I shouldn't have but I did.

Scoring an invite

Jake's POV

So it's been 2 days since I saw Diane and it's driving me insane.

I know her birthday is this weekend and she is probably going to celebrate it now that Haddon is back.

I need to get an invite my plans can't work without an invite.

As I was thinking about that I heard a knock on my door.

I go to answer it and I was pleasantly surprised to find the gorgeous Diane at my door.

She really is beautiful her almond shaped eyes and kissable lips are all I can look at.

I zone out for a while... that's when I hear her clearing her throat.

I get out of my fantasy of grabbing her and pinning her to the wall and kissing her to a stupor.

And shake my head to clear the images out of my head before I look at her again.

She looks at me with a knowing smirk and then just chuckles.

Today she's wearing a pair of red yoga pants and a tank black top.

She has really gorgeous boobs and her hourglass figure is a total wet dream.

I finally try making my lust fogged brain to focus so I can hear what she has to say.

Aren't you gonna welcome me in? she asks me with a pout.

I laugh out loud at her words always straight forward this woman.

I show her the way and step aside as she sashays into the house swinging her delectable hips.

Get your mind out of the gutter Jake I have to constantly tell myself that so that I didn't pounce on her.

Two days of of not seeing her and some months of celibacy can do that to a guy.

I haven't gotten laid since I saw this woman.

And that is 8 month ago to be exact.

Don't get me wrong I have had women practically throw themselves at me but I haven't been interested in any of them.

I have been relieving myself by j*********f to the images of Diane in those shorts she sleeps in for a while now.

Just remembering how amazing her ass looked in them gives me a semi.

Again I hear her clearing her throat that's when I remember she's here watching me curiously.

I smile at her and she looks straight ahead of me so that I don't see her blush.

It's like she can hear my thoughts... weird

Anyway I ask her why she's here.

Me : Hey stranger it's been a minute.

Her: Yeah sorry for being so absent it's just that my husband is back.

Me : Oh so the famous Mr. Haddon is back.

Her : Yeah he is back

I could tell she was so excited and happy like a kid with a new toy.

That really got my blood boiling seeing her so giddy because of him.

So when am I going to meet him? I asked eyeing her.

Pretending not to be a jealous prick.

I didn't really want to see the guy but it was the polite thing to ask.

She then beams at me and I can't help the smile that springs on my face.

That's why am here she said bouncing on the balls of her feet I just watch her in fascination.

I lift a brow waiting for her to expound on what she meant.

She continues... I came to invite you for my birthday party it's this weekend.

I know you are new in the area and would like to make contacts and maybe some friends.

Also we are friends so it would have been weird not inviting you to my birthday.

Plus you'll get to meet the infamous Mr Haddon.

Would you look at that the universe just answered my prayer without me even having to ask.

Well that was easy... I didn't think when she showed up at my front door that that was the reason she was here.

However I am not complaining she just saved me the trouble of having to look for her to score an invite.

I smiled at how expectantly she was looking at me as she was waiting for my answer.

I just nodded and say that I will and she literally jumpes into my arms and hugges me to thank me.

I freeze for a while because having her so close and inhaling her alluring scent of strawberry and pineapples makes me want to cling to her touch.

I have to remind myself that I'd said that we would just be friends.

Besides Diane didn't strike me as the type of woman who would play her husband.

She seemed to be very committed and faithful which makes this challenge even more intriguing and also frustrating.

So I give her a simple hug then let her go and smile at her after she lets go of me.

I can't even begin to explain my luck... I had just been thinking of a way to get her to invite me to her party.

And here she was handing me an invitation on a silver platter.

She then walks to my kitchen where I've just started cooking my dinner.

I walk up to the pot to check the progress and then turn to look at her.

So...I drawl what are your plans for this evening?

Well... She answers looking out the kitchen window.

I have a date with my husband.

I just wanted to pass by and invite you for my party before going to prepare for it.

I give her a weak smile coz I really didn't like hearing about her being with her husband but I really didn't have a choice.

She then moves from the kitchen counter to leave.

I follow her as she leave so that I can walk her out.

She turns and smiles at me as she thanks me again for accepting her invitation.

I should be the one thanking her though coz she just helped me start my plan for separating her from Haddon.

As I watch her walking away with a spring in her step I kinda feel guilty but I shake the feeling off.

I have been working on this plan for way too long to allow guilt to soil it.

I go back to my house to get my phone so that I can call one of my trusty old pals who knows my plans for Haddon.

I call him to set up a video call for my getting Haddon out of the birthday party part of the project.

When he answers I give him clear instructions on what to do to Haddon's project in Nigeria before hanging up and going back to check on my food.

I have been keeping tabs on Haddon's projects since I found him.

I know where most of if not all of them are so that I can mess with them at any given opportunity.

I guess this counts as one so I feel great about this.

I whistle as I take my food out of the pot and serve myself.

My phone rings and as I go check who it is I smile to myself.

My sister June is calling she always does that every Friday since I says I dumped them by choosing to settle in Africa.

I miss home though and her calls just give me nostalgia.

But I have to put on my big boy pants and do what brought me here.

I answer her call and hear my nephew crying in the background.

Hey sis why's JJ crying that's what I call my nephew because he looks way more like me than his parents.

The kid's going to be a lady killer in future just like his good ol' uncle Jape as he calls me.

Your nephew wants to get into the pool and its been raining non stop my sister says.

I just let out a hearty laugh because that sounds like exactly something that JJ would want to do.

I swear this boy is gonna give me a coronary one day.

Anyway how's my baby brother doing?

I'm great siz you?

I've been better she says Julian wants to take me to and JJ to Ibiza but I really don't want to go.

I still have a lot to finalize on my partnership at the firm and I can't leave midway.

But Julian is now sulking like a teenager because I refuse to go.

So he's been blackmailing me into going.

I had to put my foot down today and now he's giving me the silent treatment.

It sucks but what can I do making partner is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Plus you know how hard it is for a woman to make partner in my firm I'll be the 4th female partner in 20 years of its existence.

So I really need to do this.

Anyway enough of my problems.

You got any African beauty knock you off your feet yet?

I chuckle... My sister is super nosy and the moment I let something slip she'll push till I tell her so I have to be careful.

I don't want her to catch wind of my feelings for Diane because she'll get all crazy about it and tell mom.

My family is pretty close it's just me and my two girls my mom and sister.

My dad died when I was 12 and that led to alot of challenges but my mom being the warrior black woman she is raised us and made us who we are today.

My dad was white and my mom black and his family never accepted us.

So we pretty much got abandoned when he died.

So that's why we struggled growing up in a poor background.

That's why I have to destroy Haddon because his family accepted his mother and made their life easier.

But he took the opportunity to deny me my big break after all the struggles I had to go through yet he had the means to get the opportunity with or without working as hard as I did.

Anyway I can't let my sister notice any changes in my tone even if thinking about Diane gets me going.

She knows me too well and she's super observant.

She is a lawyer after all and a great one to boot there's no way I'm letting her find out.

I tell her about my exploits so far.

My sister is my best friend and I just love talking to her.

To other people not so much but she gets me because we have had each others back since childhood.

She knows why I am here in Africa to destroy Haddon.

And she supports me 100% because she saw how what he did destroyed me and almost led to me getting depressed.

So I tell her the progress I made about the party and infiltrating Haddon's life.

I leave out the falling for Diane part of course.

But for the rest I give her every detail.

She hangs up after we finish our conversation and I finish my dinner.

I head up stairs to prepare for bed and remember I need to ask Diane for her phone number.

I keep telling myself I'll ask her about it but whenever I see her I just forget about it because she distracts me with how gorgeous she is.

And my lust filled brain keeps making me forget.

I go take a quick hot shower.

I brush my teeth... get rid of my contacts because I can't see for s**t and I hate wearing glasses.

They remind me of unpleasant times in high school.

I wear my pajama pants and get into bed.

I hear Diane pull up into her parking space and remember how that's what lead to me getting to talk to her.

I drift off into a dreamless sleep.

I wake up early to go for my morning run.

I may love cooking and it's my passion but I don't want to be those one super fat chefs.

Don't get me wrong people can be any shape and size they want and be amazing.

I am not superficial and I hate body shaming.

But I am still young and chances of me getting promos and being taken seriously as a guy come more if I am fit.

It also doesn't hurt with the ladies but it's not my primary reason for being fit.

As I leave my house I see Diane outside trying her laces.

She is bent down with her ass in the air and her locks which are in a ponytail falling onto her face.

I swear I almost c*m in my shorts.

She is just too sexy.

I make my way towards her house just as the front door opens and a very shirtless Haddon walks out.

They don't seem to have noticed me yet to I keep a distance between me and them.

The s****s her ass and she jumps and turns around laughing.

He then pulls her into his arms and gives her a kiss that I've been fantasizing about giving her.

This just makes me pissed...

I start walking towards the lower side of the estate.

I pretend to be putting in my air buds and continue walking briskly.

That's when I hear Diane calling my name.

I really try to pretend I didn't hear her but the distance I walked wasn't enough for me to do so...

So I just turn around and give her a super fake smile.

She walks up to me looking flustered clearly that kiss did things to her.

She comes and stands in front of me and she smiles.

Good morning I say to her...

Morning... I see her looking everywhere but at me so I just chuckle.

I see you've been busy.

She blushes harder if she could change colour she'd have been super pink right now.

As I talk to her I see Haddon watching us from the door way curiously.

He then turns around and gets back to the house after we started walking towards the estate field.

This place is huge so we have our own running tracks for those of us who work out in the morning.

Haddon isn't joining you I ask while pretending to care.

She just smiles at me and says he's still tired from all the traveling and activity since he got here so he has to rest.

I just chuckle when she says the word activity and she hits me playfully on the arm.

See this is why I have to make this woman mine.

She gets me so fast and so well and we just met we have a pretty good connection.

We fall into an easy conversation as we jog.

She talks about her party I can tell she is excited because she looks like a kid in a candy shop.

I ask her about her preferred present and she says I can't go wrong with shoes.

She catches me looking at her feet and she has very dainty feet that would look amazing in f**k me heels.

My mind drifts off to how hot she'd look in such heels and sexy black lingerie with gutter belts.

I have to adjust my shorts now because I have a ragging b***r.

it's a good thing the shorts are loose so she can't see my soldier saluting her.

I look at her and find that she was watching me as if she was waiting for an answer to a question.

I obviously didn't hear it coz I was fantasizing about her sexy body.

I ask her to repeat that's when I hear her asking if I have a plus one for her party.

I just smirk and tell her I am not ruining my prospects for the night and she just laughs.

She has such an incredible laugh.

It's husky and sexy and does not help with my b***r.

I have to get out of here so I ask her if she's done coz it would be rude to leave her here yet we came together.

She informs me that she is and we jog back to the estate.

I say goodbye as I head to my house.

I get in the shower and let the cold water hit me hard and fast to see if this b***r will go away but clearly the image of Diane in lingerie has ruined those chances.

So I just hold myself in my hands and I j******f till I explode then wash it off.

I get out of the shower and get myself ready for work.

I have to do some shopping too because tomorrow is Diane's birthday and just need to go shop for her shoes.

Normally I'd send my personal assistant but I have something special in mind so I have to go get it myself.

I I head to my office whistling as I drive.

I seem to be doing that a lot lately but I guess it's the effect of the adrenaline high.

And the fact that I know I am steps closer to making sure I destroy Haddon and taking Diane for myself.

I head to the elevator as I get to my office.

As I go up I can't help but feel like my mood matches the action in more ways than one.

I can't wait for tomorrow to officially see my dubious plans taking shape right before my eyes.

Haddon you are going down I do a little dance as I head into my office surprising my assistant who's been looking at her desktop.

I head inside and start focusing on my work for the day.

As I continue putting my plan for tomorrow into full force.

I call my guy to see if he has finished sabotaging Haddon's project in Nigeria.

To which he confirms he has and says it'll take him months to repair.

I lean back in my chair as I smell the sweet smell of triumph in the air.

My life is definitely going great and there's no better dish from this chef than revenge.

I am seriously looking forward to tomorrow.