Chapter Two: Coffee Incident

“Ella! There you are!” Charles waved, standing up from his seat.

I smiled uncomfortably as the people around us stared at him, then at me.

To be honest, Lucas isn’t this clingy, I thought.

Wait, what the hell am I thinking?

Charles walked up to me and kissed my forehead. “Come on, I already ordered your favorite, chocolate donuts and mocha latte.”

I sat back on the comfy armchair and took a sip of my coffee.

Charles bit into his waffle. “So?”

“So...what?”

“How was Mair’s?”

I shifted in ny chair. “Oh, it was nice.”

Silence.

“Look! It’s Lucas Davidson!”

“What’s he doing in this coffee shop? Doesn’t he usually dine at fancy restaurants?”

I froze. I managed to turn around and see if it was for real.

And it was.

At the doorway stood Lucas, his dark wavy hair set perfectly, his Carribean blue eyes sparkling with mischeif.

Then he looked at me.

Like sending me a message, he ran his eyes up and down my body, then smirked.

Charles is here you idiot, I thought, almost believing he could read my mind.

Lucas sat down on the table just beside me and Charles.

I twiddled my thumbs together. What the **** is wrong with this guy?!

Charles, meanwhile, was staring at Lucas.

“Oh, so you’re Lucas Davidson? You look pretty young to be a CEO of the biggest company.”

I face-palmed myself. If Charles wasn’t my fiance, I would’ve told him Lucas doesn’t like being called too young.

Lucas turned blue eyes towards him, then to me, then back to him.

“I’m 24 already. That’s the adult stage.” Lucas muttered, adjusting his dark-blue tie.

Charles nodded, then turned to me. “Aren’t you going to eat your donut? I thought it was your favorite.”

I looked at my plate and realized I hadn’t touched the food.

“S-Sorry Charles, I...uh...ate a lot of chips and soda at Mair’s house.” I quickly lied.

Lucas sneaked a peek at me, as if to say, that’s the best you can think of?

Charles smiled. “That’s okay. But next time, don’t eat too much junk food. You might get a stomachache.”

Yeah, well, my stomach does hurt, but it’s because of Mr. Lucas over here.

“I gotta go to the bathroom,” Charles said, and stood up.

The second he went in the bathroom, I punched Lucas’s shoulder.

“Yah! What the **** are you doing here?!” I whisper-shouted.

Lucas rubbed his arm. “Can I not be here?”

“You know that I have lunch with Charles! So why did you come here?!”

“He’s too stupid to find out anyway. When he does, tell him I hate him for calling me young.”

I rubbed my temples.

At that moment, Charles came back.

“Ready to go, El?” He asked sweetly.

I softly smiled and nodded.

As Charles put his arm on my shoulder and we walked towards the door, I turned around and sneaked a look at Lucas. He was staring at me, and silently mouthed,

“Tonight.”

***Download NovelToon to enjoy a better reading experience!***