Unexpectedly Meeting You

Chapter 9

*William Fox*

It’s already 6 pm so I drove back home to fetch Neola, hoping that Art gave her the right clothes to wear.

I opened the door, Art was there with Larissa, watching… sponge bob. I sighed.

“Welcome home sir!” Art said making a hand salute.

“Will you stop making a salute, it’s irritating.” I said.

“Sorry, I just feel like we’re soldiers, ready for battle, you know about the girls.” He said.

“You are being paranoid.”

“Welcome back William.” Larissa said. Her eyes are silver.

“Is that your natural eye color?” I can’t help but ask.

“Yes.” She said.

“Oh okay…” I looked around, looking for Neola. “Where is she? We have to go now.”

“Be patient lover boy, she’s in your room.” Art said.

I rolled my eyes. “Whatever, you guys can go home now, I can take it from here.” I said.

“can we stay here for the night more like two more months?” Art said that made me jerk my head back to his direction.

I raised my eyebrow. “What?!”

“Well, my mom and dad aren’t home until the next two months, so we’re kind of ‘lonely’ back there.” He said with air quotations in the word LONELY. I know what he meant.

“Didn’t your parent s left you with a guardian?”

“Yes they did, Mrs. Ema, but she’s too old, it’s more like I’m the one taking care of her… please?” He begged dramatically.

I thought about our condition and I can make benefit out of it. Neola and Larissa wants to be with each other and Art can their baby sitter for free. In that way there won’t be any problem with me working.

“Okay I agree.”

“YES!!!” Art exclaimed and jumped holding Larissa’s hands and they jumped together.

“But…” That made them stop and looked at me. “You have to behave, and follow all my rules and regulations, especially for your safety.  You will take care of them when I’m gone. No parties will ever be held here in my apartment. My other rules will be explained later when we come back from dinner. We are going to be late.” I said.

They didn’t argue but I can see them grinning. I knock at the door before entering.

“Wow.” I said when I saw her wearing an elegant slim fitting cocktail dress with eye-catching low back and cloud-inspired detailing at neckline that hides the crystal on her chest. She looks perfect in that black colored dress. Her long hair was pony tailed and seems shorter though.

“Do you like it?” she asked through her mind.

“You look beautiful.” I said honestly.

She smiled and her eyes became pink.

“Oh before I forgot, you have to wear this.” I gave her contact lenses. They will notice the changes in her eyes.

“What are those?”

“It’s contact lenses, so that they won’t know what you are. They might freak out.” I said and started to put in on her.

“What’s freak out?” she asked.

“Ammm…. Its…”

“A human thing?” She continued.

“Yes, you’re learning huh.” I said.

“You always say that when I ask you something.” She said and pouted her lips.

“I’m just not good in explaining stuff.” I confessed. “Let’s go?” I held her hand and walked out of the room.

“Beautiful.” Art said and kissed her hand.

I rolled my eyes, Larissa giggled.

“Do you like her new hair? I cut it.” Art said.

“You did? Well yeah it looks good on her.” I said.

“You’re so beautiful sister.” Larissa said.

“Don’t worry, we will have our own date too.” Art said and went back to Larissa’s side.

“Really?” she asked Art, her eyes are green.

“Of course!” He said in confidence.

“Good luck with that, we have to go now.” I said. “Take care of the house.”

“Yes sir!” Art stood straight and made the hand salute again. I just rolled my eyes and went out.

We we’re silent while in the car.

“Are you nervous?” I asked.

“Yes.”

“Did Art teach you what things you should do?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, so we are going to meet my friends, they just came from their honeymoon from last month, and they want to have dinner with us.” I said.

“What’s honeymoon?”

I cleared my throat, shocked with her question. “Ammm, It’s a thing that humans do after they got married.” I said.

“Oh, so we are going to have our honeymoon too after we got married?” She said looking at me.

This time I choked. “Huh? Amm yeah, I guess.” I don’t know if I’m going to take this seriously, I mean she’s only nine, and I will look like a pedophile. But then again, she doesn’t look like nine years old. She looks like a young hot woman.

We arrived at Brandon’s house. I helped her out of the car.

“William!!” Someone shouted, when I looked at my back, it was Devon. She jumped into me and gave me a massive hug.

“Ow… I miss you too.” I said.

“I miss you so much!!” She said and then let go.

“Come in….” She said. “… oh I’m sorry, you’re Will’s girlfriend?” She asked Neola, clearly she’s teasing me.

She nodded shyly.

Crap! I forgot that they she can’t talk to them. Devon looked at me.

“She can’t talk.” I told her.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m Devon.” She said and gave her massive hug, that made Neola looked more comfortable.

“What’s her name?” Devon asked me.

“Neola.”

“That is an unusual name, well that’s alright as long you look pretty as me.” She said and dragged Neola along with her to go inside.

“William… wow.” Brandon said to me and then to Neola.

“Neola this is Brandon my friend and Brandon this is Neola,” I said introducing them.

“Neola your…?” He added.

“Her girlfriend, she’s mute and don’t drool. JERK!” Devon said punching Brandon on the side. The three of us laughed except for Neola, she didn’t understand what was going on.

“Let’s all take our seats and start our dinner before it gets cold.” Brandon said. “I did all the cooking by the way.” He said and slightly looked at Devon. He’s obviously teasing her after what happened when Devon broke the oven for putting random Tupperware in it.

She rolled her eyes, “Whatever.” She said.

“By the way… what’s the occasion? I mean why are you back earlier?” I asked. Then their faces got serious and then Brandon begun to smirk.

“I have some good news to you buddy.” He said. I looked at Devon, she was pouting.

“Seems like you don’t agree on this good news.” I said.

“She’s just pissed, don’t mind her.”Brandon said. “Okay so this dinner is to announce to you that… Devon is pregnant!” He said with a big smile on his face.

We fell silent for a while. I was shocked.

“I know right? I got pregnant too early in our marriage! This is so annoying.” She complained.

“What are you complaining about?”  Brandon said.

Here they go again. They always fight, but I guess in these couple, fighting can make their relationship stronger. I know their weird.

 “Why did you got pregnant that early?” I asked.

“This Jerk here didn’t use condoms!” Devon said, still pouting.

“Whatever, let’s just eat!” Brandon said and raised some glass of wine. “For my future baby!” he exclaimed, he seems so happy. “… and for William’s girlfriend Neola.” He added. I just shook my head.

We talked and talked about thing that we have done during the time that we’re not together. They asked about how I met Neola. I told them all about finding her in the beach and made a big skip about her true identity. Neola laughed with us every now and then. She told me that Brandon is funny and Devon is lovely. I agreed with her.

“We had fun.” I said Brandon and Devon accompany us to the car.

“Let’s do this again next time. Thanks for coming Neola.” Devon said.

She smiled at her.

We waved our goodbyes and went down on the road. It’s 11:30.

“Did you have fun?” I asked her.

“Yes, Devon and Brandon are both lovely people.” She said. “I wanted to talk to them but I guess I still have to wait until my voice is back.” She added.

“I hope so too. Oh speaking of… when is your Natal day?”

“ It will be 80 days from now.” She said.

“So I have to keep you safe until that day huh.”

“Yes,, basically.”

“What do you mean?”

“I told you before that we are bound with our protectors and that means for a life time.” She said.

“yeah sure.” I’m too tired to ask for more.

We got home, but when we open the door. We saw Art and Larissa on the couch sleeping tightly together. Now that I think of it… do we look like that when Neola and I sleep together?