11 Chapter 11 - Point Of Views E

~CARINA'S P.O.V.~

The rest of the flight was silent and the air between us got awkward. I didn't know what to do and how to act infront of him anymore. I suddenly felt confused about him.. at one time, he was cold and distant and then the next thing I know, he was comforting me not to mention kissed me. I wanted to get away from him but it was not possible, since we were on a plane. Absent-mindedly, I touched my lips, reminiscing our kiss. That was my first kiss. I wanted to laugh hysterically. 'He is not even my boyfriend.'

Because of embarrassment, I tried to sleep it off but I couldn't, but after three hours of trying, I finally doze off.

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I felt someone shaking my shoulder gentlly and I groaned in protest. I wanted to sleep more.

"Ms Westbay, wake up. We're here." I recognized the familiar voice and quickly opened my eyes. I was about to get up when I felt something on me. It was a blanket. I stared at it curiously.'Did someone put a blanket on me? Who?'

When we went out of the plane, I saw our luggages being carried by someone who was wearing a black suit and deposited them inside the car's trunk. He looked like a bodyguard in the movies.

"Benjour Florent, comment ca'vs*?" I looked at him curiously. 'He speaks French?'[*Hello Florent. How are you?]

"Tres bien monsieur Novell, nerci, et vous? Ca fait longtemps*."[*I'm fine Mr Novell, thank you. How about you? It's been a long time.]

"Bien. On est la pour une affaire importante et pour se detend un peu*."Florent nodded and opened the door of the car for us. Then he went to the driver's seat and maneuvered the car out of the airport.[*I am good. We are here for an important business matter and to relax a little bit.]

The air between me and Mr Novell was heavy that I focused on the scenery outside. The view outside was really splendid that I forgot about the awkward feelings.

Deep inside, I was so excited. It was my first time in France. When I saw the Eiffel Tower from afar, I took my phone and tried to capture a shot of it but the sun set almost covered the entire view.

"It this your first time in France?" I heard Mr Novell asked in a strange voice. There was something strange in his voice, feeling awkwardness or something that I couldn't pin-point. 'What? No way!'

"Yeah." I answered politely and the awkward silence was back again.

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I was surprised when the car stopped infront of a huge mansion and the metallic gate opened. I faced him with a questioning looks. I thought we were going to spend our days here in a hotel.

"is this your house sir?" I asked him in awe. The mansion was proudly standing at the upper part of the city and the view was so beautiful. It was already dark and the lights from the house, buildings and street lights were creating a breath taking view.

"Yes. This is our ancestral house. My mom is living here with my sister." The grand door opened and I saw a chestnut brown haired girl, her face was brightened by a smile. She ran towards Mr Novell and hugged him happily. She was roughly the same age as me.

"Regan! T'es enfin ici! Tu me manquais vraiment!*" She said excitedlyband kissed him on the cheeks.[*Regan! You're finally here! I missed you so much!]

"Moi aussi, tu me manquais. Elle est ou maman?*"[*I have missed you too. Where's mom?]

"Elle est allee chez tata Veronique. Je ne sais pas pourquoi.*" She answered and shrugged her shoulder.[*She went to Aunt Veronique's house. I don't know why.]

I was watching them awkwardly, their language was like singing bees in my ears. She was so beautiful. They looked so close with each other. I felt my heart tightened at the sight of them. I suddenly felt jealous of her. 'Jealous? No! You're crazy!' My eyes widened when I saw the girl diverted her eyes on me and smiled, then she approached and kissed me on my cheeks.[French greet people with 'bisous'. Its not really a kiss but it's 'cheek to cheek touch'..something like a peck on the face.]

"Hello there. Sorry, I was so excited seeing my brother that I didn't notice you. Don't tell me you're his....? 'her brother?' I unknowingly heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing it.

"Oh no! I'm not. I'm just his EA. I am Carina." I interrupted her.

"Oh Dear! Sorry. I am Regan's younger sister, Ellie. Nice to meet you."

"It's nice to meet you too."

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I couldn't get over at how beautiful their house was. There was a red carpet lying on the grand spiral staircase. The walls were full of paintings and pictures. The inside was grandiose.

"Ma'am, this is your room." Mila, the Filipino maid said to me as she helped me carry my luggage.

"Thank you Mila." I said gratefully.

"Do you need anythings else, ma'am?"

"Hmmm.. If you don't mind, would you mind bringing me a glass of cold water? And please don't call me ma'am. Just call me Carina."

"Okay Carina. I will get your water."

When I was alone, I examined the room. It was fuchsia-themed room. There was a flat screen television hanging on the wall across the king-sized bed. Even the headboard was fuchsia. The bed cover was white but the duvet was also fuchsia. There were two lamp shades at each sides of the headboard. I sat on the corner of the bed and opened my luggage to get my charger because my phone was already dead. Suddenly the closet got my attention, since we will stay here for a week, I decided to take out all clothes from the luggage and place them neatly in the closet. After that, I decided to change my clothes. I took all of my clothes off except my undergarments. I was searching for something to wear when someone knocked on the door. It must be Mila, I thought.

"Come in Mila, it's open." I shouted. I heard the person walked in but I didn't bother to turn around because I was still searching for something to wear.

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~REGAN'S P.O.V.~

"Hey Regan. It was your first time bringing a girl home after her. Don't tell me, she's your girlfriend. You know you can't do that." Ellie's voice was reprimanding and I gritted my teeth in irritation.

"Don't ever mention anything about her, I don'twant to hear it. And Carina is just my Executive Assistant. I just feels like coming home. Don't give any meaning to it." I said and took off my suit, throw it onto my bed.

"Okay. I can see that you're still bitter of what she had done to you but Reg, you need to move on. Just make her sign the..."

"I don't wanna talk about it." I said curtly and she rolled her eyes.

"Oh Regan.... Anyway, Carina is beautiful and seems nice." She said. I gave her a warning look but she just laughed it off and went out of my room.

I suddenly remembered our kiss and it made my body hot. It's been a long time since I felt this way and I was losing control over it. I shook my head and went out of my room. I decided to go to the fuchsia room which's one of the guest room to check on her. I knocked on the door and I heard her saying something but I didn't understand. I opened the door and my breath caught my lungs when I saw her almost naked body. She was facing the bed and her sexy back was displayed infront of my eyes. She was only wearing her undergarments, a red bra and a red boy short that made her milky white skin sexier. I wasn't fond of girls wearing boy short but looking at her wearing one was making me crazy with desire. Her waist was so small and when my eyes went down her butt, I gasped. Damn, she was gifted there, too, like her bosom. 'How does it feel like to squeeze those..... No! What are you thinking? Are you out of your mind? You know you can't!'

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~CARINA'S P.O.V.~

The T-shirt that I was holding fell on the floor when I saw who the person was. It felt like the world had stopped and our eyes were locked into each other. The desire in his eyes were visible. My throat suddenly became dry. My brain was telling me to cover myself up but I couldn't move. I was stuck like a glue on the floor. Then I saw his eyes went down to my breasts and I covered them instinctively. The magic spell between us broke and I quickly picked up my loose T-shirt on the floor and put it on. My hands were trembling and I struggled putting the shirt on.

"W-Why are you here sir? You should have said something before you came in. I know this is your house but for now, this is my room." I said while turning away to put my jogging pant on. When I felt him stepping closer, my heart thumped again.

"I thought you said 'come in'." His breath fanned my exposed neck. His ragged voice was radiating of desire and I trembled with anticipation. I felt his warn hands landed on my shoulder, slightly massaging them, teasing me. 'You need to get away from him!' My mind shouted and I stepped a little away from him but his hand held my shoulder and turned me around, facing him. His eyes searched mine.

"Do you have any idea what you're doing to me, Carina?" He asked and closed his eyes tight. 'Carina! It was the first time he called me by my name!'

"I don't k-know what you're talking about sir. I-I should be the one asking you that. You keep doing these things to me. Y-You are confusing me." I tried to meet his gaze and I saw mixed emotions in his eyes. Desire, lust, gentleness and..... anger? His grip on my shoulders tightened before he let go and turned his back.

"I just came to say that the dinner will be served at 7.30pm. If you want, you can go and join Ellie in the family game room. It's a room next to this room, at the right side. His voice was cold and lacked of emotion, back to his original self. He stood there for few seconds, then went out.

I sat on the bed staring at nothing. I couldn't comprehend what just happened. 'Why was he acting like that?'

I looked at the wall clock, it's still 6.00pm so I decided to go to Ellie to distract myself from thinking about what just had happened. The door was opened and I heard a loud noise coming out from inside. Then I saw Ellie playing billiard alone. I looked around in amazement. There were different kinds of games like darts, mini golf, mini bowling and video games. There was even a mini bar at the corner.

"You're here. Glad you came. What do you want to drink?"

"No, thank you. I don't drink alcohol before meal." I declined politely and she smiled.

"Okay. You wanna play?" She offered me a cue stick and I gladly took it. I rarelyplay the game but I always enjoyed playing it.

"Sure. I am not that good though."

"It's okay. I will teach you."

I tried my best to follow her instructions and before I know it, we were already enjoying the game. Ellie was a nice and gentle girl. She reminds me of her cousin, Christine, my bestfriend. We were laughing at my mistakes like we have known each other for a long time. The loud music was making the mood more entertaining and lively. We just stopped when Mila called us for dinner.