I Am Yours, Mr Chevalier!
The Part 81
Ben parked his car in the yard of his parents' spacious house and overgrown with large, shady trees. Before taking her down from the car Ben clasped Laras' hand and squeezed her slowly. The two looked at each other.
"Are you ready?" ask Ben. Laras nodded.
Ben got out of the car first and walked around to the door and opened it. Let her lover come down. The two lovebirds walked side by side into the two-story house steadily.
The barrel swept a glance across the room they had just entered in awe. The room is designed in an elegant Victorian classic style.
Expensive paintings are displayed on several spots on the wall.
"There you are" greeted Monica who was coming down the stairs and approached Ben and Laras. The woman kisses Ben's cheek and pets him.
"Hi, Laras, nice to see you back." Monica alternately kisses Barrel's cheeks.
"Hi, Monica," said Laras. The woman smiled kindly.
"Come on Ben, take Laras straight to the dinner table, your father will be down in a minute."
Ben nodded and took Laras to the dining room which had to pass through the hallway and the garden in the middle of the house.
The dining table is in the open. Two housekeepers were busy serving the dinner menu to the table. As soon as they saw Ben and Laras coming, they bowed respectfully.
While Laras felt Ben's palms sweating coldly.
"Ben, are you okay?" ask Laras.
"I'm fine, baby." Ben forced his smile. Grabbing a cigarette in his pocket and lighting it up. The smoking on his finger was deep and as he looked up at his face, the smoke from his mouth billowed. Baras could see the unease on Ben's face. It is undeniable that he also feels restless. Laras imagines that if the meeting between father and son for the first time after several years did not talk to each other, it did not go smoothly.
Ben poked his cigarette in a pot of sand devoted to smoking.
Moments later Monica appears followed by Richard who is walking in the back with his cold face.
"Sorry, boys, you've been waiting a long time."
said Monica.
Ben's eyes met his father's. The two were glued together, pecking for a while. Everything becomes awkward.
"Richard, how are you?" ben started the conversation. Ben tried to be as calm as possible.
Richard smiled a faint smile. Then walked closer to Ben, starting an awkward hug, and greeted Ben with no less awkward.
"How are you, Ben?" Richard greeted after releasing his embrace.
"As you can see."
"Good." Richard looked towards Laras with a full glance. "Your boyfriend?" tanyanya.
"Ah, introduce, Richard, this is Laras .. Barrel, Richard." said Ben.
Barrel extended his hand. "It's nice to meet you, Mr. Chevalier" he said.
Richard welcomed Laras' hand and then nodded. "Please" he invited Laras to sit at the dinner table.
"Come on Laras." take Monica while holding Laras' hand to the dining table. Richard and Ben followed the women.
The four take their own sitting positions. Richard sat in the end seat of the table, Monica to his left, opposite Ben and Laras.
Dinner took place warmly because the smart Monica livened up the atmosphere and invited many Laras conversations.
While Richard and Ben only occasionally chimed. But the two have not been involved in a single conversation.
"There are enough bases, when will you make up?" Monica looked at her husband and Ben in turn. They are currently in the family room. Each one held a glass of red wine.
Laras glanced at Ben who immediately looked tense. Richard was breathing deeply.
"Who will continue our family business?" ask the middle-aged man who still looks dashing.
"Ah, come on, Richard .. we don't have to discuss it constantly." Monica rolled both her eyes, unsettled. Richard raised both hands.
"We'll talk about this next time between men, okay, Ben? We don't want to make Laras tired of listening to this family thing, do we?" Richard smiled, the look on his face began to soften.
The barrel gasped when Richard mentioned his name. Ben shrugged his shoulders, agreeing.
"Alright then," said Monica happily.
Then chatter after chat began to flow warmly accompanied by a few bottles of wine they had spent together. Baras began to feel comfortable in the middle of the Chevalier family who treated him well. Richard and Monica don't seem to mind Laras' background not coming from a wealthy family. They are even amazed to learn that Laras is working hard to take on two jobs at once to survive in New York.
"See you later, Laras." Monica hugged Laras tightly. "Ben, take care of this girl!" The woman gave the boy a warning. Which was greeted with an adorable grin Ben.
"See you, dad," said Ben as he hugged his father. Richard patted Ben's back slowly.
The two got into the car and waved at Richard and Monica before Ben drove his car out of the courtyard of the mansion.
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Barrel came out of the bathroom and saw Ben sitting on the sofa opposite the bed, playing his acoustic guitar.
Still with his hands strumming the strings of his guitar, Ben's gaze could not be separated from the gestures of Laras' body until the girl sat beside him.
"Play me a song" Laras said as he leaned against the arm of the sofa facing Ben.
"What song do you want?" ask Ben.
"So, something romantic from Rebellion."
Ben terbahak's. "You're kidding me, there's not a single romantic Rebellion song."
Laras chuckles. "Why not make that song .. ro-man-tis?" fashion Barrel.
"Do I look like a boy band member, or a musician of the pop genre and such?" ben said in his laughter.
"Not with long hair and tattoos on your body, but your face is qualified to be a boy band member."
"Ah, fuck!" maki Ben, greeted with laughter Baras.
"I'm serious, you're too good-looking for a hardcore music guitarist, you're better suited to joining a boysband." said Laras.
"I'd rather die!"
Laras' laughter exploded hearing Ben's words.
"Come on, baby .. play me a song," Laras said as his laughter subsided.
Ben thought for a moment while tuning the keys to his loose guitar.
"Okay, how about .emm .. W**Game by Chris Isaak, do you know that song?" ask Ben.
"Ah, I love that song!" Laras exclaimed in pleasure.
Ben cleared his throat once then his fingers began to play the intro of the song he mentioned melodiously and neatly.
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do
I never dreamed that I'd meet someone like you
And I never dreamed that I'd lose someone like you
No, I don't wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
No, I don't wanna fall in love (this world is only gonna break your heart)
With you
With you (this world is only gonna break your heart)
What a wicked game you play, to make me feel this way
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you
What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way
What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you
Ben played and sang a popular song in the 80s - 90s with a very sweet. There was no trace of the brutality he used to show on stage with Rebellion.
Luckily for Laras to get the privilege, Ben Chevalier sings a song for him, in a room where there are only two of them. Want it to feel at once also splashed into the arms of the owner of the sweetest smile in all the USA.
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