Chapter 57: Dinner At The Penthouse [2]
Kenny
Through my choking fits, I still felt taken aback when Rory himself began to choke.
This kind grandma, who insisted we call her grandma Nini, had completely caught me off guard when he began to speak about having a grandson who is single. The possessive streak which I’ve never really felt towards antyond before suddenly reared its head out right now. I want to bang my hands on the table right now and tell this kind woman that Rory wasn’t interested, but I knew I couldn’t do that since on arriving here, we introduced ourselves to her as friends.
That was more Rory, though. I’d have preferred we introduced ourselves as boyfriends or something.
Rory downed a cup of water after coughing a little and that was when I noticed the way his eyes were blown wide, cheeks a little flushed.
"Jason?" He whispered slowly, voice low and I glanced at grandma nini who offered him a large grin as she nodded her head eagerly.
"Yes, honey. He’s a sweet grandchild of mine– my only grandchild, and I’m sure he’d be smitten with you like I already am." As she spoke, she turned her warm eyes towards me.
"Don’t you think so, kenny?"
I spluttered for a moment before nodding slowly, chest suddenly feeling tight. I wanted to shaky my head and tell her to stop saying things like this to Rory, but my tongue felt heavy in my mouth.
Rory downed some water again before clearing his throat.
"That’s... uh..."