Someone Unexpected(11)

He glanced at it and then looked at me with apologetic eyes. "I'm sorry,  but I have to take this. I'll be right back, please go ahead and start  eating."



He got up and I sat there a little bit confused wondering what that was  all about. Why did he look like that when I asked him about having kids?  I wanted to ask him more about it but I didn't want to push the issue  so I decided that I would wait for him to go back to the question when  he came back to the table. If he didn't bring it up, I definitely wasn't  going to. I was sure that whatever it was, it would come out  eventually.



He came back a few minutes later and looked upset but I could see that he was trying to hide it.



"Is everything okay?"



"It will be. I have to fly to Paris tomorrow so I'll have to have my assistant make changes to my schedule for the next week."



"How long will you be in Paris?"



"I'm not quite sure yet, I have to go take care of something and I don't know how long it will take, probably a few days."



"Oh, well I hope everything will be okay."



He looked at me and smiled. "Thank you, everything will be fine."



We made small talk during dinner and Sebastian didn't bring up the kids  issue anymore and neither did I. When we were done eating he sat there  looking at me while we waited for the check.



"Would you like to go to dinner with me when I get back from Paris?"



A huge grin spread across my face, I couldn't help it. "I would love to."



He smiled back at me. "Great, as soon as I know when I will be back I  will let you know. I hate that I can't give you a firm date but I  promise as soon as I know something I will let you know. Please don't  think that when I ask you out in the future that it will be like this,  because it won't. I'm not the type to string someone along and be vague  about when I would like to see them. Normally I like to have everything  planned down to the minute, but this is just a rare circumstance. I  really want to see you again and I did not want to have to wait until I  got back to ask you out."



I smiled at him, feeling like a giddy teenager. I really wasn't used to a  man being so open and forthcoming with me about their intentions. Guys I  had dated liked to play games and Sebastian definitely did not, and it  was a really nice change.



"I'm looking forward to it. I want you to know that I had a really nice  time chatting with you tonight and I'm happy that I took a break and  decided to have dinner with you. Thank you for asking me."         

     



 



He winked at me. "Thank you for joining me."



Sebastian took care of the check and we left the restaurant knowing that we would see each other again very soon.





Chapter Six  –  Getting to Know You



The next week Sebastian returned on Monday and we made plans for Tuesday  evening. Work was super busy, working in the corporate office was a  completely different world for me, I had more meetings than I had ever  had when I was at the hotel, and I loved every single minute of it.  Monday night I tried on what I was going to wear to dinner at least five  times like a crazy person. I wanted to look perfect for him and I was  excited and nervous at the same time. It was so weird to me that we had  fallen into this kind of easy relationship so quickly, one that I never  saw coming. He told me that we had to remain discreet about us and I  agreed, but I knew that I wouldn't put up with being a secret for too  long.



I rushed home after work, quickly got ready and ran downstairs to meet  the car that was waiting for me. He had a car pick me up at 6:30 that  evening and I met him at a restaurant that was, once again, across town.  This time it was a seafood restaurant. I stepped out of the car and my  black strappy sandals clicked on the pavement as my blue strapless dress  flowed in the wind around my knees as I walked into the restaurant. My  long waves caressed my arms as the breeze in the doorway blew through my  hair. Sebastian was already seated and was waiting for me when I got  there. He looked gorgeous in his casual white shirt and black slacks and  my belly did a little flip as he smiled at me. Is it possible that he  gets even more gorgeous every single time I see him?



He stood up when I walked over to him and kissed me on the cheek. "You look beautiful."



"Thank you." Oh my gosh, I feel like a teenager!



"Were you swamped today?"



"Nothing more than normal, we are doing our best to be over prepared for Brazil in a couple of weeks."



"I have no doubt you'll be ready, I have heard very good things about your ideas Elena, people are impressed."



That made me feel good. "I appreciate the confidence you have in me Sebastian, it means a lot."



"Well, you're proving yourself and I expect perfection so you deserve my confidence."



We ordered our food and the conversation continued to flow.



"Are your brothers perfectionists like you?"



"My brother Shane is the mirror image of me, he works hard, he wants his  hotel to be flawless and he knows how to ask for help when he needs it.  He is taking over Blu Sierra Chicago in a couple of months and I just  know that he will be incredible and take that hotel to a different  level."



"You really believe in him, huh?"



"Yeah, he's a great guy, hard worker and just like my mom. I trust him  with my life. If he's not sure about something he always asks to make  sure that he will be making the right decision. He doesn't just wing it  and hope for the best like my brother Spencer."



I could see that he was irritated when he said Spencer's name and I was curious to find out why.



"It seems kind of obvious that you are closest to Shane, so what's the deal with you and Spencer? Do you guys not get along?"



"Spencer is family and I love him and will be there if he really needs  something but I do not like him as a person. We don't have any kind of  relationship outside of work and I prefer it that way."



"Why?"



"Four years ago I was engaged to someone and a month before we were  supposed to get married I found Spencer in bed with her. All our lives  he has been competing with me and that was the final straw. He wanted  what I had and he basically took it, so I can't trust him. He has always  been like that since we were kids."



"Why do you think he's like that?"



"I'm not sure, he's been a screw-up all of his life, from getting kicked  out of prep schools to countless run-ins with the cops. My dad was  always calling in favors for him because he always got in trouble.  Honestly, I think he has been looking for our father's approval and he  just hasn't been able to get it. Dad is pretty vocal about how he feels  about each one of us, Spencer is at the bottom of the list and I am at  the top. I think it's because I am the first born, I always succeeded  and did what I was supposed to do, I didn't challenge authority and I  have been so successful with the hotel that that makes my dad proud.  Spencer has always been the black sheep, irresponsible and lazy. Blu  Sierra New York would have failed if dad and I hadn't stepped in to save  it. We gave Spencer an ultimatum that he would lose his job and every  cent of his trust fund if he didn't get his act together. That was two  years ago and he has been doing well with the hotel ever since."         

     



 



"Wow, I didn't expect you to say that, Spencer sounds like a handful.  What happened with him and the girl? Are they still together?"



"No, he dumped her after we broke up. I think his goal was to ruin my  life but I realized that's what he wanted and I didn't give him the  satisfaction."



"But Sebastian, it had to hurt when you found your fiancé in bed with your brother. How did you get over it?"



"My mom was really there for me, so was Shane and my friends. I decided  that she wasn't the right person for me because someone who really loves  me would not do that to me. So in the end I know that I'm better off  without her and I am happy that I didn't marry her. I also decided at  the time that I didn't want to settle down with anyone and I just wanted  to go out and date around, and that's what I did. When I met you, you  changed everything for me. I can't explain it, but the second I saw you I  was intrigued, and then I learned more about you and wanted to know  even more."



"What are you saying? You're not the playboy you were just a few weeks ago?" I was half joking, half not.



He looked at me and held my gaze. "That's exactly what I'm saying."



Thankfully our food arrived at that moment because I was completely  tongue-tied and didn't know what to say to him for a few seconds. Was he  telling me that meeting me changed him and he only wanted to be with  one woman? That was crazy, he had known me for less than one month!



"If you're feeling this way, why can't anyone know that we're dating?"