Raidan-

"Must we check out dresses today?" Lam said disheartedly as we walked towards the parking lot after finishing our meet up with my coworkers.

"Do you have a problem?" I asked looking at her arcing an eyebrow.

"Nah!! Just I think picking up dress from shops is boring. I mean, what if they don't meet up to my preference?" she asked looking at me, peeking from one side to another, probably hoping for me to agree.

"You have something you like?" I asked her after few moments of silence as I slide into my drivers seat.

She nodded. She sort of looks like she is ashamed that she is having this talk with me. I mean she looks really uncomfortable. I placed my left hand on my steering wheel and looked at her from the corner of my eyes before placing my right hand on the gear shift.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable?" I asked her out of concern.

"Not uncomfortable, just a little scared", she said giving a weak smile.

"Scared? Why? Scared of what?" I asked, now facing her side completely. But she didn't turn to me, she kept her eyes infront, on the parking lot, because I hadn't started driving yet.

"Of you!! Your tone... Seeing how cold you are to your coworkers reminded me of how you actually are...." she complained with a pout.

"That's... Out there..... I am sorry!!!", I couldn't find out any excuse that would be reasonable to my conduct out there.

She only stared at me, now... finally looking at me. I took her silence as she had forgiven me and continued.

"So where is the bridal shop? The one, where you have the type of dress that meets your preference?" I asked her as I turned to the steering wheel again and finally started the car.

She looked away once again as if she is guilty of something...

"Lam? I'm waiting, you know?"

"Promise me that you won't get mad", she asked, in a low guilty voice .

"I promise. Now, can you please tell me?" I asked her as I took a turn right.

"Listen, don't get me wrong, but when you said that we had to get married within 15 days I looked for bridal dresses online.....To find some bridal shops, to see where I can find the dresses according to my preference...."

"Then??"

"Then google suddenly lead me to an instagram page called, '@verygood_shinwed', and it has exactly that type of dress the type that I prefer.... And I really liked those dresses so..." she gave me a grin, which i believed meant 'she doesn't want to see any other dress'.

"Ok, I got it. Send me the link of that page including all the dresses that you liked, cause i don't believe that you have liked only one dress!!" I said to her with a cheeky smile as I tilted my face towards her.

"Seriously!! How well you know me!!" she said as she scrolled through her phone to send me those pictures.

"Do I need to turn those pictures into files cause you don't have social media. Wait what are you going to do with these anyway??? I mean given that you don't have social media", she asked staring at me.

She looked away as i also stared at her making a face.

"I guess there is no harm in just giving it to you" she gave a weak smile as she continued "keep your eyes on the road".

"Hey, it's not the way to your home right?? Where are we going?" she asked looking out the car window.

"We are going to New York".

"New York? Why? Where?"

"Because I have something to pick up from there. And as for where.. we are going to New York, the New Year city.... Big apple.... Does it sound familiar?" I said mocking her. But she doesn't seem to get it.

"Lam what was your CS (common sense) score again?" I asked her, planning to pull her leg.

"Don't ask... It's too low", she said with a sigh.

"Come on, it's just me in here.... You know you can tell me..." I am certain that I sounded like a gentleman while saying this.

"Ugh... It's only 50. Out of hundred though", she said with a pout.

"No doubt. It explains everything", I said with a little chuckle.

"Hey, what was your IQ and EQ?" I asked.

"Listen I know that my IQ and EQ scores aren't as high as yours, but must you embrass me like this?" she said with a little puff.

"Come on it's just me... And my IQ and EQ aren't that high either", I said with a scoff.

"Oh please!! Your IQ is 195 while my IQ is only 186. But your EQ is actually low, I mean comparing to your IQ, cause it's only 190.... My EQ is 185.... Happy?" she asked with a pout.

"Very!! Are these results from the last test??" I asked bitting back a smile cause I know that she is gonna be angry.

"Raidan!!!" she yelled, glaring at me.

"Ok, fine. I will stop joking around now. But are you sure that you don't want to check out dresses??? Maybe not yours but what about the bridesmaids and the maid of honour??" I asked cause i strongly feel that it'll be better here we check out dresses from here.

"Don't worry I know what to do!!" she said assuring me.

"Oh, by the way now that we are going to New York could we please drop by Manhattan??" she asked , seriously.

"Manhattan??Why?"

"Long story!! Just know that I have been assigned a very important task that i need to fulfill", she said with a snicker.

I tried but couldn't just help laughter. Because she was literally being so funny. Today has been an amazing day and going really good so far. Hopefully tonight will be even more amazing. I try but still can not help but waver towards her. Sometimes I think that maybe all this is just a dream. Maybe oneday I will open my eyes and everything will go back to how it used to be.

"Lam, you will always by my side like now, right??"