Their End, My Beginning

On the way to the club 'Devil's Drinks' I called my buddies Neocount and Gabriel. Neo and Gab are my business allies that became my best friends.

We entered the club and went to the third floor and walked straight to the VIP section that was behind a red curtain with a bouncer. The club had three floors. One has the normal club with bar one side and a dance stage on the middle the second floor was for strip dancing and third was VIP section where if we want we could ask for private lap dances with drinks in a room that was to left of the door after we passed the bouncer or else walk right and it is just like the first floor but with famous people. As I was a usual visitor here and also since I was quite famous, the bouncer let us in without asking for our names.

I just wanted drink, but the guys wanted lap dance too. So we went left.

Obviously, the lady gave a lap dance for me too, but I pushed her off, surprising the guys. They sent the lady off and asked what the problem was as I usually never declined any woman who approached me, so I explained to them while drinking the events that took place after Carvens coming to my office.

They looked at me with big annoying grins on their faces. I instantly knew what it was.

"Don't you dare say that word." I groaned at them.

"What we didn't say you are in looove." They said the I-word singing.

At that moment, it hit me. I was still madly in love with her. I decided not to waste anyone's time and go for the obvious ending.

I saw the way she looks at me. She still loves me, but not as this new me. I think it is better to talk things with her and tell her everything about me without leaving any facts. I definitely have come into terms with my still existing feelings towards Kat and since she too loves me, I think it's better to talk things through and get back together with her. But after 'the talk' I will give her two choices. A. forgive me, B. not forgive me.

If she forgives me, we date again and I will never go back to the ways I was. But if she doesn't forgive me. I don't want to think about that. I hope she forgives me. But if she doesn't, I won't blame her I mean I myself haven't forgiven myself for what I have done so I don't expect her too.

So, if she doesn't forgive me, I will not bother her anymore and we will act as if I am just her client who needs the design, which I know will be a very hard thing to be done but for her I am ready to do anything. She is the one who brought me back, and for her I am ready to do anything. I love her too much to loose her but at the same time I will respect her decisions. So, if she says she can't forgive me I will accept that, but then too I am not going back to how I was. Being ruthless is not good, but if I am ruthless when it comes to business but shows compassion to my loved ones is fine, I guess. I will try to be my old self with some wonderful qualities of this new me.

With a determined look on my face they understood what I decided and both of them said nothing, knowing whatever I chose was for the best and all three of us drank celebrating my love. Little did I know that drinks will be the reason for me not to have 'the talk' with her the way I decided.

*Kat's POV

When I saw a lady touching Ryder, I felt anger in me rising and I lost complete control over myself when I saw her sitting on him. Before I could see anything more, I got up and storm out of the office. I knew he wouldn't change what was I expecting. We reuniting the moment he saw me. I scoffed at my thought. I decided to go to cafeteria to have a cup of coffee. I always opted for coffee if I was angry instead of alcohol. I hate hangovers so I go for coffee always but if the emotion I feel is too much to handle be it anger, sadness, or stress I go for alcohol.

When I was making my coffee, I heard a hello from a male. He was handsome but not my type, but still I flirted with him with no interest. It was more like talking with some flirting in between, but he was flirting with me. When he asked for my number, I said I was not interested for more than just friends. And he was okay with it. At least I could make some friends by the time I am here. I soon forget about him thanks to coffee and Alex, my new friend.

Little did I know that the coffee with Alex will be the reason for not forgetting Ryder permanently. How I wish I knew the decision for having coffee instead of going home to drink alcohol would be the reason for dangers that took my parents lurking in the shadows to come out into light to take me.