Chapter 5 Small pack

Dean Walker

Jessica left my room hurriedly. I could easily see her cheeks turn to shades of red.

Man, that kiss was something. Something that I'd never felt before when I kissed other girls. Hell, I didn't even feel this something when I'd kissed the girl who I thought was the love of my life.

From the moment I saw her standing near the window, I'd been controlling myself. She looked so beautiful in the white and blue knee length dress, Marissa had done good job. The way the dress hugged all her curves, the way her brown hair were all over her shoulder and down to her waist, and those hazel eyes could make any guy get lost in them. I just controlled myself.

But what surprised as well as shocked me more was she was on my mind even when I was at work, I wasn't the one to easily get distracted. After a long time I came home before ten PM. Damn, this thing has never happened to me before.

It had been more than a year since I've had any girl by my side. Of course I knew to compliment a beauty when I saw one but no girl had occupied my head, no girl had made me want to spend time with them. At that time only the sex mattered for me.

When she came to my room I couldn't hold back anymore. I kissed her slowly and carefully. I was sure she had not kissed anyone till now, her kiss told it all.

For a second I was shocked when I realized that she'd just lost her first kiss to me, she was so beautiful but nobody noticed her? That was hard to believe.

I waited for her to push me away but when she didn't I pulled her into my arms and kissed her. Her lips were soft as butter making me want to sink my teeth in them, the only thing that held me back from doing it was I didn't want to scare her. Our lips moved in sync. Even though she lacked in kissing she still kissed me back. I thought of deepening the kiss and exploring her hot mouth but I resisted.

I did feel bad for a mini second because I took her first kiss which she had not expected but I was sure she liked it. She didn't even push me back instead her hands were on me and kissing me.

She was something. She was different. Nobody had ever caught my attention like her in such a short period of time. Her eyes, her nose, her lips, her cheeks, her hair, her body, I'd love to kiss all parts of her body one day. She was innocent, beautiful and hot too.

And one thing, I loved the way she perfectly fit in my arms.

But I didn't do love. I'd had enough of it. The reason I was cold and arrogant was because of this stupid love. And that was what love did to you, at least that was what it did to me.

I was only attracted to Jessica, that was it. I had to be in control. She was innocent, I couldn't do what I did with others to her. I couldn't kiss her without no reason and most importantly I didn't want her to feel uncomfortable around me.

Walking into my office room I signed looking at the stakes of the files and my laptop. Talking about work, I fired Marissa today. She had been trying things on me. I thought eventually she would get over with it since I never gave her any attention nor played along. But today she crossed all the lines. She tried to come and kiss me after the last meeting I had today in the evening.

Even if she wasn't working for me, I would never show interest in her. I didn't like her behavior. I'd had enough of her, I'd been waiting for an opportunity, even a small one. So I took the chance and fired her.

I now will have to find a good PA. I thought to myself getting to work.

It was almost one in the midnight, I was checking the estimations of my upcoming project when I heard low screams and sobs coming from the guest room. I quickly ran to check if Jessica was okay.

When I opened the door, she was crying and screaming. "No, please don't touch me. Go away from me..."

I got to the bed quickly and caught hold of her.

"Hey, Shh.... You're safe." I soothed her. She tried to free herself from my hold and that's when she woke up.

She looked into my eyes, her eyes were red. I wiped her tears away.

"Its just me," I whispered.

She suddenly sat up, throwing her arms around my neck and hugged me tightly. She had a nightmare, indeed a very bad one I could say. I ran my hand through her soft long hair and kept whispering 'it's alright, I'm here.' in her ear.

"Please don't let them come to me." she begged me as she saw my face. She was scared. I didn't like the look that settled on her face.

"Don't worry, I won't let anybody touch you nor come near you." I assured her. I had to do something about those assholes. They had scared her bad. "Go to sleep. I'm here."

"Will you please sleep with me?" she asked in low voice.

I nodded my head yes.

I knew I wasn't doing a right thing.

I slid beside her in the bed. Wrapping my arm around her I pulled her closer to me. She was warm. She hugged me tangling her legs with mine, and just like that we both fell asleep.

• • •

The next day morning, I woke up before her and I woke up with a small smile playing on my lips. This morning wasn't the same morning I woke up everyday to, it was different. After a long time I slept well. I felt it was right to sleep with her even though I knew it's wrong. The way our bodies were tangled, it felt right.

What the fuck was I thinking? I knew nothing about her except for her name and that she was new in New York but it felt like I'd known her since a long time though it'd not been more than three days.

I gazed at her, she looked beautiful and adorable. I surprised myself by leaving a kiss on her forehead. I'd never done it before. She slowly opened her eyes.

"Go to sleep." I said, my voice thick. Nodding her head she closed her eyes. I lied there in the warm bed with her in my arms, storming her silky hair.

After a while I untangled myself and went to my room. I took a long, warm shower and got dressed for the day.

Walking into my office room I finished the left out work, took the necessary files and documents.

As I made my way to the living room I heard noises from the kitchen. It was Wednesday which meant it was holiday for Rebecca. I put my briefcase on the couch and went to the kitchen to see who it was.

And there was Jessica standing near the stove preparing breakfast. I guess she heard me coming.

"Good morning." she smiled shyly.

"Morning," I greeted her. "Up already?"

She was wearing a light skinny blue jeans and a short grey top. Her hair was up in a messy bun while some small strands of hair played around her ears. She looked damn beautiful.

"I didn't feel like sleeping anymore. So thought I'll prepare breakfast as you are off to work by eight." a warm happy feeling spread across my chest hearing that.

"Thank you. So what's for the breakfast?" I asked with a small smile.

"French toast." she replied excitedly.

I sat on the chair as she served me the breakfast. Smiling at her after taking a bite of the toast I continued eating.

"How are you now? I'm pretty sure it was a bad nightmare." I asked concerned.

I saw her become stiff and her face turned pale.

"Jessica You're fine?" I asked her again when I didn't get a reply.

"Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine." she said without looking at me.

She wasn't fine, I could see that. I wanted to know what the nightmare was about but decided not to ask her.

After I was done I took my briefcase and walked to the door. But then I turned around and walked back to her.

"I think you will need it if you decide to go out somewhere." I pulled out one of my credit cards.

She shook her head and pushed away my hand lightly. "No, I can't take it."

Fine then, "We can do one thing. Use my credit card for now and pay me back some other time or do me some favor as a pay back." I replied.

She was thinking about it but I didn't have time to wait for her answer. I grabbed her hand and placed the credit card on her palm. "See you at night, go out and enjoy yourself, buy what you like don't worry about the money, but be careful." I surprised myself by saying what I said to her. I never trusted anybody with my money unless I knew that person well. For some weird reason I knew she wouldn't misuse my card, call it a gut feeling or whatever.

As I walked out I resisted the urge to kiss her. Pressing the down arrow button, the elevator door opened immediately. Once I got in and pressed the ground floor button my mind got occupied by Jessica. She was stuck in my head. My mind was telling me not to get close to her but her sweetness and beauty pulled me towards her like a magnet.

Why and how in the hell did she have this effect on me? This is just attraction, I told myself repeatedly. I hoped I'd get over with it after sometime.

The elevator door opened making Alex visible who was waiting for me in the lobby. As he saw me, he walked towards me.

"Good morning Mr. Walker."

"Good morning, Alex. How many times do I have to tell you to call me Dean and not Mr. Walker. I don't think twenty four is that old to call me Mr. Walker." I said jokingly.

"I'll try and make it a habit, Dean." he replied with a grin on his face.

Once we were in the car and on the way to the office I spoke,

"Alex, I want you to personally take Jessica out if she wants to go anywhere out today." I didn't trust any body else as much as him.

He nodded his head, "Okay. How is she?" he asked as we almost reached the office.

"She is doing fine now, she is very sweet." ghost of a smile appeared on my face.

As we reached the office he opened the door for me.

I walked into the office. All my employees greeted me to which I gave a curt nod. Getting into the elevator, I pressed the top floor button.

Today's day was not going to be easy. I had to soon find a new PA.

• • •

Jessica's POV:

After Dean left I put two French toasts in my plate and sat in front of the TV watching songs.

I thought it was going to be super awkward with Dean today, after yesterday's kiss and the nightmare. But it wasn't and I was very thankful for that.

Talking about the nightmare, it was really a bad one, Lisa and Mark found me and they were trying to take me back to the town. I was scared. What if they find me? No, they can't. They don't even know where I am. The town is too far from here. They can never find me. I tried to convinced myself.

I didn't realize I was staring at Dean's black credit card kept on the table. Earlier, I didn't like it when he gave me his card. But as Rebecca said he was stubborn, he handed it to me. I didn't even know if I should use it or not. I'm sure things are very expensive here. I'll just roam around and if I find something less of cost I'll buy it.

I finished my breakfast and sat watching TV and reading magazines. I also checked the newspaper for any vacant jobs but didn't find any where I could apply. I had to soon find one, I couldn't stay here though Dean said he didn't mind.

Later around twelve, I decided to go out and Dean did tell that there will be a car at the disposal. I didn't change my clothes since I had no other pair. I left my hair down and with one last look in the mirror, I made my way out. I grabbed the credit card, wore my sandals and closed the door. I had to enter the code to lock it. I pressed the four digits which Dean had told me earlier and walked to the elevator.

Once I reached the lobby, a man in his mid thirties walked towards me with a smile. I had no idea who he was.

"Hello, Ms. Summers. I'm Alex, Dean's driver and bodyguard. I'll be your driver and bodyguard for today." he smiled.

"Hello, please just call me Jessica." I said with a small smile. But why would I need a bodyguard? I was brought out of the thoughts by Alex speaking.

"This way please," he motioned his hand towards the left.

We walked out of the apartment. The sun was hidden behind the clouds, cool breeze hit me as we walked to the car.

It was a Porsche, black SUV. My jaw almost dropped. Dean was of course very rich. Who is Dean actually? We should talk more and get to know each other.

Alex opened the door for me and I got in. The soft leather seat was smooth and very comfortable.

"Where would you first like to go, Ms. Summers?" Alex asked once he was in the car.

"Any shop where I can get less expensive clothes. And it's just Jessica." I said hesitantly. I didn't care what he thought of me, but I couldn't use Dean's money as much as I needed.

"Okay, Miss Jessica." he drove the car into the busy roads of New York.

I was in awe, looking around this beautiful city. There was so much of traffic, so people walking on the busy streets, so many shops. I was excited to go to different shops.

The silent atmosphere in the car was disturbed when Alex's phone rang. He picked up the call.

"Yes...okay." I heard him say after listening to the person on the other end and ended the call.

Few minutes later the car slowly came to halt.

"We're here, Miss Jessica." Alex announced after parking the vehicle.

I looked out of the window. It was a big, five storey building, Stylist Pick was written in huge and bold letters. It looked expensive.

"Are you sure, I can get clothes of less cost here?" I asked, I didn't think anything would be less than $50 here.

"Yes, you will. Dean has told you not to worry about the money, didn't he?" how did he know about what Dean told me?

"How do you know that?" I asked curiously.

"He told me when I dropped him today morning." he answered. "And anyway there is a sale so don't worry about the cost."

I got down and saw Alex also getting down. May be he wanted to go somewhere.

I started walking towards the shop and from the corner of the eye I saw Alex following me. Why is he following me?

I turned around and was about to ask him why but he answered before that. "I'm your bodyguard for the day." ge reminded me. I still didn't understand why.

I only nodded my head and entered the shop. I was welcomed by fresh and sweet aroma. A young lady around twenty five years old approached me.

"Hello, and welcome to Stylist Pick. How can I help you?" she smiled at me before glancing at Alex and giving him a nod.

"Hello. I, I need some clothes and undergarments." I told her. I learned that her name was Kelly from the name plate that was attached to her shirt.

"Sure, this way please." I followed her after asking Alex to stay there.

Two hours or something later, I had picked yoga pants, shorts, tank tops, jeans, tops and bras and panties.

Well, I bought so many clothes only because Alex and the saleswoman told me there was a sale.

The second floor had all types of cosmetics and stuffs where I bought an eyeliner, a comb, a lipstick, and a purse. I even bought me a pair of flip flops and a pair of simple sandals, which were on the third floor.

When I reached the counter to pay the bill,"That will be $5975.25" the lady behind the counter said.

My eyes became the size of saucers and I gasped but immediately recomposed myself. "Um, There's a sale right?"

"After the discount, this is the your bill mam." Kelly said immediately which made me frown. I felt like she knew something I didn't.

"Can I cancel some things?" I asked her.

"I'm sorry mam, but the receipt is already printed." she said.

God, how did I not see the price tag before buying. I was disappointed. I took out the black card from my pocket and gave it to the lady.

Alex took all the bags to the car while I followed him quietly. Once we were in the car I asked him, "Why didn't you take me to some other shop?"

"You didn't like the collections they had, Miss Jessica?" he asked as he took a left turn.

"It's not that. It's very expensive. At least for me since I can't afford so much." I answered quickly.

This was the first time I ever spent so much money on clothes and shoes. No, actually this was first time I ever spent so much money at once in my entire life!

What do I tell Dean? 'Hey Dean I spent $5975.25 on the clothes, cosmetics and footwear. I hope you don't mind?' How could I've been so stupid that I didn't even look at the price tag.

"But you got good clothes at least. Think about the brighter part. Do you want to eat something?" he asked.

"No way! I have already spent so much money. I don't want to spend any more. I'll make something for myself at home." I said which earned me a chuckle from Alex.

Upon reaching the penthouse, Alex helped me with the bags and asked if I needed anything else. After making sure that I didn't need anything and that I was safe and sound at home he left.

My tummy grumbled making me realize I'd spent more than four hours shopping in that building. I went to the kitchen to cook something for me. I made myself a turkey sandwich and filled my stomach.

I took out all the clothes and arranged them in the closet in the guest room. To be honest, I was afraid to tell Dean about the money, but I would tell him. I was ready to face the consequence.

After not finding anything to do, I decided to go out for a small walk. Wearing the new flip flops I went down after locking the door.

I was happy to find a small park two blocks away from the apartment. I saw small kids playing and people sitting and enjoying the evening. I walked along the footpath around the park and as the light started draining from the sky I decided to go back.

When I reached home and opened the door Dean was standing near the window facing towards me and he looked furious.