Chapter 25
All day I've been helping Gran with the decorations for the party tonight. Everything looked amazing. There were white and blue roses all around the room with sliver drapes coming down from the ceiling giving the place a complete different look. There was a white stand at the front of the hall where the jazz band where going to pay tonight.
“It looks amazing Nan” I said putting my arm around her shoulders “Granddad is going to love it” I said looking at her only to see her eyes a little teary. “What's wrong?” I asked
“Oh, nothing darling honest. It's just all so beautiful you did a great job” she said hugging me tightly.
“We did a good job” I corrected her. 'I'm going to go get ready for tonight” I said going back to by room to get ready. I had a great dress for tonight and believe it or not it was from H&M, surprise. I really need to start shopping somewhere different now and then. Everything I have is like an H&M catalogue. This dress was a dark purple satin dress that went down just before the knee, showing not too much leg but not too little. I loved it because it didn't make me look fat as it went in at the bust and then flowed out.
As I started getting ready I remembered my plan from this morning. I'm going to try and stay as far away from Chris and Jess as possible tonight and be happy for them. Just because I can't be with him doesn't mean that I should be bitter about who is.
Tonight was going to be hard but if I truly needed to get over him I had to stay away from him.
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“Jess we need to talk” I said seriously to her.
“Oh we do! Daddy said he's so happy with the way that business is going between you both, that he wants to takes us on another week away on the red seas...” she rambled on before I interrupted her.
“Jessica...” I tried to say.
“And we could have the boat as well and sale away from everyone. Romantic right, which...” Oh god she needed to stop.
“Jessica...” I said again.
“Could be just what we both need after this stressful week with the family” she's relentless.
“Jessica that's just it, we both doesn’t need that, we both don't need anything anymore”' I had planned to go about this as nice as possible but she's made it so hard.
“What are you saying Chris?” Jess asked. I took a deep breath in and did the speech that I have given to so many girls in the past.
“We can't be together anymore Jess I'm sorry but it was only meant to be a bit of fun, you knew that but things have got too serious between us. It needs to end” I said. There done. That wasn't too hard.
“You're ending things with me?” she asked turning away from her mirror, to me.
“Yes”
“No!”
“No?”' what the hell did she mean by 'no'.
“No! You can't just end things with me. It's me! Jessica Anderson! Why would you break up with me?” she screamed. Why was she making this so difficult?
“Jessica look, you knew what you were getting yourself in for when we first met. I told you that it wouldn't last long...” I said before she said,
“Long! Christian it's been a month! One month! Is that how long you can go for with just one woman? You're lying to me, why are you really breaking up with me? Tell me!” she said moving around the hotel room like a crazy person. I've never seen a woman react like this before. Jess was crazy.
“Is there someone else?” she asked. Oh ya Jess I'm leaving you to be with your sister. I couldn't very well tell her that.
“You and me aren't the same Jessica, it's just I’m not feeling this going anywhere” It wasn't a lie it was all true what I was saying.
“DON'T give me it's not you it's me CRAP! We're perfect together, we're both rich, high classed, gorgeous, our families love each other... oh God… and it’s her isn't it” she said slowly. I knew she knew about Lea by the look on her face.
“Jessica” I tried to calm her down.
“'No, No it's her, oh my god are you joking? Leah! You're choosing her over me? ME!” Was she really for real? I've never meant someone who loves themselves as much as Jessica does.
“What if I was? What's so wrong with Lea? She's never done anything to you, to hate her so much, she's your sister” I've had enough of hearing Jess bad mouth Lea. I can't stand it anymore.
“She's a joke! She makes my family look like trash and it was because for her that my Dad was angry all the time. If she just did what she was told then we would have been all happier. But she didn't and she made things be the way that they are, she's a stupid fool and she's no sister to me” she said in her childless bratty tone.
“Shut up!” I screamed at her. She turned around looking at me in shock.
“What?” she said
“I said shut up Jess. You're the biggest bitch I've ever met and I've met a lot. How can you be so cold and self-centred? She's not the fool, you are! She's the most kindest, most amazing person in the world that wouldn't hurt a fly and she desire so much more then you and your family” I said. I've lost it. I've totally lost it. But I don't care anymore. I'm not having Jess hurt Lea anymore; I'm not letting anyone hurt her again.
“You fool! You have no idea what you're doing. We would have been great together. Do you really think people would take her back into their life style with her pass record? She'll be pushed out and you with her” I really wish that law about hitting women wasn't around at this point because I have never wanted to hit someone more in my life.
“That's where you are wrong. Have you seen this party? Seen how people are falling over their feet over her. They love her because of her kindness to others. The people that matter won't believe rumours and believe what they see. Like they've seen what an ass your cousin is and what a bitch you are people will never believe you over her. Anyway with my family and friends you really think that I would care about being pushed out of anything, people beg for me to come to these things. Like you said to your friends I'm a very powerful and successful business man Jess” I said in a mocking voice.
“Well you will be begging for work again when people see you with her”
“Begging for work are you kidding me, I own more than six companies Jess and Business men like that don't care about stupid girls like you”
“Don't you see what she's done? She's laid her way into making you believe her over me. She's a compulsive liar Chris, she enjoys creating drama and making peoples life a misery. She's got you rapped around her little finger, she tried doing that to Alex years ago but he got away before she did...”
“Stop with the lies Jess! I know you know that, that's not true! It was your little game with Alex and I promise if you ever try and hurt her again, I'll be the one to ruin you and don't think for one minute that's I'm bluffing or underestimate the power I have over the so called higher classed people. When I'm done you and your prick of a cousin will never show your faces ever again are we understood” I shouted.
Two can play this game. If she wants to threaten me and Lea then I'll do the same. And with that I left the room hoping never to have to walk back.
I was walking back to my room, feeling the bigger weight off my shoulders. Finally after the craziest break-up in history, I was finally free. Now I just needed to tell Lea how I feel about her then the day will be over.
Two hours later I was in the ballroom, where the other hundred guests where drinking and dancing to the jazz music. I could see all my friends and family having fun but I saw no Lea. I started looking round the room but I couldn't see her.
“Looking for someone” I heard my Mums voice from behind me.
“Mum you look very beautiful tonight” I said kissing her cheek.
“I know. So who are you looking for... wait don't tell me I already know. There have been two rumours going around that you and Jess have broken up and the other that you’re engaged. I believed the first which only made me think of one reason why you would break up” my Mum said. What?! My Mum always had this amazing talent of talking really fast about five different things at once. How did everyone already know about me and Jess? I haven't told anyone in the last 'two' hours and I imagine Jess wouldn't have either. And what was this about us being engaged crap!
“What reason would that be Mum?” I asked
“Leah?”
“How did you...”
“A mother knows everything about her children'” she said laughing. “I like her and I've never seen you happier before Chris. You’re always so serious with your work and your life style I never approved of but what I've heard from your friends, she seems to have a good effect on you”
“I don’t know Mum. I think it’s just she's a great person and when your around her you can't help but feel like you want to be a better person as well”
“You really like her” she said and I nodded “Then marry the girl as soon as possible, before she gets away” that was the last thing she said before walking off. Watching my Mum walking off was then when I notice Lea coming down the stairs. She looked... incredible. That's all I could say because just looking at her made me forget about everything else in the world.
She was walking around talking to different groups of people that we all met the first day. Every time I started walking over to the group she was at, she would walk away from me. That was weird. This happened again and again and again.
She's been avoiding me the whole night. Every time I walked up to her she would walk away and pretend that there was somewhere she needed to be. Was she angry with me? What have I done?
I tried to think back to when I last talked to her, it was at the water fight yesterday and we were fine then. I hadn't talked to her all day so it couldn't have been something I said.
It's driving me crazy. She's driving me crazy; she won't even look at me. I could deal with the silent treatment but acting like I'm not even there I couldn't deal with! I need to talk to her; I need to tell her how I feel. Even if at this point it's looking like she doesn't feel the same.
I need to talk to her, now!
I look around the room to see where she escaped too. There seemed to be more people here tonight than yesterday but it could be because everyone was in the same place this time, dressed in the finest and drinking cocktails and Champaign. Very different from the BBQs Pimms. Looking around the room I actually see the effect they put in for night for everyone. Maggie did well, it looked great. Everything was silver and black fabrics everywhere and there was a jazz band bringing everyone on the dance floor. Even Karl who never danced and when you see him now you know why. He most likely only said yes to keep Gemma happy.
Everything was moving around fast with people dancing, talking and laughing loudly. I needed to think where she could be...
But then I saw her. She was leaning on the door that leaded into a hall way. She was watching everyone else from a far and had a smile on her face, like she always did. She looked so beautiful; she was wearing a dress that showed her curves amazingly. The way the fabric laid on her skin made my mouth go dry. Her hair was down brushing along her shoulders.
I don't know what snapped in me but I couldn't stop walking toward her. She couldn't see me coming towards her or I imagine she would have run away again. I made my way across the hall of busy people not caring who I had to push to get out of my way.
I was only a step away from her now and I could see the shocked look on her face as she saw me right next to her. Her mouth opened to say something but I held her arm and pulled into one of the rooms down the hall. She walked into the room as I locked the door.
“Chris what are you...” Lea started to say before I walked up to her and crushed my lips to hers. My hands where on both sides of her face as I moved my lips to hers. She was shocked as she didn't kiss me back. I pulled back to look at her. Her cheeks where getting hot under my hands and her eyes where the biggest I've ever seen them. To start with I thought she was scared of me, her lips where trembling and it looked like there were tears in her eyes... but then I saw her eyes move to my lips and I knew that she wanted me just like I wanted her.
I brought my lips back to hers in the same mad rush and this time she kissed me back. In all my life I never thought there could ever be anything more... ah I don't even know the word. It was... powerful, the heat, the desire, the hunger and need for more ripped through us both.
My hands moved to her hair. I tried to move closer as I could to her, until I could feel her amazing curves around my own body, like we were one. She brought her hands up to my face and I could feel her small fingers moving around my neck. It was then that I noticed how much smaller she was too me, she was on her tiptoes but still couldn't reach me. I moved my hands so I could pick her up from the floor. Much better I thought as she wrapped her legs around my waist.
The height problem was gone and we were much closer than before.
This was a real kiss. This made every other kiss fake until now. As dramatic as it sounds it felt like fireworks bursting in my body, I felt hot and on fire, like I was about to explode. Her tongue slid along the seam of my lips and then tasting around my tongue making me feel on fire.
I didn't know when it happened but I was now pushing her against the book shelf and had my hands on her bum. I heard her moan against my lips. I stopped kissing her lips and moved down her neck which made her moan even more.
That little noise was my un-doing, I still had my hand that was tight on her perfect bum and the other was moving under her dress and squeezing her mid-thigh.
“Do you like that?” I said moving my mouth to her ear. The only response she could give me was a nod' God I love your bum' I moaned again.
Even if I was much taller than her, it was like she was born to kiss me, just me. It felt perfect.
I kissed my way down her neck till I reached her breasts. “May I?” I said knowing I didn't need an answer because we were both too far gone for that. I pulled her dress down from her shoulders a little.
“Leah” I said as my skin met the skin of her breast. It felt like an electric current run through my body as we touched. She started kissing my neck the same way I did to hers, did she have any idea what effect that was having on me.
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He pushed me against the wall and pulled my legs around his hips. This was closer than we were before. We were still clothed yet I could feel Chris going hard against me.
'Chris!' I said moaned at the feel of him. I could feel myself going over board, like I was going to explode any minute. I didn't really know what I was doing, it was all just in the moment and everything I've been feeling for him for the past however many months all just came out at once.
Then… just then... he took my nipple into his mouth.
“Aaghh... Chris!”
“Is that Chris stop or Chris more?” he said still nibbling and sucking on my breasts.
My head started rolling back and my eyes were closed I don't think I could take this anymore. Chris's hand was moving closer and closer to my core. I was nearly at my peak. I felt hot and wicked. I had no idea what I was doing. I have no experience in this sort of thing, ever. But I seem to know what I wanted or he just knew for me.
“More, more” I said. Pinching my nails into his back.
His hands on my thigh reached my knickers and I let out a loud moan. Chris looked back at me and said “you never struck me as the naughty undergarments, sort of girl Lea” he said teasingly smiling at me
“They aren't naughty. They're just lacy”
“Well I would love to see what naughty is in your eyes” he laughed and kissed my lips again with more hunger then before.
Should I tell him that I'm a virgin? Is it too late to tell him? Would he still... want me? Would he be angry or disappointed in my lack of experience?
“'Chris, I...” I tried to say but Chris started rubbing the outside of my laced knickers “Chris!” a voice left my throat which never sounded like me before. “I need...”
“I need you” he said kissing me again. God I loved him so much, he was like a drug to me. I just wanted more and more even if I knew it was no good for me. I wasn't one of them people who cared much about their virginity, I only never had sex before was because really met a guy that I never liked anyone enough but however much I loved Chris, I didn't want to lose my virginity in up against my Granddads book shelve.
Before I could say anything voices came from down the hall. Chris put a hand around my mouth and held his finger to his lips.
“I can't believe your engaged?” came a voice from the hall way.
“I know Mary, but remember you can't tell anyone Chris wants to keep it hush for now” I notice the voice being Jessica's.
I looked at Chris who just looks straight at me.
“Well here's to the future Mrs Howard” Mary said before they both walked away laughing.
Chris's face had gone white.
They were talking about him.
Chris was going to marry my sister?
And here I am with my legs wrapped around his waist.
I put my hands on Chris's chest trying to pull myself off him. He slowly aloud my legs to slip down his.
“I've got to go” I said running past him and out the door. He didn't move a bit.
I felt sick.
Was it true? Was he to be my new brother in-law?