The Sweet Encounter (Completed)

Chapter Twelve - The Confrontation

Trey didn't hint where they were going, but only said to pack enough for a two nights stay. He rescheduled his Monday meetings, and then called Lacy to report that Brie wouldn't be there. Lacy giggled and gave her approval as if she had that power ranking.

She realized soon enough where they were heading when they kept going east.

"I didn't pack any bathing suits."

"It's alright. There's a small boutique that my friend owns at the Outer Banks. We'll stop there first before heading towards the beach house."

"I could have saved money and brought mine."

"Don't worry. I dragged you out here, so let me treat."

He grabbed her hand and brought it to his lips and kissed her hand.

"Well, at least let me pay for the rental."

He gave a small chuckle, "It's not a rental."

"Oh." Of course it wasn't, it was a house owned by Trey. He could afford such extravagant expenses like a beach house.

Mrs. Bryson and Rebecca had joined them as well, and Brie was delighted to have company especially for such a long drive. She had such interesting conversations with Mrs. Bryson because she was so eager to share Trey's life.

Trey evidently was a curious kid growing up who almost burned the house down. As he entered high school, he was the quarterback jock who always got himself into trouble though it was for defending the kids who were bullied. His college years were partying excessively, yet he still managed to remain an honors student. Still the popular kid after college, he was the one that women flocked to be with.

Mrs. Bryson's eyes lit up when she talked about Trey's women, "Handsome son of mine, but his head was never smart with the ladies."

Brie tried hard not to laugh out loud and Trey was embarrassed at his mom's honesty.

"Mom, can we please not talk about this in front of Brie. I've learned my lesson."

"You better have or else I'm going to will off the business to this smart girl right here."

Trey couldn't believe it. His mom was already emotionally invested with Brie. He was trying hard not to laugh in front of his mom. She seemed serious about it.

He looked at Brie and whispered, "She'll forget it by tomorrow, so don't think you've inherited the company."

After an eventful rest of the drive, they finally arrived at the boutique located at an outside strip mall. It was a small store that housed mostly beach clothing.

Mrs. Bryson and Rebecca stepped next door to the frozen yogurt store and would wait for Trey and Brie to purchase her bathing suit.

As they opened the door into the boutique, the bell chimed and Brie stepped towards the women's clothing while Trey headed to the restroom.

She looked through the bathing suits and saw the prices. Her eyes widen at the prices. It was worth her month's rent. She would never spend this amount on such a small piece of clothing material. She decided to look for a clearance rack, but instead noticed a tall blonde woman talking with Trey. She was attractive and her skin glowed from the sun kissed tan. She placed her hand on his biceps and was extremely friendly with him. He smiled at her and responded to her flirtatious touches.

He finally saw Brie and smiled at her and waved his hand for her to go over there. Brie didn't know if she should ignore him or walk over there. She decided to continue looking through the bathing suits. She grabbed two bathing suits, a white and a black, off the rack and walked towards them. The blonde beauty still had her hands on him.