He Stares Back

Chap. 6: Blair

(Picture of Christian Taylor at Grand Plaza party)

      "Oh shit." Christian mutters.

Emily turns to see a dark brunette with striking grey eyes standing beside her and Christian. She looks to be around Emily's age, or a few years older. Confused, Emily looks between the woman and Christian.

Emily smiles, getting an awful idea. "Sure! Be my guest sweetie."

Christian gives Emily an alarmed look as the woman makes no time to get into Christian's arms. Emily waves goodbye to them as she head back to the bar, stifling a laugh. The brunette nods to the bartender.

"Shot of whiskey please!" Emily chuckles.

"Make that a double!" A voice calls behind Emily.

The brunette turns to see a woman around her age with gorgeous blonde hair. She bats her eyes at Emily and smiles. Emily gives her a look.

"Only if you're paying." Emily says annoyed.

The blonde woman rolls her blue eyes at Emily. "Well, I guess I'll have to get Christian to buy me a drink."

Christian? Emily thinks, What's that supposed to mean?

"Blair Montgomery." The Blonde offers her hand for Emily to kiss but the brunette shakes her hand instead, disgusting her internally.

                      Emily takes another shot of whiskey, coughing at the burning sensation running down her throat. Blair continues on without another thought.

                       Blair looks at Christian over her shoulder. "So, who are you with?"

                   Emily gives her a confused look. "Who I'm with?"

                   "Yes, who did you come here with?" Blair says with a stretched smile.

                    "I came alone." Emily says, "But only because Christian asked me."

                  Blair's cheeks turn a bright shade of pink. "Oh? Christian asked you to come?"

                  Emily nods. "Yup."

                   "Well, that's odd." Blair turns with her back to the bar.

                    Emily does the same. "What is?"

                     "Well, I used to date Christian for one." Blair says smugly, "He never asked me to go with him to social gathering, much less a party at the Grand Plaza."

              Wow, it wasn't just me he did that to. Emily thinks. Something inside Emily suddenly whispers, Inside scoop!

                "Yeah, Christian and I we're so happy together." Blair sighs, as if explaining their former relationship was a bore and an utter job. "I thought we'd be married."

               Emily remembers when she was with Christian. How she always wondered where their relationship would go. If Christian would ever leave his playboy bachelor ways to be fully committed to Emily and Emily only. To settle down and raise a family. But it never happened.

              "I can imagine you're distress." Emily says in a small voice, wanting nothing more than to get shit faces drunk so she can black out and forget the world. "It must have devastated you wen you broke up."