Chapter Eleven
Lara's phone rang at ten the next morning. "Hello?" She muttered angrily.
"Lara? It's Lisa."
"Yes?" Lara almost snapped.
"Oh, were you in bed? I'm sorry!"
"Who is it?" Nick whispered.
"Lucky," Lara whispered back. "Yes, I was in bed. What do you need?"
"I.um.I wondered if you wanted to come over for breakfast. Anna could make omelets."
"I hate eggs, remember?" Lara was not in the mood for anything but lying around in Nick's arms, and she wasn't about to forgive Lisa for her words the day before.
"Oh, yes, right.well, how about brunch.like sandwiches or something?"
"I'm busy this morning," Lara said simply.
"Dinner? We need to talk, Lara."
"Can you hold on one second?" Lara muted Lisa before she could answer. "Lucky wants me to come over for dinner. Guess Kevin must be busy."
"Oh, FUCK!" Nick groaned into the pillow. "We have a meeting with management tonight. I'm glad you said something. We'll be done around eleven or so. Will you be here?"
"Will you?" Lara asked flirtatiously.
"Definitely. Could you get a late dinner together?"
"Definitely." Lara kissed his full red lips and sighed. She clicked the phone back on. "I can be there around six."
"Great. See you then."
Lara hung up and stretched. She looked at Nick, who was lying on his back with his eyes closed. She swallowed a moan as her eyes trailed down his smooth chest to where the sheet fell right above his hips. "Like what you see?" Nick asked without opening his eyes. Lara blushed.
"If you only knew," she said, drawing a finger down his chest. He suddenly grabbed her, pulling her close to him. She squealed with laughter.
"Show me," he growled, nipping at her shoulder with his teeth.
"She sure didn't sound too happy about it," Lisa said to Kevin as she actually straightened up her bedroom. She knew she was gonna have to royally kiss up to Lara, and she was nervous about it. She didn't kiss up well.
"Honey, you hurt her feelings. If someone you trusted hurt YOUR feelings, you wouldn't be able to forgive very easily. I know you."
"Yeah, yeah," Lisa sighed into the phone, amazed at how well Kevin really DID know her. "I miss you already."
"Lees, we're not leaving for days. Quit talking like that," Kevin ordered. "Now sit down for five minutes and quit cleaning. Love you."
"Kev, how did." Kevin had already hung up. "How in the world did he know I was cleaning?" Lisa wondered out loud. "Yet another talent: ESP."
"I had Anna make spaghetti and garlic bread. Hope that's okay," Lisa said as she led Lara back to the dining room.
"I don't think I'll have the bread, but it sounds fine." Lara slipped into her chair. Garlic was the last thing she needed before another night with Nick.
"Um.okay.wine?"
"No thanks.driving and all," Lara said simply. She also knew that a special bottle of champagne was waiting at her apartment, and she didn't want to drink anything until then. "Water will do."
Lisa went back to the kitchen and returned with two glasses of water as Anna brought out the spaghetti. "Hello, Meez Lara."
"Hi, Anna," Lara said, smiling at the maid. Her face grew stony once more as she looked up at Lisa.
"Thanks, Anna. You can go home for the night."
"Okay.good night Meez Lucky, Meez Lara." Anna returned to the kitchen.
"Look, Lara, I want to apologize."
"Okay." Lara looked at Lisa.
"Damn, you're not gonna make this easy, are you?" Lisa sighed.
"Not if I can possibly help it," Lara replied coldly.
Lisa sighed again. "Okay, look, I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to say what I said. You were just making me so mad, paying no attention to what I was saying, and it pissed me off."
"Now you know how I've felt every time you even THINK about Kevin," Lara pointed out. "But you still had no right to say what you said. It really hurt my feelings, Lisa. I know I'm just the lowly assistant next to beautiful Lucky but I'm still a human being," Lara said in a hurt tone.
"Whoa, wait a minute." Lisa moved to sit next to Lara. "You are not "just a lowly assistant" at all, Lara. My life would be a nightmare if it weren't for you. I wouldn't know where I was supposed to be at what time on what day. I could never keep the movie stuff and music stuff and fashion stuff separate. You make my life livable. And don't even act like we are just employee and employer. It's much more then that. isn't it?" Lisa actually looked worried, and tears started to form in the corners of her eyes. "You're my best friend, Lara.my only friend in this world that I can trust besides Kevin."
Lara's lip quivered. "But you said."
"Oh FUCK what I said!" Lisa said in exasperation. "You are a beautiful, sensuous, alluring, intelligent woman, and if Nick Carter can't see that, then we'll find someone who can."
"N-Nick Carter?"
"I know you still have a thing for him, Lara, and I can have Kev talk to him if you."
"No! Not necessary!" Lara said quickly.
Lisa looked at Lara for a long moment. "I really am sorry, Lara. I have missed you so much, and it's just been since yesterday."
"I have missed you, too!" Lara finally broke down and the women hugged.
Lara sashayed over to her door, patting her hair one last time before she opened it. "Oh, God, what a night!" Nick burst into the room and flopped down onto the sofa. "What a fucking NIGHTMARE! No one is listening to us and they're planning the whole thing without our feedback. Just like old times. I think Howie was gonna." Nick finally stopped talking and stared at Lara. "Oh my."
"Why don't you go wash up, and I'll put dinner on the table," Lara said, smiling seductively. She smoothed down the short satin skirt of her midnight blue nightie. Nick flew down the hall to her bathroom.
When he came back out to the dining room, Lara had two pork chops, mashed potatoes and corn on his plate. Next to the plate was a glass of milk. She sat across the table from him, silently watching him devour the food. "This is good. I'm starving," he mumbled. He had never eaten so fast in his life. When the last drops of milk were drained from the glass, Lara took the dishes back into the kitchen, feeling Nick's eyes on her back. "Go wash your face!" She called from the kitchen. "You ate like a pig!"
When he came back into the dining room, Nick almost slipped on an M&M. He followed a trail of M&Ms down the hallway to the bedroom. Lara was lounging naked on the bed, gracefully picking at a pile of candy. "Dessert?" She asked huskily.
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