I scream as I scramble to pull my top back on. Jason realizing what I'm doing, storms out of my room closing the door behind him. I feel my cheeks warm as embarrassment consumes me.
"Is everything alright Christina?" Aiden's voice showed concern and I had momentarily forgot he was still on the line.
"Yeah everything's fine April just walked in and you know saw me."
Aiden chuckled as I ran a hand down my face.
"Babe relax you weren't doing anything wrong."
"No but now she will think you are into kinky stuff."
"Who says I'm not."
"Aiden I'm being serious..."
"Okay I get it that must be pretty embarrassing, at least I'm being hidden behind a screen."
"ha ha very funny."
"Anyway I guess you have some explaining to do so I'll leave your fine ass this time."
"Thank you good night Aiden."
"Night babe."
I end the call and dreadfully get out of bed. Walking down the stairs I see Jason in the kitchen downing a glass of water.
"Jason..."
Jason spits out his water and turns to face me. "Christina don't sneak up on me like that."
"Sorry..."
The room falls quiet as Jason and I continue to stare at each other. This is as awkward as I'd imagined it would be.
"Look Jason..."
"Don't Christina... You don't have to explain anything to me. You are an adult who can make your own decisions. The whole thing is my fault anyway I should have knocked before entering your room." Well he was right about that.
"That you should have."
"Sorry about that, but I wasn't sorry about the view." There it is...that cocky asshole finally emerged from the shadows.
I blushed as I averted my eyes towards the floor. "Let's just pretend tonight didn't happen okay."
"Deal because If I can feel how awkward it is right now then everyone else around us will to."
"Thank you goodnight Jason."
"Night."
I'll have to fill April on what happened just in cause Aiden brings it up. I walk back to my room and tuck myself in trying to get some sleep before my meeting tomorrow.
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"Where Are we going Jason?"
"Christina Just take my hand and trust me okay." I smile at him before taking his hand. He leads me into a dark room, and I feel him let go of my hand."
"Jason... Jason where are you?" The lights go on and my mouth drops. The room is all white, and covered in red rose petals. I put my hand on my chest and smile at the handsome man walking towards me.
"Do you like it?"
"Jason you didn't have to do all this."
"No I didn't, but I wanted to because you mean the world to me Christina." Jason cups my face and leans down to crash his lips to mine. He bites my bottom lip and I gasp allowing him entrance. Our tongues danced in unison exploring each other's mouths as I let out a soft moan. Jason pulled the zipper of my dress down, allowing it to fall to the ground. I broke our kiss to catch my breath as I quickly unbuttoned Jason's shirt.
"Someone's a bit eager," he says with a smirk.
"Like you should be talking I'm the one who's half naked right now."
I manage to pull off his shirt, and within seconds Jason's mouth is on mine again. He pulls away, and begins kissing down my neck all the way to my collar bone. I push him off me and push him towards the bed. He reaches for his belt, but I stop him.
"Please allow me," I say reaching for his belt. He smiles and nods his head in approval. I get down in between his legs and remove his belt. He stands up and I take the zipper of his pants in between my teeth and pulls it down. Now Jason and I were both left in our underwear. He picks me up and slams me on the bed, "Christina are you sure?"
"Yes Jason I'm sure." He smiles at me and begins kissing me with a new kind of hunger. He unhooks my bra and removes it. He begins massaging my breasts, and I let out a moan. I feel his finger travel down to my core as he rubs me through my underwear.
I hear him growl, "you're already so wet for me huh." I whimper under his touch as I feel him begin to remove my underwear.
"Christina... Christina... Christina..."
My eyes fly wide open, and I come face to face with April. My breathing is ragged and I can feel the perspiration which has formed on my forehead.
"Christina are you alright? Did you have a bad dream?"
I snap out of my daze and turn to face her. "Yeah April I'm fine I just had a nightmare no need to worry. Why are you in my room?"
"Well you never sleep in this late, so I came to check up on you."
"Thanks April, but I'm fine."
"Okay, well breakfast is downstairs so feel free to help yourself when you are ready."
"Thanks I will." April leaves my room, and I head to the bathroom. I examine myself in the mirror, and see that my skin has a flushed pink look to it.
I can't believe I had a wet dream about Jason. How the hell am I supposed to face him now? I hug myself and shiver. It felt so real, like he was really with me. Was I really dreaming? I shake my head and slap my cheeks with my hands. No Christina you have Aiden, I say to myself. Last night's dream happened because I couldn't get that loser out of my head before bed. I nod my head before I grab my toothbrush and begin brushing my teeth.
When I had finished getting ready for the day, I checked my phone to see if I had any messages. I noticed that I didn't have any from Aiden, which was kind of weird because he always texts me in the morning. Shrugging the thought off, I grab my bag, and walk over to my mirror. I look over myself once more to make sure I looked perfect. I had opted to wear a black skirt and crop top with a leather Jacket and boots. I figured since I was meeting my runway coach today, I might as well come looking like I'm ready for the runway.
I head downstairs and see the food April has prepared for breakfast. I make myself a plate of some bacon and eggs. As I'm eating, I hear someone coming down the stairs. A few seconds later, Jason walks into the kitchen on his phone. I couldn't help but stare at him. The way his jeans fit him and the way they hung from his hips were perfect. His black V-neck shirt didn't help either. With every movement he made you could see the way his muscles flexed underneath the shirt. I averted my eyes back to my food and focused on eating. Jason poured himself a cup of orange juice and made himself a plate of pancakes. He took a seat next to me at the breakfast nook as he ended his call.
"Alright I'll talk to you later when I get more details. Okay peace."
"Good morning Christina you look..." He paused as I felt his eyes rack over my body, "Wonderful."
"Thanks," I say not making any eye contact. I could feel myself getting hot just being around him. I get up and place my dishes in the dishwasher, before turning around to face him.
"When you're done we can get going okay. I'll be waiting in the living room." He nodded his head as I picked up my cell phone, and headed over to the living room. While I wait, I decide to call Aiden. The phone continues to ring until I get his voicemail. What's going on today, it's not like Aiden at all to not answer my calls, and I hope he is alright.
Ten minutes later, Jason comes into the living room with his jacket and keys.
"You ready?'
'Yeah," I say getting up and grabbing my bag.
Jason opens the front door for me, "After you."
I smile and walk outside to the cab that was waiting for us out front.
When Jason got in, he instructed the driver to take us to the train station. We sat in silence for a few minutes until it became unbearable.
"So what's up with you today?' Jason studied my face as I averted my eyes from him and looked down.
"Nothing, why do you ask?'
"Uh I don't know Christina maybe it has something to do with the fact that you are avoiding making any type of eye contact with me today. Did I do something wrong? Is it about last night?"
"No of course not," I rushed out while meeting his crystal blue eyes for the first time today. I quickly looked away and played with my thumbs. Jason hadn't done something wrong, I had. I had a completely inappropriate dream about him last night while I have a boyfriend, and I still don't know what that damn dream means.
"Then what's the problem? You can tell me."
"I don't' have a problem Jason, so could we just drop this whole conversation please."
"Alright if you insists," he says bringing his attention back to his phone. Sitting this close to him wasn't helping me at all. With every bump the car made, I felt his skin brush against mine and a sharp electric shock rang throughout my body each time. What was supposed to feel like a quick ride to the train station began to feel like a long car ride.
When the cab gets to the train station, we pay for our tickets, and board the train. Jason decides to sit in the row in front of me. I guess he figured that I don't want to talk to him. I also feel a little down, because I feel like I've been kind of a bitch to him this morning. As I play a game on my phone, I hear a man come up to me and tap me on the shoulder before taking a seat beside me.
"Hey beautiful, you don't mind if I sit here do you?"
The way he was staring at me sent a shiver down my spine.
"Actually I do mind, so if you would please sit in another available seat seeing as there are so many over there."
The man laughed and placed his hands on my thighs and rubbed them.
"What the fuck get off me," I say pushing his hand away. Next thing I know Jason walks over.
"Do we have a problem over here?"
"Why don't you mind your fucking business mate? I was just getting to know this beautiful lady over here."
Jason looked over at me, and saw my obvious discomfort.
"Looks like she doesn't want to get to know you mate, so why don't you do yourself a favor and leave now?"
The man tried to throw a swing at Jason, but he ducked and got behind him putting him in a headlock. The man struggled to get free to no avail until he begged Jason to let go.
Jason let go of him and gave him a deadly glare. "Now how about you get out of here before I change my mind about letting you off easy?"
The man nodded as he fled to the back of the train. Jason took a seat next to me cupping my face with both of his hands caressing my cheeks.
"Christina are you okay? Did he touch or hurt you in anyway?"
I stiffened under his touch and he quickly got the message as both his hands left my face. "No Jason I'm okay. He just rubbed my thigh and made me uncomfortable."
"Oh okay," he said rubbing the back of his head. I looked away for a moment before meeting his eyes once more.
"Thank you Jason for stepping in like that."
"It's no big deal Christina, I'm sure anybody would've done the same thing." I smiled, and we ended up sitting together for the remainder of the train ride.
We took another cab and I gave Aiden a call. He didn't answer my call again, so this time I left him a message.
"Hey babe I'm in New York for a meeting with your dad. I've called you three times today I hope you're alright. Anyway give me a call when you get this."
Jason turned to me, "you've called him three times today and he hasn't bothered to return any of the calls."
"It's weird right?"
"For your boyfriend yes, he usually picks up after the second ring."
"I just hope everything is okay."
"Christina I'm sure he's fine. He probably had some kind of emergency meeting this morning. His work schedule is so unpredictable."
"I guess you're right."
Jason and I arrive at Maxwell Modell's and I offer to pay the cab fare this time. We walk into the lobby and take the elevator to Mr. Maxwell's floor.
As I walk into the office, I'm greeted by Lucy.
"Good morning Christina."
"Good morning Lucy is Mr. Maxwell in his office?"
"Yes he is I'll let him know that you've arrived."
"Thank you."
"Oh yeah Lucy, this is my friend Jason Anderson."
"Why yes of course," she says shaking his hand. "You're Gloria Anderson's son correct?'
"Yes I am."
"I am a huge fan of her work."
"Thank you I'll be sure to let her know." Lucy blushes when she sees Jason's smile and I roll my eyes. Is there any woman who isn't affected by charms?
Mr. Maxwell emerged from his office and walked over to me and Jason.
"Thank you for coming Christina."
"No problem Preston. I'd also like you to meet..."
"Jason Anderson," he said shaking his hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you sir."
"The pleasure is all mine, so what brings you here to my agency."
"Well sir I was hoping I could have a word with you about an upcoming project I'm working on which involves Christina."
"Oh really, well let me get Christina situated with her runway coach and then I'll be back okay."
"No problem," Jason says as he takes a seat.
Mr. Maxwell leads me to the elevator and we head down to the first floor. We enter a room which has a lit up catwalk, where I see other models practicing as they take instructions from a woman.
"Ashley," Mr. Maxwell calls out. The woman turns to face us and walks over to us.
"Preston how are you?" She gave him a kiss on the cheek and focused on me.
"Ashley I'd like for you to meet my next upcoming model Christina Munoz."
"Hello darling, it's nice to finally meet you."
"Christina Ashley Simms is an international supermodel and she will be your runway coach."
"Wow it's an honor to meet you."
Ashley seemed nice, and she didn't look to demanding. Maybe this would be fun after all.
"Well Ashley I have another meeting to get to so please take care of her."
"You can leave her to me don't worry."
Mr. Maxwell left and Ashley got straight to work. She walked around me examining me. With each step her eyes swept over my body and I felt a little insecure. I couldn't tell what she was thinking and her expressions weren't stable so I couldn't get a sense of if she liked what she saw or not.
"Well you have a beautiful body that's for sure. Can you get up on stage and walk for me? I'd like to see what needs to be improved before we get started." I let out a sigh of relief after the feedback she'd given.
I nodded my head and got up on the catwalk.
"And go," she said snapping her fingers.
I began walking with both hands on my hips. I looked straight on and gave a soft pose before walking back.
Ashley clapped at my performance. "Very good, are you sure you've never done this before?"
"Never."
"Well from what I can see, you're a natural. Your hips are bigger than most models, but that's not something to worry about. It actually makes you seem sexier than you intend to be. Just know that some fashion designers aren't always looking for sexy, so you may have to find some way to tone it down a bit."
"Okay."
"Another thing I noticed is your legs. They by far are your best asset. They are long, lean and they demand attention. The point of a fashion show is to show off the clothes, so when you walk make sure you change up the way you move your arms. Don't always have them on your hips."
"Okay no problem."
"You my dear are going to be one of the best models I have ever trained."
'I can't wait," I say smiling at her.
"Great we start in two days."
Ashley goes back to coaching the other girls, and I take a seat. I check my phone to see if I have any calls from Aiden, but there are none. What's going on today?
Jason
Mr. Maxwell walks through the elevator and motions for me to join him in his office. I close the door and take a seat.
"So Jason what project are you working on which involves Christina?'
"Well sir before Christina had even decided to sign with your agency; she had been working on becoming the face of my upcoming clothing line."
"Really?"
"Yes sir, we've finished the clothes and have set a date for the launch. The only problem is that since she has signed under your agency I thought it would be best if she debuted first. If she debuted under your management first, her being the face of my clothing line would definitely create buzz in the fashion world."
"I understand where you're coming from. The buzz would occur because I have never done any collaboration with an Anderson before. I was actually working on getting your mother to work with me but it's taking longer than expected."
"What do you think?"
"Jason I think this is a wonderful idea. This would definitely jumpstart Christina's career. I'm completely on board."
"Thank you sir," I say while shaking his hand.
"Now when can you get Christina to debut?"
"We have a fashion show coming up next week. I'll see if she's ready based on what Ashley tells me and I'll give you a call to let you know my decision. When is the launch?"
"July 21st."
"Okay we have some time. I'll get back to you."
"Thank you sir." I pack up my files and leave his office bidding Lucy a farewell. When I get to the lobby, I decide to use the restroom before I find Christina. When I come out, I walk down the hall and at the corner is Aiden. I hear him talking on the phone and he doesn't seem to talking about business.
"Yes baby I had fun last night too."
"Yes this morning was amazing as well," he said with a chuckle.
"I don't know when I'll see you again; I'm a very busy man."
"Alright I'll try and see if I can make out some time tonight. I love you."
I walk around the corner and come face to face with him.
"Jason what a surprise, what are you doing here?" He tilts his head to the side awaiting my answer.
"Who was that?"
"Jason it was Christina obviously, who else would it be?'
"You two had fun last night huh?" I couldn't help the smile that was spreading across my face.
"What we do isn't really any of your business."
I pace around him, "you're right Aiden it's none of my business, especially when Christina has been worried sick all day about you."
"Huh."
"What do you mean huh, you spent the night with her right? Oh and how can I forget the part about this morning when she called you three times?"
I pushed Aiden to a wall and picked him up by his suit jacket. "Listen here Aiden, Christina has been through way too much to played by a son of a bitch like you!"
Aiden pushed me off him, and straightened his suit. "Why the fuck are you so concerned? Worry about your damn self!"
"I'm concerned because I'm her friend, you know someone she can trust and rely on."
"Don't give me any shit on trust my friend. Your reputation around town isn't exactly the best," Aiden says as he straightens out his suit.
"Don't worry about me." I walk up to Aiden with my face a mere inch away from his. "All I'm saying is that if you hurt Christina in any way, I will break you. Are we clear?" He nods his head and I backed off.
All of a sudden I hear Christina's voice, "Aiden, Jason there you two are." She ran into his arms and he gave her a hug.
"I've been worried sick about you all day."
"I'm sorry to have worried you babe, I had a very important meeting this morning."
"It was more important than me?"
"Not quite, but very important indeed Christina," I say with a bit of sarcasm. She gave me a confused expression, but shrugged it off before turning her attention back to Aiden.
"If you can't talk at least text me, so I don't freak out."
"Okay babe."
"So do you want to go grab some lunch?"
"Sorry babe I can't I have a meeting in thirty minutes I wish I could go." He gives her a kiss and brings her in for one last hug. "I'll make it up to you tomorrow night I promise," he says throwing her a wink.
Christina's face lit up as she let go of him. "I'll hold you to that promise." Aiden left giving me one last glare. I couldn't help but laugh at this situation. It looks like Mr. Perfect isn't so perfect after all.
"Well Jason I guess we better head home."
"Before we go I have something to tell you Christina."