Uncontrollable Tempration

Sophia Parker

One whole month has passed now and I’ve worked with Sean everyday since then.

I found him to be an amazing guy and I am now very fond of him. He has a strong personality and always makes me laugh and smile. I began to really like him… a lot. I looked forward to his company and I enjoyed working closely with him all the time. He always took me out for lunch and paid the bill each time. It was a sweet gesture but sometimes the feminist in me made me ensure that we split the bill. Sometimes he insisted, while other times he let it slide.

I discovered a lot of things about him during the small time we’ve worked together. Sean is actually from a rich family and doesn’t need to work the way he does. But he tries to live his life as simple as possible. Plus he enjoys banking and accounting, thats why he decided to go into it. He also lives in a condo in a very fine part of the city. I have been to his home once and it was very beautiful.

Sean, being a gentleman that he is, decided to take me out for dinner this time. We always have lunch together but he wanted something new and different. Besides I owe him a date, the time when we were supposed to but couldn’t go to the theatre together.

Right now I am getting ready for the evening and Lily is helping me curl my hair in my apartment. She thinks I like Sean and maybe she is right. I do like him, he seems like a very nice person. He is respectful… and also attractive.

“I still can’t believe you’re going on a date with Sean. I mean, Adam was just in the picture.” Lily commented.

“Well, clearly he has moved on and I also need to.” He’s probably having the time of his life wherever he is, not bothering to even call… or email me.

“So your using Sean to get over Adam?”

“I’m not using him Lily! I actually like him.” I really did.

“Okay, okay! Do you want me to style your hair up or I should just leave it down?”

“I think I should leave it down. It looks pretty like this.” I checked myself out in the mirror.

“Okay, you’re ready.” She said and I stood up. “You look amazing.”

“Thank you.”

I was wearing a simple white one shoulder body con dress with lace up heels. I wasn’t too overdressed but Sean said he would be taking me to a really nice place this evening so I had to look decent.

“Are you sure you don’t want to wear makeup?” Lily asked.

“No, I’m fine without it. That’s what you said, right?”

“Yeah. Totally. You look…”

“What?”

“You look… pure.”

“Pure? Is that a bad thing?”

“No, no, no… I mean like in an angel kind of way.”

“What are you even saying Lily?” I cried.

She got saved by a knock on the door.

“Okay. He’s here, let’s go.”

“Are you sure I look fine?” I asked one last time as she dragged me to the door.

“Sophia, I am certain you look beautiful.”

“Okay.”

Lily opened the door with a huge smile on her face.

“Hi, you must be Sean. Sophia is ready.”

Sean stood there, his eyes transfixed on me, never glancing at Lily even once. His eyes were wider than usual as he scanned me from head to toe.

“Hey Sean.” I smiled.

“Wow, you look gorgeous.” He said.

“You too.” We both looked at each other. He was wearing a black tux with no tie. He looked handsome.

“I’m Lily by the way, Sophia’s friend.”

“Hi Lily, how are you.” Sean said politely. It was like he just noticed her for the first time.

“I’m good thanks. Here’s you purse Sophia.” She handed it to me, more like shoved it into my hands, and then she pushed me out the door. “Enjoy your evening!” She grinned and shut the door behind us. Sean just laughed, choosing to ignore her weirdness.

“Shall we?” He extended his hand to me.

“Yes.” I took his hand. I tried not to show any emotion but deep down I was excited.

He drove us to a place called Nerai. It was a nice restaurant on the 54th Street. Beautiful place, sophisticated Greek dining in the heart of the city.

“I’ve never had Greek before.” I told him when we had sad down comfortably. Our seat was by the window at a corner. “Would you order for me?”

“Of course, do you like lobster?” He asked with a smile.

“In fact I do.”

“Me too. I’m having a lobster cocktail. I’ll get you the same.” He signalled for a waiter and placed our orders instantly.

“So tell me, why have you chosen this sort of lifestyle?” I asked him.

“What do you mean? Is there anything wrong with my lifestyle?” He asked confusedly.

“Oh no! Not at all. It’s just that… you’re from a rich home and you don’t need to be working 8-7 everyday like us in working-class.”

“I enjoy what I am doing Sophia.” He said with a slight smile.

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He took a deep breath.

“I don’t know Sophia. Maybe it’s because I don’t need to setup my own business. We own enough businesses in my family already. I’ve always had everything I wanted in my life. I still do. But I choose the other side of life.”

It all made sense. Sean wanted to live a simple life, which is very humble of him. He wanted to make money the hard way, not just have everything at the tip of his fingers… even though he already does.

“Are you the oldest?”

“No, and I’m thankful for that. I have two older brothers, and a younger sister.”

“Why are you thankful?”

“Because I don’t get left with the responsibility of taking over everything, if you know what I mean. My brother, Andrew is basically like the next heir. We all get a percentage and some inheritance but he’ll make all the big decisions.” He paused for a while. “I know it sounds like I don’t like big things but I just prefer to be happy doing what I want to do. Not being dumped with a lot of responsibility on my shoulders.”

I totally understood where he was coming from. I couldn’t say he was not ambitious because he already has everything he wants and would ever need. He just wants a modest lifestyle.

We ate our delicious lobster and we kept on talking about many things. He told me more about his family and I told him about mine. He shared funny stories about himself, I didn’t think he was that interesting but he was!