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Hey Sinners!
Have a good day :)
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Ana's POV

This is getting bad. I can't even concentrate on my work. All because of my so-called-husband Andrew.

A notification sound snapped me out of my thoughts. A text message from Stevie, my best friend.

-<Call me when you get off the work.

Stevie knows me too well.

Jay, Stevie and Lisandra are the most important people in my life. Well, the only people I have got. I really don't know where Andrew stands. I do care about him and I am attracted towards him. What does that make us?

Bleep. Another text from Stevie.

-<I won't be able to meet you today because I have extra pratice. Remember? We have music festival next weekend.

Stevie loved reading but she was a lot more into music. She was a pianist and she was just great.

When I had started working at a bookstore at the age of 17, I met a girl- Stevie. I liked her, she didn't seem like a bitch. Well, both of us loved books so we got along well. I got to know that she is the daughter of the owner of the bookstore. We eventually became best friends.

That's how I met Jayden. He is Stevie's brother. He treated me like his own sister. Both Stevie and Jay know everything about me. Its been 4 years since I met Stevie and Jay. They gave always been there for me.

When Jayden got to know that I was working on a novel, he recommended me to Lisandra. Well, Jay and Andrew are childhood friends. Jay worked in the marketing department at D & S publishers.

I quit working at the bookstore and joined D&S publishers.
I started working as an intern, and while working as an intern, I kept working on my novel. I completed my novel at the age of 19.

Later I was promoted to the post of Junior publisher. 6 months ago, I was promoted again, to the post of General Publishing manager. That meant I was working directly under Andrew since he was the Head Publisher. Thats when Lisandra started seeing me as a compatible other for his son.

Here I am sulking in my office. I am having mixed feelings right now. Oh don't take me wrong. I meant I am mixed opinions about him. I am so confused and conflicted. He's complicated....

Yesterday, he kissed me.
It was the first time he kissed me. During the wedding, when we were supposed to kiss,  we didn't really kiss.  It was a passionless peck.
But then yesterday's kiss, it was...it was.....

It was passionate and addicting.

After that kiss I must admit, I am sexually and physically attracted to him. But hey, that's that. No feelings.

Right?...

I really need to snap out of it. I am going to get hurt. I gotta stop behaving like horny sex-deprived bitch. I was sex deprived. though. What's wrong with me!?!

Today in the morning, when my husband was fucking his girlfriend, I had a little chat with Jay.

He told me that I should try giving Andrew and my relationship a chance. But what he doesn't understand is that, BOTH THE PARTNERS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE RELATIONSHIP IF THEY WANT IT TO WORK OUT.

I clearly remember what he had said to me after he kissed me....

"I am sorry....about the kiss. I wasn't going to have sex with you. It was a mistake. I hope you forgive me since it was the first time I did something like this. The first and the last time. Sorry"

That's what he said.

When he confessed it was a mistake, well, I was embarrassed for kissing him back. Even after he told me it was a mistake, I didn't stop thinking about the kiss. Even after he fucked Kiara that night, I kept thinking about the kiss. Even after I heard them moaning...I mean screaming in the morning, I still thought about the kiss.

I shouldn't get attached....Do I want to?

A knock on the door brought me out of my thoughts.

"Mrs. Davis asked me to pass this to you, Mrs. Davis. And she wants you to call her." Lisandra's new secretary informed me as she handed me the binder.

Mrs Davis, Mrs Davis.
She chuckled at that and I gave her a smile.
"Are you the new recruit?" she nodded.

"Yes, Mrs Davis. I am Levi Anderson"

"Okay, good luck. And please call me Ana"

"Okay Ana, have a good day" I nodded as she smiled and left.

Ugh. I have been goofing around a lot today.

I looked down at the binder and realised that it was the draft of my second novel that I was working on. I had sent the draft to Lisandra.

I had originally sent it to editing team but Lisandra wanted personally edit my novel. She said that she missed being chief editor. So I sent my draft to Lis instead.

I was conpuzzled because there was no editing list print attached to the draft according to which I had to make changes.

I grabbed the phone and called Lis.

"Hey Lis, I just checked the draft. There is no-" I started but she cut me off. 

"I know. Here me out. Promise me that you will hear me out before saying anything."

"Damn, you are scaring me Lis. Ok I promise." I was reluctant when I said that. 

"I read your book. Its just great. All the plot twists and storyline is just Perfect. Its a perfect book with dark genre. The plot was so intense that I was totally into it while reading it,  oblivious to my surroundings. The suspense was killer. The book couldn't have been better. The book is just perfect. But....." Lisa trailed and I was really scared now.

"But...?"

"Ummm, hear me out honey. The last book you wrote, it was in third person. But this one, it's in the Point of view of the female lead. Everything's just about perfect in this book. The only problem is....the way...the female lead thinks..."

I kept quiet. Lisa continued.

"Honey, the thought of the female lead is messed up. As in, most importantly, people won't be able to relate to her. The female lead comes of as insane and inhumane."

I can relate.

"I mean, the female lead is strong, but she is HOPELESS. She needs to have some faith. She needs to be....stable...Can you make the female lead more....reliable and worth looking upto. You get what I am saying? Well, I am really not able to connect with you right now....So..."

"So...?"

"You'll need to talk to Drew."

"Wait, I-"

"Listen here honey, he is your husband. You guys can connect better. Both emotionally and physically. I am here for you anytime. But for the 'feelings' department, I think Andrew will do a better job at that."

"Right." I said. Well of course I and Andrew would have been in a deep connection as compared to others if we were husband-wife for real. But we aren't....I mean we are, but we aren't.

"It's 3 in the afternoon now. Well you should go see him in his office. Giving him the copy of your manuscript was the first thing I did in the morning. He read it till the part I asked him to. I even talked to him. He said he'll talk to you. You should go see him. Alright?"

"ALRIGHT" I forced it out of my mouth.

This is gonna take me down.
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Heya Sinners!!

This chapter must have been boring, but it was quite important.
This book is not just a plain smut.

Next chapter is gonna have it dirty!!
Also a NEW CHARACTER WILL BE INTRODUCED IN NEXT CHAPTER.

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