Chapter 314 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Yeah. I know all of that. So tell me something I don’t know. I’m sure there is more to you than all of these aspects of your life that you mentioned,” Jade said, leaning forward in her seat and resting both elbows on the table as she looked at Harry, who had a confused expression on his face.

“Why don’t you just ask questions about whatever you are curious to know?” Harry suggested since he couldn’t think of a thing to tell her.

“Whatever?” She asked with a silly smile.

Seeing the smile on her face, Harry knew that it was a bad idea, but he was also curious to know what she was curious about, so he gave her a nod, “Yeah. But keep in mind that for every question I answer, I will ask a question too,” he warned.

“This is going to be fun,” Jade said with a wide smile as she sipped from her wine.

Unknown to Jade, who was busy sipping from her wineglass, her prospective sisters-in-law were busy shopping through her closet in her brother’s mansion.

“We really shouldn’t be doing this,” Celsie said, feeling guilty.

When Sonia had called and asked her to join her in the passageway because something urgent had just come up, she had asked Benne to meet her in the Den when he was ready and rushed out to meet Sonia. She was surprised to see that this was the urgent stuff.

“C’mon, Celsie. Don’t be a spoilsport. We aren’t stealing from her. Besides, I’m sure that she won’t even notice that anything is missing from here,” Sonia pointed out.

“The clothes were bought for her, not for us,” Celsie pointed out.

“And I’m sure if we ask Benne, he’s going to say it is fine,” Sonia said as she picked out a simple long dress, “I think this will look good on you. Change into it,” Sonia suggested.

Celsie looked at her dubiously since the dress was decent, “You’re actually advising me to wear something decent?” She asked unbelievably, and Sonia laughed.

“It’s your thing. It looks like something you would buy. Besides, I doubt that you’d take my advice again if I suggest you wear something sexy,” Sonia said with a grin.

“Go on, change into this,” she encouraged, but Celsie shook her head.

“No, thanks.”

“Why? Because you think it’s stealing? I could just call Benne and ask if…”

“No!” Celsie quickly cut her off. She knew that it had probably escaped Benne’s mind that there were female clothes in Jade’s closet; hence he hadn’t insisted on her changing her outfit that morning.

Sonia narrowed her eyes, “What is going on?”

Celsie cleared her throat, “We had a bet last night, and I kinda lost. So I’m supposed to not wear any underwear,” Celsie explained, and Sonia’s eyes lit up in understanding before she burst into laughter.

“And you don’t want to wear the dress because you’d have to do so without undies, and Benne would know?”

Celsie smiled, “Yeah. He’s really kind of naughty, and I don’t trust him not to touch me…”

Sonia’s face split into a happy smile, and she embraced Celsie, “I’m happy your relationship is going so well, Celsie. Although you both look so gentle, I never would have imagined you did such naughty things,” Sonia said as she felt Celsie’s ass to see if she was wearing undies.

“Sonia!” Celsie exclaimed with a giggle when she realized what Sonia was doing and tried to push her away.

“You’re really not wearing undies. How did I miss that?” Sonia asked in disbelief, “If I may ask, what was the bet about?” Sonia asked curiously, dragging Celsie towards the bed to sit down.

Celsie considered for only a moment whether or not she should tell Sonia about it, but she also realized that she was dying to talk about it, so she leaned forward and then told Sonia all about it, as what led to the bet.

Sonia doubled over with laughter, “OMG! You’re such a slut, Celsie! Do you want to switch brothers?” Sonia asked, and Celsie hit her arm as they both burst into peals of laughter.

“Don’t joke about stuff like that,” Celsie chided.

“But, on a serious note, I never would have imagined that you were capable of all of this,” Sonia said with a wide smile, happy that she could finally talk about sex in this manner with Celsie.

“I know. I would never have thought so either. But then, Benne happened,” Celsie said with a happy smile as her eyes fell on the wall clock.

“We should join the others downstairs. It’s over thirty minutes already,” Celsie said, wanting to stand up, but Sonia pulled her back.

“You still have to change into the dress. We will sit away from the guys so he won’t touch you. I’m sure it would drive him crazy knowing that you’re wearing a dress without undies,” Sonia suggested with a silly smile.

“Sonia…”

“Just take this advice, Celsie. Trust me.”

“Trust? No way! I don’t trust you. Not after you left me alone with Evelyn last night,” Celsie said with a shake of her head.

“But this is different. What’s the worst that can happen if you wear this very decent dress? Or you’re scared because the idea of wearing a dress without undies turns you on?” Sonia asked, narrowing her eyes suspiciously.

“I’m not!” Celsie said defensively.

“You are. Else I see no reason you don’t want to wear the dress. Fine, I’ll wear something similar too,” Sonia offered.

“Why are you so bent on making me wear this dress?” Celsie asked, suspecting that Sonia was up to something.

“I have my reasons, okay? Just trust me. No harm will come from wearing this,” Sonia assured her once again, and against Celsie’s better judgment, she allowed herself to be convinced. She took off her crop top and palazzo pants and changed into the one-shoulder floral print dress that hugged the upper part of her body and then flowed down from her waist, with a long slit that ran from her right thigh to her ankle.

Sonia also took off her clothes and changed into another long dress. The difference was that hers was a simple mix print sleeveless v-neck dress that flowed down her ankle.

“This is the most covered you’ve ever been when it’s not winter,” Celsie said as she observed Sonia’s dress.

“Thanks,” Sonia said with a wink, accepting it as a compliment, “Now we both look decent. I’m sure Mother Delgado would love this,” Sonia said as they left the room.

“What is taking them so long? I would have thought they were up to something had the boys not been here,” Celsie’s father said, and Benne’s father chuckled.

“I still think they are up to something. Maybe something differs,” Benne’s father said suggestively, and his wife glared at him mildly as she covered Jamal’s ears while Celsie’s parents laughed.

“Doing that is pointless. Even if he hears what I said, I don’t think he understands the meaning,” her husband pointed out.

“You had better start watching your tongue. I don’t want you talking like this around our grandkids,” Evelyn warned, and Benne exchanged a look with Bryan, who was seated beside him, and they both shook their head.

“Sorry we kept you waiting,” Celsie said as she walked into the Den with Sonia, and Benne, who had been playing a game with Bryan, dropped his pad when he heard her voice.

His eyes lit up the moment he saw Celsie walking in with Sonia, and then he did a double-take when he noticed that she was wearing the dress.

“C’mon, Benne! I was just about to score!” Bryan snapped at him.

“You don’t need to score to win. I give up. You win,” Benne announced distractedly.

She was wearing the dress. Did that mean that she wasn’t wearing anything under the dress? He wondered as he waited for her to come to him since he had reserved the space beside him for her.

“Just like that? That’s not fun,” Bryan said irritably, and their father chuckled.

“Yet you did the same to me last night. What did the Bible say about reaping what you sow? Your harvest came quite early,” their father said, and the others laughed, apart from Benne whose brows were creased in displeasure when Celsie smiled at him but sat down on an empty couch away from him, and Sonia went to sit beside her.

Benne glanced at Bryan who also looked confused. There was enough space on their couch to accommodate both ladies, so why did they choose to take the seat away from them?

“Babe? What are you wearing?” Bryan asked with a frown making Benne realize that Bryan was more concerned about Sonia’s dress than where she was seated, “Mom, see what you caused! Now she’s wearing stuff that she doesn’t even like,” he said accusingly as he stood up and walked over to where Sonia was seated. He grabbed her hand before she could say a word, “Come with me,” he said, pulling her up while the others watched the show.

“Where to? I’m fine,” Sonia said with a giggle as she tried to pull her hand away from his grip, refusing to let him drag her away, “I’m comfortable. Stop embarrassing me,” she said with an amused smile.

“Are you sure?” Bryan asked, not understanding why she would choose to wear a dress like that. That was completely not her style.

“Yes. And I’m not wearing it because of your mom either. Or didn’t you notice Celsie’s dress?” she asked, and Bryan’s gaze shifted to Celsie.

“If at this point you still think that Sonia would wear a dress like that just to impress your mom, then you still have a long way to go,” Celsie’s father said with a chuckle.

“Your dress looks lovely,” Evelyn said, her gaze shifting from Sonia to Celsie, and it made Celsie shift uncomfortably in her seat since she felt like the woman could see through them and know that they had stolen her daughter’s clothes.

“We borro…”

“Thank you,” Sonia quickly cut in with a smile, “And I’m sorry Bryan accused you falsely,” she added to cover up what she had just done.

“Get back to your seat. I’m okay,” she whispered to Bryan as she sat down once again beside Celsie.

“So why are you dressed this way?” Bryan asked again.

Sonia smiled, “I just reasoned that since I made her wear something I picked last night, I should wear something she likes today,” Sonia lied through her teeth, and everyone else bought her explanation apart from Benne.

He knew for a fact that it was Sonia who had convinced Celsie to wear the dress, the same way he could swear that she was the one who had suggested that Celsie sit away from him. Too bad for them that he wasn’t going to let that happen.

Benne stood up, and Celsie turned to Sonia for help when she noticed Benne was coming over to where they were seated, but Sonia only winked at her, “Loosen up, Celsie. Try to enjoy yourself every time you get the chance. You only live once.”

Before either Bryan or Celsie could finish processing what Sonia was saying to her, Sonia looked at Benne who had stopped in front of them, “I suppose you want to sit beside her,” Sonia said with a wide smile as she stood up.

“Sonia! Where are you going to?” Celsie called, feeling betrayed that Sonia was leaving after convincing her to wear the dress without undies, and Benne chuckled as he sat down on the spot that Sonia had vacated.

“To sit with Bryan. I can’t possibly refuse to let him sit down on his own couch, can I? I don’t want to be thrown out,” Sonia said with mock fear as she linked her arm with Bryan’s.

“I’ll let everyone know that we stole the dress if you don’t sit down,” Celsie threatened.

“No, we didn’t,” Sonia said with a wink before walking away with Bryan, leaving Celsie who was glaring at her back.

“You must trust your friend a lot, don’t you? How do you think she found out about the closet? Or chose this particular dress?” Benne asked, looking at Celsie who was sitting away from him.

Celsie turned to look at him with round eyes, “Did you plan this?” She asked in disbelief, and Benne chuckled.

“Did I not promise you that we will correct your not having a dress to change into soon enough? You didn’t think I would let you get away without fulfilling your end of the bargain, did you?” Benne reminded her.

She knew he had said that, but she didn’t think he meant it would be that same day, “But this morning…”

“It wasn’t in the closet. Jade would never wear something like this. I ordered both dresses and had Adolf pick them up after dropping off Lucas at the airport,” Benne said with a grin.

“I’ve been with Sonia all day. When did you talk to her? And what did you tell her?” She asked, wanting to know just how much Sonia knew.

“After Jade left and you went to talk with Lucas, I had a little conversation with her. I told her that I wanted to get you a lovely dress, and I wanted her to convince you to wear it before dinner,” Benne explained, and Celsie turned to glare at her traitorous best friend, but unfortunately, Sonia was completely engrossed in whatever she was discussing with Bryan as she had a silly smile on her face.

“She didn’t ask you why?” Celsie asked, and Benne shrugged.

“Was she supposed to? It was a reasonable request. I wanted you to wear a dress, not run around naked. I’m sure she didn’t read any meaning to it. Why? Did you tell her about our bet?” Benne asked, narrowing his eyes, and Celsie’s face flushed a bright red.

Benne shook his head. “Yet, you ladies claim that guys are the ones who kiss and tell,” Benne said with a shake of his head, “I suppose I’m free to talk to Harry about it too?” He asked, and Celsie shook her head.

“I’m sorry,” she said, pressing her lips together.

“I don’t feel offended. I was just making a point which you got already,” Benne assured her with a wink.

“The dress looks really lovely on you. And I hope that the only reason you were avoiding me is that you remembered not to wear anything under it,” Benne whispered with a naughty gleam in his eyes. Butterflies fluttered in Celsie’s belly when he reached out to trail a finger from her bare shoulder down to the slit on her gown, touching her thigh.

This man! Celsie thought with a shaky breath, “Benne, please don’t start,” she pleaded in a weak voice and looked around them self-consciously.

She flushed a deep shade of red when she realized that the others were not talking but were all staring at them with amused expressions. Thankfully their seat was far apart from theirs, so she didn’t have to worry about them hearing what they had been discussing since they had been speaking in hushed tones.

“If you are done flirting with her, can you let her call the results? You can continue that interesting discussion in the safety and privacy of your bedroom,” Benne’s father who had been watching them along with everyone else, called out to Benne, and Celsie rested her head on Benne’s chest, hiding her face from the others who were now laughing.

“Do you know that you always look sexy and cute when you’re embarrassed,” Benne whispered with a soft smile, ignoring the others, “It really makes me want to…”

“Shut up, Benne. Please don’t say any more words,” Celsie pleaded as she pulled away from him and stood up.

“And don’t do anything naughty. I need to focus,” she warned in a tone that was supposed to be stern but came out as a plea, making Benne grin.

She cleared her throat, “Uhm, although they both did really well, I’m sure you will all agree with me that there is neither a winner nor a loser here.”

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