Unexpected Happenings, Prologue
 
 

'' Tabby, what are you doing?''

'' Ah, Timmy, the cards tell me that this is the day to cause mischief. A
force of good will become vulnerable to us.''

'' Who, Tabby?''

'' If the cards are right, it's going to be Grace Bennett, and someone else that I can’t quite see yet.''

'' Grace? You're dreaming, Tabby. Grace is a force for goodness, not evil.''

'' Usually, Timmy, but, today, Grace Bennett will have a broken heart,
courtesy of Ivy Crane.''

'' Ivy Crane? Oh no, does that mean...''

'' Yes, Timmy, good and faithful Sam isn't so good or faithful today. And, WE are going to cause some mischief.''

'' Like what....''

'' Oh, a love spell. ''

'' Love spell?''

'' Yes, Timmy, the cards say that Grace will be comforted by a man. I think that things should get interesting today. And, what Grace does will change everything today.''

'' Oh no. Timmy doesn't want anything bad to happen to Grace.''

'' How can hot sex be bad, Timmy? haa haa haa. Oh, this is so wicked.

Gods of Amour
Hear my call
Make the broken hearted’s lust for revenge cause her to fall ''

Timmy shook his head, as there was an unexpected clap of thunder.

Grace was in the B&B. She was just finishing the renovations from when the Bennett House had burned, and not surprisingly, it had chased a lot of her customers away. While Sam was ‘confronting’ his feelings for Ivy,

'' I can’t believe that he did this to me, TC.'', Grace says, sobbing on the bed.

TC had come over after taking a call Grace made to Eve, but, Eve wasn’t there.

'' Grace, I don’t understand. You say that Sam hasn’t come to talk to you, so how do you know that Sam was with Ivy?''

'' How? I FELT him being with her, TC! That’s how. I never thought that this would happen to us.''

'' Grace, I’m sure Sam loves you. You need to talk to him.''

'' Talk to him about what, TC? That he loves Ivy over me? That he can’t stand
me anymore ?''

'' Grace, I'm sure that's not true.''

'' I can't believe it. After 20 years, and three children, and all the love and support that I have given him, it's ridiculous.''

'' Grace, I’m so sorry.''

'' Why, TC? You’re not the one who did this to me. You’ve been a terrific friend.''

'' I just wanted to be here for you, Grace. I’m sorry.''

Grace walks over to the window, and as she’s staring out, she gets a deep shiver going through her. The room becomes still, and then comes alive again.

'' Grace, are you ok?'', TC asks.

Smiling. '' Yes, TC. Everything is fine.'' Grace sits next to him on the bed, and then bursts out crying. '' Oh, how could this have happened?'', TC takes Grace in his arms, and she sobs. He picks up Grace’s face, and looks into her eyes, expecting to see sadness. But, that’s not what he saw at all. He saw desire in them, and his body froze.

Grace’s mouth turned up into a slight smile. And, she leaned in, and gave TC a little kiss on his neck.

'' Grace! What are you doing?''

'' Something that should have been done.''

'' No, it shouldn’t.''

'' TC, you feel it. Please don’t deny me or yourself.''

'' Grace, I…'', and TC was silenced as Grace placed her mouth on his. Before TC knew what was happening, Grace had pulled TC onto the bed.

'' Kay! I know you’re here, Kay!'', Simone said, banging on the door.

'' Come on, Kay!''

Simone kept on banging until the door opened. '' Simone? What are you doing here?''

'' I’m looking for Kay.''

'' Why would she be here?''

'' I was told Miguel and you were spending the day together, and I knew Kay wanted to…..see Miguel about something.''

'' Yeah, well, I told Miguel not to come. So, Kay’s not here.''

'' Oh. Well, bye Reese.''

'' Bye.''

Simone turned away, and when she got back to her car, she realized that she had a flat tire. She went back to Reese’s house, and was about to knock on the door, when she realized it was open. She opened the door, and the house was dark.

'' Reese?'', she called out. She kept on calling, and heard some music. She opened the door, and went down the stairs. Down there she found Reese, sprawled out on a large couch, one of those deluxe ones where people get just to put it in front of a big screen tv. But, Reese didn’t just have a big screen tv. He had a state of the art entertainment system to rival any celebrity’s, and he did it himself. In Reese’s hand, was a bottle.

'' Reese? What are you doing with alcohol? I’ve never even seen you drink a sip of beer.''

'' This..'', Reese says, thrusting the bottle into Simone’s face, '' was a bottle of champagne that my father bought when I was ten. We were going to open it and toast, the day I got my acceptance letter to M.I.T.''

'' Reese, You got into M.I.T.? Congrats. I’m glad someone had a good day.''

'' Nope. I didn’t get in.''

'' Oh. I’m sorry. ''

'' It was my fantasy, Simone. I thought it was my destiny.''

'' Yeah, I know what you mean. Gimme that.'', Simone said, taking the bottle, and taking a big gulp. She took a few more, and Reese spoke up,

'' Hey….leave me some.''

'' Why?''

'' I guess you’re right. There are others downhere.''

'' Yeah…your family has a wine cellar. How quaint.'', Simone says, taking another swig.

'' I know why I’m boozing, but, why are you?''

'' Cause, I found out that Chad’s in love with Whitney.''

'' Oh.''

'' Yeah…and, I’m the last to know. ''

'' I know what you mean.''

'' Huh?'', Simone says, drinking from the bottle, and handing it to him.

'' The reason Miguel isn’t over here is because I heard Kay telling Miguel how much she LOVES him, and that she only pretends with me, because she wanted to be around him – Miguel!''

'' Oh. I didn’t think you’d ever find out.''

'' You knew?''

'' Come on, Reese. You and Charity are the two most blind people in the world. Outside of me. I have you beat.'' Simone stopped drinking and slumped down onto the couch, turning her back to Reese. '' How could I ever think that a guy could like someone as ugly as me.'', she says, crying into the sofa cushions.

'' Simone…you’re not ugly.''

'' Yes, I am!''

'' No, you’re not. You’re rather pretty. ''

'' No, Whitney is the pretty one.''

'' I think you’ve got Whitney beat hands down. ''

'' What do I have over Whitney? Nothing.''

'' You’ve got a deep smile, and expressive eyes. And your talent for clothes can’t be beat.''

'' You like that?''

'' Sure. You don’t let other people define you, or put you in the box. And, you’ve got a nice body too.'', Reese says blushing.

'' No, it’s too fat.''

'' NO! You look like you belong on one of those beaches in Europe. Remember, I went with my folks last year. They have curves, like you. And, you’re loyal. Chad is a fool not to like you.''

'' Thanks.''

They finish off the bottle of champagne, and then, engage in a karioke competition, which escalates when Reese puts on the soundtrack to Dirty Dancing. As they try to emulate the dance moves that they’ve seen on screen, the two can’t seem to stop. The dances get more and more provacative, and it seemed as if their bodies had a mind of their own. Simone couldn’t believe that nerd/geek Reese could be so sensuous, and Reese was so lost watching the sway of Simone’s hips that nothing else mattered to him.

Throwing caution to the wind, Reese threw his glasses towards the far end of the couch, and swept Simone up in his arms. Simone not only didn’t resist, the thought never entered her mind.

Neither one thought…..the only acted, and to sexy music, one piece of clothing after another, came off.