SOPHIA

Boredom! I toss and turn on my bed, trying to figure out what to do as I'm once again alone in this big house. Sadly, it's not my day off so going out is not an option.

My mind drifts back to those years of freedom; at least I got to hangout with friends. Highschool and all the drama that followed because of my father's not so good reputation. An idea struck in my head and I pick up my phone.

Opening the search engine, I browse for schools where I could take studies online. Finally settling down with a school of choice, I browse through the courses in the Administrative Faculty and settle for a Bachelor's degree in Business economics.

The fees looked a little bit affordable. It's something my payments for five months could take care of.

Further looking into their portal for more details, I could do everything online; classes and assessments which includes test, examinations and even thesis. All that is required is to show up at the convocation at the end of the course for proper documentation and certification.

This could work, I say to myself, glad that I have found a better way to spend my time. Even better, I had the options of scheduling classes too.

I bounce on my bed with excitement as I keep reading through the prospectus which I had downloaded. Upon getting to the payments part, I notice the clause where It is stated that payments could only be made via credit cards and I had none. That would not be a problem, I'll just speak to André about it since he's still the one paying me for my work.

At the thought of André, my hands involuntarily touch my lips and I close my eyes to savor the two times we had kissed.

I tried to resist the first time but my body betrayed me; I gave in and it felt so different. I could feel the butterflies that I had tried so much to contain, swim with excitement in my stomach. His snide comment afterwards annoyed me but he later apologised.

The second time was when I let him in on my secrets; he kissed me and it felt so comforting. For the first time, I truly felt like I had someone by my side but the reality is that he's not mine to possess.

I hear the door bell ring and I bounce down the stairs in excitement. I open the door to see that my nightmare in broad day light; Halle is here and few feets away from her is André, walking towards the entrance. I open the door and fake a smile, sending a greeting her way. As expected, she waves at me dismissively and glares at me.

"Take this bag upstairs and then prepare something for me to eat." She says and then kisses André.

I look at André who is now in the house and does not even acknowledge my presence. He completely ignores me, making me more angry.

Why kiss me and make me feel like he cares the next morning and few days later, ignore me just because Halle is here? I feel so stupid right now, and to think I was radiating with Joy earlier on. I glare at him, ensuring he sees it before heading upstairs with the bags.

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ANDRÉ

"Baby, I'm in front of your office." Halle says, excitedly as I pick up the phone to her call. What? I wanted to ask but I just held the words in my tongue.

"Alright. I'll complete my work at home. I'm joining you soon." I say, picking up the folder and flash drive that contained details of the just completed plans for the hotel project.

"Hi." I say, pecking her on her lips and opening the passenger door for her to get in.

We drive through the busy streets of New York to my apartment in silence, enjoying the sweet melody of Daddy Yankee's wave your flag.

She hastily gets off the car and heads for the door.
"Take this bag upstairs and then prepare something for me to eat." She says to Sophia, whose eyes I have been trying to avoid since I got in with Halle.

From my corner eyes, I could see her looking at me. She sends me a hard glare and heads upstairs.

After eating, she says she wants to speak to me about something important and from her expressions, I can understand she does not want Halle to be present.

I whisper to Halle to excuse us but she looks at me and sizes me from head to toe and strongly shake her head 'No'. I try to cajole her but it seems her mind is already made up.

"We'll discuss tommorrow, Sophia." I say, apologetically.

"Alright." The pain in her eyes were visible and knowing I am the cause of  that makes me feel uneasy. Halle drags me upstairs, leaving Sophia all by herself.

I look through the documents for a while, digesting the proposal and the financial implications involved. I then  go to the bathroom to have my bath. Thoughts of Sophia fill my mind and I could feel myself getting a hard-on from those sinfully not so innocent thoughts.

A hand snakes around my chest and I look back to see a smiling Halle who immediately kisses me and gets into the bath. She goes down on her knees and takes me in her mouth. I moan, imagining it was Sophia's mouth on my tip, running her tongue seductively. I groan at that thought as my juices spill into her mouth in release. She stands up and smiles at me, satisfied at what she just did.

We have our bath and dry up and then head for the bedroom to sleep. I keep tossing and turning, awake from my failed attempt at sleeping.

Halle on the other hand was already fast asleep. I gently stand up from the bed and sit up to get some work done but all my efforts were futile. My mind still drifted to a certain beauty, I check the time and it reads 10:30pm.

I stand up and gently open the door to my room and slip out down the corridor to the one that has stolen my sleep.