LOGINHis life had been a series of short term relationships ever since the tragedy. He couldn't seem to find someone who can stick for more than a few months at a time, a year at best. He's had his share of beautiful faces, sexy bodies, young and older, famous and not, he'd lost count on how many women he'd been with. He was largely driven by his sex drive which lead him into relationships based on casual sex. Women swooned over him, and he caved to the temptation.
He had enough experience to learn that sex and good looks were not enough to keep a relationship, most of them couldn't even bring him to fall in love like the hopelessly romantic that he was. He knew that his passion for his work and motorbikes sometimes drove women away, and his simple way of life drove almost all of them away because they expected something rather posh from one of the highest earning actor in the industry.
He wasn't entirely truthful when he said he was going to try and do his own bandages. He felt warm and fuzzy inside when she touched his hand, when she slowly rubbed it with care and tenderness. He enjoyed it so much, he didn't want their routine to change.
Sandy was the type of woman that when he looked at her, the more beauty he can find in her. The more he get to know her, the more interesting she was. The most addictive kind of all.
He loved the fact that she didn't wear make-up. Most men loved the way women looked after the magical touch of make-up, John preferred them plain and real, it's their personalities that shone through and made them beautiful. He admired the fact that she presented herself as she is, and let people love her for who she is and not who she pretended to be. He adored the way she laughed after telling him the bitter part of her past becaue she had overcome it. She reminded him of himself.
He admitted that Sandy looked different when she wore make-up. He was surprises to see her wearing them, and dressed up for a special occasion. He had just arrived on his motorbike after a stroll around the neighborhood, his hand was feeling better. She was standing in front of the compound, dialing her phone when she was startled by his arrival. He stared at her in amusement.
"You look nice," he complimented her.
"Oh, thanks ... I'm actually going to a birthday party, ... so you're back on the saddle? Do you still need me to change the bandages?"
"Oh, no, I guess not ... maybe I'll take it off later and see how it goes, ... are you waiting for someone to pick you up?" he was curious.
"No, actually, I'm calling the cab," she waved her phone.
"I can take you there, I've been trying to find an excuse to go around with my bike the entire week," he chuckled.
She was reluctant to accept the offer.
"Where's the party? Are all your friends coming too?"
She hesitated, "It's more like a dinner party ... my friend, he's celebrating his 40th birthday party at his restaurant, La Lune, it's a fancy place ... hence the dressing up," she laughed awkwardly.
"Cool ... just point the way, hop on ... I'll take you there, Andrea's not picking you up?" he wondered.
"No, she's still in Manta, anyways, it's more like a dinner for two, he set up a special dinner for the big 4 0."
John had a confused expression on his face, "Oh ... so it's a date?"
"No ... no ... it's not, he's my friend ... we've been good friends for years," she wasn't really sure about it either.
John mounted his bike, and helped Sandy hopped on the back. "It sure sounds like a date to me," he was being cheeky.
"No, it's not a date, just a dinner with a good friend," she denied it.
"If you say so," he put on his helmet.
He smelled her perfume as she cling to him all the way to La Lune. She tried to cover her exposed legs with her flowing dress, he noticed how nervous she was without saying a single word.
He folded his arms in front of him while he stared at her fixing her skirt and hair when they arrived at La Lune. There was an ill feeling inside him knowing that she was going to step into the restaurant and have dinner with a man.
He looked at La Lune, a typical fine dining bistro with a bar, the setting and the ambience was similar to the high end restaurants that he sometimes go to back home, but the only thing he wanted to see at that time was the man whom she was going to have dinner with. "Not a date" he quivered at the thought.
She smiled nervously when she was done, "Thanks for the ride, I'll see you later ... or maybe tomorrow."
"You're not coming back tonight?" it was worse than he thought.
"No ... I mean ... you might be asleep when I get back, so ..." she explained.
"Right," he smiled embarrassed. "Have a nice dinner date," he said.
"It's not a date," she whispered.
He raised an eyebrow with a smirk on his face, he saw her off entering the bistro and then went on his way. He didn't know where he was going, he could've just stroll around like he always does with his bike. But on that particular night, he felt like he was in need of a direction. He was troubled by the uneasiness he felt, it was annoying that he felt the way he did. He barely even knew her, but it bothered him to see her out on a date looking so nice. There was an itch he had to scratch, and it's gotten itchier the further he went along the road.
"Fuck it!" he muttered, he turned his bike around and went straight back to La Lune.
She watched him sleep as the sunlight crept upon his skin. How much this man had changed her life, and how much she was going to miss him. She gathered herself, she swore she was going to keep it together for just a few more hours. She slowly got out of bed, put on her clothes, the last thing she wanted was to wake him up.She took a pen and paper, "No farewell ... Love: Sandy" and put it on the pillow next to him. She climbed down the stairs and saw the suitcases, they were saying goodbye to her. She walked out the door to her cottage. She changed her clothes, packed up a few things in her backpack and left.He woke up from the piercing sunlight upon his face. He jolted out of bed when he felt she wasn't next to him. Then he saw the note, he crumpled it in his hand, "Goddamn it, Sandy!" he cursed. He put on his pants and ran downstairs, he called out her name but no answer. He ran across the lawn to her cottage, called out her name, nothing."Fuck!!" he hit the
They held it together as best they can. Two weeks gone by like a blink of an eye. Neither one of them was their usual happy self. He held her hand everywhere they went, and kissed it every now and again. Those who knew him can see how terrified he was as the last day of shooting was approaching.The team had arranged a big farewell party at a fancy beach club. They were suppose to fly out the next day. They'd even arranged some staff to pack up all John's stuff at the cottage so he didn't have to.She dressed up for the occasion, he held his breath when he saw her. His fans cheered and asked for pictures. Camera flashed everywhere. The scene was distasteful for Sandy, she was about to go through one of the hardest night in her life. The music was loud, happy faces all around. They were glad for a job well done, and she was about to drop herself in the mix and poison them with her gloom."I can't do this, John," he tugged his jacket."What? What do you mea
She dropped Kevin back to her mother's house. On the way to John's set, she stopped at La Lune. It's been two weeks and she hadn't heard from Lucas. She wanted to know how he was doing.The place was full as usual. The minute his staff saw her coming, they informed Lucas immediately. She was escorted to his office.They hugged for some time, it was an embrace they didn't have when they last saw each other. "How are you, Sandy?" his voice gentle as ever."I'm okay, how are you?""As well as I can be," he smiled.Theysat across from each other, his gaze fell on her for a moment, a deep and longing stare that said a million things. He told her, he was leaving for Greece. He had decided to take a long vacation. He had rented a house there for 6 months and have made arrangements with his team to takecare of business while he's away.They didn't mention anything about that night, the only way to make it work was to pretend that it neve
Lucas took her clothes and left her to finish up in the bathroom. By the time she was done, he was gone. Patrick's body was gone. He had told her to leave as soon as she was ready, he said he will take care of everything.All the other details, she didn't have to know. She tried to put back all the stuff in its place before she left. She wanted to call him so bad but she didn't, she went straight to her cottage and spent a sleepless night alone.**********John started a new shooting day the next day. He was excited to go back to the cottage afterwards. Just before the day was wrapped, there was a fuss among the crew who where watching the TV. Sonya called John over, "The guy who broke in to the cottage ... his name was Patrick Evans, wasn't it?" she whispered to him."Yeah, why?""The local news said they found him at the bottom of a cliff, he fell in his motorbike and died," she explained.
He had to comply. She had the lock and key when it comes to conversations about their relationship. Once she had put the lock in, she threw away the key and he had to comply. One more month, he thought, four more weeks of chances, so he let it go for the time being.He took her back to Andrea's place after the getaway. Andrea was still away on her business trip. She was going to pack up her things and arrange to go back to her cottage the next day. He had to meet up with his director and go over some script for the next shoot. So he left her there by herself. No more bodyguards, no more rules, things were about to go back to normal.Lucas had been calling her since the getaway, she avoided his calls. He kept calling and she finally took the call when she had settled in.Lucas: Sandy, why didn't you answer my calls?Sandy: I was with John ... what is it? What's wrong?Lucas : Where are you now? John's not with you?Sandy: No, he left ha
He rented a secret beach for their getaway. Just the two of them, by the pristine beach in the suburbs. He had people set up a glam tent, away from the tide but right on the edge. It was decorated with Christmas lights. The tent was stocked up with wine and a long table of food and deserts. Everything was white right in the middle was a round king size bed.She kept her promise, they even skipped dinner. She let him have her any way he wanted. He was prepared, he wanted her to have the best time she had ever had. John was a pleaser, there's a certain satisfaction for him to please his woman on the bed. Letting him do whatever he wanted with her would be the best sex she will ever have in her life.She didn't know how special she was for him. He had touched every inch of her body with his hands and tongue just to find out all her spots, where he can squeeze the most pleasure out of her. By then, he had found them all. He would watch her face as he did things to her, and