The Other Half [ON HOLD FOR REWRITE] / MAFIOSA

Chapter Two

〉This chapter is NOT a repeat of chapter one. This is Sebastian's POV AFTER Alarice left him there. :) There's insight to who Sebastian is right now, basically a journey inside his mind.〈

Sebastian Valdez

One thought passes my mind as she leaves the room, what the hell just happened? I am never unprepared in a situation.

Did I know how she looked like before coming into our first meeting? No, unless you count a photo of her when she was 17 then yes, granted I don't think there are many photos of her to find-- scratch that, any photos in fact.

When she revealed herself, I was captivated, both by her beauty and for being in the room when I thought she was no where around. I wish I could have gotten a bit more time to see all of her and memorize how she looks but she hardly allowed me to, I was still surprised that she was in the meeting.

I shouldn't have shown my surprise, that's not who I am and the fact that she made me look like a fool is something I'm not pleased about. Unfortunately, I have to live out my shame a bit more since we have a meeting and lunch together today. So much for a first impression.

This meeting is purely business related and the lunch is to get comfortable around one another for this shoot. I personally could care less about her making her feel comfortable but it's necessary for this shoot. She must have been on board with my mentality with the amount of times she kept rescheduling our meeting and lunch, six damn times. Who the hell is she to do that, the Queen of England? As if.

This Vogue photoshoot better be worth the trouble, and it sure as hell better help my image. Three weeks ago I was on the front page of a damn magazine, it was three pictures of me entering the hotel with three different women, all thanks to a girl who was butt hurt over me not wanting anything serious. In my defense, that weekend was a one time thing, I've been stressed out and needed a good relaxation.

Plus. I like fooling around and it's until then that the press caught onto it. Relationships and feelings aren't really my thing, but I need release and relaxation, so I have casual sex. Women know what they are getting themselves into when they get with me, it's usually a one time thing and that's that.

That weekend was a scandal nonetheless, it really didn't affect my business but it was starting to get my new investors and distributors uneasy. So, I thought this shoot and interview might help.

I know it will.

A petite redhead comes into the meeting room to take me to another meeting room where I'll officially meet Miss Guillermo.

"Please have a seat and make yourself comfortable Mr. Valdez. Would you like anything to drink or a small snack?" The woman asks as she opens up the blinds, allowing the sun to shine in. "Miss Guillermo will be in shortly."

I step inside the room and respond to her, "A glass of water please." As she leaves I decide to look around the room. It's not as large as the last room but it's a decent size. There's a rectangular mahogany table in the middle with black leather seats around. The color of the walls are a nice neutral blue with cream colored crown molding. Nice room.

I sit down adjacent to the window and adjust my suit, soon enough the petite woman comes back with my water.

"Here's your water sir." She sets down my water with a coaster underneath it. She then sits down with her back towards the door, turning her notebook to find a clean page to write on.

"When is Miss Guillermo coming in? I don't tolerate any tardiness, if she can't be on time then I have no business sitting around here waiting." I demand with an annoyed tone. This is ridiculous, where the hell is she?