Hello!!! Happy Friday!!!! Here is another chapter!! This one has alot more fluff, so enjoy!
I want to shout out to Franella for helping me choose this restaurant. Of course, I don't own anything with Cipriani!
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They arrived at Cipriani by 7:30. They stepped out of the taxi and walked straight in. They walked up to the hostess and Cal said, "Reservation under Lightman." While the hostess checked for the name, Gillian turned to Cal and said, "I thought we were going all out with the story."
The hostess looked up and said, "Mr. and Mrs. Lightman, right this way." She took them to a cozy, private booth. "I hope you enjoy this evening."
Gillian looked around, "Cal, how did you get us into this restaurant? It looks very busy." He looked innocently at her about to say something but their waiter interrupted him. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Lightman. Can I start you off this evening with a bottle of wine?"
Cal said, "I will have a scotch on the rocks and she will have a Sweet Annie. Thanks." He looked at Gillian and said, "What? I know some people, okay. Can't you just enjoy the evening as my wife?" He wiggled his eyebrows up and down.
Gillian laughed sweetly and whispered, "Cal, you wiggle your eyebrows at me one more time, I will rip them off. And if we are being for real, can you ask the waiter to stop calling me 'Mrs. Lightman'." He stopped wiggling his eyebrows but he kept on grinning. "What are you grinning at?" Gillian asked while blushing.
"You don't want me to tell the waiter to stop calling you Mrs. Lightman. I think you rather enjoy it. I can tell because you blush. Like right now." Gillian had to look down. "See now, you get a kick out of being my 'wife', don't you?"
The waiter dropped off the drinks and Gillian said, "Thank God." She started to drink hers very quickly. She was half way done with it when she said, "Mmmmm, that is very good. How did you know I would like that? You know I am not a fruity drink kind of gal." Cal grinned again but this time Gillian couldn't help but grin herself. She nodded as she said, "That is right, I am your wife, right? Ha Ha!"
"Do I hear a hint of sarcasms coming from you, my darling?" Cal said sweetly. Gillian said nothing, but continued to drink her drink.
The waiter came up and asked, "Are you ready to order?" Cal nodded but Gillian was scrambling for her menu. He put down her menu and said, "I can order for you, please." She looked at his soft eyes and nodded. "I will be having the Calves liver alla veneziana with polenta and she will be having the Risotto alla primavera. And could you keep the drinks coming?" The waiter nodded and said, "Great choice, sir, and I will have another round of drinks out for you in a couple of minutes. You meal will be out soon." He took the menus and left.
After Gillian got another drink, she turned to Cal and asked, "So how do you really know Charles?"
He looked confused and said, "Didn't you hear me when I told you? He helped me get through college." Gillian looked at him with a 'you aren't telling me the whole truth' look. "Oh, okay, over the summer in my youth, I took a job as a caddy on a golf course. I would caddy for him. We would talk about everyday things and soon he was paying for my schooling. He always said that my bright mind should never go to waste. And so here I am, lucky that I even knew him and that he had a kind heart."
Gillian was thinking and then said, "Well I am glad he helped you through college but there is just something about him that I just don't trust. I definitely don't trust his wife either. She without doubt had contempt on her face whenever we talked about the men being killed. She said something about Rodger Madison not being able to fight back. Oh, speaking of him, I guess he did a lot of business in America. He was going to buy a condo in Manhattan."
Cal thought, "Well Paul Fraiser had an American wife. They said that she always cheated on him. They told me that he was weak. They definitely have this strong emotion against people who show weakness. Maybe there is a deeper connection than meets the eye. Maybe all the victims had dealing with America, whether it was a spouse or business. They definitely showed weakness, but I don't know how that would give them the right to kill someone." Cal took a sip of his drink, "I don't trust Charles' son-in-law. He was being outright malicious and had a strong dislike for Paul Fraiser."
Just then, their food came out, with another round of drinks. Gillian admired the food, "Wow, this looks absolutely amazing." She just stared at her food. Cal was about to say something when she blurted out, "I think I am starting to get drunk. What is in these drinks?" Cal just laughed and shrugged his shoulders. They ate without a sound, except for when Gillian would moan after taking a bite. Soon a man came up to the table yelling, "Cal Lightman, you ol' dog! How the hell are you?"
Cal got up and hugged this man. "Nothing much, I'm just here with a co-worker enjoying your fantastic food."
He looked at Gillian and said, "Sorry for my old friend's rudeness but my name is Michael Vintino. I run the kitchens. And your name is?"
Gillian held out her hand and said, "My name is Gillian. It is very nice to meet you. Cal has never told me that he knows a famous person."
Michael kissed her hand. Cal intervened by taking Gillian's hand into his own and said, "All right, all right, you have met. Don't you have some cooking to do?"
"Of course, but I wanted to come out and meet this exquisite woman sitting right next to you." Michael said looking at Gillian. She could do nothing else but giggle.
"Alright, well you met and we have to finish our dinner before it gets cold. It was great to see you ol' chap. Let's meet up at the pub one of these days, yeah?" Cal asked still holding Gillian's hand.
Michael straightened up and said, "Definitely, but we have to pick a new pub. The one we used to go to is closed down. Let me know, buddy. In the meantime, please enjoy dessert on the house." He shook Cal's hand and then he turned to Gillian and said, "I hope you enjoy your evening, even though it is with this ol' man. If you are looking for a good time call me at this number." He gave her a piece of paper. She took it and giggled some more. He finish with, "I can show you the true meaning of love. Good night, my lovely lady." He kissed her hand, turned around and went back to the kitchen.
Gillian turned to Cal and said, "Well isn't he charming. I think I just might take him up on his offer."
Cal grabbed her hand and said, "Over my dead body. Plus he doesn't even know the true meaning of love. He is just trying to get in your pants."
Gillian grinned and said, "Cal Lightman, are you jealous? Ha! No you can't be. How do you know that he doesn't know the true meaning of love? You probably haven't seen him in years."
The dessert and the next round of drinks came out just as Cal was saying, "He has always used that as a pick up line."
She was eyeing the dessert when she asked, "What was you pick up line? I think I want the chocolate cake. No surprise, right? Do you want to share?"
He nodded and said, "I never had a pickup line. I got women with my charming good looks." He smiled a bright smile.
Gillian laughed and said, "Yeah right, come on Cal, what was your pick up line. Rest a sure; I think I have heard them all." She started to whine, "Come on, Cal, tell me. I won't tell a soul. Cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye!"
Cal looked at her with a silly look on his face and said, "Honey, I think you are drunk. Let's get the check and go back to the hotel. Gillian whined but she obliged.
She got up and had to sit back down again, "How many drinks did I have, 100?"
Cal helped her up and said, "You had about five. They will get you when you least expect it." They walked together to the front of the restaurant, where Cal hailed a taxi. They got in quickly and Cal said, "To the Brown's Hotel, Albemarle Street, Mayfair." The taxi started driving. Gillian had to hang onto Cal so that she didn't fall over. But she wasn't helping the fact that was falling over on purpose. On one fall, she fell on top of Cal. Her face was in front of Cal's when she whispered, "Tell me your pick up line. I promise not to tell anyone." Then she started to giggle. He lifted her up and she looked outside of the window. Suddenly she yelled "Stop!" The taxi stopped, throwing both of them in a whiplash. Before Cal could stop her, she got out and ran to the side walk. Cal quickly paid the driver and ran out to catch up with her.
When he finally saw her, she was staring into a window. When he walked up to her she whispered, "Look Cal, Channel! How beautiful!" Her eyes were big and round.
He turned her around and asked, "You stopped the taxi, risked our lives for Channel! You are mad crazy, Luv. Come on, we can walk the rest of the way back."
She resisted at first but then gave in. They crossed Old Bond Street and cut across through the alleyway. They stopped by Tiffany's. Gillian said, "Look Cal, Tiffany's. I love that movie with Tiffany's. What is that movie called?"
Cal smiled because he knew this answer, "Breakfast at Tiffany's, Luv." Gillian was just about to ask him a question when out of nowhere it started to rain. Cal grabbed her hand and started running towards the hotel. By the time they got there, they were soaking wet and out of breath. Before they went inside, she pulled him closer and whispered into his ear, "Now remember, I am Jules and you are Steven. We are married, okay?"
She walked in first and went straight to the elevator. She noticed that Gerald was not working. Once they were in, she put her arms around Cal and said softly, "Wasn't that a fantastic evening, Steven. Let's follow it up with a fantastic night." She kissed Cal lightly around his neck. The elevator man just looked at them but didn't say anything. Once the elevator opened, they walked out to their door.
Cal opened the door and let Gillian in. She walked in slowly and sultry. When he closed the door, he grabbed Gillian and pushed her up against the door. He put his hands on her waist. As he whispered into her ear, he could feel the goose bumps and her heart beat rising. "You are beautiful and sexy, do you know that? If you come home with me, I will put you on a pedestal that you rightfully deserve. I will make you moan with desire and ache for more of my touches. Come home with me, I will make you shiver with desire and warm you with my love. The choice is up to you." He kissed her once on her neck underneath her ear lobe.
Gillian stood there for a long time, her buzz starting to wear off. She looked at Cal. If the lights were on he would see her eyes full of desire. She went in to kiss him but he pulled away and said, "That was my pick up line. I'm going to go take a shower. Why don't you take the bed and I will take the couch." He didn't wait for an answer; he left and walked into the bathroom, shutting the door. She walked to the bedroom, took off her dress and climbed into bed. Soon she was drifting into sweet dreams.
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