Lucas

Lucas' POV...

" Thank you, Emilie. ", I nod as my secretary, Emilie leaves my office.

She teasingly brushes her fingers against my chest. I only smile slightly as she shuts the door, frowning at myself afterwards.

" What's wrong with you, Luca? ", I ask myself as I glare at the wedding band on my finger.

Yesterday when Annie called to tell me Amyra's condition had worsened, I immediately cancelled all my meetings and rushed home to check on her. I don't know why but ever since that day on the aisle, I've felt a bit of sympathy for her knowing how it feels to lose one's freedom. But last night when I overheard her conversation with her sister, I felt ten times worse knowing I contributed to her pain in some way.

She is the only victim here anyways.

We all got what we wanted, all of us, except for her. God, I still feel like a dick.

Well, aren't you a dick?

While taking care of her last night, I had only one thought running through my head.

Dawson, who the fvck are you?

I felt obligated to helping her and being there for her whether or not she needed me. I hated that kind of feeling, like I needed to protect her.

Selfish. I want to be exactly that but I can't help it, I just feel the urge to be selfless with her.

Emilie is not just my secretary, she's actually someone I sleep with every now and then.

Don't you mean ' used to' ?

No strings attached, we agreed. But with Amyra, although it's only been a few days,I feel strongly attached to her.

And we aren't even having any sexual contact.

Also, since we got married, Emilie's touch doesn't affect me anymore. When I say affect me, I mean, give me the drive to have sex. Dare I say she doesn't appeal to me sexually anymore compared to my wife.

Ah, my wife.

Kinda feels good to say that. She is so much better than her sister in practically every way. I mean, they're both fiesty but hers isn't in an annoying way. It's sexy sort of, draws me to her even more.

She has fuller lips, darker eyes and her body is just.. Lord help me.

What the heck is wrong with me? She's cast some sort of spell on me, voodoo, I'm sure.

Shaking my head, I look at my phone for the tenth time today, contemplating whether or not to call her, ask how she's doing.

My phone starts ringing and as I move to pick it up, Emilie enters with a cup of coffee.

I ask her to set it down on my desk before excusing her.

It's my Lawyer calling to know if Amyra has already read and understood the contract. After a few minutes of discussion, he tells me to make sure that she's fully in tune with the rules before the weekend.

Crap, by this weekend we should know basic things about each other...

The weekend starts tomorrow.

I make a mental note to inform her before I leave for my next business meeting.

***

" l thought we already agreed to commence the building of the factory by June this year, Mr Corpus. ", I ask as I play with my pen, my eyes glancing at the wall clock continuously.

" Y..yes, sir. But I was thinking that instead of using the plans you'd drawn, I could use another.. I mean, just alter yours. J..just a bit. "

I raise my eyebrow slightly, tilting my head at him. Mr Corpus is one of my most diligent yet annoying to work with employees. He most of the time did exactly the opposite of whatever I told him to, just because he didn't find it to his liking.

Without my permission, of course.

He's cost me money a few times and of course has had to repay me for losses and damages but then again, he's my Godfather's nephew which makes it difficult to let him go.

" Mr Corpus, I don't like that you're trying to alter my designs. We all sat here together last year and drew the plans together. You had no problem with it then. "

I sigh, standing to adjust my suit.

" I want the project to begin as scheduled. With my original plan, of course. ", I say and leave, with Emilie trailing after me.

Immediately we get into the elevator, Emilie starts trying to seduce me again.

" Hey, wanna hang out at my place later? ", she says as she tries to corner me against the elevator door.

I pause for a rush, waiting to feel something, anything, some sort of reaction but.. nothing.

I feel nothing.

I take her hand, surprising her as I take it off my body and place her in such a way that she stands beside me instead.

" Miss Caine, I am a married man now. So, our previous arrangement will have to come to an end. I hope you understand. ", I smile and walk out as the elevator opens on cue.

" B..but, she doesn't have to know, right? Nothing has to change. ", she stutters after me.

Her stuttering reminds me of Amy so I smile briefly, only briefly.

" Loyalty, Miss Caine. I really value that so I'm sorry but you're simply waisting your time trying to convince me. We agreed, no strings attached. "

She nods stiffly, although it's clear that she already felt attached.

Women don't understand that they don't always get to have what they want sometimes.

" Good. Now, schedule an appointment with the Doctor for my wife for tomorrow morning. If there's anything else, let me know. ", I say and walk into my office.

" Wow, my wife , huh. ", my sister chuckles as I enter my office, almost giving me a heart attack.

" Goodness, Dani, what the hell?! ", I glare daggers at her but she knows I love her nonetheless as she hugs me tightly.

" Hello there, brother. Happy Married Life. ", she says, holding out a gift bag.

" Thanks, what's in there? "

" For my sister-in-law. She needs to know how great of a sister you have. You've taken me for granted for way to long. ", she pouts after harshly slapping my hand away.

So violent.

" What the hell are you saying?! ", I groan.

Dani, Danielle is my younger sister by 3 years. She's into fashion designing and in case you haven't guessed by my previous statement, she designed Amyra's wedding dress. She was so excited for the project because she initially thought I was marrying Amy, not Camilla. She idolizes my wife for some reason I choose not to care about. She refused to adjust the dress to Camilla's size which I guess was a plus considering that Amy ended up wearing it.

Dani and I have been closer than two peas in a pod since the minute I found out about her birth.

I say ' found out ' because I was away from my mom during the time of Dani's pregnancy. So when I got back to New Orleans and heard my mom popped another baby, I was upset.

I wasn't gonna be my mom's baby anymore.

But when I saw those brunette locks and greyish blue eyes, I just knew I was gonna enjoy bullying her. Which of course, I have done all our lives, she hates it.

But I love her more than anything in this world.

***

I glare at Dani as she takes my salad, eating it up. She pats her tummy, grinning as she sees me riled up.

" Why would you come to my office, invade my space, and then, eat my food, you little turd? ", I ask half-heartedly to which she giggles.

" Because you love me so, I get a free pass. ", she pats my head, walking by me to place a picture frame on my desk.

" What is that? "

" Your wedding picture. ", this is the one that looks more legit, she's actually smiling here although if you look close enough, you can tell it's forced. ", she quips, sitting in my chair.

" Annie told me she fell sick, what happened, really? ", she asks, genuinely concerned.

" She fell asleep in the tub and sank halfway to the bottom. Good thing I found her on time, or well, thank God I found her on time. Apparently, her body doesn't deal with cold very well so she fell terribly ill. She's better now but I want her to see a Doctor to be safe. ", I say as Amy's thoughts cloud my head.

Dani sighs with a thoughtful expression on her face.

" What? ", I ask.

" Nothing really. I just can't wait to see my sister-in-law. "

" Then, let's go. It's almost closing hour, plus I can just leave Morris in charge. ", I smile as she links our arms, pulling me with her to the elevator.

I won't deny the rush of relief I felt, knowing I'd see Amyra very soon.

•••

So..... Another chapter, I guess.

I really like Dani, Lucas, not so much. Why? I have no idea.

Aaaaanyways, there's that.

Happy Saturday, I guess.

Love y'all, byeeeee