Letters to Juliet

Chapter 1
"A ghost from the past"

Candice Blanche Andrew was a student at the University of Chicago. She took a sabbatical and she had gone backpacking through Europe after finishing high school, but she had stayed longer, because of her heartbreak… Her parents had let her, knowing she needed time to get over her heartbreak… Now she was back home and she had to finish school and eventually get a job and provide for herself and live alone. She was outside the university sitting on a bench, when one of her friend arrived breathless.

- Candy! Oh here you are! Finally!

- What's going on Annie? Asked Candy

Annie Jones was her roommate in an apartment downtown. She was blond like her, but her hair was strait and Candy's were wavy.

- You have to come quickly! There's a guy looking for you!

- A guy?

- Yes, he's very handsome!

- Annie… he asked for me? It's not one of my cousins?

- I know your cousins for seeing them in pictures, no, it's not one of your cousins! He like like those guys in romance novels you read…

- Really? Said Candy , you're sure he was real? You're not hallucinating?

- Candy, stop it! He insisted a lot to see you...I did tell him that I didn't know where you were exactly. But he said he was going to wait for you. That he waited 7 years for you, so a few moments more…

- A guy you said?

- Yes, I should say a man, very tall, very handsome with bleu-green eyes. The most spectacular male specimen that had ever crossed the door step of this building…

Candy burst out laughing. Annie had the habit of exaggerating things.

- Are you done saying nonsense?

- I'm serious Candy… I swear to you, it's a sure heart attack, very tall, very blond and blue-green eyes, I've never seen a guy so hot! He looks like those guy on the big billboards posters…

- Stop it! Why would a guy like that want to see me?

- I don't know, but you go and see him, quickly

- You think he's a student?

- He looks more like a teacher… he looks serious, older than a student, he looks more like a "man"…

- Maybe he's a new teacher… did he say what he wanted?

- He wants you! That's what he wants! Come on, go! He said he waited 7 years…

- 7 years ago, I was 16…

Candy took her stuff and she started walking to go see who was looking for her. She got to the office and she looked through the little window on the door. Her heart skipped beat. Sitting on an armchair, was Terrence Grandchester III, in the flesh. What was he doing there? He seemed at his ease and very relaxed, like he was sitting in his own living room, as handsome as ever. He was wearing a jean and blue-green polo the same colour has her eyes... His head was leaning forward, reading a magazine. Candy remembered how much she like drowning in his ocean coloured eyes… she remembered like it was yesterday, those beautiful eyes looking at her full of love and his lips making a beautiful smile just before he kissed her… She tried chasing those memories form her head, but it was practically impossible. She looked at him with a little more attention. His hair was still a little long like back in the days and still very thick and a little wavy. He was still so handsome!

He had always been that handsome… she remembered their first meeting like it was yesterday. He had came back from a party with her brother Anthony where they had drank more then they should've had. She was 12 years old and she wanted to see her big brother's famous boyfriend he talked about so much. She had slipped in the guest room in silence which was in the dark. The curtains were closed preventing the sun from coming through the windows. She wanted to see the famous boy, who shared her brother's room and who had a very long name with a number. He was lying on the bed with his arms on the top of his head. His long legs were going over the cover and she could see he was shirtless.

His name was Terrence G, Grandchester III. She remembered her brother Anthony had told them about his back to school and his friend with a very long name that ended with a number. He has even said, the had royal blood somewhere… According to Anthony, Terrence was from the British nobility and he had a red sport car… Her favourite colour… Candy looked at him and she saw he had lots of muscles. Anthony has muscles too, but she had never looked at him like that! And he had more muscles than Anthony, well at least it seemed like that to her. She looked at his hair, all over the place around his beautiful sleeping face. She had never seen such a handsome man aside from television or in the movies. She was out of breath. His face was perfect shape, his eyebrows were beautiful curved chestnut brown and his eyelashes were straight on his beautiful golden cheeks, his were not too thin nor too thick with a charming form. If only she could've seen the colour of his eyes. And why not the color of his underwear, while she was at it! She almost burst out laughing and she put her hand on her mouth and took some steps back, before she gave in to temptation and look under the cover. What if he's naked? No, she was crazy! She had to stop that nonsense. So she took some steps backwards.

She had gone to the guestroom, not only to look at her brother's handsome friend, but to take something from the closet. She opened the closet in silence so she wouldn't wake up the handsome guy. She realised that her mother had put her geology material on the top of the closet. So she took an armchair to climb and reach the top of the closet. She got on the armchair, only she lost her balance and fell, making a loud noise which woke up the handsome guest.

- Are you all right? He asked

Terrence G Grandchester was dominating her with his height. He boxer was red and aside from that, her chest was naked with muscles. Candy was melting, he talked to her!

- Did you hurt your self? He asked with his beautiful voice with the British accent.

He gave her his hand to help her get back on her feet.

- I'll survive, she said standing up

He went to sit on the bed and drank a glass of water which was on the night table.

- That can't be very good, she said

- I'm thirsty, he said, what time is it?

- 9 o'clock.

She looked at him with fascinating eyes.

- I'm Candice Blanche Andrew. They call me Candy.

- Please to meet you, he said giving her his hand, I'm Terry, Anthony's friend.

And she said:

- Terrence III, I know.

"Blue-green, his eyes are blue-green" She noticed.

- It's Christmas in October, she said smiling

He understood she was talking about his weird face.

- Is it that horrible?

- Dreadful! She said smiling

He burst out laughing and she was able to see his white teeth.

- I'm sorry for waking you up, she said, I was trying to get my bag on the upper shelf.

- Don't tell me I'm in your room…

- No, but I use this closet, because mine is full… what does the "G" stands for? She asked

He was a little lost…

- The what?

- The "G" in your name…

- Oh… Graham…

- It's not all that…

- That's why I use "G", it makes the name less long…

- Terrence G, Grandchester the third is les long than Terrence Graham Grandchester the third? She said stunned, you really have to use "the third"? Sound pompous…

- If you ask me, "Grandchester" sounds too pompous

- You father is the second?

- Yes…

- Shouldn't that make you a "Junior" or something?

- I'd rather be called "Terry"…

- Then I will call you Terry…

- All right, he said showing his white teeth

Then he said:

- If I give you your bag, you promise you'll let me go back to sleep?

She looked at him mischievously.

- If you take me for a ride in your sport car, it's a deal.

He looked at her smiling. She had two pigtails, green eyes and freckles on her nose. She was so beautiful… but what was he thinking? She was a kid…

Candy was wondering if she had something on her nose, she rubbed it.

- What are you looking at?

- Your freckles… you've got a lot of them.

- In fact, I collect them, she said smiling.

He had stood up to take the bag she had come for.

- This bag is heavy, what do you got in there? Rocks?

- As a matter of fact, I collect pebbles too.

He gave her the bag.

- Pebbles, freckles, you're a real collector! Here you go…

- Thank you …

- I shouldn't be talking to you with my boxes like that…

- I've seen Anthony with boxers hundreds of time…

- Anthony is your brother… I'm not.

"Oh yes, thank God you're not my brother. It would've been a pity, you're way too hot!" She said to herself.

- And I doubt your father would approve, even ifyou have a very pretty nose with your freckles, Miss Freckles…

- My name is Candy…

- That's what I said, Miss Freckles!

- You're impossible! She said taking her bag to leave…

- You're going to show me your rock collection?

- If you wish, after the ride in your car… Terrence Graham Grandchester the third, I think you're very cool. You're not a looser and I'm happy you're my brother's friend, And Ilike you a lot.

She opened the door and left with her bag. She heard behind the door:

- I like you took, Miss Freckles. And I'm lucky to be crashing a my friends who has a sister as cool as you. We're going to for a ride in my car later!

Candy came back to reality. She was still looking at Terry

- So, said Annie, who had come near her, do you know him?

- Yes…

- Who is it?

Good question. The man of her dreams? The love of her life? The man who broke her heart into a million pieces?

- He's my brother's university friend, she finally said

She turned around and told Annie:

- Tell him I'm not available…

- Come on Candy, since you're here!

- Please Annie…

- Candy, listen to me. I talked to her earlier. Only for five minutes, but it was enough for me to know that he's not a looser. If I tell him tattle tales, he's going to know that you found out he wa here and you left running.

Candy listened to her speechless and Annie continued:

- A man like him always s has the same reaction when his pray runs, he follows! So if for a reason I can't explain you want to get rid of him, if you don't want him to follow you everywhere… and frankly, I can tell you that would adore that… You better take a deep breath and open the door and go talk to him!

Annie was absolutely right. Candy took a deep breath and she opened the door and got in the room.