“You are. You have been unusually quiet. So I want us to get some ice cream, relax, and pretend we are two people who are not Benedict Delgado and Celestia Miller,” Celsie said, and his lips twitched.
“Want me to be Handy Benne?” He asked, wiggling his brows and she giggled.
“We can make it more fun instead. How about you are Celsie, and I am Benne?” She asked as they went to the ice cream stand to place their orders.
Benne laughed at that, “You want me to be you?” He asked, and she nodded.
“Why? Can’t do that?” She asked, and Benne shrugged, feeling really amused.
“I don’t see why not. I don’t think it’s so hard to be you. All I have to do is sit quietly, smile when I need to and make as little contribution as I can muster to any subject,” Benne said, and Celsie scowled.
“That’s not me!”
“How would you know that?” He asked with a grin as they stopped in front of the show glass and placed their order.
Because they now had an audience, Celsie decided not to respond.
Instead of ordering the chocolate ice cream Celsie had said she wanted, they ordered for flavors which were mixed together into a large bowl with waffles inside.
After they found a comfortable spot and sat down, Celsie scowled at Benne, “You just described me as boring,” she said, and he chuckled.
“I thought we’ve gotten past that already?” He asked, and she raised a brow.
“How can we?”
“Alright. That wasn’t to say you were boring. It just meant you don’t talk much unless you absolutely need to or you are drunk. Now can we focus on switching roles?” Benne asked as he pushed up an imaginary glass on his nose bridge as Celsie often did, making Celsie giggle.I think you should take a look at
“Alright then,” she said as she ate a half spoonful of ice cream.
“Action!” Celsie said, once she had swallowed her ice cream, and while Benne smiled, she kept a blank face.
Benne watched her with amused eyes, curious to see exactly how she would behave like him. Maybe it wasn’t such a bad way to destress after all.
Celsie cleared her throat, “Are you okay, Jewel?” Celsie asked in a deep voice, while she tried to maintain a soft gaze as she looked at Benne.
Benne grinned, “Sure, I am. Why do you ask?” Benne asked in a tiny voice that made Celsie howl with laughter, attracting the attention of others in the ice cream parlor.
Celsie raised a hand to cover her lips, embarrassed, “Sorry about that,” she said, and Benne raised a brow.
“You are breaking out of character,” he said in a tiny voice that made her giggle again.
“I don’t think this will work. Let’s just forget about it,” she said in her normal voice with a shake of her head.
“Why not?” Benne asked as he took his first spoonful of ice cream.
“Because you sound funny,” Celsie said with a grin and then watched Benne with serious eyes for a moment.
“So, are you feeling better now?” she asked, and he nodded.
“Yeah. Sure. Thanks,” he said, but she continued to watch him.
“What now?” Benne asked, wondering what she was thinking.
“Have I ever told you how handsome you are?” Celsie asked, and Benne chuckled as he looked away from her, feeling unexpectedly embarassed by the compliment.
What was up with her? He mused.
“Aww! Don’t tell me you are shy,” Celsie said in amusement and Benne looked at her.
“Did you have some alcohol at work when no one was looking?” He asked, and she giggled.
“No, I didn’t. Why?” She asked with a grin.
“If you didn’t, why are you acting so unlike yourself?” Benne asked, and she smiled as she shrugged.
“I don’t know. I guess I’m just happy and I want you to be too,” she said, and Benne raised a brow.
“You must be really relieved that Dawn isn’t mine,” Benne said, and Celsie nodded.
“Yes, I am,” she said, not bothering to expand on the fact that she felt that relieved because she wanted to be the only one to bear his kids if at all.
“But that’s not the only reason I’m happy. I’m also glad that Anita is out and I’m excited that tomorrow Rebekah would be taken care of tomorrow. I think everything will finally be normal for us. I’m sort of feeling relaxed and contented,” she said, and Benne smiled.
“That’s good. I’m happy to know you feel that way,” Benne said as he watched her take a spoonful of ice cream.
“Sonia said their wedding is set to be in a month’s time,” Celsie said, changing the subject.
“Oh, really? That’s nice. I wonder what I should get them. If they didn’t get a house already, I would have done that,” Benne said thoughtfully, and Celsie raised a brow.
“Wow! I keep forgetting that you’re that wealthy,” she said, and Benne chuckled.
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.