All Chapters of Love Beyond The Past: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

He closed the distance between us and put both of his hands on the wall, caging me between them. He brought his face closer to mine. I squeezed my eyes shut. His warm breath fanned my cheeks, which increased my heart rate. Butterflies made their way into my stomach when his lips slightly brushed against my earlobe. A tingling sensation spread through my body. What is he going to do?"Good morning," he drawled.After a second, his breath disappeared. I opened my eyes to see him standing straight with his arms folded."G-good morning," I stammered and tilted my head to the left. I scolded myself for overthinking the way I had."What were you expecti

"Hey," Mike said through the phone. The grin on my face widened hearing his voice. "So, tell me, why aren't you tired?""Because I slept with you in the office," he said casually."Hey!" I shouted, a silent warning ringing in my voice. Mike must have found it funny because his soothing laugh brushed my ears. "I meant we both fell asleep," he corrected."That's right. Don't. Mix. Words."He laughed again. The sound of his laughter made me smile for no reason. Jessie… You're going crazy."Oh, God." Rose's loud moans startled me. "John… Yes…"

We didn't know what to do. There were no extra rooms available. Mr. Nelson had booked only two rooms—one for him and the other for Mike and John.I suggested that we could share rooms—one for the boys and one for the girls. Well, Katherine being Katherine, didn't like the idea as she wanted to stay alone and didn't want to share her room with us."What do we do now?" Rose sighed."Don't worry, baby." John placed his hand on Rose's shoulder to comfort her. "I'll check other hotels online."Rose nodded. John took his phone from his jeans pocket to search."It's hard to get a room so last minute, sir. A lot of tourists visit Amsterdam during the winter, so all rooms in the hotels are probably pre-booked," the recepti

"What?" I exclaimed, trying to process her words. Mike likes me? "Even John noticed. You're the only one who can't see it." She scoffed."He doesn't like me." I didn't know if it was true but for now I didn't want to ruin whatever we had. "We're really good friends." "Oh, really! What about you?""What about me? Nothing. He's just a good friend," I defended myself. Mike is a good friend. That was it."Most relationships start as a friendship. I think you sho

Our conversation got interrupted by Katherine entering. Everyone started to take photographs of her. Mr. James excused himself and went to greet her. She always managed to grab the attention of everyone around her. I didn't mind it all. Maybe it was because she didn't have Mike's attention anymore.  Mike and John introduced us to other clients. While they were discussing the upcoming projects, Rose and I excused ourselves. We sat at a table to have some wine. I had only taken two sips from my glass when Rose started refilling her second glass. I glanced at Mike and John. They were busy talking with clients and drinking a lot. These three had an incredible drinking capacity—far better than me. I preferred to drink little to stay sober.