CHAPTER 54

CHAPTER 54

Love pov

I'm feeling like I have so many hearts racing inside me. Even a painter can even paint an abstract just by looking at me. I am confusing as an ordinary person looking at an abstract painting.

When I ask him a favor to pretend to be my boyfriend for the wedding, I wasn't expecting him to have the same favor to me a week after that.

You need to go with him so you won't be having any grudge at all. You don't want someone who would have that against you. A day or two won't hurt you. Just don't get attached to him. It's called returning the favor.

"So?" He said looking at me.

"Your parents won't like me." I finally said.

"Why would you think that?" He asked as if confused.

"Because I'm not a model? And I do not come from a very rich family." I stated like I am in a graded recitation or what.

"Yes, I'm sure of it that they won't like you." He said while nodding his head. Why you to have to be so blunt? I thought. I looked down at the floor. I mean, you can just say it in a nice way.

"That's what I'm saying." I replied, trying to smile at him so it won't show that I was hurt because of his words.

"They won't like you." He started again. Why would you repeat it again? What am I? A retarded "They'll love you." He added. Then I instantly look up at him. When you look at his eyes, you'll realize it’s true.

Emerson pov

Love was taken aback when I told her that my family will not like her but will love her.

"Do you remember the woman that barge in the VIP room when we were at Emerald's?" I asked and she only nodded her head.

"If you would remember it, she told me that I was once a bartender." I started and again, she nods.

"To make the story short, my family was very poor that my father and I have to take two jobs at a time so we could support my brothers' studies as well as mine." I said. She didn't say anything but listens to me. "So, being a model and rich isn't my family's criterion for her to become my girlfriend." I added. "She just needs to act the way she is, being simple and down to earth. That's what their ideal woman for me.
She nodded but again, didn't spoke.

"Why are you not saying anything?" I asked.
She shrugs and smiles. "I don't know what to say." She said.

"You just need to say okay, Emerson. I'll go with you." I said. "That's all I wanted to hear from you.

This time she grins. "Okay." She said then I raised my eyebrows. "Okay, Ems Ems. I'll go with you." She said, teasing me again with that Ems Ems.


Love pov

"So what did you say?" Tony asked with glee.

"I said yes." I replied then he cheered.

"Good. Now you'll meet his parents. You know, it’s like you guys are getting real." Tony said as he drinks his coffee.

"No. That won't happen. “I replied, looking at my phone's clock.

"Why do you think so?" He asked.

"That's because he's your typical billionaire you know. He won't have a real girlfriend. Just a bed buddy." I replied sarcastically.

Tony shrugs as my phone rings, when I look at whose calling, I look up at Tony and he's looking at who's the caller. He is smiling but it’s more like a smirk to me.

"Why aren't you answering the call?" He asked.

"Just because" I replied.

Then Tony snatched my phone on my hand. He slides it to unlock and to answer the call.

"Hello Emerson, I don't know why you are calling Love, but she doesn't want to answer it. She seems nervous and she's blushing." Tony said without even breathing. He is smirking at me because of my shocked face.

"I will peal your skin and dip you in a salt after that call." I whispered as I threatened Tony. What he did was he stick out his tongue and smirk.

I don't know what Emerson replied to him but he just nodded and smiled.

"Yes yes." He replied. "Be careful with this woman anyway, she bites like a dragon." He added and after a second, he laughs. What the hell?

"Do I look like a dragon?" I asked him.

Tony looked again at me and sticks out his tongue.

"I'm going to pull out that tongue from you." I threatened him.
Again, he sticks out his tongue.
I'm going to kill you literally. I said to myself I smile to my crazy friend.
Then he held out my phone to me."He wanted to talk to you." He said, smirking. "He said, he misses you."

And that ladies and gentlemen, made my face as red as tomato

"Really? You're blushing." He said as I reach the phone and cover the speaker so he would not hear him saying anything.

Then as if reading my mind, Tony holds my hand and keeps it away from the phone. "She's blushing." He shouts at the phone.

People around the coffee shop are now looking at us. Some are annoyed while others are smiling. Like they're watching a movie.

"Stop" I said to Tony, feeling too shy because of what he said.
Then he stopped signing me to talk to Emerson.

"Hello, Emerson?" I said, sounding unsure.

"So, did you blush?" Emerson asked. Now, I think my cheeks are getting redder. If that's even a word to describe it.

"No." I simply replied. "Anyway, why did you call?" I asked hoping to lighten up the mood and for us to move on in that blushing story.

"That's a good way to change the topic." He replied. I heard him chuckle for a second but regained his tome. "But I want to have dinner with you so that we could talk about the party. My mother will surely get you and will ask you a lot of questions and I don't want us to have different answers." He added

Yes that's true. "I don't want that either. So okay. I'll meet you later." I replied.

"Okay. I'll pick you up at 7pm." He said.

"Uhm. Can I have a request?" I asked. "I mean, if it’s okay?" I added.

"Sure. That's not a problem." He replied.

"Can we just have a dinner in a not so fancy restaurant?" I said. I feel I just want burgers and pizza.

"Sure." He replied.