CHAPTER 7

DRAMATIC

As soon as he lifted off his lips Yunoku and Dustin came in with warm blankets and her clean dried clothes.

‘How is she doing?’ Yunoku asked as they dressed her.

‘Less dramatic,’ Christiano quipped as they guys laughed.

Dustin got a closer look and it was their bosses’ daughters, ‘This woman is Caramella Williamston?’

‘Now you’re just realising that Dustin,’ Christiano shook his head with a smile.

Dustin nodded, ‘Yeah….’ and then thought, ‘She’s really cute. I wonder what it will be like to date her. I’m sure these guys are thinking the same thing I’ll make sure I’m the one she gets,’ before he smiled.

‘Let’s get her home it already started raining,’ Yunoku suggested.

‘I’ll take her there don’t worry about it I’m the one who brought her here,’ Christiano mentioned.

‘What? So not fair…can I tag along?’ Dustin asked.

‘For a lookout I think not get some sleep Christiano will take care of it,’ Yunoku answered.

‘Whatever…. don’t get caught Santos,’ Dustin warned and went to his room.

Christiano mumbled, ‘I won’t’ and left the guesthouse returning to Caramella’s Palace and avoid security alarm and motion senses before placing the young woman into her bedroom on her bed. He covered her with the bedcovers and gazing down at her lips before kissing her goodbye and mumbled, ‘I’ll see you soon princess’ and escaped out the window.

Next day Caramella woke up with dreadful headache she couldn’t remembered anything last night. She thought, ‘What happen to me?’ rubbing her head shoving the bedcovers off herself stepping on the floor as she yawned stretching her arms upwards. Leaving the room she walked downstairs into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water drinking it. Then she recalled being at Mega Casino with Alexon, after she exploded the building she was chasing Stephen and Pique and then she muttered, ‘What a night’ placing the empty glass in the sink before washing it . Caramella putted the glass away and pocketed out her phone a card fell out she picked it up and read, ‘Modern Paris Design Company, CEO Lionel Michelle, the architect. ‘Where homes are modernised with exquisite charm,’ oh that guy, maybe I should give him a call. The interior needs a facelift. ’

Registering his number as his name, she called him; there was a constant ringing until morning grouchy voice answered.

‘Good morning, it’s Leo, I meant Lionel,’ Lionel greeted as she laughed. ‘Who’s this? Is this another prang call? Will you kids stop calling me….so early in the morning.’

Caramella smiled, ‘Morning Lionel, you don’t remember me, do you?’

He cleared his throat and immediately recognized her voice, ‘Caramella? Hey….’

‘Hi! I hope I didn’t wake you up to early I’m so sorry but I’m not one of those kids who prangs you,’ Caramella giggled and sat on the stool resting her head on the island.

‘No, no, how are you? Did you sleep alright?’ Lionel asked.

‘I’m fine, yes I did. I was wondering if you could come over and have a look at my place to give it a quick trendy look for my party.’ Caramella asked.

‘Sure of course, what time do you want me to stop by?’ Lionel asked.

‘How about ten? Is it good for you?’ Caramella suggested.

Lionel answered, ‘Yeah that’ll be great,’ sitting up his bed wide-wake now with a smile. ‘Caramella after I finish scope out your place can I take you out for a coffee?’

‘Yeah I love that,’ Caramella blushed with a giggle.

‘Okay then I’ll see you at ten,’ Lionel smiled

‘Yeah, bye,’ Caramella replied and then Lionel bid bye, and then she ended their call. Getting off the stool she heard an explosion outside her house she ran into in the balcony and realised a few of the trees from forest by the lake had fell and birds were flying away. ‘Maybe some animal stumble upon the land mines I impacted around the vault secret door,’ she muttered overlooking the damage and decided to add it to the landscaper list. ‘I think the guys will do a great job turning that area in a cool garden lounge. I should get prepare before Lionel arrives’ and she walked went to bedroom set out her summer outfit: flora blouse, white pants and heels on the mattress before running into the shower and dressing properly. Ten o’ clock was approaching the buzzer was rang by Lionel who arrived at the front door step. Caramella ran down the grand staircase opened the door before greeting him with a hug.

‘Lionel you made it!’ She smiled.

‘It wasn’t a hard place to find you live in a palace, Caramella,’ Lionel quipped with a chuckle.

‘I know,’ Caramella giggled. ‘Okay, let’s get started with the tour.’

‘So what do you want to make a change too?’ Lionel asked walking in behind her quite amaze by the historical and elegant aspects of the building’s interior. ‘Whoa….this place is pretty amazing. Why do you want to renovate it? When you can just decorate the interior for your party?’

‘You’re telling you can change this room with just décor alone to make it feel like a club?’ Caramella questioned.

‘Pretty much so, I can get my guys to re-paint the place add in some modern furnitures and re-work the spacing to give it a more open feeling for a dance floor but we’re keeping the royalty theme. Why don’t you make the event base on Britany Spears: Slumber Party,’ Lionel suggested.

‘It would be exotic with circus acts and lingerie mixed silk pajamas dress code since my party is actually hosted at night only for three days,’ Caramella added. ‘Just enough cover up to stop the human-trafficking and the auctions,’ she thought with a smile.

‘I hope I’m invited,’ Lionel joked. ‘Your first single’s event will be interesting for the press and citizens since it’s an open-event for the public.’

‘Of course Lionel you’re first in my guest list,’ Caramella smiled.

‘Awe I’m going to cry,’ Lionel quipped with a giggle as she laughed.

‘I want to show you something,’ Caramella answered and held his hand which took him by surprise but he didn’t show it in his face.

‘Okay, where you’re taking me?’ Lionel asked.

Caramella took him into the outdoor balcony, ‘My balcony’ where he saw a massive forest slightly damaged with a lake nearby, ‘I wondering if you make me a garden lounge where the guest can mingle underneath moonlight if they drank and want to skinny deep in the lake.’

‘You have a brilliant backyard for sure it would be a great project for me. I can’t wait to surprise you with the ideas I have in mind for this place,’ Lionel smiled.

‘Can’t wait,’ Caramella smiled. ‘So you’ll get started today?’ She asked.

‘Mm……’ Lionel hummed in thought. ‘I think I can. I’ll give my guys a call right now Caramella, excuse me for a moment.’

Caramella nodded, ‘Yeah’ and overheard him talking to his chief-decorator instructing him to get the rest of the workers on board for the morning job. Later on, Lionel, his chief-decorator Ryan and their employees were working on the interior of the entrance and backyard repairing the damages. She warned them don’t go deep into the forest just focus on the front as they did just that. After couple of days, the palace was renovated completely with modern royalty style theme. Tonight was opening of the main event: ‘Single’s Slumber Party Masquerade,’ everyone who has gotten invitations was walking through the invitation detector who scanned their clothing for weapons and their invitation card they had gotten and purchase from the official promotional sites. Everyone was drinking and chatting as soon as they tone down the music their hostess none other than Caramella wore a white lace suit with a silk furry coat as smile and spoke.

‘Welcome ladies and gentlemen, press to my Singles Slumber Party. I hope you’ll enjoy your time tasting the luxury of royalty for three nights until then let’s celebrate your youthfulness with champagne and music till the crocks of dawn. Have a sweet night in ecstasy, thank you for coming and enjoy,’ she smiled to the guest and press applauded her speech as she descended the staircase greeting them with smiles and nods like the princess she was.

Meanwhile, Britany Spears: Slumber Party had lightened the mood with intimacy as couples and strangers get drank in each other arms mooching the night away. Christiano and his team were among the guest looking at for their lovely princess, they were disguised in the theme of the party. He watched Caramella stood still in front of the man who cheated on with Lena Santos who stood at his side as his date.

‘Why are you two here?’ She asked as the press surrounded the three of them.

‘Because anyone and everyone was invited to your party,’ Lena smirked.

Ray glared at her as she rolled her eyes before facing Caramella who clenched her fist and sighed, ‘Caramella….’ She stopped him with her fierce eyes.

‘If you looking to make a scene I suggest you take it somewhere else, Ray,’ Caramella warned.

Ray pulled his arm out of Lena’s grip and stepped closer to her, Christiano didn’t like that and twirled in front of her as she blinked in thought, ‘What the?’ and listened.

‘Like my girlfriend said could you take it somewhere else because this is supposed to be a friendly party for singles but you brought a date, aren’t you suppose to get a date here?’ Christiano informed and wrapped his arm around Caramella’s waist from the side.

‘Babe you couldn’t have put it no other way,’ Caramella smirked as Ray frowned yet there was pain his eyes and it was real.

‘I’ll see you another time Caramella,’ Ray answered before glaring at Christiano who smirk with furious eyes as he and Lena left the palace.

Caramella looked up at him and realised this tall dark and handsome was facing a whole mark with such mystery as she thanked him, ‘Sorry for the mess but thank you for saving me.’

‘It was nothing I hope I’ll be seeing more of you, sweetheart,’ Christiano flirted and left her awestruck with a kiss to the forehead before he left disappearing through crowd on the dance floor.

Caramella muttered, ‘Who was he?’ and then looked around for knight and shining armour in the guest. ‘Where did he go?’ She frown a little until Christiano realised she was looking for him.

He smiled before coming up behind her and grabbed her waist and whispered beside her ear, ‘Looking for me?’

Caramella jumped and turned around facing him, ‘Don’t do that’ as she hit his arm as he laughed.

‘Why not? You were looking for me, won’t you?’ Christiano smirked and leaning closer to her face as she blushed; that left their lips inches away from pressing against each other softly.

Caramella wanted to step back but she couldn’t since he held her tight to him as they swayed to the beat as she stammered, ‘I…I…wasn’t.’

‘Come on, you’re stammering pretty little princess,’ Christiano said with a raise of an eyebrow as she looked away.

Caramella blushed while the press snapped picture of them dancing together as she answered, ‘Its habit and I wasn’t looking for you.’

‘So I should leave then?’ Christiano questioned about to pull away when she held onto him tight as smiled. ‘Why the sudden change sweetheart?’ He quipped.

‘The press is videotaping us live after that scene with Ray and Lena plus you. I think my life is greatest entertainment for the public,’ Caramella admitted.