Chapter 8

"Wait, what's going on here?" I asked.

"I'll put it plainly so you can understand. Get out of my sight, I have a new woman now." He said coldly.

He was just as cold to me as the day we first met, but why? We were just starting to get along.

"But why?"

"I kept you around for the business deal with Bucci, but now the deal's gone through, I don't need you anymore."

So he was letting me go? He could at least do it in a nice way, I didn't deserve this!

"Are you worried about the dresses and shoes I bought you? I'll let you keep them."

"Huh! As if I'd need anything from you. You're a jerk Eisuke!" I shouted.

I then remembered the ring on my finger, he bought this for me when we were alone. I pulled it off and threw it to the floor. I then took the pager and the elevator card and threw them onto the floor as well.

I stormed out of the room, I still had some of my things here. I first went to my room, packed up everything and headed back to my apartment.

I was finally free, I was never going to see him again. I should feel happy but I felt kind of sad, I was use to seeing them all. But why did I feel sad?

I threw all of my things onto my bed before I returned to work.

A few days later, I had finished work and I was leaving the hotel.

"Freya! Perfect timing. You just finished work?" Takahiro asked.

He was stood by the main desk in the lobby, I had barely spoken to him since what happened with Carolina. I felt so bad.

"Hey, yes. It's a been a busy day."

"I just finished to. You want to go out for drinks or something?" He said.

I smiled "You know what? That is a great idea! Things have been so horrible lately, I need cheering up."

"Yeah, you've seemed down lately so I wanted to cheer you up. I'm going to go change, wait here for me?"

"Sure."

We decided to go to the hotel bar.

"What would you like?" He asked.

We were both sat at the bar, side by side.

"A tai maria with lemonade, please."

Takahiro turned to the bartender "One tia maria with lemonade and one gimlet please."

The bar was filled with lively chatter and music, all I could smell was alcohol and smoke. A piano player was playing music in the background, I wandered if they had any other instruments here?

We clinked our glasses together for a toast.

"Hey Takahiro, do they have a violin here? By the piano player?" I asked.

"Um.. Yes they do."

"Would you like to hear me play?" I asked.

"You're amazing Freya, there is no end to your skills is there?" He said with a laugh.

"Thanks, care to take me to the piano?" I asked and held out my hand.

He led me through the bar, I dismissed the piano player and Takahiro handed me a violin.

I started playing soft and slowly music that made me want to sway from side to side. I desperately wanted to play something lively but my heart wasn't in. I played three songs back to back before I allowed the piano player to continue.

"That was beautiful." Takahiro said as we returned to our seats.

"Thanks." I said and smiled at him.

"Freya, I've been wondering something. Is there some kind of special reason you and Mr Ichinomiya are dating?"

I was taken back by his question, that was very out of the blue.

"Um actually we aren't dating anymore. I'm free and single and ready to mingle!" I declared and downed my drink.

"Really?" He asked sounding shocked "Then Freya, will you go out with me?"

I smiled "Took you long enough, I'd be happy to." I said.

"Welcome Mr Ichinomiya. Your usual table is ready." The bartender said.

I froze, I felt a sharp gaze coming from behind me and now that I concentrated, I could smell Eisuke's perfume from behind me. And the same perfume from the skank he had with him the other day.

"Thanks." Eisuke said.

What was he doing here?

I felt Takahiro place his hand on top of mine and he squeezed it.

"I won't run away and I won't hide." Takahiro said firmly.

Was he talking to me or to Eisuke?

I heard Eisuke sneer before he walked away.

"Was Eisuke behind me? What was he doing?" I asked.

"Just glaring at us. How did you two break up?" He asked.

"I dumped him, he was being a right jerk." I said.

He laughed "You've never been one to let anyone take you down. But anyway, we came here to cheer you up. Let's get something to eat, the pizza here is really good."

I nodded "Ok."

But I couldn't stop thinking of Eisuke, why was he in my head? It was so annoying!