Trent was everywhere, he knew everyone. Or at least that's how it felt. He was an important person, an accomplished man. I never felt like he was with anyone else, I felt like the only one. He didn't know he wasn't my only one. I didn't like my lies, but I he hadn't claimed me so I did my own thing.
He had a distrust about him, and I felt like he was watching me sometimes. My social media was all very private, I never gave much away. I carefully muted my notifications if I would see him.
One day I had a work Christmas Party, I worked in a large organisation and he knew the organisation well, as did many. The work Christmas party was held at a place I knew Trent was very familiar with. I hated that as we had recently argued and decided to end things. That wasn't uncommon, together we were completely unstable. Outside of that, we were accomplished and respected... Him perhaps more so than me. Nonetheless I was accomplished too, though thankfully I wasn't in the public eye but those who would know where I worked immediately understood my accomplishments. The status of the organisation in itself was enough.
I considered not attending however my work friend begged me to attend. My work friend is incredibly good looking, a very handsome man young man, although he is married and certainly just a friend. I'm close friends with his wife however I never told them about Trent. I had no excuse, so I caved and went to the work party. Some 1,000 people would have attended, I had hoped Trent didn't know.
We went to the party and I danced with my friend, we were completely drunk and having a great time. Just over an hour in, I remember my friend and I dancing, I held his hand and he spun me around, spinning I saw Trent walking past...you can't hide a party that big. I didn't assume what he was doing in the area, it wouldn't have been odd for him to be around. He was looking down at his phone, he didn't appear to be snooping for me. He put his phone in his pocket and looked up as I was spinning.
We caught each other's eye. I hadn't spoken to him for two months. Part of me was glad that he would see me with my work friend dancing, just out of some sort of menial revenge. He frowned, he didn't like what he saw, I absolutely relished in his jealousy.
He walked up to the side of the venue, and used his finger to indicate "come here". I wanted to rub in the jealousy a bit more. I told my friend to wait.
Walking up to the side, I smiled sarcastically and asked "how can I help? ".
Trent looked me in the eyes and said "You look lovely".
God he irritated me, the way he smooth talked me. I wanted to see his irritation, I was still angry at him.
"What time does this thing end? " he asked.
"At the time that it ends Trent" I sarcastically responded. He smiled and took my hand.
"Don't be like that, I know I was wrong. Come with me, let's talk" he pleaded.
I protested "I can't leave now, I have people waiting for me".
He looked over to my friend on the dance outside dance floor "I see that, he can wait... Come with me, I'll bring you back...come on now". I rolled my eyes, he's was so demanding, but I couldn't say no. I missed him and I was aggravated by him at the same time. But when I saw him and my heart was pounding.
I finally agreed and walked over to my friend to say "Listen, I'm just going to catch up with a friend who walked past, I'll text you when I get back".
I grabbed my bag and left. I walked with Trent, in the middle of the day. He took me by my waist and led me as we walked in silence.
Trent brought me to a security room, it was strange. He took out a key, I looked at him confused "Did you get a new job or something?" I asked sarcastically and puzzled.
He laughed "I have the master key to this venue, security aren't here until 6pm, come". He opened the door for me and I sat down in this small room with a few monitors that were on which filmed the venue.
"I'm sorry that I haven't been able to give you what you want. But I think about you often and my life is better with you in it" he told me.