Chapter 84 - Candace\\\/Candy

"Hey, babe!" Sonia responded the moment she received the call, making Lucy smile.

"I hope I didn't interrupt anything? Were you writing?" She asked as usual, and Sonia rolled her eyes.

"Far from that. I'm out on a date with my darling fiance. So tell me, what's up?" Sonia asked curiously.

"You're out on a date with Bryan?" Lucy asked, wanting to ask Sonia exactly what was happening between her and Bryan and if it was a real date or she had bullied the poor guy into taking her out. But she figured it wasn't the time to ask such questions. She would have to keep her questions for later, "You shouldn't be on the phone when you're out on a date unless it's an emergency. Let's just talk later," Lucy suggested, wanting to hang up.

"Don't worry about that. I'm in the ladies' room so it's not a problem. Go on and tell me why you called," Sonia rushed to assure her as she walked further into the ladies' room, and went into one of the toilet stalls, and sat on a toilet seat.

"Let's just talk later. Call me when you get home and you're free," Lucy said, not feeling comfortable with the idea of Sonia talking to her while Bryan was out there waiting.

"He won't mind waiting, trust me. Besides, he is on a call too," Sonia assured Lucy who sighed wearily, "Go on, talk to momma. Why is my baby calling?" Sonia asked playfully.

"Well, a lot of things. First of all, I finally told Tom that we could have sex," Lucy said in a small voice as though she didn't want even the ant in the apartment to hear her secret.

Sonia's mouth dropped open, and then a happy smile split her face, "Awww! My innocent baby is becoming all grown up," Sonia said emotionally, "Tell me, how did you say it? What did he say? How did he react?" Sonia asked excitedly.

"Slow down with the questions," Lucy said with an embarrassed smile.

"Slow down? How can I? Hold on, let's switch to video call. I want to see your face," Sonia said, and without waiting for Lucy to say anything she switched the call to video call and waited for Lucy to approve it on her end.

"I can't believe you're doing this while you're out on a date," Lucy said, looking at Sonia in disbelief.

"You don't have to believe it. Tell me what I want to hear. How did you say it? What did he say?" Sonia asked, waiting eagerly to hear something exciting since Lucy was one of the side characters in her novel.

Sonia listened attentively as Lucy narrated everything that had happened from the moment she told Tom about them doing the sex thing, to their episode on the elevator, to his dirty texts, while Sonia awwed and laughed when necessary. She smiled so much that her cheeks hurt from it, and it wasn't until Sonia stopped laughing, but heard someone still laughing outside the door, that she remembered the call was on loudspeaker so anyone in the ladies' room could listen in on their conversation.

"Uhm... Lu? Why don't I call you later?" Sonia asked, and Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Didn't I say that before now? Can't believe you let me go on and on only to stop me now. Just let me know when you are home," Lucy said irritably and hung up without waiting for Sonia to say anything else.

Sonia flushed the toilet and once she stepped out of the toilet stall she saw a beautiful lady who looked like she was in her early sixties standing in front of the mirror, and adding a touch of red lipstick to her lips, "Your friend is cute. I like her," the lady said conversationally, and Sonia smiled.

It was funny that she wasn't even pretending not to have eavesdropped on Sonia's phone call. It was Sonia's fault after all. She had been the one receiving such a phone call in a public place and indirectly inviting everyone that cared to listen, "Thanks," Sonia told the lady politely as she washed her hands.

"A word of advice for your friend though. I have a feeling that before this is all over she might fall in love with the young man, so if I were her I wouldn't try hooking him up with anyone until I have completely ruled out the chances of anything happening between us," the lady said with a wink before walking out of the ladies' room.

Sonia partially agreed with the lady since she felt the same way. But on the other hand, knowing how stubborn and determined Lucy was, she wasn't so sure about the chances of Lucy allowing herself to develop any feelings for Tom. She had gone through college without even letting any guy close to her, so she couldn't really predict anything when it comes to Lucy.

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Sonia walked out of the ladies' room, and made eye contact with Bryan who quickly spoke into the phone and hung up Tom's call before she got close to the table, "I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long?" Sonia asked politely as she returned to her seat.

"Not at all. I was busy talking to my brother over the phone," Bryan said, making Sonia's ears perk up.

What questions could she possibly ask Bryan about his brother that would give Lucy the kind of information she wanted? "Your brother? You speak with him often?" Sonia asked curiously.

"Yeah. He was just telling me about his new personal assistant," Bryan said, watching Sonia closely as he waited to see what she would say. This was going to be a good way to get her to talk about her friend.

Oh! Wow! Lucy's boss was curious about her? "He was? Is the personal assistant male or female?" Sonia asked, pretending not to know who it was, and Bryan gave her thumbs up mentally.

The lady was very smart. He had to give her that, "Female," Bryan said, not wanting to give her too much information so she would remain curious and ask questions. He glanced at his wristwatch, the time was past 6 PM already, "Would you like to hang out at an amusement park? Maybe you and Mia could go shopping tomorrow," Bryan suggested.

Although he still wanted to talk about their deal, he knew it was pointless. Sonia was a wicked witch, and she was still going to do whatever she liked. He was going to stick to his original plan. Treat her nicely and focus on his job. Soon the six months would be over.

"Let's go home. I'm exhausted already. Maybe we can go to the amusement park tomorrow?" Sonia asked with a radiant smile, and Bryan nodded as he dropped some money notes on the table and stood up.

Once they got home, they met Matt in the living room, seeing a movie with a beautiful lady, "Hi! You guys are back?" Matt asked with a grin.

"Hm," Bryan hummed as he glanced at the young lady beside Matt with a slightly raised brow and turned to exchange a look with Sonia.

"Meet my friend Candace. Candace, my best friend, Bryan. I'm sure you know him," Matt introduced with a wide smile, and Candace gave Bryan and Sonia an awkward smile, while Bryan looked at her in silence.

Although she had a short crop of black hair now, Bryan and Sonia recognized her. She was the stripper they had met at the club, Candy, "Hello! It's nice to meet you," Sonia said with a bright smile as she embraced Candy.

"Oh! Your friend. How did you meet her?" Bryan asked as he looked from Candy to Matt. It wasn't like he had a problem with whoever Matt decided to hang with. He only hoped Matt really KNEW who he was hanging out with.

"Remember that dating app I told you about? I met her there. We decided to meet up today for the first time, and we clicked instantly. I didn't want the day to end yet, so I brought her with me. I hope you don't mind?" Matt asked while Candy moved from one foot to the other uncomfortably.

She hadn't even known who Matt was before they met, and that was because he had used a false photo and name on the dating app. She had been very surprised to see that her blind date was an actor. He had also not mentioned anything about Bryan being his best friend. He had only said they were going to his best friend's place. Had she known she would have saved herself this embarrassment by calling it an early night and leaving him the ** alone.

"Of course, I don't mind. You're welcome to my home, please make yourself comfortable," Bryan said with an easy smile before excusing himself, while flashed Candy a smile before following Bryan.

"You recognize her from the club, don't you?" Bryan asked Sonia once they walked into his bedroom.

"Yes. I thought she was a pretty blonde, but I think this hair suits her even better. She's really pretty," Sonia said as she walks over to Bryan's dressing table and took off her earrings.

"I don't think she told Matt that she is a stripper," Bryan said thoughtfully.

"I don't think it is your business," Sonia said, making Bryan raise a brow.

"Really?"

"They are two adults. You weren't there when they met, so you shouldn't interfere in their relationship. If things go well between them, she might tell him about it. If they decide to part ways after tonight, there would be no need to. Either way, stay out of it," Sonia warned.

"What if Matt was your best friend? If you found out your best friend is dating someone who is hiding something from her, you won't tell her the truth?" Bryan asked Sonia curiously since that was likely going to be what would play out between her and Lucy.

"I will let him tell her the truth himself," Sonia said, and Bryan gave her a nod.

"I hope when that day comes, you maintain this stance. As for me, I'm not like you, and I'm going to tell Matt the truth," Bryan said and headed for the door.

"You shouldn't do that," Sonia said, rushing to the door to stop him. Maybe she was being selfish, but the storyteller in her wanted to watch things play out between Matt and Candace.

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