Wake up and pay attention.
Chapter 2
The tension on the air wasn't the tension like there had been before. Both of us radiation rage but not just rage a passion like a electrical current. I do my best not to look and him. And when the elevator door opens I storm off toward the Hilton. Fuming and filled with a longing for Charles all at the same time. I try to shake of the feelings as I have to go see Pauline and try to convince her that nothing has happened between me and Charles.
I arrive at the hotel and take a seat at the bar in the restaurant and order myself a white wine. It's been half and hour and I look around for Pauline and she is no where to be found. I order another wine and out of the corner of my eye I see a blond blur coming up fast. I turn to face Pauline striding towards me.
'Hi paui...' I start to say before I get cut off.
'Are you sleeping with my husband? Are you the reason he doesn't want to get back together.' She demands.
'No pauline I'm not sleeping with Charles.' I state truthfully but wishing I wasn't.
'Well What was that about at my reading?' She still says sternly.
Trying to come up with something I take a big drink of wine.
'I lied to him. Just work stuff.' I say vaguely.
'Work stuff? What work stuff?' She asks not relenting at all.
'it doesn't matter. It's confidential I really can't say. But I'm telling you the truth Pauline I'm not sleeping with Charles.' I say once again.
'Okay, good. I'm sorry but I heard that he has fallen for someone else and i just saw read at the way he looked at you the other night. So did you want to get dinner?' She says with a quick smile.
Knowing it's the last thing I want to do is spend more time with Pauline. 'I would love to but it's getting late and I am ment to be having dinner in Brooklyn with josh.' Hoping that me saying I have dinner with a guy will help sooth the issue.
'Okay liza, are we okay?' She asks.
'Of corse.' I say with a smile.
I leave quickly leaving a full glass of wine on the bar and make my way to the subway to head back to Brooklyn.
After a long train ride and a lot of thought I realise I need to slowly take myself off the marriage vacation book and movie deal. I need some distance I don't want this to turn into more blackmail.
Slowly I take the stairs up to the apartment and see with surprise that a tall very Handsome man leaning against the wall next to the door to my apartment.
'Charles, what are you doing here?' I ask with confusion.
'I just needed to know what happened with Pauline.'
'You could have just called.' I say once again with frustration.
'What's with you're attitude?' He says angrily
'What's with my attitude? All you do is give me attitude then all of a sudden you're showing up at my apparent to see how my encounter went with your wife. But you won't even let me explains my lie. I know I hurt you Charles but I don't necessarily regret what I did. But I guess you'll never know why!' I spit at him. Pulling my keys out of my handbag I start to unlock the front door.
'Why then Liza. What is your explanation?' He asks.
'Look charles I don't want to talk to you when you're like this. I have imaged telling you over and over but not like this. You obviously think I'm some wretched woman who has completely ruined your life and maybe I have but it was never intentional. And If you can't believe that then my story, my explanation doesn't matter.' There is a little to much frustration in my voice but I'm done trying to explain myself to someone who doesn't want me in his life. I walk in and close the door behind me.
