Someone Else
Still Aziel
Every day I pick up Loraine from her house and take her to work at the yacht club. I'm in Barbados for a week now.
Andre is my good friend, even after we met in person, we got along very well. I help him with his financial books and tax payments, the yacht club is indeed a treasure. Loraine had also previously expressed an interest in investing in Barbados, but I'm not a big fan of that. To implement a better strategy, I hired a research firm to investigate the competition in our industry and the investment risks.
My relationship with Loraine cooled down a lot.
I can't get the image of Fellogan between her legs from my mind. It's too hard to handle. She has asked me several times to settle our differences to save our relationship, but I can't bring myself to do that.
Our physical contact is at an all-time low, I touch her when absolutely necessary and I don't allow her to throw herself into my arms as she used to do. Actually, I'm getting her ready for a life on her own or just with another partner. It is now time for me to focus on myself, my fierce crush must now be over. After leaving Windrug&So I plan to move to England and set up my own company there. Maybe I'll eventually meet Misses Right and finally, start my family.
The day after the terrible event we went to Michelle and Rick's barbecue party. And it was great fun as always. Het couple has a large circle of friends and everyone accepted us right away. Barbados is such a warm island, both the weather and the people.
There is also a lady who has caught my attention.
Danielle, sexy as hell, the opposite of Loraine, so just what I need. She is English, with blond straight hair and green eyes. She is beautiful and attractive, basically, the perfect woman who can help me with my crush. And she also turns out to be ambitious and rich, works in her family business as an accountant and owns an expensive beauty resort.
I met her at the hotel where she is also staying. We had dinner some evenings and I feel that she desires me. Her touches are urgent and yesterday at our first kiss, she was willing to continue it in her hotel room. But I had to disappoint her.
She didn't take it well, the pain of rejection was evident on her face. “I have some personal things to finish with a special person,” I explained to her. She was shocked at my words. “Are you married, Aziel?”. She immediately grabbed my hand looking for a ring. After a short make-out, I promised her to take our relationship to the next level soon.
And today I want to have a serious talk with Loraine. I've put it off for too long, but now that Danielle came into my life and our relationship is getting serious, I can't put it off anymore. It is unfair to all parties. I decide to call her to prepare for my arrival. This morning I had already taken her to work before having some fun with Danielle at the hotel pool.
“Loraine, are you free yet? I wanted to come to the yacht club and talk to you.” After my words there is a silence, she is probably startled by the tone of my voice. “You sound very serious, Aziel. Is there something serious going on?”. I can hear the familiar fear in her voice, exactly when she's powerless in the face of a problem. “I'll be with you in half an hour. Take an hour off," I tell her.
When I arrive at the yacht club, she is already waiting for me.
“Aziel”, she sounds uncertain. I give her a short smile and sit across from her. I call myself to order, I really must resist her eyes, whatever I may read in them. Her eyes are my weakest point, I always fall like a bucket when she looks at me in her special way. She just has no idea what she's doing to me.
“Loraine, I am handing in my resignation. You have one month to take care of my replacement. After that, I also break our friendship." I look her straight in the eye, not for a moment do she notice the tumult that rages through me. I wonder if I'll be able to put my words into practice, but I'll find a way out later.
"Resignation? Break our friendship?” she asks unbelievably. "That is impossible! What's got into you, Aziel? I already told you that what happened to Dordrich before, won't happen again. are you punishing me? You know I can't live without you!" A wonderful tingle goes through me at her last words, but I know she hasn't given it much thought, it's a phrase she repeated so many times. If only she meant it, saw me as a serious life partner and didn't keep running to other men for adventure!
“Yes, I'm leaving. It's time to live my own life. I've been with you too long”, I explain to her. “Don't worry, you'll be fine, you've got everything with you to succeed without me”, I comfort her. Of course, the remaining staff at Windrug&So will continue to support her, especially after I have left. She has invested heavily in her management, so her business is not at risk. I see her fingers tremble slightly, she seems to be touched by my words.
“When are you leaving? Can you arrange your own replacement, so I don't have to go to New York?” she asks in a trembling voice. "Of course," I answer her. “One of the staff members can take over. You're going to have to trust him with your whereabouts when the time comes because you're going to have to work him in."
She nods absently, my heart is beating madly. Is this the moment when she will realize that she actually loves me like her man and doesn't want to let go of me because I am her life? I eagerly await her next words.
But she remains silent.
I turn my eyes from her to my hands on the table.
This is a pain I'll have to deal with. Then I decide to take another chance. “Loraine, I have met someone I want to be in a committed relationship with. I met her at the hotel and we get along very well. I'm telling you this so you can hear it from me. Reading in the tabloids or suddenly seeing us together seems unfair after so many years of friendship.”
All the blood drains from her face, she goes pale as a corpse.
She stares at me with wide eyes but still says nothing. When I get up, she does the same, she's like a zombie now. But I can't help her now, she'll have to take the first step.
She doesn't, so I grab her, kiss her forehead and leave...
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