Serpent Twins: The Fall

The Drunken Kisses

Kimberly’s POV:

A friendly man in uniform came to us soon after Alexander was on their sight, showing us the table. I thought it was Tony who made reservation, but the staff seemed to recognize Alexander rather than Tony.

Is he a partygoer?

I looked at his big hand, covering mine while sitting on cushioned pallet couches. I took out my hand when another friendly man was coming over with better suit, introducing himself as Marlon, our VIP host, explaining that he would took our order from our seat so no need to get up to order. Tony already made an order during reservation, but before Marlon went, Alexander gave him a sign to come near him, he whispered something to Marlon and the host then nodded and politely left. I got up to take off my coat and Alexander helped me, as he opened his own afterwards.

“Nice! I haven’t been here again since they did major renovation few months ago,” Tony spoke while looking around to the floral wallpaper with leathery brown ceiling and pillars.

Our seat was on front left of the DJ booth facade, with glittery rotating mirror ball dangling under red shade. The music hasn’t started loud, since it was just 10:15 p.m., but LED strip and pixel lighting on the walls and ceilings were reflected in blue, alluring people to sway following to the music.

I had just put back my phone into my clutch when my phone lights shined an incoming call. I took out and it was Daniel.

What a timing.

I rejected his call and put it back into my clutch and sighed.

What does he want from me?

Suddenly Alexander came to my ear, “A boyfriend?” he asked.

I looked at him, but it was the wrong move because his face was too close from mine, I my lips almost brushed to his chin. I chewed my bottom lip and muttered sorry.

“So?” he asked again, without moving an inch.

Thank God, for the dim lights.

My face must be colored in red now.

“No body,” I replied.

Just annoying cheating ex-boyfriend.

Carla who was sitting next to me, nudged my arm.

“Please ask him who was the chauffeur earlier, Kimmy,” she spoke a bit too loud.

I pinched her hand, shaking my head, “No way, Carla.”

She frowned, “Hey, you got the gorgeous employer and I’ll have the gorgeous employee, don’t be greedy!” she was pouting.

I laughed and told her, “You may ask for yourself.”

“You bet I will” she shouted it loud.

Marlon came again with two servers, bringing trays of our liquors and snacks, but I saw a round cake on the third tray. It was quite a big chocolate cake. I heard they have good twenty-layer chocolate cake here, but I have never tried it before when I was in the restaurant upstairs. I glared at Tony and he shrugged his shoulders. I made sure no cake as I wasn’t really into a birthday celebration after my twenty first. It was indeed a round cake with candles!

I looked up to Alexander, he innocently smirked. He’s so gorgeous, even with his paleness. I couldn’t get angry because he surely didn’t know how I avoid birthday cake with my friends. So, I just let the server to help his coworker to place the cake in front of me and a bottle of champagne and another bottle of scotch. Tony shouted something from his seat, but I didn’t quite hear him.

Carla then came to my ear, “Your new boyfriend wants us to get drunk in style with most expensive champagne and scotch here,” she pointed to the four bottles of liquors, “Tony wanted to make us champagne-scotch mix and only asked for moderate ones as the booze in any nightclubs should be highly overpriced, but your boyfriend probably ordered the best ones here,” she continued to explain and winked.

I saw Tony has started to fill in our glasses, being helped by the server. I have never been a good drinker, so I didn’t quite understand about the price tag for liquors, but it’s probably quite a big deal if Tony wanted to make sure I knew it. I glared to Alexander on my left. Before snapping at him, the server has lit the six tiny candles on the cake. I felt embarrassing as some people curiously looking at us.

Who get a birthday cake in the nightclub? Perhaps, younger ones and supposedly not me, but here I am with the cake. God damned you Alexander.

Tony and Carla came over us and gave us one glass each.

“For Kimmy! Happy birthday!” Tony shouted it loud along with others.

I covered my embarrassment by immediately blowing out the candle without making any wishes and made a quick toast with them. The server cut the cake and put one big slice on small plate for us. It was that many layer cake, indeed.

“Alexander, how could you do this to me again?” I snapped to his ear, after giving him a sign to bow a little as he still way too tall for me even when sitting.

He moved his head to face me, his fingers caressing my cheek, I couldn’t really see his eyes since he was blocking the light behind him, but I was sure he was staring at me deeply.

“I can’t stop thinking about you, Kimberly.”

But didn’t we just meet?

I was sure he was staring down onto my trembling lips. I bit my lips nervously, but his lips immediately crashed onto mine. I gasped in shock and pulled away.

This guy asked for a death!

My right hand was on the air to slap him when he grabbed it without even looking at it and took both my hands in his and placed a kiss on my hand.

“I’m sorry, Kimberly. I thought you want it too. I couldn’t hold it,” he whispered it on my ear.

I closed my eyes, trying to calm myself when hearing Carla chuckled.

I intended to scold her for mocking at me when I diverted my gaze following hers, to the three men standing in front of us. I froze and took my hands out from Alexander’s.

Daniel.

And he sent an unfriendly stare to Alexander.

“Daniel,” I muttered his name and stared at him.

What a coincidence.

He and his two friends went to shake and hugged Tony first, then to all my girlfriends.

Carla whispered to my ear, “What the hell?”

I shrugged my shoulders.

Then he came over me for a handshake, so I politely took his hand, but he pulled me onto him, almost got me tripping my feet. Luckily there was small table between us.

“Kimmy, you look lovely. Happy birthday,” he intended to kiss my cheek.

I froze for a second and let him to avoid him being embarrassed.

He pecked on both of my cheeks, whispering, “I miss you, Baby.”

I pulled away immediately and frowned. Carla gave him a space next to me, while his two friends after shaking my hands, took a seat with Tony. They completely ignored Alexander’s presence on purpose.

What the hell.

“Daniel, what are you doing?” I asked him on his ear.

He looked at me and whispered back, “Thing I should do months ago, even after you avoided me, being more aggressive,” he said.

“I have a date!” I blurted out and held Alexander’s hand to my lap.

Alexander just sat and examined Daniel with blank stare.

“Oh, no you don’t,” Daniel whispered me back, but offered his hand to Alexander.

Alexander let it hang in the air, so Daniel took back his hand in anger.

“You have such a rude hotshot, eh? So-not you, Kimmy,” he told me.

“Oh, you did it first to him, Daniel. And please go away. You’re not invited and you’re drank,” I scolded him.

He needed to know his place, out of my life. I had moved on.

“Please, can’t we be friends?” he suddenly gave me a pleading look.

He actually looked handsome, with his brown hair neatly styled and he looked like to work out his body more, giving him a more athletic figure. I sighed and let go off Alexander’s hand and whispered to him.

“Please excuse me, I need to go to restroom,” I told him, getting up and took my clutch.

I gave a sign to Carla to follow me.

Amber and Helena gave me a sign whether they should go to, but I asked them to stay put there.

“Restroom alert!” Carla told Daniel before leaving.

I didn’t even look at him and dragged Carla’s hand. Once we were in the dim toilet, I took Carla’s arm facing the sink. Luckily there wasn’t line, just two girls washing their hands.

“Carla, I want him to leave,” I said to her desperately.

“He looks hotter,” Carla told me and chuckled.

I glared at her, “Well, you can take that cheater!”

Carla sighed, she firmly pressed my hand, “You have a very fragile heart, Kimmy. We all made mistake, as he did. As a sexually active woman, I could say if my man didn’t fuckme for couple months, I wouldn’t even survive seven months like him,” she said.

I rolled my eyes started to get annoyed.

“You committed nothing to me,” I defended myself.

“Girl, I’m not here to blame you, only to ask you to understand his shoe. Honestly, he’s kind of famous in our hospital after you threw away his roses at the lobby. He’s a good guy, even if you don’t want to accept him back, just be friendlier to him. I kind of feel a bit sorry for him, that’s all,” Carla said to me while staring at our reflection in the mirror.

“I can’t, Carla. You didn’t see what I saw,” I recalled the moment when he was on the couch with his Korean-American ex-girlfriend, feeling disgusted with how Daniel seemed to enjoy so much as if he ignored my presence in front of them.

“I know, but he’s a good boyfriend before, right? Just ignore him, but not too harsh, Kimmy. He has connection in our hospital, yet he didn’t do anything to avenge you of embarrassing him,” she replied.

My memory flashed to the moment when Daniel came over me with very huge bouquet of white roses, standing alone in the lobby after my resident shift in the evening.

“Kimmy,” he called me.

I intended to go back, but decided to face him. I have tried to avoid him as much as I could do for nearly a month.

“Daniel, what are you doing here?” I glared at him with folded arms on my chest.

“Can we go somewhere else for few minutes, Kimmy? I’ve been waiting for you almost an hour here,” he said.

I noticed his nose was a bit red with flustered cheeks.

“Were you drinking? Please, it’s over, Daniel. I don’t want to see you again. Please don’t trigger me making a scene here,” I tried to leave, but he grabbed by my arm.

“It’s for you, Kimmy. I heard your residency was running very well,” he handed me the bouquet.

I harshly pulled out my arm, “I don’t want anything from you. Please let’s move on.”

The bouquet was accidentally falling when I pulled my arm, everyone in the lobby now paid full attention on us. I looked around and run away to find a cab. He was running after me, trying to hold me, but luckily there was a cab pulled over in front of the lobby and two people getting out, so I get in.

“Please, Kimmy,” Daniel hold onto the door.

“I hate you even more now, Daniel!” I almost screamed at him, while trying to close the door.

He let me and I asked the driver to leave. I was crying on the way, for the first time after the break up. I realized how I actually missed him, even if I didn’t truly love him. He stopped visiting, but occasionally texted me. Five months ago, he met my dad, requested a support of going back with me and he even kept trying to keep in touch with my mom too. He just didn’t know how to stop, that’s why I got annoyance even hearing his name.

“I’ll try, Carla. You’re right. He might be wrong, but I’m a mature woman. I need to deal him with calmness,” I said to her.

Carla smiled, hugging me from behind.

She gave me a peck on my cheek, “That’s our girl. And you need to lay your eggs, Doll. It’s about time, you acted like real virginal girl with that gorgeous hunk outside,” she gave me a wink and got in the cubicle.

I rolled my eyes and headed to the next empty cubicle. I heard Carla flushed and a running water on the sink, but after that the quietness suddenly bothered me.

“Carla?” I called out and flushed.

She wasn’t anywhere in sight and there was even no one in the dim toilet, I quickly washed my hands, feeling eerie. When I was about to leave, Alexander was behind me, standing so tall staring down at me.

“Alexander, you’re scared me,” my heart almost popped out, “This is for ladies!” I reminded him.

He took my chin up to see him, “Do you still like him, Kimberly?” he asked low.

“What? Who?” I asked him back, but then I remembered about Daniel.

I moved back until my back hit the sink, his other hand was holding my arm tight.

“What are you doing, Alexander? Please...” I confused with his action.

“Answer me,” his tone was still low, but callous.

I don’t want to answer, that’s not his business whether I like that jerk Daniel or not.

I glared angrily at him, intended to challenge him, so I tried to free my arm and moved away. But he grabbed by my waist and lower his head, kissing me roughly on the lips. I tried to fight back, but his grip was too strong. His cold tongue was trying to explore my mouth but I tried to close my lips tight, yet I failed. Soon after feeling his tongue inside my mouth, I felt my entire body was burning, feeling hot and tickles mixed with dizziness, the kiss was so good, so I kissed him back.

Without breaking out the kiss, he lifted me up by my butt onto his hard stomach, with my legs straddling on his and took me pressing against the wall next to the door. I felt his body was hard and stiff, but his kisses were so good, I closed my eyes, moaning when he kissed my ear and fell down to my neck, letting his hands to touch my neck and breasts. And he kissed me back in mouth, suddenly I felt stinging sensation on my lips, when I wanted to end the kiss for the pain, the stinging turned into something good, divinely good, like floating in the beaming clouds.

I arched my back, but pulled him closer to my body, while between my legs was uncontrollably pulsating and wet on his huge bulging pants, I moved my hips to stroke it with mine, shamelessly petting. I was shivered in desire, almost like I was so close about to have orgasm. I groaned along with him, pulling out his hair roughly, my heart was almost exploded in ecstasy. Then when opening my eyes, I saw a glimpse of red in his eyes, I gasped and instantly ended the kiss.

“Pull me down,” I whispered to him, seeing no red flash on his eyes.

But at least that brought me back to my sense. I breathed heavily, forgetting that I wasn’t properly breathe during the kisses. My face was feeling hot as well as my body shivered, but I looked at him, also slightly panting.

Was I dreaming again?

“This is so wrong,” I told him slowly.

“Feels so right to me,” he replied and took my chin up for a better look, but I couldn’t see his green eyes, but they were shining in dark.

He was so strong and gorgeous, I felt my panties was damp. Then I remembered my messy outfits.

“We should go back,” I told him and fixed my rolled-up tops and skirt.

He took my hand and leaded me to get out of the toilet. There were several women in line outside the bathroom, looking at us angrily, but they were being quiet as Alexander looked them back in arrogance.

I couldn’t believe myself of doing this.

A huge embarrassment hitting my head. I looked down in shame while walking back to our seat.

“Hey, welcome back,” Carla gave me a mocking look soon after I sat back.

I saw Daniel and his two friends were nowhere in sight.

“Where is he?” I asked Carla trying a bit loud as the EDM music has started to deaf our ears as people started to make some crowds in front of us.

She shrugged her shoulders and pointed to the dancing floor, Amber was there with one of Daniel’s friend. Helena seemed to enjoy her drink, being companied by Tony, in laugh.

“You left me alone in the bathroom,” I nagged to Carla, pouting.

“Oh, I met Alex and he said he would wait for you,” she chuckled and patted my head.

“Bad friend, how could you leave me with stranger,” I hit her arm.

She winched, “Sorry, he insisted”.

She pointed to Amber again, the dance was becoming hotter.

Was she drunk?

We laughed and decided to keep an eye for her.

I guessed the party has started as two go-go dancers were dancing on raised platforms and several bottle girls were joining in the crowd bringing champagne bottle sparklers above their heads.

I felt my hand was still in Alexander’s grip, he pulled me onto his hug. I awkwardly let him. He let go off my hand, using his hands to hug me tight in his arms. He smelled great like a bit lavender, but very well-constructed and sophisticated. I secretly inhaled his scent and tried to calm my mind and heartbeat back, trying not to think about my friends’ thought of us sitting like a madly in love couple. Alexander took the cake slice from the table with one hand and put the plate in my hands.

“Eat,” he said on my ear.

His chin then rested on my head. I shivered a bit when his left hand stroking my arm. Using small fork, I took piece of the cake into my mouth.

Oh, yum.

I always love chocolate anyway. I instantly moaned in excitement, but Alexander sudden tensed body causing me to close my mouth and chewing more slowly. I started to feel flustered again, recalling of his kisses. His hot kisses, I never felt such kisses even with Daniel or others. Well, I did date some during my college years, but I felt nothing after the first or second date, so no one ever be my boyfriend. But perhaps, this could all just lust. I mean, I was waiting too long to get laid, as Carla said.

Okay, perhaps I shouldn’t act virginal just because I am.

I decided to give him and myself a chance.

“Do you want some?” I stabbed a little piece of cake and brought it to his mouth.

I moved away from his hug and faced him, gazing back intently into his eyes with fake confidence. I moved the fork nearer to his mouth and he took it, slowly. I shuddered and took another more.

“Again?” I asked.

He shook his head.

Oh, playing quiet after the kiss?

I grabbed my glass and took his, giving it into his hands.

“A drink for us, forever young!” I raised my glass and clinked mine onto his, and drank them all at once under his gaze.

Carla elbowed me in shock, “Hey, watch for your level.”

“Low level drinking no more. Hey, Tony,” I got up asking Tony to fill up our glasses by raising my empty glass upside down.

Helena came to me instead of Tony, “Hey, are you alright?”

Why everyone kept nagging at my drinking while they were drinking even more?

I saw Tony already with another new bottle from the server when Amber came to our table to drink hers.

“I only got one glass, Helena. Please let me have fun for once,” I pouted at her.

“Correction, you have already one for wine, another for champagne, and third for the mix,” she raised her eyebrow.

“Just one more glass, Mom,” I teased her but then went to the table myself, grabbing the scotch bottle with quarter content and intended to drink it directly.

“Kimberly, please take a seat and let me pour yours in a glass,” suddenly Alexander held my arms and took me back to my seat.

I let him to pour mine and drank it before he finished to put ice cube in it. My head felt a bit heavy, but dancing seemed a good idea, so I playfully whispered to Alexander.

“Want to dance?”

But he just stayed put and shook his head. So, I grabbed Carla arms.

“Let’s go dancing, Carla,” I dragged her.

Amber saw us and followed after drinking hers. The three of us were dancing among the fun crowd. We were screaming when the DJ’s assistant released smoke from the tube into the air. I didn’t care if I had to bump into strangers as the three of us laughing in circle, until two hands slid onto my waist from behind, I yanked them in angry and turned around. They were Alexander’s. I put my hands on his chest and laid my spinning head on his. He gently embraced my shoulders and took me back to our seat. Tony went to the dancing floor and Helena came over me.

“How’s your head?” she gave me a concerned look.

I smiled and shook my head to her, leaning back to Alexander’s chest while my left hand in his grip. Helena sat next to me, quietly sipping her drink while watching our friends on the dance floor.

“Just go, I’m alright,” I told her loudly seeing her fingers and body following to the rhythm.

She looked at me and glanced to Alexander, “Are you sure?”

I laughed, “Yes, go ahead and have some fun. I have Alexander here,” I assured her while tilting my head up to his face.

I’m snuggling up with most gorgeous stranger here.

He squeezed my hand.

Helena giggled, “Guard her with your life, Alex,” she told Alexander and left us to the dance floor.

I smiled, watching all my friends dancing and laughing when suddenly Alexander turned my body onto his lap and caressed my hairs.

“You’re beyond beautiful, Kimberly,” he said not too loud, but strangely I could hear him well as if the noisy background was a bit far for a second.

I blinked my eyes, “I’m pretty wasted, Alexander.”

I laughed and then closed my mouth with my hands, suddenly feeling embarrassed if he could smell the stench of alcohol from my breath. He took my hands out, slowly placing his middle finger on my lips and pressed it into my lips. I bit my lips, accidentally sucking on his finger. But instead of pulling away, I took his hand to steady the finger as I sucked and licked to his finger slowly, under his amused gaze. I felt tension on his body and he took out his finger, and hungrily pressed his lips on mine. I kissed him back, wrapping my hands around his neck, deepening our kiss, then I felt it again the stinging sensation on my lips which quickly became a most delicious feeling I couldn’t describe. I shivered and moaned his name softly in my mind.

Alexander.

Suddenly I felt being forcibly pulled out from the kiss. Alexander broke up the kiss and I felt pain inside my lower lip. I looked down to Daniel who was laying on the floor. I looked at him in confusion and shifted my attention to Alexander. His expression was unreadable. Even when two of Daniel’s friends suddenly charged into Alexander, he just calmly sat and effortlessly kicked them at once on their knee. They were bumping to the crowd near us and fell hard on the floor, getting people’s attention. Daniel who apparently has gotten up, trying to hit Alexander again and Alexander’s long leg kicked him harder. Daniel fell on the floor and was lifelessly still.

As I got up, people started to circle and Marlon came to our table with security staffs. All of my friends came to hug me, asking me questions I couldn’t hear as I just shook my head in disbelief. Alexander got me my coat, helped me putting it on, and tossed his card to Marlon. Without a word, he grabbed his coat and took my hand to leave. I tried to stay to look after Daniel’s condition, but Alexander just ignored me and kept dragging me out.

“Alex, we can’t leave him laying down there!” I yelled at him, trying to release my hand, but his grip was too strong, so I gave up to resist.

All my friends were following our lead to exit the club with confusion. I saw Marlon was almost running with a check to sign. Alexander signed it without looking and took his black card back and exited. I saw Tony added some bills into Marlon’s hands. The limo was already in front of the nightclub, with the chauffeur holding the opened door for us. Carla told her address to the handsome chauffeur with flirty tone. Once we were in the limo, Alexander sat next to mine, holding my hand. The limo was speeding up soon after we all took a seat.

“What the hell happened in there, Kimmy?” Tony asked to me.

Everyone looked at me and Alexander curiously.

I shook my head, “I don’t know. It happened too fast. I was…with Alexander when Daniel suddenly fell and his friends tried to hit Alexander, but he kicked them all,” I turned my head to Alexander, who was being quiet with unreadable eyes.

Was he angry?

“Is that true, Alex?” Helena asked to Alexander.

Instead of answering, he reached out to the lower minibar to open the fridge, taking out a fresh water, poured it into the glass, and gave it to me.

“Drink,” he ordered me sternly.

I took the glass and drank the cold water without argument.

“Please take whatever drinks in there,” Alexander told my friends, pointing to the minibar.

Tony opened the compartment lid on the corner and whistled seeing some liquor bottles on the ice. He looked up to Alexander, asking for permission. Alex just nodded to him. I rolled my eyes.

Didn’t we all have enough alcohol tonight?

He checked the label one by one with amusement and took one bottle to open its cap, pouring himself. Helena was frowning when Tony whispered something to him. She cleared her throat.

“So, were Daniel and others probably alright? I saw him lying unconsciousness on the floor, I mean we’re probably the only medics in there but we just left,” she blurted out and took a glass of water herself from the fridge.

“Hey, it all happened too fast and if Alex did kick them only, then I guess they are most likely drinking right now, to ease their embarrassment of being knocked off by one single guy,” Amber said it loud, looking at Helena.

“It’s your dirty dancing partner that was being kicked his ass, Girl,” Carla snorted to her.

Amber laughed, “I even forgot his name already, beside… Alex, what is the name of our chauffeur here?” she asked to Alexander.

“Andrei,” he replied shortly.

“Well, is he even American?” she asked again.

“No,” he answered in short again.

“Oh, come on. I’ll go asking himself later,” she muttered in dissatisfaction hearing his short answer.

I shook my head, still couldn’t forget with the incident.

Are they alright? What did he eat to be that strong?

“How do you feel now, Kimmy? Are you feeling dizzy?” Carla asked me.

She stared at my hands in Alexander’s grip and back into my eyes in mirth.

I let go off my hands from Alexander’s, feeling my blush started to attack me and crossed them over my chest.

“I’m fine, thank you... Finally, someone asked me after what happened,” I sulked.

“Well, we knew you’re okay although a little shock,” Tony answered and raised his glass.

I glared at him and to his glass, signaling to get it over with drinking.

“I’m fine. I hope Daniel and his friends too,” I muttered.

I glanced to Alexander and he said, “We’re here for Tony’s.”

We curiously looked at the outside and the limo was pulling over at Harlem. So, Tony got off first. He kissed and hugged everyone but Alexander, shook his hands.

“Thank you, Alexander… and bye, Ladies. Have a safe riding home!” he shouted before the door was being closed. We all waved to him and said bye.

Well, except Alexander. Apparently, he’s not a friendly kind of man.

In less than five minutes, it was Carla’s apartment.

“Well, this is my stop. Thank you so much for the dinner, the clubbing, the incident, and our ride, Alex. It was really nice to meet you,” Carla said it first.

She pecked our cheeks, and when she intended to kiss Alexander on his cheek, he pulled back to avoid her kiss, showing obvious discomfort. I rolled my eyes to Carla, she chuckled, waved to us. I glanced to Alexander, he was still looking at me.

Didn’t he get bored of staring at me?

I wondered what was in his head, probably thinking that I was an easy one. I mean, we just met and then hooked up right away. I looked away, starting to regret my previous action on him as the limo approaching to my neighborhood in another five minutes. I sighed, feeling a huge relief when the limo was finally pulling over. I was thinking, whether I should say my gratitude first or last, when Amber’s voice broke the silence.

“Final stop, finally. Thank you so much for the night, Alex.”

Amber and Helena shook his hands as they probably saw that he wasn’t into the social kissing gesture. Helena smiled and muttered thank as well and they got out first. I held Alexander’s hands and smiled at him.

“Thank you, Alexander. It’s been hell of good night with you. I owed you for the dinner and all,” I muttered sheepishly.

He squeezed my hands and the door was suddenly closed. I got surprised and stared at him in confusion, but he pulled me into his chest. My heart started to wildly race, anticipating for his touch, silky lips.

“Can I kiss you for one last time, Kimberly?” he asked, titling my face to his.

I felt my shyness was instantly lifted up somewhere and slowly gave him a peck on his cheek, but he turned his face so that his lips brushed mine and he started to kiss me slowly. I didn’t kiss him back until his tongue forcibly accessing my mouth. I gave up the idea of stop being easy. Just when I thought he would keep kissing me tenderly, he started to go rough by biting my lips. He practically almost chewing up my lips, making them even swollen. I ended the kiss by pushing his chest, panting, writhing in suppressed fury. I saw a glint of hunger in his cold green eyes.

“Can we meet again?” I asked, realizing that we’re going to part without having phone numbers.

“You will only bring death to me, Kimberly. Please don’t look for me. Tomorrow you must forget about me,” he muttered low, staring at me coldly.

I felt like a thunder struck me, I sat still, thinking that I would probably misheard it when the door was suddenly opened from the outside, with Andrei looking down to his shoes. I took the cue, even if I had no chance to say or feel anything but confused, hurtful, ashamed, and angry, I quickly grabbed my clutch and went outside without looking back at Alexander. My eyes felt burning, but I tried to hold my emotion. I heard the limo was moving soon after I took the first step on stairs. Amber and Helena was still waiting for me at the stairs in cold, with tired and sleepy faces, giggling after seeing me out of the limo. I tried to give them fake smile and quicken my steps and entered without saying any words. The security opened the door and handed us the big plastic bag along with an envelope contained our car keys. When we headed up to the elevator, Amber was almost tripping out so Helena and I hold her shoulders and waist to guide her into my apartment.

Tony’s POV:

It was 01:20 a.m. when I was laying in my pajama on my bed. I pulled out my phone and texted to Kimmy, asking whether she has safely arrived, but she didn’t read it after ten minutes. I sighed, feeling guilty after sending Daniel a text after dinner. It was because that mysterious guy, although Kimmy did say she has just met him, but I don’t think she said the truth as I saw her looking at that Alexander first before he came over us.

Who was that guy anyway?

He was cold and arrogant, but he couldn’t stop looking and touching her. And she acted like a shy and reserved person with him, but I could see that she was like under a spell with that guy.

Who wouldn’t be?

He looked frigging handsome and turned up filthy rich by his customized limo and the thousand-dollars liquor a bottle each in it. He also wore latest season of expensive designer outfits and paid everything with his Centurion card without even care to look at the bills. But Kimmy isn’t that kind of woman, she isn’t material one because even I only knew her less than two years, her beauty often caught attentions to many high-profile ones, yet she stayed down to earth and kept burying herself with working and working. She needs warm person when she could be independent and confident as the way she was.

Like with Daniel.

That foolish Daniel ruined his chance with Kimmy after holding himself for months and only a night after proposing. How stupid of him. I knew how he love Kimmy so much, but this would be my last help to Daniel on Kimmy’s. I felt like betraying her. Well, I actually did. But I owed so much to Daniel, his father has strong connection to the law firm I was working at now and I have been pursuing a counsel role in the firm. Daniel was my high school’s friend. He was planned and calm. I didn’t know what was got into him tonight seeing him being rude and aggressive to Kimmy and Alexander. I was sure he got jealous, but that wasn’t the smart way to get Kimmy back.

Was he that drunk?

He told me he was at near-by bar with friends when I texted him. Perhaps he couldn’t hold it anymore seeing Kimmy being lusty with that guy. I was wondering if Kimmy truly felt nothing to Daniel as they had been together for months, but she didn’t even make love to him once. She is twenty sixth, for God’s sake. But within a night, she let stranger to kiss her like that. Well, not just any stranger, but one of the most beautiful one, I admitted. Her swollen lips and messy dress spoke itself. But he is a beast, beating up three big guys with no single scratch.

How was he even capable of doing that alone?

I yawned and texted Kimmy to hang out tomorrow afternoon, also to Daniel asking how was his condition and telling him tonight was considered as my last help on Kimmy’s.