The Genesis

CARL MOORE'S POV

I walked over to the louvered window, watching Massachusetts' largest city roar with gleaming lights, decorating the pitch black sky like a fairytale.

I've always loved Boston. The waterfalls, the artistic views, the food... There's nothing you won't get obsessed with. Everything about this city was a fairytale.

The sprinkling rain bubbles slowly trickling down my window reminded me of a girl who loved the rain just as much as I loved her.

I closed my eyes, trying to shut down every thought of her. At least, just for the moment. But nothing I could do would help me forget the only person that ever invaded my life.

Eleven years. Time never flew so slow before, why now?

She was the only daughter of Mr. Bruce Anderson. Boston's renowned Lawyer and CEO of Andersons Incorporated, a law firm I worked at.

Being the best lawyer of the firm gave me special privileges none of my associates had.

One of these was always getting invitations from Mr. Bruce to join most of his family diners.

It was out of these visits that I met Kimberley.

I still don't know how I managed to keep myself together that day. Not that I'd never seen her before - she was on the cover of almost every magazine back then, which made it almost impossible not to know her - but it was something about that smile that fired up my heart every single time.

That dress hugging every single curve of her body, the skin that shined like pearl... I remember all of it as if it were yesterday. And I wouldn't blame myself for that, no man would have had the ability to forget an angel like her.

I remember trying everything in my power to catch at least the slightest piece of attention from her, but the stuttering and blushed cheeks weren't helping at all.

I approached her after the diner, which was definitely the most difficult decision I ever made, but thankfully it didn't turn out that bad as I thought it would.

After being friends with her for about two months, I told her how i felt about her. She also confessed to me she felt the same way but she was already in a relationship - A relatuonship she didn't so much enjoy but must keep it alive for her family's sake. So there was no way she could break it up.

I gave up and stayed away. Though hard, I had to. She had made her decision and I had to keep my job.

Sleepless nights were the least I had to go through. I couldn't concentrate on my work for days.

Even worse, I lost all my court cases that month.

Two months later, I heard a loud knock on my door one cold evening. I hurried downstairs to open the door and there she stood her emerald green eyes gleaming.

"I broke up with Leroy."

"Oh Go-" She slammed her lips on mine, numbing my brain for a whole minute before I could complete my sentence.

Her strawberry lips sucked my bottom lip, every move sending heated currents down my spine.

I gently pulled her closer, closing the door behind her.

Her breath swirled up and down my face, my lips passionately around hers. One swift move and everything felt so damn right in this world.

All of a sudden, she pulled back, guilt spreading all over her face.

"Sorry for coming in like this, but i needed to-"

"Shh." I gestured, placing my finger on her lips. "We can talk about it later."

The guilt on her face whipped out, replaced with the naughtiest grin I have ever seen and whispered,

"As you wish."