Hide and Seek

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER TWO

5 years later…

Hazel and her teammates danced fiercely to the music that played in the background.

Hazel and her friends were dancers in her dad’s famous entertainment arena, The Illusion she was very good at dancing, and they travelled to different countries to dance.

The captain of the group was Bonita.

“Let’s take a break,” Bonita said, she stared at Hazel with jealousy, “Rigo, Hazel, you both should practice your duo dance by the corner.” She ordered.

Bonita had danced at the arena since she was a girl, she was good, too, that's why Mr Dawson made her captain instead of his daughter.

Hazel nodded and left for the corner with Rigo to practice.

“Okay, you'll hold my hands instead,” Hazel said.

Rigo nodded, he held her hands and placed his other hand on her buttom.

Hazel pushed him away. “ Why did you do that?” She spoke strictly.

Rigo chuckled, “I thought you liked it, I mean we were together last night.” He whispered the last part.

“Shut your f*****g mouth,” Hazel said, through gritted teeth.

“Tell me you didn't like it, my hands all over you, you screaming my name, riding me till I can't cum.”

He teased her.

“ I said shut up.” She yelled.

The dancers stared towards their direction, Nathan walked in at that moment.

“What's wrong?” Bonita asked, and she walked towards them. “ I heard Rigo, but he isn't wrong Hazel, you both were together last night.”

Hazel swallowed, she stared at Nathan to see if he had heard what Bonita had just said.

Bonita noticed, she smirked, “Did you hear that Nathan, they were together last night, during the team dinner.”

Hazel’s heart raced as she and Nathan locked eyes.

Nathan cleared his throat.

“ I wanted to drop this file, Mr Dawson asked me to give it to you, Bonita.”

Bonita took the file slowly, she used her long nails to caress Nathan’s palm, he pulled away quickly and left.

Hazel followed him behind hastily, and Bonita tried to stop her, but Meghan and Camilla chorused.

“Let her be.”

“Nathan,” Hazel called.

He didn't respond, he kept walking.

“Nathan, please hear me out.”

He continued walking, and Hazel grabbed his arm gently.

He paused. “What do you want?”

“I was drunk. I didn't know it was Rigo, believe me.” She pleaded.

“You promised Haze.”

“I know, I've been trying. I was just out of control last night. Not Rigo come on.”

“It's for your good Haze,” Nathan said.

She nodded, “I know and I'm trying.”

“You’re not trying enough, if you were, you wouldn't have f****d him last night.” Nathan half yelled.

“Why are you yelling? Don't you sleep with Bonita too? Isn't she your fling? You take her to every event, you touch her and hold her” Hazel yelled, she bit her lips to hold her tears.

Nathan smirked and moved closer to Hazel, she took a step backwards and her back collided with the wall.

“You are jealous, you want me to touch you and hold you the way I do to Bonita.” Nathan stared at her, he pulled her hair gently from her face so he could get a clear view of her pretty face.

He stared at her sea green eyes, her pointy nose and her plump cinnamon red lips, she was attractive, pretty, sexy and irresistible.

Her chest moved up and down as her breath quickened.

“Nathan,” she whispered.

“You want that, don't you?” He asked.

She shut her eyes and inhaled, she opened her eyes and stared directly at his grey eye, she nodded in response.

“You are my dad’s lawyer.” She muttered.

“It shouldn't matter,” he said. He slowly wrapped his arms around her waist and inhaled her strawberry scent. “I’ve always admired you Haze, always.”

His hands gently moved downwards. His lips came in contact with her neck, and she shivered.

“Nate…” She gasped.

“Do you like it?” He asked.

She nodded in response.

“No, speak or I'll stop.”

“Yes.”

“Good girl.” He smiled and squeezed her buttom gently.

He moved his lips and tongue around her collarbone, she pushed his head further as she encouraged him.

“Leave Bonita,” Hazel said as she moaned.

He nodded and continued.

“Can I go further?” He asked.

“Yes, yes please.” She agreed.

Just when he was about to go further, they heard her father’s voice getting closer to their direction, so they quickly pulled away from each other. Their breaths are high. They stared at each other with so much tension and yearning.

Hazel swallowed hard.

“Easy, Haze,” Nathan said calmly.

She nodded and tried to calm down.

Soon, Dawson approached them.

“Daddy.” Hazel smiled.

Dawson smiled at her too. “ My Princess, aren't you supposed to be rehearsing?”

Hazel nodded. “Yes, I was just telling Nathan thank you, he got Icelynn some of her favourite books.”

Nathan nodded.

“Oh, thank you Nathan for all you do for my daughter and granddaughter, you're more than a lawyer to my family and me,” Dawson said.

“I’ll go now. Later Daddy, thank you, Nathan.” Hazel said, and she turned and left.

“I’ll head back to the chambers now Mr Dawson,” Nathan said, he turned to leave, but Dawson stopped him.

“Be careful,” Nathan gave him a puzzled look, “with my daughter.” He completed and walked away.

Hazel entered the practice room, everyone was packing their things, they had just concluded for the day. Camilla and Meghan sat at the corner waiting for Hazel.

“Hi.” Hazel smiled at her friends. She was walking up to them, when Bonita obstructed her.

“Where do you think you're going to b***h? We were rehearsing and you just walked out like you were the boss.”Bonita snapped.

“First, I'm sorry for leaving that way, secondly you have no right to call me a b***h Bonita.” Hazel scolded.

“I can and I will. You ran after him why? Do you even think he will look at you, poor widow?” Bonita mocked.

Other teammates gasped and paused on their tracks to see what was happening.

“What did you say, Bonita?” Hazel asked.

“ I called you a widow, aren't you a w***e widow?”

“Thats it I'm gonna slam your head against the wall till you can't breathe,” Meghan yelled and walked towards Bonita.

“Megs relax,” Hazel said, Meghan stepped aside, and Hazel stood before Bonita and said sternly, “ Call me a b***h, a w***e one last time, and when you open your eyes you'll see yourself at the ICU, I dare you.” Hazel threatened.

“You are in sane. That's why Nathan would never look your way.”

“ I won't fight you over a man, just call me a b***h and a w***e, you'll be f*****g struggling for your miserable life.”Hazel spat.

“I don't have your time,” Bonita said and walked away.

“Bonita is a chicken.” One of the dancers whispered as they left.

Hazel and her friends sat together at the corner.

“What took you so long?” Camilla asked.

“She was having a romantic date with the hot lawyer.” Meghan teased.

Hazel looked around to see if anyone was listening, she blushed when she thought of what had just happened between her and Nathan.

“I know that face, what happened?” Camilla asked.

“We just talked.” Hazel lied.

“Lies, you're lying girl.” Meghan blotted.

“Is that a hickey I see on your neck? Wow!” Camilla gasped.

“Yeah, no, I don't know.” Hazel babble.

The girls laughed.

“You both f****d here, tell me I'm wrong.” Meghan laughed.

“We didn't, almost, Dad almost saw us,” Hazel confessed.

“Oh…he’s good right? Can't believe you both aren't together, the tension is all over.” Camilla said.

“Who said they haven't slept together,” Meghan said.

“Meghan…” Hazel drawled.

Meghan gave her a “I'm sorry” look.

Camilla gasped.

“No way.”

“Just once, it wasn't intentional, that was a year ago, just once I promise.”

“You are a bad girl Hazel, a bad one.” Camilla laughed.

“We didn't know how it happened, we were seeing a movie with Ice and she fell asleep and we just found ourselves kissing and caressing. But we promised not to again, till today.” Hazel explained.

“You both will be so good together.” Camilla gushed.

“He has Bonita.”

“Everyone knows she's his fling, you know that too,” Meghan said with an eye roll.

Hazel shrugged her shoulders.

“ I asked him to leave her.”

“You what?” They choruses.

“I asked him….” Camilla interrupted, “We heard you.”

“Girl, you are brave.” Meghan laughed.

“I love him. I mean, ever since Seb passed away, he's been there for Ice and me and Ice and he's a good lawyer to my dad.”

“Sebastian will understand. It's been five years Hazie.” Camilla said.

Hazel stood up from the ground.

“What will people say? They already call me all sort of names. It might ruin Nathan’s career. Being with a w***e like me.” Hazel sniffled.

“You are not a w***e Hazie, we know that.”

“You both won't understand, what if it's too early. I don't want trouble, his parents are still upset they failed the custody case, and they won't even speak to me whenever they come to see Ice.” Hazel said.

“Hazie, you have to be happy and focus on yourself, you've done enough, you're a good mum to Ice, she has everything she needs you provide for her despite having wealthy parents,” Camilla said.

“Cam is right, it's time for you to be happy, move on Sebastian is gone and gone for ever, he can't come back,” Meghan added.

“Sebastian…”Hazle murmured, and tears rolled down her cheeks. She quickly wiped it and swallowed.

She picked up her bag.

“Where are you going to? Noah and Donovan are coming to pick us up.”

Noah was Camilla’s fiancé, while Donovan had been Meghan’s boyfriend, since high school.

“I want to be alone, see you guys later.” Hazel smiled faintly and left.

*******

Hazel ran inside her house, she was panicking as she climbed the stairs to Icelynn’s room.

She got to her room and barged in to see Nathan, Icelynn’s Nanny Maria and Icelynn on Icelynn’s bed. Nathan hugged her while she was quivering in fear.

Hazel scanned her body with her eyes from the door where she stood, she heaved a sigh of relief when she didn't see any scars on her body.

“Mummy,” Icelynn called when she saw Hazel at the door.

“Princesa,” Hazel called her in Spanish, Nathan let Icelynn go as she hugged her mother.

“What happened?”