16 Going on 30…
Chapter 2
"Do you still love me…?"
The meeting went on fine at Grandchester Enterprises, Susanna was a lot of help. Terry couldn't help but being grateful for all her help. By the time the meeting was over, it was lunch time, he was anxious to get back to his office so he could see if his assistant had found Candy's address, Susanna was walking with him.
- Thank you very much for your help Susanna…
- You're very welcome, you want to do lunch to thank me?
- I'm sorry, maybe another time, I have a previous engagement
- A previous engagement? With whom? I checked your schedule… you don't have an appointment
- Are you spying on me Susanna?
- No, but… I thought I'd check your schedule for the day…
- That's spying Susanna…
They arrived at Terry's office, he got in and turned around and looked at her.
- I'm sorry Susanna…
- There's the dinner party at your mother's tonight… but of course you won't want to go as usual…
- Actually I would love to go at my mother's tonight
- Since when? Said Susanna surprised
- Since my mother called this morning to invite us, apparently she has already talked to you …
- Terry, you never want to go to your mother's diner parties… I always end up there alone while you sleep with some little starlet…
- Really? Well this time I want to see my mother…
- I'll be ready at 8 pm, she said
- Fine…
And he closed the door on her. His assistant came in and gave him a piece of paper…
- She's here in New York? Oh that's great!
- For a while she's doing charity work
- I'm going to go see her… could you get the driver?
- He's waiting for you downstairs sir
- Thanks John, said Terry
Terry stood up and walked out the door. The driver was waiting for him in front of the building and he got in and the driver took off. He gave him the address and when he got in front of Candy's building…
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Candy was in Albert's New York's apartment having a lunch. Albert was out on business. She had been doing charity work in orphanages. She had been doing it all over the world, especially in third world country, she was a missionary. She had come back to America and at 29years old, she decided it was time for her to get married. Albert had been nice to her forever, he wanted to marry her and she said yes, because it was time for her to have a family and settle down. She could continue her charity work in America.
She spent the morning organising different galas for charity. When the butler arrived to tell her someone was looking for her, she thought it was the society woman association for charities
- Let them come up, she said
She interrupted her lunch and walked to the door to great them. She was surprised to find Terry walking through the door…
- Terry!
- Candy! Thank God I found you!!!
He walked to her and hugged her hard, Candy was stunned and was frozen on the spot…
- Terry, she said finally hugging him back and smelling his nice cologne, what are you doing here?
- Candy I need your help!
- Well hello to you too, Terrence!
For Terry, who was just with Candy, he had to remember that they were now in 1927 and he was 30 years old and they hadn't seen each other for over a decade…
- I'm sorry, hello Candy…
- Hi Terry… to what do I owe this honour?
- Candy, I'm lost!
- Lost how?
- I woke up and I don't know where I am…
- You're in New York City living with your fiancée?
- Exactly! I don't understand a thing! Why aren't you my fiancée? What's with the invading one legged broad?
- Terry! She saved your life! Be nice to her!
- Candy, what is going on? Why are you marrying Albert?
- Because I love him?
- No, you love me! Not Albert!
- Terry…
- Tell me what happened, why we're not together…anymore… I found those letters in my studies, you were supposed to come to New York and be with me…
Candy looked at him like he had just fallen from the sky…
- I came to New York and … you know what happened!
- Humour me please Candy…
Candy couldn't believe Terry was making her relive all that nightmare, but she looked at him, he really did seem lost and sincere…
- I was having lunch, would you care to join me?
- I'm sorry for interrupting your lunch, thanks for the invitation, it would be my pleasure…
He walked with her to the dinning room and sat at the table with her. A maid brought a plate for him and he served himself with chicken, mashed potatoes and salad… While Candy told him what happened all those years ago…
- I don't know why I'm telling you all this, did you hit your head or something?
- Or something… oh my God! I'm so sorry! I can't believe I was such a wuss! I didn't fight for us! What was wrong with me?
- You had a duty…
- I had love, have love with you…
- Terry, it's over between us… I'm engaged to Albert
- How could you? I love you Candy…
- Terry please don't make this more difficult than it is… it's been more than 10 years! You're talking about like it just happened!
- That's because for me it just happened! I woke up with no memory of the last decade or so! With a one legged broad in my bed… I thought I was having a nightmare!!!
- Are you sure you're all right?
- No, I'm not fine, this is all wrong! This is not the future I pictured in my head with you…
- What did you have in mind for us…?
- While I was playing the harmonica for you when you were in the tower, I was thinking of marrying you and leave school with you…
- Really? Well you left school so I could stay and went to America without me!
- I did? He said surprised
- Yes, and I followed you to the harbour, but I missed the boat… I left school anyway, so your sacrifice was in vain, because I couldn't stay in school without you…
- Oh Candy…
Terry was feeling really weird to hear about that version of what happened to them…
- I'm so … sorry for leaving you behind
Even if he doesn't remember doing that…
- Terry can we not talk about the past anymore?
- All right let's talk about the present… so you're getting married to Albert
- Yes…
- Are you two lovers?
- How dare you ask me something like that? We've been over for more than 10 years!
- I don't understand… do you love him?
- Yes, I do…
- What about me?
- What about you?
- Do you still love me…?
- We are not having this conversation!
- Why not?
- Terry you can't just appear in my life years later and ask me about my love life…
- I still love you Candy…
- You have a duty!
- I don't care! Nothing is making sense, except being here with you, seeing you…!
- You should go to the hospital get your head examined
- Is it so hard for you to believe that I still love you?
- You've been living with another woman for years, sleeping with her, and you come here to declare your love for me, knowing how much it will hurt me? How could you be so cruel Terry?
- Candy, I'm sorry
- I can't do this!
- I'm sorry Candy, said Terry, I didn't want to upset you! Try to understand for me the last memory I have is the one of me outside the tower playing the harmonica… I don't remember anything else…
Candy looked at him. She was a little hard on him…, he did have that look he had back in college.
- All right… I'm sorry for yelling …
- It's ok Freckles, tell me about your work…
She told him about her work around the world while they finish their lunch. They went to the living room to talk some more.
- I have to go back to the office, said Terry
- All right
- There's a dinner party at my mother's tonight, you want to come?
- We were invited…
- Oh…
- I often go to your mother's, you're never there, or I see Susanna alone telling me how happy the two of you are…
- Just to hurt you… damn that one legged broad!
- Terry!
- I'm sorry, I can't stand her! What was I thinking…? So I'll see you tonight then?
- I don't know, Albert is not here and I…
- The more reason for you to come, please Candy, I need you there… I need someone there to reassure me… I need you Candy
Candy's head was telling her she was nuts to do that, she was feeling all warm and fuzzy ever since that crazy Terry barged into her apartment… it was a good feeling.
- I'll be there, she said with a smile
- Thank you so much Candy!
She was walking him to the door and he took her in his arms and stole a kiss from him… She was surprised, but she responded to the kiss passionately putting her hands around his neck and twisting his hair with her fingers… they smooched for a while and when they stopped.
- I'll see you tonight Freckles…, he said softly
He took the elevator and left. Candy closed the door behind him and she leaned on it for a while. That kiss was pure magic! Albert's kisses were pale in comparison… She wanted to hold Terry back and go to the bedroom and make love…
"Oh my God, what in the world am I thinking?! I'm engaged to Albert!" She thought.
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Terry was in his car; he couldn't believe how good it was to kiss Candy as a woman, it was out of this world!
"That was the most wonderful kiss ever! And the bonus, no slapping! Oh Freckles, I love you so much!" he said to himself
He went back to his office and he found a beautiful young woman waiting for him in the hallway.
- Terry! She said
- Do I know you? Said Terry surprised
He opened the door of his office and the girl followed him inside.
- Terry why are you playing with me? You know why I'm here…
- Enlighten me…
- I'm here for a quickie… John is out running errands…
- You're John's girlfriend?! Said Terry flabbergasted
- Fiancée, yes, but you and I have fun every time we can here in your office…what do you want today honey, a blow job…
As she was saying that, she approached him and had her hand on his crotch…
- Whoa! What the bloody hell? Said Terry moving away from her, stop that!
- What? But you always want t…
- No! That's enough! No more! We shouldn't be doing that ! That's… bad!
- That's never stopped you before…
- Well I'm stopping it now! Get out of my office please!!
The girl looked at him like he had three heads…
- Are you feeling ok, honey?
- Get out! And don't come back!
The girl got out of the office sulking and slamming the door. Terry looked at her go.
"What kind of man am I? Sleeping with my assistant's girlfriend? he thought, I hate this world! Nothing is like in my dreams!"
Susanna came to get her to go to the theatre.
- Come on Terry, we have to go to the theatre…
- Right! Said Terry, let's go then!
He was smiling; he was in a very good mood thought Susanna. He probably had a quickie with some little slut somewhere.
They both went downstairs to the car on their way to the theatre. Terry couldn't wait to get there… The theatre, his dream, he was an actor… but he didn't have Candy, that's a pretty in complete dream in his eyes.
"Is this the future I have, the theatre without Candy? Well, I want my cake and eat it too… I want Candy and the theatre! And I'm going to have it all"
