May’s POVI looked over my shoulder as someone said, "Move out of the way!" and I saw a man rolling some dresses by in a hurry.If you haven’t guessed it yet, this was the night of the auction and I was in the dressing room Ellen had told me about.I could tell that this was a big social event, and Ellen had taken organizing it seriously. All these seemed pretty too much though, because it looked like I had just stepped into a scene from the movie. I guessed she needed us all dolled up to be bid on.After all, the more beautiful we looked, the more we were bidden on, and the more money generated for the charity."This woman's hair needs to be fixed," a man said from behind me as he grabbed my shoulders.“You’re the crown for tonight’s event, right?” he asked, and I nodded my head at him, even though I hadn't seen his face yet.The man started to move me around, then he stopped to turn me to face him. He wrapped my hair around a finger and his face scrunched up, though not terribly so.
Asher’s POV“You can’t bid on your tonight, you know that?” Brent said beside me in the auction and I furrowed my brows, wondering he said that.“And why’s that?” I asked.“Didn’t you say you were suspecting Ellen was planning something?” he asked me right back.That was right, I had said that, because after last night's episode with May in the kitchen, I knew that wasn't just a coincidence, and it was only something my mother could have arranged, so yeah, I guessed she was planning something.“Still, that won’t stop me from bidding on my wife.” I said.“You really should bid on someone else. No one would fault you for that. We all know it’s just going to be dinner between her and her winner.” He said.I rolled my eyes at his stupid pep talk. “That’s not happening,” I told him as I saw a man come on stage with a mike in hand. “The bidders can now used their bid paddle with the unique bidder number on it.” He said and I looked at the one Brent had handed to me when I arrived the hall e
May’s POVI was nervous, but I just couldn’t back out now.Behind me was Enrique and he whispered to me right before I walked onto the stage. “You’re beautiful, moi cherie. You’ve got this.” And with that, there was a found new courage within me, enough for me to walk onto the stage without tripping and as confidently as possible.But, the confidence was short-lived when I saw the people out here, sitting behind the tables with the bid paddles in hand, both men and women. Oh yeah, that was right. I had been told that some men too would be auctioned off to dinner with the women as well.I swallowed hard, my gaze moving slowly over the people seated, trying to find a face to focus on, a face that would give me the strength I needed through this.Maybe if Emily had followed me, she would be that face I chose and won’t have to worry or bother about it. I wondered what I would do without that woman, sometimes.She had been my rock through so many things and I just wished that I would also
May’s POVEverything was still looking like a dream to me, because I had been bid on and I had been able to generate five million dollars. I was really stunned, not believing that any of it had happened.I was standing behind at the backstage after I was done getting back in my dress from earlier, waiting there for Gary. He had texted me and told me to wait here for him.I wasn’t sure how he got to be here because I didn’t think he was a friend of the family, or acquaintance, and I was sure going to ask him when I saw him.He sure had almost spend three million dollars or something just for a dinner date with me, and I wondered if that was because he wanted to, or because he wanted to just play around. I would love to know the answer to that too, and it was why I was still here waiting for him.When I saw his text for me to wait backstage for him because he had something to tell me, I saw it as an opportunity to ask him questions of my own. I would have loved to retire back to my room
May’s POV“I don’t understand why you’re back home today, May!” Emily said, handing me a cup of coffee. “Did something happened?” She asked, a small frown marring her face.Well, of course, I expected her to be surprised to see me on Sunday when I should have driven to work from there tomorrow, but I didn’t expect her badgering me with questions like this, queries actually.I would gist her about the event, I knew that, but I wasn’t even ready to have that conversation right now, only I knew she wouldn’t leave me alone if I didn’t tell her what she wanted to hear.I sighed and then I looked around, realizing that the house was silent. I had just came back from Love Castle estate, and I had came here straight up without even going home. I should have called her before coming because I remembered she had told me she was having a friend over, whoever that friend was.“Is your friend not here yet?” I asked her instead of asking her own question. I didn’t want any third party listening fro
Asher’s POVIve been banging on her door but she wasn’t answering but I knew she was there, behind the damn door and she wasn’t opening the door.“I swear to God. I will break down your door if you don’t open the damn door. I just want to talk goddamnit.” I said. I was frustrated, and I couldn’t help myself.If May didn’t open the damn door in the next… she pulled the door open a notch, looking innocently at me. “What’s this about, Asher? Why are you trying to break my door?” she asked me.“I want to talk to you about what happened in Love Castle, May,” I said, raking my hand through my hair in desperation, hoping she gave me the time of the day.She furrowed her brows and her expression clearly stated she was confused about what I could want to talk to her about, and what happened.So it was going to be like this, huh? I asked myself, almost laughing at the look on her face.Feigning ignorance, are we?“Can you let me in at least, or would you rather we have this conversation out her
Asher’s POV“I left you for just some few minutes, and you left to go cause some chaos.” Brent said, sitting across from me at the club and I rolled my eyes. He didn't get to talk about that at all. This was about my wife so I was in the right.“And you don’t think I've been beating myself up for that?” I asked him but he grunted. Grunting didn't answer me, so if he wouldn't say anything, he should just keep quiet altogether.Then he spoke. “Oh please, we both know the reason you’re beating yourself up for it is because May is angry with you.” He said.Okay, that was accurate, but it wasn’t the only reason, no, not at all. There was something else behind my actions, because I wasn't a tout or anything, just going around and doing things that didn't make sense, or just because I liked it. I leaned back in my chair, the weight of Brent's words settling on my shoulders like a heavy cloak. The dim lighting of the club cast shadows across his face, but I could still see the concern in his
May’s POVThe weight of the day pressed down on me like a lead blanket as I sprawled across the couch, a sigh escaping my lips. Damn, I was tired.I had been working extra hard today, working as if I wanted to erase what Asher had done to Gary. I wanted to show my boss that I was sorry about what happened, and that he had only done that from a place of anger.Now, my body ached because of it, the running around, the extra work of making sure everything was in order, and nothing was out of place.As I lay done here, my mind buzzed with the near-miss of today; Gary's stern face flashed in my mind's eye, the way his mouth had tightened just because I went to his office to apologize, and he decided not to let me go. I had been on the edge so much I was almost shaking from everything.The more I thought about it, the more I was unable to concentrate, so things took me even longer time just to make sure it was all right. And when he shook his head and told me it wasn’t something I should wo