Under Andrew's accusing glare, Faith moved a bit further as she answered the phone. Not that it would have much difference since the place was so small. But it was the principal. As soon as she had swiped the phone, a jovial sound echoed. Though he was not too loud, Faith suddenly felt as if Ross was speaking into a microphone with loudspeakers.. surround sound, anyone? When did this guy turn so loud? "Miss Faith? Have you reached home safely? I just wanted to check on you." Though she was ready to explode at this point, she could feel the boy's genuine concern, thus she answered softly, "Yes. Thank you." "And do you like the name that I saved for myself? Don't worry, I have not saved your name as a future girlfriend on my phone. I don't need to be reminded. But I just thought that I should do it for you." "By the way when and how did you do this?" Faith interrupted him. "Oh, when you were lecturing the goon at the police station. I thought I should save my number on your phone
Ross stepped into the cafe slowly. Since she had warned him, he was pretty sure that he might just end up suffering from diarrhoea today or maybe food poisoning. But then again, what was a bit of sickness in the face of true love. He would eat poison ok not poison but horrible food if she served it. However, before he could have taken an extra step, she spoke, "Are you a thief? Why are you sneaking in now? Aren't you responsible for the morning?" Rubbing his head a bit shyly, Ross looked up and spoke, "I told uncle and aunt that I had to go somewhere. I did not expect that they would ask you to open up the place. You look very pretty by the way. Like a fresh daisy!" Faith, who had been about to scold the boy felt her mouth fall open at the blatant flirtation. Youngsters these days were pretty shameless! "Ross Kudrow! If you think that your trying to butter me up is going to have you pulled out of the hot water for the stunt you pulled last night then
Another man? Ross was shocked when he heard this. Faith had been with them till so late but then she'd had another man waiting for her at home. So did that mean that she had been with a man last night when he had called her? She had sounded a bit distracted but really? And she had even shared a wine glass in her moments celebrating freedom...He knew he had no right to feel all the feelings that he was having but he could not help himself. He was jealous! Rose, on the other hand, felt like facepalming herself. Why was she having such a bad time with Ross and ending up doing more harm than good? She looked even more apologetically at Faith who had a calm smile on her face."Yes, Ross. Another man. And quite a handsome one at that. Don't you think he was quite handsome, Rose?" Rose widened her eyes as she understood immediately what was happening and nodded. "He was quite handsome and tall. And he waited for quite a long time also. Not that I wanted to spy or anything. But he looked li
Faith stared down at the papers in her hand and was tempted to bang her head against the table. Just last week she had been planning to let Mr Kling know that she would be leaving and yet here she was now the not so proud and rather harried new owner of, 'The Singing Bean.' Dam* it! First Andrew used to create all sorts of problems for her and now his money was. Andrew had insisted that she received the alimony he wanted to give as a condition for signing the divorce papers. But she knew, in reality, he wanted her to feel indebted to him and connected to him. It was his way of keeping them tied. So, she had planned to gift it to whatever new wife he married. Knowing the older Mrs Heming and her daughter, Andrew would not be able to hold out longer. But when she had chanced upon the goons last week and after searching for answers all week, she had finally decided to offer them a loan before she announced her departure. With a no-interest loan, they would be able to return the money ea
Present Day: It is okay to love someone and not be with them. Loving them from a distance may seem tragic or sad but the love would always be there. Adi stood outside the quaint cafe with a smile on his face. How many times in the past had he stopped himself forcibly from coming here? Innumerable. He had assured himself that she was well off without him. And anyway he had been married. So, what would have been the point in coming here and questioning her about the past? But her appearance last week on the red carpet with Ross had shocked him and that yearning deep within his heart seemed to burn with a renewed intensity. He wanted to march inside and pull her to him. Would she welcome him as an old friend? Or would she treat him like an acquaintance, nodding at him from afar? The way she had done last week? Adi shook his head. No. If he wanted to follow his heart then he would have to take the first step... and many more after that. Inside the cafe: The two waitresses were 'cleani
Watching the man walk out of the cafe, the women elbowed each other, raising their brows in gossip," That eye candy is one secret that Faith has kept for so long, hmm?" The other woman nodded and spoke," Well, at first when Faith saw him and paused, I thought he was her ex but then... she hugged him. And from what I know, her ex was not that great... while this one is a gem and he doesn't look foolish enough to cheat on her." "Yes. While I support our Ross wooing her, he has been busy establishing his career and our Faith needs someone now before she is too old to beat babies and have a family." Just then a waitress rushed in and whispered, "They have set up a date for Friday this week..." As the two women giggled and a few old men who were pretending to not listen, absorbed this information, a quiet old woman spoke up," You all have gone senile with age." The others protested when the woman continued," Adi likes our Faith that is for sure. Even though he was playing with us, his
She had expected Adi to take her to a casual cafe but instead, they walked into a club. Placed on the edge of the bustling city, the club was called Drai's and was known for its high-end crowd and party scene. "Adi, are they even going to let us in? You do realize that I am not exactly dressed for clubbing..." Adi shook his head and spoke," It doesn't matter. We are going to a private room here. They won't stop us." While Faith looked at him with confusion, Adi placed a hand on her lower waist and guided her into the club. The casual touch sent a burning sensation down her spine, and Faith reminded herself that she needed to get laid. It had been too long if she was getting excited with a simple hand on the waist. Once inside, they were led to a room on one of the upper floors but soon Faith was distracted by something even more. The club was known to her as being somewhat racy but the rooms up here were something else... In a word, they would be voyeur heaven. And though by no mean
Faith came home bone tired. It was new year's eve and everyone seemed to think that she would have last-minute supplies of goodies available only for them... Well, they could have ordered in advance if they were that desperate because, despite the many preparations and additional cookies and cakes that she'd made in the past week, everything had been sold out. And now even though it was only ten p.m., she was ready for bed. But as she walked towards her door, she could not help but blink at the small basket of apricot-coloured roses as well as the man holding them. She recognized the flowers of course- Juliet Roses. They were one of the rarest exquisite roses that the world had known. Looking up, she stared into the stormy eyes of the man who brought them and gave a tired smile," Are these pretty things for me, Adi?" Leaning down, he kissed her cheek and spoke," Well, I don't see anyone else here who might enjoy these Juliet roses. Wish you a happy and blessed new year ahead, Fifi."