Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 92

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Valentine Blues - Season 1 - Episode 92

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A few minutes to midnight, They have stacks of cookies, five cakes, pastries and samosas ready.

”Oh my goodness my body hurts” she says groaning as she dried up her pans and trays having cleaned her kitchen, she comes to find Darren finishing another set of pie.
”You are going to get fat on that Darren”
He laughs ”Its so amazing i cannot get enough, when did you learn to bake?”
”A year ago, enrolled in fashion school, hated the smell of fabrics and pin injuring me. Walked into a bakery and i was blown. Did three months and i was hooked. Now i do it for fun, while i work and stuff. How it’s past midnight already”
He looks at the time ”Wow! i should go, didn’t realize”
”You can’t”
‘Why?”
”You were not listening to the news? Curfew..”
”By 11pm”
”It’s past midnight, ”
”Crap!!” he looks around ”I am sorry”
she smiles ”Not your fault, i have a spare bedroom, you can use that.”
”Your boyfriend wouldn’t mind?” He was fishing, he hopes she didn’t catch it
”You can stay there, let me get you some clean towel, i kinda have you messed up, flour and all..” she points to him. He stares down at himself
”Indeed you did”

She disappears and comes back with a towel ”Room by your far left, i think you have everything you need there” she says
Just not you. He says within himself.
She yawns ”Big day tomorrow, goodnight Darren” she says getting up and leaving.
”Goodnight!” He watches her leave, he finds the room, takes a shower and lays on the bed, closing his eyes.

*

”Oh my God!!” Anna breaths under the shower, trying to calm her racing heart.

This does not make any sense, why was her heart beating fast. Infront of him she was trying to be all cool and putting a straight face, but d--n..

Her heart was racing and why?.
Two years girl, two bloody years.

She liked the guy then, didn’t love him. Just liked him. He left after what happened in the cruise.She went on with her life, she healed and she moved on from Daniel.

Her life was great. Her job too. few friends, no hassle. No man. No worries.

Two weeks ago, Darren showed up, with a girl and he took her breathe away, literally. But ofcourse she didn’t tell anyone that.

She grabs the towel and dries herself.

Okay maybe he was more handsome, more coordinated, or maybe because another woman was looking at him with interest in her eyes and she realized how desirable he was .

Or maybe because she missed him..missed the way they talked, how he made her laugh, how he hugged her and lingers…and that last kissed they shared.

It plagued her for two frigging years, and the fact that she may have broken him too.
she sighs.


Two weeks. Her life was okay for two years and now two weeks, Darren and she is back in thesame town…and he was in her house, right now…and her heart was racing fast.
Why?

It was not all that then, why should she be feeling weak in the knees, why?

She lays on her bed, her silk lingerie clinging to her body. She is staring at the ceiling.
Why is she thinking of their last kiss..why does it plague her so? Why was she remembering their night together, why is her heart racing so fast.

She turns on the bed and closes her eyes, willing sleep.
*
Darren gets up.

He couldn’t sleep, he should eat something to distract himself.

He leaves the room, goes to the kitchen, grabs a saucer and places a pie on it, he stands and begins to fork it with a fork and takes it to his mouth.

*

Sighing from lack of sleep, she grabs her rope, wraps it around her shoulders and makes her way out of the room.
Maybe she should eat something to distract herself.

Cookies, samosa or cake, it would help to put her to sleep and if that does not work, maybe a boring novel would do the trick.

She makes her way to the kitchen and was startled when she enters to find him backing her.

”oh my goodness” she places her hand to her chest as she steps all the way in
He turns to her ”I am sorry, did i scare you?”

”A little, forgot there was someone with me in the house. I thought you were asleep?”
”I couldn’t sleep, besides, your amazing pie was calling me”

She smiles, reaching for a saucer ”Couldn’t sleep either. ” She places samosa and a pie, she grabs a glass and pours juice inside. She didn’t have a chair in her kitchen and she didn’t feel like going back to her room. Besides he was here in the kitchen, they might as well talk.

She has so many things to ask him, but she didn’t know how to begin. Maybe watching him eat would suffice.

Yes, looking at him now, she did miss him. But she wouldn’t tell him that. She missed her chance with her two years ago, he had moved on, she can’t blame him. She wasn’t ready, she didn’t even know what she wanted.

Now, her head was clear..Looking at him now, she wished she had not left that night from his room. Maybe today, she would have been Tammy, his girlfriend..and they would have been happy.

But wishes aren’t horses. she sighs lifting herself on her table and seating on it.
He was watching her, she shifts away from his gaze and eats her samosa.

They are staring at each other, she clears her throat. ”So we have not had time to catch up”

”Yeah”
”How have you been?”
”Being awesome”
”Work?”

”Manager, financing firm, head of two branches actually”

”Wow! The broker in accounting firm now becomes a manager, you rise man”
He laughs ”Good things happen to good people, you?”

”Head of creatives at Madivas, sent to the head office…it’s mad love out there”
”You did good for yourself” he smiles forking another pie into his mouth, he watches her as he sips a glass of wine, she places cookies in her mouth
”How is Tammy?”

He smiles, she didn’t miss that. A pang of jealously pulls at her .

Stop it Annalisa, he wasn’t your man, you never claimed him then, you never wanted him then, you let your emotions for Daniel ruin it. he is someone’s man now. Deal with it.

”She is great”
”What does she do?”
”She is a Lawyer, great at it too”
She nods ”She is beautiful”

You are beautiful , he says within ”Yes, she is” he answers.

He wanted to know. ”Are you seeing anyone?”

NO. ”Yes” She answers ”he is great, really amazing guy, my God!” Nice try Anna.

Disappointed ”Oh, that’s nice” he says ”what’s his name , what does he do?” His hope shatters.

D--n! what does she say ? ”Er, Oil and Gas, right now in the field, Walter” she says staring into her glass ”Walter Philips” Walter Philips, really Anna, That’s your mechanic name..She face-palms mentally.

”Are you happy? Did you find peace?” He asks

”Yes, i did. I am happy.”
He nods ” I am glad.”
”Are you?”

He nods . Being here with you gives me a certain peace i am still yet to understand . Two years..d--n, i am still inlove with you Anna, but i can’t tell you..not ever .
”Yes, i am” he answers .

She finishes her cooks, she takes out ice-cream and begins to lick

”Too much sugar, have you not heard what they say about it?”
”Makes kids hyperactive?”
”Yep. !”
She shrugs ”Not a kid”
”True.”

He watches her mouth as she spoons it and places it into her mouth, he follows the movement. Curses silently he turns away.
He should go to bed.

”Oh shoot, my manners you want some?”
He turns to face her, hands folded ”No, not really a fan of it. Give me brain freeze…”
She laughs ”Liar!”
”Hmm” He shrugs
”Come on, try it. You did before”
”When?”
”Two years ago when i made you taste it..”
He smiles remembering ”True that. But i haven’t had it since then”
”I teach you bad things, come, taste. I have a another cup in the fridge if you want”
He shakes his head