Beating again

Chapter seventeen

Sasha's POV

I check my phone for the one hundredth time in a row.

"I will call you."

His words are still fresh in my ears. He said he will call but he hasn't called for a day and a half. For some reason, it gets me worried.

"Are you even listening to me?" Lucy shouts and I am pulled out of my thoughts.

"Yeah." I lie. She has been explaining to me different kinds of coffee beans that I should buy from her and how good they are, their origins and other stuff I have not been listening to.

"Sasha, I might get appointed to manage the new shop to be opened if my sales are very good. You should support me." She pleads.

"Okay. Get me some beer." I say to her and her brows furrow.

"Damn Sasha, I sell coffee not beer." She bursts out again.

"But I need beer." I shrug.

"Okay, here it is. I get you a can of beer, you buy from me a packet of coffee beans. Deal?" She says excitedly, a successful smile plastered on her face.

"You didn't need to blackmail me, I was going to buy it anyway." I say making her to jump to her feet and disappears. I can't not support her.

My phone suddenly vibrates and i quickly pick it. It's him. I chew on my lip before I answer.

"Hey." I say nonchalantly.

"Sasha...." My heartbeat speeds up with worry upon hearing him call my real name instead of 'Demon' with his voice sounding so sad.

"Yes?"

"Sasha, please come over."

"Why? Is something wrong?" He doesn't answer but I can hear him breathing on the other end of the line.

"Ethan?"

"Just.... Just come." He finally speaks making me to let out a loud sigh of relief.

"Okay, I will. Send me your address." I say as I quickly pick up my keys and just my phone forgetting my purse and run pass by Lucy carrying a plastic bag full of beer cans.

"Sasha, where are you going?" She asks confused but I don't stop. I don't have any time to waste.

"Have you ever thought of the internet?" That's all I say while I slide into the elevator.

I only hope she understands it. I mean, instead of rotating around the few people around her, she can make online advertisements or online sales. As simple as that and she can have improved sales by the time she needs them.

"The internet." She jumps as if seeing the idea in air. "Why didn't I think of that?" She mumbles to her self. "Thank you" and then shouts at me before the doors completely close.

Upon reaching his condo, I take a chance to appreciate him for giving me the security code for the elevator along with the address.

I tap my foot anxiously as the elevator stops at his floor. When the doors open, I bolt out as fast as I can and sprint towards his door. I don't take any chance to knock. I instinctively twist the knob, and to my surprise, it turns.

I barge into his unit and my eyes frantically search for him. He is not in the living room so I head to what I think is his bedroom. The door is partially open and I can see him laying on his bed with his shoes on.

What is going on? He is just laying down, his eyes closed. "Ethan, are you okay?" I rush and sit besides him. Seeing he has no physical damage, I think he must be hurt emotionally. He opens his eyes and his lips curl up into a smile upon seeing me.

"No, I am not okay." He says with a smile that I can't tell what it means.

"What happened?" I ask softly caressing his face. He draws in a sharp breath of air but he doesn't answer. I think he is not in a good mood to hold a conversation right now.

He hesitates for sometime but then his lips corner into another smile and in a short bit, he tells me about his family. I find out Ethan was adopted to a family which already had two kids. His older brother hates him for being adopted because he thinks Ethan is only after their parent's inheritance. He has been tormenting him since their parent's death so he had to go and give up his part of the inheritance in order to get some peace of mind.

What an asshole!

By the way, not to mention, we have something in common. We are both hated by our brothers, only that I don't know why mine hates me.

At first, Ethan didn't look like the type of person who has a care in the world, about family, but he turns out to be. His sexy, attractive face once again looks sad and I suddenly feel the over whelming need to take care of him.

I can't help but feel the need to give him my whole. I cap his cheek and look at him in the eyes before looking down at his lips and kissing them softly.

A kiss full of warmth, peace and need. He pulls away and looks into my eyes as if he is looking for something. He whispers, my forehead resting against his. "Sasha?" There's always this warm feeling in my chest every time he calls my name.

"Hmm?"

"I just want to hold you."

"Okay." I say and I slide to his side. I wrap my hands around him and pull him into me. I keep holding him against me, enjoying his body as it relaxes into me and around me when he holds me in return. He begins to fall asleep and I start to realise the non-sexual part is also fun. Everything about it feels so right and so good.

I realise something else before I also fall into a slumber.

I am getting deep into this.

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I wake up to a scene I never thought I would ever witness. Ethan is sleeping, slightly curled up, his mouth opened a little bit and soft snores coming out. I smile and lean on my palms holding my head up with my elbows. This sight exposes a more vulnerable side of him than last night.

Suddenly, my phone chimes and he frowns. And then he squirms like a baby in sleep. I chuckle and get up quickly before I wake him.

Picking my keys from the screen and twirling them around my index, I pick up my phone and move out of the bedroom.

I head to the kitchen and lean on the kitchen island, checking the message that has just come in.

Jessie : Where'd you sleep?

Me : I owe you no explanation.

Jessie : Oh yes you do. You had to take me to work this morning, mind you.

I have a lot of savage replies itching at the tips of my fingers but I suddenly feel a hard body press firmly against my back.

I automatically melt into Ethan's warmth as his lips press against the back of my neck. I tilt my head to the side to give him better access while I moan out.

"Mmm, Sasha." He moans my name as he grinds his erection on my ass. "You're too irresistible, you know that?" His hands crazily roam all-over my body giving a gentle squeeze to my breasts which causes me to twitch.

I turn in his hold to properly kiss him on the lips. He snakes his hand around my waist and we start kissing. This time it is full of need, passion and uncontrolled restraint making my toes to curl.

My hand immediately reaches for his shirt and pulls it off. I start trailing kisses down his neck and straight to his perfectly toned chest. As I go further down, my hands find his belt buckle. He let's out a loud groan and I proceed down on my knees. I give him a naughty look and smirk feeling proud of what I am about to do. Suddenly, there is a knock on the door making him to groan in disappointment.

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