Chapter 23- Couples Game
" Are you serious? That's hilarious," Anna said as she laughed at what Mr. Rodriguez said and this is not the first time she laughed at what he said. It was like whatever he says she found funny and the bastard used the opportunity to keep talking.
It was taking everything in me not to throw her over my shoulder and be out of this building, but I controlled myself, I didn't want to end up in the news tomorrow looking like a caveman, it wouldn't be good for the company. But she was making it so hard, that I had to keep clenching and unclenching my hand to stop myself from wrapping my hand around that bastard's neck.
God, her smile was so beautiful and she was smiling at him.
" After that day, I promised myself never to dare anything like that again, you can imagine trying to fly a helicopter when you've never flown one before, I almost lost my life," He said and she chuckled again.
" It's a good thing you survived that day, I hope you learned your lesson,"
" Of course I did, I could clearly remember how I saw my life flashing before my eyes, it was terrible,"
They kept on talking animatedly while I was watching them fighting an internal battle with myself.
Unable to control myself any longer I stood up from where I sat as I excused myself, Anna's eyes followed me but she didn't say anything.
I walked to the bar to get a drink away from them, I needed to wash away the murderous thoughts I was having.
" I need a strong drink please," I said to the bartender as my eyes moved to where I left Anna to find that her eyes were already on me. She broke eye contact with me and turned back to who she was talking to.
This looks like she was playing a game with me, why didn't I realize earlier? Actually two can play this game, if she was trying to get me angry by flirting with other guys I might as well return the favor.
Nobody needed to tell me I was a fine man and it took just throwing a small smile at a lady to have her walking to me. From the corner of my eye, I saw Anna looking in my direction but I ignored her, she had been messing with me since we arrived here.
" Hi gorgeous," I said to a lady with a smile when I knew that within me there was only one gorgeous woman I knew.
" You seem bored just like me," She said as her hand came to rest on my arm, I fought the urge to push it away but knowing that someone was watching this and beginning to get angry like I was doing earlier made me keep the act.
" I am, but there's just a pretty face keeping me here," I said and her response was to turn beet red, she thought I was referring to her.
I continued having a conversation with the woman laughing at anything she said just like Anna was doing earlier and I swear I could feel something sharp pricking the side of my face like tiny daggers.
" Why don't we take this conversation somewhere else," She suggested and moved closer to me but I moved back.
" I'm sorry but I can't take you up on your offer, you know how the media would be looking for ways to make up stories and the last thing I want is a scandal, I'm a very important man you know," I said.
" How about we exchange contacts and when there aren't a lot of people following us with their eyes we could get to know each other," I was beginning to regret my decision.
I had no choice but to take her number without the intention of saving it. I could tell a certain someone was watching me.
I was still talking to the lady when I felt someone come to stand beside me and then I heard that beautiful voice, it took everything in me not to burst into laughter.
" Sir, your partners are waiting for you, you seem to forget we came here for business…" She paused as she turned to the lady I was talking to…" and not pleasure,"
Okay, I thought she started this, why was she getting angry now?
" I'll join you shor…"
" They want to speak to you now and it's very important," She cut my words, I better go before my girlfriend cuts someone's head.
" It was nice talking to you," I said to the lady before I started walking back to the table, I knew Anna was shooting daggers at me.
She asked for it.
We sat down, none of saying a word as the others kept talking, they didn't know what was going on at their table, they didn't know that any moment from now I might lose my head.
" Bonita, can I have a dance?" Or not, someone else might be losing his head. Why would he ask my girlfriend for a dance? And she accepted! She agreed to dance with him when I was seated just beside her.
That smirk she gave me told me she knew exactly what she was doing. This woman was going to be the death of me.
I watched them as they walked to the dance floor, this time I kept tapping my feet to control myself.
" Are you okay Mr. Leonard? You seem tense," One of the guys asked.
" I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine," I said as I gave him a tight smile. I wasn't fucking fine, my woman was teasing me by letting another man that should have been me hold her waist on the dance floor, no I was far from fine.
I watched from my seat as he drew her by the waist closer and I could tell from her face that she didn't like his hands on her, but to rile me up she kept the act.
Where I almost lost it was when he brought his lips dangerously close to her neck but she pulled back.
After their little show of a dance, they returned to their seats and I remained quiet.
I had to be out of here, immediately.
" It's time to go home,"