162 Date (1/2)

After Chamberlain hung up, he stared at his phone lost in thoughts. He was certain that Carl loved Kim and she was the only one he was willing to marry. Therefore, she's certainly the one he was married to.

However, Kim did not return those feelings, right? And she had even called him brother so how did they end up together so soon?

He decided to call Carl again to inquire but Lena interrupted his thoughts so he set aside his phone and joined her.

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Not long after, Carl went out to prepare some things for their date. He wanted to woo her as he never tried to do so previously. He wanted to do things the right way.

He took out his phone to do a little research on how to woo a girl. What to do and where to go on the first date. Subsequently he went out to get flowers for her and a pack of chocolates. Then made his way back home.

He wanted things to seem a little bit old school. Pick up your date with flowers, open the door for her, have a nice dinner, maybe take a walk and drive her home. Perhaps swoop in for a kiss on the cheek.

He tried his best to avoid seeing her before then and settled for texting. He did not know why she was becoming hard to ignore, especially now that they were married. He wanted to stick close to her.

He took a shower and also asked her to dress up. At exactly 5 pm, he knocked on her door.

When Kim opened, he froze. She was dressing a little bit different from normal. He had seen her in makeup and dresses but she was looking sophisticated today.

She was wearing nude strappy heeled sandals. She wore a white off-shoulder blouse with folded sleeves, tucked into a pink ankle-length, high-waist irregular hem split bandage skirt.

Her blouse highlighted her long graceful neck that was even more noticeable because of her short hair. It was adorned with a simple silver double layered heart pendant necklace that served as a choker too.

She rarely wore makeup and when she did, it was always nude. She liked everything simple. She did not even like wearing heels because it was uncomfortable and she wouldn't be able to move freely. Above all, she liked to dress casually but she had dressed up for him.

As he drank in her sight, he had forgotten about the bouquet of roses. He even forgot to compliment her. He just stood blanking with widened eyes.

He would occasionally gulp, but that was it. All he could think of was how amazing she looked and how he wanted to kiss her.

Noticing his reaction, Kim felt… she couldn't describe it. Was it happiness? Tinged with a little bit of nervousness because of his deep gaze. Unintentionally she blushed before clearing her throat.

The noise brought him back from his reverie. ”You look… amazing. I mean you always look good but…”

Kim chuckled, ”I understand… you look good too.”