Eventhough in her mind she had doubts in his fidelity, she always think that it's part of his job as what he always said that women especially starlets flock to his side for favours. She hopes everything will change once they settle down.
She reach his studio in a hurry she expected he will be happy it's been a long time he's been telling her to leave her job to avoid her toxic freinds who had been minding their relationship.He must have finished his work for the day, because there's no one around the crews are nowhere to be seen. She's afraid she came for nothing. She went straight to his private room in the studio carrying the food she was able to grab on her way here.
She is baffled by the sounds coming from inside the room, a mix of muffled moan and panting accompanied by something banging against something, the door was left unlock the sign says "Don't disturb was written on it.
She open the door and saw two person, a man sitting in a director's chair naked from his torso down and a woman fully naked sitting on his lap riding on the man sitting down. Their moans and panting was deafening in Rachel's ears, she grasp in embarrassment. But she was shocked when the two person turn their heard in her direction.
"Harry! Reba! What is the meaning of this? " She didn't notice that she let go of the food she was holding, and it scattered on the door .
Reba her twin sister immediately covered herself. When Harry got up from the chair she fall down on her bottom exposing herself in a welcoming way as if tempting the man to continue on what they're doing before they were interrupted.
Harry got up and took a step towards Rachel , when his ankle got stuck with his pants and fall on top of Reba. Rachel unable to bear the scene turn back and left crying.
Harry immediately rise and pul his pants on only to fall back again on reaching the door he lost his balance when he step on the mess on the floor where Rachel drop the bag of food. "Rachel wait! "
Rachel turn her head to look at him but she resume her half walking half running , while wiping the tears in her eyes that seen to fall endlessly.Ring!!!....
BANG!!!
"Ouch !"
Rache bangs her head against the side table on her bed trying to reach the alarm clock. She hit the dismiss button, And massage her aching head she spent the the last two days alone in her room crying most of the time.
Now she decided to pick up the pieces of her life that was shattered by cheating. She look at her alarm clock, wondering she set it off at 6 am, but she felt she just sleep for a very short time and here she is trying to wake up her senses with eyes half close.
She is not in the habit of walking up early but, she had to give her ample time to get ready for her introduction of her assigned job as personal Assistant for the CEO of an engineering company, the pay is high so she was tempted to try when she passed the initial interview, she again got teary eyed recalling the events that lead her to the present. She decided to focus on her new job and try to forget the scene that wreck her heart to a thousand pieces.
Ring!!! This time the tone sounded urgent and demanding. "What now didn't I shut you up!" She pick her a larm clock to give it a toss, when she realized the sound didn't came from it but from her phone beside the alarm clock. She look at the time no wonder she is half asleep it's still two in the morning.and and eyes were heavy and swollen from endless crying for two days.
She pick up her phone and saw the name registered. It's her twin sister Reba calling. She sighed, "What is it now?" She thought to herself. "She must be calling to tell her side of the story which sounded so fictitious or boastful about her new achievements in the intertainment world.
"Shameless bitch!" She tell herself before opening the accept button.
"Hello Reba, what's up!" There was annoyance in her voice. "The nerve of that woman who keep on calling when obviously she knows she doesn't want to talk to her of all people." She thought to her self."Oh, Rache! Thank goodness, I've been trying to contact you early on but didn't get through... " Then she start crying.
Rachel and Reba are born twenty-five minutes apart on a different day, on a different month and a different year. Yes they were born when the calendar turns to another year with Rachel was born when the people are busy lighting their fireworks welcoming the new year, while Reba was already cushioned comfortably on the soft cradle.
They are twins but besides that they have nothing in common. Rebecca or Reba was born taken after their mother who was a beauty queen and aspire to make it big in showbusiness, before their father snatch her from her ambition, Rachel although beautiful in her own doesn't look like anyone in their relation .
"Rach! Please believe me I didn't mean to hurt you!" Then she again begin to cry again.
"Then why did you?" She accused.
"I cannot explained right now but it just happened and I'm eight weeks pregnant, and it's going to destroy my carrer!. I cannot face Mom and Dad with this. Besides I cannot let him go just like that." Rachel was seething with anger, if Reba happens to be any other woman she was already ten feet below the ground along side with her cheating boyfriend, for the countless times she had murdered them in her mind.
"You have the guts to tell me that? Are you expecting me to talk to him to take responsibility? Dream on! Reba. You've gotten yourself into that situation!"
" That's the main reason why I'm crying because he claimed it's not his and the only reason he hook on me is because of a wager."
" What! What wager?"
" He had a bet with his friends that I was easy to get." She scoffs, knowing her sister was lying to save her own skin. She had seen the looks her sister gave when she introduced her to her boyfriend. But she never thought that they will betray her.
"Wasn't it true?" Rachel was aware that her sister would give anything to have her career advancement. She just didn't think that she would not honour their bond being siblings.
"Oh come on Rach, I know I am wrong but, who could deny the seduction of your yummy boyfriend, besides he said he would help me.get that part in his upcoming movie."
" Rebs have you tried talking to Mom and Dad?" Rachel turn the direction of their conversation, Reba had no sense of shame in what she is saying.
" I'm afraid Rach..." Reba explained on a monologue not knowing that Rachel dose off she gave up on time when she heard her sister steady breathing.
Later she wake up late and this time she tried to beat the time in multi tasking. Having to brush her teeth while having a quick shower. Putting on her make up trying to cover the tell tale of her weeping, while drinking her coffee. She took a look in herself in the mirror and pick up her handbag step on her high heels. She open the door and step out of her rented apartment.
She was tempted to return back inside, when she saw Angus the son of the landlord who have bullying into getting a thing with her in which she dismiss in saying she had a boyfriend.
"Good morning Rachel. Are yougoing to work? Allow me take you." He offered maliciously.
"It's alright Angus I have a ride!." Rachel had a suspicion tha he is the culprit in slashing her tires just to have her take a ride with him, which she refuse everytime.
"Suit yourself you might be running late, I heard the traffic on the way here is heavy. It might took time for your ride to arrive. He he he!... " He laughed sofly but it sounded sinister in her ears that make Rachel skin crawl. She looks at him and suspects " what have you done this time?" She pose a question in het mind. He must have done something to make sure she had no other choice.
Sure her ride is late, so she decided to walk further from him to meet her ride at the entrance.
"If you change your mind I'm all yours Rachel! He he he,.. " He gave her a malicious look as if undressing her in his mind.
"Dream on! I wouldn't even if I could." Rachel replied only in her mind. The entrance to her apartment is muddy so she is careful to step on the ground to avoid getting dirty. She was able to breathe a sigh of relief when she reach the concrete road only to be splash with dirty water coming from the pothole that the excavators left after they made repairs.
"Damn!" Rachel became so furious when the driver step out of the car in white dress shirt looking so clean and attractive.
In any other time she would have admired the tall, long legged man oozing with self confidence and a face that can make any girl forget her name . His piercing blue eyes and handsome face look at her condition dripping in dirty water.He has a mixed expression she cannot decipher except for the amusement that have her temper zooming extremely high.
"I'm sorry Miss I didn't see the pothole, as I am running late,. Can I give you a ride instead to cover theinconvenience.I cause." He tried to be friendly." If you were not busy making a call on your phone your would have seen the pothole and slow down to avoid having an accident in which you have me dripping in this dirty water on the way to the most important day of my career! " She saw him holding his phone and assume her accusations. When she finishes her monologue. The man just simply said.
"Whoah!" Surprise and shaking his head. He had never encountered anyone who is blind to his charms that a spark of interest raise in him. What happened next just blew him away. Rachel pick a ball of mud at the side of the road and throw it at him hitting his immaculately white shirt. The dirt immediately seep in to the fabric.
Before he can retaliate. Rachel was running back to her apartment barefooted yelling. "That makes us even mister I'm dirty and wet. You're soiled with mud that ruin your designer shirt. I'm late and your late!" The man just looked at her in total surprised.
She gets in her apartment with Angus who hasn't left near her front door grinning. "What a luck! This could be my day." Seeing an opportunity to have Rachel ride in his car. He is already exploring the possibilities in his dirty mind. Rachel immediately wash and change her clothes luckily the mud water didn't wet her hair, and shoes, was damp with the dripping water from her clothes. If she will move now she will be late for fifteen minutes, and she needs more luck this time to lessen that time. She walk out fo her apartment and still saw that face that ruin her day in the first place if she hadn't avoided him she will not be in this situation. "What do you say Rach ? Come on you are late already. Me and my car is at your service. " His grin make Rachel think that he has more than a ride in his mind. Will she take on the offer and save her dream job or take the ride in his car and suffer the consequences later. Seeing her dilemma Angus laughed heartfully. "Ha ha ha!..." Rach
"I..." Rachel begun searching for the words to cover her embarrassment."Nevertheless, Here is you tablet I want you to take note to whatever I tell you during inspection I hope you know how to use it. To keep your hands from doing unnecessary things." Rachel control her temper no doubt in her mind the man do recall her and her deeds earlier. Either he is making her guiltier by the minute or saving for her to make a mistake to find a reason to fire her. To which she takes it up as a challenge. And to to think he called her a crazy woman means she had scores to settle wit him. If only her job is not at stake. "Don't scare her Cole or you'll be with out a PA for a while I'm sure you don't want to inconvenience yourself." Eric threaten his friend.Cole's grin holds a meaning that made Rachel a little nervous. "Come on Miss Barnes , the chopper is waiting."When Rachel saw the chopper she begin to feel nervous. "You don't have fear of flying Miss Barnes, do you?" Her boss asked."
They shared a meal in silence the restaurant owner happen to be her boss old school friend and they were introduced but Rachel keep her silence replying only when address. They reach the office and Rachel transcribed the report she had taken during their site inspection, and presented it too her boss. "Are you alright Miss Barnes?" Her boss asked "Pardon sir?" She heard him but she was confused to what he's referring to. "I said, are you alright you seem off after we left the site. Are not you feeling well?" He repeated. "I'm fine sir, I..." She wasn't able to finish her sentence when the doors burst open followed by a beautiful blonde dress in tight and revealing clothes followed by the distress secretary.that she had to raise her brows. "I'm sorry sir but she insisted on seeing you.!" Maude was obviously annoyed with the woman. "Darling! You should tell your employees to stop hiding you!" The woman said pouting. "Claudial what are you doing here? My secretary was under
"Boss?" She was surprised that her boss didn't drive away after she step out of the car. ”Who are you? This is between me and my girlfriend! So go get lost!" Harry said angrily. "If you use force on a woman what that does it makes you ? Director Harry. You have a name to take care of you wouldn't want to tarnish your name with sexual harrasshment." Cole said threatening. "You know me?" Harry baffled look closely at the intruder his face brighten up when he recognizes who he is talking to?"Asher Parker Productions, Is your memory clear now?" Cole told Harry. "Who are you to her? That you! The great Colin Anderson, meddled with her personal life? Are you one of those she seek favours to like her slut sister? Is she like her twin sister too?" Harry accused but he never saw the fist that made contact to his lips. "That will make you think twice next you slander a woman now go before I forget myself and ruin you for life! Next time you talk to my employee like that , bear in mind
Rachel reach her parents home and brace herself for whatever is waiting for her. She had left her parents home as soon as she had found a job to support herself. To avoid her mother's domineering ways in favor of her twin Rebecca. Their housekeeper Mrs Grey welcome her home and ushered her to the living room where her family waited for her arrival."Now that you are here, I think we should proceed." Her mother wasted no time to put the things in prospective. "Do you know of your twins condition and who is responsible?" She began." I think she told me that.," She replied." What are you saying, you think? Are you doubting your sister's word.?" Her mother accused." Mom, it's Reba's word against his! Why do you tell me as if I was the one who told them to cheat on me. " She said desperately." Don't you raise your voice on me you ungrateful child! " Her mother said furiously." I am just stating the truth. I am t
You can't possibly think that I can married someone else besides Harry , I don't know anyone that close! " Rachel reacted."You have!" Allyson said laughing."Who?" Rachel innocently search from her memory who her friend is saying." Philemon.." then she burst out laughing heartily. Phil and Allyson grew up together as best of friends until Phil and Ally decided to get married."Are you out of your mind!" She laughed, there was a time when Phil was smitten by Rachel but she refused him gently saying that Allyson was more like his soulmate."I was just kidding! Ha ha ha! Anyway that's the only way I can think of to avoid being shackled to a toxic situation friend. Once you are married they cannot force you to marry that...that philanderer, and having to be use by your selfish twin." Allyson said struggling to find the best word to describe Harry." On second thought you are right, but as I said that's quite impos
"This is where we are going to live until we will be able to purchase our new home." Cole told Rachel, she look around the bachelor's pad. It is sure a luxurious place but the space is obviously for single male accomodations and there is only one bedroom although it's a large one. One bathroom. There's no space to put her paintings much more no space to do her work. Rachel actually trained as an artist. She studied fine arts in her spare time, to avoid the chaos at home with her mother's constant complain about things and bickering with either her or her father. Her mother was a local beauty queen who dreams of making it big in showbusiness, she saw that going with Oscar Barnes will fulfill this ambition but she became pregnant and it smashed her dream into pieces that she constantly blames her husband. She build the fulfilment of her dreams through her daughters but Rachel hates the limelight and prefers to work in the shadows with her painting
Rachel and Cole continued casually with their daily routine at work, and since she is her personal Assistant no one suspect among the employees that their association wasn't purely work related except for Erik who gave Cole the idea to asked Rachel to marry him.During their first few days of living together as husband and wife Rachel was anxious about their sleeping conditions. On the first night Rachel initially slept in the couch, but she woke up in the middle of the night feeling uncomfortable so she transferred to the bed at Cole's side trying not to disturb her sleeping husband.However she woke in the morning in a cozy position, she was sleeping with her head on Cole's arm with her back to his front in spooning position tuck in safely with his other arms wrap around her tummy. It gave her a strange and uneasy feeling, that she slowly remove his arms and slip to the bathroom quietly. She prepared breakfast and they eat together before descending