Betrothed✔️

Chapter 16

Kiara POV

"What's got you all bubbly so early in the morning ? " Trent asks as he keeps pinching my cheek.

I swat his hands away and glare his way. My cheeks hurt. But, I won't let this ruin my happy morning. I woke up to Brian's face again today and in his arms. I have been grinning like an idiot since I woke up. Let's be real , who wouldn't enjoy waking up to that handsome face ? Definitely not me.

I had Brian on my left and Trent to my right as we had our breakfast. Trent kept blabbing about something silly as he always does and I could see Mr. Smith adoring him from the corner of my eye. Ok, am I the only one who feels this or I'm just seeing things wrong ? I probably should take a break from my bl dramas for a while .

Mr. Smith catches me staring at him, and for a second I thought he had an alarmed expression. But he soon recovered and smiled my way. Now, that's really suspicious.

"Kiara , don't you agree that Spencer is really rigid ? " Trent asks .

" Yea , Mr. Smith kinda is rigid . " I say with a nervous chucke at the end.

"Just call me Spencer , Kiara . " Spencer says. I nod in response.

We drive to the place where we were supposed to have a meeting with Mr.Roberts, landlord of the land . It was really hard to get his appointment. Thanks to Spencer's connection that we could arrange this. It was just Brian , Spencer , Trent and me who came to meet him , while , Cara and Kelly were assigned to meet the people for the other things that were needed to be fine for setting up a restaurant .

I look around as I wait for the Mr. Roberts to arrive. A lady in her mid 20's walks in with a older man. She looks so pretty. Pretty women are such a good eye candy and I like her type a lot. The elegant and independent looking ones.
She walked in with grace and when she spotted us , she had a beautiful smile on her face. I stare at her , admiring her beauty.

She walks with the older man and stops infront of us. I stand up and watch as Brian and Spencer greet the older man. And , the lady hugs both the men with a really huge smile on her face. Do they know each other ? We don't hug people on first meets , do we ? And the weirdest part was both the men returned her gesture.

Trent and I exchange glaces with each other with a confused look. I'm curious now and so is Trent.

"Do you know Cynthia, Mr. Lacce ? " Mr. Roberts asks , something we all really wanna know.

"Oh, yes. Cynthia is a really old friend of mine and Spencer  when I used to live here. " He says.

But the look on Cynthia's face says that it wasn't just it. I might be assuming but she had this sad but happy smile on her face when he said that. Let's not pry into things too much , Kiara. We all settle down and put forward each others demands and come to an agreement. Finally , it's finished. No more issues with the land. And I have to say , Cynthia helped us a lot to convince Mr. Roberts . Yay! I can be peaceful now for few days before I get another task assigned to me at work .

As we were about to leave, Spencer invites Cynthia to join us for dinner . And I could see Trent pouting as Spencer speaks gently to Cynthia . That's just adding fuel to my suspicion. We depart from them and inform Cynthia the time we should be meeting.

On our way back , I sit with Trent . He has some serious stuff to spill. And I can no longer hold in my curious cats.

"Young man , whats the deal with you and Spencer " I whisper yell.

"Just nothing. I was hoping there was something but I don't think there is. " He says bitterly as he gives me a sad smile.

I pat his back and smile his way .

"There's plenty of fishes, as I already told you . We can alwayys get a better one for you. And you have me . " I say trying to act like it was the ultimate truth. It is in a way.

He laughs at my action. Loud enough to get the attention of everyone else in the car. I just give a awkward smile to get way from the stares we were getting.

It was evening and I was getting ready to go out for the dinner we had with Cynthia. I was wearing boyfriend jeans with a white tee , topped by a camel colored Cardigan . Brian walks in wearing casual clothes. That's something new. I usually see him in either home clothes or suits. He was wearing black jeans with black turtleneck sweater and a denim jacket. I could never get tired of his visuals.

I stare at him ,more like checking him out. He was a damn meal. His eyes meet mine . My ears turn red out if embarrassment for getting caught. But I look away and act as if I wasn't checking him out  few seconds ago.

"It's legal for you to check me out , Mrs. Lacce. " He smirks .

"I wasn't "I defend while getting more flustered than I already was.

He chuckled at my reaction and just walks to me. He gets closer to me and leans in .

" But , I'm sure you were. " He whispers in my ear.

The proximity making my heartbeat rise. And all I wanted at the moment was to be engulfed by him. He sure does have effect on me. To make me feel all these feelings and thoughts that are so alien to me.

"Mrs. Lacce , are you just gonna stand there or wanna come with me? "  He says as he walks away and stands at the door waiting for me to react, with a playful smile on his face.

Damn ! I'm totally whipped for him.

Authors note :

Hey !!

I tried to update early this time.🙂

So , are you guys suspicious about Trent and Spencer, too ? They be looking really sus , though.

Cynthia. I really like the name.