When Eddie opened the door in front of Lucy, the world seemed to spin
violently and he could have sworn that the ground tilted up and plunged him
into clear very icy waters. He found himself standing in the middle of
Gretchen's office. Hailey was at his left and looking at him somewhat
disapprovingly. "What?" He asked her. She didn't say anything but took his
hand in her small one and walked forward with him. She pressed a series of
numbers on the wall and a door soon opened. "She's in there"
Eddie shuffled forward and relaxed a little at Gretchen's smile. Her hair was piled on top of her head with ornate twists and curls, her dress was pure white and something like a cello was playing off somewhere as Eddie recognized as Bach's Cello Suite No.1. "Life is a series to tests Mr.Alden," Gretchen said as she looked down at her desk and continued to write something in a small notebook. "What do you mean?" Gretchen smiled once more but didn't look up. "The girl, Lucy Cleese, doesn't exist, that was a friend of mine I sent down for a little mission, Jessica, will you come in please?" She asked the open doorway and the girl he thought had been Jane's granddaughter stepped through looking a little sheepish.
"None of what happened since you began kissing that young woman has actually happened at all," Jessica said in a Welsh accent carefully avoiding his gaze. "Then what have I been doing all this time?" "Well actually all that happened took place in matter of about 20 seconds, so you're still happily kissing her. I suggest that you let her get some air though" Jessica said on a laugh and earned a look from Gretchen. "I'm going to send you back now, but Eddie, before I let you go through the door, I have to give you a warning" Eddie laughed a humorless sound. "Now a warning" He muttered and Gretchen only waited patiently. "It addresses something that might be important to you, so I would listen very carefully, until you do find your true love, you won't be able to be with other women"
Eddie's eyes widened dramatically. "YOU DIDN'T CUT IT OFF DID YOU?!" He asked frantically and his hands immediately grabbed the crotch of his pants. Gretchen and Jessica laughed. "No, it's all there, it just won't work until you truly love her and she loves you, what this means is if you're feeling frustrated, you just won't be able to pick up any girl you meet, well, I mean I suppose you could but she won't leave very happy" The two women laughed again and Eddie glared at them a little maliciously. "I bet the both of you think this is all very funny".
Gretchen tried to compose her face but couldn't quite manage it. "Of course I don't think that Eddie" She said, but the smile was still tugging relentlessly at her pretty lips. "I think that" Jessica admitted with a huge grin and Gretchen ushered her from the room. "Ok so, I won't be able to sleep with anyone?" "That's right" Eddie looked a tad distressed. "At all?" Gretchen gave into the smile. "Not unless you're both in love, any other questions?" He hesitated a minute. "Can I.well y'know.jack off?" Gretchen raised a perfect eyebrow looking somewhere between amused and concerned. "I think it's time that we get you back to the party; I'll be seeing you soon". She placed a kiss on his cheeks and as he stepped out of the room, the music of the cello's swelled to an almost deafening pitch and he tumbled through the clear icy water and back to the party for Caitlyn at Gulliver's.
As soon as he fully returned and decided to enjoy the moment and began kissing Caitlyn again, she jumped back as if she was given a huge electrical shock. "What's wrong?" He asked her and she shook her head. "Nothing, it just felt like a current ran through me" She looked beautiful, her hair mused from his hands and her eyes were huge and if possible, even brighter. A man in a perfect black suit and graying hair came up and took Caitlyn by the arm. "Excuse me Miss Murphy, a few older clients are a little disgusted by your acts" Caitlyn smiled up at him. "What act? I love kissing him" "Yes well, may I be so bold as to ask you to um.stop?" She seemed to consider this for a minute. "You can, but I thought asking made it optional"
The man sniffed once and spun on his heels. Eddie grinned down at Caitlyn. "I knew you had it in you?" Caitlyn smiled with over exaggerated innocence. "Why whatever do you mean Edward?" She asked and he kissed her forehead. How could someone actually be so cute without bursting into flames or a mountain of sugar? He took the opportunity to link their fingers and wander around the glossy art house.
The same music he had heard in Gretchen's office started playing over hidden speakers and Eddie wondered if Gretchen saw the irony of it all. Caitlyn turned and wrapped her arms around his neck as she got on her tiptoes. "There's just something so sexy about seeing you in a crowd, I could make love to you right now" Eddie braced himself against the earthy sexual suggestions and took her by the shoulders gently and eased her back. "Why don't I get us something to drink?" He asked and quickly left the situation. Caitlyn stared at his back confused, she had moved to simply give him and hug and he was acting as if she were about to attack him. He certainly was odd, odd and appealing anyway.
She found him halfway between her and the drinks; he was staring at something on the wall. She came to his side and grinned up at it. "That's the first thing I've seriously painted, it's called The Devil's Son" He nodded somewhat numbly. "It looks like me," He said and Caitlyn looked between the two. "I suppose it does, wow, a lot, creepy". She giggled a little and Eddie looked down at her. "Sorry, I just think it's a little weird. This place is kind of stuffy isn't it?" She asked as she put her hands on her tiny hips. "Yeah it is," Eddie agreed still looking up at the painting. "Do you wanna get out of here then? Let's get something to eat, I'm starving."
He nodded and followed her out the glassy doors and onto the pavement. "I know this little place, Ty told me about it, it's called O'Grady's. It's by Carnegie Hall, it would be a bit of a walk but it's such a nice night I don't feel like driving, and besides if you drive, I can give you a blowjob" Eddie gave her an odd face. "Unless.you don't like the weather," She said uncertainly. "No, its fine, we'll walk I don't mind, come on, I know where O'Grady's is, it's good, you'll like it. Well, let's get going then" He entwined their fingers and began to walk and talking about nothing at all.
Eddie shuffled forward and relaxed a little at Gretchen's smile. Her hair was piled on top of her head with ornate twists and curls, her dress was pure white and something like a cello was playing off somewhere as Eddie recognized as Bach's Cello Suite No.1. "Life is a series to tests Mr.Alden," Gretchen said as she looked down at her desk and continued to write something in a small notebook. "What do you mean?" Gretchen smiled once more but didn't look up. "The girl, Lucy Cleese, doesn't exist, that was a friend of mine I sent down for a little mission, Jessica, will you come in please?" She asked the open doorway and the girl he thought had been Jane's granddaughter stepped through looking a little sheepish.
"None of what happened since you began kissing that young woman has actually happened at all," Jessica said in a Welsh accent carefully avoiding his gaze. "Then what have I been doing all this time?" "Well actually all that happened took place in matter of about 20 seconds, so you're still happily kissing her. I suggest that you let her get some air though" Jessica said on a laugh and earned a look from Gretchen. "I'm going to send you back now, but Eddie, before I let you go through the door, I have to give you a warning" Eddie laughed a humorless sound. "Now a warning" He muttered and Gretchen only waited patiently. "It addresses something that might be important to you, so I would listen very carefully, until you do find your true love, you won't be able to be with other women"
Eddie's eyes widened dramatically. "YOU DIDN'T CUT IT OFF DID YOU?!" He asked frantically and his hands immediately grabbed the crotch of his pants. Gretchen and Jessica laughed. "No, it's all there, it just won't work until you truly love her and she loves you, what this means is if you're feeling frustrated, you just won't be able to pick up any girl you meet, well, I mean I suppose you could but she won't leave very happy" The two women laughed again and Eddie glared at them a little maliciously. "I bet the both of you think this is all very funny".
Gretchen tried to compose her face but couldn't quite manage it. "Of course I don't think that Eddie" She said, but the smile was still tugging relentlessly at her pretty lips. "I think that" Jessica admitted with a huge grin and Gretchen ushered her from the room. "Ok so, I won't be able to sleep with anyone?" "That's right" Eddie looked a tad distressed. "At all?" Gretchen gave into the smile. "Not unless you're both in love, any other questions?" He hesitated a minute. "Can I.well y'know.jack off?" Gretchen raised a perfect eyebrow looking somewhere between amused and concerned. "I think it's time that we get you back to the party; I'll be seeing you soon". She placed a kiss on his cheeks and as he stepped out of the room, the music of the cello's swelled to an almost deafening pitch and he tumbled through the clear icy water and back to the party for Caitlyn at Gulliver's.
As soon as he fully returned and decided to enjoy the moment and began kissing Caitlyn again, she jumped back as if she was given a huge electrical shock. "What's wrong?" He asked her and she shook her head. "Nothing, it just felt like a current ran through me" She looked beautiful, her hair mused from his hands and her eyes were huge and if possible, even brighter. A man in a perfect black suit and graying hair came up and took Caitlyn by the arm. "Excuse me Miss Murphy, a few older clients are a little disgusted by your acts" Caitlyn smiled up at him. "What act? I love kissing him" "Yes well, may I be so bold as to ask you to um.stop?" She seemed to consider this for a minute. "You can, but I thought asking made it optional"
The man sniffed once and spun on his heels. Eddie grinned down at Caitlyn. "I knew you had it in you?" Caitlyn smiled with over exaggerated innocence. "Why whatever do you mean Edward?" She asked and he kissed her forehead. How could someone actually be so cute without bursting into flames or a mountain of sugar? He took the opportunity to link their fingers and wander around the glossy art house.
The same music he had heard in Gretchen's office started playing over hidden speakers and Eddie wondered if Gretchen saw the irony of it all. Caitlyn turned and wrapped her arms around his neck as she got on her tiptoes. "There's just something so sexy about seeing you in a crowd, I could make love to you right now" Eddie braced himself against the earthy sexual suggestions and took her by the shoulders gently and eased her back. "Why don't I get us something to drink?" He asked and quickly left the situation. Caitlyn stared at his back confused, she had moved to simply give him and hug and he was acting as if she were about to attack him. He certainly was odd, odd and appealing anyway.
She found him halfway between her and the drinks; he was staring at something on the wall. She came to his side and grinned up at it. "That's the first thing I've seriously painted, it's called The Devil's Son" He nodded somewhat numbly. "It looks like me," He said and Caitlyn looked between the two. "I suppose it does, wow, a lot, creepy". She giggled a little and Eddie looked down at her. "Sorry, I just think it's a little weird. This place is kind of stuffy isn't it?" She asked as she put her hands on her tiny hips. "Yeah it is," Eddie agreed still looking up at the painting. "Do you wanna get out of here then? Let's get something to eat, I'm starving."
He nodded and followed her out the glassy doors and onto the pavement. "I know this little place, Ty told me about it, it's called O'Grady's. It's by Carnegie Hall, it would be a bit of a walk but it's such a nice night I don't feel like driving, and besides if you drive, I can give you a blowjob" Eddie gave her an odd face. "Unless.you don't like the weather," She said uncertainly. "No, its fine, we'll walk I don't mind, come on, I know where O'Grady's is, it's good, you'll like it. Well, let's get going then" He entwined their fingers and began to walk and talking about nothing at all.