You Broke Us First

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owled the whispe

aving maniacally like my heart

ose up, tousled and unruly, and the most piercing gray eye

small circles on each of them. "I now w

y brain could only f

back arching off the bed as those sinful lips locked in my nipples, inevitably sucking me to an

e don't..." The tight grip I had on his

impeccably dressed up twenty three year old I had met two days ago, the denim jacket he donned at the bonfire nowhere in

ney?" He asked

is red with lust and embarrassment. He must think I'm stil

n is a little fie

ol breath from his parted lips, hitting my still very saliva-slicked n

responsive, my honey." He dragged my nipples lightly be

is hand drifted downward, he brushed his m

tened the grip I

whispers, "and we ar

my

ng over in her grave now, if she

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regretted. My head throbbed and my stomach tumbled sickeningly

from my body. The loud ringing of my phone jolted me back to life b

" I pulled the phone away from my ear

dside clock, "eigh– shit! I'm gonna be so late." I made a beeline for

Tessa asked, her voice now punctuated by the d

weekday." Putting her on speaker, I got rid of my clot

so not apologetic about it. "I mean are you a nun or something? Do you have like a hidd

suds off my body, I stepped out of the s

onversation with you, but I have an office to be

y her short black hair that had always been styled in a chic bob. We really ar

r days, talking my ears off and acting like we were long time besties, just after I had sworn off all relationships. Three year

coffee as an apo

you in thirty." I rep

a glass of warm milk with a lone toast, packed up and was out the door. My long brown curls whipped w

ng agency

*

at the lobby waiti

," she

a sip and threw a

d a bit of cinnamon. It'll help with the hangover." She

ed attempts at subtlety, I relented. "Do I have something on my face?," the elevat

being curious, she'd drive herself crazy with s

woman, both my boobs combined have nothing on just one of yours." She patted her chest like she's trying to get her point across. "Your hair is too perfect, your face card

e got off on our busy floor. "Okay, you

e to the break room. She was quiet for a while, until "Do you

u do know that I've never been keen on socializing with humans, especially without you

ed for

er mind, you've never invited me over, so I guess I'll never know." A beat, "but you really need an a

th just you guys."

al between you

e're just

apart from the fact that he's a single father, dude h

parent is a disadvantage, are you?" I asked, referenc

t concerns me or something; in fact, I think it's something that isn't appreciated enough." She bowed her head, fiddling with the wrap on her cof

. Head is throbbing and all." I massaged my

ou nee

I are better off as friends. Being involved didn't work out for us,

e idea of you two." I let out a sigh, unsure of how to reply to that, the weight of her words settled uncom

almost an

te. As I stood before an art piece, fiddling with my wine glass, I felt out of my element until a polished stranger with piercing blue eyes approached me, extending his hand. He was tall, sporting soft features and long b

." He nodded briefly towards the art piece I'd been staring at, a hauntingl

ad accepted his outstretched hand, "Ha

e leaned against the counter with an unsettling smile, eyebrows rai

hat?"

st nig

out last

with that sexy lu

eplied as her eyes went wide, "and h

t your type then what or

ged back into my head. I winced, relieved that Tessa was to

s the hots for you?" She aske

's no

ou, I swear." She said. "Should we file a complaint against him or

been making sleazy jokes and moves on me for a while n

a lot to do, today being a Wednesday and all." I gave her a playf

crazy bitch, I smiled to myself. Heading to my

r" I greeted wit

like a full snack today? You certainly drive off the dark clouds looming around me." I clenched my fi

way to my cubicle where I slumped down on my chair. I

I allowed myself a moment to drop the f

exha

lone

e sec

y he h

mes office. Tessa kept on making gagging noises, giving me looks like I'm head

ed at h

ed the door behind me. James looked all serious g

led for

He was done almost immediately and be

equested that you lead the task force." He said looking at me like I'm in on a secret he

get offers like this, more so as

re in need of a new narrative that only your portfolio fitted." He sco

ned it, grateful to James fo

eart

is a picture of the CEO

olidarity nights of pleasure. The person who destroye

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