“Lying that you’re coming over to see me just so you can go somewhere else to meet with Matt. Is that what you call keeping your business private?” Jade asked as she folded her hands in front of her, completely unaffected by Candace’s annoyance.
If there was one thing she had learned about Candace in the short duration of their friendship, it was the fact that Candace never held back in expressing her displeasure, but that didn’t mean they were having a fight. Candace just wasn’t the type to hold back.
“What’s wrong with that? Does my business have to be everyone’s business?” Candace asked, and Jade shrugged.
“And if something were to happen to you before you get to Matt’s how would we know where you went to?” Jade asked, angling her head to the side to look at Candace.
“If something were to happen to me, Matt would definitely speak up,” Candace said, and Jade tsk-tsked at that.
“Listen to yourself, Candace. You’re not making any sense. For someone as exposed and experienced as yourself, I don’t expect you to be acting like a naive teenager. What’s the big deal in having a boyfriend that you’re being so secretive?” Jade asked, and Candace scowled at her.
“Matt isn’t my boyfriend,” Candace said, choosing to ignore the jab about acting like a naive teenager.
“Really? He’s not? What is he to you then?” Jade asked with mock curiosity, and Candace sighed in resignation, knowing she won’t get out of this silly and annoying conversation without opening up.
“Why are you so interested in this anyway?” Candace asked, and Jade smiled.
“Because you’re my friend. Because you’re going to be my twin sister in-law. Because you’re my future sister-in-law’s cousin, because Matt is my family friend, because Matt cares about you and I know you do the same, because….”
“Because you’re just so nosy and can’t keep your nose off my business. Typical of Delgados as Harry would a say,” Candace cut in, and Jade giggled.
“If you think you’re going to provoke me out of getting an answer from you, you’ve got another thought coming. Come on, Candace,” Jade said as she moved closer to her.
“Alright. Fine. Since you must know, I agreed to be his friend with benefit. We are not dating or anything. It’s purely sexual,” Candace said, and Jade’s lips twitched in amusement.
“Matt asked you to be his friend with benefit?” Jade asked with a tinge of amusement in her tone.
Candace looked away, feeling slightly embarrassed. “Yeah. You can’t tell anyone, alright? We are not dating.”
“Going by your reaction to the presence of another lady beside him last night, don’t you think friends with benefit in respect to the both of you is the same as a normal adult relationship?” Jade asked wondering who they were both kidding.
“No, it’s not. We are only having sex. No romance. No going out on dates,” Candace explained.
“I guess you’re both free to go out with other people?” Jade asked and Candace frowned.
“Of course, not! Matt is the only guy I’ve been with since Jero who was my first. Why would I want to see other guys? And why should he be with other girls?” Candace asked, and Jade grinned.
“You’re both in a typical celebrity secret relationship. You’re dating away from public eyes, but you are dating whether you think so or not. If you’re going to lie about coming to see me next time, it’s best you give me a heads up so I don’t show up out of the blues like this next time,” Jade said, and Candace looked at her with a frown.
“We are not saying. You’re not going to tell anyone else about our conversation, are you?” Candace asked, and Jade shook her head.
“No. But I’d rather you are straight with me going forward. You should at least have someone you talk to about your movement. I could cover for you when you need me to,” Jade offered.
“You’ve already ruined it all,” Candace said with a scowl.
“I don’t think either your dad or your brother cares about your meeting with Matt. Simply tell them you’re going out and be gone,” Jade said, and Candace looked at her doubtfully.
“Or we could say I was going to see Matt because we are to discuss some of the engagement party plans?” Candace suggested, and Jade laughed softly.
“Maybe you can tell that to Jamal, but definitely not to your dad or Harry. They’ve caught on already. By the way, I was going to ask. Who was that guy at the party last night and what did he want?” Jade asked curiously, and Candace’s nose wrinkled in disgust.
“Just someone who recognized me from the club and stuff,” Candace said with a casual shrug.
“Really? What did he say to you? What did you say to him?” Jade asked curiously.
“Don’t worry about that, I handled it. I guess he was scared of Harry. He was really careful,” Candace said, and Jade looked at her for a moment.
“You must have felt embarrassed,” Jade said as she reached for Candace’s hand and squeezed it softly.
“Well, I did. Initially. But then I remembered I had a solid army behind me, and I became more confident,” Candace said, and Jade smiled.
“You should leave now if you plan to meet up with Matt today for your dick appointment and not be late for our hangout,” Jade said as she tapped Candace’s bum.
“My God, Jade! Why will you call it that?” Candace asked with mortification and Jade giggled.
“That’s what you said it was, wasn’t it? Purely sexual meeting equals dick appointment. You should get going,” Jade said with a grin, and Candace giggled.
“Some times I can’t believe you,” Candace said with a shake of her head as she picked up her handbag.
“I will fill you in on the stuff with the case and Bryan’s engagement later,” Jade said as they both walked out of the bedroom and headed for the living room.
“I guess you’re going to Celsie’s to meet with Celsie and Sonia?” Aaron guessed with a teasing smile and Candace scowled at him.
“No. You guessed wrong. I’m going to see Matt this time. Since he’s with Bryan we are going to discuss the engagement plans,” Candace said, and both Aaron and Harry who were watching ESPN chuckled.
“Have fun with the engagement plans then,” Aaron said, while Harry looked at her as she headed for the door.
“Aren’t you taking the car?” Harry asked and before Candace could respond Jade cut in.
“I will suggest you don’t drive since we have no plans of going back home sober!” Jade said with a wink and Candace giggled.
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