Chapter two
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I was finally showered and dressed, it was going on 7:30 and my grandfather sent me to get ready for the small dinner party that he was hosting. I could hear people already downstairs talking and laughing. I looked at myself in the mirror as I put my red lipstick on and smacked my lips together looked in the mirror and smiled, my dress was a simple long black dressed with spaghetti straps and a dipped top that didn't reveal to much of my breast. I wore strappy heels and my hair pulled back up into a messy bun, I pulled a few hairs down and rubbed lotion on my hands. Going over to the door I flicked the light off and headed out, it was dimly lit in the hallway the walls an old yet soft yellow, I found my way into the living room and smiled as my grandfather noticed me and waved me over to stand by his side.
I walked over noticing that he was talking to his friend Apollo, I smiled as I approached and stepped next to him. Apollo looked up at me and smiled "Hello Poppa, Apollo it's been so long since we've seen each other." He smiled "This can't be the same Catalina that I watched grow." He reached out an arm and I hugged him back.
"I know she has grown into a beautiful woman in front of our eyes." Spoke my Poppa.
I pulled away from the hug and Apollo agreed with my Poppa. "You guys are to sweet."
My grandfather always spoke so highly of Apollo and his family, I remember when I was a child and Apollo would come over with his children, he was close to my father from what Poppa has told me and that the bond they shared was that of brothers.
I tuned back into the conversation to hear my Poppa saying "She's asked to return to go to university here, just as her father did before her." He looked at me with pride and I nodded. "What do you plan on studying?"
"I'm planning to study business law, I fell in love with it after a class." I spoke.
"Really does take after her father." Apollo spoke.
"That she does," My Poppa spoke.
As they continued to talk I started to make myself fade in the background. I was surrounded by my Poppa's business friends and I needed to play nice. I was standing and looking around, when Someone peaked my interest walking through the door, I turned my gaze slightly and saw him. He was tall, black hair, he was wearing a suit that looked as if it was made of Armani's finest, his black shirt was unbuttoned slightly showing his bare chest and what looked like a tattoo that was crawling up his neck. his full lips, his stubbled chin. He looked as if one wrong move and he could rip his entire outfit off, I finished letting my gaze work it's way up and saw the piercing brown eyes as they stared back at me with a humorous smile and c****d eyebrow and it hit me like a storm and I wanted to do nothing more then toss the glass of wine in his face.
I finished the last of my wine quickly and set it on a tray grabbing another, as I made my way through the room. I heard someone announce that it was time for dinner. I walked into the dining room with my arms crossed and sat in my seat next to my Poppa.
"There you are Lina." My Poppa spoke, and I smiled "Sorry I was working the room."
He nodded and I looked down adjusting my dress, when I looked up my eyes met with the man sitting across from me, to no surprise nemesis set across from me and our eyes met and as we stared at each other I heard my Poppa say "Ahh Catalina, do you remember Noah?"
He took my hand and pulled me into a hug and whispered in my ear "Oh they finally let you out of your tower princess."
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