--October--
I sat in my office, slightly shivering from the cold that surrounded me. Maintenance was supposed to come and fix the heater but frankly, they underestimated the L.A. Weather system, and thought that it was going to still be warm during this time of the year.
They were wrong.
I looked towards the calendar on my wall, counting down the days to Scotland. My father and I didn't talk about it in front of Francesca and or Samantha, considering that they sort of knew that we were planning on going, but didn't know that it was definite. They would be on their way to Italy, while we would be on our way to Scotland, so it worked out for everybody. Hopefully.
I noticed small red writing on the thirty first. I recognized
The next day, I had a hard time focusing on my work, considering the information Samantha told me the night before. I couldn't even enjoy the rest of Mean Girls night, thinking about what Sebastian said. My heart raced every time I tried to picture it myself. I told Sarah that morning and she couldn't stop laughing. "My God, that's the funniest shit, I can only imagine what his face was like when he said that!" I sighed "Yeah, me too." "You know what this means right? It's definite he still has strong feelings for you, and your sister isn't going to take that lightly." I nodded "I know. I'm just trying to avoid both of them for as long as I can, I don't think I can look Sebastia
That night, I stayed in with Beth, eating Chinese while we watched the rest of Breaking Bad on Netflix. I somehow couldn't get Sebastian's birthday out of my mind. "Can Jesse just marry me?" Beth said, sighing longingly. I didn't respond with my usual smart remark as usual. Beth noticed the tenses in my attitude and decided to question it. "Alright, what's wrong?" She asked, popping a piece of orange chicken into her mouth. "Nothing." "Is it about Sebastian's birthday?" I looked at her in shock "How did you know?" She paused the episode "I actually didn't, I just guessed."
"You know how hard it's going to be to get all of these out of my dreads?" Kai complained, as Beth tried to wash the mud out of each individual one. Sarah rolled her eyes, playing with the small hand towels In our bathroom "Well, you volunteered." "Yeah, except I didn't know the dude was going to have a deadly dog back there." "Well, it was only a German Shepard. He was so cute, too." Beth puckered her lips as she remembered the dog that would have mauled Kai, given the leash wasn't on him. Sarah looked at me "Anyway, that went much better than expected." I crossed my arms over my chest "Really?" "Yeah!"
The entire night I couldn't stop thinking about Sebastian. As Morello played drunk Twister with Sarah, making Lucas obviously jealous, I sat there, wearing my birthday hat in a deep train of thought. Beth plopped down on the couch next to me, snapping me out of my trance. "What's wrong! This is like, the best birthday ever, right?" She said over the intoxicated laughter. I nodded "It is. I just can't believe he did all of that for me. I mean, I met Benedict Cumberbatch todayandgot three pairs of designer shoes because of him. I'm still having a hard time believing it." Beth smiled "It's called caring about someone."
SEBASTIAN I missed her already. It had only been two days since Leslie left and it felt like a void was inside of me. I couldn't properly describe it, and I didn't know what the fuck was wrong with me. If she had only been gone for two days and I was like this, I couldn't imagine how I would last another two weeks. Let alone if I were to lose her for good. I shook the thought out of my head. The Board had called yet another pointless meeting that I didn't care about, to have a conference call with the Marketing Executives about new advertisement techniques. Yolanda was so dependable on everyone else it was ridiculous. She was like a fucking child. But, she got the job done in the end so it wouldn't feel r
---Scotland--- It had been three days now since my father and I arrived in Scotland, and most of it consisted of unpacking and greeting everyone we haven't seen in years. I still haven't had the chance to even see Jamie; the thought of doing so made me nervous. My father asked me if I wanted him to be with me when I did decide to meet her, but I declined. I wanted to do it by myself. My cousin Helena and I walked the small village of Glencoe, wanting some fresh air from all of the family craziness trapped inside of my Grandmother's house. Everyone was coming out for Helena's sweet sixteen, and since it would have a traditional Scottish/Celtic theme, it was going to be a mad house; my aunts and uncles have a thing for Celtic dancing music. Especially when it comes from a live band.
"Francesca never liked me. Not too surprisin', considerin' Granny Fae warned me about her when she met her." Jamie and I were walking one of the tourist trails, getting some fresh air after our crying fest. Some people were on the sides taking photos or coming back from a hike. It was quiet, soothing, and I had never seen this amount of green in a while. I didn't know whether to call Jamie 'mom' or call her by her first name. Even though it took me a couple of months to get used to calling Francesca by her first name, I was still unsure about Jamie. Jamie assured me that she would be fine with what ever I decided to call her, and to me...Mom just felt...right. Especially now, since she and I have gone through similar things. "So...when I told them I was pregnant she knew that she di
"Why didn't ya tell me you told her, Angus!?" Granny Fae stomped over to my father and tapped her foot impatiently. "I didn't tell her, it was Francesca." "Yes, yes but when were you going to tell me that she knew?" "-Knew what?" Helena asked. We all looked at her. "Francesca isn't Leslie's mum, Jamie is." Jamie rubbed her eyes and avoided Helena's shocked eyes. She pointed to me "That's why you didn't want them at the party. I'm so sorry, Leslie." I shook my head, walki
** ** Welcome to the Harrison Inc. Reunion! We brought together themain charactersof Playboy Rehab and Two Can Play That Game for one last Q and A. Leslie Harrison and Sebastian Harrison nicely accepted our invitation, and after five years of living in Canada, have come out to Southern California to reunite with their friends and family. Unfortunately, Fiona, Isabella, Elizabeth and Darcy have decided to be exempt from this interview, but everyone else is gratefully present. They have all agreed to complete honesty, so no questions will be held back. Keep in mind these answers are not censored, so viewers discretion is advised. Q: So Leslie, did you think Sebastian was attractive when you first met him? I mean, there must have been...som
The sun shone in my eyes, making me blink a few times before I opened them. When I woke, I saw a pair of eyes staring directly at me from above. "What are you doing?" I groaned. "Are you awake?" "...I am now." Liam jumped off the bed excitedly "It's Christmas! It's Christmas!" I chuckled before shushing him, pointing to Emily who was surprisingly still asleep. He widened his eyes, and held his index finger to his lips. "Sorry. It's Christmas!" He whispered. I climbed out of bed and leaned over the crib to look at her. She stretched for a moment before sighing and resuming he
**We tipped the innkeeper before throwing all of our stuff into the car. We weren't sure of what we were going to do, at least I wasn't, since Sebastian was thinking hard about the next step as he drove. Fast."Okay, I can get Pilot Flemming's to take us. Yes, that would be perfect. I can call him when we get to L.A. I can handle the visa's and the paperwork and my bank account transfers when we land, so don't worry about that. Um, when we get to L.A. Just pack as much as you can, don't forget your passport -holy shit I can't believe we're really doing this."I didn't say anything, since I felt the exact same way."I'll also use a payphone to call my driver when we stop for gas, and tell him to meet us at...your place. Yeah, your pla
I drove. Drove for about a good hour, unaware of where we were going.It was almost nine-thirty, and the road was growing emptier as it grew wider, and the landscape beside us grew more desolate. We were past Santa Clarita now, which meant more hills and mountains that surrounded us."You still don't know where we're going? At this rate, we could be going to Las Vegas by now-""-to elope? I mean we're already on the right track, Leslie." He replied with a smirk.I nudged him, quickly gripping the steering wheel after."I'm serious. And plus, we don't have a phone to look up directions..."He opened the glove compartment and shuffled
There were many things wrong with the situation at hand.For starters, my psycho sister was charging after me. On top of that, Sebastian Harrison has just confessed to the American media, that he was in love with me, along with the details regarding blackmail by his father and using my sister to keep Garret happy.Second, the media was recording every second of the fiasco, so there was no turning back.And lastly, the orchestra decided that it would be appropriate to start playing "William Tell Overture" by composer Gioacchino Rossini once Samantha and I started running.How hilarious.There were screams and constant shouts of "get out of the way" and "run," and I took Uncle Roberto'
"Okay...can you guys step out for a minute?" Sarah instructed to everyone except Lucas."Why? I want to see th-""-Kai!" She shouted. Kai sighed before getting up to walk out of the door, with everyone else following him. Sebastian and I received awestruck stares as they filed out of the apartment. Beth was flush faced, and I refused to look her in the eye.Now it was just us four. The four that started out together a year ago, with relationships much different from now. Much different.It was silent, as I scooted away from Sebastian on the couch while fixing my blouse shamefully."Okay, what the hell is going on? Because I'm...very confused right now.Veryconfuse
I made Darcy leave the next day, though I refused to be there to see it.I sat in Sebastian's office as Lucas helped her with her things. I didn't speak, I didn't do much of anything. I just sat there, unable to truly believe that all of this was happening. All because of this one man, three people had lost their jobs, Sebastian was stuck in a relationship with a woman he couldn't stand, and I had lost my assistant. Lost my sister, who I used to have a strong connection with from time to time, as well. It was a time of complete uncertainty. A time of anger.A time for revenge.I could feel Sebastian staring at me, as I looked blankly at the glass coffee table across from me."What are you thinking?" He asked, resting his elbows on his
I walked into the lobby, still unable to get my thoughts together.My sister was the mole for Garret. The informant the...spy,what ever term used would still describe it perfectly.I had felt betrayed, by my own flesh and blood, and the fact that money and fame was worth more than her loyalty to her family was sickening. Not only her, but Francesca supporting this act in order to build her restaurant empire above the clouds. I was angry, I was shocked.But there were more.Samantha stated that there were more moles besides herself, one in the IT department and one as a secretary. Except I didn't know anyone in the IT department and they didn't know me, so it just didn't make sense to me.
The entire company was buzzing about Sebastian's generosity, and so was the business world.We had gotten various calls regarding Sebastian and his bonus spree, asking about the motive for his sudden generosity. Telling them the only reason he was doing it was to spite his father wouldn't be too favorable in the public's eyes, so we just replied that he was steering away from the Harrison legacy onto something bigger, something better.I knew Garret was going to be pissed. I didn't know when he was going to find out, but I knew it would be soon. Still, he was smart. Greedy, and evil, but smart. He was going to stick to the shadows and work from there, so until then we had to be extra careful of what we did.The entire week, Sebastian and I only contacted each other through email at wor