Convincing her

Lucas was very frank about his feelings, unlike Tyler who was very secretive about them. He had worked for him for years already but he could not say confidently that he knew Tyler well.

There were aspects of his life that he was involved in where he would just be able to tell his preferences but not what he liked.

If he was being honest, Tyler was very high maintenance compared to Lucas who would laugh when he was happy and be openly upset about something.

Tyler would smile when he was happy, he would also smile when he was not happy. He would smile when he was angry and he would also smile while firing an employee. What was unfortunate was that neither of his smiles would reach his eyes.

If Roy had to admit something was that he knew that Tyler was as open as he had ever been when he was with Jen. When they had broken up his personality had done a complete 180 and he had become as jaded as he was before, if not worse.

"Can I see the invitation so I can ask the hotel to arrange transport once you have made up your mind?" Roy asked not willing to debate over trivial matters anymore.

"It's there," Tyler said as he pointed to the kitchen counter. He hadn't really looked at it himself either because he couldn't have been bothered.

He had made up his mind on not going when he was invited in the first place, but after the previous day's events with Naya, he wanted to verify his feelings for Jen.

Roy went to the kitchen and picked up the royal blue envelope that had Tyler's name on it written in silver. He took out the invitation inside and saw that the venue was actually the hotel that they were currently staying in. 

"It looks like you don't have to go anywhere after all," Roy said as he refolded the invitation before putting it back in the envelope.

"What are you talking about?" Tyler asked as he put down his wine glass.

"The event is at the hotel, so you don't need a driver," Roy said and picked up his own jacket to leave.

"Where are you going?" Tyler asked when he saw that Roy was getting ready to leave.

"You said you're going by yourself. Since the venue is downstairs then I don't think I have any use for the rest of the night" Roy said as he shrugged on his jacket.

Tyler was tempted to stop him from leaving but he knew that he had been working non-stop since they arrived and he deserved a break since they were out of town.

"You-" Tyler started but paused for a few seconds to think about what he was going to say next.

"Hmm?" Roy said with raised eyebrows. He was hoping that he wasn't going to be given more work.

"Go and have fun," Tyler said and gestured for Roy to leave his hotel room. Roy smiled with relief and said his goodbye before he left.

Once the door shut behind him, Tyler touched his face as he was lost in thought. He was wondering whether he should go to the party and at the same time, he was thinking about the dark stubble that had grown on his lower face.

He had been lounging around the hotel room in his robe all day since his schedule was empty since the previous day. If Naya was around he really wouldn't have gone to the party. He had been enjoying her company since the previous day before she left for the airport in the evening.

He finished up the wine he was drinking before he stood up went to take a shower. He decided that he will decide whether he would attend the launch party as the night progresses as the night was still young.

*

David stopped his car in front of the hotel doors and quickly rushed to help Nancy out of the car. Since there was an event there was quite a number of people outside the hotel including reporters since not all of them had the permission to go inside.

"You could have gone to the parking lot right?" Nancy asked while carrying a charming smile on her face in case pictures of her were taken and circulated online.

"I could have, but I have no reason to hide" David replied as he closed the passenger's door and tossed his car keys to the valet that was responsible for parking his car.

Nancy stood stiffly next to David and even though no one else was able to notice her discomfort, David was able to tell since he had his arm wrapped around her.

"Just relax" David said and for the first time since he arrived he looked down at her and smiled making her smile back genuinely. The cameras in their vicinity went wild. Fortunately, none of them liked being in the spotlight so they soon disappeared into the hotel.