Chapter 1

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Aella

"Aella! Aella!", my best friend exclaimed.

"What?! why are you screaming my name like that?"

Melanie Miller is my best friend, she's got the prettiest blonde hair and the brightest blue eyes, she also isn't the tallest of people being 4'11 and curvaceous, she always has guys flocking to her. We met in elementary school and now we go to the same college together, she can be a bit ecstatic at times but that's what I love about her.
"Now what is it that you want?" I asked, she walks into my room and sits on my bed. Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that we also live together, it's me, my mom and her in a 3 bedroom apartment. I thought it best since Melanie didn't have any family left and I actually consider her a sister instead of a friend. My mom didn't mind as well she's always loved Melanie and considers her a daughter.

"Did you know that in my finance class Proffessor Anderson was able to get the Lorenzo Mancini to give a speech in class tommorrow". I watch her spread her hands like a rainbow when she says this guys name.
"And who the hell is this Lorenzo Mancini?" she gasps like I've offended her instead of asking a simple question. Don't get me wrong I know famous people but I have never heard of this guys name before.
"Aella!, how can you not know the guy that owns like all those luxury hotel chains around the world. He owns Mancini Global, they're like the number one hotel that people stay at wherever they travel. He's got hotels all over Europe, Asia, South America and there's even one 20 miles from here Aella." She pants hard like she ran a mile instead of going on a 10 minute rant on this guy. I stare at her cluelessly, am I still supposed to know this guy?

"Melanie, calm down and take a deep breath. Why are you telling me all this?" I watch as she twiddles her thumbs and inhales and exhales deeply.
"Well I was wondering if you would come with me tommorrow to class and attend the speech with me?"

I let go of the breath I was holding, whew I thought she was going to tell me something serious. "You know I've got that Biochemistry test that I can't miss." She falls to her knees and holds out her hands like she's in prayer. " Pleeeaassee, pretty please with a cherry on top?" She gives me the biggest puppy eyes ever, she knows that I can't say no to her when she does that.

"Alright, I'll go. But why do you even want me there with you?" I questioned.
She contemplates her answer, I see the wheels turning in her head and know that I'm not gonna like this. Finally she says " You're kinda going to be my emotional support animal, uhh well not really animal but human, I heard that being in his presence is like being in the presence of a God and that some girls pass out when they see him in person, so I want you to be there incase I pass out or something". After she finishes talking I'm just sitting there and gawking at her, so she wants me to miss my big test tommorrow beacause of that. Before I can say anything else she waves her finger in my face. " No, no you've already said you'd go so you can't change your mind, anyways I really believe that you should be there".

"Fine I'll be there but you owe me. Actually next week I'm going to be assisting in the birth of a cow and I want you to be there." As soon as the words come out of my mouth she scrunches up her face in disgust.

"Do I have to?" she asked slowly.

"Yes You have to, since I'm going to this thing with you tommorow you'll have to go with that thing with me next week."

"Ok, ok I'll go but make sure you get your beauty sleep tonight, oh and also wear something real nice for tommorrow." I arch my brow questionably. "It's so you can catch his eye, you haven't had any action since Mark from junior year. And I bet your kitty downstairs is sitting in dust right now." My eyes widen at her words. "Melanie, my kitty has had some action and it's not really something I want to discuss with you."

"Aella honey, you can't count your fingers as any action it has to be another person that's not you". Gosh I know that I am turning red from her words, I've only been with one guy intimately it was such a horrid experience that I warded my self from guys, whenever I want to feel good I take care of myself because I know that I can make myself feel good.

"Look Melanie, you know how I feel about guys that's why I've never dated after that one time, I'm fully capable of taking care of myself." She sighs and stands from my bed, "I know about what happened in high school but you can't let what happened control you, you need to spread your wings and try to fly straight onto Lorenzo's lap tommorrow."

"Melanie!"

She shrugs her shoulders "What it's true, I think a one time encounter will bring you out of your dry spell".
"What makes you think that Lorenzo will even be into me?" I asked.

"I don't know, I think even with you sitting there you'll capture his eye, anyways I gotta go and choose my outfit, don't forget to get your beauty sleep and please please choose something nice to wear tommorow not your jeans and t-shirts that you wear everyday." I watch as she leaves my room and closes my door, I check my phone for the time and see that it's 9:30pm, ok I have enough time to take a bath and go to bed.


After my bath I'm laying in bed and thinking how does Lorenzo Mancini look like since Melanie seems to fangirl about him whenever she says his name. As I pull out my phone and type his name into Google I am blown away by the first image I see, he's in some expensive suit that molds to his beautifully sculpted muscles with his black hair slicked back, he's got an olive skin tone,hmm he must be out in the sun a lot,  oh don't let me forget his eyes they are a dark chocolate brown, gosh this man must have been sculpted by the gods no wonder Melanie goes crazy about him.

I try to slow my beating heart, wow I have never had this reaction about a man before, in all the pictures I see he's by himself, I click on his name and his biography pops up. Ohhh, it says here that he was born on May 1, 1987 that makes him 36 years old, wow 16 years older than me. I also read that it was his grandpa who first started the business but it was him who built it to what it is today. I can't even find any info on any relationships he's had or even if he's married I'm gonna assume he's not. As I lay my phone on my bedside table my last thoughts as I fall asleep are of Lorenzo Mancini.

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