Love, Again?

Chapter Nine.

"Come on in." Ted said and I walked in to the plush pent house. What a breathtaking view! Central park on one side and Manhattan sky line on the other. The entire house was made up of glass walls. White interiors. Ah, heaven.

I kept my bag on the counter, suddenly Ted pushed me against the wall behind me, he came close to me. As seconds passed by the distance between us reduced. His cheek brushed mine and he whispered in my ears, "Make me dinner." He said and left me.

What?!  Dinner?! 

"Dinner...????" 

'Were you expecting something else?"

"Not dinner at least."

"The kitchen is by your left, feel free to make anything, I'm going to be watching a match in the living room.''

I walked in to the kitchen with a heavy head. This was way too much to process. First of all, he acts like a jackass threatening to kill my husband, which he is very capable of, and now he expects me to cook him dinner. 

I made mac and cheese and served it to him with beer.

"Sit here." ted instructed me to sit next to him.

"This is fucking delicious." he said and I stared at the TV.

After finishing with dinner, I cleaned the dishes and Ted came up to me and said, "I've put up fresh clothes in the guest room, finish the chores and sleep there, I will see you tomorrow morning."

"Ted, wait, what is all of this? You are making me cook you dinner and stuff, I thought you... I thought you..."

"You thought I wanted sex? It ain't always about sex baby. Go to sleep."He said and walked away to his bedroom.

I went to the guest room and changed in to the clothes Ted had kept there. I lay down on the soft mattress and couldn't sleep. My head was filled with questions and emotions. What the fuck is happening? Ted, the guy who I hated the most, suddenly walks in to my life, and now I'm living under the same roof with him. I've abandoned Jake, just like that. Our minor fights, and over dramatic reactions has led me to this. And Ted, who I thought wanted sex, is making me cook him dinner, and I'm doing that. 

I woke up in the morning to the sound of the coffee machine. Fuck, it was 9. I was super late for work. I rushed out  to see Ted in the kitchen making breakfast. 

"Why didn't you wake me up?!!!" I shouted at him.

"Calm down, I've already called up Elizabeth and told her that I called you for a coffee to discuss our deal." He said while making pancakes. "And you look sexy with that messed up hair."

'Shut up. I'm leaving, I work for a living. Thank you and goodbye." I said.

"I'm kidnapping you after lunch, I've already spoken to Elizabeth, I'm taking you shopping.''

"But....''

"No if's and but's... Dress up now, your clothes are in the wardrobe. I'm waiting for breakfast."

Why is this guy being so sweet to me? Jake never thought about making breakfast for me. He would never "kidnap'' me from work and take me shopping. Why did Ted care? My head was yet again filled with thoughts as I washed my hair. I dressed up and went in to the kitchen. Both of us had breakfast quietly. I went for work in his chauffeur driven Audi. I checked my phone on the way. No call, no message from Jake. 

"Where on earth were you???? And are those new pants?" Lanie questioned me as she followed me to my desk.

''I had a meeting with Ted." I lied to her.

"I meant the night.''

"At home, why?"

"Jake calm in to drop by your keys and asked where you were, I told him you had gone to the grocery store."

"Lanie, darling, thank you." I said and hugged her tightly.

"Tell me where you were.''

"I can't tell you that now, I'll tell you after a week, promise, but please keep this to yourself, please just trust me for a week.''

'Kyl's...''

"Lanie, I beg of you, its for Jake, please."

"Fine." she said.

My intercom blasted with Elizabeth's voice and she ordered me to come to her office.

"Come on in." she said as I knocked on her door.

"Pack your bags, we are going to Paris tomorrow, your visa is taken care of, and please pack good clothes.'' Elizabeth instructed me.

"Whaaaaaaaaat?"

"You heard me right, we have a fundraiser there, and Ted has requested your presence, we will be back in 4 days.'' 

"But... Paris, all of a sudden...''

"Do as I say, go and pack your bags, I'm giving you off after lunch, and leave now.''

I walked away from her office, Lanie was still at my desk.

"What did the bitch say?" she said as she gorged on her 4th cupcake.

''Stop eating like a pig, I'm going to Paris tomorrow with her.''

'What the fuck?????? Paris????? Whhyyyy???"

"Some fundraiser shit."

"But Paris?????

"Yeah I know, Lanie let me work now, I'm taking the day off after lunch, have to pack.''

"Ok, call me in the evening."

"Yes sweetie." I said and Lanie left.

I called up Jake to inform him.

''Hi love.'' he said. Wait, he was normal now? I can't understand this guy and his swings.

"Jake, I'm flying to Paris tomorrow, I'll be back in 4 days, company's work."

"Woahhhh, Paris???"

"Yeah, Paris."

"Umm, I'll see you after 4 days then, I'm leaving for LA tonight as well, remember I told you about that law conference."

''Oh, ohkay, see you then."

"Bye, love yaa." He said and I hung up the phone. 

I'm not going to melt this time. It always can't be the way he wants it to be. Nope. I'm going to keep my head high this time.

With all the bullshit happening in my life, something awesome finally was going to happen, PARIS!!!!