Sweet Awakening (Complete Story) by Andrea O'Hanlon

Sweet Awakening Chapter 2

Chapter 2

I arrive at the ROSE at 6:50 pm. As I walked up to the host. I noticed that they painted the restaurant in rose pink color with gold trim. They carpeted the floor in a light beige color. The host looks up and smiles at me. "Good evening miss, how can I help you?" "I am with the Jennings party. My name is Christine Whitman." The host looks down at his list. "Thank you, follow me, please." He leads me past tables that has couples leaning toward each other whispering sweet nothing to each other. As we weave through the tables, I notice two men having a serious conversation among all the young lovers. One of the men looks up as I walked by. He has the most gorgeous honey-colored eyes. He was looking me over from head to toe and wasn't being shy about it. As I walked by I notice that his black hair had waves in it, with a few strands of silver hair and a stern look to him. That if he smiled, you can see the softer features to him. He is a handsome man. I give him my sweetest smile. The host leads me to a table just past the men where four women are already seated. The man watches as I sit down at our table. I wanted to stick my tongue out at him. He has a good view of us all. The man turns to continue the conversation with his companion. There is a tall, almost anorexic, white blonde women, with bright blue eyes and dark tanned skin, next to her is a chocolate brunette with milk chocolate brown eyes and caramel skin to match. Next to her is a golden dishwater blonde women with hazel eyes and has tan just not as tan as the white blonde. The last women has auburn hair with green eyes and freckle sprinkling her creamy white skin. These women are gorgeous compared to my dark gray-blue eyes, flat dull brown hair and almost ghost white skin. I need to get more sun.

 A young man in a charcoal grey suit comes to sit at the table with us. He has blue eyes, blonde hair and a nice tan. Where do these people get the time to go outside I wonder? "My name is Duane. I will get to know each one of you. After some question one of you will go eat with Mr. Jennings. While the rest of us enjoy a delicious meal together. Will you please pick something off the menu?" After we all ordered, Duane passed out folders to each of us. "Please fill out these forms." The very first form I come to is a confidentially agreement asking that nothing about tonight is to be discussed with anyone not even anyone at the table. I wanted to ask why a confidentiality agreement was necessary. Then I remember my son saying Mr. Jennings is a very private man. No one else at the table seem to have a problem with signing, so I do too. As I continued through the forms. I found one that wanted to know where to deposit $1000 for compensation for any travel or missed work to come to dinner. I write I don't need your money and sign it. After all the forms are filled out. Duane collected them and looked through each one to make sure they are all signed. I could tell he got to mine his eye got a little wide, and he looked at me. I slightly shook my head hoping he understood that I didn't want him to ask aloud. He nodded back and set the folders aside.

 "Let start by introducing ourselves, tell us your first name, where you are from, what you do for a living and a hobby. The blonde spoke up first. "My name is Brittney, I am 29 years old. I am a model. I am from Daytona Florida. One of my hobbies is hosting charities." A small movement caught my eye and I see that Mr. Honey eyes is now watching our table with interest. Then Mr. Honey eyes turn back to his companion. When no one else volunteers to go next. Duane tilts his head like he is listening to something we can't hear and then points to the brunette to go next. "My name is Sophia, I am 31 years old. I am from Andover Kansas. I went to Wichita University. I graduated with a doctorate in psychology. I can start my practice anywhere. One of my hobbies is to run marathons." As I am listening to each women introduce herself. I notice Mr. Honey eyes is watching each women too. I hear the hazel eye women introduce herself. "My name is Emily, I am 33. I am a dentist. I am from Los Angeles. My hobby is archery." The auburn women went next. "My name is Shianne, I am 34 years old. I am from Dublin Ireland. I am a CEO. My hobby is collecting old coins." What I notice as I listen to these women is that each woman is confidant and are all successful career women. Now Mr. Honey eyes is looking at me. We make eye contact. He is looking at me expectantly. I realize Duane is asking me to introduce myself. "My name is Christine, I am 38 years old. I own and run Sweet Bliss here is Des Moines Iowa. I grew up in Newton Iowa. My hobby is sweets. Now I want to know is Mr. Jennings going to answers these questions too." Duane and the Mr. Honey eyes eyebrows raise with this statement. I continued "If he wants to know about us. Isn't it fair we get to know about him? So we know if we want to go to the private dinner with him?" This seem to shock the whole table. Then Mr. Honey eyes spoke to his companion for a long moment and Duane seemed to be listening again. I am thinking Mr. Honey eyes is Mr. Jennings. It seemed like I would not get an answer. "His name is Paul. Mr. Jennings is 39 years old. He is from Warner Robins Georgia. Mr. Jennings is owner and founder of Global Enterprise. His hobby is collecting cars."