I entered the reception with my face mask on and spoke to the receptionist.“Hello,” I said.She looked up from what she was doing and responded, “why hello there, do you have reservations?” She asked.She was smiling and seemed to have a cheerful attitude, this was the type of person that would make customers want to stay.‘Britt could use someone like this at her complex,’ I thought to myself.“I like your smile,” I said and she smiled wider.“Thank you sir,” she said and blushed a little.“Well so to answer your question, I’m afraid I don’t have reservations, but I should be back in an hour's time. Can I make reservations now?,” I asked.“Well I’m sorry sir, I’m afraid you can’t do that, I’d assume you’re interested in the rooftop dinner correct?” She asked.“You’re right on the money,” I responded.“So yes, the rooftop section is always booked for weeks, so I’m afraid there aren’t any available spots right now, but I could make reservations for you on the first floor here right no
“Well I don’t appreciate your tone, whoever you are,” I snapped at him.‘Now comes the whole recognition phase, and he’ll apologize for snapping at me, classics,’ I thought.“Sir, please keep your voice down, that’s…the Mr. Malcolm Shade,” the receptionist whispered.She was standing behind me and I wasn’t looking at her, so she must have assumed I wouldn’t hear her.He then stared at my face, and I frowned back at him.After some moments the look of recognition washed over his face.‘Here we go with the apologies, I should wrap this up, I’m getting tired of this,’ I thought.“Mr. Malcolm, forgive me sir, I…” he spoke and I cut him off mid sentence.“Yeah yeah, look, spare me the apologies. I’m here to make reservations for the rooftop, do you have a table or not?,” I asked, I was very frustrated.“Of course sir,” he simply responded.“Good, so I’ll be back in about an hour with a guest, make sure the table is ready,” I said assertively and turned toward the door.I was about to leave
We got to Britt’s house not quite long after leaving, her directions were spot on.As I drove in the night, I removed the sun roof of the car and allowed the breeze to hit our faces.The night sky was beautiful, and the feeling of the atmosphere was exhilarating.Me and her hardly spoke on the way, we just enjoyed the scenery that was unfolding around us.Soon we pulled up to her house, it was just on the side of the road, in a less populated part of town.The environment was peaceful and tranquil, and there wasn’t a person to be seen in sight.There were only houses lined side by side, and I was surprised about how organized her neighborhood was.The road has trees growing on both sides, and they gave the neighborhood a modern look.It wasn’t an estate, and had no security checkpoints. Yet, the neighborhood was so peaceful, it was admirable.Soon we pulled up to the front of her house, and I drove and parked in the open compound.It didn’t have a gate and there wasn’t anyone in sight
We chatted for a couple of more minutes, before she went back up to her room, and I was finally able to fall asleep on the chair.I woke up around nine in the morning, and there was a sweet lingering aroma in the air.I followed the small and found out that it was coming from the kitchen.There, I saw that Britt was making breakfast.She looked at me standing in the doorway and smiled, and I couldn’t help but smile back.“Rise and shine,” she said, stirring something in a pot.“What’s for breakfast,” I asked and went and stood beside her.“Just some pasta I’m making,” she said.“You know I would’ve made a much better breakfast, you should’ve let me cook,” I said, and we both laughed.“Well, you’re at least going to stay for breakfast right?,” she asked.“I really don’t think I can,” I responded, but just then, my stomach let out a huge growl.We both laughed as we heard this, and I realized I’d been defeated.“Okay now I’m definitely not going to let you leave, not until you’ve had so
The next day came faster than I expected. Time seemed to move fast and I appreciated it.I just wanted to be done with all this unnecessary romance, so I could have time to focus on other things.I had a lot of things I needed to do concerning my business.Getting a building for my company, contacting Stephen Johnson, foreign exchange and finally, employing Logan.There was so much on my plate, and to be honest me going out with Melissa was simply, wasting time.I was dressed pretty normal, I wore a baggy hoodie as always, with some baggy jeans and kicks.I left the house around two in the afternoon that Saturday and I hopped in my car and left.Melissa had already emailed me her address, so I knew exactly where I was going.Moving forward I would bump into her more often, her father and mine were dealing in some business together.I sped across the road in my car, the sun roof was always removed.I loved the way the wind blew in my face, even though most times my hair would end up be
When Melissa heard this, she smiled widely. “Bye mom,” she said. “You better be a good girl, okay?” Her mom responded, and she nodded in agreement.And then her mom walked back into their compound, and the gateman locked the door behind her.With her mom finally out of the picture, Melissa turned and faced me.“You know that was a dirty move right, I told you I didn’t want to meet your parents,” I said and gave her a straight look.“Well, she insisted. And it’s not like she doesn’t like you anyway, hehe,” she responded and skipped toward my car.‘She wins this round,’ I thought.She finally got to the front of the car, and squealed in excitement.“Oh my god, Malcolm, is this your car?” She asked.“Yes it is,” I responded. I walked toward the driver’s seat and opened the door with my keys, and she hopped into the car.“How can you even afford something this expensive?” She asked.“I’m rich,” I responded and started the engine.I revved the engine loudly before I began to move, my usua
I wasn’t too surprised by it, I knew Melissa as the type who was very forward and going after whatever she wanted.I kept my cool and kissed her back, I wrapped my arm around her head, and the other around her waist.We both really got deep into the kiss, and after almost a full minute, I pulled back.When she looked into my eyes, she smiled and shrugged her shoulders.I simply smiled back and said nothing.As if on cue, the Ferris wheel began to move again and soon, we were back on the ground.We walked back into the car, and I drove her home.She was quiet throughout the ride, but not because she was angry or anything, because she was content.‘So after my whole makeover and everything, I still didn’t even get a compliment,’ I thought to myself.Well it wasn’t like I was trying to look good for her anyway, I wanted to make looking good my lifestyle.When we finally got to her house, I parked at the usual place and escorted her to the gate.When we were finally about to part ways she
I picked up the phone and spoke.“Logan, I was just about to call you,” I said.“Oh really, weird,” he said and laughed.Even though he tried to keep the tone as friendly as possible, I could tell something was off.The way he laughed, his voice sounded like he was in trouble.I sensed something like this the last time we spoke, but I denounced it as nothing.And now there I was having that feeling again, something was definitely wrong.‘I’ll hear what he has to say first, and if he doesn’t bring up the issue, I’ll have to get to the bottom of it myself,’ I thought.Logan was my friend, and what kind of friend would I be if my comrade was in trouble, and I did nothing to help.I wanted to let him know that if something was bothering me, he could tell me.“So what’s up, why did you call? Do you need something?” He asked.“Logan, is something wrong?” I asked.“What do you mean Malcolm?” He asked, trying to hide his emotions.“It’s obvious that something is off with you, tell me what’s w