Chapter 19 - You mess with my ship ? You die . " You did what ? " I gulped taking in my best friend positively murderous face . " Um . Trish .. " " Nuh - uh , don't you " Trish " me , okay ? You dumb excuse of a human . " " But- " " I cannot believe you did it . Sophia Coleen Martell , you deserved to be smacked in the head with a frikkin lamp , in sincere hope that some of your dormant braincells wake up . " " Trish , seriously calm down . " " Calm down ? Calm down ? You expect me to calm down after my moron of a best friend stuffs up her date with the hottest billionare in the state after they kissed by telling him to " Forget about everything because it was just a one time thing for just a damn night ? " How deranged are you ? " She screeched and I winced , knowing that she was probably ready to strangle me with her bare hands . " Come on , A ) It was not a date B ) The hottest billionare has a fiancé and C ) It was the most rational thing to do . " Trish snorted , clearly not pleased with me . " Save that bullshit for someone who'd believe your " rational " sob story . If you love that chap , fight for him instead going all New Moon Bella Swan on me . " " It's not that easy Trish , you know it . " I snapped feeling frustrated . It wasn't easy for me either but I couldn't just make out and skip away to sunset with him just because I could . Trish sighed . " Don't make it more complicated than it has to be Soph , please . " I shut my eyes sinking against my couch feeling my eyes sting with tears . " What am I going to do ? " I whispered . " Go after him , he deserves to know what you feel . You both deserve to be happy , you know ? " " But what about her ? Esmeralda ? You do realize their wedding is literally weeks away ? " " Will you please not be all Mother Teresa for a minute ? I'm talking about you , I don't give a hoot about that pricey blonde . She became a member of my hit list the day she came to threaten you . " " I deserved it and since when do you have a hit list ? " Trish narrowed her grey eyes at me . " Don't change the topic . " I bit my lip , processing Trish's words . " Okay .. so maybe he deserves an explanation … " I started . Trish grinned like I just told her she won the lottery . " Atta girl , what do you say ? We drop by to give him a surprise visit ? " 1/5 14 000 11 COM DT O < Chapter 19- You mess with my ship ? You die " Are you sur- " " Okay whatever no time for your overthinking . Get ready , chop chop . Time's a ticking ." Trish gripped my shoulders and pushed me upstairs . " God , you're so pushy . " I complained as she dragged me up the stairs . " You'll thank me later when you marry him and have my godchildren . " She muttered . I rolled my eyes . " I heard that . " +8 Points > " Heard what ? I didn't say anything . Now go , get ready and word of advice ? Dress like a human , not a trash can , okay ? " " Wh- " Before I could complete what I was saying , she pushed me in my room and shut the door on my face . Just great . ΚΑΛ " Come on , go . " I shot a panicked glance to Trish , suddenly feeling like a sacrificial animal . Trish rolled her eyes and pushed me the through the doors of the restaurant Austin worked in . Marianna was the country's best restaurant owned and headed by Austin . It was twice named the best restaurant in America , thanks to the man who ran it The subtle atmosphere and the tantalizing aroma of food dangled in the air making the fears inside me die down for a bit . Trish got us a table after a lot of persuasion since we had no booked reservations . We ordered our food and I went for chef's special because of obvious reasons . His food gave me the same sense of comfort that he did whenever I was with him . To others , it was a plate of some amazing food , to me , it was a sense of familiarity , a feeling of being home . To me , it was a piece of dedication from the person I loved . " Vou're so hopelessly whipped that It takes a lot of self control to stop myself from locking you two in a room together and telling you both to get together already . " Trish commented eyeing me from behind her lasagna . I choked on my piece of broccoli at my best friend's bluntness . " Jeez Trish … ever heard of being subtle ? " I shook my head . Trish laughed at my red face enjoying my embarrassment . We finished our meal and the waiter arrived to clear our plates I swallowed . " I would like to speak to the chef . Would you please convey my message to him and tell him that Sophia Martell would like to meet him if he was free . " The waiter nodded politely and walked off . Trish wiggled her eyebrows at me , smirking as she sipped slightly on her wine . 14 IL ら 2/5 M < < Chapter 19- You mess with my ship ? You die . +8 Points X The waiter soon returned with a polite smile on his face . " Chef Hamilton would like to meet you now , if you don't mind miss . " I stood up . " Of course not . " He gestured me to follow him as we made our way to the kitchen . The minute I walked through the doors , I was hit by a strong scent of heavy aroma of food and noise , lots of noise , pots and pans banging on stoves , voices calling out to each other , the stirring and sloshing and chopping , it felt like I entered a whole new area which contrasted heavily from the peace and calm and elegance outside . And admist the chaos stood the man who kidnapped my heart , running orders at the speed of light doing several things simultaneously , I could barely keep up . The minute he saw me , he gave me one of his heart stopping smiles and motioned me to wait as he handed six dishes in a row to the awaiting waiters .. " Tony carry on the orders for service , I will be back to supervise , give me a few minutes . " He made his way towards me , dropping his bossy chef act as he led to the back of the kitchen . " Hi . " He smiled at me . " Hi yourself . This is a nice surprise cupcake , having you drop by . I knew you couldn't stay away from me . " He winked . I blushed a deep red . " Don't flatter yourself and I'm sorry if I disturbed you , you looked awfully busy back there . " " I'll never be too busy for you cupcake . " I laughed , knowing all was well as I took his playful attempts to flirt with me . " You're hopeless . " " Hopeless for you cupcake . " He flashed me a cheeky grin . " You're on a roll today Mr. Rich pants , aren't you ? " " If you say so . " He chuckled . I shook my head . " So , what brings you here cupcake aside from the unforgiving temptation to see me ? " " Careful Mr. Rich pants , too much ego might be bad for your health . " He laughed . " I think I can deal with that , " " So what brings you here ? " I breathed in , knowing it was go time . " I … I wanted to apologize for my behavior that day . That night was not a one time thing and definitely not something I'd ever forget , I mean how could I ever forget a night like that ? It was magical and amazing and perfect . You just make me feel so complete it scares me and I push you away because I know it's wrong , you have Esmeralda and for whatever reason , you still are engaged to her and I don't want to break your relationship and I think the best thing I could do is to leave you alone but I cant seem to do that . For some reason , I keep coming back to you , no matter how much I run . It's like there's just 14 Pink DOM ரு 3/5 < Chapter 19. You mess with my ship ? You die 40 Points > something that pulls us together again and again . It's getting impossible to fight and I don't know what to do but you deserve to know what I feel because I know have been unfair to you and I'm sorry . You're the best thing that happened to me , even if you're not supposed to be mine . " I finished and let out a breath I didn't realize I had been holding . I had ranted , again but I didn't care . My eyes were transfixed on Austin's face which was processing my words . Slowly , a smile spread on his features . He stepped closer to me wrapping his arms around me , forcing me to look up at him . " I knew you couldn't resist me , cupcake . " His brown eyes twinkled with gentle humor . I punched him lightly . " Shut up . " " We'll find a way cupcake . " I shook my head . " No Austin , I don't want you to break your engagement because of me , I just thought you deserved to know . I can't be a home wrecker . " " Chef ! There's a problem with the tortellini's lined for service right now , they're undercooked . " A young apprentice interrupted us as he hurried towards Austin . Austin sighed as he gave me an apologizing look . " Sorry cupcake , I need to go . I will catch up with you later and I will figure something out . You're not a wrecker . Bye now , don't overthink that pretty little head of yours . " He quickly kissed my forehead and walked off to handle his kitchen . I sighed and watched his retreating back and gathered my mental bearings and walked out of the kitchen , back to Trish who jumped at me , attacking me with questions . I explained to her what had happened . In the end she sighed as she looked at me . " Honestly ? You two are more complicated than a Dan Brown code but I'm still shipping you , okay ? My predictions stand . " I shook my head at my hopeless best friend as we walked out from the restaurant as the evening sky started to turn dark . A shiny pair of red Chloe heels entered my line of vision as I looked up to see who it was and at once my heart stopped ice cold . Esmeralda . Her dark green eyes were trained on me visciously like she wanted to rip me to shreds . Her ox blood lips turned into a cold sneer . " Well if it isn't the pathetic mystery girl trying to claw her way to my fiancés heart . " She sneered in a toxic sweet tone . I gritted my teeth . ' Esmeralda , as much as I'd love to listen to your immature digs . I would have to pass today because unlike you , I have a life that needs attending to . " " In that case , why don't you attend to your so called life , instead of loitering around like a worthless w *** e in need for attention and stay away from Austin and his life . He doesn't need you . You worth nothing in our world Sophia . Nothing ." 14 M BOM 15 O < 4/5 Chapter 19- You mess with my ship ? You die +8 Points ? I felt my throat close as my eyes stung . Esmeralda's words pierced me to the core and I struggled to form words . Before I could say anything , Trish stalked up to Esmeralda's figure and pointed a sharp manicured finger at her face . " As much as I'd love to smack your pathetic face , I'd choose not to . After all , nobody likes to get their hands dirty by touching rotten trash , so the next time you mess with my best friend remember that I will not hesitate to pluck your fingernails one by one with a pliér and shove them up your ass , understand ? " Who the- " " Oh and here's a fun fact b * tch- you mess with my ship ? You die . " With that Trish grabbed my hand and we walked away from Esmeralda's fuming figure . Ladies and gentlemen , now that's how you burn someone . 3 Comments Get