Chapter 2 – V

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It was well past 5 but I still sat at my desk wondering on the events that had happened earlier this morning. I had been kissing Damen and we were about to ... and then all of the sudden he disappeared and I was left in nothingness.

"Ever you need to go home." My bosses' deep voice brought me back.

"Huh" was all I could think of.

"You need to go home."

"Oh" I got up and packed my things. I started to walk away but he grabbed my arm which stopped me. I felt an electric bolt zap through me and I only felt that with Damen. I could feel my eyes widen and apparently he felt it too because immediately he let go.

"Hum" He cleared his throat. "Uh I was wondering if you were okay."

"Uh. Yeah I'm fine just tired." Truth be told I actually was; thinking about what had happened earlier took a lot out of me.

"Oh well just get some rest. I wouldn't want to see one of best employees get so tired she can't work."

I smiled at him for his concern and the compliment.

"Thanks." was all I said then I walked to the elevator and waved bye before it closed.

I drove fast on my way home. Several people honked at me but I wasn't concerned I just wanted to go home and sleep.

Once I finally got in I collapsed on the couch and immediately fell asleep.

I woke up with a bad back pain because my couch wasn't the most comfortable place to sleep. As I got up my back made a loud crack. Not a snap, a crack and it felt a lot better. I looked at the clock and noticed it was midnight. I had been asleep for only 6 hours. I needed more sleep, but not on that couch. I went upstairs to mine and Damen's room and changed into a flannel shirt and a pair of shorts then crawled up under the covers and fell back to sleep.

"Ever?" a deep voice called into the darkness.

"Damen? It's me Ever. Where are you? What's going on?"

"It's okay. Just follow my voice and come to me."

"Well you gotta keep talking or else I'll be walking blindly."

There was no answer after my remark.

"Damen?" I called again and there was nothing. I felt the darkness consuming me and felt claustrophobic.

"It's not Damen." A deeper voice said. I recognized it but couldn't put my finger on it.

"Who are you?"

"You should know me Ever." Then it hit me like a train. It was my sexy as hell boss Max Davis.

"Max?"

"Yes Ever. Now come to me. You'll be safe."

I walked towards him but held back. Something didn't feel right. It felt very off.

"Ever come to me." His seductive tone in his voice pulled me to him.

Suddenly he emerged from out of nowhere. He crooked a finger at me and I walked to him. He grabbed me and kissed me hard on the mouth. If he hadn't been holding me I would have sunk to the floor.

I heard footsteps behind me and yelling. Max stopped kissing me and growled at the person who interrupted us. I turned and saw it was Damen.

"It's not what it looks like." I yelled.

He started yelling but I didn't hear him. He shouted but nothing came out. I turned and saw Max yelling back and he was silent as well. They started to fade and then completely disappeared.

I woke up again except this time I was sweating and I was tangled in my sheets. I ran my hands threw my hair and wondered what the hell that had been about. Sure I wanted to take my boss and have my wicked way with him but I was in love with Damen. Or so I thought.

I looked at the clock on the nightstand and it read 6 am. Time to get up and get ready for work.

I went into our bathroom that connected to the bedroom. I stepped into the shower and cleaned myself trying to get rid of that bad dream. Or good dream depending on how you look at it.

I searched through my closet for something elegant and appropriate for work. Nothing that revealed too much. I grabbed an ivory blouse and a black pencil skirt that fitted me well.

I couldn't stop thinking about the dream and Damen. How I felt it betrayed him. I also wondered about what happened at the office. Would I be able to talk to him again? Only one way to figure that out.

Summerland.

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