KELSON
*Picture of Bella to the right*
The only time I saw Jaida was in my dreams, I felt bad for what I said to her and even after all of that she didn't bother to retaliate or make any low blows at me. I know for sure Bella would have. Speaking of her, we argued constantly, I tried to keep it to the minimum with my daughter around, but it seemed like no matter what I did Bella wanted to argue about it. The bills began to accumulate and all the money I made went towards taking care of whatever I had left of the business.
"It's about time you sell that crap bucket of a company, just make sure you get your cut when it becomes successful with Jack handling it. See Jack Hemspworth is a real business man, he knows what he doing, unlike you, just a privellaged little boy who got lucky enough to take over daddy's company." Bella taunted.
She did this almost every night leading up to the meeting I had in a month with Jack. She'd speak about how great Jack was and how Jack wouldn't have been so stupid then talk about all the hard work I never had to put in. Little did she know I worked my ass off for that company, just like everyone else.
"I can't wait til I can get a divorce, we all know it's coming. I know it, you know it. I swear to God Kelson, I'm going to take you for every dime you're worth." She barked before going into our bedroom and slamming the door.
I went into the basement, grabbed my comforter and curled up on the couch. I closed my eyes and attempted to sleep, but I had an uneasy feeling that things were only bound to get worse. Although, I still loved Bella, her actions had me feeling a little different towards her. I tried not to respond when she said things to get to me, but sometimes I would lash out. I never dared to put my hands on a woman, but so many times I had thought about it.
**
"Just leave! There is nothing stopping you anymore, she's so cruel to you, sir. She's breaking you down." Andrea, my secretary said.
She wasn't too good at her job, but she was always there to listen to me vent. I really had no one to talk to, unfortunately, my best friends couldn't quite fathom how soon I fell from grace. Stone seemed kind of amused to see my life falling apart, while George was always going with the conservative approach asking me to fix things with Bella.
"I know. But, I'd like to hold on to my marriage. I love Bella." I sighed.
"Sometimes, I think you're just trying to convince yourself. It's like you don't even know her. You said you rushed into marriage, now look where you are, miserable." She replied.
"Finish packing up the rest of my things, please." I said, before getting up and going for a walk. I didn't want to talk about it anymore, I would handle things my way, the way I always did.
I walked down the road to the Starbucks.
"How would you like your coffee sir?" The young man asked.
"Black and strong." I replied.
"Ahh, just how I like my women." He joked.
"Me too." I said and laughed with him.
I never noticed the reference between the two, but it made sense.
"Oh, there she is, can I get a double chocolate chip Ice Frappe for the sexy lady in the blue dress!" A girl playfully called out.
I turned around and saw none other than Jaida. She didn't seem to notice me as she walked over to the counter.
"Hey Crystal." She laughed.
"How's your day going?" The girl asked her.
"Great, Jack is having an office party but you know I need my daily fix." She smiled.
"I know what you mean. Have a good day." The girl said.
"You too." Jaida smiled as soon as she turned and saw me she frowned. She quickly walked out of the shop. I got my coffee and ran after her.
"Jaida." I called her name, but she continued walking.
"Jaida, wait." I said, grabbing her arm.
"What would you like, Mr. Manning?" She asked, turning to look at me, she didn't make eye contact. She looked around aimlessly.
"How have you been?" I asked her.
"Fantastic, yourself?" She said plainly.
"I'm hanging in there." I replied.
"Well, that's good to know, now if you don't mind, I have to get back to work." She said, turning to walk away.
"Would you like to sit and have lunch with me?" I asked, it came out more as a plea.
"Not really." She rolled her eyes.
I nodded in understanding. She stared at me, and sighed.
"You've got 30 minutes." She growled and went back to Starback and sat with me outside.
"How's Snow?" I asked randomly remembering her cat.
"She's great, how's your family?" She replied.
"Uhm, it's complicated."
"Maybe you should try marriage counselling, or family counselling." She shrugged.
"Maybe. But, I doubt Bella will want me after I lose my company." I told her.
"Don't say that..you have many wonderful qualities to you, Kelson. You can be quite the man when you want to be." She said, nonchalantly.
I guess those words didn't mean much for her to say, but to me, it made all the difference. I needed to hear that. I needed a little boost in my confidence, because right now, I was feeling smaller than I ever had in my entire life.
"Would you give me a chance...I mean, if I wasn't with Bella?" I spoke without really thinking about it.
"Um, I'd rather not answer that question." She replied.
I nodded.
"Things will get better, Kelson. It might not seem like it at this very moment, but it will get better. I promise." She smiled at me for the first time today, and even made eye contact.
I found her words comforting, and I truly believed her. She gently patted my hand, "Take care of yourself." She smiled before getting up and leaving. I watched her walk down the street until she turned before getting up and returning to my office.
**
Bella stood there in my office with Andrea.
"You dirty whore! I know these are yours!" I pushed open my office door and there Bella stood holding Jaida's black thong in hand.
"I swear, ma'am, they are not mine." She replied, her voice shaking
"I knew it, you asshole! Who does this underwear belong to?!" Bella turned and yelled at me.
"You." I lied.
"My fucking butt isn't that big. You know I only wear extra small's this is a small. When we get a divorce, I can tell them about your infidelity!" Bella fumed.
"I wouldn't have to cheat on you, Bella, if you were a better wife to me." I said coldly.
I wasn't going to raise my voice, I wasn't going to scream back at her, I wasn't even going to deny my actions because as far as I knew this marriage was already over.
"I have been a good wife. You just can't get it up, anymore, you're broke and you can't even fuck! Maybe I should go to Jack, I bet he's better in bed than you anyways!" She spat at me.
"Go ahead, darling. If that's what you want and I'll go the woman who owns those very sexy lace panties." I smirked.
I watched her face turn red as she stormed towards me, slapping me in the face. My head turned a little with the impact, and it stung a bit.
"Kelson, if I ever catch you cheating again, I will kill you. And when I find out, who's underwear this is, I'm going to kill that bitch. This is the last time! You're so lucky i'm a forgiving woman." She glared at me before storming out and throwing the underwear in my face.
Andrea simply shook her head, and I sighed.
JAIDA
I can admit that seeing Kelson was nice, and it sucked to see him all broken, but there was really nothing I could do except for give him my support. I moped around at work for the rest of the day, but easily got out of my funk when I went out with Ashley. I partied way more often now, like every chance I could get really, if I wasn't super tired. But, I tried not to make it my bad habit because I knew that it could be a hard one to break.
Ashley kept trying to hook me up with her guy friends, but none of them were my type. As sad as it was for me to admit, they were no Kelson. They didn't mentally challenge me, or make my body lose control everytime I'm around them. They didn't have that presense that sometimes made me want to take a back seat. A lot of time times, they wanted me to take care of them, on a few of the dates, I had to pay. I just came to the conclusion that I wasn't going to date, because it just wasn't working out in my favor.
**
A month passed, and there was no sign of Mr. Manning. I avoided him like the plague, I called in sick whenever I knew he'd be there for a meeting and today was the big day. The day, Royson & Manning was going to get official sold over to Hempsworth Inc. Unfortunately, Jack insisted I be present. I set everything up for the meeting the way I always did with some food, water and coffee. My heart raced, I was so nervous. But at this point, I was sure in my ability to control myself around Kelson. So when he walked in with his wife, I just smiled lightly.
"Good Morning, Mr. & Mrs. Manning."
To my surprise, they were still together, they held each other's hands as they walked in. Bella, as usual had her chest exposed.
"Oh Jenna, you are apart of destroying my husband's company? Your parents must be so proud." She rolled her eyes and walked into Jack's office.
"Nice to see you again." Kelson said before walking off.
I didn't reply, minutes later Jack walked in with his lawyer and Kelson's lawyer.
"Big day, JaiJai. Let's go." He slapped me five, with a huge grin on his face before heading inside.
"Good Morning, Kelson." Jack said brightly before taking a seat. A chair next to his, for his lawyer and a chair slightly towards the window for me.
"Let's just get this done." Kelson frowned.
"Wait, we want partial ownership in the business." Bella spoke up.
"That's not going to happen." Jack argued.
"Well then, no deal." She said.
Kelson just sat back and allowed her to talk. He seemed so soft, and not very authoritive.
"Who owns the business, Kelson? You or her?" Jack barked.
"I do, but my wife's input is equally important." He replied.
"We want 30% that is not a lot." Kelson said.
"10% or nothing." Jack countered.
They argued for half an hour, before Jack's lawyer stepped in.
"Let's take 20 minute break, okay? Give you two time to think...give us time to discuss everything."
They all nodded and the two walked out. I got up for a bathroom break, it was too much for me. Kelson was doing his best to hold on to his company but I knew Jack, he was a shark when it came to business and this just wasn't going to happen. I went into the employee bathroom that was really just for me, and took a pee and looked myself over.
"Keep it together, Jaida." I reminded myself.
I couldn't help but keep fantasizing about Kelson during that meeting and everytime his eyes met mine, I couldn't breathe. I took a deep breath and swung the door open to come face to face with my beautiful nightmare.
"Sorry." I said softly.
Kelson backed me into the washroom. I sighed and threw my head back looking at the ceiling. This was exactly what I tried to avoid. I felt his arm slide around my waist, he pulled me close to him and burried his face in my neck, light kisses tickling my skin.
"Kelson,"
"Shh." He said.
He pulled my skirt up and undid his pants. He stared down at me with clear intent. My heart sped up with anticipation. He lifted me onto the counter and literally tore my underwear off. The lace fabric, making a tearing sound against his pull. He kissed my lips, his soft tongue meeting mine. I moaned against him lips as I felt his fingers playing with my lower lips.
I wrapped my arms around his neck as he sucked on my neck. He slowly slid his erection into me and I sighed at the feeling. He held it for a moment and started slowly thrust into me.
"Ah yes." I whispered.
His thrust became harder and faster, I clawed at his blazer and tried to hold in my moans. He pushed my back against the wall and started to stroke hard into me, grunting and biting my neck.
"Mmm," I moaned, biting my bottom lip.
Nothing ever felt so good, he slapped my ass hard, making a loud clapping noise that echoed within the bathroom walls. The wall pounded against my back, making small booming noises.
He cover my mouth with his to keep me from making too much noise. It felt like he was hitting my g-spot with every stroke. I felt my climax build up in my core. I tried to speak to give him a warning but a loud moan escaped my lips.
"Oh Fuck!" I yelled loudly, my legs tightening around his waist. I was sure the whole building could hear it.
He grunted in my ear, as his strokes came to a slower pace. I felt his warm explosion fill me up, it was strong and powerful. I felt stupid for not having a condom, but I was on my birth control, mostly to regulate my periods. We just held on to each other for a moment, it was a moment we both desperately wanted, a moment I tried my hardest to avoid but knew it would eventually happen. I caught my breath and he set me down on the sink.
I looked up at him, as he steadied his breathing. He moved a few strands of hair out of my face. I shook my head. It was obvious, that there was nothing we could do to stop our attraction to each other, we always end up in the same room, area, anything, and I was done avoiding the situation. I was ready to face it head on and from the look on his face he was too. He leaned down and placed a kiss on my cheek right next to my lips. I turned and kissed him.
"I need you, Jaida." He whispered to me.
I nodded, I knew it that moment that I had just sold my soul to the Devil.
KELSON
It wasn't how I imagined our first real time together to be, but I can't say it made it any less enjoyable. I was ready to have her for my own, even if it had to be behind Bella's back. We both got cleaned up and I headed out back into the Jack's office. Still no one was in there. A few minutes later, Jack filed in with Bella behind him. He looked very happy and Bella just looked malicious. Jaida walked in, and took her seat. She just sat quietly and observed.
"Well, with some convincing from your wife over the break," Jack smirked, and Bella's grin reflected his, "I've decided to settle and give you guys 25%. Final offer."
I nodded, "Done deal."
I got to signing the papers, and about 15 minutes later it was final. Royson & Manning was now Hempsworth Inc. I would do nothing, but still recieve a piece of the income and that was enough for me, and clearly enough for Bella.
"It was a pleasure doing business with you, Jack." She said in a seductive voice as she shook his hand.
"The pleasure was all mine." He grinned.
"Jack." I said.
"Kelson." He responded.
I nodded and turned to leave. Bella's rolled her eyes at Jack.
"Disgusting," She mumbled, I glanced at Jaida and headed out.
As we drove home, Bella couldn't help but rub it in my face that she closed the deal.
"Told you I should have been the boss. I made this shit what it is. If it wasn't for me, we would have been poor. Now, the deal is finalized, we'll still get a huge income once Jack repairs the mess you made, and we can get back to normal." She said.
"So, what'd you do to get him to agree?" I asked.
"Does it matter, Kelson? I did what you couldn't do, handle business." She barked at me, and looked out the window.
I decided not to respond. I looked over at her once we got into the drive way.
"You got a little white stuff on the corner of your lips." I said and got out of the car.
I knew what she did, I just wondered how honest she would be about it. She looked embarassed and shocked, her face flushed cherry red. I hopped out of the car and went inside.
JAIDA
"So, you're just going to date him, regardless of him being married and having a kid?" Ashley asked.
"He's unhappy, Ashley. She's a bitch and although, he can be an asshole, I really like him. I like the way he makes me feel, like I don't have to control everything." I said.
"It was no question you are a control freak with your OCD organization." She laughed. "He said he's getting a divorce, right?"
"Well, that's where things are headed. I do not want to be a homewrecker, Ashley, but I can't keep myself away from him." I told her.
She nodded, "If that's how you feel than I support you, 100%. "
"Really?" I asked, a little surprised.
"Of course, you deserve someone special boo. You work too hard, and stress too much and if he's as great as you say then I'm with you." She smiled.
"Aww, thank you." I smiled.
"No problem, I still wanna meet him though." She laughed.
"In due time." I smiled.
**
The next day, Kelson mesage me to meet him and I agreed. I headed over to the little bistro that he loved. I put my hair in a donut bun, a light white maxi dress, with a nice black and gold belt around my waist. I just worse simple black balet flats. I went and sat that the outdoor booth where I saw Kelson sitting. It was so high class here, I felt a little out of place.
"Hey." I smiled, as I took a seat.
"Hello, you look nice today." He smiled back.
"Thank you." I said as I picked up the menu. "What's good here?" I asked.
"They have great sandwiches and soups." He said.
I nodded, "I guess i'll just get a BLT, and a lemonade."
I decided and put down the menu. I looked at him, he was staring at me the whole time.
"What?" I laughed nervously.
"You're very beautiful, that's all." He smiled.
I blushed and looked down.
"So, are you happy with the deal?" I asked.
"I am, it was a smart move on Bella's part." He shrugged.
"You know Jack bragged about what she did, after you guys were gone." I informed him.
"I figured he would. She thought she could hide it, but she's not too good at cleaning up after the act." He said.
I nodded, "So. how's your daughter?"
"Good. She was too excited to find out that we cut the deal. She said, 'Now Mom won't divorce you.' and laughed. She certainly is her mother's child." I could see how bad it hurt him.
I thought speaking of his daughter would brighten up his mood but, it didn't really help. The waitress came over and took our orders; She returned with our drinks and we just sat in silence. He got a Corona, it was only 1pm, but I didn't want to ask about his early drinking, but I did wonder if he did it often.
"So tell me, what do you enjoy? Outside of sex." I smiled.
"I like baseball, I like the beach. Working out, which I don't really have time for recently. I love spending time with my daughter, but recently, I haven't had much time for that either." He said.
"We need to get you happy. More lively..depressing Kelson is no fun." I smiled.
"What did you have in mind?" He smirked.
"No more sex. Not for right, at least. We're gunna have real fun." I smiled.
"Oh, I don't know if I'm ready for this." He chuckled.
"Trust me, it'll be fun." I smiled.
KELSON
After we finished eating, Jaida gave me directions and I was kinda getting nervous because we were in nowhere land.
"Keep going." She directed.
"Are you sure?" I asked her.
"I'm certain, trust me." She said.
At the end of the winding road we ended up at the top of a cliff.
"You can just stop right here." She shrugged.
"This feels like something in a horror movie, or a set up." I told her.
She bursted out laughing, "If I wanted to kill you, I had many oppertunities to do it." She leaned over and pecked my lips and hopped out of the car.
Walking to the edge of the cliff, she stood there. The sun was still up and it was super hot.
"What are we doing here?" She asked.
"Swimming." She smiled, and started to slide out of her dress.
She wore just a white bra with lace lining and matching underwear.
I shook my head, "I am not doing this."
She put her hands on her hips and frowned.
"Try something new for me, please." She pouted and leaned on me, holding my around my waist.
I laughed and started unbuttoning my shirt.
"Yaay." She grinned.
She waited til I was down to my boxers before grabbing my hand.
"Hope you're not afraid of heights." She smiled and ran jumping off the cliffs. I watched her fall down into the water, my heart raced, and I immediately felt worried.
She immerged from underneath the water, and looked up at me.
"C'moon!" She yelled.
I took a deep breath, backing up from the edge and ran, diving in. When I fell underneath the water, it was completely silent, I loved the feeling, of complete stillness despite the water moving around my body. The fall made me feel free, like I could do anything. When I came up, I met Jaida's eyes.
"Awe, I'm so proud of you." She giggled.
I just smiled, and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. The kiss was wet and passionate, she pulled away biting my bottom lip. She laid back in the water just floating on her back. She sat up and splashed me.
"Oh c'mon."
"What wrong Mr. Manning, can't handle a little water?" She teased, splashing me again.
"I can handle more than that." I said splashing her back.
She swam away from me and I swam after her. We played in the water until it got cold exchanging kisses now and then. We took a small path up the hill and put back on our clothes, we curled up on top of the room of my car and watched the sunset. She laid on my back with her chin rested on shoulder and hands on my chest.
"Did you have fun?" She asked.
"Actually, I did. Thank you for that." I smiled.
"You're welcome." We remained silent for a minute, just watching the sun go down, lost in our seperate thoughts.
"Kelson..are you ever going to divorce Bella?" She asked, breaking the silence.
"Why do you ask?" I responded.
"Well, I mean, I just don't want to have the title that i'm technically dating a 'married' man, that's all." She explained.
"Well...I do intend on divorcing her." I answered her.
"Soon?"
"I don't know, Jaida, you can't answer questions like that until you get to that point." I said.
A part of me never wanted to leave Bella, but that was something I refused to let Jaida know, because I knew she'd want to call it quits now, and as selfish as it was, I didn't want to let her go either.
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