Queen's Clothes - Fashion/Office RP - [See #3243!!!!! and #1] {Apps always open}

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ i know :D i love him to pieces!!! ]]

Gavin's mouth dropped open

"Well then don't say people have the wrong outfit on then! Just because not all of us color-coordinate with our rats, doesn't mean we aren't good people. It's ruder to say someone has the wrong outfit it!" he said angrily to Chi

[daltonism]

Chi narrowed her eyes at him, "Where I come from, it's allowed." she said gritting her teeth, "Next question?" she sat back in her chair, taking her compact mirror and lip gloss out.

[[ Is Delilah still there? ]]

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ yes :lol: why?? ]]

Gavin scowled at Chi,

"Well get ready for a hell of a shock, princess!" he said, rolling his eyes

[butterflykiss]

Nicolao, shouted again with the phone pressed to his ear, "I apologize, is there something that I can help you with?" When a dial tone rang in his ear,he slammed the phone down. The next sketch was done, is was subtle, but unique. {sketch here (http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9272/im400greycorsetkb1.jpg) }. As he sat at the desk, he flipped through a magazine, trying to get inspiration for summer colors, after a good twenty minutes of pondering he shut the magazine. Wine, and a dull silver, yes, he thought shaded in the ruffled area along the waist line.

Every design there was a piece of himself, as he took a couple of bolts of fabric on his oversized desk. Making a scaled pattern he cut it to mold the fabric. Smoothing over the fabric, he decided to take a much needed break, and sat at his desk. Taking out his cellphone, he whispered to the voice at the other end of the line. "What is my new assignment, this fashion designer crap is getting old. This has to be the most boring office in history," he sighed as he tapped his fingers on the desk, "Why, the people are like accident prone, or having sex in there office. Yes, understood, I will get right on it sir." Closing his phone, he took the bottle out of the drawer, took a swig, and replaced it, thank goodness that a bottle of Jack was an amber color, no one would think to look at the contents, which in fact was just water. "Dumb Americans, they have no idea, what is to come."

Pushing himself from the desk, he opened the window, and lit one of his cigars, and enjoyed the breeze against his face. I love my job., he thought to himself as he exhaled the gray smoke into the morning air.

[Spoonerism_SC]

((Well, I have to go to this horrible place called school. Feel free to godmod Jeisa, she came to the office to see Nicolao. Be on in, lets say, 7 hoursish.))

[butterflykiss]

{{Awwwww no worries Spooner, will wait. Very bad at godmodding hehehe}}

[daltonism]

Chi pursed her lips as if she were sucking on a lemon, "Next question?" she sneared, chosing not to respond to his rude comment. She was quite sick of everyone being rude to her. She'd been nothing but cheery with people.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed under his breath at the expression on Chi's face. Man what a b*tch!

"Anyway...moving on. Anything you want to ask me?"

[daltonism]

Chi shook her head, "Only one thing. What do you get out of being rude to me?" she looked him straight in the eyes, searching him. She could see through him. He was like a window. Totaly fake.

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ um...ok :P ]]

[daltonism]

[[ :lol: She's dramatic. But Butterlykiss isn't on so I'll edit. :p ]]

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin glared at Chi again

"Well excuse me for not licking your shoes or flirting with you!" he huffed

[daltonism]

Chi glared back at him, "I don't want you to either of those things. I just want you to respect me as I respect you." she said, still staring right at him. She knew he disliked her already. She'd calmed down, he'd made her angry again. Typical.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin stared right back at Chi. He was stronger than this, he didn't need the approval of a stupid stuck-up model. He could see straight threw her: he knew why she didn't like him. He was good looking and he hadn't shown any interest in her. Sub-consciously or not, that was what pissed her off

"I'll show you respect once you've shown me something to respect!"

[daltonism]

Chi put her hands on the desk and lent forwards, "You have some nerv." she said, inches from his face, "I've been to hell and back Gavin. I've almost died. I've lost everyone I love. I've fought to stay in this trade. I've learnt how to deal with you people. And you've been given your job on a plate because your boss loves you." she sat back down, fuming, "Now tell me you can't respect me."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin glared at her angrily,

"I've worked hard for this job. I never even met Cecilia until I was an assistant manager! You come in here in your tight dress and rat on a lead and expect to be treated like a princess! Well, reality check babe, not everyone appreciates your little 'fashion advice'!"

[daltonism]

Chi glared at Gavin. If looks could kill, he'd be under the ground and dead. She got up, "You and your girlfriend have been nothing but hostile to me. From when I first got here yesterday you've been mean and now.. now you're being rude. You called me a dog earlier and you.." she just glared at him.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin watched Chi stand up

"I...I what?" he asked, meeting her gaze with hardened eyes, "didn't flatter you enough?"

[HystericalParoxysm]

((Please slow down a little on the posts and try to create more contentful posts - you don't have to write a novel, but more than one or two lines. Try to get more into the character, their thoughts and feelings (even internal ones) and their history. Flesh it out a little more and you'll not only find yourself writing less posts (and creating less spam - this thread is getting very long as it is and I'd rather not impose a post-per-day limit) but you'll find yourself writing better ones too.

Thanks guys.))

[daltonism]

Chi sat down, "No! I don't care if you don't flatter me! But you have to at least be polite to me seeing as I may be working for you! I know I'm not exactly miss Sunshine but I do try. I've been through a lot which makes me this way. And sometimes you have to put up with the way someone is! So.. just stop it! Okay?!" she got crossed her arms, staring at the floor.

She was always being told that she was too rude, but she'd never seen it herself. Yeah, she tells people when they look awful. So? Does that mean everyone can just walk over her and call her names like dog? No. She wanted to scream there and then but held it in and instead sighed as loud as she could, breathing through her nose heavily.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin felt like he could punch this woman straight in the face. Pushing her through the window would give him so much satisfaction, but he knew it wasn't right. He raised his eyes to the sky and attempted to calm himself, counting to ten before he looked back in the room. In that time Chi had begun to speak again. He only listened half-heartedly, oh cry me a river! he thought, running a hand through his hair

"So.. just stop it! Okay?!" Chi said eventually, stamping her foot like a child

Gavin laughed under his breath, realising maybe he'd been a little hard on her. He walked over to Delilah who was still perched on his desk, seemingly oblivious to the anger glares and remarks that were being thrown across the room in front of her. Gavin gently kissed her neck, his mind spinning at everything that had happened. There was Hannah also, the new assistant manager who seemed to think she was the best; he'd given her a talking to, too. Oh god, he was turning into his father

"Okay then Chi" he said finally, turning to face her, "I've stopped it. But you start acting like an adult as opposed to a five year old!"

[daltonism]

Chi studied Gavin's face looking in to his eyes before he went over to Delilah. He could see the anger in them, the frustration. She wanted to slap him for being a pig, slap her for being evil. He really did and although she knew she couldn't do either she was furious. So furious at him. She shook her head angrily and got back up to face him. Maybe at first she thought he'd be all over her like most men, maybe at first she thought he'd be friends with her. Maybe at first she thought she'd be accepted. Obviously not. He had some kind of problem with her, what ever it was she didn't know, but it was obviously there.

"I don't act like a 5 year old Gavin." she said, rubbing her head, "I act like who I am. And.. if you can't deal with that." she didn't finish and sat back down, "Then.. what am I meant to do? Change for you? Turn in to someone who you'd be friends with? To be honest, when I first came in, you striked me as the kind of person I'd me friends with, you really did. But now I get the vibes from you that you're the kind of person I'd avoid. For no reason you've been horrible to me. I've tried my hardest. But obviously, you're not ready for me."

She sneezed loudly, "Bless me." she said, "Do I get the job?"

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia stared at the ceiling. There was something in her blood that was different, and it would ruin her life. It wasn't the type, it was something different. Something they couldn't explain. There had to be someone who could save her. She needed someone to hold, to tell stories. She needed someone to make her enjoy life as it was. She slowly turned around. Everything would be so different with a man. It hurted her to see others together. She didn't want to think about it, because she knew she would end up crying. And so she did, she cried.

[Slytherin-Girl]

Amber laughed, amused by what Jeisa had said. "Believe me Jeisa, around here quiet is good. There's far to much drama around here than is healthy".

The two women continued walking through the hallways until they reached Nicolao's office. "Here it is" she said, "Let's see if he's in". Amber raised her hand and knocked on the door.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled at Chi, raising his eyebrows apologetically. He hadn't meant to be so harsh with her, to be so cruel. Hec, that wasn't him at all. He was the nice guy, the one that fetched the coffee and smiled all the time: not the mean monster boss. He ran his hands through his hair, attempting to flatten it into a more suitable postition, and then turned to Chi

"I'm sorry," he admitted, "I guess I'm just a little stressed today. And, well, calling my girlfriend a b*tch didn't really make me like you anymore either. So, I'll have to talk to Cecilia about whether you'll get the job, but I hope we can be friends."

He held out his hand to her, smiling kindly

[daltonism]

Chi laughed a little and shook his hand, "I'm sorry. I lash out sometimes.." She laughed at him inside her head, he was just a piece in her game. Not a friend. Ha! Chi didn't have friends! She had enemies and people she knew. End of. All that crap about her wanting to be friends. Was it true? Errr... no!!

She lent back in her chair and sighed, "When do you think you'll be back to me?" she asked, straightening her dress out, "Just asking." she added, keeping up her new 'politeness'. She smiled kindly at him and ran her fingers down her hair, seeing as her comb was back in her car.

[daltonism]

[[ Chi went to your office, but you were offline so now she's in her meeting. :p ]]

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin rested back in his chair, not bothered about this new model anymore. He'd had enough and seriously didn't care whether she showed her face around the office again; no doubt she'd be a hit with some of the guys though. Most of them were ravenous hungry dogs when it came to the female models. He sighed heavily and pursed his lips, looking at Chi from the corner of his eye. Stupid little girl. Stick your nose in the air and pretend to be better than me. I don't give a sh*t

"Urgh, I'll get back to you soon," he continued, swivelling round on his chair to check the computer, "once I've had a conversation with the owner of this place, and reviewed your application again."

Gavin gave her another false smile and then gestured with a finger for her to leave. He smiled at Delilah, who seemed to have fallen asleep during the meeting and he kissed the top of her head. He flicked open his cell phone and hit return call. The last number that had rung him had been Cecilia's

"Hello?"

[Anne_SC]

The doctor walked over to Cecilia.
"Miss Queen, someone's calling for you" Cecilia smiled and took the phone. She answered it.
"Hello?" she remembered the number but was careful with who was on the other side of the line. She could hear him breathing. She quickly wiped away a tear and breathed in and out very slowly to make her crying tone go away.
"Gavin?" she asked, to be sure.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin breathed heavily, waiting for an answer on the other end of the line. He sniffed twice through his nostrils, glancing round the room to make suer Chi and her little rat where on their way out, before he heard a reply on his cell: thank god, at least she wasn't dead yet

"Gavin?" Cecilia asked

He smiled, shaking his floppy blonde hair out of his face before he replied

"Hi, yea it's me," he said kindly, "how are you doing? Just thought I'd ring and check up on you as I'm back at the office."

[KimKamKim]

Hannah was angry. No one had come to help her with all these papers. 'That just shows how many friends you've made doesn't it Hannah? Look at all of them rushing to help you!' she thought sarcastically as she picked up all the papers and stuffed them into her briefcase and walked off.

When Hannah reached her office she took out her key and opened the door. The smell of new paint immediately hit her as she walked in. One of the janitors had obviously painted the room after she left work last night. She went and inspected the paint job. She could tell it had been done by a professional and was thankful the paint was dry now. After inspecting the walls Hannah moved to the windows. They had been cleaned as well and now she had a fantastic view over the city. 'Who did this?' She thought as she looked around her newly refurbished office. 'All this stuff does not come cheap' she thought inspecting her new desk.

Hannah decided that she will find that out later and sat down at her new desk. hannah looked around. 'Hmmm . . . . this room is very bare' she thought. So Hannah decided to personalize it. She opened her briefcase and took out her laptop and placed it on her desk. Next she took out a few things she had brought in to personalise her office. First was a picture of her as a child when she was about 7 years old. It was taken on a family holiday to Disneyland. She and her parents were laughing and joking outside Sleeping Beauty's Castle. It was the only holiday she had ever been on with her father. He was always too 'busy' with work to spend time with her or her mother. That was one of the best times of her life. When she had a happy family. But she didn't have one now. She wiped a tear away and placed the picture on her desk. She then pulled out a picture of her and her boyfriend Warren. He was the owner of a restaurant in the city. She had been with him for two years and she loved him very much and hoped that he loved her. She placed his picture next to the other one. She then spent the next two hours personalizing her room.

When she had finished she looked around and admired her work. 'Well if I get fired from here, I could always become a interior designer' She thought happily as she sat back down and started to work on a new pile of paperwork that had appeared overnight.

[[This is like a mini novel, it took me ages to write (But that's probably because I type a word a minute)]]

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

((I no this isn't relevant but punta is bitch in spanish))

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Chinsa was hesitant then she said "Anyone can come."
Chinsa had never been clubbing because she was told it was a drag if you couldn't drink.

[SpoiledxxAngel]

(( imbrakindisheslikerihanna: we have to write longer posts to shorten out spam. Like, more than three lines ))
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"Awesome! We could invite Chelsea or something. She's been away all week, some business traveling thing, breaking her bones and missing out on all the drama. It'd be a great welcome present or something!" Cilla smiled, turned the wheel and entered the parking lot, looking for an avaliable space. "Can you meet me in the Photostudio? Outside of my dressing room.. I'll be there in a sec," she replied, hanging up.

Cilla slammed the door shut and locked the car doors, putting her cellphone back into her little chanel handbag. Her high heels clicked against the floor, making sharp noises as she walked across the parking lot towards the building's front door. Her escapade earlier in the hospital wasn't flattering, so she made sure she looked her best before entering the same building again.
Opening the door, she greeted the receptionist with a small nod and continued walking down the hallway, passing the washrooms, elevators and canteen towards the door labelled photostudio. The place was so familiar to her it wasn't even funny when she recognized the smell right away, waving to the photographer and making her way around the big lights and wires scattered on the white floor.

Heading down another hallway, she looked right and left, watching experts scamper around heading to different dressing rooms to fix other models. It seemed like through the huge dramatic hospital thing, the models were the only to stay put, still posing and cracking fake smiles through the way. More so, the models were the only ones at the building the whole time. Hopefully Delilah and Cecilia would get better quick and the Queen's Clothes would resort to normal in no time.

Turning the corner, she turned to the door on her left and opened it, sitting down in a comfortable chair, waiting for Chinsa to arrive.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah smiled up at Gavin, waking instantly.

I really don't like that Chi woman, she thought angrily. She thinks she's so special, but really, she's... she's a freaking drama queen! I'd rather be chained to Cecilia for two weeks straight than to deal with Chi for ten minutes longer.

She squeezed Gavin's hand gently. She knew that he was on the phone with Cecilia.

Cecilia... oh God, I hope she gets better. If they can use my blood to help her, that would be great. The poor woman... I don't like her all that much, but I don't want her to die! she thought, biting her lip.

She glanced at Gavin's head, checking to see if any damage was visible from where she was sitting. None. Good.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin waited anxiously for a reply from Cecilia, but eventually presumed he wasn't going to get one. Perhaps the doctors only let her talk on the phone for so long, perhaps they'd taken her down for some more tests: he wasn't sure, but he hoped she'd be okay. As he hung up the phone he turned back around and noticed Delilah was now awake, and he smiled at her.

"That was an interview from hell!" Gavin said, collapsing back into his chair with a laugh

He smiled at Delilah, wondering if she liked that model girl. He huffed, blowing his floppy fringe up in the air as he did so and immediately remembered the cut to the back of his head; thankfully he could barely feel it anymore

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

Chinsa was walking through the city, happily she was strolling at a slow steady pace. Then she remembered that Cilla was probably waiting for her. She ushered a taxi and sprinted out of the back seat throwing the driver a couple twenty dollar bills.She rushed to the the photo studio.Almost braking her Armani pumps.
She saw Cilla sitting comfortably in a chair. She smiled slightly and let out a long tired sigh then she said "Hello, forgive for keeping you waiting".

[SpoiledxxAngel]

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"It's okay, I needed to relax," Cilla replied, stretching her arms and looking at Chinsa. "That nap was pretty good.." she yawned at turned to Chinsa, realizing she was tired. Oh well.

"So about that awesome clubbing issue-" she started, indicating Chinsa to sit down beside her.

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

Chinsa saw Cilla ushering her toward the seat. She politely sat in the chair next to Cilla. Chinsa began explaining why she wanted to go clubbing she began saying "Well I need to get away from all the responsibilities like my girl-, my sister in-law being in the hospital.And planning my twentieth birthday party and what better way than a night of clubbing!". Chinsa was going to say girlfriend but instead said sister in-law. She thought to herself "well Cilla was nice but what if she doesn't like lesbians, then what?"She shook these silly thoughts from her head she was nineteen not thirteen.

[Spoonerism_SC]

Jeisa smiled at Amber. She was such a sweet person. They walked down the carpeted hallway, stopping at the designer's room. Amber knocked, and Jeisa called to Nicoloa through the heavy wooden door,

"Hello, it's me Jeisa again." She paused for a moment, and hearing no reply continued. "Umm, I tried to call you but, uhh, I think your phone died?" Her voice rose questioningly, she suddenly felt very akward for coming without an appointment.


((Sorry for being so lame. :D Just wanted to get in before I went to bed!))

[SpoiledxxAngel]

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"Sister-in-law?" she repeated, smirking. "Okay then.. well then clubbing it is!" she said, returning to her perky mood. "I'm going to go find Chelsea now and invite her to come with us." she said, getting up from the leather chair and heading towards the door, picking up her purse from the ground.

Just as she turned the doorknob, she looked at Chinsa and asked; "Are you gonna invite someone?"

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia took the phone she got and called Gavin. He didn't pick up. She sighed and entered a voicemail.

"Hey, it's Cecilia. I just wanted to say that you're a real friend. They told me some more about this special thing. They said that it made me survive the day or days on the island. If I didn't had it, I would've died. They say this thing is really small and isn't common, since they never heard of it. They searched and searched but didn't find anyone who has the same in this country. They're now searching in Europe. Wish me luck. And come visit me or call me if you want to. Bye."

[butterflykiss]

Nicolao, nodded to Amber, and Jeisa, as he spun around cigar in mouth. As he snubbed it out, he waved, "Please, yes, come in. The phone yes, well, I was indisposed."With an annoying twit[Chi] at that.

Pulling out the chair for her, as he went over to get the garment bag. Then he began to look erratically through the rack of garment bags, "Where is it? It was just here,"he wouldn't sit here and ditch Jeisa once again. Later he would have to confront Delilah about taking his works. Oh all the garments she had to take that one..

Pulling his newest work from the garment bag, he sat gingerly at his seat, "Hmmm, change of plans, they must have sent that garment out to be pressed, and spot cleaned." Fanning the dress out before her, {dress clicky (http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9272/im400greycorsetkb1.jpg)} "I am not sure if this is your color, because of the skin tone, but we will see. I will leave the room if that would make you comfortable."

[daltonism]

[[ Has Chi been accepted as a model? ]]

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ yes :P ]]

[Anne_SC]

[Nikki!!!!! I posted up here xD] roflcopter

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin's cell phone vibrated again, telling him he had a new voicemail. He looked up at Delilah and smiled at her, gazing gently into her eyes so she'd know he loved her, and then snapped open his phone. Just as he'd hoped, it was from Cecilia. He crossed his fingers as he set it to play, hoping it wasn't a) a message that would make him feel sh*tty about not loving her, or b) a message that she was going to die

"Hey, it's Cecilia. I just wanted to say that you're a real friend. They told me some more about this special thing. They said that it made me survive the day or days on the island. If I didn't had it, I would've died. They say this thing is really small and isn't common, since they never heard of it. They searched and searched but didn't find anyone who has the same in this country. They're now searching in Europe. Wish me luck. And come visit me or call me if you want to. Bye."

Gavin's face dropped considerabley as he listened to the message, eventually he was near to tears. He stood up and grabbed his jacket, snatching up Delilah hand as he did so. They both ran down to the ground floor and to the entrance lobby

"I'm going to visit Cecilia," he said to Delilah, giving her a gentle kiss, "don't go doing anything stupid and fainting while I'm gone. And ring me if you have any problems. And remember: no drinking!"

He smiled and kissed her again, before hailing a taxi and got in it. Moments later he arrived at the hospital and was sent to Cecilia's room

"Hey, I got your message. Hope you don't mind me coming to see you," Gavin said softly as he took a few steps into her room

[Anne_SC]

"I asked you to come, didn't I?" she said, with a smile. He came to visit her. It always made her felt great. She then didn't say anything and looked at the ground. She wasn't so sad anymore, but she wasn't going to give up either. It broke her so badly that she didn't feel alot anymore.
"How's it going in the office?" she asked after a moment of silence. "I heard we have some new employees"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin was so pleased to see Cecilia was okay and lying in bed without anyone around. It meant she wasn't about to die and she certainly wasn't dead yet: it meant for the time being, however short, she was safe. He smiled warmly and walked further into the room, sitting himself down on the chair to the side of her bed and listened to what she had to say. He was, admittedly, surprised she was still talking to him; he'd half expected her to slam the door in his face and say she didn't want anything to do with him as he didn't love her the way she loved him. Gavin ran his hands through his hair, checking the wound to the back of his head way okay before he spoke

"I came because I wanted to," he said with a smile.

Oh god. How are things at the office! What a question! He laughed to himself under his breath, wondering how Delilah and Amber were coping with the rat, and her little dog. He hoped he wouldn't have another meeting with her in a hurry

"Yea, a new model came in for an interview. Stuck-up cow she was!" he replied with a giggle, "thought everyone should kiss the ground she walked on!" He laughed gently again and smiled at Cecilia, "I gave her the job though, she seemed pretty genuine in the end."

[Anne_SC]

She laughed. "We actually need people like that. A company like ours without those people is just not a company. Models are made to be b*tches. Well, not always but it's like they go to school for it. Just like the dog thing. Why the h*ll does every model need a dog." she said. It felt like she wasn't in the hospital anymore. She was laughing, like life couldn't get any better. But, to take her out of her dream, it could get any better.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed at Cecilia's comments. It was true that most models he'd met, bar Cilla were complete b*tches! He much preferred the quiet gorgeous secretaries to the stuck up, dog-obsessed, pretty-girl models; at least you could have a decent conversation with one without the word 'like' appearing every second word. He remembered that model who was having the birthday party: Chinsa, and how the only look she'd ever given Gavin was a harsh one. It wasn't like she 'wanted' him or anything, he was sure of that. No, she was pretty much just a model.

Cecilia's gentle laughter brought him back to reality and he smiled at her, pleased she wasn't feeling sorry for herself or was down and upset. She'd certainly have a right to be, and Gavin wouldn't have blamed her for it

"I'm not sure we need anymore models around here! We need more guys. With the amount of females I'm spending my time with I'm going to start sitting down to pee!" he replied, breaking into laughter again

[Spoonerism_SC]

Nicolao ushered both Amber and Jeisa into his office, "Please, yes, come in. The phone yes, well, I was indisposed."

"Oh, that's alright," said the model, smiling as usual. She sat in the chair that Nicolao pulled out for her. He walked over to a rack full of garment bags, muttering to himself and looking a bit confused. After a few seconds, he pulled a bag off of the rack and from it took out a beautiful dress.

"Hmmm, change of plans, they must have sent that garment out to be pressed, and spot cleaned." He held it up to Jeisa's face. "I am not sure if this is your color, because of the skin tone, but we will see. I will leave the room if that would make you comfortable."

"It doesn't matter to me- I am very skilled at changing quickly in front of people," she laughed a little bit, and before her shyness could set in, she quickly took off her own clothes and replaced them with the dress Nicolao had designed.

The garment did indeed make her skin look a little bit sallow, but it hung perfectly on her thin frame. The fabric was cool and smooth against her skin. She moved a bit closer to Nicolao so that he could make the right adjustments and decisions.

"It's gorgeous," she said, knowing the power of complements. But she really did think so.

[Anne_SC]

She now couldn't stop laughing. It hurted her chest buty she didn't care. She was laughing, that was all that matters.
"There's a new guy too, his name is Chris. he's a secretary." she said when she managed to stop laughing. "I only met him once, so I don't know what he's like, did you meet him?" she moved and now sat on her bed. "They should make the rooms lime green or something, white is sooo not cool." she took her bottle of water and took a large sip out of it.
"I needed that."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin thought back to the little time he'd spent at the office over the past few days and shook his head. He vaguely remembered seeing a dark haired man walking around, but hadn't thought anything of it; presuming he was just looking around or was there for an interview or something

"No...I haven't met him," Gavin replied to Cecilia, watching her take a sip out of a water bottle

"Yea, keep drinking," he said with a smile, "you don't want to make yourself ill or catch something cause you haven't had enough liquid. It'll also hurt your chest if you keep moving and laughing and stuff," he paused and touched Cecilia's shoulder, "and I...none of us, including Delilah, want you to die."

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia slowly turned around. "Maybe they don't want me to die, but they don't want me as their boss either." she said. As she took his hand from her shoulder and held it. "And I understand that. But I just can't be a boss who's best friends with everyone and who doesn't have emtions or who can't fall in love. I'm not that person. People like that are fake." she looked at him. "And i'm not fake."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed. He knew he wasn't going to get anywhere with Cecilia: no matter how much he explained that Delilah and the others did actually care about her. She wasn't just the stupid boss who told everyone what to do, she was their friend, but she didn't see it

"They do like you C," Gavin said, giving her hand a gentle squeeze, "and you are going to be fine. You're going to get better and come back to work and start bossing us all around again!" he said with a smile

[Anne_SC]

"They just need to stop saying that i'm the b*itch, because I'm not a b*tch. I'm a hard worker. They just don't understand what working means." she said softly as he squeezed her hand. She moved forward and held him.
"You're the only one I got. My family doesn't even like me, they just chose me because they wanted to have a family member own QC." she sighed.
"I need someone" she started. "Someone who tells me that i'm not alone, even when everyone hates me."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and stroked Cecilia's hair comfortingly

"Sweetie, you aren't alone," he said, "you're strong, you don't need anyone to tell you that."

He sighed again and moved away from Cecilia and sat back on his chair. He felt so sorry for her: he'd never experienced being on his own before. He'd always had either his parents, or his cousin or his best friend, and now Delilah to comfort him and love him. But she was all alone. She had no one.

"I'll stay a few more minutes but then I have to get back," Gavin said with a small smile, "I'm sorry, but I'm trying to run that place while you're away."

[Anne_SC]

"Don't go, please." she begged and sat down again. "I'm not as strong as I look. People can break me really fast."

Don't go... I need you

"I... just..." she sighed. Not knowing what to say anymore. She stared at the ground. Her heart was beating slowly, and her stomach was filled with butterflies. That combination felt weird and uncomfortable.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed, gently squeezing Cecilia's hand. What could he do when someone said something like that? He knew he needed to return to the office, Chi was probably yelling at everyone and going mental, and that rat of hers had better not pooped in his office. He sighed heavily again

"I'm sorry C," he said sadly, "I really need to go. I'll come visit you again later, and you can always ring me if you get lonely."

He stood up from the chair and took a step closer to Cecilia, bending down to kiss her forehead as he said goodbye

[Anne_SC]

She moved a little. Not on purpose and now felt his lips on hers. It felt great, but she knew it wouldn't last long. Atleast, not long enough. She softly squeezed his hand.
This is how it should be


(BRB Please wait for me <3)

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin pulled back instantly when he felt Cecilia move so his lips planted on hers instead of her forehead. He widened his eyes and looked at her, he thought she was over this whole 'i love you' phase: he thought she'd come to terms with the fact that he didn't love her the way she loved him. He gulped nervously and pulled at the hem of his sweater

"What was that for!" he said quietly, his arm still around her shoulder and his hand in hers, "you know that..."

[Anne_SC]

"Gavin... please" she stopped there, and didn't say anything more, knowing that he'd understand what she meant.
She looked at his hand, which was still in hers. This was just as it should be. And he knew it. She softly moved her small hand over his shoulder.
You would understand if you were in my place

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin looked at Cecilia sadly. He was all she had and he hated that. He loved Delilah and she loved him, they were together and they were in love. And Cecilia was on the outside, alone and cold

"I can't" he said, bending down and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead

[Anne_SC]

"And you'll never can, can you?" she said sadly. People always made her look bad, so they could be happy, so they wouldn't have any troubles. Cecilia would just get their problems. She wouldn't care. But now she did care. Since day 1 people made her look bad on Queen's Clothes and she was sick of it.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and sat down on the bed beside Cecilia

"I'm sorry," he said sadly, "you know how I feel. Delilah and I..."

He shut his mouth. He knew full well she didn't want to hear about Delilah

[Anne_SC]

"What's with you and Delilah? Have you even talked to her as a friend? Because as far as I know the only thing you two do is kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss oh, and don't forget the sex. Relationships don't last like that, Gavin." she said softly. Still controlling her anger.
"What did you think when you first saw her? Was it love on first sight? Because as far as I know, you should get to know people."

[Slytherin-Girl]

"It does look beautiful, you did a wonderful job Nicolao" said Amber, smiling at Jeisa "You're so lucky to get to model like that. Guess that's what I get for being born the short one".

She laughed slightly at their confused looks. "My older brother is 6 foot 5, and I'm barely 5 foot 5 in heels. Everyone always says all the tall genes were used up on him before I came along".

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin furrowed his brow and lay back on the bed, feeling like he needed to punch something. Great, now Cecilia was mad at him

"I never said it was love at first sight," he said, sitting back up again to look at Cecilia, "what about you! We've never had a proper conversation and you say you love me!"

[Anne_SC]

"I know you for 2 years Gavin!" she said.
She walked over to him. "I... I just..." she closed her eyes.
I just got to take my chances. Love me....
She quickly wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. She wished he would let it happen. It would be perfect.

Come on...

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin didn't respond. He didn't know how to break her heart and tell her he didn't love her, probably never would. Instead he just shut his eyes and let her kiss him. After a few seconds he pulled away and stood up

"I gotta go," he said quickly.

What the hell!!!! What...why....how!

[Anne_SC]

She quickly walked after him, her legs hurting like h*ll. She grabbed his wrist.
"No, don't, i'm sorry, I..." she said. She turned him around. "Don't go..." she looked at the ground. She was ruining it. Why did she have to fall in love with a man who was her only friend. She held her wrist, to make sure he wouldn't walk away. "I'm so sorry"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin looked down on Cecilia, shaking his blonde hair away from his face.

"Why are you sorry? I should be the one apologizing to you," he said softly

He could see her legs were shaking from following him so he slid his hands under her and picked her up. He walked back into her room and carefully lay her on the bed, gently patting her on top of the head comfortingly

"I'm sorry I can't give you what you want," Gavin said

[Anne_SC]

"Don't be sorry, i'm acting stupid. I don't even know what to say. I can't deny what I feel. But it isn't fair to you." She gently stroke her own legs, so the pain would go away. "It's just that... I don't know how long I still have to live. It's 90% chance that I will live a month. If they find someone I will live for more than 60 years. I don't know what will happen."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah rummaged through her office fridge, cleaning it out. She chucked several containers of food that had mostly gone bad straight into the trash can.

Might as well do something contructive, right? she thought.

Reaching into the back of the refrigerator, she found a good-sized bottle of vodka. She took it out and held it in her hands, tilting and examining it.

"I completely forgot about you," she said softly, addressing the bottle.

The glass reflected the light in the room, tempting her.

"I told Gavin I wouldn't..." she muttered.

She slowly turned the bottle around in her hands, looking at the label.

"...But it would be a waste to throw it out."

She sighed. Gavin. Sometimes I wonder if he actually cares about me for more than just the fooling around...

She opened the bottle and took a brief sip of the alcohol, and then resealed the bottle.

"Here's to hoping," she murmured, putting the bottle back in the fridge.

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ :( of course he does!!! :( ]]

Gavin smiled at Cecilia and squeezed her hand

"I told you I have to go," he said quietly, "but you'll be fine, don't worry."

He walked out of the room and closed the door behind him, dreading getting back to Queens Clothes and have another meeting with a rat and a dog, but he hoped Delilah would be okay. He smiled, just thinking about her and hailed a taxi, telling them where to go

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah rummaged through her closet, having just remembered that she kept an extra outfit there for safekeeping. She pulled it out-- a little dusty, but wearable. She carefully removed the nice outfit she'd taken from Nicolao and folded it.

Better return that to him ASAP, she thought.

She pulled on the blouse and slacks. She stepped into the low-heeled shoes, flinching slightly from the pain of having them press her blistered feet.

Delilah picked up the neatly folded outfit. She left her office and took the elevator up to the designers' floor. Then, she carefully placed it outside of Nicolao's office, on a chair, and put a brief note, written on a scrap piece of paper, on top:

Sorry for swiping the outfit, but it was that or be a nudist. I'll pay for any cleaning necessary.

Hugs,
Delilah

Then, she turned and walked back to her office, softly swearing under her breath about how much her feet ached from the blisters.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin had time to think during the taxi ride home: not something he'd been able to do in a long while. Cecilia had no one, or at least, that's what she'd told Gavin. She'd drunk herself into a ridiculous state, crashed her car into the sea and gotten lost on some island off the coast of the city and been poisoned by a fish; all to come back and tell Gavin she loved him. She'd even had the nerve to kiss him. All in all it was making him angry. She knew he loved Delilah, and she was deliberately trying to sabotage their relationship. Firing them both; giving him a premotion so Delilah wouldn't be his secretary anymore: doing anything she could to split them apart.

As the taxi turned into the road for Queens Clothes, Gavin made an important decision. One he knew he wouldn't regret and one he knew would finalise things once and for all. He paid the driver and bounded out of the taxi so fast that he thought he might fall over. He couldn't wait to see Delilah, he was so oddly happy that he didn't even recognise himself in the tall shiny windows.

"Delilah!" he shouted, running along the corridor to his office and poking his head in.

Gavin eventually found her in her own office and he stood at the door, watching her work quietly, a soft smile on his face


[[ i think im going crazy lol XD ]]

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia looked out of the window and saw the taxi, with Gavin, leaving. She sighed. He always had to leave, something that killed her inside. She walked back to her bed, when she almost reached it, the room started spinning again and she collapsed, her head hitted the bed as she fell. She got unconscious.

After ten minutes, a nurse came checking on her. There was no sign of Cecilia. I guess she's at the cafetaria with that guy. the nurse thought as she walked over to her bed to place the medicine on the drawers. Then she saw Cecilia's body.
"Oh god" she quickly took her pager and paged some doctors.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah smiled up at Gavin and hugged him tightly. She'd gargled with mouthwash after her micro-shot of vodka, just to make sure.

Wouldn't want him thinking I tried to drink myself insane again, she thought to herself.

"Sweetie, I missed you," she said, kissing Gavin's cheek affectionately. She indicated the office, which was now as clean and neat as it was her first day of work.

"I cleaned everything while you were out. I also threw out a ton of junk. Old food and stuff like that," she continued. "Bet you weren't expecting that, right? But it kept me occupied while you were gone."

She sighed. "I shouldn't jabber on about stupid stuff when there's important things to talk about. How's Cecilia doing?"

[Anne_SC]

After a while the nurse got Cecilia's phone and called Gavin, the most called number on the list. She waited for him to pick up. While she was waiting she thought of something good to say. It would be hard and she hated to do this.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled and held onto Delilah's hand as she showed him her squeaky clean room. The only thing that was different from the room on her first day of work, and now, were the two vases of pink and white roses, a tell tale sign that someone had a boyfriend

"Wow, this place looks amazing!" he said, bending to peak under the desk, "just checking you hadn't shoved everything under your desk!" he said with a cheeky smile

He took hold of Delilah's hands and smiled into her eyes, pausing momenterily as she asked about Cecilia, "oh she's fine," he replied. Gavin walked over to her desk and sat her down on it, kissing her briefly on the cheek as he stood in front of her. He smiled, hoping she wasn't going to slap him or anything

"Okay, I'm going to ask you this and...promise you won't freak out okay?" he said with a nervous smile, "Delilah, you want to move in with me?"

[[ sorry it wasn't a proposal lol ;) ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

(( Eh, that's for NEXT week, right? ;) ))

Delilah laughed and hugged Gavin tightly. "Sure, I'd love to move in with you," she said happily.

She grinned. "So, when can I move my stuff in?"

Oh my God, oh my God, he asked me to move in with him! I can't believe it! This is totally awesome! she thought.

She began trying to plan out what she would bring and what would have to be bought.

At least now I'll finally be out of that horrid little studio apartment, she thought. And I'll be living with the man I love. This is the best day ever!

She embraced Gavin even more tightly, certain that nothing could go wrong.

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ ...next week: gotcha ;) ]]

Gavin smiled happily and he kissed Delilah on the forehead lovingly, wrapping his arms around her. She’d said yes! He couldn’t believe it! He’d been planning on asking her ever since that evening they’d spent together at the hospital, but had never got round to it: with Delilah being taken off for illegal tests and him having to jump out of the window and all! Gavin stroked her hair and then looked into her eyes

“I’m so pleased you said yes,” he replied, his smile fit to bursting, “I was worried you only wanted to fool around with me and…me asking you to move in was like a huge step too far!”

Gavin was so happy he couldn’t contain himself, kissing Delilah softly on the lips,

“We can convert one of guest bedrooms into a room for you if you like,” he said, “or you can share the master bedroom with me. We’ll move your stuff in once I’ve got everything sorted here. Hehe, my house is going to be all girly and smell nice for once!”

He slipped into his own dream world, thinking about how they’d live together, and he could drive her to work, and he’d make her breakfast every morning. She could blast Ozzy from the stereo as loud as she wanted and he just watch her every day, never stop loving her. Suddenly his cell phone began to play the Yankees tune and Gavin answered it unhappily. How dare they wake him up from his happy little dream. He sat down on Delilah’s desk and held onto her hand with his free hand

“Hello?” he asked

[Anne_SC]

"Hello, Riverview Hospital. Are you a friend of Miss Queen?"


(So sorry for the short post)

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ I'll wait for DarkPhoenix so my post isn't too short. But wait, didn't she ring him????? ]]

[Anne_SC]

(The nurse did, yes. She needs to be sure. xD)

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ Brb Xd ]]

[Anne_SC]

((But I need to go :( i'll just type it.))

"Ok. Right. I'm terribly sorry but Miss Queen just passed away. She got unconscious and slammed her head against the bed. They just tried to operate her, but they were too late. I'm so sorry." the nurse sighed. "We'll keep you up to date about everything. My condolences."

[DarkPhoenix]

((Thanks for waiting for me))

Delilah smiled and rested her head on Gavin's shoulder. "I planned on sharing your bedroom, sweetie," she said.

She embraced him tightly, thinking about the future: This is great. We'll live together, and we can make each other breakfast and fall asleep cuddling each other and all that other nice stuff. I bet he has a really nice place!

She smiled to herself, imagining a long time of happiness with Gavin. Life is good, she thought.

Gavin's telephone rang, and he answered it. Delilah had a terrible premonition: This is about Cecilia, isn't it? Oh God, something happened. Oh no...

She clenched his hand tightly, eyes wide with worry. Please let her be okay. Please.

[Slytherin-Girl]

OOC: o.0 holy crap. Died? wow I didn't expect that one....*goes to look for black for Amber to wear*

(And I've gotta go, Doctor's appointment. Be back in a little over an hour)

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and smiled warmly at Delilah, his mind already racing with thoughts of their life together. He smiled and stroked her hand with his fingers, waiting for the nurse on the end of the line. Suddenly his face turned stoney and he held his breath

"Ok. Right. I'm terribly sorry but Miss Queen just passed away. She got unconscious and slammed her head against the bed. They just tried to operate her, but they were too late. I'm so sorry." the nurse sighed. "We'll keep you up to date about everything. My condolences."

Oh my god.

Gavin swallowed heavily and took the phone away from his ear slowly, his mouth hanging open and his eyes dark and sorrowful. He placed his cell phone on the desk and turned to Delilah

"That was the hospital, Cecilia...she's died..."

[DarkPhoenix]

"That was the hospital, Cecilia...she's died..." Gavin said hoarsely.

Delilah shook her head. "No..." she mumbled. She pressed her face against Gavin's chest, sobbing. "Don't lie to me! They did a blood transfusion and she's fine and going to come back soon!"

She slowly slid down to the floor, tears running down her face. "Oh God," she whispered.

This can't be happening! she thought. Cecilia's not supposed to die! She's supposed to live and work here and fight with me about Gavin.

She let out a loud, piercing wail that ended with a sob. "No..." she mumbled. "Why Cecilia?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin blinked back the tears threatening to spill from his eyes.

What were the last words I said to her? Sorry I can't give you what you want? No. That was just too horrible...

He saw Delilah slowly sink to the floor and he rushed over and put his arms around her

"I can't believe it," he said hoaresly, "just when everything was so perfect."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah trembled and clung to Gavin. Thoughts ran through her head, lightning-fast:

I was so mean to her. We could have maybe worked out the whole Gavin thing, maybe even been friends. But no, I had to go so far as to slap her. Why wasn't I nicer to Cecilia? I feel responsible for her death. I might not have murdered her, but I probably didn't help matters any.

She bowed her head and sighed. Now that Cecilia is gone, what will happen to all of us? What happens to the company? Will we have to find new jobs? I don't like not knowing these things, and with all this uncertainty, anything could happen.

Delilah gently stroked Gavin's hair, pulling him closer to her. Don't leave me, she thought. You're all I have. The one thing anchoring me to sanity anymore.

I wish this was a dream. I wish I could wake up, and Cecilia would be alive and well and her usual self. She's too young to be dead!

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin felt Delilah tremble and a shiver rocketed through his own body

It's all my fault. I was the one she had the fight with which drove her to get drunk, crash her car and get poisoned. I was the one that left her alone when she needed someone. I couldn't have just been her friend. I couldn't give her the love she craved

Slowly and gently, Gavin started to cry, just letting out an occasional tear and gentle sob, clinging to Delilah as though she was his life raft and he was drowning

"If we have to find new jobs...promise you'll still love me and stay with me," he said, wrapping his arms around her, "I'll never leave you. Not for anything. This has all brought into the picture to appreciate what you have; and I'm not going to do anything to ruin this. I love you..."

Gavin paused and let out a large hiccup. This couldn't be real.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah lifted her head and looked up into Gavin's eyes. She lifted her hands to his face and gently guided his lips to hers, trying to both give him comfort and to draw comfort from him. She could taste the salt of their tears.

"Gavin," she whispered finally, "I promise that I'll love you, no matter what. And I'll stay with you for as long as you want me to be with you."

She lowered her face to his shoulder, sobbing. Between gasps and sobs, she managed to choke out, "I love you too, Gav. More than you know."

Delilah clung to him, sobbing and trembling. She finally lifted his head away from his chest, revealing her face: makeup smeared, eyes puffy and red, lips quivering slightly. "I don't know what to do anymore," she whispered. She wrapped her arms tightly Gavin, terrified that if she would let go, something would happen to him as well.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin clasped his arms around Delilah and let her cry into his chest, needing her comforting arms around him too. He sighed heavily and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand, finally managing to stop the tears

"I know what we need to do," he whispered, lifting Delilah's chin up and kissed each tear away, "we need to be strong."

He knew it was hard, and he could hardly believe a girl he'd cared about a few hours ago was dead. Gavin had never really experienced the death of a loved one before, and it was shocking to him. He didn't know whether to be pleased it wasn't Delilah, or cry that things could have been different. Eventually he bent his face and kissed her gently on the lips, attempting to comfort her. He pulled away and kissed Delilah again, wanting to keep kissing her forever for fear that the same would happen to her

"I'm glad you're still here," he managed to get out, "if it had been you too, I wouldn't have known what to do. Do you still want to move in with me?"

Gavin rested his head on the wall of the office and sighed heavily. He couldn't believe this. None of this was real. He'd get a phone call in a minute saying Cecilia is fine; he hoped so

[DarkPhoenix]

"Do you still want to move in with me?" Gavin asked.

Delilah nodded weakly, clutching at the front of his shirt. She trembled slightly, watching him closely, terrified that he might disappear at any second.

Don't leave me, she thought desperately. Stay with me and protect me. If I lose you, I might go back to being how I was before I started working here. I don't want to go back to the way I was before-- all the drugs and alcohol, not too many steady relationships, working as a bartender half the time and unemployed the other half.

She pressed her lips against Gavin's neck and whispered again, "I love you."

Damn it, Cecilia, why did you have to die? she thought, clutching Gavin even more tightly than before.

[butterflykiss]

{{Anne, go figure, I so knew that was going to happen. *shakes head* This rp moves way to fast.}}

The women made there way into the office, as he sat patiently. "It doesn't matter to me- I am very skilled at changing quickly in front of people," she laughed a little bit, and before her shyness could set in, she quickly took off her own clothes and replaced them with the dress Nicolao had designed.

Now in his days of a designer, he had seen many a bodies, but he didn't expect a shy wallflower like Jeisa to skin down to white lace lingerie. Now he was only a mere man, so he gave her a once over, and briefly looked out the window. If he wanted to he could have looked over her petite body and made comments, but this was his job. I love my job. Who woulda thought such a tiny thing could be so smokin?

When she finished he went around her back, and zipper her into the confines of the sheer, but silky dress. With a couple pins, in his mouth, he altered the back right around her bum. Pins still in mouth, he rose from the chair, and gave the design another look. "How does it feel, it is rather flatter on your frame, but a more earthy color would have suited your complexion. What is your opinion? What colors are you most likely to wear? Olive? Chocolate? Plum? I am asking you this, two both of you for insight, I feel models are smarter than others give credit, yes?"

"It's gorgeous," she said, knowing the power of complements. But she really did think so.
"It does look beautiful, you did a wonderful job Nicolao" said Amber, smiling at Jeisa "You're so lucky to get to model like that. Guess that's what I get for being born the short one".

Nicolao was amply pleased as he nodded in agreement, "Thank you both, you are very kind. This is about the love of design. And Miss," he spoke candidly to Amber, "A model is about poise, attitude, and the ability to adapt, so height has its advantages, but anyone can be a model. I had a model come in yesterday and she wasn't pleasing to me, so I wish maybe for you to apply." It was the truth Chi was annoying, and he hoped never to run into nasty self again.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin felt the tight hold that Delilah had on him tighten even further and he knew she wasn't ok. Hec, he wasn't okay either but he needed to look after Delilah first. She was his first and foremost priority: he came second.

"Come on sweetie," he whispered, sliding his arm around her to pick her up like a groom carrying his bride across the threshold.

He held onto Delilah tightly, a few more tears escaping from his eyes as he walked with her in his arms to the bathroom. Once inside he locked the door with his free hand and set her down on the ground, "let's get you cleaned up," Gavin whispered

He began to run the water in the baisin and moved back over to Delilah, wrapping his arms around her waist

"I love you too sweetheart," he said, letting his feelings come out in his voice, "don't you dare do anything stupid and hurt yourself in any way."

Gavin brought her lips to his and kissed her gently, letting her know he was there and he cared for her and he was going to look after her, not going to let any harm to come to her. He'd die first.

[daltonism]

[[ Aw, Chi isn't that bad she's a bit nutty. :lol: I've got an idea that she's gonna go say sorry. :anime: ]]

[Spoonerism_SC]

"How does it feel, it is rather flatter on your frame, but a more earthy color would have suited your complexion. What is your opinion? What colors are you most likely to wear? Olive? Chocolate? Plum? I am asking you this, two both of you for insight, I feel models are smarter than others give credit, yes?"

"I should hope at least some of us are smarter than that!" she laughed.

"It does look beautiful, you did a wonderful job Nicolao" said Amber, beaming at the other two in the room. "You're so lucky to get to model like that. Guess that's what I get for being born the short one".

Jeisa sent Amber a funny look; as a kid she had always wanted to be short, at least shorter than most of the boys.

"My older brother is 6 foot 5, and I'm barely 5 foot 5 in heels. Everyone always says all the tall genes were used up on him before I came along".

"Thank you both, you are very kind. This is about the love of design. And Miss," he turned to speak to Amber, "A model is about poise, attitude, and the ability to adapt, so height has its advantages, but anyone can be a model. I had a model come in yesterday and she wasn't pleasing to me, so I wish maybe for you to apply."

Jeisa nodded enthusiastically, "Besides, you probably stole all the beauty genes from your brother. Or else your parents had a whole lot of them."

She moved a bit, examining herself and the dress in the mirror. She answered Nicoloa's question. "Hmm, I think a plum would be best, yes? Or a foresty-olive color?"


Then she heard a scream; a hysteric wail. Not again! Every time I come here, something happens. Her head snapped up like a deer listening for any other sounds.

"What was that?" she asked, alarmed that someone had been hurt.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah watched Gavin run some water into the sink basin.

"I won't hurt myself. Promise," she said softly. "But don't you do that either."

She stroked his hair and kissed his forehead. "You need to wash your face," she whispered, gently trying to wipe his face with her sleeve.

She stood weakly and walked over to the sink. She smiled a little and Gavin and said, "This won't hurt as much as it did to wash your hair. Promise."

Delilah held out her arms, inviting him over. "Come here, sweetie," she said softly.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin watched Delilah walk over to the sink and he blinked back more tears. He felt like screaming, lashing out, smashing his fist into the wall: but he didn't. Instead he just smiled at his beautiful girlfriend

"Come here, sweetie," she said softly.

He nodded and walked into her arms, seeming to have lost his voice completely. He coughed twice and found his tongue

"Ok," he said meakly, "and I promise I won't do anything stupid."

Gavin stroked Delilah's cheek and dipped his hand in the water, letting a small amount rinse onto the red puffiness in an attempt to soothe it

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah closed her eyes, letting the cool water sooth her puffy red skin. She sighed softly and then opened her eyes. She grabbed up a towel and dipped a corner of it into the water. She allowed it to soak up some cool water, and then picked it up again. She used the dampened corner of the towel to dab gently at Gavin's eyes, soothing some of the redness.

"Poor baby," she whispered tenderly.

She dampened the towel some more and gently wiped his face, rubbing the tears off of Gavin's face.

She kissed his cheek. "Love you, Gav," she whispered softly.

She dipped the towel into the water some more and handed it to him.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin shut his eyes and let Delilah wipe his face with the towel. He smiled at her once he'd opened his eyes again and took the towel

"I love you too baby," he whispered.

He dipped the towel in the water and took a step closer to Delilah, placing one arm around her waist. He then gently dabbed the wet towel on her red puffy skin, wiping away the tears. As he did so, he bent his head and softly kissed her lips

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah shut her eyes, allowing Gavin to wash her face. When his lips touched hers, her eyes snapped open briefly in surprise. Then, she shut her eyes and smiled, permitting him to kiss her.

Love you, she thought, wrapping her arms around him. She took the towel from him and wiped at his face some more, pressing her lips to his cheeks and neck.

"Don't worry; I won't leave you ever. I promise," Delilah whispered, carefully washing Gavin's face. "We'll live together and take care of each other, and we'll make each other happy."

She wrapped her arms tightly around him. "I love you, Gav," she said softly, gently brushing his hair out of his face.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin kept his eyes closed, even once he'd stopped kissing Delilah. He listened to her words and a smile flushed onto his face for the first time

"You already make me happy Delilah," he said, taking back the towel and gently dabbing at her face with it

I love you more than you could ever know, he thought much much more

Gavin smiled down at Delilah and rested his head on top of hers. He paused for a moment before he spoke, "I'll still love and take care of you even if we have to get new jobs. I'll look after you and do anything for you."

He let another tear fall from his eyes and he kissed Delilah's forehead gently, "I'd die for you," he whispered

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah closed her eyes and wrapped her arms tightly around Gavin's waist.

Gavin will take care of me, she thought. And just as he would die for me, I would die for him.

She reached up and gently wiped away the tears. "Don't cry," she whispered. "I'm never going to leave you. I love you, and I would die for you. We'll get through this together."

She kissed Gavin's lips lightly. "We'll take care of each other. We can help each other deal with this, right?"

She embraced him tightly, not wanting to let go. "Everything happens for a reason," she whispered, "and if I have anything to say about it, nothing's going to happen to either of us."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin nodded and tightened his hold on Delilah. He needed her there, he needed her with him. He looked up and smiled

"We're going to move in together, live together and fall more and more in love. We'll get past this and move on, together," he said.

I'm never ever going to hurt Delilah. I'd die first. I'll never do anything to jeopordise(?) our relationship. I love you so much...

"Come on," he said finally, kissing her gently, "shall we go..."

Gavin paused, not knowing what to say. Go tell people about Cecilia. Go have the rest of the afternoon off. Go get something to eat

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah nodded. "Yes, let's go, sweetie."

She squeezed Gavin's hand gently and led him out of the restroom. Outside in the hallway, she paused and embraced him.

I don't know what to do first, she thought. I guess we should tell the others about Cecilia. But how do we break it to them? We can't just randomly announce, 'All employees at Queen's Clothes, Cecilia Queen, our boss, has just died.' What do we do?

"I think we should tell everyone about Cecilia first, and then we should get something to eat," Delilah suggested. "Being upset and crying takes a lot of energy, you know."

She kissed Gavin's hands. "And after we eat, you can decide what to do. I guess you're the boss now."

[Slytherin-Girl]

"Maybe I will" said Amber, winking at Nicolao "I've got a few good pairs of heels that could bump my height up enough. On and Alexander's got a few on those good looking genes, they're not all mine. But don't you dare let him hear you say it or his head might swell so much you'll get suffocated". She started laughing again, because she could clearly see her brother doing jsut that.

Amber was quickly startled out of her laughter by the loud scream. "We'd better go see what's up" she said to Nicolao and Jeisa "You never know what could have happened around here".

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and put his arms around Delilah's waist, resting his head on hers

"Oh god. I can't be the boss of this place!" he mumbled disbelievingly

Gav --head of Queens Clothes. I can't do this!

He sighed again and kissed Delilah's forehead, tightening his hold on her, "I don't know how to break it to the others: email??" he sighed. He'd never been in charge of anything before, and it was kinda scary. He rested his head against hers and stroked her hair softly, "you'll help me though right? You won't leave me to deal with this on my own?"

[[ sorry I'm lacking in creativity today lol :( ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah smiled up at Gavin. "Don't worry, precious, I'll help you out with all of this. Now, I suggest that we break the news to everyone face to face. It's more personal and direct."

She gently squeezed his hands. "You can do this, Gav. I know you can. And I know it because I love you and think you can do anything you set your mind to."

She ran her fingertips lightly over his cheek. "Everyone has to start somewhere. Great bosses aren't born knowing how to be good bosses, right? They start out just like you. And I know that with time, you will be a wonderful boss. Besides, you have me to help out, remember?"

She embraced him and gave him a long, deep kiss on the lips. "Strength," she whispered.


((And now, I have to go to work!))

[Anne_SC]

The doctors walked around the table. Watching Cecilia's lifeless body. She died. Ofcourse they had a feeling that they couldn't save her. But why didn't they get more time. Why did she had to fall with her head against her bed, if that didn't happen she could have survived it all. They decieded to not stop searching for people who had the same blood, they wanted to know more. "We need some of her blood" one of the doctors finally said, after five minutes of silence. "It makes the search for people with the same blood easier." The doctors all nodded and one of them walked out, heading to the room with the medical instruments. After a while he came back.
"Right, give me the syringe." he said, and so, that was what the doctor did.
He carefully took some blood. "Right, there you go, take it to the other blood samples."
Suddenly the machines started working and beeping.
"What's going on?" one of the doctors asked, the others looked at the machines in horror.
Then the doctor thought of what happened before.
"It's the poison! It's just like we did before! We took blood and her heart started beating. Can we filter the blood? So the poison will go out? If we can do that, we can save her and just give her her old blood back! Then we don't need to search for others! Hurry and do all you can! Give me the pedals, her heartbeat is rising and lowering with the minute."
He took the pedals and started trying to get her heartbeat to normal.
"CLEAR!"

*Beeeeeeeeeeep*
*Kablam*

[Yeah... I know, lol. I can't kill her, I mean it's my character. I'm bond to her xD]

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

Chinsa smiled weakly at Cilla and said "No all my frienda are in Japan they wont be here until my birthday party". Chinsa was lying she had a lot of friends just most of them were either sleazy drunks or one night stands she had. She had a good girl image now and she wasn't going to risk it for one night of partying. She just continued to sit in the chair when her cellphone rang. She shouted"Hello", a few times loudly.
The person replied "Hey Chi Chi what are you yelling for?". She realized that it was Alexis . She quickly changed her tone and then said. "Hi, are you feeling better".
Alexis then excitedly replied "Yeah way better I actually was released from the hospital and I am standing out side your work building, I'll come inside and look for you". Chinsa hurridly said "No don't I'll come out and meet you." Alexis then said
"To late I am already inside, hey who's the hot brunette?" Chinsa contemplated for a moment could she be talking about Cilla then she said"Probably my friend Cilla". Alexis jokingly said "I see why you like your job so much". Chinsa let out a nervouse laugh then said "I am in the photo studio you should see a sign that says photostudio on it, Bye see ya in a minute". Alexis closed her phone.

[SpoiledxxAngel]

(( Cilla's brunette, not blond. XD ))

_____________

Cilla left the dressing room, leaving her friend inside as she went looking for Chelsea, to invite her to the little 'get together'. She headed into the elevators - scary, yes, we all know - and hesitated before pressing the button to the fifth floor. Crossing her arms impatiently, she waited for it to ding..

DING!

She stepped out quickly, and knocked out Chelsea's door. "Hello? Anybody?"

[Anne_SC]

((SpoiledxxAngel, please read #1))

It was as she got stabbed. She quickly moved up and started coughing. Breathing heavily she opened her mouth.
"Where am I?" she asked while her eyes widened. The doctors just looked at her, suddenly one of them smiled and stepped forward.
"Welcome back, Miss Queen."
Wait a minute, who's Miss Queen? Where am I and what am I doing here?
"We're so glad we saved you, they are going to filter your blood and you will be okay."
Saved me? Blood filtering? What are they talking about?
"Right... can I go home?" she asked, not sure where home was, the only thing she remembered was a name. 'Queen's Clothes'.
"I'm sorry, we'll keep you here for a little longer to filter your blood."
"Right, let me go to sleep and only wake me up if I can go home." she lay down on the bed again and the doctors moved her away, to her room.

A couple of hours later, Cecilia woke up by a voice.
"Miss Queen." she slowly opened her eyes.
"Can I go home?" she asked.
"Yes you can, your clothes are in the closet." the nurse walked out.
Cecilia got out of her bed and walked over to the closet. She took out the clothes and looked at them, they were so pretty. Was she a model?
She quickly dressed up and walked out, taking the bags around her bed with her.

She walked out of the hospital and got into a cab.
"Queen's Clothes" she said shortly, not knowing what is was. After a while the car drove up to a large building. Cecilia got out of the cab and walked towards it. There was a sign saying 'Queen's Clothes.' She opened the glass doors.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah and Gavin stood in the lobby, discussing where they would eat. Delilah turned to see the glass doors open, and Cecilia walked into the building, looking disoriented.

"Cecilia!" she cried out, hurrying towards the woman, pulling Gavin along behind her. "I knew it wasn't true! You're alive!"

She paused and then frowned. Something is not right here. Something about her eyes, Delilah thought, biting her lip.

"Cecilia, it's me... Delilah. Delilah Stanton."

She looked over at Gavin. "Gav..." she choked out. "Something's wrong here..."

She grabbed Gavin's hand tightly, scared. Zombie? Living dead? Amnesia? she thought worriedly.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin's mouth dropped open when Cecilia walked into the building. But the doctors had said...they'd said she had...what on earth! Had they both wished so hard that she'd come back to life: surely that wasn't even possible!! He felt Delilah grab his hand and he saw the worried look on her face. He studied Cecilia's expression, feelings of concern, fear and pain washing over him

"Oh my god..." Gavin mumbled, squeezing Delilah's hand

He pulled her back a step, away from Cecilia for fear she might lunge, or throw herself at Delilah in some way: he couldn't let her come into harm. Gavin pushed Delilah further back again and stood in front of her, protecting her

"Cecilia..." he began quietly, placing a gentle hand on her shoulder, "it's me, Gavin. Gav. Don't you remember me C?"

[Anne_SC]

"What's with everyone knowing me." she said slowly, looking at the blonde-haired man.
"And no, I never met you. But ok, nice to meet you Gavin. Tell me, what is this place?" she asked, looking around the building.
What's happening to me... why does everyone keep telling me things that aren't true.
"What's going on here? How do you know my name?" she then asked, now knowing that something wasn't right.
"Why did I wake up in the hospital and why is the only thing I know the name of this place?" Being around the man felt warm and comfortable, but she didn't know why.
"What's happening?" she cried out and sat down on one of the large sofa's in the big room. She then saw something shining in the man's pocket. It was a ring. She reconized the ring... it was hers. She quickly grabbed it. She looked at him and her eyes widened. "This is mine." she said in shock. "Where did you get it?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin stared open mouthed at Cecilia. She didn't remember anything: how had they let her out of the hospital in this state! He turned to Delilah, his eyes wide with shock,

"Oh my god..." he said quietly

He turned around and saw Cecilia collapse onto one of the large sofas, and then snatched the ring from his pocket

"This is mine." Cecilia said in shock. "Where did you get it?"

Gavin looked at Cecilia, his eyes a mixture of concern and terror

"It's yours," he repeated, "you gave me it. Only a few days ago. You gave me it."

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

Chinsa ran out of the photostudio and into the lobby she saw Alexis Gavin Delilah and Cecilia. She looked shocked then quickly change her expression and calmly said "Hello".
Alexis looked at her and said "Hey Chi Chi aren't you going to give me a hug". Chinsa smiled cautiously and said "Of course I am so happy to see you sister". She gave a look of you-better-not-say-anything to Alexis. Alexis understood and replied "Oh so these must be you co-workers introduce me". Chinsa exhaled ans began introducing hem to her "sister" she slowly said "Alexis this is Gavin Delilah and Cecilia Queen, Gavin Delilah and Cecilia this is my sister Alexis". She hoped they would buy the whole sister act.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah wrapped her arms tightly around Gavin, terrified.

This cannot be happening! she thought. This isn't the Cecilia we know!

She gave Gavin a worried look. Do something! she thought. She's got amnesia, and I don't know what to do about this kind of thing!

Delilah trembled. "Gav..." she whispered. She tightened her grip on her boyfriend. "Something is very wrong here!" Her eyes filled with tears. "Something's wrong with Cecilia."

She felt like a child again, helpless at dealing with a difficult and confusing situation.

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

Chinsa noticed the way Cecilia was speaking and looking at them all. She didn't remember them could something have happened to her she knew Cecilia had been away for a while. Did that have anything to do with it. A million question ran through her head. But all the words she managed to get out were "Are you ok Cecilia?"

[KimKamKim]

Hannah had once again finished her work again for the day early. She looked at her watch it was only 2PM. 'I guess I should ask Gavin what to do now' she thought. She left her desk and locked her door and walked to the next office along. the office that belonged to Gavin. The door to his office was open and she could see he wasn't inside. 'He's probably gone off saving the world again' she thought 'Does he actually do any work around here?' she thought walking to the stairs. She then went around every department if they had seen Gavin but none had.

When she arrived at the ground floor she saw Gavin in the lobby. There was a group of people around a figure on a chair, so Hannah went to investigate. When she arrived at the small huddle of people she asked a black haired woman who was nearby.

"Exscuse me can you tell me what's going on here?"

(The black haired woman is Chinsa for anyone who didn't realise)

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

Chinsa was in a state of shock but when she realized a woman was speaking to her she whippped around hitting Alexis who was standing very close by in the face with her long ravenous mane. She smiled wiping the worried look off her face and said "Well Cecilia is back and doesn't remember any of us.

[KimKamKim]

"Well shouldn't someone call a ambulance?" Hannah said reaching for her mobile phone. She got it out and dialled 999.

"Oh crap, Im out of credit!" she said loudly putting her phone away in frustration. She looked around for a pay phone in the lobby but they were being used at the moment. She turned to the black haired girl again

"Well do you think you could use your mobile to ring for a ambulance or even a doctor?" Hannah asked "Oh I'm Hannah by the way, the new assistant manager, who are you?"

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

Chinsa politely said "I am Chinsa a Model what is the number for an ambulance". Chinsa knew she sounded very stupid asking such a dumb question but she never had to call for an ambulance before.She pulled out her Rhinestone covered Nokia and waited for Hannah to tell her the number.

[KimKamKim]

"It's 999 Chinsa" Hannah said turning back to Cecilia 'wow, where do they find these models?' she thought to herself 'It's a good thing they've got looks'. She saw Gavin leaning over Cecilia who grabbed a ring from Gavin's hand. She asked the woman in standing in front of her

"Hey is there anything more we can do to help? Chinsa is just ringing for a ambulance right now, but is there anything more we can do?" Hannah asked desperately The woman she asked had short black hair and red glasses who Hannah recognized as the lady she saved from the hospital

((The person she is talking too now is Delilah, I'm really bad a descriptions so I thought I would just say))

[DarkPhoenix]

((Okay, how many times do I have to explain? Delilah has brown hair-- not black or red!))

Delilah snapped, "What are you asking me for? Do I look like a doctor? Do you think I have a medical degree? If I knew what to do, I'd have done it by now!"

She wrapped her arms tighter around Gavin. Some people... she thought irritably, I'm not just standing around to look pretty. If I knew what to do, don't you think I would have damn well done it already?!

"I know about as much as you do," she said sharply. "If I knew what to do, I'd have done something by now, don't you think? Or did you honestly think I was that empty-headed? Oh, wait, it's because I'm a secretary," she added bitterly.

Way to go, she scolded herself. Take out your frustrations on her. Although it was a rather stupid thing to ask me.

[KimKamKim]

"I'm only trying to help you know, and I only asked because nobody is doing anything to help her" Hannah snapped back

"I know about as much as you do," she said sharply. "If I knew what to do, I'd have done something by now, don't you think? Or did you honestly think I was that empty-headed? Oh, wait, it's because I'm a secretary," Delilah added bitterly.

"Well I've only got here so I'm trying to establish the facts so we can help this woman, I only asked 'you' because you looked friendly, I can see now you are not" Hannah said turning back to Chinsa "Any word on the ambulance Chinsa?

[[yeah sorry i've just looked at her application and she does have brown hair, sorry for the mistake and for Hannah's rudeness :anime: ]]

[Anne_SC]

"Then why can't I remember?" she cried out, mentioning what Gavin said.
"I only know that I belong here! It's the only thing I remember." she buried her head in her hands. And don't even dare to call the hospital, I'm not going back to that place." she stood up and walked over to the window. She looked out of it.
Why can't I remember? I want to... but I can't... please give me back my memories!
She placed a hand on the glass and looked at the people walking by.
"I'm going to my office, wherever it is. I'll just search for a sign with Cecilia on it, since that's what you people call me."
Gavin... What's with him, there was something between him and me that makes me remember him. I recognize(?) his voice too... Please help me, someone.

She walked up the stairs and watched the signs. Miss Queen's office... It had to be that one. She walked more up and opened the door to her office.

[Slytherin-Girl]

Amber had gone into Cecilia's office to start sorting through some of the e-mails and letters she had been recieving. "I've got piles so I can't imagine how bad her's is" she had thought inititally. Only now, drowining in paperwork and calls, she was starting to change her mind. And then Cecilia walked in the door.

"Miss Queen" said Amber, obviously shocked to see her boss there "What are you doing out of the hospital? I thought you were supposed to be in there for another few weeks at least".

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

Alexis was looking around in awe nothing this exciting ever happened at the chinese resturant she worked at. She whispered something to chinsa that made her laugh uncontrollaby but she realized this was the wrong time so she gave a apologetic look and dialed for an ambulance. But she had her synthetic nails on that made it impossible for her to touch the cellphones keys she handed the phone to Alexis who quickly pressed the keys and said "Hello yes we need an ambulance".
Hannah said Any word on the the ambulance,Chinsa?.
Chinsa replied by pointing a finger at Alexis who was describing how Cecilia was acting to the operator.

[Anne_SC]

"I'm out of the hospital" she said simply. "Can I be alone please? Thank you." she sat down on the sofa and closed her eyes. She had an headhache. There were so many things running through her head, she just couldn't sort them out. Gavin, Delilah, Chinsa, Hannah, Hospital, Blood, Queen's clothes, the ring.

She now lay down and stared at the ceiling, she felt like she been there before and it just made her confused. She wanted to know more, but was afraid of her answer.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" she cried out and took the ring, she studied it, wishing she would get some memories.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin looked around the crowded lobby, his face a mixture of nerve, confusion and terror. Cecilia stood up and walked away, just confirming the fact that she wasn't okay. She had barely spoken, and couldn't remember a think. Amnesia. It was serious, very serious. He couldn't believe they'd let her out of the hospital like this

"Come on Delilah," Gavin said hurriedly, grabbing her hand and pulled her in the direction of the elevator

He pushed the button and immediately they walked in, pushing the button for the 4th floor where Cecilia's office was. Gavin ran his hands through his hair and looked over at Delilah, wrapping his arms around her

"I don't know what's going on, but she's not ok and we need to help her," he said slowly

The elevator stopped on their floor and he got out, holding Delilah's hand as they walked towards the sturdy door marked 'Cecilia Queen.'

"You'd better stay out here," Gavin said to Delilah, "please...call the hospital and get them to send an ambulance, or at least a specialist who deals in memory problems," he paused and looked at the door, "I've a feeling she won't go easily."

He kissed Delilah gently on the mouth, gave her a final squeeze and then walked in the door to Cecilia's office

"C?" he said quietly, walking over to the sofa she was sitting on, "do you remember me? I'm Gav, Gavin. You gave me that ring. I'm co-owner of this place with you. Do you not remember me at all? You used to tell me you loved me, although I'm sure it wasn't real."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah hurried to Gavin's office. She looked around for a few minutes and then picked up the telephone. She dialed a few numbers and then said anxiously, "Hello, this is Delilah Stanton, at Queen's Clothes. There's a small problem here. Cecilia Queen has escaped from your hospital, and she is here now. She's having memory problems, and we think she might become hostile. Please send an ambulance as soon as possible."

She listened for a few seconds. "Yes. Please. It's just down the street. But please hurry!"

Delilah listened for a few more seconds. "Yes. Yes. Thank you." She put down the receiver. With a sigh, she flopped down into his chair.

Gav... please be careful, she thought worriedly. Please, for both of us.

She ran her fingers through her hand, looking anxious. Poor Cecilia... she thought, biting her lip.

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia looked at him. "I... remember your voice, your name." she said. "And when I'm around you, I feel warm and comfortable. Tell me, why is that?" she walked over to him and lay a hand on his shoulder. She closed her eyes, forcing herself to remember something.
She then placed a hand on her head and walked backwards. Her head ached and flashes of memories ran through her head.
"We... we fought, alot. What happened between us? What's wrong with me? Do I even want to know the answers on my questions? Tell me... who am I?"

She took the ring, this should give her more memories, but it didn't.
"I'm confused, Gavin."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin watched Cecilia pace the room, her hands on her head and then on the ring and then on her head again. She was clearly very confused, and very disorientated. She shouldn't have been allowed out of the hospital. He sighed and stood up and walked over to her, placing a steadying hand on her shoulder

"You probably feel comfortable around me because I..." he wasn't sure what to say, "because I was your only main friend."

Gavin took a step back and ran his hands through his hair.

"We didn't fight a lot: not really. You used to say you loved me, but I have a girlfriend, and you didn't like that. We didn't fight because...because we didn't like one another, we fought because you wanted more than I could give you."

He stopped and sighed heavily,

"Nothing really happened between us. You're Cecilia Queen, owner of this place and you're my boss. Well you used to be, I think we're co-owners now. You crashed your car into the sea a couple of days back, but you survived."

[Anne_SC]

She sighed and walked over to him.
"I want to remember" she said softly. "But... I can't." she looked at the ground. "How do I know you're telling the truth? Everyone can tell me anything now, they can mess with my brain. I'm scared and confused..."
She breathed heavily and a tear fell down her cheek.
"Who are my parents... what do they do? Why aren't they with me?"
She walked over to the closet and opened a drawer, there had to be something that explained who she was, what she did, who her parents are. Everything. She found a picture. It was the cover of Fas|-|ion Magazine. She was on it, all dressed up.
"This is me... Do I model? Am I famous? Or anything."


((Her dad's name is Brian))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin ran a hand through his hair, sighing awkwardly. He couldn't explain to Cecilia her entire family history, that was ridiculous: neither could he explain why she'd lost her memory, or everything that had happened in her life: or convince her he was actually telling the truth

"Your Dad's name is Brian and your mum is Fecilia Queen, owner of this place. You're their daughter and you're coming to own here too. I don't think you model, but you've had a few photoshoots," Gavin replied eventually

He paused and took up the magazine she was holding

"And trust me. You can trust me C. I'm Gav, and I'm going to tell you the truth."

He stood up and walked over to Cecilia, gently giving her a hug, hoping to comfort her, or at least stop her crying

[Anne_SC]

"They hate me, don't they?" she said, wrapping an arm around his back, holding him softly. "Please help me remember."
Why didn't I just die, this isn't worth it.
She dropped the magazine and stopped crying. Why did this all have to happen.
"Gav..." she whispered gentle. "Gavin Ruppets" she remembered.
She closed her eyes and softly sang.
"This is the way you left me, i'm not pretending, no hope, no love, no glory, no happy ending."

She just held him and stared out of the window. She slowly took the ring and gave it to him, it was his ring now.
"Friendship" she whispered. "Hope... and love"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and patted Cecilia's back gently, attempting to soothe her

"You remembered my name?" he said in shock, moving backwards away from her a little, "what else do you remember about me?"

She handed him the ring but he shook his head, giving it back to her

"No C," Gavin said, "it's yours. I shouldn't have it. I've already found love, it's your turn to find true love. Give that ring to the man you eventually fall for."

[Anne_SC]

She took the ring back and sighed.
"No C," Gavin said, "it's yours. I shouldn't have it. I've already found love, it's your turn to find true love. Give that ring to the man you eventually fall for."
She shook her head and put it back in her pocket.
"You don't understand." she whispered very softly.
She then sat back on the sofa again. "It's hard... living without memories. I just thought I'd tell you. You don't know who to trust, and who not to, you don't even know who you are. It's confusing and it kills you inside."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin watched Cecilia walk over and sat down on the sofa. He felt like there was nothing he could say: nothing that could help or comfort her or make her trust that he was telling the truth. But she'd remembered his name, that had to be something. He walked over to the window and looked down, hoping Delilah had managed to call an ambulance and it would be here soon. Cecilia needed help. He walked over to her and sat down on the sofa beside her.

"Do you remember anything else about me?" he repeated. Gavin pointed over to the window, attempting to jog her memory, "I once climbed through that window in order to see you and bust my back open. Do you remember that?"

He sighed and ran both hands through his hair, hoping she'd remember anything

"You crashed your car because we had an argument. Because you didn't like all the time I spent with my girlfriend. Do you remember that?"

[Anne_SC]

"I don't" she said. "I want to, but I don't remember it."
There wasn't anything she remembered more. Only him and the office.
"Why were you my only friend?" she asked. She wanted to know alot, but wasn't sure if she should ask him everything.
"I know I shouldn't ask you everything... I just want to remember"
She stood up and walked over to the huge window. She looked down at the people and the cars. It was a busy day. She turned around again and started the computer, hoping to find things.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed heavily

"I'm sorry C," he said, standing up to leave, "I can't tell you everything about yourself. Mainly because I don't know the answers. You'll be ok, someone will be here soon for you and they'll help you, make you better."

He gave Cecilia a hug and then walked towards the door, only turning around to give her a small smile

"I don't know why you remember me, I was nothing special," he added

Gavin sighed and closed the doors behind him, walking down the corridor to the elevator to his own office. He sighed again, hoping something could be done to help Cecilia, if not he was scared what she would do

[Anne_SC]

"You were... I remember you." she whispered. She watched him leave and opened some files on her computer. There it was, her employee-file. She looked through it. Alot was clear now and now she knew who would we lying to her. She closed the computer down and walked over to the sofa again. She lay down and then slowly fell asleep.
Her dream was weird. She was in an empty space. And she heard voices. People talking about her, hurting her. She then woke up and looked around.
Maybe it was a memory...

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah looked up as Gavin entered his office. She recognized the expression on his face, and she immediately rose and hurried over, wanting to comfort him. It's okay, she thought. I'm here to comfort you.

She wrapped her arms tightly around Gavin and kissed his cheek. "It was harder than you expected, wasn't it?" she whispered. "I called the ambulance. They should be here anytime now."

As if on cue, she heard the ambulance sirens. "Here they come," she said softly. "I hope they don't hurt Cecilia. I mean, she's already gone through enough. If they try to use her for any experiments, they'll have to deal with me."

She squeezed her boyfriend tightly. "Everything will be fine," she whispered, trying to reassure both him and herself. "Really."

[Anne_SC]

The sirens stopped and several doctors walked in. They hurried up the stairs, while others took the elevator. She quickly opened Cecilia's door.
"What the..." Cecilia said in shock as the doctors hurried in.
-"Come with us, we need to go back to the hospital."
"I'm not going back! There's no need to take me back there!"
-"Just come with us, if you don't we'll have to force you!"
Cecilia's face changed from shock to pure anger.
"Just leave me alone!" she yelled. "I'm not going back, and that's it!"
The doctors ran over to her and grabbed her arms.
"Let go of me!" she yelled as they took her with them. She looked at Gavin and Delilah. "What did you do!" she yelled as tears ran down her face. "I don't want to go back!" she tried to make the doctors let go of her and kicked them. One of them let go, and so she pulled her arm and got loose. She quickly ran, but it didn't last long untill she got caught. The doctors grabbed her and lay her on the bed. They tied her up.
"Don't make me go back!" She didn't know why she didn't want to go back. What she did knew was that something happened in there. "Please!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah grabbed up the first weapon she could find-- a letter opener-- and held it threateningly.

"Look," she said to the EMTs, "Let me talk to her. And damn it, don't force her onto the bed thingie. She's a human, not a freaking doll."

She turned to Cecilia and said softly, "Cecilia, I know you don't remember me, but listen. You and I used to fight a lot. But right now, I'm doing something for you. I'm going to go with you to the hospital. And I'm going to stay with you the whole time. And if anyone tries to hurt you, they have to answer to me. If they try to hurt you, let me know."

She gently squeezed Cecilia's hand. "You'll probably regain your memory and start hating me again, but the least I can do is try to be a friend to you."

She looked over at Gavin. "If you want, I can have Gavin come with me."

She waited for Cecilia's response, clutching the letter opener in her small fist, ready to pounce on the first person who tried anything stupid.

[Anne_SC]

"I don't want to go back! There's nothing they can do but wait. There's a higher chance that I'll cure here than in the hospital, just let me go." she said.
The doctors loosened her hands. She closed her eyes and breathed slowly.
"Just let me go..." she repeated. She then looked at Delilah. "They can't cure amnesia... i'll remember. I just don't right now."
She walked over to one of the doctors. "Don't dare to do anything like that again. There was no need to. I don't want to go to the hospital and I want you to tell me why!" she said, mentioning what happened to her in the hospital.
One of the doctors sighed.
-"You died. Three times." he said simply. "That's it. You crashed with your car, got poisoned and died three times."
Cecilia looked at him. "That's it? You don't even care!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed. "Cecilia," she said, "in the hospital, they can monitor you and make sure that you are progressing like you should be. If you hadn't been in the hospital to begin with, you'd be dead right now. I'm not exactly the biggest fan of hospitals, but you'll have to trust me on this one. You need help and monitoring that cannot be provided by being here in this building."

Please... I don't know what else to say or do, Delilah thought. Thus why I'm studying art, and not medicine. Right now, what we need is a miracle. She's not listening to me.

She reached over and squeezed Gavin's hand, looking worriedly up at him. Gav, she thought, Do something.

[Anne_SC]

"Why don't they just look at it in a week. Then they can tell if i'm progressing. So, I'll see you guys next week." she said as she walked back to her office. She opened the door and slammed it behind her.
She sat down on her comfy sofa and took a magazine. She looked through it. There was an article about Queen's Clothes. An interview given by Felicia Queen, her mother and an interview with Chris Allen, her high school boyfriend, who cheated on her and didn't care about her. She didn't remember it, and just read through it. It wasn't really that she wanted to read it, but everything could create memories.

[Slytherin-Girl]

Amber had left Cecilia's office and returned to her own after she had asked her to. But she didn't stay there for very long, as her curiosity got the better of her.

She made her way down the hall were she ran into Gavin and Delilah. "Delilah, Gavin" she said "What on Earth is going on? Why haven't they taken Cecilia back to the hospital where she needs to be?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin watched the doctors take hold of Cecilia as she screamed for them to let go. Oh god, they'd better not hurt her... he though worriedly, rushing to catch up with the EMT's as they tied her to a bed. Suddenly Delilah ran forward with a letter opener clutched in her fist

"Cecilia, I know you don't remember me, but listen. You and I used to fight a lot. But right now, I'm doing something for you. I'm going to go with you to the hospital. And I'm going to stay with you the whole time. And if anyone tries to hurt you, they have to answer to me. If they try to hurt you, let me know." she said softly

Gavin looked at Cecilia, realising she probably wasn't going to take the bait, and sure enough she started screaming to be let go again. The doctors released her and she ran into her office, just as Amber came out of her own

"Delilah, Gavin" Amber said "What on Earth is going on? Why haven't they taken Cecilia back to the hospital where she needs to be?"

Glaring at the EMT's, Gavin pushed open the door to Cecilia's office and pulled Delilah and Amber in with him.

"Let us talk to her," he snapped at the paramedics.

He dropped to the floor in front of Cecilia on his knees and took her hand, squeezing it gently

"Look C, you have to go back to the hospital. It's for your own good," Gavin started. He looked up at Delilah and Amber, signalling for them to help him, "the 3 of us are your main friends and we don't want to see you hurt. Please, just let them take you back to the hospital. Delilah and I will stay with you all the time and look after you."

[Anne_SC]

She looked at him.
"I can't..." she said. "I will go crazy in there, They have to give me a chance of staying here. If anything goes wrong, it'll be my own mistake. I can get my memories back here, not in the hospital." she said convinced.

"Sorry..." she looked at the ground and then at his hands. "I just can't" she looked into his eyes and felt him squeezing her hand. "I need to rest. Here. Not in a place where no one can rest properly without worrying about their lifes." she slowly stood up and took the magazine, she showed it to him.
"This is Chris Allen, my high school boyfriend who cheated on me, he works here now. I remember him."

She gave the magazine to him, so he could read it properly.
"I'm starting to get my memories back, so please, don't worry."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin's head dropped and he shrugged his shoulders. He took the magazine from Cecilia and quickly scammed through the article, Chris Allen sure sounded like a jerk: and he worked at Queens Clothes! But Cecilia needed to go back to the hospital, where they could deal with her properly.

"Damn it C," Gavin said, suddenly getting angry. He stood up and paced the room, running his hands through his deshevelled blonde hair, "if you don't co-operate then the doctors are just going to take you back by force! Do you want that!"

[Anne_SC]

"It's not my fault they came! I never asked for you to call them!" she said. She never wanted them to come, she just wanted the hospital to leave her alone. She was going to be ok, she knew it. "You said if they'd hurt me you'd protect me, so, we can solve the force problem."

She walked over to the large windows and sat down, she buried her head in her hands. She stood up again and slammed her leg against the table.
"Argh!" she shouted. She quickly steadied herself on the table with one hand and put the other on her aching head. Another flash, this time it was her going into a bar and coming out drunk. She watched herself getting in the car and driving away.

"Please, Get out" she said softly as a tear ran down her cheek. "I can't take this anymore. I can't take the pressure! I want them to leave me alone."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin watched Cecilia as she walked over to her desk and collasped with her head in her hands. She suddenly stood up and screamed, and he ran over to her, putting a steadying arm around her shoulder. Why couldn't things just work out right? Why couldn't she just go back to the hospital, get better, come back to work and everything be fine: and Gavin and Delilah could move in together and live happily, everything working out. It never did though

"Please, Get out" Cecilia said softly as a tear ran down her cheek. "I can't take this anymore. I can't take the pressure! I want them to leave me alone."

Gavin put his arms tightly around Cecilia and hugged her close to him, wiping her tears away with his thumb

"I'm sorry C, I never meant to shout at you," he whispered, "but I...we, we all want you to get better. I...we care about you."

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia softly cried. It was so hard.
"I'll be ok, just give me a chance." she whispered. She squeezed his hand.
She couldn't stop crying. She didn't know why she was so sad. It might have been that she remembered things while not knowing it. However, that didn't change anything.
She rested her head on his shoulder. It couldn't get any worse. It just couldn't.
"I hate this, I want it to be over, I want to remember, Gavin"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin stroked Cecilia's hair attempting to soothe her and then sighed heavily.

"I know you want this to be over. Well all want everything to go back to normal, we all want you to get better and get your memory back so you can make our lives a living hell again," he teased gently

Gavin looked up at Delilah, signalling with his eyebrows. Help me babe, I'm in over my head here. Do something

"You'll be able to get your memory back if you go to hospital," he told Cecilia, "they can give you treatments and medications and councelling that can help. There's nothing that can help you here. You can't work until you're better, there's no reason why you should stay here."

Gavin sighed again and gave Cecilia another hug, letting her cry into his shoulder

[Anne_SC]

"They can treat me at home" she tried. "You have to understand Gavin." she kept her head on his shoulder. "I can't go back" she repeated.
"Please, understand. I want to stay where I belong, I don't want to go back there and ruin more of my life. Send them back. I beg you Gavin." she let go of him and turned around, she ran a hand through her hair. She didn't face him, she couldn't.

"I don't know what to do anymore. But there's something I do know. If I go back, i'm going to have a break down."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah watched Gavin and Cecilia. She shook her head sadly and looked over at her boyfriend. Sorry, Gav, she thought. I can't do anything. She won't listen to me or you.

She bit her lip. What is there to do? she asked herself. If I have the EMTs take Cecilia to the hospital, she'll be ticked. But she can't just stay here, especially in the condition she is now! Oh, God, I wish I knew what to do!

"Cecilia," she finally said, "if you keep carrying on like this, you'll make yourself sick, and you might have a breakdown. The only difference is, at the hospital, they'll be able to do something about it. If you had a breakdown here and now, do you think Gavin and I would be able to do anything to help you?"

She was speaking from the frustrated, annoyed part of herself, the side that just wanted to slap Cecilia and say, "Damn it, listen to us!"

She narrowed her eyes, frustrated and unable to explain just how annoyed she was. "Gavin, you reason with her. I give up," she said.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin walked over to Delilah and took her hand, squeezing it gently to show he appreciated her trying

"Cecilia, there's nothing we can do. We've tried our bests, even offered to stay with you, but you won't listen to us. Delilah gives up, and I give up. This isn't our job," he paused and looked down at Delilah, holding her tightly, "we were both very upset when we thought you'd died. But...you aren't the same person anymore."

Gavin sighed heavily and cleared his throat before talking again, his tone softened dramatically,

"Please. Just go back with the EMT's and get yourself sorted out. We can't deal with you, they can and it's what they're paid to do."

[Slytherin-Girl]

Amber had stood in the corner, trying to keep out of the way. Watching what was going on, she couldn't help but think Cecilia was acting like a child. "Why won't she just go back and get help" she thought, deciding to speak up and say something.


"They're both right Cecilia" said Amber, from where she had been standing in the corner "Do you really think it's going to do you any good to sit around here and be stubborn? Because it's not and you're being ridiculous. You should go to the hospital where they have people trained to help you".

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah clung to Gavin, looking up at him.

Do something, she thought. If she won't listen to either of us, what's left to do? If the EMTs force her to go to the hospital, she will hate all of us! Damn it, why does life have to be so crazy? I just wanted to have a nice, quiet job and maybe meet a hot guy. Well, I met a hot guy. And now, all I want is to just move in with him and spend time with him. Is that really so bad? But noooooo, things have to be all crazy-dramatic.

Delilah frowned. This was not in the job description, that's for sure. Nothing about hot assistant manager bosses, nothing about the head boss trying to hit on your man, nothing about cute designer guys crushing on you. Nothing like that. I just want to live with Gavin and stay with him for a long time, with relatively little drama. I want a relatively normal, though still interesting, life. Is that so bad?

She wrapped her arms tighter around Gavin, clutching at his shirt. Love you, Gav, she thought. But why does all this drama have to come up and throw a wrench into our plans?

[Anne_SC]

She looked over at Amber, and something snapped inside her.
"You don't know what's ridiculous!" she said. "You don't know how it feels!"
She walked over to the table and sat on it.
She then looked at Gavin and Delilah.
"You don't have the right to tell me what to do, and you know why? Because you don't know how I feel, what I feel and what I'm thinking. So stop saying that i'm ridiculous and being weird. Because you have to respect what I think, Ok?"
she took a deep breath.
"You can't tell the future, and you can't tell what will work best. Do you really think, I will cure faster when I'm somewhere I don't want to be? You just don't understand, and that's something friends should do. So stop saying you're my friend, if you don't respect me and what I think."

She slowly walked over to the door and opened it, she looked back and then walked out.

[Spoonerism_SC]

Amber had left the office to invesigate the origin of the scream, leaving Jeisa with Nicoloa. He was staring at the dress, one hand scratching his chin. Jeisa wondered if he had even noticed Amber's exit.

For the next few minutes she did as she was told; stand like this, walk over there, tuck this bit in. She kept hearing noises from the hallway. Noises that sounded like crying and yelling. Didn't sound very good, but Jeisa was curious.

"Um, Nicolao?," she said, breaking the professional atmosphere. "Could I just leave for a moment? I, uh, need to use the restroom." Flashing a quick smile, she hustled out of the room, shoeless and in the designer's dress.

Once she reached the site of the commotion, she froze, head cocked to one side. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Was she seeing who she thought she saw? She was so busy staring at Cecilia Queen that she didn't notice the unhappy faces and pleading voices around her.

The woman looked around sadly, and she walked slowly out of the door, head turning only once to look back. Everyone else in the room just stood, watching. To clear things up for herself, Jeisa said timidly, "That was Cecilia Queen, wasn't it?"

[butterflykiss]

I am so sorry, I have been so sick, I will post later tonight, and edit this. Hope everyone is well!!]]

[DarkPhoenix]

((Poor butterflykiss! Sending healing thoughts and hugs. Heal fast!))

[Spoonerism_SC]

((Oh no! I hope you get better really soon! I'm sick- so I get to nap, and when I'm awake I just go on the computer and drink my tea.

But get well or I'll cry!))

[Anne_SC]

((Awww *huggles* Hope you get better soon. *Is waiting for a reply*))

[butterflykiss]

Nicolao was lost in his own world oddly enough, those seconds were like mundane hours. "Huh, sorry, bathroom, sure."

Like usual the whole commotion going around him, was a subsequential blur. Walking to the door, he picked up the dress that he had gone missing, attached to it a note. Balling the note, he tossed it in the bin. Sitting in his chair, he picked up the phone, "Hello, yes, I need more dry cleaning done, Queen's Clothes, on Cry Me A River Lane, yep, third floor, designer wing, the door will be open."

Turning on the small radio next to him, he flipped the stations until he found something remotely his speed. Tool, Vicarious "Nice, ironic, but f*** it, this office is a bore. I would have more fun playing in traffic. Stupid boss, doesn't know her a** from a hole in the ground. This Cecilia wouldn't know fashion if it nipped her. This whole place is full of horndogs, thankfully Jeisa, Amber, and some of the other models, don't need to be over dramatic," annoyed he was aggrevated by office drama he went on to sing the lyrics,
"We won't give pause until the blood is flowing
Neither the brave nor bold
The writers of stories sold
We won't give pause until the blood is flowing

I need to watch things die
From a good safe distance

Vicariously I, live while the whole world dies
You all feel the same so
Why can't we just admit it?

Blood like rain come down
Drawn on grave and ground

Part vampire
Part warrior
Carnivore and voyeur
Stare at the transmittal
Sing to the death rattle."

Tappin his finger in time with the music, he got up to open the window. Sitting on the window, three stories up, he watched the commotion below belting out tunes. "I need to watch things die. From a good safe distance" His blackened eyes narrowed as he watched ambulances and people run willy nilly all around the office building.

{{I have no idea what is going on, but read the last page, so it gave me a clue, and thanks. I hate being sick *growl* Thank you all, that was nice.}

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed and sat on the floor, trying to think.

How do we deal with this? she asked herself. We can either force Cecilia to go to the hospital, convince her to go, or we can let her stay here. Obviously, letting her stay here is not an option. So, what do we do? I don't know what to do, and Gavin doesn't know either. Maybe Nicolao would know what to do-- he has a good head on his shoulders.

She hurried to the nearest office and picked up a phone. She dialed Nicolao's office number and said, "Nicolao, I need you right now. You have a better sense of logic than me or Gavin."

It's true enough. Maybe if he realizes that it's more than just flattery, he might help. Maybe.

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ sorry I haven't replied in a while. I've had family problems :( ]]

Gavin sighed heavily as Cecilia walked away, realising they weren't going to get through to her no matter how hard they tired. Why did all this cr*p have to come up, just when things were going right? Just when he'd finally got the balance between his work and his outside life? When he had finally fallen in love. He was about to say something comforting to Delilah when she stood up and ran into an office. Cocking his head in confusion, Gavin followed

"Nicolao, I need you right now. You have a better sense of logic than me or Gavin." Delilah said

Gavin raised his eyebrows but nodded, figuring it could be a good idea to get Nicolao, but he didn't want too many people involved. It wouldn't be long before the media arrived and started asking questions

"You think he can help? Cecilia doesn't even know him!" he said, pushing his hair back from his face anxiously

Gavin walked over and held Delilah's hands tightly

"We'll be okay you know. Whatever happens, I'll look after you. I love you."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah kissed Gavin's cheek. "Nicolao isn't emotionally tied to this either, which means that he'd be better for making these decisions than you or I would. He's more or less an uninvolved party, right?"

She sighed and lowered her head onto his shoulder. "I love you too, darling," she said softly. "I'm just worried about Cecilia."

She squeezed his hands tightly and pressed her lips to them. "We're going to get through this, one way or another. But we'll need to help each other because alone, we're pretty much helpless."

She looked up at Gavin. "Cecilia doesn't really know Nicolao, but at this point in time, she doesn't really know any of us anymore," she whispered.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin nodded and stroked Delilah’s hair sub-consciously, his thoughts racing through his head. He knew Nicolao was an uninvolved ‘third party’ guy who would probably help the situation, but he also didn’t want any harm to come to Cecilia. No matter how much she drove him round the bend, he wanted to see her ok

“Cecilia doesn’t remember any of us properly so she doesn’t know who to trust; therefore she trusts no one. I hope Nicolao will help: I really do,” Gavin replied, scratching his forearm

He smiled and pressed his lips gently to Delilah’s forehead and stroked her cheek

“Together: I need you right now, in fact, I always need you. It’s like, it’s like…”

He paused and laughed gently, putting his arms around Delilah’s waist

“I hope C is going to be okay…”

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah gave Gavin a brief kiss on the lips. "Don't worry. I'm here for you," she whispered reassuringly. "The problems will be over eventually, and things will be good again."

She squeezed him tightly. "Nicolao will know what to do. I know he will."

She sighed. I hope, she mentally added. If none of us can do anything, we're screwed. We need to get Cecilia into the hospital. If she doesn't listen to me or Gavin, then maybe Nicolao can convince her. Oh God, I really hope it works.

She bit her lip, looking anxious. I don't know what to do. I'm so scared! she thought, wrapping her arms tightly around her boyfriend. I have to be strong for Gavin.

[butterflykiss]

Nicolao, phone speaker rang out as he sat there singing, Nicolao, I need you right now. You have a better sense of logic than me or Gavin. "Shit, drama just what I need right now." Well, you have to find out what they know sooner or later.

Climbing out of the window, he shut it firmly, and locked the hinge as well. Popping a life saver into his mouth, he tided up his office a wee bit, then left the office. Open, yes, the cleaners were coming and the dress needed to be ready for tomorrow. If this fashion house ever had a fashion show, or advertisements they might bring a profit. What he heard about this company was wrong, it was a sham, but for what? That line of thinking had him pondering as he made way down the stairs.

Making a left then a sharp right he was delivered to Delilah's office, tucking his hands inside his pockets, he cleared his throat to acknowledge his arrival. "You rang?"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah smiled weakly. "Hey, Nicolao," she greeted him. "Sorry to bring you into all this, but Gavin and I have had no luck. Cecilia has amnesia. She got out of the hospital somehow, and now she refuses to go back. Gavin and I feel that she'd be better taken care of in the hospital. She won't listen to either one of us, so I thought that perhaps you might be able to do something."

She sighed. "I know you don't want to be part of the drama, but in this case, I think you might be able to do something about this situation."

She reached out, a bit hesitantly, and gave Nicolao's hands a brief squeeze. "Please, Nicolao," she whispered. "Do it, if not for any of us, then at least for the sake of a pay check!"

[Anne_SC]

((She didn't escape))

[butterflykiss]

Nicolao, half listened to the whole bs about Cecilia. He only met the woman a handful of times and it just seemed the woman was a flake. Great, he thought to himself, as he tried to think if he could just handle things himself. His way, it even made him snicker.

When Delilah squeezed his hand, he gave her a once over, and shoved his hands into his pocket. "Cecilia, you are a pain in the a**, do you ever do anything when it is not for Gavin, yes, everyone in the whole office is onto your schemes, seriously, you brought me into this, and I am going to say what I need to," he said eying both Gavin, Delilah, and Cecilia. His feet made way across the cushioned plush carpet. "Let me guess, you tried to kill yourself over a man?" he knelt to face her eye to eye. "Another guess, a woman of your stature doesn't belong running a business if you ask me. You have no backbone, and you are running it into the ground more everyday. Which either way it means no difference to me. Paycheck pah, I have no problems with money." A wicked laugh ceased lines around his mouth.

As he whispered to Cecilia's face, "Next time you need a little help falling from a cliff, or some stupid a** fish wants to poison you, remind me that I will be there to save you, to help twist the knife, you my dear one are as worthy as your Mother once was. Pitiful existence the both of you. Now get off your a** and get to work. You sicken me. Wallow on your own time, this is a company," he spat with venom, as he got up, and straightened his jacket.

"My work is done here, if she isn't back in her office in ten minutes let me know. Stockholders will be notified of her inability to run this company. This I can vow, this place is a sham," his voice cold, and callus as gave them each a curt nod, and made way to the canteen.

{{sorry we need a bad guy, and Nicolao says he fits the bill...wicked cackle}}

[DarkPhoenix]

((Oh my God, Nicolao is such a jerk! Hehehehe. And of course, the bad guys have to be hot, right? Ha ha.))

[KimKamKim]

Hannah watched Gavin and Delilah chase after Cecilia and feeling there was nothing more she could do, she waited around for the ambulance, her and Chinsa had called for. After waiting around for 5 minutes she was relived to see a whole team of hospital workers run into the building.

"It's on the top floor, quick before she hurts someone!" Hannah shouted showing them the elevator. After they all bundled in Hannah decided she would go get some lunch. As she was crossing the lobby she noticed a short man with a bowlers hat taking pictures of the main lobby. Hannah approached him cautiously.

"Hello can I help you" She said to the man

"No I'm okay thank you" He said to her and went back to to taking pictures.

"I'm sorry sir but you cannot photograph this office, I'm going to have to ask you to leave sir" She said in a stronger tone

"Okay but let me get one pic of crazy Cecilia Queen. I heard they just released her from the nut house and now she's going to mess up big time here and cause the company to go broke!" He said excitedly

"I can assure you sir that is completly untrue. Cecilia is doing fine after her accident. She's actually upstairs having a welcome back party" Hannah Said lying.

"Yeah, so how many welcome back parties need workers from the phsycriatric department here? I saw them on my way in, We know Cecilia's finally cracked" He said smiling evilly

"SECURITY!! Please exscuse this journalist from the building please" Hannah said loudly. The big security gaurd soon came out of his room and escorted the man from the lobby. Hannah followed them enjoying the sense of power but she got a even bigger surprise when she stepped outside.

"Has Cecilia gone crazy?"

"Has she shaved her hair off?"

"Has she joined the scientoligists?"

"Is it true that Cecilia has gone crazy because the co owner 'Gavin Ruppets' rejected her?"

All those questions came from a large crowd of jornalists outside the building. Hannah was shocked and surprised by all the people. She was starstruck for a minute before regaining her composure

"Uh a offical statement will be made soon about Cecilia's current condition" She said loudly to the journalists and hurried back into the lobby were she flipped open her mobile phone nad called Gavin. Gavin didn't answer his phone so Hannah left a message

"Gavin where the hell are you, look someone found out about Cecilia and now a group of jornalists are outside, what should I tell them?" Hannah angrily closed her mobile and kept glancing nervously outside to the awaiting journalists.

[[I know it's just a big post talking to myself, but it adds another problem for them dosn't it?]]

[msp_teen]

Name: Capri Rigolini
Gender: Female
Occupation: Model
Age: 24
Bio: Well, my names Capri and I've been modeling since I was 15 and I love it, I've been in pageants since I was 11 and I started out modeling for magazines and as a background modeling and then I got noticed by a big agency and I got signed....and now here I am.
Personality: Sweet, Loves People, Could be named as one of the sweetest but fierce models ever!
Headshot:
http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a204/nine1234/lol.jpg

[butterflykiss]

{{she is gorgeous mps!!! Where are Capri's eyes from??? And yes that does cause another conflict Kim hahaahah. Nicolao, is tired of Cecilia's attitude. Successful women have backbone, and seriously, there should be a fashion show something. Give the models a real task. If you want I could skin some stuff, or you could pick the outfits for them to model. More interesting if you ask me. If you want too Nicolao will just make the fashion show, since it seems Cecilia is going to be indisposed hhahaha.}}

[msp_teen]

{{Thank you butterflykiss~~~!!!! and once I've got my app in can I start RPing?}}

[DarkPhoenix]

((Ha ha, maybe Nicolao can cause some drama between Delilah and Gavin too? *Shrug* Makes for good rp, at least... *Shrug* Seriously, my brain is fried for ideas. The last decent idea I had with this was the whole hospital and guinea pig thing.))

[butterflykiss]

{{Yes Msp sure start to rp!! And DarkPhoenix, sure Nicolao is great at making waves. Give me a few minutes I will come up with something.....hehehe *evil cackle*}}

Nicolao sauntered back up to the stairs, with a smirk on his face, that Cecilia woman would never know what hit her. When he went back to the office he noticed that the cleaners didn't show. Opening the dress that was sealed in the confines of the bag, he scowled. She didn't, no she couldn't have. His fingers fiddled with a hole about three inches wide[/i]

Before he could think he was phoning her office, "Delilah, listen no only do you steal my creation, but you leave a hole in it! What did you do trek through the desert, catch it on a cactus, and bring it to me, like this! Is that b**** Cecilia off her a** yet and working. I have a job for you Delilah, no ifs, ands, or butts, get your a** up here you owe me," then he nonchalantly added, "big time."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed. Yeah, she thought, I do owe him one. I took his brand-new creation and totally destroyed it. But at least it was better than showing the whole company my bare bottom. So, whatever he wants me to do, it can't be that bad, right? I mean, I did say I would pay for the cleaning bill for the outfit.

"Fine," she finally said. "I'll be there shortly. Just wait a few minutes. There's a ton of noise going on. If I'm not there in ten minutes, send out a search party."

She put the receiver back down onto the cradle. "I'll be back in a little bit," Delilah said to Gavin. "Nicolao wants something."

She gave him a hug. "Don't let things get too crazy, okay? If things get really insane, either run out of here, call the cops, or come looking for me, got it?"

She walked to the elevator and pressed the up button. When the elevator arrived, she stepped into it and pressed the button corresponding to the floor where the designers' offices were. "He better not make me do anything insane," she muttered, as the doors slid shut.

After several seconds, the elevator arrived at the appropriate floor. Delilah stepped out of the elevator and walked to Nicolao's office. She rapped sharply at the door and called out, "Hey, it's me, Delilah. What did you want?"

[butterflykiss]

Nicolao didn't comment on the whole search party thing. Pleasantries were over, he wasn't the sort of gent to pine away over a woman. As waited patiently, as he re-lit his cigar. The knock on the door, made him turn slightly, with a throaty, "Enter."

With the cigar lodged in the corner of his mouth, he took a seat, motioning for her to do the same, "So, did they send her to the funny farm yet? Cecilia that is "our boss,"" he accented with in the air quotations.

Standing up, he loomed over her as he paced the small strip behind his desk, "You are wondering why I sent for you. The dress, I can fix, but we have some things to discuss Delilah. And I think you will be very interested in what I have to say." He unlocked his bottom drawer, and slide the CD over the desk.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah eyed Nicolao suspiciously. Cigar? she thought. Who does he think he is? Bill Clinton?

She sat down, watching him closely. "I don't know what's going on with Cecilia. I came here as soon as I could," she replied.

"You are wondering why I sent for you. The dress, I can fix, but we have some things to discuss Delilah. And I think you will be very interested in what I have to say," Nicolao said.

Delilah raised her eyebrow. "Uh, okay?" she said.

What's he going to say that's going to be interesting? It better be more interesting than the junk going on downstairs, she thought to herself, smirking a little.

The smirk vanished when Nicolao slid the CD across his desk. What's on that? she wondered. Does it have footage of...? No, it couldn't. Oh, dear God, is he going to blackmail me or something? What a damn b*****d he would be for doing that.

"What's that?" she asked, in a small voice. "I mean, I know it's a CD, but..."

She trailed off and bit her lip nervously.

[butterflykiss]

"Very observant Delilah, ten points, but CD is not the final answer, see Cecilia did put camera's in the offices. Call it snooping, call it intuition, but it is all here in color, or black and white if you care for me to edit it. You can have this one, there are others. So, you are here, I am here, and we have this issue of keeping your past at bay. Not only are there escapades, but there is some very interesting history here." Taking a bit of a puff, he placed his hands onto the desk, "Now, how fickle women are, I know you are thinking, you think I want your body in a little bow."

Making the sound of a buzzer, he at on the edge of the desk, "You want the blonde man, this is fine, I don't pine when I am not wanted, I get the hint, I am not a Cecilia clone, she can fight you over the blonde boy. Okay, so are we having a deal, aha you don't know what I want, do you? Well, before I go off on this, there is an object of trust, don't you think Rockergirl?" The sarcasm oozed in his voice as he sat there so smugly.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah eyed Nicolao. "What do you want from me?" she asked, her eyes flashing back and forth, from man to CD and back to smug man.

He's really got me in a bind now, she thought. This information could be used against me. If I sought employment elsewhere... I might not be able to work again if potential bosses saw this.

She frowned a little. And here I thought Nicolao was actually a nice guy. Hell, I was actually attracted to him. But... if he's going to be a jerk, then I can be a b***h. Let's just see what he wants, and I'll work from there. After all, I figured a way out of that evil hospital, didn't I? Right?

Her lips quivered slightly, as she felt herself fluctuate between anger, frustration, and being just plain upset and... well... stressed.

[Slytherin-Girl]

OOC: School...so....EVIL! Sorry I haven't been around guys :( I'll try to get back in

[butterflykiss]

Rubbing the growth that resided on his chin, he looked very at ease with himself. "Well, there are files, I need some rather important files. And while I sabotage the camera system, you will get files I request of you. Once I get the files, then I give you the main copy, or do I. Too bad we didn't get to see Ozzy, you were kind of cute, in a girls next door look.
I load the dice and fake a smile upon my face
With fingers crossed I switch the perfume with the mace
What kind of dreams do I enjoy inside my bed
You’ll face the lies that shake devil from my head

Black illusion is all I ever see
Black illusion, I’ll bring you misery,"
Shaking his wild mane of raven hair, he turned her face to his, "Don't f*** with me, you have no idea whom you are messing with. It was nice whilst it lasted Rockergirl. Maybe you can go call your knight, he can save you, yes?" His voice coy, as he sat there smugly. He would never give her all the details, because he could trust no one. And he would lie, steal, cheat, and do whatever he must to let her believe he wasn't interested. A man did have his pride.....

{{Awww Robyn well take care!!! Hope to see you soon!}}

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah decided to grasp at straws. Anything to stall, to waste some time. She took a deep breath and intoned quietly,
"Now I'll find peace of mind
Finally found a way of thinking
Tried the rest, found the best
Stormy day won't find me sinking
I can't conceal it like I knew I did before
I got to tell you now, the ship is ready
Waiting on the shore
Dare to look, face the test
On the eve when you set sailing
What you've learned, what you've earned
Ship of joy will stop you failing."

She paused a moment, trying to think. What might distract him a bit longer? She struggled to rememeber any other song. Come on... it needs to be something he would actually know... something that might change his way of thinking? Crazy Train? No, too obvious. Diary of a Madman? No. Wait, I've got it. Eh, it's better than nothing, I guess...

She took a breath and, purposely skipping a few lines, began,
"I will give you those things you thought unreal
The sun, the moon, the stars all bear my seal
Oh yeah!
Follow me now and you will not regret
Leaving the life you led before we met."

She paused again, trying to think. Uh... what other songs can I quote? How much longer can I throw out lyrics before he tries to make me do this? How much longer before I have to resort to drastic tactics like actually showing skin?!

She met Nicolao's eyes, an act of both defiance and pleading. At that point in time, anything was better than simply giving up, or giving in, or maybe they were one and the same.

I hope things aren't getting too crazy downstairs, she thought, quite randomly.

[butterflykiss]

{{sorry my significant other needed something. Sorry post sucks, I am tired bed is calling. *waves* Have a good night!!}}

He watched her go through the motions of singing, and found her randomly amusing. Hmmm, wonder what is going on in that mind of hers.Snubbing out his cigar into the ash tray, he opened the bottom desk drawer, drawing forth wire cutters, and a can of spray paint. "No time like the present, time is of the essence we will use this time while Cecilia is out of it thinking she is the Queen of England. Let's not waste this time, the file is in the third drawer under your little boyfriends name actually. Cecilia keeps all her important things under your boyfriends name. Or what she thinks in her twisted head is her boyfriend. It may even have pink, and red hearts construded all over it, after all the girl is quite mad. It runs in her family, I assume." he snickered as he opened the door for her. "It is time."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah looked up at Nicolao.

One last tactic... and it's something no one else knows. Nothing is quite as powerful as the truth, she thought.

"Nicolao," she said softly, summoning all of her courage, "back before I was put in the hospital, when I was unconscious... I heard you singing to me. If it hadn't been for that, I might have lost all desire for consciousness. I'm right here, right now, because you cared enough to try to comfort me, even knowing I would most likely not realize it. I know you resent Gavin, but does it at least make you feel somewhat self-satisfied to know that it was your voice and not his that made me try to cling to consciousness? I thought you were a good person once. I know you still are a good person. You don't have to be so cruel and hateful."

She felt a tear run down her face, unbidden. "You've changed, Nicolao. What happened to the creative guy who teased me about whether or not I would cut his hair off? Because I really f*****g miss him."

Delilah bowed her head. "But, perhaps you no longer are capable of feeling anymore. I guess I don't really matter much to you. After all, I'm just the stupid little clumsy secretary who does dumb s*** like dancing on desks to music that some people consider stupid or just plain bad for you."

She reached out to take the items, sighing softly.

I tried, she thought sadly. Perhaps there is no reasoning with him. I just wish there were some way to spark the good side of him...

A song ran through her head, unbidden, although she did not speak the words:
"You think you're special
You think you're cool
You're so invincible
You're nobody's fool
Dead man walking
Your ego's high
No matter who you are
We're all gonna die..."

[Spoonerism_SC]

Jeisa wasn't sure what was happening. The air was thick with tension, and people were sighing with exasperation. Something was wrong with Cecila, but what, exactly, she couldn't tell.

Just then Nicolao walked moodily into the reception room, an annoyed look upon his face. He marched right up to a confused and meloncholy looking Cecilia, shaking his head and gesticulating with his hands. Jeisa stared nosily, not thinking about how rude she was being. It was about the time when Nicolao left that she realized how she must look: shoulders hunched over and arms crossed, her eyes boring holes into whomever recieved her stare.

Quickly, she straightened herself up and glanced around the room. Once she was nearly positive that no one had seen her display (she was a stickler for manners), Jeisa slipped quietly from the room, her feet padding softly on the carpeted floors. She passed Nicolao's office and headed straight for the bathroom.

She pushed open the swinging door and leaned heavily on the sink counter. With one hand, she twisted the knob and splashed cool water on her face. Looking into the mirror, she noticed her mascara running.

"Da**," it took her a few minutes to fix her makeup, wiping here and there with a damp paper towel. In the end, she just rubbed everything off, leaving nothing but her bare skin. She wondered how long she had been in the bathroom as she trotted back to Nicolao's office. She knew he was in his office; so she decided she wouldn't bother to wait after her knock.

After one gentle tap on the wooden door, she opened it and poked her head through first. "Sorry Nico-," she realized he wasn't alone. A girl sat in his office, a tear fell from her face. "Oh, I'm sorry." Her jaw hung limp. "I- um- I'll just, uh, leave."

She turned on her heel and closed to door in one swift movement, trying to get out of there as fast as possible. Once again outside, she leaed against the wall hoping that nothing would ruin the dress she was wearing.

[Anne_SC]

((I've got no idea what to write right now :l sorry. LOL. And I just got Bon Voyage! :D Cecilia will euhm, dunno what will happen. xD I'm kind of idealess right now.))

[butterflykiss]

Nicolao tried to care, tried, there was an aura about her that when he met her he couldn't shake. Their stale humor, yes, that was only one of the layers of him. One of many, so many that even he didn't know which he was anymore. This was his job, his job to get the file, to get the information. It was what he did, a designer today, a lawyer the next, teacher, whatever he needed to do to get the job done. After all this was just another job, another girl in the countless volumes of them. Maybe she had seen him, or what he wanted her to see. The master of manipulation, the king of his domain.

The file.....

His singing brought her to life, maybe she was as good at the game as he was, maybe there was more to Delilah. He still wasn't sure. As he ran his fingers through his hair, he commented, "That is nice to know, somehow I just don't believe you Delilah. Maybe you are wanting me to pine over you, cry, or plead like Cecilia? Sorry Rockergirl, go cleave to your boyfriend. You made your choice, as I have made mine. Let's stop with the small talk, it bores me."

The tear bothered him slightly, even though he would never disclose, his hands plunged into his khakis, as he fished out a quarter. Flipping it to her feet, "Here's a quarter, call someone that, that will work on."

The door swung open, and it was Jeisa, she was wearing his design, as she looked startled. This concerned him, how much had she heard? "Jeisa, are you alright? What seems to be the problem, did you find the restroom, you are looking flustered," he retorted from his humble observation.

When Jeisa abruptly left the room, his questions went unanswered, a scowl set firmly on his face. This was a problem, a major problem. The less people in on this the better. Now, Jeisa, what had she heard, he scratched his head unconsciously.

Delilah, was working his last nerve as she spoke about old times, But, perhaps you no longer are capable of feeling anymore. I guess I don't really matter much to you. After all, I'm just the stupid little clumsy secretary who does dumb s*** like dancing on desks to music that some people consider stupid or just plain bad for you. Nicolao got so close to her, as his face changed slightly, "As I said, you made your choice, I made mine, now it is time to stop this worthless chatter, and get this done. I will take these. You have only one thing, get the file. I will be look out, and don't d*** around with me. I am short of patience right about now," he said with a whisper against the grain of her lips as he took the spray paint, and the wire cutters.

Making way to the door, he held it for her, his eyes falling on Jeisa whom was pressed against the wall as if she was having an anxiety attack. "Jeisa?" he said with a small inquisitive voice.

{{sorry I could kick him too, remember you asked me to think DarkPhoenix eeep sometimes not the brightest of ideas. Nicolao is really a dip, or is he...}

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed. Desperate times call for desperate measures, Dee, she told herself. Remember all the stuff you've had to do in the past. I guess it'll prove useful now.

She eyed Nicolao and then, with astonishing strength for such a small woman, yanked him back into his office by his shirt. "He'll talk to you in a bit," she called to Jeisa.

She tugged him into the office and shut the door, then locked it. She pushed him up against the nearest wall, remembering all the drunken idiots she'd had to rough up a bit in the past.

Delilah pushed herself up against Nicolao, allowing her lips to actually graze his as she spoke. "Perhaps you don't get it," she hissed. "I tried to be the 'nice and sweet girl next door type,' as you so brilliantly put it, but apparently, now I have to be the b***h I was back when I was a bartender. So be it. You're not the only one who is short of patience. Guess what, baby? I've been freaking experimented on by whackjob doctors. As you can imagine, that hasn't done much for my good mood. And now all this Cecilia crap just makes things worse. I came here looking for a nice, quiet job. No drama. Just like you wanted, probably. And believe me, no one would like to see Cecilia put away quite as much as I would. But guess what, babe. I need money. It's either that, or go back to what I was like before working here. And I f*****g refuse to go back to being a bartender. I don't want to go back to the drugs and alcohol and all that other s**t. And you know what? I ain't the only one who needs this job. You have Cecilia put away for good, and you destroy this entire freaking company."

She paused for a moment, purposely allowing her lips to press against Nicolao's, and then continued. "I don't like a**holes or b****es, but if I have to be one to get my point across, so be it."

[butterflykiss]

When Delilah gave him a mighty yank, he was unprepared for it to say the very least. If it was another time, being pinned to a wall, with a woman's hot breath on his face, well it would have ended differently, but this was not that time. To see this side of Delilah, his eyes arched in a humored fashion. To him, her behavior was amusing, a smirk even resided on his pale lips. When she finished her banter, he pushed her from his body and moved to his desk.

"Is that all of your worries, mere money, money? Well, we all sell our soul for something," he took a long breath, "or whore ourselves for it. Whatever wording you choose. See, bartender or not, we all have our layer don't we Delilah. It is nice to see that you are not so weak as Cecilia, it would have been a disappointment otherwise. You are getting the file, there is not other option for you. See, I air this little bit of dirt on you, and hey, you get fired anyway. Then you can go get a bottle, and some meth, or whatever you are using to date, and go put yourself into a mindless stupor."

Nicolao, nonchalantly waved his hand, "So, we understand each other, I am the a******, you are the b****, so let's get this over with. The file awaits, and don't give me this bs about trying to be so good, and pure, your motives are as callus as mine. The woman behind the mask, is something that even loverboy doesn't see. Fire, mean more than ice, so are you an ice queen?" he snickered as he placed his hand around the doorknob, unlocking it.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah glared at Nicolao. "You are a f*****g d**khead," she spat out. "You have money. To you, losing this job means nothing. To me, it potentially means living on the street. Money is what makes the world go 'round."

She yanked his hand away from the doorknob. "I'll go get the file, but what I choose to do with it it my own choice. I might be nice and give it to you... or I might burn it... or maybe, just maybe, I might keep it myself, sit on the information for a while, and then, one day, when I'm feeling a little angry, a little crazy, I might reveal it all."

She pressed her lips against his hand, a mocking little smirk on her face. "I'm made of something stronger than fire and ice, so if that's the only classifications you have for women, then it's time for you to wake up. I'm more than just the Rockergirl you think I am."

Delilah leaned in close and whispered in Nicolao's ear, "It's a pity you're a such a jerk. You and I could have been such good friends. Not to mention that, had Gavin not showed up, you might have had a chance at me." She nipped lightly at his earlobe, tauntingly.

"I'll go get the damn file, Nicolao. But if you don't treat me a little nicer, that file might find itself visiting the depths of Hell. I'm sure it'll be a fascinating read for the Prince of Darkness."

[butterflykiss]

{{hahahaahaaa *dies* Prince of Darkness, so nice. roflmao}}

He gave her a mocking glance, "Awww, such nice words from a lady. Say it again, it makes me feel like jello inside," he sneered mischievously.

When she again got physical with him, snatching his hand from the knob, he only laughed, she was so amusing, "Hmmm, Rockergirl, with all this rustling about, surely you will give Jeisa the wrong impression. We wouldn't want that now would we." Nicolao refused to show one iota of emotion as she spoke about the file, "Do what you must, for you are far more intelligent than I," he retorted oozing of sarcasm, "But, I do enjoy this show you are putting on for me." As he pressed his fingers to his palm in a golfer clap, "It's always the sweet ones you know they have more behind that exterior. Thanks again, I hope this is an encore later."

When she got close to him, her breaths hot and heavy against his lobe, It's a pity you're a such a jerk. You and I could have been such good friends. Not to mention that, had Gavin not showed up, you might have had a chance at me. Well, well, he knew this was to come, if he could only write a book, step by step, women, so predictable. When she nipped his lobe, he followed suit, his voice raspy, the aura of his Latin accent, "Too bad indeed, but my dear Rockergirl, the loss is yours alone, the chance, I will go cry a river," his tongue waggled around the tip of her earlobe, as he walked around her, then to the window, seeing as she was stalling. Probably for Prince Charming to save her again, so mundane. Sadly, Delilah had more gumption than even her precious Gavin.

As he placed his hands in his pocket she responded, I'll go get the damn file, Nicolao. But if you don't treat me a little nicer, that file might find itself visiting the depths of Hell. I'm sure it'll be a fascinating read for the Prince of Darkness. Oh the smile that plastered across his face, as he turned direction face to face with her, "Delilah, maybe have met him already my dear, maybe you have."

[DarkPhoenix]

((Hehehe... I try.))

Delilah smirked, amused. "I thought as much. So, tell me, do you prefer Nicolao or Satan? Or would you prefer me to kneel before you and call you the Prince of Darkness, Lord of the Flies, Fallen One, or Lucifer? And does Hell actually freeze over? I've always thought it would be rather entertaining to learn that Hell is actually all snow and ice, rather than fire and brimstone. I must say, though, you're not as red as I thought you'd be. Also, you don't seem to have any cloven feet, although those could just be really well-made shoes created to disguise your hooves."

She stepped closer and closer to Nicolao with each word. "That would explain your unholy talent, as well as your, shall we say, more tempting qualities." A small smile crossed her lips. "Tell you what, Mr. Evil Dude, let's say we make a deal? I'll get you that file, and you'll give me that little bit of blackmail on me. But there's one other thing that I want."

She looked him dead in the eyes and said, "You will not only allow me to do as I choose with the file, but also, in the event that I do decide to let you have it, you will agree to let Gavin take over the company and will not fight him on it or blackmail him or me."

She yanked Nicolao by his collar, pulling him close. "Is it a deal, Dark One?"

[butterflykiss]

At her unholy gestures of hell, he could only laugh out loud, "What a lovely analogy, and I could have it arrange for you so that all your questions are answered in a timely fashion, under your own discord if you will. Once you feel the lovely flicker of flames, or dewy droplets of hail, then you can be the ultimate judge. Ahhh, cloven feet, you must read to many stories, are you not aware that I am whatever you make me to be. Your own Mr. King of Darkness, Prince, is so cliche. I will bring my John Lennon glasses tomorrow, just for your kicks alone Rockergirl."

While she stood there, she thought that she held the cards, the upper hand. He let her continue on her lyrical journey of nonsense. Nothing wrong with letting her think that she had some random chance in swaying him. "You either think I am daft or stupid Delilah, do you think women wiles will stir me to thinking with your logic. Hmmm, you get the file, the hard file, and this other demand, seriously, what do you take me for Gavin? Dream on, I will get the file myself, I am unsure why I asked you anyway, I thought you had potential."

Moving her from his sights, he left the office, in a mad dash down the hall. His hair flowing around his face, his long graceful legs taking the stairs instead of awaiting the elevator. Two, three steps at a time, the adrenaline pumping in his head, his heart racing as if it stood outside of his chest.

The door swung open squealing as if it was torn from its hinges. The holy grail, Cecilia's office. Bright luminous lights fluttered around it as an awakening. His hand pulsated against the metal knob. The file awaited....

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah tore after Nicolao. I cannot let him win, damn it! He will not win!

She chased after him. Damn shoes! she thought. She kicked them off with scarcely a pause and continued to chase the man. He cannot win. He will not win. If he gets that file, we're all boned!

She followed him to Cecilia's office, trying to catch up, but he was always one step ahead of her, just out of her reach. If I could just... catch... up... she thought. The door opened.

My chance! she thought. She lunged at him with a wild scream. "Don't even think about it!" she shrieked, yanking him away from the door.

Can't let him win. Can't!

She kneed him in the groin with all her strength and then rushed through the office door. She opened up the file cabinet and yanked out Gavin's file. "I got it," she muttered, glancing at it.

She quickly folded up the paperwork and tucked it into her bra. "Now, gotta find an escape," she whispered, tossing the now empty folder aside.



((In a little while, I have to go grocery shopping and do some other errands, so if I don't respond quickly, that's why.))

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ oh my god! :jaw: a lot has happened!!! *Gavin quietly fades into the darkness* lol ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

((Hehehe. See what you miss when you're gone, Nikki? Maybe Gavin can save the day. After all, didn't Delilah say to come looking for her if she was gone too long?))

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ heehee I may get something written :D *runs off to write a reply* I'm not 100% sure what's going on but I'll do my best!
and i know!! i've been away like 24hours and I miss soo much!! ]]

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin waited nervously in his office as Delilah left him, saying she needed to talk to Nicolao about something. He sighed and sat back in his chair, running his hands through his hair and hoped that talking would all they were doing: if he made a move on Delilah, or tried to hurt her, he'd find himself flat on his back on the sidewalk with a shattered window around him. Gavin sighed heavily and hoped the EMT's had figured something out with Cecilia. Oh god, that's anther person I don't want harm to come to! The girls in this office are crazy.

He sighed again and pressed the flashing button on his cell phone, noticing he'd received a message and it began to play. It was Hannah. In all the days events, he'd practically forgotten about the moody assistant manager he'd met the previous afternoon, and Gavin wasn't overly excited to hear from her. However, as the message continued his face grew stoney. Letting out a little yelp he quickly hit redial and left Hannah a message

"Be right down, don't give them any information."

Gavin leapt to his feet and hurried towards the elevator to go help get rid of the photographers, when a high heeled pair of black shoes came into his line of vision. They were the ones Delilah had been wearing, he was sure of it. Intaking another huge gulp of breath, he checked his watch: Delilah had been gone well over twenty minutes, and in his book, that was far to long. Screaming in his head, Gavin reached for his cell again as he ran into the elevator, taking it up to Cecilia's office

"Hannah, I'm sorry something's come up. I'll be down as soon as I can, but for now just please try to stop them getting any information."

He rushed down the hallway and stopped abuptly when he saw Nicolao slumped on the floor, his hands protectively over his crotch and writhing in pain.

"What the..." Gavin muttered, stepping over him and glanced into the office where Delilah was

"Oh my god. What the h*ll has happened here? Please tell me you're alright!" he said confused, rushing towards her


[[ craaaaaazy long post lmao ]]

[Slytherin-Girl]

OOC: o.0 ouuuuuuuch poor guy *winces* that hurt and I'm a girl! LOL

Still can;t think on anything for Amber, include her if you want :D

[msp_teen]

"Well its time for my first day, I hope these people around here aren't a**holes, because I am a really sweet person and I am really ready to start my new job" said Capri. "I love modeling and I am glad I get to share it to people even more".

[Anne_SC]

((Minimum is 6 lines ;) ))

Cecilia walked up the stairs, over to her office. She could feel all the memories coming back to her. Parts were missing, but now she knew stuff. Her head hurted, but she didn't care. Something was wrong. Ofcourse, it could be her that created the feeling of stuff that's wrong. She opened the door to her office.

"What the h*ll is going on here?" she yelled. She looked at the open cabinet and the foler laying on the ground. She stood by the door, not letting anyone through.

"Tell me!" her brows furrowed. "Delilah answer me!" she looked at Delilah and then at Gavin. She walked over at Delilah, extending her hand so she could put the file in it. "Give me the file, and tell me what the h*ll it is." Something bad was going to happen, or was happening.
"Why did I hire you again?" she thought but couldn't remember that. "There had to be something good that made me hire you." she walked over to the door and locked it.
"I want to know everything, and you are not going to get out untill you tell me." she suddenly felt new, reborn. She felt like she was a whole new person.


((What's in the file? :s xD))

[Spoonerism_SC]

Jeisa pressed her back flat against the wall, breathing heavily. She had just interrupted something private, something intimate. Something that wasn't meant to be disturbed. She inhaled deeply, shaking her head. Now she was bound to be fired, before she could even do anything. Never should've left, but I just had to be nosy..

The door cracked open then, Nicolao's head appeared, and said softly to her, "Jeisa?"

Thinking she was about to be fired, Jeisa started to hyperventilate a little bit, speaking quickly and unintelligably. "I-sorry- Won't do it again, don't fire me. God I'm so nosy!" It all came out as one long word, a mumbling mess. He began to push the rest of his body through when he was yanked back violently. He flew backwards and the door slammed, making Jeisa jump.

He hadn't seemed angry at her; concerned was more like it. But that was the end, she knew it. She had always been paranoid about interrupting people, ever since she was a kid. Now she just needed to get changed then go home, and find some other job. But her clothes were in the office, and she couldn't very well take his creation back to her apartment.

Her back slid slowly down the smooth walls until she was sitting. She pulled her knees in towards her body and curled her arms around them. She was too angry with herself to even think about what was going on inside the room. Finally, her breathing returned to normal. Hearing some scuffling noises, she turned her head to face the door.

It flew open, and Jeisa fell backwards to avoid it. Nocolao shot gracefully out of the room, running towards the elevator. She watched with wide eyes as a dark-haired woman with red glasses cahsed him. He ran fast, but the elevator wasn't quick enough. The woman caught up and kneed him hard in the groin. He fell, groaning, and the woman ran into a nearby room.

Jeisa gasped audibly, hand flying to cover her mouth. She jumped up and rushed in her bare feet to where Nicolao lay moaning. She dropped to her knees and put her hand on his shoulder.

"Nicolao? Oh my god, are you alright?" Why would someone do this? He seemed like a kind man, not deserving of such an action. "Don't move," she said, as forcefully as she could. "I'll be right back."

She sped into the room where the other woman had disappeared to, preparing to confront her. Once she was inside, however, her courage vanished and she grew shy and timid, like usual. Luckily, the woman was looking around, possibly for an escape that didn't include passign the fallen designer. Jeisa shrunk into a corner, pressing her body as close to the walls as possible.

Just then, a blond man rushed in, looking a bit frazzled. Jeisa recognized him as one of the people who were speaking persuasively to Cecilia.


"Oh my god." He said as the woman whipped around at the sound of his voice. "What the h*ll has happened here? Please tell me you're alright!" He rushed towards hern and Jeisa hoped they couldn't see her. She wondered how she could evade them without their knowing.

She inched along against the wall as they embraced ((OOC I'm assuming they hug...)). She stared at them, willing the couple no to see her. She was concentrating so hard on them that she didn't notice the tall fern also against the wall. She didn' notice it, that was, until she knocked it over with a loud thump.

She froze, her eyes flashing to the pile of spilt soil. It was then she saw Cecilia Queen standing in the doorway, obliterating any chance of Jeisa's escape.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah clung to Gavin. She trembled and finally reached into her bra and pulled out a folded packet of papers.

"Sorry they're wrinkled, but I couldn't let Nicolao get them," she gasped out.

She carefully unfolded the papers and smoothed them out. "He was going to use this information against... against the people in this company. He wanted you out of your position, Cecilia. And I knew that lots of people, myself included, need to keep their employment here."

She took a breath, then continued. "When Gavin and I were checking information on your blood type and trying to find out if there were any matches, Cecilia, I found a lot of personal information on many of the people employed here, but it was all kept in Gavin's file. There was a lot of stuff on myself. The bad stuff I did, back before I worked here. Nicolao wanted to make you out to be incompetant, Cecilia."

She hesitantly handed Cecilia the files, looking shamefaced. "I will admit, I wanted to keep the files away from him mostly because a lot of the stuff I did when I was younger is stuff that... well, stuff I shouldn't have. But I'm not that person anymore. I acted out of greed and desire to take care of myself, more than to protect the other employees here or you. But the point is, these files are safe now."

She bowed her head. "Here are the files, Cecilia. You probably hired me at the time because you felt sorry for me, or maybe because someone convinced you to. I don't know for sure, because I thought I had blown the interview for sure. I'm sure you're a better person to have these papers than Nicolao is."

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia took the papers.
"Why does he want to do that?" she asked. "I did get personal files yes, what's wrong with that? People fill them in." she added. She coughed. "He doesn't have any right to do such thing. Did I like him? Was he nice? Because I can't remember that." she placed her head in her hands.
"Right... I just need to think what I would normally do if this would happen." she looked up. "I need to talk to him." she finally said after a moment of silence. "I'm just going to talk this through. He doesn't seem very nice, but I will just talk to him." she put on a sarcastic smile.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah said hesitantly, "It wasn't the normal fill-in-the-blank papers like you'd fill out for employment. It was private detective-type stuff. I don't know if you liked or disliked Nicolao... before. You didn't talk to him much. He used to be nice, but... well... I guess he's not the same now."

Her mind was swimming. All that information on me. The two counts of possession from when I was a teen. Public intoxication. Even the health files on me and my high school grades. And the other stuff I saw in there... my God... there's dirt on just about everyone...

Delilah trembled and clutched at Gavin even more tightly. Cecilia better be careful. She doesn't know just how dangerous Nicolao is now, she thought fearfully, biting at her lip.

"Be careful," she whispered. "Please. Be very careful."

[Anne_SC]

"You mean personal personal questions? I never asked anyone for them." she said, clearly confused. She remembered the people she hired, but not all that stuff, it just didn't happen.
"Well, he doesn't know that I can be dangerous too." she said. "He just doesn't know me, so he's not someone who can judge me or you. He will be surprised." she walked to the door and unlocked it. "Is there anything else I need to know? I mean, he's clearly doing stuff against the rules. And if he breaks rules, well, you know the answer I think."

She walked over to the window. "If anything happens, I mean, stuff like blackmailing, tell me. I'm the one who needs to deal with it, not you all." she walked over to the computer and entered the password. The computer started and she looked through Nicolao's file. "Nothing in here but age, past jobs etc." she closed all the windows and logged off.
"Talking is the best option."


( Omg, awesome Angel episode ^_^ :duck: )

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin's head whipped around as he heard Cecilia and he held Delilah tightly. He stared open mouthed as Delilah handed her a bunch of files that had come out of her bra, and he shuddered

"What...what's going on. Delilah...what have you done?" Gavin asked

There was a crash and he looked over and saw a new model in the room and he looked her up and down, trying to place her involvement in all this. He took a step closer to Cecilia and held out his hand, glancing nervously at Nicolao

"C, I think you'd better give me those files," he said softly

He took the files from her hand and, terrified about what he'd find, began to flick through them

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah shrunk back, cowering from Gavin, fearful of his reaction.

There were files on me, Gavin, Amber, Cilla, and a few other people. But why us? And the stuff that was in there... my God... she thought, biting her lip. She watched Gavin nervously, her eyes occasionally flicking over to Nicolao, terrified that he might get up and attack her at any second.

Cecilia doesn't understand the magnitude of this, she thought. And if she didn't put those files in there, then who did?

Hoarsely, Delilah said, "Gavin... the stuff that's in those files... that's not who I am anymore. You know I had a bad past. But I'm different now. You should know that by now."

She wrung her hands nervously, trembling ever so slightly. Oh God... he's going to hate me, she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin looked up at Delilah and shuddered. Why is she so afraid? What could I possibly find that could make her so nervous? As he began to sort through the files, his eyes darted over to Cecilia who was sitting at her desk, clicking away on her computer and he swallowed heavily. What was going on, something strange was happening! Gavin's mouth catapulted southwards when he saw the words D.Stanton written at the top of a sheet and his eyes quickly scanned it, his heart beating fast.

Two counts of possession. Public intoxication. High School grades.

Gavin looked up and shoved the files into his back pocket, glancing over at Delilah, his mouth still hanging open from shock. He didn't even know this girl

"Cecilia, I'd suggest you did something to sedate or control Nicolao down here. He clearly is dangerous right now and we can't be taking that risk," he began in a serious voice, avoiding eye contact with anyone, "Jeisa, I don't know why you're here and I hope you don't get involved in this: for your sake. And Delilah..."

He paused and shook his head, slowly walking backwards from the office

"I'd like to remind you all that this is a business office and a place of work. So could you all get on with your f*king jobs. Someone has to be sensible here."

With those final words, Gavin left the office, instead slowly walking towards the elevator where he pushed the button and stepped inside. Once the elevator doors were closed he hit 'hold' and slid to the ground, his head buried in his hands

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah stood, staring, watching Gavin leave the office.

"Gavin..." she said weakly. She felt a tear run down her face. "...Gav..."

She hurried after him, just in time to see the elevator doors shut. "No..." she groaned, slamming her fists against the doors. "Damn it, no!"

She slowly slid down to the floor, sobbing. "Gav, don't hate me... I'm not that way anymore," she mumbled, knowing he wouldn't hear her.

She sobbed, burying her face in her hands. "I'm not that kind of person anymore," she whispered hoarsely. She turned and allowed herself to pound at the elevator doors again, in frustration. "I'm not!"

She pressed her face against the cold metal of the elevator doors. "I'm... not... like that... anymore."

She allowed herself to let out a single, keening wail of pure misery, before breaking back down into tears. "Gav... don't hate me..." she gasped out, between sobs.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sat silently in the elevator, his mind soaring back and forth. Although he knew he'd hate himself for doing so, he removed the files from his back pocket and sectioned off Delilah's files and shoved the rest back in his pocket, and then began to read. It was then that he realised he hardly knew his girlfriend: he hardly knew the girl he was in love with. After another few minutes he heard a gentle banging on the door, and a whispered voice.

He slowly stood up and walked over to the elevator doors, and pressed the 'door open' button. Gavin looked down as the doors opened and was startled by a sobbing Delilah. He touched her face and lifted her chin to face him

"I don't care." he said, staring straight ahead

He pulled Delilah to her feet and held out the sheets of paper with all her history and past written on them and tore them to shreads. He tore them again and again until they were no more than specks of paper and he threw them in the air.

"I don't care." Gavin repeated, finally giving the girl a smile

[Spoonerism_SC]

Jeisa had been watching the entire time, hardly breathing, as the couple and Cecilia talked. They seemed to be speaking about Nicolao, and how horrible he was. But he wasn't like that with Jeisa, she didn't think he could be. She tried to plot everything out in her head, but it was just a great big mess.

Then there was the matter of these papers, which were obviously very important. The woman had chased after Nicolao for them, after all. The blond man flipped through them, and she seemed nervous. He stopped reading, and his head shot up, leaving his jaw behind. He looked nearly as shocked as Jeisa. The woman who had been crying pleaded with him, and told him she wasn't like that anymore.

"Cecilia," he replied, slowly and calmly, "I'd suggest you did something to sedate or control Nicolao down here. He clearly is dangerous right now and we can't be taking that risk," His eyes shifted the Jeisa who had an expression similar to that of a deer caught in the headlights. "Jeisa, I don't know why you're here and I hope you don't get involved in this: for your sake. And Delilah..."

At this name he shook his head, hesitating momentarily.

"I'd like to remind you all that this is a business office and a place of work. So could you all get on with your f*king jobs. Someone has to be sensible here." With that he walked right out of the door, quickly followed by the woman who seemed on the verge of tears again.

Jeisa was left alone with Cecilia Queen, who was busily reading the computer screen. She was flustered, she knew she had just made a horrible impression upon the company's head. "Sorry," she said in a tiny voice, looking at her feet. "I- I- I'm going to go see Nicolao." she stutterd, then quickly removed herself from the room.

Outside in the hallway was Nicolao, no longer moaning or writhing but still on his side. Jeisa sat down cross-legged next to his face. She looked to the side where that woman was sobbing against the elevator doors.

"I got dirt on your dress."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah pressed her face against Gavin's chest, crying. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "But you know I'm not that kind of person anymore. I did stupid stuff when I was younger. But obviously, I've gotten my life back on track."

She pulled her head away from his chest and said, looking up at him, her eyes red-rimmed, "I read your file, Gavin. I know everything about you. And I don't hate you. No one's perfect."

She gently squeezed his hands. "Have you even read the stuff that was on file about you?" Delilah asked. "She's got pretty much every bad thing that anyone's ever done on record. Every failed relationship, every time someone got drunk or did drugs, every ticket written for them... you get the idea."

Her lips quivered slightly. "I... I still love you, Gavin," she whispered. "And I still want to live with you and be there for you when you need me."

[butterflykiss]

Nicolao? Oh my god, are you alright? Don't move, "I'll be right back.was all that he heard as he writhed in agony. Only flesh, and bone, and now one sore, ache, groin, he felt like a death as he keeled over. The voices in the office were enough for him to know that his plans had now changed, while it was annoying, it wasn't the worst case scenario.

Cecilia, I'd suggest you did something to sedate or control Nicolao down here. He clearly is dangerous right now and we can't be taking that risk. Sedate me, brainwashed by s**, blinded, it was unbelievable that some men thought with there tools.

After they conversed for a good fifteen to twenty minutes, he peeled himself from the floor, and leaned against the wall. As Gavin rushed through the doors, with the file, he knew that he read over some of the information, but as he looked closer, maybe he had been wrong about the file. Maybe that wasn't the file after all. Delilah came next rushing and balling about something or other, he couldn't really understand her because she was in a panic induced haze. The elevator opened, and like a soap opera they exchanged apologizes and made up.

The sound of Jeisa voice once again transfixed his brain, I got dirt on your dress.. A soft expression filled his face, "Jeisa, I have a hole in the dress Delilah stole, I think a little dirt, is of no difference, are you alright? Honestly? I was concerned you face was pale, as if you were going to pass out." He didn't ask about what was going on in the office, he was quiet aware. Right now patience was the key, and he had plenty.

{{sorry after all everyone great post, this one sucks, too tired. Nighties!}}

[DarkPhoenix]

((No, butterflykiss, that was a great post, really!))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin gently kissed Delilah and pulled away, wiping her red gloss from his lips and he smiled gently

"Don't worry about it. I'm not going anywhere! I love you babe," he replied

He shoved the files back into his pocket and his head lurched upwards when Nicolao began to speak from further down the corridor. His brow furrowed angrily and a small smirk graced his lips, holding a finger up to Delilah to signal he'd be back in a second. Gavin then, his eyes dancing maliciously, walked over to Nicolao and Jeisa and gave him a hard kick to the groin.

"I'm not always the nice guy you a*shole!" he said, glaring at the long haired man

He then turned and walked back to Delilah, a chilling realisation suddenly dawning on him. If he wasn't mistaken Nicolao's lips were stained a pale red, the same color as Delilah's

"Tell me the truth," Gavin began softly, walking up to his girlfriend and took her hands, although his eyes were dark and afraid, "when you were with Nicolao before for your little 'chat', did you kiss him?"

[Spoonerism_SC]

When she heard Nicolao's voice, Jeisa turned her head to look at his face.

"Jeisa, I have a hole in the dress Delilah stole, I think a little dirt, is of no difference, are you alright? Honestly? I was concerned you face was pale, as if you were going to pass out."

She touched her face self-conciously and frowned a bit. "No, I'm alright," her frown gave way to a soft smile. "Let's just worry about you. Are you okay?" She tilted her head to the side in a rather birdlike manner and fiddled with her hands.

It was then she noticed the blond guy marching purposefully towards Nicolao and Jeisa. He stood, towering over the fallen man. He glared at him, as if he was willing any sort of sharp object to come flying into Nicolao. Suddenly, he gave the poor man a sharp kick to the groin.

"I'm not always the nice guy you a*shole!"

Jeisa jumped and let out a yelp. She decided she didn't like that couple very much. Poor Nicolao was once again writhing in pain, moaning. She rubbed his back, watching the departure of the kicker.

What, was he going to go brag to his girlfriend? Hehe, look! I can kick him too! And she was going to tell him how proud she was, or something?

Jeisa called out to him, "It must take a lot of guts to kick a man while he's down then just walk away." There wasn't a trace of a smile upon her face, just a look of disgust. She shook her head and turned back to Nicolao.

[butterflykiss]

{Seriously Nicolao now will never have children, that and the factor he now talks like Lucille Ball, "Riccckkkkkyy." sorry lameo joke hehe.}}

Nicolao honestly wasn't even paying attention to Delilah, or Gavin, there sweet disposition honestly made him vilely sick. I mean anything that sweet remind him of chocolate Pancakes, with chocolate chips, laden with maple syrup and loaded with whipped cream, who the hell could eat that? Jeisa quiet demeanor had proven to be a strength when he needed it. That was an odd rarity in this day and age. With a humble disposition she responded, No, I'm alright, Let's just worry about you. Are you okay?

With a low but moderately high pitched squeal he responded, "I am fine, see I will get up now and...." before he could finish his response, he once again was pelted in the jewels that now surely were prunes, and held no signs of life. "F***, Holy F***** S***!" Plummeting back to his old position of cowling once again cleaving to the rich mahogany flooring. If he possibly get off his a** for five minutes he would give Gavin a piece of his mind, and his fist. I mean how could another guy possibly kick nothing in the nuts knowing full well that it feels like your skin being torn clean from your body. Fire, that is the feeling sheer and utter fire. If a wolf was near surely he would have matched his own howling.

Even whilst in pain, he heard something to the effect of dignity from Jeisa. It was good that he gave her a chance, her quiet, sincere exterior threw him, but she was to the point, and tactful when it came right to it.

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ heehee. I've always wondered what it would feel like to be a guy and be kicked in the nuts! :P ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

"Tell me the truth," Gavin began softly, walking up to his girlfriend and took her hands, although his eyes were dark and afraid, "when you were with Nicolao before for your little 'chat', did you kiss him?"

Delilah's mind raced. She could barely remember what she'd said or done. Hell, it was a miracle that she remembered what he'd said, given that she'd gone into bartender autopilot, as she'd called it, which was essentially a mixture of drill sergeant and femme fatale. Did I kiss him? she thought. Depends on how you look at the situation.

Images flashed into her mind. She had been standing rather close to Nicolao, although that was mostly to keep him from moving around too much, as well as an intimidation tactic. And she had been very close to his face, although that was also meant to be something of an intimidation tactic, albeit an unsuccessful one. She'd wanted to have him weakened just enough so that she could talk him out of going after the files. So, did I kiss him? she asked herself. Depends on the situation. Or, as Clinton would have said, it depends on what your definition, blah blah blah...

"Well," Delilah said slowly. "I'll see what you think, and you can smack me around as you see fit after."

She slowly and quietly described the scene as she remembered it. "I didn't want him to have the files. I thought maybe I could talk him out of wanting the files. He... he had a CD. It... I think it had security camera footage of you and me... you know... on the roof. In your office. All those other places."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin looked down the corridor at Jeisa as she called after him but didn't register what she'd said; instead he gazed back at Delilah, his mind racing.

"Well," Delilah said slowly. "I'll see what you think, and you can smack me around as you see fit after."

Gavin's mouth fell southwards again as she made that comment and then proceeded to tell him everything that had happened in Nicolao's office. He listened and he attempted to take it all in, but his mind kept flying back to her previous comment. How could she possibly! Finally she stopped talking and looked up at him, her eyes fearful

"Wait wait. You think...you think I'd hit you!" he exclaimed quietly before he had a chance to respond to her latter statements, "Delilah, I'd never ever ever hit you as long as I live. That's a promise!"

He nodded his head slowly and looked at Nicolao again. The CD...footage of them...together

"Does he still have this tape? Has he watched it! My god, what a perv! How dare he take private important security camera footage and use it as blackmail! We need...we need to get it back. I don't want that sort of stuff leaking to the wrong people..."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah nodded. "Yeah, the CD is in his office. On his desk, if I remember correctly," she said.

Then, she realized what she'd said to Gavin. Oh dear God, did I say what I think I did? I told him... oh s**t. My last serious relationship had been an abusive one, and I acted out of instinct, expecting to be slapped, no matter what I said. I know Gavin wouldn't hit me. But still... after a few years of that, your mind gets stuck in that rut, expecting it to happen...

She bit her lip and reached out to grab Gavin's hand. "Let's go get that CD," she said quickly. "And maybe we can keep it to watch," she added, trying to make light of the situation.

She reached out to push the button for the floor Nicolao's office was on.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin nodded and clasped Delilah's hand as they stepped into the elevator

"Let's go get that CD," she said quickly. "And maybe we can keep it to watch."

He laughed as the doors shut and the elevator propelled downwards. Hmm, that would be interesting, a tape of their 'times' together. Gavin kissed Delilah's forehead as the doors opened and he dragged her towards Nicolao's office. He ran forewards and snatched the only CD off his desk, shoving it in his back pocket with the old sheets from the file

"This is?" he asked Delilah, spinning around to look at her.

Gavin sighed and cupped her chin in his hands

"Why do you expect me to hit you?" he asked, his brow furrowing, "don't you know I'd never do that!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah looked up at Gavin. "I know you wouldn't hit me. It's just... well, I was in a really bad relationship back before I was with you, and... well, the guy was abusive. I guess I was just acting out of instinct."

She wrapped her arms tightly around Gavin's waist. "Just be patient with me, sweetie. Now, let's go get back to Cecilia and see how she's doing, hm?" she said softly.

Delilah eyed Nicolao's desk. "You know," she mused, "I wonder what else he has in here."

She looked over at Gavin. "Your choice, babe. We go back to Cecilia, or we play desk detective and dig around in Nicolao's stuff."

She tilted her head, contemplating the desk. "I bet he has all kinds of stuff he shouldn't."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin held Delilah tightly and kissed the top of her head. He hadn’t even known she’d been in an abusive relationship: guys like that sickened him. How could a guy use his strength to beat his girl, or anyone for that matter, especially one he loved

“What’s the use in going back to Cecilia?” he sighed, moving over to Nicolao’s desk, “I suggest we do some snooping down here, and then go deal with the photographers outside. Apparently Cecilia is one hounded lady!”

He laughed and gave Delilah and gentle kiss before rushing around the side of Nicolao’s desk and started pulling the drawers out

“What do you think he’s got in here?” Gavin said as Delilah began rooting through the papers stacked on top of the desk, “probably some sort of dirt on everyone in this place. Well…everyone he wants to get into bed with. That’ll be why he had this CD: to blackmail you into his pants”

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah rummaged through the papers. "Order forms, order forms, drawings, scribble-scratch..." she said, tossing each paper over her shoulder.

"Why would he want to get into my pants? Maybe he wanted to tick you off instead?" she suggested to Gavin.

She yanked open a drawer. "Holy crap, there's a whole liquor store in here!" she yelped. She pulled out bottle after bottle and placed the containers on top of the desk. "He's been tanked out his skull. This explains so much," she muttered. She opened one bottle and sampled a miniscule amount. "Sake," she announced. "This dude has booze from all over the world."

Delilah tugged open another drawer and pulled out a stack of folders crammed with papers. She started with the one on the bottom and laughed loudly. "What a perv," she remarked, holding up several pictures of nude women that were clearly clipped from magazines. She rummaged through the rest of that folder. "Nudie pictures," she announced, setting that folder aside.

She started on the next folder. After reading a few lines of one of the papers in it, her eyes widened. "Gav... look at this!" she cried out, passing the folder to him.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin watched Delilah take several bottles of liqour from one of the drawers and put them on the desk. With a mischievious glint in his eye, he opened the caps of a few bottles and chucked half the mixture down the sink and re-filled it up with water ((pretend there's a sink lol))

"I'd love to see the look on his face when he tastes that!" Gavin laughed

Delilah was busy sorting through another file when she held up a bunch of pictures

"Nudie pictures," she announced, setting that folder aside.

Gavin avoided the temptation of giving the folder a closer and very thorough inspection and instead looked at the file Delilah had handed him

"What the!" he exclaimed as he scanned the page

He read the first few paragraphs and bullet points, and then lifted the page to see a detailed layout drawing of the company. Nicolao was clearly trying to take over the company and destroy it

"What are we going to do?! He's gunna destroy the company!" Gavin exclaimed, reading the following sheets of paper, "Delilah...we can't show Cecilia, she isn't stable enough to understand!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah's eyes widened more, and she bit her lip. "Gavin, what are we going to do? And why would Nicolao be such a jerk? What use would he have for ruining this company?"

She sighed and flipped through some more folders. "More plans... from other companies. Companies that have gone under in the past few years," she said slowly, reading the details.

She looked up at Gavin worriedly. "This doesn't look good," she remarked. She stood slowly, tucking the folder of nude pictures under her arm. "I'm taking this along," she said, indicating the folder, "so you'll have some more fun stuff to look at later."

She sighed and leaned against Gavin, resting her head on his shoulder. "So, now what? How do we go from here?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin ran his hands through his hair and fidgeted uncomfortabley, unsure about what to do

"We'll take all those files about the companies with us and...I guess we'll just have to wait. There's not much we can do right now, especially with Cecilia in such an unhealthy state. I'd suggest going to see her mother, but she overdosed recently also!"

He sighed and put his arm around Delilah's shoulder, pulling the folder of nudie pics from her arm

"May as well take a peak at these!" Gavin giggled, "you know...while we're thinking of something to do!"

He opened the folder and flicked through the first few photos and then froze, his eyes wide and his mouth open

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah stared at Gavin. Something was not right. "What?" she asked.

Her eyes strayed to the pictures, and her eyes widened. "Oh God, not those," she muttered.

In the picture, a pretty young woman with tousled reddish-brown hair lay on a bed, wearing nothing but a serene little smile. In one hand, she held a bright red rose. There was no mistaking who the woman was.

"...I was about nineteen and broke, and a few magazines offered a decent sum for models to pose for some shots," she explained hesitantly. She peered at the shot closer. "...It came out a lot better than I thought it would. This is the first time I've actually seen any of the pictures."

She glanced nervously at Gavin.

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia slowly walked over to Nicolao.
"What the h*ll were you thinking?" she asked, smirking about the fact that he was now in pain.
"Are you in pain? Because it looks like it" she said with sarcasm and then continued talking.
"Do you really think you can take over this company? Or ruin it, whatever."
She laughed. "I'm getting better every second. Memories, general knowlegde. It's all coming back to me now. And it's making me stronger. So, don't think it'll be easy, hun."
She laughed at him as he cursed.
"Why does that look so darn funny? Oh right! You're suffering, I laugh. I'm suffering, you laugh. It's simple." she walked around him.
"Tell me who's the strongest here Nicolao. Is it the drinking man, or the crying woman. Because if I look at you right now, I think it's me."
She walked over to the wall and leaned against it.
"What do you have to say, actually?" she smiled. "I'd like to know."

((Sorry for the crappy post <3 (Cecilia is getting stronger yes xD) ))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin inhaled deeply and looked again at the picture in his hands. If he had not found the picture in Nicolao's desk, he wouldn't have been half as p*ssed off. They could have even laughed about it and made a joke of it, maybe suggesting he pinned one of the photos on his fridge. But the fact that the picture had been in Nicolao's desk amongst other cut outs of nude women, made his entire stomach sicken

"Well..." he stammered, his mouth still open but no more words came out

Gavin lifted up the picture and there were several more underneath; each of the same beautiful young girl in provocative poses wearing nothing but a cheeky smile. He knew the girl's body well, the contours of her back, the little soft part in her shoulder. It was his girlfriend. It was Delilah.
The rage suddenly filled him and Gavin looked over at Delilah

"I'm not mad at you." he said quietly

At those words he stormed from the room, his eyes dark and filled with anger as he took the stairs three at a time till he reached Cecilia's office. Nicolao was leant against a wall with his boss next to him and Gavin marched over to them. He pushed Cecilia out of the way and slammed his fist so hard into Nicolao's nose that his whole body shook as Nicolao fell to the ground. Gavin then pressed his foot hard into the dark haired mans neck

"Why do you have pictures of my girlfriend!?" he spat

He increased the pressure he had on Nicolao's neck

"Give me a f*king answer before I break your sorry neck!" he shouted

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah gasped and hurried after Gavin. She saw him punch Nicolao and then press his foot into the fallen man's neck.

"Stop!" she cried out, wrapping her arms around Gavin and trying to tug him away. "It's my fault for posing for those damn pictures! You've beat him up enough for one day, Gav."

She tugged harder at Gavin. "He probaby clipped those pictures long before he even met me. Those pictures are at least four or five years old! He probably needed some 'entertainment' material. I'm sure you keep similar stuff in your room."

There's been enough drama here, she thought. I am getting sick and tired of all this drama and fighting!

She gave Gavin a hard squeeze around the waist and said, "One problem at a time, Gav. Worry about the company and whether or not we'll have jobs first, and then we'll deal with the pictures."