Chapter 104 - You Won't Remain The Same

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Rolling his wheelchair to the kitchen, Bryan stopped by the door when he noticed that Sonia was standing there with her back to him, dressed in just one of his shirts and a female boxer pants. She has made sure to tie the shirt at her waist in a way that her well-shaped ass was very visible with all the curves of her body. He drew in a deep breath and made a mental note to focus his eyes on only her face, and stay in the part of the kitchen that won't give him a proper view of her body. 

"You finally decided to join me," Sonia said, turning around to look at him with a welcoming smile. 

Looking at the smile on her face now, one wouldn't guess that just a moment ago she had been packing up to leave his house and life. Why had he even stopped her again? She had offered to end everything, so why had he stopped her? That was the question he had been asking himself since she left him in his bedroom. 

"What can I help with?" Bryan asked as he rolled his wheelchair in the opposite direction from her. The last thing he wanted was to be on the same eye level as her ass. 

"You can help me chop the vegetables for the salad," Sonia said, pointing to the area she had kept them, while she continued to stir something in the pot. 

Bryan did as he was told, and they both worked in silence for a while until Bryan broke the silence by asking her a question, "Were you really going to leave?" 

Sonia paused what she was doing and turned to look at him with pursed lips, as though considering whether or not to answer his question. After a few moments when Bryan was beginning to think she wasn't going to say anything she shook her head, "No, I wasn't."

His brow shot up, "You weren't?" 

"Yeah."

"So why were you packing up?" Bryan asked, making her lips curve in a smile. 

"Because I wanted you to beg me to stay. Knowing me, did you really think I am going to leave you just like that?" Sonia asked with an amused smile, which made Bryan look at her with interest.

He wondered how Lucy had managed to remain sane and decent when she had someone as manipulative as Sonia in her life, "I guess I don't think much when it comes to you," Bryan murmured, making Sonia grin. 

"I guess I like you that way," Sonia said as she met Bryan's gaze. They stared into each other's eyes for a moment, and Bryan was reminded about the heated moment with her on the bed that afternoon.

This was the first time he was finding himself attracted to someone he didn't even like. Sonia was too annoying and stubborn for his liking. She was a mischievous creature that reminded him of a goat, or was it a monkey? 

"Have you come up with a name for our story?" Bryan asked as he looked away from her and returned his attention to the vegetables. 

"You seem awfully interested in the story," Sonia observed.

"I am always interested in anything that has to do with me," Bryan pointed out, not wanting to tell her that it was because he was a fan of her work, and he was curious to see what she would write this time. Reading a story about them would give him an insight into what she truly thought about him, and somehow he wanted to know. 

"Well, the name is a secret. Why don't I surprise you with that?" Sonia asked with a wink, which made his heart skip a beat. When did winking become so sexy? Bryan wondered. 

"That reminds me, when are you going to return my laptop? I need to work so that I can send some chapters to my editor," Sonia explained. 

At the mention of her editor, Bryan remembered that he had sent an email to her editor before Sonia's arrival, and he was yet to check for the man's response. He made a mental note to do that once he had the time, "Can I read what you have written so far?" Bryan asked, surprising Sonia. 

"No. Why?" She asked curiously.

Bryan shrugged, "Since it's about me too, shouldn't I see if you're making me out to be a terrible person or a great person?" Bryan asked, and she smiled. 

"Don't worry too much, I'm making you out to be exactly what you are... Although I doubt that you know what you are yet," Sonia said, making his brows furrow.

"And what do you mean by that?" 

"I mean you won't remain the same by the time we are done," Sonia promised, leaving Bryan to wonder if that was going to be a good thing or not. 

"So are you going to let me see what you've written?" Bryan asked again, wanting a definite answer.

"Maybe. But first, you have to return my writing materials. You have to show the viewers of the show that you love and support your fiancee's career after all," Sonia said with a playful smile that tugged at Bryan's heart. 

"Maybe," Bryan said and looked away from her once again. Why was she always smiling so cheerfully? Maybe not always, Bryan thought in amusement when he remembered how foul-tempered she had been at the game arcade the previous day. He had enjoyed hanging out with her the previous day and somehow had really wanted to ride the carousel with her, and play other games, just for the fun of watching her cuss and vent her frustration every time things failed to go her way. 

Somehow he was glad that he had been able to at least take her out on a date before he hurt his leg, "I'm sorry I wasn't able to take you to the amusement park as promised," Bryan said with a tinge of regret in his voice. 

Once again, Sonia looked at him in surprise. She hadn't expected an apology since he was obviously injured, "You can always take me to the amusement park after your ankle has healed," Sonia reminded him with a small smile.

"Sure."

"I had fun yesterday thanks to you. I can't remember the last time I had that much fun," Sonia said with an amused smile. 

"Really?" Bryan asked as he finished chopping the vegetables and rolled his wheelchair to the kitchen sink to wash his hands and dry them with a napkin.

"Yeah. I'm almost always busy with my writing, so I can be indoors for days without stepping out unless I need to get something," Sonia explained.

"Now I'm glad I seized your laptop. You need the break," Bryan said, making Sonia giggle.

"Not for long though, else I won't be able to pay my bills. Believe me, you don't want me to show you my gold-digging abilities," Sonia said playfully, making Bryan chuckle involuntarily.

Hearing him laugh, Sonia looked at him with a small smile. She couldn't believe she was actually enjoying a normal conversation with him, and neither of them was glaring at each other. 

"By the way, you will need some clothes for the reality show. Mia will go shopping with you as planned, just make sure you don't let her pick your outfits. She has a very bad fashion sense, yet considers herself a fashionista," Bryan said in a tone tinged with amusement and fondness for Mia. 

"You seem to like her a lot?" Sonia asked curiously. 

He cleared his throat, as though embarrassed that Sonia had found out a secret, "She is very vocal and cool. Not everyone that works for a celebrity is that way."

"I guess so," Sonia said with a small smile, glad to see this part of him, "I was wondering, how come you don't have a picture of your family in the house?" She asked curiously when she suddenly remembered Lucy's request.

"I don't know. It just never occurred to me to get one," Bryan said with a shrug. 

"You won't believe what I discovered," Sonia said when she remembered what Lucy had told her the previous night.

"What?" Bryan asked curiously.

"My best friend happens to be your brother's personal assistant, can you believe it?" Sonia asked in such a disbelieving tone that if Bryan hadn't known better, he would have actually believed that she only just found out about it. 

"Are you serious?" He asked, sounding equally surprised. He was surprised because he hadn't expected her to tell him that, but then again he realized now that he should have been more surprised that she hadn't mentioned something as simple as that to him from the start. 

"You can't believe my surprise when she told me that she was moved to his office as his personal assistant," Sonia continued while Bryan kept staring at her speechlessly like he was dumbfounded by the information. 

Perhaps Lucy only just told her about being Tom's personal assistant now? That couldn't be possible. Why then had Sonia been fishing for information concerning his brother this whole time? Why had Sonia waited this long to tell him? Was there a new plan? Did Lucy found out her driver was the boss? Bryan wondered, not knowing what to think about the whole thing. 

"My brother isn't going to believe this! I should tell him about it. You don't mind if I tell him, right?" Bryan asked curiously.

"Will that affect her job?" Sonia asked with a concerned frown, which made Bryan wonder if that was the reason she had kept it from him. Perhaps Lucy was scared she might lose her job? None of this whole thing made any sense. 

"Of course, not. I will just let him know his personal assistant is my fiancee's best friend, that's all," Bryan assured her, and then paused when something occurred to him, "You are very sure she won't tell him it's a fake engagement?" Bryan asked Sonia, and she gave him a nod. 

"They're not even friends, so she has no reason to tell him anything about me," Sonia said confidently.