Love, Again?

Chapter Ten.

I wrapped up my work and left after lunch to meet Ted.

"Why are you interfering with my work life? Paris?" I asked him.

"Incentive baby, and plus you are good at what you do." He said with a naughty smile.

"But..."

"No ifs and buts.... Let’s go shopping!" He chirped, I've never seen a man so excited about shopping. "And before you go on about how you should be paying the bill, well this is an incentive too, now shut up and let’s go."

We sat in his car and drove up to Barneys.

"Why are we here? Gap would do for me.'' I asked Ted.

'For you, but not for me, we are going to Paris, trust me you don't want to be seen in jeans and some tee." 

Oh God, I never want to leave this place. All high-end designers under one roof. Right from Saint Laurent to Bottega Veneta to Armani and so on! 

"I'm picking up stuff for you, and you are not going to say a word, just go and try it on." Ted adjured me.

Finally after two hours of trying he bought for me two denims, five shirts, three pairs of heels. Shit, the bill amount was going to be HUGE. As we were about to leave Ted asked me, "Do you have a dress? Cocktail or whatever you women call it? I guess no, come we will pick up a few for you." A few???? "Ted its fine, I guess I've caused a big hole in your pocket already, I don't want to make it bigger." I said with guilt in my eyes. '"Hole? Haha, not even a single thread has reaped from the pocket baby, come."

Three dresses. Fuck. They were beautiful, sexy and all possible adjectives but bloody expensive! I revolted back but Ted didn't listen to me, not a word.

I went home and dumped half-a-dozen shopping bags on the couch. It was 7. Shit I had planned to meet Lanie at 10 for drinks. I started packing for my trip. A large suitcase, a mini trolley and a hand bag later I was done. I heard the door open, it was Jake.

"Kyl's???" Jake exclaimed and ran towards me. He hugged and kissed me. Shit it had been 3 days since I had kissed him.

''Aren't you going to LA?'' I asked him. Disappointed with my reaction he replied, " It leaves in the morning at 4, I've come here to pack stuff."

"Ahhh, okay." I said. 

Now again I was in confusion. Jake or Lanie. The thing with me is that I can't be mad at anyone for a long time, I just don't let ego come between in relationships and ruin them. No matter how hard I try I can't be a bitch to Jake. 

"Dinner?'' I asked Jake.

"Not going with Lanie?" he asked me. 

"How you know that we were meeting?"

"I called up Ethan, he told me.'' Ethan, Lanie's husband.

"I'm cancelling on her, I'm going to make you dinner." I said with a smiling face.

''No need to cancel on your plans, go ahead and have fun."

I took my phone and called up Lanie.

"Lanie, I'll meet you once I'm back from Paris, I still have to pack. Bye, love yaa.'' I left a voice message.

''There, I have no plans now, what do you want for dinner?" I asked Jake.

''Kyl's...." he sighed. "Mac and cheese and some steak, happy?"

"More than ever." I said. 

I went to the kitchen and made mac and cheese, again, I roasted some steak and poured some wine, and left it on the kitchen counter. Jake was too busy on his laptop to notice it. I went to our bedroom, my VS mission was on again, its time to get wild, its time to have sex. Sex just ends up solving everything, all your problems, at least that was for us. He was going to LA, I was going to Paris, might as well go with something to remember.

I wore my lingerie and Jake's oversized white shirt on it. I left my hair open and applied red lipstick. I looked hot. I walked up to Jake and tossed his laptop with my leg. He was jaw-dropped. 

''Kyl's.."

"Shhhhh...." I said and sat over him, I put my hands around his neck and flipped my hair to my left. I lifted up his t-shirt and locked by legs around his wait. I trailed my right hand all over his back and pushed myself closer to him.

''Babe, you look....." He said and his phone rang.

"Later..." I said as I pressed my index finger against his lips.

"So Mr. Evans dominant or submissive?" I asked.

"Whatever you...." Jake was again interrupted by his stupid phone.

"Answer it.'' I told him.

He answered the phone and his expressions changed.

"Kyl's... I'll have to leave now sweetheart, I have to go to office and work on some files, I'm so sorry."

I sighed a laid on the couch. Jake gathered his packed suitcase and filled a container with mac and cheese and steak and took it along with him. He kissed me on my forehead, "Sorry sweetheart, I'm very sorry.''

"It's fine, go, and eat you dinner.'' I said and caught his hand as he was leaving. Jake turned back.

"Promise me you will stay safe.'' I said, holding back my tears.

"Kyl's... love....''

"Just promise me Jakey.''

''I promise, I will stay safe, have fun in Paris, call me if you can, bye love.'' He said kissing my forehead again, it felt as if it was the last time he's doing this. 

He left banging the door behind him. I slept on the couch itself. I woke up to the sound of the doorbell. Yellow carnations and a note.

"Wake up sunshine, or you're going to be late for Paris."

                                                                                              -Your Secret Admirer.

Damn, he knows where I stay now! I looked at the clock; damn he was right, it was 7.

I’m already late for my first international flight.