the elevator and we went down. The doors opened and we
stepped out. In front of me was a fully furnished ball room,
complete with a bar like the ones you see in those old
movies.
“ Can we go in there?”
“ No.” Mei-Xing took my hand. “This way.”
We
walked down another long corridor and she opened a door for me. The
room was huge, with racks of clothing. There were dresses, and
suits all neatly arranged. Across from the clothing were tables and
chairs as well as large dressing mirrors, like you would find at a
Broadway show where the performers get ready. The lights in the
room were bright, l felt like I was getting ready for a play and I
was the star.
“ Undress please,” said Mei-Xing. “What color dress you
like?”
“ How about a red one or white?” I said.
“ I think black. Andre like black on women.”
“ Black it is.” I went over to the table and undid my business
skirt and slid it down. I removed my blouse and tumbled out my hair
from the bun I had it in.
“ This should fit you. Mei-Xing handed me a black dress with
spaghetti straps. You no waste time. Andre not happy if we keep him
waiting.”
I slid
the dress on and it fit me perfectly. It hugged all my curves. “How
did you know this would fit? I looked in the big mirror. It looks
gorgeous!”
“ I dress many women, he has certain tastes. Sit down, I brush
hair.”
“ I as sat on the chair and noticed a wonderful diamond necklace
peeking out from the top in a jewellery box. “Should I wear this? I
bet he would like this neckla—“
“ No.” Mei-Xing raised her voice. She stepped back a bit and
regained her composure. “He prefer bare neck, it anger him if you
wear. Be still, I finish hair.”
“ I’m sorry, I didn’t know.” It’s strange he wouldn’t like a bit
of bling on a woman, most men do. I wanted to make him happy, so I
put it down.
Mei-Xing
went over and found a pair of matching heels and brought them to
me. “Try on.”
I sat in
the chair and put them on, they too fit me perfectly. Mei-Xing went
back to brushing out my long blond hair. “How long have you worked
for him?”
“ Long time,” she said. “I work long time for Andre. There, I
think you ready. Stand up, look in long mirror.”
I walked
back to the mirror and had a look. “I like it, thank you. I don’t
know how you did it so quickly.”
“ Now come, Andre waiting. We hurry.”
Mei-Xing
and I hurried down the corridor back to the elevator and we went
down to the parking lot. As the doors opened she turned to me
taking my hands in hers. “You know no pain, fulfill every desire,
loved beyond wildest imaginations. You go now, limo over there.”
She pointed in the distance. I stepped out and the door closed
behind me.
What did
she mean by all that? I walked through the parking lot towards the
limo. I heard what I thought was shriek of some kind but it was
very faint. I backed up a few steps.
“ Tabitha.” My heart beat in my chest for Andre was right behind
me.
“ Oh god, Andre, you startled me. I thought I heard a
noise.”
“ It’s an old building. They sometimes, make sounds.” he
said.
“ Yes, of course.”
He took
my hand. “This way, please.”
He
walked the short distance to the stretch limo and Andre opened the
door for me and we got inside.
“ Driver,” he said.
We drove
through the lot and the gates in front of us opened. I was excited
to see a bit more of Romania but it was really too dark to see
much. Andre sat there, his hand on his chin, looking out the
window. He seemed distant to me. I wondered if he was
angry.
“ You ok?”
He
turned to me and put his hand in mine. “Sorry, I just don’t like
the modern ways of traveling, it doesn’t suit me. I miss the older
ways. The horses, a carriage, that sort of thing.”
Oh, he’s
so romantic! This man is not only hot, he has a softer side too, I
love it. I was discovering new things about him. I wanted to know
everything could.
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