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Staring dead at my phone sitting on my working table, I zero in on the four missed calls from my Hawaiian best friend Bailey. She's been calling me for hours, reminding me of her daughter Kai's school event. She has a talk show party, where all the kids in her class perform before the whole school in their hall, and they present and talk about a project they each worked on during the weekend.
Kai's presentation, as I'd helped her during the week, was a little volcano, with a red mouth. I painted it myself, and it was filled with orange paint mixed with red. We'd gotten that one from her father's garage. And when she pressed a little button on the body of the volcano, it pushes a rubber inside, the volcano, tipping off the paint all over the body of the volcano.
Genius! I know Grin!. I was always ahead of everyone in my science class, back in high school. Always made high grades, and had rich blondies rolling their eyes at my excellence. All that paid off in my college when I got a scholarship. But here I am, in one of the biggest fashion industries in New York, working as a fashion designer, if I can even call it that.
So many times I've come across popular models, like Gigi Hadid, Bella, Kendal Jenner, and so on. I cleaned off the champaign stain from Gigi's dress once, when she'd mistakenly ruined it. I was happy right? Living my dream job. Yes! Besides me always wanting to be a science guru, I had a thing for fashion and so I majestically worked my way into it.
"Are you going to stare at that phone all day?" Reid, my co-worker calls me out and I snap back to reality. He's wearing a purple shirt, a yellow tie with black polka dots and brown trousers. It creeps me out, the way he dresses to work sometimes, and he works in the fashion industry.
"Nope. It's just my friend calling" I sigh, walking away from the table, with the box of used clothes worn by the models. I'm headed to drop them at the dressing truck.
"I thought I was your only friend" Reid pouts and I narrow my eyes at him. He's not my only friend with that suit and tie. I drop a kiss on his cheek before rushing out, the box in my hand. I dispatch it in the dressing truck that is headed for the theater very soon. My boss, Nikki gives me a weird stare that could narrow me out.
"Bye, Nikki" I mutter and hurry to my car.
My phone pinged with a message from Bailey.
I swear if you don't get here now...Kai is about going on stage you wicked godmother.
I gasp, my hands flying to my chest. I've always known Bailey to be a mean thing but that was harsh. I chuckle setting my car on drive as I reverse out of the parking lot, careful not to knock over the garbage can.
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I spot bailey seated in the crowd. There's an extra seat next to her, and I know she reserved it for me, so I navigate my way there, doing the occasional sorry, excuse me, as I pressed between rows to get there.
Bailey stares at me before looking away.
"What? Please don't tell me Kai was already called up...there was traffic and..."
"Shh... she's not yet up," She says, rolling her eyes. A smile crests my face as I relax now. Bailey looks tensed, I can see it. Her pretty, tiny Hawaiian eyes just keep widening, and her lips are pressed in a thin line.
Ok, let me tell you a little about Bailey. I've been with her for ten years straight to know when she's nervous. She's a pretty tamed-skinned girl that loves water a lot and her smile is heavenly, only now, I can't see it because she's mad at me.
I spin my head to her so fast. "You're nervous aren't you?"
She sighs, slapping her palms against her jeans, clothed thigh. "Of course. It's her first presentation at school" she whines and I place my hand on her shoulder, giving it a tap.
"Don't worry. She'd be fine. Kai is very brilliant" I say and then look around. "Colton didn't come?" I ask her about her husband and she stares at me, her eyes dull.
"You know how busy he is, Becca," She tells me and I narrow my eyes. I'm pretty sure she knows what I'm thinking because I've told her a million times. "He's not having an affair " she adds.
"You say that all the time, but the guy is distant. For God's sake! It's his daughter's first presentation" I raise a brow, expressing my annoyance.
"He explained to me. You don't need to think about it."
I take my hands off her shoulder, rolling my eyes. "Whatever"
I hear her sigh as her eyes fix on the stage where a little boy is talking about butterflies. Pfft!. Lame. Wait till they all see Kai's presentation.
"He's not cheating on me..." I hear Bailey sigh again. "I have his daughter, and I'm currently carrying his son" She emphasizes the last part, her hands going to her growing baby bump.
"All men cheat. They're liars" I tell her.
"Because your college boyfriend left you doesn't mean all men are like that, Becca," she says but I'm not convinced.
"One man does it, the rest does it. Right?" I ask her and she bites her bottom lip because that was exactly what she used to comfort me when Jacob left. My first love. I gave that guy everything I had. My time, my love, he was even my first in everything, both kissing a guy, and getting intimate. Then next came Ben, but I won't classify him as a boyfriend. We only dated for two months after I left college before I found out that he had a fiance. The nerve!
I was laying in bed with him in his apartment when a crazy-ass woman walked in and started yapping. Embarrassed, I picked up my things and left, vowing to never be in a relationship again.
"Becca," she calls my name.
"I don't want to talk about it" I shrug and she nods her head, looking at the stage. The audience claps and I sit up, a smile on my face as Kai enters the stage, her little bun, tied up, a smile on her face. She has more of her mother's look, with pretty tiny eyes, and a pretty nose, but she took Colton's milky skin tone.
I clap and cheer, screaming "Go, baby girl!" "You can do it!" Until I'm cautioned by one of the teachers to stop making so much noise. I roll my eyes in disgust. Kai still laughs when she noticed me, and she's relieved of a whole lot of tension.
She places her hand on the white-clothed project and I tap the edges of my fingers, in anticipation.
"And now we have Kai Richer from class B, having her presentation now"
Kai takes off the clothe and my eyes fall on the little transparent box filled with tiny fishes. What? I look at Bailey.
"You didn't think I was going to let her bring that volcano to school did you?"
"Are you kidding?! It was cool!"
"You told her the mountain was in my village, and it was going to erupt and kill my grandma" Bailey scolds me, and I bite my lip. I didn't say it like that exactly. I only said it was going to erupt in mommy's village.
"And you thought an aquarium was better?" I say, making her smile, bobbing her head from side to side with glee.
Betrayer!
Kai clings to my hand after her school presentation. In her other hand, she held a popsicle.
"Are we headed home now?" She asks her mom who nods with a smile.
"Kai, why don't you tell aunty Becca why you didn't use the volcano," I say and Bailey gives me a strained stare like why would you bring that up to the kid.
"Mommy said not to use it. She said volcanoes are dangerous" Kai said with much innocence that I stick my bottom lip out, oogling her.
"Oh yeah? And you can't drown anyone in school with your aquarium?" I ask Kai.
"Ok! That's enough!" Bailey pulls me away from her five years old daughter, throwing me a death glare. I shrug, a smile on my face.
"Hey look! daddy!" Kai screams with joy and then runs into the distance. Sure enough, there's Colton in his suit, a smile on his face as he embraces his little pie as he likes to call her. And it has me wondering what he calls Bailey. I was going to ask s but Kai joined us again.
"Hey, Colton," I say and he smiles at me.
"How're you doing, Becca? You on leave?" He asks me and I nod.
"Really?" Bailey gasps. "Why didn't you tell me?"
I turn to her. "You were too busy with Kai's project," I say and she relaxes.
"Good then..."Colton says with a smile cutting both I and his wife short, before he kisses her cheek and she smiles holding his hand, I look away, grabbing my car keys from my bag.
"You leaving already?" Bailey suddenly asked me.
"Yes. I have to go rest my tired eyes. See you all tomorrow" I say and she hugs me before I pull away. I kiss Kai on her cheek before rushing off.
Anyone would mistake my odd behavior, that I wasn't happy for my best friend and her marriage but I am. I am. I just don't trust men, and if Colton hurts Bailey, I'll castrate him. Two, I've not had good experiences with men.
But something about Bailey and Colton just motivates me to want to try again. They seem happy even though Colton can fuck up sometimes. So with that in mind, I skip into my car, and drive out of the school's parking lot, heading home to prepare for the blind date Reid set me up with, for about two weeks now, but I've been putting it away.
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β π°'π πππ πππ ππππ πππ... π ππππ ππππ πππ ππ ππ πππππβ - π©πππππΰ·΄I move around the kitchen in my fancy night robe, a tired look on my face as I set the coffee going. There are so many places I need to be today. The mall included. I've run out of groceries because I barely spent time at home, so couldn't stock up. It's either I'm at Bailey's, or, on a plane to an awesome new country, on my job as a designer.Beep! Beep!... I set my mug under the machine, collecting little coffee, before I withdrew it, and gulped the whole content down. Strange! I didn't even bother to add milk or sugar to it.As I walk to my bedroom, I made a mental note to call Bailey that I was coming over later today. But as I step into the bathroom, and my eyes set on the mirror in front of me, I realized I didn't look like a person that wanted to stay home alone till later on, so I grabbed
Jacob POVI'm sorry sir we don't sell Pinot Noir in glass," The bartender tells me. I had only one mission. To come into St Barbara bar, have a glass of wine, and leave because I'm mentally tired and in need of something. A toxic drink isn't my solution right now. Besides, I have to drive back to my place."A bottle then" I grit my teeth, and he nods before walking away. My fingers tap against the wooden table rapidly.Michelle is getting married!... I've tried to live so long with the fact that she's perfect just her and her two sons, Eric and Jones. Since her husband left, Michelle has been alone, and Evey single guy she dated, always turned out to be an ass-hole just after her money. No one is right for her. Michelle isn't my ex, but my elder sister, and someone that has al
Due to my issues with my dad, I couldn't go into the house just yet to speak with him. Instead, I stood outside my car, staring at the country fence he loves to put up, and wishing he'd come out and see my first before I go in. The thing I have with my dad has been since my mom left.He divorced my mom, I still don't why. She left, and got married to someone else, a few years later, she died. My dad attended her funeral and even dropped a white rose on it. A white rose had always been a symbol of their love. But honestly, since my mom left, dad hasn't tried to be with another woman. I'm happy for that, but I still hold this little bitterness in my heart, toward him for sending my mom away. I was still so young."How long till you go in, son?" I hear my father say from behind.He's wearing a colorful shirt with a brown jacket on it. His jeans look faded. With all the money I and Mich have, he
Becca POVI push my cart around the mall like a lost woman, just because I'm looking for Nutella. They're my favorite and can go with literally anything when I hear someone call my name. It's a huge mall, and only a few persons could know me, but I'm surprised when I see it's Ernest. He has a grin on his face as he walks to me, his hands in his pocket.Ok, what do I do now? I fiddle with the paper on the cart. I'm exactly used to running into failed dates. It happened once or twice, but that was a long time ago."Fancy seeing you here, but hey! You gotta eat" he pulls off a very lame joke that has me rolling my eyes internally."Hello, Ernest" I greet. "Nice to see you here""You too, Becca. I was looking forward to knowing you more, but you left"Here we go..
I retreat from the counter, forgetting my bags there as so many memories come flooding back. All the smiles, the laughter, the fun, the lovemaking. Everything about him because we did so many things together back then. I always knew I had to face him one day, Jacob. But I just didn't know it'd be this soon. And I always felt anytime I did see him, prepared or not, I'd be able to stand it but I can't. I just ran out of there like a coward. Afraid to face my fears."Becca!"No! No! He can't be calling me. Don't tell me he followed me out here. I increase my step, I wasn't running but I was fast walking in this cold, which seemed impossible when I first arrived.Someone grabs my hand swirling me around and I'm met with the most delicious Coral blue eyes, so warm and inviting. I shrug my hands away from him and he just stood there, unable to say a word. I on the other hand had a zillion things to say but didn't know w
JACOB POVI don't know what I was thinking talking to her but when I stepped out of my suite to take a stroll, I found her seating by herself on one of the tables, staring at the menu. She looked extremely adorable which isn't a usual term I used when it came to women. My words were usually, hot, sexy, fuck-able at this moment, she looked all of those things. Her hair looked freshly washed and her green sweater, so fucking innocent but I knew better.This was the same Becca that enjoyed the sexual part of our relationship more than even I did which seemed impossible.Yesterday, I was completely fazed to see her here. It was like the universe was trying to play some joke on me when I'd told my sister I wasn't attracted to Becca again, booked myself a Vacation, and there she was, like a living relic gaping at me.I should've let her run away because I deserve it, but I let my foolish heart follow her. A
BECCA POVFor some really weird reason, I add more blush on my cheek than I would have. My hair is bunched up in an almost tight knot. I'm wearing a black dress with a fur jacket. It's not a ball or a party but Bailey said to dress nice. She's been to their diner before, and I haven't.Reluctantly, I pick one of my best set of pearl eatings to go with my dressing. I don't wear a necklace because I didn't bring any, but I wish I did.There's a knock on my door so I skip to open it."You look good sunshine" Bailey praises with a smirk and I smile at her, locking up behind me. I'm enjoying this little vacation so far, except for the part where Jacob just keeps showing up and acting like a saint. I swear if I see him today again, I'll peel all my hairs off."Where's Kai and Colton?""Already at the diner""You guys left before me?" I gasp."No