You are a smart cookie

Alan's face turned dark as coal. His gaze was sharp on Isaac who gulped his wine looking at Alan's face. He knew if he stayed, he would die in his hands. "I'm off. Good night."

He entered the villa but paused, "Alan! What I said is the truth. Give it a thought." He ran away and locked the bedroom door before breathing a sigh of relief.

Alan was a black belt in taekwondo, judo and mixed martial arts. Isaac had to visit orthopedic twice when he tried to set Alan with girls thinking he might change his behavior towards the opposite gender.

With his movie shooting going on, he couldn't take that chance. He was sure Alan likes or probably already in love with the teenager President Cooper whose face was still unknown to media and public.

He really wanted to meet Aria Cooper who was capable to put The Alan Morgan's thoughts in a frenzy and managed to get his attention. He had many more questions to ask Alan but he let him analyze.

He hummed a song as he went to bed and updated his social media profile, "We fall in love with the most unexpected person at a most unexpected time."

It received millions of likes, thousands of comments with numerous shares by his fans. He didn't care to reply anything and dozed off messing his friend's thought.

Alan wasn't ready to accept his feelings. He always convinced himself as he was her guardian and he was just worried about her.

After hearing Isaac who deduced without even asking how he felt around Aria, Alan tried to think he was bluffing but he also knew Isaac was right.

He repeatedly thought she was just a school going girl and he shouldn't have such thoughts. He assumed he was her guardian only who he has to protect from everything and help her out till she stands by on her own independently.

He finished the fourth bottle of wine thinking about Aria and went to his room. He always got sleep soon due to a full day of exhaustion but he kept flipping on the bed repeating a question in his mind.

'Do I really like Aria Cooper?'

He opened the messenger application in his mobile and checked Aria's profile picture which was a candid picture. She was looking away from the camera smiling at something or someone.

Her smile always brought a smile on his face.

He was keeping his mobile away but decided to check what Rian had sent him for many days. Rian's habit of sending corny jokes made Alan mute his chat and he rarely checks.

He read a few jokes which failed to get a smile on his face but when he downloaded the received image, his lips tilted up.

While talking outside the classroom he had asked 'What will you do if your rival knows your weakness?'

She had grinned before replying, 'Our strength can only be a weakness. We just have show off our strength without being weak at the movement.'

He had pinched her cheek complimenting her, 'You are a smart cookie.'

He rubbed his fingertips remembering the smoothness of her skin. There wasn't a speck of cream or anything on her face, she looked beautiful in her flawless skin.

He checked the below messages of Rian. 'I'm shipping the Prince and Goddess (Evil grin)'

Below that was a link to the school forum. He opened the link and understood where the picture came from. He checked a few comments before closing the browser.

Below it was a few pictures of Rian and Amelia with wine. And a message saying he has a soccer match against City B's another school on Thursday and a few more stupid jokes.

He kept the mobile aside and laid on bed looking at the ceiling. He thought he would complicate things if he really takes the things ahead.

Trying to stop his train of thoughts, he fell asleep...

Due to the loud music from the ground floor, Sunday's peaceful sleep of Alan was ruined. Cursing Isaac, he got fresh and saw a table full of varieties of breakfast for only two.

Isaac saw him and wished flirtatiously, "Good morning President Morgan."

Alan shook his head resignedly, "Are you here to eat me poor?"

Isaac kept their coffee on the table and burst into rabid laughter, "You are The Young Master of the Morgan family and If I marry you off to The Cooper, you have two rich families in hands. Even if I squander your money all my life, I can't finish."

Isaac then raised his head feeling cold gaze on him. He awkwardly smiled remembering he said about marriage. "I said If okay. Stop giving me that look."

He left a chair between them and sighed.

Alan started his breakfast as he heard the business news. Isaac was soon bored and turned off. "We hardly meet, why do you still care about business on Sunday? Let's go to your mansion. I haven't met Aunty and Uncle for a long time."

Alan leisurely glanced at him, "I will not take you to meet Aria. Kill your wish."

Isaac may know well about Alan. Nobody knows Isaac better than Alan.

"Such a killjoy!... Hey Since Coopers and Morgans are family friends, you also grew up with President Cooper. How was she and how is she?"

Alan glared at Isaac who was very interested in his love life. Isaac wanted to threaten him but wanting to keep his bones safe, he changed his way, "It isn't like I will tell your parents or President Cooper, what are you afraid of. Spill the beans."

Alan took his own time annoying Isaac. "Eleven years back, she was roly-poly..."

Isaac burst into laughter, "So you like pulp and chubby woman and I was setting you up with model figured girls."

Alan stopped telling and Isaac controlled his laughter. "Sorry Sorry... Go on."

Alan started to clean and glanced at the pleading look of Isaac. "After that, I saw her at the congratulatory banquet last year..."

Isaac opened his mouth in shock. Morgans and Coopers were always talk-of the town due to their strong friendship bond but his friend saw Aria after ten long years.

"She fluently convinced D company executives, President and Vice president to cooperate with Skyline. That was the second time I saw her..."

Isaac couldn't hold his curiosity. "But media is saying President Cooper is school going girl. Is it a false statement?"

Alan leaned on the cabinet to face Isaac, "Do you think everyone is dumb like you during teenage? Aria and Rian are classmates."

Isaac digested the taunt soon glaring at Alan's smirk. "Aren't you too proud of Aria?"