They both stared at each others lips.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Jayden?" His female friend knocked once more, "Why is your door locked?"

"Fuck." Jayden cursed with his hands still on Lara's behind.

Lara panicked and immediately got off the bed, carried the mop and mop bucket and entered the bathroom.

Her legs trembled from the pulsating encounter with Jayden's groin, heart racing as she had seen her life flash before her eyes when the voice had sounded from behind the door.

For a split second, she had thought it had been the voice of Mrs. Benson, maybe due to the fact that she had been breaking every single rule Mrs. Benson had set in place for her. If Mrs. Benson found out that her son and her had been engaging in a steamy dry-hump session when she was supposed to have been working, she wouldn't see the light of day.

Jayden put his shirt back on and approached the door. He glanced back at the room and was satisfied before opening the door.

"Jay Jay, you never lock your door." Mandy, his female friend said, "What happened?"

"Uh," He glanced at the bathroom.

Lara wasn't in sight. His bathroom was about the size of the room she and Rachel shared so there were a lot of corners to start cleaning from.

He brought his gaze back to Mandy who had followed his gaze, "I told Lara to lock it because I didn't want anyone to disturb or barge in like she did earlier."

"I see."

Jayden never lied to her so if he was, she would be hurt.

She pushed the door shut with her behind and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Your mother is really nice. Are you sure she's your mom?"

"That's ignored." He looked down at her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

She smiled. She had beautiful orange hair and bright hazel eyes and she had also graduated with Michael and Jayden. She was the same age and knew them since freshman year in college.

"Destination for today?" She smiled, and he smiled back saying,

"I don't think my body has that kinda energy for today, Mandy."

She laughed hysterically and he laughed too because her laughter was really contagious. She had the cutest smile ever.

"I'm really sorry for yesterday." She managed to say between the laughs.

"I'm lucky to be alive."

"Come." She pulled him towards the bed and gently pushed him on it.

"Lie down." She said and got on the bed as well, "You need a massage."

He paused for a moment.

He couldn't tell her that he had already gotten a massage from his 'personal maid' whom he had been dry-humping before Mandy had come around.

"Sure." He lay down and Mandy straddled him.

She bent over and whispered in his ear, "Enjoy it while it lasts." and he smiled.

Just then, Lara entered the bedroom and found his 'female friend' on him, kneading her knuckles into his back like a professional.

They were sharing a laugh and they didn't seem to notice her.

Mandy then turned around and spotted Lara.

"Oh, hey," Mandy said, and Jayden turned his head to Lara's direction.

Lara was holding the brush in her right hand and the dustpan in the other.

She had tied her hair with some of her hair because her hair band was still on the bed and if Mandy saw it, she would be screwed.

"Oh," Lara hesitated, "I can come back later." She said to give them some privacy but Mandy stopped her,

"It's okay. You can carry on."

Lara nodded and began sweeping what seemed like air because the tiled room was practically untouched from the general cleaning.

"Jay Jay, after this you'll be fine." Mandy massaged his shoulders, "Then we'll go out. Let's go see a movie."

"It'll have to be after I run some errands for my mum."

"Yeah, most def. I prefer it in the evening anyways."

Lara swept quickly, so she would leave them alone.

She was able to in seven minutes. Seven minutes of having to hear Mandy call him by that pet name and talk about the fun they had and were going to have.

Lara gathered her cleaning materials and opened the door to leave when Mandy said,

"Hey, I think you can serve him his breakfast now."

Lara glanced at Jayden, who now had his eyes on her, and she nodded, "Yes, sure."

Lara returned the cleaning materials to their rightful place and headed to the kitchen, pissed at Mandy, pissed at Jayden and pissed at herself for allowing Jayden to get intimate with her.

She descended the stairs as Brie and Katy descended it as well, laughing hysterically.

"What's so funny?" Lara asked Brie, who was excited to see her.

She wrapped her arms around Lara's shoulders and answered, "Mr. Benson was just telling us about his college life. That's where he met Mrs. Benson."

"I see," Lara said, and they followed her to the kitchen.

"Yeah, he wanted to encourage Katy to reconsider her decision on college. He's so nice!"

Katy agreed and bit into an apple she picked up from the fruit basket.

"Relax, Desperado." Lara glanced at Brie while she placed Jayden's food on a silver tray, "He's married to the woman who hired you."

Brie appeared shocked, "Really, Lara? Who ever made reference to what you're insinuating." She rolled her eyes.

"We both know he's handsome and looks younger than he is, but-"

"Oooo Lara thinks Mr. Benson is handsome." Brie smirked and Katy added,

"She probably has a crush on him too."

Lara rolled her eyes and headed out of the kitchen, and the other two followed.

Katy continued, "Do you know that Dana has a crush on him?"

"And I think one of the twins has a major one for Sam, Jayden's uncle with the whole mysterious vibe going on. So mysterious and hot." Brie contributed.

The twins were dainty brunette girls who came a few weeks before Lara did.

"These are serious things you're saying, you know," Lara said as she walked towards Jayden's door with his breakfast, "If Mrs. Benson even gets a whiff of this, you're all toast."

(Says the maid who keeps getting inappropriate with her son), Lara thought.

Katy knocked on the door since Lara's hands were full.

Brie smiled mischievously and turned to Katy, "Come on, let's go see if Mrs. Benson needs any help with the list."

Lara was gonna ask, 'What list?' but they were already walking away, and Jayden's door got opened.

Mandy stared at Lara for a couple of seconds with an expression Lara couldn't fathom.

It wasn't bitchy but it wouldn't fall under the nice category as well.

She made way for Lara to come in, and Lara noticed that Jayden wasn't in the bedroom.

Lara placed the food down on the bedside table carefully so as to not spill anything because Mandy's stare was nerve wracking.

She turned and met Mandy's hazel eyes. She and Mandy were almost the same height; Lara was barely an inch taller.

Mandy didn't hide her stare, then she opened her mouth,

"I like your hair."

Lara didn't know how to react to that because it was totally unexpected. And the expression Mandy had on her face didn't help. It was like her mouth and facial expression weren't on the same page.

"Thank you," Lara simply said, and Jayden walked into the bedroom with a towel around his waist. He had gone to take a shower.

Just then, Mandy's phone started to ring.

"It's your mother," she told Jayden and answered it.

Jayden stole glances at Lara, who tried hard to avoid them.

"She wants me to come help her with something in the study." Mandy appeared confused but Jayden placed his hands on her shoulders,

"It's a blessing in disguise, trust me."

Mandy smiled and headed out.

Lara avoided Jayden's gaze and followed after Mandy, but he caught her arm.

She turned with a questioning look and he brought out her black hairband.

"Thank you," she mumbled indifferently.

She turned to leave but he stopped her again,

"I'm sorry for making you feel uncomfortable earlier."

She didn't look away. She thought out loud, "Which instance exactly?"

He stared at her and she noticed how the water trickled down from his wet hair.

He didn't know which instance exactly to apologize first for; telling her to massage him, telling her to do it on his bed, dry-humping her, or for almost kissing her, which he strongly felt like doing while he stared at her, at her tender lips...

"Sir?"

He blinked, then spoke, "I'm sorry for the entire morning. And also for almost getting caught by Mandy."

Your girlfriend, Lara didn't voice out.

"It won't happen again, so I can forget it happened," Lara said blatantly.

"Okay, good." were the words that came out from his mouth but his dark blue eyes said something different.

His mind wondered what it would be like to interlock his lips with hers, to finally taste her.

"Sir? You're not even here right now." Lara walked towards the door abruptly, but he pulled her back, a bit too forcefully, that there was no space between them and her palms were now pressed against his bare chest.

"Sir!" She separated herself from him, a frown adorning her facial features.

He looked at her and laughed at himself.

"I'm sorry Lara, I don't know what's wrong with me. Look," He placed his hands on her arms, "When I get back from running the errands for my mom let's-"

"Don't forget your movie with Mandy." Lara reminded with a sarcastic smile.

"Oh yeah, that." He remembered and explained, "Me and her go way back to freshman year in college, and she's leaving here tomorrow."

Lara still had sarcasm written all over her face.

"When I get back, we should talk. I'll call you so we make some time tomorrow so I can get to know more about you."

"You have my phone number?" It seemed to be her only concern, and he replied,

"Yeah. My mother gave it to me. You're my personal lady."

"It's okay to say maid, you know? It's your mom's favorite word."

"It's okay to call me by my first name, 'you know'?"

Lara looked away, and he repeated,

"So when I get home, I'll call you."

Lara shrugged and left the room.

Jayden got dressed and left home shortly after eating his breakfast.

Two hours after he had left, Lara decided to take a stroll in the garden.

She had another side of her that was drawn to nature and the peace that embodied it.

Hearing the birds chirp and inhaling the fresh air was something joyous to her.

She strolled calmly, her mind free of any thing that posed as a bother, till she noticed two people sitting behind a tree.

She showed some concern, slowly getting closer and closer until she stood before them.

Sam, Jayden's uncle and Ella, the twin maid.

They were sitting next to each other, and Sam had pieces of drawing paper around him with a large Formica board on his lap.

"Lara...hey," Ella said in an awkward tone.

She was the twin that always left her light brown hair flowing over her shoulders. Emma always had her shorter hair in a ponytail.

"Ella... shouldn't you be helping the others tidy up the house?"

"I'm done with my part. Plus Sam was just teaching me the art of drawing and painting."

That explains the pencils and paint, Lara thought.

Lara shifted her gaze to Sam. He smiled.

He was indeed handsome and had this daring look in his eyes.

Lara smiled and left them alone. As she walked back, she remembered Brie and Katy telling her about one of the twins having a crush on Uncle Sam.

At that point, Lara was wondering if there was some truth to what they had said.

She shoved her hands in the pockets of her uniform and continued to stroll the breathtaking garden. Later, Mrs. Benson had sent her and Brie on some errands as well, and they made sure to be back before dark.

***

Lara's phone had been vibrating under her pillow repeatedly.

Finally, it had been able to bring her back from dreamland.

"Mmmm." She lazily pulled her phone from under her pillow and squinted at the screen.

1.05am.

"Seriously?" she mumbled.

Her phone started vibrating again, and it was an unsaved number.

She answered, close to a whisper, "Hello?"

"Lara, it's Jayden."

"Sir?" Lara's eyes widened in shock. She glanced at Rachel, who was fast asleep. "Sir, why are you calling me at this hour?"

"I... got home half an hour ago and I wanted to see if you were still awake."

"I waited but it was really late and I fell asleep." Lara sat up.

"Well, now you're awake. I want to see you."

"Sir, it's really late. What do you want to see me for?"

"I told you earlier that I wanted us to talk, and also to make some time to get to know you better."

"Sir, can't it wait till the morning? When I serve you breakfast?"

"Nope. Just meet me in the second kitchen. Where I saw you the other day. I'm coming down."

"Si-" Lara began to protest, but he had already cut the call.

Lara ran her hand through her thick wavy black hair, annoyance evident on her face.

Jayden was starting to treat her like his slave and a robot. He expected her to say yes to his every command. She wondered what he would do if she ever stood firmly on a No.

Lara reluctantly got to her feet and wore her matching purple robe over her purple mini night dress, put her feet in her white bedroom slippers and gently opened the door, so she wouldn't wake Rachel.

She strolled towards the second kitchen, having to walk down her hallway and turn right.

He had already descended the stairs and had entered the kitchen, waiting for her.

For a second, he thought she wouldn't show, but his doubts were cleared when he saw her. He was in a pair of black sweatpants and a white tank top.

Lara walked towards him. "Sir, what is so urgent that you needed to see me right now?" she asked, a bit of harshness lacing her words.

She was standing directly in front of him. The lights weren't on, but the moonlight seeping through the window served as a great aid to vision.

"So," He began, "I will be very busy later in the day. Earlier, I wanted us to see if we could make some time and talk, but I can't."

"Girlfriend troubles?" Lara casually asked.

"Girlfriend? Who, Mandy?"

When Lara hadn't said anything, he clarified,

"Mandy's just a friend. A very close one. So, back to what I was saying. I wanted us to talk now, when no one is around. And I also wanted to apologize again, for this morning, so I got you something."

Lara watched him dip his right hand into his pocket and bring out a golden string.

When it was in full sight, she saw it was a necklace.

"Sir, you really didn't have to do this. Honestly." She stared at the expensive necklace.

"It's my way of saying sorry."

"I can't accept it, I'm sorry."

"Why?" he asked.

"I just can't."

"If you don't, it means you haven't forgiven me." He kept his eyes on hers.

She sighed. "I have."

"Then, just take it. Take it, and that'll be the confirmation. I'll be certain I'm cleared."

Lara hesitated. She didn't want to accept his gift, but he would have gone at it till she agreed, so she accepted it.

"Thank you."

"Try it on."

She looked up at him, "There's no need. From here I'm going to bed."

"Just try it on." He shrugged.

"But where will I be taking it to? My dreams?"

"I just want to see how it looks on you."

He took it from her saying, "Allow me," and stood behind her.

Lara hesitated before raising her thick hair for him.

He loved the scent of her hair and its texture.

He passed the necklace around her and stared at her neck for a good amount of seconds, savoring her scent.

He knew this was wrong. He knew he shouldn't be going down this road, again. He knew he would be digging his own grave. He knew it all, but for this moment, he blocked out every thought.

Lara held up her hair and waited for him to pass it round her neck. She definitely wasn't expecting to feel his lips on her neck instead.

"S-" She was cut short by the gasp that escaped her lips when he kissed and sucked on her neck from behind.

He dropped the necklace on the counter and swiftly turned her around to face him. All she could see in his eyes as they gazed into hers was pure desire. He saw uncertainty in her eyes, but he was going to help make the decision for her.

He dipped his hand in the thick pool of hair, tilted her head a bit and sucked on her neck again.

Her mind kept telling her that it was wrong. It was so wrong.

So why wasn't she stopping him? Why were the only sounds coming from her mouth moans and gasps.

He climbed up her throat to her chin with kisses and finally, he seized her lips.

The passion with which the kiss grew made it very clear that either one or both of them had longed for the moment.

He kissed her longily, and without the will to cease. He loved the way she tasted, the way she felt in his arms.

He gently pushed her to the refrigerator without breaking the kiss and pinned her hands at either sides of her head. Then he travelled down her neck and lingered there.

He joined her hands above her head so he could pin them down with only a hand, and hastily untied the robe with the other hand. He massaged her boobs one after the other through the night dress.

"Sir..." she breathlessly said, and he dropped her hands so he could pull off the robe from her, which he did slightly aggressively and it fell to the ground.

He carried her, leaving her slippers glued to the floor as she wrapped her legs around him. Then he walked towards the counter, seizing her lips once more before placing her on it.

"Sir... " She breathed when he had moved to her shoulders, slowly drawing down the straps of her night dress while he planted kisses.

She couldn't understand why she was allowing this. She was his maid. He was the son of Mrs. Benson. And they had literally just met the day before.

Her mind and body weren't in sync. But her body was stronger in this situation.

He carried her again and put her against a wall, still kissing, her legs around his waist and he pinned her hands to the wall with both hands and joined his fingers with hers.

"Can't get enough of you," He murmured into her ear and switched positions, so that he was resting on the wall now.

He held her ass firmly with her arms wrapped around his neck as they kissed slowly this time, and sensually.

The kiss grew passionate and they weren't planning on ceasing any time soon. But suddenly, Jayden halted with concern bathing his alluring facial features.

"What...? What is it-"

"Sshhh." He told her and waited. And then he heard it again. Footsteps.

"Someone's coming down the stairs." He told her and she panicked,

"What...What are we going to do!"

Her robe was at the other end of the kitchen, in front of the refrigerator. So was her pair of slippers. The necklace was on the counter and he had a massive hard-on.