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Chapter Eighty Five
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Wine Stained Lips Chapter Eighty Eight
James' POV (FOUR MONTHS LATER)The 29th of June became a significant date ingrained in my head since last year. It was the day Calla's mum,Mrs Hannah Grayson passed away. I remember rushing back to Boston because I felt something shift in the universe after she took her last breath. I remember seeing her around in the faces of passerbys. I remember picking up the phone call from Julie that day and clawing my chest with my palm,like I wanted to stop the sudden rushed of ache and guilt I felt from keeping the secret of her cancer being terminal.Today,and a year later, I was back in Boston with the same bitter taste in my mouth. Though,I was free from carrying all that weight of guilt,I couldn't help but carry the weight of Calla's burdened heart of missing her mother. I missed her too.Aunty Kathy had made an organization for her sister's one year remembrance and art donations. Family and friends were gathered in Calla's house and the clouds in the sky darkened, threatening to pour do
Wine Stained Lips Chapter Eighty Seven
Calla's POV Three years ago, I was still with my ex boyfriend, Micheal. He broke up with me on Valentine's Day. I remember it so clearly.I was excited for our third Valentine together. Micheal showed up that day, his eyes were dark and his breath smelled of cigarette. I knew it when I kissed him and felt the gusty smoke in his lungs. He gets cranky when he was high,so I didn't want to say anything or start a fight.He gave me some orchids and a box of cookies. I loved the flowers he had gotten me,they were my favorite. I felt happy been seen,so I didn't want to ruin it by complaining about something else he wasn't doing well.After I was done cooking dinner for us. Micheal has drifted off to sleep. I woke him up,so we could eat together and watch a movie, but he didn't want to. As suddenly as I least expected it,we began to argue over why I had woken him up from sleep. It was a very illogical argument but it was enough for him to walk out of the door.Since then,I haven't dated anyo
Wine Stained Lips Chapter Eighty Six
James' POV My minds been worked up, just thinking about how I slowed down things for Gus and I. The call back was probably gonna be by the end of February because the protest outside of Ranault wine head quarters had seized but the wondering tension about the continuation of the company and succession was the a daily topic tabloids on local blogs site.After spending the entire time at home since I got back from Paris,I was becoming unproductive and unfulfilled. Gus was usually out and about on some new adventure. I didn't want to be idle but I'm not sure I wanted to go to the club like Gus. It was loud there and I wanted to maintain a low profile after everything that had happened with my family's reputation.I woke up on the thirteen day to a voice mail from my therapist. She called to see if I was okay. I hadn't spoken to her since last year December. I remember that day clear as day. It was two days after my father died. I was zoning out from reality and I thought writing in my
Wine Stained Lips Chapter Eighty Five
Calla's POV I flew back to New York on the night after my birthday. It was the most beautiful experience of my life. Even better I was with James Ranault,the love of my life.I was going to tell the story of our love one day and how infinite it was,how beautiful it was and how it felt as smooth as satin on skin. And when I do,I talk about how he made my birthday one of the most beautifully memorable day of my life.I was getting ready for work. I stood by my kitchen island drowning down a cup of coffee when Ginny barged in through the door."Howdy birthday girl!" She hailed with a cowboy accent. She walked in and her longs legs took a few steps to finally stop in front of me. She poured herself a cup of coffee and gave me a long stare. "Oh!...it was magical!" I said enthusiastically."Ha!" She yelled excitedly."Thinking about it is making my feet curl..." I blurted out, taken back to the night we spent together in Paris."Ouu...Calla you nasty." She teased, dramatically pretending
Wine Stained Lips Chapter Eighty Four
James' POV The following day after Halt's official opening I returned to L.A for the final editing of Gus's and I new show. It was also the official resumption from the holidays. When I walked into the apartment,the smell of burnt cake filled my nose as Gus sat there with remains of whatever is left in the pan chucking it down with an oddly big fork I had never seen."Oh hey." he said with a mouth full of bunt cake."Hey?" I said questioningly."I was gonna bake you a cake." He said.I would say what a grand gesture that was,even though it was one that failed but Gus was one to put on a grand gesture. He was random and spontaneous-- definitely not the planning type.Gus stood up straight, picked up the burnt cake pan and walked over to the kitchen with it while I followed behind him. He hung a hand towel on his left shoulder and he kept touching it on an unsettling manner like he was about to confuse a secret or something."So...you might wanna sit down for this one..." He said in
Wine Stained Lips Chapter Eighty Three
Calla's POV I didn't want to think about what James had just told me,what I had just seen with my two eyes. It'd break my mother's heart if she was still here and even worse,if James mum ever found out. What could have possibly happened that changed everything? Mr Ranault was already married at the time with a kid and a pregnant wife and my father-- Justin had my mum. When did he start liking my father in a non platonic way and why did he despise him for having those feelings for my father.It crazy how ugly people become when reciprocity is rejected. I shivered the thought out of my head.I wanted today to be about Halt and my new promotion. I got dressed in one of the dresses Julie made specifically for today's event. I've never seen her more proud. It was a light blue dress and it felt like I was wearing a patch of the blue sky. Everything felt right in this light.The champagne glass clicked together and the smell of expensive perfume and cranberries formed a mist of exquisitity
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