Viviane
After we took a shower, João Felipe asked them to bring breakfast to the suite we were in and we ate it while we talked about the week we had spent without seeing each other. Even though we texted every day, nothing compared to having a face-to-face conversation with the other person.
João Felipe seemed quite satisfied with his position at his father's company and was telling me about his business expansion plans, with the opening of a branch in New York.
As he spoke, I listened intently and was once again able to see how little I meant to him. None of his plans involved a relationship, least of all with me. But no surprises so far, after all, I wasn't creating any kind of expectation on top of both of us. It was just another statement of a proven fact.
After we finished eating, I went down to reception and took a taxi, as there were several in front of the hotel.
As it was Saturday, my parents weren't at home when I arrived, as it was Mr. Rodolfo's day off, and as he refused to work on weekends, as he always used to say that he worked five days to have the pleasure of enjoying of the company of his family for at least two days, which I found quite admirable, my father then didn't need to take him to the company, and he accompanied my mother to the supermarket for the mansion's weekly purchases and ours too.
Every Saturday they had this routine and I thanked the heavens that I didn't have to talk to my mother now, having to lie about how the night went and also about being at Julia's house. I could predict that I would do a lot in the days to come: lie to my parents.
When I remembered Julia, I decided to change the clothes I was wearing, because they were still the clothes I had left last night at the club, and call my friend.
I was already lying on my bed with my cell phone in hand, ready to call Julia, when it rang with a call from her.
" Hey, friend. Are you at home? I was so worried last night,” I said as soon as I answered.
" Or friend! I am sad to hear this. I didn't mean to worry you" she said and her tone was so sad that I worried even more.
" Did something happen? And there's no point in denying it because I can tell from your tone that you're sad.”
" Better talk in person. I can go to your house, what do you think?”
I almost screamed a resounding no but managed to control myself in time. My parents would find it very strange that I slept at Júlia's house and arrived at almost nine in the morning and she was already at my house in the afternoon. She couldn't come.
I didn't want to involve another person in my lies and thought it best to arrange to go somewhere else.
" I wanted to go shopping, I need to buy new notebooks for the next semester at the University. What do you think of us meeting at the food court and having a coffee?”
" I loved the suggestion, I need to distract myself " she agreed, looking a little more like the excited Julia I knew.
" Shall we call Cecília too? What do you think?”
" Cecília traveled for work. Taking advantage of recess at the University, she accepted a job abroad.”
" Wow, what a wonderful thing! And where did she travel?”
I was very happy to hear that our friend's career was going so well. Although Cecília was closer to João Pedro and they saw each other more, as they studied together, in addition to the fact that I tried to dedicate the whole week exclusively to studying, I liked her a lot.
We met four years ago and I knew little about his life. She was very private about herself. But she and Júlia had been friends for many years and I thought the way they looked like sisters was really beautiful.
" Our friend is spreading sympathy in the Greek islands, nothing more, nothing less " Julia joked, returning to her usual good mood.
I was a little relieved that if something serious had happened, she wouldn't be returning to her good mood so quickly and I don't think she would wait until we were at the mall to tell me either.
So I believed and hoped I was right.
" I'm very happy for her. In truth. Do you know when the celebrity comes back?”
" Friday or Saturday. And JP invited us to his parent's beach house. Do you know about it?” She is very excited, but she is not sure if she will make it in time, as he wants to go early on Saturday.
" Yes, I know, " I smiled. " JP already thinks about fun for life and is now on vacation!"
" Let's leave this conversation for later, then. Let's take the opportunity to combine everything later, at the mall. Kisses!”
" That's right then, crazy! " I said in a joking tone.
I used to call her that since we met, and I was enchanted with her lightness. Julia was always very happy with life. For this reason, I was even more surprised by her apparent sadness right at the beginning of the call.
I hung up and threw myself on the bed.
I was exhausted! The night had been busy and I had slept very little. I would take the opportunity to sleep a little before lunch. Soon my parents would arrive and I didn't want to look like I hadn't slept in days, I thought smiling to myself.
João Felipe
After I arrived from the hotel on Saturday morning, I slept a little, as I was exhausted after a week completely focused on work, where I was the first to arrive at the office and the last to leave since my predecessor had left a lot of accumulated work, and not just because of the health problems he claimed to have, so I concluded after reviewing several mediocre reports made by him.
Being CFO was not going to be as easy a job as I had wrongly calculated. But I could be the best because I was persistent and patient. I possess these qualities and they would take me to the desired level.
When, finally, I left everything I wanted in our headquarters here in São Paulo, I intended to open a branch of our company in New York and move back to the United States and I would like to take Viviane with me. I was already calculating a way to get her to move in with me abroad, without our parents knowing we were together. It was something complicated, but not impossible and I would think about the best way to achieve this goal that I had set for myself.
After having lunch with my parents and spending the afternoon together at the club where we were members, where my father and I played tennis with some friends and my mother caught up with her friends, we arrived at the mansion and it was already night and we ended up having dinner in the home itself. My parents soon retired to their rooms and I decided that I wanted to see Vivi again.
We could spend another lovely night, after all, nothing better than a night of sex with a beautiful woman like her.
João Felipe: Shall we meet today?
Viviane: I'm with Julia at the mall.
Viviane: Let's watch a movie together.
João Felipe: No problem. Maybe when you leave...
Viviane: I can't spend another night away from home.