She could have easily rolled with it if he had used their character name instead of Ari or if there wasn’t such an undeniable sincerity in his tone.
‘Max….I..."
“I was messing with you, don’t give me that face” Max said awkwardly with a slight laugh.“Oh my, you scared me, you almost got me Max” Arianna chuckled nervously holding her chest.
“But why would you think I was sincere about that?”he inquired in a cover to hide his nervousness.
“I don’t know,maybe because of your facial expression and voice I guess,” Arianna replied.
Just then her phone beeped with notifications.Ariana jerked up from her seat in a hurry.“Oh my gosh! He is early, he is texting me already!”
Her friend Tianna came to her.
“Alright calm down, you can do this, and I know he will like you too, there’s absolutely no reason to think otherwise”."Our pretend date, hope it helps, you have no need to be nervous"Max added.
"This is not the help she needs,you two were behaving like two lunatics in love and now she's running out of time"Tianna snapped annoyingly.
Arianna smiled back and hugged her.
“Thanks for everything Tianna”.She went on and hugged Max.
“You too Max, thanks a lot”.“Hey, what are we friends for?” he whispered back and released her from the embrace.
Arianna picked her bag and hurried towards the door, she stopped before opening the door and turned around to look at her friends again before finally leaving.
“Goodluck” Max smiled at her.
“My fingers are crossed, you will be just fine” Tianna contributed then suddenly she had an idea.
"Hey wait up girlfriend,this is one of the days you can't forget easily let's take a video".
"What? Now?"Arianna snapped impatiently.
"It's a day for beautiful memories for the future,come on, just give me the vibe".
Arianna smiled shyly, she did a hair flip elegantly and blew a kiss, did a lot of poses like a model and walked majestically towards her.
"That's it girl, Beauty queen is set to meet her king! Slay! Yasss!"
Arianna cat walked back to her position.
Max was smiling sheepishly.
"Tianna I'm running late,"she cried.
"Alright queen, I will send the video to you".
She smiled softly at them and left the house.
As soon as she was gone, Tianna walked to the door and slowly opened to make sure she wasn't coming back.She saw her enter and cab and waved till the cab was out of sight then she returned to Max, who was helping himself with a strong wine.
“You have the chance to confess your feelings and you blew it, wow!” she snapped and grabbed the wine from him.
“You saw her face when I said those words. I couldn't face the truth after seeing her like that, she has been a good friend for years, and we both know how happy this Teddy made her, and maybe she doesn’t feel such happiness with me”.
“So are you saying you can’t make her a happy woman?”Tianna sneered her hands akimbo.
“That’s not what I am saying” Max muttered.
“What if she felt the same way and wanted you to take a step, you were the one that was dumb enough to let her become so eager to date and started online dating, while you were with her secretly in love”.
“Alright, I get it, I messed up and my day is ruined, are you happy now!”
“You have no idea about what my happiness is?”Tianna replied coldly.
AT THE RESTAURANT
“We are here, your money is 200 bucks”the cabbie informed her."Thanks"Arianna replied excitedly and paid the driver.
It was the exact location that Teddy gave her, she drew a deep breath before getting down from the car.She admired the place and guessed Teddy must have a classy personality because of his choice.
Out of the world restaurant isn’t a place for an average person, it is only known for celebrities and big shots in town.She felt her feet cold at the sight of the way the women in the place dressed, she was completely out of their league,they all look very expensive, each of them held by their man, like beautiful treasures.
She rubbed her shoulder and smiled softly at the thought of her Teddy holding the same way, it's today, must be a dream, she screamed in her overexcited mind.Andre was the first to arrive and his predictions was correct,his driver had stopped opposite the Restaurant as he had instructed,he texted unicorn then waited for her to arrive and when Arianna alighted from the car, the girl from his office who hated was actually the woman he had dated online for close to a year.
She looked different and more feminine than in the office, she looked like someone who had no intention towards taking care of her appearances or enhancing her beauty in any way.
Suddenly he felt a surge of shiver down his spine, his fist clenched.
“I can do this,” he murmured and took a deep breath.
He walked into the restaurant through the second entrance. He took a regular table and waited for her, his hands sweating nervously, alot running in his mind.She will probably put me in my place and disgrace me, I should put an end to us tonight, he thought.There's no way she will ever want to be with a man like me, and the same goes for me anyway, this is a mistake, I should have never replied to her back then from the start. What the hell was I thinking, loving someone?, loving a woman? I must have been under some spell to have given her too much attention, how did she entrapped sameme all this time, he thought.
As soon as Arianna entered the restaurant, a waitress approached her with a tag which read
Unicorn."Miss unicorn?"
Arianna giggled excitedly."That's what he calls me"she teased.The waitress smiled warmly.
"Please this way".
She walked her to the VIP table.“Thanks,”she muttered shyly.
Everyone was looking at her like how did she afford that spot, she noticed their stares and awkwardly brought out her phone to text Teddy.
“Hello Teddy, I am at the table in front of the performers. The other tables were arranged 12 feets away from this one. It's like a VIP table. This place, this position, isn't it expensive Teddy?” she texted and waited impatiently.
“The best for you”.
Arianna’s face reddened with shyness.
“Awn, so where are you? I can't handle any more surprises,I want to see you, can you wave”.He went offline, that’s unusual to Arianna, he never goes offline anytime they're chatting not to talk of today of all days. She however didn't spare him from receiving her endless messages.
She was served the best dishes and also her favorite musician Ed shreen was performing live, it was as if it’s a private live performance made for her only.
She recorded everything and posted on her status,also the video Tianna sent to her.
Her female colleagues who viewed her status sent love emojis, some commented on how expensive the date was, she had never received a compliment from anyone at her workplace before.After replying to their messages.Excitedly she texted Teddy again, this time he was online
“Teddy you got to see this, Ed is performing live in front of me, are you the one behind this, I am so blown away, I really can’t wait….”“Listen unicorn"Teddy replied
She paid attention curiously
“What is teddy?”
She replied worried, her hand visibly shaking.“I don’t see us compatible”.His message arrived. It was a bombshell to Arianna, this is it, the moment, she would finally be happy with this stranger she had loved for Long.“What are you saying,(laughing emoji) you haven't even met me, are you joking, please stop Teddy”. She sent her reply and chuckled nervously at the bad joke.But yet she couldn't control the heat of nervousness that had shaken her whole system ,her body was shivering as if she got a bad fever.“Unicorn, listen, I am watching you right now”.His message arrived.“Then let me see you Teddy,please... at least we can talk it out, I am more beautiful at heart than physical, I don’t want to sound desperate but I really love you Teddy, please don’t do this”.She typed with shaky fingers, trying to control her emotions.“I am not doing this because of how low your beauty or class, you deserve more, I don’t want to ruin your day, believe me you won't want me either”.“Don’t you lie to me Teddy”she texted back and sobbed
Arianna's phone woke her up from her sleep. She turned to the wall ignoring the ringing phone, her eyes clouding again.She's yet to get over the drama from yesterday.When the phone ceased ringing ,she drew a deep ragging breath with her eyes closed tightly.Then her door opened and she heard her mother's footsteps approaching."Morning honey, no work today?"She inquired, sitting down on the bed beside her mourning daughter.Arianna shook her head still facing the wall."What's wrong honey, you want us to talk about it?"She shook her head again.Her mother sighed heavily."You were so happy leaving this house yesterday only to come back sad and pale,you didn't touch your food and ignored me throughout the night, what's the problem sweetly"."Nothing mother please, just mood swings".Her phone rang again, interrupting them, she rolled her eyes and picked it up from the bed where she had dropped it last night.It was Max."Hello Max"."I know you must be upset but before you kill me
Andre knew one more minute with her, he did find himself wrapping his hands around her. God he did never feel the need to hold a woman so close, he hated that she is gradually getting into his head, no she is all in his head and now he had to stop her from getting into his heart too, which seems impossible.He rolled his eyes irritably then cleared his throat intentionally but Arianna seemed not to have gotten enough of him. She continued sobbing into his chest as if he was her emotional support pillow.His lips twitched with grimace ,he had to pull her face out like a kid."What do you think you are doing".He arched his brow and looked down at her, his jawline more defined.Arianna sobbed then the first thing she saw was the mess on his suit, her eyes widened."I am so sorry sir,I didn't mean to..."She panicked, unable to look up."The first coffee,now make up , are you always this careless? Why did I ever get you back into the company"."My apologies sir"Arianna replied tartly."Y
As soon as they got down from the helicopter,two mean looking guards approached them each wearing dark eyeglasses.All Arianna did was follow Andre, not sure why they're here, in fact she thought of sending Max her location in case anything happens.They took the fancy glass elevator, suspicious of those two guards, Arianna made sure she was standing as far as possible from them.The elevator stopped at the twelfth floor and the door automatically opened.Arianna could not believe her eyes.This is the best fashion company in the country, if not the continent.Owned by Jeffrey Humilton.She was still admiring the place when a smiling man approached them."So long, my young master!"He yelled in delight and walked closer ,a lady walked behind him, she was in uniform with other staff.She bowed."Welcome young master". The smiling man extended a hand out to Andre, who ignored him."Come on , don't be so cold always, why do you hate handshakes".The man looked like a lively person, Asia
He turned angrily towards the talkative,his eyes went to her legs first then straight up to her face.It was a nice office skirt and top but definitely too seductive, too elegant,too perfect, he judged.Andre had a tough time calculating in his brain on what to say next."I told you he won't like this, this isn't appropriate for the job"."What...what..do you think this is some stripper's role? Hip pad, breast foam"."No sir, it's natural all natural, she is really hot, you probably haven't noticed because of her big tops with skirts and baggy trousers, you are stunned right, that's what I want to see, that look on your face, don't worry your day won't get to know about your cute P.A"Jin said and laughed.Andre could have slapped him but he was too far, his gaze shifted back to Arianna's body,he swallowed hard, suddenly it was as if they're just too in the room,his eyes were crawling to her sexual angles and swells of her body, and kept swallowing as though he was tasting each part th
Andre crossed his legs and stared towards the window."The prices will be deducted from your salary, I didn't buy anything for you, I don't spend money on folks"."Now hold on, I have one thing I can't tolerate, one someone insulting my dear mother and two joking about my salary because I have a lot to do with that money!''she yelled out and suddenly gasped."I just screamed at my boss"she whispered with her hands covering her mouth."Sorry for screaming at you"."Do I look like a clown?"He asked, ignoring her apology."I don't understand,I apologize"."Who cares if you apologize".Arianna poured annoyingly,her growth arched."If you don't want to pay me then I am going to resign".Andre smirked."You are good to do so"."Fine!" She snapped. Her hands folded beneath her bosom as she stared towards her window. First he insulted my mom,and just as I thought we did get together,that this devil…She eyed him and looked away again, then continued with mind speech.This devil can actually
Arianna wondered what might be going in his mind as he kept staring at her intently.She looked back to make sure someone wasn’t at her back unaware to her.“I have something to tell you”Andre said and took steps forward, clenching his fingers nervously inside his pocket,then Max came out of the male's restroom,he had to pause and waited impatiently for him to leave.Max waved awkwardly at Arianna and left the room.Andre drew a deep breath and opened his mouth to continue but immediately Arianna put a finger on his lips.He was so stunned, his eyes widened and his lips drew into a grimace at unexpected action from, he so much hates skinship.He gave her a cold look and no one told her to put her hands out of his lips.“If you are going to insult me just bear in mind that I won’t ever get mad, I have decided to be of a free spirit and a great assistant to you”She said giving him a purposely cute eye smile.“ Are you trying to act cute, that’s cringe, you don't have what it takes and I
Arianna opened her eyes slowly fighting the urge to glance at her phone, she turned to the wall sobbing, no matter how hard she tried, Teddy wasn’t so easy to let go.She kept praying he unblock her and maybe everything can go back to normal.Then she heard her mother’s choking cough, her eyes widened and quickly she jumped from the bed and rushed to her mom’s room.”Mom!”“I am fine, my medicine finished yesterday that’s why it seem like this, I am absolutely fine”.She said trying not to cough in-between each word.“You should have told me mom, the doctor warned about taking risks, I will go get it now”.Then the doorbell ranged.Arianna sighed.“I will get the door”.She said softly and strolled out of the room heading towards the front door.She turned the lock and pulled the door open to see the faces of her two friends, Tianna in front and Max at the back.“Hey baby!”Arianna’s eyes narrowed in annoyance, she was certain her friend came to torture her, and also very sure she dra