One more night episode 17

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Owned and written by:- Racheal Dennis.

Episode seventeen 🎄

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Veronica’s pov 🎄🎋

*Oh no! This is bad!* I exclaimed mentally.

My eyes narrowed at their own will as I stared or should I say glared at him through my lashes, I tilted my head as questions flooded my mind.

Is he here to cause problems for me? How did he even find my cafe?

I wanted to send him out, but it’s as if he was also reading my mind, he dipped his hand in his pocket and pulled out his wallet, he opened it slightly and I smiled at what she saw.

Oh, I love what I see, I love it a lot… It’s absolutely fabulous! I scre-med mentally.

I pulled out a stool for him, reached for a napkin and wiped it carefully as if to get rid of every dust.

Though there wasn’t any dusts, I’m just trying to make him happy, so he could spend those cash her… you’re taking my money nowhere!

“What would you like to drink?” I asked.

“I wanted a cup of cappuccino, but I suddenly have cravings for a c*cktail…can you offer me that?”

I mentally rolled my eyeballs, I balled my fist as I felt his question was purposely to annoy me.

Wasn’t it boldly written outside? This is VERONICA’S TEAHOUSE, not a bar!

Well if he so much needs a c*cktail, I can just cut off his c*ck and use it to make his c*cktail.

“Can I have a c*cktail please?” he asked again.

I cleared my throat and wore a very sweet smile, then shook my head.

“I’m sorry but we don’t offer those here, this is a teahouse sir, not a bar” I replied through gritted teeth as polite as I could.

“Oh, then I’ll go with my first choice then…a cup of cappuccino” he said.

“Alright, sir, give us a few minutes” I told him.

Turning around, I saw a staff walking by, I stopped her and ordered her to get a cup of cappuccino…she nodded and left.

“Your cappuccino will be here soon”

He shook his head in disagreement, I frowned slightly.

“What?” I asked.

“I want a cappuccino made by you”

“Me?” I asked as if I didn’t hear him the first time.

“Yeah”

“But I already asked someone else to get it done”

“Well, you can have it yourself” he replied.

He’s really pushing me, but before I could explode and lash out on him…he dropped his heavy wallet on the table.

I closed my eyes, inhaled deeply and took a deep breath.

“Can you afford my service?” I asked.

Wait…I just sounded like a call girl, well I don’t care!

“If your service is clear, I don’t mind selling my house to pay you” he replied.

I smirked, he doesn’t know me yet.. hehehehehehehehehehe!

“Alright, I’ll be right back” I told him and left him there.

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Few minutes later, I came back with his cappuccino, I dropped it on the counter in front of him.

He leaned closer and perceived it, his eyes closed and he nodded as if he’s enjoying what he’s perceiving, his l-ips quirked up in a satisfied smile…I smirked, wait until you taste it.

He reached for it and took a sip, he nodded again and faced me.

“This is wonderful”

He took another sip, he closed his eyes and smiled brightly.

“Are you seeing yourself in another world right now?” I asked.

“Yeah, I’m walking on the clouds, it’s so peaceful and blissful up here” he answered.

I nodded, just wait until I tell you how much got you up there, you’re so gonna fall from that your cloud twenty.

“Just this cup won’t satisfy me, can I get another cup, please?” He asked.

“Let’s talk about your bill first” I replied.

“Oh, how much is my bill?” he asked.

He took another sip, a larger sip this time and smiled even w¡der…in return my smirk grew w¡der too.

“$6500!” I told him.

In shock he spat out the cappuccino in his mouth all over the counter, his eyes snapped opened and he frowned at me.

“What?! For just a cup of cappuccino?!” he asked.

“Hm” I hummed in response.

“Then why didn’t I go to a five stars restaurant?!”

“You can ask me that question after you pay my money, and I’ll reply tomorrow”

He stared at me astonishingly, but what’s he gonna do, he’s already drank the cappuccino and he must pay for it.

His shoulders slumped down, he reached for the cup and found out it’s empty…he sighed.

“Can I get another cup, please” he said.

“Should go make it now?”

“No, no, no!” he answered quickly, I bite my inner cheek to stop my laughter. “Your staff can do it, I might go bankrupt if you do it” he said.

I called a staff and instructed her to get a fresh cup of cappuccino, she nodded and left.

He and I sat in a comfortable silence, with him looking around again, as if to confirm where he was.

“You’re the boss here?” he asked.

I rolled her eyeballs, I reached for my sprite and finished it in one gulp… Isn’t this guy asking a question with an obvious answer? Or he just loves asking such questions with obvious answers?

“Are you the boss? Or you’re pretending to be the boss?”

“I believe it’s obvious I’m the boss, after all, I’ve been instructing staffs since you entered”

He scoffed and shrugged.

“Anyone can do that if they have close relationsh¡p with the boss, I can go to Jayden’s company and instruct staffs to serve me” he said.

“Well, not here, we have only one boss here and that’s me…though Cinderella can just come over to help some times”

“Wow! Impressive!” He clapped, then tilted his head as if he just recalled something. “You said Cinderella, who’s that?” he asked.

“Oh, that’s my best, best, best friend of all times, Cassandra”

“Really? That’s a unique nickname”

“Mm-mmm”

The staff came back with his cappuccino, she placed it in front of him and told him a quiet *enjoy*.. then left.

He took a sip, grimaced.

“It’s not as sweet as yours, but I can still manage it” he said.

“If you want mine, I can go make it for you.. I’m very free right now”

“No, I don’t wanna… ”

His phone suddenly started ringing, he reached for it and a small frown appeared on his face.. he quickly answered it.

“Hey! Robot!”

Hey Robot?! What a funny way of answering a call, I wonder who he just called a robot.

“I’ll be right there” he said and hanged up.

He sprang off the stool, he reached for his wallet and dropped a few notes on the counter… I reached for them and quickly counted them, then frowned at him.

“My money ain’t correct yet” I told him.

“What do you mean?”

I counted the money and separate them for him to see, then he gave me a ‘isn’t that your money?’ but I shook my head.

“Aren’t you gonna pay for the cappuccino my staff made?” I asked.

“Of course I did, that’s the $3.56 you’re holding on your left hand”

I smirked.

“You’re gonna pay for our efforts which you’re about to waste”

“What?”

I nodded. “Yeah, that’s $1000”

His frown deepened.

“I’ve paid for it, it’s no longer your business wether I drink it or not”

“Oh, it is our business here, you don’t just waste stuff because you paid for them” I said.

He glared at me, snatched the cup of cappuccino and finished it in one gulp, then slammed the empty cup on the counter.

“There, it’s finished!”

“Well, you have to pay for arguing with me and letting me stress all my lungs just to reply you.. that’s $500”

“What?!”

“Oh, that makes it $1000 now”

He wanted to argue but advised himself against it, he dipped his hand in his wallet and pulled out a few notes and stamped it on my forehead.

“Why don’t you just sell your kidney instead, it pays better!” he snapped.

“I would sell it if I’m linked to a buyer, I don’t need two kidneys anyway…do you know a buyer?”

He stared at me a few minutes and shook his head, he shoved his wallet in his pocket.

“You’re impossible!” he said and stormed towards the exit door.

I cackled. “Thanks for your patronage, please come next time”

“Never!” with that he stormed out.

I laughed loudly and rolled my eyeballs, you’re rich stop being a stingy br*t!

I’m quite lucky today, I’ve made a fortune already and it’s even up to 10am yet… I think I should celebrate God first.

I reached for my phone, I searched my music lists and decided to settle for Don Moen.

I put on my ear pods and his song *God is good* blasted my ears.. a perfect smile on my face as I nodded my head to the beats.

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Cassandra’s pov 🎋🎄

JJ construction Corp!

Brad and his boyfriend, wait, am I allowed to call this guy Brad’s boyfriend?

Let’s just go by his accomplice, I don’t recall his name else I would have addressed him by his name.

Brad and his accomplice exchanged looks, his accomplice was playing with his fingers nervously like a teenager who was caught sneaking around with her girlfriend.. what the heck?!

I sighed.

“Brad, are you gonna start talking?” I asked.

Brad nodded quickly. “Y-yeah” he stuttered.

He looked at his accomplice, I don’t know if he’s waiting for his accomplice’ permission or something.

He doesn’t look like he’s ready to talk, maybe I should ask him questions instead.

“Are you bis€×ual?” I asked him.

“No” he answered.

“No? Then why did I saw you k-ssing a man? And at the same time planning on wedding me?” I asked again.

Brad shook his head, he took a deep breath and cleared his throat.. as if his throat wasn’t clear enough.

I guess that’s how it happens everytime you’ve got something very important to say.

“I’m not gonna push around the bush, or leave you guessing…” he trailed off.

I waited impatiently for him to say whatever he wanna say, though I’ve kinda got an idea what he’s about to say.

“… I’m g-y!” he said.

“G-y?” I asked to confirm my ears and my thought.

He nodded. “Yes”

Brad is g-y!

Never in my wildest dreams have I imagined him being g-y, he’s super hot and with the way he’s being super sweet towards Vero and I all the time, I thought he’d be into girls…I didn’t know he’s into men.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like being g-y or something, it’s cool..in fact, I’ve been secretly wishing for a g-y best friend, g-ys ars cool and all.

But I haven’t for once imagine my best friend is one, how come I couldn’t find out all these years of friendsh¡p?

Does Vero know about this? Or is she just as clueless as I was?

He reached for his accomplice’ hand.. no, it’s boyfriend now. He reached for his boyfriend’s hand and squeezed it gently, they gave each other a reassuring smile.

“Eric and I have been dating for seven years now” Brad said.

“Seven long years?!” I exclaimed.

A woman who was making a call a few steps away from us, turned and glared at me.. I smiled and mouthed a sorry to her, then faced Brandon.

“You’ve been seeing someone for seven years and neither Vero nor I knew about it?!” I exclaimed quietly, but loud enough for him to hear.

“I wanted to tell you guys, but…”

“But what?” I cut him off. “Let’s forget about the fact that you’ve been seeing someone, let’s talk about you being g-y…why did you hide it from us?” I asked.

He kept quiet for a moment, then sighed.

“I was scared of what your reactions would be, I didn’t want you and Vero to treat me like a plague… ”

I didn’t know how or what moved my hand, but I saw it going towards Brad and before I could stop it, it landed on Brad’s left cheek.

“Honey!” Eric exclaimed quietly, as if he felt Brad’s pain.

He cupped Brad’s face in his hands, he began rubbing the s₱0t to numb the pain… Brad smiled at him.

“What do you take us for, Brad? Do you trust us at all? Do you even see us as your friends?”

Brad turned his gaze to me, he wanted to speak but I didn’t give him the chance to.

“How could you hide something as big as this from us? Do you think we’re so narrow-minded?”

“I’m sorry, sweetheart, it’s just… ”

“Wait” I cut him off. “When on earth did you discover your s€×ual orientation?” I asked him.

He tilted his head, as if he’s trying to remember.

“I don’t recall the actual date, but it happened when I was 17years old”

“Oh my goodness!”

I can’t believe this, he’s been keeping Vero and I in the dark for such a long time… Are we really that untrustworthy to him?

“I’m sorry, sweetheart, I really shouldn’t have kept it from you girls.. I have no reason for not telling you, I was just scared of your reactions”

A very important question suddenly hit me, I narrowed my eyes at him… I pointed my fingers at him.

“You’re g-y, then why do you still wanna marry me?”

“Ah.. about that, my parents don’t know I’m g-y yet… ”

I gasped.

“So you simply wanted to use me as a cover?!”

He shook his head quickly.

“No, no, I never thought of that” he said.

“Then why did you agreed to the marriage?”

“Thing is, my parents have been nagging me to get married for a very long time, they think you’re my perfect match”

“Then why didn’t you tell them you can’t marry me, because you’re g-y?”

“I would have, but I can’t” he replied.

Frown lines appeared on my forehead, as if he read my thoughts he quickly spoke.

“They’re getting old, my dad’s health is not so good in these recent years… I can’t just spring my s€×ual orientation on them like that, what if they have a stroke or a heart attack.. what am I gonna do?”

He’s right, uncle hasn’t been in a good health since four years now.. we’re just holding onto drugs to keep him going.. now isn’t the right time to tell them about this.

“So… I agreed with them, I was hoping after the marriage I’d tell you the truth and we’ll all think of a calm way of telling them… Meanwhile, the marriage won’t be a real marriage…”

I nodded, that’s a good plan.

“.. but now, I don’t know if you can still agree to it”

Brad has been there for me all through the years, I think this is the perfect way of repaying his favor…I should help him through this.

“I really don’t have the courage to tell them about Eric and I right now, they’re gonna be like, what about our grandkids?”

He’s right there, uncle and aunt are very dramatic, they’re gonna be like… aren’t us gonna have any grandkids?! We’re gonna spend the rest of our lives in loneliness!

I can already imagine their faces right now.

“Sweetheart, please put up this act with me..until I have the courage to tell them”

“Of course, I can, but uncle and aunt are very smart.. what if they see through us?” I asked.

“Then I guess it’s gonna be the right time to tell them, but for now let’s act like a happy couple in front of them”

I nodded.

My eyes moved to his boyfriend, Eric isn’t bad himself, he’s hot and almost as tall as Brad.. but he’s got a feminine face.. his face kinda looked girly.

I guess that’s one of the reasons Brad’s stuck with him for seven years.

I mean, who would leave this hot dude for someone else… If I were g-y and he’s my boyfriend, I would forgive him for every mistake he’s gonna make…even if he hurt me, I’d be the one to beg him.

“So.. let me introduce you officially” Brad said, he faced me. “Cassie, meet my boyfriend Eric”

Then he faced Eric, he leaned forward and planted a k-ss at corner of his (Eric’s) l-ips.. I blushed for him.

“Honey, meet my kid sister, Cassandra” he said.

My jaw dropped, like this is the first time ever Brad’s introduced me to anyone as his kid sister…like how much does he loves this Eric? That he doesn’t want Eric to misunderstand our relationsh¡p?!

Brad is so wh¡pped! I guess it’s good to have a beautiful face, thank God I have a beautiful face too… Jayden’s gonna be so wh¡pped too, very soon!

Hold on a sec… why did I even bring Jayden up?! Maybe I’m the wh¡pped one here.

“Cassandra, it’s nice to meet you, Brad’s been boasting about his very hot sister.. seeing you that day confirmed my doubts” Eric said.

Oh? So Brad’s been telling Eric I’m his (Brad’s) sister?!

“I swear, I had an instant crush on you that day, it’s a pity I’m not straight” he said.

I laughed, while Brad pinched Eric’s cheek and glared at him playfully.

“Careful, honey, don’t make me jealous of my own sister” he said.

Eric and I laughed at those words, I stuck out my tongue at Brad and blew raspberry at him.

The incident from the park saturday evening, suddenly flashed back to me and a very important question struck my mind again, I frowned at Brad.

“Why did you tried to k-ss me that day at the park?”

Eric turned to him and gave him a questioning look, Brad laughed nervously.

“Well, I was trying if I can actually k-ss a girl… Obviously I couldn’t” he said.

“Oh” then another question struck me. “Who’s the girl in this relationsh¡p?” I asked.

Brad quickly wrapped his arms around Eric, pulled him closer and k-ssed Eric’s temple.

“It’s my baby” he replied, referring to Eric.

“Thanks honey” Eric said and pecked Brad on the l-ips.

I laughed and got up, I shook my head at their naughtiness.

“You guys carry on, I still have work to do” I said and rushed off before they suffocate me with their love.

To be continued.

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