It Happened To Me- Chapter 3

[DragonLadyKira]

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It Happened To Me- Chapter Three

They?d spent the night doing things they?d never do sober. And they?d spent the night being people they weren?t. Over all, it was a big mistake.

James awoke, groggy and sore in places he?d never been sore before. He looked over at the woman curled next to his side and panicked. She looked beautiful; her hair spread over the pillow and his chest, a slight smile gracing her features, and her hand- with her carefully manicured nails- rested daintily on his chest, nest to her face. But all he saw was her lack of clothing and distance. Panicked, James slipped from the bed and crept out of the room. He dressed quickly into a pair of jeans and one of his business shirts. Running a hand through his thick, ebony hair; James sat down to think about what must have taken place the night before. Absent-mindedly, he cleaned up the mess from their drinking spree. While he wondered how could have let himself slip like that, he noticed exactly what it was he was washing. Before anything else could happen that morning, James took his coat and went out for a walk to clear his mind.

Relena stood at the window, watching her husband leave, an angry scowl marring her graceful features. Already she had a glass of liquor in hand. Relena had woken up with his sudden movement, and through teary eyes she watched him leave. She?d pulled on her robe and followed him with her eyes through the crack in the door. And when he left, she?d immediately left to pour herself something to dull the pain. And now she sat on her balcony drinking, she would have been smoking too but she had vowed herself long ago she wouldn?t do that kind of stuff to her body.

After a couple of glasses she took a shower and got dressed. Without much thought, she began to drain a second bottle of wine from the refrigerator after finishing off the first. And that?s how James found her; sitting on the couch in one of nice dresses she?d brought incase they?d actually leave the hotel room, her mascara making little black lines down her cheeks and smudges beneath her eyes, a wine bottle with lipstick marks around the top in her hand, and her eyes red and puffy looking up at him accusingly. He stared at her found every bit of his own vulnerability in her. He sat down at the other end of the couch, his head in his hands. ?Relena, why did you consent to this marriage? We don?t love each other??
She glared into her bottle. ?I know that! It?s painfully obvious after how you reacted this morning. And the only reason I?m here is because it would make things easier for my people.?
?Relena?I?m in love with someone else. I can?t do this with you??
?And you don?t think I am too?! You don?t think I had hopes and dreams that rested on someone else? I was in love too, I am in love too??
?The let?s call this off then, neither of us want this. We can go back to the ones we love.?
Relena stood and shook her head. ?Mine isn?t coming back. He never really was there.?
She folded her arms and walked toward her room, whispering, ?I just want to go home.? as she passed his seat.

Once in her room, Relena peeled away the dress and slipped under the covers with the bottle still in hand. Taking a last swig, she let it drop to the floor where it shattered into thousands of tiny shards. She had enough time to pull the sheet up to her chin before she passed out.

Though James never heard the bottle drop, a certain mysterious young man did. He was watching the surveillance tapes from the hidden cameras strategically placed through out the suite. He?d been watching the action through the cameras since the newly wed couple walked in the door. And now, like last night, his fists were balled with rage at the male politician in the room. His gaze fell upon the sleeping angel and his anger faded. ?Relena??



Jess here. Babysitting again; what else is new? I?m going crazy!! The kid I usually sit for (Ryan) is having a sleepover and the other kid (Carson) has this laugh that makes me want to rip my hair out! He?s always screaming and back talking? GAH!! So anyway?I had been wondering when I would bring Heero into this.

[goddesswing]

James is in for it!!!! I love this original situation. You always have a great story for everyone! Keep the creativity up!

[Desert Bloom]

*faints* he saw it? More, please, wanna know what's going to happen...