The Best Friend's Contract
Chapter 54

"Let me start?" He raises an eyebrow, somehow excited to start playing this little game I managed to create in a short amount of time.

I nod my head, waiting for him to start. Both of his eyes start to pierce into mine as he clears his own throat, "Do you like someone, now? Anyone... you maybe have a little... crush?" He asks, smiling. "Well... maybe. I'm not sure if I like him but I'm starting to feel a little, something, something when he's around." I reply, with full honesty but slightly hinting it; he didn't ask me who and he's never going to get it. "I assume he's a lucky man?" He chuckles.

"The luckiest," I grin. "Now, it's my turn to start asking you. Everyone has a weakness. My weakness appears to be near any good pastries. What about you?" I ask, wanting to make sure that I can tease him about it or even fool around, that's my technic.

"You can't ride a bicycle?" I start to laugh.

He runs his fingers through his hair, "This is kind of embarrassing but I can't ride a bicycle," He looks away, his voice low and almost inaudible which surprises me as soon as he spoke the words. I mean, there are a lot of people who doesn't know how to ride a bicycle but. ..Aidan is like the perfect catch with no fear or weaknesses at all but I guess I'm wrong.

"You say it as if it's a bad thing!" He exclaims as I sit up straight, laughing at the fact that he can't ride a bicycle; something simple and basic. Also something that we learn when we were kids but unfortunately, he didn't have that opportunity.

"No, no, no. Don't get me wrong, Aidan but, look at you. You're Aidan Ashton, you're the youngest and most successful CEO. Your name and your pictures are in Forbes Magazine... but you can't ride a bike. You can cook, you can swim, you can write and you can do Calculus as you read about Business and Management but... riding a bike?! You've got to be kidding me," I shake my head a few times, wanting to make sure that he's not joking.

"You never told me things like this... "I breathe out, "I never knew."

"Father didn't have a chance to teach me. He taught Alain but he didn't teach me. Neither did he taught Mia," He mutters. "Alain was the one who taught Mia how to ride a bike when father was and is always busy with his career, rarely there for his own family who would always wonder," He adds.

"I never wanted you to look at me

and feel sorry about my boring childhood." He chuckles, lightly. "I'm not surprised that Alain went through a perfectly good childhood and life up till now because he would always get whatever he wants ever since he was a kid. He's the first son in the family and he has always made father proud; not me but him," His voice low and almost inaudible but I understand by his pained expression, it shows how much he would want a better spent childhood with his father than letting Alain; the only one who got that chance.

"I mean, look at him, he won ten spelling bees when he was just a kid and then he became the captain of the football team when he was in high school as he got a high score for his SAT, he followed my father's wishes as he went to his chosen

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university where he took his 'chosen' course, he fell in love with a woman who comes from a good background, ended up being the CFO because he's by far, really good at accounting and all that shit... while I'm stuck, no idea whatsoever on how to ride a damn bicycle," He continues to speak as he sighs, shaking his head about his brother's accomplishments but by the look on his face, it shows how he just wanted more love from Marc.

"Are you comparing yourself to him?" I ask.

"No. I was not the captain of the football team or anything special to my father but got you, Kenna. You proved how worthy I am just by letting me be your best friend and I'm more than glad that I've pushed you down the swing. His life may have been far way better than mine but my life has always been great when I first laid eyes in you," He replies.

"So... no regrets," He laughs as I join him.

Just like that, I begin to lay my head on his shoulder as I wrap my arms around his, wanting to comfort him in any way possible.

"You'll always have me, Aidan. No matter what happens in your life or mine... you'll always have me to turn to," I mutter before smiling up at him; seeing him smiling back at me, his eyes glistening with hope that I've came to acknowledge. "That's why I love you, Kenna." He snuggles closer towards me as he pecks onto my forehead.

"Aww, you're a sweet lil' guy, aren't you?" I grin widely at him as I pinch the bridge of his nose, nudging side to side as we both laugh before letting him push me onto the ground, tickling onto both sides of my waist; causing me to laugh loudly.