"Why don't we take a picture of the sunset? You brought your phone with you?" Jade asked, her head on Ricky's shoulders, both of them sitting on the sands, staring at the sunset whose orange rays was beginning to darken.
"Yeah sure." Ricky reached into the pocket of his trousers and pulled out an I-phone, handing it over to her.
"Thanks. I didn't even think of my phone as I was rushing out."
"You mean rushing out to be with me?"
Jade rolled her eyes. They had both discarded their shades on the sandy ground, sitting shoulder to shoulder at the shores of the ocean.
"How cocky." She said, rolling her eyes again.
Ricky laughed in response. "You are aware that the etymological origin of that word is from cock. So, are you implying that I'm so full of it, Ms. Raymonds?"
Brows arching, Jade focused the camera on the sunset, taking
Jade walked into the high Mears Corporation buildings which had been constructed with an anachronistic architectural taste. But not any less fascinating, magnificent. Or perhaps she was deeply observing its beauty because the owner was no longer just a business partner to her, but had become something more than she could name; more than a boyfriend, and certainly far more than a friend. "Good morning, ma'am." The security officer greeted her as she walked in with Annabelle beside her, muttering something about meeting with the 'rock' himself. So much pun intended. Jade stopped walking as something struck her mind, her navy blue open-toe heels halting in clicking noisly as well. "Did something happen? Is Mr. Long around us?" Annabelle asked with a false nervousness, her eyes expressing exactly how much fun she was having. Jade stepped closer to her, making s show of patting her assistant's shoulders and arranging her jacket. "You.
Ricky punched the remote button, shutting his office blinds and casting the expansive room into a semi darkness. In the middle of his well-furnished office for the first time was Jade, pacing and fiddling with her nails nervously. It wasn't the way he had imagined her being in his office for the first time. Well, he hadn't also envisioned this ever happening just when he thought they were getting closer. So it seemed that nothing had simply worked out the way he had planned it. "Can you stop pacing now? You will get dizzy." Ricky finally spoke when he couldn't stand her pacing up and down anymore. Biting her lower lip which was covered in a red lipstick, highlighting every beautiful heart-shape and sharp edges of her delectable lips, she barely heard him, her heels clicking as she walked up and down. He forced his eyes away from them, which didn't prove to be a tedious task considering that he was mad as well. "How can I stop, Rick
Ricky was seated at a table alone by the time Jade caught sight of him from where she sat at her backseat, reading a document that had been sent by her assistant early that morning. "You can stop here." She instructed Dante, her chauffeur, and he parked beside one of Ricky's cars. The same one he had driven to the beach. Dante rounded the car and opened the door for her, waiting till she stepped out before shutting the door. Ricky had chosen a large acre of land which consisted mostly of fields and then a jet take-off space, which would make it easier for her to see him off and then get into her car. They hadn't had the time to talk since she had been busy approving documents and rejecting other requests, which he had been busy preparing for the business trip. Jade had therefore dressed in casual blue jeans and a simple top beneath well-fitted sweats which she held at the waist, and completed the look with a dark face cap and brown shades. Her h
Ricky moaned against her lips, cupping her waist and moulding her closer to himself, his palms touching every part of her body from her silky hair to her waist. Her slender frame fitted perfectly against his bulky muscular frame, and they kissed as though they were both thirsty, each holding tightly to the other. Jade broke it off first, her lips already swollen from the force of the kiss. "You're amazing." He spoke, panting for breath as though he had just had an orgasm. Which was exactly what it felt like. His hard sensual lips were parted, his chest heaving up and down. "Fuck, I'm going to miss you." Her heart pounded heavily at his declaration, and she licked her lips, tasting his lips in her mouth. "So I will. I wish I were coming with you." Ricky winked at her response. "Oh baby, you can always 'come' with me and for me." They both laughed, their loud voices resonating through the fields.
The doors were slid open as Jade walked calculatively into it, security officers bowing in greeting as though she were a princess, Annabelle trailing closely behind her, clutching tightly to Jade's tablet. It wasn't long before the employees of the Mears cooperation again spotted them at the executive top floor where the conference room was was located, stepping out of the lifts and down the expansive hallways that smelt highly of strong cologne of the both sexes. But today, Jade wasn't concerned about the fragrance or how it reminded her of Ricky, neither was Annabelle making any jokes today. Because they were headed towards the conference room for an emergency board meeting she had called for, regarding an urgent matter she had only come to know of in the last few hours. The automated doors slid open as Jade and her assistant made their way into the large hall, a different one from the boardroom they had been using for meetings since. Irresp
"Begin what?" Sandy, one of the board members asked, her interest clearly piqued by Jade's statement. Or perhaps it was the confidence in her tone that moved to ask that. Because the situation was virtually hopeless.Ricky took it up, collecting the laptop from his assistant and fired away, his firm and capable fingers confidently typing away at the keyboard. They told tales of belonging to an owner who knew what he was doing, and he did."We'll narrow the search for the individual or coporation behind this false news down to every possible competitor." He said as he typed fast, uploading a document on the projector.Annabelle quickly accessed and made it available for them to view as well. The list came down to 120.The chairman of the board who hadn't spoken much since they came, clearly perplexed at the situation they were facing reclined further into his seat, having obviously lost all hope.Adjusting the microphone attached to a stand on the t
It wasn't until evening of the next day, after the plans had fallen into place without any alteration, and the stocks had skyrocketed at an alarming rate that Jade finally got the opportunity to talk with Ricky, privately, without the peering eyes and ears of the board members and their partners. She was totally exhausted as she punched the security code, swiped the key card and inputted her finger print to open the front door of the mansion. She had increased the security after Esmeralda's kidnap. "Good night, ma'am." Her chauffer called from the garage, before getting into his own car. "Good night, Dante. Thanks." He had been efficient as usual, driving her to the various places she had visited ranging from moving to and fro Ricky's company and then hers, and then meeting up urgently with the Hungarian investors who had quickly flown to U.K. that morning with plans of terminating the contract. Now, after all had returned to normal, she felt so
The day was perfect; it had begun with a snow in the morning which had covered the streets, and had been followed by beautiful rays of the sun clearing the foggy weather and brightening the atmosphere. The deal had been successfully signed in Africa, automatically making them expand to two other continents. But none of those events irrespective of how good they were, was responsible for Jade's mood throughout the day. She had been in high spirits, replying every greeting by employees and clients alike with a huge smile on her face. The reason was none other but Ricky, who was currently in a flight on his way back. The last time she had spoken to him had been just before he boarded the flight, and based on the calculations she had made, he was supposed to be in the shores of U.K. by nightfall. At first, she had been contemplating going over to his place when Chloe had coincidentally made the work easier for her, reques