280 Having breakfast with Harry (1/2)

Ryn woke up right before her alarm clock rang. She blinked her eyes sleepily and turned around, planning to continue her sleep. But the alarm clock interrupted her plan. She shut it off and wanted to sleep, only to remember that she needed to get ready for her breakfast. Harry would come any time to pick her up.

She stretched her arms and stood up. She did a quick exercise, mainly to stretch all her limbs before she went into the bathroom. She was still sleepy but she pushed herself to stay awake.

Last night she went home a bit late. After dinner, Jeremy wanted to bring her to his home but she refused. He tried to coax her out of it but she stayed firm with her decision. Lastly, he only brought her to walk along the river, just enjoying the beautiful scenery. They stopped to enjoy chocolate sundae together. She lost count how many pictures he took of her and them. Even without her concern, he kept taking them. He finally sent her home around midnight.

She changed into her usual 'uniform'; a top and jeans. Her hair was combed into a neat ponytail and covered with another cap. Her face was slathered with moisturizer and sunblock. She was too lazy to put on make-up, only a slid of lip balm to keep her lips from drying.

As she went to check on the weather outside through the balcony, her phone rang. She quickly took it from the nightstand and smiled seeing Harry's name on the screen.

”Hello.”

”Hello, Ryn. I'm already downstairs,” Harry said cheerfully. He even checked his hair in the mirror just to ensure everything looked perfect. He woke up early today just to prepare himself for the 'date'. He could not wait to meet Ryn and maybe this time her heart would finally accept his love. The painting his aunt gave him to give her was safely at the back and he planned to give it to her after their meeting. He would send her home and even helped her putting the painting on the wall.

”Please wait. I'll be downstairs,” she told him and ended the call.

She checked her message and smiled seeing the message sent by Jeremy. What time did he wake up today? He sent it so early as if he did not sleep at all last night.

'Good morning, my love. Rise and shine. I hope you have a sweet dream last night and I hope you're dreaming about me. Love, J.'

Ryn replied quickly with, 'Morning to you, J. What time did you go to sleep and what time did you wake up? Don't skip your rest and remember not to skip your breakfast and lunch. I'm meeting Mei Li this morning.'

Although he did not ask, she just told him her plan of the day. However, she forgot to mention that she was going to have breakfast with Harry. For her, it was an unimportant matter. As long as she had her breakfast, she was happy enough, regardless of whom she had her meal.

All she cared about was her stomach.

”Ryn…” Rebecca's eyes widened seeing her entering the elevator. She glanced at her friend and saw the shocked look on her face. ”Urm… hello. Good morning.”

”Morning, girls. Breakfast?” Ryn asked even though she preferred not to talk with anyone. Her stomach was growling for food.

”Yes. You're going for breakfast too? Do you want to join us?” Rebecca asked. Maybe they could use the chance for chatting. She had a lot to ask Ryn and could not wait for lunch.

”Urm… yeah,” Ryn mumbled, ”But I already promised to have breakfast with someone else.”

”Then, are we having lunch together today?”

Ryn frowned. The question made her remember she promised Rebecca first. She pursed her lips a bit. What should she do now? Mei Li was waiting for her treat. Err…

Rebecca and her friend looked at Ryn, wondering the reason behind her uncomfortable expression.

”Why don't we have breakfast together? I'll ask my friend,” Ryn decided with a nod. She gestured them to follow her to a car waiting outside.

Rebecca and her friend shared a look and quickly followed Ryn. Who was the friend Ryn was supposed to have breakfast with? Was it a popular supermodel?

”Hey, good morning,” Harry greeted cheerfully when Ryn opened the door of his car.

”Morning. Harry, is it okay if we have breakfast around here? And can we have breakfast with another two people?” Ryn glanced backwards toward Rebecca and her friend who was standing not far from them.

Harry looked at the way Ryn looked and frowned. Weren't these two girls from her class? He did remember seeing them when he was looking for Ryn a couple of months ago.

”Yeah, sure. We'll go in my car,” he said.