The Bet (Just The Way You Are)

The Bet *Double Trouble

“What’s funny?” I ask dryly.

“Your face,” she says between laughs, “it was priceless!”

“Chloe!” I exclaim. And then I understand that she’s just teasing me. Heaving a sigh, I say, “What did Parker say?”

She bites her lip for a second and then finally tells me, “He’ll talk to him.”

“That’s it?” I ask incredulously, “he’ll talk to Draky?”

“Draky?”

I’m so surprised of what I’ve heard, I forgot to change Draky’s name when I talked.

“You have name for each other,” she continues, “that is so sweet!”

Name for each other? Pfft. “That’s nothing.” I won’t slip again.

She purses her lips, not believing me.

“What did Parker want to talk about Drake?”

She shrugs. “I don’t know.”

Our conversation ends at that because Parker and Draky enters my line of vision. They both take their seats on either side of me. I look at their face but it’s like they didn’t have a conversation. Perhaps they just know how to conceal their expressions.

“Parker,” I whisper, turning to my side so my back is to Draky. “What did you do?”

He looks at me innocently. “What did I do?”

“Kakausapin ko lang siya.”

He grins sheepishly. “So you know what that means.”

“Of course,” I say, even though Chloe helped me in figuring it out. Speaking of, she’s looking between me and Parker. Maybe she’s wondering if she did the right thing. I smile at her reassuringly.

Parker snorts. “You just asked Chloe.”

“At least I know,” I say confidently. “So what did you—“

“You’re so loud,” Draky muses.

Glancing at the screen, the film starts its opening credits. Parker is obviously avoiding my questions. He’s seriously watching the movie. Maybe he really likes it.

“You’re going to tell me later,” I mutter.

His mouth twitches upward. He twists in his seat and gives me a wink.

I think I’ll like this movie. The actor is so handsome! I can stare at his face all day without getting bored. I may not know what they’re talking about but thankfully there’s a subtitle at the bottom part of the screen.

“Want some popcorn?” Draky asks.

“Sure,” I say putting my hand in the bucket and grabbing a handful.

It’s getting colder and colder. If I knew I’ll watch a movie, I’ll bring a jacket. Thanks to Parker who did last minute thinking.

“It’s cold,” I murmur to Parker.

“Want me to take my shirt off?” he asks amusedly. “So you can wear it.”

“Ha ha,” I say dryly, “funny.”

Twisting in my seat, I face the screen and watch, rubbing my arms to have body heat.

“Here.”

Looking at Draky, I see him giving me his jacket. “I’m not cold,” I lie.

“Really?” he asks sarcastically.

Parker glances at us and says, “She’s shivering.”

I glare at him and mouth, “Why are you doing this?”