I couldn’t tell her that the dress was for her, it would scare her off if I told her that she was my muse and that I can’t get her out of my head. She would run for the hills and I wasn’t ready to lose her yet, so I kept my answer short and simple, and as honest as possible.
I wasn’t sure how I was going to ever tell her that the dress was hers, and I didn’t have much time to decide because the fundraiser is only a couple of weeks away now, but I wanted it to be a nice surprise.
I looked at her from head to toe, she was breathtaking, but there was one thing that was different from my dream. I took a step closer to try to loosen some hair to fall on either side of her face so that she looks almost exactly like my dream, but I heard her heart skip a beat and her breath hitch when I got close to her.
She was getting nervous, and I was feeling tempted. My hand was reaching for the top of her head but stopped at her cheek where my knuckl
The time spent with Matthew in the office for the fitting when I was acting like the model for the gown was so surreal. He was a whole other person; he was down to earth, kind, and he is kind of genius when he’s in the zone. I hope I get to see that side of him more, I really enjoyed it.The rest of the day went smoothly, and for once I went home without the unbelievable urge to shower. It was pleasant, and I wondered if it would last.The next morning, I got up and showered, and while I was blow-drying my hair, I was catching up on my emails. There was one email that came in that caught my attention, it was sent late last night, from Matthew to all of his employees, the subject line said: NEW DRESS CODEI opened it immediately and put down the blow-dryer to read it closely.“As of tomorrow, all Greene Design employees are given the freedom to dress however they so choose on a day-to-day basis in the office, so long as employee keeps the look
I wrote the email as I was lying in bed and unable to fall asleep. Ever since the fitting with Emma and the fantasy that was so vivid in my mind, I couldn’t focus on anything else.I tried to work during the day but I had no luck. At one point, I even stared out the window at the New York scape and just stared out for a while. I pulled out a large, square sketchbook and sat next to the window, testing if I still had the knack for drawing landscapes.I sat on the ground since the windows were floor-to-ceiling, there wasn’t any need for a chair, and also, I was more comfortable drawing if the paper was propped up on my knees - it just always felt more comfortable and natural this way.The city was busy, per usual, and noisy, being on the ninth floor is not too high up to escape the sounds of the city, even my apartment can muffle the sounds better. But this was the floor that was available when I was looking to buy and the windows were perfect, so I de
After my day spent as a model for Matthew and his new design, he put me in contact with Isabella to work on some things for the fundraiser. Isabella and I had only known each other over the phone when I was taking messages for Matthew, and today, I finally get to meet her. I was at my desk when a pretty, tall woman with sleek black hair in a high ponytail approached me, “Are you Emma?” She had a beaming smile as she asked me. “Yes, that’s me.” She immediately stuck out her hand for a handshake, “I’m Isabella.” “Oh, hi!” I stood up from my seat and shook her hand, “It’s so nice to finally meet you!” “You too, Emma,” she chuckled. Matthew opened the door to his office and greeted his friend, “You’re always so loud,” he teased her with a grin. Isabella went to give him a hug while he stayed in the doorway. He was right, she was strangely louder than anyone else’s regular speaking voice. “I work with machines, Matthew, if you don’t
I went through my contacts and found a good number of girls that I hooked up with in the past and contacted them to see if they could stop by the office for a few minutes. A significant number agreed, and I told them all different times so that they wouldn’t overlap.Maybe if I kiss enough girls, they will all push the memory of Emma to the back of my mind, or even better, I’ll forget what happened entirely.Since Emma and Isabella are out, this is a perfect time to have the women show up. I don’t like having a lot of people know where I live, but I have no problem with them knowing where I work, and I’m not about to break all of their hearts, I’m just going to tell them that I have a theory that I need help proving.I can’t imagine any of them saying no to me, I mean, come on, I’m young, handsome, successful, an entrepreneur, women would be insane to not want to kiss me.The first of the girls showed up
After the awkward elevator ride with Isabella and David, I decided to ask her what exactly had happened between them. We stopped for lunch at a little deli on the corner of the street and sat by the window. Isabella was beside herself as she remembered what happened. She inhaled deeply, “Long story short, he cheated on me.” My eyebrows formed a frown, “I’m sorry to hear that.” “Yeah… I was blinded by love at that point, he could do no wrong in my eye,” she smiled and shook her head, “he was just such a smooth talker.” In my head, I’m agreeing with her, but on the outside, I am totally oblivious and as far as Isabella is concerned, I never went out with David and I don’t even know who he is. No one knows how she would react if I told her that he took me out and that we had lunch in the cafeteria a couple of times this past week. I liked Isabella, and I hated seeing such a bright spirit being brought down like that. “You just have to be
I went home and showered as Emma had said, feeling slightly sick with myself. I had no idea that she would have such a reaction to what she saw, and the thought of a ton of different women being all over me was definitely no help, the thought of the perfumes hadn’t occurred to me, and it made me wonder for a moment why Amy didn’t say anything about it?Maybe Emma is just a weird breed of human that can detect things that others can’t or something?I stood under the steady stream of water and let it pour down my face. I looked down at myself, am I really a creature to her? Something unworthy to be called man? I closed my eyes and exhaled as the water ran over the top of my head, spilling on either side of my face.Who knew that I would care so much about what one single person thinks of me? And a woman, too, who isn’t my mother! It was madness, what was happening to me!I put my hand out and adjusted the water until it was burning h
I couldn’t go to work, I was still so disturbed from yesterday that I didn’t know if I could even look him in the eyes at the moment, and while it wasn’t necessary for my job, it would be better if my boss didn’t make me feel like puking every time he was near me. Mindi understood and said that she would inform Matthew that I was out today and I thanked her before we hung up the phone. I laid back down in bed and let myself catch up on some much-needed sleep. Kay woke me up around lunchtime with a soft knock on my door, “Hey, are you feeling any better?” I sat up on my bed and rubbed my eyes, “Yeah, I am, thanks, Kay.” “Want some lunch?” “Sure, I’ll help you,” I needed something to distract myself with, and I recently found cooking to be a remarkably good way to kill some time. We walked together to the kitchen and I asked her, “Hey do you want me to make risotto for dinner tonight?” She looked at me quizzically, “You can make
I couldn’t help the words that escaped my lips, “Ah, fuck,”David, being himself, grins proudly at me and says, “Thanks for the offer, but I’m not interested.”He tried to slam the door in my face after that, but I used my foot to block it before it could latch, he opened it back up with a tired look on his face and I saw Emma then emerge from a room behind him in nothing but a silk robe.“You’re supposed to be sick!” I said to her over David’s shoulder with a hand motion towards her.She faked a dramatic cough and insisted, “I am,” with hunched shoulders.“It’s a vitamin D-ficiency,” David tried to joke but I punched him square in the jaw to shut him the hell up. I wasn’t going to take any bullshit from him tonight.Emma screamed once when it happened and covered her mouth, then hurried over to us. David stumbled back and into the wall, clearly n
Fast forward 5 years “Matthew!” My beautiful wife called out. I followed the sound of her voice and questioned from the doorway, “Yes, dear?” Emma let out an exasperated sigh as she held her growing belly, “Where is our daughter? She disappeared on me.” She was fixing her makeup and steadying her nerves at a pop-up vanity that Isabella had brought by for her. “I think she may have run off with Isaac again, I’ll go look for her,” I turned away and began walking around the shop calling for her, “Stephanie!” Today is the grand opening for Claudette Reed, Emma’s own store. Being the wife of a successful fashion CEO has some perks, and one of them is getting your name out there and having a lot of people to support you. Our daughter, Stephanie, was now four years old and the most mischievous little thing – she definitely takes after me, she even has my bright green eyes. Steph and Isaac were the best of friends, and she called Isabe
After the attempted scandal by NYFJ was taken down by Matthew’s brother, Ben, and his amazing hacking skills, life went back to normal for us. Matthew and I were dating, we were happy, Trish was his full-time assistant, and he even comes by to help me with Emile sometimes on his lunch break when I’m babysitting.Months passed, and one night, while Matthew and I were in a cab heading to a date he had planned, Matthew got a call from Isabella, telling him that she had had her baby. Being the baby's godparents, we hurried to the hospital as soon as possible and found her in a hospital bed with a small bundle swaddled in blankets in her arms, along with her parents on either side of her.Isabella smiled as she saw us enter the room and motioned for us to join her. Her parents made room, and Matthew went to one side of the bed and I went to the other, both of us looking down at the swaddled baby she held.“This is Isaac,” she introduced her ba
I woke up saddened that Emma didn’t stay over but feeling better after all that went down yesterday with Eli. I still didn’t know how I was going to get rid of these rumors about me cheating. Even if Emma believed me that it wasn’t true, that didn’t mean she was going to like seeing it on the front page of every magazine. I groaned as I rolled out of bed, hissing in pain as my bruises came alive. I felt my face and looked down at my naked torso, seeing a few bruises scattered, I smiled as I remembered last night when I told Emma I had “Booboo’s that needed kisses.” God, I’m pathetic, but it worked. I headed downstairs to find Ben and thank him for letting me stay over. I found him in the dining room, sipping on some coffee with the newspaper in hand, leaning back in his chair. “Morning, dad,” I mocked and he gave me a quick glare. I chuckled, “What? Isn’t this the sight kids come down to in the morning? Dad at the table with the paper and coffee?”
Matthew’s mom and I got along really well, and I look up to her now that I saw how she raised her boys when how they respected her. She mentioned Matthew getting mocked for having a busted face after a rumor spread of him cheating, so he went home with Ben and decided to hang out there for the next week or so for his bruises and cuts to heal. He had asked me to go to his apartment and get him some clothes and things he needed since he would be working from Ben’s home, he also asked me to bring Kay along with me, which I thought was odd, but I realized as soon as we got there why he asked for her to come. Ben answered the door of his house and his eyes went right to Kay, staring at her with a twinkle in his eye and a small smile forming on his lips. It was adorable, really, and looking over at Kay, I could see her blushing and smiling right back. Ben looks remarkably similar to Matthew, and I know Kay is fond of looking at Matthew, but it never dawned on me th
I had been glancing around for Emma but couldn’t find her anywhere and began to fear that she had left. My mother is my rock and the one person I truly admire and respect, other than Emma, of course, but my mother has my utmost respect and she deserved my attention at the moment. She took a step closer to me and said, “You’re the most honest person I know, Matty, and I’m proud of you for it. Now tell me, did you cheat on this mystery woman?” “No, I did not.” I noticed her slightly lift her chin before she asked, “Do you love her?” “More than anything.” She seemed pleased with my quick answers and stepped closer to cup my face, “My honest, loving boy. You need to fix this,” I nodded my head silently to her. She turned to Eli and did the same, saying, “My strong, courageous boy. You need to support your brother, not bring him down. I understand sibling rivalry, but trying to steal your brother’s girlfriend? Not okay. Do you understand?”
I gulped as I read the headline and stared at Eli’s cellphone, seeing the photographs underneath the headline. The first one was of Matthew and I on our first date walking on the sidewalk with our hands together, the one next to it was the photo of Matthew and Charlotte on the couch at the soirée – the same photo that made me throw up the first time I saw it.This time feeling no different, along with the heat from the day, I had to excuse myself from the boys and run to get some fresh air on the other side of the bleachers. I couldn’t be around anyone right now, I was feeling humiliated. Did everyone see this? Were they secretly laughing at me behind my back? My head was spinning.I pulled out my own phone and looked it up, reading the article, it said: “This reporter learns that Matthew Greene, CEO of Greene Designs paid off the photographer of the scandalous Charlotte Mercury photo by means of a sexual favor the very night it was taken
Emma stayed over and we made love all night until our bodies were exhausted. We were definitely making up for lost time and it was phenomenal finally being with her again. I was elated when she agreed to be my girlfriend again and come back to me. This time, I know we will be stronger than before because we both know how awful it was when we were apart.We were in the shower together when I told her about the plans for the day, “My brother invited me to play baseball with him. He’s practicing before the season starts and we always get together and have a little game with some friends,” the mention of my brother had Emma’s eyes widen for half a second but she hid it quickly.I knew that Emma and Eli had seen each other and danced in the club, I also know that she ran like hell when she realized who he was. The thought was both infuriating and amusing to me.If what Eli said was true, then there shouldn’t be any awkwardness between th
Matthew and I went straight to his apartment after we got back together and made out the whole ride there. We were making up for lost time together, and it was amazing - It was raw, passionate, loving, and much needed.The new stubble that he let grow out gave a new sensation when making out as it scratched against my face. It wasn’t painful, it was actually exciting having a new sensation there and brushing against my skin.Once inside, we began stripping our clothes off piece by piece. First came Matthew’s suit jacket, then I helped him with the buttons of his white shirt while he pulled up my shirt off of me, our lips only parting when necessary.We tried to make our way to the bedroom but failed and ended up on the large couch instead, Matthew hovered on top of me and let some of his body press against me, eventually grinding his hardening member on my leg, resulting in a tingling sensation in my core, begging me to give him entrance.I co
Inside a tall building in the heart of Manhattan, Natalie Freeman was hurrying to her aunt’s office to share with her the latest news that popped up on her phone. “Aunty Joyce, aunty, have you heard?” She pants as she hurries into the woman’s office. Joyce had her eyes glued to her computer as she responded to her niece, “I think everyone has heard, dear. The news is everywhere,” Joyce grabbed a remote and turned on her TV to one of the shows that talks all about celebrities and the hottest new gossip. Natalie and Joyce both looked at the TV on the wall as the reporter said, “The CEO of Greene Designs, a hot and upcoming fashion brand, who is known for his playboy lifestyle, has officially announced this morning that he is off the market and according to one anonymous source, completely in love with his new mystery woman!” The reporter continued, “The question that everyone is asking, is who is Matthew Greene’s mystery woman?” A second host wh