Chapter 6: Chapter 6

Walking briskly into the fancy restaurant Baylor had picked , she rubbed her hands nervously against each other as she walked to their table, smiling in spite of herself at the blonde man waving and smiling at her as he stood up, realising how much she had missed him since they ran into each other at the fruit store back in Wisconsin and suddenly feeling giddy she runs to him and he envelops her in a tight hug. ‘’ I missed you terribly snowy! you smell just the same’’ Baylor says softly. ‘’ You too’’ she answers as they separate smiling sheepishly at each other. ‘’ it’s been ages’’ she says trying not to let her nervousness show , she was amazed at how much of him didn’t change and baffled at how the sight of him made her flustered after so many years , he was still the one ,the same boy she had crushed on for three good years, praying fervently that he would notice her or ask her name, that prayer went unanswered for years ,the same boy who she had wrote her first love letter to ,offering him her fifteen year old heart , the same boy who always smelt like baby soap, coconut oil and sweat ,a smell that always comforted her , the same boy with whom she shared her first kiss and so many firsts , the same one who had asked her to be his girlfriend on the school field after his soccer team won against the hawks in high school….feeling herself turn as red as a tomato at the thought of him she looked down trying to tone down her reaction to him. Damn this pale skin! she thought to herself, wishing she was darker for the first time in her life. ‘’ Are you blushing right now snowy?’’ he says, snowy was the name bay had called her from the moment he saw her, it happened one day when his friend Derek had hit her with his bike on her way home from school, after jumping off his bike like a superhero heading for a rescue and helping her up he had asked…deep dimples flashing, purple eyes blazing. ‘’Are you okay snowy?’’ And she… lovelorn and at a loss for words could only nod , trying hard not jump at him and cover his face with kisses, now years later she looked at him again with the same look of adoration , he who now wore an amused smile on his face , and as she looked up into his beautiful purple eyes and the deep dimples adorning his cheek like ornaments on a Christmas tree , she found herself wishing she never broke up with him, wishing she at least tried harder instead of closing the door on them three years ago , reading her thoughts, he smiled sadly and tried to divert the painful topic. ‘’ So how do you like your new job?’’ he says sipping his glass of wine. ‘’Well it’s not bad actually, it’s actually more like a modelling contract than an actual job and before you say anything am solely doing it for the money, without money life can be miserable ... it’s not like am the model type anyways, I’ve got more fat than a Naomi Campbell would’’. Solemnly looking at her face he says ‘’ Say anything? Snowy you are the only one who doesn’t see how breathtakingly gorgeous you are, which ever company has you with them have been blessed with a rare gem and I get it you are not exactly passionate about the job but whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well and baby Naomi Campbell has nothing on you, truth be told you are a killer, hell… you slay in anything you wear and… snowy am so sorry about nana, Amy told me about everything with your mom, it must have been tough, am sure it’s been hard living without her… am sorry lion heart’’. He loved giving people nicknames, he called amy mint choco, she was the great lion heart. Smiling at the nickname bay had given her after she ran after a thief who had snatched off her handbag on their way back from a date, she sniffles and put on a smile that didn’t touch her eyes. ‘’It’s okay’’ she says sadly ‘’ everything will be okay soon, so I will see her soon’’. A waiter soon walked up to their table and takes their orders and while they waited for their meal they talked about everything from the lawsuit to their present daily lives. ‘’ Are you in a relationship’’ comes Baylor’s sudden question, she then sighs and shakes her head with a smile, a naughty voice in the back of her head telling her she might have a love interest, ignoring the idiotic voice she asks ‘’ You?’’. ‘’ Well…am awfully single, truth be told I have haven’t been in another relationship after we broke up’’ feeling elated she says ‘’ I haven’t either... never had the time’’. ‘’ Great … really great.’’ Baylor says and reaching across the table he holds her hand, running his thumb over it while looking at her with a bright smile , the waiter soon returns and places their orders in front of them , shamelessly squealing at how good the strawberry cake, she ordered for was she says with a mouth full of cake ‘’ This is the best strawberry cake I’ve ever tasted in my entire life and that says a lot , I don’t wanna leave here anymore’’ her words and the moan accompanying it making Baylor laugh heartily .

The loud laughter from the table across the room from Aaron catches his attention and bored as hell, he throws a glance at the happy couple only to do a double take and freeze at the sight of Paris, head thrown back laughing in delight at something the blonde guy in the blue shirt had said to her, a quick glance at their entwined hands by the side of the table made him grit his teeth in anger. Alexa shocked at his angry countenance looks in the direction of Paris and Baylor, sighing angrily she asks ‘’ Should we leave and go somewhere else Aaron?’’. ‘’ No!’’ came the curt angry reply, Aaron’s eyes flashing with undiluted malice, feeling uneasy and irritated at Aaron’s rowing eyes she calmly says ‘’let’s just leave Aaron, let’s go to my apartment okay … I will make us dinner or we could order out if you want, just let’s leave here please’’. Sneaking a last look at Paris and the blonde guy who were lost in their own world, engaging in a heated eye contest, he stands up abruptly sending his wine glass tumbling over to the floor as Paris and Baylor turn to them, Paris frowning at the sight of Aaron’s arm over Alexa’s shoulder as they walked by their table to the door, looking like a perfect couple in love, Aaron not even sparing her a glance, she felt sick suddenly, swallowing the lump in her throat she excuses herself and runs to the bathroom to throw up.

Watching a movie, she wasn’t able to concentrate on at all, her thoughts kept playing back to Aaron and Alexa and she found herself wondering what they were doing at the moment, did they leave together? Were they together? Making out? Were they snuggled together? Were they acting all lovey-dovey and feeding each other macarons?... angrily shutting down her laptop ,her train of thought is interrupted by a message from Baylor asking if she was okay , feeling awful about the way she left him at the restaurant she types back a message saying she was sorry about leaving the way she did and that yes she was fine, no worries , she just had a stomach upset and hurriedly had to leave , her phone beeps again and she saw it was another text from Baylor telling her of how of glad he was to have seen and spent time with her , hoping they hung out soon again and wishing her a goodnight , she wishes him a goodnight too and moves to drop her phone when another message pops , hurriedly she opens it wishing it was from Aaron but disappointed to see it was a message from Amy, demanding for the full details of her date with Baylor , ignoring the message and placing down her phone on the table, her thoughts wandered back to Aaron and she found herself making up eighteen stupid reasons in her mind as to why Alexa wasn’t a good match for him then mentally slapping herself over her childish pettiness . She stood up pacing back and forth wondering if she had any right to be jealous… no she wasn’t jealous … it was just concern, after all she had also gone to the said restaurant with another man catching herself she thought… Baylor was the main man, the one, not the other man and besides other man ? she and coat didn’t even get along that well, he was her enemy , his mom was the modern day version of morgana the evil witch , she couldn’t possibly like the son of such a vile woman like that, could she?, pulling at her hair in frustration she goes to her phone and sends a message to Baylor asking how long it would take to get a lawsuit in order.