Enchanted By Her Spell

DANIEL

I entangle myself from the blonde-haired girl sleeping next to me. I stare at her one last time, watching the rapid rise and fall of her chest as she snores lightly. I quickly ran my hands through my hair, it was a complete mess. I made my way to the bathroom to wash up then turned on the shower and let the water work its way down soothing all my muscles. I felt refreshed. When I was done, I wrapped the towel around my waist and walked out of the bathroom picking up my phone that I left in the drawer. I turned it on to see a message from Celine, my manager. I opened it and it read;

"... Don't forget your interview for today with Porsh Magazines. Have a wonderful day..."

"Hey baby" The blonde girl called, throwing her hands all over me. I pushed her away angrily.

"What's wrong?" she asks, obviously surprised. I mean what does she expect? that we'd become lovey dovey after last night? "I thought that you had such a great time." She purred like a contented cat.

"You know, I can always do this for you anytime you want so why don't I get your contact so that I can always holler at you whenever I need you"

"You need to get going and fast" I ordered, ignoring her last statement before storming into my closet to pick out my outfit. I settled for shorts, a white shirt and Moccasins. I come back only to find her sitting comfortably on my bed. This is the part I hated most, when a fling decides to play girlfriend. it annoys the shit outta me.

"You're still here?" I asked with furrowed brows

"Of course I am. what'd you expect? That I leave after you've had such a great time. sorry sweetheart but no can't do" she grunts and I almost laugh.

"Fine, you can stay," I tell her, picking up my watch.

"Just tell the owner of the house when he comes that I'd transfer the money for renting this place into his account" I added and her eyes widened at the shocking realization.

"This isn't your house?" she asked bewildered

"I wouldn't take a whore to my house for crying out loud. what we had last night was just sex and nothing more"

"Daniel!" she screamed.

"Yes sweetheart. you heard right so if you don't wanna leave then you can stay for Pete's sake. I don't give a fuck about the pussy I've already fucked so suite yourself" I comment and she looks at me with deadly eyes before picking up her clothes and walking out of the house.

"Bye darling" I call out

"Son of a bitch!" she snarled and I chuckled.

After she left, I called Celine asking her why she would set up an interview without letting me know about it. She ends the conversation by saying that it was an impromptu event and that she couldn't cancel because they are a big company and this photo-shot with them will end up boosting my career and take it to the next level so I'm left with no other choice than to attend. I step out of the house and I notice that my car is already waiting to take me to the location of the event. I enter and immediately, the driver speeds off and we arrive at the destination, some minutes past ten. My bodyguard stepped down to open the door for me and as soon as I stepped out, someone ran up to me trying to catch up with my quick strides. She led us into the building to the place where we would be taking the pictures.

"Hello Sir, welcome to Porsh Magazines, this is Valerie Scott and she'll be your photographer for today.

'' She introduced us and left but the lady in question didn't spare me a single glance as she continued with whatever she was doing. My eyes take a quick glance and I don't fail to notice the beauty standing in front of me. She is clad in a track suit that accentuated her curves and her brunette hair was tied up in a ponytail. She had no makeup on except for the lipgloss on her lips. Today might just be my lucky day.

"It would do you good if you stopped staring cause I won't be responsible if your dick bulged out of your pants" she sneered with furrowed brows. I looked away.

"So when do we begin? I have a lot of work to do" I said, giving her a quizzical look.

"If you're busy then you can leave. I also have a lot of work to do. We can always reschedule" she replies before facing her attention to whatever she was doing.

"How can a lady be this rude?" She scoffs.

"You can't just walk in here like you own this place and start calling the shots. In case you don't know, we've been waiting for over an hour to have this photo session or do you think that we're jobless?"

"Excuse me, what did you just say, midget?" I ask them to come closer so that we are standing face to face.

"Oh I dare you" she spat.

"In case you're forgetting, there are tons of celebrities lined up that we haven't even considered yet or do you think that you're so special? You're the one who needs us Mr Ambrose and not the other way round so I would watch my tongue if I were you" she tells me and I roll my eyes. Doesn't she know who I am? Isn't she afraid? She has guts and I give her that. Presently, I am tongue tied because no Lady has ever spoken to me like this. I sat down, eyes not leaving hers for a second. I had already concluded in my heart of hearts that I was taking her home tonight so I will try to play along so that she agrees.

"Fine let's do this" I say, raising both hands in surrender.

"Not after you apologize"

"What?" I asked wide eyed

"You heard me" she repeats.

"Apologize for calling me rude and a midget or I walk right out of here. It's either my way or no picture. Guys like you should learn to watch their tongue before they speak so what do you say?" She asks, not shifting her gaze from mine.

"I'm sorry" I blurted out, ignoring the intense stares from everyone watching us.

"I didn't hear you. What are you actually sorry for?" She asks with a smirk and I bite my lips trying to suppress my anger. I felt my ego being brutalized.

"Sorry for saying that you're rude" "And...?" She trails off expectantly.

"For calling you a midget" I reply, shifting my gaze. I saw her smile like she's won a trophy. I'm going to get back at her and that's a promise. I'll make sure that she ends up on my bed and discards her like a piece of trash. She's going to regret doing this to me.

"Apology accepted. Let's get to work"

I watch her put a gum In her mouth and soon after, we start the photo shoot. We shoot for over three hours before deciding to call it a day. I approach her after the shoot so that I can possibly woo her into getting her number.

"Nice work guys. Have a great day" she dismisses her co-workers and turns to leave but I grab her hands so that she gives me an audience.

"Can I help you Mr Ambrose?" She asks impatiently. It's almost like she doesn't want to be seen close to me. The hell! Any woman in her position would be begging to have me in their bed. Or is she just pretending to not care so that I chase after her? I know that a lot of women usually play hard to get a man. Is that what she's doing?

"I was wondering if we could spend sometime together so that we get to know each other better. I'd like to apologize over what happened earlier so what'd you say?" I comment, hopefully waiting for her response.

"Did you just rehearse that line? It would make a great lyric for a new song if you ask me" she replies, her voice devoid of any emotions whatsoever but what she doesn't know is that her actions are only encouraging me to continue.

"Can you please just hear me out? I really like you and I'd like us to get to know each other" I coax, trying to persuade her into going out with me.

"What's my name Mr Ambrose?"

"Excuse me?" I ask, not sure I heard properly.

"What is my name?"she repeats the question leaving me speechless.

"There's absolutely no way that you'll like someone and not know her name. Mr Ambrose, I wouldn't go out with you, even if my hair was on fire and you were the last bucket of water on earth so I hope you understand" she says with a smile before walking out on me. I don't understand.

Who is this woman? I chuckle because this is the very first time that a woman has ever rejected me. A beautiful one for that matter.

VALERIE

I was packing my camera equipment back into my black luggage when my phone rang in my back pocket. I tried to remove it from my pocket with my hand even though I was holding the luggage, making the phone drop from my hand.

"Fuck "I cussed out and bent down to pick up the phone before checking the caller id to see who was calling me and it was Chloe my best friend. just the person I needed to talk to "Just the person I wanted to have dinner with after a long day," I said and received the call.

"Hey, girl, what took you so long to pick up my call, you aren't scrolling through Daniel Ambrose's sexy pictures right," she asked with a laugh while I rolled my eyes even though she couldn't see me. "Yeah, right, you wish. Do you have anything to do tonight? "I asked her as I tried to pick up the luggage

"Not really, that's why I called you. how about we have spaghetti and wine in that new restaurant that opened downtown "she said "That's fine with me. I am starving, after all, I went through today in the hands of daniel. he is such a flirt "I said with a frown.

"He is a sexy rich flirt I must agree," she said, mocking me. "Mock me all you want Chloe but that's not the thing, I have something to tell you while we have dinner, "I said "Oh, finally you have juicy details. and I'm guessing it has something to do with a fine man with a name starting from the letter D doesn't it? "she asked

"You are enjoying this bad aren't you. "I paused, still frowning because I was tired and hungry too and there was a saying that a hungry man is an angry man. "I will meet you at the restaurant in five minutes. bring your car along because I need a trunk to dump all this camera equipment. going back home will be too stressful," I said.

"That means you are coming to have dinner in your work clothes, that's why you do not have a boyfriend now. fine I will bring my car even if I don't want to, I will see you in a bit then. bye," she said and then hung up without even waiting for my reply. not like I was going to thank her anyways I put my cell phone back into my pocket before dragging the luggage out of the studio and out of the complex to look for a taxi cab. It was very easy to spot Chloe at the restaurant because she was overdressed even though it was just dinner with me, her best friend. I walked into the restaurant and then straight towards her table.

"Hand me your car keys so I can drop my things inside the trunk," I said immediately and she smiled before looking me over. "At least you wore something nice to work. ``She joked before rummaging through her bag to look for her car keys "Here, treat my baby well and be back soon. I'm going to order for you," she said.

"Sure thank you," I said and then left for the spot where she parked her car before putting my luggage inside the trunk of the car. I let out a deep breath before walking back into the restaurant. "Have you ordered already, I'm starving "I said, rubbing my palms together. She grabbed her car keys from the table and put them back inside her bag.

"Yeah, I ordered for us. the waiter is hot "she said pointing to the very young man coming over to our table with two plates of spaghetti on a tray. "He looks young Chloe. like a teenager "I said before looking away from the waiter coming over to our table. "The young ones are the sexiest "she murmured and I laughed. The man dropped both plates of spaghetti on the table before pouring us two glasses of juice. "Enjoy your dinner ma'am," he said to Chloe in particular before leaving the table.

I looked at her with disgust and started to eat my food. "So what is it that you wanted to tell me that made you want to have dinner with me," she asked me as we started eating. "I am not having dinner with you because I want to talk to you. I am hungry and I need an eating partner "I said "That's why you should have a boyfriend now. You are twenty-three years old and very beautiful. make use of your sexy face and body while you still can "she said and I nodded my head.

"You don't have a boyfriend either. all you do is get laid with different guys every weekend "I said with a laugh. "Well, that's my definition of big fun. at least I am living the best life I can "she said raising an eyebrow "Fine whatever. back to the discussion. today while we were shooting, Daniel said the unbelievable. "I started the conversation. "Let me guess he asked you out didn't he, that guy does know how to get the girls "she purred out "Yes he asked me out but I turned him down immediately. We all know he is just trying to get in my pants as he does with other girls.

"I said and Chloe dropped her fork as she had finished her food. "Girl I would gladly pull down my pants for him if he asks me. It is Daniel Ambrose we are talking about here Valerie, Daniel Ambrose, every girl's dream. it is a one-time offer and my girl you lost the offer "she said with a dramatic tone earning another eye roll from me. "I do not think I missed out on an opportunity because he is a womanizer for Christ's sake. If I even want to date someone it's not going to be him. I don't like him at all" I said "Oh well, you messed up. don't come crawling to me later that you are in love and you just realized it because I am going to laugh in your face because this is a rare opportunity, a golden egg babe and you my friend are stepping all over it "she said and I laughed.

"That's never going to happen so don't you worry about it, "I said and she nodded before getting up from her seat. "I'm going to go pay the bills for dinner," she said with a wink "don't tell me you want to walk over there and get that waiter's number ' I said rolling my eyes. "Maybe I want to, it doesn't matter so don't try to talk me out of it. just wait up in the car for me and I will be out soon" she said walking away from me swaying her hips in her tight jeans as she left. I chuckled.

"Don't make out with him in the bathroom because I am not going to wait a long time for you" I whispered loudly enough for her to hear and then I grabbed my cell phone before leaving the restaurant for the car carefully picking her car keys so I can drive myself home in case she ditches me and goes home with the waiter which she would possibly do. The next morning I woke up late because I was up all night editing the pictures I had taken of Daniel and other celebrities yesterday.

I dressed up quickly and got ready for work. making sure not to forget the flash drive for the pictures so Mr. Ambrose wouldn't offer to drive me home to get it. what a pervert, I just don't understand why a grown man can't just stick to one woman but have to sleep around like a dirty pig. I quickly pick a donut off my table with my coffee and then walk barefooted to the door before bending down to put on my leather boots and grab my jacket due to the cold. As I opened my door, I found a bouquet on my porch which is weird because I don't remember ordering a bouquet or having a suitor who would leave flowers in front of my doorstep for me.

I considered walking over the flowers and going to work because they might not be for me. might be a wrong address but as I got off the porch I thought why would someone misplace my house for another house because my house number is boldly written in block letters on the door. number forty-five. I go back to my house and groan before picking the flowers up. there should be a name tag or something so I can at least know where it came from.

The flowers smelt nice but a frown found its way to my face as I saw the name boldly written on the tag. Talk of the devil Daniel Ambrose.

Daniel

Sending her just flowers won't do anything, I need to prep her up a bit. Get her gifts or appear in her face everyday until she can't take it again and boom! We are cuddling on my bed.

Argh.. just be mine will you! I am in this unhealthy position, laying on my stomach, a pillow under my chest, with my four fingers wrapping my phone from behind as I look something up on the internet.

Just then a thought crept into my head making me halt whatever I was doing in an instant, I brought my two fingers to the screen of my phone and pinch zoomed in on the picture my eyes just caught. It was a picture of Porsche Magazine staff and the closer I look the blurrer the picture becomes. I strain my eyes to catch her name.

If I remember clearly the lady had called her Valerie when she introduced us so all I need to do is search her name. Scrolling down bit by bit in the long list of names I spotted, her dark brunette hair brought out her sharp, elegant face which stood out among all her peers. I wouldn't miss that face for anything. A smile of succession swept across my face as I brought my finger to tap the search button. 'Valerie Scott' i typed and her profile pops out making a giggle engulf me.

I filled my eyes through her recent pictures and it got to my notice that she was fond of drinking coffee at a Cafe not far from her home, that alone drove a crazy sensation into me. How about a little romance story? My head dings and I snap my fingers, I knew just how to get her. I didn't let the other little details pass, I was able to spot some interesting details about her. Hmmm.. a smile lit my face as I proceed to call one of my errand boys. I placed the call on the dial.

My unhealthy position obviously will be a big barrier to me so I snuggle up and sit on the bed instead so I can talk freely. The cell rang for a minute and the next was a masculine voice yelling 'sir' over the phone. "Get some details on this name for me, 'Valerie Scott.' There are important details I want to know about her." I ordered, making sure to add the urgency of it in my tone.

"Got it boss." The man replied, understanding the job I just sent him. And the phone went off. Still in that position my thoughts wandered off to Valerie, it's a bright and cold morning she would definitely be on her way to the coffee shop, how about I beat her to it. Would be a steamy surprise. With a snap I got on my feet, throwing my damp sweatshirt over my broad, masculine chest. I had taken it off when I was laying down.

Regarding Valerie's issue, I don't want to give her any room for doubts so I will arrive before her and feign ignorance of whatever thing she will accuse me of. It would be a great show, just you and me, my next fling. I slurred and hurried down to the door with my key dangling on my middle finger. As I drove to the coffee shop I couldn't help but smile all through the ride, of-course my flowers must have done the magic and she will come out to find me at the Cafe with a smile to kill.

She sure wouldn't deny my advancement this time, she's sure to fall head over heels for me. I stepped down from the car with majestic steps, walking gracefully into the Cafe with a warming smile plastering my face. The sweet smell of tea slipped into my nostrils, causing a nice dril. My eyes ran everywhere, I just couldn't wait to see her morning smile, I might probably get lucky today and meet her in tight pants, how sexy will she look, pftt.

"What do I get you sir?" The neat furnished English speaking waiter asked, a tray on his left hand with his head slightly bent. "Cappuccino." I mentioned. Twirling my tongue in an awkward way. Truth was I have been memorizing that word for sometime now, it is Valerie's favorite coffee and I'm here to impress.

I switched my eyes which were once focused on my phone to him, wondering why he is still standing, gwaping at my face like I got something there instead of getting my coffee ready but I met his funny face. He compose himself the minute he caught my eye, did I not say it well, fuck! I just wanted to impress Valerie by ordering her favorite coffee.

"I will go get it now, sir." He said in obeisance, the amusement slowly fading from his face as he walked away, taking the little door I assume leads to the kitchen. As the coffee hits against my throat, making my tongue go hard, I won't deny the coffee is strong and is making me so light-headed. Is this the reason she never misses a day without dropping by. I wask my tongue and dropped the cup down staring away into nothingness just then I heard her voice from afar. I turn my neck abruptly and the vision I met got me gobsmacked for a minute.

Did God just answer my prayers? Valerie is putting on just what I love to see her in. An off-shoulder leather pants, a jumpsuit! With her hair no longer packed in a ponytail.. gracious! Here I am waiting patiently for her and she is just on her way. Had she seen me and rushed to get away immediately in a bid to avoid me? No, there's no way she would have entered without my notice. I pushed the chair aside and approached her in a rush, she was stunned for a minute, not wanting to believe I was really standing at her front.

Her eyes shot out in total displeasure, obviously she wasn't pleased to see me that early morning I wasn't expecting her to, so she should try pointing her gaze slowly. She stared at me disgruntledly, her lower lip pushing into her mouth as she cussed under her breath, her hands folded on her chest. It was a sight to behold and I was so loving it, I would kill to see that frown on her face once again.

"Should I be worried that a busy celebrity is finding time out in his busy schedule to stalk me?" She said with a pointed nose, her teeths grilling up at me, showing me just how disgusted she was already. I scoff, not allowing her sharp tongue to whisk me off. I am here for a purpose and if getting annoyed was the list of it then I would do it.

A rude girl will surely get smitten by a guy who can play well with her words. "It would be much of a pleasure to think that." I smiled softly as the words rolled out of my mouth freely. "That aside, did you get the flowers I sent?" Her brows twitched. "Smashed and dumped in the bin." She purred, raising her brows like a cute Cinderella. I was yet again thrown to the dust. I couldn't deny how deep her words of action hit me, I will be a clown not to see the mocking glare she is wearing.

"Oh.." I adjust the watch on my wrist searching for words to say. Valerie made sure to follow me with her eyes, the smile not leaving her face. "The flowers were meant for you, it doesn't really matter where they went, do they?" I raise a brow, lifting a part of my lip in a challenge. "Oh, that's so considerate of you." She mocked, sarcasm hovering all over her words. "You didn't just come here to have coffee did you? What else can a womanizer do, huh?" Her cheeks puffed, it wouldn't hurt so much if she showed me her sassy side.

I would have long back down but it was an interesting challenge to take on. If I can just focus on her face and pay attention to the sexy way her lips are moving then I wouldn't be hurt by her words. I shouldn't ponder much on her ugly attitude; she will always land in my bed, definitely. "I couldn't agree less, you're much of a guesser than I thought." I let out a sly smile, throwing a fit of a teasing remark her way. I am just going to continue annoying her, she should have vent more quietly, but she chooses to start a fight.

She chewed on her lips angrily, if eyes could kill with the way this woman is glaring at me I would have been long dead. "Nice." She manages a smile, showing defeat in her suddenly weak statue. "Yeah, it's nice here." I deepand, glancing over my shoulders with a sly smile tugging on my lips. I want to annoy the hell out of you, Valerie. I want my face to be the only thing you see for the rest of today, there's no way you can avoid me. "Tchh!" She huffed, as if reading my thoughts.

She hits me with her shoulder and stomps out. "I'm not gonna let you dickhead ruin my morning, people like me have to work their asses off in taking nice shots while all you do is slay around the internet, slipping from one skirt to another." She spat just before dashing out of the cafe.