Chapter 26


    (Stacey)


    She has been asking herself if Derick is just ying with her. Maybe he is just using her for his own


    sexual pleasure. He probably doesn''t want her to see his face so he can easily leave her when he gets


    tired of her. She also thought of Nick Alcantara. He made a pass at her but after kissing her on the lips,


    he said he is not interested in her. Seems like Tyler is the only one who has good intentions but now


    she is doubtful. Maybe he just wants to woo her because she is like a challenge to him and once she


    says yes to him and he got what he wants with her, he would soon lose interest too.


    She blinked twice to erase her thoughts and focused her eyes on ke. They are on the dance floor.


    She whispered his name. He stopped moving and put a little distance between them so he can lower


    his head to look at her.


    "Miss Hotness? What''s wrong? Do you want to sit down?" he asked worriedly.


    "No.."She chewed the bottom of her lip. "Y- You s-said before that if you don''t have a girlfriend now, you


    would court me again. Did you mean that?" She asked him. Maybe she wants a sort of assurance that


    some men really like her for being her.


    His eyes narrowed and his forehead creased. "Let''s get out of here. There''s a garden outside the bar,


    we can talk there. " he suggested before holding her hand.


    Eve and Lance are dancing next to them . ke tapped his cousin''s shoulder before leaning down to


    whisper something. Her friend threw her a worried nce but ke said something to her which she


    couldn''t make out. After a few seconds,she finally nodded at them.


    ***


    The air outside is a little chilly.


    "Are you cold?" ke asked while he removed his jacket and put it around her shoulders.


    She thanked him. He then took hold of her hand again to lead her to a shade on the far left of the


    garden. When they reached it, he made her face him by gently turning her shoulders so they can look


    at each other''s faces.


    "We can talk in private here. So now Miss Hotness..what was your question again?" He cupped her


    chin with his right hand to raise her face.


    "You heard me the first time.." she said before chewing the inside of her bottom lip. She doesn''t want to


    repeat what she asked him because she''s a bit embarrassed. She felt her cheeks turned pink.


    He released a sexy smile. " And I thought alcohol makes people lose their inhibitions but you seem ill at


    ease. I wonder why." he joked.


    She rolled her eyes and tried to remove his hand on her chin.


    "Let''s just go back inside. Forget it. " she said.


    His eyes turned darker and his face became more serious "Why did you ask me that question Miss


    Hotness?"


    She pouted. She has no choice. "What did you like about me?" she finally asked.


    His lips twitched upwards to one side. "I think your question should be, what I like about you, because I


    still like you until now. " he said before framing her face.


    She was like in a trance because she just stood there staring at him in disbelief.


    "You are not only beautiful. There is something about you that draws men to you though I can''t pinpoint


    what that is." he added , sounding serious.


    She lowered hershes.


    " I haven''t seen you drink a lot. What''s wrong? Guy problems?"


    She moistened her lips before she raised her eyes to his blue ones again. Before she can speak, he


    said, " You can tell me everything. I will listen."


    She tried to hold the stare.


    "I don''t have any male friends so at this point, you are the only one I could ask. Please be honest with


    me. Am I not the type of girl who men want to have a serious rtionship with?" she asked directly.


    ke''s brows furrowed. "And what made you ask that question?" he sounds puzzled.


    She bit her bottom lip instead of responding to him. After a few moments when he felt that she will not


    answer him, he uttered a bad word and pulled her closer to him by her arms.


    "Only a fucked up whacko would think that of you! Look Stacey, I..." his frown deepened as if he


    thought of something which made him not continue what he was about to say.


    He let go of her arms and raked his fingers through his hair. He looks ufortable.


    "ke? Is something wrong? What is it?" She asked him worriedly.


    "We better go back inside. " he just said in little chilly voice.


    Before she could open her mouth again, he made a gesture with his hand telling her to walk ahead of


    him. She just sighed and headed to the bar again.


    Inside, Eve and her fiance stopped dancing and are already on the table. ke pulled a chair for her


    and once she sat down, he got a chair for himself and sat next to her. She looked at his handsome


    face. She thought of flirting with him a little because as he said, he is harmless. Maybe it''s wrong but


    she needs something to boost her ego. Images of Derick and Mr. Grumpy came inside her head so she


    she shook it to erase them.


    To hell with them! She thought, feeling irritated.


    "Give me some! " she instead said with a lightugh and got Eve''s ss with vodka. She gulped the


    content.


    Eve raised her brow but smiled. She just let her.


    Her fiance, Lance chuckled before saying, " Wow! I haven''t seen you drink so much alcohol Stacey!"


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    She shrugged and let out a big smile, " I should have fun cause I am single and ready to mingle..." she


    said jokingly before gulping another shot.


    "Stacey, go easy on the alcohol." ke said as he put his hand on hers which is on the table.


    Lance cleared his throat while Eve coughed when they saw what ke did. Thetter just red at


    them while she just made a face at the lovers before turning her eyes to look at him again.


    "Don''t be a party pooper ke." she said with a pout.


    They are looking at each other''s eyes. ke''s have a nk expression.


    The stare was broken when she heard Eve called her name. She tore her eyes from his.


    "What?" she asked her friend . She pulled back her hand to pour more booze in her ss.


    From her peripheral vision, she saw that ke was about to get the ss from her, so she said."Do


    that and I will kiss you right here, right now."


    She turned her head to him. As they look at each other''s eyes, you could hear a pin drop. After a few


    moments, Eve fanned her own face with her hand. "Whew! It''s getting hot in here babe!" she said to


    Lance.


    "Never say things you don''t mean Miss Hotness.." ke''s voice is little throaty voice which made her


    raise her left brow a bit. She didn''t even removed her eyes from his as she would normally do if he


    looks at her this intensely.. Maybe now she is starting to lose her inhibitions.


    Lance and Eve looked a bit ufortable.


    "Babe, let''s dance again." her friend told Lance before standing up. She didn''t even threw her and


    ke another look. She walked to the dance floor while Lance followed her.


    She took another gulp when the couple left the table. Surprisingly, ke didn''t stop her but when she


    finished the booze in the ss, he took it from her and he poured alcohol again. He filled the ss up


    to the rim then he drank it without looking at her. He did that three times. After the third shot, he put


    down the ss on the table with a thud before he transferred his eyes to her again. She wasn''t aware


    that her mouth was slightly open from surprise. She didn''t expect him to drink that much at such a short


    time. He put another shot on the ss then offered it to her.


    "Since you want to get drunk, then I better join you. Drink one shot , I will drink three. Deal?" he


    challenged her.


    She blinked twice. He sounds serious so she shook her head from left to right.


    "No. " she said in a small voice. She can''t say yes because he can''t drink too much since he will drive


    her home.


    "You used me of being a party pooper so now I am offering you a deal. Let''s both get drunk which is


    more fun. So here Miss Hotness, drink this." He said with an expressionless voice.


    She sighed. "I have to take the taxi if you get drunk. " she told him which got him.


    He shook his head from side to side and clucked before getting the ss to finish up the alcohol with


    one gulp.


    When he was done drinking, he stood up and took her hand. "Let''s just dance!" he said in a cold voice.


    To others they probably look like a couple. ke''s eyes never left her pretty face as they sway to the


    slow music. When she felt that she can no longer bear his eyes on her, she asked him to go back to


    their table. She felt relieved that he agreed without any protest.


    She finally realized one thing. She should not flirt with him. It will be ying with fire. ke is very


    good-looking too and she can''t afford to fall for him. He can''t rekindle his feelings for her too because


    he has a girlfriend and a son already. She should keep that in mind.


    ***


    ke parked his car in front of her house. No one said a word during the drive but she knows that she


    has to apologize to him before she gets off.


    "Thank you ke and I''m sorry for what I did and said."


    She heard him sighed.


    "That''s okay. I also want to say sorry if I said something inappropriate too. I had no intention of being


    fresh but I don''t want you to be roaring drunk because of any man . Your beauty is not only skin deep


    Stacey. And whoever that dickhead is, forget him! You deserve someone better." Seriousness lies in his


    tone.


    ****


    (Nick)


    He had been trying to contact Stacey but she didn''t pick up. He was aware that finding her from all the


    bars which she might go to is like wishing for the moon. He finally gave up after a few hours and


    decided to wait for her toe home. He had been waiting for about half an hour. His big bike is about


    50 meters away from her house . He parked it behind a white van which is on the opposite side. He


    saw a car stopped in front of Stacey''s house. His eyes narrowed when he remembered that the car


    belongs to one of the owners of the bar where Stacey works. He can''t see the inside because the


    vehicle''s windows are heavily tinted. Trying to keep his cool, he waited for them to get off but more than


    two minutes had passed still no one went out.


    "FUCKING HELL!" he swore while gritting his teeth.


    A lot of nasty things are ying inside his head.


    What the fuck are they doing?--he asked himself angrily.


    He got his phone from his pocket and dialed her number.


    ***


    (Stacey)


    " I think your phone''s ringing." ke told her before he reached for her bag which is on the backseat.


    She said thank you to him and took out her phone . She chewed the inside of her bottom lip when she


    saw the caller.


    Derick''s number is shing on her screen.