TEMPTING THE BEAST

Chapter four : flirting with the waiter

The four women pushed the glass door of the cafe and went in and were immediately heated up by the warmth of the place. They looked around searching for a spot, the place was a little packed as people were intrigued about the place and were flooding in to sample what they have got. They found a good spot at a table a little closer to the door so they went there, and luckily it had four seats so they were able to share one table. 

A tall handsome man approached them as soon as they took their seat. 

" What do you lovely ladies want? " He asked with a little bit of accent. 

The four females looked up at the sound of the deep masculine voice. Their eyes widened when they saw the man's features and how handsome he looked. 

Harper ran her eyes from the man's shaggy brown hair that looked as if it was ruffled by fingers, to the smoky grey eyes that were radiating warmth, his square jaw, his strong tan neck, that showed he was a man that likes to spend his days out in the sun, his lithe frame. She licked her lips as she imagined the abs hiding under the tight polo vest that hugged his arms drawing attention to the muscular arms. " You if you're on the menu, " she said in a seductive tone, her eyes raking over the man's gorgeous features one more time. 

The man flashes an indulging smile at the beautiful brunette, " no I am not, " he said in a polite tone. 

" That is too bad, " Amelia spoke up her eyes also eating the man up. 

The man shook his head at the two females before his eyes locked on the blonde who was looking embarrassed for her friends. 

Ashley couldn't believe how forward and flirty her friends were acting. For god's sake it is seven o clock in the morning, is there not some rule out there that says no flirting until noon or something. She felt someone looking at her and looked up to see the man staring at her. " Oh no, I don't want you on the menu, " she quickly blurted out. 

As soon as the words left her mouth Ashley wanted to call it back as the words sounded stupid when they fell on her ears. 

Her three friends turned with the speed of light to look at her in disbelief, while the man chuckled. 

Ashley felt like the ground should open and swallow her whole as her whole body flushed red from mortification. 

The man shook his head at the strange females. " Alright ladies let have what you want, " he said in a serious ready to be done so he can attend to other customers, he has already spent too much time on their table. 

The four women looked up back at the man and gave him their orders with Lily stuttering a little when it got to her. 

The man wrote down their orders. " I will be right back ladies, " he said walking away. 

" Girl you need to learn your flirting skills, " Amelia turned to whisper to Ashley, her tone a bit mocking. 

" Hey, I wasn't flirting with him, and I thought you are a lesbian, " Ashley fired back, her tone a bit defensive. She wasn't lying though, she wasn't trying to flirt with the handsome waiter, though she will not deny that the man was good-looking but he didn't do anything for her. 

" I may prefer the female form more but that doesn't mean that I don't sample the c***s once in a while, " Amelia said crudely trying to shock the blonde and smirked evilly when she succeeded as she saw a red flush stain the blonde cheeks. 

Ashley blushed slightly at the dark woman's crude words, she was still trying to adjust to the woman's brass behavior. "  But wouldn't that make you bisexual? She asked her tone a bit confused. 

" Whatever girl, I ain't into labels. "

" Yeah, Amelia is not picking about who she takes to her bed, especially if they are good-looking, " Lily spoke up with a fond smile in the direction of her best friend. She and Amelia had been best friends since college and had decided to get an apartment together when they finished college, and only became friends with Harper when she parked into the apartment next to theirs three years ago, and since then they have been good friends. 

Ashley turned to look at the shy woman, sometimes she wonders at their friendship, the two best friends were as different as night and day, some might say that their friendship mirrors her and Harper's friendship but theirs was at the two extremes of the pole, with one being bold and brash with a confident attitude that bothers on arrogance, and will flirt and apparently also sleep with anything, while the other is as quiet as a church mouse hardly speaking even when is them alone, and is so nervous around strangers and almost on the blink of passing out if someone speaks to her.

" Yeah she is right, I f**k who I want to f**k, " Amelia said in an unapologetic tone. She was who she was and she is not going to feel ashamed about it or apologize for it. She turned to face Harper, "want to share? " She asked looking in the direction of the sexy waitress. 

Ashley choked on her spit, coughing a little, her eyes growing wide when she saw her best friend look in the direction of the waitress with a look as if she was considering it. She can't believe how much Harper has changed since she moved to the city. She will admit that Harper had been bold and flirty while in high school but she is amazed by how wild her friend has gotten. 

" Oh look we have shocked your best friend again, is adorable how innocent you are, " Amelia said in a patronizing tone, almost reaching her hand to pat the blonde rosy cheeks. 

" I am not that innocent, " Ashley barked sharply feeling offended by the other woman's tone. 

" Prove it, " Amelia said giving the blonde a challenging look. 

Ashley hiked up her brow at the dark woman asking what she meant with her eyes. 

Amelia licked her lips as an evil look appeared in her eyes. " When the waitress comes back ask for his number, " she said smirking at the blonde. 

" What! " Ashley shrieked softly, " I am not asking some stranger for his number just to prove something to you, " Ashley said in an affronted tone. 

" Chicken, " Amelia mocked. 

" Lia, stop it, " Harper scolded her friend, intervening between the two. Ever since her best friend came to live with her, the dark woman has been reeling her up trying to get a rise out of her. She had asked the woman about it and her reply had been she was just having fun, she had let it go thinking that the woman will stop but it seems she not yet ready to be done with her fun. 

Harper turned to her best friend. " Ash, don't be angry with Lia, sometimes she can be a little extreme, " she whispered to the blonde. 

" You don't say, " Ashley whispered back. Her tone causing the other woman to chuckle lightly. 

" Here you go ladies, " the waiter returned with a tray carrying their various orders which he set each one in front of the respective owners. 

" Thank you handsome, " Harper said with a flirty smile not ready to give up even though the man was showing no interest. " You wouldn't mind giving me your number? " She asked boldly, holding the man's eyes. 

The man stared at her for few seconds before tearing a sheet out of his notepad and wrote something on it. He dropped it on the table with a glint of interest in his eyes before he turned and walked away. 

Harper picked up the paper and opened it and a wide grin stretched her lips when she read the content. She looked in Amelia's direction, " still want to share? " She asked her grin growing wide. 

" You have to ask, you know I enjoy our little threesome, " Amelia said with a cocky smirk on her face. 

" What if he doesn't agree? " Ashley asked, wondering why they are deciding without the man's permission. 

Amelia and Harper laughed, even Lily chuckled. " What red-blooded straight man in this world wouldn't want a threesome with two women, " Amelia answered in a laughing tone.

" The priest, Ashley mumbled to herself,  shaking her head at her friends as they ate their breakfast.

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The power bike roared loudly and came to a stop in front of a residential building in the upscale part of the city. Maximus took out his helmet and hurried towards the building where he was let in by the security who was familiar with who he was. He took the lift to the penthouse on the last floor where he rang the doorbell impatiently. 

Martha who was tidying up the kitchen after breakfast sighed at how hard the person at the door was pressing the bell, she wondered if the person was aiming at breaking the doorbell. She opened it and immediately the young man on the other side swept into the house. 

Maximus went straight to the kitchen where he took a bottle of water and drank the whole bottle in one stretch, he panted like someone who had been in a race when he was done. 

" Are you alright? " Martha asked the young man. 

" I just barely escaped with my life, " Maximus panted, his heart still racing from the fright he received a few minutes ago. 

" Mmmm, " Martha mumbled. " Who was she? " She asked, her brow lifting to her hairline. The young man standing in front of her had the handsome bad boy look that flocks the ladies to his side, but the problem lies with his not being able to commit to any of them leaving a lot of angry ladies out there. 

" Not she, he, " Maximus said drawing out a seat for himself. 

He looked up to see the plumpy woman gaping at him, and he read what she is thinking in her eyes. " What the f**k! " He screamed in disgust, " not like that, " he said squeezing his face. 

Martha chuckled. " How am I supposed to believe that with the kind of life you live, " she teases the young man smiling at him. 

" No, " Maximus cried gesturing with his hand. " The dudes don't do it for me not that I have anything against it, " he said taking a bite of the food Martha dropped in front of him. " Mmmm, so sweet, " he moaned and began to scarf down the food like someone who hasn't seen a meal for the past week. 

" So what happened? " Martha asked curiously. No matter how much she frowns at how dangerous the boy whom she sees as her son, the boy's adventurous stories thrill her. 

" Well I met this chick in a bar last night and things got freaky quickly and so I decided to take things further with her so we went to her house cause ain't taking no chicks to my house cause that s**t can get dangerous fast, chicks these days are so damn clingy and jealous that you need to keep your address away from them or else you might come home one day and meet your house burnt to the ground, anyway back to the story. There we were getting to the fun part when we heard the doorknob turn and I was being pushed off to the floor like I got scabies and the cheek looked as scared as f**k, while I sat there on the bed wondering what the hell was going on and why we were stopping. That is when we heard it. Elisha you better not been in there with someone a loud voice boomed from downstairs before we heard the stomping of feet as the owner of the voice headed up the stairs. Who the f**k is that? I asked the cheek whose eyes were almost bulging out of the socket. My boyfriend cried in a nervous scared voice. What! I yelled and began to scurry around for my clothes. After the last time, I was nearly pounded to death by some biker dude and his friends for messing with his girl I decided I was done with females that are attached. So not only did this chick forget to mention she had a boyfriend she also skipped the part that the dude looks like a f*****g tree. The man had to bend to enter the room and his muscles looked like mine times five, he gestured pulling out his arm and showing the woman what he meant, he looked like one of those damn wrestlers. My life flashed across my eyes when the man eyes looked in my direction and a murderous look appeared in his eyes as he flushed red in rage, luckily the chick distracted him that I made my escape and ran to this place, I didn't want to take the chance of going to my place and have the dude follow me there. " 

Martha laughed through the young man's tale and shook her head at him when he finished. 

" Where is my brother? " Maximus asked. 

" In his office, " Martha answered taking away his empty plate to the kitchen. 

" The dude sure knows how to work, every damn time he is working, " Maximus said shaking his head at his workaholic brother. " Thank you, " he said to the woman getting to his feet. 

Martha nodded accepting his thanks. 

Maximus walked further into the house heading for his brother's room, he had a rough night and now that his belly was full he needed to crash. He opened the door and shook his head at how sterile clean the room looked, the bed made so neatly like the military-style with no mess in sight. 

Well, he was going to introduce the mess cause he doesn't have time to fold the clothes he thought with a sneaky smile as he undressed dropping his clothes all over the place, and flung himself onto the large king bed that looks as if it can take five people and ask for more. Once his head hit the soft pillow it was lights out. 

Maxton rose his head from his work, cracking his neck to relieve himself of the cramps, he looked at the grandfather clock, a gift from his dad who had inherited it from his dad. The time read 2 pm. He had been at it for seven hours, he needed to take a break. He stood and stretched out the kinks from sitting so long and headed to the door. 

He headed to the kitchen to find something to eat cause he was a little hungry. 

Martha turned at her boss's entrance. " Lunch, sir? " She asked. 

Maxton nodded picking up an apple from the fruit basket and bit into it. 

" Your brother is around, " Martha said turning to the stove to begin preparing the lunch meal. 

" Which one? " Maxton asked taking another bite of his apple. 

" Maximus. "

" Where is he? " He asked curiously cause everywhere was quiet which is not what you get when Maximus is around, either he is playing his music out loud or he is chattering your head off. 

" I believe he is in your room, sir," Martha said without turning around. 

" f**k! " Maxton exclaimed dropping his half-eaten apple on the table and matched towards his room, knowing what he will find, and he was right. 

Once he opened the door what met his eyes was his brother's clothes scattered all over the place while the said brother stored them on his bed. Maxton has always regarded his bedroom as his sacred space that is why he doesn't like anyone entering without being invited, even when they were little his bedroom had been off-limits to his brothers, but Maximus who enjoys ruffling his feathers has never respected those boundaries and keeps sneaking into his room. 

He shook his head and thought of a way to get back at him. An evil smirk curved his lips when an idea struck his mind. He walked back out going to the kitchen and came right back out with a chilled bottle of water in hand. 

A dark grin lining his lips he went to the bed, leaning over his brother he uncapped the bottle and allowed the chilled water to trickle down into his ear. 

Maximus who was enjoying his dream playing with a beautiful blonde at the beach felt something cold entering his ear and jacked up from the bed. He looked around his eyes wide searching for the source. 

" What the f**k man! " He yelled when he met the solemn face of his older brother. He moved his forefinger to his ear trying to remove the water circulating in his ear. 

" What are you doing in my room? " Maxton asked smirking at his pissed-off brother. 

" Sleeping obviously, " Maximus growled slightly annoyed that he wasn't having any luck removing the water from his ears. It was feeling as if he was deaf in one ear and it was discomforting. 

" Adding more will bring out the rest, " Maxton said seeing his brother was struggling to bring the water out. 

Maximus glared at his brother. " You know what this means, " he said with an evil look. 

Maxton merely hiked up his brow at him. 

" I am going to get back at you for this, " Maximus said with one more glare. 

" And I hope you remember that you never win in the game of pranking with me, " Maxton said smirking at his brother. 

Maximus sighed, his brother was right, despite coming off as uptight and cold his brother was good when it comes to pranks and his competitive nature makes him always win, but that doesn't mean he was going to let go moreover he enjoys it when they play the pranking game. 

" I was being serious when I said that adding more water will help, " Maxton said when his brother continued to hit his ears. 

Maximus gave his brother a suspicious loom when he saw that he wasn't trying to pull anything with him let him put more water in his ear. 

" Now turn your head with your ear having the water face down, " Maxton instructed as soon as he was done adding the water. 

Maximus did as he was told and breathed in relief when the water rushed out of his ear leaving a hot sensation behind. 

" Clean up this mess you made in my room, I want it the way it was before you came in, " Maxton commanded sounding like a drill sergeant. He stood and headed for the door. 

" Yes, sir, " Maximus mocked throwing his hand off his face in salute. 

Maxton rolled his eyes before walking out the door.