Sarah gasped and turned to Amy, "isn't that Reynolds?'' Amy, too drunk to speak, nodded her head. They got to the entrance of the hotel and Reynolds stood up and approached them. "Rey... Reynolds what are you doing..here?" Amy stammered, Reynolds looked around at the others “you guys can go, I just need my wife”he said to the others and then walked in leaving them outside. Antoine was still holding on to Amy, wondering what he should do, if he let go of her ,she would fall to the ground and if he stood there, the man in front of him would raze him to the ground.Reynolds looked at the hand placement of Antoine, his eyes darkening the more when he saw his hands wrapped round Amy's waist. "What are you doing with my wife?", "No.. nothing....we just met earlier..." he stammered, Reynolds stared him dead in the eye unnerving him, "so you make it a habit to pick up people's wives". "No,no I didn't know she was married bro, here you can have her". He said and pushed her to him, Antoine
Looking down at what she was wearing, Amy thought of how she would leave the room to the other room she shared with Ava. She had no single piece of clothing in here, apart from the puke stained clothes which was very unacceptable. Her phone, where was it? She went into the toilet and picked up her discarded dress with the tips of fingers and searched through the pocket but couldn't find the phone. She walked back into the room, aware of Reynolds eyes on her, he had taken off his shirt and was now chest bare fiddling through his phone but she was much too hungover to ogle at his beautiful form."I can't find my phone", "yeah because you were much too busy getting drunk with Anthony to mind your phone and personal effects. Amy denoted a hint of dry sarcasm from his voice, she wasn't going to fall for it, not today, if he wanted to call him Anthony fine, he could call him whatever he wanted."you're obviously of no help to me Mr Bennett so I think I have to get going now, I need to see
Amy looked around the store in awe, although she owned some gucci products, she had never been to the store. "You're drooling," Reynolds said and nudged her forward. A middle aged man in a tuxedo with the biggest bow tie Amy had ever seen walked up to them, "welcome, Mr Bennet it's nice to see you again".It made complete sense that they would know him, who in the world doesn't know of Reynolds Bennet's existence. "Come this way" the man gestured to them and led the way.Amy eyes perused the different products lining the shelves as they walked by. Carie would love one of these she thought as her eyes fell on a brown leather bag with the fashion brand inscribed on it."Do you fancy that one?" Amy gave Reynolds a slant look, "not quite, but I think Carie would love this. This place reeks of extravagance Reynolds, why would you want to get something from here?". "I know the Carlos twins, Amy, they're vain enough to gush over Gucci products. I want your gift to be the best of all and I
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Carie and Marie, happy birthday to you!" Everyone in the cruise ship sang. They all clapped and whistled when they blew out their birthday candles. Amy looked around the room, she knew that the Carlos family had money but she didn't expect such an enormous ship, it made beautiful look like an understatement, this must have cost up to $900 million. They were gathered in the buffet restaurant, which was as large as the dining room in Reynolds house.There was a card room, a bar and even a fitness gym. Amy had never been on a ship before, more or less a ship as big as this. The chattering and laughter increased, cutting off her thoughts and she took a sweep of the room. She had underestimated the extent of their friend group, well they were celebrities, they obviously had a sizable amount of friends. Who wouldn't want to be friends with the Carlos twins?She had recognized some of the actors and actresses she had seen on screen, she saw Belinda
Standing on the deck, the wind blew softly around her. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, she felt as if she would suffocate in there. Antoine stood beside her, looking ahead at the sea, "why marry him?". Amy opened her eyes and turned to him, she had not expected that question. "Our parents had arranged our marriage, It was mutual". "Don't you feel trapped with him at times?"Amy's brows furrowed, she was not comfortable with this line of conversation at all. The last thing she felt around Reynolds was being trapped, "not really". She sensed footsteps behind her and before she could turn someone tapped her lightly on the shoulder.She turned and gasped when she saw who it was, "David!" She screamed and jumped into his hands. "Hi there stranger" he mumbled into her hair, she moved away from him, "what are you doing here?". "I'm friends with Ava and Carie, remember?, I was invited". "But I didn't see you in there, were you hiding from me?" She teased and he tensed up becau
Reynolds looked at the rose bushes and images of Amy crouching beside the bush pulling tentatively at weeds flashed through his vision. Images of her haunted him whenever she wasn't around him, making him yearn and pine for her like a little boy after a bar of chocolate. Sex with her felt like normalcy with a mixture of delight, delight so insane it felt surreal. Since the first time on the ship, they could barely keep their hands off each other, tearing at each other's clothes at any slight opportunity. He smiled and watched his grandma water the lily patch, his thoughts quickly switched to her. Her doctor had called him to give him feedback from the tests she carried out routinely in the hospital.Her heart condition was getting worse by the day, he said something about her valves being defective and would need to be replaced. The chances of her surviving the surgery was slim, and the recovery rate was really slow especially for someone her age. Since he heard the news, he found
Amy didn’t say a word and walked out of the room with Reynolds behind him .They stepped out of the car, Amy's hand tucked into the crook of his elbow. The entrance to the venue was crammed with reporters, bloggers and what not. Somehow they had been tipped off that Reynolds Bennet and his wife was going to be in attendance and they came out in numbers, crowding the entrance of the hotel where the engagement party was to take place. As if on cue, immediately they spotted the couple making their way to the door they gathered round them trying to shove their cameras and different microphones, looking for a statement."Mrs Bennet since the accident you've been quiet, are congratulations in order?"Amy turned to Reynolds, a questioning look on her face, "what are they talking about '', "ignore them, they're just chasing clout". Reynolds said and held her hand wading off the persistent reporters till they got into the venue. The hall was already packed with people, the couple sighted th
Phone in hand Reynolds paced back and forth in the wide sitting room. "Get them to take it down, I thought you could handle this Luke" he barked into the phone and hung up without bothering to hear from the other end. Amy was sitting with her mother at the other end of the room, she had flown in from Dallas where she was attending a fashion show with her designer. "Amy darling, are you so sure that you're not pregnant?" Her mother, Juliet said her eyes shining with hope. Amy, exhausted from the continuous drilling and interrogation, placed a hand on her forehead, "for the hundredth time mom, I am not pregnant. Don't you think if I was that I would know?". Her mother turned away crushed, "there has to be an explanation for all of this. The news ought to have come from somewhere".Almost immediately his phone rang again, it was his mom calling, "hello mom". He listened for a while and responded, "they’re all lies mom, no you and dad don't need to come down here. I'm handling everyth