Rivals In Love

Chapter Five.

Ariella.

I sat up instantly regretting it when I felt my head throb. Flickering my eyes I open them and look around.

I was in a room of some sort. I don't remember coming to a room. What I remembered was encountering Dominic and then dancing.

Why on earth did I have those cocktails.

I panicked as I looked down to see me in nothing but my undergarments and crisp white top. What the hell happened last night, I didn't- did I have sex? I held my head in my hands as I tried to recall the events of last night but nothing, nothing came to my head.

I looked to my side and saw my paracetamol and water on the nightstand. I open the lid and chug it down greedily, the water moistening my parched throat. Grabbing the pills I place them at the back of my throat and the drink some water, swallowing the medicine I lean back into the bed. After a few minutes of staring at the ceiling, the pounding in my head had slightly calmed down. I found my purse on the nightstand as well as my phone.

I checked the time- it was eleven in the morning. I jolt up, dad must be so worried! I looked at all my notifications to see Sofia had texted last night.

'Your finally losing your v-card! With a hottie too, and you finally had your first kiss, I'll tell your dad you spent the night at mine.' It took a couple of seconds to realise what had happened and two minutes for me to process that I had lost my virginity. The thing I wanted to keep till I married the right man. To others sex was a release, an escape but to me it was the most intimate thing. There was nothing wrong with losing it before marriage but I just wanted to have something special. I couldn't help but let the tears moisten my eyes.

This was one of the reasons why I hated getting drunk, I never remembered anything. I always knew that I never had a one night stand, but being here, in this room made me think different.

The next question was, who the hell did I sleep with? Was it an old man, a young teen or someone my age?

Did they use a condom?

I started to hyperventilate, I didn't use birth control or any contraception to keep me from getting pregnant. I never in my twenty two years of living think I would have a one night stand.

Where was the guy anyway? Did he really just bail?

As I gathered my thoughts and myself I finally got out of the bed and went to the bathroom. I relieved myself and washed my face to give me some sense of peace. I looked at myself in the mirror, my hair was slightly messy and my eyes were a little red. I sighed and ran my hands through my hair trying to get any knots out.

When I came back to the room, I couldn't believe who I was looking at.

Dominic Amoretti.

Sitting on the bed in all his glory.

"Mr. Amoretti, what are you doing here?" I say astonished as to why this Adonis was in my presence.

Then it dawned on me, I had slept with my fathers rival.

I felt my anger boil up and couldn't help but confront him."How dare you! You slept with me knowing you and my father are not on good terms." He looked shocked at my outburst. I fell to my knees and cried, ashamed that I had let him have sex with me.

"Your father?" He said as he kneeled hugging me. I didn't push him away, for some peculiar reason I liked his touch, how his arms were wrapped around me.

"My father, your competition, Rafael Luciano." He looked at me, eyes wide and I looked down unable to remain eye contact.

"I didn't know, I'm sorry." He said sincerely, but that wasn't enough for me to accept what had happened. I got up and removed myself from his embrace. "I have to get going." I tried to be confident but I just couldn't wrap my head around on how could I let this happen?