Two Worlds Apart

Chapter 108

Eric's POV•

"What about Mr Lawson? What should I say to him concerning the meeting?"

Have you ever been in a situation where you heard what someone said to you but at the same time didn't?

That's currently happening to me.

I heard Matthew, but my mind isn't in the conversation anymore....it never actually was to begin with.

A file in hand, a call ongoing, so many things to sort out, but mind blank towards all of this.....how am I suppose to get Courtney out of my head?

"Mr Martinez?"

I blink twice, turning my attention to the phone

"Yes, Matthew?"

"I was just asking what my response should be to Mr Lawson as regards the meeting"

I close the file "I'll be there. 10 am tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, Sir"

I place the file aside "I'll b there. Good night, Matthew"

Immediately the call ends, I let out a sigh. Pushing my self up as I walk towards my mirror.

It's been two days since my birthday and my mind has been working rapidly ever since. I've been trying to think of various reasons Courtney would have chosen to come see me, but I couldn't think of any.

Our last conversation before then explained that we still have this stiffness between us, but everything seemed to have died down the moment we saw each other.

Seeing her again isn't something I expected to happen so soon, but now that it has, I don't know what to do.

Should I try seeing her again?
Should I take her out?
Or should I just let her be....

I turn my back to the dress table and lean on it, folding my arms and getting lost in my thoughts....

I spent a whole year trying to convince myself that I was over Courtney, even though I was making advancing at any one else.....but then the moment I saw her, I knew every effort I put into forgetting her had failed and so was trying to kill my feelings.

When I hugged her, I felt something. It wasn't just the fact that I had missed her, it wasn't the fact that I got to see her again, I felt like I was holding on to what was missing....or rather, who was missing from my life.

It was as though the void I tried so hard to fill over the past year, filled with just a simple hug. I know accepting my feelings again will be a big mistake, especially if she lost hers....but her eyes, her smile and her gaze, they all said something different.

What if she never lost it?

A knock on my door pulls me out my train of thoughts

"Come in"

The door open up with one of my securities on the other end "Mr Martinez, you have a visitor"

~°~

I get to the end of the stairs, walking into my living room.... Jane's back faced towards me.

I place both hands in my pocket as I turn around the sofa and stop beside her.

"Hey"

She turns to me, her arms folded, her usual neutral look, her real emotions covered up with make up.

She takes one step towards me "You still owe me an explanation, you know that, right?"

"And I wanted to explain that very day but you wouldn't let me"