Unexpected

Chapter 2

"What the hell Cassey?" he says with a concern look.

"I ugh..." that's all I could say. He looked at me with his amazing ocean blue eyes. He started to smile, and I can't help but smile as well and started to laugh. I laughed like a mad man and I just can't help it.

"What happened to you?"

"Well, lets just say I was on a blind date and it all went down the drain" I said showing him my muddy dress and shoe-less feet.

"Here" giving me his jacket, leans down gesturing to climb on his back. 

"Wha.. what are you doing?"

"Get on my back"

"What? Why?" I asked.

"Well, first" he turns around, faces me with his God given beauty, grabs my hand holding my broken heels. "This, and the way you look, you need my help" he smirked.

Always teasing me, but no matter, I always like it.

"Fine" rolling my eyes at him. I climbed on his back walking us towards his car. I always picture myself in his back, carrying me like the ones you see on the movies, I couldn't help but smile knowing this was happening, it only made me feel more giddy like a high school girl talking to her first crush.

 I tightened my grip on him for I was slowly falling. My heart raised as he puts his hands on my legs to hold me on place and pushes me higher so I won't fall. I smiled up to my ear as I feel his warmth all over my body, I can't help it but fantasize about us, the part where maybe, just maybe in this crazy up town world we could be together. 

Then, my best friend Autumns voice pops out of my mind. How can I? She's my best friend, and we're practically sisters. Alex drops me down as we got in front of his car and it was bitter sweet.

"Hop in, I'll take you home"

"You really don't have to Alex" I gave him an apologetic smile.

"It's fine really" opening the door for me. We drove quietly, I was rubbing my hand to my lap, it was cold as hell being wet from the rain.

"You cold?" he asks.

"Sort of" I said, he turned the heater higher then suddenly grabs my hand.

"What?" before I could continue he cuts me off.

"It will make you feel warm faster" He puts my hand in front of the heater and rubs his finger against  mine. I can't help but blush. Who the heck wouldn't? My heart was beating fast, I was sweating like a pig.

"Cassey, you okay?"

"What!?" I looked at him and looks at me full of concern. Oh how I wish he would look at me that way for the rest of my life, but he can't.

"I said are you okay? You're sweating" he pulls his hand to my forehead and wipes off the sweat, I moved his hand away.

The drive was quiet,and he was constantly giving me glances  making me more uncomfortable, I looked away and looked outside to distract myself from him and from what I was feeling. 

"What's wrong?" he asks. The car stopped – red light , 60 seconds, I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, gathered every courage I could and said it.

" I'm in love with you" still my eyes closed. "The first day we met on 8th grade, I fell in love with you, the way you approached me, but I didn't have the courage to tell you and when you met Autumn, she liked you and you liked her , asked her out on the 10th grade both of you went steady and all that you made it official when we graduated and how can I compete with my best friend like I want to compete with her which I don't, she's my best friend and she loves you as hell and you love her as hell and I'm stupid for telling you this now suddenly and I don't know what I'm doing but I just can't hold it in anymore, so what I'm saying is........ I'm in love with you for the past 10 years and I don't have the balls to confess to you until now which I don't know why I'm doing this, the timing is crappy and you and Autumn make a great, no awesome, amazing perfect couple, I don't want to change anything, I just need you to know this before I blow up from the inside out and all my intestine scattered around New York City, and I still want us to be great friends, no awkwardness and Autumn doesn't know about this so please don't tell her this. Let's stay friends okay?" I smiled, opened my eyes and turned towards him. It was the scariest face I have ever seen in my entire life, it was blank in shock. Well, who wouldn't I practically confessed my 10 years of love for him in just one minute. "yeah" that's all he said faced up front and drove. It was the most awkward 15 minute drive in my entire life. I would rather eat stones than be seating inside the same car with Alex. 

We arrived in my apartment, I said my thank you and goodbye to him got out walked towards the front door, opened and closed it, never once turned to look back. And I think I can never will.

[ Present day]

Brings us back to the present day, me screaming in the middle of Central Park while jogging. "Ugh..." I catch my breath and walk slowly. I sat on the bench accompanying me with an old Indian man.

"You look depressed dear" I smiled to the Indian grandpa and told him my story. After telling him everything he just smiled and said " Well, that's good". Wait, what? How on Earth can that be a good thing, I told my best friend's boyfriend that I'm in love with him for 10 years now, how can that be great? Apparently my reaction is all over my face.

" You see, we can never find what we are looking for if we don't face what is needed , how can we find true love if we don't face the ones we think we are in love with" And it made sense, he's right, how can I find my one true love if I'm stuck of being in love with someone I can never have. " Thank you" was all I said, kissed his cheeks and jogged off.

The next day, I was back to my normal routine.

"Miss Monroe, someone's here to see you" says my assistant Jane.

"Let him in, thank you" gestured to my assistant then a young tall, dark haired, gorgeous blue eyed man comes inside my office and said " Hello there" plus point his British.

"We... welcome, please sit down"

"Thank you"

"So, what brings you here?"

"I would like to rent your restaurant for tomorrow night" I was shock to hear it.

"I'm sorry but tomorrow is a busy night it's Monday and.."

"I'll pay you $25,000 for tomorrow night accept it or leave it" as pleasing as hearing $25,000 for just one night, he is very rude.

" Okay, mister I have $25, 000 I would rent your restaurant for a night and then shove my money up in your ass, is very appealing" raising an eyebrow.

"Okay, I'm sorry I came too strong. My name is Cameron Scott, I would like to rent your restaurant for tomorrow night I'll pay you $25.000 because I would like to propose to my girlfriend for 3 years"

"Better and because I'm a sucker for cheesy romance, fine you can have the restaurant" I smiled. As me and Mr. Scott went out, we both bump into Autumn and Alex. Awkward. I was speechless until Autumn talks. " Oh, hi Cassey" gives me a hug.

"Hey, uhm.. what are you doing here?" Both of you?"

"It's date night, remember? Me and Alex eat here t your restaurant for free" gives me the doggy eyes.

"Fine" I rolled my eye s but my attention drew me in to Alex immediately, wearing a navy blue V- shirt black coat and black jeans paired with Italian leather shoes and a very sexy pulled back blonde hair.

And how can this be not awkward?