Live , Laugh , Love (Sebastian Stan )

Chp.2 Surprises

(Picture of Rachel top)

This food really sucks." Tom complained.

"Well, that's your fault. You were the one who wanted to order the continental breakfast."

"Oh, yeah. God forbid I'd save you some money."

I chuckled and stood up from my bed. I walked to the bathroom and started brushing out the mess that was my hair. "I'm going to take a shower." I called out to Tom. "Get out."

Just then the doorbell rang. I heard Tom get up to answer it, and I ran out the bathroom door. "No!" I yelled. I think I knew who it was and I wanted to answer it.

"Jesus Christ, Rach. Don't throw a hissy." There was another knock, and I ran to open it. Tom just sat back down on the bed.

I threw back the door and there he was. He ran his hand through his hair nervously, and cleared his throat. "Hello."

I smiled. "Hey, Sebastian. What are you doing here?"

He smiled in return. "I came to see you. I'm surprised you remember me. You had a lot to drink." I heard Tom laugh and try to cover it up with a cough.

Sebastian leaned his head curiously into my room. "Is he your boyfriend?" Sebastian asked, spotting Tom sitting on the couch. He frowned.

"No!" I answered quickly. "No no. That's Tom. He's... Well, he's my best friend. And of course I remember you.
Sebastian smiled again, looking a little relieved. It made me blush.

"Well, Miss Banes, I was wondering if you wanted to grab an early lunch." Just then, a blond girl with really long legs and a small figure stepped into my view.

I suddenly wanted to cry. Maybe I should have told Sebastian  that Tom was my boyfriend. How low was this? He wanted to take me to lunch with his girlfriend? What a jerk.

"Hello." Skinny said  I'm Victoria." She smiled as I shook her bony hand.

"I'm Rachael Banes." I said

"Oh, I know who you are. I'm a huge fan." Oh great, he was going out with a fan of mine. This was humiliating.

Sebastian took in my tortured face. "Victoria is my sister, Rachael." He said, pulling a strand of her long blond hair, making her smack him on the shoulder. "She wanted to meet you. And of course I would love to have a chance to talk with you again." I smiled and he smiled in return. But I was still a little peeved. Was he here because his sister wants him to be here, or was he here because he wanted to see me?

In that moment, I didn't care. I wanted to talk to him too. Victoria just stood there patiently, waiting for me to reply. She looked between Sebastian and I a couple of times and smiled. "Sure." I finally managed to spit out. "I'd love to. But... I looked back into the room and Sebastian's eyes followed my gaze. "I'll have to take a shower first."

"That's fine. Why don't you just come down to the lobby when you're ready." I was about to suggest that he just wait in his room when he cut me off. "It's fine. Really. Me and Vicky were just going to check out some of the stuff they have down there anyway." I had a feeling that arguing would do me no good, so I just nodded and shut the door.

"Ohhhh. Someone's crushing." Tom said in his best impression of a gay voice. "Did you see his eyes? Dreamy."

"Shut up, asshole." I fired back. "He's just a friend."

"Whatever."

"Now get out, I have to take a shower."

"Don't forget to wash behind your ears, sweat pea." He said as he walked out the door. What a smartass.