Chapter 47: Karma POV

**“My head spins as I glance away, refusing to get sucked back into his gaze when so much is at risk.”- Emily Giffin
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This party is one point. I thought there would be a lot of employees here, but no. I am glad Lance is mingling with some of his employees, and he seems to be enjoying himself. Jake is most surely enjoying himself. His ass is over in the corner face fucking some chick. As I dance, I notice Dan, Lance, and Vincent are looking at me. All three of them have lust in their eyes. If I was a certain type of woman, I would not mind being with all three of them at once. That would surely be a night to remember.


After dancing, I sat on the couch. I want another drink but I am too tired to get up. Just when I was about to give in, a red cup was presented to me. I look up and Jake is smirking hard at me. I took the drink, smelled it, then took a sip. Yup, it is Cuban rum.

“Are you having a good time?”, Jake asked.

“Yes, very much. I haven't partied like this since high school”, I said, smiling.

“Lance seems to be having a good time”, I said as I saw Lance dancing with some girl.

“Yea, it's good to see. He does not let loose that often. He has always been wound up tight, even as a kid", Jake said.

“I wonder what changed him”, I said.

“Not what, more like who”, Jake said with a grin and I laughed.

“People need to cut losses once in a while. I am glad he is doing so” I said.

“You know, Karma, if this thing you have with this mystery man doesn’t work out, I am available for you", Jake said, smiling.

“Yeah right, and disappoint all of the women you have been kissing tonight. You know there are a lot of contagious shit you can catch by kissing some random person”, I said, and he laughed.

“I think you and I are drunk”, he said.

“I think so too”, I said, giggling.

“Yup, so am I”, Lance said out of nowhere. Then they sat hard next to me.

“Who is sober enough to drive back?”, I asked.

“Not it”, Jake said, now slurring his words.

“Not that either”, Lance said, smiling like a kid.

“I sure as hell isn't it", I said, placing my head on Lance's shoulder.

“I will text Hank and tell him to take a rideshare to pick us up”, he said, slurring also.



Before we left, I said bye to Vincent and Dan. And told him I had a wonderful time. Hank came and helped me to the car first. I am not that drunk. I can walk, but not with heels on. Minutes later, Hank comes out with Lance and Jake. Jake sat in the front while me and Lance sat in the back.



I put my head back on his shoulder. I was trying to doze off when I felt his hand rubbing my thigh. It feels good so I open my legs wider, giving him more access to the place he wants to be badly. I am not sure if it is the liquor or him that makes me want to ride him back here.



Damn, he is cute even with liquor on his breath. We drank a lot. I haven't drunk like this in a long time. Fuck tonight was fun. Vincent and Dan asked me out on a date. These fools did not at the same time. I told them no, and that I had someone. They both looked disappointed for a while, then smirked.



“I assure you guys had fun”, Hank asked, laughing.

“Yup”, Jake said, smiling.

“I am tired. I wonder if my boss will let me take another day off”, I said, looking at Lance.

“I am sure your boss won't be in either”, he said with a smile.



Hank got all of us there in one piece. I took my shoes off when I got into the building. No one ever told me that as you get older you feel swell when you drink. Lance picked me up and threw me on his shoulders. I am turned on and worried at the same time. Turner on that his ass is this strong to pick my big ass up. Worried that his drunk ass got me on his shoulder. The ride to the elevator seemed slow as fuck.



“Do not drop her”, Jake said, laughing, holding my shoes.

“I would never do something like that”, Lance said.

“Lance, you can put me down. I am OK with standing and walking”, I said.

“No, you have no shoes and the floor is duty”, Lance said.

“I think me being upside down is making me drunker”, I said, slurring my words.

“You might be right, Karma. Since drunkererer is not even a word”, Jake said, laughing.

"Finally, the elevator door opened and Lance walked out of the elevator. With Jake following us while staring at my ass.

“Jake stops staring at my ass”, I said.

“Why, you have the best ass I have ever seen?", Jake said, smiling.

“Oh, fuck you”, I said, snickering.

“Sure, when”, Jake said.

“Jake cut it out”, Lance said, annoyed.

“She offered, any man with a working dick would have asked when”, Jake said, laughing.

“Well, let me answer that question for you. The answer is never”, Lance said.



Finally, the office. It seemed like Lance was taking his time getting to the damn office. Lance sits me on the couch and starts rubbing my feet, causing me to moan. Jake snickers while I let Lance rub my feet.



“Why are your feet so swollen?”, Lance asked.

“Because alcohol can cause the body to retain excess water, causing the feet to swell. When I was in my twenties, I did not have this problem. Nothing water can't fix”, I said with a shrug.



Jake passed me a glass of water and I drank it. I need some food and it is late at night and early morning. Hunger comes at the wrong time. My stomach growled and both Jake and Lance looked at me.



“You are hungry”, Lance said.

“Yeah, food and liquor are always great together”, I said.

“It is two in the morning and there is nothing open", Lance said.

“White Castle is always open”, Jake said.

“Fine, go and get two sacks of thirty. I am hungry as well", Lance said.

“Here I will order it and you can pick it up”, I said, grabbing my phone.



I used my account to order the food. But when it came to pay, my card was declined. I just got paid. There is no way my card should have gotten declined. I tried to use all my accounts. On my account, none of them worked. What the fuck is going on? I check my accounts and the money is in all of them. What the hell?



“What's wrong?", Lance asked.

“None of my cards are going through. But I have money in my account”, I said, confused.

“Call them and Jake will go get the food”, Jake said.



I called each of my banks. All of them said my accounts are frozen. And no one can tell me why the fuck all my accounts are frozen. The only account that is not frozen is my trust account and that could be because it is not only in my name. And that bank is all the way in Switzerland. It is the only place that would not ask questions about where the money comes from. Unfortunately, I do not have a debit card for it. I would have to go to Switzerland to make a withdrawal.



“What did they say?”, Lance asked.

“My account is all frozen and no one can tell me why. I have no access to any of my money”, I said, annoyed.

“Has this ever happened before?’, he asked.

“No never”, I said.



Lance asked a million and one questions. I have no answers for any of that. Jake comes back with all of the food. We told him what the bank said. Lance opened the food and we started to eat. Hamburgers have never tasted so good in my life. Especially with this red wine I am drinking.



“Maybe the bank was hacked”, Jake said.



When he said that, me and Lance froze. Fucking Michael did this. There is no other explanation of why this is happening. Michael hasn't called me in a while. So, why would he do something like that? I checked my texts and e-mail and there was nothing from him.



“Mike did this”, Lance said.

“Why would he do something like that? How could he”, Jake asked, confused.

“He is a master hacker, and he would do it so I would contact him”, I said.

“Text me the names of your banks. I will have the company lawyer send them a letter telling them to find a solution or you will have a lawsuit”, Lance said.



I text him the information without my account information. My name should be enough. We ate and drank some more. I am trying to figure out if I should unblock him and contact him. But I know if I do, he will be getting what he wants. I do not understand his actions. Mike cheated on me, he broke our relationship, not me. The more I think about it, the more I drink. I stood up to use the bathroom.



“When did four extra people come in here”, I asked myself, but I said it out loud.

“I was about to say the same thing”, Lance said, laughing.

“Well, will one of the six of you help me to the bathroom”,

“One of the six of us will be happy to help one of the three of you to the bathroom”, Jake said, laughing.

“Nope, I got it”, Lance said, slurring his words.



Lance helped me to the bathroom and waited for me outside. Maybe a shower will help me get a little sober. I took off my dress and got in the shower. Fuck this shower feels amazing. I was so lost in the shower I did not realize the bathroom door had been opened.