RYAN.Today is Grandma Tessa's birthday. I was anxious as hell to attend the little party, I almost held Claire's hand for calmness. Yes, it's just a little party among family members, but that's what makes it a dreading party because I might as well be called 'the centre of attraction'. You see, I'm viewed as the black sheep of the family and in gatherings like this one I'm about to walk into,all attention is usually on me,like they're waiting for me to do something really bad at any moment. I had a lots of negative 'what ifs' roaming on my mind. What if Grandma Tessa is displeased to see me as her grandson? I mean, She's my granny,so I respect her a lot. What if she doesn't accept my gifts?What if my parents,especially my dad, suddenly remembers the shitty things I did in the past? I'm not exactly the son of the year, I'm certain I can never be one. Claire had voiced out compliments about each and everything in my parents house till I had to snap at her to stop. My edginess w
CLAIRE. Have you ever felt your heart beat so fast and loud, not because you're in love,but beating fast out fear of being exposed that you'd think it'll rip out of your chest? Well that's how I feel right now. The different direct stares from Ryan's family wasn't helping matters at all,it made things worse. I looked at Ryan, silently communicating with him to help out since he was the one that got us into the mess. Damn his poker face, I can't read his expression. "Is it been a long time you've known each other?" One of Ryan's aunt questioned. "Yes..." I answered."No..." He replied. Uh uh. I mentally slapped my hand over my forehead, this is so messed up already. Ryan's dad hummed, drawling the sound. "Interesting""What Claire meant was...Yes, it's been a while we've known each other but not on an intimate level" Ryan cleared up. His grandma grinned at us,her dimples popping up as she did. The old woman looks more like his mother while his mother could easily pass as his
RYAN. Claire's dark eyes, they are so admirable. Will I ever get tired of staring at them? Nah. She shut her eyes and parted her lips slightly. That's very tempting,but Claire being Claire gave me the disappointment of my life when she abruptly opened her eyes. She looked sideways then feigned a surprised and embarrassed look. "Heyyyyy Ryan's cousin" Her voice was high pitched. Damn this girl. She had other plans unknown to me. I dipped my fingers into her skin to make her feel how torqued off I was at her stubbornness. Tyler smiled. His smile was for Claire only,the guy hates me too much to smile at me. "I see you guys are...." He searched for the right word to be polite in Claire's presence. "Busy...."Claire giggled, holding my shoulders "Yeahhh, something like that""Well,I'm leaving now. I've also gotta attend to something and I'll be back later" He said and got into his car swiftly. We didn't even exchange a simple nod. I watched him drive out before distancing my body from
CLAIRE. I climbed down the stairs gently, looking all ready for the party. It was going to be taking place at the garden which I guess everyone is right now. Every other rooms were dead quiet except a particular room where I heard whisper yells echoing from, I just don't know which exact room it was. "I like this girl" I recognized that rough whisper and curt tone as Ryan's. I halted my steps. "Why is that so hard to believe?" Ryan had stopped whispering to talk loud and clear. "Why does your relationship looks unreal? Forced? Did you threaten her to follow you here? Did you?!" A matured voice boomed through the hallway. "Dad!" He exclaimed "No, I wouldn't do that""You can fool everyone Ryan,but not me. I've had this kinda idea before in the past,so I know how exactly you've had it planned out"Shit. Shit. Shit. Does this means that Ryan's dad knows about the fake relationship? Is this all my fault? Maybe I didn't act well enough?"I'm gonna prove to you that everything isn't f
RYAN. The dinner party was a success. Grandma Tessa loved it, so did everyone at the party. Some of her old friends and business partners were present. She laughed and also cried at memories she was reminded of while I remained unmoved beside Claire. Claire also felt emotional by the stories and Granny's tears. When she noticed I was the only one with the poker face,she glared at me like I was the devil's first son.I'm pray one day she would stop having that thought about me. I mean I'm not that bad,am I? I'm just...what's the word again? impassive?....is that a bad thing? There are a lot of times where I caught my dad staring inquisitively at Claire and I. He's just too smart to believe my acting skills, guess I have to step my acts up a bit. I'm not a dummy and I'll show him that. It was already dark when Claire said a good night to my family members. In the car,I glanced at her from time to time to know her current emotional state.She was lolling on the car seat,tired from h
CLAIRE. I was back in Ryan's car even though a part of me doesn't wanna be there talking about engagement plans with him. I never for once imagined myself having this kind of conversation with someone like Ryan. I was furious at him,yeah,but then I pushed aside my pride to think clearly. "We do a little wedding and after few years of marriage, we get a divorce for some made up shitty reasons" He concluded."But before the divorce, I want a child" I demanded coldly. He blinked at me "You want a what?""You heard me Ryan. A child" He stared at me like I was crazy "You want me to impregnate you?"I shook my head once "What? Fuck no. You'll help me in adopting a child and raising the child to some extent, that's what I want from you"Comprehension dawned on him and I saw him a look of relief cross his face. "Don't you wanna get married in the future...I mean after our divorce of course, and have kids with your husband?" He questioned slowly."Hm hm" I hummed negatively "The reason w
RYAN. If Claire wasn't a demon herself, I would've thought she was already in love with me and had flared up out of jealousy for bringing a girl to the night club. Her angry words rang in my ears repeatedly, her dark eyes and sexy body image flashed in my head till I decided to go talk to her. Geez...I hate troublesome girls. She was at the bar with some friends I recognize. They acknowledged me with fist bumps, then I finally faced her. She was fuming, rushing her drinks. "Hey that's enough" I grabbed her drink to stop her from drinking more. "Claire, she's just a friend" I said gently, aware of my environment and the pair of eyes watching us intently. I wasn't even lying when I said the girl is just a friend, I mean we're not enemies. She's a friend I recently made and plan on having her sexually. I want her body and she wants my money, period. No feelings attached. Claire was still gloomy, I brought my mouth to her ear, grazing my lips over her earlobes as I whisper "Let's t
RYAN. I've never felt so uncomfortable in my life before because I've never been introduced as a boyfriend to a whole family so this is new to me. How do I act?How do I not fuck things up?How do I behave like the nice boyfriend I'm not to people who would probably scrutinize the life out of me?I'm known to be a stoic guy, but deep down some things hit my feelings and I've also realized that the only girl capable of throwing words that would strike me emotionally in either a positive or negative manner is this fake angelic girl taking slow steps towards me and smiling at me like I'm her one and only handsome celebrity crush. You see there's one reason I like to be around her no matter how bad her personality is and that reason is her beauty, from her face to her whole curvy body. Her face is presently makeup free and her outfit was casual --a short denim skirt with a white tiny straps top. She pulled off that sexiness in a simple outfit.I know she's not a beauty on the inside