Adrian Moore rolled over in time to see a naked ass – a very fine naked ass – disappear into his bathroom for the fourth time in a row.Liz had stayed at his apartment since that incident with Logan. They’d each gone to work, with her leaving before he got up every day. He’d decided to resign from his job at her company.It wasn’t about the incident that had gone down at the office. He wasn’t embarrassed for his behavior. He did what he had to do to protect his woman and after he’d told Liz about his thoughts, she’d reassured him that the way he’d reacted was pretty normal. Any man would have stepped forward and beat the man who’d tried to touch his woman.He now stayed at home and was freer to attend to his business matters through conference video-calls and online meetings. He would be at home every day, work done, anxious to be there when she walked through the door. He was totally gone on her and loving every minute.Speaking of minute, he glanced at the clock and winced. A few mi
Liz Walters quickly closed the file she’d been reading and stood up to shake hands with the investor when he walked inside the room but froze in surprise upon seeing the man – Ethan Scott, Adrian’s friend and school pal – and also the CEO and president of Scott Enterprises with whom they were supposed to have this meeting.Unlike Liz, Ethan looked unfazed. He slipped his hand into hers and shook it firmly.“I would be lying if I said I didn’t already know I would be meeting up with you for this presentation.” Ethan said with a smirk, placing his bag onto the table before taking off his suit jacket.“Well, I totally forgot that you’re the Ethan Scott.” Liz blurted out. All I heard was that I would be presenting to some CEO who’s a real dick, Liz thought to herself.“Ouch,” Ethan pressed a hand over his chest, hissing in pain as though hurt by her honesty.Liz rolled her eyes at him before shaking her head. “Let’s have a seat, Mr. Scott.” She pointed to the chair to her left just as her
Adrian Moore ran his fingers through his hair out of frustration and threw his head back against the back of the couch with an exasperated sigh. Despite his urgent request and reassurance that their money would be doubled and even tripled once this project will be set into action, the investors didn't want to bid in any more money. More so than that, he regretted ending the conference call out of annoyance and that too, on a bad note.Now, there would be no stopping his father from finding out about his absence. Did he just pour water all over his efforts with his own hands? Although he hadn't been to his office for so long, he'd been trying so hard to look after his company. He'd made no such mistake that could have alerted his father but now...He was screwed! If only those investors had listened to him, this wouldn't have happened. "Fuck!" He mumbled under his breath. Sitting upright, he stared at his black laptop screen for a whole minute, lost in his own thoughts. That wa
Adrian Moore stared at his laptop screen, a whole range of emotions tumbling through him, yet he couldn't seem to grasp hold of a single one of them. He was still sitting in that exact same spot minutes... weeks... years later, when Liz shifted uneasily. He heard her speak, somewhere in the recesses of his mind, knew she was upset and probably apprehensive, but nothing registered. Not until she moved impossibly closer to him and tightened her arms around his, her tone changing to one of curiosity. "When do you plan on leaving?" Adrian hesitated for a moment but knew that the earliest he'd leave for New York City the better it would be for his company. "Tonight," he disclosed.He still hadn't booked himself a flight. He wanted to talk it out first with Liz but after that conversation with his father, he just knew that taking the next available flight to New York City would be best. Besides, the sooner he'd deal with this issue regarding the investors, the sooner he'd be free to
Adrian Moore pulled the car right in front of Liz’s house and shut off the engine.He thought it would be best if Liz would stay at her grandparents’ house while he was away. As long as she wasn’t all by herself at their house and staying here with her grandparents, he would be less worried about her and their babies.It was already half past six and he had to catch his flight to New York at exactly eight o’clock.He didn’t think much about having to cover the two hours journey to the airport in one hour and a half. As long as he was able to spend some more time with Liz, he didn’t mind that at all.Turning to his right, he looked at Liz.She was nervously fidgeting with her fingers until he’d had her gazes locked with his. They found themselves staring at one another for a moment.Adrian wished time would stop right there just so he could stay here with her forever but…“I’ll see you soon,” one corner of his mouth fluttered up.“Don’t take too long,” she teased, leaning in to give hi
Adrian Moore sensed rather than saw his father come into his office.He felt a tension, a kind of palpability, as he heard the door close quietly beside him and he just knew it was him. He didn’t turn around.He continued swirling his pen around in his fingers as he read through the file he had been reading except that he wasn’t reading it no more.He glanced over briefly to see where his father was and saw him standing right in front of his table, one hand in his pocket while the other one was fisted tightly.“Busy…?” He asked.“Yeah…” He hadn’t intended to sound so gruff, but he knew he had. It wasn’t really because of his father.It was the worrying thoughts running through his mind. He still hasn’t decided on a way to negotiate with those investors and knowing his father, he wouldn’t take long before asking him about it. He wouldn’t be surprised if he jumped straight to the point.His father looked at him, his face filled with suppressed anger. “What have you thought? I need those
Adrian Moore stood up in surprise. He didn’t want to ignore Liz but he was too shocked to say anything. “What are you doing in my house? How did you get inside?” He asked the woman who’d frozen in place like a deer caught in headlights.“She’s at your place? What is she doing over there, Adrian?” Liz questioned him, sounding suspicious all of a sudden and… hurt.Fuck no!He was torn in between questioning Jocelyn and answering Liz’s questions. What the fuck did he get himself caught into?“Wait a second, Liz.” Adrian held out a finger as he looked at Jocelyn, seemingly troubled.“What is she doing at your place, Adrian?” Liz demanded.“Baby, listen to me,” he turned his back on Jocelyn to have some privacy. “Do you trust me?”“Adrian –”“Liz, do you trust me?” He asked with more urgency.There was a moment of silence before Liz whispered, “Yes, I do.”“Let me handle this thing,” he said disdainfully as he threw Jocelyn a disgusted look. “– then, I’ll call you back.”“Promise…?” Liz as
Liz Walters’s mood had definitely lifted once Adrian had showed her around his house. “You should be thankful that bitch left.” She mumbled under her breath.“Woah, chill out on the crude words,” Adrian held out a hand at her as though to shush her. “Our babies are listening to you.”Liz simply rolled her eyes at him.“You look exhausted.” His eyebrows furrowed as he studied her face.“Yeah,” she said, her voice low, toneless.“I found the mole at work. It’s the guy from my team who prints our documents and everything. Aaron was supposed to be the most trustworthy person in my department. I gave him the responsibility of taking care of our confidential papers but…” she trailed off, deep in thought.“But you managed to save your first project from getting sabotaged.” He pointed out. “I’ve said this to you before and I’ll say it again. You’re too good at your job to let anyone become an obstruction for you,” he said.Liz’s eyes lit up in admiration and contentment as she smiled at the m