Finally after a tasty dinner and a long drive , we turn to Park road and immediately the cellar comes to view.

Dunbar's Dutch Hollow Wine Cellars.

The area is flooded with fancy looking cars. Cars I doubt I even know.

The sky tonight is clear.  The stars twinkle bright since Dunbar is a distance from the city lights that compete with the stars in brightness.

Jeremy steps out of the car and walks around to open my door. He hands the dresses in red vale his car keys to park.

We walk into the dimly lit cellar on the left, and chatter fills the room.

The vault is surprisingly much cooler than I assumed it would be, considering the famous two feet thick walls that it has.

"Why are you so quiet?" He asks. Looking down at me with a warm smile.

My mouth goes dry. The way his eyes are pooling into mine.  It's just so intense . I look down at my feet.

"Nothing." I say to him. He smiles .

A young lady pours different types of wine into over a hundred wine glasses that are on a long table.

Soon people start walking over and tasting the wine. I notice some even smell the wine before they drink.

Well I feel like a fish out of water.

"Let's go." He pulls me lightly .

His touches on my body are so fragile and like feathers .

He picks up a glass of red wine. I mirror his actions.  I smell the wine, it has a bitter smell to it. I push the glass up and the drink runs down my throat.

Just like the smell it's a bit bitter. But it's surprisingly smooth and tastes good.

For an entire hour , we go on tasting wine like that. Some wine was offered with cheese or a fruit .

"Ladies and gentlemen.  The wine you are about to taste is our oldest wine in this entire cellar . You will be pouring down millions into your throat.

This wine is thirty two years old . And we only have four bottles. Enjoy." A young lady says.

I'm feeling extremely tipsy. I slide the drink down my throat and it tastes heavenly.

Its sweet , with alot of dimensions . It's also the coldest one I've had the entire time.

My eyes feel extremely heavy . I turn around to a Jeremy that's talking.  But what he is saying is not clear to me.

"You're pretty." I say to him. Cupping his cheek. He tenses then suddenly he says something and pulls me outside.

He grabs three or four bottle of still water and we sit outside . It's now full on dark and extremely quiet outside.

"I need to pee. Stay here for a second." He says to me, handing me the open bottle of water.

I gulp it down to wash down the alcohol.

Tonight has been really fun . And Jeremy has been a complete gentleman.

I wonder how the night is going for Allyson. She and Colt are probably making little Callyson. And how about Alyster.

He hasn't called me in a long time.

I fish for my phone.

Al.

I tap his name and it rings for a while. Four rings later , he picks up.

"Hello?" He says into the phone.

My mouth opens . But then I realise,  I dont know what I wanted to tell him .

"Hello?" He says a bit louder.

"Hey." I say. My voice slurred.

"Gem? Is that you?" He asks . His voice sounds a bit distracted..

"Its me Al . Why havent you called me all this time?" I ask him . The line goes quiet for a while . Then he speaks again.

"I, um... I've been really... occupied." He stutters.

"Oh. How are you?" I ask him . My voice going softer.

"I'm good how are you?" He asks back.

"I'm go-" I start but he cuts me off.

"Sorry Gem, I have to go. Stay safe." He says .

"Wait... what do y-. He hung up." I say. My voice laced with disappointment.

Jeremy sits next to me. He sighs out loud. I turn to face him.

His face looks a bit sympathetic,  but also really warm. My heart that once felt tough loosens up.

"Hey. You good?" He asks me.

I nod. Gulping more of the water. He moves closer,  his arm pats my back gently.

"Are you sure?" He asks .

"Actually, no . I need a drink." I tell him .

He stands and heads into the vault. When he returns , he has two half full glasses of red wine.

He hands me one . I'm quick to gulp it down. He stares intently at me as the entire drink slides down my throat.

I drip the glass onto the floor gently and take his from his hands. And in the same fashion, it runs down my throat fast.

The buzz hits. And suddenly my body feels extremely heavy. My vision blurs. 

"Gemmy. Are you okay? You don't look so good." Jeremy says.

"I'm fiiiine." The word slurs.

The world beneath my ass is spinning. I stare up at the sky and I watch the rotating stars.  That go round and round and...

All the food I ate shoots up my throat. I vomit.

Jeremy holds my hair back,while he's saying something to me. But I'm not catching what he's saying.

"Let's get you home." He says, his voice echoes in my head.

He pushes me to his car and he starts driving.

"Please tell me if you aren't feeling okay." He says , the worry in his voice is clear.

As he's driving he keeps on turning to check if I'm okay. Meanwhile I flush the alcohol with the water he took for me.

What if Alyster has lost interest in me? I mean I really ,really like Al.

He makes me feel happy. From the way he looks at me, to the way he treats me, and the way he talks to me and about me. Down to the way he holds me.

Tears brim my eyes .

What if he found a girl there in Canada? I mean I know that I'm not his girlfriend but I thought we had something. I thought he felt the same way.

I've seen it in movies , that's what the men do when they're cheating -or in our case, seeing someone - they act the way he was acting on that call .

"Gemmy we're here." I hear Jeremy's voice. Although it seems like its distances away.

He opens my door and out reaches his hand . I take it and step out onto the lit up dorm driveway.

"Are you... crying?" He asks.

Instead if answering , smash my body against his. He holds me tight in his embrace. 

Tears fall harder in full force. His dress shirt dampens .

I only realise now how tall he is. My head rests mid chest on him.

"Dont cry. Just breath." He soothes . He caresses my hair. His heart beat calms mine down .

The warm breeze of summer dries the tears on my cheeks.

We sit on the stairs. My head on his shoulder and my hair in between his finger as he caresses it.

I'm about to fall asleep when I hear a familiar voice.

"What the fuck?" He asks.

I look up to see a baffled and angry Tyler. His eyes are glued to Jeremy .

"Hey Tyler. " I say. In a really calm and raspy voice.

"What is he doing here?" Tyler asks .

"And are you crying? Did he do it? Talk! Gemima talk!" He says. More like yells at us.

"Who is this guy?" Jeremt speaks for the first time. The way his voice stays even and low is extremely dangerous.

"This is Tyler, my friend." I tell him.

"Ty, I asked him to come with me to the wine tasting convention. " I tell him .

"It seems like he's got this under control. So I'll take my leave. Is that okay with you?" Jeremy asks me.

"Yes, she's going to be fine." Tyler says .

It's the first time I see Tyler like this . He looks so aggressive.

"Gemmy are you going to be okay if I leave?" He asks me again. Staring down at me. The genuine care in his eyes melts my heart .

"Yes . I'm going to be fine. Thank you for tonight Jer." I say to him. He winks at me.

He gets into his car and drives away. Not before he hoots his car.

"Okay, explain to me why the fuck you'd so something so stupid." Tyler asks through his teeth.

Author's note.

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