Chapter 17 - Fifty Shades Of A Woman (1/2)
Seeing the nonchalance as ease on Darren's face, Dylan was exasperated. ”Oi! Why are you using your poisonous tongue on me?”
Darren calmly sat down on the chair and looked through the menu while saying, ”Dylan, I'm not a snake. I certainly can't have a poisonous tongue. If I did, you'd be the first one to die.” Taking a pause, he added, ”Also, it was your own wild fantasy to have a threesome in high school.”
”You don't need to remind me of my dark history.” Dylan retorted.
”Well, I wasn't the one who read that wish before the whole class.” Darren was pursing his lips to stifle his laughter. That reminder from Dylan's rebellious phase was such a sore spot for Dylan that no one dared to voice it out again. Well, with the exception of Darren.
Dylan stared at him in disbelief as his temper was about to flare up. But something caught his attention. He came close to Darren and sniffed with suspicion. ”You were with a woman.” It wasn't a question. He seemed certain with his statement.
Darren pushed him away saying, ”What the hell! What dog nose you have?” Darren was really sure that this friend's nose was better than military dogs. He didn't even touch Xiu earlier, how could Dylan still catch a whiff of her scent on him? Even he didn't smell anything.
”Ahan!” Dylan immediately perked up as he said, ”I'm not wrong. Tell me, who's the girl?”
Darren took a sip of water and asked, ”Even if I tell you who she is, would you really know her?”
Dylan found the answer almost immediately. Nope! He wouldn't know at all. ”Of course I won't.” He sat back at his own chair like a defeated man and continued, ”After all, you have a weird personality. You always date women from a humble background.”
”Well, not everyone can endure socialites like you.” Darren retorted almost immediately.
”Let's not delve into this topic anymore. We both have our own reasons.” Dylan tried to stir the conversation to a different route as he asked, ”So, mind sharing what was she like? Because if she's the one who made you laugh like that... Then we have a lot to look out for.” He suddenly felt apprehensive for some reason.
Darren didn't speak for a while, he languidly skimmed through the menu and ordered a couple of dishes along with wine. Then propping his chin on his intertwined fingers, he said, ”Do you think women are eccentric?”
”Think?” Dylan snorted and added, ”I know women are eccentric. I find them outlandish and sometimes they even give me outré feelings.” He noted Darren's odd silence and asked, ”Why are you asking this suddenly?”
”In a matter of five minutes, I saw that woman changing her fifty shades.”
”Huh?” Dylan looked dumbfounded.