Chapter 123- Long-Lost Buddies
"Ex... excuse me!" Gerard tried to smile and there were tiny beads of sweat on his forehead gliding down to his temples.
"Don’t remember me, baby? It’s not even a month since we had such a good time at your place," Marissa didn’t want to be judgmental, but the way Gerard was acting, it was clear that he wanted to hide it.
He knew this girl.
"I ... I think..." he chuckled awkwardly, "you are mixing me with someone."
"No, I’m not," she brought her face near his and grinned like she was enjoying his discomfort, "You told me, your name is Simon, but I saw your ID. It was Gerard," she then turned to look at Marissa and winked, "Am I right, baby girl?"
She asked for confirmation and Marissa could only nod and then started sipping her soup. Poor Gerard might be looking for ways to get rid of the girl and Marissa was sure that she wouldn’t go away unless Gerard paid her handsomely.
"So, Gerard. Tell me did you like it that night?" her fingers had started traveling on his face contours and Marissa was seated there feeling odd.
"I’ll appreciate it..." Gerard picked up a napkin and wiped the sweat off his forehead, "if you leave us alone."
"But that day you didn’t want to leave me alone. All night, all day you kept screaming..."
"Enough!" Marissa dropped her spoon in the soup bowl, "You need to talk to him, lady? I respect that. But not when he is having personal time with his friends."
The girl frowned and looked at Marissa, "Friends?" and then it dawned on Marissa. This girl was trying to blackmail Gerard quite subtly, thinking that he was here with his girlfriend.