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ANGELA
My phone vibrates once against the nightstand, waking me up, and it’s my sister. Why is she calling me? This can’t be good. I pick up the phone with one eye open to read the text.
Leslie: Where the hell are you?
I don’t know why she feels the need to check on me like I’m a kid. She shouldn’t be just showing up at my house. I have a life. She doesn’t need to know every time I go out with someone. I guess I shouldn’t be upset, it just means she cares.
Me: Stayed over at someone’s house. Why?
My hands stretch out, and I yawn. It’s only eleven, and I could’ve used a couple more hours of sleep before my night back at work. This bed is so comfortable, I don’t want to get out of it, but I need to get a ride back to Grapevine. I sit up, and put my phone back on the nightstand, sliding out, and picking up my clothes off of the floor.
Last night proves that Stefan has feelings for me, strong ones, and this could be my epic love story. Before he came down for the holidays, I never would have guessed that he would ever show back up in Grapevine and end up at my house. Somehow, I’m grateful for that Christmas Eve storm, because without that, I never would have gotten confirmation from him, and none of this would have happened.
Things are complicated, and I know he has a lot to deal with now that Hendrix is going to be out of the picture. He might be playing tough guy, but losing a friend after twenty plus years is hard on anyone. Stefan will need time to deal with it, even if he is trying to keep a brave face for the company’s sake. I wish he knew he didn’t have to be that way around me. I like him just the way he is. Flaws and all. Everyone has them, but not everyone can fall in love with them. Isn’t that what love is all about? Loving someone so much, you can look past all the quirks and things that irritate you?
With Hendrix out of the way, I’m excited to see where this might take us. He will want to take things slow, and I’m okay with that. Hell, I’m just ecstatic to finally get my shot to show him that we are meant to be together. Our feelings decades later help prove that, but I can prove it in other ways to. Plus, with everything going on, he is going to need someone by his side, and that can be me.
Stefan could have woken me up before he left this morning, but maybe he was being sweet and knew I was tired. I could get used to waking up in this bed every morning. Hell, living in this house, instead of my small ass house back in Grapevine. A girl can dream, right?
His day is going to be rough today, dealing with all this shit from Hendrix’s drama, meeting with lawyers and such to figure out the best approach to this situation. I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes. He has to remove their friendship and think about everything from a business perspective. He can’t let their friendship hinder the company, especially with how close they are to being able to sell. We are talking possibly billions of dollars, and no matter what, Hendrix wouldn’t let Stefan ruin it for him, so why should he?
Leslie: Don’t you remember our deal? You text me the address in case he turns out to be a murderer?
So, maybe sometimes the men I go home with are questionable, but I trust Stefan so there is no need. But my sister doesn’t know I’m with him, so of course, she’s worried. Whenever we go public, she is going to flip. Hell, so is Hendrix.
Am I worried about backlash? Honestly, Hendrix doesn’t scare me anymore. After seeing how reckless he can be, he just likes to have control of the situation, and unfortunately for him, I’m a grown ass woman who can do what she wants. If I want to date Stefan, then I’m going to do it. There is nothing holding us back anymore since he will no longer be part of the company and can’t use that against Stefan.
I still don’t understand why he has always been so against us dating Stefan. Does he truly think he isn’t a good guy for us, or he just doesn’t want to deal with us being happy? Again, it might just be so he can control his friend, because that’s how it’s always been. He likes to be able to tell Stefan what to do and when to do it, and unfortunately when they were younger, that’s exactly how things went.
Now, Stefan has a mind of his own, and I’m assuming is sick of playing his games. And good for him. He deserves better friends than Hendrix. Ones that don’t use him.
Me: How about you worry about our brother and not me? He’s the one fucking up.
I open the UBER app and order a car back to my house. It says it will arrive in ten minutes, so I head down to the kitchen to see if there is anything to drink. My mouth is so dry, and I find some Orange Juice.
Stefan: Wish me luck. About to head in with the board.
He is going to be just fine without Hendrix. Stefan might not trust himself, but I do. The business not only will survive, but thrive under his direct power. He is the only person I know that cares about his employees as much as he does his business. That’s hard to find.
Me: You got this! Fixing to leave your house and head back. Thanks for letting me sleep in.
Things have always been magnetic for us. At least to me. It was crush for many years, but then around turning sixteen, I figured out that I was in love with him. No other boy I dated came close to him, but I knew nothing could happen. My brother would see to it that he would never give me the time of day. So, meaningless sex has been my go-to since Stefan left, and now that he is back in my life, I can stop all that. Sex with him is different, like a drug. The passion between us only heightens everything, and the orgasms are out of this world. Could I be lucky enough to have those the rest of my life?
Stefan and I haven’t talked about what this means for our relationship, but I know it’s coming. He wouldn’t have let me stay over if he didn’t want to pursue it, right? My whole life I have been waiting around thinking I would never get my happily ever after, and maybe this is my shot. I didn’t think my brother would have to lose everything for me to get it, but that’s his own damn fault. He brought all of this on himself.
The notification comes through, and I press the gate button so the car can get inside. I see a red Buick coming up the long driveway. As much as I don’t want to leave, it’s back to reality. I’m not rich, and bills still need to be paid.
Stefan: The meeting was short and to the point. They actually thanked me for buying him out, but they are worried about backlash. Good thing he doesn’t know much about the software.
I still don’t know a whole lot about their Valdon Technologies, but I know they wrote some amazing software for planes and the military is their next big target. If they can get the military to start leasing it, then they are going to make a ton of fucking money.
Me: Stop worrying. Just handle your business. He’ll grow up eventually.
I shut the door behind me, and then wave bye, like I’m never going to see it again before I get in the car.
Until next time…
