Ricardo follows Gabby out of the room, he watches as she puts kitty on the floor before checking out the food, she does not offer him any, so he starts to unfold his sleeves before he goes to take a seat beside her and as if knowing his intention, she puts her legs on the couch taking all the space.
"Shall I wait for you to finish so I get to eat?" he asks raising a brow and she grins chomping on the leg piece.
"Come here, kitty" he grabs the cat as he sits on the floor as he nuzzles the cat and Gabby throws few pieces of the meat which makes the cat leave Ricardo and jump to sit where Gabby was.
"That stain will take a while to go" he points as Gabby raises the meat up while the cat jump to take in and on doing so it smears on her dress.
"You do know, I am rich enough to buy thousands of dresses as these yeah?" she asks before she lets the cat have the meat.
"Yet you fight for one on a sale" he remarks.
"If you are here to point out my faults you better leave" she snaps as she wipes her hands on the dress before she gets up to walk away and Ricardo grabs her wrist pulling her towards him.
"Let go of me" she growls as she ends up sitting in between his legs and he cages her.
"Finish your food" he requests as he grabs the plate and puts it on her lap.
"And now you are not worrying about the stain?" she asks turning to face him.
"You are rich enough to buy thousands more" he smiles as he picks up the fork and puts it near her mouth.
"You keep this up and soon I will find someone to replace you" she warns as she eats the food he offers.
"Why? Is Bernard not up to the mark?" he asks putting the plate away before he turns her around.
"At least unlike you I am not marrying someone else to prove a point" she jabs before grabbing the plate and twirling the pasta as she holds the fork near his mouth.
"I am not marrying to prove anything" he states as he opens his mouth to eat.
"Then why are you getting married"
"You don't want me to get married?" he questions.
"My opinions do not matter" she grumbles as he grabs his wrist and raises his hand before wiping her mouth of his shirt sleeve.
Ricardo grabs a fistful of Gabby's hair as he slowly raises her head up to stare in her eyes while her nail digs on his wrist.
"What were you even doing with him?" he asks her honestly.
"Wondering why her?"
"Excuse me?" he asks as he let go of her hair.
"I make you smile yet these lips touch hers" she breathes as she touches his lips staring at it.
"I am the one you spend your whole days with, yet your nights are just hers. I am the one who fills your view, but she is the only one you see...
I am the one who holds your hand, but your every touch is just for her, I can make your heart beat fast, but she is the one who owns it...
You call me Precious, but she is your only one" she confesses as their eyes clash while she stares at him with vulnerability he watches her with narrowed eyes.
*******
Gabby slowly moves her head closer to him but before she could kiss him kitty jumps in between them to eat the food and Gabby lets out a scream.
Ricardo grabs the cat putting her away from the plate as it mewls trying to fight him, but he throws her on the couch and she hisses at him before she runs off towards the other side of the room.
"She almost ruined..." Ricardo chuckles as he stares at Gabby who smiles with a sadness in her eyes before she shakes her head.
"What?" he asks, and she shakes her head.
"It's time for me to move"
"What?" he asks again, and she taps on his legs which were around her.
"Time for you to let me go, I am tired" she replies as she holds his thigh before getting up and standing in between in legs.
"Do you want to watch movies?" he asks, and she sighs.
"Those are not the things I want" she states before she walks away from him.
"Then what is it?" he asks.
"Leave, I want you to leave" she states as she grabs her bag and walks towards the bathroom and locks the door.
*******
Walking out of the bathroom Gabby finds the room empty, she checks at the chair where Ricardo put his coat and she finds it gone along with him. Seeking Kitty, she grabs the cat and the box of condom she got before she walks out of the room.
She finds herself standing in front of Bernard's room, she knocks on the door and shakes the box as soon as the door is opened before stepping back as it was someone else that opens the door.
"Did someone order an escort?" the guy shouts and she hear few voices before she finds herself staring at bunch of men with her standing with a box of condom and a cat.
"Gabby" Bernard's voice makes her sigh in relief as he pushes past few boys and makes his way towards her.
"What are you doing here?" he asks grateful to see her.
"I could ask the same to them" she points, and someone takes the cat away from her hand.
"Hey..." she shouts before the boy walks in and she groans.
"Come in" Bernard offers as he pushes her a bit to get in and she has no choice as she hears her cat mewl loudly.
*******
"So, what are you all doing?" Gabby asks as she finds few of the girls asleep on the bed while the boys were just playing cards or some games.
"Well, after the party we all just thought to hang out, seeing how we all will be working for the same company we just thought it will be better if we get to know each other"
"Oh, well I just came to return these" she sighs making him smile.
"Is that it?" he asks hopefully, and she sighs.
"Maybe I came to hear you apologize" she shrugs her shoulders before she takes a seat.
"You do know I am not using you in anyway, yeah?" he asks, and she nods her head.
"I know, but it would have been better if you have warned me"
"I swear I did not know you were best friend's Ricardo until he walked in your apartment the last time we were there...
But then I just thought, whatever" he shrugs his shoulders and she sigh.
"Well what exactly are you all up to?" she asks looking around before her eyes lands on her cat who was laying beside someone as she was getting a little massage.
"Not much, we were about to call it a night, but the girls were already down, so we thought we could exchange the rooms to sleep in" he informs, and she nods her head.
"Would you like a blow?" she asks and few of the guys in the room snaps their head towards her.
"You all can join as well, I got plenty of condoms" she grins.
*******
"My cheeks hurt" Gabby groans as she massages her cheeks before she watches the boys that were on the floor.
"You only blew three balloons" Bernard shouts as he moves his jaw few times.
"Still" she grins as she ties all the balloons made of condoms.
"So?" someone asks pointing at the balloons and she grabs her cat as she ties the thread around it.
"We will surely get kicked out for having a cat and a cat with balloons made of condoms running around the hallway" someone groans while Gabby pushes her cat out of the door and as if knowing something was wrong the cat turns around to get in but Gabby closes the door while the cat cries and scratches the door to let her in.
"You are crazy" Bernard chuckles as a yawn leaves his mouth.
"I think I will call it a night, a guy can only so much waste himself on the condoms" he jokes winking at Gabby who laughs as she waves everyone a goodbye as she walks out and her cat jumps on her.
"Oh, look at you, you look wonderful" Gabby comments as she lets her cat walk in front of her with the balloons still tied on her.
*******
Ricardo steps inside the room Gabby was staying in, he walks in the room to find a discarded outer on the floor, so he picks it up only to find something on the floor, he frowns as he touches it only to move his hand at once.
Walking towards Gabby's bed he finds few more of those disgusting things before his eyes land on the bed, he frowns as he stares at the crumbled bedsheet and the fallen covers.
The cat makes its way towards Ricardo and mewls, so he picks it up.
"Yeah, I feel the same" he grumbles turning around just as the door to the bathroom clicks in and much to his horror Bernard walks out with just a towel wrapped around his waist.
"Uh...hi" Bernard clears his throat surprised to see Ricardo in the room.
"Why is the sun alive so soon?" Gabby groans as she rises from the floor with the covers tangled around her.
"Because it's morning" Bernard points and Ricardo snaps his head towards the man.
"Why are you on the floor?" Ricardo asks as he his hold on the piece of cloth he had held on.
"I am?" she asks with a yawn as she looks around the room.
"Wait, what are you doing in my room?" Gabby asks Ricardo who narrows his eyes at her.
"I came to take you back home" he clarifies.
"If you will excuse me" Bernard clears his throat and Gabby groans.
"I told you not to be naked in front of him"
"About that" Ricardo starts taking a deep breath as he points at the wet condom on the floor.
"May I know what does this mean? You asked me to leave and I did, is this why?" he questions and Gabby crawls towards the piece of condom before she grabs it and gets up to throw it on the dustbin.
"There, now there is nothing" she smiles.
"I cannot believe you threw me out to have sex with someone else" he growls and Gabby's smile wipes from her face.
"Uh, I think I will just go" Bernard speaks.
"Yes, and please get your car, I am going home with you" she states as she glares at Ricardo before she throws the covers on the bed and walks towards the bathroom.
*******
"I said I will take you home" Ricardo growls as he grabs Gabby's arm to stop her from walking out after Bernard leaves and she freshens up.
"And I asked Bernard to take me back, I came with him and I am going back with him"
"I can fire him" he warns, and she jerks her hands away from him.
"I don't care what you do"
"Did you sleep with him?" he finally asks, and she looks around the room.
"What do you think?" she challenges.
"Don't make me think worse" he pleads.
"What's the problem? Who are you to ask me that question anyway? I never asked how many times you slept around with anyone so what right do you have to question me?
We are just friends and that is all I will ever be for you, you have proved it many of times. I did tell you, I want to feel like a woman and now I do"
"Sex. That is all it took for you to replace me?" he asks shaking his head in disappointment.
"Yes, sex. That is all it took, because that is something we will never have between us. You know, you asked me last night what I wanted?
I wanted you!
I wanted you to kiss me, I wanted you to lean towards me last night. I wanted you to tell me, you will not get married to someone else but me...
I wanted you to say something when I told you why I cannot have you"
"I am with someone else" he whispers.
"And don't I know it. So, don't tell me to not buy condoms with some other guy because you don't like it when you cannot be the one who uses it with me...
And I am not the one replacing you, but you are the one disappearing from my life. You are doing it so perfectly and clearly...
Not signing the treaty, not joining me on my birthday. You ask why I go all crazy when it comes to sale when I can buy anything I want...
True, that I can buy anything except you. I cannot buy the way you come to my rescue when you think I am hurting, I cannot buy the way you care for me afterwards when I am scratched even just a little bit...
I cannot buy your attention and it's only on me when I am hurt but I am done hurting. Here" she throws a box of condoms his way.
"An early for you for your upcoming nuptials, have a good use of it" she states before she grabs her bag and walks out as he stands still.
A mewl makes his sighs and turn around to find kitty licking on the condom that fell out of the box and he closes his eyes.
"Bloody kitty" he groans.