SWNOVELS Chapter 82
Chapter 82
At some point during eating and conversing, I began to relax a little bit. The
attention around Hayley being the result of Dante and I being involved at one
point had soon died down amongst the table making it easier to just be present.
Hayden and Melinda were great conversationalist and shared many things from
their travels and experiences that we all eargerly listened to with either Dante or
Scott adding to it from their travels.
The Grey's were clearly very big on touring the world and it's corners and it was
evidently some thing that they both enjoyed doing together as a couple.
“Melinda loved to travel before we had even met.” Hayden chuckled but his face
softened as he recalled some thing. “in fact, I believe we actually met when both
of us had been coincidentally touring Indonesia.” Hayden looked at his wife
lovingly and with so much of amazement.
“I hate to sound corny here, Scott, because I know you hate it but I really thing it
was fate that I met Hayden. I mean what were the odds?” Melinda had a giddy
smile about her, one that you would never thing to see on a woman of her stature
but I guess when a woman was loved properly, these pure emotions just spilled
over.
Scott made a sound of utter distraught like he was choking on the affection
shared between them and Melinda laughed.
“You know what Scott, go shove it.” She said jokingly and Scott grinned at her.
“Some day a woman is going to come along and sweep you of your Italian
leather covered feet and then I'll be the one laughing at you.” Melinda said but
Scott looked terrified like that had been the worst fate he could face.
“Please, not every ones aim is to settle down and be bound by the endless
issues that arise after one is tied down.” Scott's cold tone was a clear indication
that the man truly held no care for the institute of marriage.
I mean, to each their own I suppose but he was so firm and adamant in his
refusal but I had to agree with Belinda. Scott probably hasn't met his Miss Right
just yet and when he does, he will eat dirt.
“I agree with Belinda, Scott. As much as you try to run away and look at settling
down like it's the plague, you'll eat your words one day.” I looked at him and he
threw me a look of betrayal.
“I'm ready to eat my words right now if you're the one we're talking about.” He
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wiggled his brows at me with a wide smile and the entire table, including me,
groaned at his words.
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Dante, who I had momentarily forgotten about, stared daggers at Scott before he
looked at me accusingly. As if he wasn’t the one sitting with his date right across
from me. What was he even accusing me of? Ugh, I couldn't care less.
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“I don't think you're Sophia's type.” Jessica spoke for the first time since this
discussion began.
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Jessica looked at me assessingly and I realised a sardonic brow at her
questioning how exactly she to know or taste in men at all when she had just
ad
my type
met me.
“And what exactly do you mean ” Scott look a sip of his drink as he looked at
Jessica challenging her to choose her words carefully.
Jessica parted her I*ps to respond but Dante took it upon himself to respond for
her but also to get his own opinion across.
“It is clear what she implies by that. You're not the most stable kind of man in
terms of what you prefer. No respectable woman would consider you her type
solely on the basis of reputation.” Dante said each word with as much contempt
and bitterness as he could muster.
Scott glared at him and the lightness of a once jovial conversation had been
dampened entirely. The air had grown thick and it was clear to all seated around
the table that there had been a lingering discontent between these two men.
“Be nice.” Jessica mummered to Dante in warning but he didn’t heed her at all.
“What? I can't say the-" Dante began c ockily but Scott cut him of.
“And you are better than me?” Scott asked, letting his anger show for the first
time with Dante and his comments. “I can’t recall the last time you had given a
woman stability and all that you claim I can't offer. At least there is no delusion in
my preferences and ways unlike that of yours. You think you can offer a woman
better but you cannot.” Scott shot right back and Dante.
This was getting very uncomfortable and it was a good thing that Hayley had
been away from the table and at the small table to the side of the deck where
there had been art supplies brought in for her to keep her occupied.
Melinda and Hayden exchanged uncomfortable glances whilst Jessica looked at
me for a brief moment before placing a hand on Dante's bicep to calm him down.
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didn’t shake her hold of and that had infuriated me.
“This topic needs to come to a close. We are all having a good time and it
shouldn't be ruined by both of your combined egos.” Hayden attempted to cool
things down. “I do not think this yacht is mighty enough to bare the weight of
such a thing.” He added lightly but Dante and Scott were locked in a staring
battle.
“Of course.” Scott said tightly before being the bigger person by breaking the
silent battle of stares.
The tension had taken a while to calm down as we indulged in a bright and citrus
tart but Scott gradually began conversing with me again. Hayden and Melinda
formed their own bubble with the others present on their half of the table.
Jessica looked bored and it didn’t help that Dante was still brooding and upset.
Scott picked up on that and included her on the conversation leaving Dante to
back as he headed over to
excuse himself from the table. I watched his resation leaving Dante to
Scott excused himself as well but had taken himself to the railing to overlook the
deep blue waters that this yacht had been keeping afloat on. It had left me for the
first time alone with Jessica. Gosh, this was going to be awkward.
I had so many questions that I would never ask. For one, did she know about the
history between Dante and I? Did she dislike me? Did Dante make me the bad
one in his story?
Jessica glanced at me uncomfortably but I saw her exhale like she was saying
“What the hell’ before leaning forward.
“I have been meaning to ask you this but I never got a chance until now.” She
spoke freely and the change in energy caught me off guard but I welcomed it.
“Sure, go ahead.” I urged her on and her eyes scanned the top of my dress.
“Where did you get your dress from? I hope you don’t mind but I absolutely love
it.” She whispered and I found my I*ps spread in to a smile involuntarily.
“Oh, thank you. It's actually from a boutique on Leonard's.” I informed her and
her eyes immediately widened in recognition.
“Ahh, Jacqueline’s Boutique. I love her designs! Costs a pretty penny but so
worth it.” For a moment it felt like I was having the lightest conversation with Lucy
and not my ex-husband’s new arm candy.
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As we spoke, I learnt that Jessica was a lawyer who loved what she did. She was
smart, friendly, and so easily likable and I hated it but not in a bad way. It made
me understand why Hayley had taken so easily to her because she was just nice
over all.
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When it had been time for us to depart and the yacht had docked back to the
point that it had started, we exited carefully and I was certain to keep Hayley at
my side until we were on steady ground.
“Patrick is out for the day. I'll take you home.” Scott offered just as I began to look
around for a ride home.
Melinda and Hayden had bid us farewell as did the others but Dante and Jessica
were still around.
Hayley yanked on my hand gently. “Mama, I want daddy to take us home.”
Hayley whispered but it was still loud enough that it reached Dante's ears.
“Maybe some other time, Hayley, but right now we don’t have much of a choice.”
I said back to her gently.
“But daddy-"
“Of course, I can take you home.” Dante interrupted like it was not even a
question.
I looked at Scott apologetically but he didn’t seem to mind and waved it off
understanding the adamant tendencies of a child.
“I can drop Jessica off, then. I have a few things to discuss with her anyways.”
Scott said in a businesslike tone and Jessica nodded already walking to his side
like she didn’t mind at all that Dante would be driving Hayley and I back to the
house.
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