Chapter 969 – Beginning with a Daring Encounter

“I never said you were lying,” he said, and she scowled at him.

“But you thought so. I will send you a picture of me in my pyjamas with the girls!” She promised as she walked away from the living room making Aaron chuckle.

As Candace walked into her room, her phone beeped again and she clicked on Matt’s messages.

[Why are you not saying anything?]

[Are you dumping me already?]

[If you dump me I’m going to do a drunken live Instagram video and tell the world how mean you are.]

[Okay. So, what are you wearing?]

[Want to see the color of my brief? Come over and take a look.]

Candace rolled her eyes and giggled at his messages.

[I’m spending the night at Benne’s place with Sonia and the girls. Maybe I will see you tomorrow on my way back home from there.] she texted back.

Matt pursed his lips as she read her text. She was spending the night at Benne’s place? To the best of his knowledge Benne had a lot of rooms to accommodate his guests. He was very sure he could pay them a visit tonight and sleep over.

Bryan would need to plan his coming wedding with his best friend too, after all, Matt thought with a grin.

After work, Benne picked Celsie in front of the company as usual and they both headed for his house instead of Celsie’s.

“My grandfather said you asked him to report himself to my parents?” Benne asked as he drove and Celsie nodded.

“Yes. He should do that much. Why? Do you have a problem with it?” Celsie asked with a raised brow and Benne shook his head.

“No. I asked you to handle it. So whatever you say is fine,” Benne said quickly.

“Good,” Celsie said as she looked away from him to her window.

It seemed to her that when it came to other people interfering in his life or their relationship Benne knew how to draw the line and was usually harsh and unforgiving, but when it came to his family he was lenient.

She was just going to step in and do what he couldn’t do himself.

It was one thing to seek their opinion on his problems but it was another to have them interfere directly one way or the other.

Her family knew better than to interfere. They could talk all they wanted, but that was all they were allowed to do. And all the talking was to be directed at her and not at Benne.

Neither of them said a word to each other as they were both lost in their own thoughts, until they both sighed simultaneously and turned to look at each other.

“What is in your head?” Benne asked curiously.

“I’m just thinking, what now?” Celsie said, and Benne smiled since that was sort of what he had been thinking too.

As happy as he was that this whole drama with Kimberly was a ruse, he felt like some how they were back to where they were before it all came up.

Yes, there have been improvements in their relationship, but now he had no idea of what was next.

Would they be stuck in the same pattern? Would things change for them?

“What do you want now?” Benne asked, and Celsie grinned.

“A bowl of chocolate Ice cream,” she said, and Benne chuckled.

“Let’s find somewhere to get it for you then.”

“What about you? What were you thinking?” Celsie asked as she looked at him with interest.

“Nothing serious,” he said with a shake of his head as he kept his attention on the road.

They drove in silence for a moment until they sighted an ice cream parlor ahead of them and pulled over to get some for Celsie.

“Want to stay in the car while I get it?” Benne asked, and she shook her head.

“Why don’t we just sit out there for a moment? There’s no hurry in getting home, is there?” Celsie asked as she took off her blazers so that she was wearing just her spaghetti strapped top on her slacks.

Benne watched as she took the band off her hair and shook it out so it would fall down her shoulders.

“What are you doing?” He asked, and she smiled at him.

“Consider it an Ice cream date,” she said as she opened the door and got out of the car.

Benne chuckled as he did the same, “Why do you suddenly want an ice cream date?” He asked curiously as they both headed inside.

“Because you seem tense. I want you to relax,” Celsie said, surprising Benne who had not expected that.

“I’m not tense,” he said, even though he appreciated her gesture.

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