C5

Selene.

I twirled once more in front of the mirror, admiring the open slits and my bare back. It was a black gown with slits on both sides that ran from my thighs to my heels.

I opened the shoe box and put on the silver stilettos without buckling them, then twirled again.

I turned away from the mirror, my cheeks colouring up in embarrassment.

"Too open" I said feeling self-conscious.

Two raps on the door and a very angry voice.

"Ain't you done yet?"

Jason's angry voice made me hesitate as I looked over other options, a blue ball gown and a beige yellow midi gown.

"I'm coming, give me a minute" I called back.

"You have been saying that over twenty minutes now, any other minute and I'm coming in"

"Don't, I'm almost done" I scrambled around and quickly wore a pair of diamond earrings that accompanied the gown.

Jason opened the door and walked in, I froze when I caught his angry reflection in the mirror.

"I'm so done" I whispered to myself.

His gaze slowly shifted from anger to something close to appreciation then morphed to indifference.

His gaze raked me over, running slowly down my exposed thighs, I felt the urge to cover up.

"Come here" he ordered as he thrust his hands into his pockets in an arrogant manner.

I obeyed, trying not to annoy him any further.

He pulled me towards the mirror so that I had my back to his chest then he removed a box from his pocket.

He snapped it open and I flinched at the sound, his eyes met mine in the mirror.

"Scared?"

I shook my head,"Just startled"

He pulled out a lovely diamond encrusted necklace.

"I can..." I began when he interrupted.

"Allow me. If I gave you, it would take two hours for you to put it on"

He gently ran his fingers over my neck to remove my hair and accidentally trailed them over my pulse point and I felt my breath hitch, then he helped me with the necklace without any change in his expression.

Then he went down on one knee.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

His green eyes met my blue ones not before they trailed slowly up my thighs, a look he had been giving me a lot today .

He coughed before he answered.

"Do you want to walk on unbuckled shoes? Aren't you afraid of twisting your ankle or don't you feel pain?"

He buckled the silver stilettos.

"You shouldn't have done that, I can..."

He stood up so suddenly that our noses brushed slightly.

"And wait an hour, I'm not a man of patience, Miss Orlando"

It was almost like he purred my surname.

He pulled my hand forward and wore a bracelet over my hand.

He took my right hand by my fingertips and twirled me around slowly so that I had my back to his chest again.

"Done" he had a small smirk on his lips, almost animalistic.

"Thank..."

"Let's go" his voice stopped my appreciation with how icy it sounded.

He walked out of the room and slammed the door.

I stared confused.

"What did I do?" I muttered.

"Do you still need an invitation to come downstairs, Orlando?"

I gritted my teeth.

"Asshole" I threw back at him.

The door opened and his head poked in.

"What did you call me?"

"Has hope, he has hope"

His eyes never left mine before he looked towards the dresser beside the Queen bed.

"Pick the purse and come downstairs or you'll wish you never stayed here alone"

I dashed to the dresser and picked a silver purse.

I walked down the stairs, the group turned to look.

I smoothened the invisible rumples on my already smooth gown.

"You just had to catwalk down my stairs like it's some model runway, didn't you?"

I wasn't going to let this one slide.

"Opportunity comes but once is what they say"

Jason looked at me silently then shook his head.

"Stay here, I'm coming"

"Selene!!" Not long after Jason left, Khloe ran in and flung herself into me knocking the breath out of my windpipes.

"Slow down Doe" I stroked her head.

Sandra followed too, she was properly dressed and her hair neatly combed.

"Who did your hair Khloe?" I stopped fondling with her hair, I didn't want to spoil her hairdo.

"Jason did," she chirped happily, " even Sandra's hair" she pulled the quiet and sullen girl towards me.

"It's nice" I tugged gently on the girl's cheeks.

"Cheer up" I told her as her eyes misted again with tears.

"I want my daddy" she sniffed and rubbed her nose noisily.

One of the man standing pulled out a tissue box and passed her one tissue.

She took it and blew her nose before handing it back to him.

He hesitated before he took it and went to dispose it.

"Where is daddy?"

"In the party"

"That's where we are going, so can you wait . Okay?"

She nodded.

"What's daddy's name?" I asked.

"Benjy" she sniffed again.

"Benjy as in Benjamin?" I asked just to be sure.

So this was Benjamin's daughter.

"Yes, do you know daddy?"

"Yes"

I looked her over, no scratch or mark, instead it looked like she was well fed just caged in this house. But the video...

"Let's go" Jason voice sounded behind me, startling me.

He had the ability to show up from anywhere without making a single noise.

"Aren't you forgetting something?" Khloe grabbed Jason's arm.

"What?"

"Your date..." She looked at me and my eyes widened when the meaning was suddenly made clear.

"No" I and Jason said in unison.

"All the more reason," she smiled, "Come on, Jason. Chicken?" She flapped her arms imitating a chicken.

Jason watched for a few seconds before he sighed and stretched his right hand towards me.

"Shall we?"

I didn't place my hand in his.

"Selene?!" Khloe pouted and pushed me from behind.

I didn't move.

Jason dropped his hand before grabbing me and dumping me on his shoulders.

"Let's go"

"Put me down" I hit his back repeatedly but he didn't flinch and just carried me like a sack of potatoes.

He threw me unceremoniously into a Rolls-Royce Phantom and shut the door.

He opened the driver's side and sat down before starting the car.