Uncovered by Amy Silva Page B

sure. This sounds good but I just don't know if I could trust you again.”

    He leaned in over the table, “That’s the other thing, Kate, I don’t want to lie to you about no-thing. We’ve worked together long enough, you know that I am very direct and sometimes too insensitive. But I am always sincere. How sincere did you think I was last time?”

    “Very.” I looked in his eyes.

    “So you see, my big mouth gets me in trouble. And I am afraid it might again now.” He frowned.

    “What do you mean?” I tilted my head intrigued.

    “I think there is something you should be aware of but I don't want to be the one who tells it to you.” He looked around the room.

    “What are you talking about?” I raised my eyebrows.

    “I really don't think its my place.”

    “Spill it, Xavier.” I said sternly.

    “Fine, if you insist.” He inched closer to me. “You know I have eyes everywhere in this town, yes? So I come across some info that you have been seen hanging out with Jace Roland.”

    I furrowed my eyebrows. “What about it?”

    “Well, it’s nothing too serious. Just, you know, be careful. I wouldn't want you to get hurt.” He patted me hand on the table.

    “What is that supposed to mean?” I was getting mad of his run around.

    “Jace, you know, he is famous in this city. Big events, parties, he is connected.” He said.

    “Yes, and?”

    “Well, it’s not my place really, but for you I’ll explain.” His gaze intensified. “His last relationship, it became very public. He was with Giselle Lima, the model we did shows for back in the day. Very good talent, rose to the top through us and became demanded by Europeans. She really believed she could become a supermodel, but that meant she had to leave the country often and travel and Jace didn’t like it… and he tried to convince her to stay.” He lowered his eyes accentuating the last part.

    “May be he loved her.” I shrugged. “That sounds normal to me.”

    “Well, thats what I want to think too.” He nodded in agreement. “It’s just that I remember him calling and showing up at the agency to check up on her. And then at the parties sometimes they would be arguing. And you know, eventually she asked me to find her an apartment and get a longer contract in Europe because he became too demanding.”

    A tiny alarm started going off in my head, now this sounded strange. I wasn’t stupid enough to fully believe Xavier but something in my gut definitely registered as a sign.

    “In any case, theirs was a strange relationship, she was volatile as any.” He said. “Hot blood, like me! This is par for course, how you say, so I am sure you have nothing to worry about. You are a nice girl and I think he must like you.” He let out a polite smile.

    Gee, thanks.

    “Oh, one more thing.” He raised his finger. “Giselle is coming back into town soon so I thought you should know the story.”

    What?! My heart dropped to the floor. I tried to, but it wasn’t easy to dismiss the speech as empty intrigue.

    Shell shell shocked, I muttered, “Do you know when?”

    “Well, yeah.” He said out of the corner of his mouth, “Tomorrow.” He saw me looking down at my feet. “But really, don’t worry about it, I think these two have sailed their own ways. In any case this is supposed to be a celebration dinner.” He poured more wine and continued on eating like nothing important was said.

    It was all important to me. I sat there staring at my plate, unable to process what I just heard. Jace’s ex, his supposed love obsession, is coming back tomorrow and I never even heard a single word her it from him? Has he really moved on or is he keeping me away from his past on purpose? The realization that he had been hiding such a big part of himself lingered with me as if someone poured a bucket of water over me and I was taking in the feeling of cold soaked clothes on my body. Only that happened an hour ago and I just noticed how cold I