Chapter 1 THE WEDDING PARTY

D*mn it! My engine wouldn't start.

"Oh, come on, not now. I can't do this with you at this hour, buddy. It's 10:15, I have to get home early. Please don't do this."

I tried countless times to start the engine, but my car was the weapon fashioned against me tonight.

Shortly after, it started pouring rain outside. "Oh please, don't do this now, I'm begging you."

"Ladies and gentlemen, a toast to the newlyweds of the city! May their marriage last forever!"

While everyone was celebrating my boss's daughter's wedding, I was outside struggling with my car. A poor guy like me, stuck in a broken-down car in the rain. Oh God, help me!

I remembered my girlfriend Bianca. She had promised to pick me up when I told her about my car this morning. I checked my phone, but there was no message, no call from her. I dialed her number.

It rang, but she didn't answer.The rain intensified. "Bianca, come on..." I murmured softly. I called again, and thankfully, she answered this time. "Hello, babe."

At first, I didn't understand what I was hearing.

"Ahh yes, take me tighter, John!! I missed you so much, ahh..." Confused, I hung up. "What the hell is going on?" I whispered. I called her again. I was furious. She didn't answer. I called one more time, and this time she answered. I heard... "Ahh! D*mn, John, you're amazing.

You know exactly what you're doing to me. You're hitting all the right spots, I'm so breathless, I can feel it."

"Oh yes, give me all of you... hmmm, so incredible. I could do this all night. I missed us together, baby."

"Come on, girl, spoil me. You see, I'm so much better than your lame boyfriend," John teased. "Yeah, John, you're an animal in bed."

I couldn't take this crap anymore, I had to scream. "Babe, where are you and what the hell are you doing?" I demanded. "Who are you with and what are you two up to? I want an answer now!" My voice echoed through the phone

"Hey Sean, I'm so sorry, babe," she said. "I'm still at work."

"What's that noise? Who are you sleeping with?!"

"Bianca, don't you dare lie to me! Where are you and what are you doing?" Confused and furious, I stared at my phone.

There was a moment of silence before she spoke. "I'm with John."

"John?" My heart skipped a beat. In case you didn't know: John was her second ex-boyfriend. I tried to stay strong.

"You mean you're cheating on me with your second ex-boyfriend?"

I was disgusted and confused all at once, but before I could finish speaking, she had already hung up.I stared at the phone in disbelief.

"What is wrong with her? That girl is sleeping with her ex that monster, the one who almost killed her after treating her like a punching bag."

I ran my hands over my forehead. The party in the wedding hall still going on, but nothing made sense to me anymore. And the rain just wouldn't stop. I dialed my mother's number. The phone rang once, twice, three times.

She answered on the fourth ring. "Hello, Sean."It wasn't my mother. It was her secretary, Ms. Olivia. "Good evening Ma ," I said. "Hello, Sean, how are you?" Her tone sounded as if she wanted to lure me into hell with seductive grace. "I'm fine, ma'am." Her voice made me heat up inside and chased away the cold. I quickly pulled myself together trying not to stammer, because the mere sound of her voice was on the verge of arousing me. "My car broke down today, so I wanted my mother to pick me up."

"I see," she said. "Your mother is in a meeting right now. She won't be finished for another eight hours."

"All right, ma'am," I said.For heaven's sake, why am I suddenly so aroused? I know I have a crush on Mrs. Olivia. Things don't just happen; there's a reason for them.

I had been longing for Ms. Olivia ever since she asked me to help her with a problem on her phone and I saw the private photos in her gallery. She was posing completely naked, touching herself intimately, and showing off her curves to the camera. After seeing that, I was never the same. I had imagined her pampering me and us being completely intimate, even though she is so much older. I don't give a d*mn and don't judge me for it.

I leaned against my car, trembling all over. The cold seemed to seep right into my bones, even though all the windows were locked. The music from the party was still blaring. "This show is never going to end, I'm sure of it."

"I can't stay out here anymore; I have to go inside." I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. "Hey, watch where you're going!" D*mn, I'd bumped into someone. "I'm sorry, I was just running to get out of the rain. Please excuse my rudeness I hope you aren't hurt?"

"Nah, man, it's all good," the guy I'd bumped into replied. I walked into the hall. It was still packed with people. The event must have just started, as the crowd was still huge. I made my way through a side corridor and found the restroom. I tidied myself up and cleaned off my wetsuit. That made me think of Bianca again. I called her. She answered without hesitation. "What's going on, Sean?" she snapped. "What's going on with you, Bianca?"

"Nothing's going on with me? Don't ask me that."

"What did you do with that monster? You didn't pick me up like you promised."

"Oh, come on, Sean you're overreacting, and you know it. Besides, I'm busy." "What do you mean, I'm overreacting?!" I tried to compose myself, but I was still furious. Bianca started yelling. "Why are you screaming? Why are you yelling at me?" I slammed my hand against the wall. "I'm not screaming! I'm speaking quietly. I'm just asking a simple question."

"Sean, listen to me: You don't get to run my life. Just because I'm with you doesn't mean you get to control me all the time."

"I'm not controlling you! I'm just asking what kind of unfaithful behavior you engaged in today. What do you mean, I'm controlling you? You cheated on me, and you're still yelling at me! You show absolutely no remorse you're just provoking me." "Sean, I've had enough of you.

I can't do this anymore. Let's end this now," she said. "What are you talking about? What do you mean, 'let's end this?" "What is this about?" I asked, my hands shaking violently. There was a moment of silence, then she broke it."It's over between us, Sean." My heart skipped a beat, and I gripped my phone tightly. "What? Why?!"

"It's over... deal with it." Before I could even process those words, the next blow came. "I'm going back to John. And that is final." My whole world collapsed in a matter of seconds. "You're breaking up with me because of John?!" "Not really because of John, Sean. I just can't be with you anymore."

"What? Is that why you cheated on me?! Bianca, you're just ending our relationship like that? What is wrong with you? Don't do this, you two-faced cheater!" I shouted.She remained silent for a few seconds before saying quietly, "Goodbye, Sean." I froze. Suddenly, there was absolute silence in the bathroom. I stared at my phone in disbelief. Had Bianca really just broken up with me? I couldn't believe it.

After everything we'd been through together, after all the promises and plans, she was ending it all over the phone. Wow. Slowly, I put the phone down and buried my face in my hands. "No..." I whispered weakly.I didn't want to believe it. I couldn't believe it.