“Benne loves Harry like a brother, and Harry is a great guy so there’s no reason for him to disapprove. Even my mom approves of my feelings for him,” Jade said with a small smile.
“I don’t suppose Harry knows that you like him?” Candace asked curiously.
“I’m not sure…”
“You are not sure? You are in love with him, you didn’t tell him how you feel and then you went on to hook him up with another lady and now you’re feeling sad about it?”
“Is it just me, or was there a silent ‘Are you crazy?’ at the end of your question?” Jade asked, trying to find humor in the situation.
Candace’s lips twitched with amusement, “I thought you would miss that.”
“I’m a lawyer. Nothing gets past me,” Jade said, and Candace snorted.
“The man you love is about to get past you literally,” Candace muttered dryly, and Jade tittered with laughter.
“Remind me again, why are we not friends?” Jade asked, loving Candace’s sense of humor.
“Because we were on opposite sides of the law when we met?” Candace asked, and Jade giggled.
“Well, I hooked him up with Aurora before I realized that I was interested in him. And now you can see their progress for yourself,” Jade said with a sigh, and Candace shook her head.
“Even your own feelings got past you, yet you said nothing gets past you,” Candace said with a roll of her eyes.
“Can you just let that line go?” Jade asked with a giggle, glad that Candace was trying to make light of the situation. She was feeling sad enough already.
“What do you plan to do? Give up?”
“Giving up is not an option.”
“Good. I never figured you for the type to give up. Do you think he likes you? Is he attracted to you?” Candace asked, wanting to know how she could be of help.
“I don’t know. I like to believe so. My mom and brothers says he likes me, and Sonia also believes that Harry is interested in me but he has never made any move. Not even when we stayed alone for a couple of days.”
“You were alone with him? Why didn’t you tell him how you feel?” Candace suggested.
“I’m not sure telling him how I feel is the wise thing to do,” Jade said, and Candace looked at her incredulously.
“It’s okay for everyone else to know of your feelings for him apart from him? I never thought you were a coward,” Candace said, and Jade pursed her lips.
“That’s not it.”
“Then what is it?” Candace asked with a slightly raised brow.
“Harry is not that kind of person. He is old-fashioned,” she said with a shrug.
“So what if he is old-fashioned? Who said because he is old-fashioned you can’t directly let him know you like him? You never can tell, maybe that’s all he’s been waiting for,” Candace said and Jade sighed.
She couldn’t believe the number of advisers she had on just this issue. There was Benne, Sonia, and now Candace. Whose advise was she supposed to take?
“Have you ever tried to seduce him?” Candace asked, and Jade’s eyes widened in surprise.
“I just told you the man is old-fashioned and you’re asking if I’ve tried to seduce him? Harry is not that kind of man. Besides, he was always uncomfortable the few times I wore skimpy or revealing clothes around him. He doesn’t like me dressing that way around him,” Jade said, and Candace smiled.
“I think he is attracted to you. And I think you should tell him how you feel.”
“Benne says I shouldn’t.”
“Do you always do what you’re told?” Candace asked with a slightly raised brow.
“Not always. Only when it’s important.”
“Then trust me, and tell him how you feel. You have nothing to lose if he doesn’t feel the same way,” Candace said, but Jade shook her head.
“I’ve got a lot to lose. My self-respect, my friendship with him, and then there is that Aurora thing. I would die of embrassment. No, I can’t.”
“Okay. So you won’t tell him how you feel about him, and you won’t give up. So what’s your big plan? I’m sure you have one, right?” Candace asked, and Jade eyed her with displeasure.
“I never knew you to be this sarcastic,” Jade said, and Candace shrugged.
“I guess it’s safe to say it got past you,” Candace said with a straight face, and Jade laughed softly.
“So? What’s the big plan?” Candace asked once again.
“I haven’t come up with any yet. I just might sabotage their date,” Jade said with a shrug.
“Just how many dates do you plan on sabotaging? I don’t see your spa friend giving up just because of a few hiccups in their date plans. And just so you know, if you keep being this passive you just might be walking down the aisle with Harry but not as his wife, as his wife’s maid of honor,” Candace said as Jade pulled into the parking lot of the hotel.
“For someone who is not in talking terms with her boyfriend, you sure do know how to give relationship advice,” Jade said dryly as she turned off the car.
“Matt is not my boyfriend…”
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.