Chapter Thirty

Constantine drew some designs and he showed them to me. They looked good but he was not okay with it.

"Babe, these are really good"

"They are not to my taste, I feel like they are not good enough. What do you think the name of the collection should be? He asked me

"What about Con's secret," I asked jokingly and he burst out laughing

"That name sounds very funny. It sounds like something a lady could use"

"I was just kidding. I think you should name it something that means a lot to you. Like something you hold in high esteem"

"Hmmm, that sounds like a nice idea. You're very smart"

"How about you do a father and son collection for your launch. It will sell fast and people will love it. How about that?" his eyes moved to my belly

"Are you......"

"No, no. I'm not pregnant if that's what you are thinking" he looked sad

"I hoped that was what you were going to say. But we can keep trying" he said with a smirk

"I thought about my father and brothers when I brought up the suggestion about a father and son. It would be nice to see them wear the same thing"

"I would like to meet them before taking in your suggestion for a father and son"

"My brother called me just before our trip to Dubai and invited me over. So I was thinking about going over there tomorrow for lunch if that's fine by you"

"Absolutely fine. I can't wait to see the father of the woman I love" I blushed

"Sometimes, I wish my mum was here too. She would have liked you"

"I'm very sure she would have fallen in love with me just like her daughter" I smacked his shoulder

"Proud jerk"

"I know she's looking down at you and she's proud of the woman you'd become. We can visit her grave together if you want to"

I pecked him on his lips

"Thank you for bringing the idea of a father and son. I love it and thank you for being in my life and believing in me. Apart from my family, you are the next person I can rely on".

"Thank you for coming into my life too. Without meeting you I wouldn't have this job"

"Let's go for lunch"

"What about your designs? Shouldn't we be working hard to make it perfect?" I asked with raised eyebrows

"A little break won't affect it plus I'm starving. What would you like to eat?"

"I want burgers," I said pouting like a five-year-old

"You look cute," he said dragging my cheeks "Let's go and eat then," he said taking my hands in his

We walked out of the elevator holding hands and all eyes were watching us. This was not the first time we got stares from people when we held hands. I was not bothered by the stares. Even with the rumors and insults going around I had just accepted everything as it was.

Constantine drove us to a Chinese restaurant instead. He said he was craving Chinese food. I had not been here before.

"Let's have Chinese instead of burger. They have nice food here and I'm sure you are gonna love it and there are fewer people here"

"But this place looks really expensive"

"You don't need to worry about that baby, I'll take care of that. I'm the one that brought you here so I'm gonna pay for everything we eat"

"But......" He cut me off

"Shhh, no complaining. Let's go in and enjoy our lunch together"

The interior of the restaurant was good. It was nicer than the other restaurants I had been to. He pulled out a chair for me to sit and I muttered a thank you while he took his chair. The menu was brought to us to choose from, I looked through the menu and everything looked foreign to me. I had no idea the meal to choose. I gave Constantine the honors of choosing our meal

"Babe, maybe you should choose the meal. Everything here looks strange to me. You are in a better position to choose a meal for us since you are a regular" I said winking at him

"Waiter......" Constantine called out

A young man came scurrying with a little notepad to our table.

"We will have prawn szochuan rice and chicken omelet with your finest wine. Thank you" the waiter wrote it down on his notepad and left us

"So tell me how did your mum die?" Constantine asked trying to engage me in a conversation

My mum was a sore subject for me to talk about because she died when I was young and I couldn't remember much of her. I still told him anyway

"She died of cancer when I was ten years old. I remember my father coming back from the hospital and telling me my mum was in heaven and she was never coming back. My dad was crying and I cried with him. Ever since then my father has been both my father and mother and he has always tried to give me anything I asked for. They didn't want me to feel the pain of my mum leaving so early so they tried their best to pamper me. My father won't let me go anywhere if my brothers did not go with me"

"How did you survive in college?"

I laughed "Thinking about that, I really don't know how I did it but I had to convince my father I was a big girl and I was fine on my own. Of course, he didn't agree at first but I didn't allow him to win"

"Did you ever bring any boy back home and introduced him as your boyfriend?"

"No. I never did. I feared my father might scare him away from him. So I always kept my relationship hidden from them"

"How about now? Are you scared your father might scare me away?"

"Of course not. I'm a mature lady now and I can bring whoever I like home. I know you won't stay away no matter who tells you to. My father will want me to bring home somebody I like and look him in the eye and tell him 'this is the man I love"

Our conversation was cut short when the waiter brought our meal and wine placed in a bucket with ice with two glass cups.

The food looked appetizing and I hoped it tasted good first. I prayed I wouldn't have to spit it out when I tasted it. Constantine watched me as I took a spoon and scooped some and put it in my mouth.

"Hmmm" I moaned out loud. It was not bad at all

"How does it taste?" He asked like he needed confirmation from me

"It's good"

"I told you," he said putting some in his mouth

"I was not doubting you, I just never had Chinese before but it's not as bad as I thought it will be"

We ate the food and when we wanted to leave Constantine called for the bill and paid and we left.