The CEO's

8

"Lila, where are you? Are you not coming with me to the opening tonight?" I said, frantically into her voicemail. All my events had to be rescheduled a day later because of the allergic reaction and I had already been to the construction site, and to check up one the other theatre al I had left was the opening tonight and I could be back home in the Big Apple in no time.

But Lila was missing.

I had been blowing up her phone all day and no response. It was nearing six and we had to get ready, people were already swarming my hotel room to do my makeup and hair and she was supposed to be right next to me getting it done. I sat down on the bed, staring at my phone, willing her to call back. I was starting to get worried.

My phone began ringing and I answered it immediately, not even looking at the ID. "Lila, I've been calling you-"

"Not Lila darling, but I do admit you calling me a woman's name rather than mistaking me for a man calling you makes me quite happy." His husky voice said through the phone.

My mind transported me right back to last night when he kissed me. My plan was going accordingly, he was falling for me. Not to mention the kisses were a bonus I just had to pretend I liked them.

Pretend? My subconscious sneered. I shook the voice away and focused back in on the phone conversation.

"Have you talked to Leo?" I asked him.

"Yes, and Lila has been with him all day. Apparently they wore themselves out last night, slept late, and are just now eating some post s*x meals together, as per the text he just sent me." I could see his smirk through the phone. "Speaking of, we could have been just like that this morning had you allowed me to accompany you to your room, babe."

"Yeah, never going to happen." I said, looking at my nails.

"That's not what your kisses were telling me last night as I pushed you up against my car and-"

"Hanging up now, goodbye Christopher." I hung up the phone and threw it onto my pillow, getting up to go take a quick shower before my hair people would get here.

.....

My hair was curled, and my makeup was almost complete when Lila stumbled in, in last night's clothes and looking freshly..well f****d.

"The walk of shame?" I raised an eyebrow up at her.

"Oh shut up, I'm surprised you can even hold yourself up because I know what you and Chris were doing last night." She smiled smugly.

"What's that? Sleeping in our hotel rooms, miles away from each other?" I smiled just as smug back at her.

"Really, you didn't do anything? Man I was going to use that to make myself feel better about what I did." She muttered, letting my hairstylist pin up her hair.

"Did you even shower before you came here?" I asked.

"Yes, in fact I took a very long one." She smirked, remembering something.

"Really? In the shower, Lila? How many times did you do it?" I asked in amazement.

"More than I can count, but at least three times for more than an hour each. I can tell you it was a struggle walking here, and not just because of how many times we did it, if you know what I mean." She smiled again.

"That big, huh?" I asked.

"Yeah, and I know Christopher isn't lacking in that department if you just would give him a chance to show you." She gave me a look.

"You sound like him right now," I started, "Plus, I'm trying to make him fall for me, not turn into a hoe at the same time."

"Oh, trust me our v****a can have a man falling to his feet if it's good enough. And you dear virgin, definitely have a pure v****a that would have him chasing after you for the rest of his life." She finished.

"Yeah, definitely something to think about." I lied, even though the thought was in the back of my mind. Christopher hovering over me, saying my name at the same time I said his..

Be honest with yourself, he doesn't want you. No man does. No man ever will.

"So, are you and Leo a thing now or something?" I changed the subject.

"Nope, we both agreed that one night together of endless s*x would rid our systems of each other. He's not looking for anything serious and neither am I." She stated, although her eyes seemed to tell a different story, I didn't push it on her though.

.....

"Well, I'm glad you made it just in time." I said slipping on my red pumps and fluffing up my hair.

"Yeah, going to a movie theater opening was definitely how I wanted to spend my night." She rolled her eyes.

"No, I know how you wanted to spend your night," I teased, "On top of Leo."

"I hate you, you know that right?" She adjusted her dress in the mirror, glaring at me out of the corner of her eye.

"You love me." I said, walking up behind her and zipping up her sparkling aqua colored dress. It was another low dipping number, showing off a fair amount of cleavage, but it got more conservative as it touched the ground, fully covering her legs. Her multi colored hair was pinned up and back in a sleek half ponytail and they kept her makeup natural

Mine on the other hand was almost a repeat of hers from last night, maybe even more scandalous.

But I had a reason, Christopher was going tonight. I had Lila send him a 'sexy' text, inviting him, since I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I was wearing a very low cut, sweetheart neckline, black dress, that hugged my body like a second skin and flowed all the way down to my red Louis Vuitton's, with a slit on my right side that ran all the way up to the top of my hip, and it opened in the back. My blonde hair was curled at the end's and hair sprayed so that it stayed, my bright blue eyes stood out with a smoky eye and bold eyebrows and a maroon colored lipstick was on my lips.

"You ready, pretty thang?" I drawled in a fake accent and she smiled.

"Yes, and I'm happy that Leo and I got each other out of our systems so now I can look at him without wanting to jump his bones."

I nodded and we grabbed our clutches walking to the lobby of the hotel and out to the waiting Range Rover that was going to take us to the opening of my building.

.....

"And everybody, she has arrived!" An announcer said as I stepped out of the car and onto the red carpet, camera flashes going off around me. I posed by myself then with Lila, until someone escorted us inside and I made my rounds talking to people.

I was in the middle of having a conversation with an old lady who had been going to my theatre's since the first one opened, when I felt a hand on the small of my back.

"Excuse me, I need to go talk to my friend here really quick." I said to her once she was done talking.

"Oh yes dear, your 'friend' is very handsome." She winked at me and I blushed.

I turned towards Christopher and he looked down at me with a goofy smile. "You look beautiful, as always. Although this dress will have to go as soon as this is over, it's too revealing and every man in here is gawking." He said the last words with a hint of anger.

"I'm surprised you came," I lied, "Don't you have work to do?"

"I cleared my schedule the day I flew out here, and anything I have to do can be done from this thing I have called a computer." He teased.

I was getting ready to say something when I felt a different hand on the small of my back, since I was facing Christopher. "Rosie, looking stunning as ever." He said to me, and I turned to face him my face instantly paling.

"What are you doing here, Romeo?" I asked, surprised and also scared

"What? Your favorite brother can't come and see you?" He smirked devilishly and I looked around for the twin I knew was somewhere close.

"Looking for Julio? He is right over there sweet talking your friend." He pointed towards Lila and my eyes instantly narrowed as I watched Julio lean in and whisper something to Lila, his looks and trademark Bronx accent probably working for her.

"What do you guys want? More money?" I leaned in closer to him.

"Always. But today I decided I would come support you, and also reminisce with an old friend I've been hearing about, that's been around you a lot lately." He motioned towards the statue of a man standing behind me. He looked extremely tense.

"Rodgers? What are you doing here?" He asked Christopher, just as my eyes widened realizing he was going to blow my cover.

"Romeo, please walk away and we will talk later." I gritted through my teeth.

"Romeo, long time no see?" Christopher shook his hand curtly, taking a step back from me.

Oh no, oh no. I'll never get my revenge if he finds out who I am, he will instantly see me as the fat girl from high school instead of the seducer.

"Yeah, high school was a long time away." Romeo nodded, smiling.

"Yes it was, I should be going now." He walked away quickly, not even saying goodbye to me.

"I'll be right back, please don't do anything we will talk I promise." I said to him, pleading.

I chased after Christopher and caught up with him just as he was taking the back exit. "Christopher!" He stopped and turned around to look at me, a blank expression on his face.

"What, Rosie Marie?" He spat.

"You know, don't you." I said, looking down at the ground. So much for revenge.

"What? I know that your brother or rather brothers are Romeo and Julio, who happen to graduate in the same class as I did, at the same school. Which also mean's that you, since you are the same age as them, happened to graduate in the same class also. And since their last name is Martinez that also means that yours is, which in turn means that you aren't Rosie Marie, you are Rosealina Martinez. Although you're not Mexican from what I can tell." He snapped, running a hand through his hair.

"Everybody knew that I was adopted, if you just paid attention." I muttered meekly.

"Right, so you were the same Rosealina I bullied in high school, which makes me wonder. Why would someone I bullied so ruthlessly in high school want anything to do with me? Which also makes me think, well if I was bullied in high school and met my bully looking ten times hotter I would do something to make him regret bullying me. And so in conclusion, you took me for a fool, and you were tying to get revenge on me. But now I've figured out your little plan Rose." He stepped closer to me, pushing me against the wall nearest the exit and taking my hand. He kissed down my jaw, and onto my neck. I moaned a little and he pulled back smirking.

"You may fake everything, but you can't fake the effect I have on you." And then he walked out the exit, leaving me breathless in his wake.