《My CEO, My Temptation》


 Chapter 1 Meeting the CEO

    Jessica


    When Troy died in jail, I thought all of my troubles would be gone but turns out I was in for a more dreadful one.


    It has been months since thepany was struggling, I have been working all day and night but the impact seemed very little. Every month I kept on firing people and did more budget cuts just to keep thepany afloat.


    ¡°Jessica, you should consider their offer. We can¡¯t keep on firing our employees,¡± my assistant Kayleigh has been pushing me again with the new contract from the Richardson worldwide enterprise.


    But I just look at her and keep on scrolling on the Excel sheets trying to find ways to minimize our cost. Though I understand cutting costs is just a temporary solution, in my mind, I was already considering signing their contract.


    ¡°Look, Aaron is here I think he¡¯s trying to get back to you¡­¡±


    I sighed knowing I don¡¯t have time for him, he had been there for me. We were close, he tried to get closer but I just can¡¯t.


    Not after Troy.


    Not after my brother abused and molested me.


    ¡°Tell him I¡¯m in a meeting. I can¡¯t Kayleigh, he¡¯s better off without me.¡±


    I¡¯m such a baggage.


    ¡°Jess, you worked too much. Maybe he can lighten up your mood?¡±


    ¡°Kay, please?¡±


    She sighed and shook her head but walked out of my office to let Aaron know that I was not avable for a meet.


    I was just about to sit when my phone buzzed with an iing call from our finance department.


    I took a deep breath before taking his call.


    ¡°Good evening Jessica, it¡¯s regarding the outstanding payments. We need to discuss how to handle¡­¡± his voice sounded distant while my mind was busy elsewhere and my eyes were looking at myptop screen.


    ¡°Tell them to give us another month.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll get it done, I just need to make the call. Look, Lewis go home. It¡¯ste¡­ I¡¯ll take care of it.¡± I cut his words and hang up on him after he was satisfied with my answer.


    An hourter I was trying to calm my nerves since their CEO decided to meet after I said there were some uses that needed further discussion upon signing their contract.


    I still couldn¡¯t believe that after months of struggling I finally gave up and decided to sell my parent¡¯s only legacy.


    My eyes were already teary when I poured the strongest malt and drink it slowly. I was savoring the burn, trying to numb the pain while thinking about more than a dozen problems that needed to be solved weeks ago.


    ¡°Dad, how do we even get to this point?¡± I asked, talking to myself while looking at mom and dad¡¯s picture mounted on the wall. I have never felt so useless before, the tears were tracing down my cheeks when I heard his annoying voice.


    ¡°You should stop with the drinking, and start with the working.¡±


    I quickly wiped my tears before turning to face him, I could see a glint of surprise in his gaze and I hated that he saw the fragile side of me.


    ¡°Please take a seat, I¡¯ll be with you in a moment.¡± I excused myself to go to the restroom and gather my mind before talking to him about signing over my family¡¯spany to his.


    ¡°Jess! is that him? he¡¯s so hot!¡± Kayleigh stormed into the bathroom where I decided to wash my face from my tears.


    Yes, with the budget cost, we have sold our spacious office space and rent out a smaller working area where I don¡¯t even have the privacy of a private toilet.


    ¡°You know it¡¯s him, his pompous face is all over the business magazines, you can find him easily on the inte.¡± I rolled my eyes at her.


    I love Kayleigh but some days you just needed a break from her, though lucky me she¡¯s very hard-working andtched onto me every single day. She even calls to check up on me when I worked on the weekends.


    ¡°Okay, forget about Aaron maybe you should be with him.¡± She giggled and stared at the ceiling dreamily.


    ¡°Kay, please¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± she finally looked at my face and decided to back down on her words.


    ¡°¡­ look¡­ I¡¯m going back, is there anything else that I can do for you?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, could you order me a sandwich? I have a few things I need to sort out before tomorrow¡¯s meeting with ourwyers.¡±


    ¡°Oh wait, is that why he¡¯s here? are we finally doing this?¡±


    I didn¡¯t say anything back and she gave me her warmest hug.


    ¡°You can do this Jess, things will be better.¡±


    I nodded and she hugged me onest time before she leaves me be. It took me another five minutes to get back to my small office.


    ¡°Mr. Richardson, thank you for waiting,¡± I greeted him as I joined him back in my office.


    ¡°Please that¡¯s my dad¡¯s, call me Tyler.¡±


    ¡°Jessica,¡± I greeted him with a handshake then continue walking back to my chair.


    ¡°You have a lot of books.¡± The man looks at me while he watches his surroundings, probably judging my workspace.


    ¡°I need to catch up on my business skill, operational-wise.¡± I shrugged and started opening the documents that hiswyers had sent me earlier.


    ¡°I was told that you have some concerns with the documents?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, but you shouldn¡¯t have toe here.¡±


    ¡°I want to settle things quickly, in business, it¡¯s all about timing.¡± He looked at me as if I was ipetent in doing my work.


    Our conversation was interrupted by Kayleigh who was putting my dinner on the small end table then excusing herself to go home.


    ¡°Don¡¯t go home toote, and finish your dinner okay?¡±


    ¡°Go home safely.¡± I smiled at my loyal assistant.


    ¡°She¡¯s not waiting for you?¡± the cocky CEO of the Richardson enterprise looks at me with a raised eyebrow.


    ¡°She¡¯s done her job, it¡¯s the weekend. She deserves a night off.¡± I smiled looking at her walking to her desk then leave me alone in the office as always.


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    I shook my head,ughed at his question, and started flipping on the documents to show him my concerns.


    ¡°Here, this use right here¡­ Tyler?¡±


    Sighing softly, I know he was not paying attention as he looked at his watch and see my surroundings once again.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s get you a proper meal.¡±


    ¡°Why? I need you to look at your uses again. I don¡¯t have time to go out.¡±


    I was actually trying to avoid eating out. It has been months since I told Lewis in finance to reduce my sry to help pay for our expenses. I don¡¯t even have maids and drivers anymore, they were also why I¡¯ve been staying more in my office.


    ¡°It¡¯s almost eight and you¡¯re going to eat a sandwich? no wonder you¡¯re so skinny.¡±


    ¡°Woah there, I¡¯m agreeing to the buyout. But that doesn¡¯t mean you can tell me what to do with my time.¡±


    ¡°You sleep here too, didn¡¯t you?¡±


    I do since I haven¡¯t managed to sell my home and can¡¯t afford to rent a ce to sleep.


    My mind was going back to Troy, home had never been the same since my parents died. Then Troy was making things worse, and the nightmares never stop from there.


    ¡°As I said, I need to catch up on my skill. But I will not do it again if you prefer your employee to go home after office hours.¡±


    He was looking at me as if I was crazy.


    ¡°We will talk about uses tomorrow with thewyers, we¡¯re not settling anything with your condition.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean by my condition? I¡¯m perfectly fine!¡±


    I couldn¡¯t believe he had the audacity to tell me that I have a condition.


    ¡°Okay then, we will have a proper business dinner. Bring the documents.¡±


    His words were short and straight to the point. I was taken back but trying to appear strong. It has been a while since someone speaks to me in such a manner.


    ¡°Jessica?¡±


    ¡°Yeah¡­ sorry, okay. I¡¯ll bring the documents.¡±


    ¡°Good, I¡¯ll wait outside.¡± He gets up and I was amazed by his height and broad shoulder. And that¡¯s when I suddenly stepped back feeling ustrophobic by his presence. He must¡¯ve known my change of attitude when he tries to reach out to me.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine! just give me time.¡± I snapped at him like a madwoman, while I shivered to the shback of Troy who would tower over me and start beating me unconscious.


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯m sorry.¡± He said when he suddenly grabbed me as my feet were giving up on me.


    ¡°Come on I¡¯m taking you home.¡±


    ¡°No!¡±


    Shit! keep yourself together woman. You do not want to ruin the deal. He¡¯s yourst chance.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, look¡­ can we just order in? I really need to get things done tonight.¡±


    ¡°You almost copse, I¡¯m not leaving you here alone.¡±


    I finally relent and told him that he can take me home.

 Chapter 2 Meeting the Boss

    Tyler


    It took us almost an hour to reach her family home after a quick stop at Barney¡¯s to pick up our takeout dinner. And I was shocked to find that she was living alone in the two stories mansion.


    I¡¯ve read her file, her parents had passed away, her brother was jailed for spousal abuse and died there not long ago. Her family was known for her brother¡¯s scandal and thepany was suffering because of the neglect and mismanagement.


    It was an easy fix and I was needing herpany for an expansion project that me and my brother Larry was doing.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat first, and we will talk about workter.¡±


    I have never found a woman with such determination before, she¡¯s very thin and pale and strangely still looked beautiful. I was quick to open the door for her while carrying our dinner with my other hand.


    She was moving methodically turning all the lights in her family home. I can see it was slightly dusty, and my next words seemed to irritate her even more.


    ¡°You really need to tell your maids to do their job properly.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be sure to tell them when I see them.¡± She said tly while putting her sandwich in the fridge. She looked annoyed, but I can¡¯t help myself and gave her a teasing smirk.


    I tried to assist her with the takeaway bag, but she harshly tells me to sit. So I let her be and watches her as we set up dinner while talking about the uses.


    ¡°I like the changes you¡¯ve made, the budget cuts and all, and I can only imagine signing off yourpany to another.¡±


    ¡°My parents, yes. I can keep on ming myself, but that wouldn¡¯t stop me from having to let good people go cause I can¡¯t afford to pay them.¡±


    She seemed smart, her words were articted finely but there was still something about her that bugged me as if she was hiding a big secret. And I don¡¯t like getting into something without knowing what¡¯s ahead.


    The uncertainty in the business world is dangerous enough, and I don¡¯t want to gamble the prospect of losing money to herpany.


    She jumped a little when I pulled out a chair for her to sit. I thought maybe she had a lot on her mind, but after few hours she should befortable enough to be around me. And the fact bothered me even more, though she managed to get her points across but I was still bothered by her demeanor.


    ¡°Is there something about me that made you ufortable?¡± I decided to go ahead and asked.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a bit jumpy.¡± I shrugged and try to y it cool, maybe it was the stress or herck of sleep since I know that she uses her office as her apartment. Mywyers told me that she¡¯s a good person, smart, graduated at the top of her ss, and very hard working.


    ¡°I just have a lot on my mind.¡± She smiled at me and take the first bite of her steak. I smiled back and start to dig into my medium rare sirloin and stop in the middle of my bites when I saw her chewing as if she hadn¡¯t been eating steak for a while.


    Is she one of those women who starved themselves and only eat sandwiches and sds?


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    ¡°Hmm¡­ it¡¯s been a while, been¡­ living in my office for a while, and eating steak with stic¡­ cutleries just not my style,¡± she cuts, and bites, and talks, pausing between her words as she enjoys her meal.


    ¡°Do you have any wine?¡± I asked after we finished off on our water to wash down our dinner.


    ¡°Yeah, sure¡­ wait here.¡±


    She had just started to rx, but then tensed in a couple of seconds when she looked at the corner cab at the lounge area which held the liquor.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you get the ss and I¡¯ll get the bottle?¡±


    Her lips cracked a smile, there was a slight of relief in that fraction of a second and my mind mentally noted her strange behavior one by one.


    I¡¯ve never felt such high curiosity towards a woman before, and I was setting myself not to get entangled with a future partner. Office affairs had never ended well.


    ¡°So, tomorrow I¡¯ll make some adjustments with ourwyers. I think it¡¯s all doable, again¡­ this is my first time meeting the head of thepany who¡¯d like their people back as a condition of a buyout.¡±


    She let out a small beautifulugher telling me that those people are like family.


    ¡°I know it¡¯s cheaper to hire new people. But at least we don¡¯t have to train them and think about their loyalty. With thepany¡¯s condition, they¡¯re the first group of people that I had to let go because of their sry.¡±


    I opened the bottle and she gave me the sses and let me pour the red liquid into the fine wine sses.


    ¡°¡­ they have been with us since my dad built thepany. I¡¯ve known their sons and daughters, we y together onpany retreats¡­¡± her facial expression was giving me the love she has towards her people and it made me warm on the inside.


    Herpany was it, the all traditional family-basedpany. The perfect face for our expansion.


    We talked for another half an hour before I excused myself giving her time to rest. There was a troubling expression but she quickly masked it with her polite smile.


    I arrived at yers just in time for my meet with Larry. He was at our usual VIP table with a woman clinging to his side already, while another one was to his other side.


    ¡°Little brother, I see you made friends.¡±


    ¡°Ladies, meet my brother, Tyler. He¡¯s older but definitely not bigger than me.¡± He smirked and told me to join him while I give the women my best smile and they let out their flirtatious giggles.


    ¡°Tell me, how¡¯s our new boss? is she as pretty as they say?¡± he asked ignoring the women.


    ¡°She¡¯s¡­ very pale,¡± I said taking my seat beside the woman who¡¯s wearing very short and revealing club wear and looked like she just turned eighteen.


    ¡°But is she pretty?¡± he asked one more time, demanding a straight answer from me, while I strangely didn¡¯t want to share the knowledge with my yer brother.


    ¡°She¡¯s beautiful, but that¡¯s not the point. She¡¯s off-limits.¡±


    She¡¯s actually gorgeous, and I didn¡¯t want him to know more.


    ¡°Bro, since when do we ever y by the rules.¡± He chuckled and sneakily nted a kiss on the woman sitting on hisp.


    ¡°Nope, we never do apparently,¡± I said looking at the woman who¡¯s too young for my taste, and at that same moment, I decided that I was too tired and need to go home.


    ¡°Larry, I¡¯m going to head on home, I need to go to thewyer¡¯s office in the morning and make some adjustments. I¡¯ll see you tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Ahe on, Tyler, it¡¯s too early for you to bail!¡±


    I ignore him, excused myself, and leave them to head home. I was feeling too bit excited to rest and see her in the morning.

 Chapter 3 The Other Brother

    Jessica


    That night I struggle to sleep in my bed and the nightmare came just like they always do.


    Since my first nightmare I¡¯ve never bothered to sleep in my pajamas, and that was how that night I went to bed in my working attire thinking it was too dark to change.


    The same old excuse.


    I was quick to hide under my nket just like my usual coward self and then woke up with a panic attack. My heart was beating so fast and the deafening silence was suffocating me to the point that I was breathing heavily.


    I tried to calm myself down, but I was teary and my hands were shaking. It was two in the morning, though I know it was toote to get back to the office. But I panicked looking at the dark corner of my room, and that¡¯s when I decide to grab my things and took a taxi back to the office.


    ¡°Mam, did you left something at the office?¡± the security guard asked as he saw me essing my ID card to my office space.


    ¡°No, I just remembered that I need to finish a presentation for tomorrow¡¯s meeting.¡±


    ¡°Alright then,¡± he smiled politely and leave me alone.


    I was feeling relief when I reached my small office. I was spreading my nket on the sofa, locked my door and closed my blinds then rxed as I rest my body on the not-sofortable sofa.


    It¡¯s been years since I was able to sleep peacefully, I thought when Troy died I would be free of the nightmares but when it¡¯s not I had made peace with the situation. I take what I can get and neverin, I never felt the need to thank God for my messed up life. I have had enough and just trying to survive night after night.


    The stress was shown on my body, I was getting thinner, my skin was getting paler since I never go out in the day.


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    It was morning when Kayleigh knocked on my door, I was still wearing yesterday¡¯s clothes when I woke upte for my meeting with thewyers.


    ¡°Jess, wake up. Thewyers are waiting for you, here¡¯s your suit jacket I just got them from the cleaners this morning. You don¡¯t have time to change your blouse and pants. You need to go now.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, thanks, Kay!¡±


    She was helping me with my jacket and spritzing perfume after I was back from brushing my teeth and washing my face. It took me less than ten minutes to put up my hair in a bun and apply the red lipstick to hide my paleplexion.


    Kayleigh sends me away with my coffee tumbler and the needed documents in my work purse, thankfully thewyers¡¯ office is in the same building so I arrived only five minuteste to the meeting.


    But the disapproving look that Tyler gave me was flicking my nerves on the inside. The meeting ended an hourter, the signing was done. My dad¡¯spany was officially bought out, I have be one of their employees, my fate was on their hands.


    I was needing my coffee refilled when the fine-looking CEO was to my side and joined me on the elevator.


    ¡°That¡¯s the same blouse from yesterday, tell me you didn¡¯t sleep in your office again.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t sleep in your office again.¡±


    ¡°Cute,¡± his sharp words sends a certain feel to my nerves and I was not liking day one of me working for him already.


    ¡°I will have my guys moving your office next to mine, I will need your assistance to smoothens the transition.¡±


    ¡°Noted,¡± I replied lowly while cursing on the inside while thinking I would need a new ce to spend the night.


    ¡°I will know if you sleep in the office.¡±


    ¡°Look, Tyler. I¡¯m carrying my weight for thepany, I will be working for you and do my best. Sometimes I will pull an all-nighter but that will not affect my work, I will assure you¡­¡±


    ¡°We will talk about thatter, here¡¯s your floor. Have a nice day.¡± His words were cold, distant, and very authoritative it was making me back away from him and quickly exit the elevator once it opened.


    My steps took me straight to the coffee counter to refill my tumbler.


    ¡°So, what do you want for breakfast?¡± Kayleigh appeared out of nowhere, my mind was somewhere else and she made me clumsily touch the coffee pot te and burned my hand.


    ¡°Oh, my¡­e here¡­¡± she quickly took my hand and put it under the running water.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I shouldn¡¯t sneak up on you. You didn¡¯t sleep well, didn¡¯t you? another nightmare? maybe you should go visit Dr. Sheridan again?¡±


    She was right, I haven¡¯t visited my psychiatrist in a while and the tension was building inside me and it was making me very jumpytely.


    ¡°Maybe I should, it¡¯s just that I don¡¯t like to talk about him.¡±


    ¡°Hey,e here.¡±


    Kayleigh pulled me in for her signature hug and it alwaysforts me in so many ways that I sigh in her arms.


    ¡°Well, I didn¡¯t know that this is a private break room. Maybe I should go backter?¡±


    Kayleigh let me go and she let out her awkwardugh. Theugh that she always uses whenever there¡¯s a cute guy within five meters radius. And I wasughing at her when I saw who she was batting her eyshes to.


    ¡°Mr. Richardson, I¡¯m sorry. It won¡¯t happen again.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Larry, please I¡¯m not going to stop two beautifuldies from hugging and expressing their feelings in this very good morning.¡±


    I know he was the third in line for the Richardson empire, I have studied him. Larry Richardson is currently the hits among thedies but can crush his business opponent in ways that people never expected from him. He¡¯s a true yer in all aspects.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯m Jessica and this is Kayleigh, my assistant. I didn¡¯t see you in the meeting?¡±


    I shake his hand when he offered his, and Kayleigh follows but then excused herself while giving me a wink making meugh.


    ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s her thing. She¡¯s going to my office to make it more presentable for you.¡±


    Larry gives me a big friendly smile and I feltfortable around him instantly. I didn¡¯t know how, but I haven¡¯t felt that safe with any man in a while.


    ¡°I just arrived, my perfect brother, Tyler had just texted me to introduce myself to you and apologize for not being in the meeting. So here I am. Please ept my apology.¡± He put his hands together and do a little bow making me crack a smile, thenughed at his words making some of the employees looked at me.


    ¡°I think people need to see you smile more, some looked like they¡¯ve seen a ghost.¡±


    I let out anotherugh and ushered him to my office when Kayleigh smiled at me then swiftly get back to her desk.


    ¡°You need to ice your hand, it¡¯ll heal faster.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    I¡¯ve had worst.


    I quickly clear my thoughts from my dark past and told him to take a seat and exin to him what happened in the meeting I had with his brother and ourwyers earlier.


    ¡°¡­ and you¡¯ll be taking my office since I will be taking over your operational side and will mostly be here, we¡¯ll be exchanging office. I believe Tyler had mentioned you about that?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he mentioned that I¡¯ll be moving to the office space next to his. He says for the transition period.¡±


    ¡°Look, don¡¯t worry. We¡¯re the good guys, we¡¯ll take care of your people.¡±


    The handsome yer looks at me sincerely, and I truly believe that he will definitely do just that.


    We talked until lunchtime, he was working efficiently and made me pull out all the files and started working immediately.


    Meanwhile, Kayleigh was busy going back and forth boxing my stuff to be move to his office. The office which was located in the exclusive business district where all the top industry business moguls set their offices.


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯m taking you out to lunch. My treat, still part of my apology for missing the meeting.¡±


    He was not kidding about taking me to lunch, we met Tyler there and he did not look pleased to see me and his brother together outside of office hours.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind him, he¡¯s been grouchy since the first moment I met him.¡±


    I was trying to keep my straight face when Larry whispered the words loud enough for his brother to hear as the well-groomed CEO sits at our table.


    ¡°Jessica, I see you¡¯ve met my brother. Larry, how are you settling in Jesa¡¯s office?¡±


    ¡°See, he even wants to talk about work when I¡¯m having lunch with a very beautiful woman.¡±


    Iughed nervously at Larry¡¯sment but it wasn¡¯t long until our friendly lunch became a business lunch where we discussed and set up a schedule for an introductory meeting with the top management of bothpanies before we merged andid out the best n for my dad¡¯spany.


    ¡°I understand that the new office will be further from your house, I¡¯ll set you up with apany car and driver,¡± Tyler said before he ended our lunch because he had another meeting across town.


    ¡°Larry, thank you for escorting her back to the office, I¡¯ll see you back at home.¡± He nodded to his brother and smiles at me before he left us as we¡¯re finishing up on my coffee.


    ¡°Let¡¯s do another cup before we head back to the office? I¡¯m feeling rebellious.¡± He winked and Iughed.


    I let him ordered us two cups of coffee, while in my mind I was thinking that at least I have a friend on the inside.


    Hopefully.

 Chapter 4 Busy Day

    Tyler


    It was ten in the evening when I arrived back from work. Larry was smoking his cigar on the back porch when I remembered seeing Jessica¡¯s reddening hand and her awkward gesture of how she kept on hiding her hand.


    ¡°What happened to her hand?¡±


    ¡°Hello big brother, take a seat, have a cigar, tell me about your day?¡± Larry smirked but answered my question secondster.


    ¡°¡­ her assistant said that Jessica identally touched the hot coffee te, she was surprised by her when she was refilling her tumbler.¡± He puffed out the smoke and crossed his legs while he looked out at the beautiful starry night.


    ¡°She is a bit jumpy, don¡¯t you think?¡±


    Larry shrugged at my question, telling me that he hadn¡¯t known her long enough to give any opinion on her traits.


    ¡°She said that you took her home yesterday? insisted on having business dinner¡­¡±


    ¡°Jessica is¡­ I feel like she was hiding something. I was trying to find out more before today¡¯s signing.¡±


    ¡°And what did you find?¡±


    ¡°She likes sleeping in her office, I think she went back to the office against night after I left her at home.¡±


    ¡°Wow, you sound like a true stalker dude. So, do you like her? she¡¯s really beautiful, now I know why you didn¡¯t give me a straight answer yesterday.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mess with her, Larry. I think she¡¯s better left alone.¡±


    Heughed at my words and took another drag of his cigar.


    ¡°Right, just keep on saying it brother. Come, join me.¡±


    I relent and seat on the empty one-seater beside him. I clipped the cigar and light it with his butane lighter. He poured the cognac into an empty ss beside his, the brown-colored liquid tasted as good as it looked. I dragged the cigar slowly as l savor the smooth tobo and rxed while my annoying brother kept on babbling about how the new operation guys were not capable of doing their job.


    ¡°Maybe she¡¯s right, let¡¯s try her experienced people that she dropped then wanted us to rehire. Let¡¯s find out if those people can pull up the cks.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, she told me about the use that she insists on adjusting.¡±


    ¡°I told you about it this morning, you were not listening,¡± I smirked and puff out my cigar.


    ¡°Yeah, you might want to keep quiet about your new girlfriend. I¡¯m not sure you want mom to invade your privacy and dig details on her while you¡¯re still not sure about Jessica.¡±


    I shook my head and told him that she¡¯s not my girlfriend, then he told me that I was in denial. But I didn¡¯t say anything back to hisst words.


    We stayed talking for another hour before I decide to head back to my room and rest. But sleeping was thest thing on my mind when Iy in bed. I cursed when I couldn¡¯t get her out of my mind.


    I eventually decided to read then falls asleep just before two and woke up the next day feeling excited about meeting her.


    These thoughts should be gone. I need to focus on work.


    ¡°Good morning.¡±


    ¡°Tyler,e sit and have breakfast with us. Tell me, how¡¯s the new acquisition team working out their differences?¡± Dad greeted me, while mom was looking busy with her journal.


    My dad has been trying to cut back on work, he would sit out on important meetings but would sometimes ask then give us input on it. Then from time to time, he would go to the office and just work with us like it has been his daily routine.


    ¡°Today will be day two, we had the meeting with Ms. Robinson and herwyer yesterday, she will be taking Larry¡¯s office today while he takes hers and starts things off from the operational side.¡±


    I took my seat to his front and poured coffee into my cup.


    ¡°That sounds good, her capital is not much but it should be an easy job. Thepany doesn¡¯t have lots of debt all still within the norm, though I heard that she insisted on bringing her people back as part of the deal. How¡¯s your take on that?¡±


    ¡°Well, I think she¡¯s smart enough to retain the good ones, just hope those people won¡¯t let us down and y along with our objectives.¡±


    Dad nodded and said toe and discuss it further after breakfast. I groaned on the inside knowing it¡¯ll take longer for me to get to the office, and meet her.


    ¡°And what are your ns for today, darling?¡± he asked my mom who¡¯s all dressed up too nicely for a morning breakfast with the family.


    ¡°I¡¯m having people over in an hour for a morning tea, we¡¯re going to discuss our uing charity event while introducing our new members. Oh, Tyler there¡¯s someone I¡¯d like you to meet. When you¡¯re done with your dad, pleasee and see me in the library.¡±Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Mom¡­ I¡¯m very busy,¡±


    ¡°Tyler, you¡¯re not getting any younger. You¡¯re going to be forty in a couple of years.¡± She reached out to put her hand on mine, while dad simply cleared his throat and nodded. His coffee cup was hiding his smile and I know that he secretly told me to just follow her wants, which I know it¡¯ll be faster than giving her more excuses.


    ¡°I¡¯m thirty-seven,¡±


    ¡°And you¡¯ve had plenty of time being a yer already,¡±


    I finally gave up and told her that I¡¯ll see her once I¡¯m done with dad.


    ¡°Thank you, honey. I¡¯m going to leave you two and check on the caterer.¡±


    It took me another one and half an hour to finally finish with dad, then continue to see mom which I was hoping to finish early.


    ¡°There he is, everyone please¡­ listen up. Now, some of you have met my son. But today, I¡¯d like to introduce the person who will help us with the event, Tyler.¡±


    The women pped politely, as a show of their weing gesture for me.


    ¡°Good morning,dies.¡±


    Mom was practically throwing me to her group of women who were there with their daughters and nieces. She was not showing any guilt feeling for surprising me with the matchmaking introductory.


    Ten minutester I was sitting with three young single women while waiting for the right time to excuse myself and go to work.


    It was just after lunch when I finally arrived at my office. Jessica had her door closed, but the blinds were open and I could see that she was typing on herptop while flipping on a couple of notes on her desk.


    I knocked before I entered her office.


    ¡°Tyler¡­ good afternoon.¡± She looked at her Cartier watch before she greeted me.


    ¡°Afternoon, sorry I got held up. How¡¯s your morning? I see that you¡¯re already busy?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just preparing notes for the meeting with the team, just to keep them up to speed with the situation.¡±


    ¡°Very good, did you have your lunch break? are you settled with everything here?¡±


    She looked annoyed when I asked the question, and I was about to demand why when my PA barged into her office and was quick to usher me out of there for signatures.


    And more.


    ¡°Elsie,¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like her.¡± She closed the door behind her and put the documents that needed my signatures on my desk.


    ¡°You don¡¯t like anyone,¡± I smirked and sit back in my chair.


    ¡°I like you.¡± She bites her lip and positioned herself to my front as if she was assisting me with work, while in reality, she was shing her ample cleavage to my face.


    ¡°Elsie now is not the time.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s because of her isn¡¯t it?¡± she pouted, and stand up straighter.


    ¡°We agreed about this, I¡¯ll see youter at the hotel text me the room number I¡¯ll be there with dinner. Now, we work.¡±


    She perked up when she heard about ourter appointment. The sexy assistant swings her hip sensually making me chuckle looking at the way she exits my office.


    I shook my head and decided to start working, I¡¯ve spent too many hours ineffectively already. I need to start the day and catch up on work.


    But then I look at the wall next to mine, annoyed that I was interrupted earlier.


    Work Tyler, eyes on your desk.

 Chapter 5 Attention

    Jessica


    It was six o¡¯clock when Kayleigh stopped by my office, she¡¯s giving me reports before she goes back home.


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t believe the day I¡¯ve had.¡±


    ¡°Yeah? I thought you¡¯d like it here.¡± She smirked, nudging her head to the office beside me.


    ¡°Oh my god, Kayleigh¡­ I missed you so much. When are you mine?¡±


    ¡°Oh, shit Jess, you just made me feel so giddy on the inside.¡± She giggled while digging through her extrarge purse and pulled out my sandwich dinner.


    ¡°So, is he okay with you staying the night here?¡±


    ¡°I think he¡¯s too busy with his PA to noticed.¡±N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Really? hmm¡­ I didn¡¯t tag him as that kind of boss.¡± She shrugged and showed me a few paperwork that needed my signature.


    I rxed back to my seat and start eating my sandwich while listening to Kayleigh telling me about her day assisting Larry from my old office.


    ¡°He¡¯s actually quite nice, how¡¯s your hand?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s healing, so he¡¯s letting you go in the next two days?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what he said, he¡¯s mostly out of the office and rarely asks for my assistance. He¡¯s a field guy, unlike his brother.¡± She winked at me, while I rolled my eyes at her.


    ¡°Kay, please¡­¡±


    ¡°Okay¡­ okay, that¡¯s it I¡¯m heading back. Are you sure you don¡¯t want to stay at mine? look, you¡¯ll get paid this month then you can rent a decent apartment. Or luckily your house will be sold,e on it¡¯s just for a month?¡±


    ¡°I really don¡¯t want to bother you and your mom.¡± I smiled at her and she nodded, knowing her situation was not any better than mine.


    I was finishing off on my work, it was well after seven, and everyone had gone home. Tyler knocked on my door telling me that he¡¯s heading back, I smiled and told him that I¡¯ll see him tomorrow.


    I was really tired and wanted to go to sleep and the sofa looked very inviting. And that¡¯s what I did two hourster, I finally locked my door andy down on the brown leather sofa, it¡¯sfortable enough that I dozed off immediately.


    Though I didn¡¯t know how that night I woke up from my night terrors in Tyler¡¯s arms.


    ¡°You should¡¯ve gone back home and slept in your bed. We have a driver andpany car assigned to you, why won¡¯t you use it?¡±


    He looked upset while I was still shaking from the image of dead my brother, I was hugging my body when suddenly I feel so cold.


    ¡°Jessica hey, are you sure you¡¯re alright?¡± He took off his jacket and put it over my body.


    ¡°How did you get in?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Get your hands away from me, I asked how did you get in?!¡± I throw away his jacket, panicking, looking at the quiet surrounding, and realizing that he was the only one in sight.


    ¡°I have a spare key, I was on my way back to get a file from my office then I heard you screaming from here.¡± He got up and keep his distance from me.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I must¡¯ve fallen asleep.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit, tell me why won¡¯t you sleep in your own home? and why you act all jumpy just now?¡±


    His stern voice made me shudder, and I can¡¯t help myself but cry as the memories were shing before my eyes.


    ¡°I can¡¯t go back there, please don¡¯t make me go back.¡±


    He was about to hug me when I backed away from him, he was big and tall and it scared the hell out of me. I could almost feel his hand against my cheek or his fist to my gut.


    ¡°Leave me alone, please¡­¡±


    But he pulled me in regardless and I almost suffocate from the panic attack until his words soothed and calmed me down.


    ¡°What happened to you¡­¡± he whispered while I was still trying to breathe easily.


    But both of us stayed quiet until momentster I told him why I need a ce to spend the night.


    ¡°I¡¯m trying to sell the house, too many bad memories. I have night terrors, I usually sleep soundly in my old office.¡±


    He didn¡¯t ask more as he got up and hold out his hand for me.


    ¡°I¡¯m taking you to a hotel, we will arrange your nearby amodation by tomorrow. Your assistant will have the details and arrange your move.¡±


    I didn¡¯t say anything more and try to get up but was too shaken up to move.


    ¡°Why are you doing this to yourself, you have to let people around you help.¡± He picked me up easily and grabbed my purse on his way out.


    We reached the nearby hotel and have me check in on a one-bedroom suite.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have toe in tomorrow, you can work from here, get some sleep. We will talk more, but for now, you need to rest.¡±


    I nodded but instinctively flinched when he tried to hug me.


    ¡°Who hurt you, Jessica?¡± he rubbed my shoulder but didn¡¯t wait for my answer when he backed away and leave me to rest in my hotel room.


    The next day I was awakened by the buzzing of my phone, I woke up in a panic state as I saw that my rm was turned off.


    Tyler, he turned it off.


    I didn¡¯t get to analyze it further when I pick up my phone.


    ¡°Kayleigh,¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you just woken up? where are you? his assistant told me to help you move your belonging to one of thepany¡¯s amodations?¡±


    I gave her the hotel address and room number, and she was there in less than an hour with my coffee and breakfast.


    ¡°Did you say anything to him?¡±


    ¡°Just said that I have bad memories,¡± I shrugged and drink my first coffee of the day.


    ¡°So, he¡¯s nice.¡±


    ¡°Kay, please¡­ he just didn¡¯t want people sleeping in his office.¡±


    ¡°Well, at least you don¡¯t have to pay for it. What¡¯s the update with the house sale?¡±


    ¡°My agent said that it¡¯s too big, saying it might be easier to rent it out. I¡¯m calling her today and inform her to go ahead with the rental arrangement since I don¡¯t need therge fund anymore.¡±


    I drink the bottled water and start signing the documents.


    ¡°Oh Jess, I¡¯m so sorry about everything. You¡¯re the sweetest person I know, you don¡¯t deserve this.¡±


    ¡°Kayleigh, don¡¯t get all sappy on me. Just go easy on the move, only my essentials. I¡¯m going to move out once my agent managed to find someone who¡¯d like to rent it.¡±


    We talked for another half an hour before Larry calls her and asks her whereabouts then she leaves me alone in my hotel room.


    It was lunchtime when Tyler called.


    ¡°How are you feeling?¡±


    ¡°You turned off my rm,¡± I told him feeling annoyed.


    ¡°You need to rest.¡±


    ¡°Look, what I need is to work. How¡¯s HR doing with calling my people back to work?¡±


    ¡°Jessica, your people will be our people soon enough. I will take care of it.¡±


    I didn¡¯t like his bossy attitude, and I hated that I was liking his soft tone on me. It¡¯s been a while since I heard someone will take care of something for me. I¡¯ve been spending too much time worrying about others, making decisions, and following up with everything work-rted.


    ¡°Jessica?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, sorry¡­ I¡¯m taking the day off, but I will be avable to take a call and will work from here.¡±


    I already told Kayleigh that I¡¯m going to visit Dr. Sheridan, but I was keeping my doctor¡¯s visit from him. I feel like I didn¡¯t want him to know more about me, the less he knows the better.


    I¡¯ve seen enough looks from people who know about my real life that I¡¯m keeping my private life as is.


    No drama is needed, I just need to move on with my life.

 Chapter 6 Truth be told

    Tyler


    ¡°Just take your time. I¡¯ll call Kayleigh if I need anything, the next couple of days will be about the transition. I will need your best game when we start with the reunch.¡±


    ¡°Reunch?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, branding, I will have people from marketing, we will meet them and discuss more.¡±


    She sounded nervous when I call to check up on her. She was taking the day off and I was thankful that I didn¡¯t have to push her to take it. From ourst meet, I learned that she¡¯s a far moreplicated person than she appeared to be.


    I ended the call when Elsie entered my office,st night we had our usual encounter. We would meet once a week sometimes more, she has been conveniently avable for me. Thoughtely she¡¯s been getting too clingy and I know Larry would mock me once I need to transfer her to another department, just to end things between us.


    ¡°Is that her again? why isn¡¯t she in her office?¡±


    ¡°Why are you questioning her? she¡¯s our new partner, my equal, your boss, you need to respect her.¡±


    She pouted, trying to be cute, and apologized but I was at a stage where I was tired of her jealousy and that it was not cute anymore.


    ¡°Ty, baby¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°Watch yournguage, we¡¯re in my office. You¡¯re dismissed.¡±


    She was out of my office, stomping out in annoyance and I was mentally taking note that I need to end things with her. Soon.


    That afternoon I decided to check up on Larry. I need to clear my head and see the progress of the newly acquiredpany.


    ¡°Hey brother, have you had lunch yet? Kayleigh here is ordering pizza.¡±


    ¡°Afternoon Kayleigh, sure, and one very cold beer, please.¡±


    ¡°Pizza and a couple of cold beers and get us some chips to go with that.¡±


    The young assistant nodded and was out of his office momentster.


    ¡°So, you seemed to work well with her?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s very knowledgeable, good personality, always on standby with her phone, I¡¯m telling you Jessica has the best people working for her. She¡¯s far better than your flirty assistant that you bang a couple of times a week.¡±


    ¡°Shut up Larry, don¡¯t make me regreting here. Tell me, how are things going here?¡±


    Heughed butid out thepany¡¯s cash flow in front of me, he was looking at me then nodded when I looked at the sry breakdown.


    ¡°No, this can¡¯t be right?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve checked with Kayleigh. She said her boss was very persistent about it.¡±


    ¡°But this would barely pay for gas and her meals, unless¡­ oh fuck, that¡¯s why she was living from her office and eating sandwich dinner. She eats steak like she hadn¡¯t eaten them for months. Do you know anything about her?¡±


    Larry rests back on the sofa and smiles while studying me, I know he likes to analyze everything that¡¯s why I was making him the frontman in our acquisition project.


    ¡°I found this report while digging through their payments and receivables. They¡¯re keeping it hidden and I asked Kayleigh about it and she doesn¡¯t seem to hide anything from us. She just said that her boss doesn¡¯t like people knowing about it. But I¡¯m telling you, she¡¯s full of secrets.¡±


    He stopped his words when the said assistant came into the office with our lunch. But I didn¡¯t want to keep on guessing the things that her boss is hiding and that¡¯s when I told her to sit and join us for lunch.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure this is appropriate.¡± She hesitated but sit as she was told.


    ¡°What?e on Kay, this is a business lunch. You just have to chew slowly while giving us details about yourpany.¡± Larry joked and sheughed looking more at ease with her situation. She surely looked a bit ufortable with me being there, or maybe my reputation precedes me.


    One more reason why I need to end things with Elsie.


    ¡°I¡¯m asking about Jessica, why won¡¯t she takes the full sry and why won¡¯t she lives in her house?¡± I questioned her once she was back with her bottled water. Larry was already chowing down his second slice when I patiently waited for her answer.


    ¡°Jess is going to hate me for this, but you need to know about it to understand her better. She¡¯s been through too much already.¡±


    I didn¡¯t like where her words are going, but I stayed quiet and listened to her.


    ¡°She was cutting off her sry to help finance with their payments. As you know thepany was going down, her brother was investing in some bad and shady business deals. I used to work under his assistant before Jess took me in under her.¡±


    ¡°Thest assistant is he or she still here?¡±


    ¡°His assistant quit the day, Troy, Jessica¡¯s brother was convicted of domestic abuse against his wife. People said some rumors about her being treated wrongly by her boss. But no one was conforming the matter.¡±


    I looked at Larry, and let Kayleigh continue her story.


    ¡°And why won¡¯t she stay in her parents¡¯ house?¡±


    ¡°Bad memories, that¡¯s all I¡¯m telling you. Just don¡¯t force her to spend the night there, or her night terrors will be back.¡±


    I looked at Larry again and she shook her head in disapproval.


    ¡°No¡­ no you didn¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°She didn¡¯t say anything, shit¡­ she¡¯s taking the day off. Could you go there and check on her after you finish with your work?¡±


    ¡°Did her brother?¡± I asked knowing the answer already.


    She nodded but refused to give us the details.


    ¡°But he¡¯s dead now, why?¡±


    ¡°She has been seeing a specialist for her consultation, I think that¡¯s why she¡¯s taking the day off today. Sometimes things are just too hard for her and she would go back to her little corner.¡±


    Kayleigh managed to finish her slice of pizza and asked to be excused, Larry let her go and I nodded thinking she must be too close to her boss and didn¡¯t want to break her trust.


    ¡°Oh, Kayleigh please talk to my PA, you should be able to move her stuff by today. The apartment is just a couple of blocks away from our head office, she will have her corporate car and driver as her privilege package. Thank you.¡±


    She nodded and I was back to talking to Larry and chowing down more pizza.


    ¡°Do you think she¡¯s abused by her brother?¡±


    ¡°No questions about it, she¡¯s always jumpy around me. I found herst night waking up screaming when I got back to the office to get my files for our afternoon meeting.¡±


    ¡°Damn, I hope that we don¡¯t have to mind our words and our behavior around her.¡±


    ¡°Larry, I don¡¯t think she¡¯s that fragile. At least she¡¯s getting help with her doctor right?¡± I patted him on the back assuring him that everything would be okay.


    While in reality, I wish I didn¡¯t know about her situation. After the so-called business lunch, my mind won¡¯t stop thinking about her, about how could I made her feel better.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    Not good Tyler, she¡¯s a mess.


    I should stay clear from any mess.

 Chapter 7 Nosy CEO

    Jessica


    ¡°Jessica, I missed you so much! how are you?¡±


    I was meeting Amanda for a Sunday lunch, we would meet up a couple of times a month. I know Amanda felt bad about what happened to me and she was making sure that I was getting better.


    She rmended me to my psychiatrist, Dr. Sheridan, she even apanied me to my first visit. Amanda takes care of me to the point that I wanted the room to breathe.


    And as for our lunch dates, I was satisfied with the intervals and she can be very goodpany.


    ¡°I¡¯m good, how are you? how¡¯s little Mable?¡±


    ¡°Mable is lovely as always, I¡¯m great! and I¡¯m pregnant.¡±


    ¡°Oh my god, Amanda! congrattions! I wasn¡¯t sure¡­ you know, I thought¡­¡±


    ¡°Nooo¡­ you think I¡¯m fat? I should kick your ass, but I¡¯m too hungry to do it.¡± Sheughed and told me to start choosing our lunch while telling me, that the baby was making her starve. Weughed and we decided to get the cheesy, greasy burger with fries.


    It was a breezy Sunday afternoon and I was enjoying my day off out of my apartment.


    ¡°The buy-out went great, the Richardson even gave me a ce to stay¡­¡±


    I haven¡¯t finished my sentence when Amanda stared, she freezes looking straight at me to the point that I thought she was going to jump me at any second.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°The Richardson? you¡¯re telling me just now that Dale¡¯s family bought out yourpany?¡±


    ¡°Dale? I thought hisst name is Griffin¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s his middle name, he doesn¡¯t like to be associated with his wealthy lineage.¡± Amanda rolled her eyes, making me smile at her.


    ¡°If it¡¯s the same Richardson, you¡¯ll be in contact with one of his younger brothers Tyler or Larry.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m working with both, I¡¯m currently working from Larry¡¯s office while he¡¯s taking over mine, smoothing out the operational side for the corporate transitions,¡± I exined after taking another bite of the fries.


    The greasy fries and cheeseburger suddenly didn¡¯t taste so delicious anymore.


    ¡°Hey, you¡¯re in good hands.¡±


    ¡°I know, there¡¯s nothing more I can do. At least this way my employees get to keep their job and feed their family.¡±


    Amanda drinks her ice tea, then puts her hand on mine. I could already see the pity look in her eyes, but I force myself to finish my meal and try to get out of there as soon as possible.


    We caught up and talk for another hour then she was on her way to another meeting with her doctor, while I decided to go to a local coffee shop rather than going straight back to my empty apartment.


    I was quietly sitting in the corner reading my Kindle when the nosy CEO greeted me.


    ¡°Jessica?¡±


    ¡°Tyler?¡±


    I mimicked his tone adding an annoyed look, but then feel more irritated when he smirked and sits to my front.


    ¡°What are you reading?¡±


    ¡°Why are you sitting?¡±


    He daredughed at my question rather than dismissing himself from my view.


    ¡°I¡¯m trying to have my alone time,¡± I stated, wanting him to leave me alone.


    ¡°I¡¯m buying coffee, I¡¯m on my way home.¡±


    Then I really look at his appearance, his wrinkled shirt, his unshaved jaw. He must¡¯ve gotten back from one of his girlfriend¡¯s ce.


    ¡°Right, must¡¯ve been a long night,¡± I smirked and he didn¡¯t look please at me.


    But he still wouldn¡¯t leave me be and actually had his coffee delivered to my table.


    ¡°¡­ so, why are you still here?¡±


    ¡°You really want to get rid of me, don¡¯t you?¡± he chuckled, and I finally look up and see his warm expression.


    The feeling made me stare back at my kindle and try to focus on thest paragraph of the book that I was reading. But I fail miserably when he was to my side and peek at my book.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡±


    My heart started to race when I felt his arm grazing mine, and the warmth of his body next to mine. It was a weird feeling. It was not intimidating but still made me restless.


    ¡°You¡¯re studying?¡±


    ¡°Why not?¡±


    ¡°Well, I just assumed that you¡¯re reading some girly book.¡± He rests back to the seat, his long legs stretch and bumped mine, his arm grazes my hand and I felt the warm fuzzy feeling.


    I was not liking the sudden invasion of my personal space, yet he was not retreating and I don¡¯t think I wanted him to.


    Such a weird feeling.


    He was still sipping his coffee when I finally decided to get out of there. But then like a leech he was to my side asking if he could give me a ride.


    I was tired and he was being obnoxious to the point that I finally agreed to his offer.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to offer me a drink as a thank you?¡± he asked the moment he put his car on park and I was about to get out.


    ¡°Seriously, Tyler? you just had coffee, I think you¡¯re hydrated enough?¡±


    ¡°I could drink some water? maybe I¡¯m parched from the short drive.¡±


    His eyes twinkle, thinking he must¡¯ve thought he¡¯s being cheeky. To which I think he was, and I kind of liking it, and that fact bothers me.


    And that¡¯s when I sighed exaggeratedly, deciding to y along, somehow, I also still wants him around.


    ¡°Bottled water in the fridge, make yourself at home, I¡¯m just going to put my stuff away.¡±


    I was still holding onto my purse and walked to my bedroom and put them on my bed.


    It took me a couple of minutes to go back out and joined him in the kitchen. He was resting his back to the counter browsing on his phone after drinking the bottled water.


    I still don¡¯t know why he was staying around. I was still wondering when he put his phone away and I reached his side.


    ¡°What now?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± he shrugged and put his drink down.


    ¡°¡­ I was heading back from my parents, felt truly bored about going back to my ce. So, I thought I get to know you better?¡± he gave me a look, it was not flirtatious, it was as if he really wants to know more and in some ways, the knowledge troubled me more.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea,¡± my voice came out too croak as he stepped closer and put his hand onto my neck.


    It was a very delicate hold as if I was a very fragile art piece, and I couldn¡¯t get away from him. I still didn¡¯t want to get away, when he lowered himself and softly put his lips on mine.


    ¡°I shouldn¡¯t do this. This is wrong.¡± He whispered between his kisses, while I was still stunned yet didn¡¯t pull back away from him.


    He¡¯s my first kiss, the realization hits me and I backed away instinctively putting my fingers on my lips.


    I was bad at it, he must¡¯ve felt it and he did not protest when I told him to go.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    *****


    What the fuck was I thinking, I let the liquor burn my throat when I suddenly felt my body was touched by the coldness of his invisible hold.


    Troy had died, yet his memories still made me shiver. The way he kept on telling me that I was his whore, that I was born to please him. It was alling back to me.


    ¡°Fuck¡­¡±


    It was hourster when I cut myself from cleaning the shattered ss that I managed to drop.


    I should¡¯ve to call Kayleigh but I was too stubborn to do so and there I was minutester crying on my sink, my hands trembling but finally able to pull the ss from the palm of my hand.


    ¡°Ba, can youe to my ce. I¡¯ll text you the address.¡± The cut was deep and I know I need stitching, and Reba has been my doctor friend since my issues with Troy.


    ¡°Jessica? shit, I¡¯m on my way.¡±


    It waste but she was there half an hourter, she looked relieved when I opened the door and she saw the kitchen napkin with my blood on it.


    ¡°God, Jess, I thought you¡¯re in trouble. Have you clean the wound?¡± I nodded when she came into my living room and was quick to unpack her kit.


    She told me to sit and spray my palm with a numbing agent then expertly stitch the gaping wound.


    ¡°Lay off on the writing for a couple of days, you can type but it¡¯ll hurt for a day or two, it¡¯s deep, Jessica.¡±


    I sighed and rest my back on the sofa.


    ¡°I¡¯ll leave you with some pain meds, but I assumed you¡¯ve been drinking, so start tomorrow, twice a day¡­¡± her words soothed me just like always.


    Reba was my doctor when I was admitted to the hospital because of Troy, and she has been my friend since then.


    ¡°So, how are you? sit, I¡¯ll help you with the mess.¡± She took over my sweeping and clean my floor.


    ¡°What¡¯s with the drinking?¡± she sits to my side and does her follow-up questions.


    ¡°Ba, don¡¯t do this, I¡¯m fine.¡±


    She smiled and spend the next hour talking to me, making sure that I was fine before leaving my apartment.

 Chapter 8 Clumsy Partner

    Tyler


    ¡°What happened to your hand?¡±


    ¡°I cut myself, I¡¯m very clumsy.¡±


    ¡°You should rest your hand, tell Kayleigh to assist you today.¡±


    Jessica looked pissed at me, but that bandage looked big for a wound caused by clumsiness. Looking at her, I seemed to want her to be ced inside a bubble just to make sure that she¡¯d be safe.


    These protective feel made me uneasy with myself, I just saw her yesterday, we kissed. The kiss itself was too awkward as if it was her first, and the knowledge kept me upst night. But when morninges, all I want to was to see her and I wanted nothing more but to kiss her again.


    ¡°Sir, your ten o¡¯clock is here.¡±


    ¡°Thank you. Oh, Elsie, I will need you to contact Kayleigh, Ms. Robinson¡¯s PA to work here for the next couple of days, and set her working space.¡±


    Jessica looked annoyed, and I smirked knowing that I had irritated her. I shouldn¡¯t do that, but I can¡¯t help myself and now Elsie was ring at me.


    ¡°I¡¯ll see youter, Jess.¡± I addressed her as such, knowing it¡¯ll aggravate her even more, and I was right when she gets up and closes the door as she left my office.


    ¡°What are you trying to steer here, Ty?¡± the voluptuous PA demanded.


    ¡°Elsie, not now.¡± I cut her words, walking past her, and go straight into the meeting room where I spent the rest of the morning deep in meetings.


    And by lunchtime my mood was getting worse when I saw Jessica was working alone from her office, typing with her injured hand.


    ¡°Elsie, where¡¯s her PA?¡±


    ¡°Jessica said she¡¯s to assist Larry in her office,¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Ms. Robinson, you will address her properly. She¡¯s not your colleague, she¡¯s one of your superiors.¡± I harshly put my files from the meeting on her desk, telling her to sort them out and put them on my desk.


    I walked straight to Jess¡¯s office and looked at her before knocking on her already opened door.


    ¡°Come with me,¡± I said leaning my side to her door frame.


    ¡°I still need to type this out,¡±


    ¡°Come with me, or I¡¯ll have security escort you back to your apartment and waited on you while you rest your hand.¡±


    The beautiful pale woman looked at me as if she was trying to hurt me with her gaze, and her attitude just made me smile, widely.


    Very strange.


    I was having a bad morning with the mess that my PR team created. But her simple reaction just made me warm on the inside. It was weird, and I was having mixed feelings about it.


    Jessica finally followed me back to my office where I closed the door after her, but not before I told Elsie to call her PA again and have here and see me.


    I was satisfied when I see that Jessica looked furious, while she decided to sit down in the chair to my front as I rest my back to myrge ck intimidating office desk.


    Yet, she didn¡¯t look pressured as she sits there looking nowhere near calm.


    ¡°Why am I doing here?¡±


    ¡°You will wait until Kayleigh arrived, then you can go back to your office and work. Until then rest your hand, have you had your breakfast?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not hungry,¡± she replied quickly making me want to spank her as if she has an attitude with authority.


    I moved away and decided to look out the window trying to appear like I was calming myself down, while in actuality I was trying to hold my smile.


    ¡°Tyler, why are you being so annoying?¡±


    ¡°I talked to Kayleigh and I know.¡±


    Her face just turned a paler shade, didn¡¯t think it was possible but it did.


    ¡°Oh yeah? what did she say?¡±


    ¡°She got your back, but the point is we find the info without Kayleigh¡¯s help. Actually, Larry did, I just need her to say why.¡±


    Jessica cleared her throat and keeping herself quiet, I have to give her points for keeping herposure. I was certain that she was trying hard not to walk out of my office.


    ¡°I¡¯m finding small little things about you and I¡¯m not liking it,¡± I was to her side and put my hand on her shoulder, she was tensed but rxes when I move away from her and sit down in my chair.


    ¡°Okay, you did acquire mypany and I think you¡¯re entitled to getting the best of me.¡±


    I tugged my lips when she uses those exact words.


    ¡°I mean¡­¡±


    ¡°No take-backs, I like how you put it.¡±


    Once again, she looked annoyed, but I was seeing sparks in her eyes.


    ¡°You¡¯re too considerate,¡± I started.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°I said you¡¯re too considerate, you need to get rid of that trait. You don¡¯t have to prove yourself here, no cutbacks on your sry.¡±


    She actually blushed and with her paleplexion it makes her look even more beautiful and I couldn¡¯t take my eyes off of her.


    ¡°Mr. Richardson, I need to confirm your one o¡¯clock with the head of finance.¡±


    Elsie knocked before she entered and remind me about my next schedule.


    ¡°Push it back to three, I¡¯m taking Ms. Robinson for a lunch meeting. Call my driver tell him to meet us at the lobby.¡±


    ¡°Come on, might as well eat while waiting for Kayleigh. Oh and Elsie, don¡¯t forget about her working space she¡¯ll be here soon.¡±


    I held out my hand and she took it knowing someone is looking at us and it¡¯ll look unprofessional of her if she ignored my polite gesture which suggests nothing but a simple invitation for a business lunch between two superiors.


    ¡°Let me get my purse,¡± she took my hand, but sneakily let me go knowing I had to because of herme excuse about getting her stuff.


    Elsie was to my front the moment Jessica was out of our sight.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Tyler, what do you think¡­¡±


    ¡°Not now,¡±


    ¡°Okay, how about tonight?¡± she flirted and I cursed on the inside.


    ¡°I¡¯ll call you.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°I said I¡¯ll call you,¡± I strictly said my words and she finally retreated.


    I was to Jessica¡¯s and offered her my arm, and she smiles politely as she was to my side with her purse in her other hand.


    ¡°You know, you can be more polite to her.¡± She said when we reached my car.


    ¡°Who, Elsie?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s obvious she wants you.¡±


    I didn¡¯t answer her and let her statement hangs while we take the short drive to Barney¡¯s.


    ¡°You think I¡¯m having an affair with my assistant?¡± I opened the subject after the waiter was done taking our order and we were waiting for our lunch to arrive.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s obvious.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not upset that I also kissed you?¡±


    Her words actually make me mad, how she easily thinks that I would even think to go back to Elsie after kissing her.


    ¡°Why do you think less of yourself?¡±


    She shrugged and didn¡¯t answer my questions.


    ¡°Jess,¡±


    ¡°Tyler, she¡¯s more attractive than me. You kissed me, it was a mistake. I get it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not,¡± I said firmly, putting my hand on hers.


    ¡°Don¡¯t, I¡¯m not the one for you.¡± She took her hand away from me and started scrolling on her phone.


    There was something in her voice when she said it, it was like she¡¯s telling me that she was not good enough for me.


    ¡°What are you insinuating?¡±


    She didn¡¯t say anything and looked d when the waiter arrived with our food. We eat in silence, then she looked like she was in pain when she was using her knife to cut her steak.


    ¡°Let me,¡±


    ¡°Thanks,¡±


    ¡°When are you going to tell me what really happened with your hand?¡±


    I pushed her te back after cutting the steak to bite-size pieces.


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t sleep, decided to drink then the ss slipped. I was cleaning my mess when I cut myself, called my doctor friend and she stitched me up.¡±


    ¡°You got stitches?¡± I asked in between my bites.


    She nodded and drink her water before she was back to chewing the juicy meat.


    ¡°You have very high pain tolerance.¡±


    Jessica looked at me nodded again. My mind was busy thinking about why she was drinking in the first ce, I didn¡¯t want to ask her too many questions and probed her personal life. So I decided to let it go and finish eating my lunch.


    We were having coffee when my phone buzzed with an iing call. I excused myself and took the call telling her that it was from a client.


    ¡°Bro! why didn¡¯t you tell me you¡¯re having lunch here, I could¡¯ve joined you guys.¡±


    Larry greeted me once I arrived back at our table, Kayleigh was there too and was having what looked like a serious discussion with Jessica.


    ¡°I was wanting their famous triple chocte cake, Kayleigh here hasn¡¯t tried it so here we are.¡± He patted the chair next to him. Our two-seater table had just be a four-seater and my private lunch with Jessica was suddenly interrupted.


    I was not liking the change of the situation but I was not going to voice my feelings and decided to join in on their conversation.


    ¡°¡­ I¡¯m okay Kayleigh,¡±


    ¡°I know you are, but you should¡¯ve told me about this earlier. God, I hate that you always do this.¡±


    ¡°Kay, please¡­¡±


    Her assistant seemed to just remembered that they weren¡¯t alone and she shut her mouth abruptly.


    Larry and I looked at each other, silently thinking that Kayleigh¡¯s concern for her boss has been happening repeatedly before.


    I hate not knowing about something, and I hate people who are hiding things for me. But I know for sure that I was going to make her tell me about it in her own words and I didn¡¯t care how long it¡¯ll take.

 Chapter 9 Not ever

    Jessica


    ¡°So, he kissed you? wow, no wonder things have been awkward between you guys.¡±


    Kayleigh finally digs the truth out of me because of the not-so-subtle business lunch that she bumped into hours before.


    ¡°¡­ and his PA kept on looking at you as if you just snatched her campus jock.¡±


    ¡°Kay!¡± I reminded her as I closed my office door.


    It was almost the end of office hours where we usually chat about our days.


    ¡°It was an awkward kiss, I never¡­¡±


    She almost falls as she takes her seat, but then Kayleigh looked at me in amazement.


    ¡°I thought you and Aaron¡­¡±


    ¡°No, Aaron and I are not like that, we¡¯re friends. He¡¯s Amanda¡¯s brother he knows what happened,¡±


    ¡°Jess,¡±


    ¡°I can see it in his eyes, it¡¯s there. And I know Tyler would know about me eventually, and I can¡¯t.¡±


    Kayleigh took my hand in hers while she waited for my exnation.


    ¡°Amanda had pushed me to befriended Aaron, he¡¯s about my age, and also needed a friend to talk to since he also has issues. We would meet up and talk, he can be a goodpanion, but we both kind of knew that we are good friends.¡±


    ¡°Hey, what are you girls talking about?¡± Larry knocked on my door before entering my office.


    ¡°Nothing, just girls stuff, and Kayleigh here is just saying goodbye. She¡¯s going to go home.¡± I nervously smiled while Kayleigh shook her head in disagreement.


    ¡°What? no, Tyler and I are going out for drinks. Come on, you both shoulde.¡±


    ¡°You should take my boss, but I¡¯m heading back home. I promised to babysit my nephew tonight.¡±


    Kayleigh grabbed her purse and rubbed my hand telling me that I¡¯ll see her tomorrow morning.


    ¡°Okay then,e on partner. Let¡¯s pick up my brooding brother next door, he needs alcohol while you need to sterilize your wound.¡±


    He made meughed and I took his arm as he guided me to his brother¡¯s office. The view of him and his PA made me halt my step.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, he looked busy,¡± I muttered beside him.


    Tyler was signing off some documents, his brows were deep in thoughts while his fountain pen kept on scribbling on the documents. Elsie, his flirtatious PA was busy lowering herself showing off her cleavage to the boss man who was not even realizing that we had entered his office.


    ¡°Tyler, bro¡­ you should let Elsie go, it¡¯s time for happy hour.¡±


    The said brother stop what he was doing and looked up at me then at Larry.


    ¡°Why doesn¡¯t she join, Kayleigh couldn¡¯t make it, Elsie can rece her absence?¡± I smiled, while Larry smirked at his brother.


    ¡°You heard the bossdy, get your purse, Elsie, you¡¯reing with us.¡±


    Tyler didn¡¯t look happy with my suggestion and my smile grew wider because of it. But then I rolled my eyes when the perky assistant was giggling, thanking me for inviting her. And I swear in that couple of seconds I could see Tyler tugged his lips.


    ¡°You don¡¯t actually like him getting involved with his PA right?¡± Larry asked as we entered the designated bar.


    ¡°I never thought it would be this cozy-looking from the bar¡¯s appearance from outside.¡±


    Larryughed when he realized that I was not going to reply to his question.


    ¡°¡­ I mean, this ce doesn¡¯t even have a sign from the outside,¡±


    Heughed and ushered me to one of the empty booths.


    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s one of those cool local bars.¡±Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    He called the waiter and order us two sses of beer as starters, then I ordered a lemon drop martini when Larry ordered a ss of scotch on the rocks.


    It took us less than twenty minutes for us to reach the bar, I arrived with Larry as Tyler was taking his car with his PA. Elsie looked more than happy when she walked into the dimmed lit bar with Tyler on her side.


    ¡°I should get male PA and have him show his boobs,¡± I whispered to Larry as I saw Elsie shamelessly flirted at her boss.


    Larryughed loudly, almost choked on his beer.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure Kayleigh would love such man aspany, I can already imagine them working efficiently together.¡±


    Then it was my turn tough, almost spilling my beer.


    ¡°I see you both are having such a good time together.¡± His deep manly voice tickled my insides and it made me drink more beer to cool myself down.


    Tyler and Elsie joined us, we were seating in a u-shape booth I thought he was going to sit to Larry¡¯s front, but instead, he scooted next to me. His PA sits to his other side and didn¡¯t look too happy with the seating arrangement.


    I finished my beer when I saw the waiter arrived with my Martini and Larry¡¯s Scotch. Tyler was quick to order his beer along with his PA who ordered sex on the beach with her flirty tone.


    Larry looked at me knowingly and I almost burst outughing and decided to hide my smile by sipping on my drink.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, I needed this. But I also need snacks, we should order some nachos and fries¡­¡±


    Larry wasughing and waving at the waiter and quickly ordered snacks for all of us. Tyler was still a bit quiet as if he has a lot on his mind, he would talk to Elsie but then was back talking to Larry.


    But one thing I was certain of was that he was being suspiciously distant towards me.


    ¡°Is there something I did wrong today?¡± I whispered asking him while Elsie was talking to Larry,ughing at his jokes.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, you just seemed a bit off.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not, just that I don¡¯t hang with assistants.¡±


    Iughed at his words, a bit too loud making Larry and Elsie stopped their conversation.


    ¡°Wait, you¡¯reughing? did he actually make youugh? or are you really that drunk?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so, not that drunk¡­ he¡¯s not that funny!¡± I whispered a bit too loud and giggled to his series of questions.


    ¡°Well, then¡­¡± Larry call the waiter again and order us another round while he flirted with the waiter.


    Elise looked really upset as if something had transpired with her and Tyler.


    ¡°I need to go to thedies before I re-hydrate and raise the blood alcohol in my system.¡±


    Larryughed and let me through from his side, while I could hear in the background Elise was having a heated argument with her boss.


    I was back at our booth in less than fifteen minutes, but Elise and Tyler were gone. And there¡¯s a woman sitting on Larry¡¯sp.


    He moves really fast.


    ¡°Where are the two love birds? and how long was I gone for?¡± I smiled at Larry for thest question, silently asking him to answer who the petite woman was.


    Larry gave me the look, and I know from his eyes that the other boss man was right behind me and definitely heard about my snarky remarks seconds before.


    ¡°Elsie went home,¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­ I¡¯m sorry, well, maybe I should too. So you two can enjoy your time¡­¡± I smiled cheekily, but he looked at me in all seriousness and suddenly the vibe around us was very different.


    ¡°Stay,¡± he stepped closer and suddenly made me feel trapped. Maybe it was the intense closeness but I decided to bolt.


    ¡°Umm, I¡¯m going to get more drink.¡±


    ¡°Jess,¡± he tried to grab my arm, but I was already gone.


    I decided to have a shot of vodka to calm myself down, but finding him by the bar was least expected.


    ¡°Jessica?¡±


    ¡°Aaron? you look great. What are you doing here?¡±


    ¡°Well, I can say the same thing about you. What happened to your hand?¡± he smiled and took my wounded hand in his. He has always been very calm and nurturing towards me, he¡¯s like the brother that I never had.


    ¡°I cut myself cleaning broken ss, but Reba had stitched me up I¡¯m all better now.¡± I smiled at him then decided to order another lemon drop martini and talk to him while waiting.


    Aaron was waiting for a friend, saying something about making a business deal when Tyler was to my back, putting his hand on my waist and asking about the tall handsome man to my front.


    ¡°This is Aaron, he¡¯s Amanda¡¯s brother, she was my sister-inw. Aaron, this is Tyler, his family bought out mypany that Troy managed to dragged down the gutter¡­¡±


    ¡°You should sell thatpany a long time ago, I hate that he caused you this much suffering.¡±


    He cupped my face and rubbed my cheek gently while I could feel Tyler¡¯s hand put a tighter hold on me as if he was upset.


    Men.


    ¡°Thank you, for being there for me¡­¡± I nervously drink my Martini when the feelings started to make my eyes teary.


    ¡°Hey, he¡¯s dead, thepany is sold, you should be sipping that Martini by the beach somewhere in the tropics.¡±


    He gave me his charming smile and rubbed my shoulder warmly.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to be just fine, call me, okay? my friend is here. Tyler, nice meeting you.¡± He hugged me and kissed my forehead, then nodded at Tyler.


    All the feeling rushed over me and I finished my Martini and told Tyler I want to go home. We leave Larry and I was in his ck Lamborghini in minutes.


    I was thanking him for not saying anything back there.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be driving.¡± I finally open my conversation when we reached the parking lot of my apartment.


    ¡°I only had one beer,¡±


    ¡°Right, thank you for driving me back. You should go back to Elsie, I think she¡¯s mad at you.¡±


    I was unbuckling my seatbelt when he put his hand on my cheek and kissed me.


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    ¡°I broke up with her, I should¡¯ve ended things with her a long time ago.¡±


    ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t do this right now.¡±


    I was on the verge of crying when I hurriedly get out of his car and leave him to my apartment.


    I can¡¯t.


    Not ever.

 Chapter 10 First kiss

    Tyler


    Jessica left my car in a hurry and I was going to catch up to her, but then my phone buzzed with Elsie on the other line.


    Damn it!


    I owe it to her to answer the phone, also because I know Jessica was not going anywhere. I will go to her in a few moments, I just need to answer Elsie¡¯s phone call first.


    ¡°It¡¯s her, isn¡¯t it? you¡¯re ditching me because of her?¡± she was sobbing from the other line and I cursed myself for dragging our office hookups for far too long.


    ¡°Elsie, you know from the start what we are? it¡¯s just sex, I¡¯m sorry if I was leading you on. But you need to understand that we are done.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be clearing my things, I¡¯ll¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not firing you, you¡¯re a good PA we can still work together. But if you prefer otherwise, I¡¯ll arrange something with HR.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡±


    She hangs up on me, I could feel something was not right. But at that moment, there was someone that I have to make sure was alright, Jessica.


    I was out of the car in seconds and hurried myself to her apartment.


    ¡°Jess,¡± I called her out after failing to knock on her door for a couple of times, I was about to leave when she opens the door in only her robe.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I was in the shower, I didn¡¯t know you¡¯reing up.¡±


    She was about to say some more when I stepped into her apartment, invade her privacy, and closes the distance between us. My feelings for her were a bit too much and that¡¯s when I decided to kiss her, again.


    It was sweet and timid, just as I remembered.


    ¡°Tell me, when I first kiss you that night, was that your first?¡±


    She backed away, looking offended that I asked but she admitted it and said her yes. The answer was making me see her from a new perspective. Though her deep beautiful brown eyes looked at me as if I had offended her in some way.


    I smiled warmly when my hand reaches her slender neck, rubbing it softly with my thumb, making her shiver under my touch. It has been a while since I saw how a simple touch can make a woman shudder. Stepping closer to her front, I put her soft brown hair back and rxes when she didn¡¯t pull away, and that¡¯s when I decided to kiss her again.


    Her soft lips open and let my tongue slipped inside her mouth, the feeling was tantalizing and I can feel her hands gripping onto my shirt. The soft little moans were sounding her desperation, but I didn¡¯t want to scare her away by going too fast, too soon.


    My hand cupped the back of her head, holding her still damped shampooed scented hair and keeping her still as our kiss was getting deeper and our breaths were getting heavier. Jessica shuddered, making me aroused as my body tower over her beautiful figure.


    I don¡¯t usually go for the fragile beauty type, but I just couldn¡¯t help myself with her. My other hand traces her slender neck and I was throbbing with desire when her lips call out my name.


    ¡°Tyler, please¡­¡±


    Getting harder was inevitable when I hear her plea, but reluctantly halt myself when I hear her next word.


    ¡°¡­ stop,¡±


    I backed away instantly, feeling like I was pushing her too far. Her lips were swollen, her cheeks were flushed making her the most beautiful woman I¡¯ve everid my eyes on.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, I can¡¯t help myself.¡± I try to reach out to her but she backed away like I have an infectious disease.


    ¡°I think¡­ I¡¯m still a bit tipsy, I think you should go.¡±


    She was holding onto her bandage like it was her lifeline, it looked wet from her shower and there was a tint of blood on it. My guess, it was from her forceful grip on my shirt when we kissed just seconds ago.


    ¡°Can I at least help you with your bandage?


    ¡°I can do it myself, you better go¡­¡±


    ¡°Jess, I¡¯m sorry about the kiss. We¡¯re moving too fast, I realized that, but I¡¯m here, at least let me help you? look, why don¡¯t you get dress first if that¡¯ll make you morefortable?¡±


    She hesitated for a few moments but finally nodded.


    ¡°Okay, there¡¯s a fresh batch of coffee on the counter and bottled water in the fridge¡­ I¡­ I¡¯ll be right back.¡±


    Jessica looked at me, her cheeks still flushed, she quickly left while all I wanted was to grab her and give her soft little kisses and suffocate her with my¡­


    Fuck, dude¡­ what are you doing here?


    I really need to take a step back, I need to follow her pace. Need to slow the fuck down.


    Damn it.


    She was out momentster wearing her oversize pajamas that never looked sexier on any woman ever before. Her other hand was holding a clear container case with a fresh clean bandage and medical tape.


    Putting down my cup of coffee, I help her to sit on the sofa and start stripping her wet bandage off. I was being careful, but she didn¡¯t even flinch as if she had done it dozen times before and I was not liking the possibility.


    ¡°Jess, this looks¡­¡±


    ¡°Ugly, I know.¡± She shrugged and give me the fresh bandage after I carefully put her prescribed ointment on the stitched wound.


    ¡°I was going to say it looked painful, but you didn¡¯t even¡­¡±


    ¡°I have a high tolerance to pain.¡±


    I worked on her bandage and tidy the tape and the rest of the bandage back into its case once I was done.


    ¡°Yes, you¡¯ve said that before, anyways I¡¯m going to go now. And um¡­ I actually lied, I¡¯m not sorry about our kiss.¡± I cupped her beautiful pale face, whispering inches from her lips.


    She parted her lips in anticipation, but I decided to listen to her words and kissed her forehead instead.


    ¡°Rest, I¡¯ll call you when I get home.¡±


    I didn¡¯t know why I finish with those words, but I still wanted to talk to her, be there for her,forting her, and if me being there was making her ufortable I just thought I can call her instead.


    And I was relieved when she said her simple and awkward okay.


    The callsted for over an hour, I wanted a longer conversation but I also want her to rest. The vision of Jessica resting in her bed with her oversized pajamas strangely made me hard. I groaned when I try to fall asleep, I was tossing and turning until I decide to part my leg, put my hand, and started stroking my semi-hard length.


    Fuck.


    I was sure that Elsie wouldugh if she knows I was jerking myself off instead of being with her. But I smile when I close my eyes and my hand goes under my boxers. I was instantly brought back to our kiss, imagining how her slim figure would feel under my hands. How I would strip her naked and touch her creamy smooth skin.


    There was something arousing about her timid reaction to my kiss, it was telling me in silence that she was not experienced in kissing a man. I kept on wondering if it was true, my boxers were off as Iy naked on my bed, my thigh muscles contracted as I was stroking my tip then down to the base of my length.


    Jessica¡­


    I bite my lip thinking how her pink mouth would feel on my thighs, kissing her way up to my strained dick. I bucked my hips when I was stroking myself harder and faster, imagining how her tongue felt and how my dick would be pleasured when it touches the base of her throat.


    Parting my legs wider, I envisioned as she straddled me, rocking her hips when I was putting my hands on her small waists, guiding her and set her pace to my liking. I was recalling her earlier soft moans and her heavy breathing while pumping myself faster and moan louder when I feel myself getting closer to my climax.


    Jess, Jessica¡­


    I burst to my own loud moaning sound, then cursed as I came hard, smearing my cum all over my chest.


    Damn.


    It felt like I was back in my teen years, jerking myself off while my parents were down the hall oblivious to my nightly activities.

 Chapter 11 Feverishly delicious

    Jessica


    I can¡¯t believe that he was here, that he kissed me and that I was wanting more.


    Sleep Jess, forget about him¡­


    My mind takes me back to ourst phone conversation. I can¡¯t believe that he called, though I did wait for the call. But I thought he was just being nice when he said he¡¯d call.


    It felt like we talked for the longest, work has been the main conversation. But we also talked about dating, how he¡¯d take me out on one and he did ask me but I was making vague excuses easily since we were talking on the phone.


    Resisting him was easy especially when it¡¯s done via phone, but I wouldn¡¯t know how to resist him when I saw him tomorrow at the office.


    My eyes were heavy when I decided to put my Kindle down and rest my head deeper onto the fluffy pillows.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    ¡°Jess,¡±


    He was suddenly there, his kisses were sweet and I was back to grabbing on his shirt. I was breathless under his touch, he was kissing me deeper, telling me how beautiful I looked in his eyes.


    His sweet words tempted me, his hands arouses me and his kisses went down my neck making me moaned his name louder.


    I was unbuttoning his shirt he was taking off my top andtched onto my nipples seductively. My mind was hazy when I looked at his manly carved body. His muscles were lean yet looked strong, and strangely I was not afraid of him.


    My hands were unbuckling his belt and his pants were off within seconds, and I can¡¯t believe the sounds that wereing out of my mouth the moment he was between my legs and started going down on me.


    He was licking me softly, ying me, seducing me with his tongue, kisses me yfully. I was seeing my legs wrapped his naked back sexily, I was keeping him where I wanted him, and he looked like he didn¡¯t want to let me go anytime soon.


    ¡°Tyler¡­¡±


    His tongue caresses me in ways he knows how I wanted to be pleasured, how I needed him to make mee, desperately. My hands grasping his short strands eagerly wanting him to take me there.


    So close¡­ so fucking close until¡­


    Beep¡­ beep¡­ beep¡­


    ¡°Fuck!¡±


    My rm decided to wake me up, and there I was in my bed, alone, with my hand between my legs and my other hand grasping the sheets.


    What I feel next was the throbbing pain from the stitches. I was grasping the sheets too strong and there¡¯s nothing I can do but get up and took a shower. A very cold one.


    I reached the office an hourter, not in a good mood. Kayleigh greeted me in her cheerful manner and all I can say to her was that I was having a hangover.


    Well, at least I didn¡¯t lie. I was a hangover because of the freaking rm.


    My morning was spent with Kayleigh typing in front of me, while I would asionally look to my side wondering what he was doing in his office. And my mood was getting worse when I saw his assistant was still looking at me like I¡¯ve stolen her boyfriend.


    Don¡¯t worry, he¡¯s safe. There won¡¯t be anything between us. The kiss was a fluke, a mistake repeatedly made¡­


    ¡°Boss, hey¡­ are you sure you¡¯re okay?¡±


    ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m just not feeling well.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, you feel a bit warm, let me get you some breakfast, have you had your pain meds?¡± Kayleigh gazed at my bandage then put her hand on my forehead, she has always been like a big sister to me since my thing with Troy.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do brunch in an hour, let¡¯s just finish this first.¡±


    I did forget to have breakfast with the morning that I had, I just couldn¡¯t shake the image of him tasting me, locking his lips, having me¡­


    ¡°Jess?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, sorry¡­¡±


    We were back to setting appointments with our top clients, I was a good financial advisor but Dad had always been best at his job. He had few people under him that are very good at what they do. And it¡¯s been a miracle that they decided to stay with us, though we lost several big clients along the way but we still managed to keep dad¡¯s loyal clients under our wing.


    ¡°Oh, I almost forgot Mr. MacMin is moving up his appointment to eleven-thirty,¡±


    ¡°MacMin, the dad or the son?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid both, rumor has it that MacMin senior is thinking about moving back to Scond and have an early retirement, his son will handle his business here.¡±


    I sighed remembering that his son was quite close to my dead brother, Troy.


    ¡°Maybe you should take Tyler and Larry in this meeting?¡±


    Kayleigh knew about MacMin junior and his interest in me, and she doesn¡¯t like the way he looked at me.


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll handle this, I need to smooth out everything before introducing them to the Richardsons.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    Kayleigh knows about the issue I have with his son, how he would make remarks about me and give me looks and inappropriate touches whenever his dad was not looking.


    ¡°Kay, I got this. Just order my brunch and I¡¯ll eat after my meeting.¡±


    She was silent, shook her head, and back to typing before she dismissed herself to go to her desk and carry on with her work.


    My door was knocked, and I looked at my watch. I realized that it¡¯s time for the meeting but I didn¡¯t expect Tyler would be the one who¡¯de and get me for it. The man looked handsome in his white expensive-looking shirt, his navy suit hangs perfectly on his tall manly body.


    He must¡¯ve seen my questioning look when he continued talking.


    ¡°Don¡¯t me Kayleigh, I was¡¯d on all of your schedules. I decided to sit in on the MacMin¡¯s, I¡¯ve met Masonst week, I thought I wee him to thepany.¡±


    I gazed at his perfect straight tie and all I want to do was to pull and take him down to kiss me.


    Focus, Jess¡­


    ¡°Oh, okay¡­¡±


    The sight of him, made my body felt warmer. I know I must be blushing, but he was not looking at me while his assistant burst into my office and gave him documents to sign before he sits in on my meeting.


    The voluptuous woman was giving me her deadly stare but was gone within moments.


    ¡°You looked flushed, are you not feeling well?¡± he was about to touch my forehead when I backed away.


    His closeness was not going to make me feel better, I know for sure it¡¯ll spike up my heart rate. The vision of him going down on me wasing back, the dream was messing with my insides that I cleared my throat and took my ss of water from the sudden thirst.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine,¡±


    ¡°Welle on then.¡±


    He didn¡¯t look convinced but held out his hand for me, I took another drink and follow his lead.


    Mason and his son were already seated in the meeting room, Tyler walks in full confidence like he always does and greeted the MacMins and praises me for my previous work with their ount. I have never been praised for my work in my entire life, clients seem to like my work but I thought they¡¯re just happy because they¡¯re not losing money because of me.


    ¡°You¡¯re right she¡¯s too precious, but now that you¡¯ve taken her under yourpany I¡¯m sure great things will follow.¡±


    MacMin junior gets up and puts his hand to my shoulder inappropriately when his dad was not looking. Mason was reading the newest report that I¡¯ve provided them when we entered the meeting room.


    But I can see Tyler¡¯s eyes on me when I flinched to Brodie¡¯s touch. I was frozen when MacMin junior was sneakily rubbing my shoulder down to my back.


    ¡°Yes, I will personally oversee the MacMin ount since you have informed me about your early retirement.¡±


    Tyler looks at me then decided to speak out for me, his words didn¡¯t make Brodie happy. He took Mason¡¯s attention back to the surroundings and his son takes his hand off me.


    ¡°¡­ you have nothing to worry about my dear friend, I know for sure we will take care of your ount.¡±


    Tyler was mocking the young MacMin, and Brodie was not liking it that he sits back and I can finally sigh.


    The meetingsted for another hour where we discussed the operations of mypany under the Richardson¡¯s. Mason has always been nice and patient with me and that day he was showing me that he was going to missed my meetings.


    ¡°You¡¯re just like your dad, I know you don¡¯t think yourself that way but you are Jessica. You work hard for this and havee a long way. There¡¯s so much you can learn, I¡¯m sure you¡¯re going to do just that with the Richardson.¡±


    ¡°Mason, I¡¯m going to miss you.¡± I decided to hug him, he was one of my dad¡¯s first clients and he never doubted me when I took over thepany.


    Brodie didn¡¯t try anything further as he saw Tyler was to my back. But I was feeling something else when they leave and left me alone with him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you ever have a meeting with Brodie alone.¡±


    ¡°I can take care of him.¡± I backed away from him, his skin felt so warm on mine I didn¡¯t want to risk myself getting closer to him. I suddenly remembered his tongue twirling between my legs and it made me gasped when he put his hand on my forehead.


    ¡°I¡¯m taking you back, Kayleigh was right you feel feverish.¡±


    ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m okay,¡± but I almost lost my footing when he put his hand on my arm.


    ¡°No, you¡¯re definitely not.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re taking the day off, walk with me or I will carry you back.¡±


    He was giving me the choice to walk, at least¡­ and that was what I chose. The whole floor was secretly looking at me being held by Tyler and I let him put his arm around my body because I couldn¡¯t walk.


    ¡°Boss, your meds, and your brunch are in there.¡± Kayleigh showed up in front of the elevator giving me my purse to Tyler.


    ¡°She hasn¡¯t had breakfast and her meds?¡±


    ¡°Tyler I¡¯m right here!¡± I rolled my eyes at him while Kayleigh smiled and look like she was about to blurt out my whole life story in one go.


    But he didn¡¯t say another word when his hand took my purse, while the other hand caresses my waist higher making me almost lost my footing again.


    ¡°I already called the driver he¡¯ll meet you both in the lobby. Thank you for doing this for her¡­¡± Kayleigh¡¯s smile was irritatingly wide, but then the elevator door suddenly closes and leaves us in seclusion.


    ¡°Do I have to set a timer for your meal?¡± he looked upset, but instead of scaring me, he was making me mad.


    ¡°Do not treat me like a child.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t if you¡¯d stop acting like one, why is it so difficult for you to eat breakfast?¡±


    ¡°I waste! the rm woke me up! I was in the middle of my freaking dream!¡± I blurted out the words, then felt my cheeks blushed intensely.


    Damn it!


    He smirked but didn¡¯t say another word when the elevator door open and his hand was to my back again holding me loosely and ushered me to the lobby.


    ¡°I¡¯m good, you can go back to the office.¡±


    ¡°What? no way, I¡¯m making sure you eat and I want to hear about this dream.¡± He whispered huskily in my ear making me shuddered.


    Somehow he knew, somehow he fucking knew that I was dreaming about him.

 Chapter 12 Dream told

    Tyler


    I didn¡¯t like the way Brodie MacMin put his hand on her shoulder, and I don¡¯t understand why she let him do that to her. But Brodie was not the only thing that irritated me the most that morning.


    She was feverish, hadn¡¯t had breakfast, and obviously hadn¡¯t taken her pain medication. Jessica was being her usual, I don¡¯t need any help, I can do everything in my own way situation, that was why I took her back to her apartment.


    I texted Larry to cover for me at the office, and before he texted back and asks why, I told him to talk to Kayleigh.


    ¡°So, eat¡­ I¡¯ll make you some tea.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡±


    She looked worried but sits on the dining chair and digs through herrge purse for her brunch.


    A freaking sandwich!


    I thought we were past that, I shook my head and started to order lunch and chocte cake for dessert. Food arrived fifteen minutester, she was just having her tea after finishing her sandwich.


    ¡°Drink your pain medication, then you can have your dessert.¡± I was still upset that I was giving her instructions as I would to a kid.


    She squinted her eyes but said nothing while I was unwrapping my lunch and sit next to her.


    She looked like she wanted me gone, maybe she¡¯d feel better if she gets some rest, maybe I invaded her sense of peacefulness.


    ¡°Why are you babysitting me, you¡¯ve watched me eat, I¡¯ve taken my medication, you can leave.¡±


    The weird thing was, Jessica looked nervous. She was blushing every now and then, tensing on her shoulder, telling me in silence that I need get out of her apartment.


    She was truly notfortable with me being there, and I couldn¡¯t shake the feeling that there was something more behind her awkwardness.


    ¡°I¡¯m still on my lunch break and our burgers already here, might as well have some lunch. Try the fries, they¡¯re good.¡±


    I still need to question her about the dream, I was not ready to leave her apartment. Not without knowing about the dream and if she would be okay should I leave her so soon.


    ¡°But I already eat my sandwich, I can¡¯t possibly eat a burger.¡±


    ¡°You ate like a mini sandwich, no wonder you¡¯re so skinny. Look, I won¡¯t tell you what you should eat. But, Jess, you¡¯re working too hard to just survive hours by eating that small sandwich. Just keep the burger for yourte lunch, but eat the fries.¡±


    She pouted adorably but she looked at me when I took a big bite of my burger.


    The look was different, I can see the color of her cheeks slowly turning to another shade of pink. It was too cute for me not toment on it, but she was givingme excuses about wanting more water and leave me to the kitchen.


    I let her go and finish my burger then followed her to the kitchen where she was still drinking her water.


    ¡°That thirsty huh?¡± I smile and drink the water that she had poured for me earlier.


    ¡°Tyler, seriously, what are you still doing here?¡±


    She looked a bit annoyed, but strangely Jess didn¡¯t look too eager to kick me out of her apartment when I move closer to her side.


    ¡°So, tell me what¡¯s the dream about?¡±


    I teased her while spooning her the moist chocte cake. I didn¡¯t actually expect her to open her mouth and let me watch as the tip of her tongue licked her lip and let out the softest delicious moan that just made me twitched under the belt.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure you¡¯re ready for my dream.¡± She took a step forward and I actually stepped back from the sheer intense as I try to hold myself from lunging forward and scare her away.


    ¡°Try me?¡± my stupid mouth was out of control as it started blurting out words that I shouldn¡¯t have.


    ¡°You.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± I was not sure I was hearing it right, but her face was telling me all. She flushed to the deepest shade but bravely looked at me.


    ¡°You! I dreamt about you, happy? you can go now.¡± She turned away and put her ss on the sink before trying to slip her way back to the living room.


    My hand reaches for her arm and she stopped and looked at me. I had never felt so cheesy in my entire life before. But it felt like time pauses and all I could see was her beautiful face, pale skin, blush cheeks, and the most tempting sets of lips. My thumb caresses them while her eyes search into mine, asking silently what in the hell was I was trying to do.


    ¡°I¡¯m happy with the simple knowledge that you even think of me,¡±


    She was silent, seemed entranced with our closeness as so was I. She was waiting for me to continue my words while I was moving closer, my hand was to her small back, lowering myself to whisper in her ear.


    ¡°¡­ but tell me, in the dream, did I make you climax?¡±


    The second I realized I said the words, I cursed on the inside. I managed to insult her while I was trying to be on her good side. I was being stupid, talking like a jerk, and I realized that when she pped me.


    Hard.


    Maybe it was her looks, her anticipation that made me nervous and say my stupid thought out loud.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean,¡±


    ¡°Oh yeah, you did!¡±


    ¡°Jess,¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t, out¡­ just get out.¡±


    I was so close, I got her blushing, and was about to kiss her when I stupidly said the wrong thing. Honestly, I have never been so bad with women before.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean it like that, Jess¡­ please,¡±


    ¡°Tyler, just go.¡±


    I finally give up and decided to give her some space, I was thinking to check in on herter on that night and maybe have a nice long conversation like the night before.


    It took me half an hour to reach the office, Larry was there to greet me with his questions. Kayleigh couldn¡¯t get away faster from him as soon as she saw me. No doubt in my mind she was quick to check on her boss.


    ¡°My brother, why are you back?¡±


    ¡°Shut it, I¡¯m going to the g for mom tonight and I¡¯m dragging you with me.¡±


    ¡°What, fuck no¡­ you¡¯re digging your own hole on that one. It¡¯s your mom, you made the deal with the devil.¡±


    ¡°Dude, she¡¯s your mom too. Ah,e on, I¡¯ll owe you. I just need to keep my mind away from things.¡±


    ¡°Things? what things? wait¡­¡± he paused to look at Kayleigh who was on the phone as soon as she ditched him after seeing me, the moody-looking brother.


    I hated that he was quick to reach his conclusion, his face mocked me with his smug smile when he gets up and rests his back to the edge of my desk. My feeling must¡¯ve shown when he started his speech about women and us as men.


    ¡°Larry, little brother, don¡¯t worry I got this. Just go with me tonight.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Bro, I need to shake this off.¡±


    ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll go stroke some people¡¯s egos maybe even meet new clients. I¡¯m pretty sure mom hates it when we do that. We¡¯ll stay for an hour max, then we will hit the strip club. You need heavy dose of women, preferably the almost naked ones twirling down from a pole.¡±


    I finallyughed when he did make me feel better already, why in the hell would I want to settle down with a woman when I can settle with many and have less stress.


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 Chapter 13 Confession closet

    Jessica


    He was spot on, he whispered and asked the exact question. It was as if he knows that the dream was a fail, that I spent the whole morning hangover from the abrupt feeling of I don¡¯t even know what.


    I know sex is supposed to end with a climax, but I have never actually felt what it¡¯s like. And I¡¯ve been avoiding to date simply because of the fear itself. Troy had left his mark, I don¡¯t even know how I was supposed to recover from his doing.


    The therapy was supposed to work, I kept telling Amanda that I was getting better. But honestly, I was too afraid to try, always telling her that I was too busy to work to date men.


    ¡°Jessica, good you¡¯re home. You have toe with me to a g tonight, I lost a bet and I need to attend Dale¡¯s mom¡¯s thing tonight.¡±


    Amanda called me just after five and asked my whereabouts. I have just woken up from my nap, thanking myself that I didn¡¯t dream a certain man and woke up feeling refresh.


    ¡°What g? why aren¡¯t you going with Dale? and why don¡¯t you go with one of your trustee sidekicks?¡±


    ¡°Jess, my friends don¡¯t do gs their husbands reputations preceded them and I don¡¯t want to make Dale¡¯s mom hate me even more. And since I¡¯m pregnant I need you to drink the alcohol for me and be my drunk friend.¡±


    I giggled at her while she still insisted that she was on her way to my ce with a dress, she said that I would be her wing woman and that she would owe me.


    Though remembering what she had done for me since Troy, going to the g was the least that I can do for her.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll make a fresh batch of coffee and take a quick shower.¡±


    Amanda is a true coffee addict and there was no denying that she might marry Dale for his coffee shop, caffeine might runs through her veins by now.


    ¡°I knew there¡¯s a reason why I love you so much.¡± Sheughed from the other line before she ended the call.


    One hour and one cup of coffeeter we were on our way to the g. Dale had arranged a car for his wife and me, I was feeling a bit exposed with the high-slit dress that Amanda brought me.


    ¡°Come on, you look great in it, it¡¯s Prada. You can¡¯t go wrong with their evening wear.¡± She tucked my hair back and let it fall to my naked shoulder.


    ¡°Amanda, darling you looked beautiful. Oh my, who¡¯s this?¡±


    ¡°Mom, this is Jessica Robinson, I¡¯m sorry Dale couldn¡¯t make it tonight,¡±


    ¡°What do you mean? you¡¯re pregnant she should apany you everywhere. Wait, you¡¯re the Jessica Robinson?¡±


    I didn¡¯t know what she was implying, but I just smile at her while she took me in for a greeting with a simple peck on the cheek, and hugged Amanda telling her to give her regards to Dale.


    ¡°Larry has been talking about you, you¡¯ll find him surrounded by thedies, he¡¯ll be happy to see you.¡±


    I smile knowing Larry was at the g, at least it won¡¯t be that boring. I just hope that his brother¡­


    Damn it.


    The curse was inevitable when I saw Tyler talking to a tall beautiful woman, her hands circled to his arm, she looked just like a model. They both looked like a perfect couple.


    ¡°Well¡­ well, seemed like we found Tyler rather than Larry. Jessica honey, nice meeting you. Why don¡¯t you go ahead talk to Tyler, I actually need to find my husband.¡±


    Mrs. Richardson pecked my cheeks again and tell Amanda to keep mepany.


    ¡°I think she likes you, so¡­ do you want to talk to Tyler or talk to the bartender first?¡± Amanda whispered while tugging my hand, she was already nudging me to go to the bar area. Iughed and follow her though I would still gaze back and peek at Tyler, trying to take a look at his date.


    ¡°Me? she said you¡¯re her favorite daughter-inw.¡±


    ¡°Pfft, of course, she did, I¡¯m her only daughter-inw.¡±


    Iughed again and was to her side trying to get to the bar and as far away from Tyler and his date. I have established the fact that I don¡¯t like seeing him with the modelesque beauty.


    Amanda pulled me through the sea of people, we were mingling away, up until we reached the bar and finally met Larry.


    ¡°Jess, hello¡­ I didn¡¯t expect to see you here.¡±


    ¡°Larry, hey¡­ me too, thanks to Dale I guess.¡± I grinned while Amanda was biting her lip as if she was having a hard time choosing my drink for that night.


    ¡°Well,e on what do you want to order? I don¡¯t know if we can bail sooner, but just in case we can¡¯t, you need alcohol for the boredom.¡±


    Amanda¡¯s words quickly took me back to our conversation when my eyes were searching for Tyler and his date. Again.


    Damn it, eyes. Focus.


    Tyler. Date. Bad.


    Amanda. Larry. Liquor. Good.


    ¡°Yeah, sorry¡­¡±


    Two Martinis and two sses of virgin mocktailter we wereughing at Larry¡¯s jokes as they became more and more ludicrous, and that¡¯s when Tyler greeted me.


    ¡°Ms. Robinson, you look beautiful, Amanda I hope that¡¯s a mocktail?¡±


    The woman nodded and back to sipping her drink while looking interested in me.


    ¡°And looked who turns into Cindere for one night. Where¡¯s your other half?¡± I turned to face him, I was expecting to see her beautiful modeltching onto his arm but he was alone and looking so freakishly handsome with his designer tuxedo and shiny shoes.


    Amanda almost choked on her drink hearing my snappy words, while Larryughed and whispered something in her ear.


    ¡°¡­ are you feeling better tonight?¡± he ignored my question and ask me instead.


    His deep manly voice made my inside hummed secretly.


    ¡°I¡¯m better.¡±


    Tyler smirked as I gave him a once over, his mouth opens when he drinks the golden liquid and my mind went straight to the gutter.


    ¡°I had a long nap,¡± I said quickly not letting my mind wander and strip him naked in my mind.


    What the hell, Jess!


    ¡°Dreamless one, I hope.¡±


    I squinted my eye and channel my hateful face until Amanda said that we should go to our seats since everyone else has. She was looking at me then Tyler with a raised eyebrow, while I was feeling tingly on the inside, and the strange fever started bubbling from the inside.


    Larry was back to telling more jokes to Amanda whoughed while he ushered her to the table. I was about to follow them when Tyler grabbed my arm and pulled me away from them.


    ¡°Where are we going? we should take our seat and¡­¡±


    We were hidden by an alcove behind the bar area when he lowered himself down and put his lips on mine. His hand was warm to my back while his other one was to the back of my head holding me possessively while his body shields us from any lurkers.


    I was holding onto his body, my hand instinctively slithered to his back pulling him closer to me while my back was t to the cold wall. He groaned when my other hand caresses the back of his neck and take him lower as I kissed him back eagerly.


    We parted for air, look at each other intensely and within seconds he took my hand and shielded me while he ushered me to an empty room, more like a closet space where we resumed our kiss.


    There was no talking, we were kissing again when he whispered in his sexy voice and seductively asked me while licking the crook of my neck.


    ¡°Your dream, tell me about it?¡±


    ¡°Tyler, I¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just us, I need to know, please¡­¡±


    The darkness was enticing, his closeness was intoxicating and I decided to tell him just because I want to.


    ¡°You were kissing me,¡± I breathed out the words.


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    He was kissing the crook of my neck, his hand travels down to the slit of my dress and his big strong hand touch my naked thigh.


    ¡°Down there,¡±


    ¡°Fuck, Jess¡­ so, how was I?¡±


    His manly cologne invades my senses and I was opening my mouth for his kiss before we paused and waited for my answer.


    ¡°Good, so good¡­¡± I know I was wet from his kisses, and I moan when I feel his hand on my inner thigh and subtly touches my wetce panties.


    ¡°We should stop, we¡­ not here, you¡¯re better than this.¡±


    His abrupt move made me embarrassed for telling him about my dream. And at that moment I regret telling him about it.


    ¡°I should go,¡±


    ¡°No, we should go.¡± He cupped my face and took me closer for his deep sinful kiss.


    ¡°We will stay for dinner then I will take you back to your apartment.¡±


    ¡°Your date?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s not my date.¡± He rubbed my back as he kisses me again. The feeling was indescribable, butterflies, that¡¯s how I know how people felt in the movies.


    We made a quick stop to thedies and he waited before escorting me back to our table where Amanda¡¯s face lights up like a lightbulb, no she¡¯s more like a lighthouse when she saw me and Tyler and we took our seat at their table.


    Larry smiled warmly as he patted Amanda¡¯s hand then whispered something in her ear making her drink the water to her front and start eating her appetizer.


    ¡°Eat,¡± his hand was under the table caressing my naked thigh. I looked behind and rxed when I saw nothing behind us, our table was at the very back and we were sheltered with beautiful decorations that no one could see his hand was creeping dangerously under the table.


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to do anything ufortable that you don¡¯t want me to do, just say the words and I will stop.¡±


    Fuck¡­


    I was looking into his eyes when he backed away after he whispered the words. His innocent smile was promising something else and I was tempted, and couldn¡¯t help myself when I nod and smile back at him.

 Chapter 14 Reaching for a dream

    Tyler


    I can still feel her dampness on the tip of my fingers. I can¡¯t believe that she was kissing me back, it was a haste move but I can¡¯t resist from wanting her so bad.


    The g was supposed to be an in-and-out thing then off I go to the strip club afterward with Larry. But no amount of strippers would take me away from my would-be night with Jessica.


    She looked so beautiful in her evening wear. Her creamy naked shoulder, her small yet curvy waist, her breasts that we¡¯re peaking at the top of her dress, they all made me want to touch and adore her. Then there¡¯s the slit on her side reaching too high up her thigh, it was teasing me with the promise of a hearing her sexiest moans should I slipped my fingers through it. Just as I did moments earlier.


    But her words were the thing that made me so fucking hard, I almost kneel and have her right there, and then when she said in her raspy sexy voice that she dreamt of me, kissing her between her legs.


    She looked so poised and so beautiful sitting next to me. My hand was to her slim naked thigh when I decided to tease her not because I wanted to, but because I couldn¡¯t help myself.


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to do anything ufortable that you don¡¯t want me to, just say the words and I will stop.¡± I said softly making sure she was the only one who can hear my words.


    Jessica looked into my eyes when she nodded and smile back at me and that seemed to do the trick, I was throbbing and my dick was stretching in my pants.


    ¡°So Amanda, how¡¯s Dale?¡± I asked moving my chair closer to Jessica¡¯s.


    I could feel Jessica was getting tensed when my hand easily slipped under the table and caresses her inner thigh. I tugged the corner of my lips when I saw she drinks to hide her emotions.


    ¡°Well, Tyler first of all thank you for noticing that I¡¯m here tonight. Dale is perfectly fine, I just lost a bet and here I am while he¡¯s probably doing movie night with Mable.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry to hear that, and I noticed you, Amanda. It¡¯s just that Jessica here caught my attention the most. Don¡¯t you think she looks beautiful? Larry?¡±


    ¡°Bro, she¡¯s beautiful and you looked smitten.¡± He said the words easily while Amanda agrees and started with her appetizer.


    Jessica was blushing from my words and I couldn¡¯t believe it affects me to the point that I bravely scoot closer to her and trace my hand higher making her blushed a deeper shade when my fingers tease her wet panties.


    ¡°Maybe I am,¡± I said truthfully making both Larry and Amanda look at me like I have too much to drink.


    Dinner went without a glitch, well¡­ aside from the very flushed Jessica to my side. Amanda manages to leave early right after dinner, telling mom that she promised Dale she woulde back early because of her pregnancy.


    ¡°Mom, I think I¡¯m going to head back too, I¡¯m taking Jessica back. She has an important meeting in the morning and she needs her rest.¡±


    ¡°You work too much and now you¡¯re making her work too much too. Remember about what I said Tyler, you¡¯re not getting younger.¡±


    Mom hugged me and move to Jessica and waited for mom to say goodbye to her.


    ¡°Jessica darling, it was very nice meeting you.¡±


    Larry had gone with two women right after I told him I was canceling on our ns. Momentster we waited until Amanda gets in her car before I ushered her to the back seat of my car. She was a bit startled when I told my driver that we are going to my ce.


    ¡°All you have to do is ask, I just thought you might get bored at that little apartment of yours. I think we have a couple of hours before your bedtime?¡±


    I pressed the divider and secluded her in our privacy.


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    Anticipating what she was going to say next, I leaned down and kiss her soft beautiful lips. She sighed when my hand was to her thigh, then her hand was to mine as she makes sure it stays there.


    ¡°You want me to take you back?¡±


    She gasped when I trail my kisses down to the crook of her neck, I was pushing her back and kissing her lips deeper.


    ¡°Not yet,¡±


    I couldn¡¯t help to smile and hold her face, rubbing the side of her cheek softly and squeezes her thigh. We were making out like teenagers until the Bentley stop and the driver knock on my side of the passenger door.


    She looked flushed, pulled away, and get off myp. Yes, she was straddling me in her evening dress¡­ it was so hot that I was needing to adjust myself afterward.


    ¡°I¡¯m¡­ um¡­ we,¡±


    She was looking adorably cute when she¡¯s unsure of herself and I didn¡¯t give her a chance to think by taking her hand and getting out of the car.


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯ll make you some coffee.¡± I let out my most charming smile, she hesitated but let me ushered her up to my penthouse.


    ¡°So, this is your bachelor pad. Do you take all yourdies here?¡±


    I smiled and let her question hangs while I turned on the coffee machine and make a fresh brew.


    ¡°Why do you ask? are you saying you¡¯re one of thosedies?¡±


    Jessica blushed while she nervously yed with her clutch and looked around my apartment.


    ¡°Curious, I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t think so. I think I know your type, I saw her at the g earlier. Where did she go?¡±


    To think that she evenpares herself to one of the gold-digging bitch that couldn¡¯t wait to sinks her w in me earlier was making me mad.Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Jess, we kissed. I thought you like me?¡±


    ¡°I do, but I know your type.¡±


    ¡°Wait, so you¡¯d let yourself be kiss and touch by my type?¡±


    She looked at me but didn¡¯t answer my question.


    ¡°Maybe I should go back.¡±


    ¡°Jess, please. You¡¯re right, about me and Elsie. I ended things with her, and thedy from the g was my mom¡¯s doing. She wanted me to settle down.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡±


    She looked disappointed and I took her hand and put my other hand on her waist, pulling her closer to me.


    ¡°Jess, it¡¯s not like that. I like you, and my mom always does that, but she means well.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡±


    ¡°Jessica, you¡¯re not like any other women I¡¯ve met. You¡¯re different, and I think I like you¡­ like really like you,¡±


    I groaned when her hand slithered under my tux and kisses me back, pushing me until my back bumped onto the kitchen counter.


    ¡°I think you¡¯re beautiful in your own way,¡±


    We were kissing heavily, breathless in seconds and I was shirtless momentster. Her eyes were beautifully wild and her hands felt so good when she was touching my chest, exploring me like it was the first time she ever touched a man.


    Her moans were making me want to do things to her, but I hold myself back. I decided to take things slow with her, I know about her brother and I don¡¯t know how she was with men. Kayleigh didn¡¯t give me any warnings, but I really don¡¯t want to assumed and wrecked everything just because I couldn¡¯t keep it in my pants.


    But one thing for sure, she was parting her legs willingly when my hand slipped to the slit of her dress and find her wetness.


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    I¡¯ve never heard someone whispered my name as sexy as her, and she was grabbing onto my body while my other hand was to the back of her neck keeping her close for our kisses.


    ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful, sexy, and you¡¯re making me so damn hard.¡±


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    She pulled back but put her face to my naked chest as if she was too embarrassed, but I was not stopping myself. I wanted her to reach her climax, I wanted to satisfy her to the point that she knows she¡¯s safe with me and that I won¡¯t push her beyond her wants.


    ¡°Ssh¡­ it¡¯s okay, we can stop anytime you want.¡±


    I paused and waited for her.


    ¡°Jess, do you want me to stop? look at me, baby, don¡¯t you like it?¡±


    ¡°No, don¡¯t stop, I¡­ I like it, it¡¯s just that¡­¡±


    I don¡¯t like pushing her too far. She was still in her evening dress, her panties were on the floor and she looked at me like she¡¯s really torn with her feelings.


    ¡°Look, why don¡¯t we try another time?¡±


    She was teary when she looks at me, but she didn¡¯t give me a chance to exin when she grabbed her panties from the floor and asked where the bathroom was.


    I didn¡¯t like knowing that she was upset, so I decided to follow her to the bathroom.


    ¡°Jessica, why don¡¯t we have coffee?¡±


    ¡°I think I¡¯d like to go back now.¡±


    Honestly, I was disappointed. But I wanted her to enjoy our time not feeling rush by me.


    ¡°Okay, let me get dressed, and I¡¯ll take you back.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to, your driver can take me. I¡¯m okay.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m taking you back.¡± I insisted while putting my shirt back on. She puts on her coat and lets me take her back to her ce.


    It took us another forty minutes until we arrived at her ce, she didn¡¯t want me to apany her, but once again I insisted.


    Sheined as she sighed exaggeratedly, but that just made me smile and kiss her cheek, teasing her with more disy of affection that she clearly had a hard time adjusting.


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°No, thank you. I have a great time tonight.¡±


    She opened her door and stepped inside her apartment while I was still not ready to part from her.


    ¡°Me too.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± I teased her once again, knowing she was nowhere near climaxing.


    ¡°I do¡­¡±


    What I did not expect was for her to pull me into her apartment and push my body and closes the door behind me.


    My jacket was off in seconds, her dainty fingers were quick to unbutton my shirt and she was kissing my chest trailing her way up to my neck.


    ¡°Jess, baby¡­ maybe we should,¡±


    ¡°Yes, maybe we should.¡±


    She smirked and throw her coat and took my hand, leading me to her bedroom.


    Ooo¡­. kay¡­

 Chapter 15 Intimacy and Beyond

    Jessica


    I was unbuttoning his shirt. Again. Maybe I was wrong, maybe I should stop. But I know I need to do it, to get it done and let him move to the next one. I badly need him out of my system and let him flush my curiosity and start going to work like a normal person and not blushed every time he¡¯s near.


    ¡°Jessica,¡± he breathed out my name sexily the moment I was kissing him back. I was letting his hand roamed my body as my hand slipped under his shirt and feel his warm naked chest.


    There was something about Tyler, I was not afraid of him. I actually wanted him, ache for him, he was arousing me to the point that I was taking him to my dream.


    The man groaned when I offered him my back, moving my hair to the side and reveal the thin half-hidden zipper of the evening dress. I felt the goosebumps when he kissed the back of my neck. He was trailing his kisses down as he unzipped the evening dress and his hands caresses my sides as the dress falls to the floor effortlessly.


    I should¡¯ve been embarrassed by the way that he looked at my body. I was quick to turn around and face him, I was trying the see the disgust in his face just like every time my sick brother did.


    But he unsped my strapless bra and let it join my dress, his hand was to my waist while his other one pulled me close as he whispered that I looked beautiful. The kiss was deep and passionate, he slowly pushed me to my bed andy my back to the coldforter. My feet still hangs by the edge of the bed when he parted my legs, stand between my knees, and started stripping himself naked to his briefs.


    I wasn¡¯t scared of him when I kept on looking as he was peeling offyers of his clothing, revealing his manly hot body to my view. I know I was getting wet and he knows that for sure when he stripped off my damp panties andtched his lips between my legs.


    He knelt by the bed, took my legs to his shoulder, and have me while his hands were caressing my thighs.


    ¡°Tyler,¡± the first moan sounded pathetic in my ear but he was having me eagerly that I arched my back and let him take me to I don¡¯t know where.


    I was taken higher, over and over again, but somehow I kept on losing the moment. I couldn¡¯t seem to get there and he somehow knew.


    He trailed his kisses higher to my waist then even higher and let my nipples have a taste of his talented tongue. My hands were to his naked back while I was biting my lip, pushing my front to his demanding mouth, let him fondle my breasts with his wet mouth while his fingers pleasure me relentlessly.


    ¡°Let it go, baby,e for me¡­¡±


    I was getting there, I tried but after a couple of tries I gave up.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think I can,¡±


    Tyler was to my face and kissed the top of my head, I can feel his bulge grazing my heated skin but he didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Come here,¡±


    He took me to rest on his naked chest, put me under the covers, and let mey naked while he told me to rx.


    ¡°I understand that your brother molested you,¡±


    His words were like a p in the cheek, I was tense instantly. I didn¡¯t reply to his statement, and he didn¡¯t try to make me confirm or deny it.


    ¡°I like you, Jessica. We will take this slow, as slow as you wanted me to. Do you want me to go back?¡±


    My heart beats faster, I was blinking trying to make my tears go away when I whispered and told him no.


    I need to finish this.


    Get him out of my system.


    ¡°Have you ever been with anyone after him?¡±


    ¡°No,¡±


    ¡°Are you talking to someone about this?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡±


    ¡°Good, girl.¡± He kissed the top of my head and rubbed my arm.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to take care of you, you will learn to listen to me and we will wait until you¡¯re ready.¡±


    What?!


    ¡°But I¡¯m ready now.¡± I was being stubborn as always and he replied to me with his deep sexy chuckles.


    ¡°And I¡¯m not a girl, I¡¯m a woman, you don¡¯t get to address me as one.¡±


    ¡°Baby girl, trust me¡­ I know you¡¯re a woman, a beautiful sexy young woman and I want nothing to satisfy you, over and over again. But your mind is not there yet,¡±


    ¡°Are you telling me that I¡¯m frigid?¡± I tried to pull away from him but he kept me in his arms, his manly scent engulfed my senses while his hand was rubbing my back sensually.


    ¡°Jessica, you¡¯re not frigid, you are definitely aroused¡­¡± he said huskily while kissing the side of my neck, once again teasing me.


    ¡°¡­ I can smell your arousal, taste your wetness, enjoy your perky nipples¡­¡± his hot breath fanned my ear and I can feel myself wanting him again.


    Damn him¡­


    ¡°We are going to work on your issues, and I¡¯m going to get you there, but for now, I¡¯m going to let you getfortable with our closeness.¡±


    ¡°But I want this!¡± I stated in annoyance


    I want my orgasm! I need my orgasm!


    I need to get this over with and forget about him.


    He abruptly sit up and took me to hisp, straddling him while hey and rest his back on the headboard. His hands were on my waist, pushing me down to him, he grunted when I grind him, staining his briefs with my wetness.


    And that¡¯s when I smirked, showing him my persistence when I grab the back of his neck and started kissing him.


    ¡°I want this,¡± I repeat my words.


    ¡°And what exactly is this?¡± he smiles and holds my back with his hands in all his casual sexiness.


    ¡°I want my orgasm,¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not there yet, baby girl.¡± He stated softly, his hands trail down to my ass and squeezes them making me pouted at him.


    ¡°I can get there, you can get me there.¡±


    ¡°I will, but not right now,¡±


    His know it all attitude was making me mad, and I get away from him, tried to search for my dress but find his shirt, and decided to put it on and go to my bathroom to cover my naked body.


    ¡°Just, go¡­¡± I spatted harshly when he followed me and kissed the back of my neck making me shuddered.


    I hate how he made me feel, how he can arouse me but fail to make me climax. The knowledge that I can be attracted to any man after my brother was a very big step for me, Dr. Sheridan thought so too after ourst meeting.


    ¡°Jessica, talk to me. I¡¯m not going anywhere.¡± He caressed my cheek and kissed my temple.


    ¡°Argh! Okay, you¡¯re the first person that I actually like, and able to make me arouse after him¡­ happy?!¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡±


    His simple answer continued by his deep passionate kiss made me let him carry me back to bed. He told me to sit while he excused himself to get us some drinks.


    ¡°Tyler, maybe you should¡­¡± I started when he walked back into my room minutester with two cups of coffee.


    ¡°Jessica, I like you, and I haven¡¯t felt like this for a very long time.¡±


    He gave me my cup and rest beside me and we talked.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    We discussed about the g, he asked about my recuperating hand, even about Larry and the merger.


    I was still in his shirt when I fall asleep hourster, snuggled infortably in his arms.

 Chapter 16 The Shirt

    Tyler


    ¡°Morning,¡±


    I was up at six that morning and look at her fridge with nothing but beer, water, and some eggs. So I decided to make some omelet and toast for breakfast to go with the coffee.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Making breakfast,¡± I answered while giving her a cup of steaming hot coffee.


    ¡°Half-naked?¡±


    She actually smirked and teases me while roaming her eyes on my shirtless body.


    Mmh¡­ we¡¯re making progress here¡­


    ¡°I¡¯m wearing my pants, and you¡¯re still in my shirt. Not that I¡¯mining, it looks good on you.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± she rests back to the kitchen counter while sipping her coffee, showing me her naked thighs, crossing her legs knowing that she¡¯s not wearing anything underneath.


    ¡°Really.¡± I put my coffee down and slipped my hand under the shirt.


    ¡°You should put the cup down, I want to kiss your delectable lips.¡±


    She did as she was told and wrapped her arms behind my neck and let me give her my morning kiss.


    We spent our morning with an intimate breakfast and I give her another kiss before heading back to my ce and get ready for work.


    She was still wearing my shirt when she spilled coffee and told me that she was going to wash it out for me, so I left her apartment in just my jacket then slipped into the spare clean shirt that I always kept in my car.


    I had a busy morning that day, golfing with clients, then continue with a lunch meeting outside the office. I arrived at the office just after two in the afternoon, but I didn¡¯t expect to see Jessica talking to Kayleigh,ughing, looking beautiful in her ck pencil skirt and what appears as an oversize man¡¯s shirt. Her hair was up in a loose bun, her ck heels finish off her looks sexily.


    ¡°I know that¡¯s a man¡¯s shirt she¡¯s wearing, seriously, is she trying to pull off the boyfriend clothes look¡­¡± Elsie was to my side, sounding jealous while she gives me messages of my iing calls from that morning.


    ¡°I think she¡¯s wearing it perfectly and can you please ask Ms. Robinson to see me in my office? I need to discuss our three o¡¯clock meeting before they arrived, and tell Kayleigh to bring me the client¡¯s report that I¡¯ve asked her for yesterday.¡±


    ¡°Tyler, I didn¡¯t mean, look, I¡¯m sorry about¡­¡± she was trying to be on my good side by apologizing but I was ignoring her, I just rather not deal with her drama.


    ¡°Elsie, please do as you¡¯re told. I have a busy schedule.¡± I told her off and walked straight into my office.


    I put the documents down and looked out the window, my mind was busy with the issue from ckarc Holdings when Jessica came into my office looking sexually appetizing in a man¡¯s white shirt.


    My shirt.


    ¡°You look beautiful, tell me that that¡¯s my shirt you¡¯re wearing?¡± I asked after closing the door behind her, ignoring the curious stare from Elsie.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Thank you, yes, it¡¯s yours¡­ turns out it¡¯s veryfortable, and it¡¯s clean so I¡¯m wearing it.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re such a tease aren¡¯t you?¡± I asked when she gave me her flirtatious smile.


    We were interrupted by Kayleigh when she gave me the documents then excused herself out of my office. I would still gaze at Jessica, listening, as her words were flowing while she gives her inputs on the uing meeting. I know she¡¯s smart, but I didn¡¯t know that she has a very good opinion on how to solve the situation forter.


    ¡°Have you had your lunch?¡±


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fifteen past two, I¡¯m asking have you had your lunch?¡±


    She squinted her eyes but nodded when I didn¡¯t budge and demanded her answer.


    ¡°Yes, I went out with Kayleigh earlier, didn¡¯t have a sandwich if that¡¯s what you¡¯re wondering.¡± She sounded irritated but it made me smile at her warmly.


    ¡°You do look beautiful, Jessica.¡±


    The woman blushed and tried to hide it by talking more about her client, and asked about my previous morning meeting.


    ¡°ckarc Holdings, I don¡¯t like the way they toy with their clients. It¡¯s very risky and I¡¯m actually thinking of stepping back from their dealings.¡±


    ¡°Ah, the great Kelvin Murphy ck,¡±


    ¡°Wait, you know him?¡±


    ¡°I went to school with him, he¡¯s two years my senior.¡±


    She smiled secretly and I didn¡¯t like it. Kelvin was known for his yer attitude, good with thedies, and I definitely didn¡¯t like that Jessica knows his middle name.


    ¡°Look, before you tell me to stay away from him, don¡¯t, we¡¯re friends he helped me with stuff,¡±


    ¡°What stuff? and I¡¯m not jealous,¡±


    I was actually furious.


    ¡°If you say so,¡±


    She teased me again, and I wanted nothing but to bend her over the desk and smack her ass until they¡¯re deliciously pink. I needed to calm myself down or I was going to have to adjust myself before I go into our meeting.


    Jessica didn¡¯t answer me, and I let the matter go and she was being professional when she walked with me to the meeting room. She introduced me to her client and I exined about our merger and she continue to proceed with the operational side. We were filling out each other sentences as if we¡¯ve done them for years and the client looked satisfied and left the meeting room with a smile on his face.


    ¡°I have another meeting in half an hour, but I will pick you up for dinner at your apartment.¡±


    ¡°What? I haven¡¯t agreed to a date?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t eat dinner?¡±


    ¡°I do,¡±


    ¡°Me too, so I pick you up at six-thirty.¡±


    I was gone without letting her say no. I can imagine her frustration and it was making me smirk while I walked to the elevator and headed to my next meeting.


    The hours were long, but I made it through with the hope of seeing Jessica for dinner.


    I was back at the office dropping off documents for Elsie to follow through and type up for my file in the morning. But I didn¡¯t expect Jessica to still be in her office at six-fifteen.


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you back at your apartment? I¡¯m supposed to pick you up in the next fifteen minutes.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m working,¡±


    ¡°No one is here.¡±


    ¡°Yet, here you are.¡± She retorted, like the little rebellious snarky woman she has been.


    I chuckled, closed the blinds, and locked the door behind me.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± she get up from her chair, looking startled and annoyed at the same time.


    ¡°Uhm, since I don¡¯t have to pick you up in the next fifteen minutes I believe¡­ I have time to do this,¡± I stepped closer and finally kissed her.


    ¡°I miss you, and I can¡¯t stop thinking about you working in my shirt.¡±


    She put her hands to my chest, then grasped my suit jacket and pulled me down to kiss her again.


    ¡°Me too, but that doesn¡¯t mean you can set up our date without my approval.¡±


    ¡°My bad, I¡¯ll go through Kayleigh next time and have Elsie set up our date.¡±


    She giggled and pushed me down to the sofa, her skirt raised to her thighs when she sits sideways on myp.


    ¡°Well, you¡¯re in a good mood.¡±


    ¡°I am,¡± she whispered and let her hair down while kissing the side of my neck. My hands were on her back while telling her that we should really go to the restaurant.


    ¡°¡­ we have a reservation, and I¡¯m actually hungry.¡±


    She pouted adorably, but then back to smiling when I tilted her head to deepen our kiss.


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯m making sure you have your dinner first before I have you after dinner.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± she was back to her feet, took her purse, and held out her hand to me.

 Chapter 17 Sexual Healing

    Jessica


    I was supposed to have dinner with Tyler again, I haven¡¯t had this much closeness with any man before. I should¡¯ve kept my distance from him, but I couldn¡¯t seem to do that.


    So I decided to have another appointment with Dr. Sheridan after office hours, where we talked about Tyler. Again. And that was why I went back to the office thinking that I¡¯d work and forget about having dinner with him. But he was there, and I couldn¡¯t seem to refuse him.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Anyway, Elsie mentioned that you¡¯re trying to rock the boyfriend clothes look?¡±


    ¡°Elsie as in your ex?¡±


    ¡°Elsie as in my ex and still my PA,¡± he shrugged telling me that she¡¯s good at what she does.


    ¡°I bet she is¡­¡±


    I was annoyed that he was talking about his ex at our dinner and he noticed it.


    ¡°I was emphasizing about the boyfriend look, you wearing my shirt, and I think that¡¯s hot.¡±


    I know I look hot, Kayleigh was surprised seeing me wearing the shirt and won¡¯t stop bugging me with the fact that she knows exactly that it¡¯s a man¡¯s shirt.


    ¡°Thanks,¡± I replied after drinking the white wine as we wait for our salmon steak.


    ¡°Nothing on the boyfriend?¡±


    ¡°What are we twelve? you¡¯re a man, or do you prefer being called a boy?¡±


    ¡°Nope, man-friend is good.¡± He looked adorably defeated as he drinks his wine.


    ¡°I thought so too, and¡­ how¡¯s Larry doing back in my old office? anyone giving him any trouble?¡±


    ¡°Nope, nothing from his side, meaning everything should be going as scheduled¡­ so, were you really going to stood me up and stay back at the office?¡±


    ¡°I had just gotten back from my appointment with Dr. Sheridan, my psychiatrist¡­¡±


    ¡°You talk about me?¡±


    ¡°We discussed about my rtionship issues, and how I should proceed with you regarding intimacy and so on.¡±


    I was feeling at ease talking about myself with Tyler, I had discussed this with my doctor and she told me to keep him close that maybe he¡¯s what I need to take that step further and slowly heal my intimacy issue.


    ¡°And what did your doctor said?¡±


    ¡°She said to keep on seeing you,¡±


    ¡°I like her.¡± He gave me his smug smile making meughed at him.


    We headed back to my ce an hourter and decided to have another round of drinks, which then lead to me cuddling in his arms while we watched the evening news.


    *****


    Time passes like crazy when we¡¯re busy with our daily lives. Tyler and I have been doing our thing for almost a month. We have been enjoying our closeness, he hasn¡¯t been pushing me with sex. Andtely, both of us have been distant, mostly because we were suddenly busy with our schedules.


    Larry has his PA working full-time for him, while Kayleigh was busy going back and forth from our old office to the Richardson building and assist me with my work. As for Tyler, he was doing another merger project abroad. It was supposed to be a fast take over, an easy merge, but since there was a legal matter the process was taking a lot longer than expected.


    And on that same week, my parent¡¯s house was going to be rent out. My realtor finally find someone who wanted to rent it. That means I have to clear out my family¡¯s personal belongings and put them into a storage unit. Luckily they wanted a fully furnish house so I don¡¯t have to worry about moving the furniture.


    ¡°I¡¯lle byter, don¡¯t worry.¡±


    ¡°No, seriously, Kay, you need to finish off with the seating chart. Then the caterer, you have a million things to do to make sure that the reunch will go smoothly. We¡¯ve been working on this for weeks, and I want it to be a sess. The movers have boxed most of it anyway, it¡¯ll take a couple of hours max.¡±


    ¡°But you will be alone, that house¡­¡±


    ¡°I will be just fine, I have you on speed dial.¡±


    I was not looking forward to spending the night alone at my parents, I was hoping to finish before dark ande back again the next day.


    ¡°If you say so,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m saying so¡­¡± I hugged her and told her to go straight home after she finishes off with the chart.


    It was after office hour and I was going to meet my realtor at my parents¡¯ house for paperwork and packing up my dad¡¯s home office. I¡¯ve done everything else with Kayleigh days ago, and that afternoon I was left with thest task.


    The home office, which I¡¯ve been postponing until thest day. I was having mixed feelings about packing up dad¡¯s work stuff. Aside from Troy who was using the officest time, but also because of the memory of my dad.


    I didn¡¯t realize that I fell asleep reading o


    dad¡¯s files until I woke up in darkness, cold sweat was trailing down my spine when my phone buzzed.


    ¡°Tyler?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m checking up on you, it¡¯ste and your driver is still at your parents¡¯.¡±


    ¡°Do¡­ you need¡­ the car, are you back in town?¡± my voice was a bit throaty and I jumped when I heard someone at the front door.


    I was frozen in ce and couldn¡¯t get myself up to go to the door.


    ¡°¡­ Jessica? I¡¯m here, at your parents.¡±


    ¡°I¡­ give me a moment,¡±


    It felt like hours, but I finally made it to the door. He must¡¯ve seen my pale expression when he pulled me in for a hug. His familiar woodsy scent soothed me, I remembered it just like yesterday.


    ¡°I called Kayleigh, and she told me you might still be here. Why are you doing this yourself?¡± he cupped my face looked at me.


    ¡°I shouldn¡¯t, I know that, but I fell asleep¡­ can we just get out of here?¡± I shivered when I thought I saw a shadow by the window, a man.


    ¡°Please,¡± I begged him and I felt him sweep me off my feet and quickly carry me out of the house.


    He was putting me on hisp when we¡¯re in the backseat of my car. He talked to my driver to get me back to his ce. My body was cold when he took off his suit jacket and put it over me. The warmth of his body was still there, his scent and his strong arms that holds me made me shed my tears.


    But Tyler just hold me, he rubbed my back and didn¡¯t ask anything until we arrived at his apartment building. He hold my body, shielded me with his jacket until we reached his penthouse and he carry me to his bedroom andy me on his bed.


    He stripped me to my underwear, put on his t-shirt, and tucked me under the covers.


    ¡°Rest, I¡¯m making you some hot chocte and ordering some pizza.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re hungry,¡± I stated, finally feeling a bit better with myself.


    ¡°I¡¯m a big boy.¡±


    His words made me smile wider and he kissed my forehead before leaving me to thefort of his bedroom. I¡¯ve stayed overnight at his ce a couple of times already, and somehow the familiarity was calming me down to the point that I was closing my eyes and falls asleep from all the adrenaline surge I had earlier.


    ¡°Jess, baby¡­¡±


    Tyler woke me up when he said that I was tossing and turning in my sleep and I could feel my cheek was still damp from the tears that I didn¡¯t even know I shed.


    ¡°Hold me¡­¡±


    ¡°Jessica, I¡¯m here, baby,¡± he pulled me closer and I finally begged him. It has been too long, we have been busy for thest couple of weeks and I have been missing him.


    ¡°Tyler, I want you,¡± I kissed him, pulling him closer, wanting more of his affection.


    ¡°Jessica, are you sure,¡±


    ¡°Please¡­¡±


    He took off the t-shirt and start kissing me again while I start taking off his clothes, wanting to feel his heated skin against mine.


    Tyler slid down my panties when I started moaning his name louder, I could feel his hand slipped between my legs and started feeling my wetness and pleasure me just like he has many times before.


    The desperation was catching up with me, and at that time I didn¡¯t think, I didn¡¯t let my mind wander to the what-ifs, that time I simply let go and let him take me higher than ever before until I finally climaxed and screamed his name intensely.


    I was teary from my very first orgasm and he was quick to hold me, kissed me, engulfed me in his arms while aligning his length to my pulsating desire.


    ¡°Tell me when you want me to stop.¡± His words were deep and breathless, his hands loosely holding my body, carefully hovering above me, making me feel the needs of our bodies towards each other.


    Tyler reached out for a condom from his bedside drawer and sheathed himself. He was back and teases me with his erection, his tip slowly pushes inside and I was parting my legs voluntarily.


    He stretches me and I was weing him with my kisses, I wanted him, I needed him badly until he fully stretches me and moves slowly in and out of me.


    ¡°More¡­¡± I pleaded and take him lower and deepen our kiss.


    ¡°Jessica, baby, you feel so good.¡± He move to kiss my cheek and whispered sexily in my ear.


    He moved sensually, erotically pleasing me until I feel the familiar sensation, I was smiling looking back at his handsome face, I was biting my lip until I grabbed his arms and nted my nails deeper and we finally climaxed together.


    I love you¡­


    My true feelings were revealed as I whispered inside my mind. He slowly pulled out and discarded the condom. There were no words exchanged, I let him hold me while I rest on his still damp chest, my arm wrapped around his abdomen and he sweetly kissed the top of my head.

 Chapter 18 Mom Trouble

    Tyler


    I was awake for another hour, I kept on holding her in my arms until I finally falls asleep just after two in the morning. Seeing her in such a fragile state at her parents was making me remembered her past. And I was proud of her for pulling through and being able to reach her orgasm, exploring a higher intimacy level with us.


    ¡°Take the day off, stay at my ce. Work from here, you need to rest.¡±


    I was reluctant to leave her, afterst night all I want to do was to be with her, pamper her, but I have a very important meeting with Larry and all the head departments.


    ¡°¡­ let Kayleigh arrange everything, she has backups, I¡¯ll assign more people to help her. I¡¯ll go with you to your parentster on today.¡±


    ¡°Tyler, I¡¯m okay. I can do this, I¡¯ve been managing since before I met you.¡±


    ¡°Baby, I know you have, afterst night I just want to be here for you,¡±


    ¡°Well, you don¡¯t have to¡­¡±


    ¡°Look, Jess, can your man-friend take care of you?¡±


    She finally showed me her smile. I always like our little quarrel, the women I know usually flirt or said yes. But being with Jessica made me realized that I like being with someone who challenged me.


    ¡°Now eat,¡±


    It has been a custom that I¡¯d prepare breakfast for her and she would eat before we leave for work.


    ¡°You know, afterst night¡­¡± she got up from her seat and slithered her hand to my chest, her front was t to my naked back. And yes, she likes seeing me prepare her breakfast in just my boxers.


    ¡°Jess, I¡¯m going to bete,¡±


    ¡°You can bete, you¡¯re the big boss,¡±


    She emphasizes thest two words by cupping my dick and kissing my shoulder.


    ¡°I have never beente,¡± I turned around to look at her as the beautiful woman took off my t-shirt from her body.


    ¡°Ever?¡± she teased making my dick throbbed for her.


    I ted the pancakes, turned off the stove, and walked towards her. I swiftly grabbed her and carried her back to my bedroom. She giggled then gasped when I throw her to my bed.


    Her panties were to the floor joining my boxers and I was scrambling through my drawers for a condom.


    She was grasping the sheets above her head, arching her back sexily while I kept on pleasuring her, pacing my thrusts to her needs. My hands were holding her small waist while I kept looking at her, remembering all the fine little details, knowing exactly when she was about to climax.


    ¡°Jess, baby,¡± I groaned when she clenches me harder.


    ¡°Tyler, more¡­¡± she moaned sexily and then louder when I took her leg to my chest and push deeper.


    We climaxed seconds apart, I take her with me to the bathroom and finish off with a sexy shower.


    ¡°Stay home, I¡¯m alreadyte, unless you want to announce to everyone that we¡¯re bothte, I suggest you take a day off.¡±


    She squinted her eyes at me, dropped her towel, sexily putting on her nudece panties, and took one of my shirts and wear it over her matching nudece bra.


    ¡°Happy?¡± she sarcastically used.


    ¡°Ecstatic, if only I have another hour, I¡¯m going to do nasty stuff to your young delicious supple body.¡±


    ¡°Pervert.¡± She giggled and sashayed out of my walk-in closet and leave me to finally get ready for work.


    I shook my head and smiled looking at her carefree attitude while I continue getting dress.


    ¡°Meet me for lunch?¡± I kissed her cheek while she was eating her breakfast, Jessica was being extra adorable when she spooned me her pancake breakfast.


    ¡°Sure, here? I thought you told me to take the day off and getting dress to go out is not it.¡±


    I chuckled then give her another deep kiss and told her that I¡¯ll bring our lunch and she can prepare dessert, making herugh.


    ¡°You¡¯re such a bad influence for me.¡±


    ¡°Jess, baby, you are going to be my little minx in no time.¡±


    ¡°Mm¡­ hmm¡­ pervert.¡±


    I was out of the door with a big smile on my face minutester and I arrived twenty minuteste for my meeting to which Larry grilled me, just after Elsie scolded me for beingte.


    ¡°She¡¯s right you know, you¡¯re neverte brother, and you seemed too happy.¡± He greeted me, walking with me to meeting room two which is located just a few doors away from my office.


    ¡°It¡¯s Jess, I¡¯m feeling stuff for her.¡±


    ¡°Hmm¡­ that¡¯s good, right? you¡¯ve been dating, and whispering stuff together as if you have a secret club and no one is invited. Even Elsie has nothing to say about that.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to talk about it right now. Let¡¯s just deal with work stuff, family dinner ising up, we¡¯ll talkter.¡±


    Larry shrugged as we entered the meeting room where everyone was already seated.


    ¡°Okay, thank you for waiting, Larry, please lead the meeting and stick to today¡¯s agenda.¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± Larry started the meeting with his progress while the rest of the operation acquisition team listens. Discussion branched out to more operational topics and finally, we wrapped up the meeting just before lunchtime.


    ¡°Bro, what¡¯s the hurry? I was thinking that we can have lunch together, I really don¡¯t want to get back to Gemma sooner than I have to.¡±


    ¡°I thought you like that assistant of yours?¡±


    I know Gemma, and I know Larry has been crushing on her for the longest, it surprised me that he hasn¡¯t made a single move towards her.


    ¡°Bro, I don¡¯t mix business with pleasure.¡± He said arrogantly making me chuckled at his words.


    ¡°I think you should move forward with Gemma, get it out of the way and start working like a normal person.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean? has there been aint about my work performance?¡±


    ¡°No, but you¡¯re refusing to go back to the office because of your assistant.¡±


    ¡°Dude, seriously, just say so, if you don¡¯t want me to interrupt your precious lunchtime with a certain bossdy.¡±


    He closed my office door behind him and sits his assfortably on my sofa as if I have all the time in the world.


    ¡°Come on, I¡¯m allowing you to have lunch with us,¡±


    ¡°A ha!¡­ I¡¯m right!¡±


    I shook my head and walked out of my office telling Elsie that I¡¯ll be having lunch with Larry and not to be interrupted. I could see him roll his eyes and was to my side whispering that he does not appreciate being shout-out without rity.


    ¡°Lunch is on me,¡± I stated, as I have another hidden agenda when I saw Jessica¡¯s text the moment I stepped out of the meeting room.


    ¡°Deal,¡± his steps were lighter, but then stopped the moment he realized what he has thrown himself into. Uncertainty.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re being shady, spill.¡±


    ¡°Mom is at my ce, she¡¯s sending me food from her new cooking ss when the concierge said that Jessica is at my ce.¡±


    ¡°Woah, dude, you¡¯re not paying your gatekeeper enough money.¡±


    ¡°I pay him good money, trust me, but I think mom is paying him more.¡±


    Iughed when his face was pale, knowing he has his own bachelor pad to worry about. Larry didn¡¯t ask more questions about why Jess was there, but being the good brother he told me to step on the gas. We stopped at the local restaurant for more takeout lunch, beforeing to Jess¡¯s rescue.


    ¡°Mom,¡± I kissed her cheek and saw Jessica was smiling from the kitchen.


    ¡°You brought back-up, good, Jessica and I have been preparing lunch,¡±


    I let Larry deal with mom, while I hurried myself bringing the food bags to the kitchen.


    ¡°Hey, how are you doing?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m good Tyler, it¡¯s cute that you worry about me.¡± She kissed my cheek taking the food and start ting them while telling me to open the wine.


    ¡°So, she¡¯s being good? no issues about you being here alone?¡±


    ¡°Baby, I handle men with a higher power. Your mom is a bit scary at first, but we have reached an agreement.¡± She whispered pulling me down for a deep sensual kiss.


    She made my heart flutters, it¡¯s too cheesy and it made me realized that I was falling for her. The kiss was interrupted when mom cleared her throat and Larry looked amused at our little intimate session.


    ¡°Eh, right, food, let¡¯s eat.¡± I was caught off guard when Jess was running her hand to my back telling me to take a seat.


    There was something off about her as if she was making more effort to the impromptu lunch itself.


    And I was right, she spilled everything after we¡¯re alone. Jessica said that my mom was not pleased about seeing her wearing my shirt and shorts when she greeted her at the front door.


    ¡°She looked like she¡¯s seen a ghost.¡± Her smile was wide and appeared like she was enjoying that our rtionship was outed by my so-called gatekeeper.


    ¡°You should talk to your men downstairs not to let people in if you¡¯re keeping your mistress in your bachelor pad.¡±


    ¡°Mistress, huh?¡±


    ¡°Perv, but yeah¡­ Amanda talked about your mom,¡± she shrugged and asked about if I was going back to the office.


    ¡°Yeah, I have some work to do, just finishing details for the reunch thing for ourpany¡¯s merger.¡±


    ¡°Hmm¡­ sounds sexy enough.¡±


    ¡°It is when you stated just now,¡± I kissed her back grabbing her small waist and squeezes her plump ass cheeks.


    ¡°But, I¡¯m bored.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯ll be just for a couple of hours.¡±


    ¡°You know, one of these days I¡¯m going to tell you to stay back while I work and see how that feels for you.¡±Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    Iughed again but then continue my words.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you watch a movie, read a book, rx?¡±


    The realization hits her and I can see it in her face clearly.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t done that in years, I always worry about something and¡­¡±


    ¡°Hey, you have me now, and Larry, and Kayleigh, even Elsie,¡±


    She was smiling until I mentioned my PA a. k. a ex¡¯s name.


    ¡°I still don¡¯t like her working with you.¡±


    ¡°I know baby, but I¡¯m yours and afterst night you know I¡¯m hooked right?¡±


    ¡°You better be, because I am.¡±


    Again, the funny feelings were back while I was hugging her, embracing her in my arms, hoping I can stay with her the rest of the afternoon.

 Chapter 19 Chick flick love

    Jessica


    I arrived at the office at a quarter past seven and Kayleigh had put stacks of paper on my desk for my signature and review. But basically, she had done the work, theunching party is scheduled and details had been taken care of.


    ¡°I¡¯m impressed Kay, you managed to pull this off without me¡­ okay, I¡¯m feeling unneeded here.¡±


    She smiled sweetly and put my morning coffee on my desk.


    ¡°Boss, I¡¯m just dusting off your work they¡¯re all still on you, every mistake that I¡¯ve done will reflect on you. For sure.¡±


    I finallyugh and sit down in my boss chair while I start going through the pile of documents.


    ¡°So, are you feeling better? I think you are, I think you¡¯re glowing, and I think you have gained a little weight. You look good.¡±


    I looked at her and spilled my thoughts on him, on me, Tyler, and everything between us.


    ¡°I¡¯m feeling stuff for him.¡±


    ¡°Oh, Jess, that¡¯s good, wait¡­ it¡¯s good, right? you wanted this?¡±


    ¡°I do, I like him a lot, but I have baggage Kay, he may be a good kisser but he¡¯s also a very good yer. Look at Elsie, I don¡¯t know how she goes to work every day with her ex and he discarded their thing and act as if nothing happened.¡±


    ¡°Jess,¡±


    ¡°I mean, she¡¯s a PA she can quit if she¡¯s notfortable, but I can¡¯t, I have my people depending on me for my good work and here I am ying house with the boss.¡±


    I looked out my office windows, people are working like busy bees, Elsie was looking sexy in her tight yet modest office dress while she walked into his office with some files.


    ¡°I can¡¯t be here when things fall apart.¡±


    ¡°Oh Jess, maybe it won¡¯t. Why are you thinking this far ahead?¡±


    Kayleigh got up and decided to closed the door behind her and I let her be, I know I needed to vent and Kayleigh has been my confidant for years and her words usually calm me down before I go and see Dr. Sheridan.


    ¡°I met his mom yesterday,¡±


    ¡°No¡­¡± she gasped in shock.


    ¡°Yeah, she basically said she knows me, she knows what people are saying about me and she didn¡¯t think that my rtionship with her son willst.¡±


    ¡°What the fuck?!¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ve heard about her from Amanda, she also got the same treatment from her. I know she¡¯s a controlling mother figure and I did handle the situation quite well, but still, she did make me think.¡±


    ¡°Jess, maybe you shouldn¡¯t. Maybe he¡¯ll be different with you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m broken Kay, you think any reputable man, family, will have me as their wife, their daughter-inw?¡±


    My own words were making me realize that it was my first time to think that far ahead. I was suddenly feeling the tightness in my chest, I took a deep breath but I was still hyperventting. Between my feelings for him and the newfound knowledge that my thing with him won¡¯t go anywhere the situation was making my vision blurry.


    ¡°Jess, oh, shit¡­¡± Kayleigh was to my side, helped me to the sofa and swiftly go out the door. She left me alone until the specs of ck in my vision were invading quickly.


    I could hear his words in my ear, my body was being lifted, his familiar scent was making mefortable when my eyes were getting heavy and I somehow knew I¡¯ve lost consciousness and create a hell of a morning in the office.


    *****


    ¡°Jessica,¡±


    ¡°Tyler? where am I?¡±


    The white surroundings were making me nervous, I don¡¯t do well in hospitals, all those times I¡¯ve spent answering, lying about my broken bones and bruises it made me mentally tense.


    But there I was, lying in a hospital bed with him beside me. I was ready to bolt when I saw a nurse carrying a thick file and a doctor who was ignoring me and continue talking to Tyler.


    ¡°¡­ I would like her to stay the night for observation,¡±


    The usual speech that they gave me when I used toe here with my bruises. Still, I didn¡¯t want to stay there, so I sit up in panic and started trying to take off the IV connected to my hand. My hands were shaking, I can feel the coldness sipped into my body.


    ¡°Jess, baby, it¡¯s okay. I¡¯m here.¡±


    Tyler hugged me tightly in his arms, telling them to give us some privacy. The nurse leaves after she adjusted and secured my IV.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like it here, please¡­ take me home, I don¡¯t want to be here. Reba, she¡¯s on my speed dial, she¡¯s my doctor.¡±


    ¡°Ssh¡­ okay, I¡¯m taking you back, you just need to calm down. We¡¯ll be out of here as soon as Kayleigh takes care of the administration and you finish the IV drips. She¡¯s outside right now, you¡¯re going to be just fine, Jessica.¡±


    I finally sobbed in his arms, holding into his navy suit jacket, wetting his crisp white shirt while he kept on rubbing my back and told me that he¡¯s not going anywhere.


    He was still holding onto my hand when I opened my eyes, I must¡¯ve fallen asleep.


    ¡°Can we go now?¡±


    ¡°Of course,¡± he looked at the empty IV bag.


    ¡°¡­ let me get someone to take off your IV.¡± He got up, kissed my forehead telling me to stay and that he¡¯ll be right back.


    I was seated in the back seat of his car, he wrapped his arm around me while his driver takes us into thete afternoon traffic.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have meetings this afternoon?¡±


    ¡°Larry is covering for me. I¡¯m the boss, Jess, I can be absent from a few meetings.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, but you still need to oversee them. Just drop me off at my apartment, and¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going to mine, I already asked Kayleigh to bring your stuff to mine. All of them.¡±


    ¡°Tyler, you don¡¯t get to decide stuff for me.¡±


    ¡°Jessica, we¡¯ve been together for a while now¡­¡±Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Barely a month.¡±


    ¡°Feels like I¡¯ve known you longer, but why can¡¯t we do this? you can always go back anytime you want. The apartment is not going anywhere, I¡¯m just thinking about being practical. We¡¯re both adults here, I want to keep you safe, take care of you.¡±


    His words are too good to be true, but he was not wrong. I¡¯ve been going back and forth just to do myundry then sleeping a couple of times a week at my ce when I know I don¡¯t like sleeping without him beside me.


    Tyler rubbed my arm and kissed my hair and I took a deep breath before I told him I will try it.


    It didn¡¯t take long before we reached his ce, then the awaited discussion was finally voiced.


    ¡°They have files on you, your broken bones, bruises, scans, the nice doctor was just making sure you¡¯re good now.¡±


    ¡°I know, I¡¯m working on the hospital issue with Dr. Sheridan. I¡¯ll let her know about today.¡± I tried to end the conversation but he was not letting it go easily.


    He joined me on the sofa giving me a cup of coffee, while he rxes with a bottle of cold beer.


    ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll deal with the hospital issueter. But why did you have a panic attack in the first ce? Kayleigh wouldn¡¯t tell me, saying I should ask you about it.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, silly, we shouldn¡¯t even talk about it.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sure it wasn¡¯t that silly to give you a panic attack.¡±


    I drink my coffee then put it down and rest my head to the backrest of the sofa.


    ¡°About your mom, how her words actually affected me,¡±


    His jaw tightened and he took a big gulp of his beer and told me to continue my words.


    ¡°Your mom told me that I should take a step back, let you be with a better woman, a woman who doesn¡¯t have a dark past.¡±


    Tyler took another gulp of his beer but didn¡¯t say anything, so I continue to let it out.


    ¡°You know that I have dealt with your mom, I was good. But then this morning I look at Elsie, how she¡¯s able to deal and work with you. I know she can quit anytime she wants. But if we¡¯re done I can¡¯t stop working with you. Mypany is yourpany,¡±


    I took a deep breath, feeling that I start suffocating again. But Tyler put his empty bottle down and took my hand in his, rubbing it slowly, silently telling me to continue.


    ¡°What I¡¯m trying to say is, I have feelings for you, and with you being a yer, I don¡¯t know how to deal when we¡¯re done and I need to keep on working with you.¡±


    ¡°Wait, you¡¯re worried about me being a yer?¡±


    He looked agitated, then disappointed at my words.


    ¡°Jessica, I don¡¯t know what you¡¯ve heard about me but what I¡¯m feeling for you is real. I think I¡¯ve been in love with you for a while now, I¡­¡±


    ¡°Love? I don¡¯t think¡­¡±


    ¡°I think I¡¯ve watched enough chick flick to know that this is it.¡±


    I smiled when he cuts my words, telling me about his reference to love. Though I was still worried, but looking at his handsome face surely made my heart beats faster.


    ¡°So us being in love is based on your research on chick flicks?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, and we have time today to prove my point.¡±


    He took the tv remote and start to chose some titles from a certain romance genre.


    ¡°You watch these kinds of movies?¡±


    ¡°This is me drunk dialing Netflix with Larry,e on sit next to me and enjoy the ride.¡±


    I shook my head but scoots closer to his side as our talk was temporarily forgotten when he kissed the top of my head, telling me that he loves me while wrapping me closer to his side.


    Love¡­ is it? really?

 Chapter 20 Vixen one

    Tyler


    She was asleep when I decided to call Larry and asked about the oue of the afternoon meeting that I missed. The discussion ended half an hourter with him telling me briefly that I had nothing to worry about.


    ¡°Look, I really have to go, Ty, we will discuss this in the next couple of days.¡±


    ¡°Tomorrow, I¡¯ll¡­¡±


    ¡°No, stay with Jessica, take a day off or two. I got this brother. I¡¯ll call you if there are any emergencies.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Tyler, I¡¯m sure. Just take care of her.¡±


    I ended the call minutester and my mind was back to the chat that I had with the ER doctor who was following up on her condition and bringing up the issue about her previous injuries.


    I was on my second ss of whiskey when my mind kept getting back to her bruises. I still couldn¡¯t believe when the doctor showed me her files, I was sure to kill her brother if he¡¯s not dead already. That fact was shared by my oldest brother Dale a couple of weeks back, when told me implicitly that he had done the deed for his wife, Amanda.


    Love¡­ is it? really?


    It was almost two in the morning when the L-word was ying in my mind. I couldn¡¯t stop looking at her while resting my back to the headboard sipping my third ss of the dark golden liquid.


    ¡°Tyler?¡±


    ¡°Hey,¡±


    ¡°Why are you looking at me like that?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re too beautiful, Jess.¡±


    I finished my drink and rest back on my pillow.


    ¡°Oh,¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t believe me?¡±


    She smiled and snuggled closer to my naked chest, resting her cheek against my body.


    ¡°I don¡¯t, why aren¡¯t you sleeping?¡±


    ¡°The files, at the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Tyler¡­¡±


    ¡°Well, you did ask.¡±


    ¡°I told you, I have baggage, you want me to go over my old wounds one by one?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not what I meant¡­ I just wish that I can kill him for you.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± she mumbled as she was closing her eyes again.


    ¡°Are you really okay Jess?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± she opened her eyes and looked at me.


    ¡°Wanna talk about it?¡±


    ¡°Can we do this tomorrow?¡± her cheek was back on my chest, putting her hand on my abs and her leg wrapped around my half-naked body.


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯m thinking of taking a couple of days off.¡±


    ¡°What? why do you want to do that? theunch party, the meetings with the head of departments¡­¡±


    ¡°Baby, they will survive a couple of days without me.¡±


    ¡°But,¡±


    ¡°Larry can manage, I need to take care of you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine Tyler,¡±


    ¡°I know, I¡¯m just making sure that you really are.¡±


    ¡°But,¡±


    She was being difficult and I was getting irritated with her stubbornness. Which made me rolled her toy on her back and I was on top of her holding my weights on my forearms. I was feeling the thin material of her pajamas when my hand slipped under her top and feel her t stomach all the way up her naked breasts.


    ¡°I love you,¡± I whispered in her ear while she sighed heavily.


    ¡°You¡¯ve said that,¡± her hands were awkwardly holding my back.


    ¡°I just want you to be okay, baby girl,¡± I kissed the side of her neck, while my hand pull off her top then my lips were to her nipple and my other hand was to her other side.


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    ¡°I thought you wanted to talk,¡±


    I chuckled when I reminded her that she wanted to do that tomorrow.


    ¡°Oh, right¡­¡± she let out her softest moan when I pinched her nipple and sucking her other side harder.


    I decided to drive her crazy by not touching her where she longed the most, I know she must be wet already because I was so fucking hard for her. But I wanted her to want me, I want her to tell me exactly what she wants, starting from our intimacy, hoping that it¡¯ll make her more open in our conversation.


    She was parting her legs voluntarily while her moans were getting louder. I took her wrists to the top of her head and y her nipples until she was showing me that she wanted more by arching her back and recite my name over and over again.


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    ¡°Hmm?¡± I flick her nipple with the tip of my tongue and she shuddered sexily while her wrists were struggling to get out of my hold. I was towering over her and she was wanting me, badly.


    ¡°Please what, baby? tell me are you wet? do you want me to lick it off, I bet you taste so good right now.¡±


    She bit her lip, raising her hips trying to get more friction to my growing erection.


    ¡°Tyler¡­¡±


    I sucked her other breast and softly biting and make a hickey under her pink perky nipple.


    ¡°Do you trust me?¡± I said whispering in her ear while my hand tease just below her sexy belly.


    ¡°I do,¡±


    ¡°Stay here, don¡¯t move.¡±


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    ¡°¡­ ssh, I¡¯ll take care of you, baby girl.¡±


    She didn¡¯t say anything, she was back to biting her lip when she looked at me and nodded.


    I was back, kneeling between her spread legs while she was blushing when she noticed that I was holding one of my satin neckties in my hand.


    ¡°You¡¯re not afraid? what are you feeling right now?¡±


    ¡°I want you,¡±


    I chuckled and run my tie to her naked upper body then stop when it reached her wrists. She moaned when I tie her up and started kissing her inner arms down back to her chest, ying her nipples, and stripping her pajama pants in one swift tug.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    ¡°Your panties are so fucking wet,¡± I ran the tip of my fingers, teasing her over her panties, feeling her dampness while running my tongue on her upper thighs.


    I was giving her hickeys on her inner thighs while still not touching her most wanted part. She was moaning my name sexily, arching her back, parting her legs, and sensually moving her hips. I wanted nothing more than to have her, but I needed her to say it, I know she can be the sexy little vixen in bed. Her moves were showing it, her wetness was making her known.


    Badly.


    ¡°Tyler, please¡­¡±


    ¡°Please what, baby girl?¡±


    ¡°Have me, take off my wet panties and lick me¡­¡± she moaned in a sensual unrestricted manner.


    I throbbing to be inside her and fuck her so hard and the heat from the three sses of alcohol I had earlier was making me so horny for her that I ripped her panties andtched hungrily onto her folds.


    Her thighs were parted wider, held tighter while she lets out her frustration as I yed her to my slow sensual pace making her leaked more slippery goodness and screamed my name when she finally climaxed.


    Fuck!


    Her thighs were still trembling when I took off the flimsy bind of my tie. But what didn¡¯t expect was for her to push me toy on my back while she goes down on me, tracing her wet kisses upwards and tie my wrists just like I did to her.


    Double fuck!


    Her sexy smirked made my dick grows and stretched my pants seeking her attention. I groaned louder when shezily trails down, takes off my pajama pants, and seduces my tip with her plump pink lips.


    I cursed louder when she finally touch my tip with her tongue and let me feel her wet mouth, sliding down her throat, over and over again.


    ¡°Jess, damn it¡­ baby,¡±


    She was stroking the rest of my length and gagged on my dick a couple of times making me cursed louder.


    ¡°Get the condom, ride me, baby, please¡­¡±


    She did as she was told, struggled with the condom but I was finally stretching her while her hands were holding my wrists, keeping me still, while I was moaning in between our kisses.


    ¡°Faster, fuck!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m so close, Tyler, I¡¯m going to¡­¡±


    She was moving her hips erotically, pleasing me to the point that she finally muffled her orgasm when I move, thrusts hard and fast from under her. She slumped and untie my wrists as I swiftly hold her body t to mine and kept on pushing in and out of her while she was still clenching me hard.


    ¡°Please,¡±


    ¡°Another one baby, you¡¯re so tight, damn¡­¡±


    It was taking me so much discipline to stroke her insides, holding myself froming until she was moaning louder in my ear. Jess was breathing heavily when her legs finally gave up on her and we climaxed simultaneously.


    ¡°I love you, Jessica.¡±


    She sighed and return my kiss when I flipped her toy back as I slowly pulled out and discarded the condom.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to the office tomorrow, aren¡¯t you? how many sses did you have?¡± she asked looking at the empty liquor ss on my side table while I was back to kissing herzily.


    ¡°Three, and I haven¡¯t had a day off in years if you must know.¡±


    She smiled and continue our intimate cuddling time.


    ¡°I love you too, I¡¯m going to have a serious discussion with my psychiatrist about this.¡±


    ¡°Mmh, you don¡¯t know how sexy it is when you told me you¡¯re going to discuss our lovemaking session with your psychiatrist.¡±


    She pped my chest and told me to stop exaggerating, but I cupped her beautiful face telling her that I¡¯m not while running my thumb to her lips, and told her that she¡¯s amazing.


    ¡°Such a sexy little vixen.¡±

 Chapter 21 A Lovers Promise

    Jessica


    ¡°So, I¡¯ll pick you up in the next hour?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I can¡¯t stop you even if I say no, can I?¡± I teased, looking at him in his dark designer jeans and fitted cored shirt which shows off his strong arms perfectly, begging me to run my fingers to them. I gazed at my handsome man, I can¡¯t believe I was even with him.


    ¡°You can¡¯t, I¡¯ll see youter, call me if you finish early.¡± His reply took me back to the current situation.


    He pulled me in for a kiss before I headed to the lobby of my psychiatrist¡¯s building. She was surprised seeing me, saying that I looked happy and that she had never seen me that happy.


    ¡°Dr. Sheridan, please¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re practically glowing, Jess.¡±


    ¡°Tell me, what has been happening?¡±


    ¡°I love him,¡± I giggled blurted out the words as if I was talking to my thirteen-year-old girlfriend on a sleepover talking about boys.


    Sheughed and told me that she¡¯s happy for me, that I¡¯m making very good progress.


    We talked until my hour is up and I was scheduled for another meeting.


    ¡°Let¡¯s try a thirty minutes meet next time?¡±


    ¡°Why? are you getting busy with your schedule?¡±


    ¡°Oh no, Jess. It¡¯s you¡­ you¡¯re getting better. And much as I like taking your payment, I want you to be more confident with yourself¡­¡±


    She exined to me about the why, and less than half an hourter I was leaving her office to meet Tyler. He was already in the lobby, busying himself by ordering coffee.


    ¡°Wow, you looked like you just aced your exams¡­ so?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s cutting me back on my hours, I¡¯m making progress!¡±


    I smiled brightly at him finally rewarded myself by touching his strong arms and greeted him with a kiss, making him pull me closer for a deeper one.


    ¡°You need to learn how to kiss me properly.¡± He smirked and give me his coffee.


    ¡°What? sharing is caring.¡±


    I was too happy to evenmented on his words. We were about to have lunch when his mom called panicking telling him that his dad broke his arm when he fell in the bathroom.


    ¡°Where? mom, the hospital, where are you taking him?¡±N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    I tensed when I hear the words, but said nothing when Tyler grabbed my hand and hurried ourselves walking to the parking lot.


    ¡°She¡¯s panicking she hasn¡¯t even called an ambnce¡­¡±


    He was telling me to call one while he was busy driving his car, avoiding dense traffic roads to arrive at his parents.


    The man asked when he realized I hit Reba¡¯s number on my speed dial and gave his parents¡¯ house address.


    ¡°I thought you¡¯re calling an ambnce?¡±


    ¡°I told her to call one, but just in case she will surely be there faster.¡±


    He nodded, didn¡¯t asked anything further when he speeds up and we finally arrived at his parents within moments. I rxed when I saw Reba getting out of her car.


    ¡°Pleasee inside¡­¡± he leads after opening the front door. The house was quiet and Tyler was leading us straight to the master bedroom, and that¡¯s when we heard it.


    Reba must¡¯ve seen my face when she told me to go wait for the EMTs downstairs.


    ¡°They should be here any moment, good afternoon Mr. Richardson, my name is Reba, I¡¯m a doctor, friend of Jessica. I¡¯m going to check on your arm and your vitals. Tyler if you can help me hold him to sit up? Mrs. Richardson, would you like to wait for the ambnce with Jessica?¡­¡±


    Her words and professional demeanor were calming everyone down in a matter of seconds. And I was out the door walking towards the driveway. Reba knows that she didn¡¯t want the incident to trigger my panic attack and she was right to send me to wait for the EMTs.


    ¡°Thank you for bringing your doctor friend, I¡¯m such a mess. n had always been the fittest man I know, even in his older years¡­¡±


    ¡°Nancy, I¡¯m so sorry,¡± I hugged her, knowing that she needed it more than she thought she would.


    ¡°¡­ but I know Reba will take very good care of your husband. She will refer him to the best specialist in the country,¡±


    We were talking, I was taking her hand and she finally rxes when we saw the ambnce entering the driveway.


    From there everything was hectic, and I didn¡¯t realize that Tyler was taking me to the hospital asking me to be with his mom while he goes with Reba and his dad.


    I nodded and smile at him then back to be with his mom the moment we arrived at the hospital.


    Then I cursed on the inside when we arrived at the same hospital where I usually go to back then. I just wished no nurses and doctors would recognize me sitting in the waiting area. But as usual, my luck preceded me when the older nurse and Dr. Hayes greeted me.


    ¡°Ms. Robinson, are you waiting for the emergency doctor? I don¡¯t believe we have an appointment.¡±


    His face was telling it all, the worry, the pity when he takes a seat to my side while nurse Maggie was looking around as if trying to find the nurse in charge for me.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine Dr. Hayes, Maggie, please¡­ I¡¯m with¡­ I¡¯m apanying Mrs. Richardson, her husband is being admitted. He broke his arm¡­¡±


    ¡°Jessica?¡±


    And my luck just kept on getting better, I know how it looks like when the handsome doctor was taking my hand in his and Tyler was looking at us with a questioning look.


    I pulled my hand instinctively, I know he loves me, I know I was his and somehow being caught holding hands with another man was taking me back to when I was Troy¡¯s little sister and he saw me when Brodie MacMin was touching my hand. That night he broke my wrist making sure that Brodie won¡¯t touch it again.


    ¡°Tyler, hey¡­ how¡¯s your dad?¡±


    His mom who was watching me, all that time didn¡¯t say a word then she was to Tyler¡¯s side demanding thetest update on her husband.


    ¡°Mom, he¡¯s okay, he¡¯s being treated, they¡¯re going to put a cast on his hand.¡±


    Dr. Hayes stood up and was about to excuse himself when Tyler look at him and asked him if he was my doctor.


    ¡°I was, Ms. Robinson was referred to me for her psychological evaluation.¡±


    Tyler nodded but his eyes were on his name tag and thanked him for treating me.


    ¡°I¡¯m her boyfriend, Tyler Richardson, and yes I¡¯m aware of her previous visits to this hospital.¡±


    Dr. Hayes nodded and Maggie the older nurse gave me her sweetest smile when Tyler was to my side and rubbed my shoulder gently.


    ¡°Dr. Hayes, your one o¡¯clock should be waiting for you. Let me get the files for your next patient, and Mrs. Richardson, would like me to escort you to see your husband?¡±


    Dr. Hayes and Maggie shared a look and he nodded then dismissed himself to his next appointment. While his mom hugged Tyler and walked with nurse Maggie to see her husband.


    ¡°I know your look just then Jessica, are you seriously afraid of me when you pull your hand away from him?¡±


    ¡°Tyler¡­¡±


    ¡°I can be a jealous and possessive man, would never, ever beat you, you know that right?¡±


    He looked really upset, but then he pulled me in and I rest my head on his warm chest, I was feeling thefort that I always feel whenever I¡¯m in his arms.


    ¡°I know, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯ll work on it.¡±


    ¡°I love you, I¡¯d never hurt you. I promised.¡±


    He finally let me go and we decided to get some coffee and tea for his mom.


    ¡°So, we¡¯re back to boyfriend?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t know about man-friend, and partner seemed too business-like,¡±


    I smiled and let him kissed the top of my head when he draped his arm around my shoulder.


    ¡°Oh, I don¡¯t like Dr. Hayes,¡±


    I drink my tea and feel the calmness of the hot beverage in my system. Then smiled knowing that he was stating his jealousy for the good-looking doctor.


    ¡°He¡¯s married and his wife is super hot.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I can tolerate him then.¡±


    I pped his chest yfully and let him lead us to the elevator.


    ¡°Come on let¡¯s get to your dad, I really don¡¯t like being in hospitals.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    The hospital visitsted for three hours until his dad was finally cleared under the condition that Reba will do a house visit since he was supposed to be staying one night for observation.


    His mom thanked me again for bringing Reba and having her arranged for n to be cleared.


    ¡°I think mom is starting to like you.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s not to like about me?¡± I kissed him and let him be with her mom and dad while I rest back at his ce.

 Chapter 22 Dear Jessica

    Tyler


    ¡°Where¡¯s Jessica?¡±


    Mom asked the moment I walked into the house with our lunch.


    ¡°She¡¯s at mine I dropped her off after picking up our lunch, she said I should be with you until Larry got here and said to bring lunch.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not hungry,¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what she said to, that¡¯s why she sent me here to make sure you eat your lunch.¡±Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    Mom smiled at me and sit on the dining chair while I ted our lunch and she was telling me that dad was resting in their room, still woozy from the painkiller.


    ¡°Jessica, she¡¯s nice, so it¡¯s official? You¡¯re her boyfriend now?¡±


    I stopped and looked at her then nodded stering a big grin on my face.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m lucky that she would have me as hers.¡±


    ¡°Right, so¡­ I talked to that nurse Maggie back in the hospital, the one who was with that handsome doctor,¡± she exined trying to remind me, while I still clearly remember the jealousy he made me feel.


    ¡°Mom, please¡­¡±


    She smirked knowing that I never like to share my toys since I was a little kid.


    ¡°He¡¯s married you know,¡±


    ¡°I know mom, Jess told me, hotwife and all¡­ but still.¡± I shrugged and she patted my hand telling me silently to sit and have lunch with her.


    ¡°She said Jessica was abused and molested by her brother, and nurse Maggie was actually asking me about Jessica, checking up on her. My son, are you sure about her?¡±


    The rage was instantly bubbling inside me, I can¡¯t believe my mom would think that she¡¯s not worthy because of her dark past.


    ¡°There¡¯s a lot I want to say to you mom, I¡¯m holding myself back here. But you¡¯re not seriously thinking that she¡­ that I,¡±


    ¡°I am, Tyler! You¡¯re a yer! and that woman had been treated so badly. She doesn¡¯t need you to hurt her when you decided that you¡¯re bored with her.¡±


    I looked at her finally smiling and pulled my mom in for a hug. I thought she was telling me to back away because she has baggage.


    ¡°Mom, I love her.¡±


    She pulled away and looked at me, paused her words, and just gazed as if she¡¯s waiting if my nose would get longer from my lie.


    ¡°Wait, you¡¯re serious? look, maybe this is just a phase, I think you should back away while you are both still in your early months. I can find a more suitable man for her¡­¡±


    ¡°Mom!¡±


    ¡°Tyler, I love you, but that woman had been through the worst! Nurse Maggie said, she¡­¡±


    ¡°I know mom, I saw her files, she¡¯s getting better. Her psychiatrist is cutting down her hours since she¡¯s doing better.¡±


    I have never seen my mom trying to get me away from a woman so bad, she¡¯s usually doing the other way around. I was drinking my water, trying to calm myself down, shaking my head while listening as my mom went on and on about Jessica.


    Some days I just wish I would be left in peace, but it¡¯s been a while since mom felt so dearly about someone. That nurse Maggie must¡¯ve made quite an impression on her.


    ¡°Mom, what if I brought her here, for dinner? I mean it when I told you that I love her.¡±


    ¡°You never bring your dates home,¡±


    Her words stopped there and she looked at me as if she¡¯d seen a ghost.


    ¡°Nope, I never bring anyone to meet my parents. Look, mom, I know about her habits, I know how she¡¯s struggling with her panic attack, I know why she used to sleep in her office and I¡¯m not backing away from her. I love her, mom.¡±


    She was silent, looking at me like someone had cast an exorcism on my soul. But I just smile at her and told her that we¡¯ll be meeting them tomorrow for dinner.


    ¡°Sure, I¡¯d love to have her here. Just promise me you go easy on her.¡±


    ¡°Mom, I love her.¡±


    She was starting to irritate me again, I was tempted to leave the house and leave her with her own opinion.


    ¡°Right, okay. Sorry, I¡¯m still having difficulties seeing you settling down.¡±


    Settling down?


    Mmh¡­


    Her words got me thinking, but I quickly brush the thought away and told mom that I¡¯m going to go check on dad.


    He was looking pale, pumped with pain killer and groggy as well as annoyed that he was in a cast. We talked, and he was surprised that I was taking a day off.


    ¡°I¡¯d never thought I¡¯d see the day.¡±


    ¡°Dad, enough about me, I thought this is about you, seeking my attention.¡±


    Heughed and grimaced when he was having difficulty getting up.


    ¡°Come here, help me up, I swear I¡¯m getting stiff byying down all day and your mom isn¡¯t helping. She thinks breaking my arm means that I¡¯m paralyzed, I need to do something.¡±


    ¡°You did give her quite a scare.¡±


    ¡°That woman loves me, remember to find yourself a woman that truly loves you my son, do notpromise.¡±


    ¡°Is this yourst words, the wisdom you said on yourst day kind of thing?¡±


    I joked knowing he was healthy and he knows it, and it was irritating him to the point that he started threatening my life.


    ¡°Son, do you want me to smack to head? let me sit down and I¡¯ll smack that big head of yours.¡±


    Iughed and helped him up and assist him to go to his study saying he wants to read some books.


    ¡°No dad, no smacking needed. I¡¯m good.¡±


    ¡°So, Jessica, huh?¡± he smirked looking seriously at me.


    ¡°Yep,¡±


    ¡°Finally giving mom her closure?¡±


    Iughed and sit my ass to the sofa, and decided to rx and have a long-overdue chat with dad, but we ended up talking about work instead. Mom scolded dad but he ignored her, and a few hourster I escort him back to their room before I go back to my ce.


    ¡°How¡¯s your dad?¡±


    Jessica greeted me in her shorts and her sexy tank top. I could clearly see that she¡¯s not wearing underwear underneath.


    ¡°Well, hello to you too.¡±


    She giggled when I pulled her in for a deep kiss. I was grabbing her ass and locking the door at the same time.


    ¡°Tyler, your dad, is he okay?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s bored, and mom was busy giving him orders. So they¡¯re good.¡±


    My other hand slipped to the back of her head, grasping her hair keeping her still while my tongue tasted hers.


    ¡°¡­ but I¡¯m not fine,¡±


    She giggled when I pushed my hardening cock to her front and she moaned.


    ¡°I love you,¡±


    ¡°I love you too,¡± she breathed out when my hand squeezes her tight butt cheek.


    ¡°We¡¯re having dinner with my parents tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡± she backed away, looked a bit dazed, lips were swollen from too many kisses, nipples visible from her cotton tank top and I can feel dick needs to break free from my pants.


    ¡°Parents, dinner, tomorrow.¡±


    I easily stripped off her top andtched my mouth to her pink perky nipple. We didn¡¯t get to discuss about my parents when I was stripping her naked and having her hungrily even before we reach the bedroom.


    I can do this all-day


    Every damn day

 Chapter 23 Unsettling Feel

    Jessica


    ¡°Not that I¡¯m not d that you¡¯re taking a day off with me, but I really think we should go to work.¡±


    ¡°Jess, it¡¯s Friday almost weekend anyway, the G is not until next Thursday. Rx, we have employees paid for doing their jobs.¡±


    ¡°But you¡¯re a control freak.¡± I rolled my eyes at him, I learned about his work ethic when I looked into hispany for the buy-out.


    His workaholic attitude was one of the reasons why I chose to be bought out by hispany. I know my people will have stability in their future, Tyler¡¯s dad had definitely raised his sons well.


    ¡°I think you broke me,tely I¡¯m not focussing on my work.¡± He rest his head on his hand, propped his elbow looking at me with a little smile on his face.


    It was ten in the morning, we¡¯ve had coffee, breakfast, we even had sex, twice. I was lying naked in his bed confused with what to do with the rest of the day.


    Him¡­ I can always do him again.


    ¡°Tyler, how can I break you? you¡¯re functioning just fine earlier.¡± I smiled trying to lighten the air,tely, he has been all touchy-feely with me. Not that I don¡¯t like it, it¡¯s just that I was trying to guard my feelings.


    ¡°See, this¡­ I can easily tell that you¡¯re hiding something from me. I¡¯ve never studied anyone this closely before. It¡¯s like you¡¯re my obsession, and when I saw that your smile didn¡¯t reach a certain edge of your cheek, I know that you don¡¯t mean it. Or I can see that your eyes didn¡¯t give me that little wrinkle when youugh¡­¡± he was touching my cheeks, my temple then kissed my forehead.


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    ¡°What is it, baby?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, it¡¯s silly, I just need to process everything about you and me, we¡¯re moving at such a lightning speed.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m thirty-seven,¡±


    ¡°Right, yet you act like you¡¯re seventy-three¡­ what¡¯s the rush? why can¡¯t we do everything like normal people?¡±


    ¡°You mean date?¡± his stupid childish grin was making my heart beats faster and his contagious smile was making me smile back at him.


    ¡°We can do that, it¡¯s been a while since I dated.¡±


    ¡°Where do you want to go? oh, I know, let me surprise you. Go on, get up¡­ shower, and wear something casual. We still have my parents¡¯ dinner thing tonight.¡±


    ¡°Oh right, where are we going? I mean we are going to your parents for dinner this evening, I might have to change. Oh¡­ and this bed is much toofortable, I¡¯m not sure I want to peel myself from your naked body.¡±


    I whined exaggeratedly, maybe I was being childish but the thought of getting dressed to go out and looking at other people while all I want to do was to snuggle up to his side was making me lose interest in our date, fast.


    ¡°Jessica, you¡¯re making me crazy baby, talk to me.¡±


    ¡°I just want you, I want toy in bed, go to work next door to you, then go home and have lots and lots of mind-numbing orgasms. I don¡¯t want to date, I don¡¯t know how.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s try it, you might like going on a date with me?¡± he pushed me down and gave me a toe-curling kiss, I was breathless when he pulled back.


    The sweet handsome man carried me, we took a quick shower and get dress then he leave me to finish my hair and make-up.


    He was waiting for me downstairs, telling me that we¡¯re going to the park couple of blocks away from his apartment. It was lunchtime, but the air was warm and nice, he put my hand on the crook of his arm and smiled as we walked and take in the surroundings.


    I thought a date was going to movies, clubs, bars, theater, or a fancy lunch. But a walk in the park and buying hotdogs then eating them while walking was a very good feeling. We wereughing then stopping by more street vendors and buy ice cream, bagels, drinks, even the bad-tasting coffee. I was loving our kind of date and he looked pleased with himself.


    We were seating on the park bench, looking at ducks on therge pond in front of us. We didn¡¯t even realize it was five already.


    ¡°We should go back, we have another date with my parents.¡± He rubbed my shoulder and kissed my temple softly.


    ¡°I can stay here all day, this is my kind of date,¡± I looked at him and pull him down for an affectionate kiss.


    *****


    ¡°Tyler said he took you for a date at the park earlier?¡± his dad looked at me kind of funny, but I just smile and nodded.


    I was always kind of starstruck whenever I was in the vicinity of Tyler¡¯s dad. His face has been stered on business magazines, unting his worth and life aplishments. I have been fascinated by his business magnate persona knowing he¡¯s very street smart and aplished all that he had set out.


    No one knows about it, but Tyler tilted his head when he saw me blushed when his dad joked about the current business situation and how young people work less and are satisfied with what they have.


    ¡°I think people have a different perspective on what makes them happy, maybe it¡¯s not about the money, maybe it¡¯s about the people,¡±


    ¡°Ah, just like how you cut your sry to make sure you can afford to pay more employees and how you selflessly sell yourpany but insist on keeping your people and yourself as one of the CEO. You¡¯re not leaving the sinking boat, you¡¯re saving your people.¡±


    His dad deduced my intentions and was making me blush again and Tyler finally was to my side and took my hand in his,cing our fingers knowing his dad was studying us. Carefully.


    ¡°I like her, Tyler.¡±


    ¡°Thanks, Dad, I love her.¡±


    I blushed a deeper shade of pink, thankfully his mom was calling, telling us that dinner was ready.


    His mom was not shy either when she told me that she talked to Nurse Maggie andter on after dinner, she pulled me aside asking what¡¯s going on between me and Tyler.


    ¡°I know Tyler said that he loves you, but Jess, darling, I know my son and I don¡¯t want you to get hurt.¡±


    Again, I was trying my best to listen to her knowing she probably hated me, thinking her son deserve better. But apparently, I was wrong when she told me she was afraid he would hurt me instead.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    I should be d, but my chest hurt instead. She knows him better than me, she knows him all his life, and I was lulled by his love that my mind was working on its own thinking further than I really should. Various scenarios are going through my head and I was not listening when he called me out for the second time.


    ¡°Jess?¡±


    We have arrived back at his ce and I kissed him on the cheek telling him that I was tired and that I wanted to go to sleep. It took less than ten minutes for me to go get ready for bed and he was still talking on his phone.


    This is going to be a very long weekend.


    I said to myself as I forced myself to sleep. I was hugging his pillow, I just realized a couple of days back that I slept better when I snuggled to his body and his pillow makes a very good recement.


    Sometime during the night, I could feel Tyler took his pillow and pulled me to his chest instead. I rxed instantly when his warmth surrounded me and his voice drifted in my ear when to whispered that he loves me.


    ¡°I hope it¡¯s forever¡­¡±

 Chapter 24 Honesty and more

    Tyler


    We just got back from having dinner with my parents, where I was also checking up on dad knowing that mom might push him over the edge with the constant care while he¡¯s still being in an arm cast.


    There was a look in her eyes right after Jessica had a conversation with mom, she seemed ufortable because of it. But instead of talking to me about it, she told me that she¡¯s tired when we arrived at my ce.


    I decided to let her go knowing that I need to talk to Larry. There were several miscalls from him, and usually, he texted if it¡¯s really urgent, so I gave him a call back while putting Jess¡¯s issue on the back of my mind.


    ¡°¡­ her client, Brodie MacMin, he¡¯s adamant that he wanted their ount to be handled by Jessica instead of me, us. I know you told me that you don¡¯t like Brodie, so I did a background check, and turns out he was best buddies with her dead fucked up brother.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, I know he¡¯s a friend of her brother¡¯s but didn¡¯t know they were best buds.¡±


    The chill suddenly crept up to my spine, I didn¡¯t want her to face the scum again. I didn¡¯t want her to deal with him again. Remembering the way she shuddered when he touched her at thest meeting had me agitated already.


    ¡°Yeah, and once she got a hold of this request on Monday she will take over their ount. She¡¯s quite fond of his dad, MacMin senior was a very close friend of her dad, and the MacMins was one of thepanies that kept herpany afloat in their dark days.¡±


    ¡°Double fuck,¡±


    ¡°Right? so what are you proposing?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m going to discuss this with Jessica, but I¡¯m not letting her meet him alone. I¡¯m going to pull out some legal shit just to make sure that she¡¯s not in the capacity to meet up and handle clients on her own.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going to demote her? Jeez, good luck with that bro,¡± Larryughed nervously from the other line.


    ¡°Not demote, just cut off some authorities. It¡¯s either that or she¡¯s going to be sexually harassed when she does meet up with him alone, I¡¯ve seen the way he looked at her.¡±


    ¡°Damn.¡±


    ¡°Yep, look, Larry, thanks for informing me this. You should go to dad¡¯s tomorrow, he¡¯s been asking for you.¡±


    ¡°Right, you had dinner with the old man, how was it?¡­¡±


    We talked for another half an hour then I ended the call, undressed to my boxer shorts, and smiled when I took my pillow and put her toy on my chest.


    I love how she sleeps peacefully using my pillow, it¡¯s too cute making me want to smother her in my embrace. Sighing deeply, I kissed the top of her head and whispered that I love her.


    ¡°I hope it¡¯s forever¡­¡±


    I tensed when I heard her mumble the words.


    Forever?


    She really wanted me to be herst?


    *****


    ¡°Wake up, sleeping beauty,¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s seven,¡±


    I kissed the top of her hair while she snuggled in closer to my body and whine from the morning wake-up call.


    ¡°Coffee?¡± I took hers from her side of the end table. She smiledzily, utched herself from my body and took her cup, and rest her back on the headboard.


    ¡°You¡¯ve dressed already,¡± she pouted adorably.


    It was Monday morning, I was thinking of going to the office earlier and taking another look at the MacMin ount before they meet with Larry at tenter.


    Last Saturday I managed to slip out of my ce and went to the office while Jessica was engrossed in bingeing Netflix, turns out it was that easy distracting her with other stuff than work.


    ¡°Your breakfast is on the table, your driver is downstairs, take your time. I have an early meeting with Larry.¡±


    I was lying through my teeth, I didn¡¯t want her to find out about my meeting with MacMin Investment.


    ¡°Right, is this how we¡¯re going to function as a couple?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°I know you have a meeting with Brodie MacMin this morning, and you don¡¯t even discuss it with me beforehand¡­¡±


    Shit!


    ¡°Jess,¡±


    ¡°I have my people remember?¡±


    Kayleigh.


    ¡°It¡¯s not about that¡­¡±


    ¡°I know¡­ I know you mean well. But I owe it to MacMin senior, I need to be involved in hispany¡¯s dealings. Wait for me, and that¡¯s not a request.¡±


    I rest back on the sofa and call Larry telling him there¡¯s a change of n. Jessica looked more disappointed when she came out all dressed for work almost an hourter, I would be pissed too if I were her.


    ¡°You should¡¯ve told me,¡± she stated once we¡¯re in the car, on our way to the office.


    ¡°I¡¯m the CEO, we have bought out yourpany there are legal uses that stated I don¡¯t have to include you in all of my meetings with your clients. But yes, I know you¡¯re close with Mason MacMin and I should¡¯ve CC¡¯d you on the meeting detail. And yes, I saw the way Brodie MacMin looked at you and I¡¯m being your caveman boyfriend, selfishly making decisions for you.¡±


    There I said it all, the silence in the car was deafening and she was quiet for minutes until she finally nodded.


    ¡°I will not interfere, I will attend as a courtesy, far from what you think, I don¡¯t want to be in the meeting, but I have promised Mason.¡± She looked as I drive and listened to her.


    ¡°You will lead the meeting. I know Brodie, aside from his attitude he¡¯s freakishly smart and I don¡¯t want to argue with him, I know I¡¯m less experienced than both of you.¡±


    I took her hand and caressed her knuckles, ¡°I¡¯m sorry I went behind your back.¡±


    ¡°Look, Tyler, If we¡¯re going to be a couple I don¡¯t want you to do this kind of stunt anymore. Talk to me, I¡¯m not stupid, I know Brodie, and I despised him just like you do, maybe more.¡±


    I nodded while the caveman inside me was bubbling with annoyance and anger towards her words, thinking I just want to keep her safe.


    We reached the office then go to our separate office. Kayleigh looked at me with scrutiny in her eyes then she followed her boss.


    The caveman feel was still bugging me when I snapped at my PA, Elsie, to bring me the files for my meeting with the department headster on that afternoon.


    I was in a bad mood, it was a terrible start of the day and Elsie was not helping by batting her eyshes and showing off her voluptuous curves in my face.


    When the meeting was about to start, I could already see that Brodie couldn¡¯t take his eyes from Jessica. That¡¯s why I sneakily told Elsie to take the minutes meeting and told her to take a seat closer to Brodie MacMin.


    The money-hungry flirtatious PA was more than happy to oblige to my request thinking she was going to make me jealous by giving her full attention to the young millionaire.


    Jessica saw right through me and she secretly smirked at me, and it worked when Brodie move his attention to the sexy curvy woman who dresses like an office slut.


    I still couldn¡¯t believe what I saw in her, looking at her fake tits, lips, nose, and obviously fake feelings.


    The meeting ended an hourter where Elsie was asked by the MacMin brat to escort him to the elevator.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know that you y a good matchmaker.¡±


    ¡°As long as he kept his eyes away from you.¡± I shrugged, but ushered her into my office and closed the door behind me.


    ¡°Why am I here?¡±


    ¡°Are you still upset?¡±


    ¡°Nope,¡± she answered sharply stating the obvious.


    ¡°You¡¯re cute when you¡¯re mad.¡±


    I still couldn¡¯t believe that she¡¯s the same person as the jumpy, stressed-out working woman who looked like she had the weight of the world on her shoulder when I first saw her.


    ¡°Tyler, I¡¯m busy and you too, we¡¯ve spent the whole weekend glued to each other. We should really get to work,¡± she said softly while looking at me, lingering at my lips a little bit too long.


    And she didn¡¯t resist when I put my hand to her waist and kissed her temple softly. I know she wanted me to devour her lips but I was teasing her, knowing that she would never make the first move, not in the office.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡­ I should go back,¡± she stuttered adorably and I lower myself to whisper in her ear.


    ¡°I can¡¯t wait until we¡¯re home, I want to see you sprawled on my bed, naked, all flushed and aroused, and give you my kisses,¡± my hand reached higher and grazed the side of her breast and she gasped.


    ¡°I love you, Jessica.¡± I kissed her pink blushed cheek and opened the door for her.


    ¡°Go on, baby, get to work,¡± I smacked her sexy ass with the faintest force, knowing it¡¯ll affect her more. And she let out the smallest whiny sound before she realized that the door was open, luckily it was a busy mid-morning and none was looking our way.


    ¡°Ehm¡­ yeah, see youter,¡±


    I gave her a wink and she actually stomped like an irritated toddler who didn¡¯t get to y with her favorite toy.


    Well¡­ well¡­

 Chapter 25 The Gala

    Jessica


    It was the awaited day, the runched of the Robinson Finance. It was supposed to be a business runched, but somehow the marketing department decided to change it into a g with a special orchestra performance, extra publicity, and a whole lot of guests.


    Tyler said we¡¯re showing people that thepany wasing back with a bang. But they surely throw a lot of money into it that I was notfortable with at some stage.


    ¡°I still think it¡¯s too much, and you wouldn¡¯t even let me peek at the cost, and¡­ even Kayleigh couldn¡¯t get your finance to show her the rundown.¡±


    Tyler looked at me smugly, he looked too damn handsome that I melt in his arms the second he pulled me in.


    ¡°The Richardson needs to show off their support, we are taking over what used to be one of the best financialpanies in the country. Your father build it well, but your brother made some very bad decisions then throw you under the bus to pick up the pieces.¡±


    It took all of my wills to push him back and tell him that I was still getting ready. He kissed the top of my head and told me to look in the mirror. I was shaking my head but was mesmerized when I looked at the beautiful diamond ne that he put around my neck.


    ¡°Tyler, it¡¯s¡­.¡±


    ¡°It looks beautiful on you,¡± he kissed the back of my neck and rubbed his hand to my naked shoulder.


    My off-the-shoulder Dior evening gown was ast-minute purchase that Kayleigh insisted that I buy when she looked at the finished result of the venue. She was telling me that I would embarrass the Richardson with the choice of dress in my closet. And she was right, looking at Tyler in his designer tuxedo I know I¡¯ve made the right choice in following Kayleigh¡¯s words.


    ¡°Tyler, this is¡­¡±


    Again, Kayleigh was right, the venue was overwhelming and I was actually nervous for the introduction that his PR had me scheduled for.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, you¡¯ll do just fine,¡± his hand was to my back, caressing me softly and pulling me closer to his side as if he can read my mind.


    ¡°I know, this is¡­ I didn¡¯t think my dad¡¯spany was even worth this much recognition.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to be that jackass but anypany rted to us deserves the spotlight¡­¡±


    ¡°Yeah, you are such a jackass,¡± I said pping his chest-covered tux yfully, smiling, liking our closeness.


    But it didn¡¯t take long before MacMin junior was to our front, and on his right side, Elsietched onto his arm wearing an evening slut dress with her boobs almost out, screaming fuck me I¡¯m the office slut.


    ¡°Well, if it isn¡¯t the power couple. I see you¡¯ve chosen the next best thing, you could¡¯ve had me, love.¡± The young Irish millionaire winked at me stating so as if he¡¯s a better catch than Tyler.


    ¡°Brodie, d you can join us, Elsie,¡± Tyler cut in, greeted them, choosing to ignore his words while I decided to remain silent and just smile at the couple in front of us.


    I could see Elsie was ravishing my date with her eyes, but back to giving her full attention to Brodie when he harshly told her to fetch him more champagne. He was not drunk, but he was drinking those bubbly at an awfully fast pace.


    The awkward moment ended when Kayleigh came for me and Tyler, swiftly ushering us to the backstage.


    ¡°Is that Elsie? wow, she¡¯s really holding onto that man like an anchor and that slut dress¡­ hmm¡­¡±


    Iughed and told her that we should be happy for Elsie, rather Brodie than Tyler.


    ¡°Jess, you¡¯re jealousy is reallyforting but we really should get to the stage,¡± Tyler whispered fanning his hot breath in my ear making me grin like he¡¯s my teenage crush.


    Smiling nervously, I hugged Kayleigh and told her to wish me luck. But somehow I know the moment Tyler¡¯s hand was to my back I was confident by his side.


    His team introduced me as the CEO of my family¡¯spany and Tyler as the CEO of the Richardson multi-billion dors worthpany. I was smiling seeing my people within his people, celebrating the union of ourpany. Both agreed to strive and make everything better, much much better than it was once before.


    ¡°I need to go to the restroom.¡±


    We were listening to the chamber orchestras, there were probably about fifty musicians. The ambiance was extraordinary until I needed a time out from too much champagne.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take you,¡±


    ¡°What? no¡­ stay here, mingle, I¡¯ll find youter.¡± I rubbed his hand assuring him that I¡¯m good.


    He has been such a boyfriend the whole event, telling me I should let him get closer. He wanted to show off our status to everyone, but I was still notfortable with the whole PDA thing.


    Twenty minutester I was washing my hand when I saw the brown envelope on the marble sink with my name on it. Thedies¡¯ room was empty aside from myself.


    The photos fell from my hands as they shook when panic sets in. I was scrambling, gathering naked pictures of myself from the floor, grasping them while my tears fall blurring my vision.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    Who would do this to me?


    ¡°Jess? are you okay? Tyler asked me to check up on you, wait¡­ what the fuck?¡±


    ¡°Who¡­ who would do this?¡± I asked when Kayleigh kneel to my front, my legs gave up on me. I couldn¡¯t make myself get up from the floor.


    She was calling on her phone, I was still grasping at the photos. I couldn¡¯t hear anything, all of my focus went to the pictures of my naked body, bruised and positioned awkwardly.


    Who would do this, Troy is dead. It must¡¯ve been his doing, he gave me those bruises, he must¡¯ve taken my pictures when I was unconscious. My mind was still wondering when Tyler barged in with Larry behind him.


    ¡°Jess, it¡¯s okay¡­ I¡¯m here, you¡¯ll be just fine. Larry get the photos, baby let them go. We¡¯ll take care of it.¡±


    ¡°No, burn them, I need to burn them.¡±


    ¡°Jess, baby, they will just send more¡­ we need to figure out who did this. Everything will be okay, I got you¡­¡± Tyler helped me up and finally took my pictures and put them back inside the envelope.


    ¡°I will take this, we¡¯ll take care of this. Larry call the head of our security to my ce right now, you stay here and cover for us. Kayleigh, can youe with us? I¡¯ll have my driver take you hometer.¡±


    I was held to his side, barely standing. He was holding onto my weight and Kayleigh took my clutch and walk to my other side covering us from the public eyes.


    We arrived at his apartment, Kayleigh was helping me change and help me to rest in his bed while Tyler was already talking to his guys. I could hear two other voices aside from his familiar one.


    ¡°He loves you, he will find out who did this. You¡¯re going to be okay.¡± Kayleigh gave me a cup of tea to calm my nerves.


    ¡°I hate him,¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± she hugged me, she knows it was all because of Troy and she stayed with me until Tyler was done with his men.


    ¡°Thank you, Kayleigh, I¡¯ll see you tomorrow,¡± Tyler said as he walked then sit to my front.


    ¡°Yes, boss. Please take care of her.¡±


    ¡°I will, I promised.¡± He gave me his calming smile, then nodded to Kayleigh.


    She was gone and he was to my side tucking my loose strands behind my ears.


    ¡°My men are looking into who might have the motive to do this, from Brodie to even Elsie, or any of your rival partners. This happened today, conveniently on the same day of our reunched.¡±


    ¡°Okay¡­¡±


    He looked at me, studied me, and obviously, he knows that my mind was somewhere else.


    ¡°Jess, talk to me?¡± he kissed the top of my head and rubbed my cheek softly.


    ¡°I¡¯m, ashamed. Embarrassed that you and your people saw me for who I really was.¡±


    ¡°Exactly was¡­ it was in the past, and it¡¯s not you who should be embarrassed. You¡¯re the victim here. I love you. You¡¯re going to be okay, just don¡¯t pull back on me.¡±


    He rest back to the headboard and takes me in his arms, let me rest my head on his chest, and rubbed my back while talking about the earlier discussion he had with his men. I like that he didn¡¯t shut me out of the issue and their discussion, he let me know exactly what was going on.


    Tyler also insisted that I work from his ce for the next couple of days.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s best, for now, Kayleigh wille and apany you here. How¡¯s that sound?¡±


    His voice was far away, his assurance was like a luby for me. I felt safe and warm, I felt loved in his arms, I was closing my eyes and I can feel his smile on my forehead when he kissed me goodnight.


    ¡°I love you, Jess.¡±

 Chapter 26 Clueless

    Tyler


    It was Sunday, and I was getting agitated already, we haven¡¯t had a clue on who was responsible for the cement of the photos. The CCTV was conveniently unavable in that part of the area. There was no way of knowing who actually put the envelope there.


    ¡°So, has Bruce reported anything? any leads?¡± Larry wasing over to my ce, he would visit and chill on some random Sunday afternoon for azy time. But since Jessica, it¡¯s been a while since he¡¯de over to my ce.


    He took the beer from my hand and sits his ass on the sofa, Jess was having her afternoon nap, while I have just finished a meeting with our security head Bruce Steward.


    ¡°Bruce said that it¡¯s most likely a woman¡¯s doing. It looked personal. He had cleared Brodie and some of her employees that she had to fire when thepany had money issues. Even Elsie was cleared, now he¡¯s going on for another route, looking at Troy¡¯s exes, victims, and will get back to me soonest.¡±


    ¡°Wow, I really thought it was Brodie. That man gives me the freaks, it should be over by now if it was him and we can go back to normal again.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I really thought it was him too. I badly want it to be him so I can beat the crap out of that guy. He can give a new meaning to the nickname creepy bastard.¡± I sighed then took a big gulp of my beer.


    ¡°Dude, your life is so much colorful right now.¡±


    It was a strange way of putting it, he made me look at him raising an eyebrow then questioning the real reason that he was at my ce.


    ¡°Are you okay brother? how¡¯s Gemma settling back to your side?¡±


    I know he has a thing about Gemma, and these two people just kept rejecting one another, making things moreplicated.


    ¡°Pfft¡­ women, seriously, I think I¡¯m the ck sheep of the family. I think I¡¯m doomed, even you find your future wife already. I don¡¯t think I¡¯m anywhere near that direction. I think I¡¯m going to be the single uncle who will lead your kids to some dangerous path¡­¡±


    Larry kept on babbling, me? finding my future wife? Jessica?


    ¡°Why won¡¯t you even give Gemma a chance?¡± I asked trying to avert his statement about my future self.


    ¡°Ty, bro, I love you dearly, you know that right? but I don¡¯t date my assistant, look at how fantastic you and Elsie turned out. You know, I almost thought it was her¡­ but then I realized she¡¯s too impatient for that kind of terrorizing stuff.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, though Bruce did say it was most likely done by a female, just because it was sent directly to Jess and not me.¡±


    Larry nodded and finish off his beer, then he walked to the fridge and take another bottle. We ended up talking and drank down more bottles than we should until Jessica interrupted our conversation when she was out of my room looking beautiful with her bed hair.


    ¡°Hey there, sleeping beauty. Say hello to Larry here,¡±


    ¡°Hey, Larry¡­ I¡¯m just going to get some water then leave you guys to your conversation.¡±Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What? hey, join us¡­ it¡¯s me who crashed on Ty¡¯s ce. I just need to get some free beers and some conversation, how are you feeling, Jessica?¡±


    I patted the seat next to mine and she took her ss of water and sit beside me, looking a bit ufortable in her causal house wear but then rxed when I kissed her forehead and draped my arm around her shoulder.


    ¡°I¡¯m better, I hope I can get back to work tomorrow. I¡¯m bored.¡±


    She pouted adorably making Larryugh and told her why not.


    ¡°Larry¡­¡± I warned him, cause honestly, I didn¡¯t want to worry about her should another threate her way.


    ¡°What? our office is the safest ce, and her office is still next to yours right? as if you won¡¯t be thinking about her when you leave her here with the guards while you¡¯re at work?¡±


    I shifted in my seat as my mind was agreeing with Larry¡¯s train of thought.


    ¡°Okay,¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± she beamed looking at me with her sweetest smile and I was falling deeper for her.


    ¡°Okay then, that¡¯s my cue to go and leave you two love birds alone.¡± Larry chuckled, getting up from his seat and I was not stopping him.


    ¡°What? no¡­ stay, you made it possible for me to go to the office tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Jess, I¡¯ve never seen a woman so dedicated to her employees and her work. I have been privileged to work from your office and meet your people. You deserved this, rx, be with your loved one. And you¡­ my lucky brother, take good care of her. Whoa, I¡¯m getting too old for this talk, must be the beer.¡± he chuckled at the end of his words. Larry tapped my back and nodded to Jessica before he left my apartment.


    ¡°So, what did Bruce say?¡± she finishes her water and looks at me.


    ¡°He crossed out Brodie and Elsie and now looking at Troy¡¯s exes. He thinks it was done by a woman, do you know any of his exes?¡±


    Jessica looked a bit startled but I could see her mind was thinking about the possibility.


    ¡°Do you remember any of his exes?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so, he never brings anyone home aside from Amanda. Maybe Bruce can ask her?¡±


    ¡°Bruce said he was going to check with Amanda too, he¡¯ll report his findings tomorrow or sooner if he finds out anything significant. In the meantime, we just have to be patient.¡± I caressed her face and kissed the tip of her nose.


    She was looking beautiful, her skin was wlessly pale but her beautiful brown eyes mesmerized me to the point that I scooted closer and put my lips on hers.


    My hand was to her waist as our kiss was getting deeper, her mouth opened and let me taste her desire as she let out her soft little moans.


    ¡°Tyler¡­¡± she sighed in content when I pushed her down to the sofa, my hand slithered under her top, and unsped her bra.


    Her sexy moans were making me hard, I was whispering how much I love her when her top and her bra were thrown to the floor. She arched her back and let me cherish her pink perky nipples, licking them, flicking then sucking them one by one.


    Her legs parted voluntarily to make room for me, and I was grinding her fully clothed like a freaking teenager. I couldn¡¯t take it anymore when I took off her shorts and already wet panties then let them join her clothes on the floor.


    Jessica was naked, aroused, and wet, she tried to close her legs but I shook my head and told her to let me see her.


    ¡°Pink wet nipples, engorged from my tongue, plumped lips from too much kissing, wet arousal from all the naughty stuff were doing¡­¡± my fingers teased her ying her expertly between her legs while she blushed from my attention and the bright light of my living room.


    But she couldn¡¯t help herself to part her thighs wider when I thrust my fingers in and out, then added more for her pleasure and she moaned louder when I curled them and she roughly pull me down for a kiss.


    ¡°Fuck¡­ Tyler, please¡­¡±


    ¡°Come for me, baby¡­¡±


    She did obey, she climaxed several times¡­ from my fingers, my tongue, andstly from my dick. I rolled out her name easily when I climaxed seconds after her. I was high in bliss, loving her so much more and we were back to reality when I took her to bed and cuddled her after discarding the condom.


    I wanted everything to be done with, I wanted her to be safe, snuggled deep in my embrace. Then I could see it, maybe it was Larry who was putting ideas in my head but a life with her, waking up with her every damn day until we¡¯re old and grey.


    Damn¡­ I wanted that.

 Chapter 27 Secret Message

    Jessica


    ¡°Boss, seriously, you should tell him. He¡¯s going to freak out when he finds out from his security guy.¡±


    Kayleigh was waving the note in front of my face while she kept on reminding me of the danger of the situation.


    ¡°Kay, I¡¯m perfectly safe, I¡¯m staying at his ce anyway and working beside his office. What could go wrong? Bruce¡¯s men are scattered around us and he even has a couple of them stationed outside the office.


    I was actually kind of surprised when Bruceid out his security n with Tyler and me. I didn¡¯t think so much manpower was going to be involved just to keep me unharmed. But obviously, Tyler would lock me in a ss cage if he could, he actually said it and I believed him one hundred percent.


    With that thought I was back to my loyal assistant who looked at me, giving me her judgemental face.


    ¡°¡­ but he¡¯s in a freaking meeting and I can¡¯t just barge in and expose my issues in front of his employees. Kayleigh, people here talk and what would they think of me when they found out that I have a stalker? they will dig and find out about my pictures, how long would you think this stuff can be kept hidden once someone had a sniff of it?¡±This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Jess, honey, please.¡±


    There was no stopping Kayleigh on the matter. I know she relents just because I was currently safe in the office.


    ¡°Look, it¡¯s just a note, I¡¯ll give it to himter after his meeting. Now, let¡¯s get back to work okay?¡±


    Kayleigh didn¡¯t look pleased but she did follow my instruction and we continue working until Tyler barged into my office looking pissed at me.


    ¡°Kayleigh, will you give us some privacy?¡±


    I gave her my deadly stare, that moment I know she texted Tyler the moment he was done with his management meeting with the department heads.


    ¡°You waited?¡± he asked closing the door after Kayleigh and shutting the blinds to my office door.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±


    My voice was a bit shaky, it was the first time I saw his looking really pissed at me. I know he wouldn¡¯t hurt me, but the feelings were there. My heart was beating so fast, that I couldn¡¯t hear what he was saying.


    Not until he cupped my face and slowly kissed the top of my head.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, baby, I didn¡¯t mean to scare you. Jessica, please let me see the note?¡±


    Taking a deep breath, I opened my top drawer and give him the note.


    I will get to you.


    When you least expected.


    Tyler took the note and put it inside his suit jacket.


    ¡°You are my priority, I need you to listen to Kayleigh. The faster you tell me about this note the faster Bruce can act on it.¡±


    ¡°You were in a meeting,¡± I said stubbornly.


    ¡°Nothing is more important to me than you, you should know that by now.¡± He whispered kissing me deeply, passionately until I can feel my toes curled before he abruptly left me. Then Kayleigh was to my front looking pleased with herself.


    ¡°You¡¯re enjoying this aren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s about damn time someone takes care of you.¡± She put my tea in front of me then back to her seat with her trusty Ipad on herp ready to continue our work while Tyler was off to take care of my security issue.


    It waste in the evening when Tyler and I arrived back at his ce. We had a dinner arrangement with one of my clients, it was not a pleasant one for me since there were bodyguards scattered meters away from us.


    ¡°I just don¡¯t get why we have to have bodyguards in a restaurant, at least told them to wear something less conspicuous.¡±


    ¡°I told you, Jess, it¡¯s a front, the person who¡¯s doing this needs to know that you¡¯re guarded, he or she needs to know that you¡¯re untouchable and Bruce seemed to think that if we increase security the person will feel challenged and might make a mistake.¡±


    Tyler gave me a ss of wine to help me calm down, but sitting next to him, being in his arms were already making me rxed.


    ¡°So it¡¯s back to he?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know Jess, until we caught the person I¡¯m not taking any chances, not with you.¡±


    ¡°I love you, thank you for doing this.¡±


    ¡°I love you more, baby and this is selfishly my doing. I¡¯m not losing you, if I have my way I won¡¯t even let anyone threaten you. Bruce said the note was left on your desk by one of the cleaningdies she said a kid was passing it to her, that kid was obviously an errand boy and Bruce is still looking into it, but it was a clever thing to do.¡±


    ¡°And the cleaningdy?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s handled, Larry is taking care of the issue with the cleaning servicespany. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    ¡°Will she lose her job?¡±


    Tyler looked at me and shook his head as if I was a lost cause.


    ¡°Tyler, seriously¡­ her job might feed her entire family. I don¡¯t want her to get fired because¡­¡±


    ¡°You are the most selfless people I¡¯ve ever known.¡± He cupped my cheek and kissed me softly.


    ¡°Ty¡­¡±


    ¡°Larry knows, he¡¯s handling it. He knows you, he wouldn¡¯t want to disappoint you.¡±


    I smiled sweetly at him and started kissing him back.


    The note didn¡¯t actually make me that nervous, I know Tyler would protect me. I was shocked but I¡¯ve been through the worst and honestly if the person would want to hurt me he or she would¡¯ve done it already.


    And by not doing so, I believed I was safe. I was not stupid and I wouldn¡¯t want to break any of Bruce¡¯s security protocol.


    ¡°You are making my aged ten years today, you don¡¯t know how I was worried the second I opened the text from Kayleigh.¡±


    ¡°Yeah? but you¡¯re still handsome and I always like older men.¡±


    ¡°Me, you like me, you love me. No other man.¡±


    ¡°You, my older man, a sexy one too.¡±


    I tried to lighten the mood, but I could see that the note rattled him, I can already imagine his train of thoughts.


    ¡°The fact that a simple note can get past Bruce¡¯s security, I¡¯m worried what other things can be passed through Bruce¡¯s security measures.¡±


    ¡°But it¡¯s good that I¡¯m okay, right? it means that Bruce is doing his job?¡±


    Tyler sighed and pulled me in closer.


    ¡°He¡¯s sweeping the office for bugs and checking out the mail from now on¡­¡±


    ¡°Bugs?¡± I let out a smallugh but was silent the moment he gave me the look.


    ¡°This is not funny, Jessica¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean,¡±


    ¡°Put yourself in my position, tell me what you think if your girlfriend, the person you love so much, more than your own life, is being threatened?¡±


    ¡°I¡­¡±


    ¡°I thought so,¡± he sounded annoyed but soften when he caresses my cheek and kissed my forehead lovingly.


    ¡°I love you, Jessica, more than you everprehend.¡±


    I didn¡¯t know what to say but to scoot closer and snuggled in deeper in his embrace.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I love you too.¡±

 Chapter 28 Unexpected

    Tyler


    ¡°Bruce, maybe your sources are wrong, you should double-check. There¡¯s no way¡­¡±


    ¡°Tyler, with all due respect, I¡¯ve gone over this footage a dozen times already, and if we calcte the timing and the possibilities it all makes sense.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think it isn¡¯t too far-fetched? I thought she was abused, and now you¡¯re saying she loves him and wanted revenge?¡±


    ¡°She was his longest assistant before everything else happened and she was under the assumption that he was practicing BDSM stuff with her. She was covering the tracks really well, and if my guy didn¡¯t find out that she was a patient at a psychiatric hospital when she was still in high school, we wouldn¡¯t dig deeper.¡±


    ¡°But she said Troy had another assistant that she was hired by her?¡±


    ¡°Kayleigh lied, or in this case, she was telling her version of the truth. She has a case of DID, Dissociative identity disorder though she looked like she¡¯s functioning like everyone else.¡±


    Bruce was showing me her files. It was all there, the multiple personality disorder, yet she looked sane, acted normal every time we interact with her.


    ¡°It wouldn¡¯t really show, and people like her don¡¯t have any control of her situation. That¡¯s why it hides her perfectly. Her medical file was sealed unless you dig deeper, her mother makes sure of it.¡±


    I took a deep breath before closing the file on Jess¡¯s assistant, her best friend that she trust her life with.


    ¡°Treat this quietly, don¡¯t tell Jessica, she might freak. Find Kayleigh and get her in custody, we need to check her alibi.¡±


    ¡°My team is looking for her.¡±


    ¡°What? isn¡¯t she at the office?¡±


    ¡°She was taking a day off to be with her mom, I asked Gemma, your brothers PA.¡±


    ¡°Good, okay, leave Jess out of this. Make sure you have eyes on her, I have an important meeting to get to. I¡¯m hoping this is a mistake, Bruce.¡±


    ¡°I will take care of this.¡± The man nodded and leave my office quietly. Bruce came highly rmended by my brother Dale when I appointed him as our chief of security. My oldest brother used to work together with him before he decided to settle down and be a coffee shop owner.


    Dad still wants Dale back in the family business to this date though he knew it¡¯ll be an impossible task. With his coffee venture growing like an octopus he was branching out faster than we would ever think. I smiled when I was reminded of Dale, you can leave the business but it can never truly leave your major behind. The business studies were most definitely engraved in Dale¡¯s subconscious mind.


    I made a mental note to call Dale after the meeting, I need to ask him a favor, I need to make sure Bruce was doing his best effort. I didn¡¯t want him to chase someone who¡¯s not the focus of the investigation.


    It was two hourster when the meeting finally ended that I called Dale and decided to meet up at one of his coffee ces.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    ¡°Thank you for meeting me here.¡±


    Dale was already there, signaling his waiter to bring me another cup of the steaming hot espresso.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I think it¡¯s best to keep Amanda in the dark, for now, I don¡¯t want to worry her, not with her pregnancy and all.¡±


    ¡°I understand, she¡¯s quite close to Jessica.¡±


    ¡°She felt responsible for Jessica, still is.¡±


    ¡°I know, so¡­ I assumed you talked to Bruce?¡± I paused as his waiter put the coffee to my front.


    ¡°Yeah, damn it, Ty, I didn¡¯t think she would be that close to Jess. We have to make sure she¡¯s alright.


    ¡°Jess is at my ce, she¡¯s safe. She just texted me.¡±


    ¡°But Bruce is still looking for her assistant?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Kayleigh. Bruce said he consulted with a doctor and was given a professional answer that her DID most likely happened after Jess move in with me.¡±


    Dale was quiet, he was listening to my words but I can already see his brain forming his thoughts. Sometimes I envied his smarts and still don¡¯t understand why he didn¡¯t want to be more involved with thepany.


    ¡°Feeling neglected, that¡¯s why she switched. People with multiple personality disorder had issues in the past, Bruce informed me that she was sexually assaulted by her dad for years. Her mom kill him for self-defense, that¡¯s why she¡¯s very close and her mom was keeping everything quiet.¡±


    I sighed remembering the report that his ex-business partner showed me earlier.


    ¡°Bruce told me that her mom most likely didn¡¯t know that she had an intimate rtionship with Troy. But I think she knew.¡± I exined after sipping the hot espresso.


    ¡°She must¡¯ve known,¡±


    I took another sip before I asked him if Bruce is that good.


    ¡°I put my life in his hand, Ty. His work is very detailed, look¡­ I know you must¡¯ve felt like you know Kayleigh. But this is where Bruce does his magic, he can detach himself from his feelings. He will be so focused that he can put himself in any shoes he wants. He¡¯s the best profiler I know, he can read bodynguage so damn well.¡±


    Sighing and rxing back to my seat, I continue to listen to Dale, then remembered about his text on my way to meet Dale.


    ¡°¡­ there¡¯s more, Dale, Bruce said Kayleigh had a miscarriage and it was Troy¡¯s.¡±


    ¡°Fuck! that¡¯s so fucking messed up.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, bruised on certain parts of her body, all the hospital records to back it up. Bruce thought that the miscarriage was deliberately caused by Troy.¡±


    We talked for another half an hour before I decided to go back to my ce. I texted Jess on my way back and she replied telling me that she¡¯s fine and to stop worrying about her.


    ¡°Jess, where are you?¡± the sudden chill crept up the moment I arrived back at my penthouse. I can feel my blood drained, the silence was deafening.


    The guard downstairs told me that Jessica was out. She told them that she was going to meet me. I scrolled Bruce¡¯s number and he picked up within seconds.


    ¡°Tyler, I was just on the line with my men. I¡¯ve already sent out a crew, following herst mobile location. We will find her.¡± The man sounded rushed, his words were firm and a bit choppy.


    ¡°She texted me when I was on my way back, Bruce! find HER! alive, I want her ALIVE!¡±


    My hand was shaking from anger when I put down my phone, while my other hand was holding on to her note, looking and recognizing her handwriting.


    I going to meet Kayleigh.


    She needs help with her mom.


    Be back soon.


    Love you. Jess.


    ¡°Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!¡±


    I growled in frustration, but snapped the note and send the goddamn photo to Bruce. I¡¯ve never felt so helpless in my entire life before as I paced in my living room calling her mobile for the dozen times.


    Larry and Dale were at my ce in less than an hour. Dale was quietly discussing Bruce¡¯s progress with Larry, and just be there for me while we wait for my chief of security to get back to us.


    Ralph, our youngest brother arrived half an hourter.


    ¡°I need her brush,¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Her brush, I need her hair. Look, you know I have a questionable group of friends. I came here as soon as I heard! I like her Tyler, let me help find her. Her brush!¡±


    ¡°Dude, just give it to him, we can use the extra help.¡± Larry put his hand on my shoulder and I curse but walked into my room, our room¡­ it didn¡¯t feel like my room anymore. It smells like her, with herptop on our bed and¡­¡±


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    Ralph was to my side and reminded me of his request. I must¡¯ve taken too long that he wasing after me.


    ¡°Right, brush. I¡¯m not even going to ask.¡±


    ¡°Just keep an open mind, Shani just got here. We need her location, whatever it takes, okay?¡±


    ¡°Right.¡±


    He led me outside and I saw a woman dressed casually, yet there was something about her and I know she¡¯s one of Ralph¡¯s friends the moment she took out her stuff from her satchel.


    ¡°I¡¯m not even going to ask, just find her.¡±


    Larry and Dale were looking at Ralph then at his friend.


    ¡°She¡¯s a¡­¡±


    ¡°Witch,¡± Ralph finishes Larry¡¯s words.


    ¡°All the help, brother, soon as possible.¡±


    Dale was looking at her, his expression was unreadable while Larry watched in full amazement as she put out her old-looking book, then putting a couple of strands of Jess¡¯s hair into a bronze-like container from her bag. A little pouch was pulled out, then she scattered what looked like ck dust onto the hair. Her soft chants were heard throughout the silence, then all of the sudden the room became cold and eerily quiet.


    ¡°The mountains, cabin, mother¡¯s¡­ wait no, mother¡¯s neighbor. Duck fountain¡­¡± Her eyes were closed as she blurted out her words.


    It didn¡¯t take long before Dale called Bruce, telling him about the hints,ndmarks and asked him for the address then instructed him to send a couple of his men there.


    ¡°Come on, Ty, let¡¯s save your woman. Larry, Ralph you wait here just in case. Shani thank you, I hope this is it.¡±


    The witch nodded and gave us a sympathetic look.


    ¡°How do you know her leads are solid?¡± I asked as I rush to follow Dale.


    ¡°I don¡¯t, but do you want to wait here and go crazy without doing anything? Bruce is doing his thing with his leads, this way it¡¯ll be faster.¡±


    The elevator door closed and that was all it takes for me to follow my brother and pray that Ralph¡¯s witch friend is giving us the right information.

 Chapter 29 Twisted Truth

    Jessica


    ¡°Kay, I thought we¡¯re going to your mom¡¯s?¡±N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Yeah, we¡¯re meeting her at her friend¡¯s it¡¯s a cute little cottage up in the mountains.¡±


    ¡°Oh, no¡­ I didn¡¯t know we¡¯re going to go that far. Tyler will be worried, let me give him a call, I can¡¯t believe I left my phone.¡±


    My feelings were a bit strange, I know I¡¯m safe with Kayleigh. But I also know I put my phone in my purse, she said I probably dropped it and her phone battery was dead so for the next couple of hours I won¡¯t be able to contact Tyler.


    ¡°¡­ he¡¯s going to be so pissed at me.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, well we¡¯ll call him once we get there. He loves you, you¡¯ll get away with anything.¡±


    I know she was joking but for a second she sounded a bit sarcastic. I shook my head when she giggled mischievously saying that we¡¯re going on a road trip while swiftly pumping up the volume to her car Soundsystem.


    Again, if she was worried about her mother I was expecting that she would vent as we were getting there. But maybe I was exaggerating, maybe this was her way to put her mind off her mom. I know I was a bit busy with my own issues at the moment.


    Since the merge, it¡¯s has been a while since we have our girls¡¯ time. She¡¯s been busy with work and caring for her mom, I felt so bad that I haven¡¯t been there for her, asked her about her mom.


    So I stayed quiet and let her st the music, thinking it was what she needed. I must¡¯ve fallen asleep when she woke me up and we were in front of a beautiful little cottage. The air was too cold and a bit damp for my taste and I shuddered as I hurried myself to follow Kayleigh when she shout-out my name.


    That was strange¡­


    But I decided to let it slide, maybe she was worried about her mom, maybe things were getting too much for her. The inside of the cottage was dark and damp, just like the outside.


    Did she really leave her mother in this condition?


    ¡°My mom is in the bedroom, Why don¡¯t you check on her while I get the lights and heather.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡±


    That was all I could say before the shock hits me after I opened the door she pointed to her mom¡¯s bedroom.


    The smell reached me first before I saw her decaying body. What the fuck?!


    I recognized her mom¡¯s sses, it was her and she looked and smell like she had been dead for weeks. Oh my god¡­


    Goosebumps were crawling on the back of my neck, I swear I could feel my heart drop when I feel the sharp end of the knife just under my jaw. My mind could notprehend why Kayleigh was doing this, not until she speaks her words.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to ask?¡± her voice was unrecognizable, she sounded different. I¡¯ve known her for years, and I couldn¡¯t believe that she¡¯s the same Kayleigh that helped me through my darkest days.


    ¡°Did you kill her?¡± my voice croaked when I finally asked, ignoring the rotting corpse lying stiff in the bed in front of me.


    ¡°Do you think I could kill my own mother? my mom, who keeps to herself when my dad rape me? my mom, who didn¡¯t do anything and made me kill him myself?¡±


    Kayleigh ushered me to the living room and closed her mom¡¯s bedroom door, telling me she stinks.


    ¡°Yep, boss¡­ I lied, we lied, mom didn¡¯t kill him, I did and I punched several times her just to make it look like she killed him because of self-defense.¡±


    ¡°What do you want with me? Tyler will find you. Please, just let me go¡­¡± I was thinking of ways she could kill me in the secluded cabin, how my body will be put next to her mom¡¯s. I was wild with my thoughts while my eyes were seeking my getaway door.


    I didn¡¯t see iting but her hand was to my cheek, pping me hard until I tasted blood.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going anywhere, you killed my baby.¡±


    ¡°Your baby?¡±


    This is crazy!


    ¡°Yeah, you make Troy hurt our baby!¡±


    Another p made my eyes water, it stings so bad that my mind couldn¡¯t understand what she was talking about.


    What does she have to do with Troy?


    ¡°You were pregnant? you know him? intimately?¡±


    ¡°He loved me, you bitch! and I know you were jealous!¡±


    So messed up!


    She pulled my hair, dragged me by gripping my loose ponytail. I was holding on to her hand, feeling like she could rip out my scalp.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know, I swear!¡±


    ¡°Yeah? well, Troy told me to be nice to you. He told me to keep us a secret, telling me that you get jealous.¡±


    ¡°What? I didn¡¯t¡­¡±


    ¡°Shut up!¡± she pulled me and pushed me into a cupboard and locked the door behind me.


    It was dark, she knows I don¡¯t like dark tight spaces. I was having difficulties in breathing, my hands were pounding on the door, begging her to let me out.


    Herugh was heard clearly and I was having a panic attack, my fingers were trying to feel for something to open the door but there was nothing. I was crying my eyes out, panicking so badly that I kept on pounding the door until my fists hurt so bad.


    ¡°I know Troy would sometimes lock you up afterward, he told me¡­¡± she mocked from the other side of the door.


    ¡°Tyler¡­¡± I sit back, wrap my knees, try to calm myself down, while silently wishing that he found my note. Hoping that he knows I went with Kayleigh and at the same time praying that she didn¡¯t find my note and destroy it.


    My cheeks hurt, my head was pounding and I was still shaking, crying in the darkness fearing that she was going to kill me just like she killed her mom.


    It felt like hours I was shivering from the cold, my fingers hurt, my hands were throbbing, my tears had dried from the cold surroundings, and my teeth chattered from the damp almost freezing air.


    ¡°Get up,¡± Kayleigh ordered as she forced me out of the small cupboard.


    The sudden brightness of the living room made me close my eyes and slowly adjust to the light. But it didn¡¯t take long before she hold my body to her front as if I was to shield her from something.


    And I realized it when the door suddenly burst open, I recognized Dale then Tyler, he looked at me scanning me from head to toe.


    I didn¡¯t hear what Kayleigh was shouting, I was numbed from hours of being kept in a damp dark cupboard, my whole body hurts but I managed to start crying the moment I saw him.


    Tyler! I couldn¡¯t voice out my words, it wouldn¡¯te out. My hands were hurting so much and that¡¯s when I felt the knife on my neck.


    ¡°I will kill her! get the fuck away from us!¡±


    I can finally hear her shouting, she sounded crazy, not like the Kayleigh I¡¯ve known.


    What happened to her?


    The knife scraped my neck, I could feel the sharp edge of the knife slicing my skin, the liquid trails, and I hissed from the pain. Tyler was being held by Dale, he whispered something in his ear and Tyler clenched his jaw but stayed in his ce.


    ¡°I love you.¡± I mouthed the words as my eyes were getting blurry from my tears.


    This is it, I¡¯m going to die. I¡¯m so sorry, baby¡­


    I¡¯ve never felt so scared to die, that was the first. I usually weed death whenever I was abused by Troy. But looking at Tyler, our recent life shes before me. His warm smile, his sweet hold on me, his deep voice when he whispered that he loves me, all were making me shed my tears as I look at him trying to memorize his handsome face and his tall perfect figure.


    It took seconds before I realized that she had let go of her hold on me. Her voice was strangled and I looked back and finally noticed the man who pulled her away from me, who took her knife and held her down to the floor.


    Tyler was to my side, his warmth, his familiar scent invades my space and he hold me so tight that I melt in his arms. I cried and he wrapped me tighter telling me that he¡¯s sorry.


    He carried me back to his car, didn¡¯t let me go when Dale drives us back to the city. I could feel his hand on my neck, checking on my wound but my eyes were too heavy, all the adrenaline was gone and I was just d that I was in his arms.


    ¡°I love you, Jessica¡­¡± his words drifted me off to sleep.

 Chapter 30 Loving care

    Tyler


    I let Dale and Bruce deal with Kayleigh. She was alive, crazy, but alive. Unfortunately. I would lock her up for good myself if I could, but I know Jessica would feel guilty when she found out the real reason why Kayleigh did it.


    It was a sickness, a deranged twisted sickness.


    Going through her phone, I called her doctor friend Reba while Jessica was still staring at the nk TV screen sitting on the sofa with a nket draped over her body.


    ¡°Hello, Reba? this is Tyler¡¯s Jessica¡¯s boyfriend¡­ yeah, we need you here right now, bring your doctor kit. I¡¯ll exin everythingter¡­ no, just superficial wounds. I know she doesn¡¯t like going to the hospital¡­ and I might need your opinion should she have other bruises¡­ good, thank you. I¡¯ll text you my address.¡±


    The kettle was boiling and I was back to my simple task of making her some tea. I decided to change her before her doctor friend arrived, she didn¡¯t resist and let me get her into her clean clothes. I decided to bathe herter after she¡¯s being treated and know more about her wounds.


    ¡°Jessica, it¡¯s Reba, honey, Tyler called me¡­ why don¡¯t you let me take a look at your wounds?¡±


    She put her tea down and hugged Reba, whispering something in her ear while all I could do was watch them, trying my best not to interrupt and let Reba do her work.


    The examination didn¡¯t take long, she leave Jessica some ointment for her bruises and told me to put ice packs on her cheeks every couple of hours.


    ¡°Jessica is resting.¡± Reba opened the conversation as she was out of the bedroom and meet in the living room to discuss about Jess.


    ¡°¡­ she¡¯s physically okay, her hands would probably need some extra care. But she needs to see Dr. Sheridan soon, she needs to understand the situation with Kayleigh.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll set it up for tomorrow morning. She¡¯s¡­ Kayleigh has DID, she killed her mom, Jess saw the old woman she kept her body, I¡¯d say days almost a week I don¡¯t even wanna know. Kayleigh was ming Jess for Troy¡¯s abuse¡­¡±


    Reba sighed, she looked worried but kept on listening to me. We talked for another half an hour before she excused herself and let me take care of Jessica.


    *****


    It was almost seven when there was a buzz on my door.


    ¡°Mom?¡±


    I was surprised when she came by my apartment with her signaturefort food. She doesn¡¯t usually cook, but when she does you¡¯ll know that she means it.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Tyler honey, Ralph called me and told me about Jessica. I¡¯m not going to bother her, just leaving both of you with some food. She needs to eat, oh honey, I¡¯m so sorry that this happened.¡±


    She hugged me, and I didn¡¯t realize that I was desperately needing it. It felt like a significant weight had been lifted off my shoulder.


    ¡°Thank you for the food mom, she¡¯s resting now. But I¡¯ll make sure she eats before she goes to sleep.¡± I hugged my mom, telling her that I¡¯m going to marry Jessica.


    ¡°I know son, from the way you look at her, I know. I just want to make sure she has the best of you. She deserves the best.¡± She hugged me back tighter then caressed my back lovingly.


    ¡°I love you, Tyler. I know you¡¯ll make her happy. Now, you just have to find the right moment to ask her.¡± She patted my cheek and leave me with a table full of food.


    Jessica was still under the cover, but she open her eyes when she heard me open the bedroom door.


    ¡°Tyler,¡±


    ¡°That was my mom, she brought us some food. She didn¡¯t stay, saying that you need your rest. Do you want to try her chicken casserole? I thought that you should have dinner first before I help you with your bath.¡±


    ¡°Your mom knows?¡±


    ¡°Ralph told her, she wanted you to get better soon. She doesn¡¯t cook for anyone you know, so she definitely likes you.¡± I kissed her temple while she pulled me down toy by her side.


    ¡°Ralph also liked you, he¡¯s the one who actually had his witch friend to find you. It was a long shot but Dale convinced me to get off my ass and follow the witch¡¯s direction.¡±


    Jessica smiled at me and told me she wants to try my mom¡¯s cooking.


    ¡°Witch friend huh?¡± she asked as she took a spoon of the casserole dinner.


    ¡°Yeah, I didn¡¯t ask any questions, I was desperate,¡± I took her hand and kissed her bruised knuckles. She must¡¯ve been banging on the cupboard door pretty hard, and from my talk with Reba, I learned that she has a fear of small dark confined spaces.


    ¡°Thank Ralph and his friend for me?¡±


    ¡°I will, and I had set you an appointment with Dr. Sheridan for tomorrow. I talked to her, I hope you don¡¯t mind me going over your phone?¡±


    She sighed and nodded, and smile when I kissed her cheek softly.


    ¡°Come on finish up your meal while I set up your bath, okay?¡± I get up, whispered my words then kissed her hair softly while putting my empty te in the sink.


    Jessica tugged her lip and took another bite of her meal. She looked pale and tired, but I know she¡¯s strong and I know I will be there for her to help her get better.


    She was in my embrace an hourter, falling asleep, all fragile and beautiful squeezing my heart making me fall for her deeper if it was even possible.


    The clock indicates that it was well after midnight when I woke up from my sleep. Jessica was in deep sleep when I decided to have a drink and calm my nerves. I have never met a person with so much bad luck in her lifetime. It seemed that they kept on finding her, confronting her in every corner of her life.


    I was back to my bad habit, needing to clear my head, sitting on the balcony drinking my Scotch and puffing my cigar. It didn¡¯t take long for me to call Bruce after seeing his texts and miscalls. He informed me that Kayleigh was detained in her hospital room, she has two guards waiting in her room. Her mother was in the morgue, she will undergo an autopsy to determine her cause of death.


    ¡°Tyler? I didn¡¯t know you smoke.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t, it¡¯s one of those days. Why are you up? are you hurting?¡±


    She shook her head shyly telling me that I wasn¡¯t by her side. I put out my cigar and finish my Scotch, I was about toe inside when she joined to my side in the outdoor sofa.


    ¡°It¡¯s beautiful here, I¡¯m sorry that I¡¯m making you smoke again.¡±


    ¡°Baby, I should¡¯ve stopped. It¡¯s not your fault.¡± I draped my arm around her shoulder and rest her head to my chest.


    ¡°I talked to Bruce just now, he updated me on Kayleigh¡¯s situation.¡±


    She tensed, but I know she would want to know so I kept on talking, telling her about what Bruce had told me earlier. She wrapped her arm to my chest and snuggled in closer to my body.


    We talked for another hour until she slowly falls asleep and I carry her back to the bedroom.


    That night I was back to keeping her close, thinking of the best time and ce to propose to her. After Kayleigh, I know I needed to wait though I didn¡¯t want to, I know she needed to heal before she could make her life-changing decision.


    I don¡¯t want to rush her. I will wait. I will do anything for her.


    ¡°I love you,¡± I whispered and kissed her temple and drifted back to sleep next to her.

 Chapter 31 Beach Therapy

    Jessica


    ¡°Thank you, Dr. Sheridan.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re making progress, Jessica, small baby steps.¡±


    Tyler was to my side soon as I was out of her office, he nodded at Dr. Sheridan. He was letting me have my space, didn¡¯t discuss anything with her. The man was understanding and respecting my therapy time with my psychiatrist.


    ¡°So, I was thinking of getting a week off from work, and you¡¯re not seeing Dr. Sheridan for another week. With that in mind, what would you say we if we go for a short trip?¡± he holds my hand in his and rubbed my knuckles with his thumb. Small little gestures, but he was showing me that he¡¯s there, that he cares for me.


    ¡°¡­ nothing too far, I¡¯m thinking the quiet seaside, walk on the beach type of rxation? nearby bed and breakfast with a full spa treatment? and if you¡¯re bored we can go back and just lounged at my ce and have our walk in the park date?¡±


    I smiled at him, bit my lip, and nodded my head. Dr. Sheridan was just suggesting the same thing and with him, by my side, I think I can stop thinking about her.


    ¡°Dr. Sheridan exined to me about Kayleigh, how people with DID might somehow get unnoticed by other people¡­¡±


    Tyler took my hand and kissed my still bruised knuckles. He didn¡¯t say anything, he waited then listen as I continue my words.


    ¡°Can we go and visit Kayleigh first?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we visit her after wee back? give her some time to settle in her new environment?¡±


    I know he¡¯s right, my psychiatrist said the same thing. But I was worried for the real Kayleigh, the woman I¡¯vee to know for years, my best friend who helped me through my issues with my fucked up brother. I still couldn¡¯t believe that Kayleigh was pregnant with Troy¡¯s and that she has a multiple personality disorder.


    ¡°Okay. I guess I need a new PA now.¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we talk about work a week from now? but yeah you¡¯ll need a new one.¡±


    We were keeping the conversation light as we headed to Barney¡¯s and had a nice lunch where Tyler was showing me his beach house photos on his phone.


    ¡°I like it, didn¡¯t expect you to have a small cottage by the beach. I thought your style would be more like your bachelor pad.¡±


    He chuckled and told me it may seem smaller in the pictures. Iughed and told him somehow I believe him.


    ¡°¡­ you¡¯re just not that kind of guy.¡±


    ¡°No, sadly I¡¯m all aboutfort.¡±


    We leave Barney¡¯s an hourter and he helped me pack my bags and we were off to his so-called seaside cottage. But I couldn¡¯t stopughing when we arrived in front of one of the biggest beach houses there.


    ¡°Those pictures can really fool you, but Tyler this is beautiful!¡± I looked at the big, yet surprisingly homey feel beach house.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you like it.¡± He kissed my cheek and put my hand on the crook of his arm as he ushered me to the front door.


    ¡°Is this another one of your bachelor pads?¡± I smiled asking when I saw a big pool table overlooking the beach in the middle of the living room.


    ¡°It really shows huh?¡± he draped his arm on my shoulder and kissed the top of my head.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you take a look around, I¡¯ll get our bags and get us settled in.¡±


    He left me to go back to the car while I decided to go outside then smiled when I saw the big pool overlooking the beach. I know his family is super rich, and I just realized that this is what Troy used to surround himself with. The friends, the lifestyle even from when he was still in school.


    I didn¡¯t understand why my brother¡¯s name was the first thing I associate with when I see the lifestyle. It¡¯s not that I hated it, it¡¯s nice being one of the privileged people. But somehow it felt vain as if there¡¯s so much more that I can do aside from overwhelming yourself with the pretentious image.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    In a way, Tyler is very different from Troy. He walked like he owns them as if he didn¡¯t need to say and show people that he¡¯s one of those people.


    ¡°Hey, want some coffee, tea, or how about a cold beer?¡± he asked softly putting his hand to my waist.


    ¡°Cold beer, by the pool?


    He was back inside to get the beer while I took off my ts and dipped my feet, sitting down by the edge of the pool and watching the beautiful beachndscape.


    ¡°So this is the party beach house?¡±


    ¡°God, I¡¯m getting too old for that.¡± Heughed freely, rolled up his jeans, dipped his feet, and sits next to me.


    He looked younger, more rxed like he¡¯s actually enjoying himself far from the CEO image he put up when he¡¯s at the office.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I started my words.


    ¡°Jessica, don¡¯t¡­ just enjoy the view, the man, and the pool.¡±


    Iughed and drink the beer while he drinks his then draped his arm to my shoulder. We watched silently as the skyline was getting darker, the wave hitting the beach, hearing the ocean, and smelling the evening sea breeze.


    It was a serene experience, and I snuggled closer to his side. The bottles were set aside and his hand rubbed my back sensually and we kissed when he turned to face me.


    He was not pushing, it was the sweetest kiss we ever shared and I love him more because of it. But with him, sweet felt overrated that I need to feel more.


    Tyler groaned when I pull him closer for a deeper kiss and whisper to take me inside and show me the bedroom.


    He picked me up, carried me inside and stripped my clothes off, and did the same to his and I ended up naked and aroused under him.


    ¡°Tyler,¡± I moaned his name when he was licking my nipples and his hand was between my legs. He was sucking me harder and I was getting wetter from his finger y.


    I lost it when he rece his fingers with his tongue and have me in his insatiable manner. My legs were parted and my back arched as I moaned louder.


    ¡°In me, please¡­ I need you,¡± the emptiness was driving me crazy, he smirked when he teased his tip to my aching core.


    ¡°Now, all of you, I want to feel you¡­ Tyler, please.¡± I need him bare, I need to feel closer, in my crazy mind I need his cum inside me I don¡¯t even care anymore.


    He¡¯s all I want, he¡¯s all I ever need.


    The realization hits me and he looked into my eyes, his body tensed for a second but I could feel it when he trail his kisses to my neck then huskily said that he loves me.


    ¡°I love you. I¡¯m yours, Jess. Yours.¡±


    He took my leg and wrapped it to his waist and his dick stretches me and he kiss my moans away as my nails dig deeper into his back. I was feeling him, pulsating inside me then he start thrusting slower, driving me insane with lust.


    ¡°Harder, have me, please, Tyler,¡±


    He relent and took my other leg to his chest, pushing himself deeper, pounding me hard and deep. My hands reached his back pulling him closer, while he grunts and gives me deeper harder thrusts. Over and over again.


    I climaxed with him still inside me, he moaned when I clenched him tighter and pulsates around him.


    ¡°Jess, fuck¡­ baby,¡±


    He looked like he was losing his self-restraint when he groan louder, my legs gave up on me and hey to his side and spooned me from behind. He pushed himself sideways while his hand wrapped me in his embrace.


    ¡°I love you, so fucking much. You¡¯re going to be mine. Forever.¡±


    His words lulled me, while his action was taking me to another high. The situation was too perfect, the desires were too enhanced that my words slipped out and I was feeling his sexy, tighter hold on me.


    ¡°Inside Tyler, cum inside me. Please.¡±


    ¡°Damn it, Jessica, I¡¯m getting you a ring.¡±


    ¡°Tyler, baby, harder¡­ more!¡± I was holding onto his arms while I think he was making his proposal. I was smiling widely biting my lip harder until we both climaxed and he pumped his cum inside mezily.


    ¡°You should do better on your proposal, your mom might not agree in your way.¡± I turned and snuggled into his damp chest, still smiling thinking this is the man I¡¯m going to spend the rest of my life with.


    ¡°I¡¯ll try again, I love you, Jessica.¡±


    ¡°I love you too.¡±

 Chapter 32 A day with you

    Tyler


    ¡°Tyler, it¡¯s supposed to be a rxing week. What are you doing?¡±


    Jessica was in my shirt, undoubtedly naked underneath. We were giving our allst night, and yet she was already looking beautiful in the morning, a bit pale but permanently beautiful in my eyes. I¡¯m sure I was biased but I still need to get a ring on her finger.


    ¡°I¡¯m delegating my work to Larry, and his assistant is working from Kayleigh¡¯s desk at the moment. Let¡¯s just say he¡¯s not very happy with that.¡±


    ¡°Really? this is your brother Larry we¡¯re talking about? I thought he hated Gemma, thest time I saw him he was criticizing her work. Also, I have a feeling they¡¯ve known each other in another lifetime before. I mean the hate they have for each other is too astronomical for them to have in this time alone.¡± She let out her smallugh while I watched her as he poured coffee on her cup, adding some milk then gently stirring it after adding a spoonful of sugar.


    ¡°This is vacation coffee.¡± She smiled knowing I usually see her with the ck coffee only in the office.


    ¡°Can I try one of those too?¡±


    She winked yfully and made me a cup, then surprisingly sits on myp, forcing me to close myptop and be done with my work.


    ¡°I like this coffee, we should bring this to the office.¡±


    ¡°We should wait¡­ does this means I get to keep Larry¡¯s office?¡± she smiled wickedly knowing I would want her next to mine, she knows for sure that I get jealous easily.


    ¡°He¡¯ll get a new and bigger office. He won¡¯tin.¡±


    She drinks her coffee, and rests back on my chest then asked about our ns for the day.


    ¡°We¡¯re going to the city and buy you a big ass ring to show my mom that I¡¯m serious about you.¡±


    Jessicaughed and kissed me chastely, shook her head then drink her coffee again before she puts it down and cupped my face with her slim pale hands.


    ¡°We can do that on our way back, we just got here. I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll think of something nice to propose to me here with.¡±


    ¡°Wait, that¡¯s right, you haven¡¯t said yes.¡±


    ¡°Tyler, have you asked?¡± she smiled and lift her ass only to straddle me and presents her deliciously pale breasts to my face.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t, wait¡­ is there a chance you¡¯d say no?¡± my hands were to her thighs rubbing them mindlessly while enjoying our time.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    Fuck, I never think of that.


    Now she¡¯s making me nervous.


    Goddamn it.


    ¡°You¡¯ll never know until you ask.¡± She whispered sensually trailing her kisses to my jaw and smiling when she met my eyes then suddenly get up telling me she¡¯s taking a shower.


    ¡°I¡¯m waiting, Tyler, you¡¯re taking me out from breakfast.¡±


    ¡°Right, okay¡­ I¡¯ll be right there.¡± I hurriedly got up, almost drop myptop but finally made it to the bathroom in not so subtle manner.


    After a quick shower sex, we headed out to the sleepy seaside town and have breakfast in the old restaurant by the pier. Jessica would sometimes keep it to herself, there were moments where she would gaze into the sea and was lost in her thoughts.


    But overall breakfast was good, it was our second day, we have a lot of time for improvement.


    Sadly, my mind kept on going back to her words. And on our way back I finally turned my car around, instead of going to the beach house I was heading out to the city and stopped in front of the biggest jewelry store.


    ¡°Tyler, I thought we agreed?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I can¡¯t wait one whole week without knowing are you going to ept my proposal or not. Come on,¡±


    ¡°Why? men are supposed to pick the rings.¡±


    There was a yful glint in her eyes, but I was not gambling on our future.


    ¡°No way, I¡¯m not risking my taste of ring so you can say no to my proposal.¡±


    I could already see her smile, she was actually liking that she¡¯s stringing me along for the proposal. Liking that she has that power over me, I don¡¯t really mind but I know I¡¯ll sleep much much better knowing that she said yes to spend the rest of her life with me.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a business transaction Tyler. This is not you trying to close a deal.¡±


    ¡°Baby, I love you. Will you please stop making me worry about my proposale with me, and pick the ring?¡± I took her almost healed knuckles and kissed them.


    She sighed exaggeratedly before she agreed and stepped out of the car with me.


    *****


    ¡°I like it,¡±


    After twenty minutes of looking for the right rings, she finally set her eyes on a beautiful small diamond ring. It was not her fault that the salesdy kept on pushing her to choose the bigger size diamond for her ring. I was silently telling the nicedy to size it up as I kept mouthing to her from behind my future wife.


    Future wife.


    But every freaking time, Jess always goes back to the smaller size diamond and thedy finally was nice enough that she smiled and take her time with us.


    ¡°Bigger,¡±


    ¡°What, Tyler you said I can pick the ring?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, but my mom said I should take very good care of you. And that small diamond is not reflecting well on my intent.¡±


    Jessica was making her annoyed face, but she actually look cuter and made me want to take her right there and then.


    ¡°Okay,¡± she finally sighed.


    ¡°Okay? wait¡­ is this your approval for the proposal or the diamond ring?¡±


    ¡°Okay, why don¡¯t we try this? you can kneel and ask her with this, and see what she says?¡±


    I looked at the salesdy, she was giving me arger size diamond ring. Large enough that my mom would approve, but with the simr model that Jessica had chosen earlier. I grabbed it quickly and kneel, then took her hand and let it all out.


    ¡°Jess, Jessica¡­ I love you, I love you with all my heart, let me take care of you and cherish you. Forever. Baby, please be mine, cause I¡¯m already yours. Jessica, will you be my wife?¡±


    My heart never pound so hard in my entire life, I was making a scene at the bright light jewelry store. Every eye was on us, but all I can see were hers. She was teary, hopefully, that¡¯s a good sign.


    But I finally rxed when she nodded, bit her lip, and let me put the ring on her finger.


    ¡°Yes¡­ I¡¯ll be yours.¡± She helped me up and let me kiss her with all of my love for her. I could hear people whispering their ooh and aahs, pping their hands making me reluctantly peel myself away from her.


    ¡°Okay, now, I pay. Give me a sec¡­¡±


    She giggled and let me take out my wallet to give the salesdy my ck card. We were back to kissing and out of the store in less than ten minutes.


    ¡°We should celebrate,¡±


    ¡°Go back to the beach house?¡±


    ¡°Beach house for sure, this is honeymoon part one.¡±


    She let out her yfulugh and let me usher her back to the car. She did make meugh by saying she was walking a bit limping to one side because of the weight of the ring.


    ¡°Let me carry the weight for you then,¡±


    She shriek when I picked her up bridal style and carry her to my car.


    ¡°Tyler! you¡¯re embarrassing me!¡±


    ¡°Get used to it, it¡¯s forever, baby.¡±


    I buckled her to the passenger seat and give her the hot scorching kiss that she likes.


    ¡°Forever.¡±

 Chapter 33 Shredded memories

    Jessica


    A lot was going on with my life, a week with Tyler at the beach house was making me realize that I hateing back to work.


    Not without Kayleigh by my side and I was still adjusting to the look that people gave me when I saw Tyler¡¯s big sparkly engagement ring.


    His mom was over the moon, she couldn¡¯t stop talking about how we should hurry up with the wedding, how Tyler is not getting any younger and I might need time to get pregnant. I know his mom probably hoped I¡¯d get pregnant on day one after the wedding.


    ¡°Congrattion.¡± Elsie was to my side holding out her hand as if she was giving me the win and ownership of my fianc¨¦, Tyler.


    ¡°Ehm¡­ thank you.¡± I decided to just take it and let it be over with once and for all.


    Well, at least for that morning. On that same day, we are scheduled for a family dinner with Tyler¡¯s parents in the evening.


    ¡°You don¡¯t look happy, why aren¡¯t you happy?¡± Tyler asked the moment he stepped into my office. I was still struggling without Kayleigh as my PA, and since her issue, the HR department has been very thorough with its applicant list.


    ¡°I¡¯m tired, my schedules are ovepping and without an assistant, I¡¯m slowly shifting through my emails and now I¡¯mte with our meeting with the department heads. Thank you for reminding me.¡±


    Tyler held out his hand and I put mine in his and we walked to the meeting room together. I wasn¡¯t affected by their attention, at that time, my mind was busy with the visit to see Kayleighter that afternoon.


    My future husband agreed that I can visit her, but he wasing with me. I was not stupid, I know he¡¯s my rock since I don¡¯t have Kayleigh as my bestie anymore. And seeing the establishment that she¡¯s in online, I know I¡¯d need Tyler close by.


    The executives¡¯ meeting went as expected, then he took me out to lunch before we go and see Kayleigh in the psychiatric hospital just outside of the city limit.


    ¡°Are you sure about this? we can go back next month, maybe it¡¯s still too early for you to face her.¡±


    ¡°Tyler, you will be there with me. You can pull me out if I start to break down, okay? I just need to see her. I owe her this. She¡¯s sick.¡±


    My man looked unsure but he nodded and told his driver to take us there. He kept on holding my hand in his and we talked about work, and other topics aside from my psychotic best friend who tried to kill me.


    ¡°She¡¯s under her meds, won¡¯t interact much and she might seem off from time to time. Do not touch her, and please speak softly.¡± Her doctor exined her condition in brief, telling me that people are watching us then advised Tyler to stay back, not wanting his attendance to trigger Kayleigh¡¯s reaction.


    ¡°Baby, I¡¯ll be okay. The guards will be there.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯m gonna be right here. Be careful okay?¡± He kissed the top of my head before he followed the doctor to the waiting area and let him talk more about Kayleigh¡¯s condition.


    I was nervous when I reached themon area, then hesitated when I saw her sitting alone by the window. She looked too consumed with her thoughts that she didn¡¯t realize that I was to her side.


    ¡°Kayleigh, it¡¯s me.¡±


    ¡°Jessica? what are you doing here? have you seen my mother? what am I doing here?¡± she looked confused but didn¡¯t appear that she can get up from her seat. Her words were faint, she was whispering as if she didn¡¯t have the energy to talk anymore, as if she was too drugged up.


    My eyes were on the nurses and a couple of guards they have watching over them. This is their doing, it¡¯s what this ce is for. They¡¯re treating her.


    ¡°You are sick, Kay¡­ you are being treated here. You will be fine soon, I¡¯m visiting¡­ I missed you.¡±


    ¡°You want to take a walk? see my room?¡± her eyes were as I¡¯ve always known, friendly and kind. That¡¯s when I got up and walk with her, the guards were watching us but seemed that we¡¯re allowed to walk around. So, I followed her.


    It wasn¡¯t far, and that¡¯s when I saw the doors. They have locks all from the outside. My heart shattered seeing her living like that. I quickly wiped my tears and that¡¯s when she saw my ring and flipped.


    The changes that I saw were terrifying, her eyes were so evil as if she was totally someone else. And she was that someone else when her next words were out of her mouth.


    Kayleigh pushed me up against the wall.


    ¡°You think you¡¯re so pretty aren¡¯t you? just because Troy asked you to marry him?! HE¡­ LOVES¡­ ME!N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    My head was pounding so hard the moment I was thrown to the other side, her corner table hit my head.


    I could hear people rushing in and her screams flooding the room, but my vision was ck. I was drowning, the quiet was consuming my head when I felt someone was carrying me and his familiar scent invades my space.


    ¡°Jess, baby, I¡¯m here¡­ it¡¯s okay.¡±


    Didn¡¯t know how long I was out but I was in a bed, with him by my side, holding me closely.


    My tears fall and I sobbed in his chest, ruining his crisp white shirt, yet he didn¡¯t say a word. He was just there, rubbing my back and letting me cry my tears out.


    ¡°Where are we?¡±


    ¡°Still at the hospital, you hit your head pretty hard. The doctor said to give you a couple of hours before we go home. Are you still feeling dizzy?¡±


    ¡°No, just the throbbing.¡±


    ¡°Here, take this¡­¡± he helped me sit, resting my body to his front, and gave me a pill saying the doctor gave it to him, telling me it¡¯s for the headache.


    He kept on caressing me, Iy to his side not letting go of my hold on him and letting him take care of me.


    ¡°I love you, Jessica. Love you¡­¡± he kissed the top of my head and let me rest.


    It was dark when we get out of the hospital, Tyler had canceled our dinner with his parents and we went straight back to his ce.


    He waited on me and we dine with thefort food his mom left in the fridge. We ended dinner with him wrapping his arm to my shoulder while looking at the evening news. The chaos of the outside world was keeping my thoughts away from Kayleigh and how truly deranged she was.


    ¡°She thinks this is Troy¡¯s ring. She lost it when she saw it.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s very sick. It¡¯s out of your hand.¡± Tyler kissed the top of my hair and keep on rubbing my arm, trying to soothe me.


    ¡°Come on, we should sleep. I¡¯ll be working from home tomorrow, I¡¯m not going anywhere, Jessica.¡±


    He carried me andy me to his bed and that¡¯s when I asked him. That¡¯s when I cupped his face and kissed him deeply then asked him to have me, love me, and make me forget about her.


    ¡°Jess,¡±


    ¡°Please¡­ make me tired, I want to sleep, feeling content in your arms.¡±


    He looked at me and slowly stripped my clothes off. It didn¡¯t take long for me to be naked under him and feel his kisses all over my body, cherishing me, loving me so good that I climaxed hard momentster. I was letting him have me in his arms, the frustrations were knotting in my mind and his loving acts were freeing them easily.


    ¡°I love you, you¡¯re not allowed to die before me,¡± I whispered resting my head to his still damp chest while my eyes were heavy and I was asleep within seconds.

 Chapter 34 Psych ward

    Kayleigh


    After all these years, I was finally admitted again. I looked at my surroundings. The whitewashed walls, the door with a window, and a lock system from the other side. The standard living furniture was an indication of more depressing thoughts ahead.


    I remembered I was there before, right after my dad died. Mom said she killed him, that it was self-defense. But what if I did it? I still couldn¡¯t recollect the exact details up to this date. My psychiatrist said I might never will, and I¡¯ve made my peace with that fact.


    Maybe all the abuse and rape I underwent made me finally crack and kill him. That was what I kept saying to myself, surely mom didn¡¯t do anything knowing her daughter was being molested. But she said she protected me, that she finally killed him for me. And her words had been the glue, it was making me stay with her after dad was gone.


    In a way, I was thanking my mom for stopping my dad after years of doing his depravity on me. If she didn¡¯t kill him, I still thank her for taking all the questions for me, the judgemental police questioning trying to put the me on manughter rather than self-defense.


    Maybe I finally gave up and finally killed her too? maybe it wasn¡¯t a stroke after all.


    The constant rpse of my amnesia was making me realize that I was not where I was supposed to be. I was losing a couple of hours of my days andtely, it has been happening more often than it should.


    Maybe it¡¯s the pressure of my job, or maybe it¡¯s because Jessica no longer needed me. Or¡­ maybe, because she finally sees me for who I really was.


    My mind was hazy from all the drugs. Mom told me that I was wrong in the head, but mom was mom. I hated her but I couldn¡¯t seem to get rid of her, not even when she had her so-called stroke and died under my care.


    Stroke, that was what the autopsy report said. It cleared me off my charges, but I was still hazy with their other charges. Maybe I will go to jail for kidnapping Jessica? or is there aw where someone would go to jail if that someone kept a person¡¯s remains above ground?


    I forgot how I brought mom to her favorite ce, her friend¡¯s little cottage up in the mountains. And to this date, I still don¡¯t know how I managed to get Jessica there. I think my mind was crumbling when I snapped and noticed that I locked her in the small cupboard.


    I thought I was cured.


    But I wasn¡¯t and I managed to push away the only person who mattered to me the most. I love her like a sister, she was my best friend.


    Though sometimes there were voices in my head, I managed to push them away. I¡¯ve been better since Troy was out of my life. Back then, I hated that I would wake up in his bed and see bruises on my body.


    I had cried knowing I was abused but my mind couldn¡¯t even remember about the how and why I couldn¡¯t remember it. That time I knew I was back to my old crazy self.


    ¡°Kayleigh, are you with me?¡±


    I nodded to his question. Of course, I was there, maybe he¡¯s expecting my evil twin?


    ¡°You need to voice your answer, this is a recorded mandatory session.¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m here.¡±


    ¡°Thank you. Now, let¡¯s pick up where ourst session ended. You¡¯re taking your mom to her friend¡¯s ce in the mountains. Do you know she had passed away?¡±


    I shook my head, my tears wet my cheek as I vocalized my answer with a shaky no.


    Why was I crying? oh yeah, the frustration¡­ I hated not knowing the how.


    ¡°I remembered taking Jess with me wanting to take her to see mom, I¡­ I didn¡¯t know that mom had passed away. Then the next thing I knew, I was in the hospital and I heard Jessica was there too, bruised and battered. Did I really beat her up?¡±


    My head hurts, my chest was heavy with guilt and I took a deep breath trying topose myself together.


    ¡°You locked her in a small closet, she hurt herself pounding on the door, trying to get out¡­ it¡¯s your personality disorder,¡±


    ¡°Will I go to jail? will I be under arrest after this mandatory evaluation?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t think I¡¯m the best person to answer your question. My job is to assess your situation.¡± He smiled at me warmly, then back to writing notes on his pad.


    ¡°Kayleigh, do you remember what happened this afternoon when Jessica visited you?¡±


    ¡°We talked, she looked beautiful as always. I invite her to my room, that¡¯s it. I thought she went home?¡±


    The doctor nodded and write more on his notepad.


    ¡°Did I hurt her again?¡±


    I know I did when he looked at me and grimly nodded.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want her to visit me, not anymore. I¡¯m crazy, I don¡¯t want to hurt her, never again. You should lock me up, I don¡¯t deserve her attention.¡± I wiped my tears again, my chest hurts, I was pulling my knees to my chest, rocking myself in frustration.


    Jessica and I have been friends for years I still don¡¯t know what I¡¯ve done to her, my stupid mind kept on fucking with me. I thought I was cured since I never lost hours of my life again. But I know that¡¯s not true, not until a couple of weeks ago.


    ¡°Kayleigh, you have a condition. You¡¯re not at fault, this happened when your brain resist the urge and decided to protect yourself by creating another personality. This happened when your dad abused and molested you.¡±


    I kept on hugging my knees, rocking back and forth while he kept on exining further. Reminding me what I¡¯ve already known.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°A stronger personality might seem to cause you more harm but in actuality, the personality was formed because mentally you realized you couldn¡¯t stand up for yourself. It¡¯s like your own personal survival skill, rather than breaking down and losing it, your brain flipped and created another you, a stronger you.¡±


    The DID, he had talked to me about this, wanted me to draw out my other half toe out and talk to him as a patient.


    ¡°Do you know her name, Kayleigh? sometimes another personality has other names, even different gender than yours.¡±


    My doctor was quiet, he was giving me time to let my other personality out. His deep soothing voice, his warmth, his way of assuring me that I will still be in control if I let my other personality out, they all convinced me and my mind somehow opened as if he was hypnotizing me but I was aware of my surroundings.


    ¡°Kayleigh, who do you have with you right now? would you like to introduce me to that person?¡±


    He must¡¯ve seen the changes in my behavior, the way of positioning myself, how I talked and looked at him. I feel fearless, and that was when I started talking as her.


    ¡°My name is Crista, I¡¯m a badass stripper.¡±


    ¡°Crista, hello¡­ wee to our session. Would you tell me how old are you and how long since you¡¯ve been friends with Kayleigh?¡±


    *****


    I woke up in my bed the next morning, or so I thought it was. But looking at the window I know it has been days, or maybe even weeks.


    My movement stop when I tried to remember, but failed. I didn¡¯t have a recollection of what had happened to me.


    ¡°I¡¯m crazy, aren¡¯t I? I¡¯m losing it? how long have I been here.¡± I asked looking at the doctor that had been treating me.


    His face was calming, he¡¯s quite a handsome man. I¡¯d imagine he has a beautiful wife and five beautiful kids waiting for him at home.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been here for three weeks, and I¡¯ve been talking to Crista up until today. How are you, Kayleigh?¡±


    Three weeks? I¡¯ve been out of it for three fucking weeks?


    ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m not well, tired. How long am I going to be here?¡±


    ¡°Kayleigh, why don¡¯t we talk about something else?¡±


    And that was it, I kept looking at him writing down on his pad while I was back to rocking myself and wiping my tears away, whispering to myself. Telling myself that I was crazy and that I was helpless.

 Chapter 35 The Assistant

    Jessica


    ¡°You know you don¡¯t have to unt your thing, right? I get that he¡¯s madly in love with you.¡± The voluptuous assistant said as she kept her eyes on my engagement ring.


    ¡°Elsie, thank you for helping me out.¡±


    It was one of that mid-week office madness. My new PA decided that it¡¯s a good time for him to have a meltdown and be the drama queen and leave me to my office affairs. He was my third PA after Kayleigh, and I¡¯m not sure I¡¯ll be getting her recement anytime soon.


    That morning Elsie had been helping me out because Tyler was out on a meeting across town and won¡¯t being in untilter that afternoon. He was attending another big emergency after Larry decided to have a day off probably having his sexual adventures with one of his women.


    ¡°Thank you again, for helping me out.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the least I can do after what happened to you.¡±


    Yep, by this time everyone in the office knows what happened to Kayleigh, even the infamous office slut knows what happened and she doesn¡¯t do gossip.


    Knowing Elsie for the past couple of days, I was slowly changing my mind about her. I¡¯m not saying she¡¯s the best person on earth but after what happened with my closest friend, I¡¯m seeing everything from a more in-depth perspective.


    We even had lunch together in my office when one of the reports was due that same day. And in between our lunch break, she told me about her thing with Brodie MacMin.


    ¡°I know you must think that I¡¯m a gold digger or some office slut,¡± she started her words while unpacking our lunch delivery order.


    ¡°Elsie, I¡­¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I never say I am not. I didtch on to your fianc¨¦ even when he clearly stated that he was no longer interested in me. But somehow I like you, though I hated you for snatching Tyler. But I guess he¡¯s never into me that way, and while you can easily have him fired me, but you didn¡¯t.¡± She smiled softly before she continued. Our meals were ced to our front as we started taking our bites in between our small talk.This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°¡­ I would if I were you, I mean I¡¯d fire you,¡± she shrugged and smiled wickedly. ¡°¡­ and that made me even more jealous of you. You¡¯re so confident with yourself.¡±


    I was a bit taken back by her words, but trying to appear calm as I took a bite of my smoked beef sandwich while she yed with her sd then kept on talking. Strangely I find her quite pleasing to be around. At least she was being honest with me, telling me that she doesn¡¯t like to keep secrets.


    ¡°Maybe I should try keeping secrets, that way no one would whisper behind my back about any of my sexual rtions. I mean, I¡¯m sorry if a hurt you, and acted like a bitch to you.¡±


    Iughed nervously, telling her that I didn¡¯t know her back then. It was true I was having my own battles and she was the least of my concerns. But I didn¡¯t tell her that, I didn¡¯t want to disappoint her. After what happened with Kayleigh everyone in the office was tiptoeing around me, surely they think I¡¯m in a very fragile state that it¡¯s not worth upsetting me then getting fired because of it.


    ¡°As of this moment, honestly I¡¯d make you my best friend. Seriously, after Kayleigh¡­ I just,¡± I sighed and she must¡¯ve seen my sadness when she hugged me. It was spontaneous and we bothugh it off then she joked telling me it was a one-time thing, which made meugh, and thanked her for being supportive.


    ¡°Hey¡­ it¡¯s okay, look, for what it¡¯s worth, you¡¯re the first one who would want me as their best friend. People around here see me as their enemy, the first-ss bitch that they seemed to hate in unison.¡± She said whispering loudly making meugh. The beautiful PA took a spoonful of her chicken sd then back to our little talk.


    ¡°You¡¯re not that bad, I think you¡¯re just too blunt with your words, and people misunderstood you that¡¯s all.¡±


    ¡°Your assistant, Kayleigh, she hated me.¡±


    ¡°She did because she loved me, or I thought she did. Oh, god¡­ I need to get my mind off of her, tell me about your new man. Are you still with Brodie?¡±


    She took a dramatic sigh and rests back in her chair. There was something about her that I like, the honesty and true expression that she never hides from anyone, including me. I know she hated me back then and thest couple of days I clearly know that she tolerated me. But now I know she likes me enough to actually have a nice conversation while having our lunch. Tyler was right, she¡¯s not that bad and she¡¯s good at doing her work.


    ¡°Brodie loves you, everyone loves you.¡±


    I let out a nervousugh, ¡°I think he¡¯s obsessed with me, just because he couldn¡¯t have me. Kayleigh mentioned something about guys wanting more because they couldn¡¯t have want they want. And guys like Brodie are used to getting what they want.¡±


    ¡°Right, and since I¡¯m the office slut he finds me boring.¡± She took another spoonful of her sd while I finish thest bite of my sandwich.


    ¡°Eh, I didn¡¯t mean that, I¡¯m not even sure that we should follow her advice now that she¡¯s in a psychiatric hospital.¡±


    ¡°Right, I¡¯m sorry about her, but let¡¯s say she¡¯s right. What do you think I should do?¡±


    ¡°You really like Brodie?¡± I asked seriously, not suggesting that I was disgusted by the man. Maybe because I associated him with Troy because he was one of his best friends. But to this date, I still can¡¯t shake the feeling whenever he¡¯s near me.


    ¡°I guess so, he¡¯s nice once you get to know him.¡±


    ¡°Maybe you should cancel on one of his dates, pull back a bit? Tell him you¡¯re busy?¡±


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯ve never tried this approach,¡±


    ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t trust mepletely. Tyler¡¯s my first real rtionship.¡±


    ¡°Damn, you got it right at your first time, okay¡­ I¡¯m taking your advice,¡± she giggled and continued her words. ¡°I mean, if I lost him I¡¯ll just get another guy to practice with, right?¡± she shrugged and finish thest of her sd then drink her green juice, while I gulped down on my soda.


    ¡°Sorry, didn¡¯t mean to stare, yes¡­ you¡¯re really straightforward,¡± I smiled at her then nodded to her empty food container. ¡°I never imagined you as one of those healthy lifestyle people.¡±


    Sheughed at my words and told me that she¡¯s too damnzy to work out, so she¡¯s being careful with what she eats.


    ¡°Tyler never liked my diet stuff,¡±


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s a bit of a control freak when ites to food.¡±


    Weughed and all of a sudden Tyler was leaning his side against my office door. He was as handsome as always, and he made my heart flutters when he looked at me with hunger in his eyes as if he hadn¡¯t met me in years.


    ¡°Boss, sorry, didn¡¯t realize you¡¯re back.¡± Elsie was on her feet gathering our empty food containers and putting them away in the trash bin.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if I should be worried about you twoughing and talking about me behind my back.¡± He was to my side, helped me up from my seat then kiss me chastely saying that he missed me.


    ¡°Elsie and I were just finishing up on the report for one of my clients. What are you doing back so soon? everything went okay?¡±


    His PA was gone and gave us some privacy when he told me that everything went as expected, he skipped lunch and decided that he wanted to go back sooner to the office thinking about surprising me with a lunch date.


    ¡°So, are you like besties now with Elsie? I thought she hated you?¡±


    I shrugged when I closed the blinds and locked my door.


    ¡°I already had my lunch, now I¡¯m thinking about dessert.¡± I winked at him, thinking I want to award him for his failed lunch date.


    ¡°That¡¯ll work, I can do dessert first.¡± He tugged his lips and pulled me down to straddle him on the sofa.


    ¡°Elsie is actually nice, she was asking me about Brodie.¡±


    Tyler tensed the moment the man¡¯s name slipped out of my lips.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I think Brodie is just being a brat with me. You know¡­ just because I rejected him several times already? but Elsie seemed to think he¡¯s nice.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I don¡¯t want to hear about Brodie while you¡¯re in myp. I¡¯ve had a very bad morning covering for Larry, now I need my reward.¡±


    I smiled cheekily while unbuttoning my blouse and rewarded him with my whitecy bra for his view. He pulled down my bra and start nibbling on my nipple, he sucked me hungrily and I was keeping down on my moans.


    ¡°Maybe we should go back to your ce? I don¡¯t think I can do quiet.¡±


    But Tyler looked frustrated already when he said that he has another meeting in an hour.


    And that¡¯s when I got up, called Elsie, and put her on speaker to order his lunch telling her Tyler will be back in his office in thirty minutes and he¡¯ll have his lunch there. I also told her to prepped him with the necessary documents before his meeting.


    Tyler looked at me but didn¡¯t say anything, but he let out a low manly growl when I kneel then parted his thighs and started unbuckling his belt.


    ¡°You looked so damn sexy when you¡¯re giving orders. You handled her so damn well, Elsie doesn¡¯t fear any female¡­ oh fuck, baby¡­¡±


    He was lost the moment I licked his tip. His cock twitched on my hand and he lift his hips and let me lower down his work pants to devour him thoroughly.


    His eyes looked at me, he bit his lip and started cursing lowly when I took him deeper in my throat. I was fucking my fiance with my mouth in my office. Never in a million years did I visualize myself kneeling with a dick on my mouth. Willingly have him, unashamed and wild, taking him higher until he couldn¡¯t take it anymore.


    He looked strained, too frustrated to hold himself longer then he burst the moment my hand started stroking his length faster and sucking him harder.


    ¡°Fuckkkk!!¡± he harshly let out a low trail of curses, ¡°Jess, baby, cancel all your afternoon meetings. We¡¯re going back early today. I just need to finish this one meeting then I¡¯m all yours.¡±


    I smiled sweetly after licking him clean, tucking him in, helping him with his pants then tidying up my blouse, and was about to get up when he pulled me in for his passionate kiss. Hot scorching tongue-twisting kiss, his promise to the kind of after-work activities we¡¯re going to haveter.


    ¡°You just made me so fucking wet,¡± I whispered seductively, nibbling on his ear.


    He pulled me close, put his hand on my hip, and gave me another kiss. He managed to slip his hand and reach under my trousers, and under my panties to feel my wetness.


    ¡°Fuck, you¡¯re not lying¡± he let out another curse when he slipped his fingers to his lips and licked my proof of arousal.


    ¡°¡­ and you taste amazing.¡±


    Goddamn¡­ I hope he shortened his meeting¡­

 Chapter 36 Social Weekend

    Tyler


    A couple of days ago, I was more than a bit shocked when I find Jessica was having lunch andughing freely with Elsie.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure I like you making friends with my ex,¡± kissing the nape of her neck, I pulled her back t to my front.


    ¡°What, why? I¡¯m having coffee with herter this afternoon.¡± She turned to face me and wrapped her arms around my shoulder pulling me lower for a deep sexy kiss. Jessica was looking beautiful in my t-shirt and hercy panties and nothing else.


    It was ourzy Saturday morning thing, I love spending hours cozying up with her in the penthouse, and sharing my weekend time with someone else was a thing that I¡¯m not willing to part. I¡¯d have her locked in my basement if have one, that¡¯s how possessive I was of my fianc¨¦e.


    ¡°Seriously? but this is our weekend, I even move mom¡¯s thing to Monday. You know she hated that, and she med me for it.¡±


    Jessica let out her littleugh and started caressing my chest, pushing me back to the kitchen counter and attacking me with her sweet little kisses. As if that could distract me from the issue, well¡­ it actually did.


    She knows me too well.


    ¡°We have the rest of our life, that¡¯s a lot of weekends to share for just the two of us. Why are you so greedy?¡± she said pouting, yet her fingers were lifting my t-shirt and letting it fall to the floor while her kisses trail down to my neck, my chest, and I started gripping the kitchen counter when she started licking and sucking my abs.


    Every time. She¡¯s my fucking kryptonite. Not that I was into superman. But yeah, she¡¯s my weakness.


    I was gone when she pulled the waistband of my sweatpants, revealing my half-erect cock that¡¯s quickly raised to the asion when her sexy lipstched to my tip.


    ¡°Baby, fuck¡­¡± I groaned and parted my legs wider when she was going for my balls. I didn¡¯t even remember why I was so upset anymore.


    Well, maybe I did. I¡¯ll get back to why I was so upset about itter. Much¡­ muchter.


    ¡°Oh¡­ fuck, Jessica!¡±


    ¡°Well get to that,¡± she whispered yfully, nibbling on my inner thighs.


    The moment her mouth engulfed me in her warmth I was lulled, taken away to my special ce, my happy ce.


    Fuck¡­


    ¡°Damn, baby, you¡¯re getting so good at this¡­¡± my hand reaches out to her hair caressing her, guiding her, pacing her just the way I like it.


    ¡°Enough,¡± I pulled her up and kiss her deeply, tasting her while discarding her panties. My hands were to her waist, aligning my length between her legs was easy. Knowing that she¡¯s so fucking wet from sucking my dick was making me even harder.


    My hands move to grip her upper thighs keeping her still while I tease her entrance as I move back and forth, resulting in frictions and arousing her, making her leak more juices, wetting my shaft while hearing her sweet sexy moans, begging me to enter her, knowing she was pulsating with nothingness.


    ¡°What do you want, my love?¡±


    ¡°Fuck, Tyler, baby, please¡­¡±


    ¡°Say it¡­¡±


    ¡°Your dick, in me, deep, hard, very fucking deep, right now,¡± she was straining her voice while I kept on teasing her wetness back and forth, giving her more friction and pull back, over and over again.


    Jessica was desperate that she let me strip her naked and moaned louder when I sucked her nipples one by one, taking my time, fondling her breasts, driving her to the brink while her hands move to grip my arms harder.


    ¡°You know I¡¯ll do anything for you, baby.¡±


    Flipping her roughly, I bend her over the kitchen counter, keeping my hold on her supple slim body then thrusts hard inside her from behind.


    ¡°Condom,¡± she moaned in ecstasy.


    ¡°I¡¯ll pull out, maybe I won¡¯t, mom really wants more grandkids.¡± I chuckled and bury myself deeper into her sweet warmth, then grunted when she clenched me harder.


    ¡°Seriously Tyler? talking about your mom while bending me over the counter?¡±


    Yet, she moaned louder when I licked her spine, trailing higher to the nape of her shoulder, biting and sucking while feeling her insides without any condom between us. It was not our first time going bare, though she prefers not to risk pregnancy before getting married. But some other times, she was just too irresistible to be taken raw.


    ¡°Tyler, fuck¡­ harder, more¡­¡±


    Her pleas were making me thrusts deeper, pacing myself faster, while my front was t to her back and I was about to burst when she moved back and weed my cock. Her sweet sexy ass was pping back to hips vigorously, my hands move to cup her ass and she shrieked when I lost it pped her cheeks giving them a blush pinkish coloration.


    ¡°Tyler!!¡±


    My name resonates throughout the kitchen and I was twitching in her pulsating walls until she shuddered and climaxed, chocking my dick with her walls until I quickly pulled and bursts between her ass cheeks, stroking my sensitive length between them letting my cum trail down and smearing her inner thighs.


    ¡°Now, I think we should take shower and let me help you with my mess,¡± I whispered huskily, biting the side of her neck, licking her damp shoulders, and giving her a couple of seconds before I carried her back to the shower adjoining the master bedroom.


    She giggled, but let me carry her there, wrapping her arms to my neck keeping her body close to mine. That morning we had another intimate session while I try to clean her which led to another hour of passionate weekend sex.


    Jessica wasing out of the master bedroom wearing her fresh t-shirt and sexy shorts when I called.


    ¡°Coffee?¡±


    ¡°Yes, please.¡±


    She sat on the kitchen stool while I poured her the coffee. Jess added the milk and a spoonful of sugar for her so-called vacation coffee then gave my fresh cup the same treatment.


    We talked and I finally gave up, letting her do what she wants which was to spend her afternoon with Elsie, not that I can stop her in the first ce but I do think she needs a distraction from Kayleigh. And if Elsie can give her that, I was not going to stop her from seeing my ex.


    With her gone, I decided to go to see Larry and talk to him about his woman¡¯s issue. Though he didn¡¯t mention it, I know he was having one. It shows poorly on his office attendance and I didn¡¯t want to worry our dad with his childish behavior.


    ¡°Hello brother, how are you feeling this morning?¡±


    I greeted him the moment he opened his bachelor pad door, and it didn¡¯t surprise me that it look like an all-night party house. The difference was, he¡¯s the one that was doing all the partying. Alone.


    ¡°Dude, stop it, your happiness is making me sick. I think I¡¯m not right in the head.¡±


    I was picking up beer bottles and putting them in his trash bin. His living room was aplete mess, I didn¡¯t see any trash from his food then shook my head knowing he hadn¡¯t been eating. Again.


    This man can be such a man-girl sometimes. So dramatic.


    ¡°Stop ming me, tell me about you and Gemma.¡±


    That wasn¡¯t a request, I know for sure that he was pining on his assistant. I noticed that he had steamy hot sex weeks ago and it was making him smile like a fool the entire week.


    ¡°There¡¯s no Gemma and me.¡±


    ¡°Uh-huh, whatever you say, my little brother.¡± I walked to his front and put his feet down to the floor clearing some space for a seat on his sofa.


    ¡°Ty, please it¡¯s the weekend. Go fuck your fianc¨¦ and leave me alone.¡±


    ¡°I would if she¡¯s there, but she¡¯s out with Elsie.¡±


    That finally got his attention when he slowly got up, then quickly reached for his head. God, I wouldn¡¯t want to be him right now.


    ¡°Okay, you made me get up. What do you mean she¡¯s with Elsie?¡±


    Larry was pretty shook up when he heard about Jessica¡¯s disappearance, she¡¯s like the little sister that he never has. He told me that the day she went missing and Jess¡¯s abusive background was making him more alert to anything that¡¯s going on in her life. Even the news that she¡¯s out with my ex was making him cautious.


    ¡°Beats me,st I saw them together they wereughing while having lunch in Jess¡¯s office. Elsie was helping her with her PA¡¯s work, she really needs a new PA.¡±


    ¡°So what? they¡¯re exchanging war stories? dissing out the nasties about you?¡±


    My little shit of a brother was finally smiling and reached out for the stale beer. I was d that he finally smile, but he still stinks


    ¡°Water, go¡­ shower, I¡¯ll make you some coffee and breakfast. Then I¡¯ll tell you all about it.¡±


    He groaned but his curiosity got the best of him when he did get up, get some water from the fridge then walk to the master bedroom.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    This is going to be a long afternoon.

 Chapter 37 War Stories

    Tyler


    Larry was out of the shower half an hourter, still looking like a dead man walking but at least he doesn¡¯t stink.


    ¡°Thanks for gracing me with your presence,¡± he smirked and quickly took a drink of his coffee when I gave him a fresh cup.


    ¡°Stop being a smart ass, sit and eat.¡±


    He did so and I started talking to him about the day I was away to attend his meeting, the clients that Larry was supposed to care for.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to make dad pluck you out of your sofa if he finds out before meing here.¡±


    ¡°Well, lucky me that Jess has a coffee date with your ex that you can sober me up before that happens, right?¡±


    ¡°One more snarkyment and I¡¯m going to leave you and let dad pick up your pieces and mom scolded you and take you to all of her afternoon teas and make sure you go home with a future bride.¡±


    ¡°Fuck! you really know how to push my buttons don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Not more than Gemma I assumed looking at you and your ce, call your maid service tomorrow and tell her to clean this up before mom sees all of this.¡±


    Larry nodded and started munching on the French toast while I told him about the first time I saw Jess and Elsieughing in her office while having their lunch.


    He didn¡¯tugh, but he smiled a lot, I know my situation amuses him. But I take in the satisfaction that he can notugh wholeheartedly with his headache.


    ¡°Now, about you and Gemma?¡±


    ¡°I fucked up, big time.¡±


    ¡°We made mistakes, surely you can find a way for her to forgive you?¡±


    ¡°She was a virgin, and I¡­ I take the one thing that I can never give her back.¡±


    ¡°Oh, shit¡­¡±


    ¡°I know, I feel so fucking awful. And the worst part was she didn¡¯t ask for anything. She didn¡¯t imply that she even wanted a rtionship as if I was just a tool for her to lose her virginity.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s so messed up, I¡¯m sorry she felt that way.¡± I reached out and put my hand on his shoulder. He pushed away his empty te and looked at me, his eyes were a bit ssy. This was not the Larry I grow up with, he changed, he looked older, he looked¡­ like he¡¯s in love with Gemma.


    I didn¡¯t know what to say to him, but I did tell him to go back to the office by Monday and deal with the issue like a man. Talk to her, and patch things up quietly.


    He nodded saying thank you for looking out for him.


    ¡°You¡¯re my annoying little brother, of course, I¡¯ll snap you out of your intoxication.¡±


    We talked for a couple of more hours, I told him about future meetings with his clients. Then he finally opened up and told me about his real situation with Gemma. We parted after he promised me that he¡¯lle to the office on Monday.


    Jessica was already back when I stepped into the apartment. She was snuggled up on the sofa with a wine ss in her hand, she looked rxed and seem like she had a good time earlier.


    ¡°Hey, where did you go?¡±


    ¡°I was at Larry¡¯s, he¡¯s a freaking mess.¡± I was to her side in a couple of strides and took her ss and finish it in one gulp.


    ¡°That bad huh? you want to unload?¡± she took the ss and pour me some more.


    ¡°It¡¯s Larry and his PA, Gemma. He¡¯s a freaking mess right now, but he¡¯ll get over it. I did tell him toe to work on Monday.¡±


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯ve just heard about their not-so-discreet love affair from Elsie this afternoon!¡± she giggled like a schoolgirl and gasped the second I pulled and gave her my hard kiss.


    ¡°Tyler!¡±


    ¡°What? I like yourugh.¡± I shrugged and told her to continue.


    ¡°Okay, look, why don¡¯t I request HR to borrow Gemma? give those two lovers some space?¡±


    ¡°Where do youe up with this idea?¡±


    ¡°Well, actually, Elsie told me earlier¡­ she¡¯s actually kind of nice, Tyler.¡±


    I was still not convinced about her befriending my ex.


    ¡°Mmh¡­ hmm,¡± I took another sip of the wine and actually think about her suggestion, telling me that the distance might bring the couple closer together.


    ¡°So, what else did you talk about with Elsie?¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re implying that I talk about you, then no¡­ but we did talk about Brodie MacMin.¡±


    She looked at me while I put the ss on the coffee table. ¡°And why did you talk about him? I thought there was nothing going on between Brodie and you?¡±


    ¡°Ty, love¡­ stop acting like a possessive caveman. I didn¡¯t have any past with him, he had this look, I think it was because he was best buddy with Troy that I was always intimidated by him. Every time hey his hand on me, I¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not making me feel any better here, Jess.¡± I started pouring the wine and drinking it as if it¡¯s ice water on a very hot day.


    ¡°Sorry, but the point is, I think Elsie wanted him, and you know her. She¡¯s a woman with purpose and she won¡¯t stop until she was told otherwise.¡±


    That part of Elsie I know very well, she can be a real bitch, but I know deep down she¡¯s just a very driven woman in all aspects of life just like she does in her work.


    ¡°I do, she¡¯s Elsie, so¡­ you¡¯re giving her advice now?¡±


    I hated the fact that she might know more about Brodie, it bothered me though she said otherwise.


    ¡°Not that she didn¡¯t notice already, she¡¯s a smart woman, I was there mostly for the chat. I missed having my girl talk, and I can¡¯t exactly talk to Amanda. She always has this look on her, as if I¡¯m a victim, you know?¡±


    Sighing deeper, I finally pulled her in and kissed her lips chastely. I love that she was reaching out to people and didn¡¯t want to be pitied. I know her session with Dr. Sheridan was directing her to a much better mindset, and I love her more because of her drive, her spirit to get herself out of her deepest darkest past.


    ¡°I know, baby, and I also know you didn¡¯t want to hurt Amanda¡¯s feelings and keep on talking and seeing her every time she asks.¡±N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°She¡¯s been so nice, and I love her little family.¡±


    I pulled her closer to myp and started kissing her with more vigor.


    ¡°We will have our own little family, two kids, two pets, or maybe multiply that by two?¡±


    She giggled in my arms, grinding my cock, and easily made me hard between the legs.


    ¡°You¡¯re such a little tease aren¡¯t you?¡±


    Her top was off in seconds and she arched her back the moment Itched my lips to her nipple.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ but you love me anyway.¡±


    ¡°I do, fuck¡­ baby, I do¡­¡±

 Chapter 38 Girlfriends

    Jessica


    A month after Kayleigh was admitted to the hospital I told Tyler that I wanted to see her again.


    ¡°Remember thest time you were there?¡± Tyler was being straight protective of me and didn¡¯t like where our conversation was going.


    ¡°I do, but she was my best friend for years and she did somehow help me cope with the aftereffect from my abusive brother. I just need to see her, even if it might be myst time. I need to close that chapter of my life,¡±


    He knows my implication by saying my past as the dark chapter, the memories that I don¡¯t want to revisit. He knows I needed the closure.


    ¡°Let me call her doctor, your meeting will be supervised. I¡¯m not risking you being hurt again.¡±


    ¡°Thank you,¡±


    ¡°Jess, you know I¡¯ll do anything for you. Now eat, we¡¯ll leave in half an hour.¡±


    I smiled at him and continue eating my omelet while watching my handsome fianc¨¦ getting ready for work. I still couldn¡¯t believe that I was at this stage of my life. Never had I imagined that would be this happy, looking forward to settling down with my man and having my own little family.


    ¡°What are you thinking?¡± Tyler pecks my cheek and sits to my front drinking his coffee and start digging on his omelet breakfast.


    ¡°Nothing, I¡¯m just happy, content.¡± I smiled and he took my hand, my ring finger, and rubbed it soothingly.


    ¡°More happiness toe, baby, but before that dinner with my parents. Heads up, mom has been talking about venues, caterers, and all the works. She¡¯s really looking forward to our wedding.¡±


    ¡°She can arrange everything, but I want you to surprise me with our honeymoon. I¡¯m the future bride I¡¯ll get to order people around.¡±


    I winked at him, knowing he didn¡¯t like the pressure of pleasing me. I still remember how nervous he was when he was picking my ring, then proposing. Choosing something for me definitely is not his favorite stuff to do, and I was liking his little quirks. Knowing that my opinion meant that much to him.


    ¡°Jess, baby, you¡¯re going to make me suffer. You know how I am with this stuff,¡±


    ¡°No cheating, I¡¯ll tell Elsie not to help you or she too will have my wrath and not be invited to my bachelorette party.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re going to have the party?¡± he didn¡¯t look please at the fact, and it¡¯s adorable that he was that worried.


    ¡°Of course, Amanda is setting it up¡­ there¡¯s this strip club called Babes,¡± I teased knowing he knows about Amanda¡¯s wild days from Dale.


    ¡°Nope! no strip clubs, I don¡¯t want half-naked guys grinding on my fianc¨¦e.¡±


    ¡°Alright, you tell Amanda that, you know I can¡¯t say no to her.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to tell Dale, I¡¯m sure he would like to know his wife¡¯s ns. That woman has some issues with her besties. Dale said they¡¯re all mafia wives.¡±


    Iughed at his words, but quickly silence myself when he was notughing with me.


    ¡°You¡¯re serious aren¡¯t you?¡±


    He nodded and gathered our dishes and put them in the sink for the maid to clean. Tyler held out his hand and we were out of the door and on our way to the office.


    It has been our routine that we parted and entered our offices and start getting to work the moment we arrived.


    ¡°I love seeing mommy and daddy early in the office,¡± Elsie greeted me with my green juice, her other hand was holding her own tumbler filled with the same concoction. It was our morning routine, we would have half an hour before the clock indicates the working hour and she was back to her desk and cater to my husband to be.


    ¡°So? how¡¯s your weekend with Brodie?¡± I drink my green juice and waited on her, slurping while resting back to my chair thinking how the hell did she get me hooked on the healthy drinks.


    ¡°The sex is amazing as always, but there¡¯s something in him that I need to breakthrough. Like his wall is too tall for me to climb.¡±


    ¡°Mm¡­ hmm¡­ I bet you don¡¯t have an issue climbing him and into his bed,¡±


    She giggled and stories of her weekend sexual adventures easily spilled out of her mouth. By that time, I was on my fifth PA. And while I couldn¡¯t get Gemma to work from my office, she woulde and help me out a couple of times a week and when she does she greeted me every morning with my second cup of coffee.


    ¡°Gemma,e here join us, Elsie here was just telling me about her climbing excursion.¡±


    Gemma, Elsie, and I made the strangest group, totally different personalities yet we clicked and giggled before working hours started.


    The rest of the morning was productive and easily passed by, lunchtime I was back with my girls. Yes, I was at a point where I wasfortable enough to call them my workmates and Tyler couldn¡¯t be any happier about my life until this morning when I mentioned that I want to see Kayleigh.


    I guessed he thought that I might have a setback after the visit.


    ¡°He¡¯s having lunch with Larry right now, seriously Gemma, why are you doing this to yourself?¡± I started the conversation as we were waiting for our lunch to arrive.


    ¡°I thought we¡¯re done talking about me? Oh,e on¡­ don¡¯t you girls get bored listening to me?¡±


    ¡°Well, if you want to listen to more of my x-rated stuff,¡±


    ¡°Ew¡­ I think you have crossed the line, I don¡¯t think my prude mind can live up to your expectations.¡±


    ¡°Yet, we all love you anyway.¡± Elsie grinned at her.


    We continue our chat and had our lunch before I dropped them my news.


    ¡°So, I was thinking of visiting Kayleigh again. Well, I told Tyler and he¡¯s going to set an appointment for me.¡±


    ¡°What? are you serious? after what she did to you?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what Tyler said,¡± I shrugged and drink my water. ¡°¡­ but honestly, I need this, at least for closure. Onest time.¡±


    ¡°Oh honey, please make sure it¡¯s supervised. Do you want me there? I can kick her ass, is she messes with you.¡±


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t want her seeing you, remember¡­ she didn¡¯t like you.¡±


    Elsie nodded and Gemma added, ¡°Bring Tyler then?¡±


    ¡°I will, but if you keep on looking at your phone like that, I might just text the guy and tell him toe here and haul you out of here.¡± Gemma had been on and off checking on her phone waiting for a text or a call from Larry for over an hour and it was making me frustrated with her behavior.


    Elsieughed, almost choked on her ice tea making Gemma put her phone face down on the table. Though it didn¡¯t take long for her to check on her phone again once we leave the small restaurant.


    It was four when Tyler stepped into my office telling me that he had talked with Kayleigh¡¯s doctor, they had an opening at five that same day.


    ¡°Since she never had a visitor, her doctor make sure he will be avable for our visit and one guard will be there too,¡±


    ¡°And you?¡±


    ¡°Well, her doctor said my face can be another trigger he won¡¯t advise me being in the same room as Kayleigh. But I will be right outside holding your ring of course. Her doctor doesn¡¯t want the ring to trigger her again and I¡¯ll be with you in seconds if anything happens.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re okay with this?¡±


    ¡°Jessica, you know I will forever worry about you. The only time I feel at peace is when youy beside me at night, but I realized I can¡¯t say no to you.¡± He stepped closer and nted on soft kiss on my forehead.


    I pulled him closer for a hug and rest my head to his chest, whispering my thank you.This is property ? of N?velDrama.Org.

 Chapter 39 The Visit

    Jessica


    Visiting Kayleigh was making me nervous, I had it nned in my head. I thought it¡¯ll be easy, but I didn¡¯t expect the pounding in my chest as we reached the lobby of the psychiatric hospital.


    His driver opened the door for me, and Tyler hold out his hand and helped me out of the car.


    ¡°Your hands are cold, you¡¯re feeling nervous?¡± his voice soft as he took my hand to the crook of his arm.


    ¡°A bit,¡± Iced my fingers with his, trying to take in the warmth, thefort of his love then I decided to take off my ring and give it to him right there and then.


    ¡°Just in case I forget.¡±


    Tyler nodded and kissed my temple softly, whispering that it¡¯ll all be okay and that he¡¯ll be there for me.


    It didn¡¯t take long before the man I recognized as Kayleigh¡¯s doctor walk towards us then greeted us, saying that Kayleigh has been expecting me.


    ¡°You told her?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s being herself right now, we just got her back,¡± the doctor exined to me about her situation while leading us to the entrance where Tyler signed our name at the registration area for our visit.


    Tyler stay by my side while the doctor took us deeper inside the psychiatric hospital. Once inside, the gloomy feel hits me like a force making me think about my best friend who¡¯s being detained until when I still don¡¯t know.


    And that was the exact question I throw at the doctor, ¡°how long do you think she will be in this condition?¡±


    The doctor knows exactly what I meant by her condition, Kayleigh¡¯s DID if it¡¯s possible to cure, ¡°well, it differs from each patient, it could take months, years even to lifetime. I don¡¯t give out false hopes and promises, but I will provide you ess for visits, and progress reports, any kind of reports¡­¡±


    I like her doctor, he was being blunt and honest.


    ¡°And who will care for her? I mean the expense?¡±


    ¡°Jess, you don¡¯t have to worry about that,¡± Tyler put his hand on my back while the doctor nodded. I know Tyler is wealthy, but I did not expect him to go behind my back and take care of Kayleigh¡¯s well-being for me.


    ¡°Mr. Richardson here had already taken care of the financial side of her treatment, Kayleigh is truly surrounded by her loved ones.¡±


    I looked at my handsome fianc¨¦ and took his hand in mine, he rubbed his thumb to my knuckles silently telling me that he¡¯s there for me, he¡¯s there for my best friend.


    ¡°Anything, baby, I love you,¡± he whispered in my ear, once we reached the waiting area where the doctor told us to wait as he informed Kayleigh of my arrival.


    ¡°Thank you, you better stay here, I don¡¯t know how long I¡¯ll be inside,¡± I kissed his cheek softly once a male nurse came for me, and told me to follow him. Tyler took my hand and kissed my knuckles before he let me go and sit down in the waiting area.


    The sight next was making my chest sigh heavily. She looked well, better than thest time I saw her.


    ¡°Jessica!¡± Kayleigh greeted me with her warmest hug, it was like we never parted, as if she has never done me any harm.


    I was trying to keep up with her conversation, her doctor had warned me earlier. I was still trying to adjust to her timeline as we talk about Tyler as if hispany hadn¡¯t acquired mine.


    Kayleigh kept on talking as if she was living in the past. So, I mostly listened, trying not to blurt out that Tyler and I have been engaged while she¡¯s been treated in a psychiatric hospital for over a month now.


    Her doctor had exined to me about her situation, she might recognize me yet the timeline might differ, he apanied us for several minutes before he decided to retreat and told me that he¡¯s giving us privacy to talk. His eyes darted to my side silently reminding me that the male nurse will stay to watch me.


    ¡°Kayleigh, I¡¯m going to give you and your friend some privacy. I will be meters away,¡± his hand was to her shoulder giving her assurance that she would be just fine, she nodded and looked at him with gratefulness in her eyes.


    ¡°I think that doctor has a crush on you,¡± I smiled softly at her while she giggled and told me that I¡¯m seeing things, that he¡¯s probably married with a beautiful family waiting for him.


    ¡°¡­ though you might want to check out that sexy CEO, Tyler Richardson. I think if you lower your guard down a bit, you¡¯ll see that he¡¯s a good match for you.¡±


    She was suddenly blurry in my eyes and I didn¡¯t realize I shed my tear when she was to my front and gently wiped my wet cheek and told me that I shouldn¡¯t be sad.


    ¡°I know why I¡¯m here, Jessica, I don¡¯t want you to worry. It¡¯s just a little setback, I love my mom dearly, but I¡¯ll be back by your side sooner than you¡¯d expect,¡± she smiled again, and I tried not to get all teary in front of her.


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    She didn¡¯t know she killed her mom.


    We talked for another half an hour before her doctores back and told me that it was time for her rest.


    ¡°You¡¯re wee toe back anytime,¡± he said as Kayleigh hugged me goodbye. ¡°I¡¯m going to miss you,¡± she looked tired but I nodded and encouraged her to stay strong, telling her to battle her depression and that I¡¯ll wait for her to get back and we will have fun just like we used to.


    The doctor took her hand to the crook of his arm and they went the other way while the male nurse ushered me back to the waiting area where Tyler had been waiting for me. He hugged me the moment I was to his front, he took in my weight and hold my back as I snuggled in deeper in his embrace.


    The meeting with Kayleigh drained my energy and he kept on holding me until we arrived back home.


    ¡°Her doctor was right, she was in her own world, she had made her own reality where she said that she¡¯s there because her mom died and she was depressed, and hoping that she will get better soon to help me with the merge with yourpany¡­¡± I snuggled in deeper after Tyler poured me more tea.


    ¡°Can I have something stronger?¡± I asked feeling my eyes were warm from too much crying, while Tyler has been nothing but supportive of my decision to visit Kayleigh.


    He nodded and was back with a ss of wine and a ss of whiskey for himself. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about postponing dinner with your parents.¡± I drank the wine and took more sips as the warmth wasforting me better than the hot tea.


    The man was looking at the dark golden liquid in his ss before he took a slow sip and take moment to savor its taste before replying to my words. ¡°They will understand, you needed this.¡± He looked at me with so much adoration in his eyes that warms my heart and made me fall deeper for him if it was even possible.


    ¡°Kayleigh, she mentioned that I should let my guard down for you. Telling me that she thought you¡¯re a good match for me¡­¡±


    ¡°Hey,e here¡­¡± he put my ss down and pulled me onto hisp.


    Tyler knows that Kayleigh would refer back to the past, that her mind was really messed up. And he was holding me knowing that I¡¯d lost her for good. Though I wished a miracle would cure her and get her bubbly self back, but I know¡­ deep down I know, I¡¯ve lost the real Kayleigh.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, baby¡­¡± his soft whisper lulled me, his love embrace me, his warmth secure me and I know I¡¯ll be fine as long as I have him.

 Chapter 40 The Family

    Tyler


    ¡°So how was the visit?¡± mom asked the moment Jessica was busy talking to dad about one of her clients who turn out to be one of his friends from college.


    ¡°Pretty bad, but as expected. That was why we postponed this dinner.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I understand. Hopefully, it¡¯ll be all happy experience from now on. You better treat her right, Tyler. She had enough bad ones already.¡± Mom hugged me and told me to go keep herpany while she finishes up with the dinner preparation.


    ¡°I will mom, you know I will.¡± I kissed her cheek before leaving mom so she can go back to instructing the chef and his little crew back in the kitchen area.


    My feet brought me to dad¡¯s side where I join in on their conversation. ¡°Son¡­ Jessica here is a keeper. I told you, didn¡¯t I? have you thought about the little Tuscany vi I mentionedst week?¡±


    ¡°Dad, not now¡­¡± I whispered him off, knowing Jess would grill me when she finds out I was seeking others for help with our honeymoon arrangements. I sighed when Jessica didn¡¯t seem to hear him as she was busy flipping through dad¡¯s old photo album picturing him in his younger days with his friends.


    ¡°Hey, brother!¡± his voice was heard before Larry was even visible. The annoying cheerfulness was an indication that he had just gottenid.


    ¡°Hey, Jess!¡± Larry greeted my fianc¨¦e with a peck on the cheek while telling her that she looked beautiful.


    ¡°Larry, get back here young man, and greet your mother properly!¡±


    ¡°Oh oo¡­.¡± he winked and skipped his steps back to the kitchen where mom was calling him out.


    ¡°Does he thinks he¡¯s in some kind of musical?¡± Jess asked looking amazed at the happy Larry, making meugh at her.


    ¡°That, my love, is Larry postcoital, I¡¯m guessing he¡¯s back with Gemma,¡± I stated, putting my hand to her small back exining to her, while dad chuckled knowing Larry¡¯s little quirks.


    ¡°The man is in love, stop making fun of him and let your mom be happy. He¡¯s thest of the bunch, we can finally have an empty nest and have that trip abroad.¡±


    Jessica looked at me with a raised eyebrow and I kissed her temple, answering her unsaid question. ¡°Dad had been waiting for their retirement honeymoon wanting to travel around the world since we graduated college, but mom didn¡¯t want to go not until we¡¯re all settled down with our loved ones.¡±


    ¡°Wow,¡± Jessica smiled and rest her back to my front while dad went back to the bar and poured himself another ss of his favorite brandy.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    ¡°Yeah, talk about neglecting your children, I never thought dad would¡­¡± my words were cut the moment her elbow nudge my ribs not so softly. ¡°¡­ aww, what¡¯s that for?¡±


    ¡°You know exactly why, stop being such a spoiled brat, your parents deserved some time off. I do think it¡¯s sweet that your dad wants to take your mom away for a trip around the world.¡± Jessica whispered dreamily, while I turned her around, rest my hands on her waist, and kissed her forehead lovingly.


    Around the world it is, baby.


    I took a mental note to incorporate Elsie and take care of our passport and visa details, should we start from the east or west? I was loving the idea of a whole year honeymoon and the thought that I would spoil her rotten. We could spend six months in Europe, three months traveling across Asia, then Australia, then there¡¯s Africa, we might need more than a year. Feeling good about my suddenly enhanced thinking, I started grinning and almost skipping my steps like Larry. Jessica gazed funnily at me when I followed her to the dining room where mom, dad, and Larry were already there.


    ¡°Next week, we¡¯re getting the whole family together, I already told Dale and Ralph and their women, they¡¯re not going to skip it, Amanda and Madison are on my speed dial,¡± mom looked at Larry softly tugging her lips. ¡°¡­ and soon, Larry, I will have your significant other¡¯s number.¡±


    Mom looked at me smiling and rubbing Jessica¡¯s hand warmly telling her that she has her number on speed dial for future calls, then mom looked at me knowingly while dad chuckled, ¡°Son, let me officially wee you to the club, you¡¯re your woman¡¯s man now.¡±


    Larryughed, but mom gave him her I will being for you next look, making all of usugh and Jessica looked more beautiful than ever.


    ¡°I assumed I don¡¯t have to remind you that next week is when we¡¯re meeting the wedding nner?¡± Mom started the conversation as we all sit down in front of our meal and started our small family dinner.


    Jessica was enjoying her time, I could see it in her eyes. She would caress my hand and gaze at me in between our conversations. We wouldugh when Larry try to start justifying his cheerful way by not associating it to the woman in question while mom was relentlessly pushing him to talk about her.


    The little banter now and then was filling out our small family gathering. Jessica was happy, I was perfectly in love, warmth was feeling my chest, it was snug and fitfullyforting me throughout dinner.


    *****


    Three hourster we were back at my penthouse and she was in my arms in seconds, our kisses turns scorching hot, we were breathing heavily until she giggled and pushed me back.


    ¡°So, dinner went great.¡± My lipstched onto her neck, licking her sweet spot just under her ear.


    ¡°Yes, I love your family.¡± Her voice was a bit shaky, my hands were feeling the goosebumps on her arms.


    ¡°I can¡¯t wait to finally marry you,¡± I whispered, nibbling on her ear while I lead her to our bedroom and slowly unzipped her modest ck dress. But then I groaned looking at her little ck thong and her matching strapless bra, barely covering her beautiful mounds.


    ¡°You were saying?¡± she teased, sexily bit her lip, and stepped out of her dress. I could feel the front of my trousers constricting my throbbing cock as I looked at my perfect fianc¨¦e in nothing but her underwear and sexy ck heels.


    Gone was the timid young woman I¡¯d met months back sleeping in her office, having nightmares from her past. All I see now is my beautiful wife-to-be, who looked sexy as hell with the most beautiful heart I¡¯vee to know in a person.


    ¡°I love you, Jessica.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I know, mister hotshot CEO.¡± She pushed me down to sit on the edge of the bed. Her knee parted my legs making space for her to stand between my legs.


    Oh, fuck¡­


    ¡°And I also know about your little talk with your dad about our possible honeymoon in your family Tuscany vi.¡± She wickedly said while sexily popping off my buttons and spreading my shirt open dramatically as if she was showing me that she didn¡¯t like that I discussed our honeymoon with my dad.


    Oh, God¡­


    My cock throbbed so bad, feeling like I could burst any moment from her sexual demeanor. But, she wasn¡¯t finished when she pulled me up and started unbuckling my belt then pull my pants down leaving me in my boxer briefs tenting from my arousal.


    ¡°¡­ you can cross the Tuscany vi from your list, and find another destination,¡± her words barely a whisper as she tantalize me with her kisses, her hands took my hands and put them on her naked ass, while she moaned sensually the moment I squeeze them to her liking.


    My fucking God¡­


    ¡°Yes, baby, no Tuscany vi.¡± I was half moaning when her tongue licked my neck and sucked me vigorously.


    I was on my back when she pushed me down to the bed and crawled on top of my body. Her soaked thong teases my briefs as she gyrates while straddling me.


    ¡°Tyler, make love to me¡­¡± her raspy bedroom voice sent my dick the desire to have her urgently.


    That was all the encouragement that I need when I pulled her down andtched on to her wetness after tugging down the flimsy little thong that leaves nothing to the imagination.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to make me think about that flimsy thong on every family dinner, you realize that, right?¡±


    She moaned louder as I ttened my tongue and licked her harder, her hand grabbed my hair and her legs parted wider when I have her deeper, sucking her hungrily.


    ¡°Maybe¡­¡± she moaned, breathing heavily, ¡°¡­ I will wear nothing under my dress so we can sneak out and have a quicky,¡±


    ¡°Fuck! you¡¯re going to make mee so fast.¡± I licked and sucked her longer before I kneel and push my erection inside her hard and fast.


    ¡°Tyler!¡±


    ¡°Fuck, Jess, baby¡­¡±


    Her legs wrapped around my waist as her hips reaches higher to get more friction, my fingers nted firmly on her hips keeping her close while her body arched and her head burrow deeper onto the fluffy pillow.


    We climaxed after a couple of more thrusts, but the act was repeated over and over again throughout the night until we both drained and tangled in each other¡¯s arms.


    ¡°I love you, baby.¡±


    ¡°Mm¡­ I loo¡­¡±


    That was all I got before she drifted off to slumber making me smile as I wrapped her tighter, kissed her hair, and close my eyes feeling the peace every time she falls asleep in my arms.

 Chapter 41 The Ever After

    Jessica


    It was azy Friday afternoon, working hours were almost over when Tyler stepped into my office and finally reveal his big n for our honeymoon.


    After saying yes to all the wedding nning details with his mom, I was looking forward to what Tyler has nned for our honeymoon. Luckily his mom¡¯s ns for the wedding was to my liking and the wedding nner read my personality well and she ticked all my preference to all the finest details.


    ¡°We¡¯re going where?¡±


    ¡°Around the world, I was thinking twelve maximum thirteen months. We can start from down under, the best way I always say,¡± the CEO looked at me with a smug smile on his face which only entuates his handsomeness making my heart beats just a little bit faster as he said down under.


    Damn the man¡­


    ¡°You can¡¯t be serious? we can¡¯t just take one year off work?¡±


    ¡°Baby, we¡¯ll do things online, hell¡­ we even might meet potential clients abroad, you¡¯ll never know. But the thing is¡­ I don¡¯t want to wait until our children are all settled down to travel around the world with you,¡± he whispered hisst words, pulling me t to his body, making me smell his manly cologne as hey his soft sensual kisses to my neck.


    ¡°Tyler¡­¡±


    ¡°Mm¡­ hmm?¡±


    ¡°I love you,¡± I kissed him back with the same eagerness, can¡¯t even remember what we were talking about.


    But our intimate moment was interrupted by Gemma, who smirked looking at me blushing as she caught me red-handed squeezing my fiance¡¯s ass, skillfully making him moan in our kiss.


    ¡°Gemma,¡± Tyler shied away a bit, clearing his throat, trying to look professional andposed himself but only making me bite my lip trying to suppress myugh while he hurried back to his office.


    ¡°Damn, woman¡­ you¡¯re on a roll aren¡¯t you?¡±


    I slowly closed the door behind her andughed. ¡°Sorry, Gemma, I shouldn¡¯tugh at my fianc¨¦¡­¡± clearing my throat, I took my seat behind the desk and thank her when she put the documents and start examining them and signing the marked spots.


    ¡°So, are you nervous about the big day? I still can¡¯t believe Tyler let you go to Babes the other day. He¡¯s such a cool guy.¡±


    ¡°Well, apparently Amanda did the deed for me. Telling him it¡¯s herst hoorah before she delivers her baby, and since she¡¯s in thest trimester she was babbling about taking everything slow and making sure that nothing too wild was going to happen.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, that woman scares me, and also the kind of women she surrounds herself with intimidates me. Those must be some women with wealth and powerful men behind them, having guards surrounding their kids. I¡¯m pretty sure that they¡¯re their nannies with guns.¡±


    A week ago, Elsie and Gemma went with me for lunch and we identally meet Amanda and her girls at Barney¡¯s. It was arge crowd,plete with their kids and bodyguards who were strangely busy watching their kids. Yep, no nannies, apparently it¡¯s a big no for her and her friends having their children too close to their nannies.


    ¡°Amanda¡¯s friends are no ordinary housewives, that¡¯s all I¡¯m going to say. So, how¡¯s Larry? you¡¯re stilling with him tonight for the rehearsal dinner right?¡±


    ¡°Em¡­ I don¡¯t know, things are still a bit awkward since your bachelorette party.¡±


    ¡°Oh, honey¡­ I¡¯m so sorry, I thought I¡¯ve exined everything to Larry. That man, I swear his jealousy level is up the roof. Such a kid, and he¡¯s not even the youngest.¡±


    Gemma took the paperwork, and sighed, ¡°¡­ okay, I¡¯ll better get back to work.¡±


    ¡°Chin up Gemma, I do think he loves you, he just needs to realize that.¡±


    The woman replied with a soft smile as she close the door behind her.


    Resting back in my chair, I picked up the phone and press his private line, ¡°Tyler love, get that brother of yours back to the office and tell him to apologize to Gemma. Tell her that he loves her already, that woman is a mess, and I don¡¯t like seeing my best friend like this.¡±


    ¡°Baby, you know that¡­¡±


    ¡°Tyler, do you love me?¡±


    ¡°I do, but¡­¡±


    ¡°Good then fixed it.¡± I smiled wickedly when I put down the phone, knowing he must be grumbling in his office by now. Then I heard his door open and close a bit too roughly, making me widen my smile and bit my lip thinking I love my husband to be so fucking much.


    It was actually his mom that lets me in on it, telling me the secret in handling men since she lives with five of them for decades. She said to exploit their love for you and reminded them how they love you more than anything in the world.


    I was back in the penthouse apartment setting up a surprise romantic candlelight dinner for him. It¡¯s my way of saying thank you for the months we had leading up to our wedding. Looking at the clock I slipped into my sexy heels and open the wine letting it air the moment Tyler texted that he¡¯s arrived with the dessert.


    ¡°The real dessert,¡± I mumbled to myself feeling giddy while straightening my skin-tight sexy short ck dress with nothing underneath.


    Dimming the lights, I went over to the dining table and light up the candles. Just in time as Tyler arrived with my favorite ice cream cake and a surprising look on his face. I smiled when he was looking at my appearance, dressed in my skimpiest outfit, leaning down showing my boobs while pouring the wine for us.


    ¡°And what do I owe this pleasurable evening to?¡± he was to my front right after he put the dessert into the fridge.


    The man took his ss but his appreciative look was still glued to my body, and his other hand was reaching out, trying to feel my underwear then he tugged his lip when he couldn¡¯t find any.


    ¡°I must be doing something good, cause today it¡¯s not my birthday, and you¡¯re nicely packaged¡­ mmh, and smells good too,¡±


    I giggled at his cheesy words but kiss him back the moment hey his lips on mine.


    ¡°I love you, Tyler, and looking forward to spending the rest of my life with you. This is my thank you for our future together.¡± I said softly while taking my ss and clinking it with his, we savor the wine, look at each other, and spend seconds saying nothing but silently appreciating one another.


    ¡°Come on sit down, I didn¡¯t cook this, but¡­ I set it up real nice,¡±


    The man chuckled sexily and pulled me onto hisp. ¡°Seeing you in this dress, dinner is thest thing on my mind right now,¡±


    ¡°Tyler, please, I¡¯ve spent a great amount of time preparing this surprise.¡± I kissed him and peel myself away from him, making him groan but stay still in his seat.


    Dinner went wlessly, we talked about work, the wedding, the honeymoon, and also Gemma and Larry. Then when it¡¯s time for dessert he asked me to sit on hisp.


    ¡°Come on, baby, I¡¯ve sat throughout dinner, I think it¡¯s time I get my reward?¡±


    I shook my head and move to hisp after ting two dessert ice cream cakes. ¡°You¡¯re such a brat aren¡¯t you?¡± I sit on hisp and spooned him the dessert.


    The man smiled smugly and lift me to straddle him, his hands were to my thighs in seconds. I spooned him another bite buttched onto him and kissed him deeper and roll my tongue tasting the sweet tasty dessert.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    My hands moved to ce the cake on the table then started unbuttoning his shirt and throw his suit to the floor and his shirt follows. The man let out his sexyugh, but then grunted when I grind his growing cock.


    ¡°We should move to the bedroom,¡±


    ¡°Mm¡­ hmm¡­¡± I shuddered in between his kisses moaned louder when he lower the front of my dress andtched his mouth on my nipple, his hands move and hike up my tight dress and he curse when he was feeling my naked ass.


    ¡°You¡¯re killing me, baby,¡±


    ¡°Mm¡­ don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll revive you, make sure you stay up and please me over and over again. I want you to make love to me, make my knees weak, my legs trembled from too many orgasms¡­¡± I licked and nibble on his ear, sucking his neck while I keep on grinding him.


    He lift and carry me to the bedroom, stripped his pants, get naked in record time, and was on top of me, resuming our kiss and feeling me through the skimpy short skin tight dress.


    ¡°Tell me more baby, tell me what you want me to do to you,¡± he whispered parting my thighs with his knee in one smooth strong move making me gasp and shudder under him.


    ¡°Put your hand between my legs and feel me, oh, Tyler¡­ just like that,¡±


    ¡°Tell me more¡­¡±


    ¡°Suck my nipples, mmh¡­ harder, the other one, oh god¡­¡±


    ¡°What else?¡±


    ¡°Your finger inside me, oh, more baby¡­ oh, Tyler¡­ deeper¡­ kiss me, oh¡­ baby, kiss me down there,¡±


    My moans filled out the room, he kept on asking me what next, and I kept on telling him more. I was a mess and he was creating them. He kept on pulling back each time I was closing in on my orgasm, I was feeling the heat but he was not letting me out of my dress.


    ¡°You look so fucking sexy in this, baby I¡¯m going to make love to you until we¡¯re too exhausted to move.¡±


    He speaks the truth when the light of dawn was shown through the windows and we were lying still, damp and content in each other¡¯s arms after too many orgasms.


    ¡°I can¡¯t wait for next week,¡±


    ¡°Me too baby, me too¡­¡± he kissed my hair and let me rest to his chest while our breaths were still heavy from ourst climax.

 Chapter 42 The Wedding

    Tyler


    I was a nervous wreck, I still couldn¡¯t grasp the feeling that she will be my wife in less than an hour. I shouldn¡¯t have taken Larry¡¯s invitation for ate hour drink with him saying that it¡¯s myst night as a bachelor and that we should at least drink to that.


    Knowing Larry, he was having another fight with Gemma, I couldn¡¯t say no to him. Bute morning I was still a bit light-headed and mom had been asking me if I was having second thoughts.


    ¡°What? no! don¡¯t be ridiculous mom, of course, I¡¯m not, I love her.¡±


    ¡°Okay, but you need to sober up, she doesn¡¯t need you hangover on her wedding day,¡± she said as she patted my tux and make sure I look presentable.


    ¡°Oh, Tyler¡­ I¡¯m so proud of you. I love you, but I¡¯m going to hunt you down if you ever hurt her. Remember that, okay?¡±


    I smiled at her and gave her my warmest hug. ¡°I won¡¯t mom, I promised.¡±


    ¡°Good, now be a good boy and wait for her at the altar while I go and check on my future daughter.¡±


    Mom looked happy, she looked proud of me and I exit the door to my suite and make my way to the altar, while in search of my best man, Larry.


    ¡°Where¡¯s he?¡±


    ¡°He should be here any moment, if not I¡¯ll stand by your side. I got you, little brother.¡± Dale was to my side and gave me his proud big brotherly hug, his wife Amanda was waiting for him at the seating area. She had been walking all morning and decided that the baby weight was too much for her.


    ¡°Thanks, man, he¡¯s been having issues with Gemma since the girls wild time at Babes,¡±


    Dale chuckled and told me everything is going to be okay. ¡°He¡¯lle around, he always does.¡± I nodded and walked straight to the altar and wait for Jessica.


    People were already seated, mom and dad were still in her suite. We had previously agreed that dad was going to give her away. She had cried a couple of nights ago when she realized that her parents were not going to see her wedding day and that her dad wasn¡¯t going to give her away.


    Jessica was strong, she¡¯s the strongest woman that I¡¯vee to know and I love her to bits because of that. But I was not ready when the music yed and I saw her beside my dad. Her veil didn¡¯t cover her beauty, she was perfect, the most beautiful woman I see in the room. Her smile was faint and noticing her nervousness dad whispered something to her ear and I could see her swiftly wipe her tear and show dad her pearly whites.


    Her eyes locked with mine the second she was to my side.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Larry?¡± she asked when she saw Dale beside me.


    ¡°Seriously, I¡¯m invisible to you now?¡±


    She smiled shyly and shook her head, dad kissed her cheek and release her hand then put it on mine.


    ¡°Take good care of her, my son. Or your mom will hunt me down too.¡± Dad said quietly, though not so subtle that Jessica heard and know exactly what he meant by that. She hugged my dad, making him a bit emotional but he then backed away and leave her to my side.


    The ceremony went by like a blip, the next thing I know I was kissing her, and we were husband and wife.


    ¡°Thank you, baby, you¡¯ve just made me the happiest man, I love you,¡± I whispered as we dance for the first time as husband and wife.


    ¡°Yeah? well, I think tonight you will be happier.¡±


    ¡°Oh, baby, you have no idea.¡±


    Weughed and danced to a couple of more songs before we seated back in our chairs. Mom and dad were busy with their guests since mom decided to extend the guest lists to their friends and colleagues.


    The wedding was beautiful and was about to end perfectly when Larry arrived wasted, looking for Gemma frantically.


    ¡°Larry, I¡¯m sorry but Gemma left early just after the ceremony.¡± Jessica put her hand on his arm as if she was trying to calm him down, but seeing his troubled face his feelings were way from calm.


    ¡°Oh, fuck¡­¡±


    ¡°Larry, why don¡¯t you¡­¡± I was about to tell him to take a seat and exin to me what¡¯s wrong, but he cuts me off.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m sorry about crashing your wedding, but I need to find her. I¡¯m so sorry about the best man thing, congrattion to both of you, I¡­ I better go,¡±


    Jessica puts her hand on my shoulder stopping me from going after him. ¡°Let him be, Gemma talked earlier and they¡¯re in a bad spot. But they¡¯re in love with each other, I wouldn¡¯t worry.¡± She assured me with a kiss that things were back as previously when Dale¡¯s daughter Mable was making another scene. This time a wonderful one where she was telling her dad to stand, demanding him she wanted to dance.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°One day that¡¯ll be you.¡± She whispered in my ear, while her hand sneaked under the table slithering to my inner thigh.


    ¡°Yeah, you wanted a princess too?¡±


    ¡°I want a whole set of prince and princesses with you.¡±


    ¡°As you wish, my queen,¡± I cupped her cheek and kiss her lips softly making herugh but kissing me back eagerly.


    Three hourster we reached the hotel where my parents had booked us three nights of the most expensive suite.


    ¡°Wow, this ce is beautiful, Ty¡­ baby, look at the terrace,¡±


    It was extravagant, but the only beauty I saw was her, my wife wrapped in her off-the-shoulder wedding dress on the outside private terrace under the picturesque evening city skyline.


    ¡°This ce has nothingpares to you,¡± I kissed her shoulder from behind, while she rest back on my chest.


    ¡°Your mom must really want us to have kids right away.¡± She turned around smiling widely while wrapping her arms around my shoulder.


    ¡°Have you?¡±


    ¡°Yes, yesterday. I¡¯m officially off contraception, ready for your little swimmers.¡±


    ¡°Well then, where do you want to start consummating our marriage? so many options.¡±


    She giggled and pulled me down for a kiss which went from soft and cuddly to hot and seductive in seconds.


    ¡°Damn this dress, what¡¯s with the freaking buttons!¡±


    Sheughed when I was frustrated with her dress but then she took my hand and lead me back inside, straight to the bedroom. The soft lighting was perfect, she looked like a beautiful angel in her soft white dress. She told me to sit on the bed while she reaches her backside and magically find the little zipper and let the dress slowly falls to the floor.


    What she revealed under her wedding dress left me in awe. I didn¡¯t think something would ever get me more turned on than what she¡¯s wearing. I couldn¡¯t unglue my eyes from looking at her body, d in the white intricatece design underwear.


    ¡°Thedy in the bridal house told me this is called the wedding lingerie, you like?¡± she walked towards me in her sexy matching colored heels and turn around slowly making me groan as my dick was fast to agree with her looks.


    Thece strapless bra was so sheer that I can see her nipples, and the matchingce panties were high enough that I can almost see her soft bare self, then there¡¯s the little pearls and beads that were sparsely scattered, all was making me clear my throat, not realizing I¡¯ve held my breath a bit too long.


    ¡°I guess she¡¯s right,¡± she giggled and walked closer and stopped when she reached between my legs.


    ¡°Well, say something, baby¡­¡± she caressed my jaw and made me look at her. But I was still too amazed that my hands were to her thighs, slowly creeping upwards to her plump ass cheeks, pulling her closer,tched myself between her legs, and easily licked her arousal.


    ¡°Tyler,¡± her voice was soft and I was lost in her intoxicating scent.


    ¡°Mine,¡± I whispered spreading her wider and holding her ass cheeks, pushing my tongue deeper and sucking her harder.


    Fuck, she is so fucking sexy!


    ¡°Yours, Tyler, baby!¡± she giggled but then moan louder as I grabbed her andy her down in the big fluffy bed.


    The bed dipped when I join her, naked and erect hovering above her almost naked body.


    ¡°I like it, I like it a lot that I want to see you climax in it,¡± I licked her nipple through thece material, she bite her lip and instinctively parted her legs wider inviting me to her sexy wetness.


    ¡°Well, what are you waiting for?¡±


    I chuckled at her words and started showering her with hot sexy kisses, my hands roamed her body, fingers slipping under her sexy panties then my name echoes through the walls.


    That night and for the rest of our lives I promised myself that I would make her happy, as happy as the day she married me and as she presented herself on our wedding night.

 Chapter 43 Epilogue

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    Three yearster


    ¡°Jess, honey, when is Tyler is going to be here?¡±


    ¡°In less than fifteen minutes, mom, he just texted, he¡¯s helping Larry with something.¡±


    I was at his parents after ending my office hours earlier from the office. Tyler and I have been house hunting for a while, but since we came back from our year-long honeymoon Tyler has been busy with work.


    Our firstborn, Mia, was delivered three months after we came back from our around the world trip and Nancy has been over the moon with babysitting our little girl when I decided to go back to the office five months after giving birth.


    Then she couldn¡¯t hide her happiness when she learned that I was pregnant with a baby boy six monthster. I didn¡¯t n to have another baby in such a close time frame but we considered ourselves blessed and couldn¡¯t wait to wee our baby number two.


    ¡°Larry needs to make up his mind, Gemma won¡¯t tolerate him forever. I swear that kid is the baby of the family, even Ralph is more mature than him.¡± Nancy shook her head while she picks up our little princess from her ypen and the little munchkin was letting out the cutest giggles as her grandma cuddled her in her embrace.


    ¡°You need to rest, you¡¯re getting bigger. Take early maternity leave from the office,¡± Nancy looked at me with softness in her eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m okay mom¡­ but yeah, I¡¯m thinking of taking that leave, you and dad have been helping us a lot with princess Mia here, and we need to find a house before this little guy made an appearance,¡± I exined while stroking my pregnant belly feeling the little kick of our baby boy.


    ¡°Jess, honey, I know you have bad memories with your brother there. But it¡¯s still your family house.¡± Nancy once again brings up the issue with my house, I had actually talked about it with Tyler and he¡¯s okay as long as I¡¯m okay with moving back there.


    ¡°You grew up there, no one is leasing the ce. Why don¡¯t you let me take my home decorator to spruce up the ce? make cute baby rooms and paint over everything? you can lease it again if you don¡¯t like it. I just thought you might want the kids to get to know your side of the family?¡±


    ¡°Mom¡­¡± I couldn¡¯t help to hug her tightly. Between the pregnancy hormones and her sweet grandmotherly thoughts, I love Nancy to bits. I wouldn¡¯t think I¡¯d like her the first time I interact with her, but then her true self was revealed and I can¡¯t stop loving her to this date.


    ¡°Mom, Jess, sorry for the detour. Hey, there¡¯s daddy¡¯s little princess,¡± Tyler grabbed little Mia from her grandma and she giggled loudly when he spun her around and crushed her in his cuddly hug.


    ¡°Hey there, baby momma, how are we feeling this afternoon?¡±


    ¡°Hungry, where¡¯s my ice cream cake?¡± I get off the kitchen stool when he put the takeaway dinner bags on the kitchen ind.


    This is what our working days consist of, picking little Mia from her grandparents and having dinner with them before we go back to our penthouse apartment. It was getting exhausting for me to wait for the elevator until we reached the top of our apartment building, I didn¡¯t care about the beautiful skyline of the city, not as much as I missed the homey feel of his parents¡¯ house. And obviously staying close to the ground. The penthouse apartment isn¡¯t what I envisioned for our kids to grow up in.


    And that¡¯s when I started to rethink his mom¡¯s suggestion.


    ¡°Tyler, finally, now we can have dinner.¡± His dad joined us in the dining area the moment he came out of the library, ¡°¡­ give me the little cupcake, I haven¡¯t hugged her since this afternoon and I need my hourly dosed, I swear the youth seeps into my skin¡­¡±


    Nancy shook her head,ughing, while she unpacked the family dinner and te them onto the dining table. I helped her with the dinnerware and the drinks. We all sit after I took Mia to her baby chair and let her y with her baby food while we have our little family dinner.


    *****


    Three hourster we arrived back at the penthouse, and Tyler put Mia into her crib while I leave him to take a shower before going to bed.


    ¡°Hey beautiful,¡± he kissed the back of my shoulder as he presses his naked body to my back.


    ¡°She¡¯s asleep?¡± I asked then sighed feeling his hands helping me with the sponge,thering my body while doing the same to himself.


    ¡°Yup,¡±


    ¡°How¡¯s Larry?¡±


    ¡°He shouldn¡¯t be having a problem with Gemma, I thought I had knocked some sense into the man¡¯s thick head. She¡¯s having his child, you think that should tell him that she loves the man¡­¡± Tyler turned me around and started kissing me deeper, his hands were to my belly caressing my baby bump.


    ¡°They love each other, I think we should let them sort their issues and let Gemma have some breathing space.¡±


    He helped me out of the shower and into my pajamas, he was wearing his usual sexy pajama pants and nothing else when he left to make my night choco drink and I check on princess Mia.


    ¡°Right, so mom asked me again about our housing situation and I¡¯m seriously considering my parent¡¯s house. It¡¯s closer to your parents and I think it¡¯s more convenient for the kids, also I think Mia will love the pool.¡±


    Tyler give me my cup of choco before kissing my temple, ¡°You¡¯re the strongest woman I know, and I think it¡¯s a good decision, your parents would want this for you, for the kids, their grandkids.¡±


    Never in a million years, I¡¯d think that I¡¯d go back to the ce where I have nightmares about my fucked up brother. But Nancy was right, also Tyler, my parents would¡¯ve wanted us to stay there and raise our kids and make new memories in my family¡¯s house.


    It¡¯ll be our home.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I kissed him and snuggled into the crook of his neck.


    ¡°No, my love¡­ you¡¯re the one who¡¯s giving us our lovely kids, our family is here because of you.¡± He kissed my lips and embrace me in his warm lovely hug.


    I love you¡­


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