Wild Flower

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Tick tock! Tick tock! Seconds passes by as Elijah’s confused eyes keeps eyeing the two women who seem to know each other.

His eyebrow furrowed because according to him the two women look far apart. One looks like a completely bred woman with features and figure that a lot of women these days would kill to have and the tallness adds to her s*x appeal. One look from her and any guy would find her sexy and if control is what they lack then they would be easily aroused.

Then there is the other woman quite frankly he wonders if the title even fits since the fountain of youth decided to be quite generous when it comes to her and picked her as its ambassador. Her stature was short compared to the other and her petite only made matters worse. However one should not doubt the power of those big grey eyes that seems to pull anyone foolish enough to get trapped by them. Even her petite body should not be taken lightly as he can remember how silky and soft her skin felt against his. He remembered how that small body seemed to fit in his big giant one. And that intoxication smell that seemed to have etched its into his nostril, damn.

He shook his head as once again he was lost in thoughts again. Ever since that unplanned night of passion he has been unable to get her out of his mind. He recollected himself because now was not the time to get lost in that world since he fears that his primal instinct will kick in and he might take the poor soul right here and now.

“So how do you know each other?” Elijah interrupted the two women who looked like they were about to reminisce about the past.

For a second Bianca had forgotten about the man next to her, “We’re best friends... well we were best friends in high school.”

Elijah frowned because if they were best friends in high school then that means that Lara is actually old. His gaze fell on her and no matter how much he analyse her she still looks younger. However he was relieve to know that at least he didn’t sleep with a minor which was something that has been eating him for a while.

“Seems like the fountain of youth was very generous with someone.” He thought to himself and inwardly chuckled.

“So you called her Scarlet right?” he asked as he remembered that Bianca call her Scarlet instead of Lara.

“Yeah Lara is her mid... wait you guys know each other?” It was Bianca’s turn to be surprised. Her curiosity grew because she cannot fathom how someone like Elijah would even meet with Scarlet. It’s not like she thinks they are different but Scarlet still has that young appearance and from her experience with him she knew he was arrogant and would not hesitate to look down on anyone.

“Well yeah you se---” Elijah didn’t get to finish what he wanted to say because Scarlet interjected because she didn’t want him to disclose what really happened between them.

“We met at his hotel. There was a minor fire in my room... actually I wanted to get rid of some stupid... uh a letter... uh a love letter that some stupid kid gave to me even after I told him that I’m much older than him. Anyway since he was... I mean Mr Grayson was around he also attended to the fire and since I booked my room under Lara Evans he thought my name was Lara.” She finished off her lie with a smile. She was hoping that she was convincing enough.

Elijah’s left eye twitched at her lie. He was taken aback about how she managed to come up with a lie right on the spot and if he didn’t know better he would have been convinced it was the truth. And what was up with that cute face at the end there? He thought to himself.

Bianca on the other was not so readily convinced but then again what other way would have these two met. From what she could gather these two come from different worlds. If it were like eight years ago before the incident then yeah the possibility was high but now Scarlet just looks like a lost child to her. She decided not to rack her brain about this she was feeling jet lagged after all. Since the moment she landed here she has been up on her feet entertaining her father and his clients and now she was scooped by Elijah’s father to accompany his son.

She jumped at the chance because she thought this was her chance to redeem herself from that stupid time she threw herself at him but it looks like his arrogance only grew bigger. He was walking with her but they never uttered a word... well she was the one talking while he totally dismisses her. She knows that he wasn’t the one who asked her to accompany him but the least he could have done was become civil with her or at least acknowledge her.

Scarlet cleared her throat when she sees that the couple was not intending on saying anything. They both seemed to be deep in thought and she wondered if they were both thinking about the same thing. “Uh are you guys gonna place a donation or...” she trailed off hoping they quickly catch on that they were overstaying especially if they are not intending on placing a donation.

“Umh yeah... how much do you need?” he face palmed in his head and if they weren’t people around he would have done it physically. Who in their right mind asks for how much they should donate?

Scarlet rolled her eyes, “Any amount you deem suitable.”

For a handsome guy you sure are stupid? She scoffed on the inside.

The last thing she wants is to draw attention to herself much less be thrown away because some rich brat’s ego got bruised. The monitor hasn’t detected any flux which means that they haven’t made their move meaning getting kicked out was out of the question.

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After Elijah had signed a $200 000 cheque Scarlet excused herself to the lavatory. He reason for its use was not because she had to pee or anything but she felt the need to go and splash water on her face. Even though she had hid it well she was bothered by Elijah’s presence.

It took all of her to act unbothered by his intoxicating smell. Funny enough she was surrounded by a lot of rich guys but none of them had the same scent. She had thought it was some kind of a popular brand perfume that the rich and famous wear but his was different, one of a kind. You can definitely catch it from the other side of the room and it stays on anything he touches. She had to resist the edge to sniff the cheque that he gave her.

She splashed water on her face while looking in the mirror. She giggled at herself because she couldn’t believe that once again he had managed to get under her skin. Just the thought of what he could do to her left her all flustered. Now she was begging and hoping that she didn’t seem flushed to them.

Get a grip Scarlet. He can’t bother you anymore? She scolded herself once again for being weak.

Her nose instantly caught the musky, woody and most intoxicating scent she has ever come across. She scolded herself once again for now making up things that aren’t there. There was no way that he could be in the ladies bathroom and much less abandon Bianca who was woman in every way. They grew up together and were best friends for years but now she looks older more matured than her. She was now taller and leaner and if she wasn’t into men she would have found her sexy.

“You like running away from don’t you kid.” Her breath hitched as he whispers in her eyes. She didn’t even hear him get in or see him through the mirror. She must have been farther in her mind than she had realized. He sniffed her hair while caressing her arms. “You smell so great kid. I think you and I have a lot of unfinished business don’t you think?”

All of her entire life Scarlet has never felt so little. Not like he was downgrading her... well he was by calling her kid but him being this close and the prospect of unfinished business was far too powerful for her to even come up with a retort.