Chapter 295 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Matt? Why? Did something happen?” Bryan asked in concern, and Candace immediately glanced at him when she heard Matt’s name.

“He is upset over something. I don’t know what it is. You can find out yourself. I’m hanging up now.”

“Did something happen between you and Matt to upset him?” Bryan asked Candace since it somehow made sense to him that she would have a hand in it. He was certain that she was the reason Matt and Jade were communicating, and he had seen her standing by the passageway after a phone call.

Candace sighed, “It’s probably because he found out that I lied to him about something.”

Bryan watched her for a while without saying a word, “I’m going to ask you a personal question that I’m hoping you’ll answer honestly, do you want Matt or not? I need to know what to say to him when I call him.”

Candace only considered his question for a moment, “I don’t know. I really do like him, and we could even be friends. But I don’t think I’m ready for a relationship yet,” Candace said, and Bryan gave her a nod before pushing his seat back to stand up.

“Thanks for being honest with me, I’ll speak with Matt. And thanks for your time, I won’t take any more of it,” Bryan said as he stood up, and Candace stood up too.

“Have a good night’s rest,” Bryan said and waited until she had left before sitting down and picking up his phone to dial Matt’s line. He sighed when his eyes fell on the time displayed on his screen and he saw that it was past midnight. Judging by Jade’s call, it seemed like it wasn’t just the people in Benne’s house that were keeping a late night.

Jasmine yawned, and then Alicia did the same, “We should call it a night. I’m exhausted,” Jasmine said as she stood up, and offered Alicia a hand to help her stand up.

“Thanks for your hospitality, Mrs. Delgado. We enjoyed the dinner,” Alicia said with a polite smile.

“Oh, dear! You’re welcome. We should all call it a night. It has been a long day after all,” Evelyn said as she stood up, and everyone else stood up since the housekeepers had already cleared the table and they had just remained there talking.

They all said their goodnights and the younger ladies headed for the stairs while both mothers headed for the Den where their husbands were still busy playing games, to get them.

“How could you leave me alone with her?” Celsie asked Sonia accusingly as they both took the stairs while Alicia and Jasmine walked ahead of them to their bedroom.

They both knew that there was no need for Sonia to pretend like she didn’t know what Celsie was talking about, so instead, she flashed her a teasing smile, “What did you and your mother-in-law talk about?”

“She’s not my mother-in-law…”

“Maybe not yet. But she will be someday. So what did she say?”

“Well, she apologized to me because apparently she asked Benne to break up with me and fire me when the rumors started but now she has had a change of heart. And she asked if I wanted to change my dress.”

“And what did you tell her?” Sonia cut in, thinking that she wasn’t going to get along too well with Bryan’s mother if she was that judgemental and shallow.

“What did I tell her about what? The apology or the change of dress?” Celsie asked in confusion.

“Well, seeing as you’re still wearing the dress, it’s obvious that you chose not to change it. So what was your response to her apology?”

“What could I say? She apologized and I accepted it thankfully. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for her to admit something like that when she could have easily pretended like nothing happened. Especially considering that it was our first meeting. It tells a lot about her, don’t you think?” Celsie asked, knowing that as usual Sonia was already feeling protective of her and was about to start disliking the poor woman.

Sonia sighed, “When you put it that way I guess I shouldn’t be mad at her,” Sonia said as she placed her right arm around Celsie’s waist and pulled her close to herself as they kept walking, and Celsie placed her arm around Sonia’s shoulder.

“And she also said…”

“What? There is more?” Sonia asked, and Celsie bobbed her head as her lips twitched in amusement since she could guess what Sonia’s reaction was going to be to the message.

“Yep. Actually a message to us both,” Celsie said and hearing the laughter in her voice, Sonia looked into her face.

“What kind of message?”

“She said to tell you to keep things down tonight as her bedroom isn’t too far away from ours,” Celsie said with a small giggle, and Sonia’s arm dropped from Celsie’s waist as her eyebrows arched.

“Well, I had planned to keep my voice down as a sign of respect to the elders in the house, but since she has made it clear that she knows we will be fucking tonight, why should I bother being discreet about it?” Sonia asked, and Celsie shook her head in amusement.

“Don’t do anything silly, Sonia. You’re only going to end up embarrassing yourself. How are you going to face them in the morning after being so loud at night?” Celsie asked in amusement.

“The same way I faced them tonight…”

“No, you didn’t even face anyone. You couldn’t look up. Stop pretending to be tough,” Celsie countered.

“That was only because your dad was there. You know how tongue-tied I get around your dad. Remove your dad from the picture and I will face everyone else squarely,” Sonia said making Celsie giggle.

“My dad will also be here tonight to hear you, and we both know that he will tease you mercilessly come morning,” Celsie pointed out.

“Well, who knows? Maybe if he hears me moaning he might finally realize just how talented I am, and he might eventually desire to bang…”

“Ew! Shut it, will you? Don’t talk dirty about my dad. It’s gross,” Celsie said, wrinkling her nose distastefully while Sonia giggled.

“It’s gross for you, not me. C’mon, your dad is quite hot for a man of his age. Do you have any idea how many times I masturbated with your father in mind while we were growing up?” Sonia continued while Celsie glared at her, even though she was not exactly surprised. As weird as it sounded, Sonia had never hidden how she felt from her.

“I can’t believe that you still have a crush on him after all these years,” Celsie said with a shake of her head as they got to the top of the stairs.

“Maybe it’s because I have not been given the opportunity to fulfill my fantasy yet. If your family will be kind enough to lend him to me for a night…” The rest of her words trailed off on a giggle when Celsie spanked her ass to shut her up.

“Keep this up and I’m going to tell Bryan what you are…”

“What are you telling me?” Bryan who was coming from the opposite direction asked when he saw both ladies.

“Oh, baby! I thought you would be asleep by now. I’m glad you’re still up,” Sonia said excitedly as she hurried over to where Bryan was standing and kissed him while Celsie rolled her eyes.

“Celsie? What were you going to tell me?” Bryan asked suspiciously since he could tell that’s Sonia was trying to distract him.

“It’s nothing. Don’t mind Celsie,” Sonia said with a grin, while Celsie giggled.

“I don’t think it’s nothing,” Bryan said with a shake of his head.

“Well, I was just telling her how much I love you and how hot you are,” Sonia lied, and Bryan raised a brow.

“I don’t think that is it. Celsie was that it?” Bryan asked, and Celsie laughed.

“That’s it. We were just messing around. I have to go in now. Goodnight, Bryan. And thanks a lot for today,” Celsie said with a small smile.

“C’mon, you don’t have to thank me,” Bryan said with a smile as he tried to focus on Celsie while Sonia kept kissing the corners of his lips and distracting him.

“Sonia, remember the message,” Celsie said, giving Sonia a pointed look.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I didn’t hear anything. Goodnight, baby,” Sonia said with a wave as she led Bryan to their bedroom.

Celsie shook her head as she waved back at them and left for Benne’s bedroom. She let out a sigh when she got into the bedroom and noticed that Benne wasn’t inside yet since the bed didn’t look like it had been slept on.

“Benne?” She called out as she walked inside ad checked the bathroom, and then the balcony, but the room was empty as she had suspected.

She remembered him saying that he needed to do something before going to bed. She couldn’t help wondering what it was as she opened her purse and took out her phone to give him a call. She pressed her lips together when she saw an unread text message notification from Benne, and she realized that he had texted her when she was busy at the dining with the others.

She sat down on the bed before clicking on it and her lips slowly curved in a silly smile as she read the text, ‘Hey, sexy! Remember, NO alcohol. And do not take off the dress. I’ll slowly undress you myself.’

Celsie had a naughty smile on her face as she dropped the phone on the bed and lay down face up while imagining all the dirty things that Benne could possibly do to her.

Thinking about them, she suddenly began to feel hot despite the working air-condition in the room so she took off her heels before walking barefooted across the room to the balcony where she could wait for him while allowing the cool evening breeze to cool her.

Meanwhile, at the other side of the house in the bar room, Benne and Lucas kept laughing as they exchanged funny childhood memories.

“It’s getting really late, we should call it a night,” Benne suggested with a yawn when he checked his wristwatch and realized that he had been talking with Lucas for almost two hours already. He really hoped that Celsie wasn’t asleep already.

“Yeah, we should. I’m glad that I was right about you,” Lucas said with a grin as he pushed back his seat, ready to stand up.

“I’m glad you think so,” Benne said, returning his smile as they both rose, ready to go to bed.

“Don’t forget to give my offer a thought. The pay is decent, and you could have the apartment beside Celsie’s to make your relocation easier,” Benne offered, and Lucas smiled.

“I can see why you’re among the top successful businessmen in the country,” Lucas said, and Benne chuckled since Bryan had said something similar a while ago.

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