"When have you started to smoke? I don't think is a good example for your sister." Fiona whispered to Declan's ear.
Declan got speechless for a moment but than his old confidence kicked back in. "Think of it more as a breathing treatment. I assume that my beautiful sister will keep it to herself right?" Declan said hugging Fiona with his left arm.
"That depends if you behave. Anyway the driver is waiting for us, so drop that fuming stick, and I'll show you my apartment."
Declan was half awake when he walked into the living room and saw someone sitting on the couch. It must be someone from the cleaning service, he thought.
"Shouldn't you be working? Never mind, since you here get me something to drink from the kitchen." Declan said and sat down on the couch himself with a big headache.
The guy, who looked really creepy to Declan, rolled his eyes with the grin on his face, and said in a sweet voice full of venom. "Of course, sir. What kind of drink can I get for you?" Eli asked.
"Glass of red wine should be just fine. Now of you go." Declan said holding his forehead like a prima donna after a big show. Where Fiona does finds those goofy people at? Declan thought.
Fiona came out from her room in her little cute purple dress. "Declan do you feel like going out to eat? If not, it's okay." She said standing in the middle of the living room. "Oh! Handsome! I am sorry to keep you waiting. What you got over there, is it for me?" Fiona asked.
"Princess, you look stunning. Well no, the drink is for the royal ass sitting on the couch," Eli replied and handed the glass of wine to Declan. "Who is this snob anyway?" He asked, eyeballing Declan from top to bottom with a smirk on his face."Is there any other request your majesty or can I be excused for now?"
Fiona nervously chucked. What a fucking awkward situation, she thought then cleared her throat."Declan, this is my boyfriend Eli," Fiona paused thinking what else she could say then continued, "And Eli, the person sitting on the couch, that would be my twin brother. He just came in from New York." She paused again then said "Well, since we know all each other now, me and Eli will leave you the whole apartment to your disposition. Bye," Fiona said dragging Eli behind her.
Once they left Declan took a sip of his wine. "I'll need something much stronger than the wine to survive being around that jackass."
Declan got up early in the morning since Fiona was still sleeping, he had a good opportunity to look around her apartment. On the desk, he saw a huge pile of unopened mail. That is so typical of my sister. Well, I could be good, once in a while, and open it for her. One of the letters might be even for me, he thought.
There was nothing for Declan in the mail, but he found a letter addressed to his father. Now that was odd, because all dads' mail went straight to his office. Declan was hesitating for a while. If it was something important for his dad, Declan would let him know about it, and in worst case scenario got yelled again by Damian for going thru his papers. If it was nothing serious, he would get rid of it, and his dad would never find out. In the envelope, there was a very short letter saying:
"My Dear Old Friend,
Please accept my gift Damian, as a thank you, for an old favor that you had done for me long time ago.
Yours,
Dr. Jian Tao
P.S. 7732676789 "
"Good morning Declan," Fiona said right behind him already dressed up and ready to go.
"Don't scare me like that baby girl, not unless you want me to have a heart attack."
"Declan, listen carefully, because I'm already running late. Can you stay for me here until the food gets delivered? I promised Clare to pick her up."
"Fine, I'll wait until you come back."
Declan looked again at the letter, trying to figure out what the numbers, at the bottom, meant. It could have been phone number or code to the safety box. What if it was an account number? No, the last one sounded too good to be true. He grabbed his cell phone from the pocket and dialed it. Holly shit! Declan thought. The phone was actually ringing. At one point, he was ready to hang up, but he stayed on the line. No one picked up the phone. It was just a voicemail saying:
"Dr Tao is unavailable at this moment for any information please contacts Mr. Kenneth William's office to schedule the appointment. To call now press 1, otherwise please hang up."
What the hell was this all about? Fucked it, Declan thought, and pressed one. It was not like he had anything else to do. Someone, on the other side, picked up and said. "Good morning. This is Mr. Kenneth William's office. How can I help you?"
"I want to schedule the appointment with Mr. Williams. Is Wednesday at 2:00pm available?" Declan asked, in very sweet voice.
"Yes, it is open, and who am I speaking with?" The secretary asked back.
"Declan Coyne"
"Is there anything else, I can help you with?"
"Yes, give me the office address just for conformation." Declan requested.
"We are located at 5489 S. Evergreen Road."
"Thank you," Declan said and he hung up the phone.