Engaged to the Heartless Heartbreaker ✔

Chapter 20 - Dinner

~~~ CHAPTER 20 - DINNER ~~~

"You're here!" I cried out trying to catch my breath. I was really surprised to see Dylan Fernandez at the St. Louis Library. Of all the places, the library was the last place I expected to see him.

"I study here," he answered briefly.

"You said you're an intern," I said confusedly while I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Yeah, I report to the Sarmiento Corporation for my internship but I also come here to confer with my university supervisor every now and then and, of course, do my narrative report. It's not an easy arrangement, I'm telling you," Dylan explained while placing a book on the table. "Actually, I asked permission from my immediate supervisor at the office to give me a while so I could borrow this book from here. I was on my way out when I spotted you. I couldn't miss the chance of saying hi to you."

"Wow, it looks like you're living a busy life," I commented.

Dylan smiled as he tousled his brown hair, "Busy it is."

His smile, I noticed, was something that would summon a positive aura from anybody talking to him. I felt so at ease with him.

Dylan and I were grinning at each other when we both heard someone clearing her throat. We diverted our attention to the front of us. I saw Kara sitting across the table and trying to grasp the situation. With her looks, it was obvious that she was trying to figure out who I was talking with.

"Oh, by the way, Dylan, I'd like you to meet my friend, Kara Mondego," I said glancing at Kara who changed her expression at an instant from being perplexed to amazed. "Kara, this is Dylan Fernandez, an intern at Nigel's office," I finished the introductions.

They shook each other's hands and smiled at each other. I noticed that Kara was also in awe of Dylan's smile. She raised one of her eyebrows at me as if telling me that the guy was a good catch.

The three of us went out of the library together. Dylan went to where his car was parked to return to Nigel's main office. Kara and I headed to our class.

"He's handsome," Kara immediately blatted as soon as Dylan was out of our sight. We were now walking in the hallway towards our classroom.

"Am I sensing an instant attraction here?" I asked teasing her.

"Oh, please! Serge is going to kill me," Kara mused guiltily.

I knew she was already starting to fall for Serge. There were times that she denied her feelings for the latter but I could feel that the guy made a great impact on her. I was pleased to hear that she was concerned of Serge's feelings.

"Are you admitting now that you and Serge are already an item?" I tried to hide my happiness by concealing my smile with a serious look. My friend had just admitted that she was concerned of Serge's reaction if he would find out that I was teasing her with another guy. That made me so overjoyed because it would mean that she was finally in love.

"Of course, we aren't yet but we're getting there soon," she blushed.

"Wow, you're finally in love! Congratulations!" I teased by pinching her side.

She chuckled. "Well, thank you."

We were grinning widely as we entered our English 101 room. We were already seated side by side and the professor was already starting her lecture when Kara wrote something on a piece of paper. A few minutes later, she handed it to me surreptitiously so our professor wouldn't be notified of our little misdemeanor.