At first, I thought he would take me back home, but he only transferred to another resort, and I was surprised that it was just a few meters away from the first one. I questioned him about it, but the darn guy chose to ignore my inquiries. He went to book a suite for both of us, and during our entire stay, we were treated as a couple.
I spent two nights with him, and we didn’t talk about our past experiences or our current situation. We were only concerned with the present, and I believed it was more enjoyable. However, it was uncomfortable in the beginning.
“Can we talk?” I asked him when we had our breakfast at the resort’s restaurant. He was having a bowl of their best seller soup with seafood in it and some vegetables, while I had my usual: scrambled eggs, bacon and spicy shrimps.
Lance looked up to me and inquired, “About what?”
“About us. About this. You know what I’m talking about, Lance.”
“Please be specific, Alexa. I’m not a mind reader,” he complained at the vagueness of my words.
“I don’t want this to happen again. If ever you’ll see me in the future, please consider me as a mere stranger,” I informed him, but he only arched the tip of his brows before narrowing his deep-set eyes at me.
“I can’t do that,” he replied.
“What more do you want from me? Pray, tell me, because the things you are doing now are confusing me!” I confronted him in a controlled voice because I didn’t want some of the guests to take note of us while quarrelling. As much as possible, I didn’t want to draw attention, especially when Lance was a celebrity a few weeks ago.
“I want you,” he declared.
“You’re engaged!”
“Says who?”
“At the press conference. You were engaged to that woman,” I reminded him in case he has forgotten. Lance burst into laughter, and I glared at him for mocking me.
“Kendra? Don’t you know who that woman was? I thought you’re updated!”
“So, who is she?”
“Liam’s future wife,” he replied.
“Liam? He’s engaged?” I couldn’t believe it! Liam didn’t mention anything about his engagement, and we talked on several occasions.
“Why are you so surprised? Are you interested in my brother?”
I shook my head because it was disgusting to insinuate that I was interested in his brother. “For your information, sir, I don’t have a plan on doing a family stroke,” I explained, and he chuckled. I was annoyed at his reaction, so I arched my brows towards him. “Did I say something funny?”
“You never failed to amaze me, Alexa! Until today, I have no idea that you also watched porn,” he stated.
“Is that a big deal? It’s normal, Lance. Where do you think I learned the skill? You tried it before, and I knew that you enjoyed it a lot,” I jested.
“Shut up!”
“Okay,” I agreed and just focused on eating instead of arguing with him. After all, it was pointless to argue with a narrow-minded person!
After breakfast, I thought we had reached an agreement, but the bastard refused to acknowledge our conversation in the restaurant. Every time I tried to bring up the subject, he would change it!
“You should work on your smile, Alexa.” He commented while helping me to pack my belongings. We were scheduled to leave around ten in the morning.
“How can you expect me to smile when I’m talking to you?” It was meant to be an insult, but the darn guy just chuckled at my statement. He didn’t care at all! He was impossible!
“Stop being cute and sassy with me, dear. It won’t change the fact that I am going to do everything in my power to win your heart again,” he declared.
“Ah, how romantic!” I joked about his declaration, and he didn’t like it. Lance scowled at me, but before he could do anything to me, I distanced myself from him.
“What time do you usually clocked out from work?” He asked.
I pretended not to hear it, but Lance knew about my weakness, and when he began to walk towards me, I had no choice but to open my mouth. “Don’t even try to show up in my workplace,” I warned him.
“Try me,” he issued a challenge.
The following day, I returned to work as nothing happened. Dimitri acted the same. However, after lunchtime, he announced that he would treat us to a meal in a nearby restaurant. Everyone was thrilled!
Since it wasn’t a busy day, we were able to leave after five o’clock, and when we arrived, the restaurant had only a few dine-in customers, and we nearly filled every table inside. Lance must have heard the news because he sent me a message. As I read his message, I couldn’t help but smile. It was only one word, but it had a huge impact!
“You’ve got a nice grin on your face!” Dimitri noticed.
“I’m overjoyed and ecstatic, Dimitri. After all these years, I finally got the chance to be recognized for my dedication and hard work.”
“You deserved it, Alexa. You’ve been working hard for the past five years, and finally, all of your efforts have been paid off. I’m just worried that you might want to take another dangerous assignment to be famous.”
“Dimitri, take a deep breath and relax. You have nothing to be concerned about, and I can defend myself,” I assured him, assuring him that the time and money I spent learning self-defence would not be wasted.
“I can’t help but be worried. So, can you tell me now what’s going on with you and Lance Salcedo? He seemed to be paying extra attention to you,” Dimitri said.
“Maybe he’s worried that I publish another article about him,” I jested.
“Yeah, it could be.” Dimitri agreed.
“How about temporarily relocating to my residence?” I laughed at the idea of living in his house when he suggested it.
We decided to call it a night around ten o’clock in the evening, and after Dimitri had paid for our food, we said our goodbyes. Because my car was still parked in the building’s parking lot, Dimitri offered to drive me back to the office, but I preferred to walk with my colleagues.
When a frozen dark brown BMW came to a halt near us, we were all taken aback. My colleagues and I stared at the luxurious sedan, assuming that whoever owned it must be extremely wealthy or well-known.
“I’m guessing it’s either a politician or a celebrity. Is anyone up for it? ”
“I bet it’s a politician,” I said confidently, knowing that if it were a celebrity, no one would be surprised.
“Wow, that’s amazing. I’ll go for the celebrity,” he said, and we waited for the driver, or anyone else for that matter, to exit the vehicle.
We waited for a few minutes, and when no one came out, we became concerned that we would have to wait a little longer. It was past ten o’clock when I looked at my wristwatch. One of my coworkers suggested that we approach it, but I objected because we had no way of knowing who might be inside. It’s preferable to maintain a safe distance for safety reasons.
I looked at my watch once more and counted the minutes that had passed.
“Oh, my God!” They exclaimed, and I locked my gaze on the man, who was dressed in a black hoodie and denim shorts. I was mesmerized by the coolness of his outfit for a brief moment because he wore his cap backwards. As he strutted towards us, both hands were in his pockets, and I looked around for a way to get away from him, but I was too late. He stood tall in front of me in a matter of seconds, and my colleagues gasped for air in unison when they realized what was going on.
“Common, I’ll take you home,” he declared, regardless of whether or not others had heard us, and he had the audacity to take my hand in his as soon as he approached me.
I resisted and yanked his hand away from me, saying, “I have my own car.”
He said, “You can just use it tomorrow.”
I reasoned out, “No, I have to bring it because I’m going to use it in the morning.”
“I’ll drive you to work tomorrow, too,” he replied, and my coworkers all exclaimed in unison as they listened to our exchange.
I told him in a hushed tone, “Don’t embarrass me in front of them,” and all he did was a smirk.
“Do you mind if I bring my girlfriend with me right now, guys?” ” Lance inquired, and I witnessed my colleagues betraying me when they all agreed to the man’s wishes.