"Okay so she rejected you, that's the first" James pulls in with a weak chuckle that earned him a stingful glare.
"I mean she's so mean, how could she?" he buttered in occupying the space next to him.
Dave is just taken at how heartless she is. He shouldn't be surprise but still it hurt to get lay down.
When he used to lay down ladies affections to him , he didn't know it hurt the way he is feeling, and even so he never gave them any hope nor played with their emotions.
"Could it because of your age, I mean you're old and she did referred you as her uncle. It probably the cause" his friend's word ain't helping him, instead of boosting he's crumbling his will.
"What do you mean old, am not that old"
"You're thirty-three she's twenty-four count the difference , young youths of today seeks young blood" absolute nonsense, June isn't that type she clearly stated she is into older guys, he convinced his mind into acceptance of his fallen heart. If she really wants young blood then she would have gone in for one.
"Hold on, are you saying am old blood?" he cocked his brows at James.
He isn't that old to be rejected on that basis, plus he look way better for his age. It just hurts to have the person you love lay you down and treat your beautiful memories like it's nothing.
"Rr" he groaned out, urging himself to keep cool, she making a fool of him and he willingly trapped himself to her clutch.
"Go on a blind date then" the voice caught both guys attention, skipping through the high decorations to the steps that sprint in the door, they fancied on how she made her way in.
"I've known June for like years, trust me I haven't seen a man make her go weak like you"
James hands grabs the apple made available on the table, shrugging at Dora's words.
"By the way how did you get in?" he asked taking a bite on the young fresh apple.
"Through the door" Dora sarcastic replied with a roll of an eye, certain he saw her coming in what's with the questions, and his looks on her feels like dubious arks.
"I know, I saw it with my eyes. But how?, I locked the door" he pushed in with a gritting of his teeth on the apple that cracks it way in his jaws.
"You probably should check your eyes, the door was unlocked that's how I got in. Guess you didn't do a good job as you thought" her voice broke in with a pinch of irritation on his taunts.
"Okay then why are you here?"
"James " Dave scrapped in, evading the tigress that's on the edge.
Also he knows the type of friend he has, with him around no one is at peace, he has the natural ability to irritate people.
"As I was saying before I got interrupted by some bug." She sends stink glares at James way, which he captures with delight of a smirk.
"June is only hesitant because of what she went through as a child, she fears the same to be in her case as her mother. But trust me she really has a thing for you"
"And how do we trust you?, What proof do you have?"
His damn mouth has to let loose again, her ears are swinging in flames to punch the hell out of him but gush, he's damn blessed she's there in good stomach.
"I know of her past" Dave said calmly.
Sure does he diagnosed her and have tried to get her in therapy sessions which failed with every attempt.
"That's why you have to let her know of her feelings for you. Go on blind dates Infront of her , am sure that will drive her to the edge" Dora concludes with a smile.
" The best of it'll be you joining her show of hooking people with their soul mates, this Saturday" she finished a glimpse of joy on seeing Dave's open arms and calm face. The guts in her assures he is in for it.
"So what's in for you?" James asked, snatching her little smile away, he just has to open that large mouth of his.
"What do you mean?, Can't I do something good for my friend?"
"Uh…rrr..na. You definitely don't look or sound like you're doing this all for her, my seventh senses tells you're here for your own gain" of course there's true in his words but he puts it like she's being selfish. Yes she wants them together so her book can have the happy ending but also her friend can have a man that loves her.
"So what's the plan?" Dave saves James from Dora's evoking mouth.
.....
The sunny breeze flags in the bouncy hairs that let loose, from the edge of the square mat Linda folded her legs in watch of her daughter glowing face. She hasn't been this happy since three years ago, aware to her that their devorce took a toll on their daughter, the pain of her losing her one small perfect triangle family just in a blink of an eye.
But here, she was opportune to see her beautiful smiles once again.
"Strawberry or banana?"
"Strawberry, Linda's allergy to banana" Thomas replied sent chills to Lizzy stomach, her fingers pressed in the foam bread, while her mind tries to subdued the tension in her mouth.
They really have some guts, since they arrived on the picnic spot they've been occupied with themselves, shoving her to the trash, she feels so invisible. What worse is him remembering everything about his ex wife, yet he knows nothing about her after their year together.
"Wow dad, you still remember what mom's allergy to" right go ahead spike the salt in the wounds, what worse that can come of the so called family picnic?.
Of course she wasn't compelled to come but what a woman got to do to separate her boyfriend from her hot ex wife who just won't age. Her insecurities led her to take a day off on an important day in her office, which is going to tell on her later.
"How about you Thomas?" She stab glares at her boyfriend whose eyes are stuck on his ex.
Calm down, calm down Lizzy, don't poison their drink or food. She literally talked her mind from doing anything stupid.
"Strawberry, dad always shares juice with mom, it kinda their thing"
'well that thing should come to an end cause she is in picture now'.
"Oh I'll have the same, it a family thing" right,
'why not slap the hell of your face.'
Lizzy little devil spiked in her head while her sweet angel subdues the devil's thoughts.
She thought joining would prevent him from getting close to mis hot ex but here she is turning into their obedient servant.
"Here you go" she hands out the juice to Thomas
"thanks".
"Do you still remember how you used to scream in sight of cockroaches?" Beth little squeal caught her mother off guard, most of her happy memories were formed on her mother scary screams on pitiful insects and her father going for the rescue.
"And dad, you will be like someone get these roaches away from her, while mom would be leached on you".
Great, just the right time to raise such sensitive topics.
Before Linda's hand could brace Thomas ,Lizzy's hands went in for his shoulders, handing him a bottle of water to ease his dry throat that choked on his laugh.
Serves him right.
The competing eyes of both women met in battle only them understand.
"He always chokes when he laughs too much, at times I had.."
"I know, he's my boyfriend and thanks for letting me know about your past but I think this the present. Things of the past should be forgotten" her words got their attention of her high offense to their actions in the minutes they arrived, they've been so selfish to only talk about themselves excluding her.
"I mean no harm" Linda pushed in, trying to comfort her. Her woman instinct can tell Lizzy is insecure of her man and she has all the rights to but honestly she's only there to have her daughter get well soon and prevent any future attack. The doctor had advice to take strict caution of anything that could emotionally discomfort her.
"I never said that ,did I ?" Her eyes flinched at Linda ,taking a heavy sigh, she tune down her tone the second she realized the heaviness of it.
"Are you alright?" Lizzy asked rubbing his back.
"I think I should leave" Linda said raising on her legs
" But , you promised to stay the day with us" her daughter cried out.
….
"Have you set everything, how about the lights and the decorations or the people have they filled in their details?" June randomly popped out on the paused faces that screams for rest on the nine hours up and down schedule.
"Relax" Jane offers her a bottle
"Everything has been set as plan, in less than a minute the live dating show will begin. You have nothing to worry about " Jane's words soothe her worried mind, grabbing a gulp from the bottle of water she had hand to her, her dried throat felt the comfort of cool and relax .
Even she knows of the work her team has put in making the new show a success, it has to be. A lot has been put in it success, one wrong would pulled the rating down the drain. All she's looking for is one particular couple that could capture the audience hearts and boom her show is a hit and stays.
"We're on in five" a member said with a gesture of her fingers.
The following minutes she spends watching the participants make entrance in the out door love garden she had arranged with help of her team, by pairs of the forms filled by them.
Each group formed of ten or five men to three women or six women all in depends of their choices filled and compatibility.
In scene are few of her staffs in observant and guiding of how the show moves.
"Find the most compatible couples and have the spot light on them" June inform the camera department.
"There" Liam grabbed her attention to the quick found couple suit for her request. Her eyes dies on the screen, digging her flesh with the merciless nails, her heart pumped in her chest, chasing her right thought and focus.
"What's he doing here?, Who signed him in?" her tone raised with his lips spreading to a word the lady next to him said.
"Who're you talking about?" Jane asked taking a peep on the screen, televising the participants.
"oh" her mouth seals on seeing who it is.
That explains June's mood changed, damn she knew she has a thing for him.
"Have him removed from the show" June commands.