Legally Yours

Chapter4: Dinner

Yesterday night Mr.Lee called me and informed me that Mr.Park requested me to bring Ella with me. It’s good because now it won’t be awkward. Ella would talk with Mr.Park all night. That’s ma girl.

We got ready at around 7 p.m. and Mr. Lee came and picked us up. Ella was so much excited for all of this. She is a person who can be made happy really easily. When we got to the restaurant I saw that it was the fancy type which I and Ella go to on her birthday.

Mr.Park was waiting for us in a private room with just one table with three chairs. When Ella saw Mr.Park she ran to him and hugged him and he hugged her back. Since when did these two get this close? He handed him a teddy bear saying “ This is for you little Angle” to which Ella replied, “ Thank you, Uncle Jay”.

I walked towards them. Mr.Park took Ella in his arms and gave me a pretty bouquet of roses. then he held my chair while I sat and then kept Ella on the chair beside me. Okay, he is a certified gentleman.

We ordered food first and while waiting for them a waitress came with a bottle of wine and offered it to Mr.Park and me. “ Oh Sorry, I don’t like alcoholic beverages. Thank You.” I said.

The waitress wasn’t impressed with that. She side-eyed me and walked towards Mr.Park and slowly started flirting with him. He didn’t seem to be moved by that but I didn’t know what I was supposed to do. Probably she assumes that we are dating and still, she chooses to flirt with him. I am his fake girlfriend so I don’t have any feelings for me but it did annoy me that she is ignoring me like I don’t exist.

I was drowning in my confusion when Mr. Park told the waitress

“Now it’d be great if you left because I need to spend time with my girlfriend.” This made my heart weirdly flutter I know that I am his fake girlfriend and he was just saying it but publicly I am his girlfriend. Now that I am hearing all of this feels like something. I’ve only had one relationship all my life so this is weird.

I see the waitress leave with a frown. Then Mr.Park started talking. “ I don’t want to sound like a stalker but I looked into your life and stuff so that I can know more about you. I saw that you studied fashion. What made you stop?”

This question made me kind of uncomfortable because I stopped continuing my fashion design degree because I became Ella’s mother. “ Actually I would’ve continued it but This little girl suddenly came into my life so I stopped my Degree to focus on her,” I said while giving Ella a bright smile while she was silently playing with the teddy bear that she got.

“ Why did you choose modeling?” Okay, this man came ready for a Q&A but I am not. “ Hmm, I always thought that I wanted to be a fashion designer or a model. Since Fashion designing didn't work I gave modeling a chance and I am still figuring it out” I think he wanted to ask me who Ella’s father was but he knew it would be too soon to ask that.

“Do you like the flowers I brought you? Even though I found out about your academics and all it doesn’t say anything about your personal liking.”

“ Yes, I like the roses they are perfect,” I said while all of a sudden Ella said, “Uncle Jay, Mommy loves roses but her favorite is pink peonies.”

“ Oh okay, Angle I promise I will get those next time.” He said while smiling at her. I like men who smile and he warmly smiles with Ella all the time. Then Mr. Park tried to say something but the waitress arrived with our food.

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After we finished eating we talked for a little more time about our favorite things to do and other things. When it became close to 9:30 p.m. It was getting closer to Ella’s bedtime. “We have to leave now. Ella’s bedtime is getting closer. She is already drowsing off. She gets cranky when she is too sleepy.” While saying that I stood up to get Ella. She was with a full tummy and grumpy so it was difficult to lift her up. So Mr.Park came near us and asked Ella “ Little Angle, Shall I take you to the car?” Surprisingly all her grumpiness flew away and now she is all happy because he favorite uncle Jay is carrying her.

When we reached the car Mr.Lee was already waiting for us. Mr.Park lay Ella in the car. “Emma can I get your phone number?” why is he asking it from me? He could’ve taken it in from Mr.Lee. I gave him my number and he gave me his number and asked me to save it. With that, both of us said good night and We left.