_Meghan
"I can explain."I had forgotten that I promised Alicia to tag along with me today. We were like two ships passing in the night."Imagine my surprise when I woke up and realized you had gone apartment hunting without me even though you promised to wake me up. Then I get to work ready to give you a piece of my mind, only to be told you called in sick. Funny cause I haven't seen you all today. Then you walk in here dressed to the nines, are you back together with Ben?" she looked about ready to faint."Not in a million years." I sat down next to her on the couch and turned my back to her. She unzipped my dress at the back."I need to be comfortable for this, where do I even begin? In twenty-four hours I met thee Petrov of Petrov Ltd, and he asked me to move in with him and this." I showed her the cheque."Oh my gosh Meg, this a lot of money for one night. Start from the beginning, I want the unedited version." She ran to the room and came back with nail polish and nail polish remover."I'm bringing out the big guns.""Funny you should say that because he sells guns.""Oh yeah, flip." We started giggling like two school girls.I told her everything while we did our toes and by the time I had finished my tale, Alicia sat with her eyes wide open. Totally in disbelief."Babe, what are you going to do?" She asked in a whisper.I wish I had a simple answer to that question. "Honestly I don't know, the money is good plus I need to get an apartment so Ben can stop harassing me to come and get my stuff, but at the same time, I love my job.""You mean, you love jingling your behind for strangers?""It sounds bad when you put it like that.""All I'm saying is an opportunity like this doesn't come around every day. Everyone is replaceable at the club. One day younger girls will come and what do you think will happen to us then?""I told him I'm taking the job but will not move in with him.""But at least you have a backup should things not work out with the apartment.""Yes, I can use it as a backup for now.""I think this guy is in love with you. Why else would he be offering you all of this, and for what?""Maybe, maybe not. Rich guys have a bad reputation when it comes to people like us.""What do you mean, people like 'us'?""Strippers, when they see us dancing on stage and collecting tips, they think we would do anything for money.""You mean Ben." She sighed. "I know Ben sucked but you can't compare every guy that comes along to that swine.""You know I'm going to compare no matter what you say. Why is this Petrov so interested in me, because he looked at me and knew, I'm the biggest idiot that ever lived.""Never. It was never you. He's the idiot. He will be so sorry when he realizes who you going out with, I'm sure Neon makes more money in a day than the Dosters do in a year.""We're just friends, Ali, besides, I don't think he's that rich." The idea of rubbing Neon in Bens's face was enticing. I would give them an arm just to see the look on his face, but Neon was just my newly found boss."Yes. Just friends who buy each other designer gowns." She winked, all sins forgiven.After Alicia had left for bed. I lay awake on the couch, as was a norm since crossing paths with Neon. I was thinking about what Alicia said. Could Neon be interested in me? And if he was, that was just sad because I knew I was not interested in him, although he seemed like a pretty solid guy. But they all were like that at first. I should know, I almost made the biggest mistake of my life by marrying Ben. As it turns out, he was only interested in bedding me, even though he did take his sweet time with it. I'm sure that was what Neon was also hoping for.***The job was harder than I had imagined. As it turned out, keeping clients happy while they discussed business was not a very easy task.Some got drunk and got very friendly with their compliments. But nothing outrageous happened.By the end of the week, I would be moving into my place. It had taken me longer than I had thought it would to find just the perfect place.I had also given up the job at the strip club. My days at the house were getting longer and busier. My work started early enough. Before clients arrived. I had to make sure that the catering was done, the seating arrangements and when Neon arrived briefed him about the client and their interests. When I first started Alicia advised me to do independent research on the clients, and have some fun facts for Neon, and that little extra effort paid off from day one.Tonight Neon called to say the client had a family emergency, they had to cancel. After all the work we put in. Tonight felt like a day off, and I didn't feel like going back to Alicia's couch. Maybe it was about time I used my employee's benefits.Before I could do anything I texted Alicia on her cell and told her I wouldn't be coming home tonight. She sent back blushing emojis. I wanted to tell her it was not what she thought it was, Neon would be at his penthouse tonight, at least that's what I thought, there was no need for him to come tonight.I filled the bath with warm water, ever since I started this job. This has been at the back of my mind that one-day il soak up. I took my time stripping naked and then eased myself inside the water, it felt amazing. The size of this bath. Thank god for a rich man.I must have fallen asleep while soaking up because I was woken by another presence in the room, when I opened my eyes, Neon stood looking down at my naked body with an unbearable expression on his face. Oh shit no._Meghan He came closer and scooped me out of the water. "Let go of me, what are you doing with me?" Neon looked down at me in his arms in all my naked glory. He took me to the bedroom and put me down on the bed. The minute he let go of me I grabbed the covers and hid myself behind them. He had a wild look to him. "I've been calling you, you didn't answer.""What are you doing here, aren't you suppose to be at your penthouse?" I was more embarrassed than mad. He just saw me naked without my permission."I'm sorry if I terrified you. Simon told me you were spending the night, I thought I should come over because at night, the servants don't sleep in the main house. I didn't want you to waking up in a strange house in the middle of the night. It can be scary." He was being thoughtful."That still doesn't explain why you took me out of the bath.""I called you a couple of times and you didn't answer, when I knocked, you didn't open so I panicked and let myself in. When I saw you lying
_Neon When I reached my penthouse, it felt colder than normal. But it was the perfect place to be tonight. I went into my room and stripped naked. I took an ice-cold long shower wondering if I chased her away by spying on her most private moment. I scolded myself as the cold water cooled my burning flesh. If I didn't slow down, the only thing I will manage to do is run her off. Lord knew that was the last thing on my mind. I had other things to consider. My raging hard-on refused to go anywhere from the moment I stepped foot into the first floor. When the moaning sound hit my ears, at first I thought she must be in pain, but when I recognized the sound for what it truly was, I couldn't see properly with rage. My only thought was, how dare she bring a lover under my roof? She must have been in a hurry to get off because she left the door ajar, leaving the ideal opportunity for me to slide inside without being noticed. She lay on top of the cover only covered by a silk sheet, her ey
Meghan The following morning I woke up to a colorful breakfast next to my bed complete with a rose. Not bad for someone who has just been fired. "Slept well?" his deep voice alerted me of his presence in the room."Barely slept a wink last night." it had been the best night of my life. "I can't say I know why.""I have a very demanding boss.""Ex-boss. Good thing you don't have a job anymore. Come on, eat your breakfast, you never know what your ex-boss might demand from you.""Where are you going so early?""I have a meeting with my lawyer, I need to tie up a few loose ends." I pouted, I could look at him all day, every day."But before I go, can you help me choose a gift." He handed me his tablet, on it was a picture of two almost identical bracelets. The only difference being one was silver and the other one was gold. I picked the silver. I loved silver. "Who are you buying the bracelet for, barely able to hide my excitement." people said you will know it when you are in love, a
_Meghan Two months had passed since that day Ben came to the mansion. After a week in the hospital, Neon demanded that the doctor discharge me and that he would look after me. He hired a nurse and a doctor that came in twice a week to check on my progress. When we left the hospital, he flew us in his private jet to his private island in Ischia. I tried to make sense of everything that was happening. I spoke less than before, even though I could tell that Martha, my nurse was trying to have small talk in hopes that I would open up about what happened. The only thing on my mind was getting better and leaving this place and never looking back. Neon could find another project to work on. I was done letting man trample all over me.I noticed that Neon did most of his work from home. He only went to the office for work he couldn't delegate. He was probably keeping an eye on his investment. Like Ben had. Tonight he had his supper next to my bed. I hadn't touched my food. "Baby, you have
_Neon Meghan walked back inside the house with a brave face on, but there was a look of pure terror behind her eyes when I told her to terminate the pregnancy. It was full of misery. She was trying so hard to appear unfazed but even the way her shoulders sagged sold her out. I wondered for a second if that meant she was sure that I was the father. In that case, I would rather there was no baby than have a baby get lost in the system once realization sank in. "Oh." she looked shell-shocked and her voice sounded like it was coming from anywhere but her. I must have looked like that the day the doctor told me about her pregnancy. "How far along was she?" I had asked the aging doctor."Eight weeks, if she makes a full recovery, she should be able to carry to term." eight weeks didn't help with anything because that was when we had been intimate and the time the attack had taken place."Are you saying she might not make it?" "She will. But I'm not so sure about the baby. It's too early
_Neon The Oriental Hotel where the Christmas party was being held bustled with Christmas cheer. It was Petrov's annual Christmas party and everything looked like it was from a postcard, a very fancy Christmas postcard. I was sitting on one of the barstools at the bar with some of the executives from the company, enduring a boring conversation. The room was swilling with excitement. For this year's festivities, the party planner had included a live band. It was a time to let loose and forget about all things work-related. I on the other hand was doing anything but letting loose. It had been seven months, two weeks, and a few hours. I was not interested in what was happening at the dance floor and even less interested in the conversation I could not concentrate on. I nodded to the gentleman at the bar and left to take a seat at the far side of the room and watched as the employees of Petrov Ltd blew my money. They were not the only ones blowing it, but they were entitled to it, and w
_Neon Ethan had been home for three weeks now, and each day he was getting more handsome. I spent every hour I could spare with him. The nannies that I had hired said he was a joy to be around. After work, I took him to my study and went over the paperwork with him, explaining to him how the business worked, everything from management to the janitor. I told him that one day, he would be running the Petrov Ltd, and if he was lucky enough his uncles would teach him a thing or two about properties. In our daily talks, I never mentioned anything about Meghan, because sometimes when I looked at Ethan, I saw Meghan's eyes staring back at me. I could not believe we had created such a miracle. I didn't have the strength to have a DNA done to put my mind at ease. If I did and it turned out Ethan was not mine, I wasn't sure I could take another heartbreak. My mind had wondered and Ethan noticed. He started crying, I wasn't sure if he saw the look on my face or because he was tired. A soft
_MeghanI walked into the back of the eatery, today was our first day back since the place got flooded by the water from upstairs. Everything looked as it was before only it was new and better. I took out two cups for me and Dave. Since he had not yet arrived I was by myself in the kitchen. The coffee machine was already on and brewing the magic beans. Francois was the first one to open the shop, he switched on the machine before any of us got to work. I poured myself the steaming liquid and sat down next to the workbench. I leaned back on my chair and stretched, this here, was the best part about the morning ritual. We started our mornings like this, with nothing but coffee and silence. It was always the calm before the storm. "Dollface?" Francois called from the door. I opened my eyes a crack and looked at him, I hadn't heard him come in and had my eyes closed, enjoying the calmness that I was now addicted to. "I didn't hear you come in," I said putting my cup on the workbench in