Fighting You

The Stranger

                                   Derek turned towards the doorway on hearing the male voice. The stranger at the door was almost Derek's height. He had silver eyes with blonde hair. He was wearing a white shirt and jeans and had a bit of stubble on his face. The kind women found sexy. The wide grin plastered on his face annoyed Derek for some reason. Derek turned back to Natalie just in time to see her face break into a huge smile filled with warmth and pleasure . A boyfriend perhaps! The thought somehow unsettled Derek. He watched as Natalie ran across the room and jumped into the stranger's open arms. 

                                    "Oh my God! Jason!" she cried, "When did you come back? Its been so long since you've been to Stone Isle!"

                                   So the stanger had a name. Jason!  What sort of name was that Derek thought. And why were they still hugging? 

                                      Natalie was so happy to see Jason. Jason was maybe Natalie's only close friend. He was there for her during the Mark fiasco. He had supported her like a loyal friend and she would always be grateful to him for that. She and Jason grew up together and were the best of friends. They shared a lot in common and many thought they would end up marrying each other. But that could never happen because Natalie knew Jason was gay... a secret Jason had shared with her long back. His parents weren't very happy with the idea. They were fine as long as Jason kept his affairs elsewhere they had told him. Stone Isle was a small community and the people there were still not very comfortable with the whole gay thing. So at the age of twenty Jason had left Stone Isle. Natalie was very sad to watch him go but it had to be done. Jason had big dreams for himself. He had worked very hard and now was the editor in chief of a very famous fashion magazine. He had also grown to be a very handsome man. Natalie could see the envious looks on the faces of women whenever she and Jason went out for dinner. Jason wasn't uncomfortable with him being gay...he didn't hide it nor did he announce it. The last time she saw him he had told her he was seeing someone special. Natalie was obviously very happy for him. 

                                           "Glad to know I was missed!" Jason spoke and kissed Natalie smack on the lips. It was just a friendly kiss. Something he did whenever they met. "And you look as beautiful and lovely as the last time I saw you." he smiled.

                                       Just then she heard someone clear their throat and realized she had forgotten they had company. She broke the hug and turned to face Derek.

              

                                             "Oh...Jason meet Mr.Morgan. He...he is a guest." Natalie said.

                                           Jason walked towards Derek and extended his hand. "Hey..Nice to meet you. I'm Jason Spark."

                                       Derek shook his hand. "Jason Spark? Hmmm...the name sounds a bit familiar. Are you from New York?"