Sundays were always, always easy days but for Diamond it was one dilemma after another and all of they had Orlando York in them. If she wasn't caught on camera with him, she was crying over him and if not that she'll just be thinking about him about his gorgeous green eyes, his plum rose lips, his muscular body that she had the opportunity to have hovered over her and a nice chest to lay on.

That annoyed her, she tried to think of anything else she didn't like about Orlando but she came up with nothing. Yes sometimes he hid his truest feelings from the world but he never lied to her, when he had a problem with her they spoke about it well sometimes. He listened to her, he fed her, and he cared about her wellbeing and everything about her. He made her laugh, he gave her comfort and he sexed her up real sweet and real good too. What more did she want?

Oh well that's how it all began with Marcus... although he was a little shady with never being upfront with her, she just told herself that they've been together for a long time and he wouldn't just hurt her or do anything to hurt her, she believed in their love and she believed in him; she trusted him and he threw that all back in her face. She wasn't ready to be made a fool again.

When Orlando asked her out on a date she froze, her brain wouldn't function for a second as she wrapped her head around what he had just inquired of her. Damn him he actually repeated himself second time around, looking her in the eyes. She could feel her hear picking rate and she knew Orlando could hear it beat too. She was nervous and she had no idea how to handle the situation.

Was she attracted to the man? Yes, absolutely.

Was she in love with him? She couldn't answer that.

Did she want to date him? Absolutely not.

Orlando was a man out of her league. He was opulent and he was an important man in society he couldn't just be seen with any and everybody, his father made that crystal clear. She saw him as a friend, a friend she grew fond of, a friend she knew she could rely on, a friend she could go to for orgasms, unplanned orgasms. She loved the last part, the man gave her a good time and she wasn't complaining.

"Orlando you can't... we can't do this." She replied to his request.

"What do you mean we can't? Don't you like me?" he asked, sitting upright on the bed so he could talk to her and understand the reason why she wasn't keen on going out on a date with him.

"Because this isn't real."

"This isn't real? What do you mean?" his green orbs held confusion.

"We are friends, we are good friends who have crossed many lines with each other but let's not get carried away okay." she could no longer look him in the eyes. She didn't want to crush his feelings but she was convinced that the physical attraction he had for her and the time he spent between her thighs had gone up his head. It has gone to hers too but not that seriously.

"We are friends..." Orlando snickered and stood up in his naked form and furiously started putting on back his clothes. "We are friends Diamond, we are what's the rightful term... oh yeah friends with benefits. Lucky me!" He sounded angry and Diamond excused his anger. He was just mad that in that spare of the moment he did not get his way but she was convinced he will be alright when he gets to think it over.

"I don't want us to become complicated." She whispered but he heard her alright.

"Will you be fine here? Because I want to leave. If you want a ride back home you need to hurry up." He told her.

She went to the bathroom to freshen up as quickly as she could and they drove home in silence. He dropped her off without as much as a second word.

The knock that resounded on her door shook her out of her thoughts. She was watching her favourite sitcom, The Big Bang theory and she appreciated it as it kept her mind busy even though she wasn't laughing as her head was miles away, running around the streets of Manhattan searching for Orlando.

"The bitch is alive thank heavens." Janelle sarcastically spat, walking in Diamond's apartment. "Good to know I can go clubbing with you."

Diamond felt guilty about that and she just gave her friend an 'I am sorry smile.'

"In my defence Orlando told me you were with Raymond so I figured you were fine. You left me first." Diamond said.

"I left you first? I didn't, I just went back to the VIP section with Ray and waited for you two to find us and he told me that you two wouldn't but I said 'I know Diamond, she wouldn't leave me here.' But oh well I lied to myself. You left me with a total stranger." Janelle could and should have been mad but she wasn't. She was just kinda bumped by it but she wasn't mad.

"You don't sound ma and you should..." Diamond drew, "Why?"

"Listen you don't get to ask questions here... anyway how about I cook us dinner tonight? Some soul food yeah?" she avoided her questions and Diamond knew something was up.

"Yeah sure, and trust me Jay... I am going to find out what it is that you're not telling me." Diamond told her and she rolled her eyes while walking out.

She decided then to change into pair of denim shorts and a long sleeved black t-shirt and a pair of bunny sleepers. She might as well as go help her friend cook the dinner while she sought advice on how to move on with her life. The poor girl didn't even know if she still had a job. She was stuck.

Grabbing her keys and cell phone she opened her door only to be met by Daniel who was just about to knock on her door. His eyes took her attire in and they turned stormy. "Hello Diamond." He greeted her, his voice was cold.

"Hi Daniel I was just heading out." She wasn't as yet comfortable to be in a room alone with him even thought she had assured him of her forgiveness.

"Funny thing." He told her, his hands in his pockets. He pushed her back inside and before Diamond could utter a word he plunged a syringe in her neck. "I was just about to do the same thing... just not alone." He caught her limp body in her arms.

"Sweet dreams love."

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