One Night Plus a Lifetime

Devon Presley

Devon was driving from a late night meeting in the offices of Kingfolk city, he attended a conference that was held all week everyday. the meeting that took place today was the last one and it was late in the evenings, he needed to get back to the city of Adena for work. the rain was pouring heavily, and he drove slowly along the road , it became hard to see and the road was a bit slippery , it was the middle of the night he was tired and fatigued, his eyelids became heavy to keep open and he wanted the rain do slow down. parking his car on the side seemed like a good thing to do , After parking his car ..he leaned in his chair and closed his eyes, getting a little rest Today was a long day for him. his phone would not stop buzzing Devon glanced at it, his assistant was calling asking, he was avoiding answering knowing full well why she was calling to ask about his whereabouts.

"hello Mr Presley ..your mother has been waiting for you at your office ...i told her that you wont make it on time ...i sent her to your house."

He did not respond and hung up the phone after she was done talking .Devon stared through the window of his car looking far deep into the night. the beginning of a life changing career for him had just began and he was more than determined to give it his all , something he had been looking forward to ever since he was a child. it was finally happening and nothing could stop him not even his enemies , he made a promise to his dad.

that he would rise his legacy and now the time to fulfil it had arrived .his phone buzzed once more, a message was sent to him appearing on the screen Devon looked at it , it was from his mother."next time let security come with you"

he ignored it.

His eyes looked ahead at the dark rainy night. A lot of things where running in his head. Something appeared in the rainy night he thought it was a flash but it kept on growing, a dim red light flashing in a distance. it was glowing slowly like the flames of a candle. It got closer and closer , when it was close in sight. he noticed it was a girl walking in the rain holding on to her shoulders pushing herself against the storm and the wind. her hair blowing in all directions her entire figure drenched in water. to him she looked like a candle trying to live in the wind and the rain. Sooner or later the storm would swallow her. He watched as she got to the coffee shop and looked at the closed doors .he could see her body clearly, the dress she wore was soaked and it was short. He also saw her struggle to walk in the long heels she wore. he wondered why a girl like her would be walking so carefree in the rain, she looked troubled. she turned away from the coffee shop disappointedly she dragged herself to his car leaning her body against it , she looked like a flower that had been drowned in the ocean. Devon wanted to ignore her, he was not the type of man who liked to prob in things that did not concern him , but the thought of seeing her in the rain made him feel bad for her .no matter what he was raised a gentle man and all his morals fought against his will to ignore her,

He got out of his car, locked it and walked over to the side she stood .He called to her but she seemed like she was deep in thought. Until finally she lifted her eyes and looked at him.

Devon subconsciously swallowed when he saw her eyes, they where big brown balls of flame looking back at him , he noticed she looked like she had been crying. her eyes looked like they she had been in pain and somehow the thought of that made him pity her. he wondered what happened to this red flame that made her loose its brightness in the night. Her delicate beautiful face didn't suit the state she was in, but despite the sadness on her face, he could notice how attractive she was. Looking at her lips that where wet with rain , he suddenly wondered what they taste like. She was not like the type of women he was used to seeing covered in expensive clothes and make up, this girl was raw she had an aura around her that drew his attention. the way she spoke, he could tell she did not belong to his class. He was kind enough to offer her a ride , that's what a gentle man is supposed to do , help any one who needs it and when she refused he did not insist. No matter how beautiful or warm a fire was it was not something he was interested in having at the moment , his mind was preoccupied with his future goals. he could not offer himself to any woman emotionally unless physically , s*x and no attachments was his way of dealing with women, and either way this girl looked like she was already broken...he also had a list of girls that where heart broken because of him. So he drove away..but he could the image of her alone in the storm, he saw the way she was dressed and he knew this road was always filled with thugs and perverts. if he could not take her then it wont be long before someone else did and maybe the person that did wouldn't be a gentle man like him. The rain had slowed down, Devon hit the breaks and turned his car around. He was not going to rest till he was sure she was out of the rain and in his head he did not want to see her again. He did not know if he would let her go so easily. driving back to the coffee he speed up his car, silently hoping not to see her if he did see her, he did not know what he would say.

he clenched his hands and gripped the steering wheel when he saw a man dragging her in the middle of the road, she was screaming and crying while the man kept on pulling her ,

Immediately he got out of the car, Devon rushed out and walked to them. The man pushed the girl to the ground so hard she screamed in pain again. Her dress had been ripped from her shoulder and all she could do was hold on to it.

Devon removed his jacket and went to her he knelt down and covered her with it.

"get in the car"

he whispered in her ear. he helped her up and this time she did not resist . He saw her open the passenger seat got in and closed the door.

his eyes flashed in anger when he looked at the men standing in the rain, no woman deserves to be treated like that, it was because of bastards like them that women where not safe in this society, a man is supposed to respect a woman.

Devon knew this much, and what he saw simply disgusted him.

the men saw him standing and immediately started retreating backwards to there car,

"you can have her she's all yours ..."

one of them said before turning around.

Devon followed them and punched the one that had pushed the girl on the ground. He pushed him down too ,

after he was satisfied with the beatings he gave him, Devon decided to let him go.

Then man staggered towards his car and when he got it his friend drove away

"you will pay for this ...."

one of them yelled through the window.

he sat back in his car and looked at the girl crying in her seat, if he did not get there on time ...who knows what would have happened.

He took out his phone from his pocket and dialed a number , after giving instructions to the person on the other side, he hung up. She was still crying and he had no idea how to console a crying person not knowing what words he could say to her to make her stop crying ..he just reached out for his handkerchief and gave it to her.

if she wanted to cry about what happened he was not going to stop her , it was a traumatic experience after all she needed to express what she was feeling .He was leaving Kingfolk city and driving back to the city of Adena where he lived.

It was already 02:am in the morning . and after an hour they arrived in the city.

Devon looked over at the girl and noticed she was sleeping her eyes shut tight with stains of tears on her face. she had stopped crying a while ago and fell asleep , he noticed her eyes where swollen, this girl cried a lot in one night.

he did not know where to take her nor did he want to wake her up ...he remembered his assistant told him his mom was at him house bringing her there would only make the old lady talk non stop and the last thing he needed was that , she was already meddling in everything he did already.

he decided to take her to his beach house instead.

When he arrived there she was still sleeping curled up like a ball in her seat and holding onto his jacket for warmth, she looked like a scared cat she was still wet . He knew she would surely get sick.

he carried her slowly in his arms and led her into the house, she grabbed his shirt in her sleep and snuggled her head into his chest , he stopped to look at her, she looked as though she was having a nightmare. Even in her sleep she was troubled.

he continued till he was inside and lay her on his couch, he stared at her face for a long time taking into detail everything. His eyes trailed to her exposed neck. He looked away , and stood up Devon covered her with a blanket before walking away.

he too was wet and he needed to take a shower to calm himself down.

Aria opened her eyes smelling a strong nice scent , she looked at herself and noticed she was wearing a jacket and a blanket was covered on her, she recalled what happened .

she was almost rapped by those men when that beautiful man came to her rescue, if it was not for him who knows what would have happened to her, but he came and saved her just in time ...what made him come back?.

It was still dark outside and it was not raining in the city of Adena, she got up and looked at the strange place she was at, the view of the beach could be seen through the large windows of the house. The house was modern and had glasses all around it, Aria had never been in a house so magnificent it was bigger that the one where they attended that party with her friends.

she was shaking from the cold, Aria was wondering where the man who saved her was she did not see him around when she saw his figure descend the glass stair case Her stomach twisted in knots upon seeing him, something about him made her feel like he was a wild animal she should not get close to , red flags hang around him and yet those red flags made him even more attractive.

"you are awake "

he said standing a few feet away from her .

"yes .....thank you so much for saving me sir ...if you did not-"

"it's okay , don't move around at night next time"

"I wont........where am i sir "

Aria felt like she did not belong in this house , compared to him in here she felt out of place.

"In my house..... "

he looked at her for a while.

how old are you? "

his question surprised her a little

"20... sir"

"don't call me sir...my name is Devon"

He walked passed her and headed to the open plan kitchen pouring coffee in two cups .

Aria did not know whether to follow him or stay in her spot.

"my name is Aria Remington"

"What do you do Aria"

"i am a student...."

Why was he questioning her like an interview, Aria felt the need to answer his question like it was a command, answering like it was a test she did not want to fail.

"ill leave now ...thank you once again"

She said even though she did not know where she was.

he handed her a cup of hot coffee ,

"you will catch a cold , you got wet....take a shower and stay here ....."

he looked at her and noticed the questions in her eyes , " i will be leaving ...you can rest and leave once you feel better."

Aria was not expecting him to leave , she thought he would want to stay with her or take advantage of the fact that he saved her, what kind of a guy would leave a woman all alone in his house just so she could rest a stranger after all.

she bit her bottom lip , she wanted to protest and say no but she needed some rest .

"go take a shower ill make you something to eat before i go"

he will even cook for her? who was this man. His actions where a huge contrast to the way he appeared in her eyes, it was like seeing a dragon save you dinner. A beautiful dragon for that matter.he did not request , it was a command again , his words did not leave any room for

discussion. She nodded her head, placed the coffee on the table.

and headed upstairs according to instructions , she went to his room taking a shower in his bathroom.

The soaps where all expensive and had a sweet scent , Aria did not know when was the last time she enjoyed a shower like this , the warm water replaced the coldness she felt, but still she felt like she was leaving dirt in this beautiful house.

After she was done...she dried her hair and grabbed a towel. When she stepped out of the bathroom she opened the door and her eyes looked straight into his . He was standing by the door of the bedroom. His figure was so perfect she couldn't help but stare ..he gazed at her from her feet up to her hair, Aria felt shy the way he was looking at her she was supposed to feel uncomfortable a stranger was looking at her like that but she did not, it was the total opposite.

She wanted to walk away from him when she missed her step and slipped dropping to the ground, her legs where still hurting a little from the walking and the running

Her towel that was wrapped around her loosely also fell to the floor too . Aria felt like sinking into the ground and never coming up. How many times was she going to embarrass herself in front of this man

Devon could not keep his eyes off of her no matter how hard he tried , he found himself drawn to her, he came up here to tell her her food was ready and that he would be leaving when he saw her come out of the shower ..

she looked even more beautiful than before, her hair stuck to her face , her eyes that where red with tears slowly brightening up ,his mind lost it when her towel fell and he could her breast come to sight and her small waits,

he walked over to her to help her but he immediately regretted his decision when he held her shoulders , he could feel her warmth radiating in his hands, he was fighting hard against his body and his senses.

She looked up and he could see her eyes, it was as though they where begging him for something he did not know, silently telling him something he could not understand.

"Don't leave ....please"

she said , and he could feel in her voice that she really wanted him to stay , was it fear he saw in her eyes...he did not know.

but whatever it was he did not like it, he did not want to see her eyes so broken.

She raised her head ,closed her eyes as her lips brushed lightly against his.

Aria did not know what came over her, maybe it was the fact that he saved her or maybe it was because she was hurt but she did not want this man to leave ..his presence was different and she wanted it ."Don't leave..."

she said her thoughts out loud and she did not regret it. When he held her shoulders her body did not tense up , it did not move away like when Pete tried to touch her, she did not get scared even though she was naked under his eyes.

her body felt safe in his arms , it felt like it belonged there, she was surprised by its reaction, this was a strange man but he did not scare her instead it was the total opposite , her mind, her body and her heart felt at peace in his arms , its like he calmed the storms in her just by a touch.

out of impulse she raised her head and kissed him and her body celebrated instead of being scared. Aria pulled away from him even if she wanted , it did not mean he did maybe he was not attracted to her she felt stupid for doing that.

"am sorry ...i ..i was just-"

she could not finish her sentence when he pressed his lips against hers kissing her deeply awakening a fire she had never felt before.