Sophie POV
For the last five hours we have been hammering out all the details of this acquisition and now we are just down to the specifics. We have made more progress than I thought in our first day that we might even head home a day early, but I'm still optimistic how the rest of the negotiations will go. I have been in communication with Christian and have updated him with the progress. Finally, Ana called me to tell me not to answer anymore of Christian's phone calls or emails.
"I have told him that we are on vacation and he should have the utmost confidence in you that you can handle this case," she says.
"Well, I know who my real boss is," I tell her and we both start to laugh.
"I'm glad that we are both on the same page."
"We are just reconvening after lunch so I need to let you go, but please tell Teddy I said hi."
"He misses you Sophie, I am so happy for two of you."
It means so much that Ana is such a champion for our relationship. I love having her and Gail on my side.
The next five hours drag on, but finally we have reached a tentative agreement so tomorrow should be that much easier. I call Ana to have her tell Christian the news. She said that he is very pleased and surprised by quick work and that I should send him the proposal and he will take a look at it.
I'm exhausted. All I want to do is take a long hot bubble bath and have a glass of wine and then go to sleep. I think it best not to invite Wallace to dinner, instead have my favorite Chinese restaurant deliver me food. I let Wallace know of the impending delivery.
He hasn't said anything about last night and I have no intention of bringing it up.
I start my bath and add my favorite jasmine bath salts that I purchased in the hotel gift shop. I know I have about 45 minutes before my dinner will arrive I just relax and pour myself another glass of wine, courtesy of one of my fellow attorneys as celebration.
I must have drifted off when I hear a knock on the front door. I'm glad that I locked the bathroom door. I hear Logan answer the door. I finish my bath and put on the super fluffy white bath robe and head out to the front room.
I'm surprised to see that Logan has taken it upon himself to set out my dinner.
"Thank you, but you didn't have to do that," I say as he takes me in just the bath robe.
"I wanted to and I wanted to apologize," he says walking over to me. I slowly take a step back. I don't want to have this conversation. I said everything I needed to say last night. "To be honest, I'm not sorry. Sophie, I like you and I know you like me to otherwise why would you kiss me back. I can give you more than Teddy can, if you just let me."
He keeps moving forward. I have nowhere to go and suddenly I feel very uncomfortable.
"Logan, I am with Teddy and I would appreciate it if you can go back to you room, I won't be requiring any more of your services tonight."
"Now, I've been nice, I just confessed my feelings for you and you are practically standing in front of me naked, I know that you want me," he says cornering me taking off his shirt. "Why don't you make yourself more comfortable and take off your robe."
I feel like I'm frozen in place. I don't know if I should scream or try to run away. I know I have about three seconds to decide or something really bad is about to happen.
Wallace POV
That's it. I'm tired of her naïve charade. I know that she wants me, maybe not as nearly as much as I want her, but I want what's mine and I know she is going to give it up to me. She wants this to happen, she's just scared about what Teddy would think. After one night with me, she won't even remember Teddy's name.
"Logan, please stop," she tells me holding her hands in front of her.
"Don't be shy; if you only knew what I can do to you, you will change your mind."
I need to give her a little preview of what's to come, so I take my pants off and give her a floor show. I know she likes what she sees. I reach over and start to pull on her robe.
"I said no!"
"Get your fucking hands off of her, I believe she said no," a voice yells and then I look around to find Teddy standing in the doorway.
Sophie POV
I can't believe that he is here. I don't know how he got into Wallace's room, but I thank the lord that he is here. It's all a blur what happens next.
Teddy comes charging up to Wallace. I'm actually scared for Teddy, does he know who is going up against. Wallace still has his pants around his ankles and ready to take a swing at Teddy. But I'm surprised to find that it's Teddy who first makes contact with Wallace's chin.
"Teddy," I scream as Wallace tries to punch Teddy.
Boy, Teddy can hold his own; he is able to deflect the punch and is able to land another in Wallace's stomach. However, Teddy isn't quick enough to get out of the way as Wallace tackles him into the dresser and then onto the floor. They are rolling around on the floor. There is nothing I can do but scream for them to stop.
Just then another guy bursts through my door. Who the hell is this?
He quickly jumps onto Wallace and pulls him off of Teddy.
I am stunned and the tears start to flow thinking about what could have happened if Teddy didn't show up when he did.
"Sophie, baby are you okay? What did he do to you," Teddy asks coming over to me. I see that his lip is bleeding but then I look ever and see that Wallace is in worse shape. Blood is pouring out of his mouth and there are scratches all over his face and chest.
"Nothing that she didn't want to happen," Wallace shouts at him as he spits blood on the floor as he's held against the wall by this stranger. "I bet that she didn't tell you that she kissed me last night."
"You are so fucking fired," Teddy yells at him as a second gentleman enters the room. "Michaels and Stanger, throw this asshole out of here. Let me deal with Taylor and my father. "I want to leave in 10 minutes so please have the car ready."
"Sophie, talk to me, you are scaring me?" I guess I didn't realize that I never answered him the first time.
"I'm fine, you came in right in time," I say.
All I want to do is get out of this room and never see Wallace again.
I grab my bag and run into the bathroom and lock the door. I throw on a bag of jeans and my blue sweater and pair of Toms.
A few minutes later, there is a knock on the door.
"Sophie, its ok to come out now, Wallace is gone, it's just us."
Finally, gathering up enough strength to unlock the door, and I find Teddy sitting on the end of my bed holding up an ice pack to his mouth.
"I've been so worried about you," Teddy says standing up to examine to see if I am hurt.
"I guess I'm just in shock," I tell him removing the ice pack to look at his lip.
"Are you ok?"
"Did you think I couldn't take that ape one?" He laughs and instantly I feel relieved. "Did you forget that I am a black belt in karate?"
Of course I didn't forget that important detail.
"I need to ask you something, was Wallace telling the truth, did you kiss him?"
I don't know how he will react when I tell him what really happened.
"I invited Logan to have dinner with me last night and I had a few glasses of wine, and I know that's no excuse and at the end of the night, he kissed me and I kissed him back, but nothing else happened, I swear to you. And tonight, I was coming out of the bathroom to find him in my room and then he came on to me."
"Your moment of clarity, right?"
All I can do is nod and more tears start to fall.
"Were you ever going to tell me that he kissed you?"
"I don't know, probably not."
He says nothing, but paces around the room.
He grabs my suitcase and throws it on the bed.
"Our car is waiting, please pack your bag, we are leaving the hotel right now."
