Chapter Five
Mae…
I know I have not met this man before but looking at him, my blood freezes over and I feel a chill slide up my bones. His stare makes me self-conscious. And when he kisses my hand, I feel so cold and scared in that one moment that I snatch my hand away and Nathan raises his brow in question. His father just smiles like there is nothing in the wold scarier than he is. Or maybe this is all just my imagination.
"Miss Tent" he addresses me, "It is an utmost pleasure to finally meet you. Call me Christian," he smiles.
"Finally?" I ask.
Nathan is quick to respond "I have told him a lot about you, since we met."
That does not strike me as what his father means but what would I know?
Well it is nice to meet you to." I say.
He nods. "Welcome to my humble abode. I hope you have a pleasant time tonight." He turns to his son, "please show Ms Tent round the house, in the meantime, I think I see the Minister at the door." He leaves.
"Which Minister?" I ask
Nathan laughs. "Minister of foreign affairs. They are as thick as thieves."
I am awed. These people are not only rich but connected as well. Nathan takes my hand and leads me round the ground floor. I see the dining rooms; apparently there are two dining rooms for private and public dinners respectively. Then there is the parlour, and the Men's room and a whole host of other rooms I could not keep. I keep wondering if the ground floor has this many rooms what are the other floors for?
I am introduced to a lot of people too as the tour goes on and I forget all their names intentionally because I knew I would never get integrated into this kind of life to the point where I am on a first name basis with even a quarter of these people.
"Hello." I turn when I hear this voice. I see a goddess with her hand outstretched for a handshake. That is the only way I can describe her; flawless skin, long flowing dinner gown with her hair pinned neatly up and a smile that could melt most hearts.
"Hi" I answer taking her hand.
She smiles "I am Whitney. Everyone is gushing about the date Nathan brought tonight and I just had to check you out by myself, hope you don't mind."
"Oh" I have nothing else to say to that. "I am Mae."
"Hmm, Mae. Lovely name for a lovely person. You do know the only reason you are here is cuz Nathan and I had a fight right?" she laughs.
Ah! So this is it, I thought. So this is supposed to be the evil, jealous ex-girlfriend here to send me away as in the movies.
I smile sweetly "Well honeypie, I do not care about whatever went on between you and Nathan. If you have a problem with me her, take it up with him ok?"
"I do not have a problem with you here," she chins up "you are just one of the others he's had. He picks up strays and has a fling with them but he always returns to me."
"Shit. You must be really pathetic to keep taking him back then if all he does is cheats, so much so that you are used to it." I say. "Ouch, I do not want to be you."
She slaps me.
Everyone nearby hushes, the air is tensed, the world stops for a minute as I try to digest what just happened.
I laugh. "Oh baby you did not just do that." I remove my earrings and punch her right in the face. She falls like a sack of rice and starts crying. By then guards were already on their way with Nathan and his father coming from the other end of the room. When they reach they both immediately bend to the crying monster, comforting her.
"She punched me, I just came over to say hi and she punched me." Whitney cries clinging heavily to Nathan. "I keep telling about the strays you bring in Nathan now see."
No one asks what happened. I am shocked by that.
"Ms Tent I need you to exit the premises please." Nathan's father tells me.
I look at Nathan but he is still by Whitney's side. I shake my head and make to go but I remember he brought me here. How the heck do I get home?
"Nathan if you could kindly return me to where you picked me up from" I say. My voice sounds loud simply because the room is so quiet, everyone waiting, some even praying for a scene.
Nathan looks at me confused then stands and say "Of course. Let's go."
Whitney shot up quickly for someone who apparently couldn't stand "You want to leave me Nathan? After what she did to me?"
"You are clearly feeling better" he retorted.
He grabs my hand and we both make our way to the car. The drive back is tensed and silent, totally different from when we came. I regret coming. Everything was going fine till Whitney decided to come say hi.
We get to my place and I invite him up for a glass of wine out of courtesy. I am surprised he accepts. We go in and I kick off my shoes right at the door. He does the same and we settle on the couch, no one making any move to get the wine.
After a while of awkward silence I am fed up. "This is the part where you blame me for ruining your father's dinner and then I say I'm sorry even though I do not mean it"
He looks puzzled "You think I blame you for that? Of course not."
"That is kind of hard to believe seeing ass you rushed to her side the minute you came and did not even so much as glance at me till I told you to kindly take me home."
He sighs. He looks so exhausted in these past hour. "I do not blame you Mae. Trust me you do not want to see Whitney when I ignore her. She is better to handle when she believes she has my full attention. I know Whitney very well and I am getting to know you, there is no way you started it."
"Oh well, now that's out of the way, I'll get the wine" I say.
"I have something else in mind" he smiles dragging me back down and kissing me.
"Oh yeah?" my blood starts to freezes again "What would that be?"
"I was thinking we finish up what we started right here a few hours ago" he says as he licks my neck.
"That sounds like a plan" I say. That is all I could manage as my brain also freezes.
He uses his teeth to slip down my dress straps and then unhook my bra. My breasts spills out and I try covering them up because I am ashamed of their little size. I am a size B if it is being stretched.
He removes my hand from my breasts and taking one nipple in his mouth he says "You are so beautiful." This washes out all my insecurities.
"I want to make sure this is what you want" he tells me.
What I want? I am way beyond wanting. At this point I could only think and breathe Nathan. He feels like the best thing that has happened in a while and this is saying a lot because I am sure cobwebs have grown in my pussy.
I only answer him by wriggling out of my dress completely and tossing it on the floor. This stops all the talking. He takes a minute to study me. "Wow. You really are gorgeous."
Our breathing become shallow and there is only a roaring passion. It consumes us as fire.
He yanks his jeans off and jerks off his shirt. In a flash we are but naked and panting. He kisses me hard like he needs this far more than I do, sweeping the length of my body with his hands. There is no room for loving and tender words, it is just rush, urgency and a ferocity to this first sex.
I arch my back and I cry out when he inserts two fingers inside my pussy. There is no gentleness. He brings his mouth to replace his fingers and it is just ecstasy. I keep moaning as nothing else makes sense as the intensity of the pleasure keeps climbing new levels. Somewhere in my head I hear him moan too.
"Mae…" he moans. It is barely a whisper and I am sure it is more a prayer than anything else. I feel his dick push against my pussy lips and I notice how big it is. I panic because it is big and I am scared it won't fit. I struggle but he shushes me with his lips hungrily. He did not do it gently, he pushes in immediately I am calm and I cry out in intense pleasure.
The strokes come fast and hot and I hear the swish sounds made between us as I begin to tighten around him. The fire consumes us and then with an explosion we came together.
When it is over, we both fall on the couch, assembling our thoughts. This is the best sex I have ever had. No one says a word for a while then he picks me up and carries me straight into my bedroom; it is the first door. "Clean sheets and an actual bed this time around," he says.
"This time around?" I ask
"Honey that was just part one. This time, it will be slow and thorough. I want to explore every part of your body, trace all your scars and marks with my tongue."
I am already getting wet hearing him.
*****
Nathan…
"You are back home really late son"
I am shocked to the bones when I hear this immediately I step into the house. I turn on the lights and see my dad sitting in his armchair, sipping a glass of wine.
"Um, yeah.. I stayed over there for a while." I reply making my way upstairs. I am not about to have this conversation.
"Come back here." My father thunders. I stop in my tracks and turn around. The last thing any sensible person wants is to be on the wrong side of my father, including me.
He drops his glass. "I know what you've been up to." He starts.
"Dad I can explain…"
"No Nate," he smiles. "You need to continue. You need to love that girl like your life depends on it because your life does depend on it."
Confused I say" "I don't understand."
"She is what we've been waiting for all these while. She is Chajrik's ticket and therefore our ticket to a new life."
On the mention of the dark Overlord Chajrik, I am rooted to the spot. What in the world does Chajrik have to do with Mae? My father read my mind and laughs.
"Oh son, you need to work on your blocking spells. This girl is the one and she just walked into my home. You will charm her to death. We are about to become the second most powerful family in the world." He gets up and laughingly slaps my back.
He laughs all the way to his bedroom. I am left there conflicted. My father will not think twice about hunting me down should I go against him. So, do I sacrifice Mae for my family or sacrifice myself for Mae?