Alistair's POV

I tried pulling away, but the way she smelled opposed my decision. She quickly pushed her chair sideways close to my direction. She looked simply amazing, even when I saw her closely, even though her face was full of makeup. I reluctantly pulled away, when our thighs touched. Damn, this was going in a hell new direction.

She raised her hand whilst calling the waiter. As soon as the waiter came close to us, he handed us the menu, which Chloe delightfully opened. Her face lit up, and she didn't even have to think about her order. "I'd like to have a mojito. An extra cheesy zinger burger and I'd also like some chilly fries with cheesy dips" when I widened my eyes, she smirked and replied "Whaaaaaat?"

"Nothing, why would I object...?" I shrugged winking. "Carry on" I continued.

"I was pretty much done there. Your turn", she passed me the menu.

"I think... um... I think I'll have an espresso"

"That's it?" Chloe raised her brows surprisingly.

"Yeah, I'm kind of full", I fake smiled looking at the waiter.

"Thanks", the waiter waved off.

"So....?" Chloe raised her right brow and took a small sip of the water from the glass which was still on the table.

"So....?" I questioned back "Okay, I'll take it from here. I need your help Chloe, but, only if you're willing to help. If and only are the keywords", I inhaled deeply.

"I'd love to, Al", she placed her soft palms on my cheeks. She traced her thumbs on my cheekbones. I chuckled, looking straight into her eyes. She took advantage of that situation, and pushed her chair close to mine, bridging every possible distance we had. Our noses touched, she parted her lips seductively. I reluctantly pulled my head back in an attempt to distance myself from her.

"I'm sorry" I apologized.

"No, it's totally fine", Chloe regained her original position and gave me a sugary smile.

"Can you act like my girlfriend? For like an evening...or maybe till dinner...?" I jumped back to the point straightforwardly. "I mean it just has to be an act in front of my father. That's it. You don't have to hide your name, your status, or anything. You just have to be you plus in addition, my girl. I won't touch you or do anything which you dislike. I'd try giving you as much space I can", I sighed realizing I said everything in one single breath.

She smiled like everything I said was a joke. "You're really adding seriousness to a sweet-dish Al. Don't worry, I'm all in. Just text me the venue and time, okay...? I'm assuming that you have my number"

I cut her statement "Actually"

"Got you", she opened her hand-clutch, removed her pen, took charge of my hand, and wrote her number on my palm. I felt a bit ticklish but I tried not to move. "I'm running late. See you", she uplifted her body from the seat, removed some cash from her clutch, and threw it on the tray, even though she didn't eat anything as the food didn't arrive yet.

"It's okay. I got it", I tried collecting her cash and giving it to her back but she refused.

"It's really okay", she winked as she bent down because of which I could see through her dress, precisely her boobs. "I'm a sweet-tooth, sugar", she whispered in my ears in such a way that her lips touched my ear-lobes.

"So, I'll pick you up. Text me your address", I said while her back faced me. She nodded replying yes.

She left that very instance leaving me puzzled. Who was this woman? And what was she up to? Whatever her intentions were, I just hoped that I stayed still and strict to our bro-code. No matter I had no feelings for her but whenever she was close to me, my whole body was electrified with lust, pure lust. With Evelyn, I felt calm. I liked making love to her, but with Chloe, I wanted to push her against the wall, and fuck her as hard as she allows.

I waited for Chloe to be out of sight, and when she was, I was about to exit as well but was stopped when the waiter arrived with food. Who says no to ordered food, it's highly disrespectful. I ate to my content and packed the leftovers. I believed that rather than disposing of the unwanted food in the bin, it's better to feed it to the poor.

After collecting the take-away, I marched outside and handled it to an old lady. I also removed some money from my pocket and gave her along with food. She enlightened my day with a smile. At least I could make someone happy without lying.

A thought popped in my mind, a thought of visiting Evelyn, but I couldn't. As days were passing and as I was growing attached to her, it was becoming really difficult for me to lie to her. It all started with a lie, and now I'm so trapped in my own lies. I think about it almost like every minute of the day, but certainly ain't able to man enough and face people whilst speaking the truth.

When my desires held no limit, I unlocked my phone, dialed Evelyn's number, and waited for the phone to connect. As soon as it did, I greeted "Hello Leaf. What's up? I've been so missing you. I didn't interrupt, right?"

"No, actually, I waited for you yesterday night but you never showed up. Is everything alright? I've been worrying about you Arnold. I think you should drop me back at my place before things turn very chaotic. I'm having a feeling that something's not very right"

"Don't worry Leaf. I'll drop you tomorrow morning, though I don't want to. I'll see you tonight or tomorrow morning directly"

"I'm very, very alone here. I don't really want to worry you, but, umm, can you please drop by tonight"

"I will. I can't really promise, but, I definitely will try my best. I'll see you then", I tried hanging up. It hurt, talking to her like that hurt, ignoring her hurt.

"See you", she canceled the phone on my face. This woman has something no woman I met ever had. She had that charm, the awe factor. I adored everything about her, the way she walked, the way she talked. Everything!

I drove towards my friend's apartment to take a quick nap. I decided to directly pick up Chloe after I woke up. I had no intentions to go back home and lie some more. As soon as I reached their apartment, I did as planned. I slept, woke up, collected my car keys, and drove towards the direction which was sent to me by Chloe. I halted at a classic tower, and then cross-checked the name. It was accurate.

The place looked really classy. I tried contacting Chloe by calling her, but she didn't pick up, even after the fourth attempt. Did she ditch me?

I stood stiff resting my back on the car whilst fidgeting with my watch. 20 minutes passed but there was still no sign of Chloe. My blood was boiling but I tried to stay as calm as I could. When my patience level was at its peak, I marched inside the lobby. "Hi, there", I waved to the receptionist.

"Hello Sir, how can I help you?" she greeted me with a pleasant smile.

"I, um, can you guide me till Miss. Chloe's place? I, um, I'm not very well aware of her last name, but she's a brunette with hazel eyes if that helps. She's a friend of mine, and currently, she isn't picking up her phone. Can you try calling her through intercom?" I was very sure that she wasn't going to tell me her floor and flat no straight-forwardly.

I watched her finger movement as she dialed 1404. She stayed on the line for a while and then hung up. "I'm sorry but I didn't get any response"

"Thanks but I'll help myself", I smiled fake.

"Not before you fill in the details", She propelled the tab. I quickly filled in my details, original details. I rushed inside the elevator and pinched on number 14. As soon as I reached, I exited. It wasn't really difficult for me to locate 1404.

I rang the doorbell gently at first, but when within 10 seconds didn't get any reply then started knocking on the door aggressively. As soon as I was about to knock for the umpteen amount of time, the door flung open. Chloe looked breathtaking enough.

She wore a knee-length dress that fitted her body perfectly. Her hair was gathered in a neat bun. Her lips were colored pink and her makeup was subtle. "I, um" I cleared my throat. "I thought that you were going to ditch me. My bad", I raised my hand in the air to surrender.

She chuckled "Haven't you heard, never ask a girl with a winged liner why is she late"

"No, to be honest", I shrugged honestly.

She laughed one of those fake ones before continuing "It really is okay Al. My phone was on silent mode. I just get lost when I'm getting ready. How do I look?" she raised her brows, took a step forward so that I could examine her more clearly. "It took me an hour to nail this super-formal look", she winked.

"Perfect. You look perfect" I complimented after choosing the most perfect word. I was very clear with my choice of words because I didn't want to flatter Chloe by any means. I didn't want her to feel for me because honestly, I didn't feel for her at all. All I wanted was Evelyn, wait, did I just say Evelyn? It's been a while since I've been attracted to Evelyn.

"Thanks", Chloe knocked me out of my thoughts. "Now can we go?" I questioned.

"A minute", Chloe stepped closer to me, parted my hair which rested on my forehead with her scented soft hands. "Now, we're good to go", she smiled, collected her hand-purse, locked the door, and walked sideways with me till the elevator. Her scent was something I could get lost in, or did she put that up to seduce me?

Silence concealed the atmosphere in the elevator. No one amongst us initiated the conversation. She waited in the lobby till the time I walked towards the parking lot. I quickly inserted the key and accelerated the car. As soon as I spotted Chloe, I halted the car sideways so that she could hop in. She did as expected.

"So, just stay calm. My dad may ask questions which would be very tricky, just don't get caught in between his tricks."

"Trust me", she smiled and I did the same.

"So...." she continued "Are you seeing someone?" she questioned raising her right brow. I faced her for a while and then focused my attention on the road.

"I'm seeing you right now", I chuckled.

"No kidding", she hit me softly on my right arm.

I grinned and continued "I'm not really dating anyone, but I happen to like someone, a lot actually. But, I'm very sure that I can't ever see her"

"Oh", she listened carefully "That's complicating. I'm assuming that the woman you just talked about isn't me then", she winked.

I laughed "No. She's someone else. Tell me about you?" I questioned curiously.

Her lips twitched, while she reluctantly swallowed the words she was about to speak. "It's okay if you don't want to share", I tried consoling her to which she curved her lips slightly. It looked more or less of a smile.

"I, um" she cleared her throat "As you're well aware of the fact that I dated Chace, I don't want to go deep in that story. It's just that I think we both didn't sync quite well. Things were pretty rough as well. Coming straight to the point" she looked away from me "I never liked Chace, but when he asked me out, I thought that maybe I should give him a try. I've always liked you. Even back then, in the lounge, it was you to whom my number was given. I'm sorry to open up my feelings in such a way, even being aware of the fact that you're into someone else"

"It's really okay, Chloe"

"Can you please, for once" she breathed in "consider it a return favor but, umm", she continued "Can-you-please-kiss-me" she closed her eyes as she spitted out the whole sentence in one single breadth"

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