shirt over it with the buttons undone, paired with white shorts that went over h
Adriana Jensen~•~The boat ride was supposed to be amazing, but it was awkward as well. Wait, I couldn’t consider it a boat. It was a literal ship. I came from a rich family but this was next-level shit.We were allowed to go out in the water and swim for a while or surf so we all changed into our swimwear. However, I wasn’t interested in swimming.Ben’s mother and father were inside while the four of us were left outside, lying on those black chairs.Ben and Fab were busy talking animatedly about who knew what. I was tempted to push one of them in the water. They were so shameless.“Are you two together now?” Saint spoke, catching their attention.“What? No.” Ben was quick to deny it, missing the dissatisfied look on Fabiola’s face. That brought me satisfaction. Ben looked toward me as though he was asking me if his uncle knew. I didn’t bother to give him any indication that he knew.If Saint asked about his relationship with Fab, he should already know something was wrong. He could
Adriana Jensen~•~“Baby, if you don’t cheer up, people will think I did something bad to you.”I made a sound that was somewhere between a laugh and a sniffle. “I’m happy,” I assured him. “It’s just weird that all three of us will never be in the same class again. Everyone will get busy.”“You can do your masters together?” He offered.I made a face. “I don’t want to study anymore.”Saint laughed and pulled me closer to him so he could drop a kiss on my forehead. “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to.”Just those few words had me feeling better and looking forward to our vacation. “Where are we going this time?”“Where do you want to go?”I chuckled. “You already have it planned out. Do you intend to change it if I say a different location?”He nodded.“Just tell me.”“How do you like Italy?” He asked as he played with my hair.A big grin immediately came on my face. “We’re going to Italy?” I squealed. On our last vacation, we went to Paris. Saint was taking me to all the
Adriana Jensen~•~The last six months of my life have been the best, mainly because of my relationship with Saint. We had our fights here and there because two stubborn people in a relationship were bound to be trouble, but we always got over it.Well, Saint forced me to talk whenever I gave him the silent treatment. He was the mature one. Sometimes, I wondered if he was tired of dating a younger girl. If he was, he never showed it.I was currently at a restaurant with my family and Saint’s family, including Ben, yes. Over time, I’d learned to tolerate him, but he did apologize a few months ago so we were good. I would never get along with him the way I got along with Luca but I didn’t try to scratch out his eyes whenever I saw him so there was that.Benjamin and Fabiola hadn’t lasted. Word got out that Fabiola cheated on Ben, but after that, we all found out that Ben was also cheating on Fabiola. Apparently, they were in love and were both devastated by the other’s cheating even if
Adriana Jensen~•~“What are you up to this time?”It was cold out but as always, fashion came first. I was wearing a dress and Saint took advantage of that, bunching it up so he could trace my slit through my panties.He chuckled. “How are you playing games when you’re this wet?”I shrugged. “Maybe, I just like the chase.”“You like the chase?” He asked to confirm and I nodded.Saint took a step back and his eyes ran up and down my body once. His eyes were dark, almost predatory. He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say anything, I ran.The door was still open and I heard them start to close before I heard his slow footsteps behind me. He wasn’t running. I had never been good at sports and he was taller than I was so it wasn’t surprising that he only had to walk to catch up with me.My dress was making it harder to run and I was tempted to just take it off, but it was going to make it easier for him. That wasn’t what I wanted.“You’re making this harder for yourself.” He
Adriana Jensen~•~My jaw dropped.Right from time, my mom had been cool about our relationship. She had been the first to approve all those months ago. Why was she asking such a question that implied that Saint was a creep?“Mom!” I hissed out, but she blatantly ignored me, staring at the man beside me, and awaiting his answer. I turned to Saint. “You don’t have to answer that.”Saint also ignored me. “I’m not certain what you mean by that, ma’am, but if you’re asking if I’m only attracted to younger girls, then the answer is no. I like Adriana because she is Adriana. If I only liked her for her age, then I’m afraid our relationship wouldn’t last, would it?”“So you mean you’ll be together for a long time?”“A very long time,” Saint affirmed with a tight smile. I knew the question was uncomfortable but he had handled the situation well. It was one of the reasons I liked Saint. He was always in control. “She’s smart, funny, beautiful, kind, and doesn’t give up.” My cheeks heated up at
Saint Giordano~•~“Are you nervous?” Adriana asked me.I arched an eyebrow and stared pointedly at the leg that had been shaking for the past few minutes. With a chuckle, I placed one hand on her leg while the other was on the steering wheel. “Baby, I think you’re the one who’s nervous.”She laughed dryly. “Me? Nervous? Why would I be nervous?”“You tell me.” I gave a one-shouldered shrug. “Why are you nervous?”“I’m not nervous. I’ve lived with them for years:”“If you say so, baby.” I let her believe whatever she wanted.We were having Thanksgiving dinner at her parents’ place. According to her, it would be the first time I was officially meeting them so everything had to go well. I told her not to worry but she was worried anyway.It didn’t matter that her sisters were also bringing their partners. She had main character energy so she thought all the attention would be on her. It was cute.I didn’t know why she was so worried. Her father already knew I was going to marry her, whic
Adriana Jensen~•~I sighed at the reminder of my meeting with Lisa. I had called her earlier this week saying that we could meet up. The relief in her voice was obvious. She had been waiting for more than a month after all. It was already time for us to meet, but I was going to make her wait a bit more. She had me waiting for her for years before I accepted the fact that I had a new mother.“She can wait for me. After all, I waited a long time for her.”Saint chuckled, squeezing my shoulder in a comforting manner. “True.”Before me, Saint went to work all the days of the week. He even tried to do it on some weekends since I moved in with him, but I was stubborn and bratty (according to him) so I didn’t let him. Our compromise was to let him work from home instead, but for shorter hours and with breaks in between.“Just let me know when you’re ready. I’ll drive you.”I looked at the time. It was thirty minutes past the time we planned to meet but she hadn’t called yet. I guess I cou
Adriana Jensen ~•~Living with Saint was more fun than I expected it to be. It gave me an inkling of what our married life was going to be like… except Luca living with us, of course.Fuck. I was so down bad. I wanted to be a wife so badly and it was starting to get in my head. I wouldn’t be surprised if I ended up proposing to him instead. We had been together for only three months yet I loved him this much.It was never like this with Ben. Maybe I didn’t love him at all.But then again, Ben never treated me the way Saint did. Ben didn’t go out of his way to make me comfortable. He didn’t make time out of his busy schedule to cook for me. He didn’t consider me before making a decision. He didn’t decline business because of me. He didn’t take me on a trip as an apology.Things were different with Saint and I knew it. I just hoped it wouldn’t end badly.“Apart from trying to constantly trick me into bed,” Saint started one afternoon when I was in his home office with him while he work
Adriana Jensen~•~The two men stopped what they were doing to look up, getting surprised when they saw that it was me.“Adriana.” Saint was the first to break the silence. “I didn’t know you were coming?” It came out more like a question.I smiled awkwardly. “Yeah, I’m just gonna go.” I took a step back. “I’ll let you guys talk. See you later.”I turned around, more than ready to bolt out of that place when my father’s voice stopped me. “Adriana.”I did one-eighty. “Yes?”“Come in.”I was reluctant to go in and it amused Saint. I knew that at some point, both of them were going to have to be in the same room, but I didn’t expect that it would be today. Besides, why the hell were they meeting without me? What did they have to talk about? Who initiated the visit?“Are you going to keep the door open?” Saint added.I glared at him, but took a step inside and closed the door behind me. “Hi, dad.”He gave me a once over, assessing my get-up. “Are you coming back from school?” I nodded. “A
Adriana Jensen~•~Sofia and Charlotte came to a halt and they both stared at me before they turned to look at the woman who was starting to get on my nerves.“Who is she?” Charlotte leaned in to whisper.I sighed. This woman was determined to get into every part of my life, wasn’t she? “You guys can go ahead. Give me a second.”Charlotte looked like she wanted to ask more questions, but Sofia dragged her away and gave me my space. I walked closer to Lisa. “What do you want this time?”“Can we talk?”“I doubt we have anything to talk about,” I informed her with a fake smile. “And if I spend more time with you now, I’ll be late for my class.”I turned to leave, but she held my wrist. “I’m sorry.” She breathed out. “I know very well that I’m at fault for leaving you and I was a bitch for approaching you like that the first time. I just thought you wouldn’t want to listen to my endless apologies.”“You’re right.” I snatched my hand away and turned around, feeling something other than ang