Chapter 4 4

The meeting with the new owner of the hotel went rather well. Roxy looked around for her friend and couldn't find her, the owner seemed to have vanished. She wanted to slip away but...

-Roxana ....

- Mr. Cyrus, I thought I wouldn't see you anymore but apparently fate persists, she muttered.

Kyle put a hand on his chest pretending to be upset.

- I must say that I never believed in destiny either but I believe that it wants to bring us both together, don't you find that exciting?

She took a deep breath and left but he didn't agree.

- What do you still want? she asked, on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

- Just one dinner, and I'll leave you alone. he replied.

- Promise?

- I don't think I can keep my promise, you're so tempting, he breathed close to her face.

- In that case, no dinner, she replied without question.

She continued on her way but Kyle wasn't ready to give up.

- It's okay, one dinner and I'll leave you alone.

She finally dared to give him a look, my God, she was beautiful. Roxana was a beautiful young brunette woman. The trumpet nose, the luscious lips, a generous chest and shapes to damn a saint. Her skin looked soft, it was translucent. It was impossible for him to know the length of her hair because she always had it tied up in a bun. When she didn't say anything, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

- Let's say tomorrow evening? He suggests.

She seemed surprised and looked at him suspiciously.

- I don't think so. It's too early, I'll tell you when, wait for my answer, see you Mr. Cyrus.

Kyle watched her leave not understanding why things with her were so complicated. With the others, all he had to do was snap his fingers and they would instantly land in his bed, but Roxana wanted nothing to do with him and that was what intrigued Kyle a lot. He was a lawyer and he loved to dig and he was going to dig into this mystery around Roxana . From her swaying of her hips, Kyle felt his poor little heart take a hit.

- My God, I think this young woman will end up putting me six feet under with her charms. Give me more patience, a lot more patience.

He decided to go find Justin because he had slipped away in the middle of the ceremony without him knowing why. He was leaving when he received a message from her. "Sorry Kyle but you're going to have to go home, I'll take the young African girl home, see you at my place first thing tomorrow." Kyle responded to the message and put his phone in his pants pocket. He assumed that if Justin accompanied his friend Roxana , that means...

- Roxana will be home late and she will need someone to take her home and who better than me, a handsome guy to boot, it's not every day that you get a ride home from a rare specimen like me.

He hurried to look for Roxana and what he saw did not enchant him.

Roxana had finished her shift. Olivia had to leave early and as always Carine Jackson had acted up by threatening to deduct it from her salary.

- Poor thing, if she knew that Olivia left with the new owner, she murmured .

-Roxy ? Called him Eddy Payne.

She turned towards him. Eddy was one of the hotel's baggage handlers, he was there just for a while just to have enough to pay for his studies when classes started again. He was really charming and the same age as Roxana . He had lectured her many times but Roxana had not given a positive response. However, he did not admit defeat and accepted the friendship she offered him.

- Eddie? Are you still here?

- Yes, I was waiting for you, I'll take you home, he replied, showing her his car keys.

- Oh, that's nice of you, it will save me from having to take the bus so late. Thank you Eddy, you are an angel.

She threw herself on his neck and gave him a big hug, Eddy suddenly became smiling. Too smiling for Kyle's taste, who didn't want to let her go with this kid.

- Sorry young man but Miss Gonzalez will come home with me, Kyle said as he stepped forward.

The young man suddenly tensed up because he knew that against Kyle he had no chance. All women fell under his spell but Roxana did not seem to agree.

- Sorry too, Mr. Cyrus, but I'm leaving with Eddy, she replied, dragging the poor young man outside.

Kyle uttered thousands of curses before deciding to leave. He arrived home and parked his car in his garage. He activated the security system and poured himself a drink. Sitting on his couch facing the floor-to-ceiling windows, Kyle thought. He didn't know exactly what but he was deep in thought. All his life, he had helped others , he had built a reputation as an inveterate play boy and a man with questionable humor to escape the hell that was his life. "You will never amount to anything in life, no one will ever love you and you will end up like your mother, this promiscuous whore." Kyle closed his eyes at this painful memory, these words were from his uncle when he was very little. Maybe he was right after all, maybe he was destined to end up like his mother. He got up and poured himself another glass which he drank in small sips before deciding to go take a shower, he needed one.

Eddy accompanied Roxana to her house. She thanked him and entered his apartment, everything was so quiet. She headed to Olivia's room and found her peacefully sleeping. She looked at it for a while before heading towards her room. She took a good shower and wore her pajamas. She went to bed with her head full of images of Kyle Cyrus. She wondered why he was now haunting her thoughts. "Maybe I've been seeing him too much lately" she thought. She wanted to send him a message to tell him that she agreed to have dinner with him in three days because she told herself that once she accepted his invitation, he would leave her alone. She closed her eyes and let herself fall into Morpheus' arms.