Elena walks in after giving Taylor a deathly stare. Taylor, as usual, my man, doesn't show any expression or rather, I don't give a fuck look. Can't help smirking at Taylor's expression.
'It's okay Taylor. I forgot to inform you about the meeting today.' I fill him in and he leaves with a nod. Elena looks at my living room which is now different than the usual white drapes and white furniture and off white wall. She has a surprised look and is waiting for Taylor to leave the room
'Sure Mr Grey.' And Taylor leaves with a wide grin on his face. He knows very well Elena is going to freak out with the change around.
'You redecorated?' Elena asks with a raised brow.
'Yes.'
'When? Who did you use? Meato?'
'No, Jeannie did.'
'Who is Jeannie and who is this, Christian?' Elena asks with both eyebrows raised looking at the sexy looking Jeannie and clearly showing her annoyance with Taylor and now with Jeannie.
'This is Jeannie. Jeannie this is Elena. Elena is my business partner.' And as usual, Elena got into her professional look trying to show she is superior.
'Pleasure meeting you Jeannie.' She purrs extending her hand, finger nails printed in fire engine red.
'Like wise.' Jeannie looks at her sharply. Even her voice is sharp. A green eyed Jeannie? Jealous? Hahahahaha this is going to be fun.
'I was just going to have my dinner.' I said and trying my best to hide my laughter. Somehow, image of Elena and Jeannie rolling and fighting in my living room pops in my head.
'You mean us Christian?' Elena asks still eyeing Jeannie with suspicion.
'No.. He means us. Without you.' Jeannie says with a hard voice. Now I hear jealousy there.
'Join us Elena.' I invite Elena and immediately Jeannie gives a deathly stare. Sure she looks cute trying to intimidate me.
'Sure Christian. Thank you.' And Elena links her arm through mine.
'Jeannie, shall we?' I ask her and she replies, 'Sure' and links her arm through my other arm. I am a lucky bastard with two women at my arms. Yah… one of it is as old as your mother!
I help Jeannie to sit and Elena later. I see Jeannie has a smug on her face.
'So Christian, where did you meet Jeannie?' Elena asks without moving her eyes away from Jeannie.
Gail starts serving dinner with a small smile playing at her lips. Taylor would have filled Gail with what just happened at the living room.
'Sorry for the sudden change.' I tell Gail but she smiles warmly, like how her muffins are, and nod.
'No problem Mr Grey.' She says. Gail always pulls through even if I have sudden change in my plans.
'So Christian…. Where did you meet Jeannie?' Elena asks complete with irritation lacing her voice.
'Jeannie popped up at Grey House with some promotional flyers for interior designing and I liked her proposal so I asked her to redesign my house. She started with the living room.' I fabricate a story.
'Aww… that is interesting. So are you done yet?' Elena asks Jeannie.
'Yes.' I said but at the same time Jeannie replied, 'No!'
'Ch..'
'Yes she is done with the living. Later she is moving on to the master bedroom and other rooms.'
'Why the sudden change?' Elena hates changes and now this is not going to be going well with her.
'Yes Elena. Very sure.'
'So Jeannie..'
'Yes Elllena' Jeannie replies emphasizing 'L'
'What do you do besides interior designing for Christian?'
'Design for others. Duh' she says. I like her tone.
'I mean, do you go after rich guys besides interior designing?!'
'No.. unlike you!' and she starts with her chicken.
'Alright young lady, mind your tongue.' Elena glares Jeannie and turns her full attention to me and at the corner of my eyes; I could see Jeannie is glaring while picking up her fork. Boy this must be good. I will let Jeannie get her way. She needs a damn entertainment.
'Christian, did you know that Linc has been hiding at my attic with a gun?'
'Yeah, I saw it in the paper. What happened Elena?' I try to act innocent.
'It was evening, about six, when I got back home. I saw a foot print image made out of dirt near the stairs. I alerted Jasper and waited until he came in. He checked and saw some part dirty finger print near the attic entrance. So he called the police and the rest is history. You saw the papers.'
Elena finishes with raised eyebrows. She started with her chicken.
'Yea… were you scared?' I have to know what went on. Jeannie has a magic ball which you can see what happened. Why are you asking bored looking Elena. She looks like nothing happened.
'Me… oh please Christian! But then, surprisingly, he was snoring away at the attic. If he was there to kill me, why sleep?'
'He got bored waiting for you? Or you bored him to death? Sorry… sleep?' Jeannie says with a straight face and picked up the garlic bread. I can see Elena's eyes grew wider and her hand trembling controlling her anger.
'Ms Jeannie, please watch what you say.'
'Alright..' and she shrugs her shoulder. Elena continues about how she spent her time at the police station giving her report and complaints. How Linc continues to yell that he is innocent and not sure how he got to Elena's attic.
'He even said I framed him. Could you believe that? What does he think? I have nothing else better to do in life then framing him.' Suddenly, I see Elena's sleek bob cut hair moves about and it is getting messier. I eye Jeannie and she is eyeing Elena with a small smile playing on her lips. She blinks again and when I turn immediately to Elena, her hair has stopped moving but in an extreme mess.
'Did you forget to comb your hair Elena?' Jeannie says with amusement in her voice.
'What do you mean?'
'Your hair Elena, it is messy.' I fill in trying very hard controlling my laughter.
She quickly pulls a mirror from her handbag and checks.
'What! How could this be possible? I remember combing my hair. Excuse me Christian.' And she rushes of to the guest bathroom. As Elena vanishes from our eyesight, Jeannie burst into laughter.
'Why did you do that?'
Oh master, she is so annoying…. If I knew about her, I wouldn't have done what you asked me to do, instead, I would have put the man waiting for her in her room so he could have killed her.'
'Jeannie, she is a dear friend od mine… don't think of harming her.'
'Master, the energy that she is radiating is black… it is not good. She might even disturb your aura…'
'Alright, stop, she should be back. Jeannie, I am warning you. No blinking.' I said sternly still trying to suppress my laughter. Elena joints us few seconds later.
'I am not sure how that happened.' She says as she sits…
Elena started talking about her saloon business and Jeannie looks extremely bored but somehow she sat through the dinner. As Gail clears the table, another funny incident takes place. I could say, Jeannie's jealousy has no boundary.
'So Christian, can I discuss something with you in private?'
'Sure Elena. In my office. Jeannie, make yourself comfortable. I will see you later.'
'I will be in my room. See you Elllena.'
'What? Your room? Are you staying here?'
'Yes…'
'Christian… do you owe me an explanation?'
'I don't think Christian owes you any explanation. I live here. Period. What is it to you.'
Elena dismisses Jeannie and turns her attention to me.
'Christian, you didn't tell me she lives here. Is she your new sub?!' Elena asks bluntly.
'No Elena… she is not a sub. She is my interior decorated who I have hired to remodel my apartment. Shall we take our discussion to my office?' I need to get these two ladies away from each other.
'What is a sub?'
'Nothing Jeannie… I will see you later.'
'Alright' and she walks away. As I turn to Elena, I burst into laughter. I bet Jeannie blinked Elena's make up to look like a clown. She has this white thick layer of powder with big smiley face drawn around her lips. Bright red blusher fills her entire cheeks and her hair now is bright green and all blown up.
'What….'
'Nothing, Elena, I think we take this meeting tomorrow. See you at my office tomorrow.'
'Yes… I am pretty upset myself. You have a lot of explanation to do Christian and I don't want that little brunette parading around while I speak to you.'
'Taylor will see you out.'
As Taylor walks in, he bit his lips looking at Elena.
'Mrs Linc.'
'Good night. I will see myself out.'
As the elevator door closes, Taylor burst into fits of laughter and I can't control mine. Gail comes out looking at both of us.
'What happened?'
'You should have seen how Mrs Linc looked like. What happened?'
'Jeannie… I better have a word with her and ask her to change Elena back before she sees the mirror.'
'What happened to her?' I hear Gail pestering Taylor who is now laughing out loud.
'Jeannie!' I call her at the door.
She opens the door and she is dressed in a black satin night dress, where the neck plunges down between Jeannie's breast. Oh my. I am deffinately going to end up with a heart attack.
'Can you blink Elena back into her normal form? Remove the clown face.'
'Oh master, she looks better that way.'
'Jeannie, now… blink!'
'Alright master…' and she blinks.
'There, she will look like a wicked witch now.'
'Jeannie…'
'Master.. didn't you notice that we pulled through the dinner without me calling you Master.'
Oh yes. Darn I didn't realize.
'Smart Jeannie.'
'Come in Master. I re-decorated.'
'Jeannie… you are always redecorating.'
'I will blink supper.. come in.' and she pulls me into her room. The room is now grey and green. Jeannie blinks and I am in a matching pyjamas – black satin pyjama.
'There… now you are ready for bed and here is supper.'
She blinks a nice pie with whipped cream on a table by the window looking over Seattle.
'Here Master.' I take a seat with her and enjoy the whipped cream covered apple pie.
