Now we're back in square one. She's so mad at me again.

I did not like the thought of it. What we shared this evening was very special. I enjoyed our conversation, it was something that I never had with anyone before, particularly with a woman. It was light, meaningful and straight from the heart. I learned more about her this evening and I understood her better now.

Like a miracle, we became friends. A friendship that did not last longer than three hours.

Well, it was better that way. I just proved that we could never be friends. There was this kind of unexplainable fire between us that easily ignited when we were together. It triggered extreme emotions, from intense anger to deep intimate feelings.

It took just one kiss to awaken this hidden desire I had for her. Now, I'll be miserable as hell.

I've been controlling myself the whole evening not to do something stupid like kissing her. But that solid chain snapped the moment she came close lying beside me. All my resistance evaporated when I smelled her captivating scent, that compelling eyes looking at me like I was the master of the universe and the feel of her warm body vibrating against mine.

I acted so stupid kissing her and she was not helping at all, inviting me to continue and ravish her.

The sad truth, she was drunk and probably would not remember what happened. She caught me by surprise when she climbed on top of me, so wild and thirsty for my kisses.

Oh God... she was a wild beauty and really a turn on. But I would prefer it if she was not drunk.

Now, I'm jealous of Zion.

I arrived in my apartment finding my brother Daniel on the couch watching Netflix. My eyes easily shifted to the two glasses of wine on the center table, a half emptied bottle of red wine and wooden board with cheese and green grapes.

"Why are you still here? And what the fuck! You brought a woman here?"

"Shhh... keep your voice down. She's in the bathroom." Daniel almost whispered. "I thought you're staying at the hotel?"

"I changed my mind. But that doesn't give you an excuse to bring a girl here in my apartment without my consent."

"I'm sorry man, you know I can't bring her to the hotel or at home, mom would find out and cut off my allowance."

Daniel just graduated university for three months already and still chilling having a good time dating different girls. Though my parents were loaded, they were very disciplinarian to their kids-- especially when it came to money. They taught us the value of money. They just gave us the money that we needed to pay in school, to buy our projects and for our school lunch and snacks.

"You should start your ass working now, instead of being a burden asking money everyday from mom. You can get your own apartment so you won't be a nuisance to me."

"That's very harsh brother." Daniel stood up and switched off the television.

"I'm telling you the truth, Daniel. You're too lazy just depending on our parents. I've never seen you helping the business even at school breaks or holidays."

"Why would I work? We have plenty of money already, we could even feed a whole third world country. I don't understand why we need more when we have too much already. Besides, I won't get married. I don't want to burden myself with responsibilities of having a nagger wife and demanding kids."

"It's not just getting more money, we're helping a lot of people too-- our suppliers, our consumers and the people who work for us. We have thousands of employees and if we stop running the business, their family will suffer too."

"They won't starve, they have you." Daniel chuckled and sipped his wine.

"Asshole, get your ass and your girl out of here before I'll throw both of you out."

"Yeah... yeah.... don't worry we will." He raised his hand in surrender. "What happened to your date? I'm sure it did not turn out good, huh? You should date more often, be exposed to girls so you can practice how to charm them."

"Nah-- I prefer a peaceful life. I don't need to practice, girls are not toys, bro. And that charm you're talking about will come naturally when I'll find the right woman."

"Goodluck, you have to wait for ages to meet her."

I went to my bedroom, opened my laptop and did some work. When I went out of my bedroom, Daniel and his date left already. Good riddance.

"No, don't go inside. Carter is in there." My best friend, Emerald Petrakis warned me when I was about to enter the lounging area.

"So?"

The mention of Carter's name made my heart beat rapidly. It had been exactly forty four hours and fifteen minutes since I last saw him. I was counting and every minute was like digging a whole inside my heart.

"You know both of you can't stand the sight of each other. It's better if you'll avoid him so your night will be peaceful, okay?"

"Well..."

Actually, I was dying to see Carter. I wondered what he looked like tonight. Is he wearing a tuxedo or a coat and tie? Probably the usual white shirt under his dinner jacket. I let out a secret smile at the thought of him.

I imagined his dark candy eyes that looked like he was photographing me whenever he stared at me. His beautiful smile that made me melt. That slightly messy hair that I wanted to brush off his eyes so I could stare at him deeply. I realized how strikingly handsome and gorgeous he was.

The past two nights, I could not sleep well. I kept on thinking of him and that beautiful kiss. I could not erase it in my mind how wonderful it felt and how much I wanted more of it.

"Come, let's go to the bar. I need a drink, I saw Harry inside talking to Carter. Thanks God he didn't saw me." Emerald walked with me to the bar of the Petrakis Towers.

"Don't tell me you're still mad at him. That was ages ago when you were kids."

She shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I just need to avoid him. Like you do with Carter. You hate each other too much. Sometimes I don't get it. We're best friends and we get along so well-- and with Carter, he's such a nice guy. I can't find a fault in his personality. Even our girl friends said that he's the perfect boyfriend, and they're really hoping he would notice them. But for you... he's the biggest jerk in the world."

I laughed bitterly. I suddenly felt jealous at the mention of our girl friends, especially Bryce who had a great crush on Carter. She would get her hands on Carter and never let him go.

Zion greeted us at the bar.

"You look beautiful, Athena." Zion said after he gave me a peak on my cheek.

"Thank you."

"What do want to drink?"

"A glass of bubbly."

I felt disappointed that Zion never knew anything about what I like and dislike, and he was not making an effort to know more about me. Yeah, we dated but never talked about personal stuff. Always about the food we were eating, the best restaurants, the politics, weather and business... more business, investments and stocks. It was so boring that sometimes I wanted to sleep on my plate. I could not relate to what he said oftentimes. And when I talked about my favorite topics which was arts, fashion and modelling, he just kept silent and looked really bored that I stopped.

Zion was a very handsome man and when he was younger, he had an amazing personality. I could not help having a great crush on him and dreamed of him as my future husband. Now that he was older and working, he changed. He was not the same boy that I knew before. He was like a robot with a cold heart.

I realized that I could not marry Zion. Mom was right, I would never be happy with him. He was trapped in his own shell and I was not the girl who could ever break that barrier.

I had to tell him to cancel our engagement. I could not believe that I wanted to get married and risk my own happiness in order to get hold of the museum. Mr. Murphy was a crook and he just wanted to get more money from me.

Carter could get the property. It would be a very accessible entrance to his dream hotel. I would be happy to tell him when I'd see him later.

Another thing I realized, his happiness matters to me now.

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