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"Excuse me?" Elena asked. The cafe suddenly felt hotter."You heard me," Isabel said, she maintained a predator look in her eyes but she still looked annoyed."I don't think I understand what you mean." Elena shifted in her seat, she was becoming uncomfortable by the moment and kept glancing towards the restrooms hoping Marcus would come out and end her misery."Why would he date you? You do not look like his type. Are you a model?" Elena shook her head, the intimidating stare Isabel gave her made her squirm in her seat."You are not a model, of course. You do not even look like one. So what is it that attracts him? You are not that beautiful, I mean, just look at your cheeks." Elena's hands instinctively went up to her face."Have you heard of the word diet?""Excuse me?" Elena asked, her cheeks heating up with anger and embarrassment."I'm not trying to be mean or anything it's just that there is nothing physically attractive about you." Isabel stood up, she seemed happy to have acc
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"You don't like sushi, do you?" Marcus asked, noticing the sour look on Elena's face as she moved her food around."I hate to be ungrateful but the idea of raw fish freaks me out." Marcus's lips tilted up a little in a smile. "I guess that's on me, what would you like? I'll order something else. What about Chinese food?""I love Chinese food," "Give me a minute." He stood up and walked towards his landline to make a call while Elena sat back staring at the platter of food.She and Marcus had talked more throughout the day than in their entire relationship of weeks and it made her feel giddy. And now he was ordering Chinese food for her.Her mind immediately went back to Gavin. She was surprised she had not thought about him most of the day, last night felt like everything but today her mind was only on Marcus and their little moment in the car."Food will take thirty minutes," Marcus said once he came back. "I'll go put these in the freezer. Meanwhile you can pick out a movie or some
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Brunch was tense and uncomfortable. You could feel the tension weighing on them both as the sounds of cutlery making contact with plates came into play."So, your sister. How is she?""She is doing well. Her surgery is in two weeks so we're just hopeful.""Hopeful?" Marcus asked with confusion all over his face."This is going to be her third one this year. It's all the same I guess, we're just hoping that she's lucky and gets back on her feet after this one." "I'm sorry to hear that," Elena nodded. She didn't have anything to say, she was just trying desperately to get out of her headspace and the voices that were taunting her."Are you okay?" Marcus asked, his blank stare scanning her face.That question was the final straw, it almost broke her. At that moment she could have started shedding tears but she didn't."I think I should go, Marcus.""Oh." She stood up abruptly and almost bumped down the table. "I'm sorry,""Do you need a ride?""I'll manage." She murmured and made her w
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"Sorry my apartment is a bit cramped and not appealing," Elena blushed with embarrassment as Gavin's tall frame walked into her home."No worries. My mom and I had almost the same kind when we were living together," Gavin was wearing a light blue shirt that hugged his body and exposed all his muscles and a pair of black jeans, he held a tub of coffee ice cream in one hand and an assortment of cookies and chocolates in the other. He carefully set it down on the centre table and smiled down at her."Before she got married to your stepdad?" "Yeah, she was just a single mother trying to make ends meet with her seven-year-old." Gavin reminisced about the old days, eating cold leftovers in the dark while his mother cried to the electricity company. "Uh, no offense to your home, it's not like I see you as a struggling single mother, which again would be fine. I'm a feminist," once the words left his mouth, he face-palmed himself.Elena burst out laughing at this, his facial expression was e
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Marcus had been strained with work. His company was not making as much money as it used to and his father was on his neck; always criticizing every decision he made and silently judging him with his eyes.Marcus had never been a people pleaser but for his father, he would bend heaven and earth to receive a look of approval, it was that bad.A soft knock on the door interrupted his thoughts, he had been lost in them for a few days now, and it distracted him."Come in," Isabel walked into the large office. She had started dressing more suggestively ever since the coffee incident. That day she spotted a black camisole and a very short skirt, the suit jacket she had matched it with was long gone."Yes, Isabel?" Marcus raked his eyes down her very exposed body but immediately shifted them to his computer. Isabel smirked, a look of accomplishment on her face as she shut the door and strutted towards his table."Here are the files you requested earlier concerning the Singapore deal." She sai
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"Somebody looks happy," Elena laughed and ignored her sister's comment, "It's good to see you too, sis.""I saw you a couple of days ago, you weren't that missed." Elena rolled her eyes and sat down at the edge of the hospital bed."How are you feeling?" She asked her sister."Tired; and I have been sleeping all day. Thanks for the flowers though," They both glanced towards the bouquet lying on the visitor's seat."Flowers? I didn't send any flowers, Em.""What? Yes, you did, with chocolates." Elena stood up and walked towards the bouquet. "Did you read the card?" "I didn't see any," Elena dug through the large bouquet of roses for the tiny card. "Here it is," "Read it out," Emily requested. "Yes, Your Highness." Elena mocked and Emily giggled. "It says, 'To Emily, I see you around the cafeteria and I think a girl like you deserves something beautiful for adding such beauty to the world, so here are some roses.' Oh my Wow." Elena turned to Emily, a wide smile on her face. "You ha
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"What have you been up to today?" Elena noticed how tired and frustrated Marcus sounded over the phone. She had barely seen him for a week and he had only bothered to reach out a few times, She had tried on her part to call and text but whenever she called he barely picked up, and when he did he sounded like he was in a hurry to get off the phone and whenever she texted he would reply with a word or two or leave her on read. It started to make her wonder if it was because of the kiss he was behaving so distant and that possibility made her angry.Elena knew she was not in the right position to be angry at Marcus over anything, even ignoring her, because she had been having frequent meetings with Gavin over the past week that she had not seen Marcus. Gavin had been amazing, he was kind, and a good listener and he made Elena laugh every time they were together. She knew it was wrong, leading him on like that but with Marcus barely being present in her life except for aiding her financi
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So far the hang out was not going great. Gavin had only grunted responses to her questions and barely attempted to make conversation. They were supposed to go to a restaurant first and then a little boat ride to watch the fireworks at night but they had just started their late lunch and Gavin was paying more attention to his phone than her.When they got to the restaurant he glanced at her for a moment and then excused himself to the restroom. Elena was annoyed by this, that was the most uncomfortable car ride she had been on but Gavin seemed unbothered; she at least expected him to say something apart from "I'm going to the bathroom, you can order without me or whatever." Before walking away.When he came back she had not ordered. He looked surprised at first before waving the waiter down to take their orders. After that it was just awkward silence and Gavin pressing his phone with a frustrated look on his face, and once in a while excusing himself to take a phone call. Elena did not
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