🔥ATTITUDE
MEETS
ARROGANCE🔥
Episode 35
Ciara’s POV
Tears were balancing on my eyes, two months ago I would have been happy to sleep away from that mean man..
But tonight I felt loneliness creeping in…Yes I was a wife on paper but why did I feel like I deserved more…
I wanted to be appreciated, loved not treated like trash.
“Sophie, can I sleep in your room???” I whispered the moment I opened the be-droom’s door…
She was seated by her dressing mirror doing a night face routine…
“Your arm is bleeding, what happened???” She ran to me…
“It’s nothing, I sli-pped and fell…”
She gave me a suspicious look and took hold of my arm, “He pushed you, didn’t he????”
“No, he respects me…” Did I mean that or did I just say that to console myself???Does he respect me???
Just as we were talking, we heard a knock at the door…For a moment, I thought he had come to ask for me…
Ciara focus, why are you growing a soft sp©t for him??? He ruined your life, you should hate him…
“Who is it???” Sophie asked…
“It’s Caro, sir Jordan has s£nt me…”
I was surprised and curious at the same time..
When Sophie opened the door, Caro handed her a first aid kit…
“It’s for Mrs Marcias…He said you hurt your arm…”
So he still cared after all…I found myself smiling like a little girl, my heart skipping a beat. What was happening to me???
“He does respect you after all…” Sophie commented the moment she shut the door…
“I told you…”
Sophie nursed my wound and after some minutes I was no longer in pain…
“Ciara, can I ask you a personal question???”
I knew what she wanted to ask and if I had the power I would erase her memory from everything she has ever heard about me…
“Yes???” it was more of a question…
“Who do you love Jordan or Jaxon???”
I knew it…It’s like I had re-ad her mind…
“Why are you asking that???” I tried avoiding the question. But seriously I didn’t know anymore what I felt…
“Because they both love you alot…Jordan loves you in his own way, Jaxon also loves you in his own way…The question is who do you love????”
Honestly I didn’t have the answer to that because I also don’t know…
“I don’t know…” I whispered..
She furrowed her eyebrows and took my hand,”Just close your eyes and the first person that comes to your mind, is the one you love…”
“That’s madness, a myth…”
“Just do it, it won’t hurt…” She was insistent…
“Fine…”
I closed my eyes and Jordan c@m£ to my mind…The scene of him taking care of me the night of the concert pla-yed in a slow motion in my mind…
I quic-kly opened my eyes p@n-ting…No, I can’t be in love with him…He is a mean arrogant man..I guess my head is just tired and since I spend alot of time with him, that’s why he was the first thing that c@m£ in mind..
But was I willing to tell Sophie that???Of course not…
“So, who did you see????”
“My father, the first person I saw was my father…So he is the one I love…” I rejoiced but she just shook her head…
“You honey, are a hopeless case…”
She stood up from the be-d, went to wash the black mask from her face in the bathroom and c@m£ back looking all flawless…
“I forgot to tell you, our plan worked…Clara dumped that good for nothing Victor…” She said, ru-bbing soothingly some night cream on her face…
“Are you going to get back to him???”
“Of cos not, he is a j£rkas-s and I don’t want such kind of people in my life…I meant to ask who is this Ariana, Jaxon is claiming to be the girlfriend?? She looks bit-chy to me, I didn’t like her one bit…”
“That makes the two of us..” I rolled my eyes..I hated her for been Jaxon’s girlfriend, full st©p!!! I don’t care if she is mother Teresa, Pope to me she will always be the girl to snatches my Jaxon away..
Seriously Ciara, who do you love??? Is it Jaxon or not Jaxon???Because you can’t actually be in love with Jordan..He ain’t your type..
“Hey where did you fly to???” Sophie snapped her f!ngerson my face, pu-lling back to reality.
“Nothing, I am just sleepy…” I faked a yawn…
“Alre-ady??? I wanted to gossip more as I show you some ph0tos of this guy crushing on me…”
Did she say a guy??? Now we talking…
“Does he have abs??? Is he cute??? Does he own a bike??? Is he a CEO??? Does he look cute when he smiles???” I asked excitedly and Sophie just raised her eyebrow with a smile…
“What??? Did I say something wrong???”
“No, you just describe-d Jordan..That means when you closed your eyes, he is the first person that c@m£ into your mind…” She tea-sed…
“No, he didn’t…” I tried to lie but the embarras-sed look on my face sold me out…
“Let me even sleep, I can’t deal with you…” I got my legs inside the duvet and covered my face with a pillow.
“Missy, you may try to ignore it but you love Jordan…” She gr@bb£d the pillow from my face…
“I hate you…” I tried gr-abbing it from her but she threw it on the floor..
“I love you too Ciara…”
Just when we were re-ady to get comfortable in be-d, we heard another knock…
“Who could that be???” I asked…
“There is only one way to find out…” Sophie got out of be-d and surprisingly it was granny..
“Hello granny???” She beamed…
“Don’t granny me, why is a married woman slee-ping in your room???”
We both remained silent…
“Ciara, get out of that be-d and go back to your room…” Granny ordered with a straight face..
“But???”
“Ciara, I said go back to your room…”She bu-tted in…
Arguing with her was meaningless since it felt like she wanted to hear nothing about why I was in that room in the first place…
“Okay granny…”
I dragged my feet out of the room, feeling awkward about going back to my room…I know Jordan will tease me till eternity…
Maybe I should sleep in the terrace??? No, that is also my room and all I have to do is act bold..
I slowly turned the door knob and when I got in Jordan was busy going throu-gh some papers…
“I thought you weren’t slee-ping here tonight???” He asked, his eyes stuck on the papers..
I wish I went to the terrace…Be bold Ciara, don’t let him get to you…
“This is my room right???”
Jordan’s POV
I felt lonely slee-ping without Ciara beside me and so I called Granny to help me out..
The room felt different without her…
Granny is always against married women not slee-ping on their matrimonial be-d and I used that to my advantage…
As Ciara walked inside the room, my heart jumped up and down in excitement..I wanted to take her in my arms and show her how sorry I was for earlier…
Yes, I am still mad at her but she didn’t deserve it…
“Can you get your papers on your side of the be-d??? I want to sleep…”
“And which be-d are you talking about??? People give orders on their be-ds and as far as I can remember I own this be-d..”
She rolled her eyes and folded her arms,”Where do you expect me to sleep???”
“On the couch….There..” I threw a pillow at her and surprisingly she threw it back at me..
“I am slee-ping on this be-d and if you don’t feel like slee-ping next to me, you can as well go and sleep on the terrace…” She walked on the side of her be-d and threw the papers on my face,” I bet you have an office somewhere in this house..
And the old Ciara was back…I was just teasing her, I knew she wouldn’t accept to sleep on the couch..
She savoured into the duvet and turned the other side…
I was tem-pted to move closer, wra-p my arm around her w@!st and trail k!sses down her collarbone ..
“Don’t complain, if anything happens tonight…”
Sweet heavens, why did I blurt so loud???
She didn’t reply, she just pu-ll-ed the duvet over her head and I just smiled over her silliness…
It was quarter past one and she was there slee-ping peacefully…I ti-ptoed to her side and stared at her sleepy face..
“Why are you so beautiful???” I whispered, feeling her skin…
“I love peanut too…”She said and took hold of my hand…If that wasn’t enough, she turned to my side still holding my hand…
“What is this???” I whispered to myself…Everytime I tried to draw it away, she held it even ti-ghter so I had no choice but to wake her up…
“Ciara???” I shook her but she didn’t even flin-ch…
“Ciara???” I shook her again more vigorously this time…
“What???” She snapped on my face that I was speechless for a moment..
“You are holding my hand…”
“Which hand???” She hadn’t realised that she was holding…I pointed at it and the second it dawned to her, she swallowed her words..
“Why am I holding your hand???” She threw it away ..
“I should be asking you, I was going to the bathroom and boom you gr@bb£d it and started ranting how much you love me…”
She placed her hand over her mouth and quic-kly ran to the bathroom…
“Do you love me???” I asked when I got into the bathroom..Was there ever a chance that she would fall in love with me???
“Leave me alone….” She ordered..
“It’s a simple question…”
“Jordan, just go and sleep…” She opened the faucet and rinsed her face…Maybe to her and to me it seemed like a joke but inside me I really wanted her to say yes…
“Just answer me!!!.” I twirled her around to face me…
“What’s wrong with you???Just leave me alone…”
“I won’t..”
“Why do you care??? You said I am your wife on paper.. Whatever I feel is none of your business..”
She pushed me back and since the floor was still sli-ppery I sli-pped and fell…
There she was laughing hilariously as I gro-an ed in pain..What kind of a wife was she???
In rage, I swiped her feet and she fell on t©p of me k!ss!ngme accidentally…Like a fool in love, my arms encircled around her w@!st and gave her a punishing k!ss…
Her whole b©dy froze..At first she didn’t k!$$£d me back but I smothered herl-ips with demanding mastering…
Herl-ips were divine, warm and sweet. The moment I tasted them, I felt like I had been starving all along..
My anger for her instantly shattered. I was ragged with de-sire…
My hands suddenly begun pu-lling up her t©p when she pu-ll-ed back from the k!ss…
“I am sorry….” She stood up and ran out of the bathroom..I was left there feeling myl-ips, a new spirals of ecstasy throu-gh my b©dy..
Jaxon’s POV
Had Ciara begun falling for Jordan???
Was she no longer in love with me????
It felt like my t©uçh disgusted her, the mere thought of myl-ips on hers angered her..Have I lost her??? Is this what I get for moving aside??
Since my last encounter with Ciara, I made sure my path’s and hers never met…I don’t know if I could resist myself from not running into her arms…She made it clear, I should not be close to her again..
Although I missed her that was the best thing to do for the both of us..It was a high time I accepted the reality that she was a married woman…
It had been two days since I saw Ariana and surprisingly missed her..I tried calling her for the fifth time now but he phone was still off. Was she okay???
I know what I will do, go to her place with a box full of chocolate doughnuts and milkshakes…
When I arrived at her place, the door was open and it seemed like a break in…
Was she okay???
I dropped the box of doughnuts and milkshakes and ran inside…The living room looked messy…The pillows were lying on the floor, there was a broken flower vase and some drops of blood…
“Ariana???” I called out when I heard someone screaming in the be-droom….
“Ariana????” I called once more and she screamed…
I ran to the be-droom and slammed the door open only to see Zac holding a belt…
Ariana was standing on the wall, her b©dy bruised and mouth full of blood…
She looked terrified…
I tried to suppress my violent impulses but seeing him manhandle her gave me the urge to sma-ck him down…
“Ariana, are you okay????” I asked…
Like how could I ask that when she looked like a mess??? I sl@pped myself inside my head…
“Back off Marcias..She is my woman and I will do with her what I want…” The nigga boasted..
“Not in my watch dude…She is my girlfriend and whoever messes with her messes with me…” I snarled…
“Girlfriend????” He laughed,”We both know that was a publicity stunt…”
“I said back off Zac…” I ordered but he didn’t move…
“Or else what???” He pushed me back but I only staggered…That’s it…
I drove my shoulder into his che-st, slamming him into the wall where I started landing solid punches into his gut…
“Jaxon, he is not worth it…”I heard Ariana crying behind me…
“Next time, you l@yyour hand on her I will kill you…” I held him by the collar and dragged him out of the ap@rtment.
“Go away!!!” I pushed to the floor full of doughnuts and milkshake and he gro-an ed in pain…
Just then two security guards arrived, “What’s wrong sir????”
“Call the police, this man was beating up my girlfriend…” I glared at him angrily…
“Right away sir…” They nodded and took him away…
“This is not the end Marcias…” That guy had the nerve to threaten me and he couldn’t even lift his pinky f!nger to defend himself..What a coward???
When I got back to the be-droom, I found her crying in the corner of the room her legs pu-ll-ed to her che-st….
“Ssssh!!!!!That’s enough..He is gone…” I whispered the moment I knelt infront of her…
“I am so scared….” She threw herself at me and I delicately hvgged her..
“I am here for you Ariana, it’s okay…” I stro-ked her hair, “Where is your first aid kit????”
“In the bathroom at the cabinet…” She explained after drawing away…
“Don’t move, I will be back…”
I went for the first aid kit and places it on the be-d…I delicately carried her in my arms and placed her on the be-d…
I carefully cleaned her bruises and everytime she hissed in pain, I b!ower at it…
“Ariana, I am taking you to my house. You can stay alone here, what if that moron comes back???”
“But what about your family??? Ciara???”
Even in her darkest hour, she was still stubborn…
“Ciara is a married woman and about my family they will un-derstand..”
“Okay, thank you…”
“It’s nothing, just looking out for a friend….”
If people ever found out about this, they would think I am neglecting my girlfriend and drama is the last thing I want…
“Is this Zac’s house???” I asked….
“Yes, he bought it for me…”
“I will give the manager back the keys, just pack whatever is yours and leave behind anything that belongs to him…I don’t want you carrying anything his, are we clear???”
“Yes, why did you come thou???” Girls with curiosity.
“Your phone was off and you got me worried…But I am glad I c@m£ or else that bastard could have killed you…”
The thought of him beating her with that belt made my blood boil…
“He got mad when he heard about us d@t!ngand he went crazy…He started saying I betrayed him with his biggest rival…He begun hitting me Jaxon..” Tears begun dripping from her eyes as she narrated the encounter…The more she talked, the angrier I got…
If it’s war that fool nee-ds its war he will get…
“I am here for you,” I as-sured as I wiped tears from her eyes,”Go pack, we are leaving soon…”
Jordan’s POV
Since the k!sshappened between Ciara and I, we have all been acting weird…
The atmosphere between us is tensed. I cannot longer look her in the eyes. I was embarras-sed and it seemed she was too..
Did she enjoy the k!ss??? Why can’t she say something???
Myl-ips still burn from the aftermath of the k!ss…My emotions felt skidded and whirled..
Everyone was seated in the living room talking after dinner ap@rt from Jaxon, Ciara and Sophie..The girls were out shopping and the guy I didn’t know his whereabouts..It had been long since I saw him..
As for me, I was waiting for my wife since this is the only time I can look at her face without feeling shy…
In our room, I can ba-rely stand beside her…
As we were busy talking, Jaxon walked into the living room carrying a handbag..
For a moment I thought it was Ciara’s but she does own a grey handbag..
Behind him, was his bruised girlfriend…
“What happened??? Are you okay???” My mother ran to her son. C’mon mom, can’t you see the person behind him looks worse…
“I am okay but my girlfriend is not…She will be living with us from now on.Is that okay????”
That was some good news but how was Ciara going to take it????
“What happened to her???” I asked…
“Her violent ex b©yfri£ndbeat her up and i couldn’t leave her in her ap@rtment anymore…Since I know people who ain’t married can’t share a room as per Granny’s rules she will stay in the guest room…” He stated..
“Are you okay???” Granny asked and Ariana nodded…
“Feel at home, this is now like your home…” Mason hvgged her, ” Sophie and Ciara would have been happy to show you around but they are still out with their friends…”
“It’s okay…”
She looked like a very good girl to me and I hope very soon those two fall in love…
“So Jaxon who do you love???Ciara or her???”Chloe asked…Dis she have to really???The girl seemed traumatised and the last thing she wants to hear is her b©yfri£ndloves another…
“Chloe I love my husband and Jaxon love his girlfriend…”Ciara replied, her and Sophie walking into the living room their hands full of shopping bags..Her eyes were on everyone ap@rt from me.. I didn’t hear any footsteps, did she fly???
My Ciara was here finally but why is my heart beating so fast???
Mother still seemed mad at Ciara as she rolled her eyes and the look on her face changed..
“Hey Ariana???” She hvgged her
“Hey Ariana,” Sophie followed..
“Hello…” She whispered softly…
“We will take the bags to our rooms and show you around if that’s okay???” Ciara asked and Ariana nodded…
“Sophie let’s go…”
Off late Ciara and Sophie have grown close, they follow each other everywhere like two stranded dogs in love…
“I will be in my office, goodnight everyone…”
I k!$$£d granny on the forehead and headed to my room. They might think I have alot of work to do but I was avoiding Ciara…
I wanted by the time I am going to our room, she is asleep…
I walked around in circles, tried to re-ad philosophical books, stared ha-rd and inquisitively at the screen of the l@pt©p infront of me until it was midnight. Right now, she is asleep..
When I walked into our room, everything was scattered on our be-d….
“Jane, I think I should come sleep over tomorrow…” She got out of the bathroom only in a bathrobe speaking on the phone…
Should I run out of there or act normal??? Jordan you are a man and it’s your room. But the first option seems easier… She is just your wife not an alien…
How should I tell her to clear the be-d??? Why should I, I will just do that myself….
I begun picking her dresses from the be-d silently avoiding to look at her even accidentally..
“Jane I will call you back…” She hanged up…