The Dog Beside Her

Chapter 17☆

Alexis's POV

“So? Where are we going?” I raised my eyebrow and licked my lips and smiled recalling just now.

“Somewhere,”

“Where????” I pleaded, giving puppy eyes-sort of.

“Oh my why are you so cute?” he commented, which caused me to blush like well a tomato.

I rarely get compliments.

My heart was swelling inside that someone had finally said I looked cute in forever.

“Oh come on you are already blushing.” Benjamin observed. “I can live with that, it only makes you cuter.”

And I blushed even redder.

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When we arrived, which took a really short period of time, he stopped the car.

“Where are we???” I asked again.

“I’m treating you to breakfast,” he stated coolly, before exiting the car and when I exited the car, he locked it before we went, side by side.

Hey… This place looks so familiar…

“You eat at the pancake stall too? I visit this place all the time!” I exclaimed.

“Anyway, I shall be treating you to breakfast,” he smiled. “No protests,” he added.

“I would be honoured to have this free breakfast then, thanks,” I smiled.

As we walked, Benjamin gradually held my hand in his and I didn’t notice it until he gave my hand a little squeeze which kind of surprised me.

His hand was well, really soothing and it felt really comfortable. So I never did let go.

When we entered the restaurant, the kind lady (a.k.a. Mrs Pancake, which I have called since young)  greeted us warmly.

“Pancake girl look at how much you have grown! You have a boyfriend now! I totally ship the both of you!!!”Mrs Pancake greeted me as she showed me to my seats. Benjamin gave me a perplexed look and I replied, ”Told ya I come here all the time. In fact the lady just now is Mrs Pancake,” I grinned cheekily.

He looked at me, mumbling about how innocent I am. I brushed it away, by paying my attention on approaching Mrs Pancake. I didn’t want him to see my cheeks and how red they were.

“Pancake girl, the usual I presume?”

I nodded.

“Me too,” Benjamin replied. Does he even know what he’s about to eat?

Mrs Pancake looked at him before nodding and walking away.

“Do you even know what you just ordered?” I challenged him.

“Well, I have a big appetite, if that’s what you are implying,” he winked.

I shrugged.

When the food arrived, well, Benjamin got it correct. 4 stacks of hot, steaming, fragrant, delicious, mouth-watering blueberry pancakes drenched in golden, sparkling and sweet maple syrup. I always eat this when I come here and I never fail to get sick of it. Why 4? Because I eat two servings.

Ta daa.

“Wow,” was the only thing Benjamin said before tucking in.

I laughed.

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A few hours later, I found myself sitting opposite the two best-est friends in the whole world.

“How did he confess?”

“Did he kiss you?”

“How are you feeling right now? Awesome right????”

“Alexis! Answer us!”

I blinked, unable to answer all the questions.

Cheryl’s mum entered the room, giving me a cup of hot chocolate in which I gratefully accepted. The marshmallows and chocolate are a perfect pair…

After breakfast (I was really full) Benjamin sent me home.

And turns out Cheryl was waiting for me to go breakfast and when she saw me holding hands and all with Benjamin, you should know what happened next.

I had originally planned to not tell them, but I had to tell them since they already discovered.

At the end of my story, Jasmine exclaimed, “That’s so sweet! I want someoe like him!” She then grabbed a cushion and hugged it real tight.

Awwie.

She will get her prince soon, I’m sure.

“I know right. But I still prefer mine,” She smiled.

Oh well, at least the breakfast was good.

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Isn't this chapter short? Ikr...