Tasting
Chapter 210

I sit quietly as Troy takes me back. I look at him, waiting to see if he explains or if he knows what is going on. Calix seemed to hate me. Again. I should be used to it by now, but it hurt. Walking in I go to my room, but my mind is on them and where they went. I’m also hungry. Deciding to eat I go down, Troy shaking his head. Ignoring him I go into the kitchen.

Sure, Cal said to stay in my room, but surely getting food is okay? I don’t want to cook, so instead I make a sandwich, and consider what happened. Grant obviously said something about me after they pushed me out, but what and why?

I hear them come in and walk to the door, looking through the small bit I see Rosalie wrapped around Cal.

“Whats the plan Cal?” Demitri looks at him.

“I don’t know, for now Rosalie stays in the room.” Calix explains.

“And Daisy?” Marcello looks at him.

“What about her?” Calix’s words are cold.

“What is happening with Daisy, when is she going to be told everything?” I already have been, they just don’t realise.

“Right now Daisy doesn’t matter. She will be told when needed, just forget about Daisy, focus on Rosalie, we will figure out what to do with Daisy later.” I watch as they walk upstairs.

‘Figure out what to do with Daisy later.‘ The words float around in my

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head, grabbing a bottle of whiskey and a glass I walk out of the kitchen. Troy looks at me shaking his head..

“He didn’t mean it like that Daisy.” He smiles at me.

“He did.” I walk upstairs, going into my room I sit and drink. I consider walking into that room, but do I really want to go in there when there is a chance more is happening? Demitri spoke about Rosalie like she is the past, and nothing. The way Calix held her and spoke about her was like she means more than me.

Which I knew, but Demitri talking made me think I was going crazy, but I know now I wasn’t going crazy. Drinking for hours I finally pass out. When I wake, I get showered, replaceing clothes set on a chair with a note saying wear me.

I get dressed and walk down, the rooms are quiet, I look at Troy but he keeps his eyes away from me.

“Where are they?” I look at him, but he avoids me.

“Busy.” His word is cold, so now even Troy hates me? Walking to the kitchen I get breakfast, sitting I eat, and don’t see them all morning. After eating dinner I watch as they walk down, I turn and look at them.

“Whats going on?”

“Nothing. Get your laptop I emailed you work. Get it done.” I watch as they grab food and disappear again, not missing that there was four plates not three. I look towards Troy.

“Troy, what is happening?” I’m not a fucking fool.

“Nothing that you can know. It’s business, which no longer concerns. you. Now do not speak to me again if less it’s regarding safety.” Hist

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words are blunt and I nod. Getting the laptop I sit down, looking at what work Calix sent me.

It isn’t fucking work, even I know this is a load of shit, why now are they hiding business from me? I fight back the tears, and do the stupid. ass tasks he set me. The later it gets the more I feel like everything was a lie.

I watch as Demitri and Calix walk down, they don’t even look at me. They go straight into the kitchen then come back through looking confused.

“How far down that list did you get?” Calix stands looking annoyed.

“I don’t know.” My mind is barely operating right now, so I barely got anything done.

“Right, well cook, we will be back down soon for food.” I watch as they walk off. Scrolling down the list sure enough it says cook, enough for five people. Walking through I cook, I message Calix once it is ready and sit with my own. I wait to see if they sit with me, but instead. Demitri and Marcello grab the food and go back upstairs.

I replace myself alone for the next three days. No leaving, and only getting orders through email from Calix and barely seeing them as they stay away. Every day is the same routine. I wake, put on what they have set out, clean, cook for them and Rosalie, and do work that Calix set out.

I tried taunting and teasing but none of them seem to even look interested. Everything I tried failed, and they have barely spent time. with me. I doubt today will be any different. Putting on the clothes they set out for me I walk down. Once again I stand in the kitchen and cook, as I am finishing I hear them. A small bit of hope grows within me that today is the day they stop ignoring me. Carrying the plates through my hopes are destroyed as I see them standing talking to Troy with Rosalie by their side.

Calix’s arm wrapped around her waist. Lowering my head I sit at the table and eat. Deciding that I need to stop hoping. I watch as they walk over. Neither of them sitting with me, instead I look up to see Rosalie between Calix and Demitri, and Marcello next to Demitri ensuring there is a space between us.

My head lowers and I cat, listening to them talk to Rosalie. None of them even acknowledges me. My mind tries to work out what is happening and why, why the sudden shift, but there has been nothing. Grant is the only thing I can think of, but then what could he have said or shown them to make them now decide they don’t want me?