The
mystery of you
The
other version of the Mystery party
Episode
5.19
There was a soft murmuring going through the dining room of Drover's run as Alex took his seat at the table. Rob, dressed in a soldier suit, blew out with a relaxed smirk upon his face.
'Well guys, you have to arm wrestle for the love of our lovely eresh', Jodi squealed pleased. She loved how the party was going so far; long glad she didn't turn out to be the woman they had to fight for. Normally she would have loved it, but not when it involved Rob.
'Which would be me', Stevie said with a high and elegant voice, gentle letting a hand gesture go along with her words.
Alex pulled up the sleeve of his light blue chauffeur's shirt. He quickly glanced at Stevie who was standing behind Rob, hoping that view wouldn't distract him. Wisely he looked at Rob, a slight frown upon his face.
His tongue ran slowly over his lower lip, added with an enjoying grin. 'Well wounded soldier, let's see who will win the hand of this beautiful lady.'
Somehow he thought it was a pleasure to fight over Stevie.
The eresh, he rectified in his thoughts.
Focus, it sounded in his mind, while for just a sec the thought crossed his mind he couldn't loose this; this was more than a just a game. He had seen the little conversation Stevie and Rob had earlier this day, almost called secretive. The fact he hardly knew Rob slightly annoyed him and surely when there seemed a whisper going on between Stevie and the new overseer.
Positioning their elbows upon the wooden hardness of the table, the two men showed their male pride upon their faces.
'Now don't cheat', Jodi quickly added, while Alex felt the tight grip of Rob's hand.
He wouldn't go down easily, for a moment Alex' seemed to underestimate his own strength.
A weak distraction was caused by Stevie's hand, lying gently upon his' hand and Rob's. 'May the best win', she spoke amused, but with a feminine seriousness going along with it.
This was more than a game, so Alex purposely didn't look at her. It would distract him; it would almost feel like a promise to win this for her. He needed to be fully concentrated.
He immediately felt Rob's power when Stevie let go of their hands. Alex' blue eyes were glowing in the light of the room,. Focusing on the face of his opponent his teeth started to cling together.
I need to win.
It was more than prestige. He was surprised with Rob's toughness. 'Come on Alex', her gentle, but powerful voice filled with hope reached his ears.
Once again it repeated in his mind; I need to win. Focusing even more he felt he started to get dominance in the fight and it lightened up his eyes, his face showing the strain of the battle. Alex was giving his all. The encouragements didn't reach him anymore; he knew he was near winning, pushing Rob's arm back.
With a last attempt of power he knocked his hand forcefully upon the table.
A victorious grin played upon his face. 'Good try, but not good enough'.
Rob gave him a hard stare, before getting a soft smile of defeat upon his face. 'I made it easy on you; there's more to your game', Rob spoke with his plain, near quiet, voice. Those last words flashed across Alex' mind and for a sec Rob could notice the effect upon his friend's face.
Not completely sure what Rob meant with it, Alex just felt that victorious feeling rush to his veins.
To be continued