15 15. Jealous Francois

Monday morning came too soon. I was stretching my body, making him groaned beside me. Damn! I haven't even been home since the weekend getaway. Alex insisted that I stay with him and that he would drop me off at my place in the morning.

He always gets what he wants, so here I was at seven in the morning trying to get up and start the day. I went to the bathroom, and do my stuff then to his kitchen only to find his over the top coffee machine that I couldn't operate. I sighed and got back to his room.

"Alex baby, you need to make me coffee. I need to function normally this morning and I need my coffee fix." He was taking his pillow and put it on his face, and back to sleep.

"Alex! Okay then I'm taking a cab back and having my coffee back at my place." I huffed and turned my back to him. I was walking out of his room, and on my second step when he yelled.

"I'm up! I'm up! Don't leave yet. You're my morning fix Addie. I still need you." He stood naked in front of me, looking sexy as hell.

Damn him and his sleeping attire.

Ten minutes later I was drinking my coffee. "So what are your plans for today? I'm picking you up after office hour okay?" He asked me while making our breakfast.

I love seeing his domestic side. "You looked so sexy in an apron did you know that?" I didn't answer his questions but asked him a new one.

"Addie I'm always sexy regardless, and you're avoiding my questions." He smugly said kissing my lips and whispering his words making me moan softly.

Damn him!

"Some photoshoots with Francois, and pending paperwork with Gary, oh and meeting with legal. I should be finished around four or five at the latest. You can pick me up at my apartment?" I started eating his pancakes, I sighed happily eating it. It's so soft and fluffy.

"Nah! I'm picking you up at your office. I'm marking my territory with your boy toy there. I told you that I'm a jealous possessive man right?" I shut him up by feeding him my piece of pancake.

"Seriously Alex, this pancake is so good. You should stop talking already and start eating." I teased him but he wouldn't back down.

"Okay...okay...you can pick me up at my office. Now I really need to get back to my place and put my dirty laundry and change to my work clothes...." I was still talking when grabbed me and pulled me into his lap.

"Addie baby, leave your stuff here. The maid will wash it for you. And we will bring some of your work stuff here. I'm still not having enough of you. Don't fight me on this, just go with me here, I'll make it up to you. Think of this as a sleepover, I'm not asking you to move in this is not permanent." He kept on kissing me with every sentence that came out of his seductive mind. I was moaning his name in no time.

"Damn it Alex. Okay! I'm leaving my dirty laundry here. Why am I feeling like I'm on the losing team here? You got to give me some wins here baby." I pouted at him, but he happily kissed my pout away.

Alex insisted on dropping me off at my apartment and told me to pack my stuff for tonight at his and leave it in his car. So when he picked me up later we could go straight to his.

I was not even trying to argue with him anymore, he would just kiss it away for me and leaving me in a moaning mess as always.

*****

I arrived at my office finally at nine, Gary greeted me with my espresso. I did my routine by opening the balcony door and letting the air in for me to smoke. I took my cigarette, finding the pack was still half full, then I realized that I haven't been smoking in the last couple of days.

Being close to him made me forget my need to smoke. But now that he was not here, I was agitated like my hands was itching for a cigarette. I finally gave up and light one up. I dragged it, inhale it deep into my lungs then puff it out. I was relaxing with my cigarette after a couple of puffs when Francois came into my office.

He was pacing back and forth, not saying anything. He looked disheveled, his shirt was all rumpled. I dragged my cigarette one last time before putting it out.

"Francois, What is it? Are you okay?" I stood up and took his hand in mine. We've done these thousands of times already, it felt so natural.

"I, I don't think I can do this Adriana. I'm having feelings for you. I'm so fucking jealous. I want you to still be mine, love. I fucking love you. There. I said it." He slumped to the sofa. The sofa that we both sat on thousands of times before.

"Oh Francois, you know about this already." I rubbed his knuckles lovingly.

"Shit! I know Adriana. And I'm feeling like such a jackass. I shouldn't be doing this to you. Damn it! I'm sorry baby. You don't have to say anything. I'll deal with this."

"Francois, please. Take a couple of days of vacation, find your self a woman, and forget about me. Gary will work around your schedule." I said to him while looking at him in the eyes.

"Look baby, I'm not just saying this because you're an asset here. But because you're the longest fucked up relationship that I've ever had in my life. And I owe you at least that much. We will be friends again, thank you for loving me, baby. But you can always love me as a friend." I stroked his hair, as he looked sadly into my eyes. He was always such a romantic.

"I'm not going to throw away the memories of us. You will stay in my heart baby. Just in another part of my heart. Okay? Please, Francois. If you truly love me, do this for me?" I cupped his face and gave him one last goodbye kiss on his cheek.

"Someday Francois, someday you will make one woman really happy. You're a really good man, baby. And I'm just too broken for you." He pulled me into his embrace, as he holds me tightly for one last time. This was definitely a goodbye hug. He let me go then sighed, and kissed the top of my head.

He left me alone in my office. I was feeling the loneliness. Alex, I needed him, this was all his fault. Now, I'm feeling bad for Francois. Now I'm feeling guilty. Smoke, I need to smoke.

I texted Alex while smoking my cigarette, and finding a bit of peace in it.

Could you come to me? I'm not feeling like working today. I'm clocking out - Adriana.

I waited for his text while singing some documents that Gary gave me to sign this morning.

Then I decided to take a cab. I was texting him again, I was thinking of going to a spa, and relax myself, and have some me-time.

I'm good Alex, I'm on a cab already. I'll text you later about tonight okay? I'm not getting back to the office. - Adriana

I waited, but he hadn't return my text. I just shrugged, he must be busy. So I turned off my phone, and put it in the locker, and start to begin my long-awaited spa treatment.

God damn...I needed this, it's been a while.