Derinsola's POV

“It's there”I told Debbie as she abruptly turned towards me folding her arms on her chest and giving me a pleading look.

I tried to ignore it but she proceeded by speaking.

“Derin, I didn't think you would actually bring Lola. C'mon, stop this act and listen to me. ”She asked me stretching her hands towards my arm and holding it firmly.

Her husband was still at the table.

I had never thought Deborah could be like this.

I gently withdrew my arm looking at her in disbelief.

She is definitely not the one I loved.

“Deborah, please. I do not want to hear any more of this shit from you. I'll take it that you were not in your right mind, just don't repeat it again”I told her sternly as she sighed sadly before nodding.

I walked away immediately, leaving her standing there but I halted as I met Lola's figure resting against the wall as she held an amused smile on her face.

It was obvious, she had heard it all.

And she knew what was going on.

“Wawuuu!”She exclaimed with a laughter that sounded sarcastic and not sincere.

She pulled herself away from the wall before straightening her dress, before shooting me a smile and walking in the opposite direction.

I sighed as I watched her walk away. Why was she creeping around?

And I expected a mocking comment or something but she made no comments at all.

She was so unpredictable.

Or maybe she hadn't heard anything.

Most unlikely.

I strolled towards the direction she had just left in pushing the thoughts of her whole reaction off my head.

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Lola's POV

Was I surprised at what I heard?

Honestly, I wasn't.

Deborah had always been a bitch who likes to whore around.

Had I seen it coming?

I didn't.

But Derinsola's whole reaction towards this was more unexpected.

I would have thought that he would leap at the chance to be with her even though it was under a ridiculous circumstance.

My eyes shot towards Derin who took a seat beside me and looked at me curiously while I just stared back at him blankly.

This was why he was so determined to make this whole fake dating thing seem real.

Deborah was doubting us.

Why didn't he just tell me about it?

I thought back at Deborah's pleading look as I let out a small snicker.

What a bitch!

Her husband was sitted right here.

I looked towards Derinsola's mother who was conversing with Deborah's husband while Derinsola gave me some dumb signal which I didn't understand one bit.

Now that I think about it, I recollected the look in Derinsola's eyes before yanking his arms out of her hold.

It was a look of disbelief, disappointment, hurt and a hint of love.

He stil loved her.

Pathetic, if you ask me.

“Just say it”Derin told me as I jolted out of my thoughts.

Say what?

“Uhn?”I asked him in confusion as he looked at me frustratedly.

“Nevermind”He replied before getting up and offering to pack some dishes, while I offered to help.

Plainly out of being courteous.

I trailed behind Derin into the kitchen with some dirty dishes in my hands as I immediately dropped them in the sink and shot my head towards Derinsola who stared at me with folded arms.

“I hate the look you keep giving me, Lola. You heard something and you have something to say to me, so say it”He ordered as I let out a small chuckled before resting my hips against the island as placing my hands at the edges of the kitchen island

“Honestly, I think you are pathetic.”I told him bluntly with a bored look on my face as I avoided looking directly at his face.

He felt a bit awestruck by my words as his hands dropped down before he stared back at me, uttering absolutely no words.

“She obviously knows how much you love her, and she's playing mind games with you.”I continued as looking at him with a smirk on my face.

“What an idiot?!”

Oops, I said that out loud.

“I don't need your opinion of this, Lola. Not from you of all people”He told me as I laughed out loud at his words.

Me of all people?!

At least, I wasn't the one drooling over a married man.

“Open your fucking eyes. She's married, where do you think these your feeling will end up taking you to.”I continued mentally slapping myself for giving him more advise.

I mean, he should smart up.

“Shut up. You don't get a say in this”He told me taking steps towards me as I just stared at his approaching figure blankly.

But before another word could escape my lips, I decided to do his sorry ass a big favour.

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Derinsola's POV

This Lola or whatever the fuck her name was, is absolutely getting on my nerves.

Deep down, I knew what she said was true but I didn't want to hear it from the dumbass thief.

She was an absolute bitch, who didn't know what it meant to actually love someone.

And I hated the fact that she could see this pathetic and lovestruck side of me.

I absolutely hated it.

“Shut up, you don't get a say in this”I told her, stomping my way towards her figure which rested unbotheredly on the kitchen isle.

I halted when I was a few inches away from her as I stared straight into her eyes with rage seeping out every fucking pore in my body.

“I'm changing the deal”She whispered as her eyes seemed fixated on something else other than me.

What?

“What the fuck are you...” I spoke in frustration as I felt pissed off by her total change in subject.

She suddenly looked at me, into my eyes to be specific.

“Shhh”She spoke as her eyes lingered on my face before dropping towards my lips and staying fixated on it.

“You have to pay me back for this. And I'm talking cash, lots of it”She spoke as I looked at her in complete confusion as I noticed her pull her hands from where they once were.

She sucked in a deep breath, then shut her eyes closed and in a split second, she tugged against my shirt's collar and pulled me towards her, pressing her lips against mine.

What the hell?!

I felt shock and disbelief replace the rage I once felt as I stared wide-eyedly at her closed eyes and froze at the feeling of her soft lips lightly pressing mine.

The way she tightened her eye shot made it obvious that she definitely wasn't doing this because she wanted to but she still stayed still.

She moved her lips against mine a little and I couldn't help but feel some little emotions awakening in me as I unknowingly closed my eyes slowly, raising my hand slowly, towards her cheek.

I felt myself needing more of this feeling. I wanted to feel her lips properly. I wanted to know what her mouth tasted like.

I felt myself carried away with this thoughts as I pressed my lips closely against hers, parting my lips slightly, taking her soft lips into mine.

Immediately, she responded but very lightly, like she was unsure of what she was doing.

While entangled in my thoughts, I lowered my head properly, trying to deepen the kiss but I felt her head suddenly move away, and I felt my eyes flung open immediately and the sight of her dark brown eyes, bored into mine as the only sound that could be heard was the sound of our accelerated breathing.

I was mesmerized by the close view of her face as I suddenly felt a bit differently, than how I had ever felt around her.

I looked down at her lips and couldn't help but want them on mine once again.

“She's gone now”She whispered before blinking repeatedly, then hastily pushing me away.

I staggered back, by a few feets as I felt my brain snap back into reality.

What the fuck was that?

Who is gone?

“Uhn?”I asked inaudibly as I watched her fan herself with her fingers while her gaze bounced off every part of this kitchen but avoided my direction.

“What the hell?”She spoke as she pulled off the little black band that held her hair up before struggling to pack it up once again.

After she had successfully packed it roughly, she continued fanning herself with her hands again.

Was she embarrassed?

Or was she all heated up because of this little kiss?

An amused smile crept up my face unknowingly, as I watched her over react.

But as soon as I realised I was smiling, my lips curled into a frown.

What the hell, dude?

“Who is gone now?”I asked her, remembering what she had whispered earlier.

“The love of your life, duhh”She spoke suddenly looking me in the face for a split second before looking away.

Deborah was here?!

And she saw us kiss?!

So, that was why Lola kissed me.

Everything started to make sense but I felt a bit weird about the fact Deborah had seen me kiss Lola.

Before my brain could dive deeper into my feelings for Deborah, the image of the short kiss I just shared with Lola crept in once again, and somehow, it lingered in my head.

“You are paying me for that o. It's for my compensation”She spoke as she walked towards the kitchen door.

What a weirdo?!

Who talks about money after a kiss?

“Compensation?!”I asked her looking at her as blankly as possible but actually, I was fascinated.

She was such an odd ball!

“Yeah, I'm actually allergic to rich, love struck assholes. So, I'll probably need to go to the hospital”She spoke before bouncing out the kitchen.

What?

A laughter escaped my lips as I tried to wrap my head around what she had just said.

Before she disappeared out of sight, I caught the image of her placing her fingers on her lips before immediately grabbing her hair with her own hands and dramatically scolding herself.

She was definitely different.

But I wasn't sure if it was in a good way or a bad way?

Did I seriously need this difference in my life or was it something I shouldn't get too involved with?

Deep down,I knew that if I got too attached to her, I am just heading towards a cliff.

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Lola's POV

I forced myself out of her hold as I glared at her in annoyance.

What the hell was this bitch doing?

We had finished up with the whole dinner and we were about to take our leave when this Deborah bitch suddenly pulled me aside.

“Have you lost your mind?”I yelled at her in a hushed tone as I examined the look on her face.

She looked like she wanted to kill me.

“No, I should be asking you that”She asked me before pausing and sucking in a deep breath before she continued.

“What are you trying to do, Lola? What is this whole act? How dare you...”She rambled questions to me as I looked at her with a bored expression.

“Get to the point, Deborah. I'm not really in the mood for all these”I told her waving my hand in a circular motion, trying to describe whatever conversation we were having right now.

She glared at me furiously before stepping towards me as I sighed in boredom.

“Stop whatever you are doing with Derin”She told me straightforwardly as I bursted out laughing at her words.

Oh my, what a funny girl.

First, there wasn't anything but she didn't need to know that.

And, who is she to tell me what I should do.

“Okay, fine”I told her as she stared at me in confusion.

“If that's what you expected me to say, then you are just fucking stupid. And what exactly is he to you?”I asked her raising my brows up questioningly as I folded my arms across my chest.

“A friend? Or the guy you want to make your adultery buddy?”I asked again as she lounged straight at me but I immediately pushed her away before she could attack me.

Oops, I forgot I was supposed to sound like he was my boyfriend.

“I just want to get him away from fucking whores and sluts like you.”She told me as I clenched my first at her words.

I was the slut?

“Deborah, if you want him to get away from whores, then you should be staying far away from him.”I told her as she immediately knew what I meant.

“Look Deborah, I told you, that if we met again, I will set you on fire this time”I told her as I felt rage swarm my head when I thought of what she did in the past.

The images of Deborah and my ex acting passionate on his bed flooded my brain as I just wanted to kill her so badly.

But before I got the chance to, Derin walked in and grabbed me by my arm dragging me away from her.

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Author's Note

So guysss, first things first, HAPPY NEW MONTH!!

Since this is a new month, let's expect some next level drama in their lives.

This month, you get to see feelings developing, secrets unfolding and maybe even more of these cute and steamy moments like we read earlier. So, let us all anticipateeeee...

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