The Taste of Seduction

"I-I What was what?" She questioned avoiding Meredith\'s gaze.

"You and Ace, what is going on?" Meredith asked, her tone curious.

"And what makes you think there is something going on between me and that infuriating man?" Sofia asked as she chewed her lips, a habit she does when she was nervous.

"For starters you are blushingI have never seen you blush ever.secondly you\'re chewing your lips a habit you do when you\'re nervous. Thirdly you looked like you have seen a ghost when you saw Ace so what is going on?"

"Nothing."

Meredith cocked her right brow. "Oh of course, there is nothing." She said sarcastically as she walked away leaving Sofia in the living room.

Sofia grunted and followed Meredith to the kitchen. She took an apple from the fruit basket and sat on a bar stool as Meredith prepare oat meal.

"So how are things with Atlas?" Sofia asked bitting into the apple.

"Hmm good." Meredith responded.

"So you two are now dating?"

Meredith blushed and nodded, "Yes, I asked him to be my boyfriend."

"Huh?" For a while, Sofia just gaped at her, shocked at her words. But seconds later she recovered and broke into a wide grin.

"Hohoho! You\'re finally growing. Gosh I\'m so proud of you! And he agreed?"

Meredith shrugged, "Yes. I wanted him to be my boyfriend so I asked him out. I wasn\'t going to sit around for him to battle with himself forever when he clearly wants me."

Sofia mouth opened,it was like she was seeing Meredith for the first time.

"Who are you and what have you done to my innocent Merri?!" Sofia yelled and Meredith chuckled at her friend\'s overdramatic voice.

"Love makes you bold." Meredith said and winked at he friend.

Sofia blinked and chuckled, "huhu you have fallen for your boss. Merri you look smitten!"

Sofia chirped gleefully. She felt like a proud mom. She might not like Atlas but as long as her best friend was happy then she didn\'t mind.

"I might not like Atlas but the dude is really good. He only takes one partner at a time and he really knows how to treat women well according to the rumours so I\'m sure he wouldn\'t hurt you. If only his brother was like that! That scum bag!"

Sofia cursed her voice laced with venom.

Meredith raised her brows at her, "Nothing between you too huh?"

Sofia sighed, "Well we had something, but it was a long time ago and I have move on." Sofia said as if to convince herself.

"Well if you have clearly move on, you wouldn\'t blush at his name and stutter when talking to him. Where is the overconfident superstar, Sofia?"

Meredith teased her friend and Sofia rolled her eyes.

"Well anyone will behave like that when they meet their ex who took their virginity and dumped them the same night."

Meredith stiffened and turned to look at Sofia.

"What?"

Sofia nodded, "Yeah..." She scratched an invisible itch on her nose, avoiding Meredith\'s gaze.

Meredith was shocked. She thought maybe Sofia had a crush on Ace because honestly it was hard not to. He was a beautiful creature and it was perfectly normal to crush on him but this past between them was cruel.

Sofia closed her eyes and let her head hang down, and then she started talking, with her head still hanging down not even looking at Meredith.

"I met Ace when I was eighteen. He was the most handsome man I have ever seen in my life and I wanted him. Ever since I was a kid, whatever I wanted I got it. So I thought I could have him too. I chased him for a whole year before he finally gave in and accepted to be my boyfriend."

Meredith swallowed and walked towards Sofia. She reached out to put a hand on her shoulder to show her she was listening to her and then Sofia continued.

"Everyone told me he was only with me because I was a parasite who wouldn\'t leave him alone but I didn\'t care. He was mine and that was the most important thing."

Sofia took a deep breath and then she looked up, her eyes met Meredith\'s own and she was crying. A tear fell down her gorgeous cheek.

"On my nineteen birthday I gave him my virginity. I was so happy because he was my first love and I heard sex bonded people so I thought he was now in love with me but"

Sofia\'s voice broke. Poor sweet Sofia. Meredith wished she could take the pain away. She crouched down and pulled Sofia into a hug. She didn\'t know the full story but Sofia was crushed by it.

"He didn\'t. After we finished, he didn\'t cuddle me no..he looked at me with such disgust that keeps haunting every night. He said now that he has given me what I wanted, he hopes I will leave him alone and stop pestering him like a parasite because he would never fall in love with a spoiled unattractive girl like me. That night was supposed to the happiest night of my life but it was the saddest.

He left and I never saw him again. Until last year when I met him at a caf walking with a pregnant woman. She was his fiance who was carrying his child. He had move on while I suffer every night.

I worked to change for him. To be more attractive and mature. I went to gym, developed an ED and started building a social media platform so that he would always see me on the internet but he never cared. He was happy with another woman how ironic.

Men aren\'t shit."

Sofia chuckled and wiped her tears.

Meredith tensed, ED. No wonder Sofia barely ate. Ace had broken her, made her insecure so she was afraid of getting fat and being unattractive. That\'s why she was always conscious of how she looked.

"I\'m done crying over Ace. Now I\'m attractive, confident and men dance according to my tune. I\'m not that unattractive spoil brat who shamelessly chased a guy for a year."

"Sofia."

Meredith called her softly.

Sofia took a deep breath and shook her head. She wiped her tears and smiled

"No more tears. Let\'s talk about something else!"

Meredith forced out a smile and nodded, "Alright."