I Am Yours, Mr Chevalier!
The Part 66
Laras sat staring at his lunch in a room where restaurant employees were resting. A la Tomate. A kind of pie based on the dominant tomato fruit. The girl stretched her fingers for a moment then grabbed her spoon and began to devour the contents of the plate.
"Can I join you, Laras?"
Laras looked up and found Stephane standing across from his desk carrying his lunch plate.
"Owh .. sure," replied Laras. The gray-eyed and thin-faced man smiled and uttered a merci while sitting in front of Laras. The girl glanced at Stephane's plate at a glance. The same menu.
"T'es tre's belle, Laras," Stephane said as he looked at her gently making Laras feel awkward. Pieces of tomatoes that are being chewed at once difficult to swallow.
"Thanks, Mr. Jourdain," Laras replied softly. It felt like he wanted to finish his lunch and leave before the man.
"Do you have any program tonnage?" ask Stephane with his thick French accent.
Damnit. This man must have wanted to take her out tonight, and Laras was confused looking for an excuse to turn her down.
"Maybe I can take you out tonight?"
See? Barrel rotated his brain quickly.
"Actually my friend took me to a music concert tonight."
"Owh .. it's too bad .. well, maybe next time," Setphane said.
"Sorry, Mr. Jourdain."
"No problem." Stephane put on his sweetest smile. But not able to create any rebar in the heart of Laras.
The Laras plate was empty, the girl breathed a sigh of relief. Without a second thought, Baras immediately said goodbye to Stephane to continue his work. The man took off and could only look at the back of Laras who disappeared behind the door. Stephane smiled slanted, getting curious about the figure of the Asian girl who was very difficult to approach.
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"Wah .. the Stephane has a heavy crush on you, Ras," Maya chirped continued with her piety. Apparently Maya saw her boss approaching Laras.
The barrel that was cleaning the dirty dishes that were piling up turned towards Maya and splashed water from her fingers towards the girl. Maya complains slowly.
"Bodo ah!" laras. Then continue his work again.
"Why is he not recognized, Ras .. what is the lack of him? The handsome yes, the romantic yes, well yes, a lot of money yes," murmured Maya.
"Don't know," said Laras. "Make you there May," kikik Laras later.
"Yee .. people she likes are you!"
Barrels flicked his shoulders. Maybe my heart is full of someone. Laras smiled remembering Ben slept on the sofa of his apartment last night, without disturbing him at all. Even if it astonished him. Ben who used to pervert him, play sosor, overlap and so on, now treats him very politely. What happened to Ben?
"Woiii .. daydreaming hello anyway," Maya seductress who felt ignored by Laras. The girl chuckled.
"Morely think .. when can go home to indo?" answer the LaraS.
"This lump is ...." Maya swipes her thumb with her index finger.
Barrel grimacing. Remember the money that Ben transferred, which he just used to add to the rent of his apartment and accommodation to Wichita only. The money should have been enough to pay for his life in New York for a few months or maybe years, but Laras felt bad about using it. Ben is not who he is, or who he has not been. I don't know, Laras' head suddenly throbbed.
"Hey .. ni son dream mulu, kesambet ntar loh!" maya's Exclamation shocked Laras.
Hissing barrel. "What's the devil in New York?"
"Satan ganteng noh of France." Maya raises her chin towards Stephane sitting at her desk while waving towards Laras. The girl nodded her head at the man. Then glared at the crybaby Maya.
"Not polite!" hardik Laras's.
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The barrel stopped its steps out of the Boucherie when he saw Stephane standing in his way. Looks like the man is also getting ready to go home. Maya nudges Laras' arm with her ignorant smile.
"Would I take you home?" ask Stephane.
"I go first, Ras .. see you tomorrow, Mr. Jourdain," Maya said as she gently pinched Laras' arm and nodded towards Stephane. Laras cursed the girl inwardly.
"Come on Laras, please," the man half-begged as he held the girl's wrist. The barrel who was feeling careless tried to pull his hand slowly. He was really confused as to how to refuse the man's offer.
A black Range Rover Evoque stopped not far from them. Laras squeaked his forehead. He seems to know the car. His chest thumped for a moment. Immediately patted slowly Stephane's hand that was still holding his wrist.
Ben got out of his car with a tense face and approached Laras and Stephane. His gaze was sharp towards the French-blooded man. Laras held his breath. Pray in your heart that Ben doesn't do bad things.
"Owh .. Mr. Chevalier, desole .. we're closed," Stephane said kindly. Of course he knows who Ben is.
"I'm going to pick up Laras" said Ben calmly. But able to make Stephane flabbergasted. Then look at Laras and Ben in turn. It was as if they could not believe that these two people knew each other.
Ben smiled towards Baras. "Come, baby," he said, holding the girl's hand. Now it's Laras' turn to be flabbergasted. Ben called him what just now?
The two walked away leaving Stephane standing at his feet with a million questions filling his head.
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"Are you sure you work there? Close to that flirty guy?" ben asked Laras when the two were in the car.
Ben drove his car slowly away from the West Village area, where the Boucherie restaurant is located.
Laras breathed deeply. "I need that job, Ben," said Laras. "At the same time he's still in the polite category."
Ben heard a grunt annoyed. "How much do you need in a month, Laras?"
"A lot." replied Briefly.
"I'm sorry I have to say this. You know, no, to meet your needs is a very easy thing for me."
"Ben, you know it's not that I don't want to rely on anyone else."
Ben rattled his hair rough with his left hand. His right hand is still holding the wheel. His face looked serious, or perhaps annoyed. The two were silent until they reached the Tudor City area where Laras lived.
Ben stopped his car in front of the lobby of the Laras apartment building.
"Thanks, Ben ...." Laras looked at Ben who was looking straight ahead with his grim expression. The man just kept quiet.
"Ben? Are you okay?" ask Laras. Paying attention to the flamboyant guitarist was clingy.
"Yeah" Ben replied as he turned towards Laras at a glance.
"Are you angry?"
"A little."
Ben's phone shook, the man immediately checked it.
"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute!" yells. Looks like the one who called him was Jack the manager, telling Ben to come to the studio quickly. "Grumpy assh!" after hanging up the phone.
"Thank you for the ride, Ben." The barrel is about to go out. Ben just nodded. Then smile thinly. Baras waited a while for what Ben would do, but the man did not budge.
"Well, see you then." Laras looked towards Ben who remained with his serious facial expression and the man again only nodded. Baras cursed himself in the heart. At first glance he expects Ben to land a kiss on his lips before he gets out of the car.
You idiot!
Baras looked at Ben's car which was starting to drift away. His heart suddenly became uncertain. Is Ben mad at her for seeing him with Stephane? Or is there something else that makes his mood go bad? Laras sighed many times. Then with gontai stepped into his apartment building.
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Author's Note :
T'es tre's belle ~ You're so beautiful
