Chapter 2- If you love something you've got to let it go

Chapter 2

If you love something let it go

Cassie looked at Greyson and spoke ;

“ Let's hit the Refresh button.”

“ I guess I deserved that . “

“ I'm listening. “

" I don't open up to people easily, but I will tell you that; the family emergency that my sister had to attend to ,had to do with my daughter and my son. "

" How old are they?"

" Fourteen and seven ."

" What are their names ?"

"Isabella and Elisha. "

" Beautiful names. I think Isabella means God is my oath and Elisha means God is my salvation. "

" Wow, that's exactly what they mean. We chose them because we prayed for them. My wife couldn't conceive but after waiting and waiting Isabella came and we thought that was it but Elisha came along. Until I happened. You remind me of Viv in so many ways but you are your person. "

" Who's Viv? "

" My wife… "

" I'm sure she is wondering where you are. "

" She's not. "

Cassie looked at him confused.

" I just canceled my dinner reservation and you're telling me that your wife is not worried about you coming home late? I mean I'd be worried about my guy if he didn't show up on time for dinner ,I mean we both have jobs but at the end of the day we have to come together and talk together as a family don't you think? …you've got two beautiful kids. "

"Isabelle looks more like Megan and Eli is a mini- Viv. "

" Is my distraction tactic working because you were hyperventilating just a couple of seconds ago and now you're better and I hope you're going to be okay once we leave this elevator? "

" I will be. I just need to show you the house that you were supposed to see and I'll send you the offer, but if you want we can reschedule the viewing because of everything that's happening right now. "

" Tomorrow at the same time? "

" It's not a date."

" Get over yourself. Tell me what time suits you. "

" I don't know what's going on between us but I can feel the connection and it's wrong because there is a reason why I'm looking for a family home and it's not because I'm single, I just don't have my engagement ring on. It was lost during the fall so if you do find it can you please return it to me ,because I'm going to have to explain to my husband how the hell did I manage to lose our engagement ring."

" You were not wearing it. "

Cassie rubbed her ring finger looking worrisome

" I was typing a press release when I took it off and I had way too many things to do that require me to be hands-on so if you do find it or someone spots it please tell them they should return it to me."

" I will send the word out. I just hope that the person you are going to marry knows how lucky they are to have you. "

" He knows that. "

The lights started to flicker and the lift started moving. Cassie stood up and slid her heels on, and so did Greyson.

" Listen, I tend to get a bit moody when I don't eat so do you mind if we break bread together because I know for a fact that I was mean to you. "

" I was supposed to be meeting my fiance and I canceled on him. Right now I should be on my way to the coolest restaurant and I should be eating fancy food but I was stuck in an elevator with you so I will make an exception in this case. "

" Is that a yes"

" Yes on a technicality because you could use someone to talk to."

" Thank you. "

He moved closer to her to Kiss her temple and mini fireworks started going off in Cassie's heart. She shouldn't be feeling like this, not now, not when she is engaged to someone else. For Greyson, he didn't know what came over him but he felt the urge to do more. He was mad at her and liked her at the same time. Was there a name for what he was feeling?

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When the Elevator doors opened Jenna came running towards both of them and they stepped out looking like a couple because of the color-coordinated clothes. Jenna, who was Grey's assistant and convenient girlfriend, was both surprised and excited to see them. Her excitement was triggered by the fact that she was seeing one of her favorite people come up the elevator because she was friendly and down to earth, the surprise was Greyson coming out of the elevator calmly

" Hey Cassie, it's good to see you, I was wondering where Greyson was ."

Jenna hugged Cassie and she hugged her back.

" He was in a meeting with me ."

She looked at Grey and he nodded and winced.

" I've been telling her that I'm going to need a sense of adventure to wrap up the meeting over dinner which we are running late for so thank you for your concern and please reschedule my meetings tomorrow I don't feel so good I just came out of an elevator but I don't think that I'm coming in tomorrow is that okay with you and I will tell my sister to come in tomorrow she'll be in charge. "

" Understood sir. Get well soon. "

She looked at Cassie and hugged her again.

" So I guess I'll be seeing you this Friday for girls' night out or is it Wednesday because it's just been one of those weeks."

She pulled back and smiled at her.

" Wednesday girl and remember to dress up not like you need any reminding because you have an awesome wardrobe. "

Cassie gave Jenna a genuine smile and winked at her.

" I will see you on Wednesday. "

She winked back and blew her a kiss.

" Oh Greyson Megan has your car and all of the backup cars have been taken by everyone who was sent out to cover her shift for her so you are going to have to use public transport or just call an Uber to go home or wherever you're taking Cassie for today. "

Greyson noted what was said and looked at Cassie.

" Cassie do you mind using public transport to get to where we're going it won't take long and besides the perks are that we get to drink and you can have a drink on me and dinner on me since everything that just happened happened while you were with me and now you had to cancel your dinner reservations are you game? "

Cassie winced and shook her head. She looked at Jenna and Spoke.

" I don't live far from Megan's so we can go together and I will drop you off at your sister's probably Isabelle and Eli are there and since you ate taking a day off to recover you can find your way back home. "

She turned to look at Greyson and he nodded.

" Jenna, I will see you later."

Jenna looked at Grey concerned;

"Greyson, are you okay? "

" I'm fine thanks Jen see you later …"

" Your jacket. "

He looked at her and winced again .

" Cassie please give me a couple of minutes I need to get my jacket, I'm calling it a day. "

" Okay. "

Jenna looked at Greyson suspiciously this time as he ran upstairs, and she turned her attention to Cassie.

" Come on Cas we can wait for him in the cafeteria. "

" That's cool .”

" You must be really special. "

" Why do you say that ?"

"Greyson hasn't gone inside an elevator ever since the accident that happened with his wife. He was with the kids when it happened."

" I don't want to pry when it's none of my business. I'm just thankful he and the Kids are okay and I'm sorry about his wife. "

" She was sleeping with another man when he found her. The man Grey's wife slept with had enough money to keep everything hushhush. Grey's wife was pregnant with that man's baby. "

" Aww poor Grey. "

" The guy was an old friend of Grey's wife. He was and still is a singer but he now teaches music at the same school Grey's kids go to. "

" Was Viv a teacher? "

" Yes. The family emergency was a memorial anniversary service Grey refused to attend ."

Cassie saw Greyson standing within earshot and his face reflected betrayal and hurt.

" I'm sure he has his reasons ,as I've pointed out and I think that he will tell me his life story or his sad story when he's comfortable to do so. As of now I just met him but I think I like him because he's a cool guy . "

Greyson walked towards the ladies and cleared his throat.

" Jenna, I will see you when I come back to work. Cassie shall we? It's getting late. "

He placed his hand on the curve of Cassie's back guiding them out of the building. It was already late and almost everybody had gone home and there was one car in the visitors parking section, a very masculine car.

Cassie reached for her car keys and opened the car. It was already cloudy outside and it was drizzling. As soon as they went inside the car; Greyson, I started taking deep breaths. He wasn't wearing his jacket which was strange because he said that he was going upstairs to go fetch his jacket but he came down without his jacket so either he left it and his office on purpose or something must have stopped on his way upstairs.

Before she could start the car she held his hand and when he locked eyes with her he instantly calmed down.

" It's okay. I am the one who is driving ."

" I know ,have you ever had that feeling when you have gone through something and just the slightest thing triggers you?”

“ Occasionally.”

“ I've had one of those weeks where my daughter and I are not talking ,and we always talk with each other she is a daddy's girl and my son is just an angel he was young when the accident happened 5 years old, but he understands that accidents do happen but my daughter, she's just rebelling against me and I don't know what to do because I love her and even though we haven't talked with each other properly for the past two years I feel as if I'm failing as a father. "

" From what I can gather and from what Jenna told me you are trying your best. "

He let go of her hand and spoke.

" It's been 3 years and I can't get over what happened. The affair with her childhood friend was going on for a year, and I didn't know about it. I thought that I was doing my best as a father to provide and working hard to make sure that she had every little thing that her heart desired but she cheated on me. "

Cassie started driving.

" Do you want to go out for dinner? "

She felt sorry for him.

" No, and I don't want to go home either. It's just one of those days when I don't feel like facing my daughter and my son because I still feel guilty."

Cassie nodded her head in understanding.

" I only know what your assistant told me, and the rest I don't know what happened and I'm not going to judge you or make you feel as if you are the one at fault because accidents do happen and I understand that. My fiance told me that his best friend was involved in an accident and he had to pay the people to keep quiet. It sounds familiar but I kept on thinking what are the odds that we're talking about the same person but it's highly unlikely because Jake and I have been together for the past 3 years."

" I don't think it's a coincidence that our paths crossed. I don't believe in coincidence, I believe in fate bringing people together and funny enough my wife's best friend who she cheated on me with was Jake. He is old money and kept the whole thing secret. He has a girlfriend. They are engaged. "

" Hmm. "

" She doesn't know that the whole situation happened and he made sure that we didn't say anything about what had happened.

I know that he's carrying on with his life as if my wife was just something that happened ,and not the greatest love of his life and I am dealing with a lot. "

" You're lucky enough to know that you are loved and the person that you love loves you back ,until she falls in love with someone who always had her heart ."

" I get that if you love something you've got to let it go but it hurt me that she didn't tell me that she fell out of love with me, we would have worked something out instead I had to go look for her, and when I found her she was left high and dry by the person who claimed to love her because his girlfriend had gotten into an accident that wasn't her fault. I later found out that; Jake took a raincheck on his girl to fool around with my wife and he was smart enough to leave a trail. "

" There has to be a way around the; NDA that he had you agree to. "

" There isn't a way around it because he stands to lose someone that he loves and I'm not the type of person to ruin something that is meant to be but another way I feel as if he will be defrauding the person that he claims to love ,and I bet you that chick that he is dating has a heart of gold, because he has two personalities that she doesn't know about and he will go to any lengths to cover up his mess ups, and pretend as if nothing is wrong and that he is innocent so I don't want to start fighting a losing battle. "

I get that you don't want to go home and understand for a but do you at least have somewhere to go, and a place you can stay call a friend because I don't think that I'm equipped to handle what you're going through because I don't understand the whole gist of the situation and the story it did happen to someone that I know but my husband to be is the strong silent type. "

" As much as there is a part of me that wants to tell you the full name of this person I cannot tell you the full name of this person and I just hope that it's not your Jake, because you deserve all the happiness in the world and you deserve to be happy because you've got a kind heart and to answer your question I don't have any friends to go to. “

“ What happened?”

I alienated most of them and you just happen to be my new friend and I've just gotten betrayed by someone that I thought I loved, or at least was falling for but I don't deal in gossip and I don't like people who deal in gossip and you don't strike me as the type of deals and gossip. "

" Not really. I've been gossiped about and if gossip finds its way to me; I make it a point to search and find the truth and when I do search the truth and find the truth, I question everything that is the truth and find a balanced answer there always three sides to every story,you cannot tell me that; you have not once tried to look for reasons why the person that you are falling for or was falling for ,can do what you think that they did maybe they're doing it because they care or maybe they just wanted the news to be out there so that people could stop talking. "

" I have to say that my sister hasn't had good taste in friends lately but when it comes to you , I think she made a great choice ,don't tell her I said that or she'll rub it in my face; that she thinks that I like you and you are taken and I respect that and the boundary is set that I will not cross but I need to apologize for my behavior earlier on I didn't mean to be so rude to you. "

The storm started gaining momentum and the last thing that Cassie wanted to do was drive in stormy weather. She was feeling a bit tired and needed to take a break. She also knew that there was a restaurant that she loved that wasn't too far from where she lived, to take the off-ramp to the road that led to the restaurant. She took a deep breath and spoke;

" Apology accepted and just so we're clear you're not off the hook yet but I accept your apology because we need to move on from what happened. I think I love talking to you which is rare but you remind me of your sister in so many ways and you are as friendly as her."

" Noted. Aren't we supposed to go to my house? "

" The storm is picking up and I don't like driving in stormy weather and the thunder and lightning somehow scare me. I don't know what happened to me as a kid that made me so scared of lightning that I can't function, and it just needs to close my blinds and pretend that I can handle the rain but the thunder and lightning somehow unsettles me and I sometimes end up having to put in earplugs or my AirPods just to block out the noise ."

" Noted. I just don't like being stuck in small spaces. "

" I don't know what happened between you and your wife and how everything transpired but I do know that you need to tell your side of the story,because I don't believe what Jenna told me ."

" Well I'm not going home anytime soon and I'm going to find my boyfriend waiting up for me on the couch so I might as well just make use of the free time that I have and enjoy a great meal,l because I know that is not that much of a great cook so I need to fuel up ."

" Your Jake sounds like a slob. "

"I don't think so because he is a bit lethargic and doesn't want to do anything, luckily I have a system put in place so if he visits me he knows everything has its place ."

" I hope he appreciates your quality of decorum. "

" I don't think I'm the only one who has it, also, I noticed how you put everything in your sister's office in order. "

" How come I've never seen you at the company before? I feel like you only come in when I'm not there and when I am there you avoid me. "

"Most of the time that I'm around you are either busy with Jenna doing things that I cannot mention right now because I need to fuel up and eat, and by the time I leave you're still busy with her or the both of you are still busy with each other. Am I making sense? I don't like to disturb other people when they're busy with their business. It's very rude."

" Are we that loud? "

" Your office is next door to your sisters."

" If only I wasn't in a relationship right now and if only you weren't engaged we'd make a perfect pair but somewhere somehow if we are meant to be then we will be."

" Wishful thinking."

" Lucky for you I believe in miracles."

She parked her car and shut off the engine.

" I hope you don't mind fish and chips on a rainy Thursday evening?"

" My favorite pastime and I'm glad I get to share it with you. "

Cassie took out her phone to text Jake, and Greyson texted his sister to tell her that he was coming in late. They quickly got out and as soon as they entered the restaurant it started raining hard as if there was a freak storm out of nowhere. They were given a corner table and when the waitress came through she ignored Cassie and gave all her attention to Greyson.

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