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I'm gonna be updating less and less for the next two months. I have midterms in two weeks, so studying is my night job and due to some family issues, I'll be away from here for a while. I'll be back as soon as I can, which I hope is very soon. Have a great first month of the new year! Bye for now :)

A Week Later...

Viola's POV:

"Vi, I swear...if I have to clean the wheel streaks on my kitchen floor again, I will call Duke for you and tell him your answer." Sebastian says through gritted teeth.

"Don't worry, Vi...Sebastian is just...showing his inner housewife today." Olivia says with a comforting smile.

"No, I'm not...I've cleaned the same spots 5 times today, okay? One more streak and I will just paint our tiles brown and black."

"You can't paint your tiles..." I say calmly.

"And you can't get the courage to talk to him."

"Shh...he might hear you."

"I don't care, I'm pretty sure he hears me all the way from the guestroom cleaning."

"But I don't want him to hear, I haven't even thought of an answer."

"What?" Sebastian laughs sarcastically and gives me a questionable look. "You mean when you were pacing back and forth on my tiles, you weren't thinking of an answer?"

"No...well, yes. I don't know, pacing around makes me think better?"

"Does my suffering also make you feel better?"

"He said he'll wait for my answer no matter how long it'll take."

"It's been a week and I've almost lost it with cleaning."

"Olivia, tell him! It's a girl thing."

"What girl thing?"

"Guys have their own things and us girls do too."

"Just tell him you like him already!" Sebastian yells and quickly covers his mouth after.

"You idiot, I'm gonna kill you now, Sebastian." I wheel over to him and use my arms to swing at him.

"Oww...Viola, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to say it out loud."

"You know he's living in the same house, right? He just heard what you said, genius!"

"Well, it's technically your fault for not saying anything first."

"Thanks for making the first move in my love life, bro! I really appreciate it, how about telling him I want to be with him?" I say furiously until I realize what I just said. "Oh my gosh!" My hands are now in my face and I can hear Sebastian laughing near me.

"Nice, sis." He says through his giggles.

"Shut up! You just made her say something she wasn't supposed to say out loud! Their kiss knocked almost all the oxygen out of her, ok? During that time, she thought she wanted to be with him, but she was still scared. So she told him she didn't want to lead him on and that as soon as she knew how she felt, she would talk to him again."

"OLIVIA!" I shout. "Why did you just say all of that out loud?"

"I did what?" She looks on confused until she finally figures out what she just said. "Oh, I'm sorry, Viola."

"Great...three confessions all thanks to Sebastian! He's probably heard us all."

"I sure did. It's hard not to hear all of you when the house is already quiet, with your voices, the house was rowdy for a while." Someone says from behind and I turn around to see Duke smiling at me. I feel my face heating up.

"Is it hot in here or what?" I say, trying to break the silence.

"Viola, are you okay?"

"Uh...I'm fine. Did you really hear everything?"

"I think you already know the answer." I giggle nervously and look away.

"Did you not want me to hear or something?"

"I don't know."

"Can I just ask you one question?"

"Sure."

"Were all the things the three of you confessed really true?"

What do I tell him? Yes? No? He does deserve the answer...maybe I should test him first before telling him the truth?

"About all the things you said before you left, do you actually think that about me?"

"I thought I was asking the questions."

"What if I said your answer might be affecting my answer?"

"I would be lying if I said that's what I really think of you. Of course I don't think that way of you, I would never. Even if you broke my heart or hurt me in any way...I'd never think that way of you. Viola, you don't know this, but I know when you're telling me the truth or not. You think I'm so gullible to believe your lies, but it's hard to believe something that's not true."

"I don't get why would you even say that last statement about me lying or telling the truth..."

"Even if you don't tell me the real message hidden under those confessions, I think I already got them by looking at you. I know everything said today was the truth or else you wouldn't be freaking out wondering if I know what you said."

"What if I'm lying and don't want you to get the wrong idea?"

"What if I said I don't care if those were lies or truths? Just as long as those words were coming out of your mouth."

"Huh?"

Duke bends down and leans over to me. He looks like he's about to kiss me...what do I do? Do I kiss him back? I close my eyes, waiting for his lips to touch mines. How much more time until he finally reaches my lips? Why do I care so much? 30 seconds...20 seconds...10 seconds...he has to be close now, right? I feel his breath near my ear instead. I must've looked like an idiot, waiting for something like that.

"I don't care if you were lying to me just now. As long as I hear those words coming out of your mouth, I feel content." He whispers softly.

"But why? I didn't tell you anything."

"You told me enough to put this goofy grin on my face."

"So what now?"

"You tell me. You're making the calls, right?"

"I...I..." I can't seem to finish my sentence. And with the look on Duke's face, this was his plan all along. "What are you planning?"

"You would like to know, wouldn't you, Hastings?"

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