Chapter 3
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!Honk honk...! Serena bolted out of bed and looked out the window. A black town car sitting alongside the curb next to her building was blaring its horn.
"They're here already?!," she said panicked.
She went straight to her phone to check the time only to see she had a lot of messages waiting for her.
'10 messages wow!' They were all sent spaced out, one after the other starting from an hour earlier.
All texts came from the same phone number. They were alerts telling her that the car service would arrive at a certain time.
"I will be down in 10 minutes," she's texted back, saving the number to her phone under the alias, 'DRIVER'.
'Ugghh...thank goodness I soaked in the tub last night before I went to bed, at least I'm clean,' She thought stressing about her time restraint.
Rushing to the mirror she inspected herself. Her hair was now in looser curls from the day before. It wasn't what she considered fancy or professional enough for work, but it would have to do. She sprayed and settled down a few strays before beginning to brush her teeth. Serena applied light make-up to her face and grabbed the first suit set she could find and pulled it on. It was a short scrunched sleeve ivory jacket/skirt combination paired with a pink blush colored, silk, sleeveless blouse and a comfortable supportive matching bra - panty set.
After pulling it all on she wrapped a delicate gold charm necklace around her neck and clasped a couple of loose gold bracelets on her wrists. To finish off the look she pressed her favorite Diamond earrings into her lobes. Subsequently tucking her shirt into her skirt, she inspected the outfit in the mirror.
'I look all right, this will do,' she thought giving herself a quick once over.
Serena went back into her closet and grabbed a pair of tall blush colored heels off the shelf to match the blouse. After rubbing a coconut scented lotion on her exposed skin Serena spritzed herself with a fresh vanilla scented perfume and slipped on her shoes. After hearing a knock at the door she quickly grabbed her work bag and went to answer it.
Upon opening the door she was greeted by a middle aged well-built bulky male with greying hair, wearing a black suit.
"Ms. Tuskino?" he asked in a deeply rough voice.
"Yes that is me." She responded eagerly putting out her hand to make his acquaintance.
He took her hand and shook it firmly before letting go and introducing himself. "I'm Jack, I will be your driver from now on Miss Tuskino."
She smiled at him considerately. "The Boss is waiting for us, are you ready?" he asked.
"Yes!" She said grabbing her phone off the counter and following him outside. She made sure to lock the door on the way out.
Jack held open the rear passenger door for Serena who smiled at him as she slid into the empty seat gracefully. Soon as he was in his own seat he pulled out from the curb and headed straight for the city. She began to ask him about himself and how long he had been a driver for Mr. Powers. Jack smiled at her curious nature. Not finding any harm in the questions he answered everything truthfully.
"Can we stop off and get coffee up there?" She asked pointing straight.
Jack looked to the Starbucks she had trained her finger on just ahead and gauged its availability. "Of course Miss."
"You wouldn't happen to know what type of coffee Mr. Powers prefers would you?" she asked unsure.
"He generally orders it flat black, but on occasion he's taken a liking to the French vanilla." He told her recalling from his memory.
"Awesome. Thank you," She said smiling, "What would you like Jack?"
Her generous offer surprised him, "Nothing for me miss, I'm quite all right. Thank You."
"Please Jack, let me get you something." She pleaded.
He noticed her disappointed expression. "Well I do have a fondness for their cinnamon rolls." He said smiling at her through the mirror as he licked his lips playfully.
"Great!" she exclaimed smiling back victoriously.
Once the car had come to a complete stop she went to pull the handle on the door, but it was locked.
"Wait miss," He ordered softly.
He got out and went around the car to pull open her door for her. She got out effortlessly and thanked him. She headed in for a tad bit and was out in no time. When she came back outside he was still waiting for her where she had left him.
'He has this seriousness about him, but at the same time I find him incredibly kind', she deducted to herself while observing at him closely.
"One delicious morning bun sir," She joked handing him the pastry bag and getting back into the vehicle.
"Thank you Miss Tuskino," he said smiling back.
Jack shut her door securely behind her and surveyed the area before getting back into the vehicle himself. With pastry in hand he drove them directly en route to the Powers tower building. The closer they got the more nervous Serena became recalling the events that had occurred the night prior. Last night as soon as Mr. Powers had dropped her off she had gone in, bathed, and cried herself to sleep. She couldn't believe how dangerous her life had become in the past two days.
There was no explanation for any of it right now, but she was in dire need of a job and although she had only been working there for a short period of time she had actually come to love it. Jack parked in front of the building and got out. As he walked around the car she collected her bag and prepared herself mentally for the day ahead, silently praying that it would be better than yesterday had been. The car door opened and her day began.
Back at Shields headquarters a group of highly skilled mob assassins sat around a table and were discussing the previous night's events. Darien who sat at the head of the table was relaxed and looked distracted as the men went over the hit that was supposed to of taken place but fell short of expectation.
"We had him trapped like a rat boss, but his partner alerted him to Fredrick who we deliberately placed off sight. We'd prepared a decoy to set off rounds as a distraction," Daniel informed him.
Darien didn't look at him; instead he just flittered with the pen in his hand seemingly distracted.
"I know originally we sought to take him out temporarily and lock him up", Derek interjected, "but at least now hopefully our message has gotten across. He won't be messing with us for a while."
Darien smiled ruefully at the comment. The men in the room paused, nervous by his sudden bizarre change of mood. Whereas Darien had been sitting with his leg crossed over his knee leaning back before, he now placed both feet flat on the floor. Slanting forward he crossed his arms and rested them on the table, determination written across his face.
"What message is that Derek? We aren't talking about some kid that ate desert before dinner who needs a little slap on the wrist. We are talking about a fucking madman!" He yelled slamming his fists down hard onto the table.
"Who knows what he's capable of. Diamond has always been a pain in the ass but NEVER, has he been stupid enough, to try to immobilize me. He's been taking more risks lately which means he is definitely planning something big, I feel it. Darkness himself is coming our way and we need to be ready for him."
He stood up and paced the office for a moment, thinking about all the events that had occurred amongst the organization recently. Each of the men became lost in their own thoughts and figurations. Strategizing and trying to deduct what needed to be done was going to take careful planning. Unfortunately time was undeniably not on his side. He paused and sat back down, something just occurred to him. He looked each man square in the eye for a hard minute and finally spoke.
"You said he had a partner with him, who was his accomplice?" He asked calmly with indignation. They all looked at one another hesitating.
"Out with it!" he demanded.
"It was a woman," German, the gentle giant of the group said shamefully.
"Beryl I presume?" Darien asked confidently crossing his arms.
"No," two of them said at the same time.
All the men looked at each other again. This didn't go unnoticed by Darien who suddenly became suspicious. Some men even tried nodding their heads side to side quickly with their eyes open wide trying to alert the two unsuspecting men to drop it. Nephrite who was sitting out of view of their big boss took the pen in his hand and slid it slowly across his own throat. These men paused apprehensively and looked to Nephrite causing Darien to turn in his direction as well.
Darien stood again now with annoyance and mischief riddling him, "Do you have something to tell me brother?" he said leaning against and table lining the wall.
He poured himself an alcoholic beverage from a pitcher that resided there. Nephrite leaned back and did his best to look as comfortable as possible. With a large smile he acknowledged his brothers agitation.
"In actuality it makes no difference who it was brother. But if you absolutely must know, Diamonds comrade last night during our little attack just happened to be that angelic, leggy blond acquaintance of yours." Nephrite told him while looking at his phone, appearing uninterested by the conversation.
Darien gave him the side eye while Nephrite threw him his famous grin and continued to ramble, "Calm down brother she's fine. She was never in any real harm. The woman is just a nuisance who got in our way and messed up a skillfully planned operation, that's all. No need to worry about my hurt feelings, I'm sure I will recover fully with time. There will be plenty of other opportunities to make Diamond our little Errand boy."
Nephrite grinned wider now feeling pleased with his silly antics and completely acted unfazed by the daggers being thrown his way. Darien shook his head and asked all the men to politely leave the room, all except for Nephrite.
The group started filing out slowly, giving respectful nods to their two superiors as they left the room. Some of them quietly wished Nephrite good luck while others gave him a trouble maker's wink. He just smiled back and tried his best not to laugh. As the last guy out shut the door, Darien walked over and plopped back into his seat at the head of the table. He slumped down and turned in the office chair so that he was facing the wall.
Darien looked at his torso and pulled up his shirt. Lightly he began to touch the rapidly healing spot on his side where the bullet had entered him not much more than two days prior. Visually it was healing quickly; physically it was still very sore. He closed his eyes at the pain he felt whenever his body regenerated another layer of tissue.
"Give it to me straight Brother, what took place last night?" Darien asked in an authoritive tone. Darien recalled how he has seen Diamond drop Serena off and came to realization that it must have transpired after the operation his team had planned, failed.
Nephrite breathed deeply and decided to comply, "Just as Reed was pulling the trigger your girl pushed Powers over, both of them just barely dodged the bullets. We didn't know she was going to do that, or be there for that matter. Diamond had secured her in his vehicle, therefore I figured the coast was clear and I made the call. I wasn't aware that she was the type of woman to pull a stunt like that. You shouldn't be associating yourself with her Darien; she's extremely unpredictable and probably working as a spy for Powers."
An image of Serena suddenly popped into Darien's head. He recalled how he found it impossible to stop thinking about her these past couple of days. Last night he dreamed about the feeling of her body against his and the responsiveness he felt when she had slid her hand gently across his cheek when they were in the car. He touched his own cheek now tracing where her fingers had once been. Darien found himself calling many of his regular women to his bed in the past two days.
Something that was completely unheard of, he wasn't the type of man to seek out women. They had always come to him. He was using them to try and gain some sort of power back on his libido. He endeavored his first night to overpower a group of blonds all at one time. That held no lasting effect on him and still he continued to ponder over her.
Darien even had one of the newest high paying escorts in the business brought to him. He thought perhaps it was Serena's innocence that could be making her exceptionally desirable and bedding a newbie might help him satisfy his hunger for her. He even slept with a woman in the dark whilst keeping his eyes closed the whole time in an attempt to envision himself having sex with her. Darien thought for sure it would give him the gratification he was looking for, but the pleasure he experienced was only momentary.
Absolutely nothing he did seemed to cure him of whatever spell she had over him. He wasn't sure how his life had taken such a bizarre turn. He was the untouchable Darien Shields a rich and powerful MOB boss. The most desired man in the world and then one day this random, beautiful girl pops up from out of nowhere pulling him out of a tough bind and he becomes instantly infatuated with her. Later he comes to find out she's working for the absolute foulest man on this planet; Diamond Powers, which just happens to be none-other than his worst enemy.
He wanted to write her off as another dumb blond and forget that their meeting had ever happened.
'She was a dime a dozen', Darien tried to tell himself repeatedly.
He had beautiful women ready and waiting for him on every street corner, literally! But in the end, all of this didn't matter because he knew that his attraction to her involved so much more than just the way she looked. It was rare for him to meet someone nowadays that was as thoughtful and kind as her. He had spent most of his life surrounded by nothing but degenerates and businessmen.
Serena had shown him her honesty, her courage and an inner strength; qualities he considered a rarity in this world. He couldn't believe that she had risked her own life to help him. Then coming to learn that she had also helped save the man who had coincidentally almost hurt her made him more pissed him off than he had been originally at the whole situation of her involvement with Powers. She put herself in the crossfire and at this point was taking hits from both sides.
'Does she have a death wish or something? Is this little vixen trying to play both sides? Maybe his brother was right and she had her own hidden agenda? He was going to need to pay her another visit when the chance presented itself to get the answers he was looking for.
"Boss?" Nephrite said, trying to capture Darien's attention.
Darien opened his eyes and turned the chair to be facing his brother once again. "I'll take it from here Nephrite. Keep an eye out for Diamonds worthless goons and I'll deal with that coward Powers personally."
"What about this new threat to the organization?" Nephrite asked vindictively as he referred to Serena.
Darien looked to his brother with a stern glare before responding, "I'll handle that myself as well."
Darien stood up and put both of his hands flat on the table. His head was lowered as he looked down at the solid wood. He was contemplating the amount of energy and focus this woman was going to be draining from him.
"Meetings over", he finished bluntly.
Nephrite got up and patted Darien on the back, "Take it easy brother," he said.
Nephrite looked at Darien one more time with concerned before finally leaving the room. He had never seen Darien emotionally involved in a job before and it troubled him.
'Maybe it's the hit he took the other day that has him out of sorts,' Nephrite thought as he walked out into the hall.
A couple moments later Malachite made his way into the conference room.
"Shields", Malachite said acknowledging Darien.
"Shields," Darien said back, standing upright to try and hide his mounting stress from the most observant brother of the bunch.
"Angelic, Leggy Blond," Malachite said in a mocking tone.
Darien gave him an irritated look as he leaned against the long heavy table and crossed his arms.
"I see even with your old age those prying ears of yours are still working Malachite." Darien said in a sarcastic tone.
Malachite laughed and patted Darien on the shoulder.
"Easy buddy, we both know that you're starting to let this woman have a greater impact on you than you'd originally anticipated. Any mention of her makes you uneasy; I can see the slow unraveling." Malachite expressed using conviction.
Darien started to get up and walk out.
"You just met this bombshell, don't tell me your dick is hard already?" Malachite alleged with both surprise and laughter in his voice.
He found Darien's way of avoiding the conversation by walking away extremely juvenile. Malachite began to speak again causing Darien to pause, but he didn't turn around.
"I've been tracking Powers' men. They're getting closer, not to us but our Families. " Darien turned around livid, with shock written all over his face.
"You've got to be kidding me!" He said in a stunned voice.
"I suggest we rectify the situation," Malachite said it so low it was barely audible.
"Damn Bastard! I knew he was a ruthless mother fucker! But this….this is taking it too far!" Darien shouted as he stormed out of the building.
Malachite watched him retreat rapidly and let out a deep sigh.
"Thanks for sticking around and listening to my counter plan brother," Malachite said sarcastically to the empty spot where Darien had once stood.
Serena rushed into the office and went straight for her desk to grab a pad and pen. With two coffees in hand she left and headed for the conference room. Through the glass wall of the conference room Serena could see that Diamond was sitting at the head of the table talking to a group of men all dressed in expensive suits. The chair next to him was left open and available so she went in almost unnoticed and sat down there. She put the extra coffee directly in front of Diamond on the table and went to take a sip from her own.
She began immediately scribbling down notes of what was currently being discussed. Diamond ignored her presence up until she had put the steaming coffee down.
'What's this?' He thought looking to the drink and then to her.
'It must be for me,' he surmised watching her take sips from a separate cup. The smell of vanilla suddenly wafted through the air which gave him a sense of calm.
'Mnnnn... How could this woman possibly guess that I would enjoy a hint of vanilla in my coffee?' he thought for a moment. It came to him suddenly, 'Jack!' he thought rolling his eyes, 'Of course. He had taken Jack on more than a few coffee excursions throughout the years and even sent the man on occasion to do some coffee runs for him on the busy days. It made sense that the Jack would know by now what his preferences would be.'
He grabbed the cup to take a good whiff and then slowly began sipping it while looking over to her. Serena was quiet and looked at each speaker respectfully; taking notes whenever she deemed necessary. The only manner to which he could describe the way she looked today was 'serene'. Everything about her was soft; her hair, her stroke able skin, and her pouting, luscious lips.
'Enough!' He told himself swallowing a big gulp of the hot liquid.
He wasn't worried about her trying to poison him with the coffee, especially not after what had occurred the night prior. The woman sitting next to him had risked her life to prevent him from being harmed. He could still remember the feel of her dainty curvaceous body lying on top of his after knocking him over.
He inwardly groaned, 'tonight I should go out on the town and pick up a couple night caps'. He thought with a wicked smile on his face.
Serena was oblivious to his dark sultry expressions. The meeting was wrapping up and she had no idea what the main intention of it was to begin with, no resolution seemed to have come about. All the men began chattering amongst one another and joking about this or that. The man opposite of her at the table who also sat next to Diamond turned to him and started quietly discussing cargo and shipments.
'What was being shipped?' She pondered.
Diamond stood up and bowed, "Thank you gentleman it has been a pleasure."
Everyone followed his lead. Shortly after standing to leave, they would bow in return. All except for Serena who was working on a couple side notes. When the room was empty Diamond sat back down and reclined in the oversized office chair. Taking deep gulps of the coffee and waiting for Serena to finish writing up her considerations. The moment had finally come, she put down her pen, took a long breath and looked up at him.
She smiled at the funny expression on his face, "what is it?" She asked him with laughter in her voice.
"Thank You for this." He said raising his cup a little before taking another swig and putting it down.
"You're welcome," she responded with a smile while touching his arm gently and then resting her hand back in her lap.
He changed his tone and suddenly became very serious. Dropping the volume of his voice he looked directly into her eyes and took a breath.
"I'm sure you're wondering what that whole exchange was about," He exclaimed.
Her curious glances during his discussion hadn't gone unnoticed.
She nodded her head 'yes' and began to feel slightly uncomfortable.
"There are things that we do in this company that some may not consider ethical." He said sensibly, trying to gauge her reaction
She gave him nothing but an eyebrow raise.
He continued, "There will be many highly classified meetings and events that take place within the walls of this company, but they are not to be discussed or brought up unless it is with me. The Powers Corporation dabbles in both Legal and illegal business. You will act as my assistant for all legitimate deals but will only play partial participation in unlawful transactions. "
Serena shuddered for a second. Although the reaction was barely noticeable, Diamond caught it almost immediately. Her expression fell and she began to reveal a great deal of concern. Serena's discomfort caused a unexpected and bizarre sensation to encompass the Mob Boss. He couldn't explain the feeling because he had never felt whatever this emotion was before.
'What was it about this woman that gave me such a strange reaction?' Diamond wondered.
He shook it off and continued, "In the wake of yesterday's incident I have found you to be someone I could come to trust and I would like you to take on a bigger role in this business. If you don't believe you are capable of participating in these types of dealings on a regular basis you are more than welcome at this time to reevaluate your contract with this company."
She stayed silent for a minute and then shut her eyes briefly before opening them again. "What type of illegal business are we talking about?" She said it barely above a whisper and then continued, "Does it involve being shot at?"
He was entranced by her whole demeanor. Serena's long legs were crossed; she had rested the notepad on her lap and was fiddling with a pen in her hand. Knitting her brow she looked to him apprehensively. He took in her troubled expression and it made him uneasy. He stood up now, not knowing how to say yes without making this woman in front of him break down. She appeared fragile at the moment.
He moved his chair over so that is was directly next to hers. She watched as he twisted her seat to face his own and then proceeded to sit down directly in front of her. His trouser clothed knees grazed the bare skin of her legs gently as he sat across from her. Their closeness didn't affect her which he found interesting. If he was far enough back and her legs weren't crossed he would probably be able to see her panties under that short cream skirt.
He took her soft warm hands in his and clasped them together on her lap.
Looking deep into her eyes he began to try to answer her as best he could, "Serena, that incident last night should have never happened. I will make a call and bring in some security to ensure everyone's safety from this point on. Would that make you feel more at ease?"
She nodded 'yes' and he felt her body relax under his touch.
"It's typical for weapons to be a part of my business among other things, but for right now those additions don't concern you. Do you understand Miss Tuskino?" He told her with authority.
She nodded her head again in agreement. "Yes, Mr. Powers," she said respectfully in a soft tone.
At this point Diamond released her and put his hands on the arms of his chair making sure to maintain a good distance from her. Their proximity, her sweet scent, and the lovely soft expressions she was giving him were triggering the beast in him to want to come out and devour her. He wanted to fuck her right here in this room. The thought of pushing up her skirt, having her straddle his lap and taking her more than once kept replaying in his head. The spur of arousal irritated him and he did his best to switch gears.
"You shouldn't have risked your life the way you did last night. Don't do it again." He scolded. Making sure that she heard the anger in his voice.
He asked himself many times the night before while he was fucking a prostitute why he cared at all.
"Honestly," she said softly looking into his eyes with her bright, big and beautiful ones. "I was very scared last night. Even today coming into the office I felt exceedingly anxious, but I'm here and I'm ready to work hard. I need this job!" she said fraught but determined.
He scrutinized Serena for a moment wondering why on earth he even wanted her to continue working for his company. She appeared weak and fragile, qualities he would have despised in anyone else. Diamond deducted that it was because deep down he knew that Serena was more than that. He had seen her strength and she was someone he could trust. Honesty didn't exist in this business, heck it was lacking in the world. He himself didn't possess it. He beheld her as a rare gem and was going to try and figure out how to best use her to his advantage, professional or otherwise.
"Can I assume you have decided to remain with my company?' he said as a statement more than a question.
"Yes Sir." She said giving him a confident and determined look.
There it was, her inner strength and he found it attractive. He frowned in an attempt to keep from smiling at her.
"Then this discussion is over," he said coolly while pushing his chair away from hers and standing up.
He adjusted his tie briefly before grabbing his file folders and coffee.
"Don't be late again Miss Tuskino and when I bow, you need to bow as well. " he told her sternly.
"Yes sir," She responded.
On that note Diamond walked out of the room leaving Serena to be left with her thoughts. Serena had initially found her boss to be an extremely intimidating man but slowly she was seeing a more compassionate side to him. She would be lying if she said she wasn't a little freaked out by this new revelation of his illegal trading but she still couldn't help but see a good man. Coming from a law abiding family, the thought of participating in something of immoral nature felt like a mistake.
'What types of gun deals does Powers Corp. conduct? What other illegal things does the company delve in that Mr. Powers wasn't going to notify her about? What was going to be her involvement or role in the process?'
A huge part of her had wanted to take him up on his offer and re-negotiate her contract and get the heck out of here but there was still that fragment that didn't want to disappoint him. She could see him constantly sizing her up, as if unsure whether she was qualified enough to do her job correctly. Proving him wrong would be her mission.
'Well', she thought, 'the time to oppose his agreement had already passed and now I will need to comply with whatever it is he will ask of me as long as it's within reasonable limits of course.'
As she stood up she pulled her skirt down as much as she could. She had forgotten the reason why she didn't wear this suit anymore. It was much too tight and rode up high on her thigh when she sat down. She would have to put it in a giveaway bag when she returned home after work she told herself.
When Diamond reached his office a Vixen of a different magnitude was sitting in his chair.
"Get out of my office Emerald." He told her in a deep angry voice closing the door behind him.
He went over to put the files that were in his hand down on the desk and then stood with crossed arms watching her very closely. She leaned back in the chair and put her legs up on the surface of the desk, crossing them. Emerald chuckled and gave him a knowing look.
"Who could resist those big, beautiful blue eyes?" she asked sarcastically in a very sultry tone.
"Get out!" He said lowly with anger.
"That delicate, lithe little body. Her smooth, silky skin. Those sensual curves. I could see you getting a hard on in there just from sitting so closely to her." She told him smiling icily.
He smirked and his demeanor changed completely. He had seen her slither past the conference room when he was having his private discussion with Serena. Emerald matched his grin equally with one of her own. Sliding her legs off the desk she got up and slithered over to the door. As soon as he heard her turn the lock he sauntered over to her and swooped her up bridal style. As he carried her over to the sitting area Emerald remained still, unsure as to what he was planning to do. He gently put her down on the sofa that rested at the farthest side of the expansive office.
Diamond sat down next to Emerald and took her cheeks in his hands. Looking into her eyes he couldn't help but mentally laugh at her beyond perplexed expression. He leaned in slowly and began pressing his lips softly to hers while maintaining eye contact. She didn't stop him; he took that as a green light and began tracing a line of kisses along her jaw. Emerald was stunned by his tenderness and newfound affection.
She had never seen this side of him before and it put her at his mercy. Something she wasn't very familiar with. She didn't move in fear it would break him of whatever spell he was under. As he continued, she allowed him full access to her. When Diamond had gotten to the part of her neck just behind her ear, she reached up and touched her own lips. She hoped it would settle the tingling feeling she was experiencing there. Emerald was baffled; his touch had certainly not ever felt so soft and loving before.
She closed her eyes as he picked her up to sit her down on top of his lap. He moved her legs so that they were straddling him and helped supported her back with one of his hands. Diamond then tilted her chin up slightly so that she was looking at him and brought their lips together again. As he kissed her deeply she felt a roll of chills sweep over her entire body. He slowly began to slide his fingertips up and down her spine. He closed the distance between them by wrapping his arms around her waist. The feel of his groin against hers caused them both to groan and gasp in unison.
'This was euphoria', she thought as he slowly cupped her bottom and slid himself against her once more.
Emerald reclined her head back in a moment of pent up frustration allowing him full access to her throat. He took that opportunity to kiss down her neck once again. Diamond slid the thin straps of her loose fitting day dress down her shoulders and exposed her enormous silicone breasts. He reinforced her spine as he leaned her back and began suckling the skin along her protruding mounds. This elicited groans from the wanton woman and gave him the powerful dominance he sought after.
Her gasps became more audible as he continued to grind his neither regions against her own.
"Please..." she whispered begging to be taken.
He tilted her body and slid his hands up her thighs, around her bottom, and up her spine. Slowly guiding them towards to the nape of her neck. He directed Emeralds head to come into proximity of his own and kissed her deeply once again. She began fervently kissing him back and he forcibly matched her kisses with deeper more passionate ones. She groaned again and Diamond pulled away slowly. Her dazed eyes leisurely began to open and she looked to him confused.
Emerald gazed upon him and watched as a sardonic smile slowly spread across his face. Diamond stood up suddenly, dumping her off of him and onto the floor. Now sprawled out on the carpeted she looked up at him angry.
"What the hell is the matter with you?!" She yelled.
He didn't respond, just smiled and walked over to his desk taking back his rightful position in the obtrusively large office chair. He opened his laptop and began sorting through e-mails. Emerald stared at him astounded by whatever had just taken place. She got up off the floor and rushed towards his desk.
"What the fuck was that!?" she yelled slamming her hands down on its surface.
Diamond smirked and continued not to look at her. They both knew what had just occurred; there was no need for him to explain himself. He had secured the position of control over Emerald, something in their last meeting she had claimed to hold. Now to her astonishment, she knew that wasn't the case. Her outburst was just another sign of her failure. She caught herself looking vulnerable and tried to jab him back.
"Have you seen her?" he said sounding informative.
"Her?!" She responded baffled by the sudden change in subject.
"The big, blue eyed bombshell you were referring to earlier." He reminded her.
She squinted her eyes in resentment now, exposing the fact that she was catching on to his little game. He looked at her now, gleaming with pride in regards to his new recruit.
"That woman you spoke of that could made me 'hard at a moment's notice', she embodies everything you're not. She's not a slut or a..." he paused looking her up and down, "a prostitute. She's extraordinarily intelligent and works very hard for her money. Miss Tuskino has an elegance about her, something you would know nothing of considering you're pretty much classless. She is the type of woman that deserves to be touched like a delicate flower or a piece of glass. The way I touched you right now is reserved for a woman of her caliber, not yours, witch. I hope you enjoyed yourself because you will NEVER have the pleasure of sucking my cock again." He looked down at his computer now pretending as if she didn't exist.
"How dare you cast me aside as if I were nothing more than a piece of garbage! I work extremely hard for my money. I've earned every penny!" She shouted Infuriated.
"Of course you did, on your knees. That is what we would call a whore Emerald. All you are is garbage, a cum bucket for degenerates." he exclaimed disinterested still looking at the screen of the laptop.
Emerald switched gears at this point. Straightening herself up she walked around the desk and sat down on the corner. She comfortably proceeded to cross her arms and legs.
"You're a bit older then her aren't you? What would she want from a sniveling old fool such as yourself?" she said trying to throw his insulting tone back at him.
Diamond couldn't help but laugh at her desperate attempt to get back at him.
"You find that funny do you? If she's as pure as you say, she would be wise not to dare associate herself with the likes you and your cold, blood stained heart. If I'm to be compared to garbage than you're worse than filth! Your Lower than dirt Powers. Turns out I was right in thinking you could be after more than her body. Just look at how highly you regarded the little slut."
He was looking at her now with his face completely void of any expression. A switch flipped on in his mind and he was accosted with a life altering revelation. He could care less what anyone thought of him, so for her comments to actual hold some insult or menial truth meant that he had acquired some sort of feelings for the new blond for whom he barely knew.
'How could she have foreseen what he himself had not?' He thought to himself.
He rose in his chair abruptly, startling Emerald; 'he would let no woman make him lax. He held all the cards, he was the one in control and she best recognize her place or else!'
"Have you forgotten yourself Emerald?!" Diamond said in his most menacing tone. "Are you unaware of who I am and what I'm capable of? You must have if you find yourself so freely aggravating me as well as wasting my time. Maybe I should remind you," He said aggressively shoving her to the floor.
Emerald Winced from the pain of the fall and looked up at Diamond who was standing over her now with his fists clenched. His face was frightening and made her fear what he would do next. She began crawling backwards slowly moving herself away from him. He opened his suit blazer and just inside the flap was his gun. She saw him reach for it and gasped.
A knock came at the door causing both of them to turn and look in the direction of the noise. With Emerald forgotten, Diamond relented and went to answer it. Emerald used that opportunity to make herself look more disheveled. Upon the opening of the door Serena looked up and saw Diamonds look of detachment. He turned away from her then and glared towards Emerald who she saw rising from the floor.
"Oh my goodness are you all right?" Serena asked taking in her appearance.
She looked from him to the woman on the floor and then slipped past Diamond to help Emerald collect herself.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you but I heard a loud noise." Serena said touching Emeralds arm softly trying to assist her while Diamond relocated to his desk.
Emerald put on a victims stance and feigned Innocence.
"I'll be fine, thank you. Mr. Powers here was just trying to force himself onto me," Emerald wailed exasperated.
Emerald then looked at Diamond with a hurt expression and fake tears began to show at the corners of her eyes. She turned back to see Serena's confused expression and felt victorious in her plight to injure Diamonds character in the eyes of this other woman. The lighting in the room allowed Emerald to see some the aspects that Diamond had in the petite young woman. Serena moved with grace and exuded radiance just as he had said. Emerald found her perfection revolting. She suddenly reached out her hand and cupped one of Serena's cheeks the way Diamond had seized hers earlier.
"Don't let him use you too, the way he did me", Emerald told her crying.
Diamond had ignored her ridiculous act up until this point but now she was taking it too far and interrupting his demanding work day. Diamond rose from his chair and headed straight for the buxom red head. Without warning he snatched Emerald up by the wrists and yanked her away from Serena. He couldn't stand to see this leach put her tainted hands all over his new assistant. Stepping between the two women he faced the revolting Emerald and thrust her hands back at her.
"Get out of my office", Diamond scolded loudly.
Emerald moved away from him and began putting on a bigger performance by openly crying now. She grabbed her purse from atop his desk and started walking slowly to the door.
"I loved you, why did you hurt me like this?" She whined to Diamond.
She then turned to look at Serena with a load full of crocodile tears streaming down her face.
Serena was torn between feeling sorry for the visibly upset woman and trying to respect her bosses' decision to toss her out of the office. Diamond turned towards Serena and took notice of the soft, caring and concerned look on her face. He caught himself showing apprehension for her discomfort and quickly looked back to Emerald, but it was too late. The witch had already seen his vulnerability towards Serena and they both knew now it was because he had 'cared' what her reaction to the ordeal was going to be.
Diamond felt disrespected and reacted furiously, "Get out of my office you disgusting liar before I have you forcibly removed! I don't ever want to see you in my presence again. If you dare to defy me I guarantee that you will live to regret it," he told her.
"or not!" he said finishing with a threatening tone. Diamond placed his hand against his suit flap where his weapon remained concealed to emphasize his warning.
Real concern began to cross Emeralds face, she looked to Serena once more for sympathy and inwardly with resentment.
"I'll walk you out", Serena said softly speaking up and trying her best to rectify the situation.
She began walking towards Emerald when a large muscular arm darted out in front of her and blocked her path. Serena paused and looked up to see Diamond maintaining eye contact with the brazen red head. She was baffled by Diamonds behavior and apprehensive about what was going to happen next.
"You're not going anywhere. You will stay right here, Emerald will be leaving, unaccompanied." He ordered sternly.
Diamond knew he was coming off harsh but he wouldn't allow himself to fall prey to his newfound affection towards Serena again.
Serena knew he was a tough business man but he had shown her his humanity and the opposites in this moment confused her. Her gaze drifted back to Emerald who looked defeated and she felt obligated to do something about it.
She turned to Diamond and lightly touched his shoulder, "Please Mr. Powers, just let me walk her out. I will be right back."
Her gentle touch and pleading tone immobilized him. He fought against this pull by using his anger to break the grip that bound him.
"No, get back to work!" he shouted.
Serena walked around him and in a flash was headed towards the door. That's when she heard Diamond clench his teeth from behind her, "Miss Tuskino, Walk out of here and you will be terminated."
Serena was stunned, not much earlier he was trying to ensure she could maintain her position. Now here he was relinquishing it after her feeble attempt to help this woman out of his office like he'd originally sought. She wanted to tell him how unreasonable and cruel he was acting but instead she stood tall and responded with as much conviction as possible.
"Mr. Powers," she said turning around and speaking defiantly, "Thank You for my time here sir, it was a pleasure working for you. I'm sorry that you feel the need to speak to her that way, but I won't allow you to be disrespectful towards me. "
He only stood there a moment and looked pensively into her eyes without responding. He wouldn't tolerate himself to be affected by her so he forced himself to turn where he stood and walk back to his desk. Serena who couldn't help but feel ignored and defeated, she walked out making sure to shut the door soundlessly behind her. Serena just stood there for a moment unsure of what had just taken place. She took a deep breath and collected herself before turning to face Emerald who was standing a couple feet behind her in the hallway.
"Come on, I'll walk you out." Serena told her softly in a dejected tone.
Emerald, who had seen the whole one sided exchange take place was very pleased with her little scheme. She had successfully accomplished being able to keep this blond twit away from her man and was inwardly gloating.
'Diamond would never take back anyone who would defy him, especially not some young girl with no brain.' Emerald thought smirking.
Both women remained silent as the elevator descended.
'Stupid twit' Emerald thought continuing to insult her.
She kept her eyes on Serena who remained focused on the floor.
'What idiot would give up something for someone they don't even know?' Emerald asked herself.
'This must be that moral character Powers was talking about. Diamond had always been surround by people with no ethics at all, no one he could truly depend on or trust. This sort of thing must be what drew him to her. Her kindness and consideration, it had to be. There's no way he would just let this blond goddess walk away.' Emerald got the sudden urge to rid herself of this annoyance once and for all.
'When we get outside, I'll take care of her!' Emerald thought.
She hugged her handgun welding handbag close to her body and turned to see that the elevator had stopped on their floor. As they stepped out of the elevator Serena turned and smiled at her.
"I think you deserve someone who will respect you and treat you with the dignity you deserve. " said the blond to the red head. Emerald felt a flood of happiness hit her. Instead of Serena wallowing in her own sorrows she was showing Emerald empathy and was attempting to uplift her.
"Thanks." Emerald said surprised by the whole situation.
Serena threw her a smile before she turned and began walking through the lobby. Emerald fallowed closely behind. Then out of nowhere two security guards blocked Serena's path, causing both women to stop abruptly.
"I'm sorry Miss Tuskino but Mr. Powers wishes for you to return to his office immediately." One of the men dressed in black suits declared.
Emerald was shocked, 'I knew it!' She yelled mentally 'I knew he'd eventually cave but not this quickly.' Emerald turned to look at Serena's with a down trot expression on her face.
Serena smiled politely at the guards, "I'm sorry but can you please tell him I'm not ready to do that at this time."
The guards looked at one another apprehensive for their own sake, but ended up letting her be, "Yes miss, we will inform him. Try to have a good evening."
She nodded her head in acknowledgment thanking them and continued out the door.
'How it was that everyone could give into this naive little girl so easily is a complete mystery to me. Here I am a woman who has given up everything and what do I have to show for it? Nothing. Absolutely nothing! ' Emerald fumed from within, she knew it would only be a matter of time before Diamond went in search of Serena. 'There's no way I'm going to let this little goody two shoes replace me, Diamonds heart belongs to me!'
Serena turned briefly to face Emerald once they were outside, "Good bye," she said kindly before waving and rotating back onto her path.
"Good Luck." Emerald called out sardonically.
Once outside Emerald watched Serena closely as she walked down the block, and she undertook to follow her covertly around every corner.
Serena slowly started walking down the steps in front of the building. She was very aware of the fact that she had forgotten all of her personal things in the office but she was too drained to be tremendously concerned. A part of her thought it best to go back as the Security had directed, 'maybe he wanted to apologize', she thought briefly. Whatever his reason was, she wasn't ready to speak with him.
Serena just wanted to get out of there for a little while and clear her head before shed have to go back and face the music.
They had maintained a slow pace and found a quiet park area; it was early enough that there were not many people out. Emerald looked around and saw only one person lying on a blanket off in the distance reading a book faced away from them.
'Perfect', She thought using this opportunity to pull the gun out of her purse.
Taking off the safety Emerald lifted the gun, trained it on the blond and held it steady, "Goodbye Miss Tuskino, you wouldn't have lasted long in his world anyway."