Marry Me

2. Stalker

Alex Kellen.

There wasn't much information about her. Just the basics, her age, educational qualifications, blah blah blah. Oh...and no current romantic interests. Male or female. She was engaged once, but apparently it didn’t pan out.

That was surprising though. I mean, she is a very beautiful woman with a very stable job and an interesting personality. Who wouldn't want her?

Eden can be idiotic at times but also very informative. He had the details on my desk even before I left for the god-forsaken dinner. Of course I had to read the file first and eventually that made me late to the dinner. But hey, fashionably late. I’m the birthday boy after all.

I was in and out of my parents house within half hour which made my mother furious and my sister smirk. She knows I hate these things. And my dad...there was no reaction which is pretty much normal for him.

"Where now, boss?" My driver, Nick asked politely.

"Underground. Let's pay the boys a surprise visit." I was in the car with Jeff and Thomas who were smart enough to hold their tongue. They hated going underground. I hated it too. But it was a crucial part of my line. Casinos with strippers.

"Where's Eden? Is he meeting us there?" Jeff muttered.

"No. I sent him on an errand." He was out there keeping an eye on May Daniels who annoyingly kept lingering in my head.

"Lucky bastard." I almost missed Jeff's words.

I rolled my eyes. "Stop whining, Jeffie. It won't take long. I just want to make sure the girls are being treated good."

"Yes boss."

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My mobile buzzed as I got back into the car. It was Eden.

"Go."

"It's Miss Daniels... She...um...she just went out."

I glanced at my watch. Nearly two in the morning. "Where?"

His amusement was quite obvious but not appreciated. "Jogging."

A short silence passed by. "Repeat." The word came out in a low growl.

There was a slight hesitation in his voice this time. Maybe he sensed the danger in that one word. "She just erm...left for a jog."

"I'll be there in a while." I gave my driver the address and leaned back, fuming.

Seriously? Jogging at two in the morning? Does she have no interest in her safety? Or is she that ignorant?

I must really praise Nick for his driving skills. Within twenty minutes I was at May's driveway and she was still out there. It was reaching three soon.

"I want you all to leave with Eden." It was essential to brief them. I didn't want to give May a fit with so many men in her driveway. Just me would be enough to rile her.

"Nick, you can park the car further down the road. I will call for you when I need you."

"Yes sir."

My mobile buzzed again. It was Eden. "Go."

"Boss, five minutes away from her house."

"Good. Thomas and Jeff will come to you. Stay where you are." I waved at the others, signalling them to leave.

The sides of the driveway was cluttered with trees, perfect for me to hide. It will be worth more than a million just to see the look on her face when I surprise her.

Soon enough her footsteps came closer drifting towards her house. From the shadows, I could see her so easily wearing a oversized Jersey and cotton shorts. She didn't have an ounce of makeup on her. Her hair was held up in a messy ponytail. She was even more beautiful.

I stepped out of my hiding place when reached her door.

"Impressive, Miss Daniels."

May flinched around, her arms raised to strike. It was satisfying to know she wasn't the screaming type. She prefers to fight. Feisty. I liked it.

It was amusing to watch her react. From angry, alarm and to blank. And then, I was awarded with her shock which soon turned back into anger. Her had mouth fell open adorably.

"What the... What are you doing here?"

"I was about to ask you the same."

"I live here." She snapped. Her temper was simply beautiful!

"What I meant was... Isn't it too early or late to jog?" I clarified.

She raised her eyebrows in incredulity. "Are you serious? You turn up at this hour to my house to which I didn't even give you the address, to question my motives? And how did you know I was out jogging?"

I was about to reply but she started ranting.

"You were stalking me, weren't you?!"

My lips opened and closed again. Because she wasn't done talking yet. "I should have known that you people won't leave me alone. God! What the hell is wrong with me? Throughout the day I had a feeling that someone was watching me but I thought I was being silly."

I interrupted her loudly. "You are silly."

"How dare you?!"

"Maybe silly is the wrong word. I should say foolhardy. For ignoring your gut feeling and for jogging at this time of the night."

"Go to hell!"

She was so infuriating and it was fun!

"How did you know where I live?" She fumed.

"I believe you have already answered the question yourself."

"You were stalking me?"

"Yes and no."

Her cheeks were becoming flushed with fury.

"Alright, I had one of my men to follow you."

"Why?"

"Because I want to know more about you."

"So that you can finish me off without evidence?"

"I'm not going to hurt you." I said quietly.

"Aren't you? Because I did see you beating up a guy earlier today."

I smiled wryly. "I had to punish him. He betrayed me. And because of that, three little girls are suffering."

She blinked. "Suffering?"

"Because of him, the girls were kidnapped by my...er...competitor."

"Kidnapped?!"

"Yeah. They kidnapped the girls and then we stole the girls from them to return them to their families. But that asshole betrayed me and told my…erm competitor their location and they got kidnapped again. "

"You can't save them?"

"I'm working on it. They should be here by noon tomorrow."

May stared at me. "How are you able to do that?"

"You really don't know who I am, do you?"

She sighed in exasperation. "Who are you?"

I reigned in my chuckle.

"I'm Alex Kellen."

"And?"

"I am the man who is going to marry you. Maybe not right now. But someday."

Her lips fell open again. "You're crazy."

"Maybe I am."

She couldn't take her eyes off me. She simply didn't know what to make out of me and it was damn comical to watch her try.

After a few minutes of intense silence, she spoke again." So, what now?"

"Now? Its about time you go to bed. You have to work tomorrow. And I strongly discourage you from jogging at this time. Its not safe. But if you really need to, then give me a call. I'll jog with you." I winked.

She frowned and I could tell she was getting worked up again.

Meanwhile my chest was hammering at our proximity. As I was explaining, my legs had moved closer to her unconsciously. We were just an arm length apart. May hadn't realize that though.

"Well, if I'm not interested, what can you do?"

"You don't know what you're missing out."

She snorted.

"I can show you, you know. All you have to do is ask."

"In your dreams!"

"Trust me sweetheart, in my dreams more interesting things happen between us. But that means we will have to get naked and your driveway is hardly conducive. Now...if you invite me in..."

"Keep dreaming."

"Looks like you need a taste of what I can offer." I moved closer.

She automatically stepped back, finally realizing how close we were.

"Wh...what are you d...doing?!" May began to stutter and tried to take a step back again. But she was backed against the door and my body was blocking her from turning.

It was impossible to miss the slight widening of her eyes as they slipped downwards to my lips and back to my eyes.

I swallowed hard, ultra focused on her lips. So when her knee came up to meet my groin, I felt it taking me all the way to hell.

Fuck!