"Okay I will take part in this your amateur challenge" He agreed, not knowing she was just joking with him just for fun, but he fell for it. She didn't know he would.
" Okay, we will know if it is an amateur challenge" Chelsea boasted.
"Yes, we will see" Dennis agreed.
"We will see the glory " of God" She replied, due to the regular Nigerian reply; which is always given when someone tells you will see. You give this reply in order not to see anything evil. It might be superstitious but also good, you never know who is telling you, that you will see.Although Chelsea knows that Dennis isn't a bad person, it's just from a force of habit and because she actually wants both of them to see the glory of God.
" Yeah we will" He agreed, "That's see the glory of God" He added.
" Or is that you don't like reading and you don't want to loss to me?" She asked him.
"You don't just know when to stop" He told, " I don't hate reading and I am not afraid to loss to you and you know why?" He asked
" Why is that? " She asked
" Because FYI, I am not going to loss to you. Just because you have years of experience, that's years of reading. Doesn't mean you will win or beat me in this challenge of ours" He boasted.
" Wow that's wonderful to hear" She replied unseriously.
" I wouldn't loss to you And I wouldn't only win , I will win honestly" He promised.
"Wow that's great. I wouldn't loss too" She told, " But wait, why honestly, were you planning to cheat before?" She asked feigning anger.
" No, why would you say that?" He asked annoyed.
" Why wouldn't I ?, You were the one who brought up the topic of honesty into this. We are both going to compete honestly or not at all" She warns him
" That's what I meant" He agreed, " But if not at all , does that means we both get to forfeit the book reading challenge?" He asked happily.
" Of course not in your dreams.If we don't do it, then I win" She told him proudly, bursting his happy bubble of the hope of not taking part in the reading challenge.
Not that he couldn't read or hates reading. He just knows that at the rate Chelsea read books , she might win this challenge . It doesn't mean he didn't believe he could win, because Dennis puts in his best in whatever he does , even if he isn't or might not be good at it. Being the best was always the goal, but he would loss on purpose if he could, to make Chelsea happy. But he knows she wouldn't like that, she did want to win , fair and square. Just as she said " with honesty". And Chelsea winning wasn't a bad thing either. He wasn't a sexiest like he said, but a male feminist. His male ego wouldn't be bruised just because she won him in anything, especially not in a challenge. He was just joking when he hinted that she might cheat in their challenge. He knows and trust her that she would never do such a thing, as to cheat. In a friendly challenge, especially with the love of her life. Not that she would cheat others.
" That's so wrong" He complained on her promising to make herself the winner, just because they didn't take the challenge. That means she isn't too big to be little petty, he discovers.
" Why?" She asked.
" it isn't fair. As long as the challenge doesn't go on. We both forfeit being winners. That's the rule of every challenge. And you winning even with challenge not going on is cheating" He stated.
" Says who?" She asked sarcastically.
" Me and the rules of every challenge" He insisted
" My challenge, my rule. So I win" She told nonchalantly, " That's if I say I win" She teased, with all seriousness.
"" That's so wrong and petty of you" He accused her
" Me petty!" She exclaimed shocked at his accusations, which was true and she knows it. But he didn't know she was just joking
" You are the petty one" She accused
" No you are" He accused back.
" Take it back" She requested.
" Never" He told her.
" You will " She promised smugly.
" I wouldn't you can't make me" He insisted vehemently.
" Yes, I can" She told him.
" No you can't" He replied with a smug look on his face.
" I will" She said.
" Then Make me " He orders, as she started walking towards him, with a strange grin on her face, " What the hell are you doing?" He asked afraid because of the look on Chelsea's face.
" I don't know; making you" She said as she got closer.
" How would you do that?" He asked as she got closer. Too close for comfort, but he liked how close she was to his proximity
" This " She as she started tickling him.
" Stop" He shouting while laughing really loud.
" Never" She said.
" Please, stop" He said in mist of fits of laughter and falling on the carpet in the arcade store.
" Say the magic word" She orders.
" PLEASE..." He shouted.
" Not that , the other one" She said still tickling him.
" What is it, please tell me . I can't take this anymore. It is too much . Too much Andreline hormone is going through my system right now. And I can't handle it, before my stomach burst from laughing too much" He shouted.
" Say I am not petty" She ordered, feeling all power like the tickle Queen.
" You are not petty" He repeated, knowing he could have pushed her hands away, but he loved seeing her playful side and it wasn't out on display all the time.
" Say Chelsea, my liege and Queen,you aren't petty"She added with an playful evil grin on her face,trying to see how she can push her luck and power for the first time
" That's pushing it ,don't you think?, You are pushing your luck way too far and out of your territory" Dennis warned.
" I thought being Queen was my territory, don't you love me again. Have you given my throne to another?" She asked playfully like the drama queen she was turning into, due to being in the same proximity with Dennis for a long time. Dennis the drama queen, no King himself.
" Oh come stop that act , you know you are my only Queen" Dennis told playing along, but truthfully. It was such a joy to see Chelsea so free with him.
" So say it" She requested again.
" Oh great one,My Queen and Liege, your humble King is sorry You are not petty, my love. You never were and you never will be petty. And I know that"He said as he gave in and meant it too.
" Okay you are free" She said , and moved her hand like someone who had a magic wand.
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