Being with him makes me whole. Waking up to him makes me happy. Observing him when he walks around in the penthouse makes me breathless. How can a man be so elegant?

The last couple of days with him felt like heaven - well, really close to heaven.

The new Mr. and Mrs. Grey are on their honeymoon in the Maldives - a present from Richard. Meredith and Mark gave them an apartment on the Upper East Side, which must cost more than a fortune. Me on the other side, gave them something simple - a photo album and a bottle of red wine with the instruction to open it on their tenth anniversary.

I haven't start working yet. In the new year, I decided, would be the best start. I heard that there's a new boss on the top of the record company, perhaps it will have some advantages for my career. The career as a song writer.

I walk down the cold streets of Manhattan as soon as I leave Starbucks. Christmas is approaching and you can definitely feel it within the New Yorker atmosphere. Everything seems good. Everyone seems to wish Christmas would be tomorrow - actually it's in a couple of weeks.

The streets are crowded - even in the evenings. The sun has set hours ago, filling Manhattan in the dark - yet sparkly thanks to the skyscraper.

"Nicomaine Mendoza?" I hear a voice calling my name.

I turn around and look at a woman about my age. "Yes?" I ask the ghost-like figure. She's blonde and has pierce green eyes - a wonderful color. Yet, the sparkle seems to be gone and instead there's just.... Emptiness in her eyes. What took that sparkle away?

She's wearing warm black fur coat, which seems to be way too big for her bony figure. She looks like she lost 20 pounds in one week. In other words: She embody's death.

"What do you have that I don't?" She asks me in a clear Russian accent, her head slightly turned to the side. It reminds me of Richard. He's doing that kind of action whenever he is in deep thoughts. It's like he's trying to analyze me and himself at the same time.

"I'm sorry?"

She doesn't explain her question. Instead she turn around and walk away from me. Leaving me clueless in the streets of Manhattan.

I shake my head trying to forget the weird conversation and meeting. But I can't.

What the hell does she mean?! Who does she think she is........

The bright smile of the portiere rips me out of my thoughts.

"Good evening Ms. Mendoza." He greets me, holding the door open to the building.

"Good evening Paul." I return his smile as I step in.

I feel the warm temperature right away. I almost forgot how cold it was outside as I get into the elevator. I push the PH button after I typed in the code.

Why didn't she wear other clothes? Why did she look so...So deathly?And her eyes - what or who took the sparkle from them?

The elevator doors glide open and I step out.

"Where have you been?" I hear his voice before I even see him.

He storms out of the living area. He looks worried-angry even.

"I was at Starbucks with Amanda. I've told you" What his problem?!

"I called you a thousand times!"

"My battery died." I explain as I get out of the coat, surprised by my coolness.

He shoots a dark look at me. He seems tensed. Did I do something wrong?

Suddenly I notice loud blabber from the living area.

"Who's here?"

"Nick and his team."

I stare back at him confused.

"Did anyone follow you?" He asks me without answering my question. Great.

I shrugg, "I didn't notice anyone. Why?" And could you please explain your last phrase!

Suddenly a blonde man in a black suites appears. Behind him are three other men- all dressed the same as their boss.

"Mr. Faulkerson, we're all set." The blonde man says in a German accent to Richard. Then he smiles at me, "Miss Mendoza, nice to meet you. I'm Nick."

I shake hands with him, "Call me Maine." He looks weird......Muscular but yet weird and welcoming at the same time. Crap? Am I seriously having sex fantasies with a man who is..... Whoever he is. I sigh, I so need to satisfy my lust as soon as all these men have finally left us. It's been a while since the last time- 34 hours to be exact.

Nick nodds before he introduces me to the other men: Gerald, Eddy and Jan.

"Good. Who's doing the night shift?" Richard asks them.

Night What?!

"That'd be me Sir." Jan says. He has dark brown short hair and is very muscular - they all are.

"I'll be taking over in the morning." I hear Jimmy saying.

I turn around and see him behind me. has he been there the whole time? has he heard us discussing?! No, surely not. He 's way too much gentlemen.

He smiles, "Miss Mendoza."

I return his smile, although I'm still unsure about this situation.

Richard nodds, looking all serious- and worried. "Good evening, gentlemen."

Nick, Eddy,Gerald, Jan and Jimmy all walk away, leaving us in the hallway.

Oh finally!

"What's going on?" I ask him confused and worried at the same time.

He sighs before he places his hands on my hips, "You know that I love you and that I would do anything to protect you, Right?"

I nodd. He loves me. I still can't get over it. Richard Faulkerson loves me! But why is he telling me this... Now?

"That's why Nick and his team were here. And Jimmy of course."

"What exactly do they have to do?" I ask, unsure if I want to know the answer.

He puts a piece of hair behind my ear- his touch... I feel in my abdomen right away. Gosh, I need sex tonight.

"They are all former Navy Seal soldiers."

"Wow." I breath out. They must be good! Which- on the second thought - worries me even more and sends my sex lust into the icy Arctic. "what happened that you had to hire them, Richard?"

"I've told you that I ended the contracts, right?"

With seven women. Gosh, the polyamorist is now being monogamic. What a change.

"Well six of the seven women understood. But one..... One didn't take it so easily. she wrote me some horrible letters. She's in the States right now. In New York to be more precise."

I don't see the problem. What does that have to do with Nick and his team?

"She's after you, Maine. and she has the license to use a gun." he explains to me.

My eyes widen.. After........Me?! What the hell did I do to- "Oh My God!" I breath out. "Is she......Is she going to... I mean is that-"

He pulls me in a hug, as if his arms around me would make me safe- which they do, But I can't keep my mind from over processing.

"I- I mean, how did she......Does she know where you live?" i ask as soon as I organized my thoughts.

He nodds, "Of course she does. They all do. My address is in the contract even more."

"Nothing is going to happen to you. I promise you." he says into my shocked brown orbs. "We will all make sure you're safe."

I nodd and fake smile, "Which one out of the seven is she? I mean, what's her name?"

"Irina." he breaths out as if he just said a bad word.

My eyes widen again, The woman in Russia. "H-how does she look like?"

"Do you really wan to know?"

"I think I have the right to know how the woman looks like, if she's going to kill me."

"She won't kill you."

"She's after me. Usually it doesn't end well in a horror movie."

"This ain't horror movie. If anything, this is a romance movie. With a happy ending- I assure you that."

"How does she look like?" I ask him again. Gosh, I think I'll get a headache. A huge headache.

"Blonde hair, green eyes. About your height, but she has a little more weight than you."

My eyes shoot open. Fuck!

"Not anymore."

"What?" he ask me worried, his eyes reflecting pure darkness.

"I........I met her."

"WHAT?!"

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di na sila naubisan ng problema and more to come.... kelan kaya yung happy ending na sinasabi ni Richard??? til the next update guys

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