Chapter 33: Chapter 33

Lexi walked towards her friends’ shop, hoping against hope that she was there. She had been growing worried because how she had just moved out immediately after her child's surgery. It was very unlike her. She had seen her look through things without seeing them and she just had to get over that. The door opened and she met with tony, who was holding the fort around here. Strangely, they had met only when he come to visit Marya at the hospital, and somehow they had clicked.

Even though it had been a while since they last talked, she could not deny that there had been a flicker of desire in her. Maybe that was why she had come here unannounced. Maybe it was not her friend she sought but rather Anthony. This was the first time that she had grown flustered at the sight of a man and desired that he sees her as a woman.

Taking a deep breath, she reached the reception desk and his smile nearly had her forget what she wanted to say.

“Hi Lexi, how are you?”

“Ummh I'm great thanks what of you?”

“I'm also great thanks...so how's Marya doing now.”

“She is doing quite well thanks. Hasn't Lisa come in yet?”

“No, she hasn't ...I don't know where she has disappeared to because now, we really need to start working on some of our projects.”

“Okay...I'm sure she will come.” Letting out a breath, she turned to go because she suddenly did not have any more words to speak.

“Hey, Lexi, would you mind waiting for her here? Besides that, would mean I have some company. It’s been awfully silent around here by myself.” Tony said as his ears turned an awful red color. He was shy with her.

“Okay, then I'll wait for her.” Yet she did not call Lisa. On the contrary, her heart was doing a happy dance because she now had an excuse to stay back and talk with tony.

It was fun talking to him and more than often, she found herself just staring at him. He was candy juice after all. He was handsome, and the way he talked made her want to be his mouth. She wanted to do things that she shouldn't do with him.

***

Lucas was finally free. He was on his way home. First, he had to get his hair shaved and his beard trimmed. Then he would visit his dearest brother. He thought as a sinister smile grew on his face. His mom and sister had come to pick him and to be honest, being free from listening to the cry of mad people was satisfying.

At home, they had a celebratory dinner, where his mom had prepared all of his favorites. After finishing eating, he walked to their room. Hanging on the wall was a picture of him and Omar. They looked so identical it was difficult to tell them apart from each other. They were born twins, with Omar proceeding with him by a few minutes. As he looked at his bedroom, it took him down memory lane, when Omar loved him wholly and would not deny him anything. Omar had come back with a loaf of bread and Coldwater. They had to share the. Bread and water for a while because at that time, meals were far in between.

Finishing his three slices, he had looked on at the paper containing the rest of the bread, and somehow, two more slices had landed on his hands. Omar had given him his share while he ate only one slice. When asked, he said that he had already eaten something yet he knew he hadn't. That memory always brought pain and anger to his heart. It was all that family's fault, otherwise, they would not have gone through all that trouble. They should have prospered.

So, when he stumbled into research papers and plans for their enemies, he had taken them. He wanted them to pay. He only wanted to initiate the plan a little bit earlier. Shaking his head, he moved from those thoughts into the present time. There was no use thinking of such old things. Besides this was meant to be a new start.

***

Mr. Qin walked into the restaurant together with his wife, a slim older woman dressed in a kimono-style dress. They walked side by side and when they reached their table, Mr. Qin went on to pull out her chair and only sat down after she was seated. They were an old couple though they gave the feeling of being in love. This made her feel nostalgic. Could she even hope to dream of such a future and with whom? In the back of her mind, she knew that she could never love another like she had Omar.

They immediately started ordering and very quickly, the waitress went and took their orders. Freshly squeezed juice was brought and they started small talk.

“Thank you very much Mr. Qin for honoring my invitation today. This is my wife Lisa Hassan, and Lisa this is Mr. Qin a business associate and his wife.”

“Pleased to meet you, Mr. Qin.”

“Likewise, Lisa. Thank you for having us around.”

As Omar watched the table now in full conversation mode, he could not help but feel astonished. No one else could have done what she was doing with so much ease. He did not even know how she was doing it but she was, and by the look of it, it wasn't just him charmed by her, no Mrs. Qin was up in laughter while Mr. Qin looked on with a smile tugging on his face.

He came from his daydreaming when Lisa and Mrs. Qin excused themselves to go to the washroom. His eyes followed her until she disappeared.

“You do love her, don’t you?”

Coughing, Omar turned to him, “sorry love who?”

‘Your wife of course.”

“Ha-ha, yes, I do love her. She is a special person.’

“I like her and now if you ever hurt her, you will have me to answer to.”

“Huh,” Omar said with a confused face.

“You should always strive to treat each other right. Life is fleeting and the moments you can spend together are limited. Today one may be here and the next they are not. These things matter even more than money.”

That statement hit Omar right into his heart. He knew he still loved Lisa more than anything, but how could he prove it to her and make her forgive him? Perhaps it was time he treated her right. He had ruined her business just to get her to agree to marry him. Was this how a person in love was supposed to behave?

After a while, the ladies came back and the meal ended with promises of meeting up some other day. And of course, the deal on the table. They would sign the contract after two weeks and start their work. Once they were done, Omar escorted Lisa outside and before opening the door to their car, he could not help kissing her. He had wanted to just lightly peck her but once he got a tentative first taste, he knew that he could not stop.

Her lips clamped shut until he told her that Mr. Qin was watching and they should put up a show. Kissing her, he held her at the waist, his hands encasing the indented waist. Tasting her lips again was driving him on overdrive. Especially when he remembered what he had seen in his office bathroom. She had been masturbating and came calling his name. It had been so hard to hide his arousal from her but right now, his arousal touched her belly. He could feel her breath hitch when she felt it.

And then she had snaked her fingers on his hair and by the time they