3 GUYS, A GIRL, AND A ROSE
Chapter Six
"Sweetpea, I would like to present you
with my gift." Cal called for a hostess to come. Rose saw the hostess
carry a blue box. "Thank you." Cal opened it up, and Rose was amazed
by the big blue diamond inside of it. A blue, heart-shaped diamond.
"Cal, it's beautiful, but I can't accept
it." Cal looked at her strangely.
"What do you mean, you can't accept
it?"
"Cal, I'm sorry to do this on our
anniversary, but it's over. I don't want to continue this relationship anymore.
Thanks for everything you have given me, and this beautiful diamond, but I
can't take this relationship anymore. I'll give back every possession you gave
me."
"No. Those are gifts I intend for you to
keep. As for this diamond, it wouldn't look better on anyone else. I want you
to have it."
"What? Are you sure?"
"Yes. A last token of my love."
"Thank you. I will take great care of
it. I'll leave now."
"I can take you home."
"No. I want to walk."
"As you please." Cal stood up
kissed her on her cheek and paid for dinner. She placed the diamond in her coat
pocket and left.
When she got outside, she looked around. She
didn't wanna go home. So she decided to go whatever direction she walked in.
She walked for about an hour and found
herself where she was yesterday. She saw a pub and found herself walking in
that direction.
*****
Christina was talking to Fabrizio and Tommy
at the bar while she was on her break. She wondered where Jack was. He didn't
come with them. She hadn't spoken to him since the night before.
"So, you guys bought stuff for
tomorrow?" Fabrizio asked.
"Yeah! Great stuff!" Christina
said.
"Yeah," Tommy agreed.
"So, is that all you guys did? Just
shop?" Fabrizio asked.
"We actually went to go eat at Hong Kong
City," she answered back.
"Yeah. We had the weirdest waiter. Every
two seconds he'd take our order," Tommy said.
"Oh, my God. He was weird, and he
brought us the wrong order. I think he is new."
"Must be," Tommy agreed.
"So, where's Jack?" Christina
asked, all nervous.
"He's coming soon. He just had to run
some errands. You know, go to work. Pay bills. Food shopping and shit,"
Fabrizio answered, knowing what had happened last night between those two. He
saw Tommy look down.
"Oh. I just haven't spoken to him since
last night." Christina tapped her fingers. She wanted to see him. Wanted
to know what the kiss meant.
"I'll be right back. I have to go to the
bathroom," Tommy said, leaving his hat on the table.
"Look, I know what happened between you
and Jack last night. You guys had your little kiss."
"He told you?"
"No. I just looked through a peep
hole." Christina rolled her eyes at his sarcasm. "Of course he
fucking told me!"
"Oh, God. Is that why he didn't come
with you and Tommy tonight? Is he gonna try to ignore me?" She was
worried.
"Relax. He's not gonna do that. Just
take it easy. He's just a little confused now. He'll come through. You'll see
him tonight."
"Oh, God. I couldn't even face him this
morning. I had to leave."
"Don't worry."
Tommy came back to the table and put his hat
back on his head. "Some one threw up in the bathroom stall next to me.
Fucking gross." Christina and Fabrizio were quiet.
"What's wrong with you two?" he
asked.
"Nothing. Do we always have to talk or
something?" Fabrizio asked.
"No. Just curious." Christina
wasn't paying attention. Her mind wandered off.
"Christina!" Fabrizio yelled her
name, and she snapped back into reality.
"Sorry. What'd you say?"
"I asked for another beer."
Christina gave him one.
"Could I get one also?" Tommy
asked. Christina poured his beer into a mug, and he winked at her. She smiled,
lifted her head up, and saw Jack. Her heart began to pound. Tommy followed her
gaze and saw Jack. He felt his heart skip, and jealous thoughts popped into his
head.
Her heart began to warm up. Jack saw her and
was making his way to her. But then she heard a woman yell. Jack stopped. She
saw him walking into the direction of the woman. To a redhead.
*****
Jack came into the pub. His head was in
different directions. His eyes searched for Christina, and he saw her at the
bar. He didn't know what to say to her after last night. He saw that she was
looking at him, also. His heart felt like it was jumping for joy. He started to
make his way to her. When he almost was at the bar, he heard a women yell and
saw man harassing a redheaded woman. He started to move in that direction.