¡°That was amazing.¡±
¡°Yeah, well I figured you might like it.¡±
¡°Well, you figured right Bible Boy.¡±
They both walked out of the restaurant. Rory didn¡¯t want this lunch to be over already. She was having so much fun. Plus, Kevin had given Paris and her the assignment of having interviews with the eight journalists. After many hours of arguing, Rory got Paris to interview Sam and Jennifer. But she still got stuck with that arrogant bastard, Xavier. Luckily, she also had Audrey, James and Andrew to interview. But today, she had an appointment with Xavier, and being in the same room as him was bad enough. But now, she had to hold a decent conversation with him without vomiting.
She still had an hour left, and she was determined to enjoy every second of it.
¡°So Bible boy, before we were interrupted with the food, I asked a question. So answer it now.¡±
¡°Oh yeah. Umm, I was shipped off to this military school for rich kids whose parents didn¡¯t want to deal with them. It was nice to be pushed that hard, and I learned to respect people from there. I graduated and went to Princeton, then transferred to Harvard to learn pre-law.¡±
¡°Wow, that sounds intense.¡±
¡°Yeah, but I needed that push. Without it, I probably would have turned out like some of the guys who went to Chilton. Most of them live off their family fortunes and will never have to work in their life. But that¡¯s just not my style. It might have not seemed like it back then, but I like working for the things I get.¡±
¡°Wow, and Tristan DuGrey astounds me once again.¡±
¡°Yes, well, nine years.¡±
¡°Yeah, times a funny thing. So, what are you doing today?¡±
¡°Nothing. I already had a meeting and my dad told me to take the day off. What about you?¡±
Rory sighed.
¡°I have to interview the most arrogant man in the world in about an hour.¡±
¡°Wow, lucky you.¡±
¡°I¡¯m serious. I have to sit in the same room as this man and try to interview him without ripping his head off. When I was at the photo shoot, all he did was hit on me. I tried to get Paris to interview them, but she won¡¯t interview him. I got her to do this other arrogant guy and this indecent girl. But I get stuck with Xavier today.¡±
¡°Wow, that must really suck. But you still have an hour.¡±
¡°I guess, but I¡¯m gonna die. I told him to pick the place and he picked this secluded room. I don¡¯t know, but I have pepper spray and a horn with me.¡±
Tristan laughed, but he was fighting inside. Here she was, back in his life. It didn¡¯t seem like it before, but now it seemed clear. Fate was giving them another chance. He always questioned it, and said if they really were meant to go out and be together, she would say yes. And this was his chance.
He already didn¡¯t like his Xavier character. No, Tristan was not the type of person to stand back and watch someone so innocent like Rory go to an interview that could only end badly.
¡°What if I go with you?¡±
Rory widened her eyes in astonishment. Was Tristan offering to stay and protect her from Xavier? Did Tristan really care?
¡°No, you don¡¯t have to do that.¡±
¡°But what if I say I want to.¡±
¡°But I would be taking up your time.¡±
¡°You know that I have the day off.¡±
¡°No, you shouldn¡¯t be doing something boring like this on your day off.¡±
¡°Why are you fighting this? You gonna give in eventually.¡±
He smirked at the quote. He remembered saying it once to her, when he was still the cocky high-school jerk.
Rory smiled, she remembered him saying the same thing vaguely a long time ago.
¡°Don¡¯t be so sure of yourself Tristan. But really, I don¡¯t need a bodyguard.¡±
¡°I¡¯ll be there as a concerned friend. That¡¯s what we are right? Friends?¡±
Rory never thought about it, and when it hit her, she noticed that she wanted more. But she smiled.
¡°Yeah, friends. Fine. We might as well go now and set up. I need coffee in my system.¡±
*~*~*~*
The interview didn¡¯t start off great. Xavier saw Tristan and a flash of green went through his eyes. But She was just another challenge. Little did he know how determined Tristan was on getting Rory.
It was at the middle of the interview. Tension was high and Xavier had already complimented Rory on he body, looks, and butt. But every time he tried to reach out, Tristan got in the way.
Rory was fidgeting with the paper, and kept tapping her pen on the notebook. She couldn¡¯t look Xavier in the eye, because all she could see was lust and him undressing her in his mind.
¡°What inspired you to become a journalist?¡±
¡°Well, I really wanted to learn more things about the people around me.¡±
¡°But you¡¯re a journalist on current technology.¡±
¡°Well, people use the technology right?¡±
With his half-assed answers, Rory was getting really bored. She still had one more page of questions to go, and she knew most of the answers to them. It was final; he knew absolutely nothing about journalism. He got his job because the head of the magazine company liked the way he looked.
Tristan, on the other had, was ready to pounce on the guy. This was Rory, and she deserved all the respect in the world. He knew fully well that the only thing keeping Xavier from jumping her then and there was him. So he sat there patiently, shooting daggers at Xavier.
And of course, only one thing ran in Xavier¡¯s mind. Sex. It was that simple.
*~*~*~*
¡°Well, thank you for this interview Xavier, and I hope to never see you again.¡±
With that, she quickly left, followed by Tristan.
¡°Well that was a nice interview.¡±
Rory shot him a glare
¡°Are you kidding me? He was possibly the most arrogant and stupid man in the entire world!¡±
¡°Well, at least you won¡¯t have to deal with him again.¡±
¡°Thank God for small favors.¡±
Tristan laughed as they exited the building and onto the main street. Both wanted to spend the day together, spend more time together, but neither knew how to ask.
¡°So, any more crazy interviews today?¡±
¡°Now, that was it. I have your sister tomorrow.¡±
¡°Oh, I feel sorry for you. She¡¯s a handful.¡±
¡°She¡¯s nice! Well¡¦¡±
Tristan wanted this chance, this shot at possibly having her as his. He needed it. He said that if they truly were meant to go out, she would have said yes or he would never have had to leave that night. But now that she was back, and in his life, he needed to try again.
¡°What are you doing today?¡±
¡°Nothing. I have the rest of the day off.¡¯
¡°Well, do you want to do something?¡±
That was the last thing Rory thought she would hear from him. Yes, she wanted to also spend more time with him, but she didn¡¯t actually think that he would ask her. She smiled in response.
¡°I would like that.¡±
And they both went off in Tristan¡¯s car.