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《Chapter 11》

As soon as they closed the door, Hannah was bombarded with questions.

"Where did he take you?"
"Did he do the basic chivalrous stuff?"
"Did he order for you?"
"Did he pay?"
"Did he kiss you?"

"Woah, woah, woah people. One at a time, but since I remember the questions, I'll answer in order. He took me to a 50s inspired diner. He did hold the door open for me and pushed my chair in. I ordered for myself. He wanted to pay for everything but I insisted that I paid half. Finally, no, he did not kiss me." Hannah answered.

"Phew, thank God. If he did, I would've-", Calum said, but she quickly cut him off.

"Punched him?" She asked, finishing his sentence.

"Punched him to death, yes."

Hannah let out a heavy sigh while Mali smacked his arm.

"Alright, not to death. At least on the verge of losing consciousness."

"Calum!" Mali and Hannah yelled.

Calum raised his arms in defeat as Mali and Hannah shook their heads in disapproval. Their aunt changed the subject by asking, "Do you think he likes you?"

"I mean, I don't know. I noticed that the tips of his ears turned red when I said we should share the milkshake."

"Ok, so the feelings might be arising." Uncle Tom said.

"I'm pretty sure the feelings are already there." A different voice said.

"Ashley?" Everyone said in unison.

"What? You really didn't think I would be here for this?" She asked.

"The better question is how did you get in the house?" Calum asked her.

"I know where the spare key is." She answered nonchalantly.

"Looks like we have to change it now." Aunt Nat said while shaking her head.

"What do you mean the feelings are already there?" Hannah asked curiously.

"Remember, I can see through people easily. Tyde is trying to hide his feelings, but we both know him like the back of our hand. You said the tips of his ears turned red, right?"

Hannah nodded, waiting for her to explain.

"Every time we tease him, that's his reaction. The only other time that happened was when he had a massive crush on Vanessa."

"That was the first crush. He hasn't had a crush on anyone in a while."

"Yes, except for you."

"I still think we shouldn't jump to conclusions right away." Hannah stated.

"Oh really? Then why did Tyde gush about your lunch date?"

"What proof do you have?"

Ashley pulls out her phone and plays a voicemail that Tyde left. She was, in fact, correct. He sounded so happy talking about today. All of that was fine with Hannah, but the last thing he said caught everyone off guard.

"I think I really have a crush on Hannah."