Joy
I woke up on the sofa the next day. Why was I even surprise? Gianni didn't care about anything I've prepared. He hated the decorations I've put around the house on Christmas. He didn't even bother to appreciate the balloons and the birthday cake I baked for his birthday. It's been a year and I still haven't been able to melt his cold heart-- not even for a little bit. I can't blame him though. I'd hate me too. I knew what Ricardo was up to but I didn't tell Gianni. To be honest I was even rooting for Ricardo. All I thought of was myself so Gianni can hate me all he wants I will fight for him. I just home that icy cold heart melts soon though . .Getting your heartbroken too many times is not as easy as I thought it would be.
I'm now at some fancy Japanese Restaurant which I fund a bit weird. Considering Jonie's preference I was expecting something wild but perhaps Jonie wanted me to go somewhere I liked. She knows I grew up in HongKong so she probably thinks I would enjoy something close from home and though Japanese food was different from Chinese food I still appreciate her thinking of what I liked. The lady in a Kimono who greeted me at the door led me to an array of private rooms. When she opened the door I was so confused from what I saw that I had to ask the lady in a kimono if I was in the right room. Unfortunately, the Kimono lady said it was the room under my friend's name.
"Hi, the name is Lucas" the guy infront of me said whie holding his hand out to me.
"Hi. My name is Joy" this was really awkward but to be polite I shook his hand.
"Jonie asked me if I could keep you company tonight." He was smiling at me now. At this point I didn't know If Ishould thank Jonie for asking someone so cute or if I should strangle her for setting me up for this.
"I'm guessing she's not coming?" I smiled in return.
"Well. Now that I see you. I'd be really thankful if she didn't" urrgh. Such a smooth talker.
"Have you ordered anything yet?" I motioned for us to sit down.
"No not yet. " He flashed a smile again making him look cuter. It's decided . I'm going to strangle Jonie the next time I see her.
Gianni
The dinner meeting I had just ended and I was just about to head out when I saw a familiar figure. Joy. She was wearing a sequin blouse that made her impossible to miss inside the restaurant. She followed the lady and before I could think I followed Joy. I heard her shocked whisper in the corridor. I can't help but wonder who she was meeting. I didn't even know Joy had friends in Italy. I knew she started working at a restaurant somewhere but I intentionally didn't want to figure out exactly where. So, what am I doing now? What do I care who she meets? I walked out of the restaurant. "Let's go home" I commanded my driver.
Joy
Surprisingly, Lucas was really fun to talk to. I could tell he was someone very warm too. "I was going to strangle Jonie for setting this up but I actually had a good time. Thank you" I gave him a sincere smile. He gave back me a warm smile in return, he has dimples I noticed. Lucas had the boy next door feel to him. I learned he's Jonie's friend from Uni they are from the same college. He works as a wedding photographer as a part time job, I also like taking pictures so that was another common ground for us. We are of the same age so we pretty much grew up in the same era. We talked about music and many other things.
Overall, I did had a good time. I'm not going to strangle Jonie anymore but I'm still telling her what she did was not okay. I can't blame her though. I never talk about having interest in anyone. I told her I haven't had a boyfriend before which was technically correct. I've never had a boyfriend. Gianni and I did not go through the stages normal people go through. I wanted to tell her about Gianni but Gianni's name had been a constant name on hot names lately getting linked to the hottest models in the country. So, apart from the fact that Gianni repeatedly pointed out on the early days of our marriage that he wants as less people as possible to know that we were married. Letting other people know that my husband goes on dates with other women and does not even pay me the littlest attention is just too much for me too handle. "I honestly did not expect anything from this and .." he giggled. Gosh... He looks like one of those idols from my favorite band. "Honestly, If Jonie had not forced me to come I wouldn't have showed up. I'm thankful that she did." he smiled again and for a few seconds there we were both silent. "We should get going" he said breaking the almost awkward silence "Do you want to get coffee or something?" he asked before he started walking to the parking lot I followed him unconsciously "Actually, I've had a long day today I think I'm just going to go--" before I could finish what I was going to say I felt an arm wrap around me. I tried to look up to see who it was and surprise is an understatement to describe how I felt when my eyes recognized who it was. His eyes were cold and they were looking at me and his lips were on a straight line and I swore I saw his jaw flinch for a moment -- he seemed angry and though I've seen him get angry at me before somehow his face tonight is sending shivers to my soul.