The Royal Contract

Chapter 159 - The Night Was On

"Nothing can ruin this day for me. As of now, I am on top of the world." She declared in front of her friend as she twirled in front of her table after dropping the signed contract on Jacky's table.

"Good for you. You like to grab a drink tonight." Jacky asked. It had been a while since they had last gone out together.

She missed her friend and the good times. Lately, Dani and Alex were becoming inseparable, and she was feeling more alone.

After Marcus, she decided to slow down in her dating activities. She preferred to take time for herself. She had to learn more about what she wanted with her life and in a relationship before she started searching for another one.

"I don't know about tonight. Let me…" She suddenly stopped what she was about to say when she saw her friend's face dropped.

She suddenly realized that since she got involved with Alex. Her time for her friend had dwindled to zero. Although Jacky never complained, she still felt guilty that she had ignored her, especially when her friend was going through a lot.

"It's ok. I understand." Jacky interjected as she went back to her work.

She understood what her friend was going through, wanting to spend all her available time with Alex. New relationships tended to cloud the judgment of the people involved. She wanted that for her friend, and she also desired it for herself someday when the right man came along.

"Wait. I change my mind. Let us go out tonight." She whispered down on her ears as she moved behind her chair.

"Are you sure? A minute ago, you had no time for me." Jacky said dejectedly. She tried to maintain a neutral expression, but she still heard the disappointment in her voice.

"Sorry. I was not thinking straight earlier. But I really would like to have a fun night with my friend." She shook Jacky's shoulder to pump her up.

"Are you sure?" Jacky asked. "I don't want to interfere with you and Alex if you already have a plan," Jacky said, a bit hopeful.

"Of course. We have not made plans yet. So, are you up to painting the town red?" She turned Jacky on her seat until she faced her.

"Yes. I am sure you will never regret it. We will have the greatest night of our lives." Jacky announced with a huge grin. They started giggling with excitement just like they used to do when they were excited about something.

"What's going on here?" A voice came from the newcomer that was now standing in front of them. "What are we celebrating?"

She quickly moved towards the man and wrapped her arms around his neck. Simultaneously, the man also placed his arms around her waist.

"Hey, get a room." Jacky could not help herself as she teased the couple in front of her.

"What are you doing here this early?" She asked, ignoring Jacky, after a sweet short kiss they just exchanged. "Let's go inside my office." She pulled him inside the room.

"I had a meeting with David about a case, so I thought I could drop by to see you." He said, following her inside.

Instead of sitting on the visitor's chair, he quickly moved to sit on her chair. Then, he dragged her on his lap.

"What are you doing?" She asked, shocked at his unexpected action.

"Just picking up where we left off." He told her as he repositioned her and placed her hands around his shoulders.

He wound his fingers in her perfectly pony-tailed hair and pulled her head closer to him until she decided to move her head on her own. She eventually met him highway until their lips touched.

Eventually, what started as a light pecking of the lips turned into a more intense exchange of desire as they both wanted more. Alex loosened her hair, grabbing it to have more control of their kiss.

"Ehem." A clearing of a throat alerted them that someone was at the door. "Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you, but Jacky said that I could come in."

Dani quickly jumped up on her feet and made an effort to fix her crumpled dress and her disastrous hair, totally mortified to be caught making out. Luckily, they were only kissing and not trying to take their clothes off.

"Oh! Come in, Evan." She walked towards him since she could not go back to her seat when Alex did not appear to have any plan to stand up despite her glare warning. Instead, he only smiled at her as he fixed his tie.

"Hey, Alex. I didn't know that you are here." Evan appeared surprised by what he witnessed when he entered the room but quickly masked it with indifference.

"Hi, Evan. I had a meeting with David earlier and thought of visiting Dani. But I'll come by your office once I finish here." Alex did not elaborate any further. ????????????????e????????. ????o????

Besides Jacky and Marcus, the only two other people that knew about their fake agreement were Evan and David. Until now, he had failed to inform them about the change in their arrangement. Something that he intended to remedy soon.

"I came by to congratulate you once again for the case earlier. I also want to give you this new case. David wants to see you first thing on Monday to discuss it with you," Evan said as he handed her a folder.

"Thanks again, but you were also a big help in that case." She did not want to take all the credit. "Tell David that I will be at his office on Monday."

She scanned the file to get a grasp of the file that Evan handed to her. At first glance, it seemed the case was interesting and challenging, something that she was looking forward to her next task.

"Well, I'll leave you two alone. I still have a few things to finish before I set out." Evan moved to the door. "I'll wait for you at my office, and I also expect you to come tonight as promised," Evan said.

He wanted to make sure that he was not skipping on them after what he just witnessed. He had a lot of questions he needed to answer regarding what he saw in Dani's office. When Alex nodded, Evan knew that the night was on.