Unideal Romance

Chapter Nine.

"You called me suddenly.."  She sipped her milkshake. "Is everything okay? " She peered into his discomforting pale black eyes.

He laughed sarcastically. "Is it now sudden to call you? Huhn? " He answered rather displeased.

"That's not what I meant, I was on my work break. I've got just about twenty minutes here" She said.

"That's why I chose to come over and we are at the restaurant where you always spend your breaks, I won't take your time" He said back.

"Okay" She smiled and took a long sip.

"Have I done something, Rissa?" He rested his arms on the table. "Not picking my calls frequently, ignoring my texts.. " He added.

Rissa sighed and dropped the milkshake. "I can't give you what you want, Lawrence " She said calmly.

"The only thing I have basically asked for is-uhm-your permission to love you " He said, holding his fingers. "That was all" He stated.

"Which I granted " She nodded. "I can't allow it anymore-I mean--I just can't " She wasn't sure how she was going to explain to him that the only man who caught her interest which was kind of annoying was Luke Maddins and after that crazy moment they had yesterday, she wanted more of it. They had not had sex but things had happened between and he kept all saying he loved her and she should always hold on to him which she didn't quite understand why he had said that but it didn't matter.

"Is it Luke? " He raised his brows in anticipation. "Is there something between you both?" Lawrence was really hurt and nervous at the same time.

How did he know that? "Uhm--what do you mean? "She stuttered.

"You should have seen him on Sunday, I dropped him off at your place, he couldn't wait to see you. I didn't know what to think" He said and his voice shook, he had thought he found the woman he was ready to love and quit all his bad boy ways for but it might seem not the case now.

"Oh" She tried to avoid his accusing eyes.

"Are you both friends?"

"Not entirely" She shook her head in disapproval.

"Are you a thing then?" He pointed his two index fingers at each other to explain the 'thing' part..

She almost laughed at the way he made his two index fingers touch each other. It was very funny.
"I wouldn't say that" She managed to reply, what kind of person was she trying to laugh at such a serious moment, it would be ridiculous.

"What are you then?" He seemed confused.

She actually could not answer that, they had done things friends wouldn't but they weren't dating either and it was certainly not friends with benefits at least not for Luke.

"You don't know?" He laughed, his laugh giving off mockery.

"See-" Her voice turned stern. "It doesn't matter, all I know is that I can't just continue seeing you" She stood up.

"Am I supposed to back off then?" He got up too.

"Yes pls" She pleaded.

"On one condition" He answered.

"What?"

"Do you like him?" He peered into her eyes.

Rissa felt great whenever she was with him. "Yeah" She nodded casually.

"Do you like Luke? I mean like him affectionately?" He asked again.

She couldn't answer that, she wasn't sure if the likeness she had would stay if they had sex or it wouldn't. The only way to find out won't happen soon because Luke might be against fornication.