Hello! Well, Christmas break is almost here and I will finally be able to write more! A lot has happened in these past few weeks, I was transferred out of my favorite class and wouldn't face my teacher until yesterday and surprisingly she was nice to me and said I made her day. Guys, if any of yall pray, please pray I am back in that class in January! Anywhoozle, this story idea came from listening to the song If I Never Knew You from Pocahontas, I can't think of the man and woman's name who sings is, but if you listen to it, it's just amazing and beautiful. This is set in season four...I just loved how beautiful Lauren looked in this season and there are some things from season one I added in that I liked...like Niles' hair color. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and reviews and comments and helpfulness keeps me alive! Ta-ta until the end of this chapter!
Chapter One: This Is War
"I love you." He whispered against her lips.
"I love you to." She replied and then he kissed her. She loved his kisses, they were so tender and caring. She had never been kissed like this before, it may have been because of the fact that all others hadn't meant it like he did. When he pulled away, she gasping for breath. She stared into his light blue eyes, she'd also never seen eyes the color of his before. She placed her hand on his cheek. He placed his hand on hers and smiled his lop sided grin. She laughed a little when she saw it.
Her eyes then grew misty and he looked at her with concern. She shook her head and then the tears began to stream down her cheeks. With a quick move, he rolled over on his back and placed her on top of him. He was now the one looking up and he gently wiped the tears away with his thumb. He could tell by the look in her dark eyes that she was thinking about the past.
"It's alright." He said and she sniffed.
"How?" She whispered as more tears streamed down her face.
"Like I told you, I love you. I love you more than anything in the world." He replied.
She smiled weakly. He then pressed his lips against hers and ran his fingers through her blonde hair. She pulled away and he placed a strand behind her ear that had been hanging in her face. She intertwined her hands with his and kissed him quickly before pulling away again and looking down at him.
"Do you believe me?" He asked.
"Yes, I do." She replied before she bent down and kissed him. Her diamond ring shimmered in the light and its reflection caught her eye. They both looked at it and smiled. A year ago it had been nothing like this, and that is how the story begins...
1 Year Ago
"Fuck. My. Life." C.C. Babcock muttered as she looked out at the rain. She drummed her fingernails on the counter of her Park Avenue penthouse. She really didn't want to go out into this blasted weather, but she had no other choice, Maxwell would definitely need her help today. They had auditions for their new play and if she didn't show up, he'd probably cast that damn Nanny of his if she were to show up.
She grumbled as she walked over to the closet and grabbed her long raincoat before she walked out into the hallway. She then realized she had left her purse and with a stomp of her foot, she walked back inside and just as she was doing so, her phone rang.
"Fantastic." She said before she plastered a fake smile on her face and answered.
"C.C.?" Maxwell's voice asked.
"Who else?" She replied snidely.
"Right, I sent my new butler for you, he should be outside with the limo for you." He stated.
"New butler? What happened to Trevor or whatever the hell his name is." She asked.
"He's dead C.C., you went to his funeral." Oh yeah, right.
"Where did you find a new butler so fast?" She asked as she drummed her fingers on the table.
"That's the thing, I grew up with this one. He's a little bit older than me, but his father worked for mine and seeing as I needed another one, my father sent him to me." He replied.
"You make him sound like a piece of cargo." She said matter-of-factually.
"His name is Niles, I'll see you when he get here!" Click. It was as if he hadn't heard a word she'd said. She rolled her eyes and chucked the phone onto the couch, she'd get it later. She went into her bedroom and retrieved her purse before she made her way out the door and to the elevator.
Niles Brightmore was standing in the lobby of the apartment building soaking wet. When Mr. Sheffield had told him to go pick up his business partner, he had been resistant at first, but when he said it was a woman, he immediately changed his mind. He turned his head toward the sound of the elevator dinging and when he saw who emerged, he was amazed. This had to be the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. She must have had something for dark colors, but she wore them well. She was in a navy blue pants suit with the jacket unbuttoned and a white shirt on underneath. She had light blonde hair that went to her shoulders and was tall yes, but she was gorgeous.
"You must be Niles." She said as she gave him the once over. He wasn't bad looking at considering he was drenched. She guessed he was in his mid to late forties and she could tell his hair had been dyed the dark brown color that it was because of the streaks of blonde that were showing. He was clad in stereotypical butler attired, a black suit and tie, and an overcoat, but there was something about him she had never seen before, his eyes. They were a color of blue she'd never seen, they weren't dark enough to be aqua, but they weren't light enough to be sky blue, she decided ice blue was the perfect color name for them.
"Yes ma'am. And you must be Miss Babcock." He held out his hand for her to shake, but all she did as just look at it.
"Of course I am, who else would I be?" She asked snidely.
He awkwardly wiped his hand he'd been holding out on his coat and put it down by his side again. He realized then that this was most definitely a high maintenance woman that wouldn't think of him as anything other than a domestic, but he wasn't going to let her get to him. Hell no way.
"With the way your hair is sticking up, you could be Frakenstein's bride." He replied.
"What?" She asked. She wheeled around and looked at the mirror and saw that a few strands of her hair were standing up. He watched as she tried to fix them the best way she could and he found it funny.
"Come along Babs, time's a wasting!" He called as he turned and began to walk out.
After she was sure she'd fixed her hair, she followed him out, and then she saw what he had done. He had pulled the limo out into the rain. She growled when she heard him blow the horn, she knew then that she was going to hate this man, and she'd only known him about five minutes.
Ten minutes later, C.C. walked into the theater with Niles following not too far behind, but she was too angry to give a damn. Maxwell turned in his seat and saw her coming and he rose to his feet to greet her, but when he saw what she looked like, he couldn't help but grin.
"You look like a drowned rat C.C." He stated. In reply, she shook her head quickly and sent water flying in all directions. He shielded himself from her and when she looked back at him, the expression on her face made him stop smiling. "What happened?" He asked as he straightened his tie.
"That butler of yours made me walk in the rain! First to get to the limo, and the second time he parked a block away and made me walk again. I think he needs to be dealt with." She said.
"Oh C.C. come now, maybe he couldn't find a place to park both times, and believe me, it's just rain, you should be fine." He then sat back down and she looked at the back of his head with her mouth open. She heard chuckling from behind and she glared at the butler who was sitting in the back. She balled her fist at him and stuck her tongue out, but that just made it worse, he just kept on laughing.
She muttered under her breath as she sat down next to Maxwell and for the rest of the audition process, she was absolutely miserable. She was sure that she would get a cold thanks to that no account butler. She would love to throttle his neck with no remorse, but right now she couldn't do it, there were too many witnesses.
He couldn't help but stare at her, she was just so beautiful. Unlike anything he'd ever seen. He felt this tingly feeling inside that had only happened with one other woman, but he had never told her how he felt and when he was going to, it was too late. She had moved on and found someone else and he had been brokenhearted for the longest time, maybe this would be his chance to move on.
His thoughts then pondered to what C.C. might stand for. Cassandra Chloe? Clarissa Catherine? No no, those names weren't good enough for her. He'd make a way to find out if it killed him. He ran his fingers through his own wet hair and smiled. He was going to have fun with this woman, he already knew how to make her tick and it would be no problem whatsoever to get her to do it. He'd especially enjoy it if she were to reply, but he'd still get her, no matter what she did.
When it was all over, they had chosen everyone they needed and C.C. stomped outside, where the sun was trying to shine through the gray clouds. She had dried out some, but her hair was beginning to curl and she hated when it did that. When she would get back home, she'd have to take a shower for sure and plot the demise of that fucking butler. His very thought made her get even angrier. Right then and there she decided this was war.
Well, what do you think? I promise the insults will be better as it goes along. I already have most of this story planned out and sorry this chapter was short, but I worked hard on it, so yay me! Like I said earlier, reviews keep me breathing and I would love some critique from some of the great writers and readers! And if you want to see something happen, let me know! Thank you! And Happy Holidays!
Ashton
