*~COMPLETE~* Ransom and Clover were the best couple, they were on the fast track to get married and having a family until a tragedy and loss tore them apart. Ransom finding comfort in other woman and Clover having enough of his antics.
After a year...
I pulled up to the Thrombey house and sighed. The driveway was full of cars already and I was only 15 minutes late. I had worked the day shift at the club and someone didn't understand his private dance time limit and tried to get handsy.
I walked to the front door and someone opened it for me and I smiled as he also too my shrug.
"Thank you." I said and looked around for my mother.
"Clover!" I heard my name called and I looked to see my mother in the sitting room talking to Linda, Linda Drysdale, Ransom's mother.
"Oh Clover! It's so great to see you! It's been forever dear." Linda said and hugged me.
"It has. Sorry about not coming around." I said and she shook her head.
"After everything that happened..." She said and subtly looked down my body to my flat stomach.
"Right, I'm going to get a drink. Excuse me." I said and went to walk away but Monica stopped me.
"I told you a cocktail dress."
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"This is a cocktail dress. You bought it for me 2 months ago!" I said and she sighed. I went to try and find the bar but I was stopped yet again.
"Clover?" A voice said and I looked to see Ransom's Aunt Joni standing there talking to someone who was more than happy to get rid of her.
"Joni..." I said and went to try and walk away.
"Shocking to see you here. I mean we all thought you dropped off the face of the earth after you dropped Ransom." Joni said and I groaned to myself.
"Joni, I don't mean to be rude but please leave me alone. We never got along, you hated my guts and you never liked me with Ransom. Don't try and make small talk now." I said and she huffed and walked away. I sighed walking into the library but I saw all the men sitting in there smoking cigars and talking.
"Clo!" I heard my dad yell seeing me and I smiled as I walked over and hugged him.
"Hey daddy." I said.
"You find your mother she was panicking because you were late?" Samuel asked and I nodded.
"Yes, her and Linda both. I'm actually just looking for the bar." I said and Samuel smiled.
"In the dining room dear." I heard a voice say and I smiled seeing Harlan Thrombey. The man of the hour.
"Harlan." I said and walked over to hug him. He hugged me and then we broke apart.
"You know you didn't have to invite me just because Ransom asked you to." I said and he looked at me oddly. He linked my arm in his as we started to walk out to the dining area.
"I invited you of my own accord Clover. Ransom doesn't know you're even here." Harlan said and I groaned.
"Harlan..." I said and he shook his head.
"He misses you." Harlan said as we got to the bar.
"Yeah well he ruined it when he kept leaving me." I said and he sighed and nodded.
"Well thank you for coming and please enjoy yourself." Harlan said, kissed my cheek and walked away. The bartender came to me.
"What can I get you?" He asked.
"A cranberry vodka. Light on the cranberry." I heard a voice say behind me and I sighed. I turned to see Ransom standing there. He looked down my body and growled.
"Fuck kitten, why must you wear something like this?" Ransom asked.
"A dress?" I asked and he groaned.
"Something so revealing. Something that is giving me too many improper thoughts." Ransom said.
"Your whole life is an improper thought." I said. I turned around and got my drink when it was ready and took a sip.
"So Harlan invited you?" Ransom asked and I nodded.
"He did, said you missed me and he wanted to see me." I said.
"Well I do miss you." Ransom said and I shook my head.
"And I missed you every night a year and a half ago." I said and Ransom looked at the ground. I went to walk away.
"Is it weird?" Ransom asked and I turned to look at him.
"Is what weird?" I asked.
"Being here, in front of a crowd wearing clothes." Ransom said and I just looked at him. Before I could stop myself and I smacked him across the face which the smack made everyone stop.
"That was low Ransom, even for you. You didn't seem to mind my outfit the other night. You stopped to watch the stage when I was there." I said and he just locked eyes with me.
"Because I was trying to figure out how the woman I almost had a child with was up there shaking her ass and tits for money." Ransom said. I threw my drink in his face and walked away. I stopped seeing Monica.
"I have to go." I said kissing her cheek. I walked outside to my car and by the time I got in it Ransom was at the front door.
"CLOVER!" Ransom yelled and I didn't stop and pulled out of the driveway and left as fast as I could.
I knew there was a reason I never wanted to be around that man again and he just proved my point.
