Chasing Imperfection (Chasing Series 2) (16 page)

     “Sienna—it must be difficult for him. You need to be a bit accommodating where he’s concerned. The man
just
barely recovered from a coma, poppet. You don’t have to worry—I’ll take care of it.”

     We were outside of the café when she stopped in her tracks, “You’re paying it off? That’s a lot of money Blake.
I want to help but I need to make a quick
call
to
my accountant in LA.
” 

    
I smiled at the frowning woman before me. Does she know how much
I’m worth now
and how much
wealth I will acquire once my grand
father steps down? My father was
wealthy
in his own right because
he was brilliant with
a shrewd eye in
investment
s and my mother came from an old bloodline of wealthy vintners
. When they died, it was given to me and I have since doubled the amount. 
S
he didn’t have a clue did she?
She probably heard vague snippets from Toby or from others—but she doesn’t wholly know.
Would it make a difference if she knew
how exactly how much
I was worth
? I doubted i
t—
but
it would’ve been nice
if
it did make a difference and
she
took me back.
This woman is aggravatingly
different
that’s why I’m so enthralled with her.

     “I want Chad to focus on his r
ecovery. His body
might b
e starting to heal and function
ing
now—but
his other wounds might take awhile to mend. I can spare the money. Now, can you please stop frowning? You’re ruining your pretty face.”

    
She tiptoed and gave me a kiss. “
Y
ou’re an amazing man
, you k
now that
don’t you
? You have such a big heart. Thank you for helping my friend. This means a lot to me….you don’t understand
how grateful I am
.”

     If I was so amazing, then why won’t you give me another chance?
My thoughts countered.

     “You forget that he’s my friend too. I care about his well-being.”

     “Thank you! I can’t thank you enough for helping him.”

    
I leaned closer to her and captured her lips. “You can thank me when we get to Marbella.”

     “I already promised, I will. For the entire time, you’ll
b
e the master of my universe
,
”
s
he
said
cheekily while snaking her tongue
out and traced her
bottom lip.

    
“I like the sound of that, Sienna. You better not change your mind.”

    
Her phone rang. She tiptoed aga
in and gave me a kiss, “I won’t…n
o need to worry.”

     “Go take your call, I’ll get us coffee.” She smiled and
I left her when she picked up her call
while I entered
the café to get
coffee. I didn’t eat much
during
breakfast because the wanker was there and ruined my appetite. I ordered our coffee
, paid
and went through my emails and text messages.

    
Camilla Clayworth
:
Our l
unch date got cancelled without giving me much notice?

     I c
ursed.

    
Blake Knightly: I apologize. I lost track of time. I’m at the hospital visiting a friend.

    
Hel
l,
I totally forgot
about the lunch date she arranged. S
he knew I was in London through the grapevine. I wasn’t planning on meeting her,
but
that changed
during breakfast.
Sienna ticked me off
when she in
vited Kyle to join us
. I texted Cam when Sienna stepped out and took Kyle downstairs. I wasn’t sure if she’s doing it on purpose or she’s insensitive to my feelings at all.
But she
made
me fume and simmer in anger when she decided to take him downstairs.

     My phone vibrated.

    
Camilla Clayworth: I forgive you but you have to take me to dinner tonight. It’s the least you can do after humiliating me.

    
Damn
, I knew the gossip went rampant after I voided the contract. Her father, Alfred Clayworth, had high hopes
of
merging both companies
and didn’t hold back much when he bragged
to everyone about
his future son in law
. Even if I went through
marrying Cam, I wouldn’
t do
a
merge
r between our companies
. Although, I happily offered to buy him out.

    
Blake Knightly: As you wish Cam. I’ll take you out tonight. Do you want me to make reservations?

     My phone vibrated a minute after I sent my reply.

    
Camilla Clayworth: No, I’ll take care of it. Pick me up around six-thirty. Do wear a tu
x. I look forward to seeing you Blake. Please don’t disappoint me this time.

     The barista handed me t
w
o foamed cups of coffee and
I
stroll
ed outside the café.

    
What do I tell her now?
The truth would be a great start.

     Sienna was still on the phone when I came out. When she saw me, she ended the call.

     “Thank you.”

     “Can we talk for a bit?” I indicated the small sets of chair
s
and tables and sat in one of them.

     “What’s up?” she took a quick sip and
recoiled. She pulled out her tongue
and started to blow through it
to ease the burn
.
She looked
too cute
.

      I smiled, t
his woman is amusing. She drinks coffee on a daily basis and yet she’s still not used to drinking it scalding hot.
She can be so adorable without even trying.

     “We can’t leave for Marbella tonight. Something came up.”
I gauged
her facial reaction as she took
in
what I just told her.

      “Business
stuff
?”

    
I cleared my throat. “No
,
not really. I wa
nt to be forthright about this Sienna.
I
actually
promised Cam that I will take her out to dinner tonight. I had to oblige her since I skipped lunch altogether without notifying her.”

     “Cam….
You mean your ex?”
S
he frowned again.

    
In
a certain
aspect
I suppose Cam
is. “Yes
.
”

    
She shrugged, “That’s fine. I was going to
ask
you if we could move the arrangement to Tuesday or Wednesday after Chad gets out.”

     “Okay, I’ll make arrangements for Tuesday around noon.”
She seemed so calm and composed. I actually expected a little protest, a pout, a hissy fit…
something
…. other than cold indifference.

    
Nodding, she started to get up and gathered her purse and coffee. “Let’s go
,
”
s
he utt
ered in an
ultra ice queen manner.

10

Sienna

    
Blake dropped
me off
in my flat
an hour ago
. He needed to get ready to go out with Camilla. It wounded me
that he’s going on a date
but at the same time I
know
I don’t have a say in it. I made my bed and now I have to lie
in
it.

     I’m itching to go dance my frustration off but it didn’t feel right knowing Chad was in the hospital. He looked better today and was thankful that Blake will take care of his money woes. He literally broke down when Blake
informed
him tha
t he will pay off his debts but
in return he
needs to recuperate
in Marbella
where both Toby and Blake can watch him
.

      I smiled
thinking that Chad probably bawled his eyes out because he was in seventh heaven knowing he’ll be going on a top-notch vacation with two solid hot men looking over him.
As much as I want
ed
to scratch Blake’s eyes out right now, I have to concede that he’s a good friend to Chad.

     It would’ve been nice if I had Luce and Toby with me but the
y had
to go to
Toby’s parent’s house in
Kensington for his mother’s birthday
dinner bash
. They invited me but I didn’t feel like mingling with British aristocrats. That would be a dour way to end my night.

    
I needed to distract myself before I hunt
ed
down every restaurant in London looking for Blake and his date for tonight. So, I
settled for a quiet
night in
with a good movie
.
I’
m o
n the couch enjoying
a glass of red wine and baklava w
atching
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
,
drooling over Brad Pitt
’s
sexiness
when a loud knock interrupted me.

    
Ah, perfect!
I thought sourly. Just
when
Brad
and Angelina started
get
ting
it on in Colombia with
the
Mondo Bongo
son
g playing in the background,
someone interrupts me.
Seriously!

    
I s
tomp
ed
to the front door and
yanked
it open. Kyle stood in the hallway with a twinkle in his eyes looking rugged with
sexy
stubble,
di
stressed black leather jacket, black jeans and black Timbaland boots. “You should check who it is fir
st before opening
the
door
,
pretty
lady
.”

     Crossing my hands on my chest, I huffed. “
Geez
, you came here to lecture me? I can’t believe you interrupted Angelina and Brad
for this.” I turned around leaving
him there with the door open.

    
I sat back down on the couch, grabbed the remote and pressed play.
Dragging another sip of wine, I saw him sit next to me through my peripheral
vision. He hastily
took off his leather jacket and hung it on the arm of the couch.

     “Busting out Brad and Angie
ey?
What’s upsetting you?” It’s really annoying when someone knows you like the back of their hand. I used to cherish this fact because I never had to tell him about what I liked and
what
I didn’t like,
he just knew
. But tonight, he grated
on my nerves.

     “Nothing. Did you
want
something?” I asked not looking his way.

    
He snickered,
“That’s a tricky question baby. I always want something from you.”

     “Huh
.
”

     “Come on let’s get you out of here. You look downright depressing on a Saturday night.”