Zoe dumped her bag on the bed, tiredness nipping at her bones. Leo had gone to bed early and Emily was just having dinner. Zoe took a quick shower and joined her friend. She forked one of Emily’s scrambled eggs into her mouth. "Your cooking skills have not improved one bit." "My cooking is fine. Your taste buds are just crap.""Whatever helps you sleep at night." Zoe took two more bites and dropped the fork. "I met with Sparrow today." "Who is Sparrow?" "The hacker. Keep up," Zoe said. "He wants a job at the company.""That is a bold move. This dude keeps surprising me.""Henry went completely nuts when I told him. Do you think he would hire Sparrow?"Emily shrugged nonchalantly. "I do not know. He might. Enough with Henry. Who was that cutie who dropped you off the other day?" Zoe gave her a look. "Who? You mean Daniel?" Emily nodded. "That is his annoying secretary. He is like the calmer version of Henry. Mean, nonetheless." "He is totally my style.""I would advise you agains
After a lot of contemplations and discussions with the board of directors, Henry finally made his decision. As much as he detested the idea of hiring Sparrow, Henry had nothing to lose. Except the company’s database if Sparrow did not get hired. He went to work that morning with a foul mood. He was mad at a lot of things but a particular one topped it all. He even lost his appetite while eating breakfast that morning. Daniel met him outside on his way to the office. "Good morning," Daniel said to him. "What is so good about the morning? Even the birds did not chirp this morning." "If you are still upset about Zoe..." "I am not upset!" Henry fumed. "Why would I be upset? Do I look upset?" Daniel stared at him, noting the creased lines on his forehead from all that frowning, and his upturned facial expression. "Not at all. You look splendid this morning." "Of course, I do. Inform Zoe that the hacker can resume work tomorrow. He must report to my office as soon as he arrives. We
Zoe’s eyes almost bulged out of her sockets upon hearing the news. Leo sat there quietly, looking down at his legs to avoid Zoe’s gaze. "What happened? What did you do?" Zoe asked him, trying to calm down. It was just months away from his final exams. If he got expelled now, that was terrible bad luck. "I am sorry. I did not mean to cause trouble.""Tell me what you did," Zoe pressed further. "We can still prevent you from getting expelled if it is not that bad." "He beat up a kid. The boy is in coma right now," Emily told her when Leo would not speak up. "Leo, is that true?" "He kept bullying me," Leo spoke up. "I needed to stand up for myself." "Why did you not tell me you were getting bullied?" "What would you have done? Even the principal did nothing when I told him about it. I reacted, and suddenly I am the one who's wrong." Zoe sighed. "You should have told me. Now look at how much trouble you caused. What if the boy does not wake up from the coma? You would be expelled
"What did he say? Will he help?" Leo asked as soon as Zoe walked into the house. "Geez. Not even a welcome home?" "I am just so anxious." Zoe dropped her bag on a couch beside her and accepted the glass of water Emily brought for her. "Well..." she began. "He might help." "Might?" Emily repeated. "What are you talking about?""He said he would help if I be on my best behavior."Leo frowned at that. "What does that even mean?""It means he is an unfeeling monster. Did you guys really think Henry would help that easily? Trust me, I do know who I am dealing with." "So, I am doomed then," Leo said. "You are not. I promised I would get you out of this," she patted his head. "Leave it all to me." On the outside, Zoe seemed like she had it all figured out when she really was crumbling inside. She got a bit freaked out when Henry told her he wanted a lot of things from her. Zoe’s imagination went wild at that moment. Was it exactly what she was thinking?She shook her head off the tho
Saturday arrived before Zoe knew it. She had not gone in full contact with Henry for the rest of the week as he was too preoccupied with work. She hated to say she kind of missed seeing him. Sparrow had done a good job keeping her company. He was a cool kid, except for the fact that he blackmailed his way into Magatech. They spent most of their lunch at work together, encrypting and coding side by side. He was exceptional at his work, and Zoe liked him for that. Leo’s expulsion from his school would be decided the next week and Zoe knew she had to get Henry on their side. It was their only hope out. With the kind of influence and power he had in Leo’s high school, there was no way Leo would get expelled if Henry pulled a few strings. Zoe was standing in front of her mirror with the dress Henry got her glued to her body. It looked like it was made just for her. Zoe’s hair flowed to her shoulders and glistened with all that hair spray. Her face was adorned with light make up. Heavy
The coldness in Henry’s voice made a chill run down her spine. The security released her arms from their tight grips and moved back in fear. "M...Mr. Arthur," the waitress stuttered. "Welcome. We did not know you had a guest." "I mentioned it immediately I got here. Where is your head?!" Henry’s temper heightened. "You, and you," he pointed to the two security men. "You are fired!" The waitress began panicking. "It is all my fault, sir..." "Do you want to leave with them too? Be my guest. Pack your stuff and leave!" Her mouth fell open as Zoe followed Henry out of there. They headed towards a VIP room that resembled a mini restaurant. The room contained just them in it, giving them the luxury of their own privacy. "Why do you fire people that easily?" Zoe questioned. "Do you know how hard it is to get a job?" "If they had done theirs right, I would not have fired them." "Oh, please. You would fire a person if the sky was not blue enough." Zoe looked around the place. "It is co
Henry had always believed kisses were boring. They were just a means to get to the good part, the part where both people involved in the act where they would fuck like rabbits in heat. But now, as Zoe’s soft lips were set on his, it felt better than any sex he had ever had. Her lips tasted rich, dipped with mint. She tasted like everything that could describe sin. And she was passionate about it. Grabbing the back of her head, he pushed his tongue into her. He sucked on her tongue as she pushed her breasts into his chest while his other arm wrapped itself around her waist. The chiseled feeling of his muscular arms sent a shiver down her spine. Her shirt was getting bundled up as the passion grew. There was not enough oxygen in their lungs. But they did not care. They were far too gone to give a shit. They were too drunk. Too happy. Too lost in the euphoric feeling. Passion burned, their breaths mingled and lust flared as they both tumbled down to the bed. Warmth and darkness engul
The space next to her was empty when Zoe peeled her eyes open the next morning. She yawned and stretched, sinking deeper into the cozy sheets in bliss. Then memories of last night crashed down on her. She jolted up from the bed, holding the sheets up to her body when she realized that she was butt naked. She had slept with Henry right there on the bed and she remembered...liking it? Zoe blamed her actions on the alcohol, swearing she would not have kissed him if she had been sober. She looked around the room, seeing her dress arranged in a neat pile on a couch. She eased off the bed and headed towards the bathroom, washing away the stench of sweat and alcohol from her body. When she was done, Zoe dressed up quickly and picked up her purse that had her phone in it. A knock came from the hotel’s door and she froze. Henry was about to catch her escaping. She did not know if she could face him after their shared moments of intimacy the previous night. It was still fresh in her head,