Two Worlds Apart

Chapter 111

I step out to see Eric parked in front of my house, leaning his back on the passenger door.

A small smile forms on his face as I walk towards him

"Hi" a smile plays on my face

He opens up the door "Hi, you look really beautiful"

I give a playful bow "thank you. Shall we?"

~°~

We arrive at a restaurant I wasn't expecting him to bring us to. He stops his car and I turn to him.

"Hope you don't mind?" He asks

I look at the building and the memory from how we got here the very first time folds my mind.....

~ flashback ~

I was soooo hungry

As if on que, my stomach grumbled. I opened my mouth but couldn't say anything

I looked at Eric from the corner of my eye and a small smirk had formed on his face

God, that was so embarrassing!!

I sat there like nothing happened and he took a few turns and stopped in front of a restaurant

"No no no, please take me home, I'm alright, I'm not hungry" I immediately told him

He unbuckled his seat belt and turned to me

"I never said I was buying you food, did i?"

Ouch

My lips parted but I couldn't even say anything

Again I say, ouch

He opened his car door and stepped out

I didn't move, I sat quietly on my seat but that was before he opened my car door from outside

"Get down" he said with a slight chuckle

I blinked a few times "But I thought...." he cuts me off

"I was kidding, c'mon" he gestured for me to get out

.......

"The restaurant we had our first dinner" I whisper, my eyes fixed on the building

He gets out the car, turning around and opening the door up for me

"C'mon"

~°~

We enter the building and everything was exactly the same. The same dark interior, giving off the same vibe like it did the first time.

"Alfred" Eric smiles at the man in the reception area.

He still works here?

"Mr Martinez" the man grins, giving a bow before turning to look at me

"Hello, Miss Jones"

I smile at him "Hello, good evening"

"It's a pleasure to meet you, my wife is a big fan"

I couldn't help but chuckle

If only he could remember meeting me when I was just a hustling seamstress

"That's really lovely to hear. Tell her I'm sending her so much love"

His smile broadens "it'll be so unbelievable to her, but I will"

I turn to see Eric staring at me, a smile on his face which gave of the 'i'm proud of you" look

"Let me show you to your table"

~°~

We head to the VIP section again but a different table this time, still served wine not too long after seating down.... everything was just the same.

I flip my hair gently to the back, picking up the wine glass and taking a sip.

I notice Eric laughing so gently, his head lowered and his pearl white teeth out.

He folds his lips in and looks up at me, leaving me so confused

"Is something wrong?" I have to ask

He shakes his head slightly, still staring at me "the fact you didn't hold the wine glass by the stem this time"

I look at my hand holding the glass correctly and I couldn't help but laugh too

"I've missed you" he suddenly says

I look up at him, speechless as usual. Him looking so handsome and well put together in his navy blue suit didn't help matters either.

"I don't need you to say it back" he says when he realized I was quiet "I just thought to let you know. And I'm proud of you, very proud."

I lower my gaze with a bit

"I'm proud you didn't let anyone talk you down. The sky has always been your limit"

I let out a sigh and put my glass down "Theresa owns the deed to the land which my parents house is on"

I look up to see his confused look

"I don't understand"

I seat up straight "the land belongs to a friend of my Dad and she bought it off him just to have a upper hand against me. It was either I broke up with you or I lost all my parents worked for"

I frown, leaning forward "Courtney, are you....are you serious?"

I shrug slightly "As long as they always had an upper hand, we didn't have a chance. I didn't mean to break your heart the way I did"

He was quiet, his gaze lowered. A torn look on his face, he shut his eyes and took a deep breath before looking up at me.

"If anything, I should be sorry for putting you through everything you went through." He says softly "I should have stopped before we both got so hurt"

I shake my head "we were already in too deep, being hurt was inevitable"

He slowly stretches his hand across the table, opening his palm up for me. I take his hand and he slowly caresses the back of my hand with his thumb.

At this moment, I realize that I never actually got rid of anything.....my feelings for this man is still very much intact, and I don't know how, but I think the last tension and stiffness between us just died.