Sue arrives at her workplace and parks her car, grabs the cloth from the backseat and goes inside. Raya and Tara are engaged in a conversation."Hi boss." Tara greets, extra friendly.Sue raises an eyebrow. "What are you both up to?""Oh us? We were just in the middle of a simple bet.""I'm interested. What are you getting on and how much?" Sue asks, genuinely interested since there's still more than enough time before Wendy arrives."Well, we bet on the cloth. Whether it'll be completed or not.""Oh. Who bet for completed and who bet on it being incomplete?"Tara hurriedly raises her hands. "I believe in you. I know you'd have completed it so I bet on the cloth being completed. I can't wait to see it." Tara chips fast and happily.Raya just chuckles. "Well, I bet on the opposite of what she laid her bet on. You have a child to take care of. And your own health too, there's a limit to what you could have done in less than fifteen hours.""Hm. How thoughtful. Well, Tara, she's right. I
"Welcome. Hope the ride down here wasn't a tedious one?" Sue asks Wendy as she welcomes her into the small but airy room where the mannequin stood, though draped over with a large piece of clothing."Not at all. There's a lot of beautiful scenery around here that made it enjoyable even."Sue is quite relived that Wendy seems to be in a good mood."Alright then. I know you're a busy person so I'll make this short. On that mannequin over there is the dress I want you to model on my behalf." Sue explains after Wendy takes her seat."Hm hm. Let's see it then."Outside the door stoop Raya and Tara who are eavesdropping, wanting to know what the outcome of the meeting will be.Back inside. "I have to let you know first. The dress is still in the stages of being made so it might not look it's best for now but I assure you it'll be much better when it's done.""Alright. You're keeping me very curious or is that part of it?" Wendy jokes lightly and Sue laughs."Not at all. Well, here it is the
The show has started and from the back, Sue can hear the murmurs of the audience.She finds Wendy who's fully dressed and just getting finishing touches to her makeup."What's up Sue? You look elated.""I figured what the missing piece is. Tara, get me a handheld needle and cream thread. Hurry."Wendy only looks on, puzzled and curious as to what the missing piece is.Tara soon appears with the asked for materials in her hands. "Here it is boss.""Wendy, could you please stand up for a second? I need to make just a tiny adjustment to the hem of the dress."Wendy obeys without question and stands up. Sue bends down and sows the hem of the gown up three joints. She joins three layers of gown and holds them together loosely.She does it in two parts. As soon as she's done, Wendy looks down at the gown she's wearing a big smile appears on her face."I knew it... You were certainly worth the time and energy.""There's just one thing I need you to do on the stage. You see this thread, pull
The next day, all is packed and ready for travel. Sue is leaving for Atlanta with Ashley.Sue is somewhat apprehensive and really hopes that she goes and comes back without meeting anybody from her past. The flight is set for two pm in the afternoon so by 1pm, Sue, Ashley and her two assistants are already at the airport, sitting at the waiting area. "Don't slack while I'm gone. Make as many pieces you can and keep me updated about what's happening here."They both nod."Is there any way we can convince you to not go? Its not safe. I read a deleted article yesterday about a company that was squashed a year ago for complaining about being plagiarized." Raya tries to convince Sue to not go"I understand your fears. Ash's Glam is all I have. I won't let it go down like this. And I hope not, but if it does, at least I'll put up a fight. And I have positive support on my side, everyone knows in the fashion industry that it's something they do regularly so I'll be fine." Sue reassures them
"STOP THAT WOMAN!" The fluid and authoritative order rang deep in Sue's ears as she desperately tries to leave that damned hall.But unfortunately, several security men fan out around her and impede her movement. Slowly they close in on her. Scared, Sue just holds Ashley to her chest. The little girl doesn't even look scared but just curious as she just looks around with a small pout.The security men open a path that leads directly to that man. Ford Mason. But whose identity is still a mystery to Sue. Sue hesitantly walks out of the circle she's enclosed in and comes face to face with Ford."Why did you run?" He asks her indifferently. Ashley just chuckles on Sue's shoulder and tries to hold out her hand to be carried. Sue only tightens her hands further, stopping Ashley."I did not run. I had to leave.""Why did you have to leave?" He asks again, looking disinterested but interested at the same time. Sue simply shrugs. "Can't I leave a place when I want to?""Fine, you can. But w
Sue was dumbfounded. All that remains is to find out which one of the Masons and how is he related. He is definitely not the second son as that one was paralyzed at the time and can't possibly be the eldest.Or could he?Sue felt eyes on her and looked up, she met his calculating eyes and immediately looks away."Obviously Ms Howard, there's been no misunderstanding. This is very clearly a case of foul play..." Just then, the man who had left earlier after receiving an instruction from Ford came back, holding an envelope. He hands it over to Ford and he empies the content."Here's some information about the people who gave you the sketches. I'm seeing this is not the first time you're doing this. So many people..." Ford says as he flicks through the different papers in front of him.He holds out the papers to Sue. "Look through them. Who do you know amongst all of them?"Half of Sue didn't want to know who had done that to her but she just had to know. She took the papers and started
Sweeping her off her feet bridal style, Ford smirks and balances her on his forearms. Giving in to the urge, he leans into her ears and whispers "You thought you could run? I own this city."Nodding slightly at the lady in the check in counter, he turns and walks out of the airport, leaving the travellers and people inside the airport gaping at his back.Just yesterday, Sue had walked majestically back into his life and before he had time to process that the woman he had been looking for for three years just showed up, a baby belonging to her just waltzed into his arms.Three years ago, the day after he discovered Sue was the original one he had been with the night before and was not Alexa, he had gone personally to the Greene family house only to hear that she'd moved out that same day, only few hours before he arrived.He went on a full search for her and got to know that she had left the state and left for Manchester. For two years, he had searched high and low for that mesmerizing
With his lips trailing down her lips and neck, he manages to whisper into Sue's ears. Sue stands stock still, her eyes closed and her body leaning into to the kiss without her permission.Unknown to either of them, they had both gone without touching anybody since their encounter three years ago but their bodies had yearned for one another even in their distance.After sometime, Ford pulls away and Sue's lips are swollen and red. Embarrassed, she drops Ash and let's her wander into the house before her. Ash seems at peace in that place and that is more than enough to calm Sue's frayed nerves.Ford runs his hands through his hair and walks inside as well, as Sue follows. He shows her the basic things in the house that they might need and where to find them and basically everything she might need to know."I have to go. Work calls." He announces and makes to leave. Sue holds him back by grabbing his forearms and drops them immediately. "You're leaving me here?" She asks him, incredulous