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"Talk"
'Thoughts'
Flashback/Dream
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"Alistair." Tea squealed in excitement and threw her arms around the young man. He had crop cut red hair and gray eyes. His body moved back a step from the sudden impact but he recovered quickly and slowly placed his arms around the young woman.
"If I knew you had missed me that much, I would have shown my face sooner." Alistair said with a smile. Tea lifted her head from his chest to look at him.
"You were here all along? Why didn't you come sooner?" She pulled back from his body and punched him slightly on the chest. "Why didn't you tell me you were going to be here? Why didn't you tell me you were coming to Domino?" Alistair laughed slightly at all her questions and brushed a few strands of hair from her forehead in a loving manner.
"I wanted to surprise you." A smile broke on her face and she pressed her cheek against his chest again.
"Well, I'm very surprised and very happy too." Her grip on him tightened and she whispered. "I missed you." He smiled and bent to kiss the top of her head.
"I know. I missed you too." They remained locked in an embrace, not aware of the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, nor the numerous flashes of cameras.
"Do you want to dance?" Alistair asked. All he received was a big smile.
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"Alistair?" Joey whispered to Kaiba. "As in Alistair Amelda? The leviathan freak?" Kaiba ignored Joey and kept his eyes focused on the dancing couple.
Amelda. She had chosen Alistair Amelda.
He had feared this. He had feared that perhaps there was someone who had replaced him in Tea's life. That's why she was so defiant against all her past emotions. But never had he imagined it to be someone like Alistair Amelda. Why did she choose him? She knew his past. She knew the kind of man he was. Then why him?
He watched them twirl and spin under the shinning lights, highlighting their smiling faces. He wasn't blind, nor an idiot. He had seen her reaction, and wasn't ignorant of the smile on her face, or the twinkle in her eyes. She was happy. She was happier than he ever remembered seeing her.
He felt himself get sick.
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"This is not going to be pretty." Tea muttered in a worried voice. Alistair raised an eyebrow in question and she sighed. "I got so excited and happy to see you that I forgot this was a secret. Now everyone is going to be on our tail, asking us all those questions." She buried her face in his chest and groaned. "I don't want to deal with that. I don't want to cook up any lies."
"We don't have to." His answer caused her to raise her head and stare at him in surprise. He chuckled at her expression. "Didn't you think I kept that in mind before coming here? I talked to Stan and he agreed. We think it's time we made our relationship public." Tea didn't bother concealing her squeal of joy and once again knocked Alistair back with a hug.
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you." She had been wanting to make their relationship public for a few months now, but Alistair and Stan maintained they would do it at the right time. And it seemed like the right time was now.
"You're welcome." Alistair said with a chuckle.
"Now we don't have to hide." Tea spoke excitedly. "We can go to restaurants and gatherings together, and not worry about getting a fake date to accompany us. And we don't have to worry about any scandals either. We can do normal couple stuff without the fear of getting caught."
"Yes." Alistair said. "Which means I can do this with pleasure." He held her chin tenderly and lowered his lips to meet hers in a sweet kiss. Gasps filled the air, along with loud clicking of cameras and flashes, but the two lovers kept their eyes closed and their attention focused on each other.
Seto's heart sank as he watched the two lock lips. It wasn't just a nightmare. It was very real. Tea really was dating someone else. And by the looks of it, she just may be in love with someone else. Around him, people buzzed with conversation, all whispering to each other. Beside him, Serenity breathed in relief.
"So the bitch does have a master."
"And still, she runs wild to other men. What a whore." Mai muttered loud enough for their group to hear. No one bothered to reply or make a comment. Everyone was either too shocked or too amazed by the couple to register anything else in their minds. When Tea and Alistair broke the kiss, reporters surrounded them, wanting to be the first to speak to the couple. But the first one to reach them was Mokuba.
"Tea, why didn't you tell me?" His voice lacked any emotion. Tea looked nervously from Alistair to Mokuba. She knew Alistair didn't have a decent past with the Kaibas. But she hoped Mokuba would be able to put it behind him for her sake.
"Mokuba, I… I kind of predicted your reaction." She said in a nervous voice. "That's why I didn't tell you."
"You should have." Mokuba said, eyeing Alistair up and down. "It would have saved me a lot of trouble." Tea raised an eyebrow and Mokuba continued. "I thought it was some random guy, but now I'm relieved knowing it's Alistair." Both Tea and Alistair were surprised at his comment.
"I know about your past Alistair." Mokuba said. "I know about your brother and your company. I know you are a hard working, devoted, and loyal man, and a passionate human. I'm glad Tea chose you." As soon as he had finished, Tea leapt from Alistair's embrace and hugged Mokuba.
"Thank you." She whispered. "It means a lot to me that you approve Mokuba. It really does." Mokuba nodded. Alistair stepped forward and held his hand out.
"It's a pleasure meeting you Mokuba." Mokuba smiled and shook his hand.
"Same here." Just then, the reporters let it loose, throwing questions right and left.
"Ms. Tea, how long have you and Mr. Alistair Amelda been dating?"
"Why did you keep it a secret?"
"What about Mokuba?"
"Why are you dating a businessman? Why not a movie star, someone from your field?"
"Mr. Amelda, why didn't you reveal your relationship?"
Alistair wrapped his arms protectively around Tea and began taking steps back. Two bulky men appeared from behind him, working to keep the reporters at bay.
"Tea and I have been dating for nearly two years now. We didn't make it public because we didn't want the media attention. We will answer the rest of your questions in press conference. For now, we have to leave. I haven't seen this woman in weeks and I want to spend some time with her." With that, they turned on their heel and practically ran out to their awaiting limo. Reporters chased them, wanting to snatch more pictures, but Tea and Alistair were quick and were soon behind the tinted windows of a moving vehicle, together, alone, and safe.
"Wow, that was fun." Tea said in an excited tone.
"Not as much fun as this." Alistair said in a deep voice, pressing his lips against her in a fierce kiss. Tea responded immediately, pressing her body against his. Their lips moved insistently against one another, tongues lashing out to taste each other. Alistair lowered Tea on the seat and climbed on top of her, all the while, keeping their lip lock maintained.
"God, I … missed you… so much." Tea whispered between kisses. Alistair removed his lips from her rosy ones and kissed her jaw, slowly sliding lower towards her neck. Tea gasped with pleasure, writhing under his ministrations. Alistair placed a small bite at the base of her neck, earning a deep moan. He growled low in his throat and began sucking harshly on the spot he had bitten, determined to leave a mark. Tea's eyes rolled back and her hands locked in his short hair, pulling him closer.
"Oh Alistair." She moaned and tugged on his hair, pulling him up to kiss him. Her hands snaked over his chest, delighting at the way the muscles rippled under her touch.
"Mr. Amelda, we have arrived." The driver's voice rang over the intercom, causing the two to break apart reluctantly. Alistair rested his forehead against hers, staring into her beautiful blue eyes.
"I really did miss you." He said. She smiled and gently kissed him.
"I can tell. Let's go inside and you can show me how much you really missed me." Her sensual voice had him growling and kissing her wildly again.
"I can't wait." He muttered between nips.
Mokuba whistled lowly as he entered the mansion. He threw his coat on a couch, knowing that a maid will take care of it, and proceeded towards his room. He found his path blocked by the tall frame of his older brother. He frowned and tried to walk around the block, but Seto moved to effectively block him again.
"What do you want?" Mokuba asked in irritation. Seto frowned at his attitude, but decided now was not the time to chide him. Instead, he got right to the point.
"You knew about Amelda?" Mokuba shrugged his shoulders.
"I knew there was someone Tea was dating, but didn't know it was Alistair."
"And why didn't you tell me?" Seto demanded through clenched teeth. Mokuba glared at Seto and replied.
"Because that was none of your business."
"It is my business if I make it." Seto growled, taking a step towards Mokuba, but the latter was not intimidated.
"No matter what you do, you can't change her feelings. She is happy with Alistair. You should accept it and move on. I know she has." With that, Mokuba walked past his brother's still form.
"Hey Rosa, can I talk to you for a minute?" Mokuba said, entering the kitchen where the rest of the occupants of the mansion were eating breakfast.
"Of course Master Mokuba." The older woman said, turning her full attention to him.
"I've invited Tea and Alistair for dinner tonight. Do you think you can prepare some food for us?" Rosa smiled kindly and nodded her head.
"I'd love to. Just let me know what you want prepared."
"Nothing special. Tea just wants to meet you so I invited her over." Rosa stared at Mokuba in surprise.
"She wants to meet me?" Mokuba chuckled.
"Yeah. I told her all about you and she has been begging me to introduce her to you. So I thought of this shenanigan."
"That's very kind of her." Behind them, Serenity snorted, but Mokuba and Rosa ignored her.
"Just make anything, but nothing too fancy." With that, he turned to leave, but then quickly turned back. "And before I forget, she wants you to dine with us. So be ready." Rosa was surprised again and watched Mokuba leave before she called out to him.
"Master Mokuba, I have one more question." Mokuba turned around and motioned for her to speak. "Would Master Kaiba and Ms. Serenity be joining us?" Mokuba stiffened visibly and turned around.
"No. They won't." With that, he marched out. As soon, as he left, Serenity began shouting.
"As if we want to be in the company of that whore." Seto didn't reply.
"Welcome to the Kaiba mansion." Rosa greeted the two guests in the house. Tea took a step forward and held Rosa's hand.
"It's such a pleasure to meet you. Mokuba told me all about you and got me excited to meet you." Rosa blushed in embarrassment.
"I can't imagine what he must have said to get you excited about me." Tea smiled gently and spoke.
"He said you've been a pillar of support for him. He is grateful to you and so am I." Rosa felt her face redden even more.
"Please, come in. Master Mokuba is at the balcony. I'll take you there." Tea nodded her head and followed Rosa inside the mansion, Alistair following closely.
Seto stood in a corner, carefully hiding himself from the people passing by. His eyes were focused on one person in particular. She looked even more beautiful today, wearing a rich red spaghetti strapped dress. Her hair were hanging loosely around her beautiful face, caressing her neck and shoulders. Suddenly, his view of her was blocked by the tall figure of Alistair. Seto's eyes narrowed in jealousy and anger and his lips sprouted out a swear directed at the lucky bastard.
The dinner proceeded nicely, everyone making light conversation. Surprisingly, Rosa felt comfortable talking to a celebrity like Tea. Even though Tea held more money, more power, and more fame then Serenity and Mai, Rosa noticed she was a much nicer person by nature as well. As soon as the dinner was over, Rosa began picking up the dishes. Tea offered to help, but Rosa declined. She also took her leave, citing she had to leave for home soon with the many autographed items Tea had given for Rosa's daughter.
"She was nice." Tea said as soon as Rosa left.
"Told you." Mokuba said smugly.
"So, do we get dessert?" Alistair asked causally, earning a giggle from Tea.
"Is food all you can think of?" He turned his body towards her and whispered.
"I can think of a lot of other things, but all those involve you and me and no clothes." Tea blushed prettily and Alistair smirked. "I'm just distracting myself before I lose all control." Mokuba quickly got up.
"Let's get you some dessert." They shared a laugh, and walked towards the living room where Mokuba left them to get some ice-cream.
"This is a nice place." Alistair commented looking around. "I think we should get a similar mansion." Tea nodded, shifting around to sit comfortably in Alistair's lap.
"You should stop wiggling." Alistair said. "You're turning me on." Tea raised an eyebrow of surprise.
"Really. It's not my intention." She replied coyly. Before Alistair could reply, another masculine voice rang through the room.
"No one can tell what a woman's intentions are, no matter how much of a genius he may be." Tea rolled her eyes and Alistair smirked.
"Kaiba. I was wondering when you were going to show your face." Kaiba glared at the male and appeared in sight, Serenity not far behind.
"And I was wondering when you were going to leave." Seto acidly replied. Alistair laughed.
"Always a pleasure to meet you Kaiba."
"Can't say the same for you." Seto bit back.
"Come on Kaiba, I'm trying to be nice here but you are acting as if I have stolen your most precious possession." Seto growled. At that moment, Mokuba entered with bowls in his hands. He ignored Seto and Serenity completely and placed them on the table.
"Am I too late?" He asked, motioning to Tea sitting in Alistair's lap.
"No. You're right on time." Tea giggled and replied.
"Though I wish you were late." Alistair said good naturedly, earning a small slap from Tea, and earning a huge glare from Seto.
"Any particular reason you've graced us with your presence Kaiba?" Alistair asked. Seto glared harder.
"It's my house. I can go wherever I want."
"So you always come out of your hole to annoy the guests?" Alistair said as innocently as he could. Tea tried hard to suppress her smile, all the while slapping Alistair's shoulders to scold him.
"That wasn't nice." She said.
"You love it when I'm mean." Alistair pointed out.
"Never trust what a woman says." Seto said bitterly. "You never know what they hide in their heart. She may say she loves you to your face, but deep in her heart, she may hold the picture of another man."
"You're right." Alistair said casually. "But there are ways of finding out." He ran his fingers through Tea's hair, caressing her arm with his other hand, and spoke. "When she whispers my name in her sleep, and when she screams my name when I make love to her, I get the assurance that maybe I'm the one." He leaned forward to kiss Tea slowly. "Besides, even if there is someone hiding in the corners of her heart, I will either drive him out or choke him in that dark corner, eliminating him completely." Seto balled his hands into fists, clenching his teeth at Alistair's reply. His anger doubled when he watched Tea lean forward to kiss Alistair.
"There is no one in my heart but you." She said. Alistair smiled.
"I know. But apparently, Kaiba needs convincing." Tea turned her head to lock her eyes with Kaiba.
"He can rest assured that I only have one man in my heart and that man is Alistair Amelda." Silence followed her words, during which, only heavy breathing could be heard. Mokuba finally broke the silence.
"So, you guys had an interview this morning. How did that go?" At that, Tea groaned and Alistair chuckled.
"It went well." Alistair said.
"No it didn't." Tea glared at him. "It was a disaster."
"What happened?" Serenity asked eagerly, hoping to get pleasure out of Tea's misery.
"Nothing much." Alistair replied causally. "I just said some things Tea didn't want the media to know."
"Like what?" Serenity's curiosity rose.
"He told them about our sex life." Tea said with a huge blush. Seto audibly growled from his spot on the couch.
"I just told them you were great in bed." Alistair defended himself.
"You said I was a wildcat in bed." Tea said and Alistair kissed her.
"And I don't take it back."
"But the world doesn't need to know it." The two were completely ignoring the remaining occupants of the room and having their argument.
"It'll help all those people who picture you when they are with someone else. Right Kaiba?" Alistair words caused Seto to nearly jump off the couch and attack the snobby male.
"What are you trying to say?" Serenity demanded.
"Nothing." Alistair said carelessly.
"Well, Seto and I have a great sex life too." Serenity boasted.
"I don't doubt that." Tea said with a smirk, eyes focused on Seto.
"But you need more than that for a relationship." Alistair said. "You need trust, and we have plenty of that."
"Trusting an actor?" Seto said in an icy voice. "Seems like a bad decision to me. They are masters of disguise, wearing a new face every day."
"Those disguises aren't always bad." Alistair said with a sexy smirk and Tea blushed.
"Don't you tell them." She warned.
"The best thing about being with an actor is the characters they play. Tea has probably fulfilled all of my sexual fantasies. I've gotten lap dances, pole dances, strip teases, you name it. So I think I can live with the fact that she's an actor." Alistair finished with a smirk.
"Boy, you guys must be busy all the time." Mokuba commented with a laugh. Tea blushed even further.
"We get to see each other once a month, sometimes after even longer periods of time, so we make good use of the time we do get to spend together." Alistair said, securing his hold on Tea.
"So you basically hump like rabbits whenever you see each other." Seto pointed out dryly. Besides him, Serenity giggled.
"Yeah." Alistair said, not at all embarrassed. "But we also treasure every second we get. We celebrate all the little moments, our first meeting, our first date, our first kiss, and the first time we-." He was cut off by Tea's hand clamping on his mouth.
"You're not telling them that." He pushed her hand away to speak.
"Why? It turned out okay in the end."
"Yes. But the beginning was embarrassing. You know he still teases me about it, telling me it's all because of him, and I should thank of him every time I'm with you." Tea said and Alistair laughed.
"Don't worry. You know he is joking. He says that to me all the time too."
"Who? Stop talking in riddles. Who are you talking about and what are you talking about?" Mokuba demanded.
"Tea didn't let me tell the press but I think I can tell you guys." Alistair said. "It's not like any of you would sell the story to press for cheap money. None of you are that low, at least I hope."
"Don't bet on it." Mokuba said under his breath.
"Anyway," Alistair said, "when we started dating, we didn't tell anyone except some very close friends, namely Stan, Joshua, Steven, and Valon."
"The other biker guy?" Mokuba wondered and Alistair nodded.
"When leviathan was defeated, Dartz disappeared and there was no one left to head Paradias Inc. So Rafael, Valon, and I decided to take matters into our own hands. We took control of the company and successfully expanded it, forming many branches in other countries. Rafael decided to head to Russia and stay at the branch there. Valon took Australia, and I was left with Europe, though I mostly stay in England or France. Valon comes to visit me often, especially when Tea is there too. It was during one of those days when both Tea and Valon were at my English mansion. We were having a small private pool party, just the three of us.
Flashback
"You're it." Tea giggled as she tapped Alistair on the nose and swam away. Valon laughed as Alistair began chasing Tea around the pool.
"Go get her tiger." He cheered and got out of the pool to sit at the edge and watch the two act like children.
Tea continued giggling as she swam as fast as she could, occasionally diving to confuse Alistair. He was hot on her trail, a predatory expression on his face that sent chills down her spine, encouraging her to move even faster. But Alistair was a better swimmer. In no time, he was on her, his hand outstretched to tag her. Letting out a small shriek, Tea kicked back violently. She felt a small tug on her body as his hand tried to touch her, but with her kick, she managed to elude him. He had stopped chasing her. She turned her head to watch him.
"Ha ha, you can't catch me." She turned around and stuck her tongue out at him playfully. But she got no response other than his wide open mouth and saucer like eyes.
"What?" She asked in annoyance. Mutely, Alistair held up her bikini top. Immediately her eyes went to her revealed chest. She let out a small scream and ducked under water, her face red with embarrassment. Alistair slowly swam towards her. She moved back. Alistair stopped, and with his eyes averted at the water, he placed the bikini top on the water surface and pushed it towards her with a wave. She snatched it and turned her back towards him to put it on. Throughout all this, Valon was laughing.
"I… I should… go inside." Alistair said and quickly got out of the pool. Valon continued to laugh and followed him, leaving Tea alone to scream in frustration and embarrassment.
End flashback
"That was the first time I saw Tea without her clothes." Alistair said, chuckling at Tea's blushing face. "It made things very awkward between us. We avoided each other all day that day. But we encountered each other in the evening, and that was super awkward."
Flashback
"Don't worry, he's not here." Valon said with a laugh, watching Tea scout the living room area. She blushed and took a seat on the couch.
"I don't know what to do." She admitted. "It's all so… weird. I mean… so what if he saw me? He is my boyfriend. We are adults and this shouldn't be so awkward, but it is. And I don't know what to do." Just as she finished, Alistair stepped into the room. His eyes fell on Tea and he froze on spot.
"Oh… I didn't… know you were here." He said awkwardly. Tea blushed seeing him and got up.
"I think… I should leave." Alistair didn't reply.
"Oh come on." Valon groaned and stood up as well. "You guys are freaking me out, and I can't take this anymore." He walked towards Alistair and before anyone could react, Valon yanked Alistair's pants down along with his underwear. Tea squeaked as her eyes fell on Alistair and she quickly turned her head away, her face red with embarrassment.
"Valon, what the hell." Alistair yelled, pulling his pants up.
"I'm trying to make things okay between you two. Now you both saw each other's precious body parts so stop acting like idiots." He yelled in frustration and began walking out of the living room, mumbling under his breath.
End flashback
"That night was the first time we…" Alistair said with a laugh, but got punched by Tea before he could finish. "Well, you get the picture." He finished.
"No one wants to picture that." Seto grumbled out in jealousy. Alistair only laughed.
"Are you jealous Kaiba?" He asked slyly.
"I have no reason to be jealous." He said and got up. "It's getting late. You should leave." Mokuba got up as well, glaring at his brother.
"They are my guests. I get to decide when they leave." He said with stubbornness.
"That's fine Mokuba." Tea said, getting off Alistair's lap. "We need to get going anyway."
"Yeah. Thanks for the dinner and the entertainment." He said, motioning to Kaiba and Serenity.
"But you never ate any ice cream." Mokuba pointed out.
"I never had any appetite for this desert anyway." Alistair said with a wink. "I've got my eye on something sweeter." He motioned to Tea who was getting her shawl. Mokuba laughed and bid them farewell, watching Alistair drive them out of the Kaiba mansion driveway.
"A pompous bastard, isn't he?" Seto spoke in a tense voice behind him. Mokuba ignored the jealousy in his older brother's tone and proceeded towards his bedroom, Seto hot on his heels.
"He was flaunting Tea like a prize he owned." Seto said again.
"Why does it matter to you?" Mokuba said in a bored tone.
"He is using her. He probably wants the publicity to improve the reputation of his sorry excuse of a company."
"Last I checked, Paradias Inc was very successful even before they came out in public." Mokuba pointed out.
"Why are supporting that bastard?" Seto demanded in an angry voice.
"Why are so against him?" Mokuba countered.
"Because he is using Tea."
"I think you are just angry because you never got a chance to use her." Mokuba scoffed. Seto appeared appalled.
"How dare you suggest that?" Mokuba didn't reply. He just entered his room and slammed the door, stopping his brother from making any more comments.
Tea smirked confidently as she entered Domino Mega Showroom, owned by her old buddies, Tristan and Joey. Her gaze wandered to come displayed cars, studying them carefully.
"What the hell are you doing in here?" She heard the familiar and oh-so-friendly voice of Joey Wheeler. With a poisonous smile, she turned to face him.
"I'm impressed with what you have done Joey." She said with a sickeningly sweet smile. "Using your sister to get Kaiba's money. Wow. You really are low."
"You bitch." Joey growled and took a threatening step towards her in anger. She stood her ground.
"You must make a lot of money." She said causally. "A stripper for a girlfriend, a whore for a sister, and your own showroom bought and established with someone else's money. You're living the good life."
"Shut up. What the hell are you doing here? What do you want?" Joey growled. Tea kept that sweet smile on her face and replied.
"I am looking to purchase a car."
"I'm not selling you one. Get out." Joey growled.
"I'm a customer Mr. Wheeler. Why are you turning me away?" She faked surprise and hurt.
"I don't want to sell you anything. I don't want you to touch anything that belongs to me. Get out."
"You're being very rude." Tea pointed out. "I don't know what I have done to deserve such attitude. Is it because of what happened with your girlfriend? If that's the case, I assure you I didn't intend to humiliate her. She suggested the duel to embarrass me and her plan backfired. Also, I wasn't aware of her agreement with Kaiba Corp. for the campaign. I was only doing Mokuba a favor."
"I don't want to hear anything. You are a lying, conniving bitch, and if you don't get out of my showroom right now, I'll use force." Joey said.
"Are you threatening me?" Tea asked.
"Yes, and I am not afraid to go through with them either." Joey warned.
"I never thought you'd be so low." Tea said, before turning around to leave. Joey just swore at her. Before leaving, she turned her head and spoke over her shoulder.
"You don't know who you're messing with Joey. I'm not the same person who was forgiving and nice. You'll pay for what you did. That's a promise." With that, she exited. Joey watched her retreating back and swore a few times before entering his office.
"Bring me a coffee." He yelled into the intercom at his secretary. "And don't let any calls through for a while."
"Yes sir." He slammed the phone as soon as he heard her confirmation.
Bitch.
She had come to ruin his day, and had succeeded. But one thing bothered him. Why had she come here? She knew she wasn't welcome here. Then why had she come? Maybe to agitate him? Yes. That was the only explanation. She had come to enforce her superiority over him, but he had showed her. Joey Wheeler didn't bow down to anyone, especially not to someone who insulted his girlfriend and sister. Tea may be some famous celebrity, but he knew her to be a naïve loser. She had left thinking they would burn in guilt and search the seas for her. She must have been disappointed when that didn't happen, and now she had come back, hoping the guilt thing would work and they would be at her feet, begging for forgiveness. Well, the delusional princess would have to wait a long time before Joey Wheeler bowed his head to the likes of her.
"Ring. ring." His phone rang. He glared at it in annoyance. He had told that useless secretary to hold his calls. He ignored the phone but it kept ringing and ringing. Overcome with anger, he picked it up.
"Who the hell is it?" He yelled.
"It's Tristan." The voice came from the other side.
"Oh, it's you. I thought it was some idiot." Joey said with a sigh.
"You are the idiot Joey." Tristan yelled. "What the hell did you do?"
"What are you talking about?" Joey asked in confusion.
"I leave for one day and I find out that everything collapses. Don't you have any sense?" Tristan's insults were enraging Joey to no end.
"Would you shut up and tell me why you are barking nonsense? What happened?"
"Why don't you turn on your plasma screen TV to the entertainment channel and see for yourself." Tristan said in a biting tone. Glaring in air, Joey did as told and watched. At the bottom of the screen, "Breaking News" was written in bold letter.
"You want me to watch that?" Joey asked in irritation.
"Just keep watching and you'll find out what you did." Tristan said and Joey continued watching. The reporter came on and began speaking.
"It is shocking but it is true. We all have seen it with our own eyes. We just saw Domino's very own Joey Wheeler act in a shameful manner towards Tea Gardner."
"What the hell?" Joey muttered in shock and continued to watch the telecast.
"Here's the video again, taken by a bystander with his cell phone." And then the video of their conversation from earlier that day began playing on TV. To Joey's surprise, only the last part of their conversation was being played. The beginning during which Tea had acted like a bitch was nowhere to be seen. And the last part with her threatening him was also omitted. He watched in horror as his threat was revealed to the world.
"Shit." He panicked. "It wasn't supposed to be like that. I… I didn't know there was someone taping."
"She is a famous celebrity Joey. There is always paparazzi following her around." Tristan yelled.
"But this… it isn't right. That's not what happened. Tristan you have to believe me." Joey pleaded.
"So you didn't treat her like shit? You didn't say all those things to her?" Tristan challenged.
"I did, but-." Joey tried to explain but Tristan cut him off.
"And then you topped it off with a threat. You threatened a world famous celebrity. You acted like a goon Joey, a brainless goon. The whole world saw this and they all hate you for it. Everyone is calling you shameless and disrespectful. It won't be long before the media rips you to shreds."
"What do I do now Tristan?" Joey asked helplessly. Tristan sighed on the other line and replied in a tired voice.
"Nothing. You have already done enough. You have successfully destroyed the business and reputation that took years to build in less than 5 minutes. You have doomed us all."
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