Chapter 36: Chapter 36

"I don't understand, why would you agree to go out with someone else?" I asked calmly when Precious told me that her boss "my Dad" set her up with his son, who is also me.

"Well, he asked if I had a boyfriend and I told him no." She replied, which made me look at her in confusion.

"Who am I then?" I thought.

"What?" I asked her in pure confusion.

"I told him that…." She started, trying to repeat herself.

"I heard you the first time, and I'm wondering why you would tell him that." I said.

I didn't know exactly how to feel because I was going to do the same but I don't like the girl in question. And the thought of her on a date isn't very exciting news.

"Seeing that I don't have a boyfriend, I figured out why not?" She replied, looking everywhere else but at me.

"What the fuck? Who am I to you then?" I asked, jealousy getting the better part of me.

"You're….." She started, and I knew she was going to give another crazy answer so instead I kissed her and just when she started to respond, I stopped.

"Come on, that's not fair." She whined, and if I wasn't trying to clear the air I would be enjoying my moment with her but I needed her to know she's mine now, and she's stuck with me.

"You see, only me can do that because you're mine and no one else." I told her.

I didn't even know why I'm jealous because I'm the same person she's supposed to be going out with, but of course she doesn't know that. Maybe it was the fact that she actually said yes that's making me the way I am.

"I was just joking, I just wanted to be sure I'm your girlfriend and hear you say it. Can I have my kiss now, boyfriend?" She asked.

"Why would you think like that, so that's what this is all about." I said.

"He actually asked me, and he told me

that his son already agreed to go out with the girl his wife chose." She said.."My kiss now." She finished.

"Yes ma'am." I said, and started kissing her which she responded immediately to.

I was a little worried now, what if Dad had mentioned my name? And why does he have to tell people that I agreed to go out with Annabelle…. technically just Precious, but I'd prefer she doesn't find out.

I was planning to tell her everything, but each time, something is always holding me back as if telling me it wasn't time yet.

"I told him no, and he looked so disappointed that I was tempted to say yes. But I remembered I had someone better waiting for me." She said, when we parted for air.

"Don't do that again, you were going to give me a heart attack." I told her.

"My apologies, boyfriend….damn feels good saying that." She said.

"Yea, and don't ever forget that." I told her and when she offered me her brightest smile, my heart stopped beating for a while.

I saw her off to her room, since we stayed in my car the entire time... apparently, Comfort's boyfriend came over and that's going to be sad news for Noah who wouldn't stop asking after her whenever I got back from visiting Precious.

Good thing I put my phone on silent whenever I'm with Precious the last time taught me a lesson. The moment I took my phone, I saw missed calls from Annabelle.

"What the fuck does she want now? The so-called date isn't today, is it?" I asked myself, trying to remember.

"Uhmm….hi, is there any problem?" I asked, immediately she picked when I called her back.

"No Mikey, your mom told me you come back late from work everyday, so I just wanted to make sure you're home." She asked, and I groaned at the nickname….it doesn't sound the way Precious said it and only she can call me that.

"Michael." I said without any emotions.

"What?" She asked.

"Michael, my name is Michael." I replied.

"I thought I could use a nickname since we're practically dating now." She said, and I was taken aback.

"When did that happen?" I thought…"maybe I called the wrong number."

"Annabelle, we're not dating. We are just two people who want to grab lunch together." I explained.

"That's not…" She started.

"Sorry, I have a call from the office, do you mind?" I lied.

"No, it's fine, take your time." She said, before I ended the call.

I sighed, before turning on the ignition and driving away. I know she kinda sounded nice and I didn't need anyone to make me feel guilty about not treating a lady well.

I might be hiding something from Precious, but it doesn't also mean I would cheat on her. I am not that kind of person. Even back then when I had flings, I didn't do them two at once…. Does that even make sense?

When I got home, Noah was already there. He was having dinner, and instead of joining him I just climbed the couch and groaned loudly into one of the pillows.

"I take it that things didn't go as planned." Noah said, as he stopped eating to look at me.

First off, I told him what my dad did. I then proceeded to tell him about the call… Not that there was anything special about the call, I just felt like telling him.

"I think mom and dad are in a competition to see who'll find your wife." He said, going back to his food.

"I'm so confused." I said, rubbing my face with my hand.

"Just tell the Annabelle girl that you're seeing someone, hopefully she understands." He suggested, and at first it sounded great but when I thought about it, it actually didn't.

"You know what will happen if she tells mom." I said.

"She'll start planning your marriage and baby shower if possible." He said, and he wasn't wrong.

I was more confused than before, and I lacked ideas on what to do. The last thing is to hurt Precious…. girls like her are hard to find, and I didn't want to lose her.

When I got tired of thinking, I just started giving myself happy thoughts until I thought of something…

"A little white lie doesn't hurt, does it?"