Chapter 922 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“Alright. No cars then. I will take a cab. See you later,” Candace said before walking away.

Once she shut the door behind her, Aaron shook his head, “For someone who was exposed to such a rough life, she’s still somewhat innocent and naive,” Aaron said with an amused smile.

“About that, did she tell you what the guy at the party last night was talking to her about? Do you know the guy personally?” Jade asked, and Harry shook his head.

“I didn’t ask her about it. He’s part of our legal team. Why? What did he say to her?” Harry asked, and Jade told them what Candace had told her.

“Well, stuff like this is bound to happen. I was thinking that after we’ve handled Sara, I will introduce her officially to the press as my sister and have her say it out in the open that she was a stripper. That way there wouldn’t be any need for anyone to look in her past. If you have no secrets, there will be nothing anyone can use against you,” Harry said, and Aaron frowned.

“Do you think Candace is capable of that? She might not look or act it but she’s really insecure and has low self esteem,” Jade said, and Aaron nodded in agreement.

“I don’t think she can do that,” Aaron said.

“She can and she will. She just needs a little support and push. Don’t worry, I will make sure of it. I will be right there with her when she makes the announcement. It wouldn’t be done to shame her. It would help to free her from the burden of her past. That’s the only way she can get past her insecurity and low selfesteem. No one can shame her with a past she has declared publicly,” Harry said confidently.

“If you say so. I need to take a nap,” Aaron said as he rose to leave for his bedroom.

The moment he left and they were alone in the living room, Harry pulled her to himself and kissed her slowly until she felt her head spin.

“That’s to say I’ve missed you,” Harry said, and Jade gazed up at him with dazed eyes.

“Well, I should say I missed you too,” Jade said as she climbed into his thighs and covered his lips with hers.

She almost purred from lust and excitement when she realized he had a boner and she was sitting on top of it.

She moved on his lap and ground on his arousal making Harry groan as he pulled away, and this time he was the one with the dazed expression, “You switched that up from zero to a hundred in a second,” Harry complained, and Jade grinned as she moved against his boner.

“Stop doing that! There’s a kid in the house,” Harry hissed at her in frustration and Jade giggled.

“Why don’t we go to your bedroom?” Jade suggested as she batted her lashes at him.

“I can’t take you in there when you’re in such a naughty mood. I’m going to end up making love to you,” Harry said as he carried her off his lap, making Jade’s heart skip a beat.

“What if I ask you to do it?” Jade asked with a pout.

“Why do you want me to?” Harry asked curiously, and she shrugged.

“Because I want you? We don’t have to have sex yet if you don’t want to. But it wouldn’t be asking for too much to neck and make out like silly teenagers, would it?” Jade suggested even though she knew Harry would say no as usual.

Harry eyed her for a moment before rising from his seat, “You know what? I don’t see why not. Since I skipped all of that as a teenager, I should probably try it out now,” Harry said to her surprise, and before she could react to that he carried her off the couch and headed for his bedroom.

Benne dialed Kimberly’s line after contemplating for a while whether or not to confront her for approaching Celsie when the result was not out yet.

He wanted to make sure he put her in her place and let her know that baby mama or not he wasn’t going to condone any unnecessary dramas or let her mess with Celsie in any way.

“Hey, Hi! Why are you calling already? Is the result out yet?” Kimberly asked in surprise after she received the call on the fifth ring.

“No, it’s not. Celsie told me you chatted with her. Why did you do that?” Benne asked, and Kimberly turned to her hair stylists and signaled to them to excuse her.

“I didn’t mean any harm, okay? I just figured you told her about it already so I wanted to get acquainted with her,” Kimberly explained.

“You had no right doing that. If I wanted you to get acquainted with her I would have made the introductions at the right time. I don’t want you speaking to her or anything! Don’t try to mess with her, I won’t take it,” Benne warned harshly and Kimberly’s brows furrowed in annoyance.

“Back off, will you? I don’t understand why you’re speaking to me so harshly, but I’m not your enemy and neither am I here to cause any conflicts. I was only trying to get along with the lady that would be involved in Dawn’s life. What is so wrong about that? Listen, if you think it’s going to be too burdensome to be involved in Dawn’s life, say so and we will cut off all communication with you,” Kimberly hissed in annoyance and hung up without letting Benne say another word.

Benne scowled as he stared at his phone, and before he could decide whether to call her back or not a knock sounded on his door.

“Come in,” he said gruffly and Bryan walked in.

“Is everything alright?” Bryan asked when he noticed the annoyance on Benne’s face.

“Sure. What’s up?” Benne asked, and Bryan shrugged.

“I noticed you were home and I figured since we are home alone, we could play a game or two or just sit out to drink and chill,” Bryan suggested.

“I could use both,” Benne said as looked around the room for a moment as though he was searching for something before walking out with Bryan.

“So, I was going to tell you something last night before Harry and Candace showed up. I’m proposing to Sonia tomorrow,” Bryan said as they descended the stairs, and Benne stopped walking and turned to him in surprise.

“Tomorrow?” Benne asked, and Bryan nodded.

“Yeah. I don’t want our baby to be born outside wedlock. So, I’d love to get married to Sonia before the baby bump becomes obvious. That way she can wear whatever dress she has dreamt of wearing her whole life without the bump getting in the way. I haven’t told her. I hope you won’t tell Celsie either. But I want you to be there and make sure Celsie is there,” Bryan rambled on while Benne watched him with a blank expression.

He couldn’t believe that he had spent his entire life believing Bryan was the irresponsible brother when he was the one. Despite Bryan’s lifestyle he didn’t have a baby outside wedlock, yet here he was still trying to come to terms with the fact that he might be the father of a three years old kid.

“Benne? Are you alright?” Bryan asked when Benne did not say anything after some time.

“Yeah! I’m just surprised and happy for you. I guess we should grab the drink to celebrate first. I will pour you a glass from my most expensive wine,” Benne said as he continued down the stairs and they headed for the bar.

Bryan chuckled, “Isn’t it funny that I’m getting married before you? Don’t you dare propose to Celsie and try to beat me to going to the altar,” Bryan warned and Benne chuckled.

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