The Stranger Is My Husband

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 13

What the...? There's too much people in the house.

As I entered the house, I saw 2 men taking body measurements. Also, a woman proposing her flower arrangements to Michael. When my eyes caught what's on the one corner of this room, I saw dad, I think he's taste testing the food. This is a good chance to talk to him. As I walk slowly and silently towards my dad's direction, avoiding to caught attention. I saw Zac on the other side of the table. What? He knows about this? How could he not told me? At this very moment my anger really boils up, except the fact that their planning all this without my permission, without me knowing that I'm getting married soon, what really makes me mad, beyond mad actually, is the fact that I thought Zac is on my side. But now seeing him here, being one with them, goes to show that he's not. That he still wants this to happen.

"Amazing, right?" I almost jump when I heard a voice from my back. When I turn,

"Louise? What are you doing here? I thought your going to my place."

"Yeah, I was about to. Unfortunately, your dad saw me. So he let me enter his house. He said that Josie is about to pick you up."

"Can you go with me?"

"Yep. How am I to say no to my bessie? Besides-

Before she can finish her sentence I drag her out which makes her squeal because of shock. On the corner of my eyes I can see their head turned on our direction. 'who cares? go girl!' I high five my self in my mind knowing that they are not so frustrate how to get me back in there.

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"Whaaaat!?" Louise shouted. She was so shocked when I told her the story behind the wedding. She can't believe it. We are now at Harry's house dining area. "is he out of his mind? It seems like he's selling you!"

I just nod.

"That's why I need your advice and opinion guys. Zac is really a good man, but, I just can't take the fact that we need to do such thing because of business."

As I said it, Ben stared at me, his eyebrows meeting,

"Wait, so you mean, you don't want to do the wedding because it's a part of a business deal, not that because you don't like Zacy yummy?" Ben, my gay friend said.

"Hey! Stop perving him, Ben." I said chuckling

he rolled his eyes at me, "no I'm not. I'm just stating the obvious."

Is it? No, I don't like Zac. I like Adam. Yeah, I like Adam. 'really huh?!' This little voice in makes me seriously confused.

"Look, I need to do something. I don't want my dad and his friend succeed on this."

"Do something like what? Like escaping?" Harry said. Harry is a straight guy. He's mostly the serious one in the group, he's like the older brother I never had.

"If that's the only way. Yeah, maybe, I need to escape." I said to him gesturing my hand on the air to put emphasis.

"You don't need to escape, Kath. You want it." he said while shaking his head.

"Oh come on, Harry. Kath is really in need for our help. This thing... this wedding, or should I say, 'business' is not good. So maybe escaping will do for now." Louise said to him.

"Exactly! 'maybe' 'now', those words has no assurance. Maybe it will work or maybe not. It of it work, it's only for now. How about tomorrow, in the future?" he said with a in-a-matter-of-fact look

"Oh, pleaaase! Professor Harry Sean. Stop with your lectures! Don't be ridiculous." Jean said, his fiancé. They are against each other sometimes but you can't say that they don't love each other, 'cause they do. Really do.

"I'm not being ridiculous. I just don't want Katherine to do something or anything that she'll regret." he said

Oh, I can't say anything to that. He really cares. I can't live without this people. They are crazy but I love them like my own siblings.

"Let's finish eating this food first. Then we'll talk more about this." Jean suggested.

We continued eating in silence. When we finished dinner, we all went to the backyard and enjoy the night's fresh air.

We are all busy talking about different stuff when Ben laughed alone which caught our attentions.

"Do I have to call the mental hospital guys? Benjamin is laughing alone." Louise teased him.

"Don't call them. They might catch you. They've been looking for you since you escaped their premises." Ben teased back and we all laugh.

"Haha. Funny Benny." she said rolling her eyes.

"Spill it, Ben. What are you laughing at?" I asked him

"Uhmm, I was just thinking about Adam," I looked at him puzzled. What Adam has to do with this? "maybe... I mean, you said, you think you like each other so why not ask him."

"Ask what?" I asked him two brows meeting each other.

"To mar-

"That is what you call ridiculous, Hon." Harry said to Jean but still looking to Ben.

"Yeah, that's stupid Ben." Jean agreed nodding her head.

"Just saying. I never said that she have to do it. Yah know." he shrugged and continued reading the magazine.

"Actually, that's not a bad idea though." Louise stated.

"Louise, drop that idea. There's no way I'll ask Adam that. Besides, we barely know each other."