THE AFTER PARTY

CHAPTER 6: HUNGOVER

I roll over as my head rings so loudly waking me up instantly but I was then unexpectedly met with a warm hard body stopping me from fulfilling my stretch “What-“ I force my eyes open and see Jordan ambushed in front of me snoring quietly confirming that my dream was indeed not a dream “That wasn’t a dream?” I whisper to myself as I try to comprehend the site in front of me

‘f**k, that wasn’t a dream, I’m actually in Italy, wait- am I even in Italy? what the f**k, how- wait where’s Axel? Okay I am panicking but why am I panicking?!’ I look at Jordan again just to confirm if my mind wasn't playing with me 'And I'm naked, this is great, okay I am panicking' I turn over with wide eyes trying to scan the room to find some sort of clothing item ‘What am I going to say to him? Oh my god I am totally not ready, wait he's my boyfriend why am I stressing...’ I sit up quickly remembering that fact and also the fact I probably looked like a mess; I didn’t want him to see me like this! 

“Toilet, toilet” I whisper getting up quickly wearing his shirt that was placed on a chair in the corner and quietly run out the room 'Where is the toilet?' I look down the hall but it was quiet small so I guessed it would be downstairs 

“Good morning Cinderella” I jump at Axel’s voice when I reach the bottom of the stairs and turn around with my hand over my chest “What the f**k!” I shout then look up quickly and lower my voice “What’s going on?” I watch him as he sat at a modern looking dining table reading a newspaper with a mug beside him “I’ve been waiting for you” He looks at his watch as my eyebrows scrunch “We have to go" He says completely ignoring my confusion and I hold my head as my headache was increasing “Axel serious-“ I stop as a I hear a noise from upstairs and my heart begins to beat thinking it was Jordan about to come out 

“Skye, we have that meeting soon, please go get changed and I’ll explain the rest on the way” I swallow knowing that this meeting that we came here for was more important than anything so I nod and walked back up the stairs to change into my clothes 

As I had thought, once I open the door, I find a half naked Jordan fixing the sheets that we had roughed up the night before. When he hears the door fully open he looks up at me then without a word continues what he was doing ‘Okay this is more awkward than I thought it would be’ I look around awkwardly then quietly go to pick my clothes that had been neatly folded on the bedside table 

I wasn’t really worried about Jordan being there so I took off his shirt revealing my body but before I could move another inch the door had slammed shut indicating someone had left

 I turn around to find the room now empty and a neatly done bed ‘What the actual f**k is happening...’ I think to myself as I stare at the door but try not to pay too much attention to it as I needed to get back to the hotel to get my stuff for the meeting 

“Done” I say when I get down the stairs and rub my hands at the back of my jeans as Jordan was sat at the edge of the table speaking to Axel in Italian but when they both see me they go into silence as if they were talking about me ‘My head can’t handle this right now’ I swallow looking at Axel as he gets up and drops the paper 

“Ready?” He asks looking at me and I look at Jordan who was looking at me but as we connect eye contact he rips his gaze away from me and stands up straight looking at Axel as if I weren’t there

I swallow trying not to cry and nod biting my lip “Yeah I'm done” I squeeze out my throat and look back quickly as I hear cries coming from a room down the hall by the stairs “Tienila al sicuro, ricorda l'affare(Keep her safe, remember the deal)” I look at Axel as Jordan speaks to him Italian completely oblivious that I just understood what he  said 'What deal?' My face draws together as I was confused about what he meant 

“Non devi continuare a dirlo, cazzo(you don’t have to keep f*****g saying it)” Axel says back to him but he was looking at me as he probably knew I understood what they were saying and judging by his face he clearly wanted me to keep my mouth shut but I was too hurt to speak anyways 'What don't they want me to know? I can tell Axel is keeping something from me' I wonder as Jordan backs me and whispers something to me making Axel scoff sarcastically 

“Andiamo adesso(We’ll be going now)” Axel says walking around him and coming by me "Okay" He replies in english with a nod then brushes past me still not acknowledging me to the room where the cry was heard from

I peak behind me shoulder watching him as he disappears from my eye site “Skye” Axel calls for me and my head snaps back to him “We have to go now” I swallow and nod "Okay" I say still a bit hesitant but still follow him out to the car he had rented parked out front 

Once we get to the hotel, Axel had left the room and gave me space to get ready which I used wisely to also cry. To be honest I have no idea why I was crying, he clearly played me well, he just confirmed that he really doesn’t love me at all and yet I still call him my stupid boyfriend 

Negative thoughts were running in my head the entire time but then I would remember what he had said to Axel in Italian ‘Make sure she is safe’ I mean if he didn’t love me would he really care about my safety?....

I sigh repeating my makeup for the third time because my tears kept ruining my past attempts “oKAY THIS SHOULD BE FINE” I convince myself as I look at myself in the mirror and jump annoyed cause I hated the way I looked right now "Okay, it's going to be okay Skye, breathe, he's a d**k, in and out this meeting' I give myself a pep talk and nod undoing one of the buttons to my shirt so my necklace was visible 

“Girls do take too long to get ready” Axel sighs as I open the door to look for him but he was already outside the room waiting for me in his nicely ironed suit “We are heading there now” He says into his phone and ends it signalling me to follow him 

“Erm Axel, what deal was Jordan talking about today?" I ask him as he parks in front of a massive company building "What did Jordan say?" He asks me pretending not to know what I was talking about "Jordan said remember the-" "I told you I have no idea what you're talking about drop it" He cuts me off completely disregarding me and I sit up off my seat as I was really getting annoyed with this day

"Why are you being so weird today?” I snap “What?” He asks me calmly “Never mind-“ I roll my eyes remembering he would just keep acting like that “No, talk, what do you mean?” He holds my shoulder so I now facing him; I look at him in the eyes slightly angry at him as I remember he had left me in the club yesterday “We can talk after” I say trying to calm myself as I knew there was more important things than getting into a row with Axel right now “Fine, see easy simple” He lets me go fixes his suit as he opens the door to get out 

“Axel, we have been waiting for you” A handsome man approaches us along with some other decent looking men “Ma posso vedere cosa potrebbe aver preso il tuo dolce momento(But I can see what may have taken your sweet time)” He speaks elegantly in Italian looking at me and I smile and bow my head with a small smile “Qual è il tuo nome bellissimo?(What’s your name beautiful?)” He steps aside to speak to me but I look to Axel pretending I didn’t understand what he was saying 

Axel forces a tight smile on his face and steps up to him blocking me “È un'americana, non aveva idea di cosa stai dicendo(She’s an American she had no idea what you’re saying)” “Quindi stai scopando un americano? Non mi hai preso come il tipo da andare per puro(So you’re f*****g an American? You didn't catch me as the type to go for plain)” He taunts Axel and I look down to see Axel wriggling his fingers as if he was trying to control himself 

'This man gets annoyed so easily' I roll my eyes not caring about Axel at all, actually I'd be happy if he got beat up right now cause he's keeping me in the dark for no reason and my head can't function

“È la mia assistente, sai che non faccio quella merda, very unprofessional but it's not something you wouldn't understand (She’s my assistant, you know I don’t do that s**t)” The mans smile grows wider at Axel's words "No, no you go on" He steps aside and  comes to stand beside me

I look up to him nervously hoping Axel would save me but another man had occupied his attention “Hello beautiful, my name is Giorgio and you are?” He says with a strong Italian accent which would make a lot of girls swoon 

'Well sorry Giorgio, I'm just heartbroken'

“I-“ As I was about to speak up a cough from behind me interrupts us and I look to the side to see Jordan standing next to a small petite woman but he was looking at the man beside me angrily  "Giorgio" He calls for the man who looks up amused at Jordan's presence "Ah Jordan, you've arrived" He says but it didn't really seem as if they liked each other much

“Mi dispiace per il ritardo, iniziamo, vero?(I have, sorry for being late, shall we begin, shall we?)” Jordan asks him as they look at him “Proprio dietro di te(Right behind you)” Giorgio says stepping back as Jordan walks between us roughly slightly pushing him further away from me but it was so smooth barely anyone noticed but Giorgio's scoff confirmed that he knew exactly what Jordan was doing 

Axel finally finishes his small talk with other business men and places one hand on my back to guide me into the room and pulls out a seat for me to sit in "Thanks" I say lowly as everyone was quickly making their seats and he takes the seat. beside me placing sheets in front of me 

Unfortunately for me, Giorgio decided to sit directly opposite me, with Jordan who had shown up out of nowhere, sitting at the top of the table and the rest of the men filling up the rest of the chairs ‘This isn’t weird at all’ I peak around to realise I was the only woman in this meeting room 'Where did that other woman go?' I scan the room because I could've sworn I saw a small lady next to Jordan 

“This meeting will be carried out in English, if you have any questions just let her know and she’ll write them down, I will then get back to you as soon as possible, as most of you know we are here for signing of taking over my sisters shares and giving them to Mr Jordan Black, so shall we begin?” I sigh as Axel finishes his introduction and everyone mutters agreeing with what he had just said; I pick up my pen and begin to write notes down as the presentation starts 

Finally after 1 hour the meeting had ended, and I was so happy because for the entire 60 minutes, I had to sit through Giorgio constantly staring at me, making me extremely uncomfortable because he was trying to intimidate me

As well as that, I was also distracted because as I would glance at Jordan, I would always catch him watching Giorgio with clear anger written on his face, he didn't even hide it but I was more annoyed that he didn’t even spare me a glance once “Thank you” Axel concludes and everyone stand up from their seats; I quickly finish the last touches to my notes and drop me pen as I smile at everyone who comes to shake Axel's hand after being done with Jordan's

I stand up and turn around to find Giorgio already in front of me making me jump back a little “What can I do to get a pretty woman like you to go on a date with me?” He asks me making me choke up and I force a smile as the meeting room was getting empty “Erm-" "Miss Myscal, Mr Black needs you urgently in his office right now” A woman enters the room interrupting him and I sigh out relived that I was saved from this situation yet again

“Until next time” He whispers standing close to me and I step back then walk around him awkwardly with a forced smile “See you sir” I force out and bow respectively 

I walk out the room to following the woman who had just saved me from that situation 'I knew I've seen this woman somewhere, she was the one I saw with Jordan an hour ago' “Just here” She shows me a large door and I smile thanking her "No problem Miss Myscal, if you need anything, I will be just here" She points over and I nod 

I wait a few seconds thinking about whether this was a good idea to face him but I needed answers even though he caused my tears this morning, I would still do anything for this man so I did it, I knocked on the door “Come in” A voice shouts over and I swallow pushing the door open not saying anything 

As I enter Axel was already in the room and holds the door open for me as I enter “I’ll be outside waiting for you” He says quickly taking my notepad from my hands and not waiting for my response before he leaves the room "okay' I whisper even though he clearly didn't hear me as the door shits leaving us alone 

 There was a silence for a while and I look up to see Jordan standing leaning over his desk with his head down “Lock the door” He commands to me and I bite my lip "What-" "Skye lock the f*****g door" He says still angry about what had happened and I suck in my air as I listen and turn to lock the door

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what do you want to happen? hmmm