Pov Normani

Santa Ana- 01:58AM

I walked into my dressing room not believing what had just happened. I was ecstatic with everything, Dinah Jane had just made me hers and I was more than fine with that, surely everything just became more complicated. If leaving Dinah was a hard task for me before, now it was practically impossible.

"What have you done, Normani?!" I thought to myself. I shook my head while I dressed my clothes.

When I looked in the mirror I could see some marks on my body, Dinah  had left dark purple marks around my neck and near my breasts, bitch. When I finished dressing the last piece of clothing, I looked around the club and there was no sign of her anymore. Dinah knew that I didn't want her with another, and she would obey that firmly. I left through the backdoor to not be noticed by anyone. The night was cold, gusts of wind made my body shiver. I quickly walked to the nearest avenue when I saw Dinh leave in her car. She didn't even notice anyone around her, she had obeyed my orders to not stay in "Imperium" without my presence. That really pleased me. My desire was to approach her and spend the rest of the night in her arms but for today I had already crossed the line, so I shouldn't continue. In exactly 15 minutes I was already entering my apartment, imagining that Ally and Lauren were sleeping. The house was in pure silence, I walked in slow steps to not make any noise, and when I finally opened the door of my room, she was already waiting for me. Lauren.

"Mani, why did you arrive at this hour?" Lauren asked suspiciously, the woman walked around me as if she was analyzing me.

"The show ended later today." I tried to speak in the less excited way possible, pretending or lying to Lauren Jauregui was practically impossible, that woman knew me better than anyone.

"Don't lie to me, Mani, today's performance was in group. I imagine that your delay has a name and a surname." I looked at her, suppressing a smile on my face, nothing goes unnoticed by her.

"I'm not going to lie to you, Jauregui, my delay is called Dinah Jane Hansen."

"I knew it! What were you up to with the boss?"Lauren asked fearful and at the same time excited. She sat on the bed and called me to sit beside her. Her look was curious and with a hint of anxiety. The woman brought her glass of water to her lips, drinking it, while she waited for me to say something.

"I had sex with her." When she heard me, she spit all the liquid she was drinking, causing me to laugh out loud.

"You what?" She asked with wide eyes. I closed my eyes, lying next to Lauren.

"That's exactly what you heard, Dinah and I had sex. And WOW, Laur, she is amazing!"

"Oh my God, are you out of your mind? You are drunk, right?"

I let out an amused laugh while she tried to smell my breath, probably looking for alcohol.

"No, I'm very much sober. I know this is dangerous, but Lauren , I couldn't refuse."

"Of course you could've, Mani, she didn't abuse you I hope."

"I wanted it, and so did she."

"Do you realize the step you have just given? Dinah is determined in having you, but I ask you one thing, and when she wants to see your face? Because I guarantee you that she won't be able to resist forever the urge of seeing your face." I stared at Lauren who was being straight up with me. I was too happy that night, I didn't want to think about the possible consequences that my actions would cause, I just wanted to enjoy how good that night had been.

"That isn't going to happen now, and when it does I'll think about what to do."

"Okay, Mani, but be careful. I worry about you." The woman got closer and hugged me tightly.

"I know you do, and thank you for this, Laur!"

"You don't have to thank me. Sleep tight, Mani!"

"You too!"

And that night, most assuredly, Dinah Jane would inhabit my dreams.
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Pov Dinah

This would be an amazing day to stay in bed if I didn't have to work of course. I opened my eyes seeing several chinks of light entering my room, the shutters were open, what a genius Dinah! I stretched on the bed, remembering how good last night had been. I had no reason to sulk nor to complain, waking up early was the least of my concern when I spent last night with Nayana.

"Oh Nayana, how can you do this to me?" I caught myself smiling as I remembered every detail from last night.

It was a clearly proven fact by science that sex is good for health. Nothing could explain my excess happiness this morning. I got out of bed, stepping on the cold floor, making my whole body shiver, I needed more sun in there, even though the cold was perfect. I headed to the bathroom and did my morning hygiene, finishing quickly. Today I wouldn't wear a skirt, I opted for a wine color pair of pants, soft fabric and somewhat tight on my body, a black blouse with a high collar and long sleeves. Even like this I looked too formal, which was something usual for me. After a quick breakfast, Alfred was already prepared, waiting for me in front of the black Mercedes. The man uttered a well-humored good morning, surely astonished with my cheerful countenance.

"Good Morning, Alfred!" I spoke cheerfully. The man stared at me for a few seconds and then smiled.

"Good Morning, DJ."

"It's been so long since the last time you called me like that." I spoke smiling, while entering the car.

"I have to treat you with the respect of an employee towards the boss, Miss Hansen." I didn't say anything, even though Alfred was one of the oldest employees, I couldn't mix things. One important thing that my father taught me was to separate work from personal life, and so far I was doing a great job.

Within minutes I was already in the Hansen Industry's elevator and as soon as the metal door opened, and the employee laid their eyes on me, the rush began, people quickly went towards their proper sectors with fear of what I could say. I would never get tired of how that situation was comical and awkward. I passed by them with a serious and stern face, all of them pretending to be focused on their computer screens. I walked quickly until I caught sight of the brunette, who was sitting at her desk and, unlike the others, she was focused on her computer screen while typing something.

"Good Morning, Miss Kordei." I spoke with a grin. Normani put her hand over her chest, with a scared expression.

"Oh my God! Good Morning, Miss Hansen." Her voice faltered, making me laugh at her nervous state.

"I'm sorry for scaring you."

"No problem, ma'am." She adjusted the glasses on her face, looking at me calmly. Today Normani Kordei was even more beautiful? Or was it my day that was too beautiful? Maybe it was the first option. She wore a slightly short tight black dress that outlined her body. Her hair was tied in an elegant bun, while on her face were her square glasses.

"Really? I don't want to have to indemnify your family for scaring you to death." She smiled broadly, getting up from her chair and following me to my office.

"Really, I swear." She entered my office, and organized some papers on my desk. "Do you want anything? A coffee?"

"Yes, I want a coffee, make two!" She looked at me confused.

"One for me and another for you."

"You are in a great mood, right?" Was it so visible? Were people noticing my good mood? Or was I so bad-tempered that any change already made a huge difference? All of this, whose fault is it? That's right, hers. Nayana. 

"You know that I really am?! Great mood." Normani smiled, probably not imagining the reason why I was radiant this morning. 

"Often it's said to be money or love." I stopped for a moment thinking about the real reason why I was so happy. It wasn't money of course, and I don't think its love, Nayana was the woman that I had most desired in life, but love? No, love was something very strong to be felt, right? There was no way for me to love a woman whose face I had never seen. 

"Ma'am?" I woke up from my thoughts when I heard Normani's voice.

"Yes? I'm sorry, I was thinking."

"No problem, today your schedule is free. Only a small meeting after lunch with the engineers."

"Perfect, Miss Kordei, thank you very much." Normani quickly left the room, leaving me with that huge interrogation point in my head.

What did I have with Nayana? What did I feel for her? Obviously for the first question the answer was simple, nothing. I had absolutely nothing with the stripper, only casual encounters and future nights of pleasure. Not that I'm complaining, what she gave me supplied my most remote needs. And what did I feel? Attraction, desire, domain. Yes, I was in a perverse game with her, and the worst of all, I liked it.  Hours after the meeting, Normani and I walked into my office discussing the issues that the engineers revoked. 

"Miss Kordei, it's something unfounded. I can't do it." I said angry as I sat.

"Calm down, maybe we should find a better way to favor both sides."

"Ok, we'll see that later. I am in a great mood and I don't want to get stressed." Normani smiled, staring at me. I looked away from her to the paper work on my desk, until I heard the beep of my phone. I unlocked the screen, seeing a text message, it was from Regina: 

Regina: Just to remind you that I'll be waiting for you, DJ, and I won't accept any excuses. See you this weekend. xoxo 

Dammit, I didn't want to go, couldn't she understand that? Endure all that situation alone was more difficult than she could imagine. I thought of a thousand ways to deny that request and stay here, but I simply couldn't. Maybe if I took someone with me it would diminish my affliction. But then it hit me, my secretary, none other than my secretary would be the perfect idea to escape from there. But would she accept? Normani Kordei seemed to not have anything important to do on weekends, it wouldn't hurt to try. 

"Miss Hansen? She called me. 

"Yes?"

"I would like to ask you something, if it's not a nuisance of course."

"Sure, Miss Kordei, have a seat."

"Well, first I would like to know if we are going to have any commitments or work here this weekend."

"I believe we won't."

"Great, because I'm going to need you to do without me this weekend, I would love to see my family."

Dammit, dammit, dammit! I could be mean and tell her "no", and make the woman endure my presence at my family's house, right? No, that wouldn't be right. The secretary had just ruined my plans of escaping that place. 

"Does it have to be this weekend?"

"Yes, it's something important. Are you going to need me?"

"No, no. You can go, no problems." Normani looked at me suspicious, and then smiled. 

"Thank you, I promise to stay and do whatever you want next weekend."

"Don't say something like that, I'll end up exploiting you." Normani let out an amused laugh, filling the environment with that sound. I just smiled at her, it was noticeable how stunning her smile was. I lost myself for a few seconds admiring her, until my office was aggressively invaded. 

"Bonjour Mon Amour!" God could only be kidding me. I looked at the door, recognizing that voice. It was not possible. 

"What are you doing here, Zendaya?"

"Is this the way to greet me, darling?" The woman spoke smiling, approaching me. Putting her slender arms around me, and squeezing me in a strong embrace, from which I really kept my distance. I stood in silence, not believing nor understanding that situation. Normani stared at me with curious and scared eyes. 

"Zendaya, I'm serious, what are you doing in Santa Ana?"

"I missed you baby, so I came after you." Things were too good to be true.  I grumbled, backing away from that woman, looking through the large glazed window of my office, and thinking about the possibility of jumping out of there. Maybe 120 meters from the ground would be enough for me to die.  "Always in a bad mood."Zendaya grumbled, walking around the office. 

"I was in a great mood until you came back from the dead."

My luck is a joke. Zendaya Coleman was my ex fiancée, who I had gotten rid of when I found out that she was just enjoying my huge bank account. And I being stupid enough not to realize that there, love was the last thing that I would get. Leaving Paris to literally get rid of everything that tied me to that being, I decided to return to Santa Ana and take over the company. But to my enormous misfortune, she had come after me. 

"I have always been too alive, Dinah, and you know that very well." The woman said with a tone laden with mischievousness.  Normani cleared her throat showing that she was still in my office. I looked at her who looked confused for being in the middle of this shooting. 

"Do you need anything?" The older girl asked. 

"A revolver maybe. But that you can't get me, so you can go back to your desk, Miss Kordei."

"Beautiful secretary, DJ, are you fucking her too? Just like you did with the ones from Paris?" I widened my eyes, looking for an attempt to jump on the neck of that petulant woman. Normani raised her brows, probably believing that, or not. Did she know me enough? 

"Excuse me, ladies." Zendaya just made a gesture with her hand as to tell her to leave. 

"Don't you get tired?"

"Of what?" She asked with an ironic smile. 

"Of disturbing my life! God! I came here to get away from you."

"You have to understand that you still love me, you can't be without me. Besides, we are still fiancées." She spoke while showing the ring on her finger. 

"You are going crazy, because my ring, I already threw it down the toilet"

"You threw your ring on the toilet?"

Yes, that's the most appropriate place for all of the shit that I have ever done."

"That's real mature, you know?" I rolled my eyes trying to distance myself from that woman. 

"I want you to stay away from me!"

"Well, keep wanting, I am back to stay, Dinah. And I will win you over."

"I. Don't. Like. You. Anymore!" I spat every word slowly so that she could understand. 

"I will make you like, that's not difficult for me. Unless you have found someone else..." Zendaya spoke placing both hands on my desk, and staring at me with a curious gaze. 

"That's none of your business!"

"Obviously it is!" I walked to the door, opening it quickly. 

"Get out of here now!"

"You are being so rude, you used to be more affectionate with me, Hansen."

"I am even being polite. When I call security to escort you out of the building, don't complain."

"I won't leave!"

I could feel my body heat up, and it wasn't in a good way. I was on fire, but of hate. Zendaya, after months, came digging up our engagement that was a pure failure, I surely didn't feel absolutely anything for her, except loathing. 

"Normani!" I shouted.  The dark haired female quickly came, with a scared look. Probably because I called her by her first name. 

"Accompany Miss Coleman to the exit."

"Are you going to do something this weekend, DJ? I can accompany you."

"Yes I am, I'm going to another city, which is none of your business of course."

"I can go with you if you want." Zendaya came closer, putting her arms over my shoulders, making a perfect scene for whoever watched, in this case, Normani. 

"No, I'll be accompanied, thank you." I spoke with a rude tone. 

"Can I know by whom?"

"Miss Kordei is coming with me." Normani widened her eyes without understanding the situation. I only nodded briefly and the smart woman, agreed. 

"Are you two having an affair?"

"Oh God, of course not ma'am." Normani spoke hurriedly. 

"Don't make that little innocent face, honey, I know very well how women like you are." Was she really starting trouble with my secretary? 

"Miss Coleman, I am very polite to any person that comes in here, but from the moment that they talk about me, about something that they don't even know, I can be a bit ruder." I looked at Normani and smiled, she was mad and that was great.  "It's best that you leave, Miss Hansen already asked you to." Zendaya was shocked , she looked at me, probably expecting me to say something. And I just kept quiet. 

"Very uneducated your secretary, I will fire her as soon as I become your fiancée again. See you soon, Dinah." The woman spoke as she left the office, leaving only Normani and I. 
-

Pov Normani

I looked at  Dinah who sat on the couch as if she was exhausted. 

"Thank you." She spoke calmly. "And I'm sorry."

"You don't have to apologize, ma'am."

"Yes I do, you don't deserve to have people talking about you like that, Miss Kordei."

"I really don't care with what she said." Dinah stared at me, her dark brown eyes were now a very light brown, they looked tired.

"You really shouldn't."

"I have a question."

"Ask away, Kordei."

"About this weekend... You told her that I..." Dinah stood up right away, straightening her clothes. 

"Relax, it was just a story for her to leave me alone. You can go see your family. I also have to go see mine."

"Right, thank you. Anything you need you can call me, I'll answer."

"Don't worry. You are free to go, Miss Kordei. Have a nice weekend."

"Thank you, have a nice weekend too." I got up from the couch and walked towards the door, when I heard her. 

"Normani?"

"Yes?"

"Once again, thank you." I only smiled to the woman and left. 

The day at the company had been full, Dinah arrived smiling to the seven winds, because of a reason that I obviously knew of. Nayana, Or better, I. I gave a great night of pleasure to the most breathtaking woman I had ever seen in Santa Ana. I obviously was bursting with happiness on the inside, but most definitely, acting was more my specialty than Dinah's. She spent the day smiling broadly, until the arrival of her ex. I swear, I swear to you that when I saw her there my world came crashing down. I knew that Dinah had absolutely nothing with Nayana, but to think that she could go back to Zendaya and leave "Imperium" aside, it hurt me. 

"So, that bitch was her ex?" I heard Ally's voice echo in my room. 

"Yes, in person. Like Dinah said, she came back from the dead."

"At least she has good taste." Lauren spoke as she ate her cereal.

"Yes, that she does. And what if she goes back to that woman, girls?"

"You said she hates her, Mani.  Allyson exclaimed."

"I know, and she shows that she hates her, but what if it's love? That she's only angry at her."

It's a valid option.  Falling in love with Dinah was a tremendous nonsense, that woman was the kind of thing that you always wanted but couldn't have. As Nayana I had her, but what about Normani? She didn't even notice me. 

"I told you, Mani, don't get involved with that woman. One thing is Nayana and another is Normani. If one day she finds out that Nayana is you, that company will fall in our heads." Even though I didn't want to listen, Lauren was right. Maybe I should put a stop to this dangerous game that I was living in. 

"I'm not going to think about that now, I'm going to finish packing up my things to go to my mother's house. One problem at a time, or I go crazy."

"If it were up to me you wouldn't go to that bitch's house." Lauren grumbled, and Ally scolded her. 

"Lauren Jauregui, it's her mother!"

"So? That doesn't mean anything."

"I need to clear things up with her, I need to know where the money is going!"

"Fine, if you need anything don't hesitate to call me, ok? I'll pick you up." I smiled, and I sat on the bed between the two of them. Putting an arm over each of their shoulders, and pulling them into a tight hug. 

"I love you, girls."

"I love you too Mani, and you too Lauren."

"You two are being fluffy, pure sugar." Lauren spoke laughing .

"This must be the effect of love."

"Look who's talking! You don't take your eyes off Alfredo." Ally said laughing.

"And he doesn't take his eyes off you. - I quickly said."

"He's handsome, but we still are acquaintances, friends and future couple." Lauren said making us laugh. It was so good to be with them that I even lost track of time, but that wouldn't last long, sooner or later I would have to catch the bus to go face a beast whose name was Andrea. Wish me luck.
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