Chapter Fifteen

When I go back into the main room, Jeanne is talking seriously with investors, one of the men is bald and the other has gray hair, they both participate in the conversation enough, but the one who really speaks is the woman who minutes ago asked about my name.

-We want to form this alliance, in such a way that your company and mine begin to bear fruit in a while ...

-Excuse me for stopping you Jeanne -said the woman- but you have already explained it to us, we understand the benefits for both companies and it does not satisfy your proposal, however, we must discuss an even more serious issue, and that is about the little fame that today it owns the Nizzari family and the company ...

I began to listen to their conversation even more, while serving the dishes the woman continued her monologue.

-A year ago your sister was taken to prison, after ... well, why remember? That greatly weakened your company and since then you began to lose investors ... we know that you need us and we also need you, despite this, my colleagues here present and I feel a deep fear that somehow it will be stained. our name, if there is any way to clean your image I would appreciate it very much, we need to show a good image to the public, not stained by a murder ...

-I understand Beatriz- said Jeanne as soon as she said the last word, tranquility ruled on her face, however I could notice Jeanne's eyes of fury- my sister's trial ended very quickly and the Nizzari family could do little and nothing to stop all that, the press filled people with lies and gradually everything was concentrated in our company, believe me that I have worked hard since then to clean our image, our alliance would serve for it, you are new in the market and I can tell you How to move forward, I have the contacts and the means, now, if your need for our image to be the best is extreme, I have a plan for that, but I cannot reveal information right now ...- he said now raising his eyes to me and I understood, wanted me to leave the room.

I did so after a few seconds. What was Jeanne up to? Why had he looked at me that way? I returned to the kitchen in a sea of doubts and with new information, it was obvious that Jeanne Nizzari's company had become the victim of scandal, she was a well-known figure and her family was not far behind, her sister had murdered an important politician and promised , loved by many, she had set off a bomb, it seems that Jeanne has not had a good time since then, now she understood many things.

I stayed in the kitchen while they ate, I decided to pour myself a glass of wine and watch the night, today with many stars and a warm wind blowing through the sale. Some doubts began to arise in my mind. Why had Jeanne's sister murdered her husband? And why hadn't Jeanne said anything about it? He understood absolutely nothing, the Nizzari were strange people and at the same time extremely powerful.

When I finished the glass of wine I went back to the living room to remove the dishes, now they were having a more pleasant conversation and I was surprised to notice Jeanne laughing. Does Jeanne Nizzari laugh? Apparently the wine had begun to act on everyone present. Every time she entered the room Beatriz would put her eyes on me and a smile would appear on her face. I for my part lowered my head and picked up the already empty plates.

-Emma, can you bring the dessert please? Jeanne asked as I passed her, she had my arm and I nodded. It took her a few seconds to let go of me and stop looking at me, Jeanne seemed to have let go a little more and now she was laughing along with her colleague and the investors. As she asked me to bring dessert, everyone was delighted by such food and indeed they had, Jeanne had so rightly showcased food and luxury, so much so that even Beatriz seemed more relaxed.

While they were eating I turned in my steps and went towards the garden, there was another table and chairs for the guests to rest from their food and smoke, indeed it would be a long night for Jeanne, who, according to what she had counted, had been around five glasses of wine, less than everyone else's but enough to cloud his judgment.

Once I checked that everything was in order, I went back to the living room, everyone has already eaten dessert and they were resting still talking about trivia.

-Mrs. Jeanne, the garden is ready- I said formally and Jeanne put her eyes on me, her cheeks were rosy and her lips were red from wine, her expression seemed to be that of an animal when it is about to hunt its prey, or at less so I felt when he watched me.

-Thank you Emma-she watches me for a few more seconds until she talks to the other people-my guests, please go to the garden, there you can rest and compose yourself after this wonderful dinner ...

They all nodded and started to get up, I stood there as they finished their drinks and walked into the garden with Jeanne leading them in the lead. The last one to move was Beatriz who beckoned me to her place.

-Emma, nice to finally meet you -she said holding out his hand- tell me, do you like working here for Jeanne?

I watched her with my frown and nodded.

"Mrs. Beatriz, I've been working here for a couple of months and we've always gotten along well with Mrs. Jeanne," I said sincerely.

-Oh, wonderful- I smile- Emma darling, would you like to be able to work for our company? In general, we do not make this type of offers, but since you are such a ... wonderful girl, we could use some help, as well as being someone so close to Jeanne, could you inform us if ... everything is fine? ?

"Are you asking me to spy on Mrs. Jeanne?" -I said surprised but hiding my expressions.

-No ... it's just to inform us if Jeanne is sane enough for this alliance ...

We had walked together to the entrance of the garden and for a blonde with an annoyed expression, it had not passed her perception of our closeness and conversation.

-It is not necessary that you give me an answer now Emma, I just offer it to you, can you bring me more wine? He asked when Jeanne was about to reach our position. I nodded and walked away confused and afraid. What was that woman planning? Did you think she was stupid? My mind was spinning and my heart was spinning, it was too much information to process in one night, so I decided not to think about the matter anymore until I had time to meditate on it, now I must take care of continuing to serve until the guests leave.

I had another glass of wine - the fourth for tonight - and two more glasses, when I turned around Jeanne was standing there watching me from the bottom up.

-What do you need Mrs. Jeanne? -I said swallowing dry.

-Oh come on, don't tell me ma'am ...- she said taking a step closer- I've already told you what I think about that ...

I nodded nervously and then took another step forward. Jeanne was watching me attentively, as if she wanted to tell me something but she didn't say it, I was leaning on the table, I shook my head when I saw that Jeanne lowered her gaze. Turning around, my voice came out of my mouth without thinking.

-Are you going to continue like this? - I asked crossing my arms and Jeanne turned to look at me.

-As well as? -She asked confused.

- Likewise - I said tired - one day you kiss me and the next day I do not exist for you, another day I tell you about my life, we sleep together and when I wake up you are another, you ignore me and pass me, I'm sorry Jeanne, but I have old enough for when they playfully play with me and the truth is I don't want to keep looking at your expressions every time I wake up, because you are two different Jeanne's.

At the end of my sentence, Jeanne had opened her eyes in surprise and was watching me with her head cocked. I took the wine and glasses, walked past her without looking at her, and headed out into the garden. There Jeanne's guests laughed out loud and when I brought the wine they smiled and applauded.

-The best waitress of the night -said the investor with gray hair- you have earned this- in his fingers rested a thin white paper that wrapped something green- is marijuana dear Emma, we believe in healthy cultivation and the tranquility it provides this little plant ...

They all watched me while I made up my mind, I haven't smoked marijuana for a long time, except in this way, but when I noticed that Jeanne had arrived, I did not hesitate to turn on the paper and smoke it, smoke twice and then give it to the man he was grinning at me. They were passing the paper through everyone until it came to Jeanne, he held it between his fingers and gave her a strong burn, then he handed it to me with a strange look and I continued smoking more, who would say that my night was going to end this way ...

When I had already smoked several times I left with the excuse of bringing more wine and taking the remaining glasses, I took everything to the sink and while they continued laughing and smoking I decided to pour myself a glass of wine. Today there were too many things to process and my mind could not handle all of them, I was still getting used to my new reality and not living in depression, but all this was too much to digest and for today my mind had had enough. I drank most of the glass of wine and went to leave the remaining wine with the guests.

When I got to the garden everyone was talking loudly and laughing, apparently the effects of marijuana were beginning to start, almost everyone had red eyes and a huge smile, Jeanne was talking with her colleague and Beatriz gave me the ninth look of the night. I poured all the glasses and retired to one side of the garden where no one could look at me, there I secretly smoked a cigarette and while I saw the stars I felt steps behind. I turned around and saw Beatriz in the dark, she had a smile from ear to ear and a glass of wine in her hands.

-Have you thought about my proposal Emma? I shook my head and she moved closer to my position. I debated whether to walk away or not, but finally I stood there while Beatriz, who had red, waist-length hair, raised one of her fingers and caressed my cheek- I won't wait long dear, you have a week to think about it, Your boss is not the best Emma, she has done many things that you would like to know ...

I nodded but didn't say anything, Beatriz kept her fingers on my cheek and when she tried to get closer I moved away from her.

-You are beautiful Emma, in case you did not know ...- She was giving me one last look and I stood there staring into space. A normal Emma would have reacted and said something, but apparently the marijuana had begun to distract me and now I was not able to elaborate even a word, I was traveling at a thousand per hour and I felt my mind begin to turn off. I decided to go back and removed the wine that was left, I did not even see where Jeanne was, I went to the kitchen and sat there waiting for the effect to wear off, I surprised myself laughing at old memories and some peace that expanded in my mind.

Jeanne Nizzari was a foot from me and I began to shake, she had never spoken to me this way and so directly, the effects of marijuana and my beating heart clouded my judgment and only left room to look at Jeanne and her lips.

-You have caught my attention since I met you, you are sweet and I would not hesitate for a second to say that you are a good person, perhaps the wine has released my tongue but they were things I wanted to tell you a long time ago ...

I nodded with my red cheeks, Jeanne Nizzari could be very flirtatious when she wanted it and she knew it.

Jeanne closed the space that separated us and brought her lips together with mine, I put everything aside for a few minutes and let myself be kissed by the most beautiful businesswoman in the country, her wet lips and mine danced and joined whenever they could, her tongue met mine like old acquaintances and we continued a kiss that neither of us had any intention of stopping. One of his hands went down my back while I had my arms around his neck. When the kiss started to get out of control, Jeanne took me by the waist and put me on the table, I was left with my legs open and her body between them, she continued kissing me as passionately as before, I admit that I began to feel warm and I took off the jacket I was wearing on, now there was only my shirt between us and Jeanne got closer to my body. I groaned when his body brushed my crotch and Jeanne let out a little gasp.

I decided to go further and interrupted my kiss to get closer with my lips to her neck, there I began to distribute kisses from her clavicle to her earlobe, Jeanne began to let out small moans that made me follow my kisses with more force, both were in heaven and we knew it.

-Excuse me ... but I came to get another glass of wine-we separated as soon as the voice spoke and I got off the table ashamed. There they met Jeanne's colleague who looked at us funny- so you're not only the waitress ...

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