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Okay, Chapter 4, Here we go!
Sano gripped his steering wheel tightly as he came to a standstill at the stoplight. He sighed heavily and rolled his head to the side, glancing out the window. The woman in the next car seemed to turn at the same time and smiled brightly, and seductively, at him. Sano swore under his breath, but donned a smirk, turning back to the road ahead of him. "Curse these devilishly good looks of mine…" he muttered, trying to be humorous through his sadness. "They always get me in trouble," he sighed, thinking back to what had happened less than thirty minutes ago…
Flashback
"Where's your husband, by the way?" Sano asked as he twirled the pasta around on his fork.
"Barcelona." The woman opposite him replied as she sipped her sake. She glanced up at him through her bangs with suspicious chocolate orbs. "I will have you for the rest of the evening?"
Sano smirked. "Am I that irresistible? Yes, yes of course. The rest of the evening."
The woman stared at him in disbelief for a moment. "ALL to myself?"
Sano laughed heartily. "Yes, yes you vixen!" The woman across the table seemed unamused as he guffawed at his own nickname. "God, Meg. You sure are possessive…"
Megumi took a tentative bite of her pasta and shrugged. "Whatever. I just don't like being interrupted, Sagara." Her gaze shifted back down to her plate as she picked at it, not really desiring what was on it. God, leave it to Sano to be so oblivious! He's such an airhead! She glared angrily at him from across the table and he shot her a clueless look, slurping up his noodles as if he were a child. He's so immature! For god's sake, do all twenty-five year old men act like that! "Sano, quit that. Act as if you're mother taught you a few decent table manners!" she muttered around her glass of sake, poised to her perfectly ruby lips. His imperfections are maddening!
"You know you like it." He smirked and Megumi snapped her gaze up to his. It's weird…that's what I was thinking…
Megumi realized what had just slithered through her mind and covered her mouth, startled, to keep the words from tumbling out. Sano's smirk grew and Megumi quickly snatched her hands away, folding them in her lap. At any rate, he's so cocky; he's got too much pride!
However, it was hard to deny that she was attracted to him. She was three years his senior, but somehow she had managed to connect with him, in ways she couldn't with her husband.
Sano stared at Megumi across the table as she studied her hands under the table. There is no doubt…Megumi is unlike any other woman I've met. She's not one of those superficial air-heads I keep around… He pushed the peas across his plate and sighed. "Different…" he breathed out.
"What?"
Sano cursed, realizing he had said something aloud. "Uh. Nothing, Meg. I was just commenting on these peas. They're uh…different."
Megumi raised an eyebrow incredulously and shook her head. "You sure are a weird one, Sagara."
"Aw, you know you love me!" he grinned, scratching behind his head. Megumi's eyes widened slightly and flew to meet his mirthful ones. A soft, scarlet blush graced her pretty features. Sano's mirth melted and he looked at her in serious curiosity. "Do you…?"
Megumi's mouth moved, but no words came out. She raked her brain for some suitable reply, something witty and smart to get them both back on their feet. "This wasn't supposed to happen…" was all she could manage to croak out.
Sano waited patiently as Megumi sat, transfixed in her own mind. "You are younger than me for goodness sake! I'm married and I have a career…and none of this was even supposed to happen!" she was talking in repetitive circles. "Sano, I….this is all wrong. It should not have been this way…."
Sano grasped her wrist with his long fingers gently before looking up into her distressed eyes. "What way?" he whispered ardently.
Megumi stared at him for the longest time. "Sano, I-"
They both jumped suddenly as his cell phone rang a pleasant little jingle that went It's me, Kira! Pick up! Sano rolled his eyes at the personalized ring and answered it begrudgingly.
Megumi's eyes fell in disappointment. "No…NO….I'm busy, that's why….It doesn't matter with what…It's nothing important, Kira…I promise…I swear it on my first wife's head (Sano rolled his eyes as he said this)….Yeah, love you too." Sano turned back to Megumi only to meet livid brown eyes, and underneath it all…hurt.
"Here I was, Sanosuke Sagara, about to tell you that I love you, giving you the benefit of the doubt, and you just hurt me!" She hissed with narrowed eyes. Standing abruptly, she marched out the door, Sano hot on her heels.
"Megumi, wait!" He called.
She spun around furiously. "Why? You've got Kira, or some other tramp to keep you warm tonight!"
Sano put his hands up defensively. "It's not like that-"
"Is that all I am to you! A TRAMP!" Megumi fumbled angrily for her valet ticket as the valet eyed them wearily. "Well let me tell you something, Sagara. I have a great career, a husband who loves me, and a nice life! And you know what you've got! A different girl every night. But when you sum it all up….you've got nothing!" Tears were now streaming down her face. "You've got nothing!" she hissed, before slapping him harshly across the cheek.
End flashbackSano rubbed the cheek she had slapped tenderly. "It still smarts…" he moaned sadly.
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