UNFOLDINGS IN THE MANAGER'S OFFICE

ARIANA’S POV~

“I think that baby you are carrying is mine” As the words left his lips, I could feel every existence I'd created around this baby shattering around me, like glass.

I was too stunned to speak on this audacity, “excuse me?”

“You heard me Ariana, this baby could be mine, did you stop to think about it?” he asked, before letting my hand go, he paced a few steps forward and then back to me.

“Did you? What exactly happened to us? Because we had the best week of our lives, I asked you to be my girl. I was going to leave it all for you” he started.

“I got called back home enzo, by my father” I replied to him, fighting back the tears as I looked away.

“I was a virgin, how could this be your baby? Mateo was the first man I'd ever been with” I gasped, my thoughts spun out of control and I knew the answer to it.

Cayenne…. It had always been her, taking over my life, this different side that no one can ever tame, a different person entirely.

A sickness created in my childhood home, the mean girl, the bad sister… the unruly girl… she can't be controlled.

No one knows Ariana, who is Ariana? What do I want?

Enzo quickly took my hand, “Tell me you remember that morning in the manager’s office Cayenne” he mentioned and that was when it all came back, the memory Cayenne had been hiding from me all along.

~flashback~

“Hi im Enzo, sorry about that, Ricky can be fucked up sometimes but when he is sober he is a sweet guy,” Enzo said, and then it all came back, the emotions I was feeling all the while.

While I liked his humour, cayenne wanted to spin him on the manager’s table, her lustful eyes noting every inch of his body.

“Oh,” she said, “but I didn't need you to save me, I was fine” she added with a grin, I watched her eyes deepen, a nauseating burden that is her wanton gaze.

“ my bad” he smiled, “I guess I should look out now huh” he joked and I smiled.

I liked his soft humour, but Cayenne just had to have her way.

“Maybe you should Enzo” came her reply, I watched myself move close to him, and she hit the bottle he was holding “Oops” she grinned, a wicked smile crept along her face.

He looked at her, his gaze matching hers, “You’ll have to pay for that, or else that's coming out of my paycheck” Enzo continued.

“Maybe it should” she replied circling him.

“You are crazy aren't you?” he asked, his tone a little more different from before, and that satisfied Cayenne.

“Maybe I am” she snickered before walking over to the sleeping Ricky towards the manager’s office.

She opened it and backed the door, she looked at him with daring eyes and motioned for him to follow before closing it.

Soon he was inside, and the rest of it was clear to me

~ the flashback ends~

“We had sex” I muttered, my words trailing off behind me, he took my hand, “We made love Ariana, that was the best day of my entire week, and every moment afterwards was amazing, I was falling in love with you” he mentioned.

“That wasn't me” I mumbled as I shook my head, my hands clasped over my mouth.

“Yes it was you loved it, you were free, you were the most interesting woman I'd ever met, and you make me want to fall over myself for you, a total mystery” he reminded me before moving closer to me, he kissed my lips and grabbed me he pulled me close to him and then it all came back his touch…

His kiss, his dick inside me, it's been Cayenne all along.

I broke away from him and staggered far back from him, I pointed at the main entrance “We.. we have to go inside before they start to um..” I paused, my head in a light daze as it spun like crazy lights.

“ start to find us, yeah, yeah that” I mumbled before turning away from him, I started walking fast away from him.

“Cayenne….” I heard him call softly, my mind raced frantically, my world had just crashed before me, I'd been carrying someone else’s child.

“I want a DNA test done tomorrow” he called out, i stopped in my tracks my heart beating out of control, “if you don't, I'll have the court send you an order, and I'll have to tell Mateo, he is my friend and he has a right to know you are carrying my child”

With that, he walked towards me and then he passed me coldly, “Tomorrow Ariana”

“I think you are confused” I answered, refusing to accept the reality nor the weight of it, “this is Mateo’s child, and I'm sure of it” I added.

“Ariana, maybe it is and maybe it is not, but I'm not leaving anything to chance, I want to know for a fact that it's his because there’s a possibility that it's also mine” he replied logically.

“I just want to know, Mateo is my friend and this will put us at odds, but I have to prepare for it, there’s a child involved now” he stated.

I couldn't counter his words because deep inside I was scared, just then I saw a shadow pass us, and swiftly someone ran inside the hospital, and we quickly hid.

“Who the hell was that?” he muttered, “stay behind me” he instructed and I heeded, following closely behind.

Stealthily we walked to where the person had run into, I looked at him, and fear seized me with every step we took into the unknown.

Then we heard voices, low but it sounded like they were not too far.

So we moved closer, and closer until we got to a turn, we peered from the corner, and I saw Estella, anxiously waiting.

Looking side by side.

“How did she get past her guard?” enzo asked quietly, “just watch her, she’s waiting for someone” I smiled, “how do you know?” he inquired further.

“I just know” As I spoke someone approached, Estella’s face beamed with joy as she spread her waiting arms for her husband.

“Isn't that …”

“ yes, Emiliano, and no he is not a ghost, don't make a sound, just listen”