Chapter 3 Unexpected Bet

Alisha happily entered her best friend's car when Nenette arrived. "You really have a nice way of greeting me this morning huh?" She raised her eyebrows at Nenette, pertaining to her litany a while ago.

"Just imagine my shock when I went to your parents' house to invite you out and your mother informed me that you had already moved out of that house and even decided to sleep there!" Nenette exclaimed. "I felt like..." Nenette stopped and thought of an exaggerated example that would fit her feelings. "I felt like my boyfriend just cheated and saw him banging a woman right in front of me!" She continued while waving her hand exaggeratedly.

Alisha laughed at what she heard and put her seatbelt on. "I actually forgot to inform you yesterday to just pick me up here today. I came here because of the plants that were delivered, and since I had just commuted I got too lazy to go back home. So yeah. I slept here. Good thing that the foldable bed we left here before was still here." She explained.

"So, we are finally buying all those furniture and appliances for your home?"

"Of course! But let's eat breakfast first. I am starving." Nenette eagerly drove the car towards the nearest fast food chain. They ate and ordered take-out foods for the whole day. "Where do you want to shop?" Nenette broke the silence. She shrugged because she really didn't have any idea where to buy quality furniture. "Alright then, I'll take you to Mama's FAAS." "FAAS?" She clarified because she found the name weird. "Yep! Mama's Furniture and Appliances Shop." Nenette answered. "The quality of their products is the best. They also give exceptional service and free delivery. So…" Nenette glanced at her. "Did you by chance enlist the things you'll be needing? I know you have an artist friend here, but it is still not my house. I want you to choose according to your preference." "Yep! But help me on how to put those things in the right places, huh." she smiled sweetly at her best friend. "Of course!" Nenette haughtily answered while rolling her eyes. After half an hour, they reached their destination. It was indeed a massive shop. She chose the appliances and furniture she liked. She's thankful that her best friend helped her. She always gave her advice on the products that she was interested in. In the middle of speaking with the sales associate, she heard a baritone voice speaking with one of the employees of the shop. "Lloyd, I will drive one of the delivery trucks, Anderson will not be able to come to work because his wife just gave birth." The man with a comb-over haircut informed the man whom he called Lloyd. "Thank you Sir Ali, we will inform you if everything is ready for delivery." She removed her gaze from the handsome man when he turned to them. "Hi ladies! I am called Ali.” he smiled, which made him more handsome while extending his arms towards her for a handshake. “Thank you for buying our appliances and furniture, rest assured that all of the appliances and furniture that you bought were of good quality. It will be delivered right away to your given address." he smilingly told them. Nenette extended her arms and introduced herself. "Hello to you Ali, My name is Nenette and she is my friend, Alisha. Nice to meet you!" Nenette cheerfully replied. She just shook her head at what her friend did before she turned to Ali. "Thank you Ali, we appreciate it." She got her card from the cashier, who returned it to her. "Thank you! How long do you think it will take before it is delivered?" She asked. "Just give us two to three hours tops." Ali answered her question. She just nodded and pulled her friend to leave. On the way home, Nenette kept on speaking about that handsome man in the store. "Have you seen his eyes? That's an alluring amber eye! And oh! That affectionate smile!" She just shrugged and thanked God they were near her home. Her friend had been speaking about him since they left the shop. "You keep saying that and I am getting…" She was not able to finish her words because she saw the plants that were supposed to be lined up right in front of his gate scattered on the side of the road. Her blood boiled in anger. She quickly got out of the car. "Who the fuck did this to my plants?!" --- Zeke was about to enter his car when he heard a woman shouting. Realizing what the commotion was about, he hurriedly entered his car and drove away. He saw that there were two women on the side of the road. A brunette woman is trying to calm down another with a slim body. The latter was walking back and forth in front of the plants while holding the broken branch of the plant that he accidentally hit a while ago. "Damn! It's my fault! I am so sorry, plants! I didn't mean to. Please accept my apologies and calm your owner down. She might kill me if she knew!" He was still thinking about what he had done when he reached his cousin's house. "You're here?" He pointed his finger to Dustin who was playing a mobile game on his phone. "He was already here when I entered the house." It was Zander who answered him and handed him a bowl of lasagna. "I came here for this food. But, not to see that annoying womanizer!" he exclaimed. Dustin just laughed at the two as if he'd been used to what they were saying to him. "I came here for vacation too!" Dustin defended himself. "Aren't you happy that we are all complete here, my dear cousins? You should be happy about the privilege that you've got to live with your most handsome cousin on the same roof!" "Yeah right. I heard it was a delectable and gorgeous body a while ago, and the most handsome one now, huh?" It looked like Zander's brain would explode just to think that there would be two arrogant people he needed to feed daily. "That's true!" Zeke and Dustin said at the same time. "Fine, fine!. At least I tasted the same as the food I cooked. Delicious!" Zander said, earning a laugh from them. They continue conversing until it's dark outside. "Have you informed Ali that we are here already?" He asked the two. "Ahuh! He told me that he would help deliver orders before he went home." "Seems like a lot of deliveries, huh? It's getting late." he noticed. "Not that late." A baritone voice from the door answered. "Welcome home my twin! " Zander ran toward Ali to hug him, which was followed by Dustin's kiss on the cheek, which Ali immediately avoided. Meanwhile, he just threw a magazine that he got on the table that Ali easily caught. "Wow! It’s so touching to be welcomed by my visitors in my own house!" Ali sarcastically replied to them while pushing the two away and went to sit by his side. Ali Sander was the son of Uncle Jay, while Alex Zander was Uncle Jake's son. They really looked exactly alike, maybe because their fathers were identical twins. It's only the color of their eyes that they got from their mother. Ali Sander had alluring amber eyes, while Alex Zander had deep green eyes. Ali turned to Dustin with his teasing eyes, not leaving him. "What is it again that you're saying about Zeke?" "Damn! Here we go again." Zeke thought. The two informed Ali about what happened. How his mother pestered him into marrying and how often she asked for a grandchild from him. And Zander even added to their conversation all the way here. Earning non-stop laughs from the three of them. "It’s a good thing, they did not know what my mother texted me." He thought. "It will be the end of my world in this case." "Holy!" Ali extorted. "Seems like Aunt Au has been questioning your sexuality! Seriously, jumping to a grandchild without asking for your girlfriend first?" Zeke pleaded for his vacation not to be boring. He thought it would not be because of these three. But because it's not boring, it does not mean that it's not frustrating anymore. He sighed as he closed his eyes, trying to calm himself. "Why don't you try courting women while you're on vacation?" Zander suggested. "I'll teach you how to court!" Dustin added. "Stop it! I know how to!" He smirked. "You bet?" Ali asked him teasingly. "What? Of course I know!" he defended himself. "A bet it is! " Zander clapped his hands excitedly. "Game!" He smirked at the three, knowing that they never won against him in betting. "I have someone in mind! " Ali smiled brightly at him, making him nervous. "Fine. I'll court the woman you'll ask me to. If she answers my courtship during my vacation here, you, Dustin, will give me your salary for your next case. And then you, Zander, will give me a lifetime free meal in your restaurant. And then you'll give me appliances and furniture that I need for a lifetime for free. " He confidently said with a smirk. "How if you don't?" Dustin raised his brows at him. "I'll give you a million bucks each. " "Deal," the three agreed. "So, who is that woman, Ali?" Zander finally asked our cousin. "Oh, she's actually a good catch. Around 5'7 in height, fair complexion, long brown wavy hair. Lovely innocent face, she seems nice but indifferent." Ali laughed as he remembered how indifferent that lady was towards him a while ago. "But that's actually the challenge." Ali then looked directly into his eyes. Zeke raised his brows, challenging him to tell more. But what he said shocked him. "She's a newly transferred neighbor in this village. She just moved in, right in front of your parents' house." His mouth parted in shock. "Holy Shit!"