It was like watching a scene from a movie. Every detail was magnified. As she looked at their legs side-by-side on the bed—hers, tan and smooth from a fresh waxing that ended with perfectly pedicured feet shiny with Tiffany blue polish. Jack's legs were in navy dress pants and didn't show any skin at all. His fancy gold toe socks obviously didn't have the problem of cheap elastic. She slid her gaze back up and her eyes landed on their hands, once again entwined and, in her lap, lay dirty bunny. In a short amount of time, she'd gone from being mortified at the prospect of him seeing the raggedy sleep aid to being comfortable holding him in her lap and rubbing the worn spot that did so much to soothe her. An arrangement with Jack. A daddy arrangement. What would that mean?
"I'm done. Now, it's your turn. Say something, kid, please."
"I don't think I know what to say. I mean, I know you, so it would be less awkward than a stranger, but a relationship? Dating? Sex? I don't…what if I'm not? I'm a…I'm—"
"Whoa, you're doing the suffocating fish face again. Make no mistake, I find you extremely attractive and I love your company, but I don't think it would be a good idea to dive into that sort of relationship. At least not right away. Really, we'd go on in sort of the same way we've been going, with a few, let's call them, adjustments."
Brianna called out and knocked on the closed door just as Keila was forming her thoughts into words.
"Kei, what's going on? You guys coming out to help us finish or what? I'm getting hungry, so we need to figure out dinner. Keila!"
"Brianna, Keila and I are having a chat. We'll be out in a bit. And, move from the door, please."
"Okay." Brianna wouldn't dare risk actually eavesdropping, but her curiosity was kicked into high gear. She might have to wait out the details, but speculating with Michael would keep her occupied and out of trouble.
Luckily, they usually ordered the same thing from the neighborhood Chinese restaurant. It was close to a half hour before Jack and Keila came out of the bedroom. His arm around her shoulder and her snuggled into his side like there was no place either would rather be in the world.
Michael and Brianna looked up and watched them cross to the kitchen island. Keila sat and watched as Jack made her a plate, before making one for himself. He carried them both to the dining table and when they sat down they both dug in like they hadn't disappeared all that time without explanation.
"Really, so you're just gonna sit down and eat and no one is going to explain what the hell that was about."
"Brianna! Abort whatever mission you're about to start."
"No mission, but I'm so not walking away without my best friend saying something. Hell, a lot of something now that I think about it. So?"
"Jack, I'm sorry. She's been a little worried about Keila." Michael offered by way of explanation.
"Understood. We didn't mean to worry you, either of you. Kid, you should probably say something before Bri's mouth gets her in any more trouble."
"It would serve her right."
"Keila!"
"Right. Not the point, but we are going to have words, sister."
Brianna had the grace to look a bit shameful. She knew she had pushed a lot in the last few days and maybe it had been too heavy-handed. It was hard to stop. She loved her best friend and wanted everything she herself had and more for her.
"Fair enough, but can you put my mind at ease anyway. Even though I don't deserve it."
Keila rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at her friend. They both started laughing and soon the guys were joining in. The tension dropped by ten.
"I know where my stuff is going."
"I'm gonna need more words. Explain." Her food was long forgotten and Brianna was on the edge of her seat literally and figuratively.
"Jack and I talked and I'm taking that profile down off of the website." Glancing at him from the side Keila added, "Immediately."
"So, what does that mean, Jack? Keila?"
"It means that Keila and I are going to work on our own arrangement. Slowly, but in the meantime, there will be no random dating, no sugar bowl, and absolutely no sugar daddies, other than me. She's taking the apartment upstairs."
She wasn't sure what she expected, but cricket silence wasn't the response. Michael and Brianna were staring at the two of them not saying a word.
"I'll call the agent in the morning and get him a check."
"Not necessary. I'll be taking care of things from now on." Jack stated.
Then Michael just picked up his glass, leaned back in his chair and made a toast. "Well, it looks like there's nothing left to discuss. Here's to apartment 1203 and new adventures. It looks like we're all in for a world of change."
"I'll drink to that," Jack said, his intense emerald gaze never leaving Keila's face. She couldn't tear her brown eyes from him either. One minute she'd been filled with nothing but fight, anxiety and the need to oppose everything and the next she was letting Jack swoop in to solve it all. She wasn't a hundred percent sure how she would explain any of it to anyone and for once she didn't care. Jack had her and the feeling that had washed over her when she finally accepted it would be worth whatever came next.
The End, for now...
Read the rest of Jack and Keila's story in part two, The Girl in Apt 1203.
Paige Parsons
Paige Parsons is a creative Joan of all Trades, who has spent 25 years working in theatre as an actress and stage manager. A native New Yorker, she now resides in Japan. Paige has always loved the world of make believe and was a voracious reader growing up. Some of her favorite authors included Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, Jackie Collins, Erma Bombeck, Toni Morrison, Dan Brown and a host of others. Her writing began with stories for her Barbie, Ken, and Skipper dolls and progressed with poetry, modern retellings of classics, and her own spicy romances, kept in a locked journal.
She graduated with a degree in Communication/English-Creative Writing and has worked as a journalist, teacher, stage manager, and production manager. Paige loves to tell stories, read stories, and put stories up on the stage.
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