Chapter 63

“Why?” Carlos furrowed his brow.



Gabby was happy to see his shocked expression. “So that you can have all the space you need…”



“I have gotten used to her noise and I’m no longer complaining.” He said seriously and Gabby flashed him her white set of teeth with a satisfied grin. “Hey, don’t get the wrong idea.”



Gabby raised her brow slightly and made a little dance with her shoulder. “I have already gotten the wrong idea.” She sticks out her tongue. “Don’t worry she’s not going to move out.”



Gabby was happy since this was the right time to get Carlos and Triffany to fall in love with each other, Triffany only has to know that Carlos was no longer with Kelsey. “Is she upstairs?”



“No, she went out since seven-thirty and is not back yet.” He knitted his brow as the thought of her out there this late with another man annoys him.



Gabby just realized not that Triffany was not home she smiled and turned to him. “That explains why you’ve been pacing around and checking the time.” She blinks cutely. “Gosh! You miss her already.’



“That’s not true.” Carlos glared at her.



“Finally my brother is opening his shell. Hope you both make babies soon.” She said and ran towards her room before he gets to her.



“Gabby!” He shouted, but Gabby had already entered her room and shut the door. He covered his face and smile to himself. “Babies? Boy or girl.”



He shakes the thought off, it was too early for him to think babies. He checked his time as he got up and head upstairs. He stood at the balcony looking outside, watching for any sign of her.



Tommy walked Triffany to the bus stop. He sat down with her waiting for her bus to arrive.



"I should just give you a ride." He had insi9on taking her home but she had turned him down with excuses.



Triffany smiled. "You've done a lot already today. I will just take the bus."



Tommy was not happy but gave up on persuading her. He doesn’t know the reason she was always turning his offer down. "Next time I will give you a ride even if you protest."



Triffany saw how serious he was and she knew if she continues this way it will become obvious, "Next time then." She smiled. She might let him drive her to her cousin's place and then go home after he left.



"How was the movie?" Tommy asked after a moment of silence.



"My head is all cleared now." She has been away from Carlos for a few hours bow and she had had some moments to think things through.



She looks at Tommy who was still staring at her. "It was fun." She added.



Tommy beams, happy that she enjoyed today. "Let's go to a contest show some other day."



"Okay, no problem."



Tommy smile, seeing her agree so easily made him happy, he might as well tell him what he had been wanting to say for a long time now.



"Triffany, I want to tell you something." Triffany turned to hear what it was, but just then her bus arrived. "Maybe next time."



"Okay." She bides him goodbye and got on the bus.



Tommy watched the bus leave. "I will confess my feelings to her some other day." He smiled. "She's so beautiful." He touched his hair.



"Ah...I forgot to tell her, where were my manners." He fished out his phone immediately and sent her a text message.



Triffany received it, she read the message to herself. "I forgot to say this. You look so pretty today." She blushes at his text.



She puts down her phone and looked at the window. To her, Tommy was very cute and was a nice man. She read the text again. Carlos has never complimented her before and she was sure she would never hear him say it.



Triffany got home, she went upstairs. When she entered she saw Carlos spacing around the room. He raised his head when he heard the sound of the door and his face suddenly brightened.



"I'm home." She puts her bag down.



Carlos suppresses his smile. "You don't have to announce it." He said indifferently and walked over to his sofa. Seeing her back home safe and sound made him relief.



Triffany scoffed, there was no end to his arrogant attitude. "Can you be less annoying?" She took off her high heels and placed her coat on the couch, then she took off her jewellery.



Carlos looked up at her. "Can you come home more earlier, because that's the rules?"



"What rules?" She asked since this was the first time she has ever heard him talk about rules.



"Everyone should come home early." He said seriously.



Triffany blinks. "And who exactly keep that rule?"



"Everyone, apart from my sister." He crosses his legs and looks at her with his penetrating gaze.



"You don't keep the rules." She knew he doesn't come home early and most especially when he goes out with Kelsey.



"I created it." He curled his lips upward.



Triffany raised the corner of her brow slightly. "Then, should I be the only one keeping that rule?" What he was saying was nonsense to her.



"Maybe." He smirked.



Triffany shook her head. "I'm not your prisoner." She sat down on the couch.



"I did not say that."



She crossed her arms and looked him in the eyes since he was sitting right across her. "What happened to 'Stay out of my business and 'Don't cross boundaries."



Carlos touched his hair, he knew he was losing this, why did he always have to lose to her of all people. "This isn't it. This is the rule."



Triffany got up from the couch, she was not ready to continue this discussion, he was not making sense. "I'm tired please." She picked up her towel and walked into the bathroom.



Carlos scratched the back of his head, his plan to make her come home early next time had just failed.



He took off his top, exposing his well-built muscles and broad shoulders as he lay on the bed without his quilt on his shoulders.



Triffany came out after bathing and halt when she saw him there on the bed, shirtless.



This first time she had ever seen him like this was the day they took a bath together and she had not taken a close look at his tight muscular body.



She couldn't take her eyes off him, Carlos turned to see her standing there, staring right at him and he knew the effect he had on her and grins. "Hey!" He called out and Triffany regains herself.



She walked over to the mirror as she applies cream on her skin, her mind was in thought. Why isn't he wearing his shirt? She could feel her heart thumping hard inside her chest.



Will, I lay on the bed next to him? Oh no, oh no. She shook her head. She will just lay on the couch.



She puts her cream down and heads over to the couch, she lay down, avoiding her desperate heart that was telling her to take another peek at him.



"Triffany," Carlos called out and she swallowed hard before turning to look at him.



"Huh!" She saw the smile on his lips and knew for sure that he knew the effect he had on her. He knew what he was doing.



"Come over to the bed." He taps the side she had laid the other night gently, with that same smile on his lips.



Triffany closed her eyes. "This is torture." She thought to herself. Why was this doing this to her, her heart was going to explode.