Well, his hands reached the pile of clothes before hers, those fingers that she knew would still have the scent of her juices in them grabbing hold of the clothes and handing hers over to her.
She wanted to say, "Thank you," but imagined how so awkward it would be. She also wondered what exactly she would be thanking him for. He had given her the best orgasm of her life, and made her feel something she had never felt before. Or hadn't felt in a long time.
Fuck that, she'd had feelings for people alright, but she hadn't felt like this for anyone both emotionally and sexually.
Without a word, she swallowed hard, quickly clasping her bra into place and reaching for her panties. The blush in her cheeks deepened as her fingers made contact with the soaked lacy material. She felt weird wearing it, but the awkwardness, the tension in the room seemed to increase a thousand folds when she turned and caught his eyes on her. He was holding his torn shirt, the desi
Guilt was one emotion that Jade wasn't accustomed to. It wasn't that she lacked the ability to feel guilty for an offence she had committed; far from it. She always preferred to avoid situations that would make her err and consequently feel guilty.But with Ricky, it seemed that she always put the wrong foot first.It occurred to her then, that she had done exactly the same thing she had accused him of when they first met. It was the same judgmental approach he had taken to assume that since she was a woman, she wasn't as capable to handle the ownership of large shares of the company as he was. She hadn't had any faith in him, believing instead to continuously judge him by the lifestyle he was living before.But thinking of it now as she sat in front of the vanity, she couldn't deny that he hadn't given her any reason to question him. He was the man with whom she had spent a whole day with, moving from breakfast to horse riding and then to a picnic that ha
That question was never answered, for her phone chose that exact moment for its ringtone to go off. Jade stood sluggishly, making her way towards the bed which her phone lay ringing incessantly. All thoughts of Ricky fled the moment she saw her sister's name flash on the screen, and she picked up the phone, swiping the screen to answer her sister's call. "Chloe..." "Jade...Jade I'm so sorry... I... I fucked up again..." Her heart practically flew from her chest, her heart beat increasing a thousandfold. "What...what happened?" She managed to ask. Chloe barely let her finish asking the question before speaking up immediately. "It's Peanut... I... I didn't pick her up at school early and father..." Jade ceased to hear for a full minute, every blood drained from her face. Patrick Raymonds was an asshole extraordinary who had used his wife to a point where she had become nothing but a shell of herself. He was a selfish conniving bast
The young girl who had come to pack up her things was swift and before long, they both had her suitcases ready to go.Perspiration ran down Jade's temple as she pulled out palazzo jeans and skin hugging tank top which was designed to expose the smooth skin of her shoulders. But she hadn't chosen it because of its beauty. Embellishment was in fact far from her mind, and she had picked the first two things she had caught sight and worn. For once, she didn't care about blow drying her wet hair or running a brush through it.All that was in her mind was a plea, a prayer to the high realms to save Esmeralda, the little girl who had grown on her like a duplicate skin.Annabelle called thirty minutes later to let her know that the arrangements had been made. However, she also informed her that the next available flight was two hours away from their current time, but she had booked it anyway.That didn't bode well with Jade. She quickly contacted her engine
"Sir, should I wake her up for lunch?" The tall slender hostess asked Ricky, her green eyes glittering beautifully against pale skin, her perfect dentition glowing against full lips which had been coated with Matte red lipstick. She was stunning, and had more than twice during every trip he had gone on given him the looks.Perhaps if he didn't have the don't-fuck-the-employee policy, he might have considered having it out with her in the past. But now, nothing else attracted him apart from the woman who had been sleeping across him since the past two hours. He stared at her again put of habit since she had boarded his jet, a smile creeping slowly to his lips.She made him happy.Her mere presence brought him satisfaction, and he wanted no one and nothing else."No." He replied curtly, eager for the hostess whose name he couldn't recall, nor did he bother knowing to be away from his presence. He needed to be alone with Jade without being interrupted every
As soon as Jade woke up, she knew that she had slept for a really long time. It was just the well-rested feeling which embraced her mind and body that gave it away. Yawning, she adjusted her eyes to the light, stretching her arms."You're finally awake."Oh boy! Could she wake up everyday to this husky sexy voice?Jade focused her eyes on him, that vision of tanned flesh clad in designers' suit whose mere presence brought comfort, happiness to her.For some reason she couldn't fathom, she felt less burdened knowing he was here with her."Yeah. Seems I slept for a while." She forced herself to say, swallowing the words that threatened to spill out of her lips. Words like "You look so yummy and may I have a taste...?"Jade chided herself inwardly. There was her daughter lying in the E.R. while she was busy fantasising about Mears Ricky. Scrape the fact that the man was so distracting that anyone would have felt the same way.With
The signature smell of antiseptics and drugs infiltrated through the entire hospital, welcoming the two CEO's even before the receptionist officially welcomed them. Or rather, decided to turn the supposed welcome into a meet and greet where she expressed her excitement to have finally met Ricky whom she had often admired for three whole minutes. Well, Jade hadn't let the fiery red-haired succeed in making it into a meet and greet, but had quickly pulled out her ID card, briskly requesting for Esmeralda's room number. Perhaps if circumstances had been less serious, she would have played the jealous girlfriend card and sent the opportunist running using a single attitude. But her entire mind and heart were focused on her daughter, and she prayed again that her condition wouldn't be serious. When the receptionist grudgingly turned the laptop to their direction, handing the light pen over to them to sign the visitors' form and have their identities checked
Ricky stiffened, not out of fear of the anger in her voice, but in shock, and fear for her. He had been aware that there was some feud between her and her father, owing to her overtaking him as CEO after gathering shares behind his back and taking him unawares. But he had never imagined that it ran this deep, nor was he able to immediately decipher what she meant, because what was the connection between her father and Esmeralda lying in a hospital bed.... Unless... He didn't want to explore that dark thought that led him into thinking of the possibility that her father was the reason that Esmeralda was in that condition. No; it couldn't be. He was conversant with assholish parents, his parents' marriage being one of the models he'd had that had led into being a non-advocator for marriages. But no fucking asshole would be disgusting enough to do that to a child, let alone their own grandchild. Recovering himself, he looked dow
The second time that Ricky was sent to a voicemail, the urge to smash his phone against the wall filled his mind, and paying no heed to the security officers by the doors and hallway who kept looking at him, obviously wondering who this strange-acting person was, Ricky cursed again, raking his fingers through his hair in frustration. Relying solely on hope, he dialed again, his heart pounding at an alarming rate, his fingers shaking uncontrollably as he kept pressing his phone. "Damn it Jade! Pick the goddamn call!" Ricky cursed, wishing she could somehow hear him and pick her call. He needed like a drug to confirm that she was alright, because he was going the hell out of his mind with worry, and again felt so powerless for not knowing what to do about it. He dialed Annabelle's line, making no attempt to hide his emotions the moment she picked up on the first ring. "Ms. Annabelle, try con
She made his emotions a huddle of cacophony, pushing him into that state of euphoria and ecstatic madness and hunger. It was a kiss that expressed the feeling of raw desire which was mutual between them; unquenching thirst for each other driving them both, leading the way, making them mere passengers in the ride to Nirvana. He cuddled her neck, kissing her lips like the drink he had wanted, needed to be alive for a long time. He had missed her, and so had she, and they told this to one another without uttering a word. Their lips were the words, their touches every proof each needed to know how the other felt about them. It was he who broke the kiss, having been reminded by the medicine he inhaled on her neck that she was convalescing. He fought hard not to remember her fall, that traumatising memory being replaced by the reality of her finally being in his arms. He wasn't panting for breath, but his chest was heaving up and down, his pupils dilated wi
Ricky gulped down his second cup of coffee for the night, the bitterness of the strong black coffee making him clench his teeth. It was just as he had requested for it; black, strong. Yet he felt like calling the staff to ask for a change. But it was exactly what he needed at the moment after being awake for a long long time. It was either that or he would sleep all the way to the U.S. without taking care of the urgent issues which awaited him. He checked the time by his watch, wondering why his assistant was delaying with his luggage. Not that he couldn't travel without his bags anyway considering that he could simply buy everything he needed when he got home, but there were documents he needed to sign as well before leaving. Documents like placing a ban on the P.I. in every country of the world for daring to cross him. He would ensure that although the man could live his life however he wanted without being arrested by the police, he would never be
"But before I say anything, I request that we watch the Homestead news first." Ricky added, and then reclined against the seat while the news anchor switched the TV on.Annabelle who was holding the remote, her heart in her chest switched channels, and they watched as another presenter came into view."We are here with information regarding Mr. Patrick Raymonds, whose offences of using the company as a font for his illegal activities recently went viral."Jade inhaled a deep breath, licking her lips nervously. At this point, the world had already got to know about what she had tried to protect for years, and so emphasising it in a TV didn't ache her anymore as much as she had thought it would."Based on the evidence we have gathered so far, it has been confirmed that Mr. Raymonds forced his wife, the late Prima Donna to sign the company rights over to him, and then started using the company to aid drug traffickers in their activities."The presente
She rubbed her stomach for the umpteenth time, that completely flat abdomen of hers that had served as a habitant for food and drinks...Now carried a child, one created from her and Ricky.She now had responsibility for two; whatever she did would affect the tiny foetus probably struggling to mature into a baby.She wanted to cry, again."Say ahh, Jade."She forced her mouth open, accepting the porridge oats that Chloe held out to her. Now, she couldn't refuse to eat anymore, because one other tiny human would be affected as well.Chloe reached out to wipe the corner of her mouth which the oat had spilled on, and then scooped another spoonful of the porridge.For the past three days since she had woken up, Chloe had been taking care of her during the day, while Annabelle stayed with her at night, during which her sister returned to spend the night with Esmeralda.It had felt strange at first, being at the receiving end o
The last time he had got drunk, and drowned himself in a pool of alcohol because he needed to forget everything that had to do with reality, it had been the night he'd seen Jade with Rafferty at the restaurant, the night he had made the mistake of sending the red haired Kimberly to the floors and Jade had looked at him with those hard eyes.Tonight, he was here because his girlfriend and mother of his child hated him; because he had made another mistake of causing her reputation to be ruined, and killing the trust she had in him.."One more round, sir?" The bartender asked, staring at the empty glasses that Ricky had drained down his throat with skepticism."Yeah, fill everything up.""Just two glasses will do, Robert." Another voice intervened, that familiar teasing voice that Ricky had grown up having beside him."Okay, sir." The bartender replied, without making any pretence of feeling confused about whose order to take. When the owner of the ba
'Some time' became interpreted from hours to days, during which Ricky never left her side. It didn't matter how many times he received calls that the scandal was affecting his stocks as well because he and Jade had openly declared their relationship. Neither did it matter that in the expansive VIP room, Annabelle, Chloe who arrived the morning after the accident and Kiara took turns there as well, and urged him to go home even if it was for a day. He cleaned her every morning and night, his palm lingering on her stomach which was still so flat he still felt it was a dream that his baby was growing there. Outside, security was tightened both in front of her room and the entire hospital as well. Because the media was still outside, camping like locusts and waiting for either him or Jade to come out and give an interview. They had continued writing shit of course, stating that she must have hidden in the hospital room to avoid being prosecuted. B
"You didn't know she's pregnant?" Those were the doctor's first words when he announced after the first examination and scan that mother and child were safe. It had been followed by silence, throwing open of lips like a box of cookies and the question, 'Pregnant?' "No, no..." He muttered, shock gripping him whole. With the help of Kiara, he had carried her to the back of his home where Jade's chauffer had been waiting. Well, waiting for a healthy boss walking with her both legs and seething in anger, not being carried to the car by a crying man soaked in a flood of her blood. She had been admitted into the VIP floor immediately, and sent to the ER where she had been examined and scanned. Now, the good family doctor of his who was attending to her stood in front of him. "It's okay, Ricky. She'll be fine okay? Just get a change of clothes while we prepare for surgery, there's nothing you can do here anyway." The fuck he would have the co
After a while, she excused herself slid off the bed, her actions so calm it scared him so much. More than he could ever explain. He watched her pick up her phone and type some messages, before wiping the tears in her cheeks as though they encompassed a salty liquid of annoying flies rather than evidence of her pains. Then she walked to the closet, and pulled out her office wear. "Babe... Babe please, where are you going? The reporters must be outside." He dared to ask, standing and walking towards her as well. "I already asked my assistant to send for my chauffer. He will pick me up through the back gate. Is that okay by you?" "Fuck" he cursed beneath his breath, it was the tone of sheer politeness and emptiness, worse than the one she had used when they had first met. In desperation, he rushed towards her and wrapped his arms around her from the back, burying his head in her neck. "Jade please, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for l
She went deathly pale, green veins popping up visibly on her forehead, and spreading across her shaky palms; teeth clenched tightly together; lips quavering as her eyes failed to focus on a particular object. Seeing that she wasn't going to tell him anything, and that she kept hanging up on callers, Ricky took the phone from her, his heart skipping when his palms made contact with hers. Hers had gone cold like those of a person who had ceased to breathe and function normally. He read the information online as quickly as he could; it had exposed every damn thing about her family and business from Esmeralda's parentage, Chloe and the sleazy bastard who had denied the pregnancy, all the way to her father's crimes while in power as the CEO of the Raymonds corporation. He had committed all sorts of atrocities; using the company as a font for his illegal drug trafficking activities and their warehouses to aid female trafficking. And Jade was being accused o