She runs her hands up and down her body while she dances and I immediately feel myself harden. My eyes close.
Adrian laughs out loud. “I love this girl.” She starts to flick her hair around crazily.
We all sit still, riveted to the spot. She sings again.
Like I’m the only one that you’ll ever love
Like I’m the only one who knows your heart.
She points at me and leans in and kisses me slowly. The camera goes onto the side and then rests downwards on the bed. I swallow uncomfortably as both of the boys look at me.
“I thought nothing happened,” Cameron says flatly.
I shrug my shoulders as my eyes go back to the screen. She jumps up on the bed in a rush and my laughter fills the room again.
“Listen to yourself laughing.” Adrian smiles at me as he puts his hand on my shoulder in a reassuring gesture. I nod as my eyes stay riveted on the screen.
She stands above me on the bed and she sings into the hairbrush while flicking her hair around crazily.
We all sit silent as she drops in a straddle over my body and slowly lifts her dress over her shoulders. She is wearing a yellow lace bra and g-string that match her dress. Her beautiful tanned body is on display. I immediately press the pause button.
“For my eyes only, boys,” I snap as my eyes flick to them.
“Please tell me you are going over there right now to tell her you want her back,” Cameron sighs.
I shake my head sadly. “No, it’s over between us. You can only come back so many times after being kicked to the curb.”
Adrian frowns. “But you stayed there last night.”
I nod and drop my head in shame. “Yeah, I was a total prick at dinner and made her cry and I just can’t stand seeing her upset. I couldn’t leave her.”
Adrian’s eyes hold mine. “Why do you think that you can’t leave her when she’s upset?”
I shrug as I link my hands on top of my head.
“I know why.” Adrian smiles. “You’re still in love with her.”
With a heavy heart I sigh. “Natasha and I are finished, I can no longer trust her, end of story.”
Chapter 18
Adrian
8.30 am and I sit in the small corner office at the job we start today at Braodtec. I have arrived early to prepare for the day ahead. It’s a poky space with no view, a usual prerequisite of ours when working. I go for a quick walk around the office as I try to locate the kitchen or a coffee machine. This place is a nightmare—how am I supposed to be productive with no caffeine? Six years ago Joshua designed this company’s software for them as one of his first jobs and he signed a contract stating he would be the one to upgrade the systems. Back then signing a contract for future work sounded like a smart choice. Little did he know that he would own a multimillion- dollar company today and that this job would be a massive pain in the ass. It has been on our diary for six months but I couldn’t get Joshua to come to Australia after the Natasha debacle. Now we are here for his grandmother it seems like a good time to cross it off the list. It should take about six to eight weeks if all goes to plan. I start to go through my emails and my phone rings. I look at the screen and the name lights up.
Nicholas Anastas
Shit, what does he want? I haven’t heard from him in six months, since I last avoided his calls. I stare at the ringing phone on my desk for a moment, I frown and press decline. I keep reading my emails as I scratch my head in frustration. I open one from Frank which reads:
Hi Murph
This was in the company email inbox from a Mrs Jones. Not sure what to make of it but I thought I should forward it on to you. The attachment is very interesting?
Keep me posted.
Frank
Frank is one of my PAs in LA. I have three. He liaises with the public and social network platforms and then filters anything onto me that I need to address. The workload is just too great for me to handle alone and Joshua wants nothing to do with it. He has no desire to be the successful millionaire or dominate the world, but his brain has ensured that he does it effortlessly anyway. I deal with the staff, the clients, the workload and Joshua takes care of the tech side of things. He doesn’t mix with the clients or make friendships outside of his close circle. It works well between us, that is except when he breaks up with his girlfriend and then goes AWOL for a month. That is a total nightmare for all concerned.