Wade slammed the door behind him, Drew looked at him weirdly. "Everything okay?"
"How do you think Drew?" He shook his head putting one hand in his trousers pocket as he leaned against his desk.
"I don't know everything seems to be going fine, cases are being dealed with and clients are happy... I think everything is going fine" he said.
"I'm actually not talking about work, I know you would obviously be able to handle the office but what I'm referring to is the non work related issue happening here" said Wade.
Drew scratched his chin "so you're referring to Adele?"
"Of course!" Wade yelled. "What are you thinking trying to get involved with anyone?"
"I don't understand?" said Drew confused. "I really don't see the harm; it's nothing serious and it's only been a couple of days."
"That is not the point, I don't want you seeing her anymore, I don't care if you're leaving. I don't want you seeing her anymore" Wade ordered. "Do I make myself clear?"
Drew nodded. "Yes Wade."
Wade smiled. "Thank you."
I knocked on the door and Wade called to come in. I had all the filing done and I had organised it so it was as he liked it. I glanced at the two males standing apart from each other, I felt a little uncomfortable. Drew threw a smile in my direction as I walked past him; Wade still had his strict demeanour so I just stared at the floor as I put the files on his desk. "That's everything Mr Barrett."
He nodded, not really looking at me. I was really confused by his weird behaviour, had I done something to upset him, I couldn't think of anything.
"Lea..." Wade called.
"Yes?" I said glancing at the Englishman.
"What the hell has happened to my office? It's nothing like the way I left it!" he yelled.
"What? Your office always looks like this?" I said, baffled by his remark. Even more so that he was roaring at me.
Drew looked at him confused "Wade, it's not Lea's fault. I've been working here that's why it's like this. Lea has been working hard to make it perfect for you."
I felt appreciative of Drew's support. Wade shook his head, "I have to go to a meeting, when I come back I want my office to be perfect" he said to me sternly.
I stood there glaring at him. "Yes... Sir" I gritted out of my teeth.
He brushed past me, leaving the room as Drew smiled sympathetically following after him.
I looked around his office and removed some of the magazines that were lying around, they were obviously Drew's. I cleaned up in and around his desk, making sure everything was perfect. I glanced at his desk and became intrigued by the small intricately decorated piece of card that was on his desk. It was covered in lace and tiny gold letters with mine and John's names on it. It was on top of some of his documentation and was pulled away from its matching envelope so I knew he had read it. It was our wedding invitation.
...
Wade was back from his meeting and had settled back into his office, now his new version of perfection. I knocked on his door again, he hummed and I walked in. "Just wanted to let you know I'm going now" I said. "Just wanted to know if you wanted anything else before I left?"
He shook his head "no, but at least you finally got my office under offer."
I grimaced at him, angered by how much of a dick he was being. "I didn't realise that being someone's secretary meant for me to become your cleaning lady."
"Oh please Lea, don't start with me. I have lots to do!" he said typing on his laptop.
I sighed. "I'm not trying to start anything... I just..." I huffed. "Never mind"
After that defeated quarrel with Wade, Adele and I drove to my house, Bethany came a little after. The three of us were going to do some wedding planning. We were enjoying glasses of Champagne and chocolate as we talked about the wedding in my bedroom, Dad was at work so the house was ladies only.
"How are you not going crazy, your wedding is in a matter of days" said Bethany.
"Yeah how?" asked Adele.
I smiled. "Well John is practically taking care of everything; he wants everything to be perfect for our day."
"That's sweet" said Adele. I nodded.
"Well I have a big question... have you got a dress?" exclaimed Bethany.
"That's the thing, I always did" I said winking at them.
The two looked at each other exchanging weird glances.
"I'll be back" I said darting out of the room.
The two laughed, sipping on their Champagne. "So you married?" asked Bethany to Adele.
"No... Not there yet" she said hesitantly.
"It's crazy getting married, but I guess it'll be easy getting married to someone as handsome as John" said Bethany. "That lucky bitch."
Adele chuckled. "I cannot wait to hear your Maid of Honour speech."
"I'm just glad she didn't pick bridesmaid dresses" said Bethany.
I walking back into my bedroom, I had put on this white, strapless, silk, organza gown, which had a draped tulle bodice. It also had an embellished belt band around my waist. I wore a light lace veil over my head. Adele and Bethany looked at me adoringly; their mouths dropping as the saw me enter the room.
"This is the dress" I said staring at myself in the mirror.
"Wow Lea, you look so beautiful" said Adele.
"You do hun, just... beyond words right now" said Bethany.
"I just hope John likes it" I said.
Bethany chuckled "I'm sure he'll have more fun taking it off." She looked to Adele who was smirking.
"All I really want is for him to just gawk at me, almost like he just suddenly realises wow I am marrying the most beautiful woman on the earth" I said.
"Trust me Lea, he is" said Adele smiling. "But can I ask how you bought this? It looks quite expensive."
"It's actually vintage, it was my Mum's."
Silence grew between the two of them.
"I know I've never met her, but I do love this dress and I guess... wearing this sort of gives me this feeling that she was a part of my day" I said "she must have left it for a reason." Adele and Bethany smiled at me fondly.
We heard the sound of knocking on the door. "What if it's John!" I exclaimed
"Here I'll go see" said Adele going downstairs.
"You look really beautiful Lea and jokes aside, John is the extremely lucky one to have you" said Bethany. I smiled at her.
"Thank you" I said hugging her. She pulled away and returned to sit on the bed so she could refill her champagne glass. I stared at myself in the mirror, I definitely felt like a bride. I was starting to feel how quickly everything was happening in a matter of days I was going to be married, it was crazy. I looked in the corner of the mirror, where a man was gazing at me, almost mesmerized. I hadn't noticed he was standing there. "Randy?" I said smiling.
He was standing in the doorway, staring at me quite enthralled by what I was wearing. "Wow... Lea... You look absolutely beautiful" he said walking toward me. I blushed "Thank you... if you're looking for Dad, he's at work."
"No I actually came to see you, I needed to talk to you about something" he said.
"Alright" I said waiting for him to tell me.
His blue eyes glanced at the two other women sitting on my bed. Adele got up, grabbing her things. "I have to get back to the office anyway, I'll see you tomorrow Lea."
"Bye Adele" I said.
Bethany and Randy glared at each other, their childhood rivalry still not done.
"Come on you two" I said.
Randy smirked while Bethany grabbed her things. "Thank god Lea, will finally have the company of a real man" she said walking out.
He chuckled.
"Will you ever get along" I said.
"Probably not" he said. "Bethany is a bitch, always has been, especially two us... since we were little kids."
"I know but she's my family and she's also my maid of honour... anyway what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"
"Yeah... I have something kind of important to tell you" he said.
"Important?" I said.
"Yes... well... I wanted to tell you... if you wanted to have dinner with me tonight?" he said.
"Dinner?" I said.
He nodded.
"Well of course I can" I said.
Randy smiled. "Alright, I'll come get you later."
I laughed "Alright."
The door knocked again. "That's probably Dad" I said.
Randy nodded and went downstairs to open the door. He sees that it's his friend John. "Hey Randy?" he said confused.
"Hey man" said Randy shaking his hand.
"Is Lea here? I saw her car out the front" said John.
"Yeah... she's upstairs. But she can't see her right now."
"Why not?" he asked.
"She's actually wearing her wedding dress" said Randy.
This huge smile filled John's face "really?"
Randy nodded.
"How does she look?" asked John.
"Beautiful as always" said Randy. "You're a lucky man."
John smiled. "I am... but I actually came to see if she wanted to have dinner with me, Cody and I were having some people over. You're invited."
"Thank you for the invitation John, but Lea actually agreed to have dinner with me tonight" said Randy. "You know a last time kind of thing."
"Oh sure... of course. You guys should do that, Lea and I have the rest of our lives" said John.
Randy nodded. "I'll let her know you stopped by."
"Well I already saw her today, but you know when you're in love you just can't really live without the other person" said John.
"I'm glad you love her, she deserves nothing but the best" said Randy.
"I assure you I will try to be the best I ultimately can, to make her happy."
"I know you will John."
"Well... you two have fun" he said leaving.
"I'll try not to show her too much fun" said Randy winking at him as he closed the door.
Randy walked upstairs, as I was sitting on my bed. My huge bodice spread out across the divan. He smiled as he sat next to me.
"Who was it?" I asked.
Randy shrugged his shoulders, "nobody important."
...
Drew was watching Adele work at her desk, the feeling of dread filled his body as he approached her. She looked up at him, a grin forming on her face but it suddenly faded as she saw the mirrored sad look on his face. "Are you alright?" she asked.
He pulled a chair and sat across from her. "Adele, these past few days have been amazing. But Wade's back and this means that it's time for me to leave."
"But what about us?" she asked.
"While I think you are an amazing, talented and very sexy woman" he said grinning, "circumstances have led me to decide that its better that we part ways."
"Circumstances?" she said staring at Wade's office door.
He nodded. "I really do care for you Adele."
"I care for you too" she said.
"I wish things could have turned out different for us" said Drew.
Adele sighed. "Me too."
After watching Drew finally leave, Adele decided to confront Wade about his apparent need to ruin her life. She barged through his door, Wade looking startled to see the petite woman, so flustered.
"Can I help you Adele?"
"What is wrong with you!" she exclaimed. "Why do you have to go around ruining everyone's lives?"
"Excuse me?" he said.
"First you make Phillip move to New York and now you've sent Drew away ... and I know it was you who told him not to hold a relationship with me" she said.
"You're right, I did do all those things" he said.
"Why?" she asked. "I mean do you get some sort of pleasure, making us have to do things we don't want to. I mean like today, Lea was probably the only person in this entire office to be excited to see you yet you treat her like she's nothing but a slave!"
"I don't get what Lea has to do with you?"
"She's my best friend anyway, I think this place was a lot better when you were gone" she said.
He shook his head. "Do you know why I did all those things?"
"To torture us? To make us become lonely cold people like you?"
Wade smirked. "Actually... to help you."
She laughed. "Help? What do you know about helping people?"
"I can show you" he said standing up, he walked outside and she followed him. They walked toward the downstairs car park. The two quietly walked down the steps where Wade pointed Drew out. He was talking on the phone to somebody. "What is this showing me?" she whispered.
"Shh... just listen" said Wade.
Adele listened to Drew's phone conversation then realising that Drew was talking to another woman, he was being charming, calling her cute nick names and telling her sweet things, almost everything he had done with her. She felt weakened. Wade put his hand on her back and she smiled at him. "Drew is like my brother, but he is definitely not someone who can be committed to one lady, maybe one day but definitely not now" said Wade.
"I'm glad it was nothing serious then" she said. "I guess... I owe you an apology. I shouldn't have said those things."
Wade smiled. "It's alright, it happens to all of us, trust me."
"So why did you want to help me?" she asked.
"Well you're a very valuable employee Adele and I couldn't risk losing one of my best because of a broken heart" he said. "Not again."
"Again?" she said.
"Never mind" he said. "But I do think you're great."
"You think I'm one of the best."
"No doubt about it" he said. "You are definitely worth keeping."
...
Randy had picked me up and we were enjoying a lovely dinner together. The food was great, the atmosphere was perfect and Randy and I were getting along as the best of friends like we were still ten years old. "Do you know what I miss your really blue jelly, you never make it for me anymore" said Randy.
I laughed, how had I totally forgot about the blue jelly.
It was 1983 and it was another school night for us, Randy had been out with his male friends all day and didn't do his 5th grade homework. His parents kept trying to push him to do it, but he would always have trouble. He often didn't feel like eating because he was so upset. "You need to eat Randy" I said pushing the container of steak and vegetables my Dad had cooked toward him.
He looked at me sulking. "No Lea, I don't want to eat... I'll never be smart like you, my parents hate me."
"They don't hate you" I said. "They're trying to help you, we all are."
I smiled at him and I could see the sides of his mouth inch wider to form a grin.
"Now please eat, Dad let me make Jelly today and it's really nice" I said.
"What flavour is it?" asked Randy tucking into the food.
"Strawberry" I said grinning.
"So it's pink, that's a girly food then."
I folded my arms. "No it's not!"
He smiled. "Yes it is!"
"Fine... next time I'll make you a blue one."
"Deal and that's the only way I'll eat it."
"Wow... I'm going to miss hanging out, just the two of us" I said returning back to reality.
"We can still do it" he said.
I shook my head. "We can't Randy... not after I get married. Everything will change."
"You know it doesn't have to" said Randy.
"But it does, it just has to be."
"Lea... I..." he stammered. "The reason I asked you to dinner was to tell you something."
"Tell me what?"
"That... I love you, I love you Lea. I am deeply and completely insane about you and I can't take seeing you with John."
"You can't take seeing me with John? You were saying that you were happy for us" I said.
"I lied! I just liked to see you smile, I made you cry, I made you feel like absolutely nothing but I just need to tell you that I truly love you Lea and I know you love me, you only have loved me."
I shook my head. "Randy why are you doing this?"
"Why are you stopping me?" he asked grabbing my hand. "I know you want this too Lea, you love me too much and I know I am the only person who can make you happy. You shouldn't marry John, marry me?"
I covered my face with my hands, could this really be happening.
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