How to Catch Butterflies (45 page)

“Yep I sure am” her bag hitting her knees as she looked straight ahead awaiting the doors to open.

She walked back to hers; when she turned the corner she saw Lucy stepping out of a black cab.

Each girls face erupting into huge smiles at the sight of each other. They almost ran into each other’s arms as they squeezed each other tight. They must have looked like a right sight standing there jumping gleefully, before remembering where they were and headed into the building.

Once up in the comfort of Rebecca apartment the two girls sat at the island counter. Lucy produced the two brown paper bags and placed them on the counter in front of them.

“Okay this one has sushi”.

Rebecca saw Lucy reach into another bag, she place her hand on top of it, Lucy’s hand still in it clutching its contents.

“If that’s sake, forget it, I can’t Luce, I can’t I have work. I have to keep my head clear.”

Rebecca half-heartedly pleaded.

Lucy sat there pulling sad faces as she tried repeatedly to pull at its contents freeing it from the brown paper handled bag.

“Ahhh go on. We’ll just have one and we’ll share this bottle between us and only this one I promise”.

Lucy laughed trying to look innocent as she continued.

“And you can tell me all about handsome Harvey. How’s the sex?” Bless Lucy could be so direct at times.

“Actually it’s fucking fantastic” she laughed and popped one of the seaweed wrapped rolls into her mouth.

“I’m certainly getting my five a day” she laughed. “What about Mr. Christopher ‘Big Cock’ Harper how’s that coming?”

Rebecca picked up one of the sake bowls and sipped it slowly. Lucy took a sip of her sake. She spoke: “Well very nicely actually,. We’re bouncing around each other’s places.”

She reached for her sake again. Rebecca was delighted for Lucy, It was good to see her, and she seemed very happy indeed.

“So Lucy, do you guys see each other every night then? Rebecca was surprised when Lucy nodded her head.

“It’s great, no stress, no pressure; it’s all good, very good in fact”. Lucy wasn’t one to fall so quickly.

“SO what’s his secret? Don’t tell me his big cock?” Rebecca asked; they both fell about laughing.

The Hour flew by so quickly, both girls conscious of the time they had left. It was Lucy that brought up Rebecca’s Birthday.

“So… next week, what’s the plan? Are we still doing the Ibiza thing or what?”

“Well yes I’d love to Luce, but what with coming back from Australia only Saturday I haven’t had a chance to do or plan anything”

Rebecca then remembered the package she had for Lucy, and she went off into her room leaving Lucy sitting there. When she came back he had a brightly coloured paper handled bag, which she passed to Lucy.

“Here is only something small, but they’re for your collection”. Lucy’s hand reached in and pulled out two T-shirts.

“Ahhh thanks babe, I love them.” Rebecca sat back down. “Becc, Chris has a place in Ibiza that he normally rents out, it’s not far from everything, it’s normally hired out to the Headlining DJ’s etc. and the money squad. Chris says it’s free for two weeks starting next week”.

Rebecca continued to munch on her food.

“Now, when Chris normally goes there he spends a lot of time on his boat which is moored somewhere near there. He likes sailing and we can spend time on his boat. It’s sailing season or something like that, hence why it’s available even though it’s club opening season”. Rebecca was nodding again.

“So, do you think Handsome Harvey would be up for Ibiza? It even has its own guest house. You guys can stay there if you like; I know the main house has four bedrooms and its two weeks in the sun. Are you telling me you don’t want ‘sand, sea, and sex with handsome Harvey, for two whole weeks?”

Rebecca was a bit shocked she hadn’t accepted an offer like that.

“I, I don’t know, I mean it’s a bit short notice and well, he won’t know anyone, plus I don’t think it’s his kind of thing being in Ibiza. “

Lucy responded back, “Well you won’t know till you ask hey? And maybe he’d want to see you. Especially seeing as you’ve just come back from traveling? I’m just saying.”

Rebecca knew Lucy had a point, what harm would it do to ask him. He could either say yes or no.”

They finished off their drinks noting the time to go.

As both of them jumped up, they hugged their byes down in the street.

”I’ll call you tonight you can tell me then what the plan is?” and with that Lucy jumped into the black cab she had flagged down and was gone.

Rebecca was back at her desk. The afternoon flew by and she was out the door after signing yet another contract for the new project. As she approached her building Jackson’s familiar vehicle was waiting parked. He got out and locked it up, pressing the button in his hand as he made his way towards Rebecca stopping to plant his lips on her as his arms enveloped her.

His tongue found hers quickly, and for a moment she forgot they were on the street outside her building. She pulled away from him, embarrassed by the public display of affection.

“Come on, let’s head in” she smiled at him, she felt a little bad having done that but she was too close to work she was a private person.

Up in her apartment, once that door closed things were very different. They literally could not keep their hands off each other as the clothes were stripped and strewn onto the highly polished wood floors; they eventually ended up only making it to the couch.

They lay there, panting between breaths; she lay on his chest, his arms tightly around her. Both were comfortably numb.

Rebecca lay there wonder when to speak to Jackson about the turn of events. There was no time like the present. She considered herself a blacksmith, ‘
striking while the iron was hot’
.

“Look I’ve some good and bad news,” she leaned up on his chest looking directly at him.

“Okay” he responded.

“I’m off to Brussels tomorrow till Friday” she clawed the bottom lip with her teeth.

“Sorry, I know it’s short notice, but it’s work, I have to go, it’s a have to, not a want to. And it’s to some boring conference thing and I’m being picked up at 6am in the morning.”

He threw his eyes up

“Shit Rebecca, you’ve only just got back. Fuck, I had plans for us”.

Jackson got up as she slid off his chest onto the full length of the couch.

“Fuck, Rebecca fuck” she sat up, amused, her hands in a ‘what can I do pose’ she started laughing to herself,
so I met the stroppy kid Jackson,
she found him quite amusing watching this handsome naked man with rippling muscles having a little tantrum.

He stood there his arms folded. She really couldn’t help but smile.

“Don’t Jackson, it’s a work thing, I have no choice, and you know this.”

No stroppy kid was still here, his arms still folded in protest. Rebecca got up and walked towards him.

“Ohh Jackson, don’t be like that” she whispered into his ear, her hand trailing over his chest teasing.

She knew she’d already won him over, still she carried on.

“Now, you know it’s my birthday next week? Well I’m off to Ibiza for two weeks as well so I was”.

Before she could finish he was off having moved away from her.

“You’re joking right, you’re having me on?” he looked at her looking a little rejected, waiting for her to answer.

“No Jackson, I’m not joking. It is my birthday next week.” She couldn’t help but tease him.

“However, I was going to ask if you wanted to come out there and play, but I’m not now.”

She was looking at him mimicking his pose, except she was tapping her foot faking annoyance.

“But seeing as you’re an old fart, it’s probably not your kind of thing.” He walked towards her

“Old fart; I’m only 34 for fucks sake, that’s only 10 years older than you.”

His arms were tightly encircled around her waist.

“So what’s your plan of action then?” His arms squeezed her, as he nuzzled her neck while she spoke.

“Well, Chris, that’s the guy Lucy’s seeing, has a place there. It has its own guest house, and that’s where we can stay if you want. Then we won’t be in each other’s pockets. All we need to do is say yes, I think Christopher has a plane available to go out on Monday? So are you up for it old man?” she asked as her tongue ran down his torso, she looked up at him a glint in her eye.

“Oh I see you are”…. as she took him into her mouth.

Chapter 29

‘That’s Entertainment’

Lucy had stepped out from the taxi going to the passenger window to pay. That’s when she caught sight of him….. George.

She tried not to look over at him; she thought they were past all of this nonsense. She told the driver to keep the change, and turned to walk into the building.

Shit why did he have to keep doing this?

They were so over, she didn’t understand why George kept this lunacy going, She walked through the reception back to her office closing the door behind her. There was a knock at the door and in walked Lucy’s P.A.

“Ms. Watters I have messages for you” as she handed her a bunch of messages, and left the room leaving Lucy to look thru them.

One message caught her attention ‘Jason Hallow’ his number, and a short message asking her to call him. “
Fuuuck
” she sat back into her seat, “
Fuck”.

She sat there starting at the yellow note.
Oh shit, not fair, not fair universe.
She popped the note into her desk draw. She carried on with her work, all the while the message in her draw, drawing her attention like ‘
The Tell-Tale
Heart’
.