Turns out I skipped a chapter ^^' I totally forgot about this chapter that was in my files, so I changed the order. This was actually chapter 10, but I don't feel like deleting it. This is based off the movie Maid in Manhattan, starring Jennifer Lopez. It's not my favorite, but...I do have it on DVD XD It's the scene where her character, Marisa, goes to the charity event.
Still haven't found the episode The Evil League of Mutants either...
(Leo and Amy—2012) Amy has the night of her life.
Oh. My. God.
I can't breathe.
I cannot believe I'm doing this.
Those three phrases cycle through her head in no particular order all the way through the lobby, up the stairs, and into the hotel. She's so nervous her palms are sweating, and her palms do not sweat unless she's at the Wolf Hotel.
What will her coworkers think?
Well...she can answer that, because they talked her into it.
The target of this is Leonardo Hamato, and him alone. Why? Well because she was convinced to wear this fabulous coat that did NOT belong to her, and things went from there. And now he thinks she's this wealthy socialite.
Did she mention that she's a maid?
Oh, whoops. She just skimmed over that detail for over a week. When her friend and fellow maid April persuaded her to wear an $89,000 coat that was exported from France, she was against the idea. The client had asked for it to be returned, so by that means, it didn't belong to anyone. Maids are only meant to clean, and that's it. That meant no trying on a client's clothing, especially if that client is Miwa Shen, a notorious woman known for her riches.
God, she wished she listened to her instincts.
Then Leonardo just happened to stumble upon her, and seeing the coat on her, thought that she was Miwa Shen. She went along with it, because there was no harm in it, right?
Wrong!
Then he tried to meet her Miwa Shen, not the actual Miwa Shen. That ended up with her falling for him as they were childhood friends and hadn't seen each other since. Obviously, Leo wasn't into this Miwa Shen, but the Miwa Shen he met. As in, the maid he never paid attention to.
Oh, and she also has a son, Ryan, who he's also friendly with.
Definitely not Miwa Shen.
Of course she couldn't tell him she's not the actual Miwa Shen. To be acknowledged at all was a surprise. She usually kept to herself during work, and most of the time, the clients would just thank her and move on. For shell's sake, she cleaned his bathroom and not once did he say hi to her. Why should he? Maids weren't meant for conversation with a candidate for Senator of New York.
They were also not meant to be going to charity events and dress up all fancy and act like they belong. Because it's true, she didn't, and she accepted that long ago.
But to be smiled at like the way he does...and to be noticed...
If she told him the truth, he'd never look at her the same way again...she'd be invisible like she always was, and as hard as she's worked, she doesn't want to be like that again.
Although, to be dressed like this...act like someone she's not...it seemed to be a lie, but it's not.
The past week, she...she fell in love with him. She was told to break it off, tonight, and that's what she came here to do. She can't live this false life anymore. She could get arrested if she keeps this up. And then who would take care of her son? Her critical mother? Her dead father? He'd have no one to look after him, and it's surprising she can even pay the bills. Which is why she's hoping to become a manager, so that she no longer had to be silent. She could make something of herself.
Whether she wanted to break it off or not...
For one night, she'd live a wealthy persona, something a maid would probably never accomplish. Tonight was the impossible.
There's about a thousand people as the orchestra plays. Leonardo Hamato, a turtle, running for Senator. That was huge news, and it still is. Paparazzi, car rides, big houses...and yet...
He's still lonely.
He still wanted to make changes, that he won't lie about. But unlike his brothers, he was still single. That was common knowledge, and also why girls keep throwing themselves at him. He could care less. They don't really see him, they just see...
The Senator Leo.
He wanted someone who would like him for him. Someone kind and sweet, and who'd also make sure that he's taking care of himself. He knew he could go a little overboard when it came to his brothers. But he has to. After their father passed...who else was going to look after the three?
He's found that someone, though...he hoped.
Miwa Shen...
Not the one he's known since childhood. The one from the Wolf Hotel.
Oh, she was beautiful. He couldn't believe that he'd never seen her before. She was...she was different.
Too bad she's not here.
He looks around the room nervously as people are talking, his brothers nearby. Raph looks bored out of his mind, but enjoying Mona's company. Mikey's sampling the appetizers with Lily, and Donnie's talking with April, smiling. He was glad his brothers were happy and in love. He just wished he had the same happiness.
"I think we have a lot of issues to talk about," the turtle says to one of his associates. He's wearing a black suit with a blue tie, also wearing a blue mask. He knew it looked inappropriate, but his mask was non-negotiable.
"Let's get together."
"Good," Leo nods as Casey, his assistant, approaches him, putting a hand on his shoulder. He was hoping for Leo to give a speech since he is a candidate.
"Leo, I think now's the perfect time if you'd like to..."
He sees someone out of the corner of his eye, ducking away. "Oh, my God, Casey. Look who's here."
Casey follows his gaze to see the actual Miwa Shen and not the 'other' one. She's wearing a black one-shoulder elegant dress with silver earrings, her hair in a bun. She's talking to someone, so she didn't see Leo, thankfully. He doesn't know why she's pursuing him, as he has no interest in her. He doesn't feel anything about her, nor does he want to. Ever since Monday, she's been trying to get his attention, and how she got an invitation, he didn't know.
"How long are ya gonna wait for this chick?" Raph asks as he steps up to his brother. He sees Miwa and stands in front of Leo. He didn't like her as well, as she was too nosy and smug.
"She should be here by now," Leo murmurs as he scans the crowd except for in Miwa's direction.
"She's not coming," Casey shakes his head. He felt like the 'other' Miwa Shen was hiding something, as it's hard to find her in the hotel.
"She'll be here, dude," Mikey gives Casey a look, placing a hand on Leo's shoulder.
"Yeah, I'm sure she's just running late," Donnie offers as Leo frowns to himself.
"She better be." He needed her here...wanted her here. Anything was better than talking to other people, they were a bore right now. And Casey's skepticism was not helping matters.
She steps into the ballroom slowly, taking a deep breath. She would tell him, and then she's done. Nothing more, nothing less.
Donnie looks up and his eyes widen. "Whoa..." Mikey murmurs, "Is that her?"
"Dang. If I wasn't datin' Ann, I'd definitely take her off ya hands," Raph says to Leo, who follows their direction. His mouth opens in shock at the woman standing there. Amy's hair is an elegant bun, with diamonds trailing from the bun to her forehead. She has diamonds in her hair as well. Her makeup is light pink lipstick, with silver eyeshadow. There's silver on her cheeks and she wears stud diamond earrings. Around her neck is a diamond pearl necklace. Her dress is a flowing light pink gown with a sweetheart neckline that showed a little cleavage, going all the way down to her feet. There's glitter on the skirt and her shoes, though not seen, are silver heels. In her hand is a small silver purse. She felt like a princess, but it suited her.
Her body had been ready, but was her mind? Guess she'll find out.
Everyone is staring at her, wondering who she is. She doesn't pay any attention to them as she locks eyes with Leo. He slowly smiles at her, glad that she's here. Amy smiles back as she descends down the steps slowly.
Slow music starts to play, his brothers going off to dance. Leo and Amy meet each other at the bottom of the stairs. Leo smiles at her.
"You're beautiful," He murmurs softly and she grins.
"So are you," She looks at his suit, unable to stop smiling. As some people glance at the two, some wonder where she came from.
"Thank you for being here," Leo says sincerely and that made Amy not want to tell him, but she doesn't have a choice.
"I only came to tell you that..." She inhales slowly, "You and me, can't go anywhere beyond this evening. It just can't."
"Well, then, you should've worn a different dress," He tells her, as he didn't want to lose her. She looks shocked at his remark, giving him a little grin. Wait, no! She's supposed to be moving on from him! "Would you like to dance?"
He takes her hand, not waiting for an answer as he leads her to the middle of the dance floor. He doesn't want to say goodbye, not tonight. He holds her waist with one arm, both of them swaying to the music. Oh, how she didn't want to, but it felt so right. But...it would cause panic if word got out she's a maid. She can't have that.
"You have to listen. I know you're used to getting your way," She starts off.
"Yeah, until I met you," He murmurs and she sighs.
"There's millions of women who are dying for you to look their way," She states simply.
"Then why are you making me work so hard?" He asks her, Miwa seeing them. She grits her teeth jealously at the pink-dressed tramp. Who is she and why is she dancing with Leo? He's supposed to be with her, not this fake-looking whore.
Casey decides to interrupt, standing next to a man. "Leo? Hi. Uh, Maddox is open. So why don't you go over, two minutes."
"Casey, I'm in the middle of-"
"I know, I know," Casey leads them away. "I'll take over."
Miwa decides to get some answers as she approaches Leo. "Oh, Leo. Hi," She grins widely.
"Hello," He says politely, not wanting to discuss anything with her.
"Oh, what a night. I mean, who isn't here?"
"Right," He nods, cringing. "Um, Miwa, I have someone to talk to. Excuse me." He walks away and Miwa glances at Amy, glad that Leo's now away from her.
"Do I need to know something that I don't know already?" Casey asks Amy as they dance.
"That sounds like something between you and Leo, Casey," Amy tells him fiercely as she did not need him to know anything. Her decisions were hers and hers alone, and not for the public eye. She doesn't want this to get out and ruin Leo's reputation. That's the last thing she wants.
"I like a good mystery, you know," He says as he twirls them around. "But not where his girlfriends are concerned."
"I'm not his girlfriend," She denies as she thinks to herself. Girlfriends? Of course he has multiple. Why did I think he could ever like me? I'm no better than Miwa.
"Well, whatever. I just need him focused. Got that?" Amy stops dancing as she stares at him, wondering if he just threatened her in public. Leo steps up and moves Casey out of the way, seeing that she was uncomfortable. Casey huffs and walks away to find someone else to dance with. Preferably someone he can actually trust.
Leo holds her waist again and pulls her closer than they were before. She holds in a gasp as he leads, looking down at her in concern. "I'm sorry about him, he can be an idiot sometimes. We were right about here, weren't we?"
"No trouble at all," She murmurs as she bites her lip nervously. Casey had a point. She needed to stop with the games and get out while she can. She didn't want to distract Leo, she wanted the best for him. "You better do what you're supposed to because Casey thinks I distract you."
"Wait, wait," He shakes his head in disbelief. "Never, ever start a sentence with the words Casey and think."
She holds back a laugh. "No, but you should do the right thing." Hopefully he sees that this is silly too, and that they should break...whatever this is off. Leo just smiles at her and she furrows her eyebrows in confusion. "Why are you smiling?" She thought he would've been understanding and allow her to leave.
"Nothing, just...until this moment, I didn't know what that was. But I do now."
"What?" She murmurs at him as he lets go of her.
"Don't go anywhere," He runs off to tell Casey where he's going.
"Leo, I didn't mean-!" She calls out but he's already gone. She groans loudly and storms off. She doesn't belong here. Why did she think coming here was a good idea? From now on, she'll stick to what she's good at, cleaning and being silent. She didn't want to wait for an explanation, she just needs to leave. Miwa and Leo see her taking her departure and Miwa walks after her.
"Excuse me," Miwa calls out, but Amy ignores her, continuing to walk down the hallway. "Excuse me. I'm talking to you!" She grabs Amy's shoulder, whipping the woman around to face her. "Who-"
She pauses as she takes in Amy's appearance. She remembers this girl somehow...but she hasn't seen her before tonight, so how can that be? "Have we met? I'm Miwa Shen and you're...?
"Oh, the Miwa Shen?" Amy plays dumb.
"Yes."
"It's wonderful to meet you," Amy says politely, walking off. Miwa shakes her head rapidly before walking next to her.
"I can't help but feel like I know you. I never forget a face, so where have I seen you?"
Amy can't tell her that she's the maid on the floor where Miwa's staying, she'd tell Leo. "Wow, is that a Miyamoto wreath? They haven't made those since the late 60s." She wonders just how this girl could afford it.
"You're very good. Excuse me, I have to go," Amy waves her off and Miwa fumes a little. She's not letting that girl go without some answers. She stands in front of Amy to make her stop.
"Listen, you stuck up bitch. This is between us girls. Are you here with Leo or not?"
Amy rolls her eyes at the insult as she's heard worse. "Can you keep a secret?"
"Of course," Miwa nods, leaning in a little.
"Good. So can I," Amy whispers and Miwa's mouth opens in shock as the woman walks past her. She pushes the door open and walks down the stairs. She doesn't notice Leo from the lobby hallway as he sees Miwa's gaze. He walks past her, knowing where the other one went and sees her walking past a fountain. Her skirt flows in the window, giving him a glimpse of those legs.
"Miwa." He rushes down the stairs as she ignores him. "Miwa. Miwa!" He manages to catch up with her, walking next to the beautiful woman. "Do you have somewhere to be?"
"No, I just have to leave," She tells him without looking at him. He scoffs at her.
"You're not leaving, you're running. There's a difference. What I can't figure out is, are you running towards something you want?" She comes to a stop at the question, not wanting to seem obvious. "Or are you running away from something you're afraid of?"
Would it be wrong to say both? How can he know her so well, yet not know the real her?
He knows there's a connection between them, but something's holding her back. He could feel it.
"Look," She turns to face him fully. "I've made so many mistakes already. I just don't want to make it worse."
"You won't. I promise," He gestures to himself, stepping closer. Whatever it is, she doesn't have to tell him right away, he just wanted to be near her...
"There's something you don't know, okay? Oh, god, how do I tell you this? The first time you saw me, I was-"
Leo leans in and kisses her softly, interrupting her. She didn't want to be pulled in, but his touch felt so warm. She kisses back as he hugs her waist, the moonlight illuminating the two. She wanted to forget him, but she can't. Nothing could compare...
After their kiss, it started to rain, so he took her back to his room to get out of the cold. He rubs her bottom lip, looming over her. Her hair is out of the bun, leaving wavy curls at the end of her hair.
"You were mesmerizing when I saw you..." He whispers huskily, "If tonight is all we have...stay. Please."
She says nothing as she slowly undoes his tie, pulling it away and leaving it on the floor. He smiles softly as that was her answer. He kisses her again, heat taking over him. She holds his cheeks with care as he pushes her gently onto the softness of the mattress. He slowly undoes his shirt, caressing all of her as their bodies would become one for just one night...