Well no, it isn't an A/N, it's really an update !!
Once again, you can't imagine how sorry I am for the delay.. But for this part, my muse and I had quite a hard time writing Tess.. Yes, it's true, you're going to meet her and *cough* love *cough* her..
I just want to say that I'm a die-hard dreamer so there's going to be some trouble in paradise for a certain couple..
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Chapter 10
Max Evans had finally come home.. It felt good to be in Los Angeles again, to eventually fall back in his little habits he thought as he closed the door of his apartment. But he didn’t even have the time to put down his things that he was assaulted by a mass of blond curls and 2 lips came crashing against his..
“Tess!” he barely could breathe out before being attacked again, letting drop his briefcase on the floor and stumbling against the closed door.
“It seems like an eternity since I’ve last spoken to you!” she seriously exclaimed, kissing him all over the face.
Max let out a little sigh.. Tess had always hated the fact he had to often fly to NY. Each separation was viewed like a mini-crisis in the couple.. It was not about missing each other, it was more about Tess having a very hard time being apart from him..
What more could he wish for? He had a girlfriend who couldn’t live without him.. Talk about an ego booster..
He even had discovered once that Tess had tried on many occasions, to bribe Pam into telling her if any of his clients or NY collaborators were female..
He thought it was her own way to show some interest in his work, to make their time apart more bearable by knowing his co-workers.
Pam, for her part, thought she was going a little too far. For her, it was clear that Tess did not like competition and was over possessive. The secretary hadn’t really minced her words when she had shared her thoughts with her boss...
Well, it was simply Pam’s interpretation of the situation and he remembered having simply shrugged at it..
Trying to understand women was sometimes way beyond his reach..
“I’m sorry Tess. You don’t know how hard it was for me to not have heard your voice for the last few days..”
He gave her an apologetic look, hoping she would forgive him right away if he played the happy-to-hear-again-the-voice-of-his-beloved card.. It was sad to say but at this instant, he really needed to tug her heartstrings, to divert her attention from a certain topic..
But it didn’t have the wanted effect..
As if she was recalling something, Tess’s attitude suddenly changed.. She let go of him, took a step back and crossed her arms..
When her face started to become red, of anger he supposed since her eyes had lost their joyful blue intensity, Max decided it wasn’t a good sign..
“What’s the matter Tess?” he asked before bending down to take his briefcase. When he stood up again, he wished he hadn’t.. Tess’s eyes were now starting to glitter and she pointed him out with her finger before starting to speak in a strangled voice..
“I’m sure you wish to explain to me why a woman answered my call !!” she literally started to poke him in his chest before adding: “And even if you don’t, I will make you explain!! God knows..”
“Tess, stop!” He grabbed her poking finger and while the blonde woman was struggling to get free, he continued : “If you let me speak, you would know that I met a woman at the airport ..”
Tess’s eyes were now blazing..
“I don’t want to know how it started!!” she shouted “I just can’t believe you cheated on me!!!” She freed her hands and immediately started to hit him wherever she could but Max quickly took them back again.
“Will you let me speak?” growled Max “ I didn’t cheat on you!! How can you think that of me? Because you’ve spoken to a woman?”
He let go of her hands and went to the living-room. As she went after him and seeing that Max was becoming uncharacteristically angry, Tess couldn’t help thinking it was strange.
“Exactly!! And above all, it was an American one!! Is she your mistress? Did you take her for a romantic little trip in Paris?” she said with more and more venom.
She sure did hit a sore spot she concluded as she saw her boyfriend becoming redder and redder by the second.
“I just can’t believe you ! Don’t you know me at all?” he said in a low voice. “I simply lent her my phone but then I had to leave and I forgot it!”
At this point he discovered that he couldn’t see what Tess was thinking at all. Her pale skin had now a red hue, her blue eyes were glittering with unshed tears..But he distinctly remembered her accusative look a few seconds ago.
“And if you simply can’t believe me, I will just go to the hotel tonight…” with that, he started to take back his bags before making his way towards the door.
“NO!”
He turned back and saw Tess still standing in the living-room looking slightly ill at ease.
“I.. I believe you..” she mumbled..
“What?”
“I said that I believe you.” She started to walk towards him and then stopped midway. “I’m sorry, I.. I should have listened to Isabel.. I’m really sorry.”
Tears started rolling down her face and Max was slightly confused.
“What? What does Isabel have to do with this?”
“I phoned her soon after my call on your cell. I was desperate you know.. I really thought that you were having an affair.. She told me I wasn’t thinking clearly and recounted me exactly the same story. That you simply forgot your cell, you know.. I’m sorry, I know you’re not like that..I’m sorry” she finished with a sob.
Gosh, if he had a weakness it certainly was a woman’s tears… He would do anything to make them stop.
He took her in his arms and tried to soothe her, kissing her on her forehead like he had done so many times with his sister..
However, Tess directly attacked his neck.
“Max?”
“Yes?”
“What if we did the all… make up thingy? It’s known to be a very pleasurable experience...”
He could hear the smile in her suggestive voice. Anything to make her stop crying..
“Ok.”
She took his hand and led him to their bedroom. His gaze rested on her hair… Blonde was so not his cup of tea he realized as he closed the door behind them.
The apartment was quiet for a few minutes then someone opened and loudly slammed a door. But a mere second later it was once again opened.
“Don’t you think you can get away like this!!” an angry feminine voice could be heard through all the apartment.
“Tess, I don’t want to talk about it.” He sighed, sitting down on the couch.
“ Maybe you don’t but I want to! I want to know where’s the goddamn problem is! Was it me? Well, I never thought I would have this effect on men !!”
“Tess, stop!” Max answered, his head in his hands.
“What have I done to deserve this.. this .. humiliation!!? I’ve never felt this unwanted!”
“Tess!!” Max shouted “Will you stop? I simply feel exhausted, ok? I’m sorry, this is not about you, it’s my fault, ok? You feel better?”
He couldn’t stand her voice anymore.. Too much arguments in one evening for his liking. He just wanted to be left alone.
“Ok. Well, stay right here! The couch is your best friend for the next month!” and with that, Tess went back to the bedroom banging the door shut and mumbling all the way about “jerk” and “exhausted by the other bitch for sure”.
Max ignored her and lay back on the couch, his hands behind his head, thinking about what had just happened.. He couldn’t believe he just had performance problem.. He just couldn’t understand why on earth he had thought of Liz and how different she was from his blonde girlfriend just when the latter was trying to give him a little treat.
Well, it was surely a sign… He was going to call her tomorrow..
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Liz couldn’t seem to get anything done. Here she was, sitting behind her desk at home, trying to plan her lessons.
She had been listening to the same track of her disk for the last half an hour..
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
No not just for some but for everyone.
Lord, we don't need another mountain,
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross,
Enough to last till the end of time.
Liz had now made her way towards the window and was looking down the street.. It was starting to rain and the pavement was becoming a ballet of colored umbrellas.. If she stopped the song, she was sure it would kill her fragile optimistic mood. So she just continued to mouth the lyrics..
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
No, not just for some but for everyone.
Lord, we don't need another meadow
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
Oh listen, lord, if you want to know.
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love,
No, not just for some but for everyone.
“No, not just for some, oh, but for everyoooooooone!!” Gosh, she really was a Pop Idol in the making..
She left her place behind the window and went back to her desk.
“Screw the world, I need sweet love” she sighed and put her head in her hands, her elbows on the desk..
She shook her head. She really should buy a cat.. It would seem less crazy to talk to an animal than to herself.. and she should really work too. She once again let out a sigh..
But she was so desperately waiting for a certain phone call..
TBC??
Tell me what you think..
Edited to say: The song Liz is listening to is : "What the world is now" by Jackie Deshannon .. totally love this song..
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