Nobody warned you
Nobody told you to make up your mind
Nobody told you that I could just waltz through and
shake up your style
I'm inside like a wrecking ball
through your eyes and I changed it all from inside
-Interpol

Chapter 1: From the mess to the masses

"Well I guess that's the last of it?" said the woman to herself fixing the placement of a small ceramic elephant on her bookshelf. She stood back to look around at what five days of unpacking looked like. She smiled to herself not believing she had made the move to London, England. She had always wanted to move from her home state of Arizona but she didn't think she was going to make a move thousands of miles away. Wow two moves in one month.

She had only just moved to California when she saw the opening for a job as a personal assistant that paid more than she ever made in her entire life working at the local diner back home. She thought what the hell why not give it a chance there's nothing keeping me here…well, not anymore.

Her boyfriend of six years had ended the relationship by sleeping with her closest friend. He had told her that it was over and he had a new found love for her former friend. She never understood this simply because the two had claimed to have hated each other. Although she knew that the space between them had happened some time ago the betrayal still affected her greatly...she didn't want it to end like that.

It hurt to think about those years of their relationship, deep down she knew she still loved him. Six years she thought to herself. Quickly she wiped the tears that would soon spill to her cheeks. She couldn't take a trip down memory lane right now. She was starting a new and needed to focus on the now and not the past. She was already off to a great start with a new job and change of scenery.

Lost in thought she was startled by the sound of her cell phone ringing. She listened hard for the waves of sound to determine what boxes she needed to move to find it. Finding the direction of the sound she quickly moved the empty boxes and bubble wrap. Grabbing the phone quickly she answered it.

"Hello? Sarah speaking?" she said in a breathless tone sitting on the floor.

"Hello Miss? This is Rachel Wistler from Celebrity Personal Assistance Inc. We just wanted to inform you that your superior would like to request that you meet at The Landau restaurant on Portland Place Regent Street, London on Monday morning at 9am, where you will be introduced to each other and be given the rundown of expectations."

"Yes uh thank you very much for calling! I will definitely be there!" Sarah said after writing down the address and time.

"You're very welcome madam. Good luck to you!" click

With the address in hand she walked to her bedroom and lay on the bed thinking of the wonders of tomorrow. Monday! Tomorrow? I wonder who I'm working for. I wonder if it's a big name. Well I'm sure it wouldn't matter? They could probably be just like me normal I guess you could say. Yeah except their more popular than you are. True. Alright well I'll just have to act nonchalant and not be afraid. I CAN'T BELIEVE IM GOING TO BE A PERSONAL ASSISTANT! Sarah's mind filled with different emotions of happiness and nervousness as she looked at the black diamond chandelier hanging from the ceiling of her bed.

Her bedroom was one of the rooms in the whole flat that she liked most. Its décor represented her personality. The walls were painted a grey color some would see her room as gloomy but she loved the color it wasn't too dark or too light. It was a nice color between sadness and happiness. It was a color she was comfortable with. The walls were bare with only a few pictures hanging here and there.

Against the wall in the far corner she painted music notes as though they were being emitted from her record player below. She loved her record player. Even though she did live in the era of ipods and mp3's she had always loved the way music on the player sounded so clean and crisp. Below this was an open six box black shelf that was stocked with records. She had acquired a lot of vinyl over the years some old and some new, all alphabetized to her liking.

Her bedding was a soft lavender color with small embroidered flowers all round the hem this added a bit of a feminine touch. She had a night stand on each side of the bed, a black dresser against the wall in front of her bed that held a plasma TV.

She loved her room it was the only place that no matter where she was she could make it hers. She could make it feel like home. It was her place of solitude the place in a home where she could be alone and get away from the harsh realities of the world if only for a few minutes or hours with sleep.

Sarah got up from the bed and ran into the kitchen grabbing her laptop off the kitchen counter and walked back into her bedroom and sat on her bed. Flipping open her Mac book she typed in the address to the restaurant to her surprise she didn't live too far from it. Figuring she should get to know her new home she decided on walking to her destination.

"I should probably look for something to wear." Noticing the quiet as she said this she decided to put on some music. She got up from the bed and walked over to her walk-in closet.

Her clothes varied from laid back looks to somewhat classy. Although she favored more of a laid back look jean and a t-shirt would suffice to her but she thought the occasion called for a nicer look, it was her first day. Sarah rummaged through her clothes and decided on a kind of summer dress w/ a nice cardigan and flats. It seemed appropriate being that it was summer and all.

She hung her dress and cardigan on the rod and shut the closet door. She fixed herself some dinner, watched some TV, and thought about what her day would be like tomorrow. The events of unpacking throughout the day made her exhausted she found herself dosing off on the couch and decided to get some much needed sleep. Sarah slipped under the blanket and fell into a dreamless sleep unaware of the events that would unfold in months to come.

2 am- London Club

He sat that bar looking at all the wonderfully drunk people. He himself had a buzz going on. Taking a sip from his rum and coke he looked over to the woman on the dance floor grinding on her friends and having the time of her life. He was taking her home tonight even if he could hardly stand up on his own.

He didn't pay much attention to the man that had sat next to him until he spoke.

"Hey mate!" said the man." How's it going?"

Tom looked over to find an acquaintance of his sitting right beside him. He didn't really know the man but had seen him coming with one of Jades friends, he was probably introduce to him but for the life of him couldn't remember the mans name. Playing nice he conversed with him briefly.

"Hey-you'll have to excuse me for forgetting your name." said Tom extending his hand.

"No worries. Its Darren"

Hello Darren Nice to see you here. You enjoying yourself" he shouted over the music while shaking Darren's hand.

"yeah it's a great party Jade is a lucky girl to have you plan such a great birthday party for her."

"well I thought I would show her how much I love her, she's clearly having a good time" he said pointing at the woman on the dance floor swinging her hair from side to side moving her hips in all directions."She's totally pissed out of her mind"

"So Veronica tells me that Jade hired a personal assistant?"

"Yeah she seems to think I can't handle my own affairs. I don't know where she got the idea of us not seeing enough of each other I see her each time that I can. I just hope whoever this new hire is spends more time with Jade than me…" He said as he downed the last of his drink and set the empty glass on the bar. Before he could say anymore on the subject he saw Jades friends walking her over with both arms on the shoulder of each friend.

"I think you need to take her home now Tom" said Veronica

"Hey babe you okay? Are you ready to call it a night?" he said placing his fingers under her chin so he could get a look at her.

Yeah I think I want-"she slurred before she slumped her head down and passed out before getting all her words out. He slung her arm over his shoulder and walked her out the club doors her friends following right behind.

As he helped Jade into the SUV he turned to Veronica and said "Can you let everyone know that we left as well as the owner so everyone can clear out?"

"Yeah sure thing" she said as he retreated to the other side of the car to get in.

"Jade sweetheart Happy Birthday I hope you had a good time!" said Veronica as she kissed Jades cheek.

Coming out of her stupor Jade replied "That's right it's my birthday drinks on me!" she said happily throwing her hands in the air clearing her hair out of her face to show heavy eyes.

"No love lets go home there are more drinks there" said Tom as he tried to get her into a seat belt.

As they drove to Tom's home he was thankful he had hired a driver for the night. He could barely keep his vision in focus as he too had a little too much to drink. With Jade clinging on to him they finally made it to his flat they stumbled through the lobby and out of the elevator. Once getting to the door he fumbled for his keys, through his current state he inserted the key in the hole, opening the door. Walking through the halls and into the bedroom he undressed her down to her knickers and pulled the blankets on top of her. He kissed her on the lips and began to undress himself as best he could.

Thinking that tomorrows hangovers were going to be interesting he gave into unconsciousness as he fell into a drunken slumber. He would be meeting his new assistant tomorrow not thinking once about what kind of person he would be meeting and how much she would affect his life.

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