In all my years of breathing, I have never felt so embarrassed and humiliated.  CJ said no. He said "no" to me. And after that sharp "no", he politely kicked me out of his office and asked me to shut the door. I left the office, full of shame and embarrassment. My legs were weak. My heart was racing. My hands were shaking.  Thank God George was not standing outside with the secretary. I didn't want to see anyone at the moment because my face was so flushed and my cheeks were burning.  Like, what was I thinking? That he'd say

CJ presses me harder onto the wall, his lips knocking hard on mine. His mouth sinks deeper into mine as his hands go smoothly over every curve.  He grabs my thighs tight and lifts me, kissing me more fiercely... Passionately... With so much longing...  I snake my hands around his neck, grabbing him tighter, pressing him closer towards me. "Terra!"  Oh, God! His husky voice as he moans my name.  "Terra!" I snap back to reality. CJ is standing beside me, holding my hand,

Zara sits directly opposite from me."Hey... I'm sorry about what happened earlier."Zara shakes her head. "That doesn't matter right now, I'll kill you after you get out of this hell hole!" She continues. "But now, we've got to figure out a way to get your ass out of here." She's the only person I could call. There's no way I was calling my mom or my sister and tell them I'd been locked up for possession of cocaine. They would have instantly got a heart attack.And Ren and Dee, I know they got me but I didn't want to bother them since they are miles away. Plus, they are also on internship.So, Zara was the only person I could reach out to. "Tell me everything." I explain the whole Eli drama. Him leaving the bag and vanishing. The police coming to arrest him but instead arrested me. And finally, me being thrown into this shell of a place. "Where's this Eli?" I shake my head.

"Shit!"I let out a huge sigh of relief.It's Dalia, her head covered in a huge black hoodie. She just walked out of the kitchen and is standing behind the couch, holding a cup of coffee."Dee?"She looks up at me sadly and tosses herself on the couch."Surprise! Surprise!""You scared the hell out of me!" I yell at her. "How the hell did you get in here?"Dee rolls her eyes. "I have your spare key. Remember?"Oh! How quick I forget."And... What are you doing here? You drove all the way?"I ask her, sitting beside her on the couch.She sips the coffee. "I took the train."Dee looks nothing like herself.I wonder what's bothering her.You can see that her eyes are red and puffy, like she has been crying non-stop."Tell me what's up!"She clears her throat and looks at me. "It's Ren.""Ren? What did he do?"Tears sting her eyes and she sniff

CJ TO WED MADELINE IN TWO WEEKS, CONFIRMS CJ IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FORBES. CJ SAYS HE'S EXCITED FOR THIS NEW CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE. I feel like tearing apart the magazine.  But I'm at work and I have to keep my cool, especially because mouthy Zoe is smiling so broadly at me. "These two seem to be rushing things." It's been two days.  Two days since CJ broke the news to Madeline. She was so excited that she got on top of the table and threw herself on him. "Keep your cool," said CJ. "It's just business."