Chapter 7: Date Night
Ever since Fletcher and I had that conversation last night we both came to an understanding. He agreed to let me meet up with Nigel for lunch today and that's only because he trusts me. The reason why I wanted to meet up with Nigel this afternoon was simple. I want to find out why everything when down the way they did back in the past. Why did he cheat, lie and abuse me? There were so many questions I had to ask him.
"Hello Chyna. I'm glad you can make it." Nigel says, kissing me on the cheek.
"Hello Nigel." I reply, taking a seat at the table.
"How's the family?" he asks.
"They are fine Nigel. Thanks for asking."
"You don't know how happy I am to see you here. I thought after the conversation we had yesterday you weren't ever going to call me again." He chuckles.
"I'm here now aren't I?"
He beams, "Yes you are."
"What did you have to talk to me about?" I ask getting straight to the point.
"Oh yeah that's right." He says. "Chyna, I've been meaning to say this to you for a very long time. I never got the change to tell you because I was so caught up in my career and by then you were dating Fletcher."
"Your point is?"
He sighs, "I wanted to say I'm sorry for hurting you and –"
"Hinting me….or what about cheating on me?" I ask. "Tell me what happen with that."
"You don't know the whole story." He says.
"I don't know the whole story? Nigel, you hurt me! How is that supposed to make me feel? Why did you do it? Let's start with that!"
"Because you were still caught up on Fletcher, that's why!"
"What are you talking about?"
Nigel rolls his eyes, "Don't play psychotic me. You were secretly in love with him. Are relationship was slowly following apart."
"What does that have to do with you cheating?"
"It has a lot to do with me cheating. The older you got the more mess up you were over him. I felt like it wasn't about us anymore, it was more about you and your feud with Fletcher. I never thought I'd see the day when I had to compete with someone like Fletcher for your heart. Then I met this girl at the bar one night, we got the talking and things got psychical between us. I swore I would never cheat on you again. Merlin was I wrong. When you found that girls number in my phone that night, I was stuck. I didn't know what to do because you made me so mad like I was the only one keeping secrets. That's when I hit you. I regret it ever since that day. It wasn't a shock to me when I found out you and Fletcher was a couple two weeks later."
"That's everything that happened between us?" I ask.
"Yes, that's it."
"I'm guessing you want us to be friends?"
"That's only if you allow us to be friends."
"I don't know about this Nigel. How do I know if you won't hit me again?"
"I swear not to ever put my hands on another woman again. Besides, my mother taught me better than that."
"Uh-huh. I say.
"I'm serious."
"We'll see about that. Into then, you're on probation."
Nigel chuckles, "Probation, what are we 12?"
"No. In order to be in the friend zone you have to earn your privileges back."
"Merlin Chyna, you haven't change at all."
"Is that a bad thing?"
He shakes his head, "No it's not. I've always loved your personality, your beauty and the way you sing."
I smirk.
"Fletcher is a lucky man."
"Yes he is. I'm lucky to have him as well."
"He should feel lucky to have you. If you were still single I would probably grab you back up myself." He says, drinking his wine.
"I bet you would."
He grins, "You know me well.
"So how did the lunch date go with Nigel?" Fletcher asks.
"First of all Fletcher, it wasn't a date and second of all, it when well."
"Keep talking. I want to know more?"
"He told me what happen between us in the past."
"And…"
"He made it clear that he only did what he did because he was jealous of you."
Fletch squints his eyes at me in shock. "Why would he be jealous of me? I wouldn't even be jealous of myself."
"I don't know Fletcher. He kept going on and on about how I was secretly in love with you. That probably explains why our relationship his very strong now."
"So let me get this straight. He cheated and hit you because of me?" He asks
"He hit me because I caught him cheating."
"I'm not getting the concept of all this. We weren't even friends at the time and you climb that you only had feelings for me as a friend but he was jealous of me anyways."
"I guess because he knew you and I were meant to be. He probably felt like he didn't belong.
"Are you guys like friends now?"
"I wouldn't say friends just yet. I put him on probation. I want to see if he's telling the truth or lying, even though he did apologies."
"Do you hate me?"
I snort, "No. Why would you say something like that?"
"Because now that your friends with him I'm going to have to get along with him too."
"That's the plan. You made me get along with Violet all these years. You can do the same for me."
Fletcher sighs, "Your right. I should have never force you to do anything you didn't want to do."
"Nice try Fletcher. You are going to have to try and get along with Nigel. If he can try with you then you can try with him also."
"Can we just lie and said that we did it?"
I pick up a pillow and throw it at him.
"Hey! It was worth the try right." He says, jumping on top of me.
I giggle, "I can't breathe. Get off me."
"Not into you kiss me first."
"You want a kiss?"
"Yeah." He grins.
"Mm, your wish is my command. " I say, smashing my lips on his. I wrap my around his waist, slipping my hands under his shirt and digging my nails into his back.
"Mm, Chyna." Fletcher groans out. "I love when you do that. If we continue on this, I'm never going to get to show you my surprise tonight."
I smile, "You got a surprise for me?"
"Well it is your birthday tomorrow."
"I'm falling in love with you more everyday Fletcher."
"I continue to fall in love with you every time I'm with you."
"You are really sweet." I say, kissing him passionately.
He removes his lips from mind gasping for air, "We really need to get going. But we could definitely continue this later."
"Okay. Let's go then."
"Hello Chyna." My mom says, with a smile on her face.
"Mom, dad, what are you guys doing here?" I ask.
"We can never miss our little girl's birthday. Plus Fletcher asked us to be here so you two can go out tonight." My dad explains.
"Thanks for coming guys." I say, giving them both hugs.
"Wow! You haven't hugged us like this in a long time." My dad says.
"Quiet, let's enjoy it while we still can." My mom tells him.
"Anyways Mr. and Mrs. Parks, Chyna and I have to go." Fletcher says.
"Have fun, you too." My mom says.
"Yeah, try not to have too much fun. That's how you guys ended up with 3 kids in the first place." My dad says.
"Grandpa, that's gosh." Kyle says walking pass.
"What did I say?" Darrel asks.
"Leave it alone Darrel. Let's go play some broad games with the kids."
"Come on grandma. Do I have to play?" Kyle whines.
"Let's play charades!" Darrel yells.
"Oh goody, let me take out my iphone, just in case I need to call an ambulance again." Kyle says.
"I though you have that number on speed dial?" Alicia asks.
"Trust me; Not only do I have them on speed dial but I also have them on hold." Kyle replies.
"Very funny Kyle." Darrel says.
"I haven't been at Golden Gate Park in so long. What are we doing here?" I ask.
"You'll see." Fletcher says, opening the gates.
My eyes widen in surprise when I saw a table set up for two by the conservatory. It was decorated with a red table cloth, two wine glasses and two candles that shined so brightly.
"Fletcher this is beautiful." I say.
"I knew you would like it." He says, pulling out a chair for me.
"Thank you." I say, sitting down.
"Hello, I'm Angus and I will be your waiter today. What would you guys like?" Angus asks.
"Hi Angus, why are you waiter?" I ask.
"Just think of this as a favor for a friend. Plus, I don't mind doing it for you guys." Angus explains.
"That is so nice of you Angus. I'm glad you're our friend." I tell him.
He grins, "I'm glad you guys are my friends too. Now what would you like?"
"We would like some Moscato to start off with." Fletcher replies.
"What's Moscato?" I ask.
"It's that sweet wine that you like so much." Fletcher replies.
"Oh, I can't drink wine. Because I'm under…you know what forget it. Can I just have some lemonade or something?" I ask.
"Yes, I think I could whip something up real quick." Angus replies.
"Then I'll have the wine and she'll have lemonade I'm guessing." Fletcher says.
"You are correct."
"Okay what would you guys like to eat?" Angus asks.
"What do you have?" I ask.
"It's either chicken Marsala or a Port house steak with mushrooms."
"I'll take the Chicken Marsala." I say.
"I'll have the same." Fletcher says.
"I knew you would. I'll be back soon." Angus says, walking away.
Fletcher stares at me.
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
"You look beautiful."
I blush, "Thank you."
"We should get married again, just for the hell of it."
I chuckle, "Fletcher, I'm happy where I'm at now with you. We don't need to get married again."
"I know. It was only a thought. I'm really happy to have you in my life Chyna."
"I'm happy to have you in my life too."
Fletcher leans over the table and kisses me gently on the lips.
"Your food is here." Angus says.
"That was fast." I say, looking up at him.
"Yeah it was already made before you guys came. I made up the whole port house steak thing. Fletcher said chicken Marsala was your favorite." Angus explains.
"Yeah, it is." I say, glancing at Fletcher.
He grins.
"Thank you Angus." I say.
"You're welcome." He says, walking away again. "Good luck Fletcher."
"What did he mean by good luck?"
"Nothing, let's eat."
"Fletcher, I had a really good time tonight and the food was delicious. Who knew that Angus could cook like that?"
"When he married Olive that's when he picked up on cooking. Ever since then, he became a master chef. Not only that, he helps me run my animation studio. But you already knew that."
I chuckle, "I guess. Where are you taking me now?"
"You'll see." He replies, parking in front of a hotel.
"Nice. The Hamptons. I'm guessing we're staying here tonight."
"You guessed right my love. Shall we." He says, taking my hand.
"We shall." I reply.
"It's so nice in here." I say, putting my bag on the sofa."
"Yes it is. Did you know that this is the same hotel Colin was conceived?" Fletcher asks.
"No, I didn't." I reply.
"I made love to you continuously that night. I couldn't get enough of this sweet." He kisses me on the shoulder. "Chocolate." Then he kisses me on the neck. "Love." And finally he kisses me on the lips. "You don't know how bad I love you Chyna."
"I love you too."
"You want me?" he asks, before unbuttoning his shirt.
"Yes." I whisper.
"You got me." he says, picking me up and carrying me to the bed.
We made love for the first time last night, well for me it felt that way. I can't believe I allowed him to take it this far. I must really love him. That's what happens when you're in love with somebody right? Who knows what can happen next.
A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter. I took a 3 day break from writing for the Holidays. Now I'm back. Anyways, thanks got the reviews and I hope to see more. Ta-ta.
