Chapter Two
Chance
I rehearsed what I was going to say over and over in my head on the way to the club. I wasn’t sure what exactly Melissa may have told Becca, but I knew regardless, I wanted the truth out. I fought my way through the club with ease and saw Noah talking to one of the VIP’s. “Noah!” I motioned for him to come over and he quickly excused himself from the shaggy haired twenty-something kid that obviously was a member due to his father’s deep pockets. “I appreciate you taking care of my friends. Everything is set?”
Noah nodded and smiled. “Yes, Mr. Vaughn. I have them in the private platinum suite. I had to bump one of our celebs, but I took care of them. Your friends are out on the dance floor now.” He motioned to the gyrating crowd and I immediately spotted the girls in the center of everyone. I thanked him and made my way toward the group. I immediately noticed that Becca was nowhere to be seen, giving me an uneasy feeling in my stomach.
Melissa spotted me first, and immediately stopped dancing. She said something to the rest of the girls and they immediately paused, staring in my direction. She hesitantly approached and I immediately knew the answer as to whether she had actually seen the kiss between Sara and I.
Melissa pursed her lips and seemed to have trouble looking me directly in the eyes, finally giving in and offering a meek “Hello.”
“Is Becca here?”
“Yes, she said she needed some air, she may be back in the suite by now, I’m not sure.” Melissa looked up toward the direction of the platinum suite, but neither of us where able to see clearly into the room because of the elaborate lights of the club.
“Listen, Melissa…what you saw…” I fumbled for words even though I had practiced everything I had wanted to say over and over. Katie and Courtney approached and I held back, wondering how much they actually knew. I look at Melissa and then the other girls, waiting for some queue whether I should continue.
“They know everything. Becca knows everything as well.” Melissa shook her head as the two other girls shook their heads in disagreement together.
“Listen, I just want to clear some things up.” I knew this was going to take some serious convincing and I wasn’t sure whether they would actually believe me or not. “Melissa, the woman you saw was my ex-girlfriend…and as you saw, she’s a bit aggressive, and doesn’t like that we are no longer together.”
“I see.” Melissa said with a smirk. The other girls rolled their eyes and pulled away from the conversation with Melissa and I as they whispered to themselves. “Chance, I like you. You seem like you could be a nice guy, but this is really a conversation you need to have with Becca.”
“Your right.” I glanced back up towards the suite and then immediately made my way up the stairs and into the room, leaving the girls to their gossip. I busted into the room, only to find it empty with the exception of Diana.
“Mr. Vaughn, good evening.”
“Diana, there was another girl here. She’s–”
“She’s on the roof. She needed some air and I offered her my key. I hope it’s alright, I know it’s closed but–”
“It’s ok Diana. Thank you.” I quickly ran to the elevator and swiped my card, hoping that Becca was still there.
The doors opened and the dim elevator light cast just enough light across the rooftop terrace to see Becca across the way. As I stepped out and the doors closed her silhouette was outlined by the lights of the cityscape in the distance. I hesitantly approached her from behind as she stared off into the distance. “Becca?”
“Chance?” She turned around, a look of surprise plastered on her face. “What are you doing here?”
“I’m here to talk, to explain things.” I slowly moved closer as if I were worried that she might run and I would need to scramble to catch up. “I spoke with Melissa.”
“Yeah, me too Chance. I – I don’t know if I want any explanations.” Becca wrung her hands together as she continued. “Melissa saw you kissing someone else. And I saw that text on your phone. You have a girlfriend? A wife?”
“No! No, that text was from my ex-girlfriend, Sara, she was also the girl Melissa saw kissing me. But I wasn’t kissing her back. I’m done with her.” I could hear the desperation in my voice. I needed her to believe me.
“You expect me to believe that?”
My eyes adjusted to the darkness of the rooftop and I was able to see the sadness in her eyes. Her mouth quivered ever so slightly as I felt my heart sink into my stomach. It was almost immediately overcome with rage as I thought about how Sara caused all of this. “I can’t force you to believe me. But I swear what I’m saying is the truth. Sara and I were together for three years, but I ended it. I wasn’t happy.” I reached for her hand as she quickly pulled it away from me.
“Yet she kissed you?” Becca snapped back, angrily.
“Yes, she did. She doesn’t want our relationship to end. Sara hasn’t accepted that I broke up with her. She always has to get her way. But I promise you that as far as I’m concerned the relationship is over.” I reached for her hand again and this time she allowed me to hold it.
“I don’t know Chance.” She said shaking her head. I moved closer and touched her shoulder gently and looked into her beautiful deep blue eyes. She was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen.
“Becca, if it wasn’t over with her…if I really cared about her…would I really be standing here with you right now? It’s you that I care about Becca.”
I took in a deep breath and let it out. My fate was now in her hands.