Chapter 14
Jim was sitting at the bar and thinking about Colette.
"Hey," said Diana, as she sat with him.
"Hey, Diana. Thanks for coming," said Jim
"My pleasure," said Diana.
"We need to talk about Colette. How can I win her back?" asked Jim.
"You can't," said Diana.
"What?" said Jim.
"Just forget about her," said Diana.
"I don't understand," said Jim.
"I mean move on. What does she have to offer to you? Nothing but lies and heartbreak and you deserve more than that, a lot more," said Diana, as she put her hand on Jim's arm. "Someone like me." Jim smiled and patted her hand.
"I appreciate that, Diana, but I think you might get the wrong idea," said Jim.
"I'm here for you, Jim. All of me," said Diana, as she took Jim's arm and put it around her waist. Outside the bar, Colette was walking through the crowd when she saw Jim and Diana. She saw them close to each other and they kissed. She walked away. Back inside, Jim pushed Diana away.
"Diana, what are you doing?" asked Jim.
"You are making a huge mistake, Jim," said Diana.
"Add it to my scoreboard," said Jim, as he got up from his chair and left.
"You know how may guys kill to be in your position?!" said Diana, as she got up from her chair. "Do you think Colette has what I have?!" She noticed that she was being watched and she sat back down. Kelly was lying on the couch at home (she and Colette shared a home) and signing.
"When the music plays, a lonely melody, take me in you arms and whisper how love is," sang Kelly. There was a knock on the door. She got up; she put on her shoes and went to the door. As she opened the door, she saw Carlos.
"Carlos, what are you doing here?" said Kelly.
"I came here to apologize for everything," said Carlos.
"You shouldn't apologize. I should be the one minding my own business," said Kelly. He just looked at her. "Fine. Go ahead."
"You were right," said Carlos. She looked at him. "I should've have stood up for myself along time ago. I had this building frustration and I took it out on you. Let me make it up for you. How would you like to join me in an 8 star course dinner at a 5 star restaurant?"
"Carlos, you don't have to take me somewhere expensive to impress me," said Kelly.
"I know. Are you adventurous?" asked Carlos. Kelly looked at him and got her purse off the table that by the door. She closed the door behind her. Carlos took her to the back. "Ok. Close your eyes." He put his hand over Kelly's eyes.
"I can't see," said Kelly, laughing.
"The adventure starts. Right Now," said Carlos, as he took his hands off her eyes. She gasped. The pool behind the house has a table with 2 chairs with candles and a server was waiting there.
"You did this for me?" asked Kelly. "This is incredible."
"You deserve incredible," said Carlos. She laughed. "Shall we?" They took off their shoes and went inside. Colette was looking in the distance.
"How did you get time to do this?" said Kelly. Diana saw Colette and walked towards her.
"Hey. There you are! Want to get something to eat? I'm starving," said Diana.
"Yeah. I guess backstabbing your friend in the back does take a lot out of you," said Colette.
"What are you talking about?" asked Diana.
"1st of all, why did you invite Luke here?" asked Colette.
"Ok, I invited Luke here because I thought that you were going into deep with Jim," said Diana.
"Diana, I saw you with Jim today," said Colette.
"Alright, I didn't want to tell you this but," said Diana.
"But what?" said Colette.
"Jim called me today. He said it was really important and told me to not tell you. The only reason he was seeing you was that he could get close to me. I told you him that you were my best friend and that I couldn't betray you and that's when he tried to kiss me," said Diana. "I am so sorry." Colette just stood there.
"Wow," said Colette.
"Yeah, wow," said Diana.
"I am sorry. I didn't know," said Colette.
"I know. We know that you don't deserve him," said Diana, hugging Colette. Later that night, all 4 of them went to a club that was a few blocks down Kelly and Colette's house. Jim was there too with his friends. As Colette and the rest danced, Jim looked if she could see her. He sensed her. 'She's here,' thought Jim. He showed his feral eyes. Jim knew that she was close and then he saw her.
"Colette!" yelled Jim. She saw him and left. "Colette!" He went after her. She just walked down the street not listing to Jim. "Colette! Wait! Come on, we need talk!" He grabbed her arm and she took her arm of his hand.
"I have nothing to say to you!" said Colette.
"Why are you being like this?" asked Jim.
"How should I be after what you done?" said Colette, crying.
"After what I did? I didn't do anything," said Jim.
"Diana told me everything, Jim, everything you did," said Colette.
"What I did?" asked Jim, confused.
"You came on to her. Or should I reenact it for you? It's probably the same little show you put on for me except without a boat. I should believe them about what they said about you in the first place," said Colette, as she walked away.
"I meant everything I said. I didn't come on to her, she came on to me," said Jim.
"Really? Why would she do that?" asked Colette.
"To break us up, Colette! If anyone is going to be mad, it should be me. 1st you were hot and cold and then blowing me off with this messages," said Jim.
"What-what messages?" said Colette.
"What messages?" said Jim, laughing. "That's what exactly what I'm talking about. And you thought I was a player. You're the one playing games with me, Colette." He paused. "You know what? Game over." He walked away. Colette just stood there, thinking.
Jim was sitting at the bar and thinking about Colette.
"Hey," said Diana, as she sat with him.
"Hey, Diana. Thanks for coming," said Jim
"My pleasure," said Diana.
"We need to talk about Colette. How can I win her back?" asked Jim.
"You can't," said Diana.
"What?" said Jim.
"Just forget about her," said Diana.
"I don't understand," said Jim.
"I mean move on. What does she have to offer to you? Nothing but lies and heartbreak and you deserve more than that, a lot more," said Diana, as she put her hand on Jim's arm. "Someone like me." Jim smiled and patted her hand.
"I appreciate that, Diana, but I think you might get the wrong idea," said Jim.
"I'm here for you, Jim. All of me," said Diana, as she took Jim's arm and put it around her waist. Outside the bar, Colette was walking through the crowd when she saw Jim and Diana. She saw them close to each other and they kissed. She walked away. Back inside, Jim pushed Diana away.
"Diana, what are you doing?" asked Jim.
"You are making a huge mistake, Jim," said Diana.
"Add it to my scoreboard," said Jim, as he got up from his chair and left.
"You know how may guys kill to be in your position?!" said Diana, as she got up from her chair. "Do you think Colette has what I have?!" She noticed that she was being watched and she sat back down. Kelly was lying on the couch at home (she and Colette shared a home) and signing.
"When the music plays, a lonely melody, take me in you arms and whisper how love is," sang Kelly. There was a knock on the door. She got up; she put on her shoes and went to the door. As she opened the door, she saw Carlos.
"Carlos, what are you doing here?" said Kelly.
"I came here to apologize for everything," said Carlos.
"You shouldn't apologize. I should be the one minding my own business," said Kelly. He just looked at her. "Fine. Go ahead."
"You were right," said Carlos. She looked at him. "I should've have stood up for myself along time ago. I had this building frustration and I took it out on you. Let me make it up for you. How would you like to join me in an 8 star course dinner at a 5 star restaurant?"
"Carlos, you don't have to take me somewhere expensive to impress me," said Kelly.
"I know. Are you adventurous?" asked Carlos. Kelly looked at him and got her purse off the table that by the door. She closed the door behind her. Carlos took her to the back. "Ok. Close your eyes." He put his hand over Kelly's eyes.
"I can't see," said Kelly, laughing.
"The adventure starts. Right Now," said Carlos, as he took his hands off her eyes. She gasped. The pool behind the house has a table with 2 chairs with candles and a server was waiting there.
"You did this for me?" asked Kelly. "This is incredible."
"You deserve incredible," said Carlos. She laughed. "Shall we?" They took off their shoes and went inside. Colette was looking in the distance.
"How did you get time to do this?" said Kelly. Diana saw Colette and walked towards her.
"Hey. There you are! Want to get something to eat? I'm starving," said Diana.
"Yeah. I guess backstabbing your friend in the back does take a lot out of you," said Colette.
"What are you talking about?" asked Diana.
"1st of all, why did you invite Luke here?" asked Colette.
"Ok, I invited Luke here because I thought that you were going into deep with Jim," said Diana.
"Diana, I saw you with Jim today," said Colette.
"Alright, I didn't want to tell you this but," said Diana.
"But what?" said Colette.
"Jim called me today. He said it was really important and told me to not tell you. The only reason he was seeing you was that he could get close to me. I told you him that you were my best friend and that I couldn't betray you and that's when he tried to kiss me," said Diana. "I am so sorry." Colette just stood there.
"Wow," said Colette.
"Yeah, wow," said Diana.
"I am sorry. I didn't know," said Colette.
"I know. We know that you don't deserve him," said Diana, hugging Colette. Later that night, all 4 of them went to a club that was a few blocks down Kelly and Colette's house. Jim was there too with his friends. As Colette and the rest danced, Jim looked if she could see her. He sensed her. 'She's here,' thought Jim. He showed his feral eyes. Jim knew that she was close and then he saw her.
"Colette!" yelled Jim. She saw him and left. "Colette!" He went after her. She just walked down the street not listing to Jim. "Colette! Wait! Come on, we need talk!" He grabbed her arm and she took her arm of his hand.
"I have nothing to say to you!" said Colette.
"Why are you being like this?" asked Jim.
"How should I be after what you done?" said Colette, crying.
"After what I did? I didn't do anything," said Jim.
"Diana told me everything, Jim, everything you did," said Colette.
"What I did?" asked Jim, confused.
"You came on to her. Or should I reenact it for you? It's probably the same little show you put on for me except without a boat. I should believe them about what they said about you in the first place," said Colette, as she walked away.
"I meant everything I said. I didn't come on to her, she came on to me," said Jim.
"Really? Why would she do that?" asked Colette.
"To break us up, Colette! If anyone is going to be mad, it should be me. 1st you were hot and cold and then blowing me off with this messages," said Jim.
"What-what messages?" said Colette.
"What messages?" said Jim, laughing. "That's what exactly what I'm talking about. And you thought I was a player. You're the one playing games with me, Colette." He paused. "You know what? Game over." He walked away. Colette just stood there, thinking.
