THE BATTLEFIELD OF LOVE
Part 40's. The Gift 2
I finally got the courage to take the paper bag.
"What's this?"
"Just a little gift for you." I opened the paper bag. Cartier jewelry box pouch, if this size is usually a necklace. It's definitely not a small gift.
I opened the pouch box, it was a necklace. A platinum necklace with miniature circles and a small diamond in each circle. I sighed with this expensive gift.
"It's beautiful.certainly expensive. Diamonds, these must be expensive. Why you should.." I was reluctant to accept it but she cut my words.
"That's the Moonlight Collection, as your name implies, you like it, don't you, then you have to accept it."
"That's the name you gave yourself, not my name." She smiles.
"Yes that name suits you best. So accept it."
"What kind of coercion is that. Naming others as you please. But all right, for this thank you. Next time don't buy me a gift like this. If it's more than 1000 dollars I'll turn it down. I'm serious." She laughs.
"There is no such rule, the gift is from the heart that gives. How can you determine the price." I can't argue with him now, which I'm afraid of what if he expects me too far, whereas I can't take it, will he get revenge. Fishing the Russian mafia is definitely not something good.
"That's my rule, I've warned you, I'll turn it down if you do something like this again." Now he scratched his head and sighed, seemingly out of his mind as I insisted. "But thank you okay, I think I've gotten too many gifts from you. I don't know how to repay you. You're too generous."
"I'm just glad I had the opportunity to thank you in another way. It's a miracle to see you again. That'sthat's all. Don't you think I'm expecting a reply from you for that little gift. Our meeting was very big for me, because you stood up for me, I could see myself behaving miserably. I am now because of the 9-year-old girl who defended me all out. This gift is not to seduce you, but an expression of gratitude from 20 years ago."
I was silent with his long words.
"Please accept, I owe you my life. You don't owe me."
"But..."
"All right, thank you..."
"That's much better. Thank you back."
This handsome Russian mafia then doesn't want to talk about the prize anymore. He then asked about the state of my boutique, the business and work I was in, whether I had any health problems after becoming a survivor, he seemed to be trying to be someone of concern today.
"Ehm, the new boutique is getting crowded, I introduced the design of local Canadian designers. Some outside collections of course exist. More crowded casual clothing sales, I often live video try various outfits. They like my padan. My business is nothing compared to Albert and what Monica does but I like it a lot. After all the results are decent and can make people work for me well paid, so sometimes not just nominal but contentment."
"The value of money is relative but liking what you do every day is a boon."
"You're right. Besides, my brain can't think of all the numbers like Albert and Monica used to. If they can go conquer the world, I'm just creating my own little world. I might look shallow to you."
"No, do what makes you happy. Why do you care what other people say."
I'm happy to get that kind of attention of course, I was quite amused when I talked to him. For a moment I could forget Andrew and Anna were already a couple.
And one more thing, he didn't try to seduce me, just tried to talk as usual, the second time I and he talked longer and I could forget a little bit about my frustration with Andrew.
She was late at night she drove me home, almost midnight we finally got to my apartment.
"Thank you for talking to my friends." He thanked me first.
"Thank you for the dinner and the presents."
"Not to mention it again. Rest."
I waved at him. I was hoping for something, if he wasn't Russian, then things would be easier.