Breathing a smile finds itself on my lips, my eyes still closed, I stretch my arms out. I just want to stay like this forever, it feels good.
Wait.
My eyes fly open to see a white ceiling, looking to my side I adjust to the brightness coming from the open curtains.
Immediately sitting up I look around the room and everything is white and I notice that I am completely naked under the sheets.
Ugh fuck. I groan into the pillow as I remember last night's events.
Getting to my senses I get out of bed, looking at the floor I don't see my clothes. Where the fuck are my clothes!?
They're nowhere in sight. Ugh! I grab the gray sweatshirt that goes all the way to my thighs.
My stomach grumbles when I smell something good.
Leaving the room I follow the smell to the kitchen where I see a bare back in just sweatpants.
He was busy with what he was making on the stove to even notice me as I took my time to shamelessly look at his back. My brows furrow, noticing some red claw marks on his back.Did I do that?
"You're up."
I get out of my trance to see him smiling at me.
"Where are my clothes?" I ask straight to the point.
"Come sit for breakfast first." He tells me, putting a plate on the table.
Scoffing, I look at him. "Don't you know what a one-night stand is? Am not supposed to stay for breakfast."
Showing his pearly whites he says. "Well, I don't want it to be a one-night stand. So come sit down."
Damn it. He's a clinger.
"I do not want to have breakfast with you," I say. "Just tell me where my clothes are so that I can leave."
"They are in the drier...."
My eyes go wide in disbelief. "You must be joking."
"Am not."
"Ugh!" I groan, pushing my tangled hair behind me.
"So just si-"
Not giving him a chance to finish, I rushed back to his room.
I have to get out of here. I don’t want to get involved with anyone right now.
Going to his closet I am surprised to see only expensive suits lining his closet, looking everywhere inside I do not find any casual clothes. They're just suits here.
Quickly going back to the kitchen I peek in asking. "Where are your clothes?"
"In the closet."
"There are just suits in there."
"Yea. My clothes." He says bluntly.
"I meant any casual clothes," I say.
"Uhm well am wearing the pants and the shirts on you." He tells me with a smile.
He's gotta be kidding, but his face tells me otherwise and so I rush back to his room. Going to his closet again I take out some white boxers and put them on. Once my shoes are on I grab my bag and bolt for the door.
I walk past him in the kitchen heading for the elevator doors.
"Hey, you can't just leave like this." He says.
"Watch me." I don't even glance back at him.
Once at the elevator, I punch the buttons.
"Just wait okay." He says grabbing my wrist. "At least have breakfast with me."
"Am not hungry," I tell him, and just then my stomach decides to betray me by grumbling.
Our eyes lock as he looks at me amused.
Oh just kill me now.
"Your stomach says otherwise." He says with a smirk.
Freeing myself from his hold I say. "Am not hungry, okay,"
"What's your name?" He sighs.
"Look, we had a great time last night..." I say. "An amazing night....the sex was good like really good, like the type that's addictive....gosh am getting turned on just by looking at you right now and I-"
My eyes go wide when I realize I've been rumbling and he's just there looking at me with an amused smile.
"Ugh!" I scream face palming myself.
"You enjoyed the sex..." He tells me. "So why not stay and we can have more of that good sex once breakfast is done."
Chuckling I say. "You're sneaky but no thanks."
Ugh..the elevator is taking forever to get here.
"I just want to get to know you." He tells me.
"Look you seem like a great guy but let's just stop here okay."
"Oh come on I just-" He's cut off when the elevator dings and the doors open to reveal a blonde guy in a suit."
I think I am tired of seeing suits now.
"Well hello, there." The blonde gives me a sly smirk, getting off the elevator as he shamelessly scans my body.
I immediately get on the elevator before the doors close.
Locking eyes with blue eyes he looks at me like a wounded puppy that tugs at my heart but I am not going to give in, I should be strong to resist.
Giving him a small smile I say. "Bye."Hours later I was sprawled on the bed of my motel room, taking my time to enjoy the afternoon and try not to think of blue eyes.
After some time alone I decide to go grab something to eat, so I go to the nearest dinner.
I order myself some lunch and dig in while I look at a brochure of Vegas that some random guy handed to me.As I recall last night I did stumble into some strip clubs that were looking to hire.
So tonight I'm going to check out some popular strip clubs and hope to get a job there.
When I was done with lunch I headed down to the repair shop where my car is being fixed."Hello....?" I call out as I walk into the open garage space where I can see my car.
It looks okay."Hello....?" I call out again. "Anyone here..?"
Still no answer so I go to my car to check if everything is still there, sometimes you can't just trust these garage repairs.
"Hey."
My heart jumps out of my chest as I turn to face the cause.
"You scared me," I say in frustration. "Why sneak up on me like that."
Raising a brow he says. "I didn't sneak up on you."
Narrowing my eyes I looked at him and he was probably a year older than me with messy dirty blonde hair, oh and he wasn't wearing a shirt, just trousers. He was dirty with oil stains on his torso and chest and can I say what a nice chest he had.
I immediately close my eyes, shaking my head. Since when did I become such a pervert?
Chuckling I hear him say. "You done checking me out?"
Looking at him I smirk. "Hmm, there isn't much to check out." Lie.
"So are you the one fixing my car?" I ask.
"Uh, yea." He says. "She might be done by tomorrow."
"Okay, I will come to pick it up."
I pay him for the tow truck and the repairs. And as I am about to leave I hear him say.
"Are you just traveling by?" He asks.
I look at him with a smile. "Who knows I might just stick around." With that, I walk away.
It was 9 pm, and I was in a cab going to the club that was said to be hiring. Once I got there I was led to a dressing room where a bunch of girls getting ready. The club was already in a full partying mood as music blasted throughout the club. Already in my two-piece outfit waiting to be called. The hiring was going to be judged by customer satisfaction so I was going to go out there and show what I've got. "Hie." A redhead comes to sit next to me as she applies lipstick looking in the mirror. "Hey." "You're here for the job too?" "Yea.." "Knock 'em dead." She pats my back before walking away. Smiling, I looked into the mirror and my reflection told me I looked okay, I wasn't that much big on liking makeup so I just had on a little. Glossing my lips, I hear my name being called out. "Hailey!.." Someone calls out. "It's time to get out there!" I go to where I am being called and it's a short balding man. "Here," I say. "Go down that aisle, your pole is there." Nodding, I ta
I was going through some files when the door to my office flung open. "You should get a life." My best friend and pain in the ass Xander says."What do you want?" I ask not even sparing him a glance."I'm here to save you from yourself." He says. "Let's go out tonight."Sighing, I look at him. "I have some work to do."Taking the seat in front of my desk he says with a sigh. "Look it's been two weeks now and you can not still be hung over that one night stand."He just had to bring her up. I wouldn't say I was hung over her but yes I still couldn't get her out of my head. After that day she left my apartment, it was like she disappeared into thin air because I never saw her again, and trust me I have been looking for her but now I was slowly starting to give up. I guess you can’t find someone who doesn’t want to be found. I didn’t care if this made me look desperate but I liked and wanted to get to know her more, so as someone who's always determined I wanted to find her and at leas
It’s her. She was running towards us, tears streaming down her cheeks. Reaching us, she flings her arms at me, wrapping them around my neck tightly and I hold her close to me in a hug, and at that moment I feel her body shaking. My hands protectively go around her, holding her close. She looks up at me with tears in her eyes. The once daring gaze she held was gone, and seeing her like this tagged at my heart. "Help me. Please." Her voice is shaky and her trembling hands tightly hold the back of my shirt, as if scared to be pulled away. Putting a strand of hair behind her ear, I wipe the tears from her cheeks but they just keep on coming. "Am not going to let anything happen to you," I say with promise in my words and I mean every word. "Let's go." I immediately told Xander. "Give me the girl." Turning I see one of the men from the restaurant. The girl immediately goes behind me hiding and I feel her whole figure tremble in fear. "Please don't let them take me." She quiver
Hands trembling, I fold them to my chest as I lay in a ball position on the bed. I was sweating like hell even though I felt cold and was shaking, my muscles hurt just wanted to lay where I was and not get up. I can do this. The chant that has been in my head for the past hour now, telling myself that I don't need the drugs, I can survive this on my own even though the last thread to that thought was slowly shattering. I have lost count of how many days I have been here. Sean has made sure to dope me with drugs that I can't get away from, crack and heroin being some of them. The security watching me is tight and any escape attempts have only gotten me in trouble. Yesterday was the only day Sean let me go outside as his way of showing me that I can get an amount of freedom if I continue to do what he wanted and it was also my only chance of escape. So when I saw that guy again at the mall I took my chance by running from my guards and going to him but that attempt failed. I just
"Fucking find her!" I yell into the phone before disconnecting it. "You can't keep going like this," Xander tells me. It has been a week since she was taken and I still haven’t found her. I am so angry with myself that I couldn't protect her.She begged me to save her, to take her away so they couldn't take her, tears in her eyes pleading with me. She was scared. God knows what she has been through, what those people do to her. Just thinking about it makes me angry. "Why are you so worked up over a girl you don’t even know," Xander says sitting next to me on the couch. Sighing I look at him. "I might not know her but I feel like protecting her," I say. "And after that night with her, I wanted to get to know her, so am going to do whatever it takes to save her from whatever trouble she's in." "We told the police about it so they've got it covered," Xander says. "And it's time we went home now, our work here in vegas is done." "I can't just leave Xander," I tell him. "At least w
I was lying on the bed when the door opened, and Sean walked in.Coming to sit at the foot of the bed, he takes a long puff from his cigar."How are you doing cupcake." He asks.Ignoring my unresponsive attitude, he continues to say. "Tonight, I have a job for you." He tells me. "You'll be entertaining an important client."Surprised and scared, I sit up to face him."What do you mean?" I ask."I have been offered good cash for my finest and best." He tells me.A nervous laugh escapes my lips. "What do you mean? I never dance for anyone.""Well, this client is different." He says. "And I am still disappointed in you, so you might as well pay for your mistake because it cost me."At this moment, my heart was racing. Was he finally tired of me letting others see me? I can't let this happen. I have to find an excuse to avoid this.Laying back down, I mumble."Am tired,"Chuckling, he says. "Then don't show it." With a quick inhale from his cigar, he lowers it into the ashtray. His tight g
It's him."You." We both say at the same time.A huge smile plasters on his face, and in one stride he has me in his arms in a tight hug. I don't know why but tears start to fall down my cheeks, my heart feeling heavy as he holds me tight.My hands are shaky as I wrap them around his torso."I am so glad to see you." He breathes, his voice low in my ear.Pulling away, he holds my face in his hands, wiping away the tears with his thumb. He Puts a strand of hair behind my ear, then kisses my forehead.Seeing him here, right now, in front of me, brought so many emotions that I couldn't say a word but stare at him. I felt happy and relieved that he was here but my heart suddenly dropped in fear and I took a step back, out of his embrace.Confused, he asks. " What's wrong?" taking a step forward and I take one back."How are you here?" I ask him. "Are you one of them?""What?...No!""Then how did you afford me, I have never been given to anyone," I tell him."Look, I came here instead of a
My eyes snap open when I feel freezing water poured on me. My vision was blurry as l tried to take in my surroundings, I was seated in a chair, and my arms and legs wouldn't budge when I tried to move. "Ah, Mr. Reid. You're finally up." A voice says.My vision cleared, and I took in my situation, I was in a space, probably a warehouse, tied down to a chair which explained why I couldn't move, and in front of me was a desk with a man swiveling in his chair. He had a hard, rough face with a scar on his left eyebrow, and looked at me with a smile. My voice is low and rough, I ask. "Where is Hailey?" "She's fine." He smiles. "Let us talk business first." "What do you want?" "It has come to my notice that you, Mr. Reid are an important man, and killing you would be a waste." He starts. "So I want us to make our meeting worthwhile. So let's make a deal." "What deal?" "Am glad you asked." He beams. "You give me money in exchange, I let the both of you go." "How much do you want, hu
My eyes slowly opening am met with a white ceiling, a sketchy smell of medicine fills my nose as my mouth feels dry and sour. I hear a beeping sound.Looking around, I realize I am in a hospital bed with needles in my skin. Standing at the end of the room, looking outside the window, is a broad back I could recognize from anywhere."Xander?.." I croak out, my voice was hoarse.Quickly turning, he beams, smiling. "Hunter." In a second, he's next to me. "You're finally awake.""Hey, buddy.." I smirk."I was so worried the day you didn't come back from the club, and the next thing I know am getting a call from your dad saying that you were shot!" He rumbles. "You do you know what tight spot you had me in...I didn't even know how to explain to your father how you got shot!...dude!"Laughing, I say. "I'll be careful next time I go to a club."Sighing, he pats my shoulder. "Glad you're okay, man."Looking around, I feel a bit uneasy."Don't worry, she just went to get some coffee," Xander s
"Hunter?..." Coughing, I sit up."Hunter...." He lay on my lap, not moving.Brows furrowed, I shake him. "Hunter.."His body slides off my lap, which is when I notice the blood. Panic sets in me when I take in the situation that he was shot."Hunter..." I cry out.Assessing the wound, he has been bleeding out for a while since there is a puddle of blood under him. How long has he been out?Panicking, I look around to see a door at the far end of the warehouse.Searching for a pulse, I find one but weak. I have to get him out of here before he completely bleeds out.Putting all my strength into it, I lift him dragging him towards the door, only to fall to the ground. He's too heavy for me to carry out of here.Tears stream down my face as l look at his pale face. "I am not going to let you die," I say to his unconscious frame. "Be right back, okay.."Kissing his forehead I stand and bolt for the door. It was bright outside, and it looked like we were in a secluded part of vegas becaus
My eyes snap open when I feel freezing water poured on me. My vision was blurry as l tried to take in my surroundings, I was seated in a chair, and my arms and legs wouldn't budge when I tried to move. "Ah, Mr. Reid. You're finally up." A voice says.My vision cleared, and I took in my situation, I was in a space, probably a warehouse, tied down to a chair which explained why I couldn't move, and in front of me was a desk with a man swiveling in his chair. He had a hard, rough face with a scar on his left eyebrow, and looked at me with a smile. My voice is low and rough, I ask. "Where is Hailey?" "She's fine." He smiles. "Let us talk business first." "What do you want?" "It has come to my notice that you, Mr. Reid are an important man, and killing you would be a waste." He starts. "So I want us to make our meeting worthwhile. So let's make a deal." "What deal?" "Am glad you asked." He beams. "You give me money in exchange, I let the both of you go." "How much do you want, hu
It's him."You." We both say at the same time.A huge smile plasters on his face, and in one stride he has me in his arms in a tight hug. I don't know why but tears start to fall down my cheeks, my heart feeling heavy as he holds me tight.My hands are shaky as I wrap them around his torso."I am so glad to see you." He breathes, his voice low in my ear.Pulling away, he holds my face in his hands, wiping away the tears with his thumb. He Puts a strand of hair behind my ear, then kisses my forehead.Seeing him here, right now, in front of me, brought so many emotions that I couldn't say a word but stare at him. I felt happy and relieved that he was here but my heart suddenly dropped in fear and I took a step back, out of his embrace.Confused, he asks. " What's wrong?" taking a step forward and I take one back."How are you here?" I ask him. "Are you one of them?""What?...No!""Then how did you afford me, I have never been given to anyone," I tell him."Look, I came here instead of a
I was lying on the bed when the door opened, and Sean walked in.Coming to sit at the foot of the bed, he takes a long puff from his cigar."How are you doing cupcake." He asks.Ignoring my unresponsive attitude, he continues to say. "Tonight, I have a job for you." He tells me. "You'll be entertaining an important client."Surprised and scared, I sit up to face him."What do you mean?" I ask."I have been offered good cash for my finest and best." He tells me.A nervous laugh escapes my lips. "What do you mean? I never dance for anyone.""Well, this client is different." He says. "And I am still disappointed in you, so you might as well pay for your mistake because it cost me."At this moment, my heart was racing. Was he finally tired of me letting others see me? I can't let this happen. I have to find an excuse to avoid this.Laying back down, I mumble."Am tired,"Chuckling, he says. "Then don't show it." With a quick inhale from his cigar, he lowers it into the ashtray. His tight g
"Fucking find her!" I yell into the phone before disconnecting it. "You can't keep going like this," Xander tells me. It has been a week since she was taken and I still haven’t found her. I am so angry with myself that I couldn't protect her.She begged me to save her, to take her away so they couldn't take her, tears in her eyes pleading with me. She was scared. God knows what she has been through, what those people do to her. Just thinking about it makes me angry. "Why are you so worked up over a girl you don’t even know," Xander says sitting next to me on the couch. Sighing I look at him. "I might not know her but I feel like protecting her," I say. "And after that night with her, I wanted to get to know her, so am going to do whatever it takes to save her from whatever trouble she's in." "We told the police about it so they've got it covered," Xander says. "And it's time we went home now, our work here in vegas is done." "I can't just leave Xander," I tell him. "At least w
Hands trembling, I fold them to my chest as I lay in a ball position on the bed. I was sweating like hell even though I felt cold and was shaking, my muscles hurt just wanted to lay where I was and not get up. I can do this. The chant that has been in my head for the past hour now, telling myself that I don't need the drugs, I can survive this on my own even though the last thread to that thought was slowly shattering. I have lost count of how many days I have been here. Sean has made sure to dope me with drugs that I can't get away from, crack and heroin being some of them. The security watching me is tight and any escape attempts have only gotten me in trouble. Yesterday was the only day Sean let me go outside as his way of showing me that I can get an amount of freedom if I continue to do what he wanted and it was also my only chance of escape. So when I saw that guy again at the mall I took my chance by running from my guards and going to him but that attempt failed. I just
It’s her. She was running towards us, tears streaming down her cheeks. Reaching us, she flings her arms at me, wrapping them around my neck tightly and I hold her close to me in a hug, and at that moment I feel her body shaking. My hands protectively go around her, holding her close. She looks up at me with tears in her eyes. The once daring gaze she held was gone, and seeing her like this tagged at my heart. "Help me. Please." Her voice is shaky and her trembling hands tightly hold the back of my shirt, as if scared to be pulled away. Putting a strand of hair behind her ear, I wipe the tears from her cheeks but they just keep on coming. "Am not going to let anything happen to you," I say with promise in my words and I mean every word. "Let's go." I immediately told Xander. "Give me the girl." Turning I see one of the men from the restaurant. The girl immediately goes behind me hiding and I feel her whole figure tremble in fear. "Please don't let them take me." She quiver
I was going through some files when the door to my office flung open. "You should get a life." My best friend and pain in the ass Xander says."What do you want?" I ask not even sparing him a glance."I'm here to save you from yourself." He says. "Let's go out tonight."Sighing, I look at him. "I have some work to do."Taking the seat in front of my desk he says with a sigh. "Look it's been two weeks now and you can not still be hung over that one night stand."He just had to bring her up. I wouldn't say I was hung over her but yes I still couldn't get her out of my head. After that day she left my apartment, it was like she disappeared into thin air because I never saw her again, and trust me I have been looking for her but now I was slowly starting to give up. I guess you can’t find someone who doesn’t want to be found. I didn’t care if this made me look desperate but I liked and wanted to get to know her more, so as someone who's always determined I wanted to find her and at leas