Out Of Darkness

Chapter Eleven

Alea

"Hey uhm..sweets?"

"Yes Juul. What's on your mind"?

While sitting in my home office on Wednesday afternoon, Juul and I reviewed the contracts, along with the sketches I had prepared.

"So... Here's the thing..."

"Spit it out, why dont you."

"I might have invited Shasha to dinner at my home, and that means Aleksei will also be present."

"Well... I certainly hope your not expecting me to be there"

"uhm.. Sweets..."

"Oh my God. What have you done?"

"I might have also told Aleksei that you're going to be at my house all weekend." He said, shielding his eyes with his hand, hiding behind it.

"What the hell, Juul! Why on earth would you do that?" I asked, irritated. 0

His occasional impulse-driven decisions never cease to astonish me.

"I enjoy Shasha's company and want to spend time with him without making it obvious. I'm begging you, babes, you need to be my wing woman."

"Absolutely not."

"But..."

"No"

"Look. I genuinely like this guy. I wanted to explore if there's a way for us to advance whatever this is. Don't you think I have the right to be happy? I don't ask you for favors. This effort is the bare minimum you can do for me." He went on dramatically.

I cocked an eyebrow in his direction.

"Okay, okay. I know always ask you things. But as my friend your supposed to support me. That's all I ask of you."

"Sweetie, I truly want you to be happy, and you know that I support you wholeheartedly. I only want to refrain from being included in matters concerning Aleksei any more than required."

"Okay, this has gone on long enough. When are you going me what the hell happened that night? I know something happened Alea. This is getting ridiculous. You can't avoid the man forever." He accused.

"I don't know what you're talking. I'm not avoiding anyone and nothing happened. We had a nice time. I got tired and went home." I muttered softly.

"Uh-huh. Are you seriously expect me to buy that, bish?"

"Believe what you want. Nothing happened." I grummbled

"If nothing happened, you would have no issue coming over this weekend."

"Fine! Okay. Something did happen. I was actually having fun Juul. For the first time in ages, I truly let go; however, I can't forget that I'm married. No matter what my husband does or what he is. From the public's perspective, I embody the image of a happy wife and I was in the arms of another man, dancing for all to witness. And took pleasure in every instant of it. But I realize now that I should not have done that. I became frightened by its appearance and chose to leave, because I knew that Matthew and my family would learn about it no matter what. I found myself at the beach, where I took a moment to sit and think. I was unaware that Aleksei had started following me. I always feel an emotional pull whenever I'm around him, particularly due to the warm energy that his presence conveys. My determination to keep away slipped, and before I knew it, we kissed. I experienced my first kiss with him. For a brief period, I desired to feel what it's like to be wanted. It felt just right and perfect. He was perfect. Then, he went and declared that I belonged to him. He claimed that I belonged to him, despite my marriage. I would rather not initiate any issues with him that could lead to headaches, so I regained my senses and stepped back. I cheated on my husband for Christ's sakes." I explained.