Afraid to Love ✔

Part 5

Mia

When the room stops spinning and my heart drops. Laurent is standing in front of me holding me steady. Okay, I promised to let him clear his conscious, the sooner I let him do this the sooner I can put this behind me. Just breathe.
"Hi, can I have this dance?" Laurent ask, holding me closer to him.
"No and if you want to keep those hands move them, now." Ah, he's smiling that smile, the one that can melt your insides.
"What's wrong? You need something to drink?" Laurent asks, the vibration of him talking jars me from my thoughts. My eyes shoot to his face.
"No, I think I should go." Why is he like this? He's not interested, he just wants everyone to like him. He's so warm, his scent is heavenly. Pause chick, he may look yummy but you still don't know him.
"Non, let's dance," he places his hand at the top of my butt. Red card!! I remove his hands from around me, then move away from him.
"It was good seeing you, but I came here to talk, if you didn't I'll be over there." I need to calm down before I do something rash, like break his fingers.
"Why? I not want to hear about you boyfriend." His smile now gone as he almost spit the last word. I'm caught off guard by his attitude. He's joking right?
"Laurent?" I smirk. "What's going on?"
"Fine, you no want to dance..."

Laurent

I don't want to talk. I want to see her body move, to feel her skin, to hold her in my arms, but she... difficult.
"Fine, you no want to dance. I get a drink." She walks silently behind me, waiting while I order a drink and finish it.
"Feel better?" She asks smiling. "Care to talk now?"
"What do you want to say?" My tone was sharp as I look around the club.
"The way you're acting, I think you're the one with something to say." She moves into my view, so I have to look at her. I roll my eyes and a warm smile crosses her face. The sight alone makes my heart feel lighter.
"We go." I pull her out the door. We walk a few blocks from the entrance of the club before I stop and face her. "Where were you?"
The smile on her face almost stops my heart. "That's not what you want to say." Her voice is melodic.
"Enjoy your vacation?"
"No, that's not it either." She stares into my eyes.

Mia

He rolls his eyes then turns back towards the club entrance. The little voice screams let him go but I wasn't going to let him off the hook that easily he needs to speak his piece and be done. "Let me guess you saw a picture or two of me with the same guy and decide he's my boyfriend? If he is why does it matter to you? I'm a model, I'm going to photographed with other people." I walk after him finally catching up and grab his shirt tail. He turns to face me.
"You are the last person I thought would be upset by this. Laurent, you are acting like I'm being unfair to you, why?" I can't read his face, is he mad?
He walks away without a word leaving me standing there. Maybe he doesn't care after all. Let him go, screams the little voice again. He doesn't owe you an explanation, but I stare after him anyway. I guess his conscious is clear and I'm off the hook but I can't make heads or tails of him anyway. Don't try, either way, you're free now, go home before someone mistakes you for a 'fun time'.

Laurent

Why did it matter? Everything she said, I sound like I... I... I had to find Larry and get his opinion on what Mia said.
I find him dancing and after I explain he rubs the back of my back in a small circle.
"Lau, you no fall for or get jealous for strangers. You no know her, you talk 1 maybe 2 time before." (For the record they spoke twice at HHI and once in a car outside her photoshoot.)
"If it not, tell me what is it?"
"You ask Mia?"
"I no want to scare her when I say it. I no know how she feel."
I pull him back outside but she was gone. Larry looks around, "Did you tell her to wait?"
"No I just went to find you." I answer.
"She has you spinning in circles." He shakes his head laughing. "Look Bro, you need to pull it together, you left her alone to draw her own conclusions, again. Last time you did that she disappeared and came back with a boyfriend."
"She no do that." I say trying to defend myself.
"She come back married with babies next." Larry looks at me then sighs, "Okay, we find her tonight, because I want my Lau back." Larry's face was serious as he quickly scans the crowd. "There she is!"