? The billionaire’s choice ?
(She’s shy…but she’s s-exy)
__Episode twenty seven__
Abigail:
Early that morning on Saturday, Jessica had help me dress appropriately since cloth choice was one of the look out.
” He loves his workers dressing s-exy” she nagged.
I just put on a plane blue dress, a ti-ght one, that could possibly show off my s-exy curves.
I got to the brothel in the nick of time. I had to sneak into the line of the applicant so that I wouldn’t be regarded as a late comer.
The boss came out of his office with a tall long lady behind him. Perhaps, that was the Secretary.
He was a fat man. Short and ugly could describe him. I also heard he was an wom-anizer, I totally became scared.
” Well, this is a large number, I guess. But I’m sure you all know that only three get to be chosen. I wouldn’t waste any time because my brothel will be open any minute from now” He said cat walking Infront of us with his hands tied to his backs.
” You!” He pointed at a short woman. ” You’re in”
The woman rejoiced her way into the brothel kitchen. I gave a de-eper breath and kept a positive mind.
” And you too.. you’re in” he pionted at a slender teenage boy.
Oh God..please let me be the next person..please..please..I prayed within me.
” You there..” I opened my eyes and saw him pointing at tall slender woman with slacked looking skin.
” The rest can leave!” He said walking away. Everyone began to exit the door with lots of murmuring and disagreement.
I became confused whether to just follow them out or go run to his knees and beg for some other job. Jessica winked at me and I un-derstood what it meant quickly.
” Sir! Sir!.” I stormed towards him. I quickly bent to his knees. ” Please..sir. I need a job so badly. I need to fend for my family. You can give me just anything to do..I can throw the trashcan, wash some dishes or even..”
” I’m sorry miss but..I already have enough of them here. You can Go look for a job somewhere else!” He yelled waving his hand. I pouted my li-ps sadly and stood up walking out the door.
Just then, Jessica ran to her boss and whispered something into his ears. The boss nodded and quickly brou-ght my attention.
” Hey..miss.. you’re in”
” I’m in?!?” I asked bewildered.
” Yes. You’ll be among the waitress for now. Just so you know, any mistake and you will be fired!. Get it?!”
I swallowed nodding my head. Though, I was very glad to be in the waitress job, but I don’t know if I was going to last there.
I’m just being so clumsy.
Work started fully in the next minute and men began to troop into the brothel. The bar got full before noon, I wasn’t surprised because it was a Saturday.
” Order from table nine. Three bulldozer drinks” one of the waitress said giving me a small paper.
I sighed de-eperly. This was my first duty. I was sure not to cause any disaster!.
I settled three bulldozer on a tray with a it cap opener and carried it off towards the bar.
Table nine.. table nine..I whispered as I darted my eyes around. Yes.. table nine..just two feet away.
Wait.
I blinked my eyes twice.
My blood stopped circulating at that moment. My breathing intensified. And I turned numb.
What!!
Once, I thought the person sitting on that chair was a ghost. Or maybe he was just all over my mind for me to have mistaken him.
I shook my head and looked more clearly.
Oh my god!!
Demin!. It’s actually him!.
Oh my god!. Oh my…
I stumbled and the tray fell from my hand. All the drinks shattered to the floor.
” Abi!!” I saw Jessica running towards me from the cashier. I looked up at her more confused at myself.
” What were you thinking!. Look at what you’ve done.!” She yelled shaking my shoulder. I just stood stiff staring at her moving li-ps…I was numb. My whole sense was completely inactive.
” Abigail!. I’m talking to you” she continued yelling. All eyes on us.. murmuring created all because of me.
” What’s happening!” The secretary yelled storming out of her office. She stopped in her tracks when she realized the broken bottles on the floor.
” Omg! What’s a mess!” She exclaimed. ” Who’s responsible for this!”
I pouted my li-ps and continued to hide behind Jessica unnoticed. I could feel my heart pouncing out of my che-st.
” I said who’s responsible for this!” She bollard pointing at the shattered bottle.
One of the male workers came forward dragging me out of my compartment.
” She is!. She’s responsible!” He yelled. The woman turned to look at me with disgust.
” You!. I knew it was the new worker!..come with me!” She yelled taking my hands rou-ghly. I grumbled following her away.
” Stop!” Someone blurted from behind us.
We both paused and turned around to see demin standing up from his seat.
Oh my god!. I’m still trying to believe if he’s actually the one. I’m totally speechless.
” Let her be!. I’ll pay for the broken bottles and the drinks itself. Just leave her to go” he contorted. The secretary turned to me in some sort of disgust.
” Well. You would be pardon because some nuisance agreed to pay for you. Next time, But just this once, I won’t spare you. ” She stormed. I bowed slightly and turned around to go.
I gave one more stare at demin before walking into the brothel. I sighed taking a chair to sit. I ran my fingers into my hair and tried calming my senses.
The door opened and Jessica walked in.
” You were totally lucky Abigail. Can you believe such a dreamy guy could offer to pay for what you shattered. Haa..I wish I was as s-exy and eye-catching as you, Abi. Maybe we could exchange body for some time” she teased nudging my hand slightly.
” I can’t..I can’t believe this!” I yelled still fingering my hair. ” I can’t believe it was him!” I said as tears rolled down my eyes
” What do you mean?. It was who?”
I turned around and held her hand.
” Demin. The guy that I thought died for me. It was him..the one who agreed to pay for the drinks.”
” Wait.. seriously. Omg, no wonder he had bandage in his arm and head. It seems he had survived after the injury. This is another opportunity for you, Abi. Why don’t you go out and meet him” she Shaked my shoulders willingly.
I shook my head crying on her lap-s.
” I’m..I..I.. feel speechless. And I don’t know what steps to take now. Jace is waiting on me and..my family wants us to get married too. I can’t chase on demin now that I realize he is alive again. I’ll just tell him it’s over now, then everyone can move on.” I said cleaning up my tears.
” Are you sure?. That would really break his heart. Don’t you love him anymore?” She asked stro-king my hair.
” I do love him. But.. I’m not sure I want us to be together again. If I keep falling in love with both of them again, it’s going to be a long boring roma-nce story. The next step for me, is getting married and settling in or..just being myself for now.”
Jessica smiled within her.
She thought..
‘Well since Jace and Abigail have started getting along too well, maybe I could go in with the demin guy. He seems perfectly hot to my taste and..after all, I’m not young any longer. I also wanna get married and settle in too’
One of our members came in slamming the door rou-ghly. She picked up a tray and balanced some drinks on it before turning to me.
” Abigail.. there’s this guy at the facade there waiting to speak with you. Remember, the guy who agreed to pay for the broken bottles? He wants to meet you.. urgently” she snapped.
I turned to look at Jessy as a big frown drafted on my cheeks. I’m definitely fried now!.
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Jace:
I had finished dressing up for tonight concert rehearsal. My usual dull face was put on.
I could even see beards growing around my chin because of stress and confusion.
I haven’t been myself since Abi left.
Sometimes, I would just sleep in bed all day without eating or seeing anyone.
And other times, I would pretend like everything was alright. But within me, things were shattering into pieces.
Tonight concert, I wanted to leave everything behind and be happy.
I wanted to put on the best even if it’s going to be a try.
“Cut!..cut!..” my director yelled with fury. ” Jace.. something must be really wrong here. You’ve been forgetting your lines in the play and acting really bad!” He yelled.
I just took a seat and sipped on my bottle of water while running my fingers into my hair.
” I’ll be fine. I’m just getting throu-ghsome heartbreak challenges. And my company, my music industry, everything is just getting me fed up at the same time” I yelled resting my head back on the chair.
Everyone turned to stare at themselves with voided emotions.
” Look Jace. If you truly want us to end this new tv show, we won’t hesitate. When you are a bit better, we’ll continue back on the show. Viewers are counting on us to spoon this movie in the next coming month, but everything is just a disaster since we started. And you being the lead character, no one else is doing it right”
I exhaled de-eperly after a short while before standing up.
” okay fine. We don’t have much time. Let’s get this show started.” I snapped taking my space at the sp-otlight.
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Lexi:
Finally, I was where I could receive some peace and fresh air.
The plane journey was quite hectic but I was able to overcome it later on.
I was sitting alone in my new apartment in Las Vegas, Some places around the waterfall vegetation. A place to start life afresh.
Not my old life that got me into a huge trouble ??
Well, let me guess, I should have listened to my doctor when he warned me about after this ab-ortion. I gave deafening ears.
The operation was quite successful.
But I lost something precious that I couldn’t get back again, and that was what led me over to this lonely city, where I could dine and die myself out.
After all, no man would want to marry a woman whose wo-mb got damaged. Every woman also wants to carry their child.
But I’m sure I’d be the only different one. No man would love me again. i felt like a trash. I’m totally afraid to even step out.
All my evil are suddenly turning back on me in a painful way.
If I could be given another chance in life, I wouldn’t have wasted all those years moving with Jace. I would have used that opportunity to get married and start a family.
Sigh**
I picked up my cu-p of wine and stretch it to the air…
” Toss to us who would live the rest of our lives wretchedly…”
__Episode twenty eight__?
Demin:
I was still waiting restlessly at a close bench behind the brothel. The weather was starting to change, I knew the rain would come very soon.
*Fli-p* the brothel door
I quickly stood up as I saw Abigail walk towards me with for-ced ease, and a young pretty black American fellow was behind her.
She stopped halfway and darted her eyes at me, and I also exchange long gazes at her too.
It was like a melodrama before another play.
” Demin…” She called gently as she stepped forward.
” Abi..” I took de-eper a swallow. She tou-ched my skin and saw I was not a ghost and then a smile crept up on her face.
” You’re truly alive!!” She ran to embrace me. I quickly took her into my arms and buried her in my che-st with all the emotions running into me.
” I’m..I’m so speechless, demin. I thought you had been dead by now. I..I”
” Abi. I’m here now. Believe it or not, we are going back to start a life together. Let’s leave. You have to come with me” I said willingly.
She disengage herself from my hug staring at me startled.
” What’s the problem?” I asked calmly.
She nodded her head painfully as tears brim down her babyish eyes.
” I wish to follow you now, demin. But..I have already made a choice. I..I..want..Jace now” she cocooned bitterly.
” No!…no..no..you can’t say you want Jace. You made it clear the other time that you needed me”
” That was last time, demin. After you died, I broke Jace heart into pieces and..I’m planning to mend it soon. If I go with you, I’ll cause more disaster”
” Look Abi..if you go with him more disaster will occur” I said holding her hand. ” Abi. I know I’m not rich or anything. I’m not holy or innocent like you. But I’m sure if you could come into my life, I’ll treat you more like a queen. Forget the fact that Jace is a billionaire. He will never think of losing his money and sacrificing his heart for you.”
Rain downpour***
” I know. I don’t need anyone’s heart anymore. After I die, just let them bury. I don’t think fighting for a heart is a issues. Ninety nine percent people with my condition die because of confusion on who’s heart to take. I just want to rest peacefully” I said weeping out my eyes.
He quickly grabbed my head and placed it on his che-st.
” Fine. You can go with Jace. But I won’t let you go without having a heart donor. You can’t possibly die when I’m still alive. It’s either I die, or we both live.” I muttered while stro-king her we-t hair. We both sighed de-eperly as silence overtook.
She disengage herself from me again and turned to my wounds, she tipped it open and saw how de-eper and and terrifying it was.
” You really pa-ssed alot of pain because of me, demin. Perhaps, staying inches away from me would keep you safe, I pray you find someone more perfect than me. Just..Stay safe demin. Bye..” she waved slightly before leaping away from me.
I stood stiff lost in an awkward silence. I bit my li-ps as a smile alongside tears rolled down my eyes.
I had never smiled while crying before, that’s was why it felt awkward.
” Um demin.. don’t take it too ha-rd on yourself. She’s always that way, she might sooner or later come back to her senses and change her mind” I heard someone clatter from behind.
I turned around and found that pretty young chocolate skinned girl behind me.
I began to study her looks,,
She had a long black hair reaching her shoulder and long de-eper eye lashes. Her nose weren’t pionted but it was small and kinda cute.
Plus those oval face with high cheekbones. She was rather slender with less curves.
” Yeah. It’s actually nothing.” I waved my hand unruffled. ” I’m not pissed off because she left me hanging. After all, I’m use to heartbreak anyways.” I said as I took my leave.
” Um..wait..” she called me back. I stopped and turned to her halfway. ” You can take my number..you know..in case you call Abigail and she isn’t picking. Mine would be like an alternative”
” Wait..are trying to make me have your phone number?” I fretted.
She giggled shrugging her shoulder.
” Maybe.” She blurted.
I smiled and took her a business card. I stared at it one more time before turning back to her.
” I’ll try call you” I said and dashed off.
” Okay..bye!. I’m Jessica by the way” she yelled waving her hand happily.
******
Many days later….?
Abigail:
I heard my phone ring and i sluggishly went up to it. Ugh..my troublesome pretty sister was the one calling me. I wonder what it’s about, if it isn’t stuff they asked her to buy at school.
I picked it up quickly.
” Hello..I’m at work..I told you never..”
” Abi!. Come home!.” She yelled.
” What?. Why?. We still have three more hours before we close and..”
” Come home now!!” She yelled again while giggled before cutting off the call.
I got puzzled for a while. What was the urgent call really about cause I heard a chuckle before she cut me off.
What if she was just playing tricks on me!. Or what if, something really bad happened.
I wasn’t really sure so I just took my bags and left to my boss office.
He was again busy on his laptop, just like every twenty four hours of the day.
” Sir..good evening” I greeted closing up his door.
” Yes what is it?!” He snorted, his eyes still fixed to his laptop.
” Um..my sister just phoned me and told me to come home this minute. I don’t know what was actually happening back there at home so that’s why I have to leave urgently” i explained.
” Mh?” He mused still glued to his laptop. I sighed while rolling my eyes. This was one problem I countered with him.
I repeated what I said earlier; this time around more clearly.
Finally!. He took his gaze away from his laptop and looked at me.
” Come, take a seat” he simply said. I drew a chair and sat next to him.
” So…what were you saying?” He asked further.
*God!!..this man!! He is totally mad, I guess.
He placed his hands on my lap-s and looked at me.
” Do you realize you took my breath away when I saw you walk into this bar the very first?. And up till now, your body is still deceiving me” He said caressing me gently.
I held his palm to stop him from going further but he would take my hands away.
” Why are you taking off my hands baby?. Just touching your skin make my manhood stand erect, don’t you like it?”
” Sir. I would really need to rush home. What if something is happening right now..please..I wanna go home..I don’t like what you are doing to me a bit” I sneered muffling my li-ps together.
” Maybe this would work instead” He said lifting me up so that I could sit on his erected big thing.
‘” let me go you!. Leave me alone!” I yelled trying to stand up from him. He was more stronger and would press me down.
He kis-sed the back of my ne-ck and sque-ezed my b-oobs in his arm. I cried in pain and took his arm bi-ting it like a dog. It didn’t pa-ss a second before he let go off me.
I stood up and slapped him..a heavy one on his cheeks.
” Ahh!. How dare you slap me.. your own boss!”
” Widow!!. Boss my foot!” I yelled picking up my bags.
” Just don’t think of resuming here tomorrow or you’ll see the last of me!”
” I don’t need your fu-cking job anyways!” I yelled back slamming his door.
I walked out of the restaurant, pissed off and frustrated.
I was glad I was fired because I never really enjoyed working there. I and that stupid secretary of his never get along at all. She treated me badly unlike others and never paid my full amount of salary.
I’m glad, just this once, I was fired with a reasonable reason to take back home.
I flagged down a cab and it drove me home without any traffic occuring. He stopped me across the road to my house, after paying the driver, I ward off with great speed to see what had happened.
Before I got home, I was left startled for a while as I stared at the different cars and Jeeps stationed in front of my house.
Some men in suit were standing outside the car. While others prevented the many people who tried to break into my house by all means.
I sque-ezed my way into the front line and saw the long huge rope used to separate my house from them.
Wait. What is actually happening.
A president or foreigner can only cause this crowd to occur, but in my own house?
One of the men in suit saw me and quickly brou-ght down the rope for me to pa-ss. He bowed slightly as I walked past him.
I turned back at the crowds looking at them bedazzled. They were thousands of them seeking to vogue into my house.
This could only mean one thing..
I leaped into the house and the next thing, I saw my sister dragging me to the sofa. She tied my eyes quickly.
” Valerie. What’s up with the havoc happening outside?. Is that what you called me to see?” I asked. She turned to me and gawled.
” I thought you should have known by now?. Silly head” she hit me gently on the head and I winced. ” Since you don’t know, I’ll call it a surprise”
” Wow. I love surprise” I said. When my eyes were completely tied around my head, she began to take me to a room where alot of noises were going on.
I bit my li-ps happily. I couldn’t just wait to see what it was.
I was placed on a seat and the ropes finally got loosed.
My gaze first darted to my surrounding, I was at the dinning room with my family. So?.. what’s the big surprise?
” Look behind you, Abi” Jake muttered gnashing his teeth with joy.
” Uhn?” I stood up and turned around.
My heart skipped into what seemed like eternity!. Stomach goosebumps…J..j..
” Jace..” I called out bewildered. ” Wow. What are you doing here at my home?” I asked tracing my gaze at him as he turned to take his seat beside me.
” I came here to spend time with the whole family, and leave my social life aside for now. I’ve kind of been crazy since you left” He said chuckling.
” And he also came to know your final decision on his proposal” my dad chipped in.
” Oh..no..no..I wasn’t really here to bother her on that. When she’s ready, I know she will tell me” he said turning to look at me.
I quickly buried my gaze to my food and pretended to be eating in a haste.
” So…um..Jace..what do we do about those crowds loosing their minds outside our house?” My mom asked feeling worried.
” My guards can handle them. They will all be gone any moment from now” he replied.
He had those s-exy looking voice that would leave any woman dying for. It was de-eper..slow..and magical.
” Abi..Jace.. I’ll be upstairs in my room” my dad said cleaning his mouth before storming away.
” And me too..I need to pack up the dry laundries and iron them” my mom chipped in.
” Jake. This is already eight thirty, we haven’t done our a-ssignment. Let’s go quickly!” Valerie leered dragging Jake away.
Good..it was left Jace and I. Part of my mom’s stupid plan to leave us together.
” So Abi..” Jace turned to face me. ” I heard you got a new job some days ago?”
” Yeah. But..I got fired today. That makes it five places I got fired at the same time” I jinxed and he chuckled softly.
” I was there on that very day when you got fired from your previous job. I saw you pout your li-ps and wail like a three year old child. So cute of you..” he said pinching my cheeks.
” What about you.. what’s your most cutest moment?” I asked.
” Being kis-sed by a girl called Abigail” he mouthed and I punched his arm playfully.
” It’s late now. I need to go shower and rest my head, it’s been a long tiring day. I’ll see you tomorrow morning” I yawned stretching my arm.
” Okay” he simply said.
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I stood by the mirror while brushing down my we-t hair before taking up the dryer.
I opened my closet and took out something more s-exy..like my white lingerie. I stood still staring at my reflection in the mirror until I saw Jace face and wide broad shoulders pop out in it too.
I gasped turning around.
” How did you get in here!” I yelled, shocked.
” Your door was widely opened” he said pocketing his arm.
” Arg!. Get out!. I wanna go to bed.” I grumbled falling to the bed flatly. He took a brush and combed his hair backwards while staring at his reflection.
” This is where I’m spending the night. With my..to be wife” he said turning to me in a sm-irk.
I sat up quickly while widening my eyes.
” Wife?!”
” Yes” he smi-rked again while pushing me to fall flat. He climbed me over and held my small wai-st, while taking his hands down my big curves.
” Abi. Just say yes..so we can get this over with” he whispered while placing short teasing kis-ses on my ne-ck and li-ps.
” I..I..Mh.. don’t know..yet..mmh” I said while m-oaning.
” Abi..” he called while staring down at my innocent face. He adjusted my hair behind my ear and held my cheeks. ” I know de-eper within you, you want us to get married, I know you are tired of waiting, some how, I feel the same too. I want you to actually speak It out without hiding it anylonger. Tell me.. don’t show…I want to hear it spoon out of your li-ps”
I sighed and cling hold to him while pushing him to the bed so that I’d be ontop.
” I want to, jace. I want to be your wife. I want to put on that wedding dress and walk hand in hand with you. I want that ring to pa-ss throu-ghmy finger. I want just both of us to spend that sweet honeymoon together..will you?” I asked giving a nostalgic smile.
He exhaled de-eperly while rolling his hands around me to continue the kis-s.
” I will.” He muttered un-der his breath.
TBc