"Trina" Tristan said knocking on her door
"I'm coming sir. Um any problem?"
"No Trina. Was just wondering why you left the living room. Thought you'd wanna watch the movie with us"
"Oh. I imagined it wouldn't be tolerated, so I came here to read a book I found in your fathers library"
"Oh Trina. It would have been tolerated. You're part of this family, like it or not. Can I come in?"
"Yes sir"
"I need you to stop feeling so unwanted Trina. You're also human"
"Yeah but I'm different in every way possible. I'm black, your father seems to hate me for that very reason. I'm also just a maid who has nothing in this world. Nothing, so forgive me for wanting to stay in my place and not over step boundaries"
"Trina I know we've made you feel like trash in the past. We made you loose your self esteem and punished you for any little mistake. But that's in the past and we're trying to treat you right. Doesn't matter that you're black, you're human and your life matter's"
"But still I have my limits sir"
,
"You know you're a very difficult person right?"
"I'm just finding out sir" she said smiling
"Um, so you're into reading of novels huh?"
"Oh yes sir. Back at the orphanage, I was the reason ms Clark had to bring a lot of storybooks everyday. Being in a world of imagination brings me joy and its like the only thing that gives me hope and makes me happy and helps eliminate my sadness and boredom"
"Wonderful. Why haven't you said anything? I bet mum wouldn't mind ordering the best books one could find for you"
"Like I said sir, I'd hate to overstep my boundaries"
"You've got a little something on your cheek" he said stretching his hand to her face and then paused on her right cheek and stayed there for about 5secs before removing a little cheese particle from her face "your cheeks are so soft and smooth"
"Thank you sir" she said avoiding eye contact with him but it seemed to be very difficult as couldn't get his eyes off her. He kept looking into her eyes searching for something only he knew was there and then he leaned in closer to her and pressed his lips on hers without thinking twice
He had been trying to hold himself back for so long but couldn't any longer
Meanwhile, Kate was a bit uneasy, wondering why Tristan was taking so long
"I Wonder what's taking Tristan so long, how long does it take to pass a stupid message to your maid" she finally spoke out and the brothers exchanged looks, knowing Tristan probably lied just to either get away from Kate or just to be with Trina instead. "Why aren't you guys saying anything?"
"Maybe he went to his room to wait for you instead Kate" Conrad said
"You think so?"
"Maybe. Just wait a little longer, he'll probably be down soon"
"No. I wanna go look for him. Where's Trina's room?"
The brothers didn't know what Tristan was doing in her room and didn't know if it was a good idea to let Kate go look for him.
"Oh Kate, why don't you chill? He's not running away from you"
"Fine" she said getting up "I'll find her room on my own"
"Oh crap Richard said getting up also"
"What are you doing?" Darcy asked
"I'm going after her"
While Kate was badging into the wrong rooms hoping to find her man, Tristan and Trina where busy kissing each other with so much passion like their life's depended on it
"You're so beautiful Trina, you know that?" He asked in between the kisses as held her back with one hand and gently pushed her into the bed and climbed on top of her but she didn't say anything, just kept moaning in between the kisses
And then he moved down to her neck and caressed her skin with kisses, not leaving any spot untouched. He was about to take her shirt off when reality dawned on her and she stopped him and tried sitting up so he'll get off her.
"I'm so sorry Trina" he said getting off the bed "um, I better go" he said breathing heavily and then he looked at her one more time before walking out of the room.
He was about to climb up the stairs when Kate appeared in front of him with an angry face. He looked behind her and saw a confused looking Richard.
"Where have you been Tristan?" She asked taking in his appearance. He looked rough handled
"Um Kate, I... I was in Trina's room, then I went upstairs to check something and then I fell. I don't even know how. So I came down before realising how rough I looked, was about to go change into something new"
"Oh my God, baby are you okay?"
"Yeah. Just suddenly so tired"
"Common. Let's go upstairs"
"Oh y'all are gonna ignore my existence right now?"
"Thanks for accompanying Kate to find me. You can go back to the living room now bro"
"What happened? Where's Kate and Tristan" Conrad asked immediately he spotted Richard
"On their way to Tristan's room"
"On their way to his room? Wasn't he there earlier?"
"Nah, I believe we have a lot of questions to ask Tristan when Kate leaves"
"Let me guess, he's been in Trina's room the whole time"
"I think so. Tristan is definitely up to something"
"Who else is no longer interested in watching this movie?" Darcy asked and they all had the same opinion
"Not having mum around seems a bit weird doesn't it?" Conrad asked
"Dude she's only ever around in the mornings and evenings remember?"
Rachel didn't have a job but couldn't bear to stay home all day like she was expected to. So she was always out with her also very rich lady friends who enjoyed nothing more than gossiping while at the spa or shopping mall.
"Yeah. But this morning she wasn't around and this evening, she also wouldn't be around"
"Yeah yeah... You'd get use to it
***
"So did you hurt yourself?" Kate asked when they had gotten to Tristan's room
"No baby. I was able to slightly break my fall. I'm just weak" he said proud of how good a liar he was
"Oh that's good. So you wouldn't have any problem making love to me huh?" She said moving closer to him trying to act sexy but after what just happened between he and Trina, he wasn't ready to do it with Kate
"Oh babe, I would have loved to but.."
"But what Tristan? Don't you want this?" She asked taking off her shirt leaving her in only her brassier and her mini skirt
"Kate please, you have to understand that I just suffered a mini accident. I need painkillers and I also need to rest, I don't think I can work myself any further right now"
"Oh, so I no longer turn you on. You don't love me any more huh? I guess you have someone else who's gonna satisfy you and that's why you're rejecting me. Well its okay, I'm leaving. You can screw yourself Tristan"
"Kate wait" he said effortlessly as she walked out of his room after putting on her shirt half way, hoping she wouldn't turn back
"Such a drama Queen" he whispered crashing on his bed.