Tangled Allure: A Forbidden Affair's Journey

Cookie pov..... I groaned rolling to side, I knew I brought someone to my apartment and slept with him but did he know that. "Fuck." He cursed opening his eyes. "s**t, this didn't just happen." Abruptly he sat up looking around my bedroom. "Morning." I spoke and he turned back to look at me on the bed. "Hey." His lazy reply made me feel better knowing he wasn't going to freak about where he was because he was drunk and we had the best sloppy s*x, well for him I suppose it was. I got up from the bed and walked out to the kitchen, I knew my guest would have one hell of a headache with how he drank last night. I grabbed a glass filled it with water and took tabs of advils. I walked back to find my one night stand frantically wearing his clothes. "Here." I extend the water and pils to him, he downed both. "Thanks." He replied with a smile. "I know usually one night stands go before the sun rises but stay for breakfast you look like you need it and I insist." He chuckled and we make our way out to the kitchen. "Nice place." I smiled hearing that, I had put a lot into my apartment. "Thanks, was aiming for the cozy home vibe." He chuckled following behind me. I don't know what drew me to this particular man, he was just a one night stand, someone I met at a bar when my friends ditched me, we had shots and came back to my place to have mind blowing s*x. Though I know he was drinking his issues and anger away, I didn't poke my nose into that business it was his to keep. I had finished breakfast and laid it out for him. "Best breakfast I had a in a while thanks." I nod thinking about how I didn't notice the ring on his finger, he was married and I had just slept with him, had he cheated with me or was he trying to release some stress, he had a wife to do that with, but if he didn't go to her I may damn well believe those are more issues. "Thanks for last night, needed it." I knew what he was talking about and it was definitely not a big deal. "You seemed stressed so I helped." He nods as we finish eating. "You seem like a great girl and all" I raised my hand and stopped him. "Don't give me the speech, I get it, the ring on your finger is a big sign, we'll probably never see each other again." He chuckles lightly and nods. "Im sorry I gotta go." He stood up and I escort him to the door. It's funny how I always get attracted to Wrong kind of guys, the good ones are probably taken, the nice ones well they're only nice before s*x and the rest are assholes. It's why I haven't dived into the pool of dating, I know what heartbreak is and I'm not all that ready to get my heart broken again, it's why I stick to one night stands after two or three weeks but that was last year, this year the man I had just escorted out of my apartment was the first. And again I felt like crap because I got attracted and a gold band blinded me making me realize he was taken. It's hard trying to find the guy for you, I don't buy that crap people tell you that there is always one for you, let's be honest there isn't. I've known that for a while and the concept of love is daunting to me, I don't want to dive and get hurt in the process, I tried to fix the hole in my heart where love should be, I trusted him and I later realized my heart was swiss cheese and he had drilled a hole of his Own. I showered and got ready for work, today was like any other day for a fashion designer, creativity came in abundance if I allowed it to. I had cleaned up the kitchen, making it spotless, my mom always told me I had slight 0CD now that I see how my apartment looked, Im thinking she was right. I walk into the lift ignoring the couple next door, they always have a problem and always yell at each other in the hall, then they almost got arrested for public indecency because they were shagging in public. Which in my opinion was totally nasty, but hey it's their life and I believe we all live it how we want. When the lift opened I hurriedly got out and walked toward the entrance, it was another fall morning and I was prepared for the wind. I walked into XALVIC Inc. the company I worked for, all 54 floors divided in whatever number had a specified use, I was in 49th the fashion and design department, I had loved fashion since I was a kid and now I had a dream job. I walked into the hurricane that was my floor, ignoring everything and everyone until I made it to my section. "Oh thank goodness you're here, what the f**k took you so long Cookie, we're meeting the new CEO today and we have a meeting with him for new the line." I rolled my eyes knowing I was being included because they hadn't done anything. "The presentation doesn't include me Shawn, it has you, Murdock and Hilda on it, don't bother checking I already did. " He scowls and I smile toward him. "But you can help, you out of all of us can do it better." I wanted to help but I wasn't going to save their asses again for the hundredth time. "No, hard pass." Shawn glares at me but I wasn't going to change my mind. "Cool, I hope those stupid curls of your burn." I snicker rolling my eyes. "Don't worry Shawn, I spoke to Murdock and Cookie will attend the meeting despite her lack of anything to do with it." Hilda piped up and I glared at her. "f**k you Hilda, I know I'm not going to embarrass myself with you all included." I retorted and a laugh makes us all turn to see Murdock. "It's not even ten yet and you're already throwing knives." Murdock exclaimed and I sighed. "Murdock please remove the atrocity you're wearing, I know the look you're going for is retro but my grandmother could wear that better than you." The man removes his Sweater. "I will introduce this to the trash can, where it belongs." Shawn picks up the sweater and drops it in the trash can. "Thank you." I add. "Monsters." Murdock spat. "Oh please b***h no one wants to see you looking like my semi Guatemalan grandmother." I reply and everyone except Murdock laughs. "Don't you have a presentation to get to?" I ask Shawn. "Actually." He was about to reply and the one thing I didn't expect to happen did. "The meeting is here." Oh, holy f**k. Cookie. "The meeting is here." It couldn't be, but he was here all six something feet of him in a suit, I started to see images of him naked and on top of me, this s**t cannot be happening. Yet it was, I don't know if it was some kind of bad luck or anything related to it, I didn't feel comfortable, I was slightly horrifed. "Ah everyone is here. " Mr. Tempest the resigning CEO spoke, he was a sweetheart and we as the fashion department were his favorite. "Boys and girls ah and Cookie." Did he really have to pick me out and it caused the man next to him to look at me, I definitely didn't want that. I would've given every penny I had, for him not to recognize me but his gaze found me and I knew he recognized me. I remained calm and began to listen to Mr. Tempest, I was going to miss the old man. "This is my son Kol Tempest the new CEO as of today you shall be amazing him with your brilliant ideas, he will be conducting a meeting with this department to say what he expects of you." When he finished everyone walked to greet the new CEO, given that the design team was only me and the few friends I had plus three others who are in every way irrelevant, greeting him didn't take time. "Im still sad to see you go, We could've razed the world of fashion together." The former CEO chuckled as I stood in front of him. "Youll do fine Cookie." He reassures like he always did. Mr. Tempest was the only person who had taken a chance on a kid fresh out of college to work for him, he helped me find my way and I was grateful for the chance because I had my dream job. "Welcome to Xalvic Inc boss." I smiled toward my new CEO, I could see it in his eyes, the raging storm that was headed my way and I was terrified. We shook hands and his grip tightened, I knew what he was conveying. It was a coincidence for me to find him here but in his eyes that might not seem like the actual case, I worked here and he was my new boss, we had f****d all night, my neck still had fresh hickeys. I pulled my hand away from his and stepped back to stand by my friends. "Im glad to have met you all, Im looking forward to knowing and working with you." The last part of his statement he spoke looking at me and I shivered. They turned to leave and I walked to sit at my section, I was contemplating if I should leave now or just wait and see what happens because I definitely knew something was going to happen. I banged my head on my table. "Ouch." I hissed rubbing my forehead. "Are you on some hard white people drugs?" Only Murdock could ask me that. "No just having a bad day." He lifts his brow and I had to talk. "Follow." I stand up and lead him to the storage room, although I trusted my friends, I couldn't risk letting them all know yet, the only one I could trust right now was Murdock, he was that one guy you could hide a body with and he would never snitch. "I slept with him." I blurted out the moment we were in the storage room. "Who got you to open your legs after eleven f*****g months?" I knew he would be baffled. "The new CEO." He burst out laughing and wheezing at the same time. "Okay you got me." He kept laughing to a point where he slapped his knee, I never thought anyone did that. I didn't change my demeanor though. "Wait you're serious?" I nod and he looked astounded. "Wait that's the guy you left with last night." I nod again. "Oh my holy monkeys, you didn't know he was Tempest's son?" He asks. "Nope, captain obvious I f*****g didn't, if I had known do you think i would have slammed myself on his glorious-- okay I'm not going there, but still I didn't know." He now looked calm and I knew he was taking this seriously as well. "I don't know what will happen now, he obviously recognized me." We both sigh. "Im sure it can't be that bad, he's all the way up at the top floor, none of the CEO's or any others conceited asses come here, I'm sure youll avoid him." I nod to him knowing he was right, I needed to avoid him. "He's kind of hot though, doubt he's single." Murdock asserted. "Hot yes and married." He gasped when I replied. "Then he, you he." I knew I wouldn't make coherent words if I found that out as well. "He cheated on his wife with you, he's a freaking cheater."