I Am Yours, Mr Chevalier!
The Part 84
Laras stepped out of an Asian grocery store in the Tudor City area where he lived. One large tote bag containing food ingredients tote him with one hand. The girl confirmed the scarf around her neck then continued her steps through the empty wide pavement.
One arm shook her until the girl stopped her steps.
"Geez, Cath!" yells. It glared at Catherine who was laughing at her width.
"By the way, you disappeared for a few days, you never picked up my phone, you son of a bitch!" maki Catherine while scrambling Laras' hair. "Did the warmth of Ben Chevalier's body make you forget this friend of yours, huh?"
Laras. "Not so, I just ...."
"No need to reason at length." Catherine looked towards Laras' groceries. "I'll forgive you if you invite me to lunch and make me Indonesian food."
Laras sighed. "Okay, chatty."
"Yes!" Catherine exclaimed in excitement. Then followed Laras steps towards the girl's apartment building.
***
"Hmmm .. yummy," Catherine muttered as Laras thrust out a bowl of hot meatballs complete with her concoction.
"Laras .. Where have you been?" catherine asked as she blew the meatball cut on her spoon.
"Portland," Laras replied, his smile widening.
"Ohya? Ben took you to Portland?" ask Catherine while chewing her meatballs.
Laras nodded. His lips still smile.
"I met Ben's parents."
Catherine flabbergasted. "Is that really him?"
"Maybe."
"B**ch!" maki Catherine's. Laras chuckles at the meaning of his best friend.
"Cath ...," call Laras. "Ben asked me to stay together."
"And?"
"I refused it."
Catherine hissing. "Stupid girl!"
Laras breathed deeply. "So, this is all too soon. Anyway I'm still comfortable in this apartment, I'm still comfortable with my life."
"You're crazy, your girlfriend's rich, Laras, your boyfriend's Ben Chevalier, do you still want to work in a bar or be a waitress at a restaurant?" catherine was angry.
"So what?" rebut Laras. "Does dating Ben Chevalier have to change my life?" Barrel raised both eyebrows. "I don't plan to work in a bar or be a restaurant waiter forever, later after I graduate I'll find a job that suits the field I'm in."
"It's up to you" said Catherine.
Barrel grimacing. Pay attention to his best friend who greedily enjoyed the meatballs he made.
***
MCFADDEN'S SALOON, TUDOR CITY, MANHATTAN.
The barracks serving guests at the bar table replaced Tobey, his co-worker who was not on the job that night. The girl was busy filling the empty glasses of the visitors sitting in the bar chairs in front of her.
"Hey, Laras .there's your ex-boyfriend" said Meghan, a co-worker who nudged Laras on the shoulder. The girl glanced at the entrance, and she saw James walking towards her.
"Hi, Laras" he said as he sat in an empty chair next to an old man enjoying his drink.
"Hi James, what can I get you to drink?" Barrel smiled.
"Hmmm .. scotch, please," James replied without turning his eyes to Laras.
"Ice?" ask Laras back.
"Yes, please."
The barrel immediately retrieved the whiskey bottle from the drink rack behind it. Open the bottle and pour it into the glass. Then dip two blocks of ice cubes into it.
"Beware of the risk of old love springing back," Meghan teased half in a whisper. Baras immediately glared at the girl. James who had heard him smiled faintly.
"Thanks, Laras" said James as Laras thrust a glass at him. The girl just lifted her smile.
"How are you?" ask James while tasting the glass.
Laras, who was pouring drinks into the glass of the old man next to James, turned to look at the black-haired man.
"Good" he answered briefly.
"yeah? Are you happy?"
Laras squeaked his forehead. "Why ask like that?"
"Just want to make sure."
"There's no reason not to be happy, is there?"
"You're right."
Barrel held up the whiskey bottle in his hand. "You want me to fill your glass again?"
"Yeah, sure."
The barrel again poured the brownish-yellow liquid into James's glass. Then shift in front of other visitors to pour their orders. After finishing, Laras again stepped in front of James who asked him to fill his glass again.
"You came here on purpose?" ask Laras.
"Okay."
"And I want to see you too."
"Ow come on, James." The barrel rolled both his eyes panted.
"There's no prohibition to just see or talk to you, is there? Does your girlfriend mind if you talk to an old friend?" kekeh James while moving both of his thumbs to form quotes.
Laras shook his head slowly, then left James just like that. Stepping forward in front of other visitors who had been waving to call him.
***
The barrel stretches its muscles that feel stiff after hours of standing to serve the bar visitors who come and go. James sat at the bar table, enjoying his last glass.
"James, we're closed" Laras said, helping Meghan and several other co-workers lift the chairs to the table.
"I'll wait for you to finish" James said with a smile. Her eyes are glaring.
Laras breathed deeply. After finishing his job, Laras then goes into the employee room without any concern for James. Moments later the girl came out with a thick jacket wrapped around her body and a sling bag on her shoulder.
"See you tomorrow, guys," he said farewell to Meghan and the others. Then stepped out of the bar, followed by James.
"What do you want, james?" ask Laras when he's outside the bar.
"Walk you home, that's all" James replied as he raised both hands.
"No need, I ...." Laras did not continue his words when it was realized that someone was standing leaning his body on the car while staring intently at them. Both of his hands were folded in front of his chest.
"Ben" said Laras. While James snorted in annoyance.
Ben drew closer to Laras, looking at James with his cynical gaze.
"Lets go, baby." Ben grabs Laras' hand and holds him in the car.
"F!!" maki James clenched his palms together. Look at Ben's car moving away.
***
Ben takes Laras to his apartment in the Big Apple without the girl being able to turn him down. It seemed like Ben's mood was not good that night, seen from his face that looked tense.
Baras did not want to argue, other than because of fatigue, he also did not want to add to the atmosphere.
"Good night, Mr. Chevalier, Miss," said Rosita, Ben's housekeeper, as she opened the door. Baras smiled and nodded. While Ben did not reply and waltzed up to his room.
Ben took off his clothes and went straight into the blanket without caring for Laras. Laras sighed softly, then headed to the bathroom to clean himself for a while.
Baras own confusion because he did not bring a change of clothes, finally taken just any clothes in the room Ben clothes to wear. A plain white t-shirt that looked oversized on his body.
The barrel goes into the blanket, Ben's position behind him. Laras' hand moved wanting to touch Ben's back but he undoes his intentions.
"Ben," call Laras.
"Hmmm ...."
"Is .. there something you want to talk about?" ask Laras carefully.
Ben turned his body to face Laras. Then support his head with his fist.
"Why is your ex-boyfriend there?" ask Ben.
"Drink, like the other visitors at McFadden."
"And wait till you're done?" Ben raised both eyebrows.
"You ask him yourself, Ben," said Laras.
Ben moved his body. Now the position is facing the ceiling of the room, by putting both hands under his head.
"You know, Ben . If this thing makes you mad at me, it's something really ridiculous."
"Yes, yes .. I know, I shouldn't be mad at you .. next time I'll just hit him."
"And make Jack troubled again," said Laras while squinting both eyes.
Ben terbahak's. The head of Laras and ruffled the girl's long hair with his anxiety.
"You have to be punished" Ben said as he positioned his body above Laras. Blocking both hands Laras to be unable to rebel.
"Hey, what the fuck? Punished on what basis?" Laras turned his face when Ben was about to mel**mat his lips.
"For making me so Jealous."
"What?" pekik Baras's.
Ben put on his sly smile, then forcefully removed the t-shirt that wrapped Laras' body without caring about the girl's protesting screams.
"Ben, stop it!" exclamation Baras. But Ben pretended not to hear it.
"Ben, I said stop!" exclaim Laras back. Ben had no intention of stopping his activities.
"Based on the fucking patriarchy!" maki Baras's.
***
I again miss The Rebellion gig 😁
