MEMORY PART 3
Lita walked nervously towards the secretary, who was busy typing something. Darien had taught her about everything she needed to know on how making a deal. Still, she was afraid that once she met him, all her knowledge will gone.
"Excuse me, I'm Lita Kino from Sinco. I'd made an appointment with Mr Stanton," the secretary looked up. She saw a very young woman spoke to her.
"You are Lita Kino?" she asked in disbelief. "Yes, I am," Lita smiled. "You are too young," she remarked. Lita just shrugged. "Go ahead, Mr Stanton is waiting for you," Lita said thank you then she knocked his door.
"Come in,"
Slowly she walked in, holding the file tight. She still couldn't see the face because he was facing the window while speaking through the phone. She'd waited for about two minutes before he finally hung up the phone. He, then turned his chair to face her.
"I'm Lita Kino from......"
"Say no more. You Lita Kino from Sinco, right?" Lita nodded her head. Standing up, he walked towards her and took out his hand to shake. Lita took his hands.
"Have a sit," he began cleaned up a little bit his desk.
"Now let's get to business," Lita nodded her head and started to open the file.
"We, from Sinco would like to buy your electronics apparatus to be used in our newest project of building shopping complex. We were told that your electronics equipment are the best," Lita tried to look confident. What she had imagined was totally different from what she saw. She had thought that the boss was someone who was old but it turned out to be someone who was young and long hair. "I'd come here to discuss to you about the price,"
"Sure," they began discussing about money. Mr Stanton wanted this price but Lita thought the price was way too much and she knew her uncle couldn't afford it. So, they began arguing.
"I think your price is too expensive. I don't think, Sinco can afford this,"
"The equipments are quality products and I think the price is reasonable enough,"
"But...." Lita began to protest. She tried to hide her irritation.
"Either that's the price or we called it day," he said firmly. "I've got meeting after this and if you don't mind, I would like to finish this appointment." Suddenly, Lita's patient snapped. She closed her file and began stood up roughly.
"Well, I think that you and this corporation ARE STINK! IF YOU DON"T LIKE THE PRICE THAT WE OFFER THEN FINE!! WE CAN FIND ANOTHER CORPORATION WHO WANT IT!!!" Lita walked to to door. "STINK!" Lita shouted before slammed the door behind her. Maxfield was stunned by her action. He had no idea that she will act like that.
All the girls he had met would drooling over him. He knew it was because of his wealth. He was hoping he could someone who care about him not the money. But Lita was something else. Not only she didn't care a bit to bat her eyeslashes, she was shouting at him, calling him stink. He had saw her emerald eyes were glittering as she slammed her file closed. He began to smile as he reached the phone.
Lita walked out from the building with her blood boiling. She had never ever met a guy with an ego that big. Does he think he is a king or something. When she simmered down, her belly was twisting in guilty. Her uncle was counting on her to get a contract and she failed him. I told him that I can't do it and it is not entirely my fault. It was that airhead's fault. If he could listen to my reason none of this will happened. Lita was on her way to Cherry Hill Temple because she had promised to come over. Lita decided to walk when she know she will arrive too early.
"Hi guys!" Lita said as she entered the temple. She had been walking for about four kilometres and she was sweating heavily. She slowly sat down a little bit farther from her friends. She wanted to cold down from her tiredness after a long journey.
"Where had you been?" Rei asked her. "You'd been sweating like you'd running four kilometres," Lita smiled. "You can say that," Lita wiped the sweat away.
"Whatever,"
"So, where's Serena?" Ami closed her storybook. "Hm, knowing her, she's probably going to be late again," Mina smiled. "Yeah that pigtail is never going to learn on the importance of being on time," Rei crossed her hands under her breast. "How is she going to be a Queen one day?"
"HI GUYS!" they all heard Serena shouted from outside. In a second she enter the temple and began to speech out her excuses. Lita smiled. Despite Serena's clumsiness, Ami's boring interest, Rei's grumpy attitude and Mina's crazy idea, she did feel happy whenever she was with them. Rei was always attacking Serena while Mina was backing Serena. She felt that without them, she didn't know whether she could survive until now. Yes, she loved her friends more than anything.
Did she.............?
Lita lowered her cap as the sun shone directly to her. Her uncle told her to come to his office immediately. Her stomach was twisted in guilty and nervous. She didn't know what to say in front of him. Should she tell him that she was purposely made Mr Stanton angry? Her uncle will slaughter her for sure.
Lita nervously pushed the door opened and walked towards her uncle's office. Stay calm. He's not going to rip you into two.
"Mr Kino is waiting inside," Lita smiled at the secretary and walked in.
"Hi, Uncle Bob," Lita tried to be cheerful. When she recalled everything that he had done to her and how *little* she had done to him, made her felt really umcomfortable. He was a little over-happy this morning and Lita began to wonder.
As her uncle hugged her and kissed her on a cheek, the empty knot of guilty started to twist. She wanted to get over this moment as fast as she could.
"Um...about...yesterday meeting with.....,"
"Ah...yes," her uncle cut in. He was smiling even wider. Lita was afraid that he thought that she had gotten that contract.
"Mr Stanton called me yesterday," Lita looked down when his uncle informed her. She didn't dare to watched her uncle's face.
"And he told me that...........WE'VE GOT THAT CONTRACT!!!!!!!!" he said triumphantly. "YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL, LITA!!" Lita watched her uncle dancing around with her jaw dropped. That was the last thing that she had ever expected. After the way she shouted at him, shoving his chair rudely and slamming his expensive door, he was actually offering the contract to the her uncle's company? Has that man gone mad?
Her uncle finally stopped dancing and put his hand on her shoulder. "By the way, he wanted to you to be his date tonight," Lita raised her eyes unexpectedly. "Why?" He is definitely crazy.
"How should I know? Wear something suitable, okay? I don't want you to walked into the five stars hotel with jeans and t-shirts,"
"I'm only eighteen years old. I can't afford to buy expensive dresses," Lita crossed her arms irritatedly. He thinks that everyone in this world is as rich as him.
"Then come to my house. I'm sure my wife's clothes will fit you," Lita bit her lips. Mr Stanton had made a tempting offer. She would certainly said yes if that were other boys but he was the most obnoxious, arrogant and egotistical man she had ever met.
Lita slowly raised her head ,"Sure, why not?"
Lita watched her image in disbelieve. Her aunt's blue-green evening dress fit her well, making her body-shape a little too show off. She had tied her hair into ponytail but her aunt thought it was a little funny, so she had tied her hair into a bun and slipped in emerald clippers. She'd taught her want to say and to do when she arrived.
Lita was too nervous that her hand shook when she applied some lipstick and blusher. When she heard the doorbell rang, her hand slightly shook as she opened the door.
Maxfield was a little startled to see the short-tempered young lady, who had shouted at him and slammed his office door until he thought that the entire building would collaspe, had transformed into such an enchanting lady. Deep in his heart told him that Miss Lita Kino was an interesting lady.
He offered his hand to her and guided her to his limousine. Maxfield sat beside her and ordered his driver to drive.
He looked at the beautiful woman beside him. Something about her made him uncomfortable. He didn't know what but he knew there was a secret within her mysterious green eyes. He wanted to discover and to explore her secret so that he can ease the uneasy feeling that had pierced his heart. Maxfield wondered whether it had anything to do with his past life. He couldn't remember most of his past life as if the memories were deeply buried inside his mind until something or someone came through.
Lita glanced at him. They weren't talking ever since she had opened the door. He was incredibly handsome with his black tuxedo and his long hair neatly tied up. His blue eyes seem shining when she opened the door.When she was dressing up, the last thing she had ever wanted was to impress him but now she wanted to impress him that she wasn't an ordinary eighteen years old teenager. And now he isn't even look at me! Lita glanced at him again. He casually crossed his arms and looked outside the window. Lita felt a little disappointed. She was hoping that they could talk to each other and Mr Stanton wasn't a talkative man.
Without warning, they had arrived. When Lita saw the huge building with many glamorous people walking inside the building. Suddenly Lita felt her mood came back to her and she wanted to treasure this moment so that she won't regret it tomorrow. Maxfield slipped his hand around her waist and Lita was stunned by his unexpected action. She didn't want to let him thought that she was naive so she quickly hid her surprise look.
"Hello, Max!," Maxfield quickly turned towards the voice. A beautiful lady walked towards him. She stopped abruptly when she saw Lita next to him. Raising her eyesbrows questionably, she asked him. "Who's she?" Lita heard Maxfield cursed under his breath.
"Lita meet Vanessa, Vanessa, this Lita,"
"Hi," Lita said cheerfully. Vanessa nodded her head curtly. She obviously displease with Lita. Maxfield excuse himself and dragged her away from Vanessa.
"Will you dance with me?" he asked her when he heard the music. "Sure,"
Lita put her arms around his neck while Maxfield put his around her waist. Lita quickly thought how to start a conversation. She didn't want to be quiet, like when they on their way.
"So, who's Vanessa?" Lita asked. Then she heard unmistakable sound of Maxfield muttered.
"A friend,"
"What kind of a friend gets angry when she saw you with me instead of her?" Lita pressed. Maxfield frowned. Lita could see that he was discomfort with her question.
"Well?" Lita knew she was playing with fire but she couldn't resist herself.
"Lita, drop it, okay. Talk something else," Maxfield said gruffly. Lita went silent. Was Vanessa his mistress? Or Is Vanessa his mistress? Lita put her question aside. It wasn't her business.
After 4 hours at the party, it was nearly 12 midnight. Lita felt her body ache. She had been standing and dancing non-stop for 4 hours. It seem that she had been dancing with every man in the party. She would give anything to sit down even for 5 minutes. She wasn't aware that Maxfield was watching her dancing with different guy.
Maxfield began to walk towards her. He tapped her on shoulder and Lita looked up and saw Maxfield. She raised her eyebrows.
"It nearly twelve. An eighteen years old girl like you should be in bed now," Maxfield mocked. Suddenly Lita felt so angry. She abruptly walked past him, through the crowd and out of the building. She was so angry that she couldn't see straight. Maxfield quickly went after her.
"Lita! Wait!" Maxfield took her hand. Lita snatched her hand back angrily. "Don't you touch me!"
"Are you saying, that what I said was wrong?" Maxfield crossed his arms, unwiling to give up.
"No! You shouldn't say that as if I'm naive!" Lita retorted. She hated him more than anything else.
"Are you?" Maxfield continued provoking her. Lita raised her glittering emerald eyes dangerously. Maxfield felt familiar with the glittering eyes.
"For your information, if I am a naive, I would live with my uncle after my parent's death! If I am a naive, I would not survive five years living alone! So I asked you again, AM I A NAIVE EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD GIRL!!!!?" both of them stared at each other for a moment. Then, without warning, he pulled her into his arms and placed his mouth onto her.
Lita was so surprised to receive her first kiss. She put her hands on his chest as she tried to pulled them apart. Maxfield lifted his mouth and say,"Don't Lita," and continued to kiss her. His kiss was soft and gentle. He gently urge her to open her lips and when it finally opened, he thrusted his tongue inside her mouth and tasted the sweetness of hers. She was so unexperience but so sweet and soft. He deepened his kiss and pulled her closer to him.
Lita had never imagine that kissing somebody could be so pleasurable. Her body responded as she pressed her body to his and wrapped her arms around his neck. He is so tall, so hard... Lita gasped in pleasure when his finger circled her nipple through her satin dress. The kiss seem lasted forever and when they broke the kiss, their breath were shallow.
"I'm sorry. I really shouldn't do that," Maxfield whispered. Lita just looked at him with her wide and innocent eyes. She wasn't ready when he gave her, her first kiss. No man had ever kissed her. No man had even wanted to go out with her. No one until Maxfield. He was an expert kisser. He might has kissed tons of women. There are a lot of women willing to please him. Lita brushed the thought away. He wouldn't looked twice to a girl like me.
"Come on, I'll give you a ride home," Maxfield broke the silent. Again, they were silent along the way. Lita felt uncomfortable whenever she with him. He made her so angry that she nearly could rip his head apart and then he simply make up by kissing her. He made her felt so cheap. Maxfield cursed himself. He always prided himself because he was able to control his desire. But when he was with this innocent, unexperience and beautiful lady, he lost control. He didn't know why.
Maybe he shouldn't often meet. Maybe he should left their relationship hanging here before he did something lose control.