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Chapter Eleven – Say goodnight and go

Goodnight and Go
- Imogen Heap

Gwen

As soon as I had snuck away from what I had predicted to be a dangerous situation I spent the next 20 minutes of Zachary's party sitting on his leather couch chatting with somebody or another. Generally I wasn't so discourteous as to not determine the name of someone I was conversing with, but I was too busy worrying about the two people Zachary seemed less then pleased to encounter. I didn't want to overhear what they were talking about since that wasn't exactly polite but I was sure it couldn't have been good.

After some time had passed however I began to get worried. I hadn't seen Rorie, Zachary or the two newcomers since I had wandered off and so I got up to search through the throngs of people that had arrived. I supposed that as some famous reporter or another, he was bound to have quite a few friends, but nevertheless I couldn't believe how many had shown up. I had decided to act as a hostess to give Zachary and my sister some time to themselves, but the job grew far more complicated then I had initially thought and I wasn't given any time to spy.

I eventually found Zachary on the deck of his apartment; looking angrier then I had ever seen him.

"What on earth could you have been thinking? I was trying to lay low until I found Oryn and you go and blow my cover!" He yelled at the couple. I watched as the woman stroked his arm and was instantly upset myself. Who was she to him? And as for the man, as attractive as I found him, I knew almost instantly that he was a big jerk just by the way he was grinning at Zachary like he didn't care what he was even saying.

"Then why didn't you answer my calls? I want to find Oryn just as much as you do." The man said. Zachary scoffed.

"I'm sure you do. But if I ever had my way, you'd leave him the hell alone – and Natasha, how many times do I have to tell you we are OVER! How dare you treat Rorie like how you did!"

I had no idea what was going on but as soon as I heard that I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer.

"What happened to Rorie?" I asked quietly, slipping onto the deck. Three pairs of eyes snapped towards me

"Who is this little kitten?" The woman, who I supposed was named Natasha drawled.

"I'm Gwen Rosings and I want to know what happened to my sister. Zachary, where is she?" I demanded with as much force as I could manage, which was, admittedly not much.

"Gwen...look I'll drive you home in one minute okay?" He said in an attempt to remain calm.

"No. I want to know what happened. Who are they?" I continued. Instead of Zachary, the other man answered instead.

"I'm Adam Lake, Oryn Jacoby's agent, and this is Natasha Fields, Zachary's girlfriend. You might recognize her as the model on last month's Cosmo." He said, holding out his hand. Glaring a little I didn't shake it.

"Sorry, I don't read Cosmo, and I really couldn't care less what your credentials are. I think I'm going to leave. I'm disappointed in you Zachary. And here I was thinking you were this amazing person. I didn't even tell my sister who you really were after I figured it out at work since I thought you'd tell her the truth. I guess this is why Ror hates when I get involved. See you later." I said with a slight wave as I made my way to the door.

"Gwen please wait!" Zachary called out after me while he pushed through the crowd.

"Rorie would kill me if I let you go home alone." He said, slightly out of breath. I could see that his prosthetic leg was hurting him quite a bit and so I sighed.

"You're right, but I think that's probably going to be the last thing on her mind when she sees you next. You have a girlfriend? How could you do that to her? And don't say that you weren't leading her on because you totally were." I said getting into his car. He revved up the engine and we began driving back towards home.

"She's not my girlfriend. She used to be, but not anymore. I have no idea why she came with Adam, unless it was just to torment me. Is it true you knew who I was?"

"Yeah, I found out a few days ago while I was watching TV at work. It's not a big deal in the long run, and it was more of your buddies I was upset over. At least she's not actually your girlfriend. No wonder Rorie got so upset with you. So I suppose that the friend you've been looking for is Oryn Jacoby huh? Wow. You have friends in high places. Why the heck would he be here?" I asked.

"I have a lead, but it's probably safer if I don't tell you about it. I'm not the only one looking for him as you've probably noticed." He added distastefully.

"It didn't sound like you enjoy Mr. Lake's company all that much." I added, causing him to laugh a little.

"You would be correct. Oryn is my best friend, and I didn't question him when he picked who he wanted to be his agent. But that didn't mean I was very happy about it. Adam is really money conscious. It's all he cares about – well that and womanizing, but then again I suppose Oryn got like that too in the end. Wherever he is, I hope he's getting his attitude put in check." Zachary replied.

"Me too. He seemed like such a tool on television. Sorry I guess I shouldn't say that since he's your friend and everything."

"Don't worry about it. He deserves it. You know, he and I used to be in a band together, before he got really famous. Music was always his passion, and he was damn good at it too. We would plan for hours all of the things we would do when we got big. The problem was, I got my head out of that bubble, I knew it was never going to happen. Oryn was mad at me for a while then, and went out to search for fame on his own. He's talented enough that he found it, and we got over our differences." Zach said with a smile I recognized as one shared as a memory between friends. At that point he had pulled up to our driveway.

"Thanks for the ride. I'd ask you in but it's probably not the best idea. You need to give Rorie time to hate you before we go proving everything that made her mad was wrong. If you come see me at work in the next few days I'll let you know how it's going." I said giving him a little hug. Zachary smiled, albeit a little sadly.

"I'd better get back to my guests anyway. See you Gwen, and I'll take you up on your offer." He replied, and then drove off.

Rorie was already in bed by the time I got home, Bear curled up beside her as if trying to comfort her. When he saw me he got up, nudging my hand a little.

"How's she doing?" I asked. He whined a little bit.

"Don't worry Bear, I'll let her know that it was all a big misunderstanding. I don't have to work tomorrow so it will be a good thing." I said quietly, climbing into bed next to her. Bear laid down beside me, curling up as closely to me as possible.

The next morning I awoke to Bear's loud barking. It immediately struck me as odd, since Bear hardly ever barked, let alone so ferociously. It seemed Rorie was already up, and I could hear her opening our door. Someone must have come to visit. Wrapping a blanket around me I went out to see what all of the fuss was.

Rorie was grinning and talking to someone who I couldn't quite make out, but Bear was growling like I had never seen him before, almost like he was ready to lunge on our visitor and tear his throat out. Sneaking about to get a better look I was rewarded with the voice of Mr. Lake from the night before.

"Well if it isn't the little kitten from last night. Fancy meeting you here." He chuckled. I understood why Bear was growling. Rorie seemed to be not nearly wary enough in my opinion, but what was I supposed to say. She was heartbroken, and now I figured Zachary was going to pay the price.