The Perfect One – Episode 71 & 72

THE PERFECT ONE 
( Lovestruck
with you…)

Chapter 71✰72

By, Bloom H.

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[ PROPOSALS & TRUTHS ]

< NIGHT: PARIS >

After a whole day of touring around Paris and taking pictures, Royce and Sierra walked hand in hand to a club

Sierra couldn’t stop smiling, he literally took her everywhere in Paris, not to talk of the silly photos they took at each station

They even rode a horse. Argh!

She poured a glass of tequila down her throat, she was sitting in the bar since she declined to dance

She gasped when she saw Royce in the midst of French women laughing, they were obviously throwing themselves at him but he was there like nothing was happening

What?!!! Her eyes twitched, waves of jealousy surged through her body, she also found the reaction strangely Interesting. Nonetheless, Sierra angrily got up and went to where they were, she kissed him on the lips, she smiled victoriously at the shocked ladies when she pulled away

Royce stared like an innocent puppy, he suddenly felt himself being dragged out of the club

“Why are we leaving so soon. We just got here, besides you suggested it didn’t you?” He teased knowingly

Sierra scoffed and grimaced at him

“They were obviously hitting on you. Why didn’t you stop them!”

“We were just talking…”

“Oh.. really. I can talk too, talk to me! Or have you suddenly developed a thing for French ladies” Sierra’s Jealousy reached a peak she also didn’t realize and Royce was loving it – she was so cute

He wrapped his hands on her waist and wiggled his brows

“Is the lady boss jealous?” He smiled and she blinked just realizing what she had done. Oh heavens!

“Me? I’m not. I was just..” She trailed while he chuckled

“Hmm..mm” he urged her to continue but she was at loss of words

Royce grabbed her a$$ and gave it a light squeeze causing her to squeal

“What…Royce leave me.!” She gasped while he kept grinning mischievously

“Why? Or do I go to the French ladies instead?”

She glared at him but kept wiggling and in a swoop, she was lifted off the floor, his hands still held her round a$$ possessively but this time she stayed still

“Do what you want, you can even f*ck them for all I care. Hmph!” She huffed and rolled her eyes while he laughed

“I don’t fancy french ladies tho. I fancy only Sierra Davies, I think it’s a disease”

Sierra blushed stupidly and huffed feeling like the luckiest person on earth

“Whatever!” She mumbled as he took her to the car

•••

Chloe waited for Adam all evening at the park. She called as well but it never went through as his phone was switched off which was sudden to her. They’d spoken like a few hours ago right?

She closed the door to her apartment and placed valley on the couch then went to get a bottle of water from the fridge. She’d been to Adam’s restaurant in search of him but got no information

Everything seemed to be normal for the staff. Chloe pouted as she dumped the empty bottle in the sink nonchalantly. She then returned to the living room flopping on the couch next to the cat

“Valley, don’t you think it’s strange that Adam isn’t answering the phone?” She stroked it’s fur earning a purr.

Chloe sighed, she brought out her phone from her pants and dialed his number again for the eleventh time.

“Switched off! Darn!” She cussed angrily and kept the device aside

“He might come later than expected. Psst, why am I even worried. He’s old enough to take care of himself and besides we’re not like.. dating or anything” She convinced herself and picked the TV’s remote

She ended up waiting till she slept off on the couch

The next day…

Chloe rolled off the couch, she fell on her butt and yelped

She lazily opened her eyes and when everything was clearer, she reached for her phone first hoping to see any return calls from Adam but there was none

Chloe called again and when it was the same result, she began panicking

Was he in danger or was she just being unnecessarily worried

Chloe sighed deeply

“Adam!!”

••••

< WASHINGTON ≈ FLETCHER’S MANSION >

Adam sprang up from the bed the moment his eyes opened welcoming the morning sun. He found that he was in an unfamiliar place and after much thoughts, he gasped

His mother and her pawns abducted him. He became angry instantly and when Chloe crossed his mind, it tripled. She must be worried sick right now.

Adam searched frantically for his phone but couldn’t find it, he punched the wall out of frustration

“You’re awake” A woman in her late forties entered the room and without hesitation, he grabbed her shoulder fiercely not minding the shock on her face

“Why won’t you let me be huh? And where the heck is my phone!!” He growled and she gulped

“Look son..I’m sorry I resulted to this but..”

“But what? I’m now your son after so many years? Even when my brother died none of your cared to bring me back..you were the ones who sent me to stay with Grandpa, I’ve learned to live without you so let me f*cking be!!!” He yelled and she flinched breaking into tears

He was right, they wronged him but if only he’d just hear her out for once

“I..I’m sorry…please..”

Adam hissed, he felt bad but he didn’t show it. He was the one dumped not the other way round. While he was younger, his parents had divorced and out of choice his father kept his late older brother, then his mom…decided to dump him, a seven year old kid with his grandpa

She never visited, she only called and when they made up again, none cared to bring him home. His grandpa brought him up, all he knows us because of the old man and nobody else so he doesn’t care!

Adam stormed to the door

“Adam…your father..he needs you please” She begged and he halted for a moment, what happened to the man?

“Why? To become an obedient heir? Heir to what I was never part of? You all are pathetic bunch of hypocrites” He snapped

“He has leukemia!!!” She screamed before he could slam the door

Adam blinked unable to act, what did she just say?

“He’s going to die..” She sobbed

“W-what?”

•••

< HOSPITAL >

Raymond and Alessia came to visit her mom at the hospital, Wren sent her regards too

“Mom!” Alessia rushed to her mom once they got to her ward. Raymond stood by the door, observing them as they bonded

“Who is he?” Her Mom asked when she saw him in the room. Alessia’s lips formed a thing line

“He’s the one who saved us” She smiled. Raymond moved forward with a smile

“Hello Mrs Gregor. I’m Raymond Evans” He said politely and Alessia blushed at his attempt

Mrs. Gregor grinned

“Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for my daughter and I. I’m really grateful”

“Don’t mention ma’am. It’s my duty” Raymond blurted and Alessia looked at him

What?

“Duty?” Mrs. Gregor smiled knowingly and nudged at her daughter, “What’s he talking about?”

“Nothing” She stressed glaring at Raymond who kept grinning

Raymond received a call from work so he bade them goodbye and left. Mrs. Gregor was the one smiling now and it made Alessia quite uncomfortable

“I like that young man, he’s cultured and goodlooking. He’ll make a good husb…”

“Mom rest. You need rest, the doctor told me that when I got here” Alessia cut her midway, she was blushing heavily as she spoke

Why are people so vague. First Raymond had eyes on her not like she hated it, her heart felt warm and it beats irregularly when he’s around, but he didn’t have to do straightforward right?

Now it was her mom. Damnit!

“Ally, are you blushing?”

“Sleep, close your eyes and stop talking at least for now” Alessia quickly covered her with a quilt while she laughed heartily

•••

Later in the Evening,

A car came to a halt in a classy looking restaurant and Presley stepped out with a hard expression on her face

Brandon had made it sound like an emergency but staring at the place she was starting to feel like he pranked her

She frowned and started stomping towards the building while muttering incoherent words to herself.

“Huh?” She blinked when she met the place empty. No soul was inside the room, except from the chef approaching her, he greeted her before leading her to the upper compartment of the building where she met Brandon sitting on one of the chairs but then…the romantic arrangements?

Presley’s mouth fell agape as she gawked at the setting, the room had balloons in red and white coloration littered all around. The only table in the room was surrounded by lighted candles and red roses.

‘The f*ck’ she screamed inwardly, her eyes finally landed on Brandon who appeared nervous and awfully cute

She pondered less on that though, Presley kept wondering why he took the effort to do this…for her. Why?

She felt her legs moving towards him and when she got to his front, she looked down and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. She’s suddenly nervous and agitated. Her heart was slamming dangerously against her chest. Brandon cleared his throat, he exhaled, it took everything in him and Mark’s pushiness to plan this for her. He hoped she liked it cos he’d ki*ll someone if she didn’t

“This…is beautiful” Presley complimented and he released the breath he was unknowingly holding back. This was not his first time planning a date but Presley was different in many ways – even in taste

After a while of taking in each other’s appealing presence, they sat down to have dinner

“All these..you did this for me?” She asked feeling flustered

“Specially for you sweetheart” He said and she blushed feasting seriously on her food

“It’s beautiful. But why didn’t Asher come along, it would have been more fun” Presley pouted and he smiled, the fact that she keeps thinking about Asher made him feel lucky to have her in his life

“That’s because I have a surprise for you”

“Surprise? Damn I love surprises” She squealed and he smirked

“»»»

Presley and Brandon were both breathless as they disconnected their lips, a naughty talk led to this and now they were both lost passionately staring into each other’s eyes

Brandon knew he wanted more and so did she but, he was going to do things the right way this time. He didn’t want her to feel used, Brandon had put in a lot of thoughts

He loves Presley Martinez!

Presley licked her lips nervously and looked away from him, eventually she had her back to him gazing at the room decor. It has I love you Presley written all over and she couldn’t help but blush, her heart working at a faster rate

“Thank you for this Brandon. It’s been a while since someone found me special in a different way” She smiled and bit her lip

“I really meant it when I said I…loved..” The rest of her words remained stuck in her mouth when she twirled and found him on one knee in front of her

Presley’s eyes widened, she started shaking out of fright and shock

He was saying things but all she kept seeing was her ex’s in front of her also proposing

They left her…after proposing. She has a box of engagement rings, will this be an additional? Her mind ran wild

Presley was totally zoned out so all he said she didn’t hear. Brandon on the other hand had poured out his feelings to her and he was happy when her hand stretched out for the ring. He kissed her hand before inserting the ring

Presley gasped and started shaking her head alarming Brandon, he got up

“Presley..

“No, no..no.no..no” She ran out quickly and he followed

” Presley”

•••

Royce was dressed in a black tux for the dinner party they were to attend soon. His hair was styled to fall on the sides of his face, he’d applied oil to it earlier making it appear kinda wet. Though plain, he looked breathtaking. He dropped the call he was on as he entered the inner room where Sierra was, his jaws dropped

The lady in front of the mirror was alluring. His adam’s apple blobbed as he swallowed. Royce felt like taking her that very moment in the naughtiest way ever

The black sequin gown she wore accentuated her curves so well that he started to feel jealous. He could imagine the men staring at her already and it didn’t sit well with him.

He groaned, Sierra faced him when she heard. The gown had a split on her right, from her mid thigh down, the v neck cut revealed a little amount of cleavage, held on her body by single straps on both arms.

Sierra was looking sexy and elegant at the same time. Her hair was made into a messy knot bun, tho she was yet to complete her makeup.

She smirked when she saw how shamelessly Royce was drooling

He scampered towards her and grabbed her waist burying his head in her neck taking in her addictive scent

“God knows I want to do bad things to you right now but I won’t, we’ll save that for later” He whispered huskily and she blushed as her knees weakened

“Mnn” She moaned when he placed long kisses on her neck, he withdrew immediately and covered her lips with his

They engaged in a heated kiss and when things were getting out of hand, Royce broke it and after taking her permission for a dance, they danced a bit

He was impressed with her moves, she seemed to be a pro and it awed him

“Wow. I would say you’re a fast learner but there’s more to this” He applauded her after they stopped

Sierra smiled proudly and went back to do her makeup

“There was a time, I saw myself performing on stage. I was Beyonce yunno!” She chuckled

“Really? So what happened? Why didn’t you do that instead?” Royce stood by the window staring as she did her makeup

“My dad died” She said smugly and smacked her lips together to spread out her lipstick.

Sierra finished touching up on her face, she twirled with a smile

“How’d I look?” She asked

“Perfect. Maybe too perfect. I’m lucky, ain’t I?”

Royce took slow strides to where she stood, his eyes filled with respect and admiration for her. She looked simply gorgeous

He held her shoulders then kissed her hair tenderly, he moved down almost kissing her lips but she placed two fingers on his to stop him

“That’ll smudge my lipstick and… thanks for the compliment” She winked and he exhaled, that little action was sparking reactions from his little buddy

“So what happened after he died?” He hadn’t moved back yet

“My dreams died with him” She answered and patted his chest to smoothen that spot. She gazed over his shoulder but anyone who see that her mind wandered far off. It did, Sierra recalled those toxic years after her dad passed, she smirked and sucked on her teeth, as she recalled how much worse she grew by the day

It was like the universe conspired against them, that after he passed, they went bankrupt so she had to put aside big dreams and that got her furious – at her mom for being a dependent wimp

She and her mom had fallen out a million times. She became a rebel, a bad example moms gave to their kids on their street. Well f*ck opinion cos she didn’t give a damn and she doesn’t even now!

But her heart suddenly ached when it got to her how long she hadn’t spoken to her mom. The woman didn’t stop loving her, not even when she went to juve – a jail for the minors. Sierra stayed there for a year, she was detained after almost murdering her classmate who called her and her mom wretched people!

That was just the height of it. She’d done certain questionable things that were overlooked but that…damn!

Sierra beat crap and almost sucked life outta the b*tch, she didn’t stop even when the cops were invited, she’d bitten one of the men when he tried stopping her, it was a severe bite that tore the skin her teeth chewed on

It was bloody..very very

But maybe her mom wasn’t that lonely, she moved to New York with Presley so they had each other. Sierra was detained in South Carolina, they’d come to visit her from time to time

“Sierra!” She blinked when Royce tapped her.

“Hmm?” She looked up at him

“What are you thinking about?” He asked fixing a silver necklace on her neck, she touched the jewelry and pouted

“Stop spoiling me Royce. I’ll get used to it”

“You ought to. Cos I’m not started with spoiling you yet amore” He said in a low voice filled with sincerity that had her blushing.

She looked at the mirror behind her and smiled at their posture, his head was placed on her shoulder looking into mirror

“It’s beautiful. I love it. Your choice of jewelry has changed drastically is it?” She teased and he scoffed standing upright so she could link her arm round his. She picked her purse

“Someone once went shopping with me and gave me an earful” He said sarcastically and she giggled. They left the apartment heading to the elevator, elegance evolved in the atmosphere as they walked

And they looked perfect!

“Royce?” She called as they stepped out of the elevator, he hummed softly, “Why do you hate your dad?” She asked without looking at him

Royce’s eyes darkened, his grip on her hand tightened but she didn’t mind, he seemed to be fighting demons.

“Good evening boss. Ma’am?” A guard bowed as they reached the cars. Royce was still emersed in his thoughts, his jaws kept clenching and unclenching as he relived some bitter memories

She just had to ask, didn’t she?…he wanted to snap but couldn’t get himself to, instead he sighed

“Let’s go”

Sierra smiled at him, “Well,just think about it, if I became a performer, I wouldn’t have been your PA. Welcome to the bright side” She beamed and he smiled sourly, glad that she changed the topic

“Bright side indeed”

•••

< ON THE HIGHWAY >

Inside a cab, Presley was crying her eyes out and at the same time, laughing. What had she done or whatever was she trying to prove?

He proposed, she accepted the ring then ran off like a mentally disabled person. Presley slapped her forehead continuously as her tears poured freely. She was afraid, this was not her first ring, but they all mysteriously left after proposing and Brandon…just proposed. What if he did the same.

She called Chloe five times but the girl didn’t pick the calls which was unusual. Presley looked out of the cab biting her lips

She didn’t call Sierra cos she was informed of her attendance to a party with Royce.

The cab driver passed her the tissue box which she collected quickly. She wiped her face and sniffed looking at the shimmering ring, it must have cost a fortune.

She started laughing hysterically at her dumb self, it was just a few minutes she left him and she was already thinking about him and Asher so much. She loves him, hell! Presley burst into tears again and the driver sighed as he continued driving in circles like she instructed.

She was about speaking when her phone rang, her tears increased when she saw the caller. Her first best buddy

“Hola papa” She greeted her father, sniffing

“Mi chica ( my girl )” He beamed but when he heard her sniff, he got worried and asked, “Daughter, why are you crying?”

“Dad… I’m crying because I miss you” She cried feeling unsettled and miserable

“Then come to your father dear. You’re always welcome home, you know right?”

“I’m…coming, on my way” She sniffed folding her fist, she tapped the driver and he nodded

“Take me to the airport!”

•••

CHLOE’S APARTMENT

Chloe caught a fever from thinking too much. In the past few hours, she’d been shivering nonstop, she called in sick at her workplace too

She was currently in the bathtub filled with hot water. Chloe’s eyes were misty with tears, she was alone and lonely. She just realized!

Apart from her friends, she had been alone till she met Adam. She wanted to call Sierra but she cautioned herself not to, she must be having fun in Paris. Sierra was always solving her problems one way or the other, she wouldn’t disturb her now that she found her love finally.

Chloe sniffed, she was about immersing herself completely in the tub when she heard a thud from the living room

She became alarmed, carefully, she got out of the tub. After putting on a bathrobe, she picked a plunger as a weapon then took cowardly steps into the room

When she got out of her room, she gulped fearfully

“H.. hello. Who’s there?” She asked then chuckled, there was nobody… but right behind her, someone screamed

“Surprise!!”

Startled to the heavens and back, the plunger fell from her hand, and she fell to the ground loosing consciousness

“Hey…Chloe!!”
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TBC