Sophie’s POV
“What?! Mr. Jacobs already knew about your relationship with Vincent?!”
I nodded as lay my head on my desk. “And now I don’t know what kind of face should I give him. I’m so embarrassed because I hid it from him. For sure he thinks that I’m trying to hit on him and his brother.”
“Well, I don’t think he cares about it.”
“What? Oh well, he already has a girlfriend so why else would he care about whether I am married or not?”
“Poor Sophie. Well anyway, you already have a strikingly handsome and hot as hell husband so there’s no need for you to be sad.”
And the mention of his name already brought the heat to my cheeks as soon as I remembered what happened last night. “A-About that…”
“What?”
“S-Sab, w-we almost did it…” I whispered after looking around us.
And as usual, Sabrina’s eyes widened in shock. “W-What?!!! You—
“Lower your voice…”
“Oh my God, Sophie… Oh my God, Oh my God you’re going to kill me. Is that really true?”
“Y-Yes…”
She took a deep breath first, then she looked at me again. “How? Why didn’t you do it? I mean, he’s your husband, so why didn’t you—
“We were just drunk last night. Good thing I wasn’t that drunk enough to let him do that to me. Just when he was about to take off my clothes, I pushed him away and I told him that I wasn’t ready yet.”
“What the hell is the problem with you, Sophie! Why did you miss the best thing that could happen in your life?! That was your chance already!”
“Sab, I don’t love him, okay? And there’s no way I would allow myself to do that with someone I’m not in love with.”
She shook her head. “I don’t know, Sophie. I don’t know. I don’t really know what kind of mind do you have.”
“But you know what, I discovered something about Vincent.”
“I bet you would be able to discover about him if you let him do that.”
“No, it’s not about that. He actually whispered a name of a girl last night.”
“A girl? Who’s that girl then?”
I leaned on my chair. “Monica. Her name is Monica.”
“Monica? Who is she? Her sister?”
“Sab, there’s no way he would whisper his sister’s name while we were kissing. And besides, as far as I know they don’t have a sister. Lance is his only sibling.”
“Really? Then who’s that girl?”
“I don’t know, maybe his ex-girlfriend?”
She nodded. “I think so… well, that only means that you’re not the only one who’s in love with another person.”
“That’s right.”
“Sophie, Mr. Jacobs is looking for you.” One of our classmates suddenly said.
Sab and I looked at each other first before I finally stood up and walked towards our classroom door.
What does he want from me?
I can feel my hands getting colder as I glanced outside, only for me to find him standing there while leaning on the wall with his hands in his pocket.
I heaved a sigh. “M-Mr. Jacobs?”
“Sophie.” He smiled. “I’m so sorry to disturb you but can I talk to you for a while?”
“Huh? Sure.”
***
“Sophie, can I ask a favor from you?” Lance asked me as soon as we reached the university’s garden.
I looked at him. “F-Favor?”
“You know that it’s V’s birthday tomorrow, right?”
“I-It’s Vincent’s birthday tomorrow?”
“You don’t know?”
I shook my head. “I-I almost forgot…”
“It’s alright. Maybe he hasn’t mentioned it yet.”
“A-Are you planning something?” I asked him.
“I’m actually planning on surprising him. You know, it’s been a while since we last saw each other and it’s been also a while since the last time that he got to celebrate his birthday with me. I want to make it special to him and I want to make him feel that I never forget his birthday.”
I nodded with a smile. “You really are a sweet brother, aren’t you? You always think about Vincent.”
“It’s because he’s my younger brother. It’s my responsibility to take care of him.”
“So, how can I help you then?”
“I actually want you to help me find a good present for him. Since you’re his wife, I think you can give me the right advice and suggestion.” He said with a smile.
I averted my gaze because his smile was too beautiful that I might fall deeper in love with him. “I-I’m not also good in choosing gifts, I don’t actually know what to give him either.”
“For sure you do. And besides, as long as you’re the one who chooses it, for sure V would love it no matter what.”
I just smiled.
Lance was just looking around the garden and I just found myself staring at his face again.
I looked closer and that’s when I noticed that he has a bruise on the left side of his lips.
“Mr. Jacobs.” I called him.
He turned around and looked at me again. “Hmm?”
“Have you fought with someone?”
He wasn’t able to respond immediately as if he was surprised by my question too. He pointed on his bruise and forced a smile on his face. “This one? O-Oh, it’s nothing so don’t mind it. By the way, you’ll help me find a present for him, right?”
“S-Sure.”
“Thank you so much, Sophie. You really are the best sister-in-law.”
The smile on my face vanished because of what he just said.
Right, I’m just his sister-in-law.