It was really boring these past few weeks, unexpectedly I was left to my own devices which made me a bit sad. When Brandon called his silly flame hair popped up on my screen. Just in time to pull me out of my head. He invited me to a yacht party and so I decided to go help set up before the party. Unbeknownst to me it wasn't just any party but full of important people like the governor of the city was coming as well.
After helping out I got dressed in the pink satin gown Brandon picked out with a hot pink shoes and a gem choker. Cordelia and Lancaster were also here and running up to them like a little girl high on sugar smiling, I kissed their cheeks.
"You're in a good mood and this is your style a bit did you help out," Cordi asks me while holding Lancaster's hand.
"Yupp, and before you ask Brandon and I are friends he hasn't even asked me out alone. We are normal friends Cordi." Saying this already knowing what she was going to ask next.
"You're just are oblivious to certain things....if the person doesn't tell you, you'll never know....sigh...Tini," she gets cut off by a loud a boisterous voice.
"Dear Tini! You're here, Uncle was just telling everyone here about you," its Chesterfield what's he doing here?
The two of them followed me over to my god uncle and I introduce him to Lancaster because Cordelia already knew who it was but didn't know I let him become my god uncle. So I decided to text her a brief explanation before we got closer. We all had good chat and Brandon came by in a nice well tailored black suit. He chatted with us a bit and walked out to the deck, I followed for a smoke and to ask him if he did like me. The last time I went to club med and he left me by myself played for a split second before I did ask.
"Do you like me like more than a friend? Cordi says you do but if you did you would've not left me in the third floor without coming back...but if you do why'd you just dip off that time and only apologize a week ago..." I just blurted this all out feeling embarrassed I lit my cigar and looked at the water.
"Sorry about that I just I ended up getting busy but its not like it was planned...plus I was kind of scared I saw your teacher well he's not your teacher anymore but I saw him giving off some malice and killing intent I got scared..." This grown man with his red hair looked so pitiful while explaining, but that's weird because I didn't sense any of that didn't even notice him until I went to the back...but it wasn't killing intent.
"Well next time just take me with you, you fucking goof!" I say pouting and hitting his shoulder playfully.
"Fine, fine but after this lets go to a nice restaurant just the two of us," he laughs with a smirk on his face.
"Are you asking me for a date.....hmm...that is a surprise! Of course that would be nice I've not gone on a date in a long while," my eyebrows raised and I look at him astonished a bit. Maybe I am a bit slow on the EQ side of things but its fine if people could be straight forward.
We talk abit more and my phone buzzes so naturally flipping it open its about four messages from the bestie and a picture kind of blurry but you could almost see the people in the photo. Paying it no mind and telling her shes just going crazy since the shopping fiasco two weeks ago and just keeps seeing that woman everywhere. This isn't the first time she's done this so I didn't think about it further. We went back in for a round of drinks and chatting with the guests who were all conglomerates of different companies. Having a nice time he took the initiative to hold my hand, I froze for a split second but calmed down after a moment.
Cordelia came to us about thirty minutes later eating cake while I was drinking some red wine. She was in high speed mode and almost bumped into a man luckily she was swift.
"Don't eat and walk Cordi you almost hit someone, you're so silly aren't you older you should act that way," telling her this looking down she began to blush.
"Mommy Tini, sorry," I sigh and remember her and our old friends always called me this when I was "mothering" them. I roll my eyes.
"Anyways....why the rush over and where is your Lanny," questioning her because she had a silly look on her face.
"He's with his business partner downstairs and I was right it is that crazy woman from the store! She's here and very obnoxious...." she explained exasperated.
"You're just seeing things aren't you I told you not to spout nonsense I wanna have a good time," I told her aggravated a bit. When Brandon asked a question.
"Who's this lady have I seen her before? The description of an obnoxious woman....who's so like this that it seems to disrupt your happiness I just got a date with you," he looked like a pitiful child looking down at me.
Suddenly I actually heard the voice I already knew well though we've only been acquainted a few times before.
"Why is she here? Isn't she a bit novice to be here," Marcellus' wife slurred her words when she saw us.
"No, Miss she is my date and also the owner of the Watson Company. Yet, who are you madam and speaking with bad manners no less." Brandon was trying to be a hero but I already figured out how this lady was and pulled him back. Slowly while the woman had a look of awe then anger upon her face when I started to speak.
"Don't throw a tantrum here we do have security to escort you out if you act too unruly. That wouldn't be so good. Please behave or we really shall throw you out." I enunciated the word behave slowly my wide eyes narrowing at her. Somehow i knew this would make her even more livid.
"You...you Slu..," before she could finish her sentence a slap appeared on her cheek. It reverberated nicely in the hall because of the soft, melodious music.
"Security send her back to land, please," both Cordi and Brandon said at the same time my hand still raised slightly while I smiled down at her.
I hadn't even realized I smacked her til my hand started to hurt a bit. After she was sent off everything resumed as the atmosphere seemed a lot brighter. When we were getting ready to go back to shore we finally see Lancaster and he has an unusually warm look on his face. His mood seemed great as he held Cordi and told us he just finished finalizing a huge deal. We congratulated him and drank a bit more.
I let Cordelia and "Lanny"; they insist thay I also call him that stupid name, take the bug and I got into Brandon's red Doge Viper. He drove a bit fast but because of the thrill it was exciting and not at all scary. Somehow I felt Brandon wouldn't be able to actually drive slowly anyway. When we got to the restaurant it was near the Jenshuan shopping district.
To get a good idea Jenshuan was a city that was mainly made up of people from different cultures mixing together. They named it Jenshuan after the son of the first person to be governor. The square is filled with asian and african cuisine, fusion eateries and clothing shops. When we entered there was a nice koi pond at the entrance and I got distracted with that while he got us a booth upstairs away from many of the people at the dining tables. The meal was going smoothly and he seemed to be having a good time with me as well. We even laugh about things involving our respective friends.
We laughed for a few more minutes and my dessert came. I asked to go dutch and he agreed, making me much more comfortable; I've never had anyone pay for my meal or anything before. Its because owing people isn't my ideal.
"Miss Rawlins are you on a date? What a surprise to see you here," it was Marcellus.
Why am I running into him and his wife everytime I go out. I sigh and look down.
"Yes....Sir does it have anything to do with you," still looking at my half eaten ice cream.
"Well that's nice for you," I could swear I heard and saw a bit of agitation in his eyes. "Have a nice time.."
I stopped feeling hungry and we left. He drove me to my townhouse and kissed my cheek when I alighted from the car. I'm only giving him a chance because he seems like a nice person and I don't really have anything with anyone. Tomorrow I had to go look at the site and meet a person I don't even know. There was not much info on this Smith character. Just his last name change was just a few days ago and he was a student teacher and still in college getting his phD in Medicine. No picture though, which wasn't that strange but gave a weird feeling.
I went and had a bath then looked over everything again before having a dream of Marcellus crying far away and kept getting farther no matter how much I ran forward. I shouldn't be having this type of thing happening even in dream form. Waking up I felt a really bad headache and it wouldn't go away. I get dressed slowly in a grey business suit and eat just before putting on my glasses instead of the contacts I've been wearing. Even placing my hair into a pony tail making sure not to wake up Cordelia and Lancaster on the way out of the house I message brandon telling him we can do lunch today and I'll choose the place. Then for some reason I decided to finally look at the messages from Marcellus' number.
"Are you okay."
"I am no longer with Sarah."
"Sarah and I divorced a month before you arrived..."
"She's just kind of stalking me right now and I can't ignore her..."
"Why aren't you answering.."
After reading it all I still hadn't thought of a reply. Especially since that woman seems to think everything is my fault. When apparently something was going wrong already and I'm not going to be placed in the middle. When I alighted on the site my eyes went wide when the person I saw was....