In order for things to just swiftly go on and had it finished as quickly as possible, he answered the call like what he's told to.
"What is it?" He dryly asked.
"Aiden! Hi! You finally answered."
"Yeah."
"You're going to my party tomorrow right?"
"Yes I am."
"Good! Then we can officially declare at the same time at my party our engagement. What do you think?"
"Hailey, I'll only go to your birthday party and not some engagement party. If you'll keep bragging such things to me I won't even go myself."
"Okay. Okay. Sorry about that I was just really happy that you agreed about the engagement and all."
"It's just all business."
"I know but still I'm glad that you agreed."
"If you don't have anything more to say then I'm hanging up."
"Wait!"
"Is there anything else?"
"Uhm have a safe trip. See you tomorrow."
"Ok."
He then closed his phone and turned it off for good. He inhaled and exhaled profoundly and closed his eyes for a while as he returns back his usual self towards Audrey.
It's just that when he's with other people he's always conspicuous and distinct. When he doesn't like somebody he makes it obvious. He attends gathering and goes to parties if needed but he never considers himself as a people person for he'd rather want to spend his time with Audrey than trying to fit in with other people.
"Panda." He said as he sat beside her.
"Hmm? You're done?" She said as she removes her earphones.
"Why the earphones?"
"I feel like if I listen to your phone call that will be an invasion of privacy." She said blankly as she rolled the wires in and returned it to her pocket as she pouted.
Aiden instantaneously teasingly smiled at her and stared at her without saying a word making her a little self-conscious. So she asked, "What's with that sudden stare?"
"Sometimes you are just very to read." He smiled once again.
"That's just you being too good at guessing things!"
"No." He bopped her nose with his finger and said, "You're just so cute."
Audrey irritatingly swayed his hand away and replied, "Stop saying I'm cute because I am not!"
Aiden trying not to laugh with how agitated she responded by trying to vent her anger towards him is just making it more obvious for he's straight face right looked really forced.
She gave him a death stare and said, "Are you seriously trying to make fun of me?"
"No. It's just that your reaction is seriously cute."
Audrey sighed and stood up and was about to leave but she was stopped when she felt her hand being held by him. She was about to take his hand off but was stopped when she heard him say, "If you're upset just say it. You didn't like me talking to Hailey right?"
Surprised that what she was trying to just keep to herself only was being found out, she blushed for she's indeed guilty as charged. Now she's flabbergasted enough that she doesn't even know what to reply.
"It's okay. I want to know everything about you; your likes, your dislikes. Be it your strength, your fear. I won't judge."
"O-okay."
"I'll tell you what I like and don't too. So let's always be honest with each other." He smiled sweetly.
"I must really still be dreaming. This is just too good to be true. This is just so much to take in all for one day." She said as she put a palm on her cheeks as she tries to feel how hot her cheeks are right now.
"How'd you want me to prove that this is real?"
"Pinch me?"
"I won't do that?"
"What why?"
"I won't dare hurt you silly."
"Oh well I shouldn't ask for a guy to pinch me though for it will surely hurt. I think I should just pinch myself then." She then pinched herself but she's unsatisfied and said, "No. I don't think the pinching thing works. I need to try something else."
Aiden's gaze was captured by the dark clouds outside reminding him that it will soon rain so he said, "While you were thinking on how to verify if this is a dream I need to send you home first."
Audrey saw how tough the weather looks outside so she agreed immediately. She then saw Kylie who approached her fast after seeing how red her eyes look. But when she looked at Aiden she was surprised to see that he himself looked like he cried too.
Angela quickly went towards him and said, "Your father called and told me to tell you to turn your phone on."
Aiden sighed heavily as he took his phone out and turned it on in defeat. He didn't want to turn it on for a while for he knew that something like this might happen. He just can't help not to think that this day is longer than the last time. It's as if something is trying to keep him away from Audrey but obviously he wouldn't let that happen.
As he waits for his phone to reboot, he handed Audrey his car keys that surprised not just her but also Kylie and Angela as he said, "Wait for me in the car. I need to deal with something first."
"Okay?" Audrey looked at his car keys and saw that there is a keychain saying "Luna". Somehow she wonders if that's what his car's name is. That then reminded her of his brother because he used to tell her before that if ever he gets his own car he'll name it as Athena for he's always believed that it's a fancy name for a car.
Angela on the other hand is without a doubt is enraged for she knew face to face that she got rejected earlier because of her. And it's like her very existence right now is not being acknowledged which provoked her more.
She glared at Audrey as she saw her leave the room together with Kylie who unsurprisingly annoyingly smiled at her as if saying that she lost this round.
Distressed, she presumed that her warning last time by sending a stalker to her once was not enough to scare her off. She needed to do something else. And after hearing that Aiden will be leaving for a couple of days, she will absolutely take advantage of this situation by putting the odds back in her favour.