_Bella Davis' POV_
"They did what?" I exclaimed staring at Avery in shock.
"My parents asked for dinner with you at their place," Avery repeats, his hand around my waist on the sofa.
Why would Veronica suddenly request a dinner if she is not planning anything new?
She must have a new plan to try and expose me in front of Avery, and that's why she is requesting dinner now.
What should I do? Luke didn't tell me anything about this.
"If you don't want to go then it's completely fine. We could cancel it, whatever makes you happy we would do that" He assures me pulling me closer to him.
But what should I do? Should I accept this invitation which seems more of a challenge? Or should I play safe and chicken out? I want to see what they have planned though. What should I do? Maybe I shouldn't go-
"Of course, she is going." Luke walks in carrying a bag that looks like it belongs to an expensive boutique.
When did he get here?
"Jesus Christ Luke! Learn to knock before you enter my house." Avery says pissed about Luke's lack of manners.
He always does this, coming in without warning because he knows the passcode to Avery's place.
"You told me the passcode to avoid me Knocking before I entered your house. So why should I?" He winks at me throwing the bag on me.
"I think it's time I changed the code then. That way it would prevent you and my mom from coming in here unannounced without letting me know." Avery responded and I was fine with it.
Subconsciously, I catch the bag thrown at me, peering inside.
"What's this?" I ask when I don't make sense of what's inside. It was sealed in a bag and I couldn't see what was in the bag.
And what did he mean when he said of course I was going? Up to me and I would stay home, completely avoiding the wicked witch of the West.
No amount of curiosity can make me go see that woman again.
"That, my dear, is your outfit for tonight's dinner." He says sitting on the sofa opposite us with his legs crossed.
My outfit for the dinner? I didn't even think of what I would be wearing for the dinner.
"How did you even know about this dinner? I only found out about it now" I pondered and he smiled at me mischievously.
"The magician never tells his secret." He says he is some powerful magician and not just Avery's best friend.
I'm guessing he was there when Veronica called to request it, these two are always together. And hold up, did he just say tonight?
"Hold on a sec. Tonight?" I exclaimed staring at Avery in horror. He didn't tell me the dinner was tonight, he just told me we were going to have dinner at theirs, he didn't specify the time.
"Why didn't you tell me it was tonight?" I ask slapping his arm, but it doesn't hurt him
"I was going to tell you that part after you had agreed to it." He says defending himself.
"You could have told me, I don't think I'm ready." I continued with my exclamation, ignoring the way Luke watched us.
"Alright, next time I will tell you two weeks before the day so you can get ready." He promised and I smiled kissing his cheek.
"You better."
His phone rings and he leaves to answer it. I turn my attention to Luke to find him still staring at me strangely.
"What?" I ask him, leaning back on the sofa. He looks in the direction Avery went to before he looks at me once more, shaking his head.
"What is it?" I ask once more, curious as to why he looked at us that way.
"You do realize that I can't vouch for Avery's behavior towards you when the missing pieces of his memory come back and he finds out you were lying to him." He says and my mood immediately gets ruined.
Great, he has to go and start up a topic I have been avoiding thinking about.
"I advise you not to fall for Avery. Because if you do, you would get hurt after he gets his memories back. I know Avery, and one thing he loathes is betrayal. So if you want to leave this place in one piece, don't fall in love." He warns me and I swallow the lump in my throat, stopping the stupid tears that wanted to betray me.
"I am not falling in love with Avery." I lie, swallowing and looking away from Luke, avoiding holding eye contact with him.
I'm not certain of my feelings for Avery Tamer, but I'm certain I don't hate him as much as I used to. And I dare not say I loved him.
"If my guess is right, Avery might be falling for you too, I can see him changing a bit. Avery in the past wouldn't even bother about a dinner invite from his parents, he has been home a lot lately and that's unlike him. This is all happening because of you. But once he gets his memories back he would be blinded by anger and throw you out of here without minding his feelings as well." He continues and I nod my head.
"I get it. Tell me all this when I fall in love with him, which I'm not. Right now the only thing on my mind is my father and his treatment. A certain billionaire boy isn't on my mind at all." I lied.
I know I'm lying, Luke too knows that I'm lying. But he doesn't say anything to me, he just smiles at me sadly like he understands what I'm feeling.
"The mood feels so emotional, what are you two talking about," Avery says sitting down in his previous position beside me.
"Nothing." Luke and I answer at the same time.
_Bella Davis POV_Avery looked at us both, then decided to let go."So would you be going for dinner then?" Avery asked and I nodded. I have no choice but to go, it seems."Alright then. Since it has been decided, let's get you ready for it. We have to glam you up and everything." Luke says, picking up his phone to call someone but I instantly refuse."I'm going to go my way to this. I don't feel like doing make-up or anything and I want to be comfortable in my clothes. Since it's just dinner with his parents. How bad can it go?*Few hours later*I looked around the dinner table awkwardly feeling out of place here.Veronica and Richard were dressed in expensive clothes, which I guess was the normal thing for them to do. Henry, Avery's stepbrother was dressed in a suit, his black hair gelled back to look perfect. Avery too was wearing a suit as usual but without the suit jacket, his tie was not on his neck, and his first two buttons were undone, showing off his gold necklace and perf
Her lips curled up into a smirk and I stared at her blankly. It was a trap. I saw the questioning look on Richard's face and I didn't know what to do. This was a great temptation." What has that got to do with anything?" Avery swooped in and I sighed, " You've been throwing questions at us since we came in. What's the big deal?" He asked.Their countenance changes drastically and I looked at them, take that bitches, you won't get me today. " That's part of getting to know our son's girlfriend. Isn't it dear?" Veronica asked her husband who merely shrugged in response.I watched Ava's eyes narrow in unhappiness, and I giggled, then faked a cough to cover it up. They are going to cry and never stop crying if they are waiting for us to fail.He stroked my back " Baby are you okay?" He asked me and I nodded. Then he smiled at me, making my heart skip yet again. This organ was in danger of being compromised. Focus on the prize, Bella.' I told myself but it was impossible when Adonis wa
Her evil smirk made me know that she was lying, what a stupid bitch, she did it on purpose to make me frustrated. " I'm so sorry, I never knew, oh my goodness," She proceeded to dab my hair and my chest and I pushed her hand away. If I didn't know better I would have thought she was actually concerned. My dress was ruined, and my hair ruined too and I looked up at her, " Leave her alone." Avery commanded." Where's the bathroom?" I asked and she pointed to the house." The fourth door on your right in the hallway." She described.Ava snickered into her palm and my eyes narrowed accordingly. " I'll be right back, babe." I said and planted a kiss on his cheek so that she would be more pained."Good, If you need anything just ring my phone." He called and I nodded before walking inside.I should have known that it was a trap when I entered the house and heard the door click. I turned around and saw Veronica and Ava standing at the door with their arms folded over each other, and they
Avery's POVShe turned towards me and raised her brows, " Uh, I don't know, maybe the fact that you and your family are not on good terms and it's unsettling." She said, her eyes searching mine.Why was she bothering with them? I didn't want to speak to them, period, instead I drew her closer to me and she stiffened. " You are far away." Her breath hitched and a blush coated her cheeks making her even more attractive and I stared at her, why was she behaving like a virgin?" Answer the question." She said and I cocked my head at her. There was something different about her, she stared at me tenderly." What will you give me in return?" " What do you want?" She asked and her eyes widened in response as if she was just realizing that she walked into that trap wide open." Do you really want to know what I want?" I inquired and she blinked again, giving me that innocent look that was beginning to affect me. " What?" She replied in a breathless tone when I pulled her even closer, we we
Bella's POVMy phone ringtone blared from upstairs and I looked up, who was calling this early? I wondered and went ahead to pick up my phone. It was Luke, why was he calling again? I wondered." Hello, Luke." " What are you doing?" My brows jumped in confusion, as I tried to figure out the reason for his question. I hadn't done anything wrong, " I don't understand you." I replied." Ava doesn't cook, in fact, she doesn't know how to cook, we have an inside joke about her poor cooking." He said, with anger dripping from his tone. I was bewildered by his statement. " But he won't know."" He'll find it weird. You are not meant to do the opposite. Just stick to the script, how hard is that?" He spat Okay, he was basically shouting right now, " All of these could be resolved without you raising your voice, I promise it was an honest mistake. I didn't know that I wasn't supposed to do that." I said. " What did I tell you about not falling in love with this guy?" He replied and I loo
Bella's POVI was taken aback by the statement, if Ava didn't like anyone, then who did she like? I wondered, and played along, " Don't you think that it's not good to be at loggerheads with everyone?" I said.He stared at me in more suspicion, " Who are you and what have you done to my girlfriend?" He asked playfully as he shook his head gently in disbelief that I, or rather, Ava could change.He snorted at my response, " You don't forgive people that easily. Hearing you speak to Luke is still a surprise." He said and I shook my head. That lady must have been a bad woman for him not to believe that she could change.I mean I had seen firsthand, how she could be but j didn't believe that it was this bad. I didn't want him to continue having that impression about me, but I smiled. Anyway, I'll soon be leaving his life for good. "You've been staring at me a lot lately. Don't tell me you are falling in love with me. I assure you it will not end well." He said without mincing words.My e
My heart raced when I saw him, Luke stared at me as though I was committing the greatest crime. “ Hey, Luke.” Avery slapped his hands with Luke who kept on staring at me.My cheeks grew pink when his eyes didn't leave mine.“ What are you doing here?” Avery inquired as he did their manly hug. I waited for them to finish with their hug before speaking.“ What a way to welcome your friend, I don't think I should come here anymore.” Luke said, as he pretended to be annoyed, and Avery chuckled. “ Hello, Luke.” I said, and cocked my head to the side, hoping that he didn't say anything. “Hello, Bella. I can see that you were enjoying yourself earlier.” He said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes, he was angry at me. His friend was oblivious to the tension between us and I was busy smiling.“What's this lovely aroma coming from this place? Did you employ a new chef?” Luke feigned surprise.“ It's all Bella's doing, can you imagine that?” Avery responded.“ Now that you are here, I don'
Avery's POVLuke was busy laughing at me when I returned to my seat with a sad expression, " Are you seriously behaving this way because of a kiss? It's not like she's going anywhere." He said.Actually, it seemed that way, I could sense her worry, I didn't know when I began to worry about the human population. " I don't know what you mean by that though, you don't even have a girlfriend, how can you know how it feels?" I replied to him sarcastically." I'm better than you." He said and I snorted." In what way?" I replied." You are kidding me right? Everyone knows that you are never invested in any relationship. At least with me, I am patiently waiting till I meet the right one for me." Luke replied wistfully, and I stared at him." You dangerous heartbreaker, if I had a daughter, I'd tell her to stay away from you" He chuckled.He might have meant it as a joke but I took it to heart, I wasn't that much of a womanizer, I just get bored with them, " Don't you notice any changes in B