“Yeah. One day at a time. By the way, Aaron wants me to push Harry and Jade into acting on their feelings,” Celsie said, and Benne turned to spare her a surprised glance.
“He told you that?”
“Yeah.”
Although Benne knew that Harry had a thing for Jade, he didn’t realize that it was serious enough for him to have mentioned it to his father. He could understand Aaron knowing about Jade’s feelings for Harry since Jade had said they ran into each other at Harry’s place, and Jade wasn’t exactly the type to hide her emotions. Was it possible that Jade had told Aaron that she thought Harry was into her? He highly doubted that.
“Did he say Harry told him anything about Jade?”
“I didn’t ask.”
“So, what did you tell him?” Benne asked curiously.
“I told him I’d rather enjoy the show than interfere with it,” Celsie said with a shrug, “Besides, I’m sure a lot of you want to interfere already,” Celsie said, making Benne chuckle.
She pursed her lips when she remembered that she was yet to tell Benne about Sonia’s , “Sonia is writing a about us,” Celsie said before Benne could respond to what she had said earlier.
“A about us? Not her and Bryan?” Benne asked in confusion since he remembered Sonia and Bryan talking about a during the interview, but he had thought it was just about her and Bryan’s relationship.
“More like a about your family, since the book is also going to comprise of her relationship with Bryan and Jade’s possible romance with Harry,” Celsie explained, and Benne’s lips twitched in amusement.
“That sounds interesting.”
“You don’t have a problem with it?” Celsie asked curiously.
“Just tell her not to use my name or say anything about me that might make people think I’m the one. The last thing I want is for people to start looking at me like a creepy stalker,” Benne said with a wince, and Celsie giggled.
“Do you think Harry will mind? I mean, will he be okay with being written about?” Celsie asked, and Benne shrugged.
“As long as we are the only ones that know the story is about him, I don’t think he would mind. That reminds me, are you aware that next week is the company’s anniversary celebration?” Benne asked, and Celsie gave him a nod.
“Harry told me about it earlier.”
“I never knew Harry to be a talkative or a snitch, but he’s telling you a lot of things lately,” Benne complained with a scowl, and Celsie giggled.
“Let him be.”
“Anyway, I hope you realize you will be there as my partner and not as a staff, right?” Benne asked as he turned to spare her a glance when the traffic light blinked red.
“Is there a reason I can’t be there as both?” She asked, her brows drawn together.
“I’m just trying to say, I hope you won’t try to stay away from me during the events. Please don’t bring up that talk about keeping our relationship separate from work or stuff like that. I want you there, sitting beside me as my partner and not just one of the directors,” Benne said, and Celsie smiled.
“After the stunt I pulled earlier at the company, do you think I have any intention of staying away from you at work anymore? You might end up being the one pleading with me to take things easy,” Celsie said, making Benne chuckle.
“Good. I just wanted to be sure we were on the same page,” Benne said as he resumed driving again when the traffic light blinked green.
“Anita will be attending the anniversary events too?” Celsie asked after a moment, and Benne nodded.
“Yes. Why?”
“Well, I thought the live interview would have taken place before then, so she wouldn’t have to come,” Celsie said, and Benne turned to spare her a glance.
“Are you worried about running into her? You don’t have to worry about her or anybody else.”
“No. That’s not it. I don’t know if it’s because I know so much about her and her family now, or maybe it’s because I have a lot of confidence in you, but I’m not worried about her anymore,” Celsie said, and Benne smiled.
“Good. If I had my way, I would have preferred the interview takes place this weekend. But if Eric sends her an impromptu invite, it would look suspicious as I’m sure a lady like her would be aware that Eric usually issues an invite to his guests at least two weeks before the show day to give them time to prepare themselves. Besides, I’m sure he already has plans with other celebrities for the coming weeks. It’s best he follows his usual routine, so it doesn’t appear suspicious. And asking him to alter his previous arrangements to do this for me would mean I have to owe him a huge favor, and I don’t want to be indebted to him more than I already am. Do you understand?” Benne asked, and Celsie gave him a nod.
“Yes, I do. Do you think Jamal would still be awake?” Celsie asked, changing the subject when her eye fell on the time displayed on the car’s dashboard, and she saw that it was past eleven already.
Benne considered the question for a moment, “Hmm. He would most likely have fallen asleep in the Den, still waiting for you to return and take him to bed,” Benne said, and Celsie raised a brow.
“Waiting for me?”
“Yes. That’s what I would do if I were him. The kid has a crush on you. Didn’t you notice?” Benne asked, and Celsie giggled.
“Really? What makes you think so?” She asked in amusement.
“I don’t think so. I know so. Besides, why do you think he was commenting on your appearance that way?” Benne asked with a scowl, and Celsie giggled.
“Don’t tell me you are jealous of a seven-year-old boy,” she said, poking his side playfully.
“Jealous? Nah! I get to do all the adult stuff with you, so there’s nothing to be jealous of,” Benne said with a grin, and a blush stained Celsie’s cheeks.
“What do you mean by adult stuff?” She asked, using both palms to cover her face, and Benne chuckled when he turned to spare her a glance and saw her spying at him through the spaces between her fingers.
“Are you sure you want me to tell you what I mean? Or maybe I should show you instead?” He asked, sending her a naughty wink, and he blindly extended a hand towards her boobs as he returned his attention to the road, but Celsie playfully pushed his hand away while laughing gaily.
“I can’t believe I’m out here laughing like a lunatic at this time of the night on a work day,” Celsie said with a shake of her head.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.