PREGNANT AND TRAPPED WITH THE CEO

ChapterTwo

AVA

I rolled my eyes.

Well, that was direct.

No sugarcoating, no false words of flattery. Just straight to the point.

When he said it, even though I had expected it from the moment John approached me outside the bar, it still made me shiver with a sensation I couldn't quite name.

I scoffed at him and attempted to walk off, but he stepped out of the car and stood in front of me, preventing me from leaving. When he stared at me with those piercing blue eyes, my legs felt like jelly.

“You think just because I work at a club I’m a w***e?” I asked him

“Is that why you think I'm asking?”

“I don’t know. Isn’t that why?”

“Hell No! Do I look like the kind of man that sleeps with w****s?” he asked, his eyes never leaving my face. “I’m not a man who wants easily, but I want you, and you’ll agree, because you want me too. I can tell”

Arrogant bastard, I thought, but he wasn’t wrong. I was considering it. Maybe it was the way he looked at me so intensely and unreadable, as if he saw something in me that I wasn’t even sure was there.

Maybe it was because for once I wanted to step out of the controlled world I had imposed on myself and take a risk. It had been two years since I had been with a man.

Or maybe it was because I wanted to forget my previous experience with a man, and here he was my distraction- proof I was attractive. A man like Mr Sterling could be interested in me.

But sleeping with him was more than a risk; it was outright reckless.

I swallowed hard as I shifted my feet.

"This is a terrible idea", I murmured more to myself than to him.

But he answered anyway. "Probably.”

I exhaled sharply. Saying yes would be totally out of character for me.

But what did I have to lose?

This was not just some guy. This was Alex Sterling. When would I ever get an opportunity like this again? The guy was hot. I felt a strong attraction to him, stronger than anything I had felt for anyone in a long time. Besides, if I didn’t agree, I might spend the rest of my life thinking about what could have been. It was better to do it and get it out of my system and that was the only reason I found myself saying.

“Fine. Just one night”

He gave a slow nod and smile, like he had expected me to say yes all along. At that moment, I really wanted to slap that superior smirk out of his face so badly, but I turned around and waited for him to open the car door for me.

The car ride to Mr Sterling’s house was quiet. He sat at one end doing whatever he was doing on his iPhone while I sat at the other end, wondering for the life of me if I had just made the biggest mistake of my life or the best.

Either way, it made no sense dwelling on it. I stared at Mr Sterling. He seemed to be doing important work on his. A small frown creased his forehead as he typed something on his phone. I felt he had forgotten I was in the car. I had to remind him, he couldn’t ask me to spend the night with him and just turn around and do business.

“Mr Sterling-” I started, he lifted his head and smiled that gorgeous smile at me.

"Please call me Alex" he said, “no need to be so… Formal”.

I paused, then continued “Alex I- Wait a minute do you even know my name?”

He stared at me in that penetrating way he had, smiled and, without missing a beat, said "Ava Smith, Lives at 43 Bower, Chinatown, NYC. Born October fourteenth, 2002 to Mr and Mrs Jerry and Lindy Smith. Attended NYU where you studied Arts. Would you like me to go on?"

For a minute, I was too stunned to speak and the only thing that came out of my suddenly dry mouth was

“Wow”

“I make it a point of duty to know about a woman I’m interested in,” he says, smirking at my shock.

My brain freezes when I hear "a woman I’m interested in ".

When I’m able to speak again, “That’s very impressive “ I say

“Just the first of many, as you’ll soon realize” he says, sounding flirtatious and arrogant at the same time.

I eye him from beneath my lashes. “Really?” I reply in my sultriest voice. I don't know what’s come over me. I'm flirting with Alex Sterling.

“Come over here and find out for yourself” he says, looking at me like I'm a delicious snack. He can't wait to sample.

My body is having a lot of reactions at this moment. I can feel heat pooling between my thighs, I can feel my n*****s hardening beneath my tank top. He can see it too, because his gaze is fixed there, and he’s exhaling loudly.

I manage to break myself away from the spell, but I have to clear my throat loudly before I find my voice.

“We have an audience in case you haven't noticed” I say in a loud whisper, suddenly aware of the driver and John sitting in the front. My pulse is racing. My body is betraying me even as I try to keep my cool.

Alex smirks, his gaze briefly moving away from me to the men before returning to me.

“They don’t matter”. His voice is very low and intimate. “Just us Ava”

I swallowed hard, feeling warmth creep up my neck. I don’t say anything. I take out my phone and start scrolling through my social media to distract myself.

The rest of the ride is silent but the air between us is charged with electricity. Every glance, every shift in his seat. It all feels like a countdown to something inevitable.

When the car finally pulls up to his penthouse, John steps out first to open the door, but Alex stops him with a flick of his wrist, dismissing him.

He steps out first, then turns to me and offers his hand.

I hesitate. This is my last chance to walk away. But instead of leaving, I placed my fingers in his palm. His grip is firm as he helps me out of the car, his thumb grazing against my skin for a second too long.