His Demand

.8.

The Move

I groaned as I felt something dip in my bed and stab me in the stomach. "Ughh!" I groaned opening up my eyes to see Ari jumping on the bed. "Come on we got moving to do!" She said and I rolled my eyes hiding my face in the pillow. It took her only a few seconds to swipe it from me and started fighting me with it. But i held my arms up in a x for defense again her weak attack. "Come on! This stuff isn't going to move itself!"

I quickly reached over grabbing my other pillow and decking her upside the head with it. "Fuck off!" I said laughing at her as she pretended to go down slamming her body on the bed making me bounce once more. "Everything is packed and James should be here any minute with the truck I got time to sleep in!" I defended and she sat up on he elbows and smiled me. "I'm just excited my bestie is moving closer to me!" She said and I rolled my eyes. "You just want a different place to drink other than your apartment."

"Maybe so but I still want to see my bestie more often." She defended that's when I heard the door bell. "That's him!" She squeaked jumping from the bed to go answer the door. I watched from my bed as James walked in with a dolly ready to grab some boxes. "Good morning sleepy head!" James mocked me and I waved him giving a too sweet to be true smile. I stretched before gettin out of the bed and making my way to my bathroom. For ht last time I looked in the mirror and I brushed out my hair and brushed my teeth. I pack the last of my toiletries into a travel bag then threw it in my purse.

I changed into the jeans that Kaiden had given me and an old band t shirt. I grabbed a box and followed after Ari and James loading boxes into the truck. "Hey nice jeans are those new?" Ari asked and I shrugged thinking of what to say. "Yeah I guess you can say that?" My tone was more of a question and didn't convince Ari enough I could tell. But she didn't question me anymore and instead said. "Well they make your ass look great!." We spent the entire morning moving boxes and furniture and then most of the evening we spent setting everything up in the new apartment.

When we had all the furniture in place and all the boxes in the apartment I took a deep breath for the day. Ari squealed pulling out a wine bottle from her purse. "Only the best red wine for the bestest of friends!" She popped the cork and I looked through my boxes labeled 'dishes' to find my wine glasses. I passed Ari 3 glasses and she filled them to the brim for us.

James sat back on the couch with his feet kicked up on the coffee table Salem putting in his lap. That's when my doorbell rang I didn't think much of it once Ari jumped to action to answer the door. I sat at on the couch and I took two big gulps of the wine. "I was all alone with the love of my life. She's got glitter for skin, my radiant beam in the night. But I don't need no light to see you shine. -KH" Ari read and I listened carefully to the lyrics.

My heart dropped to my panties wondering how he got my new address and how possibly could've known I was moved in by now. "Secret admirer here huh?" I looked over to see a beautiful bouquet of pink roses. Ari set them on the counter and gave me a knowing look. "Anything you'd like to say?" She questioned me and I blushed at her. "I ughhh-" James was the first to speak on my behalf. "Clearly she's got a boyfriend." He said so calmly.

"What! No!" I said turning to him and slapping his shoulder and he smiled at me knowing I'm truly the one who outed myself. "You have a boyfriend and haven't even told me??" Ari scolded me. "No. It's Mr. Hark he's definitely not my boyfriend. He must have sent me the flowers because he saw yours that you sent the other day." I explained trying to cover up my blushing. Ari quirked an eyebrow up at me.

"Dani he sent you flowers with a love poem." I groaned hiding my face in the pillow that day on the couch. "He did not! He's an asshole that doesn't show up to work." I tried to explain myself and I could tell that she wasn't having it. "He was dealing with something serious the other day and took me on a plane ride in Seattle to clear his mind that's literally it." Ari gasped at me.

"HE TOOK YOU ON A PLANE RIDE!" She screamed and I groaned even louder. "Denali your billionaire boss took you on a plane ride that's like huge!" I rolled my eyes at her. "He also cusses me out on the daily so would you really say it was special?" I asked her in a stern tone. "Well he sent you a bouquet of roses with a love poem would you say that's special?" She defended her point and I took another gulp of my wine.

"Coke on Dani drop the act." James played along enjoying our argument. "No! You will not be encouraging her on this matter and in fact we are changing the subject!" I grumped fed up with all their questions. Aris serious face lit up with a wide smile. "Okay!" She said in a high pitched tone. We all sat down and watched tv until it got late and Ari and James decided to leave for the night. I yawned feeling tired from the long day I had as well.

That's when I got a text from Kaiden. 'Did you get my gift?' I smirked and rolled my eyes. 'I got definitely got something that for sure. How do you know my new address?' I got a text back immediately. 'I have my ways. ;)' I rolled my eyes at his text. 'Okay stalker.' I threw my phone down  on the couch then I changed into my pajamas. I cleaned up the wine glasses and I looked at the flowers Kaiden sent me. I picked up the note to look at it myself and it was a hand written note. I saved the note and I took it to my new bedroom and stuffed it in one of my journals so it wouldn't be lost.

I fed Salem before I decided to finally lay down in my bed. The first night in a new house always feels so weird. I feel so alone yet accomplished in my success. But when I look out my window that desperately needs curtains and I see the Seattle skyline just over the buildings as well as the sirens of police cars I know somehow I've made it. My dream of living in the big city on my own has finally come true.

I remember being a little girl and wishing to live amongst busy streets of Seattle. When I was in college I got a taste of it until I graduated and was doomed to move back to Port Angeles. Of course I couldn't just take all the success to myself because I knew deep down it was Kaiden that got me here. Even what he said he didn't take chances on people he took a chance on me. I wish one day I'll know his exactly reasoning for his decision or any of his decisions at that.

Kaiden was truly an odd soul that keeps me on my toes with his change of pattern. I couldn't help but feel grief boiling up in my chest as honking of the memory of him standing on his stairs all broken down. Who tore him to pieces so bad? What possibly could have taken the motivation out of Seattles #1 billionaire. Then I think to what the security guard said about his wife. Is he going through a divorce of some kind? And if so for what reason?

My mind buzzed with questions that I ended up tossing and turning in my unfamiliar environment. I couldn't possibly sleep like this not with my mind so awake. I got out of bed and I left the lights off and I wondered to my living room and I watched out the window watching the sky and seeing all the flashing lights of airplanes. Was it special that he brought me up to his level of heaven? Or is that just normal for him to bring people up there with him.

It has been so long since anyone has shown interest in me that I forget what these feelings are. Let alone someone significantly more important than me. I felt so out of place even in my own world. I hugged myself and I looked around the room and I began to cry. I felt as though a new page was turning in my life and I couldn't tell if it was the right path or if I should be scared. I sat down on my couch and I wrapped one of my blankets around me to try and comfort myself. I laid my head on the arm rest and just as I thought I wasn't going to fall asleep I found myself in deep sleep.