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"So you've never had a crush before?" She probed, needing to know more.
"Nope. Dating isn't in the books for me now."
"But if it would be. What would you go for?"
"Someone who liked me for who I am, of course," he answered immediately.
"What about physical characteristics? Or mannerisms?" Noelle knew she shouldn't push much more, but she couldn't help herself. She saw an opening and she took it.
"Someone feminine," he paused, and she could feel the smile on his face. "Dainty."
Well, that was easy enough—she was pretty dainty. Her lips spread into a smile.
"Someone who'd let me protect and provide for her."
Noelle's brows went up as a tingle spread down to her tummy. Now that was surprising, but why did it sound so appealing? More than that, why was Blue telling her everything she wanted to hear?
"What about you?" He suddenly asked. "What type would you go for?"
"Someone who loved me," she smiled. "Someone who understood me, and always had my back. More than anything…Someone who trusted me and who I trusted implicitly."
"I like that," he commented.
"That's why I think Chloe is the best choice for Clark. They have the perfect friendship, trust and understanding."
"I agree," Blue said, surprising her. "I like their relationship best, too. Who wouldn't like to be absolute best friends with their lover? Actually, scratch that. Who would settle for anything less than being best friends with their lover?"
Noelle bit her lip, her heart hammering at her ribcage. Who, indeed?
She knew she would never want anything less. But she also knew something else. Something she might have intuited before but never quite acknowledged fully.
She was in love with her best friend.
11Noelle
"Don't tell me I'm to be a prisoner in this house until you sell me off," Noelle muttered as she stared mutinously at her brother.
Cisco puffed his cigarette as he watched her with narrowed eyes, his fingers drumming on the surface of his polished study.
"Come on," Noelle persisted. "I haven't been in the city in months. I need some new clothes too and…"
"You expect me to believe you will just behave?" Cisco raised a brow at her.
"I'm not going to run off, if that's what you're thinking," she rolled her eyes. "Where would I even go, anyway? It's not like you wouldn't find me in a second," she grumbled.
Cisco smiled.
"I'm glad you know that. Fine. I'll let you go shopping. But," he paused as Noelle's eyes sparkled with renewed hope. "Yuyu will accompany you."
Noelle frowned.
"Why?"
"It's either that or ten bodyguards. You decide," he shrugged.
"Ten?" Noelle blinked in outrage. "Ten?"
"You're a prized commodity, Noelle. I won't take any risk with your safety."
