Chapter 1

Markus

As always I woke up before anyone and started my routine, morning jog at 4 AM, gym time at 5, breakfast at 6 and then office at 7 AM. This is the life I signed up for when I decided I wanted to start a billion dollar company, the success of my company depends on me and I won’t let anyone down. To me, work is my first and last love everything else comes after it, everything except one person, my 5 year old niece. She is my only source of happiness, every time I listen to her laugh my soul soothes and my mind calms down. I never really liked children because they always scream and cry but Emily, she’s different she always smiles and makes everyone around her happy. That’s the only reason I like to spoil her every chance I get.

At around 9 AM my brother called me, "can you do me a favor?" he asked, "unless you don’t want me to kill someone I’d do anything for you" I say. "Very funny, but no I don’t want you to kill anybody, it’s actually regarding Emily " he says and I instantly reply "I’ll do it" he just chuckles and says "I knew it, I want you to pick her up from her school at exactly 4PM, can you do that? Are you free?" , "I am always free for my Em bear, you know it" I say, "Yeah, just don’t take her to the zoo like you did last time, she shouldn’t become a spoilt brat when she grows up and bring her home directly no wandering! Do you hear me? ", he warns me. "I hear you loud and clear big brother, no wandering at all" it’s a lie, that girl could ask me to buy the most expensive toy and I would do it in a heartbeat but I don’t tell him that.

I’m outside the kindergarten before any parent arrives, I’m excited to meet her after so long since work has been crazy these last few weeks. With the new product about to launch in a few weeks my office hours have increased vivaciously. “Uncle Mark!” Emily exclaims while running towards me with a big smile on her face, I grab her up in my arms and throw her up in the air “there’s my bundle of joy” I say and she giggles. If I wasn’t already in love with her, that sound would have made me a goner. “Where to today baby girl?” there is no way I’ll miss a chance to spend more time with her. “Movies? I want to watch Frozen 2 and then we’ll have dinner together and then we’ll eat chocolates lots and lots of chocolates” she says with that contagious smile on her face. I cannot say no and my brother has to live with it.

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Lizzy

The morning breeze makes my hair fly across my face and covers my eyes and destructs my view, for someone who is overlooking this, you might think this is something out of a movie scene but I assure you it is not. The hair tickles my nose and an irritating feeling overcomes me. My hands are full with kitchen supplies, so any chances of getting my goddamned hair of my face are slim.

I reach the front door of my chocolate store and stare proudly at it, it is small but it is my place, my creative space, my magic making machine. "Golosi" also known as sweet tooth in Italian is my dream shop. Ever since I found out that chocolates were my calling, I’ve dreamt of having my own place and blessing the world with my unique chocolate recipes. Now, all my dreams are coming true I should be happy but I‘m not. My heart is not in the right place, I’ve been taken advantage of, been cheated on and above all I’ve been broken into innumerable pieces that cannot mended. Love did that to me, in the beginning it was all unicorns and fairy tales I thought I was the luckiest girl in the whole wide world turns out, I was just a plaything.

Anyway, I struggle with the lock of my shop holding what feels like 100 tons of weight, finally it opens with a pop and the rich smell of cocoa hits me. I smile, my first genuine smile of the day. Golosi feels more like home than my apartment, with its baby pink, beige and dark brown decor it is a perfect place for a chocolate shop. There are no benches or tables of course, because people aren’t going to sit and eat chocolate in front of me, are they? The shop is simple yet elegant with a see through glass container that displays various flavors of chocolate bordered with golden rims. I’ve a cash counter and a small see through kitchen. I’m the only one who works here, I can’t afford employees right now but with time I’ll give it a thought. I dump all the supplies I need into the kitchen, then fill the empty vase near the counter with white roses (they are my favorite) and get to work.

Chapter 2

Markus

We head to the movie theatre and she watches the movie with so much awe in her eyes making it seem as if these characters are all real. “I took her for a movie” I say on the phone, I know I’m going to be in trouble for doing it again but I can’t help it and I don’t care. “Markus! What the hell dude, I told you not to give her everything that she asks, it’s for her own good” Lucas yells at me through the phone, “you know I can’t resist, she was smiling so wide at me I couldn’t say no and besides its already too late now” I say. He is quite for a moment and then he says “my little girl has you wrapped around her fingers with just a smile? Who are you? What’ve you done to my all business and no play brother?” he says and laughs to himself. I’m annoyed now, what does he mean no play? I get my fair share of pussy and I’m content with the life I’m living. Falling in love and settling down was never my plan and it never would be.

“You know what? The next time you send me to pick her up I’m going to take her for a vacation out of country, goodbye big bro” with that I get off the phone and give my undivided attention to my Em bear. The movie ends in two hours and we go to her favorite restaurant for some Italian food. She does all the talking, telling me about her best friend Sarah and a guy named Smith who helped her draw, I feel a little pang of anger for the boy. I know he helped her but if she ever gets hurt because of him, ugh! He’s just 5 Markus get it together. After we’ve eaten, she insists we go to the shop with pink and brown strips to have chocolates. I’ve seen the place but I have no clue if their chocolate is worth a while. Yet, I find myself in front of the shop named ‘Golosi’ (hmmm…. interesting choice) because I love my niece too much to not give her what she wants.

I open the door for Emily to walk in first, she is looking at the place with the same awe and smile she had while watching the movie and I immediately appreciate my choice to bring her here. The place is elegant and modest not too flashy, I like it already. There are no customers in site considering how late it is but the shopkeeper isn’t there either, strange. Emily is looking at the place, mesmerized so I walk towards the counter “excuse me? Is anyone here?” I ask and immediately a blonde haired girl pops her head up and stands. I cannot speak anything further, I stare at her emerald green eyes and into the depths of her soul. She is a specimen of pure beauty and grace, I’ve never in my entire life seen a women without artificial beauty products but this lady right in front of me is so natural and open, I wonder if she has a boyfriend? Wait what?

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Lizzy

I was packing last of the leftover chocolates when a deep masculine voice called out, “excuse me? Is anyone here?” and I was shocked, his voice was smooth as honey and commanding as hell, as if he is the king of the world. Other part of me was startled because it is too late for a customer to be here so I jump, and my eyes meet his steel grey gaze. He is in an impeccable three piece suit looking every inch the king he is, he is so handsome I know every women within fifty meter radius would salivate over him. That tan skin is so perfect with chiseled jaw that cuts like a knife I feel so ugly in front of his put together demeanor that I blush at the thought out of embarrassment. We stay like that, silently looking deep within each other’s soul when a soft voice breaks our little bubble, “hi, pretty lady” she says and I look down at her. The small angle is so beautiful, I reach down and pull her plum cheeks and say “hey there princess” her smile widens “you think I’m a princess? Which one do I look like?” she asks with so much enthusiasm my heart swells at her innocence.

“Judging by the color of your hair and eyes, you definitely look like Elsa” I say with a wide and genuine smile plastered on my face, I hazard a glance at the handsome stranger, he is looking at the little girl with so much love in his eyes just like a father would look at his daughter. Father. My heart shatters at that thought, if his daughter looks so beautiful I wonder how gorgeous his wife must be, a light frown replaces my smiling face and I don’t know why? He is a stranger, Elizabeth! “Uncle Mark, she called me Elsa! She called me Elsa!” the little girl says “she did, didn’t her?” uncle mark says in his deep masculine voice, wait Uncle Mark? I visibly release a sigh of relief. He is her uncle, yes!

My mood immediately lifts up, “now princess why don’t you tell me which chocolate you would like to have and I can pack them for you?” I ask, excitement over the stranger getting the best out of me. “I want 12 filled with caramel, 12 with strawberry essence and 12 with nuts” she says with a very serious tone. My eyes widen, no one asks for so many chocolates, they are expense so I look towards the hot stranger for permission, “just give her what she wants” he says with a cool tone as if buying expensive chocolates doesn’t puncture his bank account. More money to me I guess, “okay” I say and get to packing the order, after 5 minutes I give her the packet and she thanks me for it, after that she is gorging on the chocolates as if they were heaven for her, and I feel proud for being that the reason for that smile.

I go to the cash counter and start making the bill, I look up at Markus and ask “don’t you want something for yourself?” he replies almost immediately “I’m not a chocolate person” I scrunch my nose a little in disgust and a lot in surprise, and say “that is not possible, every person has a favorite chocolate flavor even if it is just dark chocolate” he looks at me with an amused expression “maybe, but I don’t” with that he pays the bill and starts to leave.

Perhaps I won’t be able to meet him again, so why not take my chances? I call out to him “sir?” he looks back at me with curiosity dancing in his eyes, I wrap one of my favorite chocolate and walk towards him, “complementary, try them I know you’ll love it”. He looks at the packet and takes it, “thank you” he mumbles under in breath and leaves abruptly. I look at his retreating back and wish, only if I could meet him one more time.

Chapter 3

Lizzy

I walk back to my apartment, my thoughts wandering back to the handsome stranger, his striking features and his piercing gaze I wonder how it would feel like to have his soft lips pressed against mine. Get a grip Lizzy! He isn’t going to come back anytime soon. I reach at my apartment building and sigh, my apartment isn’t anything big but it serves the purpose, living room, kitchen, bathroom and a bedroom, and that’s it, nothing more nothing less. I love my place it’s cozy and comfortable and the best part is I don’t have to share it with anyone.

I heave a sigh of relief and flop on the couch, I think about Mark and his physique and it instantly gets me hot. I walk towards my bedroom and bring out the big guns (I mean the vibrator) don’t judge me, I haven’t had real sex for around 12 months and this is the first time a guy has brought me to the brink of an orgasm without even touching me. It’s not like he is going to know about it, so why not?

I switch on the vibrator, and slowly push my underwear down, bringing the vibrator near my clit I push it further in. I think about his broad shoulder and long fingers making their way up my inner thigh, his mouth catching mine for a passionate and mind blowing kiss. His forearms spreading my legs wider, and then his fingers touch my opening, teasing me at first and then a single finger makes its way inside me and I moan in pleasure. He plunges his second finger inside me, hard this time leaving me at the mercy of his finger. My vibrator presses into me with so much force the pleasure becomes unable to contain and I finally find my release.

Exhaustion takes over my body so I make my way to the bathroom, clean myself up and think, why did he have such a long lasting impact on me? Sure I’ve seen hot guys in the past but they haven’t made me come without even touching me, so why him? I should stop thinking, it’s not like I’m going to see him again. With that thought in mind I go back to my bedroom and flop on my bed.

I was about to close my eyes when my phone starts to ring, I check the caller id and immediately smile. Mia is the only constant I have in my life, we’ve known each other since we were kids but our lives are different. Mia James is an epitome of a party animal, she enjoys every second of her life with the undecided decisions that she makes. I wish I could be more like her but I don’t think I could survive in a world like hers. I’m free and independent but fucking strangers every next day is not my style, I like to know the person I have sex with, to at least have some kind of connection with him. While on the other hand Mia likes to go for guys with big dicks but I don’t judge her, girl at least has some fun in life.