Jay and Madison were through with the shoot and Jay ran to meet Riele who was lost in thoughts as she walked aimlessly around the company. "Hey," he called.
She turned to look at him and flash him a bittersweet smile.
"Hi, how was the shoot?" She asked.
Jay could tell that there was something different about the way she sounded. He knew something had happened in his absence.
"It was okay. I finished fast so I could catch up with you. What are you doing here though?"
"I was just getting some fresh air."
"Is there something you aren't telling me?"
"Uh?"
Jay held her hand and pulled her close. "Your face..." he stroke her face. "...your eyebrows..." he touched them as he straightened. "...and the sound of your voice tells me something is wrong."
"It is nothing... I just..."
"Is it because of what happened last night? I apologized and I told you that I will wait for you."
"No, Jay, it is not about you."
"Then who?"
Riele bit her lips as she looked at Jay. He was so worried about her. Why can't she just fall in love with him instead? Why is her heart choosing someone that hurts her with every chance he gets?"
"Riele..." he touched her shoulders and she came back from her dream world.
"The truth is that..."
"Riele!" A voice called.
Riele and Jay turned to see Kim standing there with his arms folded across his chest.
"I have to go." She told Jay before running to meet Kim.
"Have you gone through what I sent to you?"
"Um...I was going to do..."
"You were going to. That means you haven't even started."
"I..." I am having a hard time, can't you see it? You are driving me crazy Kim. "...I will go and check them out now." She bowed her head and left.
Kim was about to leave when Jay held his hand. "Why are you being so harsh on her?"
"Am I?" Kim asked pretending not to know what he was doing. "I have always been this way towards her."
"But..."
"Don't you have work to do?"
"I am through with the shoots."
"Then come to my office, I have something to show you."
They both went to the office together.
***
Utter was in the bar drinking whisky when the thoughts of last night flashed through his mind.
~~~flashback~~~
He woke up feeling so drunk that he had to stay back on the sofa to get himself. His eyes slowly went to the lady that was singing in the kitchen. Her lovely voice made him so curious to find out who he is and where he is.
He got up and went to meet her. Charlotte was shocked that she almost dropped the onions she was peeling. "You are awake."
"What are you doing here?"
She looked at him and was surprise he was asking her that question in her own house. "Actually, the question should be, 'what are you..." she pointed at him. "...doing here?"
It was then Utter figured he was in her apartment. He must have come here when he was drunk.
"I apologise for coming to your house unannounced."
"It is fine. Now that you are a bit sober, you can leave."
Utter nodded. He was about to leave when he noticed something different about Charlotte. Her baby bop could be seen clearly. He was so surprised that he didn't move an inch.
"What are you waiting for?"
"Is that real?" He pointed at her stomach.
"Does it look fake to you?"
"No, I mean, how?"
"It's not yours so you have absolutely nothing to worry about." She went back to her cooking.
Utter didn't make any advance to leave the house so Charlotte did the one thing she could think of. "You'd better leave because Riele might come here and you know what will happen if she finds you here."
Utter didn't need to be told twice. That Riele girl was his worst enemy and he knows the danger he is in if she finds him there. He went out of the house but not without glancing at Charlotte.
~~~Realty~~~
"I didn't even ask her if the baby was mine but she said it wasn't. Does that mean there is a possibility that the child she is carrying is mine?" He asked as he took a sip of his whisky.
"Yo!" Some group of people walked over to him as they shook hands with him. "We didn't see you after the whole shit that happened." One of the guys said.
"I have been busy, Max. It was one hell of a crazy night."
"Well, check out the babe I got for you." Max pulled a lady over to Utter who took his time to check her out. She was fixed in the right places. This was definitely his kind of girl but sadly, he didn't have the urge to do anything crazy.
"Sorry man, I am just not in the mood for this."
"Did you hit your head on the wall or something?" Max asked.
The lady Max brought decided to try her charm on his. She was rubbing him all over and kissing him, she even gave him a lap dance but Utter didn't do anything. The lady was angry and left the bar. His mind was currently on Charlotte. There were a lot of questions flooding his mind and he needed answers.
Max couldn't believe it. He took a seat next to him and asked him what was wrong. "That girl was classic and sexy and you just turned her down like that, what is the problem?"
Utter was disturbed greatly. He gulped down the whole whisky in his glass and told Max that he would chat him up later. "I will let you know if I need any of those girls."
"Where are you going?"
"I need to find out something. I feel like I wouldam go crazy if I don't." He left the bar, entered his car and drove over to Charlotte's house.