Awkward

6 - true colours

Zoe lived in an apartment that backed on to the beach. As soon as she got back she grabbed her bikini, sticking it on under her shorts and vest, picked up her beach towel and headed down to the beach. She knew her sister was going through it, but she also didn't believe that she should mess around behind Jeremy's back. After all, him finding out the first time about someone else with his wife turned him into this jealous, controlling monster. It made Zoe angry because Dana wouldn't leave him, yet she would continue to cheat on him and raise even more suspicion each time until he lost his temper.

This was Zoe's favourite way to pass the time. She was on a break from her work for 2 weeks. She was a masseuse and physiotherapist. It was easy work and her OCD was not as bad when she was busy helping others.

"Hey Zoe."

She turned and saw Jasper, he stood around 6foot tall with a handsome look, he was Italian, and lived in one of the apartments in the same block as Zoe.

"Hi." She said to him, shielding her eyes from the sun so that she could see him properly.

"It's a nice day huh?."

"Yes it is." She replied. Her answers were always so sharp and blunt. She didn't see the point in dragging out conversations if they weren't to be had.

Jasper was about to walk on, he stopped and turned back to her. "Umm Zoe..Can I take you to dinner tonight?."

Zoe sat up and swung her legs off of the side of the lounger, she looked at him. "Why?."

"I've been wanting to ask you for a while, so now I saw my chance." He told her.

Zoe looked at him for a good minute, sizing him up. "No."

"Oh, ok.. no problem." He said, knocked back and walked away. He kept looking back at her though, she was pretty, her curves set her body alight. Her eyes and smile, got to most men. But she was not easy, unless she wanted to be, and if she wasn't feeling someone, there was no way back as she would shut that shit down immediately.

She pulled her cellphone out of her bag and looked at it for a minute. She then slid her thumb across the screen and scrolled to her contacts. She smiled as she saw the name 🍆 big A. She bit her lip and smirked.

She texted the number.

Zoe
Dinner sounds good.

She put her cell away and rested back on her lounger.

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Austin and Marcel, were at the chop shop getting some customised rims on a new set of wheels that Marcel had recently bought for his Bugatti.

Austin was busy talking to the owner, in the back office. "All the money from the heist that the boys did is in the offshore account. Here was the final sum." He said showing Austin a written receipt.

"Good work man...
He stopped as a message came through to his cell. It was from Zoe. The reason he knew this was because the name Zoe appeared with the message. "What the?...
He read the message and smirked to himself. He shook his head. He text her back.

🍆 big A
I am not gonna even ask how you got a hold of my phone, let alone got into it to add yo contact details. But I'm gonna pick you up at 8 text me yo address.

Zoe
I put my address in your cellphone too, under my address details. See you at 8.

Austin stared at his cell, this girl was fast on his mind and he couldn't shake her.

Marcel walked through to him. "We're all set man, lets go." Austin set light to the paper that had the sum of money on it with his lighter, he nodded to the boys before leaving.
"We're gonna meet up with Dustin and Carlos at the poker club tonight man, then onto Black Diamonds."

Austin shook his head. " i'm gonna need to decline that offer...

"Why?" Marcel asked him with his brow furrowed.

"I got a date.. so you go out and do you with the boys,"

Marcel smiled. "This wouldn't have anything to do with Zoe would it?."

"Maybe?.. there is more to this girl and I need to find out. She somehow got my cellphone, got into my cellphone which no one has ever been able to do before and she added her contact details, address and everything. Then she texted me and said do I want to go to dinner... This girl is on my mind, I gotta talk to her." He told him with a grin.

Marcel nodded. " you do understand that she has got issues right?"

"I know.. but it's just dinner right? What could go wrong? We've already slept together!."

They both got in the car and drove off.

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" I thought I might find you here."

Zoe opened her eyes and looked up, she saw Jeremy standing over her. " what do you want? And where is my sister?."

"I've come here to tell you that you won't be seeing your sister for a little while, since she's been doing everything for you, to help you with your problems she seems to have forgotten that she is married to me! You're a grown fucking woman Zoe, it's about time you stood on your own 2 feet and left Dana alone!." He snapped.

"What have you done to her!." Zoe said standing up to face him.

Jeremy stood toe to toe with her, his look enough to kill. "I'm telling you to back the fuck off! If I so much as know if you've been in contact with her or been at the house, I'm going to come round here and I'm going to slit your fucking throat." He stared at her. "for your sake, I truly hope you fucking understand that!." He turned and walked away from her.

Zoe twisted her ring counter clockwise three times and then clockwise. She repeated it and her breathing became rapid. She sat on the lounger with her head in her hands and rocked back and forth trying hard to calm herself.