Here is Chapter 2. Enjoy! Read and Review. xxx

Lara and Zip stood in the main hall. Zip was making mental notes on where to put up the decorations. Lara on the other hand was thinking of music to play. Alistair just watched as the two pondered in their thoughts.

'I think we should have gold, bronze, sliver colour balloons. I don't think we wanna go 'over the top' with this.' Zip said as he mentally marked out the places the balloons would go. Lara nodded in agreement.

'How about we play…my CD collection. Number 15 to be exact.' Lara asked and looked at Zip with a smile.

'Wow! I love that collection of songs.' Zip stopped himself from happy dancing again.

'What songs are on that CD, Lara?' Alistair asked even though he already knew. Zip had played it millions of times already. He was just looking for an excuse to talk to her. Lara looked over at him. Alistair just sat there with a smile.

'It has Nelly Furtardo, Sugababes, Shakira, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera….' Lara trailed on. Alistair wasn't even really listening. He managed to get himself lost in her dark chocolate eyes. He hadn't heard that she had finished and kept staring. Lara however, raised an eyebrow and him. She raised her right hand and waved at him. Alistair immediately shot back to reality. He let out a small cough and straightened up his glasses and looked back at Lara.

'I didn't know you liked that type of music Lara.' Alistair said with a happy smile.

'I like most types of music Alistair. Not just classical. I quite like Trance. Maybe would should play a bit of that at the party. How does that sound Zip?' She looked over her shoulder to see Zip measuring on of the statues.

'Yep. Sounds good Lara. Make sure it includes 'Sandstorm and Illusion' please.' Zip never took his eyes off the statue.

'Sure will Zip. So, Alistair. Will you be joining in with our party?' Lara asked.

'Umm…err…Ok. For you. I will.' Alistair said and suddenly regretted it. He mentally slapped himself. He quickly looked away from Lara. His face was turning that shade of red again. Just like it did at the dining table. Lara looked at him with a confused expression slapped across her face. She decided it was best if she left him and went back over to Zip. As she walked back over to Zip, Alistair just watched.

'How could you be so stupid!? Now Lara probably suspects something. Way to go Alistair.' Alistair thought angrily to himself for about 5 minutes until Winston came over.

'Master Alistair. Would you care for a cup of Ice Tea?' Winston asked in a proper posh voice. Alistair just shook his head. Winston nodded and left for the kitchen. Alistair wondered if that man ever left that room.

Lara was outside on the assault Course. She was attempting another Personal Best again. Zip stood at the other end of the course with a stop watch. The timer just reached 1minute 30 seconds when Lara raced across the target practice and hot each target with amazing skill. She crossed the finishing line when Zip jogged over to her with a huge smile painted n his face.

'So, how'd I do?' Lara asked, slightly out of breath. That always happened when she was trying to beat herself. Any other time, her breathing is steady.

'1 minute 30. A whopping 25 second better than last time. All this practice is paying off' Zip replied as they both headed back to the manor.

'It sure does. Especially in the field.' Lara said with a grin.

'I bet it does man! I wouldn't wanna cross you. With that fiery attitude and those guns, what man would?' Zip joked. Lara just laughed. She playfully pushed him. They both entered the main hall to see Alistair flicking through some random TV Channels. Zip was first to speak.

'Why aren't you in the study reading a book? I though that's what bookworms do?' Zip let out a small laugh and smiled at Alistair.

'I don't always want to read books all the time. I do have different interests. I like birds. Nature.' Alistair said with a hint if anger seeping into his words.

'Sure you do.' Zip said with a slow nod and walked into his office. He sat down at his computer and started to rapidly search for more decorations. Lara looked at Zip and shook her head.

'Boys and their toys.' She thought to herself. She made her way up the stairs and entered her room. She walked over to the balcony and looked out at the surrounding features. It was a beautiful day. With that, Lara made her way into the showers and let the hot water trail down her body.

So, what do you think? I'm stating Chapter 3 right now. So you wont have long to wait. Thanks. R&R Please.