When Reese pulled the front door open, Lucy was standing there, a dark look saturating her features. "Why did you do that?" Lucy asked angrily. "So you were watching?" Reese said as she walked past her. "Yes. I was." She said as she trailed behind Reese. "Why did you reject him like that? You didn’t even give him time.""I told you before I went on the date. I don’t feel anything for him, and I decided to tell him the truth before his hopes get raised too high." Reese explained. "How would you feel something for him when you wouldn’t open up your heart?" Lucy retorted. "Lucy!" Reese exclaimed. "This is also very hard for me. I tried to, but when I did, guess what? All I could think about was Axel. I fucking tried!”"You didn’t try enough!" Lucy exclaimed. "If you really wanted to try, you wouldn’t have rejected him yet. You would have given yourself time to groom the love.""Lucy, when he kissed me, do you know how I felt? Disgusted!" Reese yelled. "It shouldn’t be that wa
Reese woke up with a very terrible headache the following day, and she could barely open her eyes."Awake?" Lucy asked when she saw her struggling to open her eyes."How did I get home yesterday?" Reese asked, as she tried to recall the series of events. But nothing was coming to her. "You can’t remember?" Lucy asked, raising her brow. "Of course you won’t remember how you puked all over me yesterday."Her eyes grew wider. "I did?"Lucy nodded her head. "You did.""I am so sorry," she apologized. "I am sorry, Lucy.""I should be the one apologizing." Lucy said, "I shouldn’t have talked to you the way I did. I am your best friend. I should have understood you better and not blamed you.""Thank you," Reese said as she struggled to sit up and hug Lucy. "I love you.""I love you more.""But how did I get home yesterday?" Reese asked curiously."A cab driver brought you home; he said it was the bartender that hailed the taxi." Lucy told her. "The bartender is so nice," Reese said. "The c
Axel thought about reese and he wanted to see her, he wanted to hear her voice, he picked up his phone and dialled her number.“Please pick up.” he muttered as he waited for her to pick the phone, but he was directed to her voice mail. His stomach sank when he remembered what the bartender had told him about the two men who harassed her at the bar. He had to do something about it, he thought. He was at the bar now, standing. He had a hunch they would be here; he knew from what the bartender had told him that they were predators, and one thing you could count on predators to do was be at their hunting grounds.He looked around to see a tall, blonde man with a hefty build and his short friend with the black biker jacket. He bet they had matching tattoos, and just the thought of that made him smile. He saw them seated at the edge of the bar; they both looked a bit tipsy but not too drunk. Axel knew how to pick a fight; it wasn't something new to him. He walked over to their table and
Reese was up early; she needed to get a job; she needed the money; and she also needed something to take her mind off Axel.Axel was rooted in her mind. She could remember his cologne, his smile, the way he talked, and every single detail of him by just hearing his name. She desperately needed to stop thinking about him before she goes crazy. “Are you ready?” Lucy asked, cutting through her thoughts. She was all dressed too; she wore a skirt with a white top with flapping pumas on the side. She also looked like she was going for an interview. She had insisted on tagging along so her friend Reese would not lose her cool. She needed to support her.Reese liked Lucy’s judgment, so she agreed to have her tag along. With everything that was going on, all she needed was someone who could see through her emotional tussle; after all, two are better than one, and as they searched, it would be like an all-girls outing. But this time they would go browsing for a job.The search wasn't long, and
Later that evening, she was done with the scheduling and she was ready to go home. It was past the closing hour and her boss, Mr. Anderson, was not back yet.She was about to call him when her office phone rang. "Hello," she said, holding the receiver to her ear.“You can go home and continue tomorrow. Sorry that I didn’t inform you earlier. Right now, I am in Spain and would be back tomorrow.” He said from the other end of the phone. “Oh.” She gasped, shocked that he wasn't even in the country. “I have already finished sorting and profiling the guests for the occasion.”“Okay, then you can take it to my house and drop it off. I will tell my driver to take you and then drop you off at your house. He will be waiting for you in front of the office building. When you get to my house, ask for directions, and drop it off in my study. Close the office afterwards.” He said, and the line was cold again; he was gone.Phew! She sighed.She packed the files and made her way to the elevator, pr
Alex went to the window and watched her walk with grace; he knew there was something special about her, and he would not take no for an answer. But for today, he had no choice but to let her go; he knew there was going to be plenty of opportunity for him to court her.Meanwhile, she was in the car, and the driver was on the road again. Soon, the car stopped, and she got off and went into her apartment.She did not say a word to the driver, who had also not said much all through the trip.She was tired and needed rest; she liked that Mr. Anderson had been thoughtful enough to let his driver drop her home.All she thought about was a quick, relaxing bath, and then she would sit in front of the television and eat dinner.As she opened the door, she smiled immediately to see Lucy there to welcome her. Lucy looked out the window and asked, "Who is that?"I went to drop off some files at Mr. Anderson's home.“Who is Mr. Anderson?”“My boss.” She replied.Lucy slammed her palm on her forehea
Reese received a call from Alex, and he asked them to meet up for a drink at a bar, and she didn’t reject his offer. She decided to go with Lucy’s advice. At first, she wondered where he got her contact from, but then again, he is her boss’s son, so she needn’t wonder where he got it from. They decided to meet up at a particular bar. When Reese got to the bar, Alex was already seated on one of the stools by the bar counter. "Hey, beautiful," he said when she got to where he was sitting. "I am glad you made it.""How are you?" She asked as she sat on the stool beside him."I am fine." He said it with a smile curling on his lips. "How are you?""I am fine also." She said. "Let the party begin." He said. "What do you want?""Sparkling water," she said. After embarrassing herself at the bar the last time, she swore never to drink again."Why not something that would intoxicate you?" He asked, raising a brow. "Nothing." She shook her head. "I just don’t want to drink.""Okay," he s
When Reese got home, Lucy was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. She thought Lucy was sleeping, so she carefully walked inside the room so as not to wake her up. "Why are you back already?" She heard Lucy say, and she flicked her eyes to where she was lying on the bed to look at her. "I thought you were sleeping." Reese said. She was surprised that she was awake."No, I was not." Lucy said as she quickly sat up on the bed. "How was your date?"She sighed. "It wasn’t a date.""Whatever it was, how was it?" Lucy asked. Reese suddenly started crying, and Lucy jumped out of bed, worry saturating her features. "What’s wrong?" She asked Reese as she inched closer to her and hugged her, "What did he do to you?""Nothing," she cried. "It’s just that I miss Axel so much."Lucy sighed. "It’s okay. You would get over him someday. Sorry.""I am tired," she cried. "I am very tired."She doesn’t know why she couldn’t just stop thinking about him. He was always on her mind. No matter how muc