"Ugh! I believe all that vanity is making me lose my appetite, don't you think so too Shawn?" Riley gave Bryan an expression of disgust from the opposite side of the table then turned to look Shawn who's sitting right next to her with a startlingly different expression on her face!

  She was leaning closely while maintaining eye-contact until her chest almost touched his left arm and the gentle smile on her beautiful face clearly charmed this poor fellow who wasn't in a very stable mental state at the moment, Riley made a celebratory gesture of making a fist inwardly once she saw Shawn blush then nod before turning his head to look out the window to hide his embarrassment.

  Celest and Linnet exchanged a look then smiled once they saw Riley patiently begin her task of patiently weaving her webs around Shawn in an attempt to entangle him, both of them were happy for her since Riley's first move clearly worked.

  "You two look... astonishing!" Bryan whispered while watching the two waiters put the first part of today's menu on the table by organizing the appetizers in front of the five guests along with the right choice of silverware to use in trying them.

  Right when Shawn was about to give the appetizers a try after giving Bryan a nod full of meanings, "Shawn," Riley called him once she saw Bryan personally feeding both Linnet and Celest.

  Shawn turned to look at this girl which is supposed to be his date, "Is something wrong Riley?" He asked while pausing his action of moving the spoon towards his mouth then put the soup back in the tiny bowl.

  "You see... today I bumped into someone and hurt my right shoulder so can you help me eat? I'm not used to eating with my left hand and I don't want to make a mess which would ruin this beautiful dress!" Riley said while giving Shawn magnetic looks and acted like she's helpless in this situation.

  Bryan rolled his eyes after hearing these corny words and that silly excuse, meanwhile Celest and Linnet exchanged another look this hid their faces from Shawn and giggled while covering their mouths with their hands.

  "Oh! Ah... A-alright," Shawn gawked then panicked before finally gathering his courage and hesitated on how to take things from here, "C-can you come a bit closer?" He asked while carrying the pte with the small bowl of soup in one hand and filling the spoon with the other and turned to face Riley.

  What shocked him was how quick this girl reacted since her face was inches away from his while her hands fell on his thigh for support when she leaned closely and opened her mouth to say "Ah!" while half-closing her eyes which looked so seductive.

  Celest and Linnet decided to ignore Riley's embarrassing actions since she's inviting Shawn to help while taking advantage of his kindness, the two girls decided to rex and enjoy the care and love which their boyfriend is generously giving both of them.

  Of course they realized how bold Riley's actions became with Shawn, this girl always waited until he's comfortable enough in doing something with her before pushing for a little bit more then guarding her ground before looking for more!

  Bryan stopped feeding his two girlfriends once they tried the different types and shapes of appetizers on the table then looked at his dear friend who finally seemed like he's enjoying his time with Riley, "How's auntie and uncle?" He asked while ignoring Riley's disguised gre once Shawn looked towards him.

  "You know my parents?" Shawn asked while frowning because he never talked about his family with Bryan before.

  "I also know about little Max and young Olivia's situation, I'm sorry about what happened to your little sister Shawn... I believe she's going to wake up soon." Bryan said which caused the mood at the table to dim but his eyes had this warm and assuring look within them which caused Shawn to feel a lot confident.

  "Huh! W-what are you talking about? What happened to Shawn's sister?" Riley asked while hugging Shawn's arm tightly and squeezing it against her chest.

  Bryan just shrugged then buried his face in Celest's neck which tickled her when he breathed on such a sensitive area, "That's not for me to say. Who knows? Maybe Shawn would take you to visit Olivia when the time is right! But I bet little Max would do his best to snatch you from his big bro so... you better be ready for a few rounds of tug of war between these siblings when it happens."

  Shawn smiled once he recalled how his little brother would try to seize everything that belongs to him and sometimes take his actions a bit too far to the degree of talking, walking, moving, reacting, and even dressing himself just like Shawn!

  The situation only got worse when his little brother hit puberty and started to experience his growth spurt which caused his body to grow rabidly and enabled him to wear Shawn's clothes, not to mention that they actually do look alike and there's only a rare few who could differentiate between the two.

  Which is why Shawn always hid the fact about him being a smoker from his little brother and insisted on working the night shift to prevent Max from seeing him by any chance.

  Shawn resumed his task of feeding the beauty and himself, "So you really know about me and my family!"

  "Just a bit... Enough to know that you're more than worthy of being called a very good friend." Bryan said while smiling once he saw Riley mischievously use her lips to bite Shawn's fingers when he fed her an appetizer which was a bit tiny and round with a crusty yer covering a bit of cheese mixed with a little bit of spicy sauce.

  "B-but we rarely talk man! Yet you know so much about me and I barely know anything about you at all." Shawn said while blushing after Riley did what she did.

  Bryan repeated what he did to Celest earlier and did it to Linnet as well while giving Shawn a reply : "Which is why I invited you today, I'm giving you the chance to know me before making your decision about whether I'm worthy of being your friend or not."

  Shawn shook his head, "I didn't say that."

  "But you meant it, it's a normal reaction for any person who take the reasonable approach when thinking about things to start doubting everything when an almost complete stranger suddenly start doing their best to reach for them." Bryan said while looking Shawn in the eyes then added : "I get it, I really do. But the truth of this situation is that even if Riley didn't ask Linnet to join our date and stuff here nose in my private matters today, then... I would've still approached you in a few days on my own to discuss a few matters with you."

  "Hey! Stupid Bryan... Humph!" Riley pointed her finger at him then buried her face in Shawn's shoulder before letting go of his arm and hugging his waist and moving her face from his shoulder to his chest!

  Celest and Linnet were admiring Riley's smooth transition between the movements and her perfect timing when taking advantage of Bryan's insult to advance on Shawn's body to take even more advantage of him during his conversation with their boyfriend.

  "What matters would these be?" Shawn asked while feeling at a loss on where to put his hands while being in this situation which he never expected before setting foot in the luxurious car, yet now here he is getting hugged by a beauty and feeling her warmth on his body.

  In the end Shawn put his hand on Riley's back and started patting it while the other hand fell on her head where he used the tips of his fingers to run on her hair.

  Bryan smiled and opened his mouth to say : "Your dream... I'm interested in having you make it come true."

  Riley noticed it when Shawn's body tensed at the mention of these words and she looked up and saw him open and close this mouth as if unable to find the right words, it earned Bryan another fierce gre from Riley who hugged Shawn's waist tighter to calm him.

  Shawn felt grateful towards Riley and returned the gesture by patting her back which was almost completely visible thanks to her sexy and revealing party dress, "Hmmm... Tell me then," Shawn looked towards Bryan then asked : "What dream would that be? I'm a man of many dreams."

  "A special dream," Bryan said while looking at the row of waiters which returned with the main and side dishes, "But it's just a simple farm in the end." Once Bryan said that he turned to look at Shawn and saw his eyes widen while staring at him in awe, confusion, and a bit of fear in the mix.