They say that life is all about second chances. Josephine Quinn-the only child to one of the biggest businessmen in the country-moves to Portland and turns a new leaf in life after going through a traumatic year at New York, her old home.
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TIMOTHY
It was so worth it not telling her that I would be coming to her dad's party. The look on her face when she turns away from Hailey and looks at me is something I am never going to forget.
"Hey, Jo-Jo." I speak slowly, barely containing my laughter. He narrows her eyes at me the way she does when she isn't really all that angry at me, but wants to show it all the same. Her delicate nose scrunches up a little making her look like the cutest angry-bird in all of land. I realise that the people around me have absorbed the shock of me at Quinn's party and they all go back to their conversations while I walk up to Josie and hug her.
"What are you doing here, Timmy? Do you actually want to die?" she whisper shouts at me and I just laugh. I pull away from her – quite reluctantly at that – when I look at his dad arrive behind him. I shake his hand in a firm and confident hand-shake.
Always a good first impression.
"Mr Lockhart. I am happy you could make it."
"The pleasure is all mine, sir. And please, it's Timothy."
"I see you don't do well with formalities. Quite like the little one here." He says and pats Josie's head and pulls her close, her face still contorted into confusion.
"Dad, what is going on?"
"I invited Timothy to the party since you couldn't stop talking about him. I reckon he can show just how much he truly cares – if that is in fact the case from what I hear of him. He is also here on private business?"
"What business?" She looks point-blank at me. A look from which I know she isn't too happy about being kept in the dark. I shrug my shoulders.
"I don't know that. I know for sure it's not a corporate private business."
"You're quite right. It is a family private business. And seeing that you were brave enough to step away from everything you have grown up with when you found out the truth, I reckon you to be a true man. I respect a true man. So go on. Enjoy yourselves but do remember I have one eye on peanut at all times." He says with a pointed look and walks away.
Josie looks back and forth in confusion and I simply laugh at it.
"Come on, let's dance."
"Seriously?" she whisper shouts again.
"My god, calm down." I whisper shout as I take her to the dance floor and we sway slowly to the music. I rest my hand on the middle of her back and take her hand in my other while she rests her hand over my waist. I rest our intertwined fingers on my chest and she does the same with her head, which settles near the crook of my neck and I can feel her soft breathing.
"You could have told me you were coming."
"I didn't know I was. Your dad called me up last night and I caught the first flight here. I don't think the clan even knows."
