Chapter 8

• LESLEY PERKINS' POV
• I'm on my third cup of coffee and Stacy on her fourth. I'm repeating the same thing over and over again.
• "Wait..... I don't really understand Lesley..... Gary Gauthier asked you out on a date?" She blurts. I huff and wrap my fingers around the mug.
• "No Stacy, he asked me to accompany him to an anniversary because his mom insists he brings a girl along."
• "What's the difference... last time I checked when a guy asks you out it's called a date Lesley. He officially asked you out cos he's into you."
• "Fuck stacy..... he's not!."
• "He is sweetie.... and trust me when I say.... something good is gonna come out of that date. Now you need to shop for more sexy dresses, you'd need to go to the spa..."
• "Stacy!, enough of me already... how is Jeffrey?." I ask dismissively. Jeffrey Is stacy's boyfriend. The last thing I wanted right now is she reminding me of him .. when all I wanted to do was forget him. But it just seemed impossible. His cute face, nice abs, soft looking hair, inviting lips.
• "Lesley....?."Stacy calls teasingly.
• "Thinking of him right." I shook my head no.
• "But Stacy... I don't seem to know what he's doing... I mean he can't just behave like I don't give a shit about what it does to me... I just don't understand". Stacy smiles and scoop closer to me.
• "You don't really know when someone is into you do you?." I shrugged, if I knew I wouldn't have made bad choices in the past.
• "Well..... a guy asking you out might mean two things.... either he wants to taste this....." She points to in between my legs and I chuckled.
• "or..... he likes you.... and from the look of things... Gary likes you." I shook my head. I've just been in Newyork for a month. it's impossible for a guy like Gary to like me.
• "I never did see the good love did to me." I sigh out. She glanced at me.
• "Are you trying to pass a message?" She raised a brow.
• "No, I'm just saying" I say in a rush. She gets off the couch.
• "You know.... I've been your friend for over a month and I barely know anything about you."
• I shut my eyes briefly and fluttered it open, not again!.
• "Are you hiding anything from me Lesley?." She folds her arm and looks directly at me.
• "Don't look at me that way Stacy, I already told you about myself."
• She shrugs and make her way out in the direction of the kitchen, probably to fix dinner..
• "Whenever you can trust me enough.... am always available to listen Lesley!." She shouts from the kitchen and I hung my head low. I don't think that day would ever come Stacy, I say internally and get off the couch.
• GARY GAUTHIER'S POV
• "Since you're gonna be at the anniversary as my girl... is it okay if I know about you?."
• I am sitting on the swivel in my office Lesley, looking sexy in just knee length red gown is opposite me clutching a glass of red wine and looking very nervous.
• "There's nothing much to know about me Mr Gauthier." I raise my brows at her.
• "First of, you need to start calling me by my name." I voiced out and she raised her gaze to meet mine before nodding slowly.
• "Then.. ain't you ain't got a family, no place of your own or.... are you a ghost?." I say in amusement. She chuckles and tuck her hair shyly behind her ears, eyes not meeting mine..
• "Well.... I come from a family of six and I'm the eldest of four kids. Parents are divorced and we the siblings were shared between our parents.
• I stayed with my dad cos he seemed the most caring. He died cos he couldn't get over the divorce. I wanted to stay with my mom but my mom would hear nothing of it. Says at sixteen I should stand on my own, three kids are enough headache. So I lived at my uncle's.
• I schooled, went to college and got good grades. My uncle died of cancer but I was old enough to do things my way. I lost contact with my mum and siblings.... we weren't really close anyways.
• So here I am.... trying to get my bearing." She smiled sadly and sniffed. I ran my hand down my face. I hate to see her sad... there was always something attracting me to her, wanting to always cuddle her and protect her.
• "I'm sorry for digging out that ugly memories Lesley." She nods and sniffs.
• "It ain't anything Gary". She looks up and we lock gaze for some seconds. Now I'm thinking about crazy stuffs I would love to do with her.
• "So Lesley, you would go with Eva to shop for clothes, She's a fashion artiste and she's best at stuffs like that." She nods and stands up.
• "Our flight would be scheduled for tomorrow night... I don't want the press all over me". She nods again
• "I owe you a lot Lesley.... for you know.... always saving my ass all the time..." She smiles cutely and all I wanted to do now was kiss her sour. I watch her walk out the door and I run my hands through my hair... I think am loosing my sanity around her... one way or the other, I might do something crazy with her.
• LESLEY PERKINS' POV
• I decided to take Hazel over to my apartment the day before I and Gary would be leaving for Atlanta.
• She has been sulking ever since I told her I'd be travelling with Gary. I had to promise her lots of treats before stopped sulking.
• Gary driver pulls up in a expensive large boutique. Eva and I step out as everyone began to stare and mumur. Some where already taking pictures and videos of us. Eva rolled her eyes at them as we walked into the boutique.
• "What was that for?". I ask as we walked to a lady looking very professional behind a counter.
• "Like seriously??.... I'm Eva, a fashion artiste and not just any fashion artist I work for the hottest guy in Newyork". I nod knowing she was referring to Gary. The lady smiled warmly
• "Welcome Eva.... Who have you come to shop for?." Eva, who was looking really classic in black stilettos and a black strapless gown stopping mid thigh exposing her flawless skin smiled at her. She flipped her blonde hair stylishly over her shoulders.
• "I'd be shopping for Gary's girl and you sure know what that means." I blush at Eva calling me Gary's girl. The girl eyed me.
• "Sure Eva.... there are a lot of stuffs that will suit Gary's girl." Her voice tinged with jealousy. Eva nods and I follow her to the section full of classy looking clothes. A female attendant was busy giving quick info on any dress Eva picks. She picks a black dress with stones made of diamond designing it. it was strapless and the length?, nothing to write home about.
• "Go try it on."
• "Huh?.... I'm not putting on this." I shake my head Eva scoffs
• "I'm not taking orders from you Lesley... it's Gary's orders and you sure don't want him to cut off my head when I don't get him what he wants." she gently pushes me towards the changing room.
• "But..." I try to protest
• "No buts Lesley please just go try it on and let me see how it looks on you." She manages to get me inside and slams the door shut. before I could protest.
• I emerged minutes later dragging the elm down because it was too short. But I couldn't help noticing how sexy it looked on me. Eva smiled and tells the sales assistant.
• "I would take this."
• I just huff and go in to take it off We spent close to an hour there, trying out costly dresses, shoes and jewelries which I'm certain would cost a huge fortune. All for a one day anniversary!?. Good Lord!.
• When we were done we headed back to the mansion. The driver parked in the garage and we got out. We took the lift for the fifth floor, Gary apartment and she entered after typing in his password. Gary looking so cute in casuals looked up on seeing us.
• "I'm back boss, and I'm certain you'd love every outfit. Lesley's got a great body so all the outfits suited just fine" Eva informs. I blink rapidly at the compliment and bite down at my lips. I think am the only one he allows to be called by his name.
• "Thanks Eva.... you could leave us now.". Came his reply. Eva nodded and walks out.
• "Hey brunnie."He calls with a smirk on his face. I furrow my brows and stalked towards him, I lower my butt beside him on the couch.
• "That name sounds so funny". I say as I stare at him.
• "You're my sexy little brunnie you now. I have to normalize calling you that in front of my parents. I better start now.." My cheeks take on a shade of red.. Staring at his perfectly curved mouth makes me wish I could kiss him.
• "Mr- Gary, I don't just understand all of this... I mean you can't possibly act like you don't know whats happening..... You can't just flirt anytime you like and act like I don't give a shit about it."
• Gary raked his eyes up and down my body and took out the half burnt cigarettes dangling loosely between his lips.
• "Well.... for starters I'd say no man in his right senses wouldn't love to flirt with you." I bit my lips and blush.
• "And..... about me kissing you.... what do you think about that?" I briefly glance at him and shrugged.
• "Don't know Gary, I pray it doesn't happen again." Gary leans back into the couch and crosses his long legs, and takes a drag from the cigarettes. He stuff the cigarette into the ashtray.
• "Damn me if I'd deny the fact that I'm attracted to you. Don't know what it is Lesley and it's just a month you've been here."
• I think my heart stops a second cos I couldn't breathe. He stands up and helds out his hand I placed mine in his and he slowly helps me up. We're inches apart and I could hear his heart beat. He pulls me closer to him self. He towers above me.
• Gary lowers his head and places his lips against mine. I stiffen at the contact but seconds later I'm kissing back, my palms work its way into his hair and rakes at it.
• I sigh softly as he grabs my ass. I knew I wanted this all along. Ever since he had crashed his lips on mine claiming I'm his girl. He groans softly as our tongues glides against each other in perfect rhythm
• Gary's arm slides up the gown I'm wearing and my heart gives a ridiculous thump, and even though I never wanted to, I flinched at the contact of his palm on my bare skin..