#THE_SACRIFICE_SEASON_2
EPISODE 12
©Sir Zach
*Outside Of Jade’s House.*
Jade and Jake were both seated in the car, no one was saying anything to each other. They were simply enjoying each other’s company, each with their own thoughts to themselves.
After a while, Jake broke the silence. “Babe I’m not really sure I can stay all week without seeing you” He turned to look at her.
Jade looked at him too, her eyes were sad but she was trying not to show it. “I don’t want it too, but –”
“Then don’t. I can always pick you up from work and we can have dinner together, then I’ll bring you home”
“But you have to rest after work. Let’s not go over this anymore. You know I’m right, but just want to be stubborn about this” Jade told him making him frown at her.
“So wanting to be with you makes me stubborn? Okay fine if you don’t want to see me all week, then I’m cool with it” Jake told her. From his tone it was obvious he was angry. He didn’t un-derstand why she was putting so much space between them….okay fine he un-derstood, he just didn’t want it.
“Are you angry at me now?” Jade co-cked a brow and asked him, but the angry man wouldn’t reply as he turned his face to look outside the window.
Jade sighed audibly.
She re-moved her seat belt and leaned closer to him, turning his face towards her with her hand.
“Come on, you know why I’m doing this don’t you?”
“I don’t know” He replied grumpily, averting his gaze from her eyes. He didn’t want to look at them or else he’d be swayed by her.
“Don’t be like this. Do you want to go home being angry at me? Do you want to be angry all week? And it’s just for four days” She told him, her hand stro-king his chin.
“I don’t like it. Four days it’s long” He hissed and turned his face from her again, but her hand was fast to hold him back. He was behaving like a grumpy baby.
“I don’t even know how you’re so relaxed about this. Babe this is four days, four days” He said exaggeratedly. “But if its what you want I’ll do as you say” He reluctantly said. The heaven knows he detested this idea with all his heart, even though he knows it was for his own sake. She was being reasonable but he didn’t want to see it that way.
As a matter of fact, he thinks he prefers her clingy self, more than the reasonable her. He didn’t like this Jade. He wanted the one who wanted him to herself and would make cute, s-xy puppy eyes for him. This one was a buzz kill. He hissed in his mind frustratedly.
Jade knew he didn’t mean the words he just said. He was still upset and she knew it. She had to let him work and save his company. She knew how consuming and stressful the forthcoming days would be for him, and she didn’t want to add to his stress. Because after the angry stunt she pulled on him earlier today for not seeing or hearing from him, she knew he’d be worried not to anger her with him being abse-nt or AWOL for the next couple of days.
“Don’t be grumpy, it makes you look….” She paused for effect as she pulled a contemplative look. An attempt to pique his interest. She knew talking about his looks always got his interest.
Jake co-cked his brow at her, “Look like what?” He asked interestedly just as she expected. If she said something that he didn’t like or use any fashion related words like the ones she used earlier, then she should be ready to face the consequences.
Jade’s l-ips curved up when she finally got his interest. This guy sure likes his look more than anything. She puckered her l-ips and ki$$ed him on his cheek.
“Like my cute big bunny” She said with a teaseful smile, making Jake try to stiffle the smile which was threatening to break out on his face.
She smoothened his hair with her hand, as she spoke. “Be a good boy for momma okay?” She consoled her mighty baby. “I’ll give a treat after all this okay?” She tried enticing him, and that worked because the next second Jake was looking at her with interested eyes.
“Really?” He curiously inquired, while Jade bobbe-d her head vigorously.
“What kind of treat?” Jake asked with excited eyes.
“No nee-d to rush. You’ll find out by weekend” She said. She also didn’t know what kind of treat it would be. She had just said that on impulse, she’ll have to come up with something before the weekend, but for now this will help him comply with her arrangement.
“Why don’t you tell me, so it can motivate me” He pressed.
“Then it’ll ruin the surprise. Just be good” She patted his head. He looked at her for a while before slowly nodding his head reluctantly.
“That’s my good boy” She quickly pec-ked his cheek. “Alright I have to go in” Jade added, making Jake frown again which Jade obviously noticed.
What was wrong with him again?! She cried in her mind.
“You want to leave just like that?” He asked with a disbelieving look.
“What else am i supposed to do now?” Jade asked in confusion. Jake’s frown dee-pened when she asked that. He gave her look that Said, she wasn’t supposed to ask him that.
“What about my goodbye ki$$?” He asked in horror. “It’s going to be four long days, give some ki$$ to last me for those days” He muttered. She narrowed her eyes to look at him, before leaning into ki$$ him. She had wanted to give him a quick ki$$, but this ‘l-ip lover’ monopolized her l-ips, cu-pping her cheeks with his hands and ki$$ing her pwi-nkionately till they were out of breath.
Jade pulled away and came up for breath, but that guy was still looking at her l-ips lustfully, as he tried to lean in again.
“That’s enough” She warned him, but he didn’t listen.
“Just one more for the road, please” He pleaded, before taking her l-ips in his again. Jade wouldn’t lie she was going to miss him for the next couple of days…miss him like crazy.
Jake finally let go after another round of hot and pwi-nkionate ki$$ing. “Just so you know I’ll endlessly ki$$ you after all this is over” He told her, his words making her blus-h. She imagined Jake pouncing on her l-ips and that was enough to make her blus-h ha-rder.
Her poor l-ips would be in trouble, come this weekend.
She quickly ki$$ed his cheek before hopping out of his car, with Jake sadly watching her back. She turned and waved at him and he waved back. He waited till she finally stepped into the house before driving off.
He sighed after she walked in.
Hillary was going to pay for all the discomfort and displea-sure she was causing him now.. This was all her fault!.
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Blake waited with Amy outside the company till her ride arrived. He kept looking at her without saying a word. He saw the way her eyes lit up the moment Ethan arrived. She had a bright smile on her face when he stepped out of the car, and walked towards them.
“Hey handsome” Amy greeted with a sunny smile.
“Don’t even try” Ethan drawled as he approached them. His eyes se-nding warning darts towards her. He knew her antics very well. The Amy Walker he knew when he was a child has not changed one bit. She’d always use her honey words to entice you and make you forget all about her wrongdoings. He was used to that behavior and he wasn’t going to fall for her traps again. Amy gave a cute sad pout when her plan didn’t work, but Ethan scoffed at her and ignored her.
He se-nt her a stink eye before turning towards Blake.
“Good evening, we meet again” Ethan greeted with a small smile, his hand fully stretched for a hand shake, which Blake accepted.
“Yeah we do” Blake replied before breaking the handshake. Would it be wrong if he said he didn’t want to b-ump into this guy anymore, there was this awkward feeling he gets when he was around. His turned towards Amy who was looking at Ethan’s face with much intensity.
“Ethan is that a pimple I see on your face?” Amy asked in surprise.
Ethan’s hand autonomically went up to his face, as he tou-ched the so called pimple. He wondered how Amy could see it when it wasn’t that bright. “Yeah, it is” He sighed.
“You’re finally getting matured” Amy giggled making Ethan threateningly tried to sma-ck her head, but she ducked. He turned to Blake who was watching their little exchange with a stoic look on his face.
“I’m sorry, don’t mind her. She’s always Na-ughty. I’ll take her off your hands now” Ethan apologized to Blake who simply nodded.
“I’m not Na-ughty, I’m only telling the truth. Pimple is a sign of maturity, atleast that’s what I read” She stubbornly said in her defence. Ethan shook his head and took her bag from her hand before grabbing her hand to gently pull her away.
“Stop p-ulling me” She scolded him, before turning to Blake who was still staring at them with an inscrutable gaze.
“Good night Blake. We’ll work again tomorrow” She said as Ethan continued to pull away, while Blake gave an affirmative nod.
“Stop embarrwi-nking yourself” Ethan told her after they walked away from Blake. Amy glared at him when he said that.
“You’re the one embarrwi-nking me. Stop p-ulling my hand pretty boy” She said as she snapped her hand from him, making Ethan shake his hand. The girl was so clueless.
They walked towards the car and Ethan opened the door for her to step in, which she did.
He gave her her bag and rounded the car to the driver’s side. He gave Blake a slight nod before hopping into the car.
Ethan caught Amy ogling at the man who was still strangely staring at them. He joined in looking at him.
“Are you sure he doesn’t like you?” Ethan asked breaking into Amy’s thought.
“No he doesn’t” Came Amy’s sad response. She wouldn’t lie she had enjoyed every bit of the past hours which they had worked together. Being so close to him in the same room wasn’t a thing to do. The musk smell of his perfume was still lingering in her br@in. She was almost tem-pted to ask him if the one she gave him on his birthday was still remaining. She didn’t mind hoarding the producer to make more and ship it over tonight, even if it meant she had to pay a fortune. She could always take a loan from her brother or father, most especially Lair who had no valid use for his money.
She hissed when she realized the stupid thought she had in mind.
“Are you sure he doesn’t?” Ethan asked, making Amy turn to look at him.
“I’m dead sure. He told me himself” She said in a rewi-nkuring and convincing tone. Ethan was not the one who had been rejected in the most nicest way. Blake had been so gentle and nice when rejecting her, almost making her spineless and defenceless. She had wished he had been a little bit rude to her, then she’d had been able to cuss him, probably find a reason to hate him and would have gotten rid of the stupid feelings which she still had for him.
“Well I don’t think that’s true. He doesn’t look like someone who isn’t interested in you” Ethan reasoned, making Amy to look at him with suspicious eyes.
“What do you mean?” Amy asked inquisitively.
Ethan shrugged as he turned on the ignition, “I think he likes you” He firmly replied, his response made Amy narrow her eyes at him.
“Why do you think that way?” She was curious. She didn’t think there was any se-nse in what Ethan was saying, but she was still curious to hear it.
He looked ahead as he began to drive. “I think he might like you, but he isn’t aware that he does” Amy’s brows narrowed even more.
“And how would you know that?” She inquired. She wasn’t really buying this Blake liking her stuff, but she couldn’t help but ask. She was sure that man doesn’t like her.
“Because I’m a guy and I’m –” He paused, making Amy to look at him suspiciously. Ethan glanced at her to see the look she was giving him. He swallowed nervously before looking ahead.
“See I’m just saying. We guys tend to know things like this. I think your man nee-ds a little push” He said.
“Push?” Amy muttered, wondering what he meant by that. Her eyes wi-dened a bit when she realized what he meant.
“You mean, get him jealous?” She asked him and he responded with a casual shrug.
“I think that’s what he nee-ds. Sometimes we guys don’t realize what we feel about someone untill we begin to feel threatened” He told her.
Amy looked at him for a while before shaking her head. His words were getting to her, but she still didn’t see a possibility in what he had said. Blake had been clear about how he felt about her, so she didn’t think there was any nee-d for that ‘push’.
“I don’t think that will be necessary. I’m sure he isn’t interested in me” She said in a convincing tone, not sure if she was convincing herself or him.
Ethan looked at her and shrugged. “Your choice.. Well if you’re not going to do that, then maybe you can give me a chance?” He wi-nked at her.
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