11 Chapter 11

Stella

"I'll be home by Friday".

Amanda kissed her husband deeply before waving a goodbye and walked off while Francis carried her suitcase. She was going on a business trip to Paris and won't be back until Friday. Daryl had other business plans to attend to so he won't be accompanying his wife. He sat down going back to his laptop.

I went to the master bedroom to clean it. The sheets needed changing so I took them off then the pillows but quickly regretted it when I saw a pink vibrator hiding behind the pillow on the right. I froze from both confusion and shock. Why would there be a vibrator? I mean they're married so sex wasn't an issue ; or maybe they're into kinky stuff. I didn't know and I want to leave it that.

I took it up and place it in a drawer before closing it slowly. I finished changing the sheets and then start vacuuming. My ear started to itch and I scratched it feeling around to see that my earring was gone. I groaned in my head as I looked around. When did it fall out?.

I bent down slowly because the uniform was tight and started looking around and under the bed.

"Stella?"

I jumped to my feet immediately to see Daryl standing there with confusion written on his face.

"What were you doing?"

"I was searching for my earring, I say pointing to the empty space in my ear. He glanced around the room before looking back at me. He started coming closer as I swallowed and stepped back a bit.

" Sir?, I say as his hand reached out and touched my earlobe. His fingers played with the empty space where my earring once was. What was happening?. He came closer until my back was touching the drawer near his bed. My heart sped up when his eyes met mine. His body was literally pressed up against me. My knees felt unbelievably weak.

" D Daryl? "

He stopped. He stepped back with a shocked face before dragging his hand through his hair. He cursed under his breath not loud but loud enough for me to hear.

" Stella? "

"Sir?"

We stared at each other for a long time. His phone started ringing but he didn't pay it any mind as he continued staring at me. I slowly moved away from the drawer before taking up the basket with the dirty sheets and walking past him. I could feels his eyes burning holes in the back of my head.

I sighed deeply before going to my room. I sat on the bed and thought about what the hell just happened! He was so close to me and somehow when his fingers touched my ear my heart beat sped up. It was like I was in a trance or something. It was nothing so why was I like this? . Wasn't it the fact that he had his wife and I was his maid who also had a lover? I don't know.

"Stella, are you inside?"

I didn't want to speak to Francis or anyone right now. I was too shaken up by what happened a while ago. What if he saw what had happened and was about to confront me about it. What if he told Amanda?.

"I'm coming in so you better not be naked"

The door was pushed opened and Francis came in before closing it and coming to sit beside me.

"Are you OK? What happened?"

I shook my head saying nothing had happened. I couldn't tell him exactly what happened. He would think differently and tell Amanda for sure.

"Don't give me that ; I know when

something is wrong"

"I don't want to talk about it, I replied laying down on the bed whilst staring up at the ceiling.

" Is it your boyfriend? Did he hurt you? Do you want me to beat him up?"

I laughed at his statements but his face remained serious as if trying to prove that he would definatley do what he just said.

"No it wasn't my boyfriend and I'm fine. You don't need to beat up anyone, I say sitting up and holding a pillow to my chest.

"The boss left and we've done our work, you wanna go out for the rest of the day?"

I thought about it for a while before thinking why not? I could clear my head so I could think clearly.

"Let's go out"

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"This flavour is yummy, Francis said as he tasted his ice cream. We were at the park sitting on a bench watching the kids run about.

"I've always been curious about something, I say to Francis who gestured for me to continue as he finished off his ice cream.

" How comes the bosses don't have any kids? "

" Honestly I don't know. Maybe they aren't ready.. I mean they're still young and their business is the most important thing at the moment".

I nodded then went back to eating my ice cream which I finished off quickly. The thing I noticed with most rich people is that they don't have or even want any kids. That's a fact that I could never understand.

"So you wanna tell me what made you down earlier?"

I shook my head no once more. I do trust Francis but he's loyal to Amanda and has been working here a lot longer than me.

"Come on, it's not like you killed someone right?"

When I didn't answer his eyes bulged from his head.

"Who was it? Where did you hide the body? What was the murder weapon? Was it your boyfriend?"

"Francis! I didn't kill anyone OK so stop saying all of those things".

He laughed and scratched his head.

"I should've known better than to think that. You're way too innocent to kill anyone"

We stayed quiet after that.

" isn't that Brad?"

I looked over to where Francis Was pointing and saw Brad standing with a girl I have never seen before. I didn't want to jump to anything so I got up and started going over to them.

"You sure walk fast, Francis said when he catch up to me. We crossed the street as I got a clear view on the girl he was with. She was in a short skirt suit with her hair all over her shoulders. She looked like she had a bad makeup day.

When Brad spotted me he seemed shock to see me. I stopped right in front of them as the lady looked around confused.

"Hey babe, this is uh Gloria, we work together, Brad say wrapping an arm around my waist as Gloria's face lit up with understanding. Something seemed off about the way Brad was acting.

" Our lunch time is almost up, we should go, Gloria stated looking at her watch.

Brad kissed my cheek before taking out his car keys. He walked off with Gloria following close behind.

" Do you trust him?"

I looked at Francis for the longest before slowly nodded my head. I did trust Brad. He would never hurt me like that.

I hope.