Chapter 44
Sophia Parker
I felt like I was carrying a weight on my chest. And I didn't mean that figuratively... I meant it literally.
The pregnancy symptoms we're getting a whole lot worse and I didn't feel in control of my body anymore.
"Why are you hunching? That's not good for your spine." Lily said as she rummaged through her fridge.
I was in her apartment and it was quite early in the morning. She was just about to go to work. As for me, I was going to my former workplace later in the day. I only came to see her before she left and also to give her a heads up about my plans for today.
"I can't help it. My boobs feel heavy."
"Does it hurt?" She asked.
"Yes, but it's not unbearable. I just can't sit upright. I'll feel too exposed."
"It's because they're larger now." She laughed as she poured herself some milk into a bowl.
Milk... Very soon I'll be a mother and I'd be breastfeeding.
"Oh god." I groaned.
"Why are you here by the way? I'm leaving soon, right after I finish this bowl of cereal."
"Well, I just came to tell you what I'm up to. I am seeing Mr Wilson today."
"Oh, okay." She sounded surprised "Anything wrong?"
"Does anything have to be wrong before I see him?" I raised an eyebrow.
"I thought you wanted nothing to do with him."
"That's was dumb of me."
"Really dumb." She emphasized.
"I know, I already said that. No need to say it again."
"Still, you need to be reminded."
"Well, whatever. I'm getting back together with him today... that's if he still wants me."
I couldn't see the pretty blondie's face properly from the newspaper but she looked like a serious competition. She was just his type: a tall, skinny and beautiful model.
"Wow, seriously?! What made you change your mind like this? You were hell bent on hating him, now you want him back?"
"I talked to Phoebe and she kind of knocked some sense into me."
I might have had some issues in the past and even in the present with Mr Wilson but I honestly didn't want to raise my child alone, especially if he is willing to do it with me. I mean, that's just unfair punishment to myself. I've lost a few things because of him but without him, I've lost everything completely.
"You talk to Phoebe now?"
"Yeah, she came over and we made up. She's with Sean now."
"Good for her. She always liked him."
"Yeah."
"Okay. I gotta run!" She took her last spoon and dumped the bowl in the sink. "I wish you well with whatever it is that you plan to do today."
She grabbed her bag and coat.
"Thanks. Let me walk you down."
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I stepped into the building for the first time since I left. It hadn't changed at all. It was still the same people and the same faces.
I greeted them as I made my way to the elevator. It took me longer than usual because I had to catch up with a few people.
When I finally got in, I pressed the button to go to the fourth floor, the accountancy department.
Yes, I was looking for Sean.
It was 5pm. I deliberately came at this time because I didn't want to come at a time where everyone was busy. The only thing that might spoil my plan is him working late.
As the doors pinged and opened, I saw Sean and Phoebe right in front of me.
"Sophia?" Phoebe exclaimed.
Sean gapped at me like a fish. He looked shocked to see me.
"Hey Phoebe, I made it." I said to her and she hugged me.
"That's great but why are you doing 'here'?"
She meant on the fourth floor.
"I was looking for Sean. I wanted to say hello and catch up." I turned to him. "Hi."
"Hi." He said back, still in a phase of shock.
"Well... I'm happy to see you guys. I've missed working with you both." I said. It was a bit awkward how they were both staring at me. "Did you guys want to take a ride down?"
"Yeah actually." Phoebe said.
"Okay." I moved further down so they could enter.
"You're going up aren't you?" She asked.
"Well, I suppose so but I haven't pressed the button yet."
"Are you looking for Adam?" Sean asked.
"Uh, yeah. I am."
"I just spoke to him and he's not in his office right now. He left about 5 minutes ago saying he had someplace he wanted to go."
"Oh."
Probably to meet Caroline, his new girlfriend.
My heart shattered at the thought.
"You could still catch up with him. I mean, if what you want to see him for is that important."
"It is actually." Phoebe said. "And you need to hurry." She said to me.
Quickly she entered the elevator, pulling Sean with her.
"Whoa. What's so important?"
"Her future with him." Phoebe summarized perfectly.
"Okay..." He said awkwardly.
Sean and I hadn't spoken for a long time. He probably doesn't know anything that has happened in my life. He wouldn't understand.
"I am happy for you two by the way." I said and he looked at Phoebe surprisingly.
"She knows?" He whispered to her.
"Yes, I know." I laughed lightly. No wonder why he's behaving weird. "Don't worry, Phoebe and I are friends now."
"That's good to hear." He smiled at her lovingly and she smiled too. I averted my eyes when they kissed.
Once the elevator ride came to an end, I jumped out. It has suddenly become so hot in that place.
"You might meet him at the parking lot. Hurry, he's probably pulling out of his space right now." Sean warned.
"Ok, thank you so much. I'ld see you guys later." I called out as I hurriedly ran across the lobby towards the back.
I suddenly wished I wore something a lot more comfortable, rather than these bloody block heels.
I made it just in time to see him next to his car in his reserved parking space. He was shouting angrily on his phone.
Maybe this was a wrong timing...
But I was here anyway so I might as well just shoot my shot. I walked over to him and he turned at the sound of my heels clicking.
His eyes widened at the sight of me but he stayed on the phone. I smiled and stood in front of him, waiting patiently for him to end the conversation as he looked at me from head to toe.
He was so busy drinking in my appearance that I think he forgot someone was actually speaking to him, someone who he was scolding just a minute ago.
He stared so much that I had to look down at myself to approve my outfit as well. There was nothing wrong with it. It was only a free flowing knee length yellow dress and my lace up block heels.
"You know what, something important just came up, and I can't listen to whatever bullshit you're telling me. Just fix the problem!" He said and dropped the call.
Something important...
My heart skipped a beat. I'm not sure if he was talking about me or the baby.
"Sophia? What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Hey, I came to see you."
"Is everything okay with the baby?"
"Yes. Nothing is wrong."
"Ok then... why are you here?" He asked in a way that I would never be here looking for him except it was an emergency about the baby. I had to resist the urge to roll my eyes.
"I just came to talk to you. Do you have a moment?" I asked.
"I'm actually heading somewhere right now." He said which just made my fire go out.
"Oh. Okay. I guess I'ld come back another time."
"What's it about? Is it important?"
He's probably going to see Caroline, and I must stop him.
"Um... well, it's about me and uh... you." His brows shot up interestedly. "And I think you might want to hear about it."
"Ok. What about us?" He asked.
Well, I couldn't say everything to him right here in the parking lot. I was hoping we could go somewhere a little less open and more intimate.
"It involves a lot of personal stuff." I mentioned and he cocked his head to the side. "I really don't want to say it here."
"Okay... do you want to talk over dinner?"
"Yes! I mean, that's perfect." I sounded a bit too eager.
He went to the passenger side and opened the door for me.
"Thank you." I said happily and entered the car.
"Just hold on for a minute Sophia, let me cancel my appointment." He said before shutting the door.
Why couldn't he do it in front of me?
Now I know he was definitely going to meet up with Caroline. I'm glad I stopped him.
After a few seconds he hopped into the drivers seat.
"So where are we going?" I asked as he reversed the car and drove out of the parking lot.
"I was thinking a place more quiet and relaxing since you want to 'talk'." He said.
Perfect.
"What about that restaurant you took me to a little while ago called 'One if by land two if by sea'?"
"Is that where you want to go?"
"Yes." The place had a beautiful romantic setting that I wanted to use to my advantage.
"Okay Sophia." He said.
I relaxed in my seat as I anticipated how the rest of the evening will go. I will explain everything to him and then he will understand. And then I will tell him that I love him and we will kiss, and he would take me home to his place... or my place. Anyones fine by me. And then we will make love till the sun comes up in the morning.
I day-dreamt so much about it like a horny teenager that I didn't realize when we got there already.
"Okay Sophia, here we are." He sang.
As I unbuckled my seat belt, he got down and opened my door.
"Thank you again." I said.
He took my hand and walked me into the restaurant.
The place was very empty so I made sure we got a table at the darkest corner of the room, where no one could hear us as we spoke.
"I'm starving. Do you have anything prepared?" He asked the waiter once we were seated at the table.
"Our chef's favorite beef Wellington is ready to be served, sir."
"Excellent, I'ld have that."
"Could I have the same please."
"No problem madame. Anything else."
"Can we have two cocktails please, one without rum." He said. I loved how he thought about me and the baby.
"It will be with you in a few minutes, sir."
"Thank you." He said and looked at me. "I hope you don't mind me eating before we get into discussion."
"It's okay. I'm hungry as well."
"I hope you've been eating well." He said with a concerned face.
"Yes I have. I've also been taking food supplements as well."
"Oh really?"
"Yes. And, I've been drinking a lot of water so I can stay hydrated throughout the day. The doctor suggested I eat food that's rich in Iron so the baby can have strong bones so I eat a lot of broccoli, tofu, spinach, turkey... oh and dark chocolate also helps as well. Trust me, I eat a lot of food." I said sheepishly.
"Yes, indeed. I can see."
I didn't understand what's he meant until I caught him briefly looking at my breasts.
The second timer did, it took him a while before he finally dragged his eyes back up to my face and smiled at me. See, even Mr Wilson noticed their growth!
I suddenly became conscious about them. They had definitely increased in size and they still hurt! I wish I could cover up now but the dress I wore wasn't helping. It showed a generous amount of cleavage.
Two waiters came with our food on a wooden plank and our drinks.
"Non-alcoholic for my lady, I presume?" One of the guys said.
"Yes please, thank you."
"She's not your lady." Mr Wilson corrected with a bit of venom in his voice.
"Pardon me sir, I was only being polite." He said before scrambling out of sight.
"You didn't have to be so rude."
"I wasn't rude, I just said you're not his lady. Now let's eat." He said.
Who's lady am I then?
I wanted to ask but he had already dismissed the topic and moved on to the food.
The food was a lot but I ate as much as I could. I was sipping on my cocktail while Mr Wilson helped me with what I had left on my plate. Once he was done, he finished his drink in one swing.
Chapter 45
"So why are we here Sophia?" He said relaxing in his chair. "What are we talking about?"
I suddenly became nervous. It was time to tell him the whole gospel truth. From Genesis to Revelations.
"Ok... in order for everything to make sense I have to start from the beginning. It might take a while." I looked at him obscurely.
"I'm all ears." He said calmly.
He looked so handsome, I just wanted to skip the talk and lock lips with him instantly.
But that might scare him off like the other time...
"Well, I want to start from when I started working for you." His eyes shot wide open. "I know that was a while ago but it all ties together I promise."
"It's okay. Go ahead. I want to hear this." He folded his arms.
"Okay. So the very first time I saw you, I thought you were um... very handsome." I said and he smiled arrogantly.
"When I became your PA, I had a crush on you from day one but I kept it a secret. You didn't even notice me at the time because I was young and unattractive." He frowned when I said that but he didn't say anything.
"I went on crushing on you for years. Phoebe knew about it and one day she dared me to grab your attention just to see what will happen. So I dressed up more than I ever would, but it didn't work."
"It did."
"What?"
"I remember that day perfectly well. I spilled coffee all over my desk because of you." He said.
"Really, that was because of me?" I asked and he nodded. I was stunned.
"Oh, that's explains why you began to flirt with me afterwards. I thought it came from nowhere. Anyway... um, lets fast forward to when we had our first kiss in London. I was extremely happy because it was everything I'd ever wanted. But then, logic kicked in. I had seen you with so many girls in the past and I thought you were never able to commit to one person. Let alone ME. And I didn't want to sabotage my work for a brief relationship with you so I had to end it there. I used 'hating you' as a defense mechanism in order to resist you but you kept on coming on to me."
"When the accident at the bank happened, I was scared. Scared of loosing you. I decided to drop the act and be with you. That's why I did what I did the night you got discharged from the hospital. I wanted to tell you that I had feelings for you but I didn't know how to say it. My intentions were only to kiss you but things went out of hand and we ended up doing a lot more than I planned."
"And then you stabbed me."
"It was an accident." I laughed. "I didn't mean to."
"I know Sophia. Besides that, I really enjoyed the encounter." He teased.
"Um..." I cleared my throat and ignored his comment. But I'm sure it looked like I suddenly applied red hot blush makeup on my cheeks. "That night when I got home I was happy. I day dreamt about our next encounter because according to you, we were going to 'finish what we started'... whatever that mean. That was until I got a text message from someone."
I pulled out my phone and opened the message which I still had up till this day. I showed him the pictures I had received in the message.
"What the fuck?" He frowned. "Who sent these to you?"
"Charlene, your ex-girlfriend."
"That fucking-" He refrained himself from cursing any further.
"At the time I didn't know who it was. I thought I was a random girl that you were hooking up with right after I kissed you because it was the same day."
"I'm so sorry Sophia. Let me explain. She had spare keys to my apartment. I got home and found her there. I told her I wanted nothing to do with her and that I only want you. She broke down crying and I consoled her. It's not what it looks like we're doing in the picture. I didn't even know she had a secret camera taking pictures!"
"It's okay Adam. Don't be upset because I'm over it now. At the same time my mum called me with the bad news about my dads stroke. I had to leave New York the next morning."
"The reason for my hostility towards you throughout your first time in Virginia and in Michigan was because of the pictures. I hated you so much because of them. I'm sorry for all the times that I slapped you and I'm sorry for almost killing you in the pool. I should never have done that. What if you couldn't swim?"
"Apology accepted." He said.
"When you went out that night, I was still angry with you. And I was still bothered about the pictures. I decided to call the girl, find out who she really was, and confront her if the pictures were real or fake. When I dialed, it went to voicemail and that was when I found out it was Charlene."
"I knew you stopped liking Charlene way before the accident so I began to doubt the legitimacy of the pictures. I wanted to find out directly from you so I waited all night for you to return, only for two bodyguards to bring you home by 3am in the morning. You were so drunk and your clothes were tattered with cigarette burns. You were out all night placing bets on me. I didn't know that my actions had such an effect on you. I'm so sorry. Also, in your drunken state you were talking to me and being very honest about some certain things."
"Oh really? Like what?"
"Um... just weird stuff."
Like how much bigger my boobs have gotten since I was a teenager.
"I want to know. Did I say anything stupid?"
"No actually. I asked you a few questions and you answered me quite well. Firstly I asked happened between you and Charlene and you told me the same thing that you just did. But you phrased it differently because you were drunk. And then you told me you were in love with me before you fell asleep."
"You really took advantage of me. You could have asked me all the passwords to my account and I would have given them to you." He said.
"I know and I'm sorry. I should have had the conversation with you when you were sober. But the next day when you woke up, you didn't want to talk to me. You treated me badly and I almost cried, because I woke up with the intention to tell you about my feelings for you."
"I'm sorry Sophia. I had made a decision to stop chasing you and forget about you." He said.
"I'm guessing that's why you rejected me the night we got back, after I kissed you in my apartment."
"I was only trying to realize my decision."
"But you completely disappeared from my life. Why didn't you at least call or text? Or rather send a professional email?"
"I- I wanted to see how long I could do without you. I wanted to prove to myself that I didn't need you."
"Well, it worked. You went away for a really long time."
"No Sophia. It didn't work. I was thinking about you all the time when I was away. There were no other women." He said and I breathed a sigh of relief.
"But I was hurt during that period. I thought you hated me. I thought you never wanted to see me again. I thought I would make it easier for you by resigning."
"That was the worst decision you made Sophia. I needed you."
"It didn't seem like it back then and I wanted to move on with Sean. He was there for me when you weren't. But you fought with him which made me so confused. You didn't to be with me but then you didn't want me to be with another man. I completely despised you and I rejected all your advances because I was so hurt by you. But the ironic thing is, no matter how much I hated you and your guts, I still harbored my feelings for you. My heart still beat at the sound of your name, I always thought of you and I always wished we would be together in peace. But things were always getting complicated. I come from a family with high moral standards and I was going against them for you. I planned to stay a virgin for the man I marry but for you I gave that up. I shouldn't have but I couldn't help myself when I was with you. I lost all logical sense of reasoning."
"After our first time, I didn't deliberately run away. I went away because I needed a break. I had already planned the trip beforehand and I didn't even know we were going to sleep together that night at your apartment. When I got home to Virginia, I became so embarrassed about what happened. I felt like I'd let my parents down. And when you came over, I felt even worse because we were both under the same roof. I tried to avoid you as much as possible but what happened on our last night was completely out of control. It was not entirely your fault because I consented to it as well. But it really broke down my relationship with my parents. I lost them, my job, and one of my best friends. All because of you. I couldn't stand you. I just wanted you to leave me alone before you ruined my life completely. And then I found out about the baby. All I could think about was how reckless you were. I hated myself for trusting you. You said I would take the pill and everything will be okay, which I did. But things weren't okay. I didn't want to tell you about the baby because at the time I didn't want you in my life anymore . But you always kept showing up. Now I'm thankful that you want to take responsibility. About what happened the other day in my kitchen, lets forget about it and pretend it never happened."
He had been right when he said that awful thing to me. I really couldn't support the baby on my own. I don't make enough money from my job at Burberry.
"So you'll have my support?" He asked.
"Yes Adam. I need it." I said and he smiled.
"Good. I will set up a direct debit at the beginning of every week for child support. If there are more doctor appointments or anything else that requires my presence, let me know as well."
"I will."
"I'm afraid I have to get going." He said suddenly, looking at his phone.
What?!
"Right now?" I asked surprisedly.
After everything I just said, he was just going to leave?
"Yes Sophia." He raised his hand and a waiter made his was to our table immediately. Our dishes had already been cleared sometime during our conversation. He gave his card to the waiter and paid the bill.
"Is something wrong?" I asked him.
"No, I had somewhere to be earlier. I couldn't cancel but I was able to postpone. I have to leave now in order to drop you at home and still make it in time."
"Thank you very much sir, enjoy the rest of your evening." The waiter handed him his card and left.
"Come, lets go." He said to me as he stood up.
I didn't want to leave but I reluctantly stood up too. He rushed us both to the car and drove with such speed that I was getting worried.
"Is it work related?" I asked as he sped through the traffic.
"Um, yeah."
He didn't sound sure. He was probably going to meet Caroline.
I started to panic!
Apparently, everything I said to him this evening had not changed his mind. And he was still going to meet up with her. This was not the way I planned the night to end and I have to come up with something else.
I can't throw myself at him. It didn't work the last time, and it would only repel him now. I have to give him a valid reason for him to stay with me and not that woman! Maybe I could invite him over for a bit and distract him...
"Okay Sophia, we're here." He said.
"Oh." I hadn't noticed we'd gotten home so quickly. I was too busy plotting how to get him to come home with me.
"I'm glad we had the chance to talk about our issues in the past. From hearing the full story, I think now we can both finally move on."
I almost choked.
Move on??? The whole purpose of me telling the story was for us to come to an understanding and finally get back together!
"Um Adam... I- I don't know what to say."
I couldn't believe how evasive he was being. Was he doing it on purpose or was he really that naive?
"There's nothing else to say Sophia. Finally, we can both find some closure." He said.
But I don't want to find closure! No no no!
"Adam, you don't understand, I- I-" I stammered on for a bit. I tried to find the words but I couldn't. I had to come up with something. "Would you like to come in for a bit?"
"I can't, I'm running late." He looked at his watch eagerly.
"B- but there's so much more I want to talk to you about. About us." I tried my best to make him not leave.
"Another time Sophia. Please I really have to go." He sounded impatient and I felt like I was bothering him now.
"Oh, okay."
"Thank you." He said dismissively.
I was going to cry so I quickly got out of the car. I didn't want him to see my tears.
"See you soon." He said but I only heard half of it because he drove away so fast without looking back.
I wanted the ground to swallow me.
I had thought that telling him the truth was going to make things better between us. And maybe he would forgive me for the things I did back then. But it's way too late for that. Clearly the man has moved on and is no longer interested in me. Nothing I say or do can bring him back to me. This time, I've lost him forever.
I wiped my gushing tears as I cried on the street.
I went inside once I stared getting stares from people but I didn't go to my apartment. I went to the one person who has always been there for me during times like this.
I knocked on her door and she opened after a few minutes.
"Sophia you're- Oh my god." She exclaimed after looking at me properly. "What happened?" She pulled me in.
"It didn't work. He wants nothing to do with me." I sobbed.
"Oh no." She pulled me in for a hug. "Did he say that to you?"
"Not exactly... but he suggested we both move on and find closure. Then he dropped me off and now he's on his way to Caroline's."
"Oh heavens! Sophia if you had just went to the ball with him, none of this would have happened!"
"I know Lily. And we would be together right now if I had said yes to his question."
"What question?"
"The day I had my prenatal. He asked me again if I wanted to be with him. And I said no."
She raised an eyebrow at me,
"I don't know if the pregnancy syndromes are the reason for your poor choices and irrationality... or you're just genuinely out of your senses."
"Oh Lily please help me fix this. I know he's ready to let go, but I'm not. I need you to help me come up with a plan C." I begged.
"Okay. We'll play by my rules this time okay?" She held my head in her hands like she was talking to a baby. I just simply nodded.
At this point, I can't trust myself or any decision I make in life concerning Mr Wilson. Someone has to intervene.
Chapter 46
Adam Wilson
"Listen, if you don't fix the problem today then I might lose one of my most important clients. If that happens then you will certainly lose your job too, trust me." I ended the call and threw my phone on the desk.
I was extremely angry with all the engineers, especially Craig! The security programme they installed for Sytner's branch in Michigan was diagnosed with bugs and this affected their surveillance and protection. In other words, they were hacked! They shut down immediately and now the company is prone to encroachment. I have been trying to fix the problem for the past week but I can't go over to Michigan, I have a lot to do here in New York!
I also have a conference call with the board of Sytner group starting in 5 minutes and I don't know what to say to them! The problem still hasn't been identified because we don't have a copy of the software to work with! I managed to have a copy posted to New York a few days ago but it hasn't arrived yet!
"Fuck." I ran my hands through my hair. Its been so long since I've been under this much pressure.
Once I find out whoever is responsible for this, they will get sacked immediately without severance pay because this error is crucial and my company could potentially face legal actions.
A Skype call rang on my desktop. It was them.
I braced myself before joining the conference call. It was the CEO George Sytner himself, and the Branch manager for Michigan.
"Adam." George greeted, very apathetically.
"George. I've been expecting your call."
"Indeed. I am sure you are aware of what's happening."
"Completely."
"You seem rather... relaxed."
"This is an unforeseen incident and my team is currently taking every reasonable step to resolve the problem." I assured him.
"That is not how I do business Adam. You pitched your idea brilliantly to me and you made it seem flawless. This is not what we agreed on. I did not sign up for this." He flared up.
"Neither did I George. I agree to cover the cost of every security data lost before the system was shut down, and I guarantee that the problem will be fixed before the end of this week."
That seemed to calm him down a bit.
"It is currently Tuesday. I want everything sorted by Friday."
"We're working on it George, consider it done." I said.
"Good." He said before disconnecting the call.
Well, that went okay... except for the fact that I just made the company lose thousands of dollars.
My intercom buzzed with a call from department 09, ie Craig. I picked up instantly.
"Any progress?" I asked.
"Yes sir, I can confirm that the copy of the software just arrived and we are currently reviewing its encryption." He said.
"Excellent, I'll be down in a second." I said.
At this point, I didn't trust anyone to do the job properly. I had to supervise.
I took the elevator down to the engineering department and met with the team. We all reviewed the programme but could not identify the problem.
"The problem might be in the encoding." Craig suggested.
"Then we all have to review the encoding. This will be done independently so make a duplicate for each person. Everyone suspend whatever it is that you're doing and work on this task. No one leaves until it's been fixed." I said strictly.
It was 4pm so they had an hour to do so. If not, they'll all be working late. Unpaid.
After it was duplicated, I took the main copy for myself and headed back to my office to do some personal reviewing of my own.
I haven't done work like this in a while because I employ people that are supposed to do the job for me. Now that I can't trust them, I have to do it myself.
I loaded the programme on my system and looked at it thoroughly. The arithmetic and logic instructions were right, and the control flow instructions were right. I was just about to check the memory instructions when my intercom buzzed. It was my secretary who was disturbing.
"What!" I answered.
"Sir, there's someone here to see you." Alice said.
By this time?!
"No, tell them I'm busy and I can't see anyone."
"But sir, its-"
"Are you deaf?!" I yelled and hung up the phone immediately.
I don't understand why that person can't come during normal hours.
I went back to work only for a minute before the front door of my office was swung open.
"What the-" I looked up and saw an angry-looking Sophia.
"I'm so sorry sir. I told her you were busy but she didn't listen." Alice said from behind her.
"You should have told me it was Sophia."
"I tried to but you didn't give-"
"Leave us." I said.
She turned and left, leaving the both of us alone in the room.
"Are you okay?" I asked the woman bearing my child. She looked mad, as if she was about to throw something at me.
"No. I'm not okay."
"Okay... What happened? Is there anything I should be worried about?" I raised a brow in confusion.
"Are you really going to sit in that chair, and act like you don't know why I'm here?"
"Um... Yes. Because I really don't." I shrugged.
What in the world was she on about?
"Hold on, is this about the baby? Did I miss something?" I asked.
"No you didn't." She sounded upset which had me wondering what I'd done this time. It's always one thing or the other with her.
"Sophia. I haven't done anything to you. So I don't know what you're upset about."
I was getting sick and tired of her games. All I did throughout today was work. I haven't done anything that could possibly instigate problems with Sophia so what the fuck was all this? I have more pressing issues to attend to.
"Yesterday, I poured my heart out to you. I told you the truth that I've been holding back for months. I explained the reasons why things did not work out between us. And after that, you just dropped me off at my apartment and left!"
My mind was completely blown.
Is that the reason for her anger? Because I dropped her at home?!
"Was I supposed to drop you off somewhere else?"
"No!"
"Then what the hell did you expect me to do?"
"Oh my god! Did what I said last night mean anything to you?!"
"Of course it did."
"Then clearly you don't get it."
"Please help me understand." I crossed my arms, trying to be patient with her, but I was actually annoyed. I had been in the middle of something crucial which I stopped because I thought she had something important to say to me.
"Mr Wilson, I didn't just meet up with you last night to have a friendly chit-chat about our past. I... expected more to happen." She said.
"What more did you want?"
"I still can't believe you don't get the message. Last night, I wanted you. I even tried to save the night by inviting you over to my place but you were so dismissive of me. You ditched me and I was so embarrassed... and disappointed." She wiped the side of her eyes as teardrops began to fall from them.
Sophia wanted me last night?
My brain did some recalling and then I realized a lot about last night which I hadn't before.
How could I have been so insensitive? And how did I not see this? There were so many signs I'd failed to read last night!
Sophia may not want to be with me but that doesn't mean I should shut her out completely. If she wants me I will happily indulge. It's the best I can get from her since she doesn't want us to be together properly...
I can't believe I rejected her last night. Does the offer still stand? I hope it wasn't too late.
"Maybe I should have told you my true intentions." She continued. "Perhaps that would have worked and I would have gotten to you first. But I guess I'm too late. Caroline is a really pretty model and I'm sure last night, she made you very happy."
"What?" I screeched to a halt. "What makes you think I saw Caroline last night?"
"Didn't you?"
"No!"
I'd come straight to the office last night to deal with the errors in Sytner programme with Craig. That was the reason why I urged her home... so I could get to work on time and resolve this issue.
"Well, she's your type anyway. Exactly how you used to like them. Blonde, skinny with-"
"What the-" I shook my head in disbelief.
I did not just hear that!
That statement provoked me. My whole body protested at the thought of being with Caroline, or any other woman as a matter of fact. And the fact that the statement came from the woman who I've been dying to be with for months made me even angrier. I stood up immediately.
"Lock the door Sophia." I commanded.
"What?"
"You heard me." I started taking off my cufflinks. My self-control which was hanging by a thread had finally ripped apart.
She froze for a second, watching as I took off my cufflinks and undid my tie. Once she noticed that I wasn't playing, she obediently went to the doorknob and turned the lock securely.
She turned around slowly and I saw that her demeanor had completely changed from being angry to being nervous.
"Come here." I said.
She walked hesitantly towards me, round my desk till she stood a few feet in front of me. Once she was close enough, I pulled her towards me until our chests collided.
"Listen to me Sophia, I haven't been with any other women since you." I said carefully as I looked into her eyes. "Caroline is not my type. I do not have a type. There is only ONE woman I have eyes for. You and I know who she is."
Her breathing sped up.
"Who is she?" She asked innocently.
I shook my head and laughed. I wasn't going to play any of her games tonight. Unlike her, I like to get straight to the point. Whether or not her offer last night had expired, I was going to take her up on it.
I picked her up and placed her on my desk.
"Mr Wilson!" She gasped as I ran my hands up and down her thighs. Once I touched her, I couldn't keep off. Her beautiful skin was pale and soft.
"Isn't this what you wanted last night?" I asked and to my surprise, she nodded.
Part of me expected her to protest, but in grateful that she didn't.
She was wearing nothing but a trench coat secured with a belt around her waist. I watched in awe as she carefully loosened the knot of the belt and peeled her coat open. My eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"Fuck." I whispered painfully.
She wore the sexiest lingerie I had ever seen. I certainly was not expecting that.
"Did you plan this?" I asked once I saw her smile at my reaction.
She nodded and wrapped her hands around my neck.
"I still want you... if you're up for it."
My ears could not believe what they heard. Sophia wants me?
Well, she only wants sex. She really doesn't want to be with me.
Perhaps, she was propositioning me but I didn't care. I am happy to attend to her needs.
"Ok." I nodded.
I was just about to kiss her when she pushed me all of a sudden and I fell backward into my chair.
Whoa.
"So bossy." I remarked. It looks like we'd just switched roles and her new dominance made my dick hard instantly.
She stood on her feet and took off her coat completely, making me see her lingerie properly.
"Fuuuuuck." I seethed with pleasure as I held her waist. "You are fucking perfect."
Her outfit accentuated all the lush curves she had for me to grip. She whipped her hair side to side to remove them from around her face, then she climbed on top of me and sat on my lap. She had no idea how fucking sexy she looked right now.
She crushed her luscious pink lips to mine and I responded instantly, opening up for her. My whole body sang under the kiss, as if I'd waited a lifetime for it. I smoothed my hands down her body till I got to her ass and gave it a squeeze.
"Oh fuck..." I found myself groaning uncontrollably. She felt so soft and tender in my arms. My arousal heightened. Every time with Sophia always felt new because I rarely get the opportunity to be with her.
The kiss continued soft and teasingly until we could no longer hold back our passion. It built in strength and we delved into each other, nibbling and playing at our lips. It became more inflamed, and our breathing became more erratic.
My intercom rang but I ignored it, focusing on the feverish kiss with Sophia. She was already tugging at my belt but I had to stop her. I needed to take this slow. Sex with Sophia was a rare and golden opportunity. I didn't know if I'ld ever have it again...
"Mmmm..." she purred as I kissed the valley between her gorgeous breasts that were enclosed in that lace concoction, the upper swells plump and available for me.
She tugged down the cups of her bra with her index fingers, exposing her round breasts. My dick twitched at the sight. Her skin was so creamy and pale, and her pert nipples eager for my mouth.
Leaning forward, I took one in my mouth, laved it with my tongue, and sucked on it. Then I did the same to the other.
Sophia held me in place as I suckled her breast, slowly grinding me with her hips.
"Uhhh yes!" She screamed. I looked up at her, she had her eyes closed tightly and her lips pursed.
Lifting my head, I looked my fill, her breast heaving as her breath came in pants. Her nipples were glistening and her skin was flushed. It was the most beautiful sight I had ever seen. I wish I could take a picture so it could last forever... because I know it won't.
The foolish intercom buzzed for the 100th time today and I snapped. I was about to disconnect all the cables but Sophia stopped me.
"No, Adam. I think you should answer it. It mat be important." She picked up the phone and brought it to my ear.
"What the fuck do you want?" I barked at whoever it was that was interrupting the only good part of my day so far.
"I've been trying to reach you. I think we've found the bug." Craig said.
"Okay. Why the fuck are you telling me? You know what to do next!"
"I'm just keeping you updated so you don't have to bother looking through the programme anymore."
"Good initiative but I was done looking at that a long time ago. Tell everyone they can go home, except you. I need you to rewrite the whole programme before Friday without that bug because you're the only one I trust. We don't have time so I need you to start today. Tomorrow morning you can tell HR about your overtime. If you need help you can contact me on my cell. I think... I might be here all night." I said, looking Sophia.
Her cheeks flushed. She got my hint.
"Okay. Would you at any point want to see the progress?"
"Perhaps, just give me a call. If I don't answer then call me in the next hour. Also, inform security that I would be here."
"Alright."
I hung up and turned my attention back to Sophia.
"Good thing you took that call. It sounded important." She said.
Not as important as you.
"Come to the penthouse with me. Please?" I asked and she responded with a kiss.
She got up and wore her coat while I grabbed my phone and the penthouse keys. We left my office in an orderly manner because of the cameras and a few other people who were working late. We were trying not to get any attention as we made our way to the elevator.
I pressed the button and the doors closed but we still did not make any contact. There was surveillance in the elevator as well. It was pure torture but we had to be discreet.
The moment we safely got into the suite and the door was locked, she peeled off her coat once again. Before I could react she pushed me against the wall.
"Sweet jesus." I said as she slipped her hands down my chest and unbuttoned my shirt. She yanked it down my arms and kissed my bare chest. I'd never seen this side of Sophia before but I loved her and I wished she could come out more often.
She wrapped her arms around me and arched onto her tiptoes, kissing me with everything she had. Her tongue parted my lips, tasted me, and I breathed in her heady scent, unable to get enough.
My belt was next to go and I hissed when she grabbed my crotch through the fabric of my trousers. My erection stiffened even further at her touch. I had to hold her hand to stop her before she could slip them inside my shorts.
She made a protesting noise but I refused. I didn't want this to end quickly.
Chapter 47
"No, Sophia. Let's do this properly." I carried her into the bedroom and placed her on the bed. She squirmed as she waited for me to join her. I'd never seen her want to have sex so badly before. Could it be a pregnancy syndrome?
"Please. I can't wait any longer." She whined.
I speedily took off my clothes so I could join her. There was no need to worry about condoms which I was happy about... because I didn't have any.
I slid on top of her and claimed her mouth in a deep kiss again, her hard nipples brushing against my chest through the thin fabric she wore. I unclasped her bra and flicked my tongue across her nipples, one after the other. She whimpered as she twisted and turned, digging her nails into my back.
I needed to memorize her so I explored every inch of her body. My hands kneaded her breasts, teased her nipples, built up her anticipation until every brush against her skin made her shiver.
"Uhhh..." She moaned, bucking her hips a little, indicating to me what she really wanted.
I kissed a trail down her flat belly. Hooking my fingers at the side of her panties, I dragged them down her slender legs.
"These could stay on." I said, referring to the sexy heels she wore.
I spread her legs apart till I was met with the incredible view of her pussy. The sight ruined me instantly. My body grew weak with desire.
Her puffy lips swollen and silk with her arousal... Her clit peeking out from its hood...
This should be mine.
As soon as the thought went through my head, I realised how chauvinistic and fucked up it was.
But it was true. I wanted her pussy to be mine. I wanted the prim and proper Sophia Parker, sprawled out on my bed every night with her legs in the air, just like this. I didn't want any other pussy. Just Sophia's. Forever.
It killed me to know that it'll never happen. She could never be mine. She's only here today because she's horny. Who knows, tomorrow she'll probably go back to hating me.
But at least I have her now and I get to spend time with her tonight.
I nestled between her parted thighs and put her legs up over my shoulders, keeping her open. Her panties still dangled from one of her ankles.
"Ohhh! Oh my god! Uhhh!" She cried out as I licked and sucked on the beautiful pearl at the juncture of her thighs.
It didn't take long before she came apart. Her back bowed off the bed as she screamed, her thighs tightening on my shoulders as her whole body shuddered.
I lapped at the juices flowing down her thighs. She tasted so delicious, and her smell was divine.
I was painfully hard as I knelt before her. I gave her a few moments before I hooked her legs open with my arms and guided my cock into her entrance. I pushed into her and filled her with my length and she moaned out loud.
"Ahhh fuck..." I grunted as I started thrusting.
"Faster..." She whispered and I obeyed. I moved faster and her inner walls clenched down on my cock, pulling, squeezing, milking me.
"More, Mr Wilson. Please, more..." She begged again but I couldn't go faster than this. If I did, it would all be over in a second. I was really lacking control today.
She started lifting her hips to meet mine but as I held her down, she tackled me. I now lay on my back while she climbed on top of me.
"I want it faster." She whined.
She took control and placed the head of my cock at her wet entrance. She sank down on top of me until her bottom rested on my thighs. Then she rode me at the speed she wanted.
Still in shock, I managed to follow her lead. I had to.
I soon realised that I'm not here to make love but Sophia, to her this was just a casual fuck. I was only here to satisfy her needs.
"Ah!" She screamed every time she hopped and bounced on my dick.
I looked up at her as I held her waist. Her eyes were closed as she concentrated only on the pleasure. She was fucking me so hard and deep that it was too much for me to handle so I came early.
"Shit." I gasped as the orgasm rippled through me. Sophia didn't even notice. She was busy bobbing up and down on my cock not even glancing my way.
At first, I didn't mind being just a casual hook up for her. But I was feeling so many emotions while Sophia was fucking me like I wasn't even here.
I knew from the start what this was, but somehow I'd still hoped we'd end up loving each other... at least.
Apparently, my job right now was not to love her but to make her cum so I brought my fingers up to slowly rub her throbbing clit. She allowed me for a minute before she tugged my hand away and took over. She did it faster with her own fingers.
I relaxed and watched how her perfect breasts bounced as she took her pleasure. I watched her pussy rising and falling onto my cock. I watched as she squirmed with jolts of pleasure that made her cry out.
"Unghhh!" Her legs shook violently. She was cumming, I could see it on her face. It was beautiful. I watched her as her pussy spasmed and she came all over my cock. When it was over, she fell to the side.
I pulled her up and put her head on the pillow beside me. She was tired and already drifting into sleep.
"You okay?" I asked, pulling her close to me.
"Mmmm..." She barely got out. Next thing, she was snoring lightly.
"Sophia?" I called but there was no response. She was gone.
I took a deep breath.
I guess that's it then. I've officially been a one night stand for Sophia.
She's had her good time with me and now she's passed out. Tomorrow when she wakes up, we'll go back to whatever... position we were in.
"I love you." I still whispered to her and kissed her forehead, before sitting up on the bed.
I reached into the little drawer beside the bed and found some paper towels. I used that to clean her up and I helped her out of her heels.
After I tucked her into bed properly, I went to the bathroom and took a quick shower.
It was too early for me to sleep and I needed to check up on Craig. I went to the living room and logged on to the Mac computer there. I had a few missed calls on my phone from him so I video called him. He answered on the first ring.
"Any progress?" I asked.
"Indeed. I have debugged the programme."
"Indeed. I have debugged the programme."
"Good. What kind of bug was it anyway?"
"It was a buffer overflow. Multiple of those."
"Ah, that's a common security bug. How did we not find that on time?"
"I guess we overestimated ourselves. I never thought the team will make such a minor mistake. Even when we reviewed the programme, we completely overlooked that aspect. I'm almost halfway in rewriting the programme."
My stomach growled. I needed food. It was a little after 7pm so places were still open.
"Have you had something to eat yet?" I asked Craig.
"Not yet but I was going to go down to a steakhouse."
"Would you mind getting some for me as well?"
"No problem. What would you like?"
"No problem. What would you like?"
I told him what I wanted and he was surprised when ordered for two. The other was for Sophia, just in case she woke up. I wasn't sure if she was going to wake up in a few hours or the next day. It was still quite early in the evening.
"Are you sure you don't want a double portion?" He asked suspiciously.
"Yes, I'm sure. Don't ask any more questions."
"Alright. Up to you." He went offline.
I took a deep breath and relaxed in my chair.
If anyone had told me earlier that this was how my day would end, I would definitely not have believed them.
It started with me being stressed and worried, but it ended with Sophia in my bed.
I should be happy, but I'm not. I felt worse than ever. I felt... used!
Sleeping with Sophia this time didn't feel right because she wasn't there with me. Not once did she call out my name. She did say 'Mr Wilson' once but that was when she was begging me to nail her, and I couldn't. I don't want to have meaningless sex with her, I love her. But it seemed like that's what she wanted. There was no passion for her. Just pure lust and carnal satisfaction. It still felt good but it left a bitter taste in my mouth.
I wonder what she'd say when she wakes up in a few hours. Would she say thank you and be on her merry way?
It seemed like something she could do. She already made it clear that she didn't want to be with me. The only thing still keeping us connected was the baby.
But what if she wants us to keep fucking? That's not the kind of relationship I want to have with Sophia, long term. But I also don't want the position to be filled by another man. I couldn't even bear the thought of her dating another man! I almost killed Sean!
What would our lives be like without each other once she's had the baby? Would she move on to someone else while I stay single forever? Or would her new man treat her right like I would've treated her?
"Fuck." I ran my hands through my hair. Things won't have to be this complicated if only she just wanted to be with me! The only solution was for me to fall out of love with her. That way I wouldn't get affected by her or anything she chooses to do with her life. My only concern will be for my son.
My phone rang and I looked at it. It was Craig.
That was quick.
"Back already?" I asked.
"Yeah, the steakhouse was packed so I went to the Turkish cuisine and ordered your usual."
"Fine by me. You can come up with it." Sophia was asleep anyway. "Oh, and also bring the new programme. I want to have a look at it."
I needed to distract myself from all this thinking.
Craig came in a moment later.
"Nice place." He said.
"What, you've never been up here?"
"No. But I knew it existed." He placed the food on the table.
We loaded a copy of the old and new programme on my system and looked at it together. Craig hadn't made any mistakes so far and I was happy with that.
"So have you told George that his programme has been fixed?" He asked.
"Not yet because it's still being fixed." I pointed at his work. "We still have until Friday but you're doing a good job. Looks like you'll be done tomorrow so I'd tell him by then."
"They're losing a large amount of data as we speak."
"I know, and were covering the costs."
"What?!"
"Think about the relationship with the client Craig. He's not going to want to do business with us again if we don't do anything to compensate."
"That's true but it's a lot of money."
"We'll make it back. AIRTEX have signed our deal and our contract with them begins in two weeks."
"Yeah, I had a look at the draft. It's big business. Those guys are asking for a lot."
"And we'll give it to them."
"Adam!" Sophia's voice called out.
Shit.
"Oh? Who's that?" Craig asked tauntingly.
"You need to leave. Now." I said immediately.
"Ha, I already knew you weren't alone. I figured that out when you ordered for two."
"Get the fuck out now!" I whisper yelled and he laughed.
He ejected the programme from the system and started making his way out, but not soon enough. Sophia came out of the bedroom wearing my shirt.
"Oh..." She gasped surprisingly.
"Sophia?" He exclaimed, then he looked at me in disbelief.
"Hi, Craig."
"Nice to see you again Sophia. How have you been?" He asked.
"She's great!" I answered for her and urged him towards the door. "And you were just leaving."
"I'ld see you around Sophia."
"Bye, Craig."
He gave me a 'what the hell is wrong with you' look once he was out the door and out of sight from Sophia.
"It's a long story." I mouthed to him before I locked him out. "Errr... sorry about that. He only came up to deliver some food. Are you hungry?"
"Mhm." She walked up to me and put her arms around me. Her hair was wet and she smelt just like me, evidence that she just had a shower.
"I didn't think you were going to wake up so soon. It's a good thing I ordered food for you too." I said.
"Oh, about that... I'm so sorry I slept immediately after. I just... I really needed that. Thank you." She kissed my lips and went to the table.
Of course. The sex was what she needed... not me.
I followed her to the table and revealed the food.
"Ouuu, Turkish! Your favorite!" She squealed.
"Only at the office." I corrected her and sat down on a chair.
"That's true. I know your favourite restaurant. It has to be the one we went to in Tokyo, right?" There were two other seats but she chose to sit on my lap.
I looked at her surprisingly.
"Um... what are you doing?"
"Sitting on you." She said playfully.
"Why?"
"Because I want to be close to you while I eat." She smiled.
"Okay..." I cleared my throat.
Apparently, Sophia didn't know the rules of a one night stand. We didn't have to be this friendly or romantic afterward...
But I still took advantage of the situation and held her waist as she sat on my lap as we ate.
"How long was I asleep for?" She asked with a mouthful.
"Over an hour, I guess."
"Over an hour, I guess."
"Were you doing some work?" She was looking at the computer in the corner.
"Yeah."
"Mmm, what are you working on?"
Was she was trying to not make this awkward by forcing a conversation? There was no need for that. It wasn't weird for me at all.
"Some errors on one of our software." I answered.
"Oh, I hope I'm not a distraction."
"Well... technically you are. But a good one." I said squeezing her waist a little.
She blushed and hid her face behind her hair.
"Is there anything I could do to help?"
"You don't know this stuff Sophia. This is software engineering."
"I'm sure I could pick up."
"I'm sure you can but we're following a deadline and we don't have much time left."
"Don't you want me around?" She turned around and straddled me, abandoning her food that was only half way eaten. I'd finished mine already.
"I do." I said with a serious face. And I truly meant it. But I wanted her for a different reason.
"I'm really happy, Adam." She said all of a sudden, her hands caressing my neck and shoulders.
"Yeah, the food was great-"
"No, not about that. I'm happy to be here. With you." She held my hand and sighed with content.
Oh, she's talking about the sex.
"Well... I'm glad to be of service to you. Anytime you need." I hinted.
Her brows scrunched in confusion. I knew I was treading on dangerous grounds here, but it has to be said. I needed to clarify the relationship I have with her in order for me to finally move on.
"What? I don't understand you." She said nervously.
"I'm saying, if you want to do this again, I'm here for you."
She looked at me speechlessly.
"Adam, why are you saying it that way? I don't know what you're trying to imply but that's not what this is!"
"Sophia. You've made it perfectly clear that you don't want to be with me, after toying with my heart for months. What do you expect me to think? What else could this be?"
"Okay, I get it! I gave you a lot of mixed signals in the past but that was because I wasn't sure of myself. I explained all of that to you at the restaurant yesterday. Did you not believe me?"
"Of course I believe you. But you specifically said to me-"
"I take back what I said. I was clearly lying to you. The truth is, I want to be with you..."
What?
"...That day in my kitchen, I was still upset about the whole thing with my parents. I'm over that now and I want you..."
Am I dreaming?
I shook my head lightly to see if I would wake up.
"...And when I told my parents that I love you, I wasn't lying then. I really do."
My eyes snapped back to hers, white-hot and wide with surprise.
"You what?" I asked disbelievingly.
She took a deep reassuring breath and held my face in her tiny hands.
"Adam Wilson, I am madly, totally and completely in love with you. I have been for a very long time. You know I've had a crush on you since I started working here, but that has developed over time into one of the most beautiful things I've ever experienced. Spending time with you in the office was something I looked forward to every day. I was secretly in love but I didn't think you were capable of loving me the way I love you. I was filled with so much doubt, so I ran away from you every time. Now that I know how you really feel about me, I am ready to show my love for you. What we have is real, Adam. I can no longer deny this."
Holy shit.
My brain exploded.
"So, you love me?" I asked stupidly.
"Of course silly! I always have, and I always will." She said before she claimed my lips passionately.
Sophia loves me!
And she said it herself!
This was not a dream.
This was fucking real!
Sophia was finally mine!
"I need to hear those words again." I said, grabbing her waist and pulling her so tight to me that there was not an inch of space between us.
"I love you, I love you, I love you..." she repeated planting kisses all over my face.
Joy and happiness filled my chest and my heart was beating out of control.
"Finally!" I said, burying my face in her neck and hugging her so tightly. "Now I get to call you my love!"
"I will always be your love, Adam." She ran her hands through my hair and held me like I was her own.
I was filled with so much emotion that I needed to celebrate. I stood up, lifting Sophia up and spun her around.
"I can't believe this! You're finally mine!" I screamed and she laughed.
"Yes, Adam. I'm yours." She giggled and gave me another kiss when I set her down on her feet.
"Now we can give our baby the best life." I said.
"Yes." She agreed.
Our lips melted into one another again.
"So what was that all about?" I had to ask.
"What was what?"
"You just used me for sex."
Her eyes widened.
"Oh... Um... I'm really sorry if that's the impression I gave to you. The truth is, I have been craving sex with you for a while now. I wanted you so bad but I was so pretentious... and I got so frustrated. And my current state doesn't help matters. My hormones are all over the place and I admit, I might have gotten selfish there for a second."
"No need to pretend again, baby. You can have me whenever you want. I'm 100% yours."
I kissed her with the strength and sureness of a man who knew exactly what he wanted. I wanted this woman for the rest of my life.
We were finally free of all complications... Or so I thought.
"I need to ask you something." I said to her, breaking the kiss for a second.
"Ask later." She whined and tried to kiss me again but I stopped her. A really important thought came to my head.
"Sophia. Do your parents still disapprove of me?" I asked.
She blinked at me.
"I... I don't know."
"Do they know that you're pregnant?" I asked worriedly.
She shook her head.
What?!
I guess we weren't completely free from complications after all...
"Sophia why haven't you told them?"
"Because they practically disowned me. I still talk to my mum sparingly but I don't dare to tell her. Plus, I'm protecting you by not saying anything."
"But they'll find out eventually my love. We have to tell them as soon as possible."
"That wouldn't stop you from loving me, would it?"
"B- But, they'll hate you even more."
"No." She shook her head adamantly. "I don't care what they think anymore. I will always love you no matter what they say."
"And that's all that matters to me, baby." I gave her a kiss and she smiled. "I want you so much Sophia. I am going to take you to bed and we are going to have mind-blowing sex, okay?"
"Okay." She said.
Chapter 48
Sophia Parker
"You're glowing."
"Am I?"
"Yes."
"I suppose that's a good thing." I took the last sip of my coffee.
"Plus, you didn't come home last night."
Darn, she knows.
"Because I knocked on your door twice, including this morning."
"What makes you think that?" I said, wiping my lips with a napkin.
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear. I was fast asleep."
"You're terrible at lying."
"I don't know what you're talking about." I shrugged.
"Whatever. So how did it go yesterday?"
"Oh, it went great."
"Really?"
"Yup."
"Did you show him the surprise?"
"Mhm."
I smiled as I remember the look on his face when he saw the 'surprise'.
"And then... what happened next?"
"We... made up."
"You mean 'made love'?"
"Lily!" I shrieked.
"Come on Sophia! It's written all over your face. Why won't you just tell me already!"
"Okay okay! I'ld tell you."
She squealed and I rolled my eyes at her. She's always been a fan of Mr Wilson, and I'm sure she would be happy to hear what I'm about to tell her.
"So we spent the night together and it was amazing. I finally told him that I love him and we're official now."
"Yay! Finally! I can't believe this is really happening! Sophia and her boss are finally together!"
"He's not my boss Lily." I corrected her. "He hasn't been for a long time."
I should also stop calling him 'Mr Wilson'.
"Oh, that's true. My bad."
"He's my boyfriend now." I smiled dreamily.
"Awww, Sophia has a boyfriend."
"It felt so weird saying it."
"Same, I can't believe we got to this stage."
Me too. I would've never thought we could end up together as an actual couple.
"He's the man of my dreams Lily. I'm so lucky for him to have fallen for a girl like me in the first place. Not to mention all the hassle that I've put him through."
"Honestly, if I were a guy, I wouldn't chase a girl for that long. But you're not lucky, you deserve him. He really loves you."
"I know."
He wasn't kidding when he said he loves me. Last night, he showed me exactly how much he meant it. My body is still deliciously sore in some areas and the memory of what he did to me made those places throb with pleasure.
This morning he had left early to go downstairs to his office. He had an important thing to do which I completely understood. He had been busy before I snagged him away.
But we are meeting up this evening in his apartment and I can't wait.
"Now I know the reason why you're glowing! Someone had fun last night."
"Stop-uh!" I yelled at her.
"Didn't you?!" She kept taunting me. She wasn't really going to let go.
"Yes I did. Okay? Now please stop! You're making me embarrassed."
"Sophia, we're both girls and I know how it feels. You don't need to be embarrassed for having a little fun! Or wait... was it a little, or a lot?"
"Lily!"
"I'm guessing it was a lot."
"I'm going to die of mortification if you don't stop this."
"I wouldn't if you don't tell me the truth."
"Alright, we had sex! Multiple times! Are you happy now?" I tried to keep my voice low enough so people around us couldn't hear.
She laughed so hard. My whole face was probably red.
We we're both sitting at a coffee shop. She insisted we catch up during lunch and that's what we're currently doing. Her office wasn't too far from my new one.
"I have to get back to work now." She said.
"Me too. I have a few things to complete."
"Will I see you this evening?"
"No, I'm going over to his place." She gave me a dirty look. "Lily, don't start. Please."
"Alright, okay. I promise I'm done messing with you." She laughed.
***
"Hey beautiful."
I nearly jumped out of my skin as he voice came behind me.
"Oh my gosh, what are you doing here?" I put my hand on my chest to calm my beating heart.
"Come." He reached out his hand and I took it. He pulled me away from my desk and towards god knows where.
"Where are you taking me?"
"Somewhere."
"Where?"
I can't believe he just showed up at my office to abduct me. Where is he taking me?
Soon we entered the emergency stairwell and we were out of sight from other people. Pressing my back against the wall, he started to kiss my neck.
"Oh no Adam, not here." My voice echoed.
"Please Sophia. I need you. I've been thinking about you all day in the office. I can't wait till this evening."
"Adam we can't." I tried to pull away but he only pulled me closer. I could feel my body already starting to respond to him.
"Come on babe."
"No. What if someone walks in on us?" I reasoned.
"Ugh, the way you're resisting is turning me on." He pressed his lips on my collarbone, planting kisses all over my skin.
"Adam... please I could get in trouble for this." I whined.
He rose up my skirt and bunched it up at my waist.
"No one will see us. I promise I'll be quick."
He kissed me so I couldn't protest anymore.
I was unable to stop him as he made love to me right there, in the stairwell of my office. The thought of someone walking in on us made the whole thing sinister but so exciting.
Luckily, no one did.
"Oh my god." I breathed, a couple of minutes later.
He set me back on my two feet and put our clothes back together.
"I'm sorry babe. I've been having a bad day so far. This is exactly what I needed." He planted a kiss on my forehead.
"What happened?" I asked breathlessly.
"The programming with Sytner fell through. Again."
"Oh? Is it the thing you were working on with Craig yesterday?"
"Yes."
"I told you, you needed my help."
"Baby, you don't understand the first thing about programming." He rubbed his nose with mine.
"I could have given you guys moral support, or ensured you didn't make any mistakes."
"That wouldn't have been helpful. It was his system that crashed, not the programme. We've lost every single data."
"Didn't you make any copies?"
"Yes, we did but we destroyed them. It's going to take longer to start from scratch."
"Oh, I wish I could do something to help."
"You just did babe. You made me feel better. I was really stressed out before." He said kissing me.
My arms flew around his neck and I kissed him back with everything I had.
"Gosh! It feels so weird not fighting with you." I said after we broke the kiss.
"And I hope it stays this way."
"Me too." I grinned at him.
He rested his head on mine and we took a moment to enjoy each other. I love being in his arms. They were my safe haven.
"I've been thinking about something lately, my love. Now that we're together, it's become more prominent in my mind."
"What have you been thinking about?"
"Ever since I found out that we're having a baby together, I wanted you to be closer to me. So I could be a part of our son's life."
There he goes again! What makes him think it's a boy we're having?
"I wanted us to live together as a family but it didn't seem possible back then. Now that we're together, it only makes sense if you... move in with me."
"What?"
"I know you'll need some time to decide but please think about the baby... and me. I love you and I want you by my side forever."
"Adam, first of all, why do you keep saying 'our son'? How are you so sure it's a boy?"
"Because I want a son."
"But I want a girl."
"Someone has to comprise. We'll get to know who that is very soon." He said and I laughed.
"Anyway, you're right. It makes sense."
"Really?!"
"Yes but hold on! I haven't given an answer yet. I really need to think about it." I laughed at his eagerness. "Remember, I haven't told my parents anything yet. I plan on telling them tonight."
"I thought you didn't care what they thought anymore."
"That's in terms of being with you. I don't know if they'll want me to give up my apartment. They paid a contributing price when I first got it."
"Ok, I understand baby. Let me leave you to go back to your work."
"Okay Adam, I love you so much."
"Love you too." He kissed me one last time before disappearing down the stairs.
I looked around me and I didn't spot any cameras. I let out a breath of relief and went back into my office.
***
"Hey Mum, hey Dad." I greeted them both when they picked up the Skype call.
"Good to see you my darling." My mum chimed.
"How is my only daughter?" My dad said.
"I'm great. I've got a new job."
"Yes honey, I told your father the news already. How is it like working at your new office."
"Quite stressful. A lot more things to be done compared to my old job. And the pay isn't better."
"At least you're not around that brute anymore. Unless you're still with him."
Brute???
"Well, the thing is... that's the reason for this call. There are some things that I need to tell you about."
"Go ahead sweetie, we're listening." My mum said.
"I know I've done some things that haven't made you proud, particularly on my last night at home. I'm sorry you both had to find out in that way. But like I said, I love him."
"So you're still seeing that man?!" My dad asked angrily.
"Yes daddy. I'm in love with him. I didn't give my innocence to him for no reason. He loves me too dad. If you could just get to know him a little, he will prove it to you."
"I don't need him to prove anything to me. He should have done the right thing. That young man has not respect for me or my household."
"I know he messed up dad but he is a good person. He would never do anything to disrespect you. He just lost control."
"A man that can not control his desires is the type of man that you are interested in?"
"No dad he's not like that."
I tried my best to defend Adam but my dad was right. He has no control. He came all the way to my office today to have sex because he was so impatient, he couldn't wait till tonight.
Mr Wilson is not a pervert but neither is he a prude. If he wants what he wants, he takes it. He wanted me. I gave myself to him. And I have no regrets.
"How are you so sure?"
"Dad, no matter what you say, I am going to be with him. Regardless of whether you support me or not."
"Sophia, you might be making a mistake."
"Well, if that's what you think then I should probably tell you that I'm pregnant."
"What?" My mum screamed.
"I'm pregnant and it's his. I'm keeping the baby and I also plan to move in with him."
"Oh my god."
"I feel so disappointed in you right now." My dad said.
"I know and I'm sorry, but you can't stop me. I love him and I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him."
"Don't be foolish my child. He hasn't even asked you to marry him."
"He will."
"Oh sweet heavens." My mum sighed.
"How far are you?" He asked.
"5 weeks. Mum, I know you would be on my side, even if dad isn't."
"Bruce, our daughter has made her decision and I think we should respect it. After all, she is pregnant."
"That's exactly my problem. That young man is reckless."
"Please Bruce, look past that for a minute. You spent time with him and you described him to be a fine gentleman. You also said he would be suitable for Sophia."
He said that??
"That was before I saw his true colours."
"I believe Adam is a civilized man. He has been to the house twice and on both occasions he was polite and well-mannered. You and I both enjoyed his company. From the conversation that we had, couldn't you gather that he is a good person?"
He went silent for a while as he thought about it.
"I suppose I could give him another chance."
"Oh my gosh! Thank you so much daddy!" I beamed.
"Don't get too exited yet Sophia. I still don't like him. I want to have a serious talk with him."
"That's fine, we could arrange for that." I said.
"What your father means is he would like an opportunity to shake his fist at him." My mum said.
"Oh dear."
"He need to be catechized if he wants to really be with my daughter."
"Please dad, don't intimidate him." That's if he can be intimidated at all.
"I would try. When can we meet him?"
"Well, I could arrange for you both to come to New York? I know you guys haven't been here in forever."
They followed me here when I first moved from Virginia in order to chase my dreams in New York and helped me get my apartment. That was the last time they'd been here.
"Oh, we would love to come over and visit again. It was splendid the last time we went. Right darling?" My Mum said.
"Perhaps."
"It's settled then. I would let you know for sure in the near future."
"Okay sweetheart. We love you so much."
"I love you too Mum. And thank you so much for doing this dad. I really appreciate the fact that you understand."
"I know I seem cold hearted but I really have your best interest at heart. I only want to make sure your making the right decisions."
"I've never been so sure of anything in my life."
"I love you my girl. Take care of yourself. Bye now."
"I will. Bye!"
Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought. I thought there was going to be a screaming match but there wasn't.
Feeling better than I've ever felt before, I put my laptop away and grabbed my duffel bag.
I was staying over at his place tonight and I could not wait to tell him the news.
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