CHAPTER FOUR

Miguel Pharrel arrived at the five-star hotel where he and his company of four including Simon stayed, he seemed ecstatic feeling like someone who had won a huge business deal Simon was standing by his door and he pulled out his phone and held up a picture of Fiona Reece in her sleep and with a feeling of accomplishment he said "I'm not gay and I get anyone I want even without using a Ferrari" " haha bravo" Simon replied. Miguel walked into his room and a few minutes later he got a call from the hotel about a silver earring that was found in the hotel room he and Fiona had been in. He rushed back to get it as Fiona Reece had already left the area. For five weeks he had put the earrings away, but while he flew to England he had flashes of her, she had been on and then out of his mind but mostly on his mind, majority of the time he had to force himself to stop having thoughts of her as his commitment issues wouldn't even let him be a stable part of her life. For five weeks he was still fighting until on the sixth week he decided to reach out to Fiona using the earrings as an excuse while still going through Simon.

Fiona Reece remembered the call from Simon about the earrings and got to Club Monet only to find Miguel outside the club, he stood there in his rich boy aura, a black suit, a gold watch, and Italian shoes. "Hello bonito-pretty, I thought to bring back your earrings" Fiona was stunned, by the temerity of this man, was he going to act like that night did not happen, and did he show up just to give her the earrings? She tried to stay calm and when she finally spoke all she could say was "It's good to see you, did you come all the way here to give me a pair of earrings? And what's with the idea of leaving money on the bed, is that what I am to you, someone you can pay to have sex with? Is that what this is about?" "I've been busy" he was still trying to hold on to her in some way "Plus pretty girls deserve a lot of money" he was using his wealth and flattering to try and change the subject and mask his commitment issues. "You're still pretty as always, how about a trip to France " "And then you disappear again and show up in six weeks with my earrings?" She wasn't going to let it slide, she knew there was something more than a one-night stand but Miguel was trying to play into making it a fling. She moved closer to him and tried to touch him, he held her hands gently "I'll give you whatever you want but I'll have to disappear again it's part of the act" "The act?, What is this some movie?, do I look like some puppet to you ? some puppet you could control with how much you're willing to throw around?", He wasn't trying to weaponize his money against her, his fear of commitment was something he wasn't ready to face yet "I didn't know you could be soft and angry at the same time " he grabbed her and put her in the car "France my darling, we are going, I'd love for you to meet Jenny Pharrell", "Miguel you can't do that I have a job and a boss " "I've spoken to your boss mi amor-my love, we are going, relax and trust me my darling". She tried to argue with him but he held her and kissed her that she was familiar with love, that seemed to calm her down, he stared at her and said "Are we good ? We are good hmm" he kissed her forehead "hmm " "I'll see you on the jet in fifteen minutes they'll get all that you need, trust me ". She stared at him blankly and nodded in acceptance. "Good thank you" Miguel smiled as the black Range Rover drove away.

Miguel was already waiting by the jet when Fiona arrived in a red floral patterned dress that accentuated her figure, she moved with a grace that the wealthy would possess, and Miguel wondered how she was able to do that considering her poor state. "Hola bonito-hello pretty", they exchanged kisses on the cheek as they hopped on the jet. She tried to bring up his six weeks' disappearance again "Six weeks Miguel por favor how could you do that ?" He was trying to sweet talk his way out of it, he held her hands and kissed them "But I'm here now, hmm ". She had to let it go. They got to France quickly and checked into a five-star hotel. Jenny had heard her brother was in France but she wasn't aware he was with anyone, a detail she had skipped. She found his hotel and called him "Miguel mi amor-my love, I'm at your hotel I heard you're here, I missed you so much " he liked it when his sister was sweet to him, that was the part of Jenny he loved and enjoyed. "How did you know about that ? ", "Did you forget that I'm the love of your life and wherever you are is where I'd like to be if I can?" He was smiling, Jenny was teasing him "alright I'll be down in a few minutes, he came down with Fiona. At first, she had not noticed they were together, but immediately she saw her brother she was ecstatic as she threw her hands around him and possessed his entire personal space "I know you miss your little sister Miguel" he smiled "Of course I do ". Once there was enough space, he turned around and said this is Fiona Fiona, Jenny my sister "Hello Jenny it's lovely to meet you ", Fiona in her usual soft manner had enchanted Jenny, her beauty also did part of the magic. "Hello, it's lovely to meet you". They had a good time using the VIP section at the hotel, they had drinks, and food and had a good laugh, Jenny had to leave before it got late, she wasn't one to be very nocturnal. She kissed both Miguel and Fiona good night as she left for a guest house she had bought in France. It was something exquisite that suited her taste. When she got home she wondered who the woman with her brother was she made some calls before she went to bed and by morning every information about Fiona Reece was on a file on the table in her guest house. She had asked Pablo her bodyguard to look into her.

She woke up the next morning interested but the information she saw about Fiona made her skin crawl "She works at a coffee shop as a cashier, how come she possessed such grace even more than I do?, She's poor, how did Miguel get tied to a poor fling" she thought to herself. She didn't care that it was seven in the morning she dialed his hotel and he picked it up"Miguel Fiona is poor, did you know that? gold digging and poor women are synonymous Miguel por favor- please. I will not have a peasant suck up to me " "Jennifer" she hated it when he called her and that he only did that when he was upset "Don't do that besides she's here with me and I'm fond of her what is wrong with you, it's not like I'm going to marry her or anything what's your problem?" He was livid "Let this go Jennifer I'll call you some other time " he didn't want to discuss it. Fiona had heard some parts of their conversation she was just getting out of the bathroom "You're not trying to get married or anything?, So what are you doing Miguel, what is this?" He switched on his charm her body was already inviting in that black robe and her fair skin stood out brightly ." you know I'm interested in you, Jenny is just jealous that you're taking a lot of her space, you smell nice, lavender? hmm" "That's not the point Miguel, talk to me seriously" "I'm serious, I'm asking you if that's lavender" she tried to get up "You're hopeless" he pulled her back "Come closer I'm not hopeless, okay fine I'm sorry " she was very close to him, his eyes looked sorry she thought to herself. He took another sniff "It's not lavender it's you " "It is lavender" "Yeah lavender is you, what's the difference" he took off the robe, exposing her bare body "How many women do you know that smell like lavender" "I don't know but I do know you " "how well? Plus it looks like you have a thing for lavender " "Hmm hmm and it's more like I have a thing for you, it's more of you and less of lavender" he nibbled on her neck, turning her body on with every touch just at the right spots. "How so?" "Oh you'll see, I'll show you" It was another night of passion between Miguel and Fiona at least this time he was there till daylight. She woke up ecstatic to see him in bed. To her, it seemed like some type of progress and Miguel tried to convince himself that it was progress as well. But that progress had died quickly immediately he started to feel like he could used to this, used to what was happening between them his fear of commitment crawled up on him and he got up "I have to leave " "Why what's the problem?" Fiona was confused, "Bebita -baby girl, there's no problem I have to be someplace else" he rushed into the shower, and in a few minutes he was out of the shower, he put on his clothes hastily. "I'll send some money to you if you want to fly back the jet is at your service...", Fiona was livid "Stop it Miguel!, What is this? What is wrong with you por favor-please ?" He tried to gaslight "Nothing is wrong we are fine I just have to be somewhere else, I'll talk to you later, call this number for the jet ", he left the room, he needed another six weeks to get Fiona out of his system something he hated but had to do, he was being a coward after all. Fiona sat there disappointed but the next six weeks were about to change everything.