Chapter 18

I look at myself in the mirror seeing how Cam has made my hair in a side braid and applied some makeup on my face,with the smoky eyes she has given me,a small blush on my cheeks and a bloody red lipstick applied on my lips I see a different woman looking at me. "I must congratulate myself you, you look sturning" she says looking at my reflection and I smile loving the look she has given me. "Yeah I really look wonderful" I tell her and she smiles proudly.

"Here wear the dress now" She says giving me the navy blue dress that flows to my feet and has slit that will reach to my thigh.I teake and go change from the robe I was wearing,I slip in the dress seeing it shows off all my curves and shows a big amount of my clivage, "um Cam is this okey? I don't like how its showing a large amout of my skin" I whine and she rolls her eyes, "its wonderful and sexy" she says and I frown looking at myself again. "I don't to be sexy I want to be perfect" I tell her and she pulls me to sit with her on the bed.

"Don't worry you look gorgeous and your date will not take his eyes of your ass" she says making me to giggle and immediately we hear ghe door bell being rang, "your prince charming is here" Cam sings happily and I just shake my head from here childishness, "I can't wait to finally meet the man that has put a smile on that face of yours" she gushes and I just smile,unfortunately I had to tell her its Marcos I have been seeing so that she can drop the subject and stop being suspicious. "Okey let me go open for the poor soul as you finish putting on your jewerly" she says as she goes and I put on the silver earings together with the neckless my mum bought for me,its funny I never saw the use of it until now and finally my silver stiletto heels even though it will be hidden by my dress atleast one foot will be seen.

"Kater are you coming or what? Someone is dying to see you" Cam yells for me and I roll my eyes checking if I have everything in my purse.I check myself one last time and see how gorgeous I am, "you're gonner kill it baby" I tell myself impressed with my beauty,who is never proud of their body? I make my way to the living room and find Cam chatting with Marcos as if they are long time friends.Marcos immediately wakes up noticing my presence and immediately his eyes roam my body,I blush under his gaze and he gives me his charming smile coming to my direction.

He has a navy blue taxido that gives out his manly muscles while his midnight black hair is geled up to the side making him as handsome as always.He takes my hand brushing his lips on my knuckles looking directly in my eyes,ooush his going to kill me with the intense gaze his giving me. "You look beautiful as always" he says letting go of my hand, "you don't look bad yourself" I tell him with a small smile and when his about to speak Cam pipes in.

"Oh gosh you two make the perfect couple,you even have matching attires" she gushes taking my hand, "but you have to excuse us for a sec" she says pulling me to the kitchen and I send Marcos an apologetic look. "Gosh that senorita is so handsome and his Italian,if only Zayn could have the Russian accent he would have been so uptop" she rambles and I just pour myself some water. "You know Cam someone is waiting for me patiently to go to this gala and you're just gushing over him" I point out and she rolls her eyes, "whatever anyway I pulled you here to tell you,you be in your best behaviour,don't embrass me by doing anything crazy and don't take things if you don't know its purpose" she says sternly and we look at each other for a second before we explode into a pit of laughter, "yeah right sherlock in your dreams" I say between my laughter and she gives a glare of amusement.

"But seriously have fun and do something stupid that I would do" she says and I give a salut like a soldier, "I I captian,your request will be done at a serious behaviour" I tell her trying to be serious and she chuckles. "Okey you better go now before he becomes impatient" she says and we make our way to him. "Am ready,lets go" I tell him and he opens the door for me as I say goodbye to Cam.

We reach there after two hours and let me tell you its rainy heavily,the worst thing I never come with anything to warm me up guess am supposed to stay hard core before I freeze to death.We reach the venue and immediately I see paparazzis taking photos of each person who enters the place,gosh why do people like fame when the only thing will happen is being stocked.I am being opened for the door by a young man as he offers me his hand holding for me an umbrella,I smile at him slipping my hand on his and I see Marcos come to my side a man holding for him an umbrella.

"Ready for the show?" He asks holding out his arm and I swing my hand to his locking it, "guess so" I answer knowing full well my heart is about to explode from anxiety.We make our way on the red carpet, the bustard paparazzis taking a full amount of pictures their ameras flashing the blinding light that you can fall on your feet trying to see through it.Damn you dickheads,I hear murmers and whisper from them some asking,

"Isn't that the daughter of Laura Mendes?"

"Is she the girlfriend of Marcos Laurent?"

"Is she new to this kind of stuff?"

Argh they can really piss of someone when they are in a good mood. "You never told me your Laura Mendes' daughter" Marcos whispers to me as we enter the place finally, "well what do you know,am full of surprises" I tell him smiling sweetly and he just shakes his head in amusement.As we enter grand building,I hear slow music being played and rich and powerful niggars interacting with each other,I scan the place finding it decorated fancily with high and large chandeliers hanging on the cealing seeing how people are enjoying themselves.I guess this won't be too bad but I spoke too soon,I meet his deep blue eyes piercing right through my soul as he looks at me from head to toe,the smile that he was wearing just vanished the moment he saw me as if a ghost as appeared out of nowhere.

I see him wearing a black taxedo showing off his muscles and how his hair is styled up perfectly,he looks breath taking as alway with his greek god body.I see Mia take his hand snapping him out from his thought and I turn away from his gaze seeing my mother make her way to us. "Kater my dear aren't you full of surprises" she says engufling me into a bear hug which is surprisingly tight making me to leave Marcos arm, "mum..too..tight...can't...breath" I try to breath and she leaves me alone mumering a sorry. "You look so beautiful,you never even wear like this for my fancy dinner" she complains and I just roll my eyes,typical mums, "..but am happy your here now you can meet all my friends" she muses and I internly groan not liking what is about to happen.I wish Zayn was here to control her, "mum there is someone next to me" I whisper at her and her eyes go wide releasing there is someone behind me.

"Mr.Laurent its a pleasure to see you again but I never knew you and my daughter had a thing" she says greeting him and I mentally facepalm my myself,she doesn't know how to control her mouth.When am about to refuse what she has said Marcos beats me to it, "its always a pleasure Miss.Mendes but Kater and I are not a thing yet" he says and I look at him dumbfounded,did he just say yet? Well if he did he must be dreaming because him and I are so not going anywhere.

"Aw thats too bad my daughter is a precious gem and you wouldn't like to loose her" she says giving me a side hug and yet again I roll my eyes,sometimes she can be too much at one time. "Lets go greet your friends now, shall we?" I tell her trying to escaped this ackward converstion with them, "sure I see your ethusiatic to meet them,what a miracle" she exclaims and I swear am about to snap right now.I see a waiter pass by us with glasses of red wine and I take one, "Kater what did I say about alcohol?" My mum asks sternly and I look at Marcos for help but he just shrugs amazed as someone comes his way and he walks off.Just great am stuck with her, "just this one glass and I promise I won't take more" I pout and she just sighs in defeat taking me to her friends.

I interact with some of her friends tired of giving each one of them a smile,I swear my cheeks are aching from all the smiling am doing.I feel someone tap my shoulder and I turn to find Marcos with a big smile, "care to dance?" He asks and I just glare at him. "After abordoning me with my mother,try harder next time" I say turning to the two women I was talking too and I feel as if am between a rock and a hard place.To say am enjoying this is an understatement the truth is am dying from all the talking of my mother's friend,I turn to Marcos finding him ready to talk but I take his hand stopping him, "I change my mind I would love to dance" I tell him and he look shocked from my change of mind.

"What made you change your mind?" He asks curiously and I shrug putting my purse down and excusing myself, "you did now let go and dance" I tell him not letting him to respond and head to the dance floor.I wrap my hands around his neck as his circle my waist, "am glad it was me who changed your mind" he whisper in my ear and I just sigh from his comment.I see people starting to switch their parteners as each song ended and so did we,the first one that I switched too was quite friendly and charming,the second one was a chatter box with any breaks so my mind was about to explode from his silly comments,the third was so touchy I even felt like beating his ass off,the fourth one was quite quiet, we never talked too much just danced until he switched me to the next.

I twirl to the next one holding me to fall as I was making my way to him and immediately I feel the contact of his hand to my exposed skin tingling and from what I know only one person can make my body react that way.I look at his blue eyes as my hand is wrapped up to his neck and his hands are on my back and leg holding me still.I stand up reading to go but he holds me tightly pushing me to his chest making me to gasp from the contact we are in.Our foreheads are touching,our noses each an inch apart from the other the same as our lips that I can smell in his breathe as his hands stay slightly above my ass.

"Let go of me,everyone is looking at us" I tell him seeing the gazes that are cast on us and I shrink from embrassment, "why? Can't I have one dance with you like the others?" He asks innocently and I give him a blankly look, "you got to be serious,is this how you want to embrass me? By making people suspcious of us?" I ask him angrly and he hold me tighter. "I don't care what they think but all I know is that I will have this dance with you,whether you like it or not" he says sternly and I glare at him as if horns have just grown on his head.I wrap one of my hands around his neck while he takes the oether in his hand giving up from his nonsense and just wait for this song to end but unfortunately the dj played the slow motion kind making me to be stuck with this asshole.

He still holds me tightly as if I would run away and I just lean my head on his chest following his movement.I close my eyes hearing his steady heartbeat and as if the people have vanished around us I let all the tension in me dissapear and just enjoy this moment with him.Neither of us uttering a single word until the music ended making me snap into reality, "may I have her back?" I hear Marcos voice from behind me and I detach myself from Quinn already missing his warmth and move to Marcos giving him a small smile.

I try not to look at Quinn when we move from him and Marcos come to a stop, "what was that?" He asks seeming pissed and I look at him confused, "what was what?" I ask him still confused to why his pissed. "Am the one who asks the questions here and am asking why you and Quinn acted like that?" He asks trying not to raise his voices and I glare at him removing my hand from his grasp, "we never acted in anyway,we were just dancing like all the others" I tell him anger building up in me, "it wasn't just a dance its as if you two have been together, as if you love each other" he says angrily and I swear if I don't snap his head right now I will blow up.

"Whats wrong with you? Whats your problem uh? I was just dancing with Mr.Linch and now your saying we are in love for christ sake do you here yourself?" I whisper shout at him ready to pounce at him.He rubs the back of his neck as if trying to put his shit together, "Am sorry your right I don't know what got over me,can you forgive me?" He pleads and I look at him not believing what he is just asking of me right now.He had the audacity to point fingers at me and now his asking for an apology as if its nothing big, "you know what I need to freshen up,excuse me" I tell him taking my purse and making my way to the washroom.Men are so unbelivable,which right does he have to question me? He has no right to question me even if am his plus one,his acting like a cliché boyfriend and I don't even have any relationship with him.

I shut the door with so much force that it makes the woman in here jump a little, "am sorry" I mutter to her and she nods taking her thing and running off.I open the tap letting some water run through it and splash some on my face to cool me up,this whole thing was a bad idea.I look at myself on the mirror checking if the water has spoilt my makeup and I wipe the water slowly taking my sweet time.I take my lipstick ready to apply before I hear the door being clicked close,I turn around to find Quinn locking it. "What the fuck are you doing here? Or don't you know how to read the instructions? Well let me enlighten you see this is the ladies washroom you dumbass" I tell him still frustrated from the argument I had with Marcos because of him.

I see him roll his eyes and he leans to the wall folding his arms on his chest and smirks, "don't you have any other work that isn't transpassing the women's washroom?" I ask him turning to look at myself at the mirror.I reapply the lipstick because his ignoring me I will just leave so that he can finally notice his not in the men's washroom or am I the one in the place? I double scan the place and see its definately the ladies washroom so why is he here when he know I can't even stand being in the same room as him.

I look at him ready to glare at him to death but I find him checking me out, "hey hey why are you looking at me like that?" I ask him snapping my fingers at him while my other hand is on my hip,he shots me his panty dropping smirk and I just roll my eyes taking my purse ready to leave, "jackface!" I mutter under my breath and head to the locked door this douche locked before I can even unlock it,he grabs my wrist pushing me to the wall where he cages me.I look at him not believing he has the audacity to come near me let alone touch me, "whats wrong with you? How dare you touch or even come close to me?" I snap at him feeling as if his cripping his way in my skin slowly by slowly and its pissing me off. "Don't ever snap at me do you hear me?" He barks at me giving me his stone like expression and I glare at him,he really brings out the worst of me.

"How can I not snap at you by how your acting towards me? Uh? Just let me go so that we can go our own separate ways before we're being caught" I tell him trying to gain my composure but by how his looking at me,I can't seem to think straight damn this hormones. "Am not letting you go before we have civil conversation like two grown up adults not like five year old children" he hisses at me,oh gosh how am graving to dig up a hole and just throw him over there and forget that he even exist.

"Listen I have nothing to talk to you about and I have to go back to my date so do you,so just do the both of us the favour and let me go before I rip off your balls and feed them to my dog" I tell him giving him the best intimidating face I can afford, "you heve a dog?" Of all the questions he's asking that? Is he kidding with me right now?

I close breifly my eyes trying to calm down, "look this is a waste of time so just..." he stops me by pulling me to him and locks his hands on my waist seeming as if he has no intention of letting me go.I sigh in frustration not believing his stubborness I look at him ready to have a staring competion but instead am lost in them,I have never noticed that beyond all his anger he likes to show others his eyes are flashed blue like the ocean not that dark.

"Why are you in a hurry to ģo back to the person you just argued with?" He asks crooking his eyebrow and thats when he snaps me out from what i was thinking, "how did you know we argued? Where you eavesdroppping?" I ask him and he chuckles,whats so funny here? "Why would I eavesdrop to others conversations, you could see from the movements you two were showing that you were arguring" he says as if its obvious and I huff from his answer. "Okey maybe I am not in a hurry but you're no better than him,so just run along and go to your date" I tell him and he looks at me confused.

"Which date? I come here alone" he tells me and I give him the 'are you kidding me' look. "Stop playing innocent, what about Mia Black?" I ask him trying to free myself from his grasp, "you're kidding right? I never come here with anyone, she's just my new partner in the company.How on earth will I stay a bachelor if I bring her to this venue?" He explains and I stop freeing myself from seeing his telling the truth.I don't know why but I feel as if a weight ad been lifted off my shoulder.