BETRAYED

CHAPTER 5: BAR TIME

I headed straight to the bar and ordered some alcohol to get wasted over, I kept drinking and drinking and drinking until my last cup which was suddenly snatched from me "This is what is more important than your job?" All I could see was a blur but I was too drunk to be thinking anything right now 

I groan and put my head on the table as the loud music was hurting my head "Natalia, is this really what you left the office for?" I snap my head up as I realise who was talking "River?" I scream slur out "Natalia this is inappropriate, stupid s**t like this, is what gets you fired" He lifts me to stand up but I just fall into his chest and he looks down whilst I look up at him to see if it was really him and it was

"Sorry for leaving I needed to go, my sister- I just needed to go" He stares at me as my vision fixes on him and I see he's looking deeply at me whilst holding me safely "Why would you storm out?" He asks me in a calmer tone "I'm sorry" "Why would you risk losing your job for stupid s**t?" He said looking at me and I shrug

Suddenly I feel some sort of confidence I had never felt before and sit him down on the stool behind him which shocks him and me too "Natalia let's get you home-" Before he could say anything more I connect out lips together where he instantly grabs my back and his other hand snakes around the back of my head

I wrap my arms around his neck deepening the kiss 'What am I doing right now?!' I mentally slap myself for pulling this stunt and break the kiss and look at River who has shock on his face but he coughs out of it 

"Well" He drinks the cup of alcohol he took from me and looks back at me "That was intense" He says still holding my waist "I am sorry, why would I do that?!" I break away from him and stumble away but he obviously catches up "Natalia, it's fine" 

"I just kissed a married man" I keep saying to myself and he grabs my wrist "I am not married, Natalia" "What did I do? I am so dumb" I say continuing to panic through the little sense I had left "Nope" "I am sorry for kissing you, River" I stop and look at him in his eyes "Why are you sorry?" He pushes my hair out my face and I suddenly think about my sister and tears start to well up again

"I am gonna go" I turn away sniffing all my tears away "Where?" He holds my wrist which stopped me from moving anywhere "Home" "Wait" He runs to the bar and gets a bottle of water and hands it to me "Drink it" He takes my hand and places the bottle there and I open it and take a sip from it showing him "Thanks" He nods 

"Come" He nods to somebody behind me and takes my hand leading me outside to a white Tesla that was parked in front of the club "Get in" I look at him as he walk to the other side of the car but stops when he realises I didn't move "Natalia" He says and I look at him

'He feels sorry for me'

I decide to listen to him without fighting and once I am inside he starts the engine "Where do you live?" I tell him and without another word he drives me to my destination 

"Thank you for the ride" I get out as he pulls up to the house but he also gets out and he follows me. "Is it fine if I walk you up, just incase" He says nervously and I chuckle at what he just said "Okay" I say and lead the way with him tailing behind me "This neighbourhood, it's-" "I know it's not safe but nothing has happened to us really" I could already feel him judging the street we lived on and River being here in his expensive attire and car would definitely have drawn attention if it wasn't so late

We walk up the stairs to my little house and when I get to my door I turn to him "You didn't have to follow me up" "I just wanted to make sure you were fine" I nod and smile "I am, you could literally see from there" I point to his car down the steps and he looks back and nods drawing his attention back to me 

"Are you coming to work tomorrow?" He asks and I look at him confused "You said I was fired?" "I'll give you tomorrow off but I expect to see you sharp 9 on Friday" I swallow and nod thinking maybe he forgot I was fired 

"Okay...?" I turn to put my keys into the door but he stops me "The kiss, everything, we should just forget about it, we should be professional if we are going to work together" I cough out and try not to show any emotion "I totally agree" I force a smile on my face and turn back to open my door and as I was about to close it he stops it and pushes it further open. 

I scrunch my eyebrows looking up at him but he suddenly walks inside and grabs my face towards him smashing his lips against mine

I moan as he slams my back into the wall in my hallway and I tightly hold his shirt so I didn't drop, he continues to kiss me and I swear I've never felt this feeling before but breaks away before I could keep thinking about the situation. I do not open my eyes for a while 

I open my eyes slowly and I see just shock on his face he did that himself "That was unexpected" He scratches the back of his head and I bite my lips as he backs out my house slowly "That wasn't supposed to happen" He says with his words cracking 

"It was probably the alcohol, makes you do funny things am I right?" We both nod our heads in embarrassment "Let's just blame the whiskey" I nod agreeing with him and I stand on my door when he makes his way out "I guess I'll see you on Friday in full professional form" I nod again as he continues to look shocked avoiding eye contact with me "Professional" I repeat and he turns around to actually leave this time 

I close my door and run immediately to my window to see him leave then when I see him taking off, I look up at the sky as I didn't want to see him drive out then I let out a breath when I could no longer hear his car engine 

I stand up straight and walk away from the window slamming myself straight onto the couch and looking up at the roof "That was the best drunk I've ever been" 

He made me forget completely forget about my sister