Perfect disguise by Elizabeth A (speld decodable readers .txt) 📗

Chapter 19.

Dominic's POV.

After I had dressed up, I went to Annie's house. I stood before her wooden door and knocked. 

"I'm coming!" 

I heard Annie's voice from behind the door. There were quick footsteps and then the door opened. Annie leaned on the wall by the doorway and her lips widened into a smile. She wore a yellow T-shirt and black shorts. Her curly hair was packed up into a messy bun. She has a high cheekbone and beautiful hazel eyes that sparkled whenever she smiled.

She looked at my clothes under her thick black eyelashes, her eyes moving from my leather shoe unto my black well ironed trousers to my woolen sweater. 

"You look like you came from a date." She said and left the doorway.

I looked at my clothes again and entered inside. I actually considered my dressing to be too casual for a date.

I closed the door. Zoe, who was watching a cartoon on the television, jumped down from the couch and ran towards me.

"Uncle Dominic!" She squeaked.

I squatted and she ran into my open arms. I embraced her and patted her brown curly hair, gently. I really missed her and was glad to see her.

"How are you, Zoe?"

She looked at me with her bright gray eyes. "I'm fine."

I smiled and ruffled her curls. If only she knew who I was to her. 

I shoved my hand into the pocket of my trouser searching for the candy I bought for her. "I heard you broke your mom's mirror."

She fidgeted with her hands and looked around, guiltily. "It was by mistake. I won't do it again, I promise."

I nodded. "Don't give your mother a hard time, okay?" I said and stood up.   

I gave her the candy and she hopped in pure excitement. She quickly unwrapped the candy and started to lick it.

"Zoe, you haven't thanked him." Annie corrected Zoe's attitude.

She giggled and ran back to the couch. "Thank you uncle Dominic!" she hollered and continued watching her cartoon.

Annie folded her hands and looked at me. "You'll end up spoiling her." Annie said with a bright smile.

"She deserved to be spoiled with good things."

"Too much candies will ruin her gums, I don't think that is a good thing." She said and walked back into the living room. 

There were three couches in the living room with a small circular table at its centre. Annie's mother sat on a couch opposite Zoe's. She wore a blue hair net and a flowing long night dress. Her eyes were the same as Annie's. She had curved eyebrows, protruding cheekbones, and a small concave nose. She was also watching the cartoon with Zoe, but I was sure she had zero idea of what she was watching. 

"Good evening." I greeted her and sat beside Zoe.

 She smiled. "How are you, Dominic? Annie said you brought a hair cream for Zoe's dandruff."

I nodded and brought out the hair cream. "Yes I did." I showed her. "This is it, but I'm not sure it's effective."

Annie's mom took it from my hand and observed it. "It looks like it's a good product, it might work."

She gave her daughter the cream. I looked at Zoe who was engrossed in the cartoon she was watching. 

"What are you watching?" I asked her.

She took her eyes from the television and glanced at me. "Jack and the beanstalk."

I looked at the television watching the cartoon. It showed an animated boy climbing a very tall tree. "It looks interesting," I remarked.

After watching the cartoon with Zoe, Annie and I sat outside in a deck chair on the lawn. 

She told me that she no longer has a job because the bakery she worked in had closed down and I promised to search for another job for her.

I took a sip from the glass of orange juice in my hand. "So have you started searching for another job?" I asked her.

She sighed and rested her head on the deckchair. "Yes, I'm not qualified for any one I have seen so far."

I touched her hand and squeezed it. "Don't worry, keep on searching. You will eventually see the one that suits you."

She nodded and looked at me. "What about you, have you gotten a promotion at work?"

I swished the juice in the glass cup and shook my head. "I'm working on it. Lately I've been distracted by other things that I'm scared I might lose my chance."

"What's wrong? What is distracting you?"

I rubbed my face, feeling a little sleepy. "It's my boss's wife, she is trying to—" my phone beeped and I brought it out. 

I unlocked it and Chloe's naked picture popped up. She was laying on a bed with her hair spread out on a blue pillow. My eyes instantly focused on her breast which was topped with preachy nipples that were pointed out. Her waist was slimmer than I thought and her flawless long legs were crossed over her mound. She looked so sexy. 

I felt very hot and my manhood tightened beneath my trousers. I could my manhood rising against the fabric of my clothes, I quickly crossed my leg and placed my hand over my boner.  Gosh, I was getting aroused while Annie was sitting very close to me. This was very bad. 

Thank God, it was already dark. If not, Annie would have noticed how aroused I was.

Annie sat up, trying to look at my cell phone out of curiosity. 

Click!

I turned off my cell phone before she could see anything and adjusted on my chair uncomfortably. "Annie, I have to go. I will see you later."

She looked at me with confused eyes. "What's wrong? I thought you said you would leave by 10 pm."

I covered my mouth and pretended to yawn. "I'm feeling sleepy. Besides, I have to wake up early for work tomorrow so I need to go to bed early." I said, omitting the actual reason why I wanted to leave.

I need to find a way to get rid of my boner and I can't stand Annie seeing me in this condition.

"Oh. Okay, call me when you get home." She said,

I stood up and turned away from her direction. "Alright, tell your mom and Zoe that I've gone." I hurriedly entered my SUV and drove off.

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