Passion Abroad – A Billionaire Romance Novel

Chapter 14

Erica had no idea how long her post coital nap with Daniel had lasted by the time she finally got up. She looked at Daniel who was still sleeping and slowly walked to the bathroom where she quickly got cleaned up. She then put on a t-shirt and a pair of shorts before she tiptoed to the living room. She pulled out a ten Euro note and then shrugged.

“Maybe it costs more,” she thought before she pulled out a fifty and then another fifty. She then put on a pair of flip flops and walked out of the suite. She could feel her heart pounding hard as she walked towards the elevator. She had never had to take the morning after pill before. That was always Emily. As far as Erica was concerned, condoms had always been her first choice. When the elevator got to the ground floor, she looked around and tried to recall where she had seen the pharmacy. She could feel her palms sweating as she walked to the reception.

“Hi. I’m looking for the drug store. I saw it here somewhere…” she started before the receptionist pointed to the right.

“Second door. You can’t miss it,” the receptionist said with a smile in a heavy Greek accent. Erica walked to the direction she had been pointed to and when she got to the door, she took a step back and took a long deep breath. She then walked in and began walking up and down the aisles. When she finally got to the section she was interested in, she sighed when she noticed four different companies.

“What the hell?” she wondered as she looked at the choices in front of her. She had absolutely no idea what she was supposed to be doing there. She sighed and grabbed all four packs before she walked to the counter. She noticed the weird look the cashier was giving her as she rang her up.

“Eighty six Euro,” the cashier said. Erica handed her the two fifties and began walking out. “
Your change…” the cashier called out when Erica got to the door.

“Keep the change,” Erica said before she practically ran out of there. She quickly made her way to the elevator. She walked into the elevator and took long deep breathes. She was hoping that Emily was still in her room. When she walked out of the elevator, she walked straight up to her sister’s room and knocked softly. “Please be in,” she prayed quietly as she knocked again. She suddenly banged her fist on the door a bit louder than she had anticipated and Emily opened the door.

“Erica, what the hell?” she asked as Erica walked into the suite. She walked straight up to the couch and sat down. “What’s going on?” Emily asked as she walked up to where her sister was.

“I thought you were going to the spa,” Erica said as she rubbed her hands together.

“I was…I am. I was about to head out,” Emily said before she sat down next to her sister. “What is it? You look like you need a drink or something,” she said.

“I do need a drink…a stiff one,” Erica said. Emily stood up and walked to her minibar before she came back carrying two glasses of rum.

“I’m all out of ice,” Emily said as she handed Erica a glass. “Whoa there,” she said when she saw Erica flashing down the contents of the glass. She barely had enough time to process what had just happened before Erica reached for her glass and flashed that down as well. “Okay, now that we have that out of the way, will you tell me what the hell is going on with you?” she asked as she took the glass from Erica and put it aside. Erica looked at her sister and then handed her the paper bag she got from the drug store. “What’s this?” Emily asked as she looked inside. “What the…what the hell is this? Are you…did you…” Emily was having a hard time understanding just what Erica was up to.

“I don’t know what I’m supposed to do. Which one I’m supposed to take…” Erica started as she looked at her sister.

“Wait. You went raw with Daniel? You’ve only known him for like three weeks,” Emily said.

“I don’t need any judgment right now. All I want is to know which one I’m supposed to have,” Erica said as she leaned back in the couch.

“Okay, chill. For starters, you don’t need every drug known to man out there,” Emily said as she took one of the packets and handed it to her sister. “And thank God I just split a shot into two glasses,” she added as she got up and grabbed two bottles of water from the minibar. “Have that. Every last drop. You need to dilute that booze,” Emily said as she handed Erica one bottle.

“Thanks,” Erica said as she took long gulps of the water. She looked at Emily and shrugged. “I’m sorry I’m freaking out but all this is so new to me and I have no idea how I am supposed to handle it,” she added.

“So, how exactly did the ever careful Erica end up here?” Emily asked. Erica rolled her eyes at her sister. “Okay, I’m really sorry if I am coming off as judgmental. I don’t mean to, I’m just really surprised.”    

“We were just catching up…” Erica started.

“Literally,” Emily smiled.

Erica looked at her and took another long sip of her water.

“Yes literally and I guess things just spiraled out of control. We didn’t even realize until it was too late.”

“And by too late you mean…” Emily started saying but Erica looked at her just in time, forcing her to cut her sentence short.

“You know exactly what I mean,” Erica said. She took another long sip and sighed.

“What the hell have I done, Em?” she wondered out loud.

“Okay, you have to snap out of it. You are trying to read too much into a situation that isn’t even a situation,” Emily said.    

“That doesn’t make any sense,” Erica sighed before she took another long sip.

“Okay, I think you are freaking out because you like this guy and you are scared that it might be all about a rebound,” Emily said. Erica looked at her and shook her head. “I have known you all my life, Erica. You cannot bullsh*t me,” Emily added with a smile as she lifted the bottle up to Erica’s lips forcing her to take another drink. The half-liter bottle was now a quarter full. Erica looked at Emily and sighed.

“Damn it. I’m so fu*ked,” she said in a low tone.

“No you’re not. I like him…a lot and you know very well that usually doesn’t happen with me,” Emily said making Erica laugh. She took one last gulp and put the bottle down. “So, from the way you are freaking out, I’m guessing you haven’t DTRd,” she said.

Erica laughed again. “DTR? What are we teens?”

“You know what I mean. When are you going to stop playing this God awful game and just do it already?” Emily pointed out with a smile.

Erica looked at her and shook her head. “I don’t know whether I want to rush all this.”

“Has he given you any sign that maybe he is into you as much as you are into him?” Emily asked.

Erica took a long deep breath. “He told me he loves me,” she said in a whisper.

Emily raised an eyebrow.

“Whoa, he sure works fast,” she said with a smile. “And you have been exclusive with each other for almost a month. Just take the pill and get him to the clinic just to make sure everything is okay and then just sit back and enjoy the ride.”    

Erica was still not convinced. She could not just sit back and relax. That was not who she was, that was not her M.O.

“But I am really scared. This could all be a mistake…this could all just be one big mistake…” Erica said.

“Right now you are just feeling like this because the possibility of having little Daniel babies with beautiful green eyes is a possibility, but the truth is that you should not be freaking out,” Emily said as she popped a pill out of the pack she had handed Erica earlier. “Have this,” she gave Erica the pill and opened the other bottle of water. “You are probably going to be nauseated and fatigued so I recommend rest for the next twelve or so hours, okay?” Erica nodded before she put the pill in her mouth and washed it down with the water Emily had given her. She put the bottle down and exhaled loudly.

“How did you ever do this?” Erica asked.

“Do what?” Emily asked raising an eyebrow.