The promise we made

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Chapter 16: Unexpected

Zeke P.O.V

I woke up early due to the person ringing the doorbell. Who could possibly be here so early in the morning? I'm still exhausted. I just want to stay in bed and won't get up unless I need to use the bathroom or if I'm hungry and need to go to the kitchen. I groggily walked to the door.

"Good morning" Nicole greeted me with an uneasy smile. "Morning to you too." I tried to give her a real smile but I couldn't especially when I haven't brushed my teeth yet. Morning breath much. "Can I come in?" she asked me shyly and I moved out of the way to let her in. "Make yourself comfortable, I'm just gonna go brush my teeth." I excused myself and let her sit on the sofa.

When I finished brushing my teeth, I noticed that my bedroom door is slightly opened and as far as I can remember, I shut it when I went downstairs. I looked inside my room and saw that Rihanna's not in my bed anymore, in fact she's not in my room so I went downstairs. When I got to the living room, Rihanna was standing in front of Nicole still wearing my shirt. Rihanna looked at me warily like she doesn't know what to do. Nicole followed her gaze. She stood up doubtingly and took a deep, frustrated breath.

"What is she doing here?" she asked me questioningly and crossed her arms. It seems to me that she's not liking what she's doing but why? "She helped me paint my room, is there a problem?" I asked trying to be innocent as possible. "Why didn't you call me instead?" she raised her eyebrows. "I'm actually the one who suggest we give his room a make-over so I'm the one who helped him." Rihanna butted in. "Did you sleep in the same bed and does he own the shirt you're wearing?" Nicole asked Rihanna. Rihanna just nodded her head. "We didn't do anything else." I kissed Nicole on her forehead and hugged her tight. To be honest, she looks so sexy when she's being strict. I felt someone's eyes on me. I looked at Rihanna and she has pain and jealousy in her eyes and when she saw that I was looking at her, she looked away biting her lower lip.

"Do you promise me?" Nicole pouted which caused my heart to melt. "I promise." I assured her. "I love promises that are sealed with a kiss." she touched my lips. "I'm gonna go upstairs." Rihanna said and ran away. I wish I could follow her but how could I when Nicole's lips are there waiting for me. I softly grabbed her and we seal the promise with a kiss. "Next time when you need something, call me instead huh?" she hugged me possessively. "I will, baby." I returned her hug.

Nicole insisted on making breakfast so I let her. I still haven't checked up on Rihanna yet. "You should call Rihanna, food's almost ready." she told me. Okay then. This is my time to talk to her.

"Riha-" I opened the door. "Aaahh! Don't look! Don't look! Don't look! Please!" she screamed while covering her body with her hands so I automatically closed my eyes and the door. My face is so red right now. Goodness, I obviously embarrassed her. What if she won't come out now? "Is everything okay? I heard screaming?" Nicole asked from downstairs. "Yeah! Everything's cool!" No it's not though. It's actually getting hot. Zeke! Snap out of it! I slapped my face at least three times.

Minutes later, I got the courage to ask Rihanna. "Riri.. I'm sorry. Are you decent now? Can I come in?" I didn't get a respond but Nicole might get impatient so I carefully and cautiously entered my room. "Riri?" I called for her. I scanned for her in my room and she was at a corner curled up. I slowly came up to her. "I'm truly sorry. I should have knocked. I promise it won't happen again." She faced me showing her flushed face. "It's okay. You don't have to knock on you own room. It's my fault, I should have locked the door." she blamed herself. I sat next to her and she lean on my shoulder. "Nicole prepared breakfast. She's waiting for us." I told her gently.

"Zeke.. about what happened, can we keep that between us?" she asked me. "Of course." I smiled assuring her. "Do you promise?" she asked me. "I promise." I held her hand. "Can we seal it with a kiss?" she asked me avoiding eye contact. "Riri, we can't" I tried so hard to sound so gentle but even if I did, it still hurt her. "O-kay.." her voice cracked. She stood up and went for the door. She stopped midway but didn't face me. "Come on, you're girlfriend's waiting." she said then left.

Breakfast is ready. Rihanna didn't sit beside me, she didn't sit across me either. She sat at Nicole's left and I sat at Nicole's other side. "The food's amazing. You're a great cook." I complimented her. "Well you should kiss the cook." she said teasingly so I kissed her on the cheek. I didn't want to hurt Nicole too. I noticed Rihanna let go of her spoon and fork and played with her hands. After that, we continue to eat in silence but later on Riri break it when she asked Nicole "So who are you talking to on your phone and immediately hung up when you saw me?" Nicole licked her lower lip the turned to Rihanna. "A friend of mine." Nicole said. They stared at each other for a while. I couldn't handle the tension so I spoke "You better not being cheating on me." I joked and pouted, making myself cute. "Of course not. You're the only one for me." she kissed my cheek.

After eating Rihanna left. Nicole stayed for a while. "So I'll see you in school." she waved goodbye. "Mhm, you better kiss me if you do. Find a secret kissing place then." she poked my nose. Oh yeah. I forgot that we're dating secretly. If it's supposed to be a secret. Why is it okay to act like a couple in front of Rihanna? Hmmm.