Recap:
I jumped as I heard an incessant ringing of the doorbell. I looked at Wade in
surprise. Who could it be at this time of the night? It was almost 1. 00 a. m. Wade got
up with a wide grin and went to open the door. He opened it to reveal a very angry
Jude with a stormy look on his face.
Natasha’s P. O. V
Wade turned around to look at me and winked. I gulped as I glanced at Jude’s face. I wouldn’t be smiling like Wade was if Jude was looking at me like that.
“Let’s go”
“Jude I-”
“DO not argue” he bit out.
“Hey she is an adult and she can stay if she wants”
“I wasn’t talking to you”
“Yeah but I’m just saying”
“Didn’t ask for your opinion either”
“Jude don’t talk him like that!”
“Its ok Tasha I guess we just took him by surprise”
“What do you mean?” asked Jude looking at me, I winced at his look it felt like he was shooting daggers at me. Wade shrugged and tried to look nonchalant.
“Well I guess it took you by surprise that we were catching up”
“Oh yeah THAT did take me by surprise”
“Well since Jude is here and all I guess I’ll go” I said chickening out. Wade smiled at me in amusement and shrugged, “Whatever you want Tasha, like I said you are an adult”
I started to walk out but turned around again and hugged Wade, “Thank you I had a great time”
“Me too, see you soon” I leaned forward and kissed him on his cheek.
“Ahem” I turned around to see Jude standing there with his Jaws clenched “Its getting late.” I rolled my eyes at him and hugged Wade once more and said, “I’ll call you” and walked out. Jude followed shortly as soon as we sat in the car Jude slammed the door shut. I looked at him in surprise, he loved his car called it his baby and here he was banging the doors. He drove like a maniac and though I wanted to ask him to drive at a safer speed limit I decided against it. He was so not getting a reaction out of me. The tires squealed as we stopped in the driveway once again he beat me to getting out of the car and slamming the doors. I just rolled my eyes and waited for him to unlock the front door. We entered the house in silence and I watched in amusement as Jude sat down and kicked off his shoes, throwing them in different directions like a 2 year old who throws a tantrum. I placed my shoes neatly on the shoe rack and walked in the kitchen to grab a glass of water. I gulped it down quickly and walked into the room while Jude sat on the couch with his arms folded across his chest. Ok, why on earth was he giving me the silent treatment? It was MY weapon dammit! He wasn’t allowed to use it. I decided to call Joey and talk to her. Great! She didn’t answer, I guess she must be sleeping; I made a mental note to call her first thing the next day. I disconnected and my phone immediately beeped. It was a text message from Wade.
Wade: Is the storm cooking up yet?
I smiled and replied, “He is giving me the silent treatment.
Wade: Hahahaha seriously? That’s good news!
Me: How is that good?!
Wade: He is jealous
Me: What? No! he is not he just went on a date with Stephanie tonight didn’t he?
Wade: OK why aren’t we speaking why we are texting?
Me: I don’t know :s
Then I smacked my head with my phone and smiled as Wade called.
“Hullo”
“Is Jude around?”
“He is sulking on the couch”
“Ok go into the washroom and talk”
“Hold on”
I pulled out my night clothes and went into the washroom. I glanced in the mirror and realized that I was still wearing Wade’s jacket”
“Wade! I have your jacket”
“That’s ok I will take it from you tomorrow”
“Oh we are meeting tomorrow?”
“Duh! Obviously. That’s how we set the wheels in motion”
“Ok” I said dubiously
“Now listen to me carefully, act like nothing is wrong and let him speak first”
“Ok”
“Stop saying ok as if you are in doubt”
“Ok”
“Natasha!”
“I’m sorry!”
“Alright, now here’s what you do. It’s a fortunate co incidence that you have my jacket with you, wear it to bed”
“Ok that sounds creepy”
“Not so much when you’re supposed to be falling in love with me”
“Oh ok”
I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard loud banging on the door.
“What’s taking you so long? I need to use the bathroom”
“Well then you should have gone instead of sulking!” I replied petulantly and I heard Wade laughing on the other end.
“Good going Natasha, now remember what I said and act ignorant as if you don’t know why he is in such a rotten mood”
“Ok” I whispered and hung up.
I quickly changed into my pyjamas and tank top and wore Wade’s jacket on top of it. I got out and yelled.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaa” I said covering my eyes. “Do you mind?” Jude was standing in just his boxers! Dear God! He was standing there flaunting his perfect abs, nope picture perfect abs. Control yourself Natasha! You are supposed to ignore him.
“Well I waited for you to get out I was feeling sleepy so I decided to change”
“Right here?”
He just shrugged in reply; I huffed and walked around him. He had pulled over a T shirt by now, thank God for that!
“Whose jacket are you wearing?”
“Wade’s”
“Why?”
“Because I’m cold?” I replied, not sure of the answer myself.
“So you don’t have a jacket?”
“Its at my home”
“So I will buy you one tomorrow”
“You don’t need to, I will get mine”
“I will buy you one and that’s final”
“Whatever, anyway I am meeting Wade tomorrow so he will take me home and I can pick my jacket up”
“You are meeting him again?”
“Yep”
“What was today all about?”
“What do you mean?” I asked feigning ignorance.
“Don’t answer my question with a question!”
“Well then tell me what do you mean?”
“I mean what were you doing with Wade? Weren’t you supposed to meet Joey? I thought that was the plan?”
“Yeah but Joey was down with a migraine”
“Huh, a likely story”
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”
“Nothing”
“What do you mean by nothing?”
“Nothing”
“Ok”
“OK?”
“Yep” I said switching off the light and turning on my side.
“SO what? Aren’t you going to ask me how my date was?”
I clenched my teeth and counted till ten and asked, “How was your date?”
“Fantastic! I really think she has changed and we might end up together after all”
I felt tears smarting my eyes and they threatened to spill, “That’s wonderful” I was proud about the fact that voice didn’t waver at all.
“Yeah, we spoke about a lot of things and have decided to take it one step at a time”
“Has she broken up with Nick?”
Silence
“OMG! She hasn’t broken up with him!” I laughed out loud.
“Oh Jude you are such a douche! She is still playing with you isn’t she?”
“No she isn’t! Look the world know you and I are going to get married so for the sake of keeping up appearances she will still be with him. After a year, well Nick won’t know what hit him!”
I was really glad that the room was dark or else Jude would have seen my gleeful smile. So Wade had been right. I just hope Jude realized what he was doing is stupid before it was too late.
“Wait! So she knows our marriage is fake?”
“No, I am not an idiot Natasha!”
Well he could’ve fooled me. “So she is okay that you are going to marry someone else and have an affair with her?”
“umm yeah I guess”
I just shook my head and said, “Goodnight Jude”
“Goodnight Tasha” he said pointedly.
“Hey only Wade can call me that”
Thump. I felt a pillow on my head, “I will call you what I want”
I hit him back and said, “Go to sleep I am tired”
“Why what did you guys do?” asked Jude sitting up suddenly.
“Nothing”
“Nothing?”
“Nope”
“Then why are you tired?”
“Argh! Enough with the third degree! Go to sleep!”
Jude’s P. O. V
I was excited about today. I was going to start my first project with my dad’s organization. Our latest client had a chain of malls that he wanted us to design. I was going to help them design the one is my city. It was my first big project. I was eating breakfast and going over my research. These guys were big. They already had a lot of outlets all over the world and were investing in some more. They seemed to be doing well as they had quality brands that common man could afford. I smiled as I thought about being in charge of the project.
“Good morning” said Natasha walking to the kitchen and rubbing her eyes sleepily.
“Mornin sleepy head”
“Why are you so bright and cheery in the morning?”
“I am always bright and cheerful”
“No you aren’t”
“Whateverrrr”
“What are those?” she asked gesturing towards all the papers lying in front of me.
“Those are papers that contain tid bits about my new client” I sighed as she frowned in confusion, “dad called and said its high time I started working with him. Which is true I can’t spend my life partying or whiling my time. So he gave me my first project. I need to design a mall!”
“Oh wow! That’s why you are all little miss sunshine this morning”
I snorted my juice from my nose, “I am NOT little miss sunshine”
“Ah that’s better, the sulky you”
I rolled my eyes at her and went to get dressed. When I came back she was talking on the phone.
“Oh you must meet him Joey! He is so charming!”
I frowned and proceeded to wear my shoes and tried listening to her conversation as well.
“Oh that’s too bad but you have to meet me soon!”
“Hmm I don’t know Jude starts work today so I am kinda going to be alone and well you are working too”
I felt a pang as I heard the sadness in her voice and then suddenly she sounded cheerful,
“Hey Wade’s calling, I will call you back!”