Chapter 17.

Chapter 17.

~Maya~

I left Elijah’s room, only to see I was alone. Neither Jayden nor Maria were in sight. My smile turned into a full grin when I wondered if something might happen between those two.

Maria is one of the most amazing and nice person I know, and I want nothing but happiness for her.

As soon as I reach my desk, I swamped with work. Not realizing about my surroundings I’m startled when Maria sauntered in and place a vase full of sunflowers on my desk. “For you, babe” She winked and walked back to her desk.

I didn’t even notice when she returned back and when I looked towards the clock it showed it’s been two hours since I’ve been engrossed in my work. My eyes moved to the bright yellow display of my favourite flowers and nothing but pure joy filled me. How did he know these were my favourite?

Finding a card between them. My heart was beating so loud, I was sure if anyone was near me they would definitely hear it. Opening the card, I read the only two words that showed his ownership over me:

You’re mine.

EF.

That’s all it took for him to claim me and claim me he did.

I pulled the bouquet towards me, taking a sniff. My smile making the muscle of my face hurt, but there was no way it would leave.

Taking my phone out of my bag, I texted him.

M: ‘Only yours. Thank you for the flowers. I love them’

His response was immediate.

E: ‘What flowers?’

I rolled my eyes but my smile was still intact. I opened the camera app and took a photo of me with those said flowers and send it to him.

M: ‘These flowers.’

E: ‘Still don’t know what you’re talking about Angel’

I shook my head and tried to play his game instead.

M: ‘Well I guess then I need to find who was responsible to make me this happy. I need to thank them personally. Maybe take him out for a nice thank you dinner’

The second my message was read, my desk phone started ringing. I picked it up, knowing who was on the other side “What can I do for you Mr. Frost”

“In my office. Now”

With a smug smile on my face, I got up and left for his office, giving a wink to Maria’s devilish expression.

Knocking on his door, I waited for his ‘come in’ but instead he opened the door. And he was pissed. My smile got even wider looking at his expression which only seems to piss him more off.

“Is there something you wanted Mr. Frost” His lips twitched at my tone but he seemed be intended to stay angry.

He took a step back, making way for me to enter. A silent command to enter. The door shut with a bang and I tried to get my serious face on. But on the inside I was amused as hell.

He moved in front of me, his hands stuffed in his pant pockets. “How many times do I have to say that you’re mine and you’ll finally get the gist of it?” His voice calm but his expression was anything but.

“Well Mr. Frost” I started, a slight smile broke my serious exterior. Taking a step towards him so we were chest to chest, I continued. “You know what they say. Action speaks louder than words.” Standing on my tip toes I brushed my lips with his, my hands still behind my back. “And your actions were just not enough.”

A growl pushed its way through his chest and then he was on me. His lips attacked brutally mine and his hands were all over me. Picking me up, he placed me on his desk, shoving my skirt up my waist and ripping my panties. Not having a care about anything else at that point, I moaned out loud when he filled me in one single thrust “Is this enough for you angel? Is this enough to make you mine?”

A smile broke out through my face and I leaned forward, taking his earlobe between my teeth “Harder Elijah” I whispered and it was like all hell broke loose. His thrust became far more brutal and I loved every single second of it.

Biting my lips hard to not scream, I came so hard and Elijah was right with me. “God dammit Maya” With a surpassed growl he came, falling on me, making me take all of his weight. And I loved it.

In my ears he whispered “Tell me you’re mine Maya” There was a hint of fear in his voice that startled me. Never had I seen such emotion on his face.

Taking a hold of his face between my hands I pulled his out from neck and made sure his eyes were on me. His eyes filled with such vulnerability and a hint of panic what broke my heart and confused me at the same time. “I’m yours Elijah. Only yours.”

“I’ve got you, always” He whispered. I nodded but he shook his head. “Tell me I’ve got you Maya”

“You’ve got me. Always Elijah” I said. Such love filled every corner of my heat for this man that I knew I could never get out. Not that I wanted too.

*****

At noon, I went to Maria, tapping on her desk. She jolted, placing a hand on her chest. “Jesus Maya.”

“You know what. It is fun when you startle someone. Now I know why you do that to me all the time” I smile. Surpassing my laugh because the glare she was shooting me was kinda scary.

“What can I do for you Miss Campbell?”

“I would really like to take you out for lunch Miss Frost. Thought we could get to know each other well.” I mocked a polite smile and batted my eyelashes which made her to laugh.

“And why is that?” Maria replied with an eyebrow lifted, as she tried to contain her smile and maintain her serious expression.

“Because my dear, I have no one to go with and you were my last option” I winked and left for the elevator knowing she would be following me.

Elijah left in a hurry after our encounter in his office, saying something came up with one of his restaurants he owns. Saying he’d come meet me when he gets free.

“Hey. If I didn’t know we were joking around I would be severely hurt by that.” She said as she joined me in the elevator.

“Huh? Really? I guess I have to remember that for the future” I said haughtily which made her half-scoff and half-laugh.

Sitting in the same deli, since I started working for Elijah, I tried to think of a way to bring up Jayden.

“So Maria. Anything new with you?” I said, trying to seem uninterested as I looked at the menu.

“No. Same old” She said, giving me and the menu a suspicious look consider I always order the same turkey sandwich every day. “Tell me about you?”

“I bet you Elijah told you everything. So meh” I shrugged to which she narrowed her eyes.

“Spill Campbell. What do you want?” She said crossing her arms, a slight smile on her face although her eyes were still narrowed.

“Okay umm” I started but I know I had to be blunt and why was I hesitating. It’s not like were strangers “I noticed some tension between you and Jayden” At that her smile disappeared and she suddenly stiffened “Want to tell me what’s going on? Considering you both vanished when I came back from Elijah’s office” I said, noticing how every word out of my mouth made her even tenser.

“There’s nothing going on” She said calmly and then waved the waitress for our orders.

After the waitress left and I was even more determined to know what was going on between them. “Come on Maria. You know everything about me and Elijah.” I said and then pouted just to add effect “I thought we were good friends” and cue batting my eyelashes.

She relaxed somewhat at my attempt to lighten the tension and I was glad. “It’s just- Its really complicated.” She started and the sadness that took place in her eyes was heart breaking. “I’ve known him since we were kids and I knew I loved him then and I still do but…” she took a deep breath and looked like she was seconds away from crying. I took a hold of her hand and squeezed it, silently giving her my support “He doesn’t love me” she finished and a tear escaped her which she quickly wiped.

“I’m sure that not true babe. He looked at you like there was no one else in the room. Have you talked to him about your feelings?” I questioned

“Of course he knows what I feel for him. But it’s like he doesn’t care. He’s with a new girl every fucking day and it kills me. It kills me knowing he has the power to break me every day and I hate myself that I can’t resist him. I let him fuck me whenever he wants. Place my heart in his hands and he brushes me off like I just a slut not worth his time.” Now she was full on crying and I felt a twitch of guilt for bringing this up.

“I’m so sorry for bringing this up Maria.” I started

“No. I really needed to get this out.” She wiped her tears and sniffed “I have no friends. Just Elijah, and I can’t share this shit with him because he and Jay are best friends and I know Elijah will hurt him for doing this to me.”

“Who said you have no friends Babe. Are you saying I envisioned us wrong?” I said just to make her smile and I succeed. “I am always here for you. Day or night.” I looked at her earnestly making sure she knew I meant it.

“And whereas Jayden is concerned. Fuck him” She laughed at that “You are the most beautiful girl I’ve seen” She scoffed at that “You are. And I know there’s someone out there who would kill to be with an amazing woman such as you”

She looked up at me with eyes filled with so much anguish that would bring any man to his knees “You think so?”

“Fuck baby I know so” I said and I wasn’t lying. “Any guy would be lucky to have you just like I’m to have you as my best friend”

She smiled then, and it was so big I was kinda scared she might crack her skin “Thank you. This means so much to me”

“Never thank me. Why don’t you come over to my place tonight? I was going to surprise Kyle with some pizza because it’s my turn to cook and I just don’t want to” We laughed at that.

“You had me at pizza”

“A girl after my own heart”

“So tell me about you now. You and Elijah doing okay?” She asked as we got our food and started eating.

A dreamy sigh left me and a smile took a hold of my face when I remembered out time together “We are perfect right now. There were some tensions but we talked it out.”

“That’s good. Great actually.” Maria said with her own affectionate smile.

“Whys that?”

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen Elijah as happy as I did this morning. And the way he held onto you. Like he was claiming it to the world that you were only his.” she sighed dreamily which sounded exactly like mine and from the look of her face I knew she was teasing. “You both seem perfect for each other”

I smiled hard at that. Hearing someone say this only made me want to cherish my time with him forever.

Suddenly a thought entered my mind and I knew if there was someone who could tell me about it, it was Maria “Hey Maria. Who’s Jennifer?”

She froze at that. Not even blinking. After a moment she regained herself and stuttered “Wha- Who-What about Jennifer?”

I was immediately on alert at her tone.

“Elijah said she was a friend?” I said, more like questioned because her reaction to Jennifer seemed more suspicious then it did last night.

“Yeah.” She coughed “She’s an old friend. Me, Elijah, Jayden and Jennifer just to be tight when we were kids” She nodded and that when I noted that she was deliberately avoiding eye contact with me. “Did you meet her?”

“No. She called last night when Elijah and I were on our date” I said and my voice clearly showing my confusing since she wouldn’t look at me “Do I have to be worried Maria?”

It was then she looked at me and continued look for a complete minute. “You would never want to worry about anyone with Elijah. As far as I know. He’s completely yours and No one else’s.”

Although she answered my question I could help but feel a tiny it of dread about this. Shaking the feeling of I smiled at her and said “Good. Because I think I’m in love with him.”

And the look Maria gave me then was not what I expected at all. A look filled with pity that no matter how hard one tried, could not be hidden.

*****