Tastes Like Trouble

Camila's POV

"What are you doing tonight?" He asked as he gave his card to the cashier. I looked at the foodstuff on the table and back at him. "Oh you're cooking. From the looks of things, something like lasagna? Flour is here too, baking a little something as well."

"What, do you cook too?"

"I'm a chef." He said proudly. I laughed out, obviously finding that hard to believe. "Really, I cook. I can save you dinner tonight, you and your son."

"You know I have a son?"

He looked at me like I'd just hit my head somewhere. "I saw him. Tall teenage kid, looks a lot like you."

A smile tainted my lips, "he looks like me, doesn't he." Surely he hasn't seen the father. "Thanks again for this, I owe you one. But no thanks for the dinner."

"Awesome." Said Nico. "You should accompany me to a party this Sunday evening."

I blinked. "I will pay you your money back as soon as I get a hold of my purse. What's all this about going out on a date with you? Have you forgotten that I'm a married woman!?" This guy was such a shameless flirt!

"Relax, hon. All I'm saying is that it would be fun to take you out sometimes, not that I'm interested in marrying you." His voice was so smooth and charming. "Listen, you like cooking, so do I. It's an opening for the greatest cooking school ever."

"An opening? A cooking school will open in town?"

He nodded and said at the same time. "Yes! And--"

Two securities on uniform advanced towards us. "Hey miss, please point out the person who physically assaulted you."

I frowned seeing it had been Rose who led them to our side. What shocked me more was when she pointed directly at Nico. "He, um, he publicly assaulted me!"

My eyes widened as I heard that. "What?" I blurted out. Nico said nothing but you could see the shock on his face.

"Excuse me miss, what are you saying?" Asked the man who had brought her here. He looked just as shocked.

"He's the one who sexually assaulted me." She kept saying, pointing fingers at Nico.

"You will be sued to court for defamation if you keep spewing this nonsense." Nico said at last. "I assaulted you? Here?"

Rose nodded proudly.

"Why don't you tell us exactly what happened?" I stepped forward. This wasn't making any sense but I wanted to see how she could push this lie forward. It could be settled once she tells any more lies, and we request to check the CCTV footage.

I didn't know why I suddenly turned into Nico's lawyer but Rose is really pissing me off!

"Yes ma'am, kindly explain to us exactly what has happened. Let me get you right, you're saying this man here tried to assault you? Pick your words carefully--" She didn't let the man finish before she jumped in again.

"He did not try to, he did. He assaulted me sexually right here, just some minutes ago. And this young woman. Instead of her doing something, she joined him too!"

Color stained my cheeks. "I sexually assaulted you too?" I tried pronouncing carefully, then realized I was the only one smiling. Nico was looking dead serious and so was the other guy.

"Then wait here, Missy." He said, then rushed up.

She smiled and proudly walked towards us, "I'm sorry pretty boy. Just because you're handsome and have a little bit of money doesn't mean you can ignore me. Plus, you're wasting precious time with this foolish girl over there."

"This foolish girl who will be your one way ticket. You had better fall to your knees, you and your stupid cat, and beg." Nico said with fire in his eyes. "Because I'm not going to spare any mercy when you're arrested and taken to jail."

He turned to look at me, thick brows arching upward. "How did you even know this woman?"

I heaved in a deep sigh. "Well, she's one of the few problems I inherited from my former marriage."

The man came back, coming with two of the supermarket security. Some people were watching now, wondering where this was going to end.

"Now, I'm not doing this because you've just insulted my own boss, the very owner of this supermarket,"

My ears stretched at that. Nico owned this place? I turned to look at him but he was doing everything to avert my gaze.

"Ha!" Rose threw her head back and started laughing. "Yea right. I have been living in this neighborhood for eighteen months now! And everyone knows this place and many other places are owned by the Chairman. The man who owns this estate."

"Ignoring your sob story, I'm hitting play, so everyone can see that you've been assaulted." Said the man.

"Wh--what?" Her eyes bulged open.

"Neighbor?" Said someone from the customers. "Please," she rushed forward to meet Nico and I. "Please, you have to do everything to kick this b*tch out of town. She arrested my son after framing him for attempted r*p*. She almost got a way with her lies. She's evil!"

The footage played when Nico walked right up to me, leaving her to storm off. Then it showed her bribing one of the security, pointing fingers at Nico and I with the guy giving a nod.

"So, security guy?" The man had been dragged to meet us. "What was she whispering about?"

He confessed bitterly that he would sweep in and arrest Nico for assault, but he flinched and panicked as soon as he saw who Nico was.

"Now you know what you'll do?" Said the guy who Nico had called Gunther. "You'll take her, and hand her over to the police. Are we clear?"

Rose was already taking some step back, about to run, but that neighbor grabbed on to her tight. "Not on my watch!" She slapped Rose hard, and twice. "That's for the trouble you've caused me and my son!"

Nico marched over to her side, "after spending a little time in jail, get ready to move your things from this estate, and go back to the ghetto life where you belong."