Chapter 36

Jason's pov :
"Are you guys dating for real? Or I just heard something wrong…?" Barbie walked over to me.
Lia blushed and lowered her gaze so I was the one who was supposed to answer.
"Yes, Barbie! When did you come back to Los Angeles? Are you done with your fashion show?" I hugged her. "please, don't make it awkward! I'll tell you everything at home!" I whispered into her ear and sighed.
"Okay!" She paused to look at Lia, "all the best for dating this moron!"
Was she really my sister? "What the heck, Barbie! Why are you calling me a moron? I guess we should leave now! Otherwise, you would embarrass me more."
"Why should I listen to you? I'll talk to Lia, you may leave," she scowled and sat on the chair.
I couldn't take the risk of leaving two girls alone, when it's my sister and to-be-girlfriend, "no! I'll also be with you," I took the other chair.
Everyone's gaze lingered on me and after a moment, they looked at each other and started giggling.
"He is still a kid, Lia. Don't expect maturity from him!" My sister mocked me and I rolled my eyes at her words.
"But he is good at having patience," to my surprise, Lia tried to stay by my side.
Barbie stood up from the chair, "you are madly in love with him, I've never seen a girl taking her boyfriend's side when his sister is already pulling his leg," she hugged Lia and I could see a solemn tear traced down her cheek and she forthwith wiped it to hide it from others. After all, he had a bossy woman's image that would be ruined by that tear.
I patted her back, "I'm your brother, you should hug me, not her," I pouted.
"See, how possessive brother he is! Tell me if he ever tries to control your life or doesn't behave well, I'm just one call away, Lia! I'll take better care of him." Barbie smiled at her and narrowed her eyes at me.
Jeez! Why was she back in Los Angeles yet?
Lia blushed, "I'll break his bones if he would even think about controlling my life, don't worry about me! I'm capable of taking care of myself," she glanced at me with squinted eyes.
"Am I an enemy to you? Huh?" I gazed at Lia and Barbie one by one.
Mrs. Fennimore came and noticed my puppy face, "don't worry, Jay! I'm by your side but I must say, I love her, too," she pointed towards Lia, "don't you even think about hurting her, she is my most obedient, innocent, and kind child."
Lia came and laced her arms around Mrs. Fennimore, "thank you, Mrs. Fennimore! I love you," Lia gave a small peck on her cheeks.
"You both should call me aunt or Mary, I'm not that old, right? Ain't I a cool and hot lady?"
"No one loves me," Barbie grimaced in grief.
I chuckled, "I love you!" Lia and Mrs. Fennimore also yelled in unison, "We also love you."
"Then, why can't I call you aunt or Mary? Why are you giving this exclusive right to Jay and Lia only? Why not me?" She pouted.
"Of course, you can also call me whatever you want. You both are my childhood best friend's children, how can I not give you this right?" She laid her hands on Barbie's and my cheeks, then she turned to Lia, "and you are the most beautiful gift of God to me, I always had the deplore of not having a child who would love me and take care of me but when I was in the operation theatre and you were waiting for me outside, I felt like you are my child. Trust me, I haven't met a girl like you in my whole life who is so kind, generous, and selfless. I always had worry about your future but the day when I found this young man staring at you," she pointed towards me, "I felt relieved, I knew from the Barbie's birthday that you both are perfect for each other, and you'll be a couple one day," her eyes shone with tears while holding Lia's hands.
Lia wiped the tears off, "you make me emotional, Mary. You are the most beautiful, coolest, and the sexiest lady in the town," Barbie laid one hand on Mary's shoulder, "yes, I agree with Lia."
"Me, too!" I hugged Mary, "you love her more than us, that's not fair!" I gestured toward Lia.
Barbie supported me, "yes, just because our mom is your best friend, that's why you pretend to love us, right?" Barbie crossed her arms, sometimes I feel like she should give a shot at being an actress, too.
"Drop your act, girl! I know you since you were in your mother's tummy," Mary retorted and everyone giggled.
"Okay, okay! Now, can you guys give us privacy for just two minutes?" I asked Barbie and Mary.
Lia blushed, "no! We don't need privacy, you leave now and let me do my work," she tried to hide her chuckle and went to another table while picking up a pad, diary, and pen.
"I'm giving the orders for the parcel, do you want something?"
"Same as you, Barbie!"
After taking the packets of food, we left the restaurant, Lia just waved her hand to us when we were leaving.
"Now, we are home! You better open your fucking mouth, when did it happen?" She threatened me with her squinted eyes.
I'm not good at explaining but I'm better at sharing my stuff with Barbie, so I tried my best, "how could you even think that I hid it from you? We decided to date today and you gave me a pleasant surprise by coming back today. I was gonna tell you on the call after coming home but you saw it with your eyes and you are happy, right?"
"I'm over the moon, I liked that girl since you said I LOVE YOU to her on my birthday. I felt that day that you had fallen for her, and she is the perfect match for you but I was not sure because she is a waitress and you, crazy-ass, think too much about the brand," she shrugged off and rolled her eyes.
I grinned as my dream came true, "I realized it a bit later but it wasn't too late though, and she is Liliana Watson, the daughter of the second wealthiest man in the town."
"What the fuck! Does she know that you are the only son of the richest family in the city? It's like a match made in heaven, you know, curiosity killed the cat? So, you tell me everything, be super quick!"
This girl and her curiosity! She couldn't miss the most zestful gossip, "as I told you about G. F.'s fights, they were having a face-off with each other, George finally confessed his feelings and Fiona forgave him."
She barricaded me, "what? They are finally together, oh, Jesus! I'm so delighted to hear this, so both of you confessed your love the same day…?" She tilted her head in a question.
I tried to answer, "he confessed his love, I didn't, I'm not…," but she again interrupted me, "Lia confessed her feelings, first?"
Sometimes, Lia and Barbie resembled each other.
"First of all, you tell me one thing that you want to hear about George and Fiona first or about Lia and me?" I inquired in a frustrated tone.
"Okay! First of all, George and Fiona!" She laid a finger on her lips like she couldn't speak in that posture.
I took a deep breath in relief, "they fought with each other but then, they got stuck at a very serious issue, Fiona confessed her love but George said nothing to her that day. Today, he confessed that he was never a playboy, and he loved Fiona from the beginning but was afraid of falling in love. And rare is history which you know very well, right?"
As soon as I finished, she uttered, "and what's about you?"
"Well, the credit goes to Theo. He provoked us to confess our feelings, too when George and Fiona were clearing their mess, and to my wonder, she, uh, she kissed me," I slapped my cheeks to shoo away the blush.
I knew very well that she would tease me, "aww, you are looking so cute while blushing. I must say Lia is so bold and I'm so happy that you are not single anymore and you would stop eating my head now."
"It's complicated, we are still confused so we decided to keep it casual."
"Okay! I wish Theo could follow his words for himself, too," she mumbled to herself but when our eyes met, she diverted the topic by the food.
We ate and she told me that her photoshoot would start soon and she would meet the photographer next week.
I was still wondering about our relationship, and how could we kiss twice in just one day?