I didn’t have much to do in the office today, and since the interview was over, that was my only real meeting of the day, so I decided to go home and make some breakfast and take a nap. I was too distracted by my imagination in the office, seeing her so clearly as if she stood directly in front of me, I couldn’t focus on my work at all.
I needed to clear my head, and I was still slightly hungover from last night, so I think a nap would be nice right about now as well.
I walked right into the building with my key card and went directly to the elevators to get to my floor. There was never any elevator music here, and while every now and then I would get into an elevator and think to myself ‘this music sucks,’ I kind of missed having music here in the apartment building.
It made it awkward when there was another person in the elevator with you, it was utter silence if you didn’t know the other person or weren’t making small talk
It’s the morning of my first day, and I’m laying here in bed with my new sheets rolling around not wanting to get up.I don’t have to be there until 7 and my alarm was still set for 5:30, so I decided to snooze it a few times and use that time to will myself to get up and get dressed. I showered twice yesterday, and something tells me that I’m going to feel the need to shower after work today, so I’m skipping it this morning.I drifted in and out of consciousness for a good while until I saw that it was now 6 and I needed to get up.Dressing for a job at a designers office, you’d think it would be difficult because you would want to look as fashionable as ever and make a good impression all the time, but not for Greene Designs; the CEO had a dress code that we all had to follow so to not “cloud his vision.” I snorted at the thought, the man had an ego the size of Manhattan.My closet only had one pencil skir
I woke up early and got to the office half an hour before normal all because I was eager to find out if Emma would show up to work today or not. I sat in my office and was staring out the window that was next to the door, watching each person walk by in the hallway, not even paying attention to the beautiful employees I have, only focused on that one person that I wanted to show up. The clock on my wall said it was 6:45 AM, she wasn’t supposed to be here for another fifteen minutes, I needed to be more patient than this. The sketch that I made after the dream I had yesterday was there in front of me, begging me to get finished and created, but I needed to see Emma first, I needed to see her in order to figure out how to finish the design. I saw Mindi first, then a bit of blue appeared behind her and Mindi turned a corner for me to see how beautiful Emma looked today. Her hair had the two loose strands on either side of her face like they were in my dr
Matthew left the office only a few minutes after I left him in there. What an odd interaction, I thought. He stared at me and doodled something without uttering a single word to me, then he compliments me and then stands in front of me and demands that I stand up for him.Then he looked me up and down and asked about my shoes, is he a foot fetish type of guy? It would explain why he gives out Christian Louboutin’s like their chocolates. I noticed four more women in the office wearing them.Also, what was with that random smile? And he was so sneaky about what he was drawing, I was so curious about it that it was killing me just sitting here. My curiosity was piqued and I need to know.I was fiddling with a pencil between my fingers when I looked back to his office doors. I bit my lip, I shouldn’t snoop, it’s wrong, and I could get fired on my very first day if Mindi or someone catches me.Was I really okay with risking my job just to see
I headed back to the office after visiting Isabella at the warehouse and finding nothing but disappointment there. She didn’t have the material that I dreamt of, which means that it would have to be custom-made.I sighed and put my head back on the headrest of the cab with my eyes closed. I fear I am going to end up having to make it entirely myself. We found the perfect fabric for the design, just the wrong print, and the print was what set it apart and gave it the wow factor. I rubbed my face with both hands.The cabbie stopped outside the office building and I paid him what I owed, then grabbed my bag and headed to the elevators. I didn’t want to walk into my office and have all the ladies see me disappointed, so I put on a fake grin and exited the elevator when it reached my floor.Mindi was there at the desk per usual and everything seemed perfectly fine, except that I didn’t see Emma’s brunette hair at her desk when I turned the cor
I cannot believe that it worked! He listened to me and now we’re going out and we’re going to talk, like adults, about each other’s creative process when it comes to design.It was such a risk to call him out on his shit back there but I am so thankful that I did. He actually looked at my portfolio and spoke to me when he could have had me thrown out of the building. He told me to get out, but I stood my ground and said no, and he surprisingly didn’t push any further.Now I’m at my desk waiting for him. The women here saw me exit his office with loose hair and no heels, I know exactly what they thought I did in there with him, and it made me feel sick, but in time they will learn the truth, so no reason to stress about it now.I slipped on the flats that I brought with me so that I didn’t have to wear those heels outside. Wearing heels is one thing but walking in them for long periods of time is another.Matthew exited
I don’t believe in hurting women, it’s the opposite of what I’m known for – I make women feel confident, strong, and gorgeous, and here is the most confident, strong, and gorgeous person in front of me, and I have no idea what I want to do with her.She’s perfect for this business, and I don’t want to fire her, but she keeps challenging me and questioning me, the bitch needs to learn her place.When she pushed closed my laptop, it was the last straw for me. I had to remind her of her place and make her see who she really is in my eyes, just another whore. A fearless, gorgeous, strong, infuriating whore.I knew that she was trying to fight it, but they always give in, sooner or later, they all open up to me, and Emma was no exception.I have to admit, though, that she has a hell of a lot more self-control than the others do. She kept her lips together for a good amount of time and made me work for it, and even when she g
So far, I had been sitting idly at my desk with my sketchbook, uninspired and losing patience with myself. For the first time today, the phone rang on my desk and I was so excited that I actually had a task to do.*Ring Ring Ring*“Mr. Greene’s office, how can I help you?” Mindi told me the correct way to answer the phones here, she answers her calls saying, “Thank you for calling Greene Designs,” but since I’m his assistant, I get to say that they’ve reached his private office.“Hey, I’m gonna be out of office the rest of the day,” said a familiar males voice.“Matthew?”“It’s Mr. Greene to you,” he said quite forcefully, “I’m not coming back to the office today, so…”He trailed off so I finished his sentence for him “Handle the calls?”“Yes.”“You got it, boss-” he hung up the
After my poor attempt to get Emma out of my head by using an easy fling didn’t work, I thought to instead embrace it and let it fuel me to make my amazing design. I wasn’t going to like having Emma in my head 24/7, but once this design is finished and I can show it off at the fundraiser, all thoughts of her will subside.I hope.*Ring Ring Ring*“Hello?”“Iz, I’m coming back to the warehouse, can you get some fabric and dye ready for me?”“Hm. One of those days, huh?” Isabella knew that I only got my hands really dirty with the dye when I was frustrated.“One of those days,” I exhaled.“Alright, I’ll have it ready in fifteen.”I hung up the phone and went to change into something I don’t mind getting dirty. I found a pair of jeans and tank that I wore the last time I went to dye some stuff and it still had some color on it, so I decided to
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