Rachel's POV
"What happened?" He asked me again after taking me up to my room.
What was I to say?
That my mother was a scheming bitch just like her daughter? Or that my family no longer wanted anything to do with me apart from what I could offer to them?
After hearing everything my mother had to say as saying what I could back at her, I left the place. Tears fell down my eyes as I thought of everything.
She only wanted me, so I could get back together with David for the family not to lose their only ally in business. Or the other option she gave me, that one was even more stupider than the last, for me to ask Ethan to do business with Andrew Corporation.
Why on earth would I do that?
There was a reason Andrew Corporation was falling, and that was because their business partners discovered that the company normally does illegal activities. He had to pay alot of people a lot of money to keep his secret, that was the reason he had so much debt on his hands and the company began failing.
I would never let Ethan's company get roped into my families problem, worse it would be because I wanted Lana yo get together with my ex? Never ever.
I was still thinking of that when the rain began falling and I became aware of my surroundings. I was on the road with a few people running here and there looking for shelter from the rain.
This was not the first time I was feeling dejected, about to get completely wet in the rain, it seems like anytime I was this sad or mad, the rain just seemed to comfort me.
That was when I noticed the black sedan that had been following me right from when I left the hospital with my mother. That's if I could still call her that.
After what she did today, she deepened the line between us as mother and daughter, even though I was adopted, can't she just love me either way?
I hid behind a wall, and as soon as the sedan passed by I jumped in front of it stopping it from going any further.
" Why are you... John?" I was about to yell at the driver when I saw who was driving the car.
Ethan's previous bodyguard? I hadn't seen him in a long time. Ever since Mark began following Ethan about, probably because the former wanted to meet up with Marina more often.
"Lady boss, I'm... I " John stammered flustered.
Lady boss?
Now that was new.
I looked around. It was getting late and the rain was picking up, and their was a car in front of me who won't leave until I was back home safe.
I got down from the side walk. " Unlock the backseat". I ordered John who immediately did as he was told and got into the car with a sigh.
John drove me home without a words even though I could tell that he was worried about me. No matter how I tried to fake a smile, just wing it and pretend nothing happened, I just couldn't.
But I couldn't allow myself to cry either. I had promised that when my mother... No, she doesn't deserve to be called my mother, Martha asked me, no, ordered me to quit acting the movie because of Lana, I had promised then that nothing else she would do to me would hurt, but why was I feeling so much pain?
Why does it feel like my heart was tearing to pieces again?
After Ethan's call, I felt better.
As least someone cared enough to be worried about me, and now he was in front of m, looking at me with those beautiful blue eyes of his filled with concern and worry for me.
" Rachel, you don't have to talk about it if you don't want to". Ethan said again and I just stared at him.
This man had seen me in my lowest moments, and he was the one who helped me rise back up, but he was still here.
After everything I had done to him back at school he still took care of me and helped me. And now the concern I was seeing in his eyes, they were not fake. My family only saw me as a pawn, they needed something from me but Ethan? I literally had nothing to offer him, but still he was there, why?
"Rachel, please say something. " He said his voice pleading. " I won't push to you to talk, just take off your..."
I didn't know what just got into me that I leaned forward and pressed my lips on his shutting him up, while closing my eyes on impact.
After a few seconds passed and he didn't react I pulled away realizing my actions.
Fucking fuck!
I just kissed him.
My heart began beating even faster inside my chest and I turned my hands to a fist, tightening it nervously.
I just allowed my feelings for him to show, something I had buried inside my heart because of how vulnerable I was I let it out.
Ethan just stared at me frozen.
What was he thinking?
Shit! Shit!! Shit!!!
I had forgotten he had once said that he had someone he was in love with. I just crossed the boundaries.
I cleared my throat nervously, taking a step back.
" Er... I em... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I just..." I swallowed the rest of my words when Ethan grabbed ny hands and pulled me closer to him slamming his lips into mine.
My eyes widened at first, but slowly I closed them allowing myself to get immersed in the kiss.
I refused to think about what was going to happen after this, the awkwardness, what I was going to say later... I pushed them far to the back of my mind and I released my hands from the fist I had earlier clenched them into, slowly moving them up his chest and clasping it behind his neck.
Ethan hands creeped around my waist bringing me closer towards him as our lips moved together in perfect rhythm.
The kiss started slow and passionate, then it grew deeper and horny. Ethan creeped his hands inside my blouse which glued to my body like a second skin and pinched my skin which made me moan in both pain and delight. He used the chance to push his tongue inside my mouth deepening the kiss until it started getting hot.
Despite the cold and wet clothes I was wearing, I felt hot, very hot. I wanted him, I wanted anything that would just suppress the pain I was feeling right now from my family's betrayal.
That was when I realized that I shouldn't have kissed him. He was already taken and just like Lana I was stealing another woman's man.
I pulled away from the kiss and placed my hands on his chest slightly pushing him away.
Tears blurred my vision and when I blinked instead of them to go back, they fell like rain drops.
"Rachel... What's wrong?" Ethan asked trying with concern etched on his face, he raised his hands towards my face and cupped it with his hands making me to look at him.
" What did your mother do?" He asked me and I shook my head slightly. "She's not my mother". I said and my voice broke, the tears falling faster from my eyes.
Why am I crying? I asked myself while sniffling trying to stop it.
I had already resolved this in the car, but with Ethan being so nice and kind and concerned, I just couldn't help it, and together with the kiss... My entire resolve melted.
All I wanted right now was him, but he already belonged to another woman.
The door to my room opened and Ethan and I jerked our heads toward it. " Ms Rachel?"
It was Aunt Victoria with a small tray in hand and in it was a cup.
Probably the tea.
I looked away from her wiping the tears in my hands with my eyes before looking back at her and forcing a smile.
"Thank you". I said with a nod before collecting the cup and walking out of my room.
I couldn't be around Ethan now, before I end up continuing what we started, well, what I started.