Brianna felt humiliated, and tears streamed down her face. "No. Scott. No..." she shook her head as she held his stare.
Scott sneered and demanded, "Take it off."
"No. I won't. You are humiliating me." Brianna retorted.
"How could you meet him in private without my permission?! I have to check if you did it with him."
"I only cooked lunch for him. That's it. If you don't believe me, then shoot me, but don't humiliate me."
"Now you are feeling humiliated. Why did you lie to me and go see him then?"
Brianna couldn't tell him that Chris had found Sol. "I wanted to thank him for saving me and to tell him then from now on, I don't owe him anything, and we should not speak to each other again." She lied.
"Is that so?"
"Yes. I swear."
Scott watched her closely for a while, then put the gun away. Brianna closed her eyes and heaved a sigh of relief. She felt weak. "Thanks." She muttered.
"I asked you to stay at home so you can recover well. I didn't give you the chance to meet other guys secretively." There was still anger in his voice.
"I won't see him again. I will go back to work tomorrow."
Scott nodded, then said sulkily, "I haven't had lunch yet."
"Huh? It's almost three o'clock. You must be starving."
Scott said nothing. He would not admit to her that he didn't have the appetite for food because of the lack of her presence.
Trying to please him, Brianna said attentively, "Let me cook you something later."
Scott rolled his eyes and said nothing. Guiltily, Brianna moved closer to Scott, put her soft hands on his neck, and started massaging him gently. But soon, her stomach betrayed her and made a hungry sound of complaint. Brianna blushed.
"Are you hungry too?" Scott asked, surprised.
"I was too nervous and scared to eat with him. I've hardly had anything." Brianna muttered.
"Nervous? Because you fancy him?"
"No. I don't know why, but I just don't feel at ease with him. Only when I'm with you, I find eating enjoyable."
Scott seemed to be very pleased to hear so, and he looked less angry. Brianna noticed and went on, "Scott, honey, my heart only allows one man in, just one." She looked him into his eyes and saw that they had softened.
He said nothing still, but quietly, he put her hand in his, and she rested her head on his shoulder. She smiled, feeling better and much more relaxed. Soon she dozed off, and Scott stroked her head gently as she slept.
When they got back to the company, Scott resumed his work, and Brianna hurried to the kitchen to start preparing a late lunch. She was starving when she finally got lunch ready.
"Bon appetit!" She said with a grin and started wolfing down her food.
Scott rolled his eyes at her and said, "Can't you be a bit more ladylike?"
"I will try," Brianna answered indifferently and grinned at him.
Scott shrugged his shoulders. He was actually pleased to see her eat with such enthusiasm, and it gave him a good appetite, however at the same time, he was annoyed with himself for such a realization. He hardly ate anything the chefs from home-cooked for him, and he recalled last time that as soon as Brianna left to see Jodie, he lost his appetite. He didn't like that she was influencing how he felt.
I've told her to sit next to me, not opposite me. She didn't listen. I've asked her not to cook for anyone else, and she didn't listen to either. Damn it! She said she loves me, but she...and why do I care?!
Suddenly he put the fork down on the table, loudly. Brianna was startled and looked up at him. "What's the matter?" She asked, looking at him with her big innocent eyes.
"Why are you sitting over there?" He questioned with a frown.
Brianna pouted her lips and moved her chair closer to him. "It's, err...it's a big table." She muttered and remembered that he did ask her not to sit opposite him before.
She forked a slice of steak and put it on his plate with a cheeky smile. "This is for you."
Seeing her innocent eyes and cheeky smile, Scott couldn't get angry with her at all.
When they finished eating, Scott lit a cigarette and watched Brianna quietly.
"Yes?" Brianna said, wondering what Scott was thinking about.
"You haven't apologized to me, have you?"
Is he still upset about it?! Brianna pouted her lips. "I apologize. I shouldn't have gone to see Chris Butler. I shouldn't have cooked for him. Without your permission, I will never see him again."
"Or any other men."
"Right."
"Go on."
"Huh?" Brianna had no idea what else she should apologize for. She thought it over and decided to change the subject instead. "You know what, I can tell you a secret about Chris Butler."
Scott looked at her with his eyebrows arched.
"Chris Butler loves a girl called Coraline who looks, well, looked very much like me. It's said that she was his cousin, so he couldn't be with her. Also, she died years ago. So he has been looking for someone like her. Isn't it funny that I look like Sol And Coraline?"
"How much alike are you and her?" Scott asked.
"Let me show you." Brianna clicked on Chris's WhatsApp profile picture and showed it to Scott.
The girl in the picture did look similar to Sol, but her eyes were very different. Her eyes. She reminds me of someone. Who is it? Scott was thinking. Jacob! Right. Her eyes are like Jacob's and Chris Butler's. Saying that Jacob and Chris looked a bit alike. Could they be related? He then recalled the fight at the vineyard about twelve years ago and how he saved the dying boy that had got shot. Perhaps this is a clue to find out more about Chris Butler. He thought to himself.