The billionaire's double twins

Chapter 6

"What are you doing here?" Janice asked, she had just dropped the kids off at school and met Ryan leaning against her car as she returned. After six years of convincing herself of her hatred or rather indifference to him, she find herself looking for him in every paper column.

"I wanted to see you again."

"Why? I'm sure we've said all there was to say last time."

"Give me another chance."

Her heart skipped a bit, "Another chance for what?"

"A date."

"Huh Huh." She chuckled "to brag?"

"Not exactly."

"Get away from my car before I have the security come removed you."

"Call them, I intend to stalk you till you give in."

"Then I'll have a restraining order against you."

"You really think you can?" he folded his arm across his chest, "I wonder how scandalous that would be, Ryan pride turn stalker."

Janice suck in air through her teeth, for a moment, for just a moment she had forgotten he was a pride, but he wouldn't be a pride if he doesn't show his power, no judge will rule against a pride, that is if the judge wasn't a pride, "No, they are certainly more creative than that."

"Exactly, they might even claim you are my baby mama."

"What?" Janice face whitened.

"Relax." he grinned, "I'm not saying they are mine, as cute as they are, I want nothing to do with them."

"What!" she exclaimed, she closed her eyes tightly to put a lid over her anger, she should have known better than to entertain "what do you want? since you are showing your true colours it's obvious you want something."

"I told you go on a date with me."

"One date?" she asked knowing he will never be satisfied.

"Yes, as much as you like to flatter yourself I think a day is all I need to convince you."

"Convinced me of what, to jump in bed with you?"

He chuckled "now that would be nice." he carass her cheeks.

She looked at him again, she had criticized Candice for falling for a pride and getting fooled by one and here she was doing the same, how on earth did she ever fall for a guy like him, "then let us go straight to the chase."

"Huh?" Ryan asked baffled, he had expected her to vow never to be in the same bed as him but she had cut him unaware with her suggestion.

She pushed him from her car and entered, "come home with me, I'll take care of that fever of yours." she started her car then turn to him, "although I do wonder what the models you parade around were doing if they couldn't help you with a simple itch." she drove off without a backward glance as tears slipped down her face, the man she loved, the man she had hope will return to her some day, she didn't even know she harbor thought of him returning, her Prince charming, although experience had told her that there was no Prince charming, seems as if all those experiences fell on deaf ears.

*****

"Hey?"

"Hey?" Candice replied, she was surprised to be approached by Ryan, other than Kyle who is in charge of the airline and who had made it his job to stalk her, she hardly see the remaining bosses, they are in charge of the restaurant and hotels, she hasn't even seen him since he picked up her sister on valentine's day and that was a couple of months ago.

"Hmm." he rubbed his hands together, "I wanted to ask you something."

Candice studied him carefully, something must have happened during the date, Janice been a little bit off, working more than usual, she had even resume soup delivery for college students which she wanted to drop six months ago, "go on, I need to get on the plane in thirty."

"Hmm when is Janice always free?"

"What?"

"I mean, when doesn't she work, she's always busy, even on Sunday."

"Never."

"Never?"

"Yeah." she adjusted her make up in the mirror while stealing glances at him, he had not retreated she thought, "she's very important to me." she turned to him "so unless you are absolutely serious, please back off."

"Not once have I ever considered her a joke." he stood firmer, "if I did I wouldn't be here."

Candice pouted her lips, "okay then steal her off."

"Steal..."

"Look." she turned to him, "I won't intrude by asking what happened on your date but it's obvious she's avoiding you, so you want to spend time with her, you've got to steal it."

Ryan grinned.

"Just make sure it's within the time the kids are in school." she smiled, "I don't want my kids neglected." she picked her purse then head out of the dressing room, leaving a smiling Ryan behind.

*****

"So who exactly are you dating?" Melissa, a fellow air hostess asked Candice, they were currently relaxing in the foyer, away from the guest.

Candice looked at her suspiciously, "no one."

"Come on, you can't just be playing both friends, are you?"

"Is that dangerous?" Shelby joined them.

"Of course, you will lose out at the end."

"Nah, if I were dating two friends, I'll be sure not to fall for any of them, that way, the end will be clean."

"Maybe in other circumstances but in this one, if they discovered, and she chose one, she may get to keep her job, if she doesn't, she may get fired and..." she turned to Candice "your were just reinstated a few months back, weren't you?"

Candice and Shelby shared a look then Candice spoke,

"What exact are you talking about?"

Shelby look at her, "you don't know, do you?"

"Know what?" Candice asked.

"About the rumours." Melissa replied.

"What rumours?" she said looking baffled.

"You really don't know?"

"Shelby if I certainly know what you are talking about, I would have shared it by now, you know I do not fancy word games and I'm terribly at guessing too, so just spill it."

"Well..." Shelby began, "There's a rumour going around about you dating the boss and the new year incident was just a lover quarrel."

"What the hell!" Candice snapped, "where did you hear that from?"

"The ladies room as usual."

"Those stupid gossipers."

"Well there's no smoke without fire, is there?"

"Ever being to a chemistry lab."

"You are talking to a certified nurse."

"Then you must be good at making smoke without fire."

Shelby chuckled, "but you are always around him, so some part of it must be true."

"Well no part of it is true." She crossed her leg.

"Not even the kiss you shared in the hallway." Melissa smirked.

"Of course you have to be there, the only kiss we shared and there was an audience, and here he was telling me he doesn't crave attention." she heaved, "it was nothin." she drop her glass as her thoughts went back to her time with him three days ago, they had co incidentally met in the hallway, she had just finished getting changed and had just finished giving his statement to the press when they had met and off course like everything meeting he decided to leave a lasting impression, she bit her lips, he had kissed her lightly in the hallway.

"Still sure it was nothing."

"It really was nothing, we talked... More like argued, they that smart ass decided to kiss me quiet, it worked because I ran away and since then being avoiding him."

"Well you two are always together."

"Well he's the one stalking me."

"Maybe he likes you." Melissa suggested.

"Or, he wants to toy with me in revenge for the slap." Candice smirked at her, then down the remainder of her juice, contrary to her friends who were sipping wine, she wanted to be 100% alert, in case of emergencies, she has been promoted to manager since the incident this year and many people think it's due to her bedding the boss, well she has no intention of adding to their fun by doing a lousy job, "wait... you said two friends."

The hostesses shared a look,

"who's the other person?"

"Well that will be the by hotel boss." Melissa replied.

"Ryan?"

"Ryan?, You are already on a first name bases." Melissa exclaimed.

Candice smiled, "actually I've always been on a first name bases with them." she smiled "it's had to call a man cleaning baby guer, Mr whatever their other name was."

Shelby smiled "True."

"Baby guer..."

"Nevermind mind." Candice patted Melissa, "tell me about him."

"Tell you what?"

"What you know about him."

"So you are dating him."

"No."

"Then what were you doing in the changing room alone?"

"Melie... You left us alone for less than 2 minutes, what do you think we could have done?"

She shrugged, "A lot."

"Or nothing...which was what happened, so fill me in on him."

"Are you interested in him?"

"Not in that manner but sure, I want to know more about him."

Melissa looked at Shelby.

"Stop doing that, tell me everything, his past present, girlfriend, character, what the gossip says what the force think, even your opinion if him."

"That deep." Melissa asked.

"Yeah, so spill."

"Well the most recent gossip concerning him will be the quickie you had in the changing room."

Candice threw a cookie at her, "shut up."

"Well you certainly looked very satisfied when you came out."

"We just talked."

"About..."

"I'll tell you, if you tell me all you know.x

The ladies shared a look again.

"What is it?" Candice groan impatiently.

"Relax, we really don't want to break your heart."

"Well that's for people with heart."

"Well, if you say so."

"I do, I'm not romantically involved with him."

"Well, he just reunited with his first love."

"College sweetheart." Shelby corrected

"College sweetheart, first love, I want the gist."

"Well it's was said that she left him for another man during their last year in college."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I heard the rumours too but it seams as if they got back together." Shelby shrugged.

"He forgave her?"

"Yeah, I think, but we can't be too sure, but they did go on a date."

"And when was this date?"

"Valentine's..."

"What?"

"She won a date with him on val."

"Wait." Shelby looked at Melissa.

"What are you saying?" Candice asked.

"That his college sweetheart was the one who won a date with him and people claimed to have seen them together since then."

"What?" Shelby scoffed.

"Those idiots, what do they know?"

"What is it?" Melissa asked.

"Well the lady he went out with was my sister and they are no college sweetheart or first love."

"Are you serious?" Melissa exclaimed.

"Yeah, that was why I wanted to know about him."

"Oh, then I guess it was wrong." Melissa shrugged then left the room.

"Those gossip mongers." Candice heaved "I better not see them in their gathering again."

Shelby chuckled "Mama eagle." she laughed "ready to pluck out the eyes of the rumours spreaders."

"Those i***t, I just wanted to know him more."

"You could check the internet."

"I don't want to read his profile, I want to know what people think of him, I think Janice actually likes him."

"Really?"

"Yeah, and we both know her history with the opposite sex."

"Okay, I'll see what I can find."

"Really, how?"

Shelby shrugged.

"You old cougar, he wasn't just a one night stand?" she scoot closer. "Are you dating?"

Shelby raised her brows.

"Okay not, then..."

"You want to know about Ryan, don't you?"

"Yes but not at your expense."

Shelby chuckled babe, "I'll be getting a good f**k out of it, that's definitely one expense I always welcome."