Sugar Mommy

09. A She with a Bonus He

~December 2021~

A/N:
The entire story will be written in Ben's point of view (POV)

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Ben's POV

I don't know why, but I feel lonely lately.

I am busy at my café. Ever since the boys work for me, the customers are flowing like a waterfall. Girls, mostly. Teenage girls.

The apartment is lively as always with the sound of game blazing, TV, boys talk. I mean... having four boys in a place sure never a second with silence.

But I feel really really lonely.

I never feel lonely.
I enjoy being busy and I enjoy my leisure time being alone.

Now I am never alone, but I'm lonely.
And I can't stop myself glancing over Lien's bedroom.

I blink.

Should I stop addressing it as her bedroom? I mean, she already moved out.

I sigh.

I sit alone in the dining chair while the boys are playing game at the couch, facing the TV.

"Have you tell him?" Suddenly Forth sits beside me. He whispers something that I fail to understand.

"Tell who about what?" I return the question.

"Tell Beam that you are dating her mother." Forth whispers.

I blink. "I didn't date her mother." I said.

Forth looks at me, confused.

"Wait... all these time... you thought I was dating her mother?" I asked Forth.

Forth nods. "A she with a bonus he." He said.

I blink.

"You told mom and dad about them." Forth said.

"I didn't say that I date her." I said.

"When they asked about you having someone, you said that... maybe." Forth said.

OK, I said that during last Sunday dinner with David, Marla and their sons. But....

"... when I found out that you already live together, I thought you were dating." Forth said. "But since you are living in separate bedroom, I thought you were trying to get Beam's blessing first. I mean... must have been weird."

I blink. "I didn't...." I shake my head.

Forth looked confused. "Did you break up?" He asked again.

"Huh?" I shake my head. "There's no break up. We didn't date."

Forth blinks.

"At all."

"Really?" Forth doesn't believe me.

"Why would I lie about that?" I return his question.

"Because you don't want Beam to know? I mean, he's pretty scary while angry." Forth said.

I blink. "I don't lie about it. We're not dating."

"Owh." Forth blinks. "Why not?"

I blink. "Well...." I frown. "Why would we?"

Forth looks at me with a super confused look. "But you guys... I mean... but...." He sighs and then closed his mouth. "I am sorry, I didn't mean to get into your business, I was just asking whether you had told him but apparently there's nothing to tell."