The Harper Family: Love Connection (Wattpad Version)

The tree hugger

Kyler

After work, I headed to the restaurant to meet my date. When I walked in, I spotted Rachel sitting at a table, hiding behind a menu. That was a relief.

"Hey, Kyler," Gabe greeted me.

"Hey, Gabe."

"Are you meeting anyone?"

"Yeah, a date."

Gabe arched his brow. "Does your date know?"

I gave Gabe a strange look as he shrugged and showed me to a table. I took a seat as Gabe handed me a menu and set one on the table across from me. Then returned to the kitchen.

Now it's time to wait.

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Rachel

I peeked over the menu and spotted a girl dressed in old clothes entered. She spoke to a guy. The guy nodded and led the girl to Kyler's table.

What the hell?

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Kyler

My brows knitted in confusion as a server led a girl dressed in old clothes to my table.

"Are you Kyler?" The girl asked me.

"Yeah," I replied.

"Okay. Good." The girl took a seat across from me as the server left us. "I hope you don't mind, but I'm conserving water."

I scrunched my nose because the girl's body odor waifed toward me. I coughed from the stench.

"Too many people are wasteful with water. Do you know how many gallons of water we waste per day?"

"Uh, no."

"Millions. Don't even get me started on pollution. I can't believe how many people emit carbons into the atmosphere with their gas guzzlers." The girl rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"So, your profile said you love nature."

"I protest to save the trees and stop people from destroying the earth. I even bought an electric car since it's better for the environment."

"Oh, that's interesting."

The girl opened her menu and glanced at the selection. "Doesn't this place have any vegan options?"

"I'm not sure."

The girl looked at me aghast. "Do you know what slaughterhouses do to poor defenseless animals? How would you like someone to treat you inhumanely and slaughter you as you squeal?"

"Whoa." I held my hands up in defense. "I figured we were just meeting tonight."

"Then you should do your research on animal cruelty."

What the hell?

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Rachel

After watching Kyler with the homeless girl, I got up and walked to the bar. I got Mercedes's attention. Mercedes walked over to me.

"Can you do me a favor and send Kyler a stiff drink?" I thumbed at Kyler's table.

Mercedes glanced past me. "Who is sitting with Kyler?"

"His date."

Mercedes scrunched her nose. "Ew, why?"

"You got me." I shrugged.

"I'll do you one better." Mercedes mixed a cocktail, placed it in front of me, and winked at me.

I took it and walked to Kyler's table. When I arrived, I wanted to puke. Oh, God. What's that smell?