Don't marry me

LANCELOT ESTATE HOME

"Young master!"

"Welcome home!"

"Welcome sir!"

The maids and the guards greeted as soon as Andrew came into the house. He just focused on his phone not bothering to reply them.

"Welcome son" Granny Brenda said coming down the stairs with the aid of her stick.

"You asked me to come" He said briefly

"When are you planning on settling down?" She blurted out causing a groan to escape from his lips. What else was he expecting? They go over this same thing every time he visits.

"I already told you mom, at my own inconvenience! I'll find a bride I love and settle down with her" He replied

Well, his relationship with Yasmine is actually a secret. She had actually requested that it should be kept unknown to anyone, including his family members until she was ready. Reasons best known to her.

"And when would that be? You are growing really fast and you need someone by your side. I read the articles, you got another estate" She said

"And I think you should get another grandson so you would stop troubling me" He muttered making her raise her stick to hit him lightly on the head.

"How about you meet with this lady? Just once? What do you think? You can decide if you like her or not" She suggested.

"As you wish" He muttered knowing fully well that he can't get past this one.

"Lanry will send the location of the blind date to you. Go there immediately" She said with a note of finalty.

*

Andrew dialed Yasmine number as soon as he entered the car. He waited for a while as the call connected through. She picked up almost at the last ring, he could hear her heavy breathe from the other end.

"Babe" She spoke first almost breathlessly.

"Were you doing something?" He asked

"Nothing much, just finished exercising. Why did you call?"

"I have a blind date to go to" He paused after a while only to be greeted by silent from the other end.

"Go on" She replied in a low voice.

"But trust me, nothing is going to happen. In between, don't you think we should let everyone know about our relationship now? At least, I would stop going on blind dates" He said running his hand through his hair.

"Just go on with the blind date okay? I trust nothing is going to happen" She said in a hoarse voice. She suddenly let out a shrill scream making him jerk up.

"What happened? Are you okay?" He questioned, she was silent for a while.

"Sure, I'm fine. I'm hanging up now" She said and hung up before he could say anything else. Andrew sighed deeply staring at the disconnected call.

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~KAREN'S APARTMENT~

Karen gulped down the tequila in the glass cup, she finished the entire content with just one gulp before stretching her hand for more.

Luciana poured another one for her and she drank it at a go and she stretched the cup for more. Luciana meant to pour another for her but Kimora stopped her.

"Don't you think that is enough already? She had two bottle already, she might just pass out due to excess alcohol at this rate" Kimora said.

"There's no better cure for heartbreak than alcohol" Luciana replied.

"But I am not heartbroken, I just lost my job" Karen said with a pout, she was drunk already.

"It's still the same baby!" Luciana exclaimed.

Karen belched loudly before standing up, she staggered as she tried to maintain her balance. She opened the door to the bathroom before going in.

"I think I have a perfect solution to this" Kimora said and that got Luciana's attention totally.

"Huh? What's it?"

"Don't marry, date!" Kimora exclaimed with a slight giggle. She quickly brought out her phone and quickly logged into the app.

"She should just go out and enjoy life a bit, she had been choked with work the whole time and now is a perfect time for her to unwind" Kimora added. As she was talking, she inputted Karen's picture in the app.

"But do you think she will agree to this? You know her opinion about dating and relationships. It is a dating app we are talking about here!" Luciana voiced out her opinion.

Kimora meant to speak but she paused on her lips as Karen came out of the bathroom. She averted her gaze from one person to another, eyeing them suspiciously.

Kimora and Luciana are actually her best friends, the only people she could call family apart from her mom. They met at college and had been friends since then.

"What were you guys talking about? And why did you stop on seeing me?" She questioned, she just washed her face so she was a little sober and Karen also has a strong tolerant to alcohol too.

"A job opportunity just came and the pay is baffling and at the same time, life changing" Kimora answered before Luciana could say anything.

"Huh? Where?" Karen's eyes sparkled immediately.

"I texted the address to you, just go" Kimora said pinging on her phone. Karen grabbed her jacket before dashing off.

Luciana realised the breathe she had been holding the whole time.

"Hope this works out well" She muttered.

"Don't marry date is the best dating site ever! I pray she would meet her match, woukd it prehaps be love at first sight?" Kimora said staring into the space. Luciana let out a scoff before climbing in the bed.

"My goodness! My date is so handsome!" A notification popped up on Kimora's phone. It was a user of the dating app and a picture came with the tweet, it's a picture of the male the user was paired with.

"Lucky you" She said before continuing with her drink.

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~VIVI'S RESTUARANT~

Andrew darted his eyes around as soon as he entered the restaurant. As much as he hates to do this but he couldn't help but do whatever Granny Brenda wants. She has a weak heart and he knows how she can be if she is stressed out.

"I'll just get this done and over with" He muttered to himself. His eyes suddenly caught with a lady who was also looking around like she was expecting someone. He walked over to her immediately.

"I'm Andrew Lancelot" He muttered coldly before taking his seat. He had planned on not talking throughout the entire date, she will surely get tired of talking if she is the only one that is doing the talking.

Karen raised her head to look at him and her tipsy eyes met with his. She found herself melting under his cold gaze.

" Are the one to give me the job?" She inquired rather tipsily, there was a bottle of whiskey right in front of her and she had taken half of it.

"What job?" Andrew questioned with furrowed brows.

"Silly me rushed out of the house without taking my credentials with me" She said slapping her head. Andrew just watched her interestingly.

"I guess life is meant to go hard on me, that's why I am always failing in whatever I do. Love isn't meant for me either, looking around and seeing these couples around me makes me look like a total failure. A pathetic loser" she continued blabbing.

"To think I haven't had my first kiss yet" she said with a slight chuckle. She covered her mouth as she belched.

"I lost my job today, have a mom in the hospital.... can life be any more worse?" She said taking another gulp directly from the bottle of whisky.

Andrew gently collected the bottle from her, their faces were now close to each other. Karen cupped his both cheeks before releasing a sheepish smile which got Andrew amused.

"I don't know why I am telling you all of these. Strangely, I want to do crazy things tonight" She muttered and before he could process anything, she slammed her lips on his.

Andrew's eyes grew wide like they could pop out of its sockets......