All Chapters of The ÆSTHETIC: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

A few months laterIt was a simple boy meets girl story, we were just two individuals insanely attracted to one another. I was at the Boutique steaming the mannequin's outfits and making sure that all was in order. He approached me, with a curly mop of dirty blonde curls. I looked up and came face to chest with his buff figure. When I looked up I realized he was smirking at me. "How may I help you sir?" I asked him politely."I have an appointment, I need to get myself fitted into the suit that Antoinette Michel set aside for me." I recalled my boss saying that some VIP was coming in to get measured. Liné one of the other sales assistants walked up and introduced herself. "It's so nice to meet you Grayson Holmes I am a huge fan of the team and hope you all make it to Super Bowl", she said beaming. He smiled polit

The car ride home was tense and the silence was killing me. I sighed and stole a glance at him. He had a pensive expression on his face. Exhaling again I decided to break the silence. "Grayson, look she was really in a bad spot, she wasn't thinking right and was about to royally fuck up her life. The damage would be permanent. She just needed someone to care."   "You risked your life. She was unhinged, she could have shot you." He said quietly, still staring at the road intently. I reached out a hand and placed it on his thigh. He didn't react he just continued to stare ahead at the cars on the highway.   "I am sorry. I just saw a drowning girl who was in desperate need of help. She had no allies there ironically she kne

FlashbackIt was my first official meeting with Ed and I was so nerve-racked. I arrived at the address I had been given and my stomach was in knots. What if this was a human trafficking ring that preyed on naïve girls like myself who are desperate?Taking I deep breath, I walked up to the door and knocked. After a few moments, the gorgeous man who I had met on the street walked up to it and opened it. I had expected to see a butler or a maid. He was really tall at almost 2 meters with gelled-back blonde hair and stormy grey eyes. He looked down at me and asked if he could help me."I, I, I'm Zuhair", I announced with a slight stutter. This man was confident. Everything about him screamed that he was used to getting his way and exercising

We arrived at the apartment and were in and out. I washed off my makeup and changed into sweats so that i could be comfortable. Grayson did the same.  The drive to the airport was uneventful, we had already checked in so we went straight to the private lounge area where we could have a few drinks before departure. We ordered our drinks and then put our phones down. "You got the ring babe and i cannot be happier for you," i gushed. He grinned with his bright eyes shining, "I had my lucky charm with me," he said coyly. A few weeks back he had taken my gold chain and said it would bring him luck. He claimed that they lost the previous game because he had forgotten it but he had made sure he was wearing it for the super bowl. "Can't believe you think that piece of metal has more luck than me," I said teasing him". "It is what it is," he responded. I smiled at him grateful that we could have this time together.   "It will be so good to just get away from home and j

By mid-afternoon, I had finally managed to roll myself out of bed. Numbness had taken over. I loved him too much to walk away but something had been broken in our relationship and I wasn't sure if it could be fixed or if this was the end. If I told Min Jae he would most likely try and beat up Grayson and that would cause more unnecessary drama especially if I decided to forgive Grayson and take him back. I stared deeply into the reflection of myself and felt tears welling up in my eyes. I had never thought of myself as easy or cheap but Grayson's words had cut me deeply and insinuated that I was nothing but dirt. People make assumptions about being a sex worker and think that it's simple, that it's an easy option to make money you just sell your body but they don't understand that it's not greed for some of us that drives us into doing it. I blinked away the few tears and turned on the water in the shower. I let the water cascade over me for a while replaying