I Won't Mind (BWWM)(#Wattys2015)

Octavia: Lost in translation

I wonder if he knows sometimes? Sometimes he acts as if he does then the next it's like things never occurred to him. We're going to one of our special places right now. Just the two of us like we usually do. No, it is not a secret place up on a cliff or in the woods or anything along those lines. A special place for us is just intimate places such as a little cafe tucked away somewhere or a little restaurant. Places like that are what we name as our special places.

My work day had been hell. My boss was being an extra douche today because his assistant got pregnant with his baby and is threatening to tell his wife about it if he doesn't take care of it, a clumsy assistant waste coffee all over our sales reports so I had to freaking fix that, then when a paper jam happened I had to wait for it to be fixed further delaying our meeting resulting in me getting yelled at for incompetence. I haven't eaten all day and I feel light headed because of it but I won't say anything to ruin his parade. He's smiling and rambling on about his day. We shortly arrived at the little restaurant called Little Corner. They serve some of the best food in the world, trust me i've traveled around to get away from things so I know from experience.

We walked in greeting the owner and staff we came across heading to our usual table. The table sat by the front windows tucked in a corner. It gave off a sense of peace and calmness whenever you sat there. We ordered our usual meals consisting of stuffed pork chops with chicken and shrimp fettichini and a strawberry cheesecake for our dessert. For drinks we shared a large Oreo shake with cream and two cherries on top. While we were eating our dinner we conversed. "So how was your day darling? Sorry I didn't ask earlier", he said. I smiled around my forkful of fettichini watching him eat his food while I chewed my own before responding after swallowing. "Tiring. So any new plans on your big extravaganza wedding?", I responded changing the subject so he wouldn't ask for my explanation for tiring.

He shook his head eating a spoonful of shake. "Nope, she's handling all of that. I don't really care as long as she's happy. What about you, any new men in your life I need to know about?", he said talking in between chews. I rolled my eyes at his lack of table manners sometimes. "What'd I tell you about talking with your mouth full?", I scolded lightly. He smirked, "Not to unless it was a mouthful of you darling", he responded in that sinful voice of his before chuckling. I rolled my eyes scrunching up my face at him. "You know you look really adorable when you scrunch up your face like that. So back to my question. Is there or isn't there someone new that I should worry about?", he said making me look away.

I ate a piece of pork chop I had cut off from the rest before looking at him again, our eyes meeting. "Why do you care so much bub?", I asked. He stared at me before smiling. "Because I love you darling and I deserve to know these things", he responded. My goodness when he says things like that. "You have nothing to worry about. However, I feel that I do", I said honestly. His fiancee did not like me. She made that perfectly clear to me on numerous occasions, of course this was while he wasn't present. She said that she'll make sure she'd be the only woman he'll ever need so there would be no need for me in his life.

I told her that I hoped she succeeded and the look of incredulousness on her face humored me to no end but I didn't dare let it show for she would've thought I was being sarcastic instead of serious. He doesn't know of these encounters or that conversation. "Why do you feel that is so?", he asked. I looked away out the window watching people walk by and cars pass gathering my thoughts before looking at him. I put down my utensils and rested my head on my left hand. "I'm not necessarily someone you need in your life. You do not need another woman with the many that already are. You have a-", he cut me off. "Why are you speaking nonsense? Of course I need you in my life. You're one of the best women I have ever come across darling. Octavia no-one could ever replace you in my life. Are you going to leave me again?", he said.

"I don't know. Do you want me to leave?", I said. He sighed reaching across the table taking the hand I had my head resting on into his intertwining our fingers. "I never want you to leave me ever again Octavia", he responded, sincerity shining in his eyes like a blazing torch. I nodded staring at our linked hands. I glanced up at him to see him smiling at our hands. He squeezed my hand before letting go and going back to eating. We didn't talk much after that. Again we wind up at my place in my bed after sharing a glass of red wine after a movie, hands linked together facing each other with our bodies close together. So close that we could feel the breaths of the other, staring into each other's eyes until we fell asleep. I woke up again to him being gone from my bed but I found him in the kitchen making us breakfast.

Surprised, yes I was. He always left before I woke up but here he is gliding around my kitchen in a pair of sweatpants and an old college t-shirt. I sat down at the little breakfast table I had sitting off to the right side of the kitchen near the window and watched him. When he noticed me he smiled that bright warm smile I love so much. "Breakfast will be ready in a few minutes darling", he announced. I met his warm eyes with my confused ones. "What's the special occasion?", I asked.

He shook his head with a little chuckle, "Just felt like making you breakfast darling before I leave for the day. I won't be seeing you the rest of the day so I decided to have breakfast with you", he responded. I nodded not questioning why he wouldn't see me for the rest of the day already having chalked it all up to have to do with his fiancee. A few minutes later he was sitting down a plate of food for me and himself at the table before sitting down across from me. We ate in silence but it was a comfortable one before doing the dishes together. I was drying and putting them away when he came up behind me from my bedroom where he went to get dressed for the day and wrapped his arms around my waist hugging me to his body. We fit so good together yet we don't. He kissed the back of my neck. "I'm leaving darling. I just wanted to let you know that before I did. I love you Octavia", he whispered in my ear before turning my head and giving me a chaste kiss on the lips and leaving. I stood still hearing him leave before continuing what I was doing. When I was done I went took a shower before dressing for another day of work and heading out myself. Like he said, the rest of the day I didn't see him. I didn't hear from him neither and that hurt me a little. I truly hope that his fiancee succeeds in her plan, I really do.

Edited: 6/19/2015