Chapter 60 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Are you asking for my number now, after refusing to give me yours the other day?” He asked with a flirty smile, cocking his head to one side as he looked at her.

“We weren’t friends then. Friends should have each other’s number, that way you can easily reach me when you’re unavailable.”

“Are you sure it’s not because you’re already missing me?” Benne asked with a teasing smile.

“Why would I miss you? I just thought maybe if you had my number today you would have called to tell me you can’t have lunch with me, instead of sending someone,” Celsie said, making Benne’s brow arch.

“So that was the reason you were upset?” Benne asked, narrowing his eyes at her as he returned to stand in front of her.

“I was not upset,” Celsie denied.

“Yes, you were. I know for a fact that you were upset. I was just going to leave quietly earlier, but now I want you to tell me what bee got into your bonnet,” Benne said as he leaned forward so their eyes would be on the same level.

“Forget about the phone number if you’re going to act this way. You can leave,” Celsie said, turning around to get inside the house but Benne placed his arm around her waist and pulled her back. She gasped in surprise at the sudden pull and placed her left hand on his chest to keep her balance, while she held on to her phone with her right hand.

“What do you think you are doing?” She asked breathlessly as color rose on her face, “Let me go,” she said, trying to wriggle free, but he didn’t budge.

“I will release you once you tell me why you’re acting up and…” His words trailed off and his lips curved in a smile when something else occurred to him. Was it possible that she was stopping him from entering her house because of what he told her the previous evening?

Benne raised his left hand to her face and placed a finger under her chin so she would meet his gaze, “Why were you upset?”

Celsie gulped nervously at the closeness. With every breath she drew, she inhaled his scent, and it made her want to lean closer into him, “I wasn’t upset,” she said as she turned her face away from him.

“Okay. Why don’t you want me inside your house?” Benne asked instead.

“I never said I didn’t want you inside my house,” Celsie pointed out defensively as she tried to free herself from him.

“Is that right? Let’s go inside then,” Benne said with a suggestive smile as he let go of her waist.

“I thought you were going somewhere?” Celsie asked, nervously.

“I should spend some time with you before I leave,” Benne said, jerking his head towards the door for her to get in.

Reasoning that the sooner she let him into the house, the sooner he would leave, Celsie walked inside and held out the door for him to go in.

Benne took a step forward, and stopped in front of her, “Thanks. I just wanted to be sure we were on the same page. I will leave now,” Benne said with a wink.

Before she could guess what he snatched her phone from her and input his number. He dialed his line with it, and once his phone rang out he hung up and returned her phone to her, “That’s it, save my number.”

While Celsie was trying to save his number, he leaned forward and brushed his lips on her cheek before stepping back, “Don’t forget to think about all I told you yesterday, .. Have a lovely evening,” he said with a wave before he walking away, leaving a red-faced Celsie staring after him in surprise.

Immediately Benne left, Celsie shut the door and walked over to the couch where she collapsed. She lay there with her eyes closed as she thought of Benne. What was she going to do about him? Perhaps she should do as Lucas had suggested? Maybe if she were to have sex with him and let him become her first lover he would stop hounding her this way? Celsie sighed and sat up after a while.

She was startled when she heard the doorbell ring again and stood up almost immediately. Was he back? Did he leave something? Or did he want to continue with her from where he stopped? She asked herself as she slowly walked over to the door to see who was standing there. She opened the door, and much to her surprise it was Jasmine.

“Hi!” Jasmine greeted with a cheerful smile, while Celsie stared at her blankly wondering why she was standing in front of her door.

“His apartment is the next one, and he is not home,” Celsie said, assuming Jasmine was there to see Benne.

“I’m aware. But I’m not here for Benne. You’re the one I came to see,” Jasmine said with a polite smile, making Celsie raise a brow in surprise as she stepped away from the door for Jasmine to get inside.

“Thanks,” Jasmine said with a soft smile as she stepped inside the house. She took off her sneakers by the door and looked around the house before walking further inside to sit on the couch.

“Do you care for anything?” Celsie asked politely.

“A glass of water will do. Thanks,” Jasmine said with a polite smile, and Celsie nodded as she walked over to the kitchen to get her a glass of water. She stepped out a moment later with the glass and handed it to Jasmine.

“Thank you,” Jasmine said with a polite smile as she sipped from the glass, “I know you must be wondering why I came to see you,” Jasmine started after Celsie had sat down.

“Yes, I am.”

“I saw you and your driver earlier… I mean before he left,” Jasmine said, making Celsie’s heart skip a beat.

She had seen them? How much did she see? The last thing she wanted was a rumor going around that she was having an affair with her driver, “It’s not what you think. That wasn’t anything. He just likes to play around that way at times,” Celsie said, and Jasmine smiled.

“What I saw wasn’t a man playing around. It looks like something is going on between you two, or maybe something happened… Don’t worry, I’m not here to judge or gossip. I just… I… We need your help,” Jasmine said with a nervous smile on her face now.

“My help? What for? Who is the WE?” Celsie wondered with a crease on her brow, as she adjusted her glasses on her nose.

“I and my wife, Alicia,” Jasmine explained, making realization dawn on Celsie.

Jasmine was a lesbian? The other girl with her a few days ago was her wife? If that was the case, why were they flirting with Benne? Did they want a threesome? Why was she here to talk to her? What help did lesbians need from her?

“We want to start a family. Alicia has refused to have kids since we got married three years ago. She was looking for a suitable father material… And the first day we saw Benne, she decided that she wanted him to be the father of our child…” Jasmine said, making Celsie gasp in surprise.

“You want him to donate his sperm?” She asked in disbelief, making Jasmine wince.

“I know it sounds absurd, considering the fact that we just met, and we are not even close to him. We haven’t told him yet. We want to establish a friendship with him before raising the subject. So when we saw the both of you earlier, Alicia decided that we get your consent first, since you are in a kind of relationship with him…”

“I’m not,” Celsie denied. She didn’t want them to get the wrong idea. Benne was just her neighbor and her driver, nothing more, and nothing less.

Jasmine nodded her head, “That means you don’t care about how we go about it? Even if Alicia seduces him? He doesn’t have to know,” Jasmine said, making Celsie frown.

“Didn’t you just say you wanted to get close to him before telling him what you want? Why are you now saying he doesn’t have to know?” Celsie asked with a frown.

“We might have no reason to tell him since you’re not in a relationship with him. We just wanted to make sure he was single,” Jasmine explained, “Can you not tell him we had this conversation?”

“I can’t promise you anything. But I think you should ask him and if he is willing he will give it to you. And if he isn’t, you can find someone else,” Celsie said matter of factly.

Jasmine gave Celsie a nod as she dropped the glass on the table and stood up, “Thanks for your time.”

Celsie saw her off to the door, and after she left Celsie picked up her phone to give Sonia a call. She needed to at least find out if Sonia had been able to find out anything about her boss, and also tell her what she had found out about her boss, and also about the recent development in her relationship with Benne.

Meanwhile, in Bryan’s apartment, he had a scowl on his face during dinner as he listened to Matt and Sonia converse like they have been best friends forever. If he heard one more ‘Did you know that Sonia…’ from Matt, he was going to kill the traitor and kill himself.

“You don’t seem to be in a very good mood, what’s the problem?” Sonia asked with a concerned smile as she ate.

“He is fine. Just grumpy. Bryan hates it when he doesn’t have his way,” Matt told Sonia with a grin, and she smiled.

“Oh! I see,” Sonia said with a smile. She glanced at her phone when it vibrated with a text message notification and picked it up when she saw that it was from Celsie, “Hey! Can you talk right now?”

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