Adorable
Adorable
As she spoke with her two friends on video call that night, she realised just how much she was missing their presence already.
"I think Mia is going to get married before the both of us even dreams about it." Mira teased.
"That's out of it. I'm not interested in getting married just yet." Mia said dismissively.
It was until this moment that she began to think about marriage and spending the rest of her life with Leo. It felt like it was too much to ask for and she couldn't even dream it.
"I have to go out now. You both take care." She said to her friends before exiting the video chat.
She quickly got dressed and carried her backpack before leaving the room. Because of her and her exams, Mr B had kept rescheduling the time for practice to when suited her best which she felt was unfair to the others but unfortunately, she couldn't do a thing about it.
"The princess is ready to go out?"
Leo asked as he stood up from the couch where he was busy with his laptop and picked up his car keys.
"You don't have to—"
"I'm dropping you off." He said in a tone of finality, giving her no room to object.
"Whatever the King says." She rolled her eyes and began to walk ahead of him but he pulled her back by pulling the back of her shirt, making her stumble back.
"What?" She asked in confusion as she turned to look at him.
"I heard you earlier..." He started.
"Heard me where?" She asked, obviously still in confusion.
"Just now. Your call with James. He seems to be calling you a lot of adorable names." He said with a suspicious look on his face.
"Adorable names?" She asked in disbelief. "You call 'Idiot, Dude, Bro' adorable?" She asked, not believing they were talking about this right now.
"He calls you those names with love." He complained making Mia giggle.
"That's the weirdest thing I've ever heard. But it's fine, since it's coming from you. We better hurry now." She said and was about walking away when he pulled her and wrapped a hand around her waist.
"Mr Lion King, I am almost late for practice." She reminded him.
He ignored her and pulled her closer to him before using his free hand to brush some loose strands of hair away from her face.
"So baby... I was thinking... would you like to take a day off, let's hang out before weekend?" He asked with uncertainty because he already knew what the answer would be.
Mia wouldn't lie, she was actually tempted. Spending a whole day with him sounded rather appealing but...
"School... practice, tests." She reminded him with regret.
"I thought so too." He sighed regretfully before kissing her on her lips, taking her by surprise.
"Uh? What was that for?" She asked with a surprised smile.
"I don't know. You look really adorable tonight." He said with a grin and lowered his head to give her another kiss.
She giggled and pulled her lips away. "You seem to enjoy using the word 'adorable' tonight. But seriously, I really have to go—"
He didn't stop and took the opportunity to kiss her properly this time, making her to swallow back her words. He knew it was only a matter of time before Mia gave in and she did.
She kissed him back and soon forgot she had been in a hurry to go out. It wasn't until after a few minutes when he slowly pulled away that came back to her senses.
"You!" She glared at him. Her face was flushed, her lips slightly swollen and moist and she looked a bit confused.
He smiled smugly and walked ahead of her outside. She tried to keep up the angry facade but she just couldn't. She found herself smiling like an idiot as she ran after him.
Once they got inside the car, he was just about to drive off when a call came in on his phone and he took it almost immediately.
"Mom?" He called.
"Have you heard from Chloe? Is she by chance with you?" His mother asked immediately.
Leo sat up in alarm, "What's wrong? She isn't with me. Why?"
"I haven't been able to reach her since she left for Maria's place. I called but she didn't answer. A little while ago, she sent me a text that she was okay and would come home tomorrow, then she turned off her phone. She isn't with Amara either. Maybe Maria did something or said something to her?" Mrs King asked anxiously.
"If Chloe sent you a message, then I guess she is fine."
"She isn't! She isn't at the office either. She didn't check in on any hotel. Unless she paid cash or with any of your cards since it wasn't Louis'."
Leo found it interesting that it didn't seem to cross her mind that she was probably with a young man. They trusted her that much.
"Mom.. she is a big girl. Stop acting like she is a child. She can take care of herself. Good night, I love you." He said before disconnecting the call.
Leo turned to look at Mia who was also looking at him seriously, "Do you by chance know where Jeremy would be by now?" He asked. Jeremy was the only person who would definitely know where Chloe was.
"Actually... they went out together earlier today." Mia confessed.
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Jeremy pulled up in front of his apartment where Ellie was already waiting since he had called a few minutes back to let the neighbor know he was on his way home, and could walk Ellie home for him.
"Are you sure about this?" He turned to ask Chloe again.
"I don't want to go home. Neither do I want to go to the office. Somewhere no one would find me." Chloe answered before looking at his apartment then, she opened the door.
Jeremy didn't have any other choice but to also come down.
A little smile tugged on his lips as he recalled how much their 'relationship' had improved tonight.
"Chloe!" Ellie gasped in surprise when the door opened and she saw her standing there.
"Hi!" Chloe greeted with an awkward smile.
"Hi! I didn't think you were coming with him tonight." She said before looking at Jeremy who looked really exhausted.
"I didn't think so either." Chloe answered stressfully.
"Mrs Kent made some chicken pie and gave me some for you. I'm sure it would be enough for two." Ellie said to Jeremy with a girlish grin before running inside her room, leaving the young adults standing beside each other.
"You... want to eat first... or shower first?" Jeremy asked awkwardly when Chloe simply stood there, looking at his face intensely like there was something on her mind.