HIS MISTRESS

The ball

Racheal stood in front of the mirror in her room. She had tried on a couple of dresses but she couldn't find the right one. She wanted to look good for Lorenzo, this was the only chance she had to impress him. As she stood in front of the mirror, contemplating whether to go with the one she was wearing, she heard a knock on the door. She sighed. Her father was back from his late night drinking and was going to throw a tantrum. She walked over to the door, opened it and was shocked to see a delivery man.

" Good evening ma'am" He greeted

" Good evening" She said. " I didn't order anything"

" Well, it's addressed to you ma'am"

Racheal collected the box, signed and closed the door. She picked up the card on top of the box and read it out loud.

"You said you didn't have anything to wear so I thought of getting you this. Hope it fits"

Racheal smiled. She knew who it was from. She sat down on the bed and opened the box. She was stunned to see a floor length black gown. It was screaming luxury. It was exactly what she had wanted. She was happy that Lorenzo had taken the initiative to send her a dress. With excitement, she hurriedly tried on the dress and it fitted  perfectly. She wondered how he knew her size.

" So he had been assessing me all along?" She thought to herself.  She picked up her phone to check the time.

" Shit!" She was getting late. She quickly applied makeup on her face, wore her shoes grabbed her bag and walked out of the room.

Racheal gasped in shock as she saw Lorenzo standing in front of her door. He looked dashing in his well tailored black tuxedo with his hair perfectly styled. Rachael had never seen him so handsome.

" W...why...are you here?" She stuttered.

" To take you to the ball" He answered.

" Ohhh" Racheal said. She didn't realize that. She had thought they would go separately.

" Let's go" He said to her as he began to walk towards his sleek black limousine.

Racheal got into the back seat with him. That was the first time she was sitting so close to him.

They arrived at the ball and Lorenzo got down but as Racheal wanted to come down, he offered her his hand. Racheal stared at his hand in surprise.

" Take it" he said to her and she slowly placed her hand in his. He brought her out of the car, his hand supporting her back.

Racheal shivered at the touch of his hand on her bare back. She loved it. He walked her to the red carpet where they took few pictures. Racheal felt like a princess, her hand nestled in his as they posed for the camera. She was enjoying every moment of it.

Soon the ball was over and Lorenzo was walking out of the hall with Rachel when someone called his name. He turned to look at the person and it turned out to be a business associate.

" Wait for me" He said to Racheal as he walked away.

Racheal walked out of the hall to wait outside. She stood in front of the car and waited for him to return.

As Lorenzo stood to discuss with the business associate, his eyes wandered to where Racheal stood. His eyes lingered on the way the dress hugged her curves. He couldn't help but notice how stunning she looked. He noticed how she hugged her chest, it was quite chilly and a part of him was worried that she might be cold.

" Mr Cardinal, are you listening to me?" The man asked

" Can we have this conversation later? Maybe you could drop by the office?" Lorenzo asked