Love Began with the First Meeting

Eric knew that Brian was bothered - he knew him too well, he could read it in his eyes. Eric continued to chatter with Brian about the island, completely disregarding Molly's presence. 'Since when did Brian start to trust her? Since when could we talk about business in front of a woman?' Eric thought, a grin plastered on his face.

As soon as they finished their conversation, Eric got up and left.

He got into his car and turned Molly's shell over his palm. His mind was racing - he couldn't take his mind off Molly's surprise when she saw him and how she turned red around Brian.

Eric felt his body stiffen up at this thought. He wished he didn't feel jealous but he did. He wished he was still too arrogant for these kinds of things but he wasn't.

Eric closed up his palm hiding the shell from his sight. He stared blankly outside - deep in thought. His face slowly broke into a smile - not the delightful kind of smile but the knowing kind of smile as if he was planning something, as if he had just figured something out. He turned the engine on and started to back his car up.

The next day, the sun shone so brightly in the early morning as if it was shining for the very first time.

Molly sat under a sunshade in the Seaview Hotel backyard, eating her breakfast alone. Brian and Tony had already left. Her mind was deep in thought, it was racing from what she had heard between Eric and Brian the previous night. The island was big enough for it to accommodate an underground scene, a place where the rich could squander off their money, but never a casino. And she heard that Brian was planning to operate a casino few times of the size of Grand Night Casino.

Molly lifted the glass of milk she was having for breakfast and touched her lips to the rim - lost in thought.

"Isn't it a little bit too early for you to be thinking about Brian?"

a voice suddenly said. The man took a seat beside Molly.

here - she usually had this place to herself. Molly hadn't realized that she had actually taken a sip from her glass

by this time, was coughing intensely.

old are you, anyway? Why can't you

up and patted her on the back as she threw a fit of

spewing out the last of her coughs, her face completely red,"Are you really

was putting something around Molly. "What

as he clicked the necklace shut around Molly's neck. He turned her around, he was amused,"We've known each for forever and I've never had the chance to

look at the necklace and her eyes lit up,"Is this the shell

as if she wanted to say something without speaking the words. Eric nodded. Her anger disappeared suddenly, replaced by

relieved because she planned on asking the shell back from Eric last night. But with Brian

you like it?" Eric

it very much."

would make her happy but he didn't know that she would be this happy. Eric got lost in Molly's eyes - they sparkled. It reminded him of Becky's, to some

she wants. Brian only continued to spoil her when they started dating. Becky's eyes never lit up like this, like the

present?" Molly finished. She said this with a smile. She wasn't done admiring her necklace. It was absolutely beautiful and to Molly, it didn't matter that it wasn't worth much

once received a gift, not for her birthdays

see her like this, but he stopped at this,"Wait,