Post by Annie on Jun 28, 2005 16:10:02 GMT 3
Chapter 16
Woken by the shrill ringing of a phone, Anastasia groaned and rolled over to find it. Fumbling around her bedside table she finally found the small phone.
"Call me back later" she mumbled sleepily.
Hanging up she threw her fone across the room and rolled back over, burying her head under her pillows in an attempt to go back to sleep. Hearing it ring again she cried out in frustration and pulled her doona over the pillows.
Marat looked at his phone.
"She can't still be sleeping" he thought, looking at the clock on his wall. It was 3 in the afternoon
Shrugging, he opened the fridge to find nothing but a 6 pack of beer, left overs from the last time he was home and a tub of butter. He screwed up his face and made a mental note that he had to go shopping. Grabbing a book he made his way out onto his terrace and lay down in the sun to read. The warm heat from the sun sending shivers down his spine as it touched his cool skin.
*****
"Holy shit!" Anastasia exclaimed, looking at the clock on her bedside table.4:30
Rolling out of bed slowly, she stretched before going to open her curtains. A sunny day outside caused her to smile. Carefully pushing the french doors open she padded out on the the balcony. She looked at the ocean. They way it glittered under the suns light. She stared at the suns reflection untill it became a mass white blur. Shaking her head she squeezed her eyes shut and made her way back inside to have a shower.
Marat jumped in his chair. Startled by the ringing of the phone. Walking inside, he waited for his eyes to adjust to the light before he even thought about looking for his phone.
"It's about time you got up" he snickered sarcastically
"Shut up" Anastasia laughed
"Ok, Im sorry, how are you gorgeous?" Marat cooed, a hint of sarcasim still evident in his voice
"Great, and yourself?" she beamed
"Not to bad" Marat replied
"Want to go and get a drink?" Anastasia asked
"Sounds good but I had to do some grocery shopping. It's getting a bit desperate around here" Marat said causing Anastasia to laugh.
"I will pick you up in 15" Marat told her
"Toodles sexy" she said.
Deciding that a towel probably wasn?t the best thing to be wearing into town, Anastasia walked into her large closet to find something to wear.
*****
"You know I have to go to London in three days don't you?" Marat mumbled, taking Anastasia's hands in his
Anastasia nodded
"How long will you be gone for?" she asked, her head cocked to one side
"2 weeks minimum" he told her
She nodded again
"Come with me?" he asked, sqeezing her hand gently
Anastasia sighed
"Id love to babe, but I have a few things I have to do around here. Im giving up dancing, but before I do that I have to do a final exam." she frowned
"Your giving up dancing? Why!?" Marat asked, totaly shocked
"I just can't do it any more. Everytime I get out there I want to cry. It reminds me to much of my mother and it hurts."
"Fair enough" Marat said softly
"I guess I will have to live won't I?" Marat pouted
He watched as Anastasia motioned with her finger for him to come closer. Making sure he didn't lean in his food, Marat leant over and let her kiss him softly.
"Yes" she said quietly, smiling at him as she pulled away
The all to familiar sound of her phone ringing periced through the quiet restaraunt
"I am so sick of this thing" she snapped quietly, her frustraion evident as she pulled it out of her bag
"Hey girl, how are you?" she smiled
"Ooooohhh myyyy gooooddd" Paris shrieked
"Guess what!?"
"What?" Anastasia asked, nibbling on a peice of carrot
"Your's truly is now a member of the Royal London Ballet" Paris said proudly
Anastasia dropped her carrot and her jaw fell with it
"No way?!" she exclaimed
"Ohh I am so happy for you"
"Ahh I am so happy for me" Paris gushed
"It's like all my dreams have come true Staize. There is just one problem" she continued, calming down and becoming serious
"Yeah?" Anastasia questioned
"They want me there by Monday" Paris said slowly
"Monday?!" Anastasia shrieked, causing Marat and the rest of the restaruant to snap their head in her direction
"Monday, Paris, it's Thrusday, you can't leave that soon" Anastasia cried soflty, a lump forming in her throat
"I know hun, Im sorry, there is nothing I can do" Paris told her friend
"It's ok, I understand" Anastasia sighed
"I am having a go away party tomorrow night...Jimmyz at 9 ok?" Paris said, excitement creeping back into her voice
"Ok cool" Anastasia said, tyring to sound enthused
"I have to go and call more people sweetie, chin up and don't be sad ok. I will see you tomorrow night" Paris said cheefully
"Cya" Anastasia hung up and looked at Marat, tears forming in the corner of her eyes.
"Paris is leaving" she said, wiping them away before they could fall
"Why?" Marat asked
"She got accepted into the Royal London Ballet" she told him sadly
"Wow, thats fantastic, babe, don't be upset, it's not like shes going someplace across the world. She's only going to be an hour away" he smiled at her reassuringly
"I know it's just, I haven't been without her since the day we met. She has always been there" Anastasia sighed
"Anyway, she is having a party tomorrow night. At Jimmyz. You up for it?"
"Jimmyz. I like that place. Yeah, I will come" he replied as he finished off his meal
"What say we go and do this shopping, can't have my boyfriend wasting away now can we?!" Anastasia laughed slighty, looking down at their empty plates, trying to get her mind off the fact that her best friend was leaving.
*****
"That is disgusting" Anastasia groaned, pulling the leftover out of Marat's fridge.
She screwed up her face, inspecting the white furry substance which has taken over what once could have been Chinese food.
"I umm don't come home much?" he shrugged, embarrassed as he unpacked his groceries
"I noticed" she laughed, rolling her eyes at him
"Are you being cheeky?" Marat asked
"I might be" she giggled
"Well" he said, moving infront of her
"I might just have to do something about that" Marat said, wriggling his eyebrows
Anastasia laughed
"You crack me up"
"Thats all Im good for huh?" Marat questioned her, returning to the unpacking he was faced with
"No" she said, closing the fridge and pushing him against it softly
"You are good for many, many things" Anastasia said as she started up at her seductivly.
Marat laughed at her evily before spining her around so it was she that was pinned against the fridge. He smiled devilishly at her before working her way up her beare neck, placing a trail of small kisses untill finally coming to stop at her mouth.
Woken by the shrill ringing of a phone, Anastasia groaned and rolled over to find it. Fumbling around her bedside table she finally found the small phone.
"Call me back later" she mumbled sleepily.
Hanging up she threw her fone across the room and rolled back over, burying her head under her pillows in an attempt to go back to sleep. Hearing it ring again she cried out in frustration and pulled her doona over the pillows.
Marat looked at his phone.
"She can't still be sleeping" he thought, looking at the clock on his wall. It was 3 in the afternoon
Shrugging, he opened the fridge to find nothing but a 6 pack of beer, left overs from the last time he was home and a tub of butter. He screwed up his face and made a mental note that he had to go shopping. Grabbing a book he made his way out onto his terrace and lay down in the sun to read. The warm heat from the sun sending shivers down his spine as it touched his cool skin.
*****
"Holy shit!" Anastasia exclaimed, looking at the clock on her bedside table.4:30
Rolling out of bed slowly, she stretched before going to open her curtains. A sunny day outside caused her to smile. Carefully pushing the french doors open she padded out on the the balcony. She looked at the ocean. They way it glittered under the suns light. She stared at the suns reflection untill it became a mass white blur. Shaking her head she squeezed her eyes shut and made her way back inside to have a shower.
Marat jumped in his chair. Startled by the ringing of the phone. Walking inside, he waited for his eyes to adjust to the light before he even thought about looking for his phone.
"It's about time you got up" he snickered sarcastically
"Shut up" Anastasia laughed
"Ok, Im sorry, how are you gorgeous?" Marat cooed, a hint of sarcasim still evident in his voice
"Great, and yourself?" she beamed
"Not to bad" Marat replied
"Want to go and get a drink?" Anastasia asked
"Sounds good but I had to do some grocery shopping. It's getting a bit desperate around here" Marat said causing Anastasia to laugh.
"I will pick you up in 15" Marat told her
"Toodles sexy" she said.
Deciding that a towel probably wasn?t the best thing to be wearing into town, Anastasia walked into her large closet to find something to wear.
*****
"You know I have to go to London in three days don't you?" Marat mumbled, taking Anastasia's hands in his
Anastasia nodded
"How long will you be gone for?" she asked, her head cocked to one side
"2 weeks minimum" he told her
She nodded again
"Come with me?" he asked, sqeezing her hand gently
Anastasia sighed
"Id love to babe, but I have a few things I have to do around here. Im giving up dancing, but before I do that I have to do a final exam." she frowned
"Your giving up dancing? Why!?" Marat asked, totaly shocked
"I just can't do it any more. Everytime I get out there I want to cry. It reminds me to much of my mother and it hurts."
"Fair enough" Marat said softly
"I guess I will have to live won't I?" Marat pouted
He watched as Anastasia motioned with her finger for him to come closer. Making sure he didn't lean in his food, Marat leant over and let her kiss him softly.
"Yes" she said quietly, smiling at him as she pulled away
The all to familiar sound of her phone ringing periced through the quiet restaraunt
"I am so sick of this thing" she snapped quietly, her frustraion evident as she pulled it out of her bag
"Hey girl, how are you?" she smiled
"Ooooohhh myyyy gooooddd" Paris shrieked
"Guess what!?"
"What?" Anastasia asked, nibbling on a peice of carrot
"Your's truly is now a member of the Royal London Ballet" Paris said proudly
Anastasia dropped her carrot and her jaw fell with it
"No way?!" she exclaimed
"Ohh I am so happy for you"
"Ahh I am so happy for me" Paris gushed
"It's like all my dreams have come true Staize. There is just one problem" she continued, calming down and becoming serious
"Yeah?" Anastasia questioned
"They want me there by Monday" Paris said slowly
"Monday?!" Anastasia shrieked, causing Marat and the rest of the restaruant to snap their head in her direction
"Monday, Paris, it's Thrusday, you can't leave that soon" Anastasia cried soflty, a lump forming in her throat
"I know hun, Im sorry, there is nothing I can do" Paris told her friend
"It's ok, I understand" Anastasia sighed
"I am having a go away party tomorrow night...Jimmyz at 9 ok?" Paris said, excitement creeping back into her voice
"Ok cool" Anastasia said, tyring to sound enthused
"I have to go and call more people sweetie, chin up and don't be sad ok. I will see you tomorrow night" Paris said cheefully
"Cya" Anastasia hung up and looked at Marat, tears forming in the corner of her eyes.
"Paris is leaving" she said, wiping them away before they could fall
"Why?" Marat asked
"She got accepted into the Royal London Ballet" she told him sadly
"Wow, thats fantastic, babe, don't be upset, it's not like shes going someplace across the world. She's only going to be an hour away" he smiled at her reassuringly
"I know it's just, I haven't been without her since the day we met. She has always been there" Anastasia sighed
"Anyway, she is having a party tomorrow night. At Jimmyz. You up for it?"
"Jimmyz. I like that place. Yeah, I will come" he replied as he finished off his meal
"What say we go and do this shopping, can't have my boyfriend wasting away now can we?!" Anastasia laughed slighty, looking down at their empty plates, trying to get her mind off the fact that her best friend was leaving.
*****
"That is disgusting" Anastasia groaned, pulling the leftover out of Marat's fridge.
She screwed up her face, inspecting the white furry substance which has taken over what once could have been Chinese food.
"I umm don't come home much?" he shrugged, embarrassed as he unpacked his groceries
"I noticed" she laughed, rolling her eyes at him
"Are you being cheeky?" Marat asked
"I might be" she giggled
"Well" he said, moving infront of her
"I might just have to do something about that" Marat said, wriggling his eyebrows
Anastasia laughed
"You crack me up"
"Thats all Im good for huh?" Marat questioned her, returning to the unpacking he was faced with
"No" she said, closing the fridge and pushing him against it softly
"You are good for many, many things" Anastasia said as she started up at her seductivly.
Marat laughed at her evily before spining her around so it was she that was pinned against the fridge. He smiled devilishly at her before working her way up her beare neck, placing a trail of small kisses untill finally coming to stop at her mouth.