"You're aware he has a massive crush on you, right?" Jennifer pointed out, a mischievous grin on her face, as we entered her apartment building.
"Who?" I asked, feigning innocence and acting oblivious to whom she was referring to.
"William, obviously. That guy practically drools over you," she teased.
"As if!" I scoffed, brushing off the notion.
"Do you think we got the day off just because?"
"Yeah, because the CEO's daughter happens to be my best friend."
Jennifer and I worked together at Castle Tech, she was the daughter of the famous tech guru "Maxwell Coltmen" and the owner of the company.
You would think having such a rich father would make her an executive but her father had a theory about starting from the bottom, hence making her a junior marketing staff just like the rest of us.
"You know I don't get any privileges for that," she remarked as we got into the elevator, she was right, no one gave her any special treatment, and she was treated just like the rest of us.
"Well, whatever feelings William has, he should better throw it in the trash" I declared,
William was infamous for his perverted and misogynistic views. He often made derogatory comments, asserting that women weren't fit for leadership and should stay beneath him.
"He better!" Jennifer chuckled, she hated William as much as I did but found it funny to tease me about the way he behaved around me.
"Listen, please don't tease me about William and his silly crush in front of Jake, you know how jealous he gets" I pleaded, as the elevator rang, and the automated doors opened.
My boyfriend Jake and Jennifer were family friends, they lived in the same building their fathers co-owned.
Jake was possessive and jealous, he was the reason I never had male friends.
"Jake has no right to be jealous" Jennifer spat, getting out of the elevator, as I followed.
"Besides, I am not following you to his apartment today, I have to get ready for the party" she danced.
Jennifer and I were opposites, while she loved going to parties and hooking up with random strangers, I preferred to stay at home.
"I can't believe you are not attending the party" she said, stopping halfway through the hall, castle tech was having a masked app launch party, which was compulsory for all staff.
Knowing I had Jennifer by my side, I was an exception to such rules.
"I would rather spend my weekend with my boyfriend" I bragged, I knew how much she disliked my relationship with Jake but I was happy, and her opinion didn't matter.
"I think he's going to propose" I whispered,
"I saw a ring by his bedside the other day" I blushed at the thought of spending the rest of my life with him, he was perfect.
"And you are going to say yes?" Jennifer asked the disappointment on her face was evident.
"Of course"
"Listen Em, you know Jake is a horn dog right?? He sleeps with everything on a skirt" she tried to warn but I shook my head.
"That was his past" I corrected, Jake had told me all about his past and I was certain he had changed.
"Come on Em, I am his neighbour, he hasn't changed," she said, getting closer to me, to hold my hand but I took a step away from her.
"Please stop it Jen, I don't want to hear it, I know how unforgiving you are" I said, Jennifer was unforgiving, she judged everyone too quickly and she always had a hard time changing her mind about what she thought.
"Remember how you judged me too" I reminded her, when we first met she thought I was boring.
"Well I wasn't wrong, you are boring" she teased, chuckling at her joke.
"Please give Jake the same chance, he isn't the guy you knew in college or high school" I pleaded on my boyfriend's behalf, I wanted everyone to see Jake how I saw him, as an angel.
Jennifer sighed, she knew my mind was made up and I could see so was her's.
"if I marry him, I am sure you would love him for my sake" I grind at her and she nods smiling faintly.
"See you when I get back" she said walking ahead of me and going straight to her door, it was clear she was really not in support of it, but it was.
I nodded stopping at Jake's door, which was just a few steps opposite her's.
Jake had given me a key to his house as a show of how serious he was about me, I rarely used it but it felt nice knowing I could whenever I wanted to.
I had a romantic evening planned out for us, I was sure he was still at work, hence I planned to clean up and set up the place nicely.
I looked at the decorations I had in my bag, smiling as I envisioned the romantic setting
I was going to let him take my virginity today, I promised myself to stay a virgin until marriage, but Jake was worth it. He was kind and patient
He made me feel safe enough to lose my most prized possession. I was putting on a sexy red lingerie I got recently and I just couldn't wait to show him.
I pulled out the key card from my bag, swiped it at the door, a beep sound followed as the door opened.
I pushed open the door, walking in to find a messy house, there were clothes everywhere.
I bent over to pick up the clothes when I noticed a female dress.
Confused I stared keenly at the dress. "What is this," I thought, fighting off assumption.
Ignoring the dress and panties laying on the floor of the living room, I decided to walk further into the house, where the loud sound of a shaking headboard and loud moans filled the air.
I approached the source of the commotion, only to be confronted by a scene beyond shocking.
There lay my boyfriend Jake, unclothed and reclined, with Jennifer's sister astride him. My heart shattered at the spectacle, her impassioned moans mingling with the resounding smacks against her exposed skin.
In the midst of their intimate engagement, I became an unnoticed witness to the betrayal. As she taunted.
"I bet your boring girlfriend doesn't even know how to work you like this"
"No" he moaned, his agreement feeling like a knife stabbed through my chest.
I felt tongue-tied watching my friend's sister bounce on my boyfriend's joystick, tears streaming down my eyes, as they mocked me.
What did I do to deserve this, a part of me wanted to march in there and pull her off him, but the other part of me just wanted to walk away.
Following the other part of me, I turned around, not saying or word or interrupting them, I walked out of the house, my sight foggy from tears as I made my way to Jennifer's house.
I banged hard against her door, eager for her to open up, "what!" She yelled opening her door to find me crying in front of it.
"Emily" her voice softened as soon as she set eyes on me.
"what is going on" she asked placing her hands on my shoulder, she walked me into her apartment.
"Did you know" I managed to ask as soon as we got into her private space.
"is that why you don't like him" I said to her, unable to raise my voice beyond a whisper.
"What is it Em" she wondered, as my cry slowly got louder, I felt betrayed, and hurt, my heart beating like it was going to fall off my chest.
"What is it?" she asked again.
"It hurts so much," I said, holding on to my chest, I had never felt this much pain before, I had never been betrayed like this.
"Talk to me" she pleaded, the worry in her voice becoming evident. She led me to her couch sitting me down gently on the single sitter, before kneeling beside me and clutching my hands to get a clearer view of my face.
"I just saw Jake, with Rose" I said, after a minute of crying uncontrollably.
My revelation was followed by deafening silence, I could tell it took Jennifer a minute to process the whole thing.
"What!!" "what were they doing" she asked in utter disbelief, her step-sister Rose always spoke about how lucky Jake was to have me. Teasing him to treat me well. It was clear she was mocking me.
"They were having sex" I sobbed, Jennifer's hands squeezing mine in anger.
"That bitch!" She exclaimed, getting to her feet. the surge of anger oozing through her voice.
she moved towards her golf bag, picking up her favorite stick, walking straight to the door.
"What do you think you are doing" I paused watching her gear up to smack the hell out of them.
"I am going to beat them up," she said with so much seriousness in her voice that I couldn't help but laugh.
I imagined her whooping their naked asses off each other.
"Thank you," I said feeling better.
"They are not worth it" I realized, wiping my tears.
"you were right about Jake, he is a horn dog" I agreed.
Jennifer nodded, putting her bat down,
"he is and you need to get over him," she said moving closer to the couch.
I saw her eyes lit, like she had just had a light bulb moment.
"You know what would get your mind off Jake and my silly sister Rose," Jennifer said, with eyes wide open.
"What??" I asked.
"Attend the masked app launch with me and hook up with a total stranger"
******
I put on the bold wine dress Jennifer let me borrow, I am a little thicker than she is making her dress fit perfectly on my body.
I tied my brown hair into the perfect bun, putting on her lacy black mask. "This is a terrible Idea" I thought to myself, staring at the gorgeous woman in the mirror who looked nothing like me.
This woman looked bolder, her dress more confident, I never thought I could pull off a slit all the way to my hips or a back cut so low, it stopped before my hips.
"Is this Emily" Jennifer teased, walking into the room all dressed up in a silver lengthy gown with a silver mask.
"How many of these do you have" I asked wondering how easily she was popping out masks.
"Trust me, you don't want to know" she winked.
"Daddy is sending a driver to pick us up" she said, and on the queue, her phone began to ring, "his here" she said taking my hands.
We walked into the hall, it had a relaxing ambience with blue light, everyone in masks and it was filled with loud music and chatter.
"Let's get you a new man" Jennifer whispered then chuckled, she was enjoying this way too much.
She led me to the bar, "I need to get her drunk" she said to a bartender who smiled and nodded.
"No, I just want Coke with ice" I protested, I loved to play it safe, I hardly ever drank.
"Listen, Robi," she said, looking at his name tag.
The bartender's smile faded as he nodded again.
"Come on Em, don't be boring" Jennifer said, the word boring reminding me of Jake and what I had just seen.
"I am not boring" I berated angrily, turning to the bartender "Give me the strongest you got" I said, making up my mind to just have fun.
If Jake could do it, so could I.
"That's my girl" Jennifer praised smiling at me, I rolled my eyes at her, sipping the drink the bartender served.
I turned to find Jennifer gawking at someone, tracing her eyes to find a handsome man in a blue suit, in his hand was a mask with a holding stick, his face showing half of the time.
"You have a crush?" I asked, as her face curved into a blush.
"Do you know who that is?" she asks and I shake my head. I had no idea, I wasn't sure I was seeing the person clearly my sight felt woozy, my stomach was not for alcohol, and the little sip I took was already getting me tipsy.
"That is Jake's father" she said, I looked at her in disbelief staring back at the man she was gawking at, he looked nothing like anybody's father.
He had the best figure and the finest smile, "yummy daddy" I said, the tipsy was talking and not me.
I felt Jennifer grab my hand tightly, "I just had the best idea" she says, looking at me with bright eyes.
"You know the best way to get over Jake," she said, tipsy me looking at her and nodding.
"Get under his father"
Note: Written in 3rd person for a wider perspective.
Emily laughed hysterically, thinking Jennifer was joking "You are joking right" she said laughing harder, she assumed there was no way Jennifer could mean what she had just said.
Jennifer shook her head with a straight face, she wasn't joking, "I am not Emily" she replied with a serious voice, staring at Jake's father.
"You are!!" Emily exclaimed picking up the grape from her drink, pulling it out of the pick with her teeth.
"I would rather get with a random stranger" she said buying the idea of hooking up with a random stranger now that the option was that or Jake's father.
"But isn't he so dreamy" Jennifer gawked unable to take her eyes off him, she had always had a crush on him, but knew it was impossible since he was her father's best friend.
"He is" Emily replied not sparing him a second glance.
"well if you don't, Rose would" Jenifer chuckles.
"Rose" Emily jumped at the name, she wondered why she felt more hatred for Rose than the actual person who cheated on her.
"Yes, she is over there with Mr. Marcel right now," Jennifer said making Emily turn,
She turned to find a woman wearing the exact colour of her dress. But her dress was shorter, and in her hand was a black mask too but with a stick.
"Doesn't anyone know how to use a mask in this place" Emily spat annoyed by the sight of Rose.
'she stared at Rose, wondering how easily she had these men wrapped around her fingers, she is so confident' Emily thought feeling jealous, and watching Rose effortlessly capture the attention of the room.
"Well one thing is for sure, she isn't boring" Jennifer said, a smile tugged at the side of her lips as she attempted to manipulate Emily into doing what she suggested.
"Neither am I," Emily said, gulping her drink and walking straight to Ethan Marcel (Jake's father)
****
Ethan smiled faintly at the man trying to talk with him, the party wasn't his kind of setting and he thought it ridiculous to have everyone wear masks, he was only there because his friend Maxwell insisted.
For some weird reason, Maxwell felt Ethan's presence would improve the guest list and he was right, most people were there just to get the chance to see the famous Ethan Marcel, Top 5 richest man in New York.
"Mr Marcel, so lovely to see you" Rose Maxwell's adopted daughter said, "you look so handsome as always." she flirted placing her hands on his shoulder.
"Thank you" Ethan smiled faintly, taking a step from her touchy hands, Rose made Ethan extremely uncomfortable with her open advances at him. He felt it was inappropriate considering his relationship with her father.
"Excuse me" Ethan heard a beautiful voice say, raising his head to find the most attractive woman walking up to him.
Her bold wine dress resting perfectly on her curvy body, she walked so elegantly.
"Are you Ethan?" she said softly, her beautiful red lips pronouncing his name so perfectly. "Yes!" He nodded unable to take his eyes off her.
"Are you..." He was about to ask who she was, when she approached him, placing her soft full lips on his.
Under normal circumstances no one dared approached him do casually, he thought to push the stranger off him, but this woman was the sexiest woman he had ever met, instead, he pulled her close. Kissing her deeper.
Their lips parted after a second leaving Ethan breathless. She was a great kisser too.
"Who are you" he whispered, the gap between them not up to an inch.
"Follow me and find out" she whispers into his ears leading him away from the crowd
Like a puppet he followed her, curiosity taking over him, she intrigued him.
"You have a room here?" she turned to ask, once they were out of the crowd and he smiled. He owned the place.
"Now you follow me" he teased, taking her soft hands in his, he pulled her into his private underground suite.
As soon as they got behind closed doors, she leaned on the wall, beckoning him to move closer with her index finger.
"Who are you" he asked again, she let out a little giggle, "this wouldn't be fun if you knew, would it" she said, caressing his face with her hands while she placed gentle kisses on his neck.
He tried to resist but she was too attractive, he found himself losing control.
"Let loose Daddy" she whispered, loosening his tie and slowly taking off his suit jacket.
"O! Yeah?" Ethan smirked, pinning her to the wall, he cuffed both her hands with his left hand, lifting her hands above her head, before placing gentle kisses on her neck.
She let out a light moan, as his lips touched her bear skin. With his other hand, he caressed her thighs. His lips moved lower down her neck while his hands moved up her thighs.
Each kiss excited her body as her breath got louder.
Getting to her collarbone, he sniffed her feeling intoxicated by her vanilla scent.
Releasing her hands, he moved his hands through her back effortlessly pulling down her zip.
Her dress dropped to reveal a Red transparent lingerie, with her perfectly round bosoms peeping through them.
He lifted her, placing his lips on hers, hungrily taking her in, their tongues danced engrossing them in the kiss.
Without parting lips, he carries her to the bed. Placing her gently on his soft silky sheets.
He stared at her body smiling at how perfect she is.
"Can I take your mask off?" he asks and she shakes her head with a mischievous smile.
"This makes it more interesting" she teased, pulling her bra off.
"Does it" he stared hungrily at her.
His mind bombarded him with thoughts of things he could do to her.
He leans in towards her soft round bosoms and just as he is about to put it in his mouth a phone starts to ring.
He pauses, looking at the direction of the sound, it's her purse. He tries to ignore it but it's ringing continuously, irritating him.
"Wouldn't you get that?" he asks.
"no, it's the silly cheating ex I am trying to forget," Emily said, she had a special ringing tone for Jake and she knew it was him right away.
"I can help you with that" Ethan says, taking her in his arms.