Three Thousand Miles To You(90)

“Okay, let me get a shirt.” He gets up and lifts up his big carry bag, which looks like Prada to me, he takes out a black shirt with a white collar. As he slips it over his shoulders, he cannot seem to do up the buttons and he is taking forever. I fear that I will be late so I walk over to him and ask if I can help. He looks at me and says,

“Go ahead,”

I undo all the buttons he has already done and start from the top and I begin to work my way down. I look at him and think of how gorgeous he really is. I do not understand how he and Adrian feel way they do about me. I look so plain and ordinary compared to them. They could have models for girlfriends and not a little dainty girl like me. I finish doing up his shirt and he looks at me and says,

“Thanks for that,”

I head out into the large hallway and wait for Michael. As we walk out the door, I hear Maggie shout after me,

“Miss Hart, good luck today.” I smile at her and am still processing the fact, of whom she really is. When we get down stairs, the car is waiting for us. I quickly step inside and the car speeds off, I look over at Michael and Jackson, they are sitting very quiet and motionless it is as if they are statues. My phone beeps in my pocket and I take it out to see a message from Adrian.

Alanna my love how are you?

I quickly reply to him and I have no idea how I am going to break the news about Maggie.

I am good, how are?

Fine I am at the airport I will be with you shortly, where are you exactly?

Do not get mad but I am heading to college.

I told you not to, but I understand how important it is to you.

Which airport are you in?

JFK,

Really, you are here.

Where else would I be?

I thought you were just about to get on the plane, Adrian I need to talk to you about something.

What is there something wrong?

No, it is about Maggie.

Who is Maggie?

The chef you hired.

What did she do?

Nothing Adrian, why are you so negative?

I am just used to people letting me down.

Well anyway, what I have to tell you is very important and very surprising so don’t get all worked up about it, okay?

Alanna just tell me what it is!

I do not know how to say it

Alanna,

Okay, when Maggie was in college she met this guy, a journalist. He was from Chicago, she got together with him, and she had his baby.

That is very nice but what does that have to do with me.

I was about to tell you,

Go on then,

After the child was born things quickly turned sour, he went from woman to woman and he would not come home for days. When the baby was one year old, he left them his name was, Edward Black.

Alanna are you sure about this.

Yes, Adrian I am sure, you have a sister her name is Emma.

I do not know what to say.

I was shocked to but Adrian, Maggie is an amazing woman she dropped out college and worked two jobs, she did everything for Emma.

I really have a sister.

Yes, you have a chance to have a real family with her.

What if she, does not want to know anything about me?

Maggie thinks that she will and she hopes for you two to meet.

How did she know about this?

She did not, she just told me about her struggles and about Edward, I told her I really admired her for what she did for her daughter and I explained a little about you. She kind of derived a conclusion and came to the realization that you where Edward’s son.

It seems a little sudden to me, are you sure that it is true?

Yes, Adrian I showed her a picture of you and she knew immediately.

Where did you get the picture?

Does that matter?

I do not suppose so, baby thank you for telling me this.

What else what I do,

Some girls would be jealous!

Not this girl, Adrian I think that Maggie and her family really struggle for money.

I see, well I can help them, if they let me.

I am sure they will Maggie as I keep saying is really a lovely person.

Yes I hope to meet to her, Alanna are you at college yet?

No, it looks like we are stuck in traffic.

We,

Yes ,Jackson the guard and Michael.

I was not under the impression that he was there with you.

I wanted him there.

You did. How are things with you and him?

Not very good, he says that he is going back to London.

How do you feel about that?

I am not going to lie I am not happy about it.

Do you want him to stay?

Yes, I have grown very fond of him and I want him here, he is a good friend to me.

However, he wants more than to be your friend.

Yes, he does but I have made it clear that nothing will ever happen.

I know Michael and this must be terrible on him.

He says he cannot watch me with you; therefore, he has to go back to London.

Did you ask him to stay?

I did.

What did he say?

He said that I could not have it both ways.

I see I will try to talk to him, Okay.

Please do, I do not want to see you two falling out over me.