Chapter 45: Chapter 45

As the strange lady stared at me without saying anything, I began to feel self conscious because of how beautiful and well dressed she was.

"Is something wrong?" I asked.

I shifted uncomfortably on foot when she didn't respond.

"I'm trying to see what he sees in you and why he would choose you over me." She replied finally.

"I'm sorry ma, I don't know what you're talking about." I said.

I was actually confused about the point of the conversation we were having right now.

"Are you that daft?" She asked, and I became angry.

"I'm sorry, I don't know who you are but I wouldn't tolerate you insulting me."

"She talks too."

"I have work, and if you don't have anything to say I would take my leave now." I told her.

"Well I don't have much, just leave my fiance alone if you don't want trouble." She warned.

"I think you have the wrong person, and please can you research well before you go accusing people around." I told her.

I believe she wasn't talking about Michael because if Michael was engaged, he would tell me.

"You little…." She started, but I wasn't interested.

"Bye." I said.

I left her standing there, looking shocked that I spoke back to her.

"What does she want?" Comfort asked.

"She said I should leave her fiance alone."

"Is she talking about Michael? She better not."

"What if she's right? What if he likes her? Did you see her?" I fired at once

"Calm down, it's possible she's lying." Comfort said, in an attempt to calm me down.

I know earlier when I spoke to the lady, I wasn't scared but as I thought about it now my insecurities got the greater part of me.

"Will you be able to work well today?" She asked.

"I should."

Going back to the kitchen, I tried my best to focus my attention on everything I was doing but at some point I wasn't sure if I could.

"I think you should take the day off because you don't look too good." Mr Richard said.

"I think I can manage, Sir, but thank you."

"I insist."

I didn't say no this time, instead I removed my apron and went to say goodbye to Comfort who saw me off.

"Can you come pick me, I'm at work?" I called.

In no time, Noah was in front of my work place and I wasted no time in wrapping my hands around him.

"What happened?" He asked.

Instead of answering, I shook my head and held him closer murmuring incoherent words into his shirt.

It was when he led me to the car that I noticed the different car he brought instead of the one I was used to but I didn't ask.

"Do I have to hide a body?" He asked.

"No, Michael is going to break up with me for real." I said.

"Did he do something again?"

I explained what the girl said, though I also told him she might be mistaken. I also told him about my boss's son who was supposed to be engaged to someone.

"It's possible she's thought you agreed to it."

"I'm scared, she was really beautiful."

"Don't let that get to you, I still think you're the most beautiful girl I know."

"You're just saying that to make me happy."

"I'm not. Do you want to get ice cream?" Noah asked.

We stopped at a creamery since I agreed to get an ice cream in order to forget everything that happened today.

We were the only ones in the house, so I waited for him to open the door while I held my half bowl of ice-cream since I already started taking it in the car.

"I told you the last time, Michael likes you too much to end things with you and probably she's just jealous." Noah said.

"But he wouldn't have sex with me."

Noah started coughing before running to the fridge to take water.

"I didn't say anything wrong." I thought.

"You didn't have to be blunt, him not having sex with you doesn't mean he isn't into you, it means he respects you."

"I know, but I feel like I'm ready to take the next step with him." I said.

"You should have this conversation with him, I don't want to imagine my best friend doing…..you know what I'm talking about."

I laughed at his facial expressions, was he really shy on my behalf because I don't understand why he wouldn't even say the word.

"Do you mean to say sex Noah?" I teased.

"You know I do."

"Then say it."

He refused to say it, so I started using it to sing while dancing around the house.

"Shut up." He shouted.

"I won't, come make me." I sang.

He started running after me, trying to get me to keep quiet but it only made me shout louder.

Before he could catch me, I felt myself been lifted up the ground and a warm hand around my waist which felt like home so I didn't need to look back to know whose hand it was, but I also wondered why he always chose the wrong moment to enter…..for instance, I was shouting sex while his best friend ran after me.

"Oops.." Noah said and stopped right in his tracks.

"Hi." I greeted.

The atmosphere was awkward for me, seeing that Michael refused to utter a single word but his hold on me tightened.

How do I start the explanation because what he saw was totally different from what happened and how come he is even home by this time? I didn't do anything wrong so I wasn't bothered.

Noah didn't even make any attempt to say anything, instead he smiled sheepishly.

"I was on my own." I thought as Michael cleared his throat.