AMBER ROMANCE

AMBER ROMANCE

EVERY WAKING MOMENT (SECOND IN THE BILLIONAIRE BAD BOYS SERIES)

CHAPTER NINE

Helen woke up feeling very warm and well rested. The day was just breaking, the light blue dawn was pouring in from the slight opening of the window drapes. She stretched languorously and yawned. She felt light and glorious; she had never had this kind of restful sleep in a while. She smiled and thought of all that happened last night and her smile broadened. There was definitely some kind of feeling between her and Chuck no matter how hard he tried to deny it. And it was her desire to make sure the feeling grew. Then she sighed as she remembered that she was not free to return his feeling. No she said to herself, she wasn’t going to think of that today. She tried to turn as if by doing that, she could turn away the ugly thoughts threatening to engulf her, only for her to meet a hard wall obstructing her movement. Becoming alarmed, she gently touched the wall and found it soft like human flesh only hard and muscular.

Helen sat up and rubbed her eyes, her heart skidding and her mind reeling she peeked and saw some shadowy figure of a man lying next to her. She had gone to bed alone or had she? She did also go to the right room or didn’t she? With mounting dread, she gently turned to take a clearer look at the man sleeping on the bed with her.

‘Quite moving about for goodness sake a rough voice said in British ascent.

Helen eyes widened in an indefinable shock

‘Chuck! What are you…’ she sat up and at the same time, he sat up rubbing his eyes. First he assaulted her senses with the Heavenly view of his naked chest and she stared shamelessly and couldn’t look away. Had she slept beside this beauty all night and didn’t know it? She wanted to kick herself for missing this fantastic opportunity, for not even waking for once to… to. Helen stopped, trying to rein in her thoughts.  Then he looked her and she was lost, she  lost her ire at that moment when his eyes like the sea early in the morning poured all over her, she knew there was no power stronger than the hold he had on her.

‘What is the meaning of this, how did you get in here?’ he asked looking around confused and breaking into her thoughts

‘Oh no that is not going work, it is definitely not going to work, are you crazy stalking me to this extent?” she asked trying to recover her balance

‘I am still trying to wrap my head around this one, this is my room’ he looked around the room ‘I am not mistaken, this is definitely my room’

‘How is this your room, I got here before you and this is the room I usually pick when I have an occasion to spend the night here’

He relaxed back on the bed and laughed

‘I am really glad that you find sneaking into my room funny’ she tried sarcasm since nothing else seemed to be working

‘I am surprised you are complaining, I have been told I make a heaven on earth bed partner’

Helen wanted to hit him but she didn’t want to dignify his action by getting violent, instead she sat up. Too late she was just in her bikini briefs and didn’t even know it until he mentioned it. But she was past caring besides this was more than she wore to the beach.

‘I am going to tell Nma this… I am going to make them aware that they have a pervert as a friend’

He laughed again. ‘If I wanted a female company for the night, I wouldn’t have chosen you for the world.’ He winked and tried to get up

Helen stared at him trying to understand why his confession hurt her so much. ‘Yet here you are... in my bed’ she smiled sweetly at him

‘I chose this room before this house was built, I made changes in the blue print when I saw it. I bought all these furniture in this room. I don’t see how you think can get away with lying about how you got in here but I am beginning to think I am the one being stalked’ he answered wondering why he didn’t notice that he wasn’t alone. He didn’t even want to understand why he felt so peaceful and energized; he hadn’t felt this way in a long while. What was it about her? He thought as his confusion and dread rose.

‘Even if I am obsessed with you which I am not, I wouldn’t choose this way to make it known to you’

What was happening, she was losing the control of the conversation, when did the table turn when did she become the stalker, what was happening?

‘Did you really come for your purse yesterday; was that another excuse to get into my bed?”

‘How dare you think…?’

‘…because no one in this house will give you the use of this room especially when I am in town and visiting at the same time’

Helen became speechless and could only stare as the meaning of what he was saying dawned on him. Nma had never questioned her choosing to stay in this room of all other rooms the castle could boast of. If Uche knew she stayed in this room, he never gave any indication. Was he right, was this an honest mistake? If it were, would he believe her?

 He sat up and faced her ‘What kind of a woman are you, how come you are very desperate to cheat on your boyfriend… you think I would offer you more, pay higher for your services…’

She slapped him for an answer and afterwards stared at the red angry marks of her finger with shock and unbelief as he slightly touched his cheek. Suddenly she became afraid, very afraid of his reaction and made a quick move to run from the violence she could see clearly erupting from him but he was quicker and caught her by the waist

‘If you ever try something like that again I promise I would hit back’

Helen knew the terror engulfing her was of something far more dangerous from her foggy past than from any threat Chuck could utter or pose at that moment and she couldn’t help drowning in it

‘I am sorry please don’t hit me’

Shocked Chuck stared at her, of course he would never hit her but she was behaving like he was a monster about to devour her, she was shaking and her mouth was quivering. Not knowing what to do, he hugged her to offer the little comfort he could and reassure her that he would never hit a woman least ways her but when he gathered her in his arm. He found out why he slept like a baby last night. Their bodies were meant for each other and he kissed her forehead,

‘I don’t know why I feel this volcanic hunger for you all of a sudden, it scares me but I would never hurt you, never physically…’ he swooped and began to kiss her.

As he kissed her, Helen could feel herself rising from the dark abyss she found herself in. and she circled her hands around his neck. He was the light and she couldn’t help reaching out for it.

Suddenly the door opened Stanley, and Uche burst into the room.

‘Hey buddy, how about some beach football’

The two of them stopped at the same time noticing Chuck and Helen who had just heard voices. Helen sprang away from him guiltily but Chuck was slower in letting her go

‘Be with you in a moment’ he said lazily and watched the two leave.

Helen wanted die of the shame that engulfed her.

‘Oh my goodness!’ Helen exclaimed in shock

‘Helen…’

‘Stay away from me’ she said to him. She got up from the bed and began to look around for her clothes

‘I get this is an innocent mistake, both of us ending up in the same bedroom and not knowing it till now’ she stopped to look at him ‘but what happened, what they just saw, wasn’t innocent’

‘No it was not but it is none of their business

‘Those are people whose respect I have earned but no thanks to you all that is in the gutter’

He smiled and got up from the bed and stood before her

‘So kissing me is equivalent to losing respect…’

‘Look... I have to leave; I will come for my stuffs later’

‘Helen you lost respect when you entertained the thoughts of cheating on Dave with me… if you are looking for who to blame, look into the mirror.’

Helen stared at him. They stared at each other. At the moment she hated him more than any human in the whole world. She wanted to hurt him but there was nothing she could say or do at that moment that would satisfy the rage inside her.

As she stood in her bikini briefs and him in his boxers staring at each other, chest heaving trying to control their respective temper and fight the urge to dive at each other and satisfy the other hunger that had been gnawing at them since they woke up together, the door opened the second time. This time around so engulfed were they in each other that they didn’t care who came in until they heard a gasp.

‘Unbelievable’ Star said

‘Sorry Helen, thought you were alone’ Nma said and slowly closed the door.

Helen refused to think about what her friends would think and drew her chiffon gown over her head and left.

Chuck sat back feeling like he had been dragged butt naked across the desert and back. He heaved a sigh and slowly pulled on his jeans and T shirts.

Helen got to the kitchen door; where most of the women were and stood back watching them. She could clearly see the tension what they witnessed was causing. She heaved a sigh, she had to face it, face them. Like Chuck said it was really no one’s business who she decided to sleep with. Chuck was a grown man and so was she. Nma she knew would not out rightly condemn her but she knew she needed to explain to her. She didn’t owe Star any particular explanation.

‘Isn’t that the latest slut in town’ Star said coming to stop in front of Helen

‘Star come on!’ Eva said then she turned to Helen and smiled ‘Good morning’

Best to get it out of the way Helen thought.

‘I am sorry about what you had to see… it was not my intention for you to…’

‘…to catch you with him, okay fine but tell us what was your intention?’ Star rudely interrupted

Helen turned to her ‘Actually I owe you no explanation Star, don’t think I care about what you think…’

‘I guess not so you are telling us only Dave deserves your explanation oops! Forgot all about him didn’t you?

‘Stop it Star, please… it is really none of our business what two consenting adults choose to do’

‘Really’ Star turned to Amber ‘Everyone present here knows what is between I and Chuck’

‘With the exception of me’ IJ said ‘Are you guys dating?”

‘Shut up!’ Star commanded Ij.

‘Whatever it is existed only in your mind, Chuck doesn’t waste time when he wants a woman, as we can obviously see’

Helen sensing trouble quickly thought of way to avert it

‘Nothing happened between us’ she interjected

They all turned to look at her

Eva laughed ‘Okay, you spent the night with the number one bachelor in the country, the sexiest man alive in the world and nothing happened’

‘It was an honest mistake. I didn’t know the room I picked was his, so I went to bed early and he came in sometime in the night and we both didn’t realize we had company till we woke up this morning’

‘Seriously you expect us to believe that story’ Star asked angrily

‘I don’t expect anything from you Star. This explanation is for my friends. I couldn’t care less what you think’

‘It’s my fault, I am sorry Helen…’ Nma who had been silently watching said. ‘I have been meaning to tell you about that room, actually... I am sorry’

‘Okay hmm! Strange that you took to that room the same way he did... do I sense a connection there’

‘Not if it means the rage I feel now for the pig headed man’

They laugh…

Helen heaved a sigh of relief.

‘What can I do help Nma’

‘Could you mind the children, take them to the garden and out of our way’

‘Done… where are they?”

‘Their rooms for now’ Nma smiled and Helen left.

‘She is lying’ Star said

Nma turned to her eyes blazing ‘I do not appreciate you coming into my home and insulting my friend. I don’t appreciate the condescending way you speak to her…’

Star opens her mouth to say something but Nma waves her off.

‘Helen may not be in your league but she is a sweet girl. If she says they didn’t do anything, I believe her and if that does not satisfy you then go to Chuck and find out and while you are at it ask him to define what is it that is between the two of you because I sense you are confused and uncertain’

‘Okay… lets tiptoe out of that territory and go back to preparing for my sweet nephew birthday party’ Eva said pleadingly.

Nma reluctantly turned away from Star and went to the fridge and threw it open, trying to calm herself.

Meanwhile Chuck now dressed jogged down to the beach, where his friends were just standing around instead of playing ball like they said. Chuck knew they were not just waiting for him, he also felt that they were not going to slap each other’s back and joke about what they saw with mild curiosity. He doesn’t understand it but Helen seemed to be important to his friends.

‘Hey, why are you standing around like a club already beaten’ he tried to joke

‘Helen, really, of all the women…’ Stanley started

‘I am sorry I thought your girl friend is supposed to be IJ did I mix things up’

‘Both of you stop it’ Uche said

‘Of course you didn’t mix things up but Helen is not your kind’

‘Fantastic, I have a kind now pray tell what is it?’

‘She is not the one night stand kind of a girl Chuck… what is with you?’

‘I am sorry you didn’t hear her kicking and screaming when I dragged her into my lair last night. I think you should pay better attention Mr. Knight in shining amour or maybe you should forget about other women and pay more attention to the one you call yours’

‘Chuck!’ Uche warned but it was too late Stanley was already reacting

‘What do you mean by that?’

‘just reminding you how not long ago you told me to mind my business and that the only woman I need to worry about is the one I am sleeping with, back at you bro’ he picked the ball and left

‘If you hurt her I will come for you’

Chuck turned eye blazing ‘funny how I said the same exact word to your girlfriend few days back’

There is silence everywhere.

‘Do something’ Eva’s husband pleaded with Uche

‘The only way to end this, is with a few blows and I don’t feel getting like punched at today, it’s my son’s birthday’

‘They will come to blows’

‘Yep, and it will calm them down and my father is looking forward to it. He has not grounded anyone in a while’ Uche laughed and they both saw where Uche’s father was rubbing his hands together in anticipation and they began to laugh but turned to Chuck and Stanley

‘I don’t want to believe it of you but if you go after IJ…’

‘Not even if she is water and I am in a desert dying of thirst but like I tried to tell you, I am not the one you should be worried about’

‘How dare you?’ Stanley took a swing at Chuck and his blow connected with his jaw. Chuck caught his next punch and swung but Uche caught his fist.

‘Enough!’ they all stop at Uche’s father’s booming voice

‘I came here to play football and hang out with the guys, but all I have done so far is listen to gossip and then this?’

‘I am sorry sir’ Chuck apologized with shoulders stooped

‘You two girls go over there and sit for a while I play ball with the men… will deal with you after that’

Uche laughed but one look from his father had him shutting up, he picked the ball and followed his father but not before grinning at Chuck and Stanley.

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