In the heart of the CEO

ut I felt myself being pulled, like a magnet, toward the left corner. There, I understood that the owner of the sensation in my body was there. I stopped dancing and noticed, by the

with someone. Somehow, my protective side insisted on being careful. Often, protection

Neither love nor trust were at stake, it was just attraction. An attraction I had never felt before, and that somehow turned me on to the unknown. I opened the bottle of water the bartender handed me and drank it quickly, feeling that my physiology seemed to have completely changed just by joining the game. I didn't know exactly where to start, but I wanted to understand why the man next to me, who was clearly still looking at me, made a point of not saying anything. I raised my gaze and was finally able to lo

and he didn't even express any body gesture that would give him away. Stop it, Jess! My mind was fighting with my body, which clearly hated the fact that it couldn't hold a simple conversation. I took a deep breath and mentally recited one of the mantras I had brought into life: not everything, not anything, just me. I smiled at myself and felt my body calm down. I had barely noticed the way my heart was beating out of rhythm in my chest. Fortunately, almost no one could notice, or bothered to do so. I felt on the verge of collap

ou wouldn't talk to me, would you? - I asked, remembering what he had said before. - No... I know when I'm not welcome to someone. - he said, clearly unconcerned, and his smile, once again, tilted to the right corner of his mouth. - And right now, what do you think? He smiled broadly, letting me know his complete beauty. His eyes were a clear green immensity, and I was quite sure that they changed hue depending on the environment and even on his spiritual state.

he found. - Nothing that a good whiskey does not cure. He seemed marked by something, but not willing to give in control. A whiskey.- I said loud and clear, and then turned to him, who seemed to be not shying away from the clash we exchanged with each glance. - Anything else you want to talk

n Spanish. - Jessica. - I said, and held his hand. A pleasant shiver ran through every cell of my body, as if I had been hit by a minimal electric sho