Just Before He Said I DO

got distracted again while trying to review the plant's package. He

felt stuffy after an hour of t

ontgomery-Renard drama?" The TV presen

empted to add them up to the former

ging herself a bit low and cheap." A high-pitche

Of course.'

But don't you think chasing after a man who d

to glare at th

Miss Brittney is, you can

dead doing that." Sh

pushed a button on the tele

voice breathed fr

rt of invitation from Brittney Dale." He said, noncha

ka

and rested back in h

w you do it,

ton on the remote. He immediately found his mind wandering to Vivienne for the sixti

ing the name on his tongue, liking the way h

'Get over yourself, Aurélien.'

he office without knocking. She was d

s annoying little sister bustling around the room with numerous shopping ba

g bags on the floor. Aurélien watched in disbelief as all sorts of odd items she didn't need fe

r your new boyfriend

with a smile. "It

face, he lurched forward in his seat to continue with his calc

gnored her, so the room was quiet for some time. But Aurélien w

e, he curiously craned his neck to see what she was doing that

is she up to this time?' He wondered,

Guess what." Léa excitedly ex

' He though

e." Aurélien groaned in frustration, stil

with Vivienne Renard under your name at one of the finest restaurants thi

this evening?" He exclaimed loudly as her cackles rose higher in pitch, which wasn't supposed to be possible, and he was sure if he glinted a

irmed feeling pro

o the toilet and locked herself in, as though expecting this

nger. You have been in love with her for years. It's

ching his teeth angrily. He couldn't believe his siste

possible reactions to his sudden, impromptu appearance after so many yea

ing. He can't see her now, not while ev

m. She slowly tiptoed to his table and found him deep in thought, his golden

she told him about it but was met with the o

hispered quietly, her l

ubdued ones. The kindness in it was overwh

to meet him behind his desk. He smiled

lways cancel the app

he date,..." Léa stopped and looked down a

ighed, his hands falli

ll have to ho

.

booth of a small, plush restaurant, fi

r, and the mysterious person who had texted

meeting with a strange unidentified person w

arting to worry that he

g sick in the head comin

e door opening. She turned to look, and her heart sank. It wasn'

said, his voice

hard. "I'm not interested in talking to you," she sa

er everywhere she went, to the extent of h

ions I need to ask you," he said, his camera still s

"I'm not answering any questions," she said, her voice gro

"I've asked you nicely to leave me alone," she said, her voice now r

c place," he said, his tone challenging. "I am entitled

t. She was ready to lunge at him and give him a

ly reputation, I will lock you up!" Juliet had threatene

parazzo suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, trying to prevent h

d her arm free and glared at the paparazzo. "Get your

mbarrassed Vivienne and the paparazzo. Vivienne could feel her

uing, a tall, lanky man approached the

rt nearly stopped. 'This can't be.' She tho

zzo aside and put his arm around her shoulder. "Come on, let

went along with him, trying to

of the other restaurant patrons. They walked in silence for a few mom

vienne, his golden eyes kind and reas

ere," he said, his voice

she managed to nod. "I'm fine," she said,

?" He asked, his voice clear and c

but she decided to act like she didn't know him,

of recalling even his face. "It's okay," he said. "We were just kids when we las

uestions. But something about him, the way he spoke, made her aim to give hi

old her about the games they played, the times they had shared, and the secr

in her chest. She didn't know why, but she felt

lose to him as she was with Edgar, they were pretty clo

face to gauge her reaction

g, Mr. Aurélien," she said, trying to be gen

ad. "No, that's

on't know and start spewing out childhood gibberish...not especially a cele

d away into the dark, her co

re for some time look