messages.
“Hope you're doing fine at work without me. You will have to, anyway. I'm not coming back.”
“What? Loving Thailand too much? Found your prince charming on the beach? ;)”
“It has to do with something that happened on the beach yeah. I'm fired. Can you pack my things?”
“Wow, are you serious? Fired? OMG, I'm so sorry!”
Jennifer gave him her home address, plus further instructions to help him with his job.
Completely exhausted by her sleepless night, she decided to take a nap, and went to sleep in her grandmother's room for an hour and a half.
She woke up suddenly when her phone rang. It was Maria. The two of them had exchanged their numbers on the way back from the beach house, to New York.
“Honey, this is Maria. Do you feel better?”
“Hi Maria, yes I just took a nap. How are you?”
“Good. Listen, Jack and I want to take you out tonight. We felt bad for you this morning when we dropped you home. Do you have any plans?”
“Oh, thank you that's really sweet, but aren't you guys supposed to be at Bruce's mansion? ”
“Not tonight, my dear. So, are you busy?”
“Not really. Where do you want to go?”
“Surprise! Where are you? We will come to pick you up at 6.”
Jennifer gave Maria her grandmother's address and went online to check her emails, waiting for Maria to pick her up.
***
A t exactly 6:00 PM, Maria called Jennifer on her cellphone to let her know she was waiting in front of the building.
Jennifer got dressed, kissed her grandmother and went downstairs. When she saw Bruce's black limousine, she stopped. Jack was in the driver's seat, his wife next to him. When she saw Jennifer, Maria jumped out of the car.
“Jennifer! Over here!”
“Hey! Hum... are we going out with Bruce's limo? I don't feel very comfortable doing that, you know. Maybe I should follow you in a taxi.”
Maria motioned her to get inside the car. “Don't worry, honey. Mr. Wilson is aware that Jack and I are using his limo tonight. It's going to be fun. Get in!”
“Alright. You don't want to seat in the back with me? I'm going to feel pretty lonely by myself in there.”
“Jack likes me to seat with him. Sorry, honey. Just make yourself comfortable.”
Jennifer reluctantly opened the door, and entered the long limo. It was dark inside and too big for her, she thought.
She looked around, when a familiar voice made her jump. “Good evening, Jennifer.”
Jennifer quickly raised her hands to her mouth. “Oh my God, Bruce! You scared me! What are you doing here?”
Bruce laughed. “As you can see, I'm going out... in MY car.”
Jennifer looked at the front of the car and saw Maria smiling, giving her a wink. I see. It's a setup. Well done, Maria!
Jennifer sighed, as Maria turned back around. Jack pushed a button, and a black window moved up between her and the old couple. She was now completely alone with Bruce. They both kept silent for a few minutes, before Bruce got closer to her.
“Maria came to me after they dropped you home, and she said you were really sad this morning.”
Jennifer gave a sniff, and raised her eyebrows. “What else did you expect?”
“I just want to say I'm sorry.” Bruce grabbed her hand. “I... I didn't know what to expect from this confrontation last night. I knew it was you all along, but I couldn't figure out what you had in mind. I didn't know if you were trying to get something from me or if you were playing with me.”
“Well, I thought YOU were playing with me, actually.”
“I know, I got your message last night, when you mentioned about my past and...”
“And I disrespected you, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that, it was mean and not appropriate.”
“The truth is, you were right somehow. I tried to imagine how it felt to be in your shoes, since you've always known me as a player, but I've changed or should I say, YOU made me change. At first, I really intended to meet my potential wife from abroad. Everything I told you about
“Hope you're doing fine at work without me. You will have to, anyway. I'm not coming back.”
“What? Loving Thailand too much? Found your prince charming on the beach? ;)”
“It has to do with something that happened on the beach yeah. I'm fired. Can you pack my things?”
“Wow, are you serious? Fired? OMG, I'm so sorry!”
Jennifer gave him her home address, plus further instructions to help him with his job.
Completely exhausted by her sleepless night, she decided to take a nap, and went to sleep in her grandmother's room for an hour and a half.
She woke up suddenly when her phone rang. It was Maria. The two of them had exchanged their numbers on the way back from the beach house, to New York.
“Honey, this is Maria. Do you feel better?”
“Hi Maria, yes I just took a nap. How are you?”
“Good. Listen, Jack and I want to take you out tonight. We felt bad for you this morning when we dropped you home. Do you have any plans?”
“Oh, thank you that's really sweet, but aren't you guys supposed to be at Bruce's mansion? ”
“Not tonight, my dear. So, are you busy?”
“Not really. Where do you want to go?”
“Surprise! Where are you? We will come to pick you up at 6.”
Jennifer gave Maria her grandmother's address and went online to check her emails, waiting for Maria to pick her up.
***
A t exactly 6:00 PM, Maria called Jennifer on her cellphone to let her know she was waiting in front of the building.
Jennifer got dressed, kissed her grandmother and went downstairs. When she saw Bruce's black limousine, she stopped. Jack was in the driver's seat, his wife next to him. When she saw Jennifer, Maria jumped out of the car.
“Jennifer! Over here!”
“Hey! Hum... are we going out with Bruce's limo? I don't feel very comfortable doing that, you know. Maybe I should follow you in a taxi.”
Maria motioned her to get inside the car. “Don't worry, honey. Mr. Wilson is aware that Jack and I are using his limo tonight. It's going to be fun. Get in!”
“Alright. You don't want to seat in the back with me? I'm going to feel pretty lonely by myself in there.”
“Jack likes me to seat with him. Sorry, honey. Just make yourself comfortable.”
Jennifer reluctantly opened the door, and entered the long limo. It was dark inside and too big for her, she thought.
She looked around, when a familiar voice made her jump. “Good evening, Jennifer.”
Jennifer quickly raised her hands to her mouth. “Oh my God, Bruce! You scared me! What are you doing here?”
Bruce laughed. “As you can see, I'm going out... in MY car.”
Jennifer looked at the front of the car and saw Maria smiling, giving her a wink. I see. It's a setup. Well done, Maria!
Jennifer sighed, as Maria turned back around. Jack pushed a button, and a black window moved up between her and the old couple. She was now completely alone with Bruce. They both kept silent for a few minutes, before Bruce got closer to her.
“Maria came to me after they dropped you home, and she said you were really sad this morning.”
Jennifer gave a sniff, and raised her eyebrows. “What else did you expect?”
“I just want to say I'm sorry.” Bruce grabbed her hand. “I... I didn't know what to expect from this confrontation last night. I knew it was you all along, but I couldn't figure out what you had in mind. I didn't know if you were trying to get something from me or if you were playing with me.”
“Well, I thought YOU were playing with me, actually.”
“I know, I got your message last night, when you mentioned about my past and...”
“And I disrespected you, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that, it was mean and not appropriate.”
“The truth is, you were right somehow. I tried to imagine how it felt to be in your shoes, since you've always known me as a player, but I've changed or should I say, YOU made me change. At first, I really intended to meet my potential wife from abroad. Everything I told you about
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