Chapter 5 Bella’S Pov

• “It’s Christmas’ eve, Bella, and
• where are you off to?” Lily asked.
• “To my beauty shop, where else?” I
• replied feeling nonchalant.
• “Come on, I already told you that
• you would be going shopping with me today. Tomorrow is Christmas and I barely
• have any preparation set in place” she said.
• “I hate the season, Lily, must I
• always remind you of that?” I asked.
• I am sitting in front of the
• mirror, applying some makeup when she entered the room. She should know that I
• have better things to do than Christmas. Now I wonder why she would not let me
• alone.
• I hate Christmas, I hate everything
• that it stands for. It reminds of such much, so much that I would like to
• forget.
• “But then the shopping” she
• appealed.
• “I did not promise to go with you.
• Moreover, I will have to meet Andy later tonight” I replied.
• On hearing me mention Andy's name,
• she went to sit on the bed. “So about Andy, what have you decided? Will you
• accept his proposal?” she inquired.
• “I don’t do love, baby girl, I am
• only with him for the fun and that’s all” I replied.
• “Come on, I thought you were
• getting serious with him?” she asked.
• “Serious” I chuckled. “Even the
• thought of such is making me choke. See, I think his wife is coming back” I
• said just to get her off me with her sermon.
• “His wife, but they have been
• divorced for like how long, fifteen or twenty years?” she asked.
• “It is a little above ten years.
• But lately, they have been going out with their kids often” I replied.
• “Oh, you told me she just
• graduated, right? She should be older than you by my calculations” she said.
• “Can you go for your shopping now,
• Lily? You don’t want to be late” I said.
• Right now, I am not prepared for
• any of her sermons. She is my best friend and I still cannot understand why she
• has blatantly refused to come to terms with my way of life.
• “Come on, Bella. When will you get
• serious with yourself and date men your age?” she asked.
• I sighed, there she goes again.
• Must we go through this every other day?
• “Yes to you I might appear
• unserious with life. I am twentyone, Lily. I am not a little girl and I know
• what I want. I have a successful beauty shop to my name and if that is not what
• seriousness entails, then I am sorry I am not intrigued by your perception of
• being serious” I replied.
• “Okay, what do you gain by this? We
• both agree that money is not your problem. Money has never been your problem”
• she asked.
• “I gain three things, Lily. Okay,
• literary two. And the third one is just like an extra topping to the two. My
• gains are, Good dick as I love them strong and experienced; fulfillment, you of
• all people should know how fulfilled I am with older men and then money. And as
• I said earlier, money is the toppings. When I meet a man with the two
• qualities, it is only natural that the third follows. It is a complete package”
• I explained.
• I hope that for once she will
• understand what I mean and leave me alone.
• She shook her head and sighed.
• LILY’S POV
• “Come on, Bella. When will you get
• serious with yourself and date men your age?” I asked.
• We always have to go over this
• issue from time to time. I know I should not worry about her lifestyle anymore,
• but I just cannot help it. Flirting with different older men concurrently will
• not take her anywhere good.
• “Yes to you I might appear
• unserious with life. I am twentyone, Lily. I am not a little girl and I know
• what I want. I have a successful beauty shop to my name and if that is not what
• seriousness entails, then I am sorry I am not intrigued by your perception of
• being serious” she replied.
• “Okay, what do you gain by this. We
• both agree that money is not your problem. Money has never been your problem” I
• asked.
• She smiled to herself, and then
• went on to explain. “I gain three things, Lily. Okay, literary two. And the
• third one is just like an extra topping to the two. My gains are, good dick as
• I love them strong and experienced; fulfillment, you of all people should know
• how fulfilled I am with older men and then money. And as I said earlier, money
• is the toppings. When I meet a man with the two qualities, it is only natural
• that the third follows. It is a complete package”
• I listened to her with rapt
• attention, and all I could do after she was done was to shake my head. She is a
• very strange fellow indeed.
• “So, about the party on the 26th,
• have you gotten your outfit yet?” she inquired.
• “And what makes you think that I
• would like to be there?” I asked.
• “Come on, dear, it will be so much
• fun. Diego is taking us in his private jet to the beach villa. And I heard that
• great stars would be performing there on that date” she replied.
• I looked at her as she explained
• and did not utter any word. When she saw my reaction, she continued in her
• persuasion. “We would be spending the night at the famous Shadow Island. You’ve
• always wanted to go there, and if you want, we can spend more days there. We
• can be there until the new year”
• “Yes, Bella, I will go with you. I
• think I am long due for a holiday you know” I replied.
• “This is great news. I promise you
• will love it. Diego’s Yacht at Shadow Island is something to look forward to”
• she revealed.
• ”And how is it going with Diego? I
• noticed I barely see much of him these days” I asked.
• “Yes. He moved his family to
• Mexico” she replied.
• “Mexico” I murmured.
• “He started a very big business
• over there. So he is based there now. I will go visit him sometime next year”
• she replied.
• “I see” I nodded.
• Now there was no need to go through
• this with her. I have a marvelous holiday to plan for, and I might as well
• enjoy the fun while it lasts.
• “Now you get it, Lily, now you get
• it” she replied.
• I rolled my eyes. There is no way I
• am going to allow my conscience to prick me. Annabel has a worrisome appetite
• for older men and I will deal with the issue later.