“It’s fine. But are you sure that she doesn’t think I’m a loose lady?” Celsie asked uncomfortably.
“She doesn’t. I already cleared that up with her,” Benne assured her, “And I need her to know that I have a girlfriend for real so that she can stop bothering me,” Benne added.
“Okay. If I speak with her, then you will have to speak with my parents too when next they call, deal?” Celsie asked, and Benne grinned.
“Of course, I would love to speak with them,” Benne assured her as he dialed his mother’s line.
“Sorry mom, I had to clear up something,” Benne said apologetically once the call connected.
“Did you say your girlfriend was there with you? Or were you just talking to her over the phone?” Evelyn asked, ignoring his apology.
“She is right here. You want to speak…”
“Hand her the phone,” Evelyn ordered excitedly without letting him finish his sentence.
“Here,” Benne said as he passed Celsie the phone.
“Hello, ma’am!” Celsie greeted cautiously, her heart beating really fast as she didn’t know what to expect.
“Hello, my dear! How are you?” Evelyn asked in a sweet voice.
“I’m fine, ma’am. And you?” Celsie asked cautiously.
“Lose the ma’am, and call me Evelyn. What is your beautiful name?” Evelyn asked curiously.
“Celestia. Celestia Miller.”
“Why does the name sound so familiar. Hold on a second,” Evelyn said to Celsie before calling out to her husband whose memory was better than hers, “Hey, Honey! Didn’t we meet someone called Celestia Miller recently?” Evelyn called out as she got off the couch to check on her husband who was mowing the lawn.
“No. Not, Celestia, it was Lucas Miller. The young doctor you kept fawning over,” her husband called back.
“Oh! Yeah. Sorry, my darling. I had to confirm with my husband. It was…”
“Lucas Miller. Yeah. That’s my twin brother. He mentioned meeting you,” Celestia said, making Benne turn to look at her in confusion as he wondered what they were discussing.
“What? You mean that handsome doctor is your twin brother?” Evelyn asked, making Celsie smile despite her initial nervousness. The woman seemed to be very easygoing.
“Yes, he is.”
“But he didn’t mention anything about his sister being in a relationship with my son all the while I kept trying to hook him up with my daughter,” Evelyn said thoughtfully.
“You did?” Celsie asked with a smile.
“Yeah. Although my husband was against it, but what does he know?” Evelyn asked dismissively.
“Lucas probably didn’t mention it because he isn’t aware of the nature of my relationship with Benne,” Celsie explained.
“Oh, I see! It’s good to finally speak with you. I hope I get to meet you really soon. You’ll be attending Bryan’s wedding, right?” Evelyn asked curiously, making Celsie raise a brow.
“They already fixed a date?” Celsie asked, turning to look at Benne.
Evelyn giggled, “Not yet. I’m working on fixing a date for them really soon before Bryan changes his mind,” Evelyn confided with a small laugh which Celsie returned.
Benne snatched the phone from Celsie before she could say another word, “Mom, now that you have heard from her can we talk later? We were about to have lunch before you called and the food isn’t going to remain hot forever.”
“Sure. She sounds like a nice girl. And her twin brother is decent too. I like her. I hope you’ve been hearing from your siblings?”
“Yes. Almost every day now,” Benne assured her.
“Let’s talk later then. I can hear the impatience in your voice,” Evelyn said and hung up before Benne could defend himself.
“Your brother met my mother? When? How?” Benne asked once he dropped the phone.
“Yeah. The same day you told me the truth about your identity. He was the doctor on seat when your parents arrived for their routine check-up,” Celsie explained.
“Wow! Such coincidence! Good thing I told you the truth when I did,” Benne said, not wanting to imagine how easily everything would have blown up in his face had he held back.
“Good thing you did. Now can we eat? Lunchtime is almost up,” Celsie said as she glanced at his bedside clock.
“Should I just extend the lunchtime?” Benne asked with a straight face and Celsie laughed out loud.
“You are an abuser of power,” she said with a shake of her head as she picked up her cutlery.
Anita’s head was cocked to the side and her eyes were narrowed into slits as different thoughts ran through her mind as she thought about what her elder sister had just called to inform her, “No. It can’t possibly be what I’m thinking,” Anita told herself with a shake of her head.
It definitely couldn’t be what she was thinking. It shouldn’t be. It could be anyone else but those two, Anita thought as she stood up from her seat and started pacing around her office.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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