Love hurts

Chapter eleven (11) Richard meets Vincent

Nicole finally got an opportunity to talk to Richard at the cafeteria, Kaithlyn had gone to submit some notes. 'Hey Richard!' She said putting on a fake smile as she sat opposite him.

Richard was surprised at first, 'what do you want?' He asked rudely.

'Look I know you dislike me, so I would be quick with this, I want to apologize about what happened first day at school,' she explained.

'Really are you sure? Or someone put you up to this, the fact that our parents are becoming business partners does not necessarily mean we have to be friends,' Richard said.

'But if you sincerely want to apologize it shouldn't be to me,' he added.

'But her,' He said looking towards the cafeteria door as Kaithlyn walked in. Kaithlyn noticed both of them staring at her, She was surprised to see Richard and Nicole together. 

'What now?' She thought.

'Well you are right, my mom asked me to do this, I know it was useless anyway, we don't have to be friends but we could at least pretend not to be enemies, and I would never apologize to Kate, NEVER!!!' Nicole said  hitting her palm on the table as she stood up, eyed Kate and walked away.

Richard smiled as Kaithlyn walked closer looking worried, 'it's alright, I was just telling her off,' he assured her.

'I hope I am not in any sort of trouble,' she prayed in her heart as she smiled and walked over to get her lunch.

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'Okay is everything as I ordered,' Mrs Wilson asked the maids.

'Yes Ma'am, the dishes are done,' The head maid replied. 'Alright then , you can go,' She said and turned to look at the time, it was 5:30pm and Richard was not yet back home.

'Where could he be?' She thought, just then her phone rang, it was Richard.

'Oh thank goodness!' She exclaimed as she picked the call .

'Richard, where are you? Its almost six,' she complained.

'I am sorry mom, don't think I can make it back before six,' he said.

'What do you mean?' His mom asked worried.

'We were given a huge project today, and I need to get to the library, I would be other till 8pm, so don't wait for me,' he explained.

'Listen son, if this is a joke you should stop it,' She warned.

'I am serious Mom, see you later, love you!' He said and cut the call. 'Are you kidding me?!' His mom said surprised. She tried his number again but it was switched off. So she tried Jack's number but it wasn't going through too.

'That boy is so dead,' she said as she went to her room to get prepared for dinner.

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'Nicole hurry up!, Mrs Wilson just called the car would be here any minute,' Mrs Peterolli called looking elegant, she was wearing a peach gown that had a slit to the knee, a V back dress and also a set of silver accessories matched with a sliver purse she had in her hands.

'Almost done,' Nicole answered coming down the stairs. She had on a short gown, slightly above the knee, a white gown with red polka dots, her hair was styled into diva curls like her mom, a golden bracelet with ear rings and a black purse.

'What took you so long?' Her mom asked.

As Nicole was about to reply, the driver came in. 'Madam the car is here,' he said.

'Alright, I am coming you can wait in the car,' she answered as the driver walked out. 'Hope you haven't forgotten anything,' she asked Nicole.

'No, can we go now?' Nicole said getting impatient as she walked out towards the car with her  stiletto hills clicking the ruled floor. It was a black Range Rover, the latest model and it looked radiant.

'Oh my gosh! The car is huge,' Mrs Peterolli whispered to her daughter excitedly.

'Well don't fret Mom, you don't want to look cheap, do you?' Nicole smirked as she got into the car whose door was held open by the driver.

Mrs Peterolli got in and so they left, off to the Wilsons' residence.

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'Who do you say you are?' A middle aged man with glasses on, quite bulky, sat behind a table with the sign (manager) on the table asked.

'I am Richard Wilson, son of Taylor Wilson, and the heir to the Tay Wills group of companies,' Richard now in a black jean with ash shirt and a brown leather jacket said proudly.

The managers' eyes grew wide with excitement. 'Do you mean the Tay Wills construction company?'  He asked.

'Yeah the very one,' Richard replied.

'Oh you are most welcome to the Gousteu's restaurant,'  the manager said standing up to offer him an handshake. Richard shook hands with him however sitting down.

The manger was honoured to have such a distinguished personality visit his restaurant. 'So how may I help you?' He asked.

'Well,' Richard began. 'I was just driving around town so I decided to stop by for dinner, I however noticed the  waitress were busy with other customers so I thought, u could see you to request a personal waitress for myself,' he explained.

'Oh that won't be a problem,' The manager replied as he made to call on a waitress.

'Hold on!, there is a specific waitress I would like to attend to me,' He said.

The manager looked confused but still asked,' who?' Richard smiled and asked 'is there a particular waitress called Kaithlyn?'

'Yeah, Kate, do you want me to call her?' The manager asked looking to pleased to be able to offer Richard what he wanted.

The manager picked the phone and called, soon a knock on the door signified Kaithlyns' presence as she came in.

She had a look of worry on her face 'I haven't done anything wrong,' she thought. She couldn't see who was sitting on the chair before the manager.

'Kate, I would like you to attend only yo this young man here until he leaves,' the manager said. 'Okay Sir,' she stammered, wondering why the manager had asked her to attend only to the young man.

'I wouldn't want her dressed as a waitress while she attends to me, I don't want any one else calling on her,' Richard said.

Kaithlyn recognized this voice but wasn't so sure. 'So what do you suggest?' The manager asked.

'Have her wear this,' Richard said picking up a shopping bag, he had bought a dress and shoe for Kate on  his way to the Restaurant.

He didn't want to know it was him but he wasn't sure if she would put on the dress if she didn't know it was him. So he turned around to give her the bag, Kaithlyn looked surprised to see Richard.

'He is a very important customer, I hope you don't mind?' The manager asked Kate who looked surprised.

'No sir,' she answered and took the bag from Richard and walked out. 'Do tell her I reserved table 16 when she gets back, Richard said.

'Here for your troubles,' he added dropping a was on money on the desk. The manager looked elated and bowed to Richard, grabbing the money, 'Thank you so much sir," he said as Richard walked out of the office.

Richard decided to call Jack while he waited, 'hey how are you doing?' He asked laughing.

'Your mom is so gonna kill you Richard,' Jack said giggling.

'No, she won't, I am her only son,' Richard replied playfully. 'Okay, how are things going in there?' 

'Just as planned, you can take a break Jack, I won't be done till 8pm and its just 6, have a ride around town,' Richard said.

'Okay , No  probs, would be back before 8,'

'Alright,' Richard said ending the call, waiting for Kaithlyn who soon came out. The gown was blue in color, above the knee, it was an off shoulder dress, Kaithlyn wasn't so comfortable since it was the first time she was putting on such a dress, the high heeled blue shoes also made matters worse, she looked beautiful and tried to compose herself as she walked over to the table.

Richard eye brows were raised on sighting Kaithlyn, 'Wow!!! You look ravishing,' he said when she finally got to his table.

Kaithlyn smiled still standing beside the table expecting Richard to make an order. 'Have a seat,' he said.

'Why?' She asked.

'Because I said you should, you are attending to only me remember,' Richard said smiling. Kaithlyn rolled  her eyes and sat down, pulling the dress, trying to cover her thigh.

'Don't do that, it's beautiful,' Richard said referring to the dress. 'Yeah, but it's so expensive,' she said feeling embarrassed , "why did you get the dress, in the first place?' She asked.

'You heard what I told the manager,' Richard answered.

'So how did you get him to do that?' She questioned.

'Those are things I intend to tell you, but before that,' He paused and signified to another waiter, who obviously didn't recognize  Kaithlyn again.

'I would like to order grilled chicken, with fruit salad, red wine an apple pie,' he said to the waiter who jotted down.

'Would be right back Sir,' the waiter said and left.

'Are you going to eat all that?' Kaithlyn asked looking surprised.

'No not me, but we,' he answered.

'We?!' 

'Yes, I told you it's a date, didn't I?'

'Yes you did,' Kate said as she smiled at Richard. The order soon arrived and the table was set, yet Richard wouldn't eat until Kaithlyn did.

'You ordered it, you eat first,' Kate said.

'I know but I want you to eat first,' 

This was the first time Kaithlyn would be eating this sort of food, but thankfully she had served it to customers so  she knew how to eat them.

Soon they started eating, meanwhile Vincent had been looking all around for Kaithlyn, that was the surprise he wanted to give her, he had gotten a job in the Gousteous restaurant as a waiter also.

Although he had been offered a better job else where but the idea of walking alongside Kate was pleasing, so he accepted the Gousteous offer.

'Hey Tori, how are you doing?' Vincent asked Tori who was giving an order to a chef. 'Hey Vince, what are you doing here?' She asked but saw him in a Gousteous  vest.

'You now work here?' She said excitedly

'Yes I do,'

'Wow, Kate is gonna love this, have you told her?'

'No, I can't find her, do you know where she is?

'Oh my God, I think Vincent us gonna see Richard but I don't wanna be the one to do the introductions,' Tori thought.

'Tori? Do you know where she is?' Vincent asked again snapping Tori out of her thoughts. 'Uhmnn yeah table 16,' she answered.

'Okay, see you later,' Vincent said hurrying off to find Kate. Meanwhile Richard and Kate had finished dinning, 'why aren't you eating?' Richard asked Kate who had dropped her cutlery.

'Cuz I am full, I don't eat much,' she answered.

'Okay then,' he replied dropping his cutlery also, but there was a stain on the side of his  cheek which he didn't wipe off.

'Oh there is a stain on your cheek,' she giggled.

'What, where is it?' Richard asked.

'Here,' she answered pointing to the spot on her cheek, but still Richard couldn't get the exact point, Kaithlyn then decided to help.

She picked up a serviette and stretched her hands across the table to wipe off the stain on his cheek, and as she did that, Richard smiled and held her hands. And right at that moment Vincent got to the table.

'Kate!' He called looking surprised at the scene before him. Vincent voice startled Kate as she turned to face him, Richard still holding her hands.

'Vince! What are you doing here?' She asked surprised, then she noticed the vest and her eyes grew wide with excitement.

'I now work here, but what are you doing?' Vince asked. Richard tugged on Kaithlyns' hand bringing back her attention to him.

'Oh Richard this is Vincent my best friend since childhood,' Kate said  introducing Vincent to Richard.

'And Vince, this is Richard, he us my....' She made to introduce Richard but was cut short.

'Boyfriend!' Richard cuts in smiling.

'Boyfriend!!!' Kaithlyn and Vincent exclaimed