Fan Fiction |
by Sensitivegal
Chapter Forty-Nine ‘Trying To Break Them Up'
She was sitting across Edison’s parents. She held a teacup in her hand as if to protect her. She was sure bored because no one spoke for the last five minutes. Edison was sitting beside her. He didn’t think there was something wrong. She put the teacup down after couple of sips. She looked around and noticed Michelle giving her a smug look. Charlene thought her face was probably like that since she kept looking at her like that. Her gaze moved to Jay who hadn’t spoken to her at all. He looked at her as if he was the king. He winked at her. Immediately she moved her gaze away from him.
I’m marrying into a weird family! She thought to herself. Edison looked like the only saint one around. What was she getting herself into? Then she saw Edison smiling at her and got her answer.
‘So, Charlene did you study in England?’ Mr. Chen asked.
Was the question really needed to be answered? ‘No. I studied in America.’
‘I studied in Cambridge University over in England,’ Michelle stated. ‘Where did you in America?’ she asked innocently. Charlene could just hear in her voice ‘ha ha I’m better than you’.
‘Me?’ Charlene pretended that she didn’t want to answer at first. ‘Oh, I just studied business in Harvard,’ she said it as if it wasn’t a big deal. Their jaws dropped. Charlene hid a satisfying smile. She felt Edison shaking. She didn’t have to turn to know that he was trying not to laugh out loud.
Mrs. Chen cleared her throat before speaking. ‘That’s very impressing,’ she began. ‘Do you intend to work after you get married?’
Charlene looked at Edison while answering, ‘Of course. Is there any reason not to?’
‘I’m 100% behind you,’ Edison firmly said. In the corner of her eyes she saw Mrs. Chen shift on her seat. She didn’t like the fact that her plan to make her look bad wasn’t working.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen excused themselves. Charlene knew exactly why they were leaving. They couldn’t make her look back. But she’ll get to their heart one day. She is after all going to be with Edison.
‘So how long have you two been going out?’ it was the first time Jay saying something to her.
Getting over her stunned expression she replied, ‘not long.’
‘Really? The way you to are its as if for a year!’
‘Aren’t you disturbed that he was going to marry another woman and you come and you took him?’ Michelle asked. ‘Aren’t you worried that he will leave you just like he left Daisy?’
‘Nope, not really. You see with Daisy it was an arrange one but with me its love,’ she smiled.
‘Well will the love last?’ Jay intercepted. ‘With my little brother here he isn’t the romantic type. Now if you’re looking for romantic guy, it’s your lucky day.’
If he was implying himself she was going to puke! His brother was flirting with her! What should she do? Was that supposed to happen?
‘Edison can be romantic if he wants to,’ she defended him. ‘Plus I don’t mind if he is or not coz I’ll still love him.’
‘Very touching,’ Michelle nonchalantly said. ‘If you’ll excuse me I got to go and phone my fiancé.’ The way she said fiancé, Charlene sensed that she didn’t like the idea.
‘I’m off,’ Jay said after Michelle left. ‘I’ll see you two at dinner.’ He gave a wink her way and left.
‘Your brother is grossing me out,’ she officially declared.
‘His always like that,’ Edison defended his brother. ‘He thinks his God’s gift to women!’
‘Well I don’t like the flirting,’ she stated.
‘Why? You don’t mind me flirting,’ the teasing was building up now.
‘Oh no! Don’t start with that! The pervert is re-surfing,’ she cried out, laughing at the same time. He growled and she screamed when he jumped on her.
Half an hour later she was having a shower. She was singing ‘I Will Always Love You’.
Edison was in his room, which was next to the guest room that Charlene was sleeping in. he was getting ready for a shower. As he took his shirt off he heard the most beautiful voice he ever heard. He smiled. It was Charlene’s voice. And she was singing ‘I Will Always Love You’.
Bare chest he made his way to the guest room just when the singing stopped. He tapped the door lightly.
‘Who is it?’ he heard her call out softly.
‘It’s me,’ he said.
‘Who’s me?’ he could hear the teasing in the voice as she asked.
‘Just open the door,’ he laughed.
There was silence for few minutes. Then when he was going to knock on the door again it opened. ‘Yes?’ she said, not opening door all the way, just a little to pop her head around.
He chuckled. ‘Let me in first.’
‘No.’
‘And why not?’ he was amused at her shyness.
‘Coz,’ she paused to think up an excuse. ‘Coz nothing,’ she couldn’t think of nothing.
‘Well you have to have an excuse or I’m going to push it open,’ he threatened lightly.
‘Oh? I don’t think so. I know you, you pervert. Why are you shirtless, huh?’
‘I was going to have a shower,’ he explained.
‘Excuses, excuses,’ she tutted. ‘Just admit you’re a pervert!’
‘I’m not a pervert!’ he shrieked. Then, ‘Not right now thought.’ And then, ‘Maybe later.’
She laughed. ‘Let me get changed first then I’ll let you in,’ she said. ‘Just to let you know I don’t trust you,’ she announced.
‘Come on,’ he was baffled. ‘For once I don’t have any ideas.’
‘No fantasies?’ she arched an eyebrow mocking him.
‘In my dreams only,’ he grinned cheekily.
‘I’ll let you in only if you promise you won’t dream your fantasy while you’re here,’ she squinted her eyes observing him jokingly.
‘I, Edison Chen, promise you that I will only let my fantasies come true in our honeymoon,’ he stated placing his right hand on his chest.
She blushed. ‘You just twisted it!’ she accused.
‘Yeah I know. Now let me in,’ he demanded.
She sighed, and then opened the door wider. He quickly got in before she could change her mind. He went to the bed and flopped down. He lay his head down on the bed. She walked slowly to the bed.
‘So… what was it you wanted?’ she asked nervously, biting her nail. She was trying hard not to stare at his bare chest. Just when their eyes were going to meet she quickly moved them up the ceiling.
He saw her blushing and knew she wasn’t comfortable with him. He smiled slyly. ‘I kind of forgotten…’ his gaze fell on her body. She was only wearing a towel. As she saw him looking at her as if it was going to help she wrapped her arm around her.
‘Stop looking at me,’ she told him.
‘You were looking at me,’ he pointed out.
‘I was not!’ she cried out.
‘Liar liar,’ this time he tutted. And added, ‘You cute bums on fire!’ He laughed when she automatically touched her behind.
‘I… urm… I’m going to… urm… change now,’ she stuttered. She quickly fled to the bathroom taking a top and a bottom.
Few minutes later she reemerged from the en suite bathroom. He had his chance to change but he thought better of that. He loved it when she blushed when her gaze moved down on his chest. He wasn’t being mean or anything! He was just having fun. And he loved having fun when it was with Charlene.
‘So have you remembered yet?’
‘Don’t touch, eh?’ he read her t-shirt in amusement. She wore a white top with blue jeans.
‘Would you stop stalling and say it!’ she scolded him. ‘You know in half an hour we have to ready for dinner. And I’m too nervous to have you messing about.’
‘That’s it! The marriage is off! I won’t have you scolding me. I’m putting my foot down!’
‘Would you stop playing and go and put a t-shirt on,’ she pulled him off the bed.
‘Why getting turned on?’
‘No,’ she denied. ‘I’m getting nausea.’
‘Really? There I thought you were coz you keep staring at my chest.’
‘Don’t you have anything to do?’ she changed the subject.
He stopped to think. ‘Nope,’ he answered. She sighed. He was driving her crazy. ‘Give me a kiss,’ he hoarsely demanded.
Her breath was caught when he pulled her toward him colliding both their chest together. Their lips were inches apart. She felt hot all of a sudden. His lips were tempting. ‘Go put on a shirt first,’ she whispered.
‘First a kiss.’
‘I don’t think so,’ she snapped out of what seemed like hypnotism with his eyes and pulled away from him. ‘I’ll tell you what,’ she smiled slyly. ‘If you could make up a poem on your own I’ll give you a full five minute kiss.’ She knew he would never be able to do just that.
‘What?’ he shrieked. ‘That’s not fair! I don’t know any poem to be even be able to make one up!’
She shrugged her shoulders. ‘Tough luck,’ she grinned broadly. ‘Since I pity you I’ll let you make a poem up in your own time and if you do then you’ll get a kiss for five minutes max and not a second less.’
‘Oh that just helps a lot,’ he muttered.
‘Now have you remembered why you’re here?’
That made him smile. ‘Yes in fact I do. You were singing,’ he paused. He looked at her. ‘Sing for me,’ he demanded.
‘You are so polite,’ she sarcastically said.
‘Okay. Would you sing for me please?’
‘Nope!’ she shook her head.
He gaped at her. ‘Come on don’t be like that. Sing for me. You have a beautiful voice – which I must say I’m proud of.’
‘I only sing when I’m in the shower,’ she declared.
‘Then lets go to the shower,’ he joked.
Her eyes widened. ‘No!’ she screeched.
‘Hey, chill, I was kidding,’ he held his hand up in defense. ‘Can’t you just sing for me? It will make me really happy.’
‘No, I’m not confident with it,’ she looked away close with tears.
He felt guilty all of a sudden. ‘I’m so sorry, Char. If you don’t want to sing then it’s okay. I’m really sorry for trying to persuade you.’ Then he added, ‘If I do then just kick me and I’ll know.’ He winked. She laughed. ‘I’m really sorry.’ He was glad that she was laughing again; he still couldn’t help but apologize again.
‘As long as you don’t ask me again.’
Edison went shortly after. He still had to have a shower. Charlene sighed. She was such a baby! She was going to cry for that small thing! She shook her head clearing the episode and went to choose the dress she was going to wear for the New Years Eve dinner.
She chose to wear a sapphire coloured elegant dress that clung on her bodice like a second skin but on her hip it was flared. She then made her way down the stairs only to be stopped by non other than Michelle.
Michelle gave her a smug look. When didn’t she ever? Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea to have dinner with the Chen family. Clearly they had a problem with her. She braced herself in what was going to come from Michelle’s mouth in seconds.
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what has michelle gotta say to char? oh yeah u dnt mind i put michelle in do u? i actually hav no idea who she is but i read a fanfic n got her name. who does michelle suit with? louis? and does jay and selena suit? comments plz!
Luv Sensitivegal