CHAPTER 82

"YOU KNOW STUFF HAPPEN BETWEEN COUPLES..." I laughed and shoved my phone in my bag. I stared at him and he stated back at me a bit puzzled. When I thought he would ask more questions, he only nodded and shrugged his lips, looking back up ahead.

I let out a sigh and looked outside the window. It was good that Drake took me out for some fresh air. I loved the environment and surrounding. The city was clean and very beautiful. The long buildings, glass ones and a variety of world class expensive cars. It was worth a wow.

Then I remembered about the meeting as he slowed down on a red traffic light.

"Drake..we just left the meeting....is that okay? We are the lead actor and actress and I think we really should be there...." I furrowed my eyebrows and he looked at me.

"Relax.....yours and my assistant are there...they'll do the job....it's what we have them for...." he spoke convincingly and I nodded sitting back on to the chair. He was right. Lauren was going to do a very good job. Even so, Gemini was there not forgetting Natalie. She was head at picking up a meetings minutes. It was like she had a photographic memory.

"So...what ice cream would you---" he stopped when my phone rang and interrupted him.

I quickly opened my bag and looked at the caller ID. From the way Drake looked at me, I was sure my face showed a rather much frustrated emotion.

I quickly put my phone back into my bag without answering it and tried not to act suspicious. After seeing my discomfort, he only steadied himself in his seat after looking at his watch.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, holding sternly onto the steering wheel. I knew I was making him unease but I couldn't come clean about what I was doing. I had to make him burst and come out with it.

I stared in his direction and his eyes were still closed in concentration. Was he meditating in the middle of the road? From the expression on his face, the wrinkles on his forehead clearly revealed the complicated mixture of emotions flowing through his mind. What was he thinking about? I just mentioned Adam and I had a fight and then this?? Did it mean that...Lauren was right?

Drake was the one wanting to break us up and hearing about our fight caused him an emotional traffic jam?

Immediately, the traffic light turned green and everyone was began to hoot their cars at us.

"Drake...." I smacked his shoulder and he woke up as though from a nightmare. "The light's green...."

I stared at his buffled face and he nodded, starting the car.

"Sorry....I hibernate...."

"What??"

"Yes ma'am...I hibernate...." he grinned and I realised he was joking. I paused for a moment, point at him with my index finger before bursting into a fierce laugh alongside him. We laughed out loud and heartly. It was evident we drove all our energy into it and it was really a good abs workout as I could see them sting on the sides. My eyes were teary and I breathed to wipe them off. Laughter was really medicine to the soul. Truthfully true. But now that I think of it, no. It wasn't laughing; rather guffawing. He really did say something stupid.

"It was a joke...." he defended in breaths amidst the laugh. "How did you not get that? You should've seen your face..." he continued to laugh

"Well...." I replied almost fully composed and recovering from that laugh. "Nowadays you can't trust anything. A joke is used to camouflage anti-group feelings...."

"Oh...." she remarked with resolution as he brought the car to a stop outside a very beautiful shop. Rapa Nui - Barrio Norte. The unmissable, best gelato in town.

"You sound like my aunt...." he commented unfastening his seatbelt and walking out of the car.

I found his comment rather fascinating causing me to think of it and delay my exit. It always boosted my mood to know that I was found to be in resemblance to someone else.

I knew I was on top of the world and it wasn't unnatural for someone to find me similar to someone else.

But now that Drake said it, it seemed vague. How was I like his aunt??

"Ready??" he handed me his hand and I looked at him before placing mine in his. He grabbed me and took me out of the car. As usual, the crowd around us got so busy with their phones taking pictures of us as it wasn't everyday you saw a celebrity alongside a rich man in town off to have some ice cream.

To Drake and me, it was the life we lived and it wasn't weird in anyway. We just ignored them and walked into the shop leaving murmurs and whispers behind us.

"So..in what way am I like you aunt? Did she have a firery feisty spirit like mine???" I asked leaning on the counter.

"Umm....in you put it that way, yes...but I was gonna say youre both tough and impossible..!" He turned his attention away from me and onto the big screens that had the menu with them. I laughed and had my hand across his shoulder, also looking at the menus.

"Bombón Suizo..." I read after my eyes landed on

chocolate-covered chantilly ice cream filled with dulce de leche and sprinkled with nuts.

"Alright then. I'll have Bombón Escocés...." Drake said opening his wallet.

"What are you doing??" I asked requesting him to out away his wallet. I had this. I earned my own money and I was going to spend it on myself. No one had the right to pay for me when I was more than capable.

"Please....am the man here...so I pay for both of us...." he pulled me close to him and landed his face in my hair. Was he kissing my head?

"Okay.....but that doesn't mean you can copy my ice cream...." I caused more ruckus and he laughed .

"Am not....okay they're almost the same only with chocolate ice-cream and white chocolate topping..." He convinced me and I pretended to believe him. He also ordered a Cassata (strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice cream) and Almendrado (almond ice cream sprinkled with almond praline) and we walked to our table.

"Drake you really didn't have to take it all on your self....I had it...." I lowered my eyes and tapped on the table with my long manicured nails. Right away, a waitress brought our order and I scooped a spoonful into my mouth. This ice cream was just the best.

"You know when I said you're just like my aunt?" he reminded.

"Yeah.... feisty and powerful and mighty" I raised my hands and puffed my muscles making him laugh.

"Yeah....it wasn't a compliment..."