From Rags to Riches

The new Rebecca

Rebecca:

Evelynn comes to my desk dead on one o'clock.
"Come on, we're going" she tells me and I can't help but laugh.
"Yes boss" I say and stand up behind my desk, throwing my bag over my shoulder. I pop my head round Mark's door and clear my throat.
"I'm heading home now"
"What makes you think that?" He throws back at me but before I have the chance to reply, a streak of red hair brushes past me.
"I'm ordering Rebecca to leave early. Is that a problem?" Evelynn challenges and raises an eyebrow as Mark's entire body language changes.
"Not at all, have a good weekend Rebecca" he smiles at me and I nod and mumble "you too" before Evelynn practically drags me over to the elevator.
"That man aggravates me" she tells me as we descend in the elevator.
"You don't say?" I say with a giggle. We make our way out of the building and into her car as we head off to the apartment. As we pull into the garage we're greeted by Reid; who obviously heard from Jordan that I would be arriving home around this time, and my little angel.
"Afternoon Reid" I greet him as he opens my car door.
"Afternoon Miss. Kramer. Miss. Jones, pleasure to meet you" he shakes hands with Evelynn and I can tell she's impressed.
"Mummy!" Sienna runs over to me and I scoop her up in my arms. I plant kisses all over her face and she squeals with laughter.
"You ready to meet a new friend?" I ask her and she nods. I walk over to Evelynn and as predicted; Sienna hides her face in the crook of my neck.
"Sienna honey this is my friend Evelynn, and she has a daughter your age" I say to try and get her to look up. Evelynn smiles at her and strokes her cheek.
"Your mummy has told me all about you, and I have a little girl who is so excited to meet you" she tells her and Sienna slowly looks up.
"Come on, let's get going" I say and we climb back into the car. I strap Sienna in and we head off to Evelynn's house.
She lives in a gorgeous little neighbourhood only a few blocks from us. We head inside the house and I smile. It's so Evelynn. Modern, chic, classy. I hear a slight whisper before the pitter patter of little feet running towards us.
"Mummy!" The word fills the room as Evelynn's little girl comes whizzing around the corner and into her mums arms. She's a lot bigger than Sienna, but then again she hasn't lived on the streets for most of her life. Her long auburn hair hangs down to her hips and she has her mother's piercing green eyes. She has freckles on her nose and her little smile is contagious.
"Elise honey there's someone I want you to meet" Evelynn says in the softest tone I've heard come out of her mouth. She puts Elise down on the floor and I follow suit with Sienna. We both kneel down next to our daughters and Sienna stays close to my side, however Elise doesn't seem to mind not being as close.
"This is my friend Rebecca and her daughter Sienna. Sienna is going to stay with you and daddy while we go out for a while, is that ok?" She explains and Elise nods. She walks towards Sienna and holds her little hand out. Sienna looks up at me for reassurance and I nod my head.
"Go on honey, go have fun" I whisper in her ear and Sienna reaches out to take Elise's hand. Evelynn and I stand up and follow them as they make their way into the living area.
"Rebecca this is my husband Duke. Duke this is Rebecca" Evelynn introduces me to the man sitting in the corner on his laptop. Duke stands up and makes his way over with a dashing smile. His ebony black hair and deep ocean blue eyes are enchanting. You'd be a fool to not find him attractive. He's no Jordan though...
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you. Evelynn doesn't stop going on about you" he says with a chuckle as he holds his hand out. I shake it and smile at him.
"I hope they were all nice things" I raise an eyebrow at Evelynn and she holds her hands up.
"What can I say? You're my only decent member of staff" she gives Duke a kiss and kisses Elise on the top of her head.
"We're going to pamper ourselves, be back in a few hours" she says and then she's out the door. I giggle and shake my head.
"Thankyou for this Duke" I say and kiss Sienna's head.
"Be good baby" I whisper in her ear but she just waves her hand without taking her attention from her colouring page. I giggle and walk out to meet Evelynn in her car.

"I can't believe you made me buy that!" I exclaim as we walk out of Victoria Secret and make our way to the salon.
"Jordan's eyes are going to pop out when he sees you in that" she tells me and I blush.
"Evelynn, we're taking it slow, I'm nowhere near ready to wear anything more revealing than my pyjamas thankyou" I tell her and she just laughs.
"Honey, you need to embrace it. You're stunning, you have an amazing figure, great legs, fine arse" she lists and I can't help but go even more red.
"Rebecca you need to get over this shyness, otherwise you're going to get nowhere in both the editing world and the bedroom. Ok yes it is a bit too soon, but honestly when you're ready; act on it! Be sexy, be confident, because Jordan is besotted by you" for the rest of the journey I think about her words. Yes I'm not ready to go the whole way with him just yet, but I do need to be more confident. Jordan deserves that.
We walk into the salon and Evelynn books us in for everything; mani, pedi, hair cut and colour. She looks over at me and smirks.
"You having a wax?" I shake my head but then think back to her 'words of wisdom'
"If things are still strong in a month, I'll take you up on that" I say with a wink and she grins.
"Good girl, learning fast from the master" she says and I laugh. I sit in the chair and have two people gather around me; one on my hands and one at my feet. I pick out a simple French manicure and then decide to paint my toes a peach colour. Evelynn is next to me getting her nails painted a deep plum colour and her toes matching. Totally what you would expect from Evelynn; bold as ever.

We move on to our hair and I decide to grab the bull by the horns and get a full bang cut in with blonde highlights. I'm amazed when the finishing product is revealed and I feel like a new woman. Well, I am. I finally have the job of my dreams, a home that I could only wish for and a boyfriend who- wait, are we official? Can I call him my boyfriend? Definitely having this chat when I get home.
"Well Kramer, I'm impressed" Evelynn says as she looks at me up and down.
"Do you think Jordan will like it?" I ask, suddenly doubting myself and Evelynn just gives me a look.
"Don't you dare have second thoughts. He will love it because it's you. Now come on let's go get your daughter and get you home to your man" she winks and I laugh; linking arms with her and walking back to her car.

When the elevator doors open into the great room Sienna as usual runs towards Jordan who throws her up in the air and catches her. His eyes lock with mine and he freezes. I bite my lip and walk over to him.
"Sienna go help Cara in the kitchen, she's making cookies" he tells my daughter and she squeals before running off. Feeling the new confidence in myself, I boldly walk over to him throw myself at him; dropping all my shopping bags at my feet. My lips crash to his and the fiery passion burns within a few seconds. We're all lips, tongues and hands as he holds me as close as he can to his body. My arms relax around his neck as the fire dies down and we eventually release each other; gasping for air. He runs his hand through my hair in fascination and I bite my lip in nervousness.
"Your hair, it's- wow, it's gorgeous. You're gorgeous" he admires my new hair with a smile and I let out a sigh of relief. His eyes then travel down to my shopping bags and a smirk grows on his face when he sees the little pink striped bag.
"Present for later?" He asks with hope in his eyes and mine drop to the floor.
"Erm, not yet. I know you want to but I'm not ready yet and I-" I stop rambling when Jordan's lips connect with mine. So much softer than the previous kiss, but still as passionate.
"There's no rush Rebecca, I don't want you to regret a thing. You're mine, and I'll wait for you"
"I'm yours?" I almost choke out and he nods.
"Yes, and I hope I'm yours?" He asks. Well, that answers my question about him being my boyfriend.
"Yes, you're mine" I grin and give him yet another kiss.

Just want to say a huge happy birthday to my birthday twin -_AnnaBanana_- and good luck for tomorrow!