Chapter 73 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“So what is your plan for the weekend?” Benne asked, hoping he could get her to go out with him and spend some time together.

“I will be going out with a friend tomorrow,” Celsie said, making him turn to spare her a glance.

“A friend? What friend? I thought you didn’t know anyone here apart from me?” Benne asked, sounding very surprised and somewhat disappointed.

“I didn’t, but I do now. I should have other friends apart from you, shouldn’t I?” Celsie asked, giving him a friendly smile before he returned his attention to the road.

He wasn’t sure he liked the sound of that, “Who is this friend? Male or female?” Benne asked, trying not to sound too concerned.

Celsie was almost tempted to say “male’ just so she could see his reaction, but she wasn’t interested in any drama so she simply said, “A beautiful young lady.”

Benne let himself relax. He had no problem with her having friends and hanging out with other ladies of course. He only wished they were hanging out together so he could get to know her better, “That’s nice. What about Sunday?” He asked, hoping she had no plans of meeting anyone else on Sunday.

“I think I will just be indoor reading and resting,” she said, wondering why he was asking. Or was he trying to find out when she would be available so they could do the deed? She wondered, and then cleared her throat, “If you’re not too busy tomorrow evening you could come over,” Celsie suggested without looking at him, and the corners of Benne’s lips twitched.

Was that a sexual invitation? “Why not tonight?” Benne asked curiously.

“You said you had something to do, didn’t you?” She reminded him.

“Oh! Yeah,” Benne said with a nod, even though he had nothing to do. He couldn’t just say he canceled his plans now since he didn’t want anything that would make her suspicious of him.

“Why don’t you come over to my apartment instead, tomorrow? We could have dinner together,” Benne suggested.

Was he trying to make it a romantic evening? Celsie mused, wondering why he was inviting her over to his house for dinner. She didn’t want any romantic gesture. All she wanted was to get it done with and move on.

“What do you say?” Benne asked when she said nothing and seemed like she was lost in her thoughts.

Maybe it was best they do it at his place after all. The last thing she wanted was for her apartment to be desecrated. She didn’t want to have to be reminded about the sex every time she walked into her home. She didn’t want to create such memories with anyone in her apartment. So she gave him a nod, “Okay. I will be at yours by 7 PM,” she said with a nod.

“Okay then. It’s a date,” Benne said with a grin, looking forward to Saturday evening already. Seeing how well he was doing on his own, he had failed to give Bryan a call that day, and seeing as Bryan had also not called yet, he could tell Bryan was also busy either with work or with Sonia. Maybe it was best he handled this himself, and only call Bryan when necessary.

He quickly reminded himself that he still needed Bryan’s help to find out all he could concerning Celsie from Sonia. So he made a mental note to give Bryan a call once he got home, so he would find out if Bryan had been able to get any information from Sonia. He needed some background information to work with over the weekend.

Celsie on the other was also thinking of giving Sonia a call once she gets home to find out what she had been able to learn about the CEO. She needed to make active plans over the weekend, and put those plans concerning the CEO in motion by Monday.

Meanwhile, seated across from Bryan as a cafe, Sonia played with her straw as she drank from her milkshake while she waited for him to say what she knew he wanted to say. Men! So predictable! Sonia thought with a mental shake of her head.

“What do you want from me?” Bryan who was yet to touch the iced tea in front of him asked Sonia curiously.

“I already stated everything I wanted last night. Why are you asking me that again?” Sonia asked with a slightly raised brow as her mischievous green eyes met his intelligent blue eyes.

“It doesn’t make sense,” Bryan pointed out.

“It doesn’t have to make sense to you for it to be what I want, does it? Your proposal to a random stranger doesn’t make sense either, does it?” Sonia asked Bryan who sighed in frustration.

“This whole thing is actually simple. You proposed to me, and I said yes. Now you want me out of your life, and I’m saying all you have to do is treat me as you would if I was really your fiancee for six months and after that, I will break up with you and leave voluntarily. How difficult can that be?” Sonia asked, making Bryan frown.

When she put it that way, it actually sounded very reasonable and simple. He had proposed to her, and now she wanted to experience what it felt like to be his fiancee before returning his ring, easy-peasy. Unless that he knew it wasn’t as simple as she was making it sound. It couldn’t be that easy. Sonia had other plans for him and he knew it.

“And what will you be doing within that time?” He asked, making Sonia giggle.

“Why are you so worried about me? I already told you I won’t bother you if that is what you are worried about. Just do what you need to do, and I will get out of your hair,” she assured him, reaching over the table to pat his hand which was resting beside his glass, but instead of relaxing him, that gesture only seemed to unsettle him the more.

What was the problem? What was it about her that made him so restless and edgy? Bryan wondered as he watched Sonia who was looking at him with a sweet smile as she sipped from her milkshake. She looked like she was having the time of her life. He didn’t trust her one bit. Everything about her told him she was mischievous. From her eyes which were always gleaming like a thief’s flashlight to her smile and laughter, and down to her personality. Everything.

“What if I don’t want to do that? What if I decide to break the deal?” Bryan asked, and Sonia raised her head to meet his gaze.

“You won’t,” she said with a confident smirk.

“…” Bryan opened his mouth to say something, but before he could respond both their phones started ringing. Once Sonia saw that the call was from Celsie, she excused herself and walked to the ladies’ room, leaving Bryan to take his call there.

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