Purple Romance

''Andy, what are you thinking about so seriously?'' Betty asked as she smiled. Her thoughts were that he was probably looking at her red lips. Little did she know right that moment, he was thinking of another woman who wasn't her.

''Nothing'' Andy came back to his senses and looked away and asked her ''what are you doing here?''

''Uncle told me about the trip to the Coastal castle and I wanted to go with you''

''You are not wearing that to go with me, right?'' he asked and she looked at herself.

''What is wrong with the way I'm dressed? I look beautiful, don't you think so?''

''You do look beautiful, but we are going to the Coastal castle and that means we will be entering the museum. Wearing something more comfortable will do the trick''

''If you say so, I will go and change right away. But, Andy, can you tell me where you slept last night? You didn't come back to the room and I waited for you for a long time''

Last night, she had planned to give herself to him but he had left and she felt awkward and lonely in the room.

''Betty, let me make this clear. I don't like what you did last night and also I don't think I owe you any explanation as to where I slept last night'' he said to her frankly.

''Andy, why are you doing this to me? You know how I feel about you'' Betty said and bit her lips. She felt that she had to do something to keep him by herself. She was afraid that someone else would come along and take him away from her. like that woman from ten years ago.

''I know and I've told you that I'm not ready for a relationship now, also you are like a sister to me. I can never see you as a woman''

''I am not your sister so stop calling me your sister. Mali is gone Andy and you need to move on. She is never coming back. If she loved you the same way you loved her then, why did she leave you and go to another city that you couldn't find her even after searching for so long?

''Stop it Betty!!!'' Andy screamed at her.

''Why are you still waiting as if she is coming back when you know she won't return?''

''That's enough Betty, get out of my office'' he pointed at the door. It was obvious he was angry and hurt at the same time.

''Are you asking me to leave?'' Betty asked back.

''Yes, but if you won't then I will'' Andy got up and angrily walked out and Betty called after him.

''Andy, Andy'' she ran after him.

At the reception, Max was addressing the tourist when Paula arrived and went to the back. as usual, she stood behind the same three ladies from the other time.

Today she had worn a midnight blue flowery t-shirt that Lisa got for her and paired it with black jeans. She tied the hem of the t-shirt into a knot leaving a little skin to show, it brought her thin waist and fitted her quite well. She knew she looked good when the men started giving her subtle looks.

Call her badass but she had learnt how to be sassy from Lisa and the latter had even gone the extra mile to get her a lot of clothes that brought her curves out. She always looked confident in the clothes that Lisa bought for her.

Casting her eyes in front, she started to listen to the announcement being given by Max.

''So today we are going to the castle where we will learn about our country and slavery. Very soon the CEO will come and then we will set off''

The three girls in front of her started chatting among themselves again and Paula eavesdropped. She frowned when she overheard them asking about the whereabouts of Andy.

''Why are they always looking for him?'' she murmured to herself. This time around, she did so ever quietly because she had learnt her lesson from the other time. She didn't want to be seen as a crazy woman after all.

But, she couldn't help but grin when she thought of how he pleaded with her to allow him to sleep in her room. She smirked. If only they knew she was with him all night. Her cheeks flushed and she felt like a naughty girl for having such thoughts when all they did was sleep and nothing else.

''Okay, ladies and gentlemen, our CEO is already here''

Paula looked up the moment she heard Max's words. She met his gaze and blushed. She didn't know when he had arrived at that place, but his eyes were on her and it made her feel conscious suddenly. She blushed and looked away.

''What's wrong with him? Why is he looking at me like that?'' she murmured to herself.

Meanwhile, as Andy stood next to Max, his gaze was unwaveringly on Paula the whole time. Even when he took over to address the tourists, his eyes never left her. He didn't know why but her outfit was suddenly making him angry. He was angered by Betty and now her outfit was making him even more angrier.

He wondered if she was aware of the eyes that were following her because of the way she had intentionally tied the hem revealing a little skin and her thin waist on full display. Didn't she know that men were visual beasts, animals who loved to feast on beautiful things?

He held the side of his trench coat and felt like going over to cover her with it, but he knew he couldn't. Not at the moment but he promised himself that he was going to do it sooner or later. He couldn't allow her to walk around dressed like that.

The tourists started moving towards the restaurant for their breakfast and Paula looked towards him, but he had taken his eyes off her and walked right away. She frowned and walked away, ''Hmmm not even a hi? I just hope you won't come to me again?''

After getting an empty table by the window, she sat down and removed her phone. She had promised to send a few pictures of the place to Lisa, so she took a few photos and forwarded them to her before placing her phone down. She looked up and realised that she was facing Andy who was also sitting by the window at a far end with Max.

She saw that he was busy making his order along with the man and wasn't looking her way. She wondered why his face looked gloomy. She was someone who could catch on to the emotions of people fast just by observing them and right at that moment, she could tell that he didn't look happy.

Just as she was about to look away, she saw the lady from before [Betty] joining their seat. She sat closer to Andy and she frowned. Paula thought that the woman was just everywhere.

At the table of Andy and Max.

Betty began to make her order the moment she sat down, ''waiter, get me a cup of cinnamon tea, add a little honey to it. Make me a French toast with a lot of greens, I'm checking my weight''

''Yes, Miss'' the waiter jotted everything down before going away. He walked towards the table of Paula to take her order as they were going to make everything at the same time. Other waiters were also taking the orders of the other tourists.

Betty turned to Max saying to him, "Max I will like to have a chat with Andy so could get another table?'' she turned and looked towards Paula's table adding, ''that fat woman is having the whole table to herself, you can join her''

The moment the word 'fat' came out of her mouth, Andy hit his palm on the table and looked at her. She was frightened and looked back.

''You scared me'' she said.

''Max, sit back!!'' Andy said when he noticed Max getting up to leave.

''Boss, I can join the lady over there'' Max felt the temperature drop and knew Andy was angry.

''And I said, sit back!!!'' Andy looked at him and Max sat back. He turned to Betty and said to her, 'listen to me, Max is the manager of this place, so you don't get to order him around. Second, don't ever refer to a lady as 'fat' because that woman isn't anywhere near that word. You just said you were checking your weight, should I call you 'fat' also, then?''

Bella flushed and clutched her fists tightly. She looked at Andy, ''why are you defending someone you don't even know?'' she asked, but she still remembered the woman very well. She remembered how Andy had looked at her yesterday during the time they were going to have dinner. She didn't know why but she just wanted to say something ugly about that woman. She was beautiful and curvy but she was still thick. Didn't men love skinny women like her? She wasn't even his type so why was he paying so much attention to her?