Faking It Till Forever

Chapter Fifteen

CHARLOTTE

With a groan that doesn’t even sound like mine, I slowly open my eys to evaluate my environment. As I look around, things started slowly coming back to me, something caught my eye and I saw aspirin and a glass of water with a paper.

I pick up the paper immediately catching a glimpse of capo on the paper, immediately my heart drops to my stomach a blush trying to creep in. a gasp escapesme when I remembered what I did yesterday.

“Because if I start, I don’t know if ill be able to stop”

I shrink back on bed covering my face like that’s gonna undo what I did yesterday. “what were you thinking?” I ask myself with my eyes still clised. I pick up the paper again and read the content insisde it.

‘ill be coming over to pick you up because we didn’t get to talk yesterday—capo’

I sigh still looking at the letter like some lovesick puppy, I drown the water with aspirin down my throat, quickly get ready for work and pad downstairs. The house is empty sans the mess that is scartered everywhere. The ocd in me starts screaming and clawing at me to fix this disaster, but I push it down.

I round over to the kitchen to find V sprawled on the counter already dressed for work having tea and biscuits. “Good morning cinderelly” she chirps taking another sip.

“Morning” I mumble heading for the frige, and bringing out an orange juice and skipping a pool of what looks like piss. “How are you sitting in this environment?” she shrugs shoving the bisguit in her mouth.

“I don’t have ocd” she muffles with her mouth filled with bisuit. “Besides, im going home this weekend” she adds turning around to wink at me. I roll my eyes gulping al the orange juice before turning for the fridge.

“Is there a big meeting im not aware of happening today?”

“Huh?” I open the fridge to bring out my salad and contemplating on making breakfast for aria and freya. “Your outfit,” she gestures with her hand. “It looks like you’ve put a lot of effort in it”

I look down at my outfit, it’s a white short with cream sleevless shirt, I draped on a cardboard coloured suit—then paired the outfit with a knee high white boots and a cream handbag. I shrug putting the salad in the microwave.

“Theres no meeting” I take a seat close to her, she runs her hand through my hair. “Youre going to work with your hair down” it wasn’t a question, it was an observation.

“Of course not” I don’t bother giving her an explanation because that would make me rant and my cover would be blown.

“Good morning” Freya grumbles walking like a zombie before sitting opposite me. She looks ready for work but in no way is she ready, her eyes are bloodshot like she didn’t get enough sleep.

“Freya, you look like absolute s**t” V comments passing her a cup of tea, freya collects it giving V a smile that look like grimace. “I know, I owe it to the one hour sleep I got”

V and I share a confused look. ”Wait, didn’t you guys end the party by twelve?” I ask V. she nods her head and looking at freya even more confused.

“We did, but my client caused yet another catastrophe and I was needed again” she sighs not in the mood to even insult the s**t out of him. “I got back by seven—and here we are” she gestures around her.

“Hence the eyes” she points out before biting her biscuit and sipping her tea. “Well, why don’t you just terminate the contract??” V suggests with a shrug. Freya sighs her shoulders drooping. “I cant, im repaying a favour”

“Morning!” aria exclaims coming to vie and sitting opposite V, we all nod our head too focused on freya. “When is the contract ending?” I ask taking another bite of my salad.

“Next year, December” I releasea breath nodding my head, trying to find a word of encouragement. “One problem at a time, right V” she nods her head smiling at freya.

“In the mean time, you need to find a way to cover that before people think youre a vampire” she rolls her eyes and we grimace backing away, she scoffs before putting on her shades. V sighs “much better”

We had the rest of our mini breakfast, picked some protein bars and head to work. Work was pretty much work, I drowned myself in work until there was nothing left to do. During recess V and I sat in the cafeteria talking about how were going to put glue in mia’s v****a so that when she has s*x with Adrian—they’ll be stuck forever.

And by we, I mean V I did the listening while she did the description openely that some of our co-workers passing cover their d***s. I tried hinting it to her but im starting to realize shes very much aware of what shes doing.

After that we head to our wards, im just glad I didn’t tell them what Adrian did last night because im a hundred percent sure V would go through with her promises. Last night after the humiliation and disrespect I felt, I ran to the balcony not letting them see my face.

I turn aroung feeling a chill slide down my back, and it’s a chill im familiar with—but the chill stopped a year ago. Why is it back?

I shake my head dimming it as my imagination before entering my office. I just sit down scrolling through social media, the feeling ive been trying to dismiss since mornig coming back—lost.

I feel like I don’t know where im heading in my life, and im suppose to figure that out by now. I started working at aurora foods because im convinced its what I should do to show my respect to my mama, but it was never my passion to begin with. And even if I decide to quit aurora foods—one of the most innovative product development emerging industry, I don’t know which path I want to take next. I thought I had that naileddown with social media but after what happened two years ago, im never going that route again. I even went far as to ask Adrian for advice, I guess deep down I knew he never viewed me as someone important, he said I should feel happy and lucky to be working in aurora foods. But I feel nothing but un-lucky these days.

A buzz came from my telecommunicator, I press on the red button. “Yes?” I release it and Juliana relays her message. “Maam, a mr capo is here to pick you up” I lookdown confused before my brain snaps back into place.

“Im on my way” I release the button, putting on my suit and spraying my perfume before rushing out. A black audi is already waiting outside the corporation, I hop insidethen give Andrew a smile my heart beating, not because I ran all the way there but because he looks ravishing.

“Capo? Why didn’t you just say your name?” I ask with a little smile. He just look at me with a smirk hovering over him before shrugging. “what if I had forgotten the nickname” I add raising my head.

“But you didn’t forget now did you?” he raises a brow , I feel a blush creeping in he looks at my cheeks before turning his attention on the road. “Buckle up mio gattino, because youre going to have the ride of your life” hewinks at me before driving without another warning.

I fumble with the seat belt before clicking it and relaxing, his scent engulfs me in an intoxicating hug. I try converting my attention to the passing cars in blurry motion. I gasp looking down shocked to see Andrews hand gripping my thighs and all of sudden im aware of the fact im wearing shorts.

I clear my throat trying to think of anything to stop my brain from straying to the rough hand on my thigh. “You do know youre passing the speed limit” I glance athim briefly—jaw set, chheckbones sharp, and beard gruffly sprouting.

He chuckles before nodding his head. ”We could get pulled up” his palm tightens on my thigh and my breath hitches. I look at him. “Just keep quiet and let me drive” he orders and that’s what I did.

I kept quiet while watching him drive like a maniac.