Would Die For You ©

Chapter 8

09:00 PM

Amir is summoned to a business dinner at the most exclusive restaurant in Chicago, and in the middle of dinner, a beautiful woman appears at the restaurant accompanied by two friends and two men.

One of the friends looks familiar, but still ... He can't accurately detail the woman's face that leaves him speechless.

Amir stares at the beautiful woman in white teas, who wears a beautiful crimson dress tight to the body. Her beautiful dark blonde hair moves in time with her walk, so long and shiny that those precious slings bounce back and forth as she weaves her way through the people.

But all the charm ends, when the beautiful woman finally lifts her face and Amir's heart almost leaps out of his chest.

Is nothing more and nothing less than the rude and nosy one...

Emily Rose.

Amir stops looking at her immediately and clenches his teeth.

Stupid pretty woman. Why does she have to be anybody? Why does she have to excite me this way just by her presence?

Forgive my sinful thoughts sir ...

Along with her friends Emily takes a seat at the large table that Ernesto, a suitor blinded by love for Katherine, reserved.

While Emily and her friends wait for their orders, they all chat animatedly and smile as they remember their anecdotes from last summer when they went on vacation to San Francisco Bay.

Twenty minutes later ...

Emily stands up and apologizes to her friends by excusing herself from going to the dresser.

With a firm step she walks to the women's bathroom and before entering she accidentally bumps into someone, at that moment, her small handbag falls to the floor and Emily bends down to take it back when strong hands reach out and grab her purse first.

When she lifts her face to thank the person in front of her, she gasps.

Again...

“Good evening, Miss Rose."

Rolling her eyes, she whispers:

"But are you following me?"

Amir smiles for the comment.

“Don't make yourself so important, miss. In fact, the one who could say such a thing in that case, would be me. Since it arrives long before you to the restaurant."

Emily widens her eyes and consequently her lips too. The big O of hers makes him smile again.

"So, you're telling me you saw me arrive?" She raises one of her eyebrows.

"To my misfortune, yes."

Pursing her lips, Emily answers in a small voice:

“Can I have my bag please?"

Amir stares at the small, shiny silver tote bag and c***s his head, thinks about it.

When he looks back to the front, behind Emily he sees Katherine walking towards them, but she stops and then turns around when she meets Amir's serious look.

When he looks back at Emily, and her black eyes meet those two pretty blue drops of water, he stares at her.

With absolute seriousness and without thinking, a compliment to her escapes from Amir's lips in he's language.

“Anti jameela."

Hearing him say such a thing, Emily does not understand him, but she can sense that he has said nothing bad because in Amir's eyes she only finds a strange feeling of praise, so at all risk she is dares to say:

“Thank you ..." In both her voice and her face, her answer is doubtful and that makes Amir smile. Again...

“Did you even understand what I told you?"

She shakes her head.

“You look beautiful." Now he says it to her in English.

“Oh!" She opens her mouth slightly and blushes responds, “Thank you sir."

"Although, the dress is very tight ... Aren't you ashamed to show yourself like that?" He asks softly. “I'm sorry if my question is somewhat reckless, is that my habits ..."

-Show? But if I'm covered sir, there is no cleavage… ”Emily falls silent as Amir's gaze intensifies and darkens as the seconds pass.

"Did you bring a coat with you to cover yourself?"

She denied.

“Come with me. I'll give you mine."

“But..."

"Shh!!" He shuts her down immediately and he begins to walk next to her taking her hand.

When they arrive at the reception, raising his left hand Amir calls his faithful servant and he arrives immediately.

"Give my coat to the lady."

"Yes, my Highness."

Mihair walks quickly to the small VIP closet designated just for Amir and his fellow entrepreneurs and carefully removes the expensive coat.

When Mihair hands it to him, Amir wastes no time putting it on Emily's shoulders. Then he looks at her from head to toe and with a soft smile he says:

“Better." He sees her purse her lips and he is quick to say, “Please don't take it away. Or I'm afraid ..."

Amir is silent for a brief time at his confused gaze, then he returns the tote bag to her and he takes two steps back.

“You want me to cancel my reservation." He ends seriously and leaving her breathless again, he goes back to her table.

Emily stares down the short corridor where he disappears and then when she looks back to the front, Mihair finds herself staring at her.

“I advise you, obey what my lord has told you. I wouldn't want to be in your shoes if you don't ..."

With that said, Mihair takes two steps back and waits in he rightful place again. Where he has the best view of Amir.

“What the f**k happened?" Emily whispers stunned.

Emily turns around and goes back to where it all began, although this time without wasting any more time she goes into the women's bathroom and, placing both hands on the sink, looks at herself in the mirror and with a lost look she whispers:

"But what is happening?" Why do I find it everywhere? Just today when I did not go to the hotel so as not to see him. Does life insist on f*****g me with his presence?

She sighs when she sees her reflection in the mirror and purses her lips as she is invaded by thoughts.

He is so bossy! I can not stand.

Cocking her head, Emily stops thinking and goes through her little tote bag and picking up her phone, she sees three missed calls from Jason and two from Jake.

And this what? Doesn't Jake understand that I don't want anything anymore?

Putting away the phone, Emily retouches her makeup and relieves herself in the bathroom and returns to the table with her friends, who when seeing her shout a loud:

“Hallelujah!!"

At the end of dinner, Emily leaves the restaurant with her friends and they go directly to the favorite club of the whole group.

When Amir sees her leaving the restaurant, he immediately calls Mihair on the phone:

“Mister." This one answers as soon as possible.

"Tell Zahir, to immediately follow Miss Rose."

"But, sir and you..."

Amir won't let him speak when he interrupts him.

“Didn't you hear me?" He blurts out sternly. “I want Zahir to follow her now and that's it! Don't question me anymore."

“Excuse me, my lord. Understood!"

*****

Thirty minutes later...

When dinner is over, Amir meets Mihair at the reception and, more serious than usual, asks him:

“And good? Where did Miss Rose go?"

“She is with her friends in the most exclusive club in town, sir."

"Is that place very far?"

“No. It's only fifteen minutes, twenty if we count the traffic."

“Perfect ..." Amir sighs as he takes the phone out of the inside pocket of his suit which does not stop ringing, at the same time he raises his left arm to observe the time on his large Rolex. “We'll go to that club right now.

Mihair opens her eyes and protests:

“But sir... That is forbidden in Islam. By Allah!"

“I'm not asking your permission, Mihair, and I'm not asking you to enter the damn club. You shut up and obey!" He blurts that last furious before taking a call.

When leaving the restaurant, three armored suv's wait for Amir and he enters the middle one with Mihair who takes the passenger seat.

The three SUVs start at the same time and twenty minutes later, they are in front of the club.

«Chicago Night»

Inside the club the party is on, the lights blinding Emily from time to time and the music deafens her. At midnight, Jason appears at the club with Jake and when he sees Emily, he jumps about her.

“Hi dear!" Emily flinches when she hears him and another when she turns and sees him behind her, rolls her eyes and purses her lips.

“What are you doing here Jake?" She asks with notable annoyance.

“I came with Jason. When I knew you were coming, I didn't think about it for another second, I had to come see you."

Oh god Jason is here !! How did he know about us?

Emily stops looking at Jake and focuses her look and attention on Katherine, who upon seeing Jason approach her, wastes no more time and pounces on Ernesto.

Jason frowns upon seeing such a thing and then looks for Emily, when he finally finds her, he walks towards her.

“Emi, what's going on?" He asks angrily and she pretends not to understand.

“What's going on with what?"

Jason points to Katherine and looks back at Emily.

“Did you know anything about that? "

“Ah!!" That..." She laughs with pleasure “If you only knew... Ernesto proposed to Katherine!" She lies about it. “He even made a reservation at one of the most exclusive restaurants in the city."

“But what are you saying?" He waits, shocked. “And Katherine..." His voice trailed off. “She ... Did she accept?"

Emily watches him closely and can see sadness in his voice and look.

“Well look at them... They look so cute, right?"

Seeing Jason's face she regrets what she said. Her best friend looks defeated and dejected a thousand times, as if a truck had run over him.

Emily walks away from Jake who kept coming closer and walks towards Jason, hugging him, she whispers:

“Does it surprise you?" She stops hugging him and looks into his eyes. “Honey, what's wrong?" Tell me.

Jason c***s his head and avoids her look. Taking distance from Emily he walks towards Katherine and furiously blurts out:

“Why Katherine? Why hurt me like this?"

She opens her eyes followed by the whole group of friends, which is around. Emily runs up to him and tries to push him away but he pushes her gently.

“No Emily, leave me!" He whispers in a broken voice. “I'll tell the truth about her to her face."

Katherine moves away from Ernesto and he tries to prevent it but she evades him and furiously walks up to Jason and slaps him.

Emily pales at the sight, but stands still because she feels there is nothing she can do. And it is a matter of understanding that her brother must somehow learn that he cannot hurt to the people he supposedly loves. He must understand that this is not done.

“You shut up!" Katherine yells at him. “What truths? What did you keep me in your bed how many times you wanted, no matter what I felt?" She snorts. “That you made me feel like nothing and a zero left all this time and then destroy me by leaving me! Is that what you gonna say? Truth?" She yells that last. “Who do you think you are? What do you think I am? A toy? Your toy? Well, no! No more." She cries while then lowers her voice and sentences. “I got tired, this game is over for my Jason, it's over the day you decided to step aside. Because I am not important to you, because I am nobody in your life. Say what you want about me, I don't care, but I won't keep losing my dignity for you. Go to hell!"

Emily covers her lips and seeing her best friend walk away, whispers:

“Jason, but what have you done?"

He looks at her with puffy eyes and tilts his head, stops looking at her seconds later to whisper:

“Love her my way. In my bad way..."

That said, Jason walks away and leaves the club, leaving Emily alone with Jake, as the other three friends got lost again at the party and Ernesto behind Katherine.

******

Amir waits calmly inside the truck with his entourage, while looking silently towards the door of the club. Hoping to see Emily leave that place.

But quite the opposite of seeing the one who waits leave, it is Katherine who runs out followed by a man who stops her in the middle of the sidewalk and hugs her while she cries inconsolably. Seconds later, the parking lot appears and they drive off in a red Mazda.

Seeing such a scene Amir worries, although it does not show it at all.

What's going on? Habibi... I hope you are well, I would not want to enter that club by force.

Come on ... Get out of there. I am looking forward to you.

Twenty minutes later...

Emily storms out of the club and is followed by a man who doesn't take his hands off her shoulders. Amir watches as she tries to put distance but he insists and a heated discussion starts.

“Don't you understand that I don't want to see you? Leave me alone! Give me space, let me breathe."

“You're my girl and you and I should talk... Try to fix things. Our relationship cannot end like this, I love you and we have more than two years together. That must mean something to you!"

“If I was yours it was because you got me drunk and out of my will. I never wanted that to happen, not like that, Jake. You forced me!"

“You wanted it!" He whispers surprised.

“No!" She denies and her vision is clouded. “I told you no three times. How can I wish for something that I refused to do?"

Emily approaches the parking lot and asks him for a taxi. He nods and turns, but Jake walks after her and says desperately:

"Let me take you!"

“Not even dead!"

He grabs her forearm and forcibly tries to mount her in his car.

“Not!" Emily squeals.

Amir from the car observes the scene with an apparent calm, but internally he is full of mad despair and refuses to make a scene in the middle of the avenue, much less approach the club.

So gritting his teeth, he sentences:

"Bring her!"

“Yes sir. How many of our men do you want me to take?"

“I do not mind!" He yells, losing control. “Everyone if required..." He's soo furious. “Bring her to me, now!!!"

In a hurry, Mihair gets out of the truck and when he makes a signal, five men in total leave the other two SUVs. Two of one and three of another.

Suddenly, Jake ends up on the ground after being ambushed by two men. When Emily realizes what is happening, she is being guided by three men who with her cross the avenue and arrive at a late-model black truck.

One of the men opens the back door for her, and then the other two help her up.

“But who are you?" She whispers with noticeable fear and panic in her voice.

Scared and despite the darkness, she looks everywhere until she sees Mihair in the passenger seat.

“Miss Rose." Amir's voice makes her jump.

She has it in front of her, but she cannot distinguish it with sufficiency and she had not even noticed it because of the darkness that hides it in said seat.

“But what are you doing here?" She says to him in a thread of voice by the astonishment.

“I came for you." He sighs with overwhelming relief to see her sitting safely in front of him. “I'm going to take you home."

And that is the last thing he says before giving a signal to the driver and he starts the truck.

Emily looks at him incredulously and Amir smiles when he sees her coat on.

She listened to him, she did not take it off.

“My coat fits very well, Miss Rose, I'm very glad you didn't take it off..."