A romantic novella
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Strictly
Business!
"Last night shouldn’t have happened. We have to
keep in mind that I am your guardian and you are my ward; that I am your boss
and you are my staff. It should be that way from now on."
Upon hearing his words, Tanya turned
around and walked towards him. "From what I recall, I've been trying to
make you realize that that's how
things should be. I never offered myself to you. Nevertheless, I would keep
that in mind. But I expect you to refrain from making advances towards me as
well." With that she left the room.
Good
Night, Neighbor!
He couldn’t help but get jealous whenever he would see
her go out with her male friends. There was one time when he couldn’t stand the
jealousy he felt any longer. It was when he saw her get out of a car and was
followed by a guy into her house. Damn! She wouldn’t let him in yet she allowed
other men to go inside with her. Who's this bastard? Had she been dating him?
She couldn’t do that, not without his permission. And if he were to decide he
wouldn’t let any other guy touch her! He thought as jealousy continued to eat
at him. Aidan waited for her visitor to come out; he was already outside
waiting; standing in front of his gate like a cougar waiting to pounce at his
prey.
At last the guy appeared on the doorway and walked
towards his car. "Bye, Tanya, see you around." He heard him say as
the guy opened his car door. She was at her doorstep waving at her visitor but
when she saw Aidan, she frowned. Immediately, she turned around and was about
to close the door when he said, "Tanya, wait!" He reached her porch
in a few strides.
"Yes? Do you need anything?"
Yes,
you. I need you, damn it! He
wanted to say. "Where have you been and who's that guy?" He asked in
a rather harsh tone.
"None of your business."
"You keep coming home late at night, where have
you been hanging out? With whom?"
"I don’t need to answer your questions, Aidan. Go
home to your girlfriend. It's late and I'm tired. I want to go to bed."
She told him before adding, "Goodnight, neighbor." Before she closed
the door, leaving him standing at her doorstep.
An excerpt from
Chapter 10
Aidan heard the soft knock on the
door. This was it! He knew that she
would come only after she's put Jacob to bed. He unlocked the door and asked her
to come in. He could see the uncertainty in her eyes and could sense that she
was nervous. He led her to his living room and motioned for her to take a seat.
There was a long silence, as if one was waiting for the other to say something.
"So, what's up?" He finally
managed to ask.
"I, uh...I was wondering if you
could do me a favor." Her voice was almost a whisper.
"What is it?"
"Aidan...will you give me away on
my wedding day?" Although he knew why she came, Aidan felt like he was
punched in the gut upon actually hearing the request from her lips. He didn’t
give her an answer; instead, he just ran his fingers through his hair.
"Aidan?"
He sighed. "I don’t know, Tanya.
I'm not even sure if I should attend your wedding."
"Aidan, please..." But Aidan
didn’t speak. A few more moments of silence passed and then Tanya finally stood
up and turned to leave. "Thank you for your time then." She said,
trying to hide the hurt in her tone.
"I'll drop by tomorrow night and
give you my answer when I visit Jacob."
"Thanks."
