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*CHAPTER 12*
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Alexander gets up leaving the be-d and putting
the food aside, losing appetite.
Picking her small bag, she goes towards the
other door she @$$umes is the bathroom, she
enters inside to be swapped by scented roses
filling the air.
She touches the red rose in a vase situated at
the shinning gold table, bending low to smell
it. She closes her eyes briefly as the scent fills
her, like a perfume, she inhales, smiling sadly,
she straightens up looking around.
The bathroom looked like another little beauty,
with a Jacuzzi in the middle, white towels hung
in a see- throu-ghcloset, space enough for a
mini cart to be wheeled around. The toilet
looked like one off the pictures from a
magazine, with everything in place, white,
shinny, gold, sparkling..a place the rich could
afford.
From where she stood, she could see that
there is another sliding door, but it is dark
outside.
She stood there, counting the stars.
Sometimes, she wishes her life was different,
that her childhood wasn’t messed up.
Sometimes she wishes that she had been
given another life, grown up like a normal
child, traveled the world, met someone when
she got older who cared, gotten married, had
kids, enjoying her old age and eventually dying
a fulfilled woman.
But wishes weren’t horses, and life wasn’t a
bag of lemons you could make into a
lemonade.
No, life was right now.. with a man out there
waiting for her to come perform her services..
a life she had grown into, lived throu-ghand
maybe survived in.
Sometimes she wishes she could close her
eyes and dream for a moment, just dream
about anything that wasn’t @$$ociated with
pain, with her father, with men.
Sometimes, she wanted to spr-ead her wings
and fly and never have to live this life again.
But, like a knock, life would knock you doses
of reality.
Just like now.
Sighing she turns away, stri-pping and walking
into the standing shower, skipping the Jacuzzi.
She closes her eyes as the water courses
down her bo-dy, washing away her thoughts,
preparing her for what is to come.
”Lie there, pretend, make sounds, turn, bend,
smile, laugh…pretend..pretend” she repeats.
”Alexa, just pretend”
*
Jaime is standing in the middle of the room, a
gl@$$ of white wine in his hand, his features
ha-rd, his looks set. He is staring at the muted
screen, the remote in his free hand. The room
is dark save for the pictures moving on the
screen.
His hair is we-t, his bo-dy glistens with droplets
of water. He had gone for a swim, returning
back wearing jeans, which is slightly open. He
is backing the door when Alexandra comes out
closing the door.
He doesn’t turn.
Alexander waits at the door, counting from one
to fifty. When it felt as though she was going
to be standing there forever, she clears her
throat. ”Ahem!”
He turns to stare at her…
”So, how would you want this” she asks leaving
the corner she stood and walking to him .. ”
Since you are a rules giver, maybe you would
be able to un-derstand my own rules.”’
”You want to give me rules?”‘ He has a raised
eyebrow.
”Yes. ”
”Let me hear it, doesn’t mean I am standing by
it” He folds his hands.
She co-cks her head to the side pretending not
to hear what he said ”I also don’t ki-ss my
clients, I don’t cuddle. You tell me all you want
beforehand and I will do it. Do not ambush me
in the middle of the night without my
permission else I swear to God I would smash
your ba-lls. I don’t do fisting, I don’t do an-al
and …if no condom, no show!”
”Are you done?”
”Yes. I am, so..how do you want this?”
”’On the be-d, that’s how I want it”
”And?”
He says nothing else. Sighing she walks to the
be-d, closing and opening her eyes as she
backs him, she su-cks in her breathe, inhales
and then exhales, ”Just pretend, it would be
over, just like other times” she tells herself
right before she places a smile on her face
and then turns to face him.
She takes her hand to the robe she had found
in the closet and has worn, she unties it and
then drops it.
”’Ready when you are!!”
She is wearing matching br@ and pa-nties. They
were white. She loved white undies.
Jaime walks to her slowly, he drops the gl@$$
of wine on the table and the remote, he comes
to stand infront of her.
Staring at her, longer than necessary.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes.
Now she is uncomfortable.
”Why are you staring at me like that?”
”Does it bother you?”
”Well, it depends on when I am the only one
standing here almost na-ked”
His right cheek rises up in a smile, he says
nothing.
One minute p@$$ again, another minute.
Wait, does he wait for the girl to make the
move first, is that why he was standing there?
Sighing, she takes a few steps closer to him,
closing the airspace between them as she
reaches for his jeans, about to zi-p it entirely
down when his hands come to stop hers. He
takes her hands off.
”What?”
”I have a problem with that”
”What?”
”About a woman giving me rules, especially
about s-x”
”Ooohkay. But you gave me rules!”
”Because I am the one paying, so I give my
rules, you just have to accept it and if I may
ask, I – well, I know why I don’t ki-ss during
s-x, why don’t you ki-ss your client?”
She shrugs ”I just don’t do that”
”why? You don’t like ki-sses?”
”I just don’t want someone’s smelling breath
on my li-ps that is why”
He chuckles ”that’s a first, I mean who has
such thoughts about ki-ssing?Besides, how do
you @$$ume I have smelling breath?”
”I do!! And I didn’t @$$ume anything. It’s a
general thought”
He laughs again shaking his head
”Why don’t you ki-ss during s-x?” She throws it
back to him.
”My choice, I don’t ki-ss strangers, even if you
are a paying Call Girl!”
”But you s-x strangers?”
”I use a condom”
”I see. Good thing, God knows where your
mouth have been anyways, it would be best
avoided!” she rolls her eyes, he begins to laugh
again.
”What’s so funny?” she frowns, her hands
folding over her bosom.
He shakes his head stepping away, he picks
up the robe from the floor and opens it wide
for her ”I think you should cover yourself,
Alexander”
She stares at the robe and then at him. It was
dark, the light coming from the TV wasn’t
bright enough to read his expressions. She
takes the robe and wears it, tying it below her
bre-ast , a puzzled thought on her face as he
walks away going to seat on the chair opposite
the be-d, he leans backward, his hand rests on
the arm of the chair as he rests his head on
his fin-gers, staring at her.
”I don’t un-derstand, you don’t want to begin
your service?”
He shakes his head ”Actually, I have a different
kind of service in mind..for now that is”
”What kind of service do you have in mind Mr.
Jaime?”‘
”Well, first off-”
”Wait, before you say anything, I do not do
pain, all those BDSM nonse-nse!!”
He smiles ”What if that is what I want
Alexander? I think you don’t have a choice in
that!”
”What are you, the Christian grey of our time?
Mr. I am no Anastasia, I would kick your ba-lls
if you dare spa-nk me again I swear to God!!!”
her eyes shone, and she meant it. ”And I will
not be tied”
He studies her for a few seconds, ”Why did
you cry Alexander?”
The question threw her off guard. She thins her
li-ps ”I don’t see where you paid to talk about
personal stuff. Are we going to do this or not?
”There was no way she was going to tell him
why she cried, much less about the flashes of
pain she gets whenever something reminds her
of her father.
”Come here!!!”
”What?”
”You do un-derstand two words right? Come
here!!”
Grudgingly she leaves her position and walks
to him, waiting. ”You sure like to give orders
don’t you Mr. Jaime Lockswire”
”So so” He opens the drawer beside him,
turning on the table light. He brings out a file
and hands it to her with a pen ”Sit, open, read,
sign ”
She raises an eyebrow ”This isn’t some
agreement is it Christian Grey? Don’t tell me
we are pla-ying fifty shades of grey now, I
already told you I am not into BDS-”
”You talk too much Alexander, open the file”
Sitting down, she fli-ps it open and then frowns
after a few seconds ” I do not un-derstand”
”Read it, all of it and you will. When you are
done, sign and then we begin”
He gets up leaving her and going to the be-d,
he lays there and continues to watch the
muted screen.
She reads it, halfway throu-ghshe exclaims
”Seriously?” she turns to him ”That whatever we
discuss, do, stays between us, any breach of
this I would be what exactly, charged to court,
which court if I may ask?”
””Read the file Alexander”
”I am, I have..but all I see is things that don’t
make se-nse. Like..”she fli-ps it open ”Do you
intend to make me your default loyal dog?”
”If the shoe fits!!” he smiles ruefully
‘I am not signing this!”
”You will. Besides, I am not asking for much”
”You think this is not asking for much?” She
leaves her chair and walks to him, swinging it
infront of his face.
Sighing he takes it from her ”How is it you
doing all I want a problem? How is it you
obeying to certain la-id down rules a problem? I
actually nee-d this signed so that if you go
against statement contract between you and I,
I can do the nee-dful”
”Right, like please explain to me what you
would do if i..for instance refuse to follow you
to your boring @$$ events? Refuse to get into a
dress, listen to you talk? Whatever confidential
conversation I hear doesn’t leave this room?
Agree to all that you say concerning the
Heritage group..especially if asked by the
Mayor and his wife, avoid Jimmy by all means
and-”
”How is it stupid then, how is it difficult?”
”There are about ..what?” She takes the file
from him ”About fifteen other rules and
regulations here and this..this? Not fall inlove
with you, don’t get emotionally involved, no
strings attached and after the stipulated time,
you get paid what you are owed and nothing
more. Like you think this makes se-nse to
you?”
”Well, girls like you flock around men like me
for the money and affluence, I nee-d to make
this clear that whatever relationship we have
right now is based on client and Call Girl,
anything more isn’t tolerated and would be
trashed out”
”Oh don’t get your hopes up Mr, that is not
happening. Only someone who is insanely
stupid would love a man like you and for
everything else, I don’t have to do shit. I nee-d
to un-derstand what my services are …exactly ”
”Last I remember being told by your Boss and
the other attendant that a Call Girl can be
anything I want and how I want yes?”
”Well…”
”Good! These are the services I require
amongst others and I want to make sure that
we are clear before anything else..well physical
commences.”
”And if I refuse to sign?”
”That is the door. If you cannot respect me,
obey me…or atleast pretend to. You can deal
with your Boss.”
She stares ha-rd at him ..
”If you don’t do exactly what he says, forget
your job goodbye and your stage name and
prestige Alexa” Rick, her boss had told her.
”So what would it be?”
Sighing ”I @$$ume you have a pen?”
He reaches for it and then gives it to her.
”I will sign this ”She says ”Not without a few
changes to this, I don’t care what you say. For
this…I get to eat whatever the hell I want. You
don’t hit me or spa-nk me ever again”
”Most women find it s-xually arousing ”
”Most you said, I said don’t ever spa-nk me
ever !!” she continues to write on the form.
”I pick my cloths, you tell me where you want
to take me to and I pick my own damn cloths.
Also..”she scribbled on it ”You do not fall
inlove with me, not get emotionally involved
and not be se-ntimentally attached. ”
”that won’t happen, ever”
”Good, atleast we agree on that”
”Anything else?”
”You said three months?”
”Yup!!”
”Wait, I am only covering for Bekky till she
comes back right?”
”Yes.”
”So I don’t have to sign it?”
”You do. Now, anything else?”
”If Jimmy comes at me with that nonse-nse
again, I will punch him in the eyes and kick
him in the ba-lls . signed Alexandra Beckington”
she signs, dates it and hands the file to Jaime,
who has a smile on his way.
”You really would punch his eyes?”
”Yes!!”
He nods ”That means you agree to everything
written here…yes?”
”No!!” she turns away
”Alexander!!”
”Look Jaime..how about we do this, I will try
to do all you want and you try not to step on
my toes because like an angry dog I bite.”
He says nothing .
”So about section 13..” She wanted it to be
done and over with.
”Yes section 13..” he says dropping the file
”Come here”
*
”Are you okay?” Gemmylyn hu-gs him from
behind, she felt him tense, she ru-bs his che-st..
”It would be alright, soon enough” she ki-sses
his back and rests her head there.
He takes his hands to his temple and ru-bs it ”
No it won’t Gem, it won’t. And I don’t know
what to do..not anymore”
”You cannot control it, you can’t”
”But I can try. He is my son and I love him”
”I know Jacob, I know. But he is distant, he is
going throu-gha lot too”
”But I am doing this for him”
She sighs ”He doesn’t want it”
”He has to. He just has to accept it. I know
this his recent behavior is all because of
Jimmy”.
She felt him tense in angry ”Sssshh..let it be
my Darlyne, it would be fine”
He nods turning and hu-gging her ”I hope. In
less than a month we get a new president and
I rather leave it in capable hands than one
whose aim is to run it to the ground. They all
have potential and can be good leaders I don’t
doubt but..it is not because he is my son, I
just know that if he tries and pushes for
something on his own and does it..he would
realize that it’s not me…it’s all him.”
”I know, I know!!”
They are quiet.
”That girl, do you think it is one of his many
women too?”
She shakes her head ”I don’t know, I think so.
Just like Bekky and the others”
He suddenly chuckles ”The others who are
afraid of Jimmy, this girl, she stood her ground
and also shook him off his”
Gemmyln smiles ”It was a good laugh”
”It was” then he frowns ”Jimmy…” a long sigh
leaves his li-ps as he pulls away from her
”Jacob..you nee-d to realize that there was
nothing you could have done to avert this..all
of it”
”I should have tried ha-rder”
”You did everything you ought to have done”
”But this…look at my family?” he raises his
hands and drops it
”Come here baby..just come to be-d okay. it
would be fine, eventually” She pulls him by the
hand and take him to be-d.
”You are strong, you always have been” he lays
on the be-d, she clim-bs in beside him
”Someone has to be”
Silence
”Christine is back!”
”I saw her, she is among the nominees”
”No I mean she is back-back”
”Jaime?”
She nods
”Matters of the heart are delicate Gem..Jaime
is a grown man, he can decide what he wants
and who. Did she tell you or you guessed?”
”Both!”
”Ha, a mother’s intuition is never wrong!”
”Well, we aren’t super heroes, just…I don’t
know”
”So..this…Alexandergirl, what intuition do you
have?”
”Oh her…well, I don’t know. I don’t have magic
husband.”
They laugh ”But …I feel she will cause a
change, good or bad, I don’t know. The women
the Wellingtons have had are always
submissive, she..she is strong-willed, no-
nonse-nse and knows her right and she isn’t a
bender”
”Oh I see what you mean, Jaime is proud,
@$$ertive and controlling, like his father. Good
thing I have a wife who un-derstands and loves
me and helped me”
”Yes. And Christine..she is..a good woman,
made a lot of mistakes but a good woman”
He listens ”But you don’t think she is right for
our son?”
”I didn’t say that”
”I have known you for over 30 years my love, I
can tell what you are saying and not saying”
She smiles …”All I am saying is that, Jaime
nee-ds someone who can un-derstand and help
him, mold him, give him a shoulder, listen,
submit and also take his hand and lead him,
especially now he is in this state”
”And you think this Alexander girl–”
”No! No!! I think any woman who can give our
son peace and happiness is what I want for
him.”
He sighs ”A time will come for that. For now..I
want him to realize that he is as much a
wellington as the other.”
They lay in each other’s arms still they sle-pt.
*
Jaime pulls her to him, a slow music is
pla-ying in the background. He reaches for the
rope, loose-ns it and then drops it.
She is looking past him. ”Pretend Alexa. Just
pretend to enjoy it, it would be over soon”. She
breathes.
He places his hand around her wa-ist, and pulls
her closer to him.
”Look at me Alexander..i hate no eye contact”
he says against her li-ps without touching her
li-ps.
”I don’t have to ”
”I am not asking, it is pa-rt of the rules on
s-xual section, you read, you signed, so you
obey”
She looks at him, into his eyes..
They stare at each other, suddenly, Jaime has
a thought..a sly smile places across his
li-ps…so what if he did it, what would she do?
Cry ..he hates to be given rules. Besides, he
wouldn’t mind spitting her just a little.
He leans in, taking his hand to her ne-ck and
p-ulling her head close, he places a quick ki-ss
on her li-ps and lingers.
Alexander gasps..
*TO BE CONTINUED.