True Love
(Book 3) – Chapter 98

Jean was driving the car to his flat with a beaming smile on his lips, when his mobile started ringing.

-What’s wrong?

-Come to dad’s house.

-F**k!

A few minutes later Jean gets out of the car at the entrance of his father’s house. When he entered, he was greeted by the maid who told him that the old man was in his room.

He went up the stairs two by two, and on entering the room he found his brother standing in front of the bed where his father was.

-Jean! said the old man.

-Father… What is it?

-Come in, come in…

He looked older when he saw him lying there….

-He had a pain in his chest, the doctor said it was just a breath.

-It’s nothing. Says Antonie. -I’m not going to die yet.

-Father please… -Adrien replies.

-I don’t think you’re following the doctor’s instructions, father.

-Of course I am!

-Do you want us to stay at home tonight? Jean asks.

-Yes, I’d like that.

The old man replies somewhat sleepily, and then falls completely asleep.

-F**k!

-They’ve given him some pills to calm him down. Adrien replies. -When I dropped Maya off, I was going to go upstairs with her, but I got a call from the old man and I came right away.

-I understand. -I need a f*****g drink!

-And I…

The boys went downstairs into the small mini bar in Antonie’s office.

-How did it go with Zoé?

-Excellent… although she’s very surly. She’s not an easy girl.

-You’ve got a lot of work ahead of you then.

-Not so much, I’ll soon have her in my bed. -I wouldn’t be so sure about that.

-I wouldn’t be so sure about that! His brother smiles and takes a sip of his drink.

Jean sighs taking a sip from his glass… he moved the glass containing an amber liquid, he thought that Zoé wasn’t like any prostitute. She was different, or was she?

The truth is that it confused him more than usual, really if it had been someone else from the first night he would have fallen for it… but instead she… she had sent him to hell.

However, despite the rejection… or the many rejections, he was still there behind her without understanding why. He had to be careful not to get too obsessed with that stripper. He could end up falling into an abyss that he wouldn’t be able to get out of, or maybe he wouldn’t want to get out of…

-I’ll go to sleep! Adrien said, standing up.

-I’ll go to sleep!

Jean remained seated on the sofa, looking out the window… he leaned his body on the sofa and closed his eyes for a moment, it would only be a moment…

-Jean! -Jean!

Adrien was shaking his brother asleep on the sofa…

-Wake up man… Jean stirred feeling pain in his lower back.

-Shit! I feel like I’ve been hit.

-You fell asleep on the couch. Did you drink too much last night?

He sits up, sitting up while rubbing his eyes.

-No. Actually, I only had two drinks.

-You look like a dog. We should go to the office.

-Shit! -I don’t even feel like it. I don’t even feel like it. He says, standing up.

-You’ll never get your own empire this way. Sentences Antonie, dressed in his usual suit.

-I see he’s better! Jean whispers, taking his coat.

-I heard that… don’t think I’ll die just like that, not before you get married and have children.

-I think I’ll definitely go to work. Jean says to his smiling brother.

-Jean Dubois! I’m serious…

-Father, don’t start, it’s too early in the morning.

-Adelaine will be your wife, and I don’t want you to discuss it any further.

-Of course we won’t discuss it, because there’s nothing to discuss.

Jean turned and walked away to the exit… he was tired of his father’s impositions. He didn’t understand that he didn’t intend to marry, neither that blonde nor any other.

-You will, Jean! You will marry her, she is the only woman worthy of a Dubois.

The blond left the house in the company of his brother, if his headache was bad enough, now it had become worse than before… Worthy? No other woman was worthy of him… perhaps, Zoé Bonnes… no, he slapped his absurd thoughts… of course not.

Zoé’s way of life was different… he doubted she would ever think of marrying. And if she did, he was sure she would do it out of interest, to get out of the lifestyle she led.

Jean thought he needed a bath, the cold water would cool his wild thoughts.

-See you at the office.

-Yes, yes…

Jean got into his car and headed straight home….

He shifted his body, feeling the other part of his bed empty. She patted the bed and indeed she was alone, Zoé opened her eyes just as the fabric of the window curtain fluttered letting in the sunlight. The sunlight hit her right in the face.

-Oh, God!

She put the pillow over her face, she didn’t know what time it was… and she didn’t want to replace out. But as always, she had to get out of bed.

He sat up in bed, stinging his eyes, stood up and left the room, yawning…

-Maya, what are you doing? She says leaving the room to stop abruptly when she notices that a couple of men were at the entrance of her flat.

-We have beautiful visitors. Her friend tells her.

Immediately Jean focuses on Zoé, she looks like she’s just woken up with her tousled hair and sleepy face. As she looks down, she notices those bare thighs. She was only wearing pyjamas so short that you could see a lot of her.

-What are you doing here? Jean snaps out of his stupor when she calls out his presence.

-We brought breakfast. He answers her by entering the house without her permission.

-Good morning Maya! Adrien smiles as he passes by.

-Ah! Good morning. She says dryly.

-There’s no need to bring us breakfast, we’re capable of making our own food. She crosses her arms.

-Adrien and I didn’t want to eat alone, that’s why we came. He comes very close to her. -Were you asleep? He whispers.

-What does that matter to you? He said softly, looking sideways at the other two.

-You look so sexy in your pyjamas.

-Shut up!

She pushes him away and walks past him… that guy was a real pain in the a*s.

-Maya, how could you even think of letting them pass?

-In case you haven’t noticed, they passed by themselves. Besides, they seem to do whatever they want. Said the brunette, taking some sandwiches out of a bag. -Do you want one? There’s coffee too. She says peacefully.

-No! I don’t want any…” She puts her hands up. -You’re crazy, we should kick them out of the house.

-Why? Jean says behind her back. -We just want to eat. He whispers in her ear.

Which makes her hair stand up on end… She turns around to face him. Noticing how her brother sat at the table while Maya served him a plate of food. But then, her friend had gone mad.

-Why don’t you go change your clothes, you’re showing too much skin.

-I remind you that I work in a strip bar, and I dance almost naked.

Jean frowned. She shouldn’t forget that, but… because she was bothered by the fact that others saw her with little clothes on.

-Go change! He ordered.

-You’d better eat your breakfast, and get out of my house.

-No! She turns to sit at the table. -I’m going to eat that breakfast right here and now.

At that, Maya serves him a plate of food as well, while Zoé stares at him in astonishment.

-Maya! He scolds her.

-It’s too much food, what do you want me to do? Besides, it’s not right to throw them out if they’ve taken the trouble to come with breakfast.

-God! This is unbelievable.

He rushes into the room, closing the door behind him. He looked for something else to put on, and he wasn’t doing it because that idiot had ordered him to. But because she was really half naked and already felt uncomfortable.

When she was comfortable and satisfied with what she was wearing, she left the room. Maya was talking to Adrien and Jean was nowhere to be seen. She sighed, at least he was gone.

But her joy didn’t last long, when he came through the door with something in his hands. F**k! He wasn’t going to get rid of that guy.

-I hope you like chocolate cake.

-Don’t you guys work? -Don’t you have other girls to bother?

-Yes. -But we’d rather bother you.

-You’re an idiot. Zoé says angrily.

He leaves the transparent tray on the table and walks towards her with a firm step and a serious look… Zoé, sensing the threat, backs away, but she doesn’t even take two steps when the guy grabs her by the waist, taking her to his shoulder.

-What the hell are you doing? she shouts at him. -Maya! Maya!

-He’s a little big for me.

-Help me…

Jean went into the room with Zoé and then closed the door.

-Do you want to go for a walk? Adrien says to the brunette.

-Aren’t you busy?

-Not at all.

-Well, just for a while.