14

"Come on guys! We have got to do better than that,"I barked at the slow barmaids and barmen.

There was a mini concert happening in the club that night which I had no idea about.

We'll, because when Me Richards was trying to call me to give me a heads up,I was in bed with his daughter!

"We have fifteen minutes before people start coming in,"I reminded them.

I watched as they increased their speed and couldn't help but smile at how cooperative they were.

Crysta interrupted me by bumping her hip against mine and saying,"Check out Madam Boss barking up orders around here!"

"Is that what you all me these days?"I asked,feeling rather disheartened by what she had just said.

"You've been more of a boss and less of a best friend these days. So yeah,that's what I call you,"she answered.

I felt that.

"Come on Crysta,"I said, pulling her in for a hug.

She fought back the hug and said,"Just stop it Maya. Since after the big promotion you hardly even talk to me. Don't start acting all sympathetic right now."

"This isn't about me being distant,is it?"I asked after realizing that Crysta only acts like this when someone screwed her up big time."What happened?"

She fell onto my shoulders and began to sob.

"Continue with the good work guys,"I said as I walked with Crysta towards my office.

After closing the door behind us,I had her sit then handed her a box of tissues that I had saved up for such events.

"What's going on?"I asked when she had calmed down.

"I don't know how to tell you,Maya,"she continued to sob.

"Is it Allen again?"

"What? No! He is dead to me!"

"Then what is the matter? What is this that you can't tell me?"

"It's about Carrie."

I cringed at the mention of her name.

"What did she do?"

"I think I fell for her."

I cringed at that too.

"That's not possible. You're straight."

"That's what I thought before the night of the sleep over."

My mind trailed back to that night when my heart got shuttered into pieces by the sight of my best friend and my crush recovering from having sex!

"You see..."she began to explain,"...we were both drunk and somehow horny. When you and Carl left us we sort of got carried away and ended up having lady sex."

I tried not to choke at that.

"Who onsetted this?"I asked.

She cupped her face in her hands and cried even harder.

I rubbed her back,hoping that she would call down.

"It was me. I kissed her. And even after she told me that it was a bad idea,I kissed her again and from there,we fucked,"she said after calming down.

I felt some pain in my chest!

I couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

I also couldn't help but feel guilty because of what Carrie and I were doing behind her back.

"Would it help if I tried talking to her?"I spoke up.

"What would you even tell her,Maya?"she continued to cry.

"I don't know but I'll figure it out,"I said.

"Thank you but I'd prefer if you did not,"she said as she wiped her tears from off her face.

"Are you sure?"I asked.

"Yeah,"she said."Let's go back before we both lose our jobs."

"I'll go. You can stay here for a while till you're feeling okay,"I said as I made my way to the door.

Crysta pulled me infor a hug and said,"I'm really glad I have you,Maya."

I hugged her back and said nothing.

I left the office,leaving her there.

I could see Carrie across the room. She was busy with her phone.

I figured the only way to get her attention would be to text her,so I took out my phone and texted her telling her to meet meat our usual place;out back.

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OUT BACK.

"I knew you'd want more of me after earlier,"Carrie said as she made me lean on the wall and kissed me hard.

I was tempted to kiss her back but I fought off my desires and pushed her off of me.

"We need to talk,"I said.

"Whatever about?"she asked.

"Crysta."

"I saw her being all emotional. What's going on?"

"You!"

"Me?"

"Of course!"

"What did I do?"

"Crysta is in love with you,Carrie."

"I know."

"Oh wow! That is such a rich statement coming from you!"

"Let's not fight again,Maya. Please."

"We are not fighting! We are talking about a very crucial matter that you seem to be ignoring."

"I do that because most of the time such things go away when I ignore them."

"First of all,these things that you are talking about happen to be people with feelings for you. And second of all,we are talking about Crysta! Ignoring her won't make her go away."

"Okay I'm sorry. What do you suggest I do?"

"Talk to her!"

"I tried that last time, remember? It didn't go so well since we got to discover the tattoo of my name on her."

She was right. Talking won't cut. We had to think of something else.

But what?!

"I have an idea but the consequences are very bad,"Carrie said.

"Bad for who? Crysta,me or you?"I asked.

"You and Crysta."

"How?"

"You two will end up as enemies."

"Hold up. Is the idea you're trying to give the same one I'm having in mind?"

"If you're thinking that I walk up to Crysta and tell her about us then she gets mad at you and the both of you stop being friends,then yeah,we are thinking the same thing."

"There is no way I am letting you implement that plan! And there's no us!"

"Do you have a better idea?"

"Not yet but I'm sure I can come up with something. Just give me time. Probably by tomorrow I'll have come up with a solution that will not hurt anyone."

"Okay then. Good luck in doing that. I find it hard to say that you won't be able to do that because you seem so passionate and it turns me on,"Carrie said as she leaned and kissed me.

I kissed her back and we went on for a few seconds before we pulled away and decided to go back in where the guests had already started arriving.

"This is going to be a busy night,"Carrie said.

"I know right,"I backed her up.

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Hello again!

So sorry that it took time for chapter 14 to be published.

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