Chapter 9
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"You like it?" Richard asked smiling at me.
"Yea, I love it. I was really hoping we could get a seat next to the aquariums."
He shrugged then said. "Nah, I sat beside them the last time I was here, and it wasn't pretty. I don't like that." I raised my brows, I didn't know he came here before he didn't tell me.
"You've been here before?"
"Oh yeah. Three weeks ago." He said brushing off the topic. Not wanting to get into that myself I looked over at the aquarium.
Richard phone started to vibrate on the table, so I turn to look him. "Answer it."
"I shouldn't we're on a date." That's never stopped him before.
"Answer the phone Richard because it's going to keep beeping anyway." It was a regular thing for his phone to beep during dates or even when we were having sex. He'd always choose his phone.
"Okay, but just this once." He smiled at me and took him phone. When he answered he started talking Spanish, leaving me ignorant to what he was saying. I only knew a few words in Spanish from high school but other than that I couldn't save my life. I was fluent in Chinese Mandarin and French, which was important to learn because I did a semester in Paris and my internship in China.
I looked at Richard as he laughed at whatever the person over the phone was saying. Richard was a handsome man. His hair was really dark, which came from his mother's Spanish heritage but his eyes where green. It was an odd combination but made him even more handsome. His nose was straight, and his cheekbones were really defined. I could successful say that he was one of the most handsome guy I've been with.
When I heard him say "Adios," I knew the conversation ended.
"I need to use the bathroom, I'll right back." I smile and nod.
The waiter came up to me and smile. "I'm Syd and I'll be your waiter for tonight. I see that you have a partner, would you like to wait until he gets back?"
I smiled at the brunette waiter, "Thanks Syd. You can get me some garlic bread and some water while I wait, he'll be back any minute now."
He writes my order down, "Would you like anything on the garlic bread?"
"A little butter would be good, Merci."
He smiles and then walked over to take his next table.
I looked down at my phone for the time, 9:23. Richard had been gone for over ten minutes, what was he doing in the bathroom so long?
Maybe he was pooping.
9:33, my garlic bread and water arrived yet Richard was still not back from the bathroom. I knew he didn't ditch me because his jacket was still hanging over the chair. Richard wasn't even the type to ditch anyone either.
It was 9:35 when I decide I couldn't take it anymore, this was Valentine's Day and I didn't come to a expensive restaurant to celebrate it myself.
I stand up from my chair and walked over to where I say the bathroom signs. After a few turns I was finally close to the male bathroom. When I pushed open the door, I heard a few moans, but I ignored it. I pass the urinal, there were only three toilets stalls, Richard must be in one of them. I did smell poop after all.
I stand there still not knowing if I should call out his name, after all this is the man's room and I wasn't exactly allowed inside. While I stand contemplating on a decision the moaning continued, I rolled my eyes with disgust.
Come one people, I know it's Valentine's day but not in public.
Deciding not to wait any longer I called out. "Richard."
The moaning stopped, and I heard noise like someone bummed in the toilet.
I heard a toilet flush, I waited to see if the man that came out was Richard, but it wasn't. It was middle age man with a belly. The man walked out of the restroom without washing hands.
"That's just nasty." I said to myself.
I walked over to the stalls, two of which were empty.
The moaning of the woman had stop and the place was silent. I found that a little too suspicious. Richard wouldn't do that would he?
He lied but did he cheat?
Not leaving the restroom without an answer I went over to the door and open and shut it to make it seem that I had left the bathroom.
"Mierda!" as I heard the words came out I knew that it was him.
The two-start rambling on his Spanish until he opened the door of the stall.
His eyes became wide when he saw me, but my face reminded emotionless. "I always knew you were a fuck boy, but I never expect this."
"I.." but before he could talk I lifted my hands up, silencing him.
When I turn, and I saw the girl that's when I got angry. "So, you go around fucking college interns ugh. For Fuck sakes, she is my intern." I turn to look at the twenty-year-old and shake my head. "I'm not even angry at you." I turn back to my now ex-friend. "I actually liked you a little, just a little. Thank god I didn't love you, this would have been a disaster. I'm so fucking done with you." I turn to walk out but stop and look back, "And there is nothing wrong with biting my fucking finger nails and I hope you like taking a taxi because I'm leaving and I'm taking my car with me."
