As I went inside with Steve, I found that the Hall was almost empty, many of the guests have left. Few were sitting on the large sofas placed in the hall and talking to each other.
“Mr. Luna, meet my sister-in-law Bella Lancer.” I turned to Mr. Lancer’s voice. Beside him was the middle aged lady, Mrs. Bella Lancer.
“ Pleasure to meet you mam,” I took her hand and slightly kissed the back.
“ Oh My God ! You are wet Son! How come you got wet? Have you been outside in this weather?” I saw her smile with warmth and care.
“ Let me get you a towel. Please wait here.” She quickly left to get the towel.
“ What happened Mr. Luna ! You are completely wet !” Mrs. Lancer frowned and with fake concern on her face.
“ Tracy, why don’t you take him inside and give him something to change into?” She called Tracy who was drinking while talking to a boy. Tracy soon turned and hurried towards us after taking the last sip of her drink and keeping the empty glass on a nearby table.
“ Umm.. No need to worry. Thanks. I am not that wet and I have already removed my coat.” I sighed little embarrassed.
“ Oh no Son ! You will catch a cold.” Bella handed a towel to me and I started drying my hair with it.
“ Please come with me, you need to change.” She commanded in a motherly tone which I could not ignore.
“ Okay, please give me a moment. Steve will get the Spare Suit from my car.” I said to Bella and her face brightened up.
“ Sure Boss, in a minute.” Steve immediately left for the car. It has stopped raining now.
I dried my hair with the towel and handed it over to Bella. Soon Steve returned with my suit and we followed Bella.
Bella must be in her early forties but she looked not more than 39 or maximum 40. She was 5’8” tall and has a fair complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. She has a strong personality and walked with such a grace that anybody could say that she is a highly educated woman. Her face was full of motherly affection yet a stern personality that compels to respect.
“ You should not have gone outside in the rain Mr. Luna.” She said while leading us to the first floor, climbing the connecting wide staircase.
“ Please call me Neilson, Mam.” I said humbly.
“Oh sure! But I shall be only Bella for you Son.” She giggled.
She led us to a huge bedroom crossing a living room arranged nicely with a few Sofas and tables and a warm fireplace. Everything was neatly decorated. I was admiring this lady. How she was calling ‘Son’, made me feel comfortable around her.
Once inside the bedroom she showed me the Bathroom and said, “ I would suggest you take a warm shower Neilson, if you don’t want to catch a cold. Fresh towels are placed inside the bathroom and you may use this room to change. No one will disturb you here. We shall be waiting downstairs for dinner.” Saying this she left closing the door behind her. Steve placed the Suit along with the hanger on the bed and said, “ Boss, I will wait outside. Please call me if you need anything.”
I nodded an agreement.
I quickly entered the Bathroom. It was quite big and had a rectangular bathtub. There was a shower cubical too guarded by walls made of glass. I quickly took off my shirt and trousers and hung them on the cabinet in the bathroom. I pulled out my boxer which was luckily not wet and got in the cubical. As I started the shower, warm water started to flow through my wet body, relaxing me little by little. I felt so comfortable that I decided to stay little longer in the shower. Anyways the ambience down in the party was not of my interest much.
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Meanwhile Steve waited outside for his boss. It has been almost 20 minutes but there was no sign of him coming out. He had Neilson’s mobile with him which suddenly started ringing. It was the big boss Mr. Richard. He hesitated for a few seconds and took the call.
“ Good evening Mr. Richard. Boss is little busy. I shall ask him to call you back in a moment.” He said on the phone. “ Hello! Hello Sir! s**t! The network is so poor.” He sighed and walked towards the balcony at one side of the living room hoping to find a better network.