No matter what, a handsome man was always a sight to behold, no matter the task at hand.
By the time the three dishes and the soup were ready, I had completely forgotten the times he had been a pain in my neck.
Halfway through the meal, I even asked him, "Can I still come over for dinner?"
"I rarely cook," Caleb replied.
The light in my eyes dimmed.
He added meaningfully, "I suppose I could reluctantly cook a few more times if that's what you want."
Reluctantly, really?
Why did I get the sense of a boyfriend pampering his girlfriend?
I didn't overthink it, did I?
After we finished our meal, Caleb mentioned he was going to take out the trash and asked if I'd like to join him for an after-dinner stroll.
My head was a mess of X-rated daydreams that really that really needed some clearing out.
But as soon as we started our walk—before we could even think about holding hands—his parents, Daniel and Jean, showed up out of the blue.
"Sarah, what are you doing with Kale?"
Kale...what a fun nickname.
Confronted with Daniel and Jean's confused expressions, I suppressed a laugh and quickly racked my brain for an excuse.
After pondering for some time without coming up with a suitable explanation, I simply turned to Caleb and passed the buck to him.
"Your lovely daughter was worried I'd spend the rest of my life alone, so she tried setting me up with her charming friend, Zoe," Caleb said calmly.
Daniel and Jean were taken aback.
They hadn't seen their son in a while and had come to visit.
To their surprise, their son got a girlfriend, and she was someone they knew!
They exchanged glances and quickly disappeared from the scene.
I was left speechless.
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Caleb offered me a lift home, but I turned him down.
I questioned him, "What was that all about, what you told your parents?"
"Didn't you say something about making this desert bloom with roses?" he asked.
"..."
I really shouldn't trust Zoe!
She showed me the chat logs between her and Caleb and then leaked my words to Caleb, playing the nice guy on both sides!
I threw caution to the wind and admitted, "I did, what's the problem?"
"Nothing," Caleb said, sounding indifferent.
I was getting irritated.
He seemed to know what was going on in my head, but I was in the dark about his thoughts.
I felt defeated in this round as well.
Damn it! I should just say goodbye to him. Maybe the next one would behave better!