Ch 3
May
Ada couldnt focus on the task at hand. She couldnt concentrate. Her phone was on silent but she knew almost like a 6th sense when Sebastien was going to message her. He had been her constant for a little over a month. They had exchanged pictures. Of almost everything. Ada's favorite pictures were of Sebastien's rabbits. She thought back to the messages that they had sent to each other when he had sent the pictures of the rabbits to her for the first time.
Ac19: So you know that I have dogs. Do you have any animals?
Navarro21: I have 3 rabbits. Yes, like little bunny fufu's.
Ac19: What are their names!
Navarro21: Poovey, Smudge and Narco
Sebastien sent her three pictures of three domesticated rabbits, all three cute but all three different as night and day.
Navarro21: You have to think that its weird that I have rabbits
Ada smiled at the memory. Because indeed she did think that it was weird for a self proclaimed bachelor that he said he was to have rabbits for pets.
She cleaned up at the little burger joint that she worked at, making sure to mix the bleach with water just right; then turned the open sign to closed and proceeded to mop the floor waiting for the next chirp of her phone, notifying her of Sebastien coming to save her from never ending boredom of working close.
When she was done mopping the floor she emptied the mop bucket, went to balance the register and look at her phone. Once the register was balanced she picked up her phone.
Navarro21: Wanna meet up? I am bored out of my mind.
Ada's heart skipped a beat and then she panicked. Full on panicked. He wanted to meet her? Like in person. Which is actually what she replied back with. She quickly exited out of the app and then called Bernie.
Once it was all said and done, Ada waited outside of the local arcade. She knew that the local arcade was a cheesy spot to meet someone, especially meeting someone who had to drive 45 minutes to get there. But she was doing what Bernie had recommended. Meet somewhere bright and somewhere crowded. Less possibility of getting kidnapped. Ada cracked her knuckles and let out a nervous breath. Great now being kidnapped was on her mind.
She watched as a car pulled up beside her in the arcade parking lot. She started to get nervous. Once she saw it was Alexandra Higgins her nervous feeling went straight to disgust. It had gotten to be almost predictable that wherever Alex was Gideon was soon to follow. And she was right. Gideon pulled up beside Alex's car and got out, noticing Ada as he got out of his car and walked around to meet Alex. Ada looked away. Sometimes things still hurt no matter how hard you willed them not too. She willed Sebastien to hurry up because her lovely intuition was pointing at Gideon wanting to talk and that was quite literally the last thing that Ada wanted to do.
Gideon stopped by Alex and whispered something in her ear. Alex nodded and then walked to the arcade slipping inside. Deep down the vindictive side of Ada wished that Alex was the one to get kidnapped. Of course if kidnapping was going to happen.W Which at this point Ada would gladly take over talking to Gideon.
Gideon knocked on the passenger window forcing Ada to look over at the boy that once held her heart in the palm of his hands....then smashed his hands together, destroying her. Sighing she rolled down the window and he leaned in. "Can we talk?" he asked. Ada went to answer when a Chrysler 200 pulled up on Ada's left. The same car that Sebastien had told her to look out for.
"Actually no, we cant," Ada replied. "My date is here," Her window was down. Sebastiens window was down. His hazel eyes met hers, then darted up to see Gideon and then he rolled with the punches which embarrassed Ada to know end but helped her out just as much. "Hey babe!" Sebastien said through the car window. Ada's heart stopped. Gideon snapped back, almost as if he was confused about what was going on. This was going to be hell to explain to Sebastien but if he was going with it Ada was too.
Ada got out of the car at the same time Sebastien did and he rounded the opposite side of his car to meet up with her. Gideon stood frozen. Ada couldnt say anything because in the time frame it took to form a coherent thought...Sebastien was kissing her and her entire world spun.
Ada and Sebastien sat in a small corner booth, away from the noise of the arcade. Secluded enough to be private but also open enough for someone to see her if he somehow managed to spike her drink and caveman haul her out of there.
"Nice place to choose for a first meeting," Sebastien stated as he took a drink of his coke. Ada couldnt answer. She was too focused on the lips that just moments before were planted on hers. It had definitely made Gideon jealous, which Ada wasnt sure she wanted or even cared about. "Is there something on my face?" Sebastien asked wiping it with a napkin. "What? No! Sorry I was zoning out, what were you saying? Sebastien laughed. "Why did you choose the arcade?" he questioned. He leaned back in the booth and spread his arms out beside him.
He was wearing form fitting jeans that hung low on his hips and a plain blue shirt that hugged his muscles. The blue somehow made the green in his hazel eyes pop. It was mesmerizing. Ada mentally slapped herself because here she was literally getting lost in his eyes. If she didnt come back she was going to need a map to get back to civilization.
"Honest? My best friend works here and she wanted to make sure you werent going to kill me," she told him. He laughed and Ada was once again mesmerized. This man was straight out of a GQ magazine. She was surprised she could even put sentences together that made sense.
"How do I know you arent going to kidnap me? He quizzed her. "I mean I am the one that drove 45 minutes through construction hell might I add to see a random girl." Ada smiled. "Was I worth the drive?" she asked. "All these questions," Sebastien said as he tapped his fingers now on the side of his coke glass. "I like your necklace," he said after a moment of silence. Ada frowned. Was she wearing....oh she was. "Youre subservient," she told him. She hadnt even realized that she had her cross necklace on. "You have no idea. Its kind of a quirk of mine. Notice everything around me. Its kind of a defense mechanism."
Oh?" Ada spoke, Now she was going to need some proof for that to be true. "Yeah," Sebastien remarked. "Like for instance, the brunette behind the counter counting tickets has been staring over here since we walked in; I take that as the best friend who is making sure that I dont kidnap you." Ada looked over at Bernie who was trying and failing at being incognito. "Yeah I dont think that has anything to do with observience, she's not very stealthy." Ada said laughing. "Try again I wanna know what you observe." she sat back against the booth smiling.
Sebastien narrowed his eyes. "Your eyes crinkle when you smile. You have a left sided crooked tooth, your tongue hits it and you lisp because of it." Ada self consciously felt the tooth with her tongue. "What are you a profiler?" she asked nervously. Sebastien laughed this time. "No I just learned to know my surroundings and the people around me. Take the guy that was on the other side of your car when I kissed you. Like your best friend he hasnt taken his eyes off you and it isnt because of your safety. He's jealous. So that makes him either a lover, ex lover or someone you cant get away from," he leaned forward and folded his hands in front of him.
"You're cheeks warm up a little when you're nervous, I can almost see your heart beating in your neck and you liked the kiss we shared."
Ada stared into Sebastiens eyes for a split second before making the choice to run.
