Chasing the Sun

Chapter 1.

"So this is the spot for the single people ''? she turned around to see a man standing behind her, holding out a tumbler of whiskey. He was wearing a crisp armani suit. navy blue slacks perfectly hugging his muscled thighs. The white shirt opens at the collar exposing just a little, sufficient amount of skin at his smooth throat under his beard. Well not a shaggy beard at least, but enough hair to make a girl wish to thread her fingers. 

Her eyes lifted up from his smooth jaw and she could see how sharp those cuts were. Those full lips, lifted at the corner as if he was enjoying her gaze. She met his eyes and gasped slightly. How many times she got a chance to see Emerald green orbs staring at her in New York, indeed she felt enchanted. 

"Xavier Russell". He bit his lower lip, stretching his strong hand out. She felt herself smiling too as she shifted the flute from right to her left hand and held his hand in her delicate one. He wrapped his fingers and her hand was practically covered. 

"Caroline Heard". 

"And what are the chances that i had not heard about the most competitive Attorney at Law, attending this evening". He shook her hand gently and lifted her hand to kiss the back of her palm like a true gentleman.

"And how i would have wished to meet the most eligible, Self made Architect in the Country who happens to be a multi billionaire at the tender age of thirty seven years' '. She tipped her chin and he laughed out loud.  

"There goes my chance to introduce myself to the lady of the evening". He joked in pure delight. Caroline was famous for her sarcastic tone, no malice involved. And ofcourse it comes in hand with the post she was working. Who wouldn't recognise her face. The most qualified bachelor, an attorney to guide and lead many people and now companies her wings. Her fifteen years career was as clean as a slate. Glittering with stars and titles of the clients she had won.  

"I assume the lady of the evening is on the stage with her husband who happens to be your best friend since when"? She said with a tinkle of amusement in her dark blue eyes. 

"Yeah yeah. The butt sneaking days''. He replied dryly , making her chuckle at his sulking tone. Marcus Alferd was Xavier's brother from another mother. They both held the power together in the industry, not to mess up. While Xav was running his construction empire all across the country, flying from one place to another, Marcus was leading a mafia. He was dealing in everything you could name it, and it was Xav to clean his money, And it wasn't a secret. 

Caroline was more like a sister to Marcus being best friends with his now wife Angelina. She was literally their cupid for two years and she was the happiest woman on the earth when Marcus proposed to Angelina in a close ceremony. 

She was never into parties and all, she was an introvert even if her profession expected her to meet new people almost everyday. So here she was standing in a far corner of the luxurious ballroom in the city, after delivering her bride's friend speech.

She knew she could not leave the wedding till the bride and groom fly off for their honeymoon, same night, but how she wanted to hide herself in her apartment. 

"So a little blue bird told me someone had approached Heard Association to sue us". Xavier said, moving his finger along his jaw, resting on his lower lip. 

Caroline smirked at him, taking a tip of the expensive wine from her glass. "Well, do i have any chance to deny the statement your Birdie told you". She looked at him with her wide eyes, feigning surprise and how it made his frozen heart thaw. 

"Do i have a chance to take you as my lawyer"? He said in a calm tone but his gaze said otherwise. Caroline could hear the underlying meaning behind his words.