"Hello?" I received the phone call.

"Hey," a husky voice answered.

"Oh...," I realized. It was Stefan.

"Yeah, it's me, Stefan," he replied.

"Hey Stefan," I said. Okay, why did I always make a fool of myself when talking with him?

"Can we stop with the 'hey's and move forward?" He asked. I could hear the hint of laughter in his voice.

"Yeah, sure," I replied.

"I called because I wanted to ask you something. Are you free tomorrow?" he asked.

"I..uh..yeah I am. Why?" I replied.

"I wanted to spend some time with you," he answered.

"Oh, okay," I said.

"So, can I come?" he asked.

"Where?" I asked in confusion.

"To your house," he replied.

"Uhhh.. ," Come on Kiera think fast.

"I hardly know you" I replied. It was easier to play the 'still strangers' card.

"That's why I am saying we should meet again. To know each other better," he reasoned.

"Okay," I agreed with a sigh, "I'll give you the address."

"I already have it," he said.

"You don't actually," I told him.

"It's a street away from where you found me right?" he asked.

"No, that's my parents house. I actually have a house of my own. Let's meet there," I suggested.

"Okay," he said and I sighed with relief. I didn't want to answer questions about why I still lived in my parents house inspite of owning a house.

"Give me the address," he said.

"Okay, I'll text it to you. At what time will you come?" I asked.

"6 in the evening," he replied.

"Okay," I replied.

"Goodnight, Kiera," he whispered in that husky tone. I felt goosebumps rise on my neck.

"Goodnight, Stefan," I said back.

As I went to sleep I realized again that I forgot to ask him how he got my number and most importantly my residing address.

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I woke up with a start as soon as I remembered my conversation with Stefan. We were going to meet. In my house. We would be alone there. Okay I should have given it more thought before agreeing. I barely knew the guy and he was coming to my home where we would be alone.

Well, I agreed already so there was nothing I could do now. So I got up, got dressed and left for the shop.

"Good morning, Kiera," Ryan gave his signature smile.

"Good morning, Ryan," I smiled back.

"Can I ask you for a favour?" he asked.

"Yeah, sure," I replied.

"Mom is going shopping today and asked me to go with her. Shopping gets really boring with her. Would you like to come?"he asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Ryan. I already have plans for today," I replied with an apologetic smile. I actually felt sorry. This guy was really nice and we had become good friends in a very short span of time.

"It's okay. Maybe next time," he said.

"Yeah," I replied.

Then without more words I got to working. I waited a few tables. Anna came late. After she arrived I got a bit time off to rest.

Soon it was 5 pm.

"I need to leave," I told Anna.

"Got a date?" She winked at me. I blushed.

"No, it's not like that," I said.

"You know, Ryan likes you," she said with a knowing smile.

"No, we are just friends," I defended.

"I saw the way he looks at you. Trust me I know it when I see it," she said.

"Well, I don't know what to say," I replied. What would I say?

I looked at my watch again. I was getting late. I had to dress up a little too.

I said my byes and left.

I got to my house and unlocked it. It was a duplex house my brother had got me on my 17th birthday. The kitchen,dining and a washroom were downstairs. Upstairs there were 3 bed rooms with attached washrooms.

Dust had gathered on my furnitures.I cleaned a little then went upstairs to get ready. I wore a casual white shirt and blue jeans. I put some light makeup to keep it natural.

At exactly 6.00 the doorbell rang.I went and opened the door. It was Stefan. He was wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. And he looked..uhh.. What was the word? Oh yes debonair.

"Like what you see?" he winked at me. He caught me checking him out. I blushed.

"You look pretty," he said.

"Thank you, you don't look too bad yourself," I replied.

"So, are you gonna keep me standing here?" he teased.

"No, come in," I replied blushing more. This guy did weird things to me. I rarely blushed.

We sat on the love seat. It was the only fiurniture in my drawing room because firstly, I was alone and secondly, I didn't live here anymore.

"You play PS4?"he asked noticing my PS4 on the floor. I nodded.

He got down on the floor to check what CDs I had. And soon we were playing.

Time flied really fast. I brought out some food from the fridge like frozen pizzas and sodas. It seemed like mintues later it was 10 pm. Dad had called two times and I said I was at a friend's house. Stefan gave me curious looks but didn't ask why I lied about being in my own house.

"It's late, I should go," he said.

"Me too," I replied.

"Why do you need to go?" he asked.

"Uh..umm... Can we get to that later?" I asked.

"Yes, sure," he replied.

"We have all the time in the world to talk," he added giving it a double meaning.

"I'll drop you," he added to make the silendlce less awkward. I didn't argue. I locked the house and we went to his car. Today it was a different one. It was a Volvo. This guy must be rich.

He dropped me home, bade me goodnight and watched me till I got inside.

Mom and dad were asleep already. I got into bed and let myself drift away in dreams. I still hadn't realized that I touched those games after a whole year.

#29 in #alphamale. Nice.. Well I will try to update again tomorrow.

I guess you guys have some questions like
1. How had he gotten her number?
2. If she owned a house why did she stop living there and move in with her parents again?

I'll give the answers soon. Please keep reading and please vote and comment.