Ethan...…
She didn't call.
I went out of my way to do the Interview in Pajamas just so I could see her and she stood me up. She stood Ethan miller. I roughly brushed my hand through my hair and stared at her dark window, I checked the time, like I have been doing for the past six hours and it's just four in the morning.
I didn't know we started stalking people for a living, Dante said from the back sit stretching his arm after a goodnight sleep. Can't you just hire someone to watch her like you have done for the past three weeks
I could do that but it will be creepy if she starts suspecting someone stalking her, I said. Completely annoyed at my own behavior.
And parking outside her house the whole night is normal?
What are you getting at?
She will call you, maybe she was busy she forgot to call you or she's just not interested in you. I have never seen you this in love before.
I am not in love; she's just an interesting human and I am curious.
Whatever you say boss wake me up when you are ready to go. Dante says and goes back to sleep. I couldn't sleep at all until I know why she didn't call, I could have easily done that without having to spend a night outside her house but here I am enchanted, my watch beeps notifying me another hour has gone by. Notifications start to come in on my phone with one email from my father who I haven't spoken to in a while. The only form of communication we have is his monthly emails he sends requesting for my presence at home. I ignore the other notifications before driving off. Only to drive back forty minutes later.
I match straight up her door and knocked. A few minutes go by before the door opens and a blondie opens looking annoyed but her face turns into shock after she sees me., a little taller than jane and my mind register seeing her with Dante a week ago. the
Jane? I ask.
She is asleep. She manages to answer suppressing her shock. Did you want something?
Wake her up. I say and she quickly turns leaving the door open heading to Janes room which I know because of the window outside not because I had someone know where her room is.
Two minutes later the door opens and I see Jane clearly still half-asleep walk out with blondie right behind her. her brown hair gathered in a messy bun with a few strands loose, she in now in yellow mismatched pajamas the shirt has tinny minions on and SpongeBob shorts unlike her unicorn pajamas yesterday.
Hey she says between her yawn.
You didn't call. I spoke.
She looks up at me. Her eyes half open giving me a smile. I was going to but I was playing hard to get. But I can call you now, I still have your number she showed me her palm with the same ink dirty only this time half of the writing is missing
I laugh at her response and I see blondie smack her palm on her face. Where is your phone? I asked?
I don't know, probably on the bed, do you want me to go and get it? But blondie beats her to it and brings her phone to me which I gladly accepted and returned after the getting her number.
Do you want me to call?
No, you don't have to call. I will call you after two days.
What's happening in two days?
I will be out of town for a business meeting. I will call you when I get back maybe we can go out then?
Yes, sure sounds alright with me. She smiles with her eyes and they sparkle.
Good. I brush a few strands of hair out of her face but they stubbornly fall right back, oh I brought you breakfast I said handing her the bag.
Thank you. She smiled some more making my inside feel weird. I should get going. I manage to say and I turn to go. I can still feel a pair of eyes on me but I don't stop till I get to the car.
See you in two days! She screamed from window. Now I don't want to go but I get into the car against my will.
SpongeBob is why we spent a night outside. Dante complained the moment I got into the car. And you bought her breakfast
She has a name.
But you bought her breakfast?
It's just breakfast, anyone can get breakfast. I answered getting annoyed.
From 'la` fine dinner' at five in the morning.
What are you getting at Dante?
You are in love with the SpongeBob girl. But he immediately shut up after he met my stare. Uncle texted he said changing subject. He told me to remind you to show up on time this month.
Great. I said before driving off. Its going to be the longest two days of my life. I love my family I really do its just sometimes we are better off at a distance.
My family owns the largest Art Gallery in Italy 'the Grayson gallery' my father thought it was a good idea to name all his companies after himself but I later understood that after I opened my very own Gallery only I didn't use my family's last name because of the shady business that happens during the Auctions and all the illegal money that is hide behind those frames but of course we won't talk about that and for the past years my father has tried to recruit me back and turn my gallery into a family business but I am never doing that. not after what happened to my mother.