"You can choose to not answer but do you like Chris." With my head down, barely meeting her eyes, I confronted her. Let's get this suspicion over with. It's cause me too much stress.
She looked at me in surprise, as if she was not expecting this question.
"You are asking me if I like Chris? You're hilarious. How did yo- Why would you even think of that?" Katherine burst out laughing, which made me feel very uncomfortable. So does she not like him? Why do I feel embarrassed?
My face became red. With my head held low, I asked, "Well, you know. I just- I thought you guys were close. Charlie wanted to set you guys up. So I assumed that you liked him. And that's why you were passive aggressive towards me."
Katherine froze for a second, "I thought that old man gave up. Seems not. Wait, I was passive aggressive? When?" Katherine's face was full of confusion. As if asking her the question was not embarrassing for me enough, I had to explain every detail.
"You called me cute and adorable, I thought you were making fun of me."
"I was complimenting you! You look so adorable right now, face all flushed, looking shy. Come on, who would not find that cute."
Should I feel relieved or flattered, nope, I felt embarrassed that she called me cute.
"Maybe I should introduce myself again. Hi! I'm Katherine and I'm into girls."
"..." She likes girl?! I did not see this coming. So when she playfully asked me if I was flirting with her earlier, she was flirting with me? Can I go bury myself in a hole?
"You like- Ahem! Then why did you ask me about how I made Chris like me?"
"I also asked how he made you like him. He is so unlovable tch. I still cannot figure out how he got a gal like you. I treat girls so much better than him, I'm so beautiful, I'm rich too! Yet I can't find a girl while he gets the perfect girl to ever exist." She leaned on the couch and supported placed the back of her hand under her chin. She looked frustrated? Wait, no, she looked jealous.
*Badump* Ugh, I'm becoming all mushy at her words. Mr Wilson never says stuff like this humph!
"You know, I always thought he'd be the one ending up alone while I have the perfect family of my own."
Well, she isn't completely wrong, I'm sure she'll get married way before Chris gets engaged. Mr Wilson is so hopeless that he had to ask his secretary to pretend to be his girlfriend. I wanted to tell her so that she'd cheer up.
"Ugh!" She stomped her foot and held my hands, "Why the hell are you straight? It's like all the wonderful girls are attracted to morons like Chris. Why can't they open their eyes and see clearly! Hmm, how about you ditch Chris and be with me? He is not chivalrous, he isn't as fashionable as me, he is not as rich as me too. It's so clear that I'm the better choice."
Cough cough, what the actual-
"I-" Mr Wilson interrupted me.
"Ahem!" Chris came running here and immediately separated us and sat in between us so we would be away from each other. 'I knew it! I knew leaving Luna alone with Katherine was dangerous!'
"What are you doing, Kat? She's my girlfriend!"
" ShE's mY giRLfRieNd" Katherine repeated mockingly and rolled her eyes, "Not for long, Chris. I'm just waiting for her to realise what a dumbass you are. Then I'll be there right next to her to show what a perfect person looks like."
"If only you showed this much 'bravery' and told your uncle that you are not straight, I would not even have to invite her over and put her at risk to your shamelessness."
"Bla bla bla, I can't hear you, bla bla bla, Luna doesn't like you, bla bla bla, and neither do I."
Mr Wilson looked so angry that he was going to pop.
"Um, Katherine?" I called her nervously.
"Yes sweety" She immediately grinned at me and winked. Oh, so that's why Mr Wilson called her shameless. Her image of being an elegant goddess was immediately shattered.
"Ahem, why can't you tell Charlie that you don't like men."
"Omg LOL, he'd totally freak out. Lizzie already figured it out herself. So she helps me get away every time. I'm kind of glad that Chris brought you. He has an excuse to slip away, which saves me some trouble, and I got to meet you. I must say, I enjoy your company very much." She tossed another flirty look at me.
At the same time, Mr Wilson threw a cushion at her face.
"Why you little-" Katherine started chasing him around the backyard while I sat under the shade reflecting on how stupid I was. If only I knew, I would not have made a fool out of myself.
"Well, what's done is done. At least I don't have to live with a misunderstanding. It's good that I clarified it right now." I murmured to myself.
There are so many couples that just refuse to talk and clear things out. Half of their fights would have been solved if they just talked to each other.
Since Mr Wilson was tired from the pushups and running around, Katherine took the lead pretty quickly. Mr Wilson was wheezing after circling the yard three times, so that makes it a total of five round.
In case you guys did not know, the backyard is HUGE. We could literally build five tents and camp here.
Mr Wilson has a lot of stamina and energy, yet I have never seen him do physical work, not even once. I run all of his errands. Meh, at least I can stay in shape.
We resumed the game after all the 'running' was over.
This time, I spun the bottle. And it landed on me -_-
"Oooooooh~ Truth or dare?" Katherine asked me. If I said dare, would she make me do pushups too?
(Katherine: I asked Chris to do that so he would fail. His 'manly' image would be ruined, making it easier for me to flirt with Luna~ I'm so clever, I still can't believe why I'm single)
"Ahem, I choose truth."
"Excellent. So Luna, I know that you are a very intelligent girl, so answer this question. Why the hell did you choose Chris Wilson, of all the people in the world?"
Chris glared at Katherine like he wanted to knock her out so she would stop talking.
"I did not choose Chris." I said. To be honest, I was forced into this. "He chose me." He was the one who hired me without even an interview, so yep, I was telling the truth.
Katherine pouted, obviously she did not like my answer. She wanted more details.
"Okay, my turn. Luna, why did you choose me?"
This little- he REALLY wants me to praise him that bad.
"Ahem, ahem." I cleared my throat, took a deep breath and said, "It's because you're so awesome. When you enter the room, there is no need for lights because you shine so brightly. You're so intelligent that I don't even need google. Because of you I got an incurable disease called lovesickness......." After I spouted a lot of nonsense in one breath (I am a rapper lol), I observed their expressions. Katherine looked absolutely disgusted. She was one praise away from vomiting. Mr Wilson had a stoic expression, but it was clear that he felt happy and satisfied.
"Whatever I said before are lies." Katherine's eyes widened, she smiled so brightly. Mr Wilson pouted and looked unhappy.
"I chose you because you are you. You don't to make miracles happen for me to like you."
Mr Wilson looked touched. His ears turned red. Katherine, on the other hand, had her mouth open like 'What the hell is happening'.
"Tsk tsk, that was one emotional rollercoaster for me. Chris is REALLY lucky to have you. Any other woman would have ditched him and chose me thinking that he isn't worth it- which is true, actually. But you showed a lot of loyalty. And this burns me up a lot because you are totally my type." Katherine said. She looked extremely dissatisfied because of my last sentence.
Mr Wilson threw a cushion at her again, but this time, she caught it and threw it back.
Mr Wilson smiled with satisfaction, "You're never getting someone like this. She's one of a kind."
I am, aren't I? Why does no one get it, I'm so unique. If only my stupid dad was here, he'd know what kind of fan following I had. He would totally beg me to work in his company humph.
Lizzie called us for lunch. Katherine skipped her way to the table while we walked slowly behind her.
I was looking at every step I was taking while walking so I could avoid the piercing gaze from Mr Wilson. I knew that the moment I looked up, our eyes would meet and I could not beat an attack like that.
It did not take long for Mr Wilson to get frustrated. He held my hand and stopped me.
Damn it! How should I avoid his gaze now? He's literally standing in front of me!
"Luna, did you really mean what you said earlier?"
I looked up and pretended to scratch my cheek as I avoided his gaze. "What did I say? I don't remember. I'm hungry, are you hungry? We should really get going now. Haha." I wanted to facepalm myself.
Mr Wilson who was looking full of hope lost a little confidence. "You said that you like me for me. Is that true?"
I get it, I cannot avoid it anymore. I had a serious look on my face. I looked right into his eyes, but all that I could see was uncertainty. No, this was not a moment. I will not reveal my feelings now because I am not sure.
"What I said was true.......Mr Wilson." I should stop calling him by his first name after we get back. Mr Wilson got a gist of what I was going to say after he heard me call him by his last name.
"So you mean-"
"I mean that I like you, as a person. You're a great mentor and boss. I improve a lot under you. I keep learning more about business when I'm with you. I do not need any miracles done for me to like you." Whatever happened earlier, never should have happened.