The Girl With a Broken Heart💔

Honeymoon Crashers

Emma's POV

The rest of the week at office was quite distasteful. I got ugly glares from everyone around, and I remained the top topic of discussion. From Amanda at the ground floor reception to Maria, Jake's secretary on the very top floor, all of them gave me bitchy stares. I stole the hottest bachelor in town, so their hostility towards me was quite expected.

Jake, on the other hand, had been quite busy. There were days when he even worked until midnight. Usually, I would wait for him, but sometimes I would doze off. At the least, we managed to spend our mornings together, every day, irrespective of our workloads.

I somehow sailed through the week, and eventually, we got to Thursday. I was expecting my friends to visit me and meet Jake for the first time today.

I felt excited and nervous at the same time. We decided to keep a Halloween theme party, especially the decor and food menu, we didn't do costume. We had pumpkin shaped candles and orange and black kitchenware.

Ever since the beginning of the day, I had been hustling in and out of the kitchen and making other arrangements.

It was almost evening when I dressed up for the dinner party. The moment I stepped outside the room, I met Jake in the corridor.

"Hey, you look beautiful. Purple suits you. I was coming to check on you." He took me in his arms and gave me a soft kiss on lips.

"Yes, I am going down to check on the food and see if they need any help."

"I just checked, everything is as you planned. I am going to get changed quickly and will meet you downstairs."

"Sure. Come soon." I gave him a quick peck, and as soon as I did, his phone started ringing.

"It's my lawyer. We have the court hearing on the Windson's case next week, sorry I have to take this."

"No problem. Just don't be long. I will be waiting."

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"Hey, Emma. I think you gave us the wrong address. We are outside some sort of palace or museum. I don't know exactly." Niki's confused voice from the other side of the phone made me chuckle.

"No. This isn't a museum. You are at the right address, just give your names to the guards at the gate, and they will show you the way in."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, absolutely. I will meet you right outside."

I rushed through the gates to welcome my friends.
Within minutes, I saw Barry's car approaching the main gate.

The moment Niki stepped out, I gave her a tight hug.

"So good to see you, bestie. I am so glad you guys made it." I squeezed her in an embrace again, and side hugged Barry who joined us seconds later.

"This is where your boyfriend lives Emma?" Barry scanned the place, his mouth open in astonishment.

"Umm yes. It's his family home. We are staying here until his apartment gets fixed." I tried to be as honest as possible, carefully ditching other scandalous details.

"God, this place is huge, like a palace." Niki sounded equally amazed. Her reaction was quite similar to mine when I first came here.

"Come on in. Jake would be here soon. He just went up to freshen up. He had been taking care of arrangements all through the evening." We all got inside and settled in the living area. Soon enough, Jake joined us.

He was looking Drop Dead Gorgeous. The moment I saw him step inside the room, my throat went dry. He was wearing a black t-shirt tightly fitting his toned muscles with a pair of simple blue jeans, his hair was perfectly set, and his manly scent filled through my nostrils.