Paris In The Rain

1.3 : TALK

As he took down the glass he just finished, his mind is still not cleared from those pretty brown eyes, and how those eyes still charm him as if time hasn't passed.

Then, as if realization suddenly hits him, he placed down the empty glass at some random table, and walked down her footsteps in a fast pace, hoping that she's still near enough for him to catch up.

As he went through the pathway, he hears a quite mumbling and he fasten his footsteps. He'll always recognize that back, no matter how long her hair is, nor what dress is she wearing. She's just turning around and taking a step away. But he grabs her hand, and pulled her so her body twirls around, and he held both of her hands tightly as she cradhed to his chest.

"You've been walking away for too long. You can't expect me to just stand and watch for you to do it again," he said hoarsely, before his face moved closer to hers as his nose touches hers, and he let his nostrils got filled with her sweet intoxicating smell.

He opened his eyes, finding her bright brown eyes already staring back at his. But suddenly, a noise startled them, as two figures appears from the pathway, and they saparated from each other and backing away to the wall, as both figure come to show.

"Ah, Cassie. I was about to go find you," the man smiled, and turned his head to greet him; "Mr. Thompson." Both returned the smile as she asked him a question. "Is there anything i can help you with, Mr.Marke?" The old man points his hands to the man beside him, whom looked like a couple years older than the man who stood beside her.

"This is Cassian, my distant nephew. I was hoping you'd recognize him, Cassie." Cassandra nods, giving him a warm smile while she shook his hand. Later, Cassian turned his gaze, and both males shook their hand as the latter introduced himself, "call me Alaric."

"Me and Cassian will continue our conversation on our way back to the hotel. Perhaps i could trust my dear Cassie to you, Mr.Thompson?" Cassandra was just about to protest as Alaric interfere; "Of course Mr. Marke, i'll keep an eye on her for you," he said with a smile painted in his face. Mr.Marke returned the smile, and then both man passed through them, and not long after dissapeared behind another corridor.

Suddenly, her back was back on the wall, and his face has already returned to the previous distance to hers. "Shall we continue, Cassie?" he asked with a playful look. She pushed his chest, and he backs away, with a sly smile painted on his face. "I'd like to go home," she said as he raised his brows. "What's with the rush?"

"In case you don't remember, Mr.Marke is hosting the event-" He nods before she even finish her sentence. Still with his smile as he grabs her hand, and pulled her along. "Fine, i'll take you home." She's about to stutter something, but suddenly Alaric is already talking to his phone; "Please prepare my car, thankyou."

As the call ends, she tried to talk to him but the former refused by stating that he had made a promise to Mr.Marke, that left her forcebly submitting to him. As they reached to the lobby, a black Caddilac with two doors has already been waiting for them. He opened the door to the passenger's seat, and entered after her.

The car is surround by an awkward silence, or so she thougt so herself, that she tried to start a conversation. "The car's new." He turned to look at her for a second, and she could see interest shine from his eyes. "I never knew you're a car person."

"Maybe you just don't know me that well," she said before continuing in a lower voice; "It has a new car smell. And i know that this one's new because i almost got one myself." But as the car started to move faster, she realised something, and looked to Alaric. "You didn't ask me where i stayed at."

"So?" He ask innocently. "Where are you taking me?" She asked as she stares back to the road, trying to guess where he's taking her. She think her heart stopped for a second when Alaric talks.

"Someplace where i'd get to keep you for myself," he said as he looked at her, before giving her a wink as he returned his focus to the way ahead.