The Girl [ep23]

“Ohhhh, I envy your
family. Eros teasing
Chloe, is so sweet. I
wish I have a family like
yours.” Kendra said,
then suddenly she
hugged me. “Eros, I
can’t help it anymore, I
have something to say
to you, right here, right
now. This is very
important.” She wiped
some moisture in her
eyes with a table
napkin.
“What? Are you…. Oh
God!” I was so
confused. My heart
pounded so fast. What
is she trying to tell me?
And why is she crying?
I looked at my mom,
my dad and Chloe. They
looked so pale, waiting
for Kendra to finish
what she was saying.
“I’m really happy that
your family is here, and
they will hear what I’m
going to say to you.”
“Kendra. What are you
trying to say?” I was
getting so annoyed of
her being such a drama
queen.
She inhaled deeply, and
tears were pooling in
her eyes. “Eros, this will
be the first time that
I’m going to say this.
I’ve never said this to
any man. I’ll say this to
you, only you. I swear.
And I want your family
to hear this.” She
paused and shifted her
gaze from each
member of my family,
then back to me, slowly
and very dramatic. “I
LOVE YOU EROS, I LOVE
YOU SO MUCH, WITH
ALL MY HEART.”
I was choked on the
wine, I was drinking,
and coughed vigorously.
She loves me? D--n it.
Love was not part of
our arrangement, when
we started having s-x.
She was crossing the
line! It was just plain
S-X between us, no
emotions or feelings
involved. And what the
hell was she thinking,
declaring her love in
front of my family,
what was she trying to
do?
“That’s it? What else?”
“I love you. Doesn’t it
mean anything to you?
You’re the only man I’ve
ever said that to.”
Kendra’s eyes narrowed
and her eyebrows were
pulled together in a
crease.
Actually, I felt so
relieved, as well as my
family. I knew we were
thinking the same. We
thought she would say,
that she was pregnant.
Thanks goodness, she
wasn’t. She gave us a
fright.
“Well, what do you
want me to say?” I
asked her.
“I want you to admit
your feelings for me,
too. Tell me honey, do
you love me too?” Her
voice purred like a
kitten.
I looked directly at her
eyes, and gave her my
very honest answer.
“NO.”