Chapter 42: Girlfriend Duty

I knew Bobby was approaching but I wasn’t sure if it was me he called “babe”.

I’m still holding my cellphone where I was reading Ally’s message with pictures taken in Quim’s property.

“Me?” I asked.

“You don’t like it?” he asked looking a little embarrassed.

“Oh, that’s your term of endearment,” I said.

“Our term of endearment. I thought it was just okay. I shouldn’t assume you’d go for it without asking you,” he said.

“No..no..it’s totally fine. I was just surprised,” I explained my shock.

“No. We should decide on that both. So, tell me what do you prefer?” he asked.

“Call me whatever you want,” I said.

“You’re not into this thing, aren’t you? But it’s fine,” he said.

“C’mon, you’re making me feel bad. Let’s stick with that,” I said.

“So, I’ll call you ‘babe’ then,” he said.

“Baby, babe, whatever,” I said.

He came closer and hugs me.

“Good thing my name rhymes with ‘baby’ or ‘by’,” he said while still embracing me.

I backed off a little.

“Hey, I’m sorry. I’m a h