“Don’t do that. I’m not letting you change the subject. You don’t have to be ready for an emotional commitment. I understand that love might happen instantaneously for some, while it takes time for others to fall in love. I’m just asking that you open yourself to being in a relationship be it friends with benefits or a real relationship,” Sonia pleaded.
“Tsk. It’s not like you’re in a relationship yourself.”
“At least I have a lot of ex boyfriends, and even a fake fiance. I think you should start meeting guys until you see one you like,” Sonia suggested.
“You don’t have to give me an answer at once. Rather than refuse immediately, you can just think about it,” Sonia quickly added when Celsie remained quiet.
“I should go to bed. I love you.. Goodnight,” with that Celsie hung up.
Benne stepped out of the shower with a towel tied around his waist and another in his hand which he used to dry his hair as he walked over to the bed to pick up his phone which had been ringing all the while he was in the shower. The missed calls were from Harry and Bryan. He dialed Bryan’s number and connected the phone to his airpod before leaving the phone on the bed and walking over to the drawer to pick a boxer and shirt.
“Sorry I missed your call. I was in the shower when you called,” Benne explained once the call connected.
“That’s okay. I just got tired of waiting to hear from you. By the way, my assistant is sending your costume tomorrow morning. Where do you want it?” Bryan asked, wanting to get that out of the way before getting into the lecture for the night.
“It should be sent to the office. Harry will receive it on my behalf,” Benne said as he put on his boxers and shirt, and walked out of the bedroom to the kitchen where he picked up a glass and filled it with water from the water dispenser before going to the living room to sit on the couch.
“Okay. So tell me, how did your outing go? By the way, you’re yet to send the make-over pictures,” Bryan reminded him.
“Don’t worry. I will just do that after the call. How is your fiancee?”
Bryan’s heart skipped at the mention of that, “She is fine. So? Tell me exactly how she reacted to the make-over,” Bryan said, wanting to change the subject.
Benne smiled at the memory, “She tried not to let it show, but I caught her staring. And I think I may have slipped. She asked me why I had a makeover, and I told her there is a lady at the office who I’m interested in, and I think she might be into the whole bad boy package,” Benne explained making Bryan’s brow pull together.
“You’re supposed to be making her feel you’re a bad boy, not making her think you’re a simp who is trying to be what he is not to get a lady!”
“Yeah, yeah. I know. But after telling her that, I also noticed she relaxed around me. It’s as if knowing now that I’m interested in someone else, she is more willing to be friends with me,” Benne explained.
“That is how you get yourself friend-zoned!” Bryan pointed out.
“I have no intention of being friend-zoned. I managed to convince her I wasn’t interested in her, and she agreed to help me get the lady I’m interested in. So don’t worry, I’m sure she will give me good enough tips on how to get her,” Benne explained, and Bryan chuckled.
“Believe me, she is going to be mad when she eventually finds out that you have been making a fool out of her,” Bryan said confidently.
“Well, she hasn’t left me much choice, has she?”
“That reminds me, were you able to pitch the whole text and email thing to her?” Bryan asked thoughtfully.
They had both spoken earlier before Benne’s outing with Celsie. Bryan had called to find out Benne’s preferred color of contact lens, and then Bryan had mentioned that Celsie would easily recognize his voice if she heard him speak.
[Earlier]
“That’s right!” Benne had said, realizing that he hadn’t really thought of the voice recognition, and had only focused his attention on his physical appearance.
“So you should play the role of the boss who doesn’t talk to his employees. You don’t have to speak to her when you’re at the office,” Bryan had suggested.
“You don’t think it would seem weird?” Benne had asked thoughtfully.
“You are the boss whose face the majority of his employees don’t know. What could be weirder than that?” Bryan had asked dryly making Benne laugh, “I’m sure she would assume you just have a bad personality.
“I suppose you’re right. I could just communicate with her via emails and texts.” Benne had suggested.
“Exactly. That makes more sense. And maybe you could try to seduce her too, and see who gets her first, the boss or the driver. What do you think?” Bryan had suggested.
“That would be doing too much, don’t you think?” Benne had asked, even though the idea seemed appealing to him.
[Present]
“Yeah, I told her to check her texts and emails often,” Benne told him.
“So your assignment for tomorrow, you have to make her see you with another girl. Preferably someone hot. Invite a lady over, or better still, approach another lady in front of her,” Bryan suggested, making Benne frown.
“I don’t think that is a good idea. I told her I’m interested in someone already, remember?”
“Yes, you did. But remember you’re playing the bad boy role? If she confronts you, you could just give her a flippant answer about a man having his needs, and how you can’t deprive yourself of your basic needs when you don’t even know if the lady in question is going to reciprocate your feelings, you catch my drift?” Bryan asked.
“Tell me again, how did your fiancee win your heart to make you quit your playboy ways?” Benne asked incredulously.
Bryan laughed out loud, “I’m good, right? I know.”
“You’re sure this won’t make her keep her distance?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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