Desserts Of Passion

Chapter Two

Noah’s POV

“I think that’s enough Marie. Let’s call it a night.” “No! I just wanted to be with my dad. My mother is always busy and leaves me with a nanny since I was 5! I just want my dad to welcome me is that too much to ask?” I kept on rambling as I chugged down another glass of Vodka “damn my lack of alcohol tolerance”. “Marie let me take you home okay?” I may be drunk but Noah’s voice is very soothing. “I need your address Marie” I could hardly hear Noah now. My head hurts “Marie! Marie! Marie!” I guess I passed out.

I just wanted to mess with her a little since she looked naïve and all. Now this? I don’t have time for all this. I will just find the nearest hotel. “Marie sits well,” I said as I placed her gently in the back seat.“I just have to drop you off at the hotel and leave,” I said as I drove off “This isn’t fun, I should have just gone with that girl earlier maybe I could have had a pleasing night”.

Ryan’s (René’s father) POV

“Calm down Ines! You are not her only parent. This wouldn’t have happened if you let her visit often or be there for her!” I was yelling on the phone. “Ines you had one job that was to be with René. Plus René is 20 years old she can take care of herself so would you just drop it.” I ended the call as I slammed the phone on the table. “Where could she be? It’s 10:45 pm.” I grabbed my jacket and car keys and left the house in pursuit of my daughter.

“I hope she’s safe,” I prayed. I got a call and from who? René’s so busy Mother “I just left the house, Ines. I’m driving here so I’ll like to hang up” Yes I was furious. She didn’t know how or when René booked tickets to Philadelphia, “can’t you tell through the phone Ryan, I’m also worried. Have you informed the police?” She said I could tell she was worried and on the verge of losing her cool. She may be busy but she loves her daughter and would do anything for her. I parked and took deep breaths “Listen, you need to calm down, what are we going to tell the police? That a 20 years old young French woman ran away from home just because I told her to go back to her mother?” I said sarcastically. “Ryan don’t pin this on me. I do my best to raise her well” “Yeah world's best mother goes to Ines Moreau for sure” I said sarcastically once more. “Ryan please find my baby I booked a flight to Philadelphia but then I won’t get there till tomorrow morning. Please Ryan, René may be 20 but she doesn’t know anyone but you in the United States.” I could feel the tears dropping down her cheeks as she spoke.

“She’s my baby too. I will do everything I can to find her okay? So calm down and let Lia make your warm tea. I will call you back right after I leave the police office” I said as I hung up. “She will be fine Ryan. She will be fine” I said to myself and I place my head on the steering wheel.

Noah’s POV

“Damn, a cheap hotel, this will do since she’s not my problem,” I said as I walked up to the hotel receptionist. “Room for one please” “Okay sir. Would that be cash or credit card?” “Credit card,” I said as I pulled out a black card. The receptionist eyes opened wide at the sight of my card. “Please hold”.

“Oh my he’s so handsome, I bet he’s rich too. Should I ask for his number?” A lady having lunch with her friend said. “No, I saw him in the parking lot and there was a lady in his car,” the other lady said. “What a shame to let such a beautiful man go”. I could hear their conversation so did the receptionist. She was smiling through the whole processing.

“I’m kind of in a hurry here” I said because I left Marie in the car outside.

“Here you go sir, room 209,” she said as she gave me the key card “Thank you. Oh, and I need hangover remedies, where can I find one?”

“We can get some for you sir, you just have to wait for 15 minutes” “Okay that’s fine, put it on my card and send it up?” “Yes sir,” she said and handed my credit card back to me. I head towards the car to get Marie.

I lifted Marie up in my arms. “Whoa, so light”. “Where am I ?” Marie said nearly falling off.

“Hey Hey!! I’m trying to keep my cool here” I said.

She keeps shaking off. We got to the entrance of the room. I swiped the card and opened the door.

The vintage wallpaper, the sheets looks dirty. I placed her on the bed and I heard the bed tweaking. There was a mini bathroom. My closet was bigger than the entire room.

“Is this even a hotel or a rental?” Even rentals had better quality. I put her legs on the bed and took off her shoes “Could lay here for a while okay?” “Okie dokie” she was moving around a lot. I went to the balcony and looked at the night view “At least this is better” I said. I heard a knock at the door “Room service.”

“Has it been 15 minutes already?”

I opened the door. A guy with a red untucked shirt and black pants, I guess that’s the uniform at the hotel. I didn’t expect anything less. He held out a white bad “The remedies sir, I don’t know which one is good so I got three types”.

“Thanks and here is 100 bucks” I gave him the spare change in my pockets. “Thank you sir” he smiled at me and walked towards the elevator. I watched him till the elevator door closed. He was staring at the dollar I gave him like he couldn’t believe it.

“Cheap” I groaned and went back inside.

I couldn’t find Marie “Marie!!” I kept on yelling cause everyone downstairs saw me bring her upstairs. “Weeeeee I can fly” Marie was on the balcony rail. “No no no way! I’m going down as a murderer just because I picked up some girl in a bar” I pulled her down and back into the bed. “I’ve never had fun like this before, even with my ex-boyfriends” I could feel the sadness when she was talking but it was none of my business.

“Glad to hear that but erm listen it’s been fun and all but I’m not having s*x with a minor so I’ll just leave” I put the remedies on the table next to the bed.

“There you go with the minor s**t just like Finn” she was pouting. I hate to admit it but it was really cute. I let out a smile “Okay? How old are you?”

“20!” She said putting her 10 fingers up. “Hahahaha you are drunk” I couldn’t help but laugh “That’s 10 Marie” “No it’s not” lifting her feet “that’s 20!”. That includes our toes. She was interesting.

“Marie I’m going to leave now. I’m not into drunk easy girls” I dusted my shirt it got sneered with Marie’s makeup earlier. “Don’t leave me” She pulled me back and kissed me. “Please don’t leave me!” She was a terrible kisser just sticking her tongue in like that. “Open your mouth Marie” I kissed Marie. I don’t know if I just wanted to show her or if the alcohol was hitting.

“If I knew I would do this I would have booked a five-star hotel”.