Nella slowly peeled her eyes open and immediately regretted from the impact caused by the stinging headache. She tried it once again as she slowly takes in her sorroundings.
She was met with unfamiliar environment, the head didn't stop throbbing, she gave up and threw herself back on the soft bed with softer linen when she felt a finger. A HUMAN FINGER!!
She quickly turned to acknowledge the person besides her, a man sprawled on the bed laying on his stomach. Toned back and arms. Jet black hair she couldn't make out his facial features as he was turned the other way.
A scar running down from his shoulder blade, the rest of his body was covered by the blanket.
She closed her eyes and flashes of what happened the night before embraced her memories. From the court house signing divorce papers to a girls night out to a couple of drinks to a stranger at the bar. The car ride.. ohh my god in the car! To his hotel room.
Her eyes flattered shut, guilt and shame all at once, she was never a girl for any of this.
"No! No! No!…Shit…"
She crawled out of bed slowly not to wake her stranger one night pack of shame to go grab her dress. Heels were scattered on the floor, her bra at on of the corners of the king sized bed.
She got dressed in record time, tiptoeing to the door with her heels in hand. She turned the knob slowly.
"Leaving so soon" his voice rough with sleep.
Her spine straightened. She didn't turn around not entirely "Yesterday was a mistake"
"Was it?" He asked playfully.
"Look, I'm not that type of girl, and I apologize for this awkward situation but I gotta go" she looked him straight in the eye and stormed out.
She hailed a cab and drove to the place she once called home. The mansion's make out was exquisite. It screamed money and elegance. She snuck through the back door and climbed the stairs to her bedroom. She had to get her belongings. She was soon to leave this place and never look back. Her signature made that very clear.
She took her time to and scrub her body and wash off the stale smells from last night.
"I see you couldn't wait to show your true colors, as soon as you signed the divorce papers you slept out" Conner her ex husband fired at her as she stepped out the bathroom.
"That's no longer you're concern. We're divorced and I'm here to grab my stuff, I can be anywhere I want to be so as spending the night" Nella shot back strictly.
"Right, because you're too full of yourself and you always think you're right" he said accusingly.
"Well I'm not the one that cheated, not the one with a baby on the way! Threw our three years of marriage down the drain …Shame up Conner, you playing victim right now is fucked up" Nella spat angrily.
"Whatever, you can leave we divorced anyway.. Enjoy the rest of your life" he said in mockery.
Nella drew suitcases out of the closet and folded everything she was taking with her she was going to give away whatever she didn't need.
She adjusted her brown waves into a ponytail, she changed into a pair of dark blue jeans paired with a chiffon top. She grabbed her purse and started pulling her suitcases, Lilly the head housekeeper in her mid 40s and other two maids went to her aid.
"We'll handle that ma'am" she said with a sullen face.
"Thank you Lilly, for today and for the past three years.. I'll miss you all… let me go say goodbye to Mr Barkley"
Nella descended the stairs heading to the big mahogany door which she knocked twice.
"May I come in" Nella said as she peaked through the slightly a jar door.
"Come on in dear" A raspy voice replied.
Behind the desk sat a sixty seven year old Harold Barkley. The man she knew and cherished since her teenage days and her Dads best friend and business partner.
"I know you might be busy, I just wanted to quickly say goodbye before I leave"
He lifted his head to meet her gaze, his eyes apologetically staring back at her.
"You know you could always stay, that bastard can move out" his tone affirmed and she knew he meant it.
"I'm grateful uncle Harold, but I'll be more comfortable somewhere else. And this house just has too many memories that I would like to let go of.. I hope you understand. You'll always be in my heart though. And I'm sorry Conner and I didn't work out"
He rose from his desk to walk right infront of me and grabbed both my hands "No don't be, I'm the one whose ashamed, I didn't raise him right."
She patted his arm and shook her head as a sad smile escaped her lips "you're a wonderful father uncle Harold, and you did more than enough, don't ever doubt that" she gave him a small hug and turned to leave.
"Allow me to walk you out" he said politely. "I was hoping you'd be here for the inauguration of the new chairman of our company. I'm stepping down, it's time"
"Ohh that's great uncle Harold, you need to pay more attention to your health now. I'll still try to make it or I'll just send my congratulations to Conner when I can" she said briskly.
"No, he's not the one taking over, it's Eros he's coming back"
"Ohh I'm so happy for you uncle Harold, you mentioned him a couple of times, it's a shame I didn't personally meet him"
"After the passing of his mom, he burried himself in our corporations abroad and still did better."
"Ohh, that's sad.. but I'm glad all turned out well. I better be on my way, I have a flight to catch, please take care" she spoke slowly.
"Thank you Nella" he replied softly.
Before she finished her walk to the car, a Mercedes pulled up and neat, tall with broad shoulders figure stepped out. The suit hugged his muscles making him look more muscular, the smell of his cologne attacking her nostrils. He smell like something dominant.
"Hey dad, I hope you didn't come out here to receive me, did you miss me that much?" Eros strong manly voice cut through.
"You bet your ass I was" Harold replied while chuckling. "Nella this is my eldest son, Eros. This is your Ex sister in law thanks to that bastard Conner"
She stretched her hand to shake his. "Nice to meet you, I'm Nella" and that's when she addressed his face with her eyes
FUCK!!!
It's the one night pack of shame guy. Nella's eyes grew wide and her hand involuntarily rose to cover her mouth.
"Lovely knowing you Ex sister in law" he stressed the last part of the sentence and suddenly all her inner self could come up with was This is Fucked up! Just had a one night stand with her Ex husband's step brother.
SHIT!!!