WHEN LOVE CALLS - CHAPTER 29&30
~The Soulmate~
Jemma’s fingers ran into Cove’s hair, digging into it softly so does she plunges her tongue into his mouth Mõ@?ing out, she could feel every system in her arousing already. However, her fantasy was suddenly cut short when she suddenly felt a force pushing her away from him.
“You suck!” Cove spat at her wiping his lips and walking away leaving her stupified.
“Co… Cove come back here! Hey! HEY!!!” She yelled after him like a maniac.
“f-__-k I’m so h*rny now” She bit her lower lip, looking around.
“My pills aren’t with me, what do I do!!!” She storm her feet on the floor.
*. *. *
Mokee stood stagnant as Orion’s lips met hers. It was as if her soul left her body at that particular moment.
She became frozen, not moving not doing anything.
He nibbled on her lower lip and she could feel something surging through her.
It was like a wave of electricity. Her heart literally fluttered. It didn’t take long, Orion unlock from the kiss then smiles at her.
Before she could utter a word to him, his head landed on her shoulder, and his body went limp on hers.
He passed out.
~LATER~
Coming out of the bathroom, he only has a towel wrapped around his waist and another covering his wet hair. He walks over to his drawer, draw it out and bring out a pack of cigarettes and lighter. He took one cigarette from the pack inserting it in his mouth then toss the pack on his desk. He was about lighting the cigarette in his mouth when his doorbell rang, stopping him in his motion.
He creased his brow wondering who it could be.
Another came again and he groan removing the cigarette from his mouth, he tossed it together with the lighter on the desk then moves out after hanging the towel on his head around his neck.
He opens the door and an expression of surprise welcomed his face on seeing Mokee standing in front of him with heavy breathes. However, his surprised expression turns into a frown when he noticed her holding Orion who seems deadly drunk.
“I don’t know his house…I could only think of this place” She says with heavy breathes holding firmly to the staggering Orion.
Without uttering a word, Cove step aside for her to go in and she did literally dragging Orion with her. Cove closed the door then walk behind them.
“Where should i_”
“You can dump him in one of the guestrooms and leave” He said curtly, walking away to his room.
Since she knows her way around the house anyway, she took him to one of the guestrooms there as he said.
“Arggh! He has so much weight! My bones almost broke” She exclaimed as she drops him on the bed.
She removes his shoes then covers him with the duvet properly.
Orion mutters some incoherent words turning on the bed while she watches him remembering the short kiss they shared earlier.
Her fingers instinctively went up to her lips rubbing it.
“That was my first…” She mumbles to herself.
She hears Orion groans then snaps out of it standing up. She made her way out of the room, after switching the lights off.
*. *. *
He had successfully lighten up the cigarette this time and he took puff out of it on standing. His back resting back on his desk. A knock came on his door distracting his smoking session, and he frowns a little. However he ignored the knocking but continue smoking.
The knock came again with Mokee’s voice accompanying it this time.
“Cove! I know you’re in there!” She knocks more.
“I’m coming in!” A moment passed after she said this then slowly, the door creaked open with her sticking her head in.
“Co_” A cough completed her statement as the smoke got caught in her throat.
“What the hell” She went in fully, waving her palms in the air to chase the smoke away.
“You’re still here, what do you want?” His cold voice asked and that’s when she saw him standing by the desk with a cigarette in his mouth.
He hasn’t changed yet, he was still in the towel wrapped around his waist.
Mokee’s eyes ran through his hardened chest downwards and it landed on the mark on his lower stomach.
She gulped down nothing staring intently at it.
No matter how much she tried thinking about it. It’s just strange.
“What do you want?” His cold voice asked again making her return her gaze to his face. Her heart skipped a bit on seeing him already staring at her, but his gaze was different this time.
It was dark, and unwelcoming.
He seems like a different Cove.
He looks hot and somehow dangerous.
“Can…can we talk for a little while?” She requested looking anywhere else but his face.
“Go” He only says back taking another long puff from the cigarette. He released smoke not only from his mouth this time but also from his nose creating a fog, clouding his face.
Mokee raised her head back to him, and coughs out again.
“Come out, I’ll be waiting. Put something on and stop smoking, it ain’t good for your health” She said and turns walking out of the room, more like escaping from it.
Cove only rolled his eyes, taking another puff.
*. *. *
Mokee stood in front of the transparent glass window with folded arms, staring at the blinding, colorful and beautiful lights from each buildings outside.
Cove walked to the living room and met her there. He stopped for a while staring at the woman who had stolen his heart for a while now.
The woman he had tried his hardest to get but which seems impossible so far.
The woman he has come to love without even knowing how.
The woman who wouldn’t believe him or give him a chance.
The woman he’s so much in love with but she doesn’t even know that.
Ever since the incident with Orion and her , he had tried his hardest to stay away but it just seems so hard.
He couldn’t stop thinking or even missing her. She doesn’t even know of this, does she?
The only reason he had kissed Jemma in front of her earlier was to make her feel jealous just had how he had always feel everytime she’s with Orion but seems it’s not even working.
She doesn’t seem bothered and that infuriates him more than anything else.
Does she really feels nothing for him?
“What’s this about?” He finally asked in his nonchalant tone. Mokee looks back to him with her face twisting.
He had no shirt or top on. He was only in shorts with his hands tucked in his pockets.
“Why aren’t you_”
“I give you two. Say wh@??ver you wanna say and leave” He impeded her walking behind the couch. He sat on the headrest, keeping a straight face.
Mokee faces him fully, balling her fists slightly.
“Um… about the other day…” She trailed off.
“Are… you okay?” She asked and he gave her a frowny look.
“Sorry. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked that” She mutters.
“About Orion, I wouldn’t want you to take what he did to heart. He didn’t mean it and…” She sighs out taking in her lower lip.
Suddenly she feels nervous.
Everything she had planned on saying got erased from her head like magic leaving her looking stupid.
The fact that he kept his gaze on her isn’t helping matters either. She couldn’t even look him in the eyes. Her eyes balls keep roving around, looking everywhere but him.
Right now, she looks like a child who’s about to get lambasted for doing something wrong.
“I hope you two can settle your differences and make up…so I…”
“Time’s up. You can make use of the door” He said withdrawing from where he’s seated.
“Wait!” Mokee held his hand.
“Is…is that it? You… don’t have anything to say…to me?” She asks.
He removed his hand from her grip.
“No” He deadpan, walking away.
Mokee scoffs, not believing him acting that extremely cold to her.
Why is he acting so different?
He should whine and bombard her with questions like he always does.
He should explain the little drama he performed with Jemma earlier.
Why is acting like he doesn’t care now.
He’s so much different from the Cove she knows.
And that, she doesn’t like at all.
Not thinking twice, she did what came into her mind right that moment.
“Heyyyy!!!” She ran to him, jumping on his back.
Cove halted on his tracks almost falling. Luckily, he maintained his stance.
“What are you doing!” He tries shrugging her off.
“Can’t you tell! It is what I’m doing!!” She remarked back in the same tone.
“Get off me, what are you! A Monkey!!” He yelled.
“Yeah I am a monkey! Haven’t I always been one to you??” She wrapped her arms around his neck tightly.
“You’re chocking me!”
“Won’t you get off!”
“I won’t!!”
“Get off!”
“I’m not!!”
“Monkey!!”
“What!!”
Having no other way to bug her off, he resorted to tickling her side.
“Hahaha!” She laughs out falling down from his back immediately.
“Hey that’s chea_ahh!” She gasps loudly when he abruptly pushed her back, slamming her back against the wall.
He trapped her there, his huge body towering over her small one.
“Co…Cove…?” Her voice came barely in a whisper.
“What do you want?” His hoarse voice rang to her hearing. Their faces so close that they could feel their breathes on each others faces.
“Just what exactly do you want from me…Mokee?” Hearing her name made her gasp a little.
She could hardly swallow her saliva at that moment, her breath hitched so as her face flushed real hard.
“Cove…wait a min….” She tries pushing him away from him but that only made him draw closer to her.
He held her neck and she could feel her body tensed up by his touch alone.
“Why didn’t you wear the dress I got you?” His voice penetrates to her hearing giving her shivers.
“Why wouldn’t you ask me why I kissed another woman in front of you…?” Their lips was almost brushing as he says this.
“Why wouldn’t you just let me know where I stands with you…why do you keep on tempting me, why Mokee?” He would have captured her lips right at that moment but she moves her face to the other side ruining the chances.
“You reeks of cigarette…Cove…”she said finding her voice.
Cove stayed like that with her for a while without withdrawing from her.
Her breathing intensifies by the passing seconds.
“Leave” He said walking away from her without giving her a glance or anything.
“Co…” She made to call but then stop watching his retreating figure with a sigh.
Surely, he’s hurt.
She can feel it, that she hurts him… again.
*. *. *
“I thought you were sleeping over Orion’s, what made you come back so late?” Nana asked as Mokee came inside the house.
“Later Nana. I’m tired, I just want to sleep” She replied wearily, then head to her room.
~HOURS LATER~
Nana entered her room slowly and has she had suspected, she was struggling in her sleep.
She seems to be having the same dream which she has been having every night for the past month now.
Nana walks closer and took a seat on the bed she is. Softly, she began stroking her hair.
“No… you can’t leave…you can’t leave…” She shook her head, her eyes tightly shut, with tears rolling down her face.
“Please…don’t… you can’t… you…”
Nana hugged her on the bed holding her in her arms.
“Shh… it’s okay. It’s fine… you’re fine…” She began whispering to her ears, soothing her.
“Don’t…” Her voice began fading down, and slowly she began falling deep into sleep.
When Nana realized she’s no more having the dreams, she lets go of her and covers her well with the blanket.
Then she stood, going out of the room after turning the lights off.
“Good night Mokee” She closes the door.
~NEXT MORNING~
Cove could hear Orion chuckling, as he came to the living room.
He keeps chatting with someone which signifies he’s on a call.
Cove ignored him as he got to the kitchen counter.
He focuses on his cooking while Orion took a seat.
“Just having a slight headache, yeah I’ll be fine, what about you, have you had your breakfast?” Orion asked the person he was on call with.
“No, not yet. But I’m gonna fix something soon” Cove’s heart skipped a beat of hearing the person’s voice.
It was actually her.
Mokee.
He looks back and that’s when he realized they’re actually on video call.
“Have you guys talked already?” She heard him ask. Orion looks up and his eyes met with that of cove’s
Both look away immediately.
“He’s here. Would you like to say Hi?” Orion asked, turning the camera to back so she could see Cove, who is pretending to be actually busy, cooking.
“No thanks. Orion, I gotta go now, I’ll talk to you later” Mokee said in a rush and ends the call.
Cove scoffs in disbelief.
Orion drops his phone and just then Cove turns to him, dropping a bowl of hangover soup in front of him.
“Thanks” Orion mutters and he nods.
He drops a bowl of pasta on the table also and sits taking his fork ready to eat.
“So, when Mokee brought me here last night, did you two talked?” Orion asked.
Cove drops his fork.
“What exactly do you wanna hear from me Orion?” He quirk his brow.
“If you’re just gonna play with her feelings then leave her alone now”Orion said
“And what if I’m being sincere? You know what let’s talk this straight, you’ve known me for years, have you ever see me chase after a girl so fervently like this before?” Cove asked.
“Yeah, apparently this is your first” Orion mutters.
“And you think I’m just playing with her? Why are you so eager to get me away from her Orion, just tell me the truth, do you like her also?” Cove asked.
“And if I do, what will you do?” Orion asked back.
“If you really do like her then, then we fight for her fairly” He said.
“You want us to fight over a girl?”
“Aren’t we doing that already? You even punched me thrice”
“It was twice and that’s because you were trying to take advantage of her”
“I wasn’t. I won’t ever do that to Mokee”
“You call her by her name now” Orion says. Cove looks away.
“Cove, can you promise me you won’t ever hurt her. I might really ki|| you if you do”
“You talk as if you care for her more than I do”
“I do care for her”
“What kind of care is that? Brotherly care or, as a man in love with her?”
“Would you like me to be in love with her?”
“No of course not, then we’d have to fight for her for real”
“Just eat your food, we have an interview to catch later” Orion said picking the spoon up.
He dip it in the hangover soup and scoop out some soup.
Putting it in his mouth, he had to spat it out immediately as the taste of nothing but salt filled his mouth.
“Cove…” He mutters beneath his breathe.
“You revengeful bastard!!!” He carried the bowl of soup standing up while Cove stood also taking to his heels.
“Hey!!!”
“Serves you right!!” Cove stuck his tongue out at him as he chased him around the house.
~HOURS LATER~
Jemma, Cove, Orion and Mokee are currently having interview for the movie they just produced. “ROMANCE AT DAWN”
The interviewer has been asking them various questions which they’ve been answering especially Mokee since she’s new to the industry.
“You all really look great on screen, especially our main couples here” She gestured to Cove and Jemma.
“Your chemistry was so great on screen that one could think you two actually have something going on” The interviewer said
“Let’s just say I’m too good in what I do. I do my utmost best in every project I handle so it isn’t a surprise” Cove says.
“Wow, that’s great. Jemma, this would be your first movie after two years of taking a break. How did you feel to be on screen?” The interviewer asked Jemma.
“Well, I wouldn’t say it was easy. But with the help of my seniors here, Cove and Orion, I was able to pull it off well”
“I heard Cove and you has been friends for a while now, is that why you could do so well together?”
“Well, we’ve known each other since high school, we’re quite close. Our relationship is more than what you could call friends. We’re quite special” Jemma replied. Cove’s expression darkened a little on her response.
“Then, you guys must be something like soulmates” The interviewer says.
“If we’re talking about soulmates here, then I think no one else is cove’s soulmate but I. I don’t think any other person understand us better than we do” Orion chipped in.
“Oh, really?”
“I would have agreed to that, but soulmates can’t be always intimate friends. They could be lovers as well.” Cove says.
“I heard there is only one person who shares the same heartbeat as you and that person, is your soulmate. how about we listen to our heartbeats to check if we’re soulmates or not?” Cove opined.
“That sounds like a lovely idea, who knows, your soulmate lover might be between these two gorgeous ladies sitting down here” The interviewer agreed.
“But how do you find that out?” The interviewer asked.
“It’s simple” Cove stood up with a bright smile.
“Excuse me ladies, can you stand up for some moments?” Cove said to Mokee and Jemma.
Jemma stood up almost immediately with radiating smile while Mokee slowly rise to her feet.
Orion only stares wondering what he could be up to again.
Cove step forward to Jemma, wrapping his arms around her.
Everyone stares at him surprised.
He hugged her for a moment then disengage.
“You can sit” He said to her then turns facing his real target.
Mokee gave him a look he clearly understands.
He walks close to her with a sly smile, pulling her into his arms.
Mokee maintained her smiley face as he hugs her.
Everyone watch intently at them except Orion who looks away not finding the situation amusing.
Still hugging, Cove whispers something into Mokee’s ear getting her eyes widened.
He disengaged smiling, while Mokee remained frozen for a while, her cheeks turning red.
“So, who has the same heartbeat as yours, Cove, Jemma or Mokee?” The interviewer asked.
And with a proud smile, he talks.
“That is…”
TBC…