Chapter 62 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“I don’t think I will be engaged to you if I was into girls. But you could say I’m bisexual though. I’ve been with one or two girls before,” Sonia said with a wink making Bryan scoff even though he was actually feeling intrigued to know more about Sonia.

“You’re joking, right?” Matt asked in disbelief.

“I’m not. Anyway, I was just trying to say Celsie is not into the whole relationship stuff,” Sonia said with a shrug.

“Why not? Did someone break her heart? If she did, then you should hook us up. Bryan tell her my nickname,” Matt said to Bryan who chuckled.

“He’s the heart mender,” Bryan said with a small smile. Of course, there was no way he was going to allow Matt to go anywhere close to Celsie, and Matt knew it. He just needed Matt to keep asking Sonia questions about Celsie. That way Sonia wouldn’t suspect anything.

“You heard that, right? I mend broken hearts,” Matt told Sonia.

“Well, I don’t think you can mend this heart. It is more complicated than that. And she prefers to be alone,” Sonia said before turning to look at Bryan. “So what about your siblings?” Sonia asked, trying to change the subject from her friend.

“They’re okay. My brother is busy running his company, while my sister is busy being a lawyer,” Bryan answered, wanting to give her the answer he knew she wanted.

“That’s so nice. So what is your brother like? Is he anything like you?” Sonia asked again, grateful that he was being more responsive now than he had been earlier that morning.

“Nah! He is completely different from Bryan. He is the gentle version, and he is more handsome too,” Matt said, making Bryan raise a brow.

“He isn’t more handsome than I am,” Bryan hissed at him.

“You have always been jealous of your brother’s looks, admit it,” Matt said with a chuckle making Bryan throw a piece of steak at him.

“Shut up,” Bryan hissed at Matt, making Sonia giggle. That meant Benne was very handsome just as Matt had told her before.

“I bet he has a better personality too,” Sonia said, wanting to get more information.

“He is boring. He prefers to keep to himself. And I don’t think he is very good with ladies either, or has he changed?” Matt asked Bryan who shook his head.

“No, he hasn’t. You know he lives like a hermit. He still doesn’t like people looking at him or coming too close to him,” Bryan said, while Sonia nodded her head as she digested the information.

“Why? Did something happen to make him that way?” Sonia asked thoughtfully.

“I don’t think so. He has always been that way since we were all young. I can’t even remember him playing games with us more than twice when we were young. He was always in his bedroom busy with his book or his computer. It’s no wonder he is so successful today,” Matt said, and Bryan nodded his head in agreement.

“So you mean he is not married or involved with any lady at the moment?” Sonia asked, trying not to sound too into the subject even though both Matt and Bryan could tell she was very much interested.

“He isn’t. He would settle down when he meets the right person. By the way, what about your best friend, where does she live? Do you think maybe we can hook her up with my brother? I think they might be good for each other,” Bryan suggested, making Sonia choke on the water she had just started drinking.

“What?” She asked, looking at him in surprise, while Bryan and Matt stifled the urge to laugh.

“I was just kidding,” Bryan said with a smirk as he pushed away his chair from the table and stood up, “I will do the dishes since you both fixed dinner,” Bryan said as he started stacking up the dishes.

“I will assist you,” Matt offered as he stood up to join Bryan.

“What do you think you are doing?” Bryan asked forty-five minutes later when he walked into his bedroom after he was done doing the dishes with Matt, and saw Sonia seated in front of his closet drawers, folding his briefs into a different drawer, while her luggage box lay open on the floor next to her.

Bryan lay on one end of his bed facing the ceiling, while Sonia lay on the other end facing the wall as she slept comfortably. Bryan turned in her direction when he heard the soft snores coming from her direction. She was really asleep? How could she barge into his life and his bedroom this way? Earlier on she had rearranged his closet and drawers so she could make space for her stuff.

After trying to sleep to no avail, he got out of bed and picked up a hoodie sweater which he wore over his t-shirt and joggers before walking out of the bedroom. Although the house was dark, save for the beam of light coming in through the patio door from the back, he didn’t bother to turn on any light as he made his way to the bar to pour himself a glass of wine before opening the patio door and heading to the poolside.

He needed to think about what Matt had said earlier. Maybe he wasn’t dealing with the situation as he should. He tried to imagine someone else in this same situation. What would he have advised the person to do? He knew Sonia was crazy, and as such he couldn’t handle things like Matt had said. He didn’t know just what Sonia would do if he outrightly announced that he was done with her. Although he wasn’t one to care about his reputation very much, he also wasn’t one to make rash decisions by underestimating Sonia’s craziness.

“I was looking for you,” Sonia spoke from behind him, startling him since he had been deep in thought and hadn’t realized that someone was out there with him.

“Why? I thought you were fast asleep?” Bryan asked without turning to look at her.

“I woke up to ease myself, and when I didn’t find you beside me, I decided to look for you,” Sonia said as she took the empty seat beside him. She shivered a little because the night air was cold, and she wasn’t wearing a robe over the skimpy nightgown she was wearing.

“You can return inside. I’ll be out here for a while,” Bryan told her as he raised the wineglass to his lips and took a sip before dropping it on the table next to him.

Sonia said nothing as she lay back on the chair beside him, “Why are you out here alone? Is something bothering you?” Sonia asked after some time.

“I left my problem inside, but it followed me out,” Bryan said dryly, making Sonia scowl at him.

“Tell me something, am I not your type?” Sonia asked, sitting up so she could have a better look at him, “I know you womanize a lot, so I’m wondering why you don’t seem to have any interest in me,” Sonia said thoughtfully.

Bryan sighed wearily, “If you were me, would you get involved with you?” Bryan asked, and Sonia giggle unexpectedly.

“I would. And I would count myself very lucky to be involved with someone like me,” Sonia said with a grin, making Bryan’s lips twitch in amusement. It was clear she thought very highly of herself.

“Earlier when you said you have been with girls before, did you mean it?” Bryan asked curiously.

“Yes. Once when I was in high school, and another time in college,” Sonia said with a wide smile.

“And you haven’t tried it since college?” Bryan asked, and Sonia shook her head, “Why? Bad experience?” Bryan asked as he sipped from his glass.

“Let’s just say I realized that in as much as I like boobs, I don’t want to suck someone else’s pussy. So I’d say I’m more into guys than I am into girls,” Sonia said, making Bryan stifle the urge to chuckle.

He couldn’t imagine giving any guy a blowjob. The thought of it alone made him want to puke. Although he didn’t want to like her, he couldn’t deny that he liked how she easily expresses herself.

“Why did you propose to me that night?” She asked after a while, making Bryan glance at her.

Why was she asking that all of a sudden? Bryan mused, before choosing to answer her question honestly, “There was a scandal concerning me and a younger actress. It was affecting her and I wanted to cover it up with something else so she would stop bothering me with her tears,” Bryan answered truthfully.

Sonia nodded her head since she had figured that out already from the beginning. She had only asked to see if he would be honest about it, and she was grateful he answered truthfully, “I see.”

“Why did you accept? If you had simply said no like any normal person would have done, it would have also served the purpose of covering up the scandal,” Bryan said, making the corners of her lips curve upward.

“Unfortunately I’m not normal. And double unfortunately, I like you. I’ve had a crush on you for a long time, and I figured this was my chance to get close to you,” Sonia answered, taking him back.

“You have a crush on me?” Bryan asked in surprise.

“Why do you sound so surprised?” Sonia asked in amusement as she shivered again, “You are Bryan Delgado, and I’m sure half the ladies in the country must have dreamt of you at one point or the other,” Sonia added as she rubbed her arms which were now covered in goose pimples.

“You should go inside, you’re cold,” Bryan suggested when he noticed the way she was rubbing her arms.

“How about we strike a deal?” Sonia asked ignoring what he had just said.

“A deal? What sort of deal?” Bryan asked as he took off his sweater and handed it to her. He couldn’t afford for her to get sick because she was being stubborn.

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