Rose was extremely tired after a long day at work and was looking forward to getting home and having a well-deserved shower. She was proud of herself because she had actually managed to get some work done although she had been distracted through most of the day.
Some of her thoughts strayed to the conversation with Jerry Jones that morning and if he would really be able to find Victor. But those thoughts were fleeting before she settled on the real thing; Wayne. Rose could not stop thinking about him. At first, she had felt guilty about allowing another man cloud her thoughts when Victor had still not been found.So she had tried to divide her attention; two minutes thinking about Wayne and then ten minutes thinking about Victor. Soon she made it equal with five minutes each until it was Wayne who stayed on her mind; and she thought about Victor once in a while.Rose kept having flashbacks from Wayne’s birthday; her performance, the first touch, the firstAfter receiving that email Rose could barely concentrate on the files she was working on and a gazillion questions rushed through her mind.I submitted that application about six months ago and got a rejection email so why is this suddenly happening?Maybe the person they picked had died or something and they need a replacement. But am I really being considered as a replacement? I didn’t even make it to the physical interview part for crying out loud. Did it have something to do with Wayne? I mean it has to because this is such a huge coincidence. What are the odds that I meet the CEO and a few days later I get called back for an application which has been a closed case for some months?Another thought crept into her head and this one caused her to groan in agony and put her hands on her head.What if Wayne thinks I spent all that time with him because I was trying to weasel my way into a good position at one of his companies? Does he th
Chelly was not starting. Rose was currently sitting in her car and had turned the ignition twice but all that happened was a little whirring sound and the car died.“No no no no pleaseeeee Chelly do not do this to me; especially today. I need you to work girl so please work for Mama,” Rose mumbled in frustration as she kept trying to start the car.Rose liked things going according to plan and when just one teeny tiny piece went out of place she got so disoriented. Plus this did not count as a teeny tiny piece! She was going to try for two more minutes and if the car did not start, she was going to look for a cab.She stepped out of the car and opened the bonnet. She had learnt some things about cars from Victor for moments like this when Chelly started acting up. She really missed him now because if this had been a few months ago, her phone would be on her ear right now with her complaining about her bipolar car.He would laugh, attempt to calm her down and try to give her instructi
Wayne had been anticipating seeing Rose ever since he had decided to hire her. He had thought about it so much that he had canceled her appointment with Sam and set it up with him instead. It rarely happened but it was not so weird for him to be the one hiring a new worker.Who was going to stop him?He had been so pleased when she had confirmed the appointment for today and hoped she would get there before he had to leave the country by 2:00pm. He had watched time pass away and had been worried that she had changed her mind; or something had happened to her.He had been thinking about his next move when Ben had walked in and quietly waited to get his attention.“Yes?” Wayne’s mind was far away“Miss Cohen is here Sir. Sarah from the reception just sent me a message.” This instantly drew Wayne’s attention. “I am going to escort her upstairs now.”“Alright. Bring her up here and then continue what you were working on before.” Wayn
Wayne was going to hire her just like that? She was going to leave her situation with Jack Edgar and end up in another one with Wayne Blackstone? She was tired of being asked for sexual favors from her current boss and prospective one.Wayne wants to sleep with me; that can be the only answer. “I do not understand why you are so upset Rose.” Wayne stood up as well. It was better to face her than have her towering over him with rage.“Oh really?” Rose said sarcastically.“Yes really. Now tell me what is going on so I can understand the situation.” Wayne said calmly although he was so confused deep within. He had never seen Rose this upset. What exactly had he said that had gotten to her so much? “After all these months a spot just magically opened up? It doesn’t seem like such a huge coincidence to you? We meet and almost have sex and now you want me to work in your company.” “What exactly are you trying to imply? A spot really did open up; two in fact.” Wayne was starting to get a
Rose felt like she was walking on clouds as she drove out of the Blackstone Corp compound. It was a relief that Chelly had been a good girl and not embarrassed her there. It had been a while since she had been this relaxed and happy. It felt like a dream to think that she was finally free from Jack Edgar’s lecherous shackles. Today had been so wonderful. She had gotten a new job which paid more with a better position and a bigger platform than the former. She had eaten some really yummy snacks and needed to get the baker on speed dial. But the cherry on top was that she had spent a few hours talking with Wayne and it had felt like they were back to the night of his birthday. It felt good to know that the billionaire had not just forgotten about her after their time together. She had forgotten to ask how it had even come up that she had applied for a job at Blackstone Corp; because she had certainly not told him. But none of that mattered now.Rose believ
None of the other staff even bothered to walk up to Rose and ask what was happening as she carefully packed her things into a small cardboard box; effectively clearing out her desk. But she could feel their curious gazes on her and hear their murmurs.“Rose is clearing out her desk.”“Do you think he really fired her?”“Oh God, am I next on the list?”“I will eat my lunch in the office from now on.”“No more lunch breaks for me. I don’t want to end up like Rose.”Rose was not even surprised about the reactions she was getting. This office had always been so gloomy and it was every man for himself. She had worked there for three years and never formed any meaningful relationship. People hardly ever laughed or smiled in that place.“Do you guys know I can hear you?” Rose finally spoke up and the murmurs instantly ceased. “I will leave a piece of advice with you guys. Get out of here as soon as you can because no one deserv
Rose giggled like a shy schoolgirl. “Jeez, you really need to calm down Jess. We haven’t even ordered anything yet and you are already killing me with questions.”“But Roooooo, I only asked one question.” Jessica whined.“One question which has so many answers,” Rose said in a solemn tone.“Wellll, when you put it that way it does seem like that. But in my defence you know how much I hate the suspense thing so if you could just…”“Shhhhhh, now I need you to take a deep breath.” Rose commanded sagely with her eyes closed and a calm smile on her face.“But Roooooo please just tell me,” Jessica pleaded.“A deep breath Jessica,” Rose said sternly as she opened an eye.Jessica sighed and rolled her eyes but took a deep breath any way so Rose would get off her back.“Good girl, now slowly exhale.” Rose exhaled and Jessica followed suit. “Let’s do it one more time. Take a deep breath until you feel a slight burn in you
“Wha... what? What’s going on? Why are you so upset? What did I do?” Rose was dumbfounded by Jessica’s response. She had never expected her to react this way and she was not sure how to go about it.She had expected her to be surprised but not be this upset.Leo was already making his way towards their table because Jessica’s outburst had attracted a considerable amount of attention. He was probably going to appeal to them to not get so loud because other patrons were bothered. Rose was starting to get embarrassed because this had never happened to them before.Maybe they should just have done this at one of their apartments.“Umm, please excuse me ladies. We’ve been getting some complaints about the noise and we implore you to keep it down so as not to disturb other patrons. We might have to ask you to leave if the complaints become too much, so please keep it down.” Leo pleaded with an apologetic look in his eye.He didn’t want to have
Rose thought she was unconscious because reality had taken a dark turn.There was a probability that the man she loved had almost killed her on purpose. Now, her best friend was holding a scalpel to her throat.“Jess what’s going on?” Rose’s voice was shaky and she didn’t want to make any sudden movements.“Jessica, step away from her. I know everything so you can’t pretend anymore.” Wayne slowly stepped into the room, Tom, Winifred and Amanda followed him in.“Lock the door!” Jessica snapped and Tom slowly obeyed.“Jessie? I still don’t understand what’s happening. Please talk to me.” Rose looked in Jessica’s eyes but it didn’t feel like she was staring at her best friend.There was so much hate and anger in Jessica’s blue orbs.“Jessica has been trying to ruin your life. She has been trying to break us apart and make you lose your job. But today, she took it a step further and tried to kill you.” Wayne’s voice was hard
Wayne was considering having his ears checked since he was already at the hospital.It sounded like Jessica just said that Rose thought he was a threat to her.“What the hell do you mean?” Wayne’s eyes narrowed in suspicion.“Wayne, the thing is Rose said she started feeling sick after she ate a cake you sent her. So she’s scared that you tried to poison her or something.” Jessica said sadly.“But I didn’t send her any cake!” Wayne protested and he struggled to remain calm. “Look, there’s something going on and I want to get to the bottom of it as well. Just let me get in there and explain to her. It was Amanda who gave her the cake.” They might let him in if he remained civil and stayed calm instead of hollering like a mad man. But it was hard to remain calm when you were innocent and fingers were being pointed at you.Tom was searching for Amanda, because she was currently the only one who could shed light on the sit
Jessica instantly noticed how terrible Wayne sounded and she was excited to hear it.Yes!This was what she had been waiting for. Wayne was finally reaching out to her. He was sad and she was the person he was calling for comfort.Who else was he going to call when Rose died? Both of them had been really close to Rose so Wayne probably felt that Jessica was the one who would understand most how he felt.This was an avenue for her to weasel her way into his arms. Two people consoling each other and trying to get over the death of a mutual loved one.There was no hard and fast rule when it came to getting a man. It was best to use whatever worked for you.“Wayne? Jeez why do you sound like this? What’s going on?” Jessica’s voice was filled with concern.“It’s Rose. I’m not sure what happened. But she… she… we are at the hospital and she...” Wayne sounded confused.“Yes? She what?” Jessica was trying not to sound too eager.Wayne took a deep breath to steady his nerves. Rose needed him t
The morning started pretty well for Wayne.He woke up with the love of his life happily asleep in his arms and carefully slipped out of bed so he could go to the bathroom to pee.He came back and quietly laid next to Rose because he didn’t want to risk waking her up by trying to wrap his arms around her.Wayne planned to go to the kitchen soon and make breakfast for his Queen. But first, he was going to scroll through the news on his phone and reply some messages.He was surprised when he turned on his phone and was immediately faced with a lot of notifications. This was his private phone and was never this busy because he liked to keep it that way.What the hell was all the fuss about?Wayne understood when he saw the latest story which had been released by Drew Davies of The Inky Apple. The headline read “High Profile Marketer Rose Cohen Leaving Wayne Blackstone (Blackstone Corp) for Damon Renick (Renick Corp)?”On the front page was a picture of Rose having lunch with Damon, his as
Wayne and Rose enjoyed their time together and it was wonderful being oblivious of the outside world and the threats it held.They watched different movies and tossed popcorn at the screen when it didn’t go the way they wanted. They played different games and Wayne tried to distract her with kisses when she was winning so he could try to quickly move the pieces to his advantage.Rose caught him each time though.They made love many times like Wayne had promised; it was like catching up with all the sessions they had missed.They talked about different things and the little occurrences which had happened in their lives while they had been apart. They were cuddled up in bed now and having one of those conversations.“I think I freaked Tom and Ben out when I told them to call me by my name; especially Ben.” Wayne barked out a laugh.It was good to be able to laugh about those things now.“Oh, the poor thing probably almost fainted.” Rose could just imagine Ben’s expression.“Yeah, but I
“Wayne! You’re staring at me again!” Rose giggled and rolled her eyes.“Really? Are you sure?” Wayne asked in feigned shock.They were sitting next to each other at the dining table in Wayne’s penthouse. Rose was trying to eat her mac and cheese while Wayne had his hand on his chin and was just staring at her; his plate of food long forgotten.“I’m pretty sure; just as sure as I was the first three times.” Rose shook her head with a smile on her face.“So what if I am? There’s no need to pretend like I wasn’t; I enjoy looking at you and I could do it all day. You’re just so beautiful.My only problem is that you’re supposed to be sitting on my lap while I feed you; I won’t let this mistake repeat itself.” Wayne said firmly.Wayne couldn’t help but admire her. It felt like it had been so long since he could freely sit next to her like this and just stare. He couldn’t wait until she fell asleep again so he could watch her; that was a totally different and exciting show on his Rose TV.W
Rose took a moment to look at Wayne. It felt like forever since she had seen him and he was still as handsome as ever.“Rose? Is there a problem?” Wayne gently pressed on.He never expected that he would see her in his penthouse and assumed that it was because of an emergency.He wanted her to tell him what was wrong so he could try to fix it as soon as possible.“Ben showed me the video of your speech after I left The Business Awards.” Rose said finally.“Oh.” That was why she was here.“I heard you talk about how I was your girlfriend and you loved me.”“Rose listen, I’m sorry.” Wayne sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. He winced a little because he forgot that they were still tender from the visit to Nathan.“Why are you sorry?”Jeez, was she really going to make him spell it out?“I told them you were girlfriend knowing fully well that we weren’t together. I thought it would be easier to get them to not talk about the incident if they were under the impression that we were
Nathan felt like he was going to pee his pants but he tried to put up a brave front.“What the hell are you doing here? You just broke down my door! You have ten seconds to get the hell out of my house before I decide to call the police.” Nathan really wished his voice wasn’t quivering so much.Wayne let out a cruel laugh, ignored Nathan’s threat and continued walking towards him. Nathan kept walking backwards until his back hit a wall and Wayne stopped a few feet away from him.Wayne grinned coldly. “You won’t believe how happy I am that your arm is no longer in a sling. It means I won’t feel guilty about doing this.”Wayne gave Nathan a right uppercut and Nathan’s feet were slightly lifted from the floor. He landed on the floor in a pathetic heap.There was blood coming from his mouth and he spat out a tooth. It was one of his incisors from the front of his mouth.Nathan’s eyes widened in shock when he saw his tooth on the floor. He looked up at Wayne and shriveled back in fear.“You
Theo and Jessica spent the night with Rose because they wanted to make sure she was alright. She and Jessica had slept on the bed while Theo slept in the living room.She had tried to convince him to go home since there wasn’t much of a difference between her living room and his apartment next door.But he had refused because he wanted to be under the same roof with her.Rose barely slept a wink that night and spent most of it with tears rolling down her cheeks. Her trust had been destroyed. Her big night had been ruined.She couldn’t even bear to look at the award and a part of her wished Ben had left it onstage.Rose pretended to be asleep each time Theo tiptoed to the room to check on her. Bless his soul; he really was a sweetheart.Jessica slept soundly through the night and Rose was okay with that; she knew how much of a deep sleeper Jessica was. Plus she really wasn’t in the mood for conversation.Rose managed to close her eyes for a few minutes and woke up to the smell of Fren