"We had a great last lunch together. How about a last kiss?"
Silence, and so much eye contact.
One kiss. That's all it'll take. He won't be able to stop, and soon we'll be ripping each other's clothes off. I was that confident in myself, in us.
His phone's notification ring tone had us break eye contact, and my plan fell apart faster than I could recover it. "The driver's 10 minutes away. We should get going."
"Y-yea..."
Disheartened, I followed him out to the elevator. Damn looking like a second-rate! I needed serious pampering. Premium spa treatment.
"Emily, it's not you-"
"Oh, my gosh..." he did not just do that spiel on me. Not the snowflake.
"It isn't-"
"Please stop."
"It's not a white lie to blow you off, Emily. I can't kiss you, even for the last time. I'd be violating my agreement with Stephanie," he said. Agreement in Nik-speak meant relationship. "I don't-"
"You don't cheat."
"I wasn't going put it like that, but yes."
I responded with a nod. "Do you really think you can trust this girl more than me with your projects? Do you think she understands how much you're willing to sacrifice?"
"Em-"
"You were willing to sacrifice us, and you did," I took a deep breath. "Fine. You're with her, and that's that." Nik had really moved on. I knew what I needed to do to find closure, solace. Jenna it. And I'd crank it up to an 11 and a half. Stalk my nemesis on social media and cry about her relationship status with Nik over frozen yogurt.
"What did you say her last name was again?" I asked.
"I didn't."
"It doesn't matter," I carelessly threw my hand in the air, "I'll know when she's on New York tabloids with her skanky hands on your chest or whatever... while I walk around looking like a second-rate."
"Em, no one can ever replace who you are to me." Those words melted the heart that was earlier broken into pieces. "And as for looking like a second-rate: no matter what you wear or how..." he looked at me up and down, "badly you present yourself-- gee, I mean what is this? I'm pretty sure I didn't buy these."
"It's Jenna's," I regrettably replied.
"Well, regardless, I somehow find you beautiful- if I'm not speaking out of turn."
"You are. You're not allowed say things like that..." my voice changed, but I held my tears back. I had just washed my face looked and refreshed. No need to go back to that state.
Regardless, I didn't like how I looked when I cried, neither did Nik. I cleared my throat, and held my head high. "Well, now I have to hug you as your punishment.""I'll take it."
I felt a kiss on my head as we embraced. I looked up and saw him looking down at me.
Nik was about violate his agreement. There was a lot I couldn't tell from face value, but that much I knew. He never broke eye contact even when the elevator doors opened.But.
"Emily Harris," I heard a woman's voice shout. I didn't recognize it, but bitch ruined a beautiful moment.
Ugh, it was probably a person who knew me from school or childhood. We were in my hometown after all.
"Sorry, I-"
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The Inc Affair (Pty) Ltd
عاطفيةHer heart sank into her shoes as she realized at last how much she wanted him. No matter what his past was, no matter what he had done. Which was not to say that she would ever let him know, but only that he moved her chemically more than anyone she...