Lola's POV

What!!

Why was he looking at me like that?!

“What is it?!”I snapped as he still looked at me with a questioning look.

“What exactly happened between you and Deborah in the past?”He asked for the first time as he looked at me with curiousity.

I'll be happy to tell you.

“I'm glad you asked. That bitch...”I started as I saw how he frowned at the use of the word bitch.

If you like frown harder, she was a freaking bitch.

“That fucking bitch, slept with my boyfriend.”I told him trying hard not to remember the horrific sight I had seen when I walked through my boyfriend's door.

But now that I think about it, maybe pouring fuel on her wasn't enough.

“What?! There must be...”He started as I glared at him in irritation.

“Don't defend her in front of me. I know what happened, I don't care if you believe me or not”I told him dismissively as I waved my hands in his face, turning away from him afterwards.

Where was that Deborah slut sef?

Had she gone home?

“Derinsola!!!”I heard a yell accompanied by Deborah's figure running out of his house.

She seemed to be in fear and heavily panting like something bad had happened.

Our heads shot towards her in confusion as I tried to imagine what caused her to act like this.

“Your mum”I heard her say admist heavy breathings as my eyes widened immediately she uttered those words.

My head snapped towards Derinsola to see his reaction as it felt like he was stunned into fear as he stepped towards her.

“What happened?”He asked her as Deborah pointed inside, acting all incoherent.

“She's acting really weird”She spoke as Derinsola immediately sprinted past her, towards the entrance as I stood there, trying to take in the sudden change of atmosphere and situations.

What could have happened?!

I looked towards Deborah before walking hurriedly towards where Derinsola had headed to.

“Call the doctor”I heard a voice of panic immediately I walked into the house.

Derinsola's mother clutched unto her stomach as she winced while she sat on the couch.

Derinsola knelt in front of his mother, trying to calm her down while Deborah's husband, spoke into the phone.

I assumed he was speaking with a doctor.

I slowly moved towards where Derinsola's mother sat as I felt my heart feel heavy suddenly as I watched her groan in pain.

She clutched unto her stomach and immediately the situation felt familiar in my head.

I had remembered once, when Dara clutched unto her stomach tightly right after a meal.

But what I didn't recollect I'm details was how my mother handled the situation.

I rushed to the dinning and grabbed a glass of water before rushing towards Derinsola and his mother.

“Here, she should drink it”I told Derinsola as he shot his head towards me, with bloodshot eyes and a face that held fear.

“She doesn't need water”He told me as I bent beside him and looked him straight into his eyes.

“She does need it. And don't let her lay down. This has happened to Dara once, she must have eating something that is making her react this way”I told him as he grabbed the glass from my hands and offering it to his mother, as she slowly gulped it down in discomfort.

I looked at her worriedly at her face which still held discomfort and extreme pain.

I nervously held unto the tip of my shirt as I silently hoped she would get better.

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“But she made this food herself and she eats it all the time, so I honestly don't understand”Derin asked the doctor as they walked out the room, closing the door gently behind them.

“She must have eaten it in excess or probably the fact that her body needs less of these food, since she's growing older”The doctor explained to him as he nodded, brushing his hands through his short hair while I pulled away from the wall I had rested on.

“She's absolutely fine. She just needs rest right now.”The doctor told him as they walked towards the stairs before they alighted them together.

I let out a sigh as blinked repeatedly, trying to withstand the tiredness I felt.

Deborah and her husband left a while ago after the doctor's arrival, while I......

I just stayed here.

I had no idea why, but I decided to hang around, and hear what the doctor had to say.

Honestly, I was secretly scared that I had done the wrong thing, giving her water but turns out, I was right.

And I was glad I was right.

I felt my phone buzz in my pocket as I pulled it out.

I answered the call, pressing the phone against my ear as I adjusted my position very well, against the wall.

“Lola, what happened? I have been trying to reach you”I heard Kosi's voice blast through the phone's speakers as I pulled the phone away from my ear a bit.

You want to deaf me?

“I didn't know, maybe I dropped it somewhere or something”I lied as I scratched the top of my head.

I couldn't pick up in such a tense environment.

“Why aren't you back yet? It's almost midnight”She informed me as I widened my eyes in surprise.

Are you for real?

“Seriously?!”I asked her in disbelief as I heard her exclaim.

“You didn't know?!  Where are you?”She asked me curiously as I dropped my hands down.

“Relax, I'll be back soon. I'm on my way home. Bye”I told her as I yawned, feeling tired of the phone call and everything in general.

“Woww! I just want to sleep” I muttered to myself as I yawned again, not covering my mouth.

Lola, and her dirty habits.

“I'm sorry for keeping you here longer than we agreed on”I heard Derinsola speak from a couple of feets away as he strolled towards me and I could see he was equally tired.

“Don't be foolish. I decided to wait”I told him as I tried to stop myself from yawning again, making my eyes water a bit.

I wonder why I was feeling sleepy.

I was never sleepy when watching Korean Dramas at 2am in the morning.

His lips curled up into a weak smile as he looked upwards and sighed again.

I could see he was still worried, despite the positive report from the doctor.

I stared at him feeling a bit bad for him as I walked towards him, then stopping right in front of him.

“Come on, be a big boy for your mum. She'll be fine”I told him, gently giving him a pat on his back as he looked down at me and suddenly smiled genuinely at my words.

I could see dimples.

He had really pretty dimples and I felt like kissing them.

Because they were cute and not for any other reason.

I smiled back at him as he sucked in a deep breath.

“Fine, I'll give you one hug. Just one.”I blurted as I instantly scolded myself in my head at my words.

Lola!!!

He was going to see me as a weird creep who was attracted to him, now.

What have I done?!

As I opened my mouth to revoke my words, he grabbed my hand and pulled my into his chest and engulfed me in a hug.

My body tensed up at his touch as I stood frozen under his touch, with his hands wrapped around me.

But there was something strange about this hug.

Instead of me feeling like I was comforting him, it felt like he was comforting me.

His hug somehow comforted me and made me feel safe. For a split second, I forgot about my problems and focused on how he smelled, how he felt and how my heartbeat accelerated.

I relaxed under his touch as I slowly raised my hands and patted him slowly on his back.

After what felt like forever, he pulled away slowly, while I dropped my hands limply at my side.

He looked into my eyes with a smile on his lips and said...

“Strangely comforting. Thanks”He spoke as my brain snapped back to it's usual sef.

“Strangely?!”I asked with a snort as he smirked with a shrug.

“Hmmm, or should I charge you for this too?”I muttered as he shook his head in amusement before he walked past me.

“Yeah, whatever. But let's get the ice princess home, first”He told me as I laughed.

Princess?!

Is this payback for calling him prince?

“Get me home?!” I asked curiously as I followed him, skipping down the stairs.

“Yeah”He spoke as I shook my head when he turned towards me.

“No, no, no. You can't leave your mum all by herself. What if she wakes up and really needs you?!”I asked him as he seemed to understand my point.

Yeah!

“Then you can just spend the night here”He said blankly before walking away.

Woah! Woah!! Woah!!!

“Woah! Woah!! Hollup!”I exclaimed stretching my palms towards him in a stop manner.

“What?!”He asked walking towards a fridge in the dinning and opening it.

“I am not sleeping over”I told him as he looked at me for a split second before replying.

“Yes, you are”He said pulling out a can of drink from the fridge.

“You don't get to decide for me, sir”I told him, stretching the sir dramatically as he shrugged.

“I am not letting you leave at this time of the night”He told me as I chuckled at his words.

I am not a kid.

“You don't own me and I am leaving, bye”I told him as I walked towards the door but paused and suddenly clasped my hands around my mouth, letting out a yawn.

I looked back at him, as he shot me a ‘are you kidding look?’

But suddenly, his expression changed to that of surrender.

“Okay, fine but you have to give me a minute, let me get my keys and I'll see you to the gate”He told me as I eyed him suspiciously.

“Just sit, I'll be right back”He told me as he walked into the corridor of earlier.

I sighed as I took a sit on his super comfy couch and decided to wait, for just a second.

My legs hurt anyways.

“It would only be for a second” I told myself as I blinked continuously, trying to push away the tiredness I felt.

“It would only be for a second” These were the words my brain chanted as I seeped slowly into drowsiness, before completely falling asleep, on his couch.

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Derinsola's POV

I slowly walked back towards the living room as I was shocked at the sight of the empty living room.

What the hell?!

Had she gone?!

I looked towards the door which was still locked up and I stared at it in confusion.

She hadn't left yet.

Then, where was she?

I walked into the living room, towards the table which was surrounded by the couch and then I noticed her hair dropping off the arm of the couch, dangling towards the ground.

I curiously walked closer towards her and the sight that greeted me was an extremely funny one.

She definitely knew how to take the words “feel at home” to heart.

She laid uncomfortably on the couch as she hugged one of the couch pillows tightly, with her lips slightly parted open and her eyes shut close.

I walked closer towards her and bent in front of her, feeling drawn to the sight of her adorable little face.

Her face looked innocent and beautiful, when she wasn't busy blurting out sassy utterances.

I looked closer at her face and I felt a small smile play across my lips as the day's occurrences came rushing into my head.

Just in one single day, I managed to stop seeing her as just a thief.

I suddenly wanted to know more about her, and to have more experiences with her that didn't have to surround fake dating.

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Author's Note

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I can see sparks start to fly oo.....

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