Chapter 904 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

Her heart skipped a beat as she clicked on it when she saw it was a text from Matt, [Meet me at the underground parking lot.]

Candace sighed, “I appreciate your concern. But I will handle my business myself. Please, excuse me,” Candace said before walking away.

“Well, if you ask me I think Gemima has a point. If Candace wants him, she would do what she has to do,” Aurora said quietly.

“Maybe she needs a little push to do what she has to do,” Jade pointed out.

“Maybe she doesn’t. Maybe what she needs is to be left alone to handle things her own way. Candace looks capable to me. Can we get back to the party now that the meeting is over?” Celsie asked hopefully.

“Did she really meet with Matt today?” Sonia asked the most important question on her mind.

“Although she didn’t admit it, I think so,” Jade said as they all walked out of the ladies room.

It took Candace a couple of minutes to find the underground parking lot and once she got there, she looked around trying to find Matt because lots of cars were parked there.

Matt who was hidden behind some of the cars, waved to her the moment he saw her and she approached him, looking every bit as pissed as she had been earlier in the hall.

The moment she opened her mouth to speak, Matt pulled her into his arms and kissed her. The kiss was slow and intense at the same time, bringing to mind all the memories of that afternoon, and causing lust to surge within her.

“I’ve been wanting to do that all night. Now can you tell me why you have been glaring at me all night? And what was that text about,” Matt asked with an innocent smile that had her blinking at him in confusion as he pulled back.

Candace tried to clear her head to remember what she had been going to say, and once she did she glared at him, and Matt tried not to chuckle when she swiped her hand over her lips as though to wipe off his lips.

“Our arrangement won’t work. We had an agreement and you defaulted…”

“What was our agreement?” Matt asked calmly.

“You agreed not to see anyone else while our arrangement stands,” Candace reminded him in annoyance.

“So, how did I default?” Matt asked reasonably.

“Are you asking me that? How can you ask me that when you’re the one who brought a lady here with you?”

“That a lady came here with me doesn’t mean I’m romantically involved with her. I couldn’t possibly come here alone. She’s just a friend.”

“With benefit! Do I look stupid to you? Wasn’t she the same lady who kissed you at the cafe? Was she not the one you fucked?” Candace asked angrily, and Matt sighed.

“I should never have told you that. Now I’m going to regret it forever,” Matt said, and Candace slapped his arm.

“Is that the point right now? Do I look like someone you can two-time? You come in here with one lady and sneak another into the parking lot to make out with you after ignoring her all night….”

“First of all, I’m not two-timing anyone. Gemima knows I have no interest in her. She wanted to come here tonight and begged I take her along with me. Secondly, I didn’t sneak you here. I called you out here because you made it clear you didn’t want anyone else to know what was going on between us. And in order to speak with you privately, I asked we meet here. And finally, I only kissed you, I didn’t make out with you even if I’d love to,” Matt corrected as he swept a glance over her dress.

“Are you going to deny ignoring me too?” Candace asked irritably.

“Need I remind you that I’m an actor, Candace? You asked us to keep things between us a secret, didn’t you? Do you want this affair to be a secret or not? I could ask Gemima to go home right now and spend the rest of the evening by your side,” Matt said, and Candace huffed.

“That doesn’t explain why you ignored my text or kept laughing and smiling at everything she said,” Candace hissed, and Matt resisted the urge to laugh.

“For someone who wants a secret affair, don’t you think you’re being too obvious? If I had responded to your text everyone would have noticed the exchange of texts between us and known something was going on. I’m trying to keep my end of the deal but you’re not being helpful. Because of you everyone thinks I’m a jerk,” Matt complained.

“I’m being too obvious? I’m not being helpful? Alright. If you think it’s okay for you to bring someone else to a party you knew I’d be attending, then I hope you don’t mind watching me socialize with other men as well, because that’s what I intend to do when I return in there,” Candace warned, and Matt raised a brow.

“You can’t do that, Candace. That’s different….”

“Really? How so? Please tell me,” Candace said as she crossed both arms in front of her and waited for his explanation.

“I’m a man. I can control myself and turn down sexual advances….”

“And because I’m a woman, I’m weak and can not do that?” She cut in sarcastically.

“No. I mean that’s not the case for the other men you might socialize with,” Matt said, and she rolled her eyes.

“How do I know you’re not going to take her back to your place and have sex with her after the party?” Candace asked and Matt sighed with exaggerated patience.

“I’m not interested in her. You’re the one I’m interested in,” Matt said and Candace gave him a pointed look.

“I don’t care what you past relationship with her is. I don’t want to see you with her anymore, Matt. If I can go to a party alone, then so can you. The moment I get back in there, I’m going to dance and flirt with every single available man in the room. That’s what you get for pissing me off and making me look stupid on that table. I’m not going to share you with anyone. It’s either you’re in or not. If this happens again, we are done,” Candace said, and brushed her lips against his before cat-walking away.

Instead of returning directly to the hall, Candace headed back to the ladies room to touch up her makeup, while Matt called Gemima to join him outside so they could walk back into the hall together and no one would notice anything was amiss.

“I suppose you came out to meet with her?” Gemima asked with a grin as he walked up to Matt.

“What happened in the ladies room? Did you speak with them?” Matt asked without responding to her question, and Gemima shrugged.

“I did. As I suspected, they were plotting against me so I told her if she wanted you, she should make her move instead of glaring at me,” Gemima said as she glanced at her wristwatch.

“I think I’ve enjoyed this party enough for tonight. You don’t mind if I leave now, right? It’s Friday night and I need to hit the club,” Gemima said, and Matt shrugged.

“It’s fine by me, but I’m not leaving yet, so I can’t drop you off,” Matt pointed out.

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