The ARRANGEMENT

Another Favor, Another Arrangement

Once she reached her apartment, she texted Colin notifying him she's already at home. Just like a faithful girlfriend, she thought. Fake girlfriend in fact.

After 40 minutes there's a rang at her door. Who could that be, she's not expecting anyone. She opens the door, Colin his fake boyfriend standing in front of the door both hands on his back.

"Hi, can I come in?" he asked.

"What are you doing here?" sounds annoyed. She opens the door to let him in. Colin is following her.

"I miss my girlfriend." Mocking at her.

"Yeah right." She responded.

"I brought you something." He handed her a brown paper bag.

"What is this?" she asks.

"I'm sure you haven't had your breakfast. So, your breakfast my lady." Bring out a brown paper bag while teasing her.

"And flowers." Coming from his left hand, he gives the bouquet of flowers to her.

Its purple tulips are surrounded by small white flowers and bound together by a purple ribbon.

"Thank you." She smells the flower to hide her thrills. Purple tulip is in fact her favorite flower. How did he know about that, Oh Eloise his sister answered her question.

She went to her kitchen to fix what was inside the paper bag and put the flowers in the vase with water. She places the food on the dining table and the flowers in the center of the table.

"Hey, let's eat." She calls Colin who rushes to the dining table. "Looks like I'm not the only one who needs breakfast." She chuckles.

"I'm famish." His short answers.

"As always." She answers back. "I also have something for you." She remembers the box she had that had his favorite dessert. She turns around to get the box inside the fridge.

"Here." Handed the box to him.

He opens it using his left hand, while his right hand is holding a piece of pancake.

"My favorite. Did you baked it?" he asked smiling widely at her.

She just nods. One of her assets is baking and she's pretty good at it. Her specialty is éclair, coincidentally his favorite.

"Thanks." He went beside her and then kissed her forehead, she's still not used to his gestures, and made her face red immediately. He just stared at her with fondness.

When their done they went to the living room and sat on the couch. He sits beside her.

"You were asking me what brought me here?" he begins.

"I would like to ask another favor?" he is looking at her with a pitiful face.

"As I expected. And what is that?" she grins at him.

"Martina's son will get married at the end of the month and she will be away for a month." He explains.

"And this concern me?" she asks him.

"Can you please stay with me for a month?" he burst it out casually.

Her lips fell open and her eyes big from the shock. "What are you saying?" she asks.

"Please stay in my place for a month. Please?" he's pleading like a little child.

"Why do have to stay in your place?" now she is confused.

"Who will I invite other than my girlfriend." He declares.

"Oh, really." She stands up and walks away from him.