Chapter 165 Her boyfriend
Chapter 165: Her Boyfriend
Allan was still standing when he noticed a guy approach. He had seen him before but he couldn't place where he knew the face from.
He observed the way the guy looked at Golden, but more importantly, he noticed the way Golden looked at him.
She looked at him with a soft gaze, and did he just hear the guy call her princess? Something didn't seem right and he felt a little agitated.
“It's okay love, caramel will do just fine thank you.” Golden said with a smile as she leaned into Xander.
She didn't know why she suddenly leaned into Xander, but it felt like the right thing to do.
Tavia, the ever curious one couldn't help asking. “Gigi, who is this?” as she asked, she looked at Allan from the corner of her eyes to see his reaction.
She knew that her brother liked Gigi and had warned him that if he wasn't careful, he would lose Gigi, but he had been convinced that she wasn't going anywhere.
She didn't know what transpired between them, but ever since their birthday, Allan hadn't been the same. And she hadn't seen Lindsay around either.
“Tavia this is my boyfriend Xander.” she said with a warm smile. “Love, this is my friend Octavia, she's a really good dancer. And this is her brother, Allan.”
“It's a pleasure to meet you both.” Xander said with a smile. He had noticed the way Allan was looking at Gigi since he got there and noticed something was off.
He finally knew what it was. Allan was the name of Golden's ex boyfriend, the guy who had broken her heart.
Under a different circumstance, he would have bought Allan a drink because if he hadn't messed up big time, Golden wouldn't have looked his way at all. It was all thanks to him that he could be with such an amazing woman.
Allan clenched his fist when he heard Golden introduce Xander as her boyfriend. There was frost in his eyes and he struggled for control.
He had already noticed when Golden leaned into Xander when he sat down. He tried to dismiss it, then she introduced him as her boyfriend with a warm smile.
And how did she introduce him? She introduced him as Octavia's brother. Just Octavia's brother. At least she introduced Tavia as her friend, while he was merely her friend's brother.
When she told him in Northbridge that she was seeing someone, he didn't want to believe it. She had said she intended to fall in love with the person she was seeing but he didn't want to believe it.
She had been in love with him for a very long time, even before he noticed her. Somehow, he hoped that she wouldn't love someone else. But reality was saying otherwise.
“Wow Gigi, your boyfriend is really handsome.” Tavia said. She caught the storm that was brewing within her brother but it served him right for how he had treated Gigi. “Mr Xander what do you do?”
“Actually Tavia I am a doctor.” he said with a smile. “You are really cute too. Gigi said you are a really good dancer, I would really love to see you dance.
Just then, Golden sighted another person she didn't think she would casually run into. Linda Miller was approaching with her boyfriend Steve.
She and Linda still couldn't be considered friends, but she was the one person that was there when she was going through one of her toughest times.
“Nixon? I thought it was you I saw.” Linda said as she approached Golden who had already stood and gave her a hug.
“What are you doing in Florida? You look really good and you are glowing.” Linda said. She had noticed Allan standing by the side but she ignored him.
“It's so good to see you Linda. I actually came into town to surprise my boyfriend for his birthday.” Golden said.
“Boyfriend?” Linda asked with her brows raised, looking towards Allan. She hoped the boyfriend Gigi was talking about wasn't Allan.
Golden tapped Xander who had his head bent and was busy on his phone. “Baby, I need you to meet someone. This is Linda Miller, we used to go school together. And this is her boyfriend Steve. Hi Steve.”
“Dr. Mendez?” Linda was pleasantly surprised. She had encountered him during her pediatrics clinical rotation so she was quite familiar with him.
Now it finally clicked where Allan knew Xander from. He worked at St. Theresa's Teaching Hospital. And Golden had flown in for his birthday.
Octavia said goodbye to Golden hurriedly and pulled Allan away before he exploded.
“Hello Ms. Miller, it's nice to meet you under a different clime.” Xander said with a warm smile as he shook her hand.
“Same here doc. Wow Nixon, you landed yourself a hunk. He's the eye candy of our hospital and so many people have a crush on him.” Linda said with an approving gaze.
“Oh really? I didn't know that?” Golden said with a smirk. “Baby you didn't tell me you had so many fans.”
“Well I didn't notice. You know I've only got eyes for you princess. Every other person pales in comparison.” Xander said, stealing a quick kiss.
“Stop playing around,” Golden said jokingly and smacking him on the chest. “We are in public, and we have company.”
“So? I'm sure they don't mind.” Xander said and kissed her again.
“Oh by all means, carry on. Just pretend that we aren't here.” Linda said with a smile.
Golden pushed Xander away playfully. “I need to use the restroom. Don't eat my popcorn Xander.” she said giving him a fake stern look.
“I'll come with you.” Linda said. “Babe, keep Dr. Mendez company for me would you, I'll be back in a few minutes.” she said to her boyfriend.
Golden and Linda headed to the restroom and each entered a stall. After finishing their business, they came out and washed their hands at the sink.
“Okay Miller, spill it. What's on your mind.” Gigi said, drying her hands under the hand dryer.
“Girl when you said you were in town to surprise your boyfriend, I almost thought you were referring to Allan.”
Golden raised her brows slightly and looked at Linda.
“Don't give me that look. Allan was standing right there. Besides you have been smitten with him for God knows how long.
And even after everything I did while you were in Africa, you still went ahead to date him. Don't blame me for assuming you were back with him.”