MINE

01- Surprise? or shock?

Layla looks at the lingerie in the mirror and takes a picture, she knows she looks good. She snaps a picture to send it to Knox but bites her lip before deciding to keep it to herself.

She asks the sales girl to bill it without her having to remove it as she slips on her office attire that she wore in the morning before picking up the dark chocolate cake from her go to Cafe. The boy behind the counter waves at her as she was a regular customer. She smiles and waves back before pushing the door open with her and slipping out.

She almost bangs into someone. She looks up, "Im sorry I wasn't looking where I was-" she pauses as she recognises the blonde hair and brown eyes as they meet hers.

"Boss" she said and nods with a smile. He smiles back and then looks at the cake. "Birthday?" He asked with curious eyes and she shakes her head with a smile.

"One year anniversary" she said and her boss raises an eyebrow, "I didn't realise you were married" he said and she misses the slight disappointment in his eyes. She laughs.

"Not yet, I have a boyfriend" she said and he looks at her with an unreadable expression.

"Ah okay, well I'll see you in office tomorrow Ms. Jones" he said and she nods, "See you tomorrow Mr. Bailey" she said as she walks to her car and places the cake carefully in the passenger seat before driving to the take away spot that she and Knox prefer to eat from.

"What would you like to order" the man behind the counter and she orders the same as usual, grilled chicken and noodles. She waits and checks her phone.

When she doesn't see any message from Knox she realises that he probably forgot what today was. She giggles when she thinks about how he might try to make it up to her for it.

"Order 404" she hears the guy say and she grabs her order before making her way back to the car. "All done" she whispers to herself before fixing herself up and putting on his favourite shade of lipstick, she looks in the rear view mirror to check her red wine lipstick.

She drives back into the apartment basement and pops open a button or two, she knew Knox used to love her in her office attire.

She picks up the food carefully and closes the car door with her hip and locking it before pressing the lift button.

She lets out a nervous breath, Knox has been off since a month and although he didn't neglect her they haven't had sex in a while now and she planned to change that.

She unlocks the door and enters, placing the food on the counter before closing the main door slowly not wanting to let Knox know that she is back early.

She walks to the study but doesn't find him there, so she walks into the bedroom and gasps as she opens the door to find Knox deep inside his childhood bestfriend, Marianne.

They both freeze when they hear Layla. Knox pulls out as Layla softly closes the door and hurries out the main door but a hand holds her forearm just as she pulled open the main door.

She was in shock, she turns to Knox whose face was overrun with emotions. "Uh I knew that you forgot about our anniversary and that you would have to make up for that but I didn't expect-" she bites back the rest of the words.

"I-" Knox starts but when Layla sees Marianne wrapped in her bed sheets, she pulls away from Knox.

"Layla I lov-" "Dont say it Knox, not right now, I'll come back after some time I need space right now just don't let your favorite cake and food go to waste" she said as she clenched her Jaws.

Knox looks at the counter as the guilt increases at what he had been doing behind Laylas back.

"I just have one question" she asked as she looked at Knox and at Marianne who looked like this all was annoying, just how many times has she been in this situation.