An Angel Fall

Not Tonight

Everything is a bit calmer now that we are traveling, no surprise I didn't know we were going, I just knew was for the weekend, we just arrived at a hotel located in the center of London is 3 pm almost 4 and the event is until tomorrow night.

"Do we have any appointments today?", I asked Asher.

"No, why?", he replied.

"I want to lay down a bit, that's all", I told him and he nodded.

We stood quiet again and it's harder to bear the space between us when we must be alone in a room, so I better distract myself, "What is the charity about?", I asked and he put his attention on me again, "I guess if you are involved, it will look bad if I have no clue about it", I explained.

"Is for heart disease, first stage treatment, and diagnosis", he responded and passed me a bunch of documents, I started to go through them and noticed he is the main benefactor of this organization.

"Is an amazing project, why heart disease?", I asked him and he turned serious.

"Is this an interview?", he replied

"No, it's just me wanting to know you", I answered and he tried to hide a smile.

"My mom", he finally told me, and I recall when he told me about his mom and mentioned she had a weak heart but I didn't though it was a heart disease he meant and my heart pain for him, "we didn't know... she could have survived if we would have access to an early diagnosis", he sadly smiles.

I didn't think about it I simply acted, I saw a sadness I recognized very well and just stood up walked to him, and hugged him, "I'm sorry", I told him.

"Why? I enjoyed her for many years and had the opportunity to know my mom very well", he told me without letting me go, "but thank you", he added.

We lock eyes and my heartbeat starts to rise, out of a sudden he releases me and turns his back on me, "I'll go to the hotel bar, see you at dinner", he blurted on his way out, leaving me empty. Why he didn't kiss me? I decided the best way to just go is to lie down on a sofa with a good book.

*

I felt someone moving my shoulder, Jordan, "What's wrong?", I asked scared, I didn't even know Jordan was traveling with us, I think we have security only when we travel.

"Is Mr. Ledger...", he started and I felt my heart sink into my stomach

I stood up, "what happened, where is he?", I asked already at the door.

"Mrs. Ledger, please be tranquil, he is ok, he just got drunk and is at the hotel bar and I'm concerned he may do a scene", he told me, and the concern I had a moment ago was replaced by anger in a second.

I took the elevator and walked in silence to the hotel bar, Jordan behind me, but again the anger vanished as I saw Asher sitting in front of the piano, playing, multiple empty glasses on top of the piano showing how much he had drunk, what happened to him for he to be acting like this? He looks in pain.

I sat just next to him on the small bench, "Hi", I told him, he didn't say anything back and continued to play, "I like that song", I told him, "I'm a creep... I'm a weirdo, what the hell I'm doing here, I don't belong here...", I sang and for the first time he smiled and turned to see me.

"You suck singing", he laughed.

"I know", I told him, shrugging my shoulders, "would you like to come back to our room with me?", I asked.