Lora Anne's pov
It's been two weeks since the shooting of the commercial. People really responded well to it and I got new followers too. Martin advised I be more active on social media so I've been taking a lot of pictures and going live often to make people aware of my existence. This was the little promotion I could give myself and with all I've been doing, I expected more bookings and contracts, but things has been so slow. I thought I had at least gotten a little bit of recognition so why was business still so slow. I needed money badly because I still had to buy back the house. My mother's house. I probably should have gotten a more stable means of income to be able to save more, but being on screen was mother's dream and I must fulfil it. I want to get famous because that was what she wished for herself, too bad she cannot fulfil her dreams anymore. Enough with all that. I had to meet up with Emily later today so I was just gonna get ready for that. She specifically told me to dress fancy. I made lunch and served Uncle Dran before I went to go get ready. Emily was already waiting for me outside. I got out and got inside the car. It was a Hyundai Elantra, suitable enough to get us to wherever we are going. She had on a purple dress and it looked nice. I complimented it and she responded with a thank you.
"So where are we going? You never told me" I said putting my seatbelt on.
"We are just gonna go eat" she said smiling.
"Where?"
"Somewhere fancy. You're gonna like it" she replied.
"Uhhhh! Are you taking me out on a date?" I teased.
"Something like that" she smiled. We continued our conversation but somewhere in-between, I had a weird feeling that something was gonna happen. I was never wrong about this kind of feeling especially with Emily. It felt like I was having Deja Vu but I just chilled. We got to the restaurant and we walked in. She already had a reservation and she was informed that someone was already waiting for her. She pulled me along but suddenly I stopped and she looked back at me.
"What?" She asked. I stared at her intensely and she started sweating nervously.
"Just tell the truth. Why did you bring me here" I said plainly.
"No reason dear, we are just here to eat" she said trying to pull me again but I didn't move.
"Ok ok fine I'll confess" she finally said while I folded my arms to listen to whatever bullshit she had to say. "My mom arranged this guy and I have to meet him" she paused the continued. "We've spoken before and I don't like him" she said sulking. "He talks too much and he eats loudly. I'm sure he snores too. He's nothing near my dream man and he's so busy too. He tells me I should wear the colours he likes when coming on dates and I shouldn't wear purple. You know I love purple dear best friend because it's the colour of ARMY, so him not liking purple means he's a hater, and you don't want me dating a hater do you?" She said pouting.
"That doesn't still explain why I'm here. I hope it's not..."
"Pretty pleaseeeee" she said cutting me off.
"No way in hell am I going to pretend to be your lesbian girlfriend. I told you I'm not doing that anymore" I said attempting to walk away. She pulled me back and kept begging. Some waitresses were now staring at us so we had to move from where we were standing.
"So what were you thinking when you were planning to decieve me into playing couple with you?" I asked pissed.
"C'mon, I knew you'd play along" she said winking.
"No dear, I would have exposed your ass in front of him" I said pushing her face.
"No you wouldn't cause you love me and you're my bestie" she said attempting to hug me and I pushed her away.
"Next time inform me first and don't do stupid shits like this" I said trying to sound annoyed.
"I knew you wouldn't agree that's why I decieved you in the first place" she said pouting.
"How much are you going to pay" I said looking away.
"C'mon now, friends don't ask friends for payments" she said pulling my arm.
"Right now, I'm not your friend but a paid actress whom you are gonna pay to act with you" I said smiling.
"You're too greedy"
"And you're too stingy" I replied.
"I'll take you shopping" she said looking away.
"And??" I asked expecting an addition.
"And I'll get you truffles worth thousands" she said with a fake smile.
"I don't usually work like this but since you're my friend, I'll take pity on you and accept this miserly payment you're offering" i said with my nose in the air.
"Whatever, let's go, he's already waiting" she said pulling me along.
When we got to the table, the guy was already sitting there.
"You're finally here, I've been here for six minutes now" he said in an angry tone.
"It's just six minutes" she said rolling her eyes.
"I told you I didn't like purple" he said pointing at the dress.
"And I said I loved purple" she shot back. And this whole time I just stood there as I didn't know what to say or where to come in.
"And who is this" he said looking at me. That's my cue.
"I'm her girlfriend" I said seriously while putting my arms around Emily's shoulders tenderly. He stared at me for a second and it was getting really awkward.
"Why would you bring your friend to a date" he said turning to Emily.
"She's not my friend but my girlfriend" Emily replied.
"What's the difference, as long as she's your friend" he replied back. I really don't think he was getting the gist, so I had to help him understand.
"The kind of girlfriend I mean is the romantically involved kind" I said playing with Emily's hair why he still stared at us as if trying to understand. Why was his reaction so slow. Now it felt like we were fools because of the way he stared at us in lack of understanding. He's eyes suddenly brightened as if he finally understood. Finally! I thought to myself.
"Wait? Are you girls dating?" He said shocked.
"Yes we are, and I wanted to be honest with you so you wouldn't waste your time on me" Emily replied with her nose in the air.
"Her mom doesn't want us to be together that's why she paired the both of you together" i added as Emily nodded.
"Aren't you afraid of what her mom is going to think" he said calmly. His reaction was not what we had expected. The plan was to go to him and reveal we were lesbians, then he explodes, throw insults and leaves, go home and complain to his family who in turn breaks up the pairing with Emily's parents then Emily will handle her parents later on by probably running away for the time being then coming home and gets accepted because her mom knows that it was just a scheme to get out of the pairing as we had done this several times. She would definitely be forgiven later on as she's an only child so her parents can't really abandon her. But this guy here was not reacting as we had expected. He was surprisingly calm and seemed interested in what we were doing.
"I don't care what she thinks because we are going to fight for our love" I said trying to sound as dramatic as I could.
"You girls are so brave and your bravery has given me the courage to be as brave as you" he said standing up and holding my hands. I was now totally confused as I and Emily stared at each other in confusion.
"I don't follow" Emily said to him.
"Well, seeing how brave you girls are to openly announce your relationship to the world, I've decided to be brave also and come out openly accepting my sexuality" he said smiling broadly.
"Wait! What?" Emily and I chorused together. "Don't tell me you're..." We said again at the same time but he cut us off.
"Yes I am" he said proudly. "And I'm going to come out to my family today. Thank you for giving me courage" he said patting my shoulders as he walked away. He turned back at us and shouted "wish me luck" and people in the restaurant turned to face him as he turned away and walked out happily leaving Emily and I still stunned.
"What the hell just happened?" Emily finally said after she got back herself.
"We just helped a man unlock his sexuality unknowingly" I said shaking my head.
"So that guy was gay and he wanted to marry me?" Emily said angrily.
"Calm down girl, you didn't even want to marry the guy". I said sitting down and eating what he had already ordered but didn't get to eat. It was a Kobe beef steak.
"But if I had liked him. Then what? He was deceiving me" she said sitting down while I drank the wine on the table.
"So you're angry because?" I asked confused. She didn't like the guy in the first place so we should be happy he went away peacefully and didn't cause any problems.
"I don't like the fact that he actually never had feelings for me" she said pouting.
"You're confused" I said as I continued eating. "I hope he already paid for this" I added.
"You don't get me Anne. I'm the kind of girl who would have zero interest in a guy but still want him to like me just so I can have the pleasure of rejecting him" she said sulking.
"I've always known you were a weirdo but I never expected you to be this weird. Anyway, I helped you so I still expect my payment". She started sobbing and I knew she was faking it. A waitress came over and brought the bill for the food. Apparently, the guy was yet to pay. I passed the bill over to Emily and her fake sobbing became real as she saw the bill. Kobe beef steak was not a cheap meal. He must have been a real fancy pant.She eventually settled the bill with tears in her eyes. She dropped me home and I sympathized with her for the amount she had spent.
I got home and went straight to bed. My bed had become my best friend as I had no work these days so I was either surfing the net, eating or sleeping and all this activities were carried out on my bed. As I laid on my bed, I got a call and it was from Martin, so I answered immediately.
"Good news baby girl" he said happily from the phone.