Tia
“Crap, I need to go take care of this, Tia. I'll send you something tomorrow.” He just walked over to me and kissed me, then gently caressed my face. “I want you, only you, and you will submit to me, Tia. One way or the other.”
"Yeah, you'd better." I rolled my eyes.
After that, he was gone. What was I going to do? I needed to talk to someone. This can't keep happening. Mel would understand and give good advice. When I checked the time, it was almost twelve, and she would be asleep. God, this was a huge problem.
I changed the bed sheets, grabbed a shower, and went to bed.
***
I woke up to my alarm blaring. The drive to work was a nerve-racking one. I had so much going on in my head that I got to my office without even realizing it.
“Miss Tia Good morning, Are you okay?”
“Morning Tatiana, yes, I'm fine, just a rough morning.”
"Well, your morning is about to get even rougher."
“What do you mean?" She closed the office door and sat down. “What's going on?”
“So Alissa Jacques used to be a director here until she was transferred to France, where Dominic Chase was. "
And she came back a few days ago, and I don't know what happened last night, but this morning it was everywhere.”
“Okay, you've lost me. What's everywhere?”
“Dominic Chase and Alissa Jacques are engaged.”
"What?!!!”
"Anyway, just a heads up, Alissa is here, and whenever a new female joins the office, she likes to walk around and make herself known, and well, tell them hands off her man.”
The minute she left, I closed the door and blinds and sat there.
Fiancee???????
That was why he ran out last night. Then what was he doing at my apartment.
Yeah, I've warned myself about this. What do I expect?
BUT! I felt hurt, betrayed, lied to, and fucking decimated!
He was a fucking bastard, and, oh, would he pay for it?
Tia
Since that day, I've been deliberately avoiding him. I want to keep my mind clear. I just want to focus on work—work won't deceive you.
I was busy working when one of the guys from the mailroom knocked on my door. “Come in.”
“Miss Sommers?"
“Yes,"
“A package from Mr. Chase's office. I was told to deliver this personally."
“Thank you, Ryan.”
What was this? I didn't get any memo about a project.
I grabbed the package and started opening it, there was a letter inside. A credit card, keys and papers to an apartment complex.
Half way through opening it I felt someone's eyes on me. I didn't have to look up, I knew exactly who it was. I wouldn't even give him the satisfaction of reading that shit.
He was standing right there never taking his eyes off me. Dominic Chase could go fuck himself. I would never submit to him never.
He touches my face but I gave him my disgust look.
“We really shouldn't be doing this, Mr. Chase.”
All the reasons why this was wrong keep going through my mind.
But when I look up, our eyes locked, and for a moment, it shocked me. I knew the same fire and desire I saw in his eyes were reflected in mine.
"Tia, I'm not lying to you. I just need some time."
His eyes makes me lose myself in him.
Oh, I'm so screwed!
******
Dominic
My mother called me to tell me Alissa showed up at her house, and that just sat wrong with me. I hated that I had to leave her like that, but I had to tend to this shit.
Alissa was nice, but... she's just not the one.
Tia, she was it. she made me feel, and she made me actually think about setting down and wanting a family.
Now it's almost twelve in the night, and I'm heading to my parents house. When I pulled up the driveway, all the lights were on, which wasn't normal.
I saw Bennett's car there too. Why would my brother be here? I parked the car and walked in.
“Mom?"
I walked in and found both my parents, my brother, and Alissa.
“Dominic, Alissa says you were together, is this true?”
"Dad, let me...”
"Well, you need to be serious, Dominic, I'm pregnant."
What the fuck?
“I'm pregnant; that's why I came to your office the other day, but you ignored me.”
Shit shit shit.
My parents just looked at me.
"I don't know what to say, but Alissa, maybe it's a mistake.” I said.
"That's no problem for me, Mr. and Mrs. Chase, because I'm confident it's Dominic."
“Very well then, Alissa, you'll return to the company tomorrow. As of now, Dominic, the two of you are engaged until we finalize what's happening here."
"No!" I said seriously.
"You need to start a family, and I need an heir, Son. I can't trust a playboy with the business."
“It's just until we get this under control and stay out of trouble.”
I left and walked back outside. Fuck, Fuck, Fuck. Tia was going to hear this. What would she think? She's going to hate me.
I saw Alissa walking out. But I just got in my car and drove to my place. I sat drinking and staring at the skyline.
Sleep wouldn't fix this sh*t.
That morning, I really didn't want to go to work, but the minute I walked into the building, I could tell everyone already knew I was engaged. I had one of the mail room guys deliver it personally, and I wanted to see her open it. I headed down to her floor and got there just in time. She didn't look up, but I knew she felt me looking. The look on her face said she knew.
Fuck, I needed to speak to her. There wasn't anything else I could do. I headed back to my office and caught the same delivery guy. “Mr. Chase, a package for you."
I took it from him and thanked him.
I closed the door to my office and dumped the contents out. She wrote a letter. I couldn't help but smile when I saw it.
“Thank you for considering me, Mr. Chase, but you can go fuck yourself. Stay away from me and let me do my job.”
She was fiery, and I admire that about her, no woman has ever dared to tell me that.
I was still sitting there, smiling when Alissa walked in.“What the fuck do you want?”“I came to see my fiancé.”
“I suggest you get it out of your head, but we won't be getting married, despite what my parents say."
“I know you, Chase, you've already found another toy, haven't you?
“You can think whatever you want, now please leave. I have work to do.”
She just stood up, smiling, and left. I hoped she didn't meet Tia because I had no idea what would happen.
Tia
I called Mel. I needed to talk to her. It was almost lunchtime.
“Hey Tia, what's up?"“What's up? I'm in deep shit here.”
"Whoa, hold on, what's going on?” I told her everything that has happened since that night in the club to when he sent that shit to me.“
Jesus Christ, Tia, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
“Because I didn't think it was escalated to this, he's fucking engaged, Mel.”
“Do you have any feelings for him?”
“If I did, he'd already killed that sh*t." “Okay, avoid him and her for the rest of the day.
I'll be over tonight, and we'll figure something outt."
"Thanks, Mel.” After I ended the call, I just sat there.
Tatiana peeped in to let me know they were heading to the deli for lunch. If I wanted anything, I just decided to go with them. I could use a few minutes away from here.
Our trip was uneventful during lunch. They gave me a rundown of everything that's been going on in the building.
On our way back, when we stepped into the elevator, Dominic was in there, as was another lady. They look so perfect together, it feels like my heart is being crushed.
I just ignored him.
When we got in, Tatiana looked at me and mouthed the words Alissa, and I just nodded.
"Tatiana, who is this?”
"Oh, hello Alissa, this is our director, Miss Tia.”
"Oh, you're the new... girl?”
Who the hell even refers to people that way? I didn't acknowledge her.
“Excuse me, I asked you if you're the new girl."
“I am not new; I've been here for almost a month, and neither am I a girl, I'm a woman.”
“That's still new to me."
“Well, that's your opinion, not mine." She walked up to me in high heels, shooting daggers at my face.
Crap!!!!!!!!