Ruby exhaled a heavy sigh as she stepped into her darkened home, the shadows enveloping her like a comforting embrace. She didn't bother to flip the light switch, preferring the sombre atmosphere to match her mood. Her mind was still reeling from her confession to Damian, and the fear of potentially straining their friendly relationship between them weighed heavily on her heart. Lost in thought, she was startled by the sudden illumination of her living room, her nerves jolting her into a frightened jump. "Surprise!" Raymond and Melissa chimed in unison, their excitement piercing the air. Ruby's moodiness was momentarily forgotten as she rose from her seat, a mix of surprise and delight etched on her face. "What are you two doing here?" she asked, her voice laced with wonder. Melissa explained, "Raymond's on holiday, and he insisted we come over to your place." The unexpected visit was a welcome distraction from her tumultuous thoughts, and Ruby's face broke into a warm smile as she emb

His touch sent shivers down her spine and she felt butterflies in her tummy. It has been a long time since she felt his touch on her skin so it made her feel hot. But the annoyed look on Damian's face told her she had limited time to enjoy the moment else,he would let her go and she would crash her head on the floor. “Thank you sir” she said,her voice barely above a whisper as she gained her balance. “Now leave my house” Damian instructed coldly and without arguing with him,she hurried towards the door. Damian released the breath he didn't know he had been holding. Something in him pushed him to help her when he saw her trip and before he knew what was going on,he was already holding her. Being so close to her made his heart race in excitement,but he was a good actor to not let it show. He placed a hand on his chest when Ruby was gone, asking himself if something was wrong with him. “I need to see a Doctor as soon as possible because something is definitely wrong with me,” he s

Hours passed and hours turned into days, finally,it was a day before Ruby's twenty-fifth birthday. Ruby herself didn't know how the days had passed by so fast. They were always busy at work , trying to get the stocks back on track and find the people behind the insider trading. Damian had always stayed over at the Company to work overtime,which Ruby doesn't really like because he stopped taking her home and she had to continue driving her car. She stopped driving ever since Veronica's incident and there were no quickies that they frequently do anymore. They were barely spending time together. It was Friday and she wished he would leave the office with her. Her body has totally healed from the body aches she got from their last sex and she wanted him between her legs now. She decided to check on Damian after packing her things to go home. Who knows,he might decide to go home with her. She found him sleeping. His head rested on his desk and his hand placed on his laptop that was

“How do you plan to handle this issue Mr President?” The annoying voice of Mathew took Damian out of his trance. Since the meeting started,he has been thinking about what he would do when he finally gets to the town where people were affected by their snacks. “I'm going there myself tomorrow to handle the matters and after finding out the cause,we would compensate the affected families” “Compensate? We don't have money to throw around just because of a mistake done by one person” “One person? The snacks passed the food testing review and it was considered healthy for consumers,so the problem is what happened to the snacks when it got there? It's something the company has to attend to not a single person. Or what do you suggest we do Mr Vice president?” Damian asked and Mathew gritted his teeth. Calling him Vice President made him so angry because it sounded to him like Damian was reminding him his place. “Call the press. Apologise and make it known to them it was your fault and

Melissa walked into Sky Tower View on a Saturday morning, expecting to visit her sister Ruby as planned. With the lock combinations memorised, she let herself in, only to be surprised by a scene she wasn't expecting. Ruby and a man were fast asleep on the couch, cuddled in each other's arms. Melissa's bag slipped from her hand and it fell on the floor. She knew Ruby as a single woman, and she always tells her everytime she met someone new. Melissa composed herself, picked up her bag and took a seat on a nearby couch to wait for the couple to wake. She knew it was creepy to watch them that way,but she did it anyway. She kept tapping her foot on the floor as it took them eternity to wake up. Finally, Damian's eyes fluttered open, locking with Melissa's gaze. He let out a startled yelp and jumped out of the couch, fear etched on his face. It was just him and Ruby in the house last night so how did a stranger enter? Ruby was woken up by Damian's scream,and also let out a terrified cr